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, 1861-01-26
Cbiraqo Triit>t1'te,
tyOCN; MEMS MEETING.

THE meeting Of the young men 1T Nc
,r,o,!;fan Hall, last evening. was nvcr-
whcI,a;:g in numbers aud ur:oaria:s IN
enthusiasm, The boys were "''' i'll tri'
f,:r.. and had 4 Jolly season of srcerln's-
resolutions. songs and cheers Every pat
,u;.. :.}l,,sion to tic Stars and stripes. :!'!
every determined expression Of adherence
,otlc Constitution as il il, elected irrrprcs-
si,|, ar1,1a:lse. Tic Two ar three sets t't
resolutions offered l,y different parties 1'sd
ra..'l the merit IT lrc:ity and l'i.l'-:'r adj
yaa.a... 50 seldom noticed in public meet
ia. ,i..t ii should not 1:c passed ever with
o.; special commcntlation. The meeting:
s:an.!s adjourned to some evening 1ics:
y,,k, when the second purpose Of the
s:.,lrrs of the call, to-wit, 81 I'c.1aancn: Of
..,n;zati,nl, will he considered. 80
, 1861-01-26

Correspondence uf the Chicago TribHnc.1
MAp1..,S, Wis. .'...- ~ !
i!lr Senatorial contest, whi:i, Eas so cunt
;criy ",v:,icd the attention Of the L.c:tisla-
'-Hc uni large to1y Of out iders for 81. mary
'i.s+. wa> settled somewhat earlier than WAS
.r""ra''y expected. It became apparent 1l":
i a: ::rcc candidates remained in inc field,
.s -:r:l-@ie for the prize would DC nleI;nitc-
y ir',i'm=el, md tho result very doubtful,
','':. K.cdail's v.s:. was The Invest, though
t":sc of lis friends were i,oncCn1 nc ultimate
's''e=s. Yesterday afternoon, lowc,:r, lie
"ass's*t:'noslsay withdrew lis ,s:.snc, express
III / desire tha, his friends would :siyc tlei.
.';. TT -n.l.-r lL'wc. Accordingly, when tic
's"'':~ 1Ge' the Randall vote was cast solid'y
i.7 si''wr. very much 10 the surprise Of Mr. =
"'-l:'a7n't fricras, who stood firmly l.yt!.:.i7
''a 'i,.atr. The vote stood 80 lur 13.we &c e.:
";-uhIr1, a1l 8 blank. Tue result was re-
'''''! with every demonstration ri Joy l.: she
''''r!* II tue winning man, and those of the
''''er'l"r, whose room was speedily filled with
s:sse wl.<s praised his course in the highest
f'F:as. Hearty cheers were given for lin and
H"*"- Enthusiastic friends, never before 20
r:"r:o':*. las'eucd to the Capital House,
":r"!Ar judge iIowe's room there and brought
lin "srr To the Assembly Chamber. where
h';'. ", Sioo1cr WAS called to the chair, and
.:':'"l;c.d .'ui.e Howe, who was :srcctc, with
"'A: ul'roarious Applause lie responded
;;,>' ::'ly. sul'st antially as follows: !lc had
~! '!,s /: The Re publican parry Of the State
it," =" cn'rnst IL him The responsibility If
ri st*rntf them in f11t. EfY,ntr liz. l. l7s!.f
, 1861-01-26
SAD CALAMITY.
1FouRc and -Four Children Burned.

