The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-08

riod of more than quarter of a century, gives the
strongest assurance of his fidelity to the institu
tions of the South, the land of his brth and of his
love of tie Constitution and Union of our fathers.
These opinions of Mr. Bell, so long entertained
and acted on in public life, afford to of the South
stronger guaranty against wrong than the sud-
den announcements of eleventh hour converts.
am now on the eve of leaving for Texas on pri-
vate business of Importance, and have no time to
elaborate. Very respectfully,
THOMAS II. WATTS.
ST.. THOMAS AND MARKEr.-We frequently see
| the announcement, under the head of "Ship News"
| OF vessels cleared for 'sSt. Thomas and market"
| 1t is we'll known to business men, and even to
| schoolboys, that St. Thomas is one of the West
India Islands hourisbing trade is carried on
between our ports and that island, and many hon
| orable business and shipping merchants are
transactng business there; yet, strange to saw not
more than half the vessels which clear at our Gus
tom House for St Thomas, with regular papers, 60
to that Island. Let US look for moment at a
chart of the w est Coast of Africa, and we shall
| find, little north of Loando and Ambriz, above
the mouth of the Rio Iare or Congo river, in the
Blight of Biafra, little island called St. Thomas.
Under the lee of this little island, screened by its
| lofty palm trees, many bark has cast anchor,
| having cleared for st. Thomas and market. The
stars and stripes have waved there many a time in
the breeze-not from the land of the Free but from
| the land of the slave trader. The great kingdom
| ot Dahomy lies not far to the north. The young
| King, who not long since sacrificed two hundred
slaves on the grave of his father, part of that num-
| uer Delng borrowed from the DaraccOOnS on tn9
| coast, Immediately set out on royal slave hunt,
to obtain chotets to pay his debts, and renew the
| infamous traffic which his father had to some
abandoned. The zeal displayed by his Royal High
ness of Dahomy for trade, has probably been
| cause why many vessels have cleared during
the last six months for "St. Thomas and a mar
ket." If a naval station established on that
island, so near the outlets Of the large rivers,
perhaps the traffic might be checked to some
tent, and the stars appear brighter than the stripes.
N. Y Times.
The SEWING MACHINE CASE Decision on Joint
Inrentions.-The chief interest, in a legal point of
| view, which attaches to the recent decision of
| Judge Dunlop in the matter of interference be.
| tween the application for re issue of the patent
| granted to Akin I. Alhonsen and |. NJ. Singer &
CO. patent for Improvement in sewing machines,
is that which grows out of the question of joint
| inventorship. The Patent Office held that to give
| two any other number of persons this character
| of joint inventors, they must proceed en- IaSsant
and each contribute something to the thing claimed
as new. Or they might be assumed to be joint in
ventors If the separate and independent inventions
of each were joined and claimed a combina-
ton. This Judge Dunlop decides is not the law.
He says, in effect, that he sees reason why two
or more persons, strangers to each other and to
each others Inventions may not be subsequently
brought tOgether-club their contrivances in a
joint application and receive joint patent with
separate claims to the separate inventions. So
that it that all that is necessary to constitute
Joint inventors is that the parties should be joint
applicants. 1t is understood that if Wilson, the
assignee of Akin L. Alhonsen, and who in this
capacity receives the patent should undertake to
operate under it, Singer Co. will bring suit for
infringement, when, if the United States Circuit
Court affirms the decision OF Judge Dunlop, both
| as to the question of priority of invention, and
that of joint nventOrship the case will be carried
up to the Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA AND PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Some of the prominent citizens of Philadelphia
have published a card requesting the signatures
| oc ~
for the establishment of a Paid Fire Department.
The card says 'that among much pecuniary gain,
there will be moral gains of still Importance.
All our interests will be under the protection of
the law, which will then only in fact be supreme
| among US. We shall have orderly streets by day
and by night, on week days and on Sunday
Thousands of our youth will be annually rescued
from the demoraizing influences of fire-running,
with its rivalries and feuds; and we shall be re-
ieved from the vice and crime which, by the ad-
mission of respectable fremen themselves, and the
evidence of our criminal records, are the legiti-
mate fruits of voluntary Fire Department, and
believed to be nseparable from it."
