Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1839 : Weekly), 1841-11-03

              State t0 VOLUME XXXII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1841. NUMBER 10. 4C PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. II V CIIAUI.KM M'OTT, (Publisher of the Luwi, of fyc, the United Statu.) Office corner or High and Town sareeii, Hutilu' Building. TERMS: Threk Dollar per annum, which mny Ik disrhnrrcd by Ilic payment of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ill advance, at the oliiro. All letters on business of the office or containing rcintltnn ces must bo post paid. rTl'oslniaster ore permitted by law to remit money to pay subscriptions to newspnpers. Till ItMlrAV ItlORNINCl, Ot'T. 9S, 1M1. ANOTHER MAIL FAILURE. There was another failure of lite Eastern Mail yesterday morning. Not a paper nor any thing else East of Wheeling. These failures are becoming entirely too common lotitl and just conipluints are made in all quarters of the West, and indeed the sufferings of Western Editors, in consequence thereof, is becoming intolerable. We trust the present head of the Post Office Department will endeavor to ascertain the cause of theso too frequent failures ; and, if possible, apply the proper remedy. SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS. The Wheeling Gazette of Monday morning says "We are informed that the weather upon the mountains has been cold and disagreeable. The mail from the East did not arrive until some hours after it was duo yesterday, in consequence of a heavy snow." The same paper, in another paragraph, says The mail from the East this (Monday) morning, did not arrive until 8 o'clock. Its delay was no doubt owing to the same reason which caused its failure yesterday snow on tho mountains." The foregoing may account for the failure of the mail yesterday; and if we are to havo failures from snow on the mountains in October, what are we to expect from now until April ? Our own opinion is there is something else in tho way besides f note. COLUMUUS MARKET. Our Market has been for soino weeks past, most abundantly supplied with all the products of the country. Indeed, it is a general remark, Unit the Columbus market was never better supplied. No less than one hundred and forty wagons were counted in attendance on yesterday morning, and this is not an unusual number. Besides large quantities are brought in other ways. Prices are consequently very fair for the buyer. The meat market was never more abundantly supplied, and prices range from six to one cent. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, &.c, &c, can be had in any quantity, and generally of tho best qttaltity, and at very fair prices. At tho saino time, we believe our country friends arc obtaining a fair compensation for their products. Speaking of the Columbus Market, we do not know that it would be inappropriate to suggest to the City authorities, the propriety, nay, the necessity, of thinking about some other location for a new market house, The timo has arrived when our present market space is entirely too small, and every ono attending market, both buyer and seller, is experiencing much in convenience. It has got to be a perfect jam, and most People would be pleased with more room. Besides, it is the wrong place the principal street and the great business part of the city, ought not to be crowded as it is on market mornings. An objection to a new location and a new market house is, that tho present condition of our City finances will not admit of it This probably ought to be considered, but where is the citizen who would tint hn Mfillinn tn mv littln mnra tnv In nlttuin littlo more convenience and elbow room? And gain, the longer it is deferred, the more it will cost. Lots are not going to decrease in value very rapidly. Nothing will be made by waiting for lots to full. We throw out these remarks in the hope that it will set our citizens to thinking about a matter in which they are all interested. MR. EWING. Wo adverted, on Monday, to the wanton and wilful londcrs put forth in certain quarters against Mr. Ewing, charging the payment of $50,000 to his son for negotiating a loan of one million of dollars. Wo gave die statement of the Mudisonian, showing tho falsehood of the charge. We hardly deem it worth while to notice this silly libel again, as every one, publishers and readers, know it to be false. The law allowed tho Secretary to pay one-tenth of ono per cent on the loans negotiated under that law. Ho could not exceed that amount, and we understand ho always paid less titan tho law authorized. In his public notice of September last, which is before us, ho offers one-twelfth of one per cent, to all who should procure such bitls as ho should accept, and this wo understand was the highest rate to bo paid to any ono. On the whole twelve million loan, this would amount to (10,000 commission. Mr. Swing's prop-amis were all filled at five and a hulf per cent interest The law authorized him to pity six per rent Can tho balanro of the loan bo had even at six per cent now ? We hear it cannot When Mr. Kwing's management of thai loan shall be understood, his character as a financier, with tho American public, will stand as it did with the illustrious Harrison, who, knowing liim well, confided in him fully. It is a curious fact that tho slander referred to first made its apiearance in rather an obscure print in 1'irgin in, from whence, by sympathy, It took its flight to tho Globe, and so down into Uie congenial receptacles of party filth throughout tho land. THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE. The progress of tho Tcmpcranco reformation now going on in this city, through the agency of Messrs. Porter and Brown, exceeds our bent expectations. Upwards of ono hundred names were added to Uie Pledge, at Uie Baptist Church on Titosduy evening among them Rome of Uie right class, and for whoso redemption Messrs. Brown and Porter arc la boring wiUi a most commendablo zeal. Wo tnko pleasure in saying that some of our foremost citizens are aiding in the furtherance of Uie cause. To Uteso we have a wonl to any: When a drunkard signs the pledge, tike hint by the hand, and treat him as a man congratulate him on Uto victory ho achieves if he continues faithful seo tliut he is provided wiUi work, and Unit his family havo Uio necessaries of life, until ho can g.ithor ahead sufficient to support Uiem himself. This is the course pursued elsewhere, and it is ono which will bo certain to insure a faithful adherence to the pledge. NORTHERN INDIANA. A correspondent of Uie Now York Tribune, wri-Ung from South Bend, St Joseph county, Indiana, under dnto of October 1 lu gives quite a flittering picture of the future prospects of that section of Uie 1 lousier Stale. Liko many oUier portions of Uie Great West, however, Uiey have Uicir drawbacks, and will not, we aro inclined to Uiink, advance to much greater prosperity Uian othor sections of the country possessing equal advantages. With a soil - - 1 I -' that can produce from 20 to 30 bushels of Wheat, SO bushels of Corn, and SO bushels of Oats to the acre, and one of the best outlets in the West to market, Northern Indiana ong-W to be something. Speaking of the prices of produce, tho writer says "In such a gram-growing country as this the most engrossing topic, of courso, is the price of Wheat In this there has been within tho last four weeks a heavy decline, occasioned by the lurgo quantities remaining on hand at the Lake ports awaiting vessels. Here the price has fullen to 50 a 06 cents, and at Michigan City it is in demand at 75 cents. However, more than two thirds of all raised this season has been sold some time back at 37 l-2c. to $1 ; and those fanners who are able will keep their Wheat till Spring, when the demand will be brisker. At Michigan City Flour is $4 25 ; Corn 25 a 31c. j Oats, 20c. On the 7th instant there were six vessels at once loading there with grain. "There will be quite a lively trade this Winter in Pork. It is supposed tho market will open at some price between $2 and 3 per 100 lbs., and I am inclined to think it will rise toward Spring." temperance MEETING. Tuesday Evening, Oct 20, 1841. Pursuant to adjournment, the meeting was organized at tho Baptist Church, and after prayer by the Rev. Mr. Trimble, Mr. Brown addressed the meeting at length, urging all to sign the pledge. Mr. Trimble followed in a few remarks, after which Mr. Porter offered the Pledge, and about one hundred and .fifteen names were added to it. Mr. Bates moved that a conimitteo of three be appointed to draft a Constitution and By Laws for the "Washington Temperance Society of Columbus," to report at a future meeting; which was agreed to, and the Chairman appointed J. L. Bates, Esq., Rev. Mr. Trimble, and Alex. II. Warner, said Committee. The meeting then adjourned to convene again at the Method in t Church on to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. Ordered, That the proceedings be published. P. B. WILCOX. Chairman. W. W. Backi'S, Secretnri). THE VETO POWER. In a late numbcrof Uie Patriot we give our views against Uie use of the veto (lower, and we arc glad to find nursclvos fortified in our opinion of Judge Upshur, Uie present Secretary of Uto Navy. From a volume published by this gentleman during Uie late war, (entitled " A brief Enquiry into the true nature and character of Uto Federal Government,") we extract Uie fullowing. Baltimore Patriot. The Extract. "Another striking imperfection of Uie Constitution, as respects Uie Executive Department, is found in Uie veto power. The right to forbid the pcoplo to pass whatever laws Utey please, is the right to deprive Uiem of self-government It is a power which can never be entrusted to one man, or any numbcrof men, short of Uie people themselves, without Uie certain destruction of public liberty. It is true Uiat each department of Uie Government should be armed with a certain powor of self-protection against tho assaults of Uie other departments; and the Executive probably stands most in need of such protection. But Uie veto power, as it stands in the Constitution, goes far beyond Utis object It is, in effect a power in tho Executive Department to forbid all action in any other. It is true Uiat iiotwitiwtanding Uie veto of the President a law may still be passed, provided Uvo-tmrtts ol each House ot Congress agree therein ; but it is obvious Uiat Uie cases are very rare in which such concurrence could bo cxiected. In cases of plain necessity or policy Uie veto would not bo applied; and Utose of doubtful necessity or policy would rarely be carried bv a majority so large as two-Unrds of each House. And yot in Uicse it may bo just as important that the public will should be carried out as in cases of less doubt and difficulty. It may bo, also, that a President may opposo the passage of laws of Uie plainest and most pressing necessity. And if lie should do so, it would certainly give linn a niost improtier power over the people, to enable him to prevent the most necessary legislation, with only one-third of each Hotiso of Congress in his favor. There