Twelve o'clock on Monday night, the house
Of Vim Costigan caught fire in the town OF
Neuo1nouce, Wan!:csha county, about twelve
miles from this city, and WAS entirely consuM-
ri, together with four OF lis children, two
hoys and two girls, aged from Tour TO ten
years.
Alr. Co:tisan WAS Postmaster at that point,
and had Il store adjoining the dwelling, all III
ouc building.
Mr. G. and lis wife were sitting up at The
time, and the first they knew Of the fire was
tae smoke AMI slame bursting into tue room
nf one OF their SONS, who was asleep up
stairs. in the room adjoining that Of the
c!,;llren's who were burned Mr. G; ran
down TO alarm lis parents, and getting q
;:lil Of water, returned to tho chlidrens
room, and met his sister, about eighteen
ycars old, al1 in flames and shrlcking for
ami extinsuisI,cd the fire TINT was fast en-
dan.ering her life. She went down stalrs
while lie attempted TO get into the clilldren,s
roonl, and III SO l2inc: was himself burned al
most 10 dcalh. Ills hair and eyebrows were
burned of, and his face, hands, neck aud arms
out Of tfonrs, and attempted to get into the
window, bnt as he broke open the window 1he
itlmss burst out and drove him back, 1nd tile
children were consumed
Tie young lady, who was badly burned, also
:"t her feet frozen, and sisteF OF hers a!so
had her feet frozen. Mr. Costigar, NC are in
formed, had some thirteen clillrc1l in all, but
la'o reside in this ci!y, Que teaching school in
t:lt Secand Ward, and the other is at tue Nun
nrry. Ali who were in the house had 4 narrow
Escape sr,,in hurningup.
iii. C.'s total loss of house, goods, and other
property, was in the nc,gADorl,onl Of $4,000.
Some Of The dry goods were saved; he has an
Insurance Of $1,000. Mr.. c: is a respectable
farmer in W:,ukcsha county. and was q candi-
date tor Legislature III that county Inst fall
lie is well known throughout the county, and
l.as MANY friends in this city who will deeply
syn1IalAlzr with him over this sudden and
terrible misfortune which has betallcn him.
Tic children who were lost were I'M clligent
aud promising little creatures, and the unhap.
py mother is driven almost 10 distraction at
having them thus r,lthlessly tom from her.
, 1861-01-26

CnCECn OF THE REnEEME1::--Seryirrs III this
new Uniyers.ist} church, On tho caruer If Wasf1-
tl.tola anu Sau,amon strrvts- tWe=t SiIel will he
held every Sabbath n.o.i.in:: II, 1O: c!.,cs and in
the cvenin. Mt ~ o'clock Text for Tomorrow
morning: :. Come thou viii, liz aGsl VIC will do
tace good
Divine service in the Eirst English Eyan:cl-
ical Lutheran Church, Oh McEroe--t.. between
Clark and Wcl!s, creIy Sa1';r,th ut 101s 4. aud
~ r. j. Sunday Sclita 1T ~. u.
--Secunl Reformed Dutch Church, cc.7lrr pf
SaH.aMon and Monroe +trccts. i. Il. Ferris. pas
afternoon: - llumaE Dcprlyits.
CHrRcM 0F THE ASCENSION IT,. Erfsrorslf--
There win he ser ccs 1t this c:urc. Tomorrow at
tho uSral hours.
Strangers are nvitc! to free seats in the Pro-
tcetant Episcopal Mission Church. corner Indiana
aud franklin streets. Divine .trvic. 1t 1,3 \. II.
and r. 81. L. i. TETTlE, Rec1ur.
, 1861-01-26

resolution in the form OF Al ordinance
tn: been reported to the Louisiana 1rca-
SUI Convention. recognizing The free 1':.':-
t.,:on Of the Mississippi rs y right to he
extended 10 Ill friendly States. Whether
{,,.i... Iutliana. 1llinu:s. Wisconsin, Iowa.
ar Minnesota are embraced III the c:stt-
:.,:, It friendly States t!,cs nc; appear,
=. iii. min: Of time.
, 1861-01-26

s:T~ Ne hope onr friends will favor with
tiluiT presence the TabltauS, Fair and Festival
Ut the Northwestern City Mission, the scene
or rw1.osc itnmtnctliate operation is q populous
part Of Chicago, and lcss favored with religious
privileges than many other points. No pains
hare been spared to make the occasion one oil
nsu-l. Interest.
WHIT may wisl, TO aid the good cause, and in
tho evening grand exhibition Of ta1leaux
NAV be ex;,crlc,t
, 1861-01-26

