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Public securities had advanced in value, and money was more easily obtained, and the notice that the Bank of England had resolved to reduce the rate of interest to 6 percent, assisted in restoring confidence. The markets for foreign and colonial produce were depressed, and from this circumstance, and that of the continued failures of mercantile houses, a gloom had gathered over their prospects which the improvement of the money market could not dissipate. There was increased activity in the manufacturing districts, and more hands employed, but on the various railways large numbers of men were being discharged, and the works suspended. The cotton market was dull, and that article had declined 181 a pound. Indian corn and flour had also fallen. The prices of tarpentine had receded, and Tobacco was declining, but rice had advanced 6.5 percent. Parliament was in session, and the Royal speech from the throne was read by commission. Among the causes assigned in the speech for calling that body together, were the commercial distresses, and the embarrassment of trade, which had caused the government to recommend to the Directors a course according to the emergency, which might have been an infringement of the law, but which the Queen is assured now has not been infringed. The unhappy condition of Ireland is also assigned as another cause for the call. After the reading of the address and the voting an answer, the real business of Parliament once commenced, and the first object of attention in the House of Commons was to enquire into the causes of the late and present commercial distress, and how far it has been affected by the issue of bank notes on demand, as authorized by law. The same subject was introduced into the House of Lords, and was under debate. A bill for the removal of Jewish disabilities would be introduced by Lord John Russell. A repeal of the Union will also become a subject for discussion. The Chancellor has intimated that every restriction in the excise law which has a bad influence on trade shall be removed. By the overland mail which left Bombay on the 24 November all was quiet in the Scinde, and the British troops had been successful in quelling a disturbance with the Boogtres of North Scinde. The Royal Bank of Liverpool resumed specie payments on the 1st inst. Dr. Musgrave had been appointed Archbishop of York. The cholera was making fresh progress in Moscow, and had made its appearance in some places on the Russian, Prussian frontier. . On the 8th of November there was a very severe storm on the west coast of Ireland. We have accounts of the deaths of twenty-four poor fishermen who were lost with their boats, all of whom left families, besides the loss of six men and three women, who were returning to a small island with provisions for their starving families, and who braved the storm that they might reach home in season. All belonged to County Mayo. A letter from Dublin has the following: Dr. E. MORTALITY AMONG SMALL PARMERS, —In the Court of Chancery, Master Murphy called upon the Receiver in the cause of O'Sullivan vs. O'Sullivan, to account, when that gentleman stated the appalling fact that during the last year three hundred of the tenants had died and were interred in one trench. The receiver added that the holders of those persons are now all unoccupied. The case lies in the county of Cork, France.—The Prince of Joinville arrived in Paris on Wednesday, Dec. 1, from the Mediterranean, having relinquished the command of the Mediterranean fleet in consequence of bad health. He here, for some time past suffered severely from liver complaint, and it is said that his illness is so much broken that he will not be able to go on more to sea. The Paris Constitution makes the loss of the two French ships in the China seas an occasion for reprobating the interference of the French government with the religious creeds of Other mations. The oldest daughter of the late Duc de Praslin in 1819, was married to the Duc de Guiche. The marriage is to take place as soon as the time of mourning has expired. Seaix = Maprip, Nov, 15 — The Cortes were opened today, with the usual formalities. The Queen did not look well in her passage through the streets. She read the speech very rapidly, It was not important. It has been rumored in Paris that the Queen of Spain is in a condition which promises an heir to the throne. The papers of the Gazette add that the fact had been communicated to the French government, and accepted by them. Germany &ec. In the afternoon of Nov. 28, the Emperor and Empress of Austria, accompanied by the Archdukes Fravcis, Joseph, and Albert, arrived at Presburg, the capital of Upper Hungary, from Vienna, in a steamer bearing the Hungarian flag. They were received, on disembarking, by the Archduke Stephen, and about 5,000 men and nobles. The Diet was opened with great splendor. A letter from Konigberg of the 18th, announces that the cholera had made its appearance in a mild