is something incongruous in Utis union of Legislative and Executive powers in Uio same man. Perhaps it is proper that Uiere should be a power somewhere, to check hasty and ill-considered legislation, and that power may be as well entrusted to the President as to any other authority. But it is not necessary Uiat it should be grout enough to prevent all legislation, nor to control in any respect the free exercise of tho legislative will. It would bo quite enough for Uio security of Uio rights of the Executive, and quite enough to ensure temperate and wise legislation, to authorize Uie President merely to send back to Uie Legislature for reconsideration any law which ho disapproved. By thus affording to that body time and opportunity for reflection, with ull Uie ad-diUonal lights which Uie President himself could throw upon Uie subject we should have very reasonable security for Uie due exercise of tho legislative wisdom ami a fair expression of Uie public, will. But if; atlerall this, Uie Legislature, in both its branches, should still adhere to their opinion, Uio theory and the sound pructico of all our institutions require Uiat Uicir decision should be binding and final." One Presidential Term. Jinoz Upshur, the present Secretary of the Navy, is the author of a work entitled ",1 Hrief Inquiry into the trite nature and character of the lederal Government." On Uie sub- ject of Presidential ro-eligihility Uio book contains some sound remarks, winch we quote as well tr the correctness of tho views expressed as fur Uto sako of keeping so important a point before Uie public eye : " The re-eligibility of the President, from term to term, is the necessary source of numberless abuses. The fact Uiat Uie same President may be elected, not for a second term only but for a third, fourth or even twentieth, will ere long suggest to him the most corrupting uses of his powers, in order to secure Uiat object At present there is no danger of Uiis. Presidents are now inado, not by the freo suffrages ol Uie people, but by party management; andtiiero are always more Uian one in Uio successful party, who arc looking tuUieir own turn in Uie Presidential office. It is too early yet for a monopoly of Uiat high honor; but Uto time will come, when tho actual incumbent will find menus to buy off opositim, and to onsure a continuance in utlicc, by prostituting Uio trusts which belong to it This is so obviously wiUi- in the natural courso of Uungs, that it may well ex- cito our surprise that Uie convention should lutvc left the public liberty wholly unguarded, at so assailable a point' It is surely a plain dictate of wisdom, and a necessary provision in every free government, Uiat Uiore should be some definite limit to Uie duration m executive power, in the sumo hands. We cannot nope in do tree irom me corruptions which rcfiiii iroin an abuse of Presidential jiower and Httronage, until Unit officer shall bo oligiblo only for one term a lung term if you please and until he shall be rendered more easily and directly responsible to Uio power which appoints him." THE CURRENCY EXCHANGES, tie. A communication in Uio National Intelligencer by a traveller who not long sinco returned from tho West, illustrates the evils of our unequul currency in a very striking manner, lie started with Virginia money herewith to pay his travelling expenses ; but on Uto Ohio river his pockcta were filled with small notes of local banks or individuals, received in change, and worth little or nothing away from home one three dollar note having been parted with in exchange for a breakfast which, according to Uto traveller'! account, was about as much below par as Uie note. Having traversed tht interior of Kentucky with such means as he could, Uie traveller entered Tennessee, and obtained a note of Uie State Bank of one hundred dollars. This he was obliged to sell on his return through Kentucky for eighty-eight dollars, Kentucky money. His narrative proceeds to say: "At Maysville 1 attempted to procure Virginia money, but failed. At Wheeling another attempt was made, but it proved unsuccessful. However, feeling that Uto Kentucky money would not go much further, I exchanged fifty dollars Kentucky for the notes of the Northwestern Bank of Virginia, and some other small bills, which paid my way until I reached Fredericktown, Maryland. There I met with difficulty, lor neiUier the Wheeling money nor the Kentucky was current ; but as a great favor, Uie landlord received a five dollar bill (Wheeling) lor my breakfast and dinner, and gave the change in two one dollar notes of some Pennsylvania bank, one dollar Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and tho balance in Good Intent shinplasters all, according to his say so, current ; but, not one hundred yards from Uie door, all, except Uie railroad money, was refused at Uie railroad office ; but having another filly cents of railroad scrip, I found my way to Harper's Ferry. uut there Uie Northwestern jjunK was in even worse repute Uian in Maryland ; and I placed in the hands of the agent $10 as a deposite, and was curried to Winchester, at which place 1 was detained two days in getting shaved Kentucky money at 12 per cent and Northwestern Bank at ten." Almost every traveller who goes a hundred miles from home can tell a story similar to this. The merchants who deal with the interior also know something of Uio state of things now existing in respect to the currency. Is it not an intolerable thing Uiat this great country should submit year after year to an evil like this, which is not only