aua.street. formerly Owcu-stycct, u. E. Church,
will lecture before this organization, OH Tempe
rance, on Monday evening next. at ~ O'Clock. III
Edwards Chapel corner Of South IIals,cd and 1Ia.-
rison streets. All are invivcd. Admission free.
RoaEEr BAEnr, Pres'f.
EGo to John Jone='s, 1Is Dearborn s.7sc:, aao
get .oar clothes cleaned and repaired.
~ Glyccrine Soap, Honey Soap, poucine Soap,
Sand Tablets Of the best quality, at Toilet
Soap Depot, Randolph, and State street.
p How much longer will you purchase snd
use Impure OF inferior Salc.atus: i good, per
fectly pure and reliable Salerafl- will cust you no
more than the other. The next tiHie yun mag re-
quire to purchase Saleratus. get package ri that
manufactured by Dc LAID & Co. and We arc con-
daent that you will be greatly pleased with 1t. 1t
IL for sale By most grocers aud storckcepeEs. and
the principal yroccrs wholesale it. Manufactured
by D. B. Dc Land & Co., rt the Fairport Chemical
Works, Eairport, Monroe Co., y.f.
,sold By wholesale dealers in Chicago and Miiwau-
- For ATT operation upuu yuus teeth, or for
PERFECT artificial work Of any desirable =syls. csl!
on DR.. !Albaugh. NJ. IS Sycsr Randolph Il.
jas5-sul
GAS FlxFrREs.-Ian an, daily receiving from tic
factories large invoices cf .:ew and beautiful psf
terms Of French and american rl.!es Ut Chznar-
lcrz, ai=u general ftocsz OF fixtures suitable for
kinds Of buildings, which 70: saie II wtu!e~
sale or retail, very low, at 1..' Clarl st. i
Jan. II. 10d H. NllMAETu.
cARn.-Mr. Fred. ". Thaytr, Druggist ard
Apothecary, would respectfully isfol1n his s-:ent.s
and the public, that he will remove in few ,.sys
from his Did stand corner Of Randolph aud Dear
born STREETS. to the and elegant store Under
the Sherman House. corner Of Randolph and Clark
Streets liz would also tender lis thanks to his
friends fo- their liberal patronage fg the past four
years, and hopes by strict personal attention his
new sterc 10 si1l continue to receive tteir appEo
baton, as we'll zs that Of the generous pnh!i:
ia;1 III
SOMETHING :s<w.-Mes=rs. Snyder l. Higgins,
Nos. 1a3 and 1aJ Dcar:'or1s Efree., f:rsiEa heard
| and extra meal4, at lowc-: living rates. ynHns
men, clerks and others. can have their meals =.
their rooms II they choose board at the e.stn:
house for less than Is paid sor G1s,c1a:= Cay hart
| securing every luxury Ut the 4easuu- lrfce= IT.
| duccd to suit the times. Ca': and ste. ja1G-1as
70 Call on Dubois at 1G3 EcssbaE1 street, base
naent OF Portland Eluek, ant. get yoas sigh YatEt
ms done chea1lr. !-cl9,:is
| Ste advertisement pf j. F. Erierly Ii: All
other column. It Il, as I! statcs so,nethin: new.
| js9aat
c4All shouid not {al t3 scati the ,:dyc,.is,a1. 1T
Of irol. Wosnl Ill to-ts.s'. .'a2cs. se5-:s
, 1861-01-26
IIousekeepcrs, Prices Current.