form at Schnalenningen and Georgenburg, on the Russian frontier. The government of Vienna has, it is said, interfered with the Roman journals from entering the sintes of Austria. The anniversary of the birth of Luther was celebrated at Magdeburg on the 10th ult, by the new Reformers. Pastor Ublich addressed his congregation, which consists of 4530 souls, taking his place. text from the Creed. Not the slightest doubt took place. On 20th week, His Royal Highness William 11, Elector of Hesse, departed this life at Frankfort, after a few days of illness. The deceased was born on the 8th of July, 1777, and succeeded to the electorate on the 27th of February, 1821. He was his son, Prince Frederic William born on the 20th of August, 1802, and who since 1831, shared the reins of government. Inerann. — We ngn‘t 1o state that crime and our continue undiminished in Ireland. “& of Tipperary, Clare, Westmeath, King's county, Rescommon and Limerick is most deplorable. The oftences perpetrated in these six counties bring a sad stain upon the history of Ireland, and render it absolutely necessary, for the preservation of the peace of the remaining parts of the country, that a rigor beyond the present laws should be exercised by the Government, for the protection of life and property. The details which daily reach us from ill-fated Ireland are almost all written in the same unvarying characters of blood. The pressure of want amongst the people, serious as it undoubledly is, appears secondary in intensity to the insane desire of destroying life. The lives of the best benefactors of the people seem more peculiarly devoted to sacrifice. A deputation of thirty-two Irish members, headed by Mr. H. Grattan, waited upon Lord John Russell, on the 25th ult, on the subject of Irish Affairs. The deputation submitted 357 resolutions on Irish affairs to his lordship, and alluded with satisfaction to the fact of the Government having already adopted four of the recommendations, viz:—An improvement of the law between landlord and tenant; the establishment of foot depots; increased facilities for the transfer of incumbered estates; and the disposition to afford the people opportunity of reclaiming waste lands in preference to the emigration scheme. The deputation, however, chiefly insisted upon its being the first duty Of the government to provide for the starving people. Lord John Russell. Sell intimated that the Government had already made arrangements for the establishment of food depots, and that it was hoped that in a great degree, if not entirely, the Poor Law would answer the expectations which had been formed of it, so that further aid from the people of England would be rendered unnecessary. Ira Ly.—Lord Minto has been received by the Pope with great distinction. It is now ascertained that the object of his lordship’s visit to Italy is simply to give salotary advice to the leaders of popular opinion throughout the Italian states, so as to prevent the peace of Europe being disturbed. The Romans were preparing to celebrate by a grand manifestation the opening of their parliament on the 15th ult. The Pope had appointed one of the halls of the Vatican for the meeting of the provincial deputies, and placed ten court carriages at their disposal. The Alba, Florence journal, of the 12th ult, announces as positive the entrance of the Austrian troops on the territory of Modena, A battalion of these troops had arrived at Carpi, three leagues in the interior of the duchy, and others were believed to have taken possession of Massa Carrara. Letters from Florence to the 17th ult, mention that the Duke of Modena had declared Massa Carrara in a state of siege, and ordered his troops to fire upon any assemblage of more than two persons. Some shots had been exchanged in the neighborhood of Pietra Santa, between Tuscan and Mdenese patrols. The Sardinian and Tuscan Governments have respectively addressed the people of those states, approving the patriotic sentiments and zeal expressed by them, but deprecating the continuance of manilestations that were becoming inconventent, and might prove dangerous. The Grand Duke of Tuscany added, that negotiations had been commenced and were still in progress, for the arrangement of the ceded provinee of Lücke. The convention between Pope Pius IX., the Grand Duke of Tuscany and Lucca, and the King of Sardinia, for the formation of an association on the principle of the German Commercial League, will, it is anticipated, tend to fuse the common interests of all Italy upon a true and essential basis. Brussels — The interruption of the diplomatic relations between Belgium and the Holy See excites great sensation at Broussels. This interruption took place under the following circumstances:—A few days before the last winery of the Catholic party was overthrown, it appointed an ambassador to the post then vacant at the Court of Rome. The new ministers paid no attention to the nomination thus made. After having revoked it, they selected to represent the Belgian