annoying, embarrassing and troublesome in Uie extreme, but which is also productive of serious losses to all classes of citizens? The fact ought to be established by Utis time, we think, Uiat nothing but a National Bank will be effectual in equalizing Uie currency how many years longer must the country wait for such an institution ? liallimore American. THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. Now Uiat we have all the Heads of Uie Executive Departments (save one) at Washington, people will begin to look more closely at the indications from Uie Scat of Government as to Uio probable course of the new Administration for new it is,as effectively, as if Uio will of the people, instead of very different and comparatively inferior causes, had brought about the late political revolution. The characters of the individuals who now fill Uio chief Executive offices are well known to all observers of public affuitrs for Uie lost twenty years, and each of them possesses qualities entitled to great respect With Uie single exception of Uie eminent gentleman who was a member of the Harrison Cabinet, and continues a member of the present, all Uie members of tho new Administra tion were, as Uie .imijoitm lias stated, members ol Uio original Jackson party; but they all are, or all were, at Uiis time lost year active Whigs. The problem to be determined is, whether as a whole, with tho President at Uieir head, Uiey are to constitute a Whig Administration-' On tins point there could be no question, if we considered only what they owe to Uie country, and what Uicy owe to Uicir reputation for consistency and disinterested patriotism, so much more dear to every honorable mind Uian mere official station, a poor indeed and worthless acquisition, to any honest man, except as Uio means of promoting the public welfare. Nor could there bo a moment's doubt on Uie part of Uiose who know Uie men, were it not for the sinister indications afforded by recent publications in Uie Mudisonian, which is generally believed to speak the sentiments of Uie President, and when it speaks of and for the members of the Cab inet must be understood ot course to speaK with their knowledge and approbation. For, that Uio Mitdisonian undertakes to represent their views without knowing them, much more to pledge Uiem to a scheme of politics to which Uiey are in reality opposed, is a supposition hardly to be entertained ; and yet alter all, it is more cosily to he credited than that Uiey should willingly submit to be mere automata, as Uie doctrine of Uie Mudisoniun makes Uiem out to be who recognise the President as their chief, and his will as the rule of their action, instead of recog nising the Comtttution as their preceptor, and the iMtei as Uicir Guide. I hose notions ot passive obe dience harmonize well enough with Uio ideas of Uie same paper with regard to the rights and duties of .Members ol Congress, whoso assertion ot their own principles and avowal of a difference of opinion Irom the President it represents as eonsvtracu : but Uiey are equally incompatible wiUi Uie spirit of Re publican (invemnient end with tho genius ol a tree People. If future numbers of Uto Madisoniall shall not exonerate the Exccutivo and the Cabinet from responsibility for Uiese anti-republican doctrines, it ill become matter of curious snecillntion bv what sort of galvanic process those arrogations of power to Uie Executive, condemned bv the 1'eoplc, doad and buried, but now disinterred and brought again to light are thus made to exhibit an appearance of rcviv- oil animation which cannot but be transient and de lusive. AW. Intel. LOOK AT HOME. If people would but establish it aa a fixed rule, when any article necessary or convenient is to bo purchased first look at home, in Uicir own town and shops, for what is required, and determine to buy there, if a suitable article can be had, and not to send abroad except for articles not to be hud at home, Uiey would touch Uie main spring of domestic prosperity. Wo are led to express this Uiottght by a statement of a recent occurrence in Uio Louisville Advortiscr. This is not a solitary case, hut one of frequent occurrence, even in Uie Queen City. Read it and reflect unon it: "A short time since, a gentleman residing down tho river passed Uirongh this city with an elegant piece of furniture which ho had purchased in null-dclphia for 100. It had cost him $40 more to trnns- port it Uius far. On arriving hero it was unboxed, for Uio purpose of being compared with an article of the same uescnption, niunuiuciureu oy a Liuuisvine Mechanic, which was held at tho same price 91ml. Tho superiority of Uie iouisvillo article was so deci (led, that the gentleman dcclnred he would rather have it at ono hundred and forty dollars, than Uie article which it had cost Unit amount to procure from Philadelphia. Here waa a dead loss of forty dollars, besides tho difference in exchange, and a world of extra risk and trouble. I ho gentleman would have been Uie irainer, had he purchased here for the f 100 and Uirown Uie J1 10 into the river; and certainly; our enterprising workmen would have been more encour aged by Uie operation. NEW JERSEY ELECTION. The "Broad Seal" maintains its supremacy in New Jersey. The election in this State has resulted in flic election of !) Whirrs and 1) locos to Uio Coun cil, and ;iti Whigs and 22 l-ocos to the Assembly. Whig majority in joint ballot I I. 1 no iiovcrnor, as presiding officer of tho Council, has Uie right to give a casting voto on an questions excepting uie u- nul passage ol laws. 1 his, together