NcaTc in the midst Of the close eca=on. The fol
lowing carefully prepared rates Of living in Chi
cago will show that starvation prices have not been
rclchcd, anu they furnish a very couso]ing proof
that there exists Mt present no Immediate ground
fr fear 0f famine rIot., and street cries Of bread
or Hlo0d.'' Indeed with sympathztnS .resneu1-
brancc Of communities forced to believe less
favored, and mindful Of Gov Pirkcns' courtcsics
to tic gallant Major Anderson, we ready to en-
tcrtain any feasible proposition Of sending 'freh
1rorlsions" to unhappy Charleston.
FLorn, SHORTS AND MEAL.-Bran and Shorts 2
n, 1@1c; Corn Mcal. bolted. q 1b, nc: Uat Meal
z ID. &c; Pearl Barley, u ib, SC Marsh ta10rtc
a5st ss y FiasT 1asxs of M ri nie95 eo
CASnLEs.-Monld. z u, l5c: Siearinc, z II. a0c;
Star, = n. &c: PURE Sperm. G)c.
COAL Axn Wuop::-lllinois Bituminoue Coal.
$4.50 q ton: Eric, Hriar HILL &c, $3.50 = ton
Uossburgs, $9G1350: Anthrncite. 3lu0Oe6l0 80 ;
lackawasce, *!@.VJa2t0.50: 1.eligh. SO o0011N.
Long Hickory Woud, cord delivered. f6,sO@7 90;
gsSS' ysssS' . cord $3.50; Beech and Maple '''':'
torrE-Iasuayr,. = = 1sc; Rio. common, 1se,
extra &c.
ilorsEEEErrSa DHrus-.Alum. q .. 1oc; sal
5yEc-Grocer|s grades Csc; Indigo Z oz. 11c: Sale
rtsus q D. (best) loc-conmon Sc; Tastaric Acid SC.
Fsu. FnEsn AND sAlr-Trout fresh water, a
II. &C; Selt Water Fish 1oc; White Fish. .ealt.
5M6.; Trout suit, 4Gl5c; Dry Cod SC; Mackerel
NJ /. 1e4c: Herring per box 40c. -
nj Rs:g ss2 pe1sa so;se o ahieea os
herries~dricd-fl t b. l5c. Naspherries do. &c,
ensff,ss tani zns do as1e s. snos ctson.
&c. View Figs lin drums) 10c. FFesl, bates 1Uc.
Lemons = doz Sc: Peaches, dried; impaired; 2 n
S % palsa 9ei as@'se e. craaSesics si !s g. M M
.ioLAssEs AND sTnrrs.---Plantatiop new. 2 gal
SOC. Muscoyado do io:- New York do 4oc- Sugar
House do 5Vc. Syrnl's, \. y refined. 6oGa75c-
Nr7s.-Almoud:: soft she1lcd: u ? 1sc. Brazil
Nuts z p 1Oc. Filherts, do 10 Pecan, do 12c
English Walnuts. do 10c.
O4sTxns.-oystess = quart, 50c-
Or kEEosESE AND Grnx1Sa FLuln.-oliyt
oil z pint, &c; sperm = gal, Sl.N; elephant. ..
whale ga Taie Is tsE af' FL s =
cod d oil *loo i gaf: kerosene st:s5 q 81; heats
foot s1.5o 2 sal; camphene &c z ;:al; tuFpentine
+ rHos1srosswBeef: @ cosncd. 4GGc . n 5: beef
roast. (fresh} 6Gbltrc; dried aud smoked. 1Gh1(c
Eirloin steaks 9e11uc; tcndcrloiu 10c; round Sc !;
s1se" as. c:h si 15a< 5@s pesh aJs % fss ioS sss
fresh 6R1; lice &c; salt, dairy. 2 sack 2c: saus
ayes in skins H. all pork i!tS IN bulk. 1oc 10
do::. tali'w. !rfed. a4c; lard. 1l6si3c: ,vcnison
dried antl smoked, 16c; cheese, Haubursh. 1:Hc
Western Reserve, 10:; Western com: Sc: butter
5k I'll &c: pEfs se,S Sese s H. 1s nea sss' S
| doz. 15c.
5oc: ; DacEE, Tame. EACH. Sc. Rahbit:. fundreesed
each, 5G110c. Tame chickens, {aliye each 20c: d.
| Dressed. &c.
|EeErAnLEs-Potatocs.. q bushel. 25c: Onions
e.: Bsass $a: Tafgnips SsHs: Ga SaehaEe;
d. &c: Parspra p bushel, Soc: Carrots, do. sc
, 1861-01-26