Government at Rome M. Leclerce. But whilst the Belgian ministry wrote to Rome to give notice of this nomination, the Catholic party is said to have addressed to the Pope a sort of denunciation against the new ambassador. The Holy Father refused, in consequence, to receive M. Leclerce; accounting for his refusal in terms which appeared to the Belgian Government to imply an intervention of the Holy See in The domestic affairs of Belgium. The Belgian ministry consequently declared that it would not send an ambassador to Rome. This resolution has just been maturely discussed in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, on the occasion of a paragraph of the address, which has been carried almost unarimously in favor of the ministry. Switzerland — The arms of the federal party in Switzerland have been almost everywhere triumphant. The campaign was opened by General Dufour, who first invested the city of Friburg, which speedily capitulated without striking a blow. He then crossed the country, compelled the cantons of Zug and Schwiz to surrender, and expelled the Jesuits from these places. The Sonderbund troops gained some advantages in several skirmishes which took place in Ticino and Uri, and over Ochsenbein’s division, but after some hard fighting on the 23rd, the victorious army of the Federals advanced to the heights which command the city of Lucerne. Here the troops of the Sonderbund made a vigorous resistance, but the Federals carried the well-known heights of the Rothenburg at the point of the bayonet, and early on the morning of the 24th the city of Lucerne surrendered at discretion. We presume that these successes will put an end to the war. Without doubting that the troops of the Sonderbund have defended their cause with desperate valor, still it is apparent that on almost all the occasions where both parties have fairly come into the field, the Federals have prevailed. We were never sanguine that this quarrel would be settled without bloodshed. A very considerable slaughter has taken place during the campaign, but now that the federal party has gained the victory, we earnestly hope that the government will not be able to maintain order. ly hope that they will use it with moderation, and endeavor to secure for the whole country the blessings of peace and good government. On Friday, the 26th ult., a protocol was signed in Downing Street by the Duke de Broglie and Lord Palmerston, with the concurrence of the ministers of the northern powers in Paris and London. Sir Stafford Canning immediately left this country for Berne, by way of Paris, for the purpose of urging the federal authorities in Switzerland to suspend their proceedings, to stop the further effusion of blood, and to submit the terms recommended by the principal cabinets of Europe to the consideration of the two belligerent parties. It is unfortunate that this step was not taken before, since now the federal party, flushed with conquest, may not be so disposed as previously to submit to foreign intervention. We are satisfied, however, that the further effusion of blood will be arrested. From the Rio Grande.—The following is an extract from a letter written by Maj. Lane to a friend in Sulullo, describing the engagement he had with the Indians. The letter is dated— Escantapa, Nov. 22, 1847. Dear Nelson—We had a fight yesterday with 150 Camanches. The red devils got wind of our approach and were formed into battle order and held a large array to receive us. Lorded a charge and we dashed into them in gallant style. They received us in good order, but were soon put to flight, and we kept up a running fight with them for two miles or more, killing thirty and wounding many others. We pressed upon their mountain ponies. 80 close that they finally dismounted and took to the mountains on foot, and the pursuit was given up. Our poor friend W. J. Bell, was killed in the charge, and McMurty and two others wounded. The men fought well, and ean whip Caman. ches on any ground. | start for Parras to-mor row, with my whole command, again 1n pursuit of the Indians, who we understand, are in large force in that neighborhood—some u‘y 900 monﬁ. They have been devastating the settlements, kill ing the Mexican hombres, and carrying off the women. This you know is unchristian-like, and we go 1o show onr gallaniry in defence of the fair. Mount and come with us, for we are sure 10 have a brush. The Flag suysthat Bubui;'o has beenappoint. ed military commander of Tamaulipas, in place of Gen. Urrea. The Northampton Courier mentions the death of Mrs. Phebe Clapp, of East Hampton, aged 07. She was married B 2 years ago, and was the mother of 15 children, thirteen of whom be came heads of families. One daughter at the tﬁ of 79, followed her to her grave. She had sbout 70 'nnd e¢hildren, and aboud the same number of great grand children. Mexican Arrains —A letter from the city of Mexico of November 28th, received at Huvana, says— By aletter from Qneretaro of the 23J inst, | learn that the Governors of the states, convoked by the government to learn their opinions upon the continuation of the war, have in fact met.