wiui tno v nig tnuinritv in the Assembly, secure the re-election of Governor Penninuton, and leaves Uie power of Uio Slato in Whig hands. if Aw Firm. Joshua Bates, of the house of Baring St Co., of Ixmdon, dined lately wiUi Mr. I.aw. rencc, one of Uie first merchants of Boston. At tho table Uiey entered into a tec-total partnership, each agreeing not to drink any intoxicating liquor without the consent of tho other. As such consent must in future be sent for across Uio Atlantic, the linn cannot bo hastily dissolved. Jl Tatte of WinfT. On Saturday night, Oct, 95. we had quilo a severe storm of wind and rain. About 10 o'clock it cleared up very cold and in Uto morning a slight crust of ice was preceptiblo on water out of doom tho first of Uio souson. It snowed nearly all duy yesterday, and at times vory hard; it however, melting by Uie time it reached the ground. H'heeling Gazette. FIUDAV IMORNINA, OCTOBER 90, 1841. THE NEWS FROM CHINA. We devote a considerable portion of our columns to-day to Uio details of Uie attack of Uie combined British forces un Uie, city of Canton. It will be seen that the English were about taking Uie city, or indeed as well as had it in Uieir possession. The Chinese will be compelled to accede to such terms aa Uie English auUiorities may propose. "THE WORK GOES BRAVELY ON!" It will be seen by the proceedings of Uie Temper ance meeting on Wednesday evening, that one hundred and fifty-four more names were added to Uie pledge on that evening. Great interest is taken in these meetings the excitement is up to Uio right point and many go away who cannot obtain admission owing to Uie crowd. fjTho Ealtimore Sun of Monday says "A ru- mor reached Uiis city last evening, that an attempt had been made in Petersburg!!, Va, to assassinate President Tyler. We put no reliance in Uie report not being able to trace it to any auUientic source." TENNESSEE. No election for Senators in Congress by the Le gislature of Tennessee had taken place up to Uie 22d. We have the Nashville Whig of that date containing Uie correspondence which passed between thirteen Opposition Senators, and the Hon. Ephriom K. Foster. These Senators addressed a circular to Mr. Foster and all others spoken of as candidates for the Senate, asking Uiem whether, if elected, they will ote for a repeal of the General Bankrupt Law the Distribution Law, and Uie Revenue Law whether Uiey approve Uie Bank Bills vetoed by President Tyler, and are in fuvor of any new Bank, Sic, die. They declare they are opposed to going into an election until full and satisfactory answers are received to these questions. Mr. Foster's reply is very severe. He declines answering the questions, for the reason that his sentiments on all public questions are already sufficient ly known. In allusion to his former course, he says " For years past, it has been my lot to struggle in a warfare where, as the country will bear me witness. I scorned alike to stoop for concealment or beg for quarters. During Uiat eventful conflict, in Uie length and fervency of Uie repeated interviews I hud tho honor of holding with tome of you, and in the fre quent opportunities you all had of reading and hear ing my sentiments, I endeavored to proclaim my opinions and declare my political associations. If, after all this, wo do not sufficiently understand each other, it must certainly be the result of incorri gible dulneti somewhere: and aa I make it a point never to he outdone in manners, I must, I suppose, as a matter of politeness, take Uie fault to myself, and secure you against an imputation which would wound Uie pride of your constituents and derogate from Uie dignity of Uie Senatorial gown." TEMPERANCE MEETING. Wednesday Evening, Oct 27, 1841. Pursuant to adjournment the meeting was organ ized in the MeUiodist Church. The Hon. Allen Trimble, President of Uie State Temperance Society, being present, was requested to preside. The meeting was then opened with prayer by Uie Rev. Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Porter then addressed Uie meeting in a very forcible manner, and offered the Pledge, to which one hundred and fifty-four names were added. The meeting Uien adjourned to convene in the First Presbyterian Church, on Thursday evening, Oct 28, at half past six o'clock. A. TRIMBLE, Ch'n. W. W. Backus, Sec'y. ttWe published a day or two since, an article on Uie Bubjcct of gratuitous advertising. The fol lowing, on the advantages of advertising will not come amiss as aooir. We give it w iUiout farther comment Uian to say Uiat every word of it is true. ADVERTISING. One ot our merchants, who had tried hard to get along and save Uie expense of advertising, in conversation with us a fewduyaago, told us Uiat he had learned something in Uiat way and should not again show himself " penny wise arid pound foolish." He said Uiat since he hail begun to advertise, his business had not merely doubled anil tnppicd, but had increas ed Irn fold. Many of our old fiuluoned merchants, have hail to give woy to the new and more enterprising traders and if some of the former class have maintained Uieir ground against Uie latter, it has been so only under circumstances not common to the generality of merchants. A merchant and manufacturer told us some time since Uiat he sold goods enough in ono ycarto a tin- gle customer whom ho knew to have been draton to his store bv, nil advertisement, to pay, troni tho prohb) ot those goods all Ins advertising expenses tor that year. A firm of lumber merchants in this city not long since sold between five and six hundred dollars