LECTURE AND will be lee
ture ut Metropolitan Hall this evening, also
sermon at the same plact tomorrow atter-
noon, at 8 o'clock, by J. l. Burt The object
1t Mr.. B. Is to show the necessity Of appealing
the tssues Of the political crisis to the realm
Of moral and Religious trutk.
, 1861-01-26

y . L E 4 U &, F AIR
= AND FESTIVAL.
There viii be Grand Exhibition OF Tab1eaur at
b II & AN II ALL.
l1*o. Fair AMI Festival on Tuesday and We:luesday
Evenings, Jaauary 18th. aad 5uta, for
She EcaaGt oi the Seath Western fltF M;ssiou.
tOc Of the most Important Missions o. tie clty) Of
Hlir ls.v. Isaiah hfdFr aa charge.
Dinners will te served on both ta;s from 1:: 70
.Ur.rc.., I. ~. 1xriA:s =
, 1861-01-26

CHURCH MUSIC.-!t is desired
~ + engage fur Il Scr: it.sm q,lartctte rlsor
In Protestant Church. lie Tcnar i:at not .'iy be
good singer. hut had experience as Leader: tdrers
Boz 1919, Ia1lNtX
, 1861-01-26

d "a d,
In this city at !0,: o'clock Friday morning, THOMAS
DfSsET. a%eI years and months
Funeral to-day ai L. ". from -. lt>1k street.
, 1861-01-26
THE. CITY,

~ Draithwaite's Retrospect Of Practical
Medicine anil Surgery for January, :i's,l the
L2;,s:on Art journal for January have been re-
ccivcd by McNally {: Co., 81 Dearborn st.
, 1861-01-26

c. IT, GCRiPK3Y, -idsersisIng dg*hs. ca Dtcr-
born st., il dukkoY;=sd ~ rst~:ut fGr
tsi1 oni al the Le.i:Ec R1o=r. y tie .;ey'Aet=:
, 1861-01-26

" 1A A0 ~ Z 1's ~
At St James Church. in this CITY, on t:r evening cf
lnnuary eth, 1sG by Rev. Dr. ClarS 0 EIIlAIItE :.
rnrE 81 Chicago to JULIA A. s:anshier Of the late
DR.. t. Disseli vi Norwatk. Gum.
, 1861-01-26

WANTED.-A respectable mid
.,d d'e ages! womsn t" fGw an layc shr sars of
10I.f ia.h;r
, 1861-01-26

70 Glyccrine Soap, Honey Soap, pouciue Soap,
Sand Tablets Of the best quality, at Sargent Toilet
soap Depot. Randolph and State street.
, 1861-01-26

20 For AIT operation upuu yuus teeth, or for
PERFECT artificial work Of any desirable ssyl. cell
on DR.. Albansh. NJ IS West Randolph II.
f.ai-3ul
, 1861-01-26

POARDING and tiuc furnished
- rooms for Eentle:.an and WIFE and single
roon1s In private family. To thosc wishing Enod 10
address Bog 1857. }aaix;t
, 1861-01-26
T ECTUIsE AT METRu'ULI-
~ T!A% UALL
sFKT1V rTp KETE YErTE-F1RH