—— They are all in favor of the continuation of hos tilities save those of Pueblaand Mexico, who did not comply with the summwons to meet, It is be lieved that the government declared to the Junta that it wus disposed fur peace. Thus is present ed the ditlicalty of opposing opinions, and il the President is disposed to yield to those of the Governors, thers must be a change of ministry. The Arco, Mexican, Iris of the 7th records a tragic affair which took place in the village of Medellen on the evening of the 4th inst. A detachment of American soldiers were quarreled there for the night. About 11 o'clock some of the party started for a ball in the village, but with perfectly conclusive intentions. Some of the party at the ball took alarm, however, and one of them, a black fellow and a guerrillero, went to the door and discharged a pistol at the advancing Americans. The Americans immediately returned the fire, killing six persons and wounding ten, one of whom died shortly afterwards. One of the wounded was a woman. Great praise is bestowed on the American commander for restraining his men. They gave only one discharge of their guns. The outrageous act of the black fellow, it is confessed, led to all the difficulty — N. O. Picayune, of Dec. 14. From Tampico.—By the steamer Ohio we received the following orders of Col. Gates, which will greatly promote our trade with the interior: Heapquarters Department of Tampico, November 29, 1847, Notice is hereby given to the citizens of Tampico and the inhabitants of this department, that orders have been issued to the troops stationed at Altamira to use their best efforts to protect all traders, whether English, Spanish, French, German, or Mexican, on their movements to and from Tampico, that escorts will be ordered to and from. tend to any very considerable party going into or coming from the interior with property of all kinds. And that similar orders will be given to all officers going on command from this place, to protect and assist the traders going to or coming from other parts of the country. As the guerrilleros or armed enemies are employed by orders to rob all persons who may be engaged in the lawful purpose of trading with the inhabitants of this town, instructions have been given to all officers of the United States army or navy, within this department, to take or kill each and every person of that character found by them so employed, against the peace and welfare of the community. By order of Col. W. Gates: F.B. NIMOCKS, A. A. Gen'l. We have conversed freely with a distinguished officer who has for a long time been on the line of the Rio Grande and has just returned. He tells us that there were rumors that the Mexicans designed to take advantage of Gen. Taylor's absence to make a descent upon Saltillo, and the line to the Rio Grande. He had been assured by an intelligent man that Gen. Filisola was in command of a large force at San Luis—eight or ten thousand men, while Minon had two thousand cavalry near at hand operating with him. The proved purpose of the Mexicans was for Minon to come out by the Linares pass to China, while with the main body of his troops Filisola should fall upon Saltillo. Our informant says that in the departure of Gen. Taylor the Mexicans feel as if our whole army had withdrawn, such was the terror of his name among them. Inclined as they are to strike a blow in his absence, he still thinks they have no such army in the field as that above and even if it be so, it will be impossible to surprise Gen. Wool, who is ever on the alert. He has no doubt that any attack upon Gen. Wool would prove disastrous to the Mexicans.—N. O. Pic 14th. The Floods in the West — Cincinnati papers contain fearful accounts of the floods which have filled the Ohio and scattered the tributaries. A steamboat which had arrived from below reports that the flood had carried great desolation with all along the shores of the Ohio. Nearly all the towns and villages were wholly or partially inundated. At Louisville the water was up more than half way from Water street to Main. At Madison all the lower part of the city was covered, and the water was encroaching fast upon the hill. At Lawrenceburg the whole town was inundated. Barr & Febiger's loss from drowning of hogs, washing away of pens, loss of stock in the mills, and injury done to the town, was estimated by our informant at $20,000. Lewis and Eichelberger have also been heavy losers. Thurston and Payne have lost a warehouse carried off, and 600 tons of hay in bales. Dr. Brower's new warehouse was capsized. A large number of the smaller frame houses have been swept away; but there had been no lives lost. The Kentucky river underwent a similar rise, but its higher banks will prevent equal destruction of property. Great damage was reported to the mills on Benson creek and Elkhorn. Fire and Loss of Life in Ravine County —On Wednesday