worth of lumber to a person from Uie country. When tho bargain had been made, Uie purchaser remarked Uiat ho was induced to call on thetn (the sellers) from seeing Uieir advertisment in Uie Palladium and thereupon they sent us word to set tliem down thenceforth as yearly advertisers. If customers were generally in tho habit of saying to the merchant " I see you advertise such ond such articles and wish to look at tiieni" all doubts of Uio advantage of liberal advertising would soon vanish. This ami perhaps be considered our adver tisement. Well bo it so Uien. Wo must insist however Uiat it is not mere pufT, ami Uiat it is not put in for our own purposo altogether for wo aro abundantly favored in that way and cannot well find room for all our favors of Uiat sort, and therefore intended soon greatly to enlarge our dimensions so as to have probably Uie largest daily and tri-weckly papers (for the price) in New England. No no we repeat it is not mere pufT; but sober truth, as any one will admit who has been very- observing in regard to the effects of advertising ,'ew Iluvcn Palladium, A tl'estern Hotel. The St Louis Pennant gives the following description of Clamors' House in Uiat city: "It is a fine brick building recently erected by a company at an expense of about $'AI0,000. It is 2110 feet in lengtlu occupying the whole width of Uie square on r mirth street and running back shout one half the lengUi of tho square on C'hesniit and Pino street It is hve stories high, including the basement and has about '10 rooms. The entrance on the south side and front on Uie east, is similar to tho Astor House in New York, and the building hears a strong analogy to it in its internal structure, as well as in its discipline.1 Pretty tall for St Louis. i'I Philadelphia Laic-yer headed. A fellow was convicted in one of Uie courts in Philadelphia a few days since of stealing a nromisory note. When brought in to be sentenced, the Judge told him his scntenco would bo mitigated from U years to li months, if he gave up Uie note to Uie owner. This he was willing to do, but stated Unit tho note was in the hands of his lawyer, 1). Mclaughlin, Esq. McL. was called upon to givo it up, but having determined to hold it Insecure sonieclnun of disown, refused. The court tiiorouKin ordered Uie lawyer to give security to an-awcr tho charge of receiving stolen goods, and required him to show cause why he should not be disbarred ! Served bim right IIIttllXY IMPORTANT FROM CHINA! ATTACK ON THE CITY OF CANTON BY THE COMBINED BRITISH FORCES. The ship Narragonsett, at New York, bringi later and important news from China. A Postscript in Uie New York American of Saturday afternoon has Uie following account of it: "Macao, Moy 28, 1841. Dear Sir : You will seo by Uie enclosed Uiat hostilities have again commenced the trade entirely stopped. All the foreigners have left Canton except Uie English forces. "Several of Uie factories have been partly demolished, and nearly all entirely plundered by the rabble and Chinese soldiers. We have news from Canton up to Uie morning of Uie 20th, at which time Uie English wore still storming Uie city. The land forces had possession of Uie heights in Uie rear of Uie city, while Uie men-of-war had possession of Uie river in front and to Uie westward. "The loss of life on Uie part of Uie Chinese has been tremendous. There are between 40 and 50 thousand Tartar and Chinese troops inside Uie city, into which the men-of-war are pouring incessant vol-lies of shells and rockets, in order to drive them to a close engagement with Uie English soldiers on the heights. "The English have sustained considerable loss. A portion of our establishment is here, some on board ship at Whampoa, and Mr. Delano close to the city, intending to land first opportunity in order to look after the factory and property left there. "We have been fortunate enough to get on board shin, and at Uiis place in safety, every book, paper, and account that we possess, ihough wo evacuated the Factory in great haste, and but a few hours before Uio Chinese commenced Uie attack." Mucao, May 21, 1841. We stated last week Uiat every tiling at Canton bore so warlike an aspect that we should probably have to report the commencement of hostilities in this day's issue. We slnll relate some of Uie occurrences at Canton since Friday, Uie 21st premising Uiat up to the moment of our writing this, no later accounts Uian of the 25th have been received from Canton, and of the 2liUi from Whampoa; but it is probable Uiat we shall have to add later intelligence before our paper goes to press. On Uie 21st, Capt Elliot issued at Canton Uie following Circular. "In the present situation of circumstances, Her Brittannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary feels it his duty to recommend that the British and other foreigners now remaining in the factories should retire from Canton before sunset" Charles Elliot,, "II. M. Plenipotentiary. "British Factory, 21st May, 1841." Even without Uiis notice Uie warlike preparations made by Uie Chinese in every direction, were so apparent that it has become but too palpable that Uie Chinese contemplated commencing hostilities probably on that very day ; in many of Uie packhouses, and even on their roofs, guns had been planted ; every street leading to Uio river's edge hud become a masked battery, and pennons and flags were flying over every one of them ; soldiers were seen every w here, and even in Uie Hung merchants, warehouses, while teas were being weighed ; a party returning on Friday from one ol these