| ECIUlsE AT METIaDi'OLl-
IL TAS HILL
THE CRISIS kECTEIsE,
Tue Fiddle IT tic National Crisis Cnsave:1el Let
:Sssa IT,. II e. .;Fx:t t;sf,"ss b "a
4 + Ms:'its I,n ssnsl r ~ y =. snsa January %
l:,csss:Lsi;l b.. slIserv =: t;.r .a,.s iii. a,hath
aiteEaasl. tlr ~; Ja:nar.. 8 ;:"'si.sk: i.:5x:t
FcIHLH.,EMt,NI<, SOCIETY.
L. C.:.tND EXTRA PC!sI1c cUSCERT.
Under tllc DIRECTION OF Hans BaIatkn.
Tbs Society assisted b; tac falowins distinguished
MADAME. INEZ F'AIs13IsI,.
Herr Richard lIuzd.r, S1@nor 4sbeI1f,
ssisty will stsea Grand Ex:zA coaeeEt sa sae General
1t Er,an Hall, Monday Ercn!p=, :aausry 3str:.
On 1ll.s ocea.ion Members of the Society will haze
no privileges Eat opr.s 1Naaf-
PR0GEAs.ME:-rAET FIRST.
!. yertnre-The Sherry Wives or wtndsos-- -~S,cnL.r.
sun: hr Nadiamc Faahsl.' -''.% ~'>''@ -,
~ i4se aaa ssc'.~sts IT, 's b iIsrr aii~r
T. Maria Al ';'s;s: s';a; IL sr 1: sst se 'szEf'
: f%!:sss aa.'7'
+ Ana.ase fer. he fis5 i,! zss sysssny r:zznovxx.
'':' sim ~ Ma,an;e % Faosrt '''1 EA' o1S'
. r :ensrsl rtqrs:.- ,'ne PEE
I ser - u Ii; Sa:'ess cost::s-. 'a
SncG by Ma,sa,.ie Fahbr
;. I:aHoczy ,:aTc'-:snc'ent Hungarian Melodies
MsslcAL DI9Es:TDa-H.1Ns l:ALATsA.
NJ n s,Tst;'t "sn :. ss1'ek- Concert to eonm:nee
TIeksts 9 ec:t- t. he hal at tle Ranking t,tte q
s,. .: with ssrS .,rrrs and .: lie sirs:c Stare u
, 1861-01-26

@ Go to john Joues's, 119 Dearborn sttz3c::, sad
get roar clothes cleaned and repaired.
, 1861-01-26

FOUND-On West Washington
l. etreet on Sunday afternoon. 5anua.y :t!l Mink
Fur fn The owner eau hare the sau,. By calling 1t
No. SO south MaS street. ]Aa6xlt
, 1861-01-26

W7ANTED.-A young man who
w understands taking care nj Il llrsse anl coEs.
mak!ng fires, &c. None but good reed ap2l: at
, 1861-01-26

~ See advertisement pf !. F. Briefly Ii: Al.
other column. 1t Il, as I. statcs, soethin: new.
ja9a6t
AL should not 1ail t1 read ths advertisement 1T
OF fr5l. Mu,ftl Ill tu-tt!y'4 .sapcS. s+Sr:s
, 1861-01-26

TOR SALE CIfEA1'-A B:tv aIarc,
sound and Liud. Enquire at No. :ss:17 Lake street.
, 1861-01-26

pRITISII CON III T. y T Z,
- - Il salle street, Eh'csGo January . 1851
The relatives Of All Eng-ni n rant i Su,ns.cn who
fur years In the empny Of Messss. Watson
levitt Of Melbourne, Australia requested ~ rn
muntcatc With me. j. EDWARD N1Lk!Ns.
~ Country papers are requested to notice ths-
4sIfItu
, 1861-01-26

GAIT. SAT!T.-1Du Tons Rock
Sat ten n qaaat,'iss d e M1 Init .;
rnro
, 1861-01-26

DOARDING.-l>leasant furnished
- single rooms may be lad in tie most desirable:
TINT Bsfcrt. ]a2GHiK
, 1861-01-26

sroAn,-New Orleans common. z .. 7lsc: do.
Prime. 4 b, &c; New Orleans (ctarifcd) = b, 9@
10c; Coffee, r n. 1O011c: Crushed, z u, 12c;
Granuated md PuIverized, p b, 13c.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-06-04
NEM VIRGINIA.

The proposed State Of New Virginia com
prehends a superficial area equal to that Of
Maryland and Delaware together, and in
c.udes thirty three counties at the outset, and
IS expected to embrace forty seven when fully
organized. The aggregate population OF the
tliriy.tArCe counties is 21O,OGO whites and
G0O0 slaves, which indicates that the mani.
fest destiny Of tho new Commonwealth would
be that OF free State. Ii carried into upe.
ration, the new State viii not lack the cle-
ments o! Inherent wealth and prosperity. Il
is splendid grain gros ing region; it abounds
in extensive forests o: gigantic trees Of vaur-
l!e timber; it embraces the rch kanawha
camel coal fields, coal-oii wells and salt
works; it is stored with rou and other mine
rails; lis water powers, for driving mills of all
kinds, are unlimited; it is crossed by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad; it includes the
commercial and manufacturing city of Wheel
ing, aud is bounded for two hundred miles on
the northwest by the Ohio river. 1t il, in a
word, a fertile region Of mountains, covered
with great forests, table lands, hills and ,al-
leys, and sparkling rivers, capable of sustain
ing population Of several millions and one
Of the healtLicst regions in the world. As
the bali, too, has been put in motion, we pre-
diet that it viii not stop until new Virginia
is a fixed fact and a new centre Of emigration
enterprise and development astonishing to
old Virginia,
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-06-04
TIE "RODMiN.v