last, the well-known tavern stand in Yorkville, recently occupied by Mr. E. Adams, was consumed by fire. The fire was discovered about 3 o'clock on the morning of the 1st instant, and so rapid was the progress of the flames, that nothing was saved of clothing or furniture. Elder Adams's loss exceeds $1000. The daughter of Mr. Davis, who perished in the flames, was about 14 years of age. She fell at the foot of the stairs, overpowered by the smoke and flames, it being impossible to reach her! Mr. and Mrs. Mandeville were both somewhat burnt, in the efforts to rescue their children. Those who slept upstairs escaped by the windows, except the one who perished. —Rucine, Wisconsin, Advertiser, The Wash. Cor. of the J. of Commerce in noticing the death of Gen. Hamer representative elect from Ohio to the U.S. Congress says: When the Mexican war broke out, and volunteers were called for, General Hamer was among the first to offer his services as a private soldier, and as such he repaired to Camp Washington. He was elected major of the 1st Ohio Regiment, and soon after was promoted Brigadier General, without solicitation in his brief military career, he became a favorite of the army; and his energy and knowledge of men supplied the want of military education. His conduct and courage elicited the approval of his Commanding General. Who says, in his despatch, that his place could not be supplied. He died at Monterey, Dec. 24, 1840. Correspondents for Mexico —We do not know why the following should not appear in the proceedings of the Federal Clay meeting, the other evening: certainly it seems singular that such an omission should occur, when it is well known that the Mexicans "want money." To the Editors of the Pennsylvanian: The following resolution was omitted in the published proceedings of the gallant friends of Henry Clay, at their meeting, held a few evenings since at the Museum, and as it is genuine, I ask you to publish. English it: Resolved, That our Government in waging and continuing the present war with a sister Republic for territorial aggrandizement, is unjust, and deserves a signal rebuke from the American people, and that the sympathies of the civilized world should be extended to a nation defending its homestead and firesides from invasion. And that in order to relieve Mexico from her distressed condition, we recommend to the Whig party generally, the propriety of appointing a committee of citizens, (friends of the great Statesman of the West,) to solicit subscriptions in money, to be sent to that country. The following are the proceedings of Wednesday, in Congress, in addition to those given in our last, received by telegraph at Boston. In the Senate, Mr. Dickinson presented a petition from Mr. Black, the late consul at Mexico, praying additional compensation. Mr. Jefferson also presented a petition from the adjutant of West Point Academy, of similar opinion. Mr. Reverdy Johnson presented a petition from the Colonization Society for the regulation of the emigration of emigrants on board vessels sailing to Liberia. A message was received from the President through his private secretary. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, presented a bill to continue pensions to certain widows, Mr. Cass presented petitions from the widows and orphans of officers who were killed in the Mexican war. Mr. Baldwin offered a resolution inquiring the provisions of renewing the pensions to widows of deceased naval officers. Gen. Shields arrived at Charleston on Monday last, and was received with much enthusiasm. Republican Hevald. PROVIDENCE, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1847. UNION OF THE DEMOCRACY. We hope that our friends in Congress and out of it will keep constantly in mind the necessity of a perfect union of the Democratic party of the nation, at least until we have once more driven from the field our common enemy. Division at this moment, or at almost any moment before the Presidential election in 1843, will be sure to work us much harm, and lose us some States; it may render our success in that election wholly and utterly impossible. It assuredly will, if it is permitted to assume the bitterness and madness which too frequently characterise party quarrels. We assert that there is at present no serious cause for division in the Democratic ranks, and that there will be none, if the standard bearers of the party but do their duty. There may be now, and there may continue to be, points of honest difference between this and that man, or this and that section of the Democratic family; but there need be no quarrel and no lack of harmony on the great matters to be settled by the people’s votes, in 1848. We can write on the Tariff and Currency questions; we can stand together in opposing the Internal Improvement schemes of our common opponents; we can support each other and the government in demanding indemnity for the outrages committed against us by Mexico. There is no reason under heaven why we should quarrel with each