Hongs, saw, whilst pas sing to the foreign factories in a boat many ot the batteries, Uie soldiers in which, for amusement's sake, pointed U,e guns at Uiem, without, however, mole tinfT them. The whole river from the French folly to Uie most northern end of Canton presented one continued line of fortification, and a large number of guns wete planted on Dutch and r rench follies. In fuct Uie magnitude of the Chinese preparations prove that tiiev were now ben', on most determined resistance, and to drive the English out of Uie river wiUiout much greater loss of time, and that too effect Uiis a simul taneous attack on Uie different positions of Uie English was intended. How far Uie late arrangement, in providing the Chinese Government with large stuns of monev, may have enabled Uiem to prepare Uius formidably, it would bo a somewhat curious calculation to make. II. M. Plenipotentiary will probably be able to tiutr some light upon this subject; he has indeed proved himself a most generous enemy, and Uie Chinese havo no reason to complain Uiat ftiirplay has not been given Uiem. Pursuant to Uie above notice of Capt Elliot all foreign merchants Uien at Canton, with Uie exception of two, left their factories, Uie last embarking at about G o'clock in the afternoon, and from what occurred after we have little doubt that it was intended to have surprised all Uie foreign merchants Uiat very night and to have carried Uiem oft" prisoners, hud Uiey escaped deaths st Uie hands of Uio infuriated mob. They have indeed had a most providential escape. Here follows a detailed account of Uie manner of Uie attack upon the city, Uie chief particulars of which are condensed in the following letter: Eiuact of a teller dated Macao, 30th May, 1841. Messrs. Cary & Co. Since Uie date of our general advices events of much importance have transpired, a brief note of which may not be uninteresting to you. The excitement among tho Chinese referred to. continued to increase until tho 18th inst When Cupt Elliot arrived at Canton, it soon became known Uiat ho hud already ordered the whole British force, vessels of war, transports and troops, to the immediate vicinity of Canton, and his advice to his coun trymen was to close their business and prepare for removal wiUi as littlo delay as possible. Ud to the 20th inst, Uie Chinese auUiorities had avoided hold ing any communication with Capt Elliot and matters wore a very dubious and unsatisfactory aspect The local auUiorities, however, published proclamations, and sent messages throu-'h tho Hong Merchants and linguists, assuring all resident foreigners of Uieir perfect sal'ctv in Canton. Un Uio evening of tue 20Ui, all the F.nglish residents had embarked, and only four or five Ameri cans, confiding in Uie assurance of Uie Chinese, re mained in the factories. The same night the Chi nese commenced hostilities by sending a licet of lire boats and rafts against tho vessels of war lying near Uio city, but wiUiout doing them any damage. This act was avenged by Uie Pylailes anil steamer Nemesis, that attacked and destroyed a b tltery near Uie factories, and about forty fire boats, and as many fire rafta. On the morning of the 22d, an Americon resident was seized by Uie Chinese and taken from his factory ; at the same time a bout belonging to Uie American ship Morrison, with tiiroe passengers and seven seamen, were captured soon alter leaving tho factories for Whampoa, and Uie party carried prisoners into Uie city. From Una, the time was occupied by the English in concentrating Uicir forces near Uie city, until the 24th, at 4 P. M. The Hyacinth 18, Modesta 18, Pylailes 18, Nimrod 18, Columbus lti, Ciui.er Hi, and Algorine 10, having taken up Uieir position in front of the city and suburbs, openod Uieir fire upon every offensive point of the Chinese, who returned it wiui considerable spirit at first but were toon compelled to desert their guns. At 5 P. M., a body of soldiers, about 400 were landed at Uie foreign factories, in Uio vicinity of which Uie Americans, who had been taken prisoners two duvs before, examined by Uie authorities, and released. The firing was continued until about 0 P. M., when Uie suburbs were on tiro in several places, and nearly all the batteries on shore in possession of or destroyed by Uie English. While Uiis was going on in front of Canton,Gcne-ral Gongh was landing his troo, 18C0 men, at tho foot of Uie heights, in the rear of Uie city, and on Uio morning of flm 95th ho commenced operations ; particulars of Uie day's work sre not yet known, fur thor tiion that with a loss of some 40 killed and wounded, four batteries wore taken from tho Chinos and great number! of their officers and soldiers killed, Uie heights commanding the city taken, and the British forces entrenched upon Uiem. The loss of the Chinese on this occasion it variously estimated at from 3 to 5CC0, and even aa high as 10,000 men; and Uiey now find to Uieir coat and extreme disappointment, that they are unable to cope with European troops on shore, as they have before proved themselves in Uieir encounters with British forces afloat On Uie 20th Uie vessels of war were engaged in quieting and destroying Uie few remains of opposition, and in the evening mandarins called on Cnpt Elliot with flags of truce, to negotiate for Uie preser vation of the city. Our advices from the seat of action and negotiation are to the morning of Uie 27th, whon it was said Uie Chinese had capitulated and offered a large sum of money for the ransom of the city which it was supposed would then be saved. It is scarcely necessary