useless. She trraltaapeople vinitwhan Rum “m Aoc,,,ﬂ.,.,,__se,.c,a| lIrI‘\' would rather stay at borne, eat {llﬂl’mll'tr Fires have occurred lately

w hell they are not. hungry, and drink when they are not thirsty. arc-spot oftbe highest grade, full of in~ III;',Ul.' and cunning: and yet husbands, w ircs, fathers. ruothct‘s, sons and daugh- rr-rs voluntarily have become hor obe- iicnt servoutsand slaves, and vie with me. another to see who shall he the most

ibst‘quious.

Front American Papers.

'I‘n.ror:trv near. \Vtsnrxo'ros.—-On the evening oftlte 30th ult., as we learn from nVVashington correspond- cm of the Baltimore A nrericau Ile- publican, ashocliing alfair occurred on the term oer. Woodruff, situat- ed on the Eastern Branch, and about a mile front the Anacostia bridce.- It is statedthat Mr. “'oodruﬂ' had a quarrel with his step-son, George W. Talbttrt— the latter having charg. ed \Voodtutl‘with going into the city and Collecting sr nre rents in his ('I‘al- Irurt‘s)name,and spending the money. “'oodruti' became excited at the charge, and both persons agreed to go out cfthe house and take a fist ﬁght. WOodruﬂ' left the house, btrt not ﬁnding 'I‘albutt following hitn,re- turned. In the meantime,'I'alburt went upstairs for his gun, and as soon as \t'trodrutl'entercd the house, 'I'alburt discharged the gun at his stepsfather —the shot entering his body near the sixth rip, and penetrating the lungs. After the gun had been dis- charged. the parties closed and a scuftle ensued, in which Mr. r-t.tl' received another severe wound r-u the skull. It is thought that \‘t'oodrutl‘cannot survive the wounds he has received.

I-Txrracr HEEL-5V Incas-In the t‘t‘lnnIEL-I parts of North and East Asia, remains have been disentcrcd which prove that nearly the “hole of that great contir cat was once occupied by human races, whose vt-ry names have perished. Some of the rations appear to have made, progress in the arts and civilization. 'I‘lreir tombs are found s. read over the countries eastward othniscy in great numbers, and are of magniﬁcent Construction. They contain fragments of carthen tnaufacture or porcelain, ornaments, and various irnplemrnts of silver.gold, and Copper. ‘t he learned academi- cians of St. Peter-burg have satisﬁed themselves that such relies belonged to a peorrle who must have disappeared before the light of history dart ncd up- on these countries. Discoveries lead- ing to a similar result. have been traced thrmrgh the new World, from the countries bordering on the Mis- sissippi and Ohio. where tombs are found containing skeletons of a dif- ti'ret.t conformation frortr that of the present native tribes. to the high table— land of Iitiaca, in the Peruvian

Cordillera. where are seen the sup-.

posed ancient representatives of the Flat IIcau's. Ilrenirr the island of Polynesia. testigrs are discovered which have hm n H fcrrcd to a former raci- ot'urlrnbitants;ttntl there are facts which indrcatcthat extensive coun- tries in Europe were occupied by raccs ot'a different physical character

from the present natives,in the titoesl

which preceded the arrival of Cells

and Goths, and other Indo Germanic '

tratiOt s from the east.

Wuo warns 1‘0 sea tits Commit-I

Let them observe in the smith west above the planet Jupiter, (which is now very bright in that part of the

left, a group of stars,forming an ir- regular quadrilateral ﬁgure, directly nudcr which, about half way to the huriZott, the Comet may he seen, pert-renting adim, misty aspect, re- sembling a dark speck of ink.

she is at

\Vood- .

; destructive. i that the carriorr crow would not touch

Heavens}, and some distance to the l‘wneml

er-ious accidents. The Poor House at Salem, N. J., was consumed on who 10th inst. About 100 paupers were in the house at the time ot'tlre

l, tn the United States, attended with l l

catastrophe; ofthese some were in-I

sane. The scene was one of terror. Several ol'the paupers, who unfortu- nately were crazy and chained fast to their cells, were peculiar objects of commisseratiOn, and some ofthe ci-

the rest, rushed to their rescue,— and succeeded in parting the chains which bound therrr. One oftlre lunatics was bound for the past 20 years, and was so ferocious, that it was exceedingly dangerous for any one to approach him—but his rescuers being impelled alone lry sympathy for him, rushed violently into his cell. The crazy one started back and secured to be surprised,he asked what was the mat- ter, and being told the place was on ﬁre; he seemed anxious to be let loose. Ilia chains were then broken, Iand he dashed oﬂ‘with nrore than In- ,dian agility. The other chained ones ‘ were liberated. all retaken and placed in jail. The ﬁre it was supposed ori- ginated front the chimney, and not. withstanding the flames spread with great fury, yet none oftlre inmates were hurt; all were got out in safety and quartered in the jail.