other beforehand as to what laws shall govern the territory we may receive from Mexico as such indemnity, and none why we should waste effort in laborizing to gratify this or that. In prejudice, having no possible connection with the great avestions aginist at issue. Our own opinion is that too much importance has been said to be attached to the matters which most seriously threaten to disturb the harmony of our party. In one of the States our friends have been driven to division and defeat by attaching to the Wilmot Proviso an importance which we cannot think ever properly belonged to it. tant measures to distract the whole Democratic party and give the remains of government to federalists and Tories. Yet who does not know that if we will consent to gratify a few “restless spirits”, and quarrel about this same unimportant Wilmot Proviso, attaching it to every question of general interest or sectional importance that may arise in Congress, and finally making it a test question in the selection of a candidate for the Presidency, we may divide our party beyond the hope of reunion, and with a large majority of the people in favor of all the prominent Democratic measures, permit every one of those measures to be defeated, and federalism to reign triumphant in the national councils? Who would be willing to pursue an object so unimportant in itself, till a result so disastrous should crown their efforts? Who is willing to give federalism the reins of government, for the sake of having Congress say—what it may unsay in a variety of ways the next day—that slavery shall or shall not exist in the territory we may acquire of Mexico? The important question, whether we shall have union and harmony or division and quarrelling, rests now, almost wholly, with the Democratic press of the country and the Democratic members of Congress now in Washington. The great mass of the people are for union and victory: but if a few members of Congress are permitted. mitted to throw thy whole number into a quarrel, and editors consent to promote the quarrel and to fight it out in the column of their newspapers, important matters must be lost sight of—the people must take sides on the question at issue—and defeat and disgrace must follow to our party.— The people’s representatives and the people’s editors may prevent such a result, if they will; and we appeal to them all, in the name of our common cause, and for the sake of the national Union, to do so—to stand together—firmly and demanded—on the great questions which separate us from our opponents; to throw no firebrands into the political camp or amongst the people; to countenance no quarrels or ginnings in Congress; and to permit no obstacle to be thrown in the way of that harmony of action which is essential to success. Let us keep the line between Democracy and Federalism constantly drawn, and in full view of the people; and let us agree to walk peaceably on our own side of it. We prefer this or that man for President—we may say so in candor and calmness; but when our preferences have been submitted to the proper tribunal, and a National Convention has offered us our candidate, we should be ready, without first having to smooth over past quarrels, to go readily into the work for his election, and do that unitedly which we cannot do while division pervades our ranks—elect our man, and secure the ascendancy of our principles for another four years. We have just been favored with the people. Rusal of a letter to Col. Wales, from Wm. P. Dean, of this city, dated "Hospital de la Inquisiçon, City of Mexico, Oct. 27, 1847." He writes that he is in good health and spirits. He is Gen. General Steward for the Division Hospital, of the Division commanded by Gen Pillow, “a young, but smart and brave officer.” He speaks of the “New Exchanges Boys” in the highest terms of praise for courage and perseverance, and says “the Old Ninth has won honors that will never fade.” Tur Weather, tur Hovivavs, &c. With our contemporaries, we have from time to time recorded the state of the weather not for the information of home readers but for those at a distance, and also for our own future reference, and that of those of another generation who may possess a file of the Herald, and who may be curious to compare the state of the weather in their age, with the weather of such corresponding time as they may find recorded in the paper of a by-gone age. After the lapse of days and weeks of weather uncommaundly mild for the reason, Old Winter has given unguivocal tokens of his actual presence. Cupricornns has shaken his hoary beard at us, Boreas has been blowing his shrill whistle, and the earth is covered with snow. We have not examined any thermometer to ascertain the degrees of atmospheric temperature in any situations, yet from our own feelings and a consultation with bankers, charters and other early risers since the fall of snow on Sunday, we are of opinion that Monday morning at and before sunrise, was as cold as any other day of the