This monster gun, which was cas-, at Pitts.
burgh, and is now mounted in Fort Monroe,
is described as follows: Total length, Is feet
10 inches; length Of borc,l3 feet nine inches
greatest diameter, 4 feet; diameter at muzzlc.
9 !eet inch; thick ess Of metal. varying
from TO 25 inches. The total weight Of the
gun is i9,lO0 pounds, or nearly 25 TONS
The diameter Of the bore is Is inches, aud
the weight of shell fired varying, according
to the thickness of the metal, from 305 10
337 pounds. Shells, varying between these
weights will contain from l6 to Is pounds OF
powder. For batteriug purposes, the weight
Of the shell is 40 pounds. The range Of
the Rodman, at different angles or elevation
from to 40 degrees, varies from 2,O47 to s..
347 yards.
The trials which have been made Of this
gun establish its efficiency as a terrible engine
Of war.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-06-04
QUEEN ViCTORIA's PROCLhMATION
OF NEUTRALITY.

NEw YORK, May p.
The steamship Atna has arrived. The fol-
lowing is the proclamation Of Queen Victoria:
"UHereos, We are happily at peace with
all Sovereign Powers and States; and
Whereas, Hostilties have unhappiiy
commenced between tho Government Of the
United States aud certain States styling
themselves the Confederate States Of Amer
ca; and
"Wereas, We being at peace with the
clared our Royal determination to maintain
strict and impartial neutrality in the contest
between said contcstiuy parties:
1--WE therefore have thought fit, by and
with the advice Of our Priyy Council, to Issue
cur Royal Proclamation, and we hereby warn
all our loving subjects ,,and all persons what.
ever entitled to our protection, that il any CT
them shall p'cslme, in contempt Of this pro.
comaion aud Of our high disp pIeasuae, TO do
ony acts in derogation OF their duty as sub
jec,s Of neutral sovereign in said contest, or
in violation or coutrayenlion Of the laws of
nations aud more especially by entering tho
military .oryce of either Of the coutcnding
parties, AS commissioned or non.coiDmssioucd
o!IIGtIS Ol S'i'i.lr, VI ny NSI'iiI uh btAlScISi
sailors, or marines, on board any ship or vee-
sci of war or transport Of or in the service of
either Of tho coutoudng parties, or 10y engag-
ING 10 60 or going 10 any pace beyond the
seas, wish intent 10 enlist or engage in any
such service, or by procurIna or attemp.in.
TO ptocure within her Majesly's dominons, q;
home or abroad OF. els to 90 so; or by fit
thug cat any ship or vessel TO be employed IS
n ship Of war, or privateer, or transport, by
either OF the contendlng parties, or by break
ing or ondesvoring 70 break any bioekaoo
lawfully and actually established 10y OF on be-
half Of either oI the said contendng particr;
or by carrying officers soldiers, dispatches,
arms, military stores or materials, o. any ar
tice considered and deemed to be coutrabaud
Of war, according to law or modern usage Of
nations, for the use of either of The said con.
terding partie:-ai parties SO offending will
incur and be liable to the several penalties
and penal cou-cgueAcics by such States. or
10y he law OF nations in that behalf imposed
and We 90 hereby declare that all our sub
jects and persons entitled to our protection,
who may misconduct themselves in the prem
Scs, will do SO at their pcii, and cf their
own wrong, and they will in no wso Obtain
any protection from US against any liabilities
or penal consequences, but will, on the con.
tary, incur our dispIcasurc by such miscon.
duct.
"Giyen at Richmond Park, May 18TH"