ML‘TtNY.—Th9 crew of the ship Glasgow which touched at Savannah, from Glasgow, on the 27th tilt. refus-

fed to do duty, as soon as they found they would not have permission to go on shore. An application to the British Consul, However, led to the , restoration oforder, and the ship pro- 'cccdcd on Ircr course. She was ibonrd to St. John. N. I3. i Emigration from Ireland to New. Brunswick, is expected to be , exceedingly largo next spring .- I It is thought the nun-her of emigrants will not be. less than l0 DUO.

It is said tlrnt an American Unm- pany have made. or are tnaitiltg pro- posals to the Common Council of St. John,N. II. to light that city with gas.

Ilecssru' uncut-carp Pit-.o or Dra- MONO! tv Mt.xtC0.-—.~‘.ccordirg to the rrport of an expert geologist. Von Georld, diamonds have Lech dis- covered in the great Moxican moun- tain range in the Sierra Madre, in the direction ofAcaptrleo,to the south- west ofthe city of Mexico. IIttm- boldt had cm-jcctured that diamonds and platina occurred further to the north-west, in the gold washcry of Sonora. It is also said, that im- mense tracts of attriferous alluviunr occurred in Upper California, as al- so in New Memo. They are prin- cipally in the possession ofwild tribes.

, Mr. Polk, the new President, will :asstrmc the reins of Government a:

,\\'ashingtorr. on the 4th of March, ,the mcrdmlal administration of Mr. f iTylcr is therclore rapidly drawing to-

l a close; and the present Cangress wrll terminate on the same dav.

BHRUICE. W. I.--A loathsomcl disease has been raging among the cattle ofthis Colony, which was'rery .\ remarkable fact is,

the bodies of such cattle as had died oftlre disceasc.

The number of persons who visited Tom 'I'irunrb’s exhibition during one day of his stay in Glasgow was 44%|, atone shilling sterling.— His receipts for a single day have ,amonnted to 5,313,430. The Com- missioners of'laxes have given Mr. Barnum notice to make a return of his annual profits with a view to

tichs or keepers, more bold than,

makehim pay an Income Tax; this Ire refuses to do on the ground that he has no ﬁxed residence in Great Bri- tain isa foreigner, the. 'I'hey there- lfore have assessed his prOIlIs at t £3,000, and call on him for £759.— l This claim he resists. It is doubtlul l on the whole, whetlrel'to be little itr 'statttrc, orlittlo itr character, is the lsurest road to successirr the 19th ' century.

; MEETING or'rur; LEGISLA'I‘L'tu-l.

l At two o‘clock on Tuesday last his

I Escellency the Lieutenant Governor o- pened the present session of the Legis- lature with the following

S P E E C II.

IIIr. Prcsr'dcnl. and Honorable Gentle- men of the Lrgislalire Council;

Afr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of .ivscrtrbly;

On your return to the performance ofyour Legislative duties, I have to announce to you the birth ofanother British Prince; and I am satisﬁcd that you will rejoice with me in every addition, which it may please Provi- dence to make, to the happiness of our august Sovereign and his Royal Highne~s Prince Albert.

Itisimperalive upon me. to call your immediate and deepest attention to the very inadequate means adopted in this Island for the prevention of smuggling; and the probable less sus- tained by the Revenue in conse- quence: this inrtlicicr'cy, combined with existing dtrtics,trtlcrs arr encour- agcnrcnt to the illicit trader, and throws an additional burden trporr those who legally follow their Mer- cantile avocntions. Unhappily eon- nectcd with this subject, I must bring to your notice the melancholy death oftlre late George 'I‘antorr, as also the case. of Isaac. Scales. severe- ly wounded at the some time, both men being in the execution of the laws, I recommend the settlement of a pension upon the. widow of the former. and that a suitable compen- sntion be rnadu tor the injuries sus- tained by the latter.

Ithink the present practice with regard to the method of paying fo r work done by contract upon the Roads and Bridges very Oltjtt'litltl- able, andI am informed that it is much complained of by the contrac- tors; a total revision in this depart- nrentoftho Public works seems to me quite called for in justice to those who undertake to perform them.

The irregularity with which ﬁnes on conviction before Magistrates are levied, and those which accrue to the Revenue. are ascertained,is a sub- jcct that requires revision and rogu- lation; the gent-ral improvement iii the administration ofjustice attend- , not upon the establishment ol'Couuty l Quarter Sessions, calls for your sort- jous consideration; and the growing ‘ inconvenience that exists, for want of l l

a new Index to the Laws, and analy- sis of the Statutes, calls also for re- molly.