present. Season, and nearly as severe as when the thermometer has been at zero. The snow came at a seasonable time, and so a great many was a welcome visitor, for it was in the midst of the Christmas holy day enjoyments, and added the delights of sleighing to their bill of fare. It has been improved, and the streets have been enlivened by the swifty-passing sleigh, the merry bells, and the jocund laugh of the happy riders, as well those who rode through the streets to see and be seen, as others who were bound to the race, the shooting match, or the ball. The holidays have been thus far very generally observed and have drawn forth the beauty and youth, the floss et robur of our city, while elders and matrons have taken delight in mingling in the festivities and the public ceremonies of the occasion. On Christmas day, several places of worship were open, and their religious services commemorative of the birth of a Savior were issued to and engaged in with enthusiasm and devotion. The churches were decorated with evergreen, as has been the custom in all past time, and strains of celestial rapture ascended to the Throne of Him, who sent his well-beloved Son to redeem a perishing world. There were liberal contributions taken up, at all the churches for the benefit of the poor, to be distributed under the direction of those who know where to be stow their charities, and we hope they made many a happy fireside. Our friends, the booksellers, stationers, confectioners, and fancy goods dealers, we believe have no reason to complain, but rather to rejoice, for they have been visited by armies of customers, who have gone off richly laden with spoils. Purchasers commenced their incursions on Christmas eve, were unremitting in their progress on Christmas day, and still continue to invade these stores and carry off the wares. But these repositories of rare holiday presents are almost inexhaustible, and everyone may proclaim that it has a “few more left of the same sort”, and an ample supply for all the Christmas and New Year Holidays. The American Art Association.—The affairs of this association are in a very flourishing condition, the number of subscribers this year being 6666, and the receipts $43,751.44. On Friday evening last was distributed by lot to subscribers 272 works of art, besides a large number of medals in silver and bronze. We do not feel exactly satisfied with the drawing, not receiving even a bronze medal, but we take pleasure in announcing that the following prizes were distributed among us—some of them are said to be of superior merit and very valuable. Landscape Composition, by Ary. D. W. Vaughn, Providence. Landscape, by Boutelle. G.W. Payton, Providence. Coast Scene, by Bonfield. N. Miller, Providence. Perils of the Colonists in 1697, by Stearns. H. H. Burrington, Providence. Shylock and Jessica, by Blondell, H. W. Gardner, Providence. The First Sabbath of the Pilgrimage, by Mattison. J. A. Jenckes, Providence. Scene near Catskill, N.Y., by Richards. J. H. Ormsbee, Providence. Scene on the Blackwater River, Ireland, by Doughty. H. D. Potter, Providence. Swiss View, by Gignoux. A. S. Gallup, Providence. Landscape, by Williams. C. H. Childe, Providence. Fruit Piece, by Grube. [l. 8. Mansfield, Woonsocket. Catlin’s Indian Portfolio, 25 drawings. T. W. Pratt, Providence, SR. View near Peckskill on the Hudson River, by Gignoux. Mrs. L. Perry, Newport, Janetta Falls. J. H. Clifford, New Bedford. A silver medal was drawn by S. Moulton of Providence. Geeex Testamest —A new and very handsome edition of the Greek Testament has recently issued from the press of the Harpers, and is. For sale at the book store of Giladding and Proud in this city. It is of large 12 mo. size, printed on fine white paper, with a fair and beautiful type, every letter being distinctly and plainly marked, and the pages not disfigured nor obscured by single characters representing several letters each, as is the case in many former editions. The text is therefore easily read by a student familiar with the alphabet, who is not obliged to pause in his course occasionally to decipher characters almost as difficult as hieroglyphics. "There is no reader of the Greek lingunage, who will not very heartily commend the typography and general appearance of this edition. But it has further claims to commendation in the copious English notes, critical, philological, and exegetical, which it contains; for the indices; and the maps of Palestine, and the countries mentioned in this sacred volume showing the route traveled over by St. Paul; and the Plan of Jerusalem, presenting the topography of its most noted places. The edition is intended and admirably adapted for the use of schools, colleges and theological seminaries, and will find its way into the study of every Greek scholar, linguist, or theological student. The publisher of this edition, and the author of the valuable notes and commentaries is the Rev. J. A. Spencer, A.M. author of several other valuable works. Moore's Provivence Aumanac