Smyrna times., 1859-12-15


BRITISH ARMY ORDER-The Dnka of C.
bridge, ConmanIer.In-Cn Chief of,he R,;,isG
my, has just issued un order which is virtnoII,
an o0olItlon OF the punishment Of florrino hero.
toiore much Practsed 10 the service Tho col
ulers on entering the service are TO he class;.
heu III TWO Glasses, IN the first of which thev
VIII not De liable TO corpural punishment ex.
cept Ior aggravated mutnous coDduct in tin,a
oi war Ihey Will continue in the first class
unless they commit certain crimes. for which
they VIII be degraded to the second class !,
which they may be subjected to corporal nm.
lShment. Uninterrupted good conduct for ,
year Will transfer a soldier for TIE second ,imo
to the first class. The plan is ingenious. and
seems likely to accomplish it's purpose and put
an end 10 n'ggIng, except for aggravated often.
ces Committed by lncorrIgible men.
Posr MASTER General Holt has written a
letter under the following circumstances A
husband had been sepa rated from, HI. u,;ca A.
manded that his village post master sbonId do.
liver her letters 10 hun, and thrca,aped q ~.
al law II his demand was not complied with
Inc wife, on the other hand, forbade the delive.
~ OF her letters to the husband. In these cir.
| Gu'nstdhceS the post master appealed TO Mr..
Ilolt Tor Instructions That gentleman nro.
nounces the claim advanced BY the husband as
PIePoSterous TO be seriously refuted-indeed.
ne says II Is as abhorrent to the law as il is To
the Christian civilization Of the age.
The Legislature of Virginia have unanimous.
~ passed resolutions approving of the sentence
OF LOOK aud the other llarper's Ferry prisoners.
anu refusing interference with the same.
1AE Hon Ihos CUrwIn 20 years ago took
MS seat 10 the House of Representatives as a
memoer from the same district now represented
ny nun lhere Is not a member of the House
WIN MIN VINO was there when he first took his
seat. 10 less than generation there has been
an e"'Ire change, with single exception.
The Postmaster at Falls Church, Va, has
written to the Postmaster General for instruc.
lions 10 regard TO delivering documents of an
IncehuiaFy nature received through the mails.
Inc postmaster General replies that the people
OF virginia may nns only prohibit the introduc.
tloh OF SUCH documents within their borders.
out' II brought III the mails, they can DESTROY
them by due legal process.
a NEW Use FRR THE SORGHUM OR SUGAR
h'-E@Petlments IN making paper from the
| Ieiuse VI the sugar Cane, utter having extrac-
Ted the JUICE from the stalk, have been com.
pietely successful. The Phlludelpbia Ledoer.
OF Saturday week, was printed on paper mann.
factured principally from that plant. Of the
pulp prepared r,manutacturlng thel pa per, sew.
ty-hve per cent was from that source; the re-.
mainder was from rags.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CoNvENTIoN.-The
National Executive Democratic Committee met
IN Washington, on Wednesday evening last. at
WlIlard's Hotel. All the States were repre.
senled except Mary yland, Georgia, California,
ana Alabama. Alter a free interchange oi
OPINION Monday, the 23d of April, was fixed
Tor the time of the meeting of The Charleston
National Democratic Convention.
TEXAS SHEeP FARMs-There is a continued
steady feeling IN favor of making Texas one oi
the greatest wool producing States in the
Union. Mexican ewes are purchased at low
prices and crossed with males of the best breeds
in the older wool growing States. A lot of Ia
, Southdown rams was shipped lately by George
Hartsburne, of Railway, N. j., by the schooner
, F. G. Abbot, bound to Indianola.
, JOHN MITCHELL, in a letter from Paris re-
] gardIng the movement being made in Ireland I,
obtain an amnesty for him and his follower
Hes declares that he would accept no amnesty
tie adds that he will never live in Irelan,
again under English rule, aud yet he hopes tc
60 back and live in Ireland.
= CAPT. Davidoff of the Russian navy. is II
b New York, to secure the construction of som,
i gun-boats for the Amoor. Capt. Schwartz
n second In command of the General Admiral, il
also here, and Lieut.. Dep, of the engineers
Will examine the Qualifications of this country
: SHARP is not connected with the manufac
, ture OF his famous rifle. He received a eonsid
" erable sum foF the patent several wears ago
land retains tell OF tarifFupon oil that are sod