Now that the. dangers upon the Coasts of this Island, and the nu- merous obstructions at the entrance ofthe different Harbours have been

' so elaborately laid down by Captain

Bayﬁeld, and the Ofﬁcers of the

.Royal navy serving undcr hurt. I

trust that you will make provision for the erection and future support of the Light IIousc,already proposed to be placed trpon Point Prim. I have alsoto suggest that the important duty of placing and kreping the. seve- ral Buoys and Beacons irr their stit- tions, should not be conﬁded to n )ommissioner of Highways, who. it cannot be supposed, is acquainted with such operations. These impor- tantgnidel have, I regret to say, been very frequently found out of their positions, tints tending to lead into. rather than out otdanger; rc- ﬂecting upon the amount of life and property often dependant on these

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. ._._ ‘ \ plrjects,I think them entitledr

in the public expenditure porn sh.“ ably wrtlr the Roads and B Itilomo“. also think that a. salaried "if". I Masterprofcssionally qualiﬁed 8.3mm have the care of these Matitirir on” tarrs,tn conjunction with other de '1“. and that that office sltoult unes‘ remain merely nominal. | While there rs mtrc ate you upon in the 'r v evidently visible in theldgiiiirnilim system ofthis Island, yetnl can“ help pressmg .upon your attention lief adv arrtages at extending tothis brat. i or industry,every possible encoura m merit; and I trust that you willcrge' fully avoid the introduction trim. measures tending to increase burdens of the Agricultural Clas: es

I Ill) longer

h I" cnllgtatu.

. It IS wrtlr the sincerest gratiﬁca. IIOII that I notice the advance ofthe Educational Institutions throughout this Island, I feel it my especial durv to observe upon the unwanted ml. tion to which the Central Academy has attained trrrder the reorganizatinir ofits system lately introduced and carried out with great zealmt Gone. town, also, a school open to all clair- es of children. and supported ttillt a most creditable unanimity hyg, parties and persuasions. proririsestrr convey a lasting benefit to society, You will, I am satisﬁedchcrislr their. and other such Institutions, which trrrder Divine Providence, guarantee to the Colony the establishmentnr‘ those principles which can aloneen- sttt‘c tranquillity, prosperity and happiness.

cilia .‘Tpcokcr. and Gcntlonrrr g) [it

[loose of .Issrrrtbly;

The Public Accounts will imme- diately be. lard before you, and Irer upon such Supplies being granted at may appear necessary forthe service and in accordance with the pecuniary trbilily (II‘ the ljtthtty.

In deciding however. upon tl: amount of Expenditure for the cur r-t-nt year, I conﬁdently extcct tha you will not exceed that ol'tlrelle warm for the last, the rncrcasir liabilities of the Colony, as campat (d with the more lingering adrnnt ofthe Ilcvcrrne, I regard witlr llttlt cor:certr.and I trust you will not onlt dr clite engaging in further responsi btlrty, btrt I must also express in. desire that you will take somedrn sive steps towards effecting and“ tion ofthe public debt. Ilttrt‘em tainly, directed your attrntrontost voral important objects, but . dcr the cspence of their cstcutro' can be readily met by curtarltttgai exnbcrant outlays and allowance: united to a more general distrrbulto of the means of the ('olonl'v sure w h ch I think, the atlt'ﬂll‘ slate of some heretofore acres“ and explosive operations “I” “0 permit you to adopt with berrrﬁtl the Population.

ﬁlinl’resirlcnt, and Honorable Cd“ mm if the Legislatire (.‘ouncd; JIIr. Speaker, and Gcnllrmur (f l House of .‘Issembly; The cornpletion this , Lunatic Asylum is a source ftcutiorr. as those strifert‘rs destined to require its protei- be rendered rrrote comfortablthllb considerable expenditure, WI" lievc, be saved to the (plaid;l must howcvcrtake this New?“ call your attention to the piesen ‘1 tom of aﬂ‘ording reliefto lattl"""i think it very objectionable, 8"” ble to much reﬂection, however a fully it may be carried tltr'tttlllll'ﬂIr I shall avail mysel 0 "I moment to la" other commtrniiratitrn that Tealyo requisite and tend to facilitam, proceedings; and Iotl‘ct‘wud . a assurance that I shall 00 re! .ij' times to cooperate tn .(‘W‘I'Y 2n constitutionally appearruu‘lto the prosperity ofthis Islan After His Excellency

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