axo Busivess Dirkcrony —Mr. Moore has sent us a copy of this little annual for 1848. It is got up in very pretty style, the printing and binding reflecting much credit upon the mechanical abilities of those whose hands it has passed through. The Business Directory is larger than that of former years, and the work contains, besides, much new and valuable statistical matter. Mr. Moore assures us in his preface that no pains have been spared to render this number of the Almanac correct in all its departments; and from the hasty view we have been able to take of it, we judge his efforts have been very generally successful. The work will be ready for purchasers on Thursday, and may be had of the publisher, at 15 Market Square. The Boston Aumanac for 1848.—We thank Mr. Dickinson for a copy of this valuable work, received through the post office. It is neatly printed and very prettily arranged volume, and contains a mass of information on subjects of interest to Boston business men and to strangers visiting that city; together with very much of general utility. We presume the Almanac is to be had in this city. The N. York mail arrived yesterday about 1 o'clock, p.m. The papers contain no news. Sevaror Fairriern — The sudden demise of this active member of the U. S. Senate, who was in his seat the day before the melancholy event, has thrown a gloom over the public mind. He was a senator from the State of Maine, a man of fair talent, but not brilliant, of sound judgment, and with ability to engage in public debate, in which he always acquitted himself with credit. He was educated in democratic principles, and was ardent in advocating them on all proper occasions, and his loss in the Senate will be sensibly felt, while it cannot be easily repaired to the State of Maine or to the democracy of New England. Gas Lamps.—The residents of the Herald are referred to a notice in another column from the Clerk of the Common Council in relation to lighting the city with gas, and containing a proposition for the city to take stock in the Providence Gas Company to the amount of ten thousand dollars. We approve of this improvement, for we have often lamented the dismal appearances of our streets at night, when the moon was absent, and have recommended this improved method of shedding light on the paths of that portion of our citizens who were abroud when the evening shades prevailed. There can be but one mind on this subject, we think, and therefore advise our City fathers to press on in this proposed measure, it being one that is a real reform, and cannot fail to meet general approbation. Aumost A. Roesery.—As Mr. A. H. Stillwell was passing up Friendship street towards home on Saturday evening last, having a trunk under his arm, which contained the proceeds of his day’s sales at the store, and valuable papers, a person in the rear whose steps he had heard, came up to him, and, seizing the trunk, attempted to wrest it from his hold, but not succeeding, he turned and ran back, with a speed that defied pursuit. ARRANGEMENT OF THE STEAMERS —On and after the 1st of January, the ships of the British and North American Company will sail on the following dates: from England for New York and from New York for England, on Jan. 1st and 20th, Feb. 26th and March 25th. And from England for Boston and from Boston for England on Jan. 15th, Feb. 12th, and March 11th. A patron of ours, who is also on the subscription list of the Journal, has been much annoyed by the non-appearance of the Herald at his door, while the Journal was sure to be found. A few mornings since, being again disappointed in not receiving his paper, he petulantly exclaimed, "Some of my neighbors that take the Journal steal the Herald, I believe." The First Baptist Church of Newport was discovered to be on fire on Sunday morning last, but it was extinguished with a damage, not exceeding thirty dollars. The fire was occasioned by a connection of the cold air flue with the furnace. The posts for the Providence and Worcester Telegraph are now all erected, and the placing of the wires nearly completed, so that in a few days, intelligence will be transmitted back and forth, between the two places by the elective spark, as quick as thought. George Miller of Boston, has had a bill of indictment for forgery found against him by the Grand Jury, and has been arraigned, and pleaded guilty and admitted to bail in the sum of fifteen thousand dollars. He found no difficulty in obtaining bail. The Cockney in America, or the adventures of Triptolemus Snooks Esq., by Frank Flip, is the title of a humorous little work, in which the "cockney" is shown up with great spirit. A great deal of fun for twenty-five cents can be purchased with this volume at Rowes. Kendrick, the Mexican correspondent of the Picayune, has returned from the scenes of his adventures. He was present at the anniversary of the New England Society, at New York, last week. The bill for the increase of the army Introduced into the Senate by Mr. Cass, on Wednesday. 