ALMOST A DUEL.-The New York Enpres8 of Mon
day evening says: This morning, at about three
o'clock, party from the Pacific Hotel proceeded
with their friends to the Eysian Fields, Hoboken,
to adjust with pistols) a slight difficulty existing
between two of the boarders-William E. Shields
and John S. Stger, George Allen, Jr., acting as
second for Shields, while George Williams repre-
fully, Shields manifesting great eagerness and
questing his second to hurry matters up, thet he
| might get back in time for the 6 A. M. train to
Easton. Stiger, after preparations were fully made,
grew quite nervous, turned pale and troubled
somewhat. 1t was the general impression that
Shields would drop his man, although both
said to be excellent marksmen, as well young
men of rare promise. One of Ewes fair daughters
is said to be the of the trouble. The vigilant
police of Hoboken, however, got wind of the affair,
and made descent upon the parties Just before
the word "Fire' was given, thereby preventing
any fatal consequences, and causing general stam-
pede in the direction of the ferry, Shields leading
the party and Allen, his second, following in close
proximity Thus fortunately, was the affair ended,
without bloodshed.
ANorHER-The Washington States says day or
two since two gentlemen from the South had an
alteration, and of them, conceiving his honor
wounded, wrote a challenge demanding meeting
outside the district limits where the "affair"
might be settled. The police got wind of the af-
fair, and arrested beth parties, one of whom was
held by Justice Dom in the sum of $4,000 to keep
the peace; the other was released on his own re-
cognizances to keep the peace.
CUnlos1r1Es OF THE NATIONAL AcNcoUTs.-We
learn from the accounts for the past financial year
that the annuities to the royal family amounted to
fI43, ,7SS, including the charge of f50,00O year
to the King of the Belgians. Among the political
pensions are payments of $4,000 year to Mr. Dis.
raeli, Sir G. Grey, and Lord Glenelg, on retire
ment from the Cabinet. There are five pensions of
f5,0 900 year to ex-Lord ChanceOrs, and six of
f3 500 to English ex-judges and an ex-Vice-Chan-
ceor. There is very long list of compensations
charged upon the Consolidated Fund, some of them
remarkable for the length of time they have been
paid, for among the benefcaries are the doorkeep-
er and housemad of the Irish House of Lords other
cases are conspicuous for the amount charged, for
there is round sum of fl3O,0O0 year for officers
of the late Ecclesiastical and Prerogative Courts
The Earl of Ellenborough takes Ct, 700 year, as
having once been Chief Clerk of the Court OF
Queens Bench; the Rev. 7. Thurlow has t4O2S ans
3 fhaA Hoo Of cF
the hanaper and Lord Avonmore f4, 200 retired
principal registrar of the Irish Court of Chancery
European Times.
THE CHIRIoUI ExPEDrTIoN.-The different assist
ants of this expedition have received orders to re-
port Immediately at Norfolk. The United States
steamer Brooklyn is at Hampton Roads to convey
the expedition to Chriqui. The Brooklyn will sail
from Norfolk on Saturday, the llth instant.
Amongst the passengers by the Arago, at New
York on Monday, we notice Lewis Cass, Jr., ESQ.,,
ex-Mnister to Rome; Colonel Axel Gadolin, of the
Russian army, and Monsieur r. de la Sange, Vice
Consul for France at Richmond.
Mr.. Thaddeus Hyatt has new hobby. He offers,
in the columns of the Scientific American, reward
of ST, 900 for the invention of practical flying ma
chine, adapted to individual locomotion. He is
sure the thing can be done.
The catalogue of books to be sold at the present
trade sale in Boston embraces books from one nun
dred and t,centy book firms The sale commenced
few days ago, under very favorable auspices,
from almost every State in the Union oeins pre'e1'
A formal reonest very numerously signed by
leading pr pougaas rHaaeS aoosns tSd Georgia has been
sent To Jpdse Douglas, urging MN 10 ViSl' 'nA'
State They nromse a hearty receptioh'
H. r,.. i5ore Jr, is said to be pressing tne
Patent Office s s Shuttle IsnS% Combination the Sewing
Lane leaves washington on visit to Poot NEW
Gen and Connecticut he gees ts' rs . Stanford Ct
wh.e where be n has another son at schoo.
wne'u -. vet been heard of the whereabouts