for us to say, that since the 11 til, nothing has been done in Uie way of sales of imports, and Uiat all shipments of teas, &c, cense on Uie 21st our establishment in common with all others, is again removed to Mucao, and we fear with a prospect of being obliged to remain here for several months, inasmuch as in the event of a suspension of hostilities, and Canton being left wiUiout further injury, we do not think Uie British merchants will trust tiiemselves there while Uie British forces are drawn off to the northward. We think it will be found ncceas vry to renew the blockade of Uie port and the most that w e can hope for under almost any circumstances is, th. t neutrals may proceed to Canton, to realize the forcisn merchandize deposited there, and to complete the lulling of the ships already in port. ADDITIONAL PATICULAKS. Wo hear tint on the 25th, early in Uie morning, Howqua and Kwungchon foo had an interview with one of the naval command)' m, offering to negotiate lor the saving ot the city ; that they ottcied hve mil-I lions of dollars to be paid within three months, and all damage done to or snnered by Uie lintisn dining the attack on the city to be mace pood ; Uiat they I'ut-ther offer to withdraw ail troops from Canton, and ask for 40 days to efiect it in. These oflbrs, if made, have, it appears.' been refused; it would indeed be the heieht of folly now again to enter into negotiations with the Chinese after the an.plp experience we havo had of their total want of good fn it li. They piobnbly by theee offers wish to gain time, in order at some future moment again treacherously to break Uieir promises whenever Uiey mey hope to be abie unawares to attack Uie English wiUi son.e advantage.The number of rafts prepared by tho Chinese must have been enormous; tliev have been feen on all parts of Uie river between Cinton and Cogue; some were sent down upon tiio Wellcsicy (anchored off Uie Bertie) from Chuenpec; others at Second Bar, upon the Futtay Solum (ruhoie there,) and Uie Scaleby Castle. Tho Naval Senior Commander has, we hear, issued a notice to the Chinese Uiat any village from which a fire-craft shall be seen to come, or Uie village nearest to tite spot whence the fire-craft shall have been sent is to be destroyed so as not to leave one stone upon another. In prosecution of Uiis tine-it, the Sulphur and Alligator have completely destioyed a village near Half Way Pagoda, whence fire-rafts had been sent among Uie British shipping, and it is to be hoped that this severe example will have thedesiicd effect Hor Majesty's Plenipotentiary has also issued a Pro- "tSSS i . . . J . drive tliem nU ,jieir t)00pa out 0f cton, and warns the -,f,,l ib ,hit.,.t. l.i- it, .n ith,i hv thA Kmrmmr at I nmmiHinnnn ho mtv intpnriai tn doi ;., otAct no, to be m. de , ,ufIoI for ,ha fculu 0f tXicir mandarins. I Tho Amri.n U .nn.nl wont tn fnninn in rle. ! mand the release of his countrymen, and we suppose Utnt it was in consequence of his remonstrance that . Uiey were set at liberty in front of the factories, ex- , exposed to insults from Uie mob, although they had j repeatedly but ineffectually demanded to be delivered to their countrymen at Whampoa, or on board an ! English ship (if war. WiUiout Uie means of get-1 ...... ... .1.. . en. . k..i ! other means of safety but to seek for shelter in Uie a " uj It.'lll vsniltu.,, 1110 pwi iui.utv uau iiw ' Conso House, where having reached, Uiey were shut up and remained several days, without food, apparently forgotten, until on the 24th, Capt F.lliot who, we suppose, must have been informed of Uicir position, went there with a strong detatclnnent of troops and released tlieiu from Uicir imprisonment sending Uiem to Whampoa. THE PERILS OF THE SEA. The N. York Commercial Advertiser lias Uie fol lowing, showing tho perils and accidents of Uie sea; The wreck discovered nourtiie Azores, Aug. 2tith, aa published in your paper so ns days sro, is no doubt Uie same which was fallen in with Kst Apul, about one hundred miles from Capo Hattcras. both accounts say Uiat tho beams were sunding erect ; aud probably it was Uie wreck of Uio ill-fated Pulaski.In relation to the President, I am of opinion that this noble steamer would not havo foundered fiom Uio violence of the wind and sea. Sho has been destroyed by tiro, Uieponer of steam, or by coining into contact wiUi something, snd I am veiy fearful Uut something was St George's shoil. The severity of the gulo was such that it wits without doubt necessary to keep the hoat's houd to Uie wind; and, fio n whoio alio was hut seen, St George's slto.tl wis directly to windward. There should be, in my opinion, un examination made of this slioil, as Uio ship was of such st enjtii that if wrecked there, son e of her frame may still be visible. As an evidence of the great danger of this shoal, Uie following was related to mo by Cupt Nit-ho'sin, of the I'ti.ted Suites thgite Potomac, Uien lying in Rio Janeiro. "We sailed from Boston, and with a strong wind were soon up with Cape Cod. Dutini' Uie night, said Capt Nicholson, 1 examined my chuit, and felt some anxiety about St. Georgo a sliouh I sen tor the pilot, who assured no that all was well ; that we ero Uien in the channel to tho West of the she '1. I felt uncmv, and watched uie snip moie closely Uin 1 should otherwise have done. In Uie morning I was silling in Uie cabin, and Uie ship wus miming oil' about ten knots, ith a heavy Westeily wind, when I was starUcd by an unnatural motion of the ship, which satisfied me of our being in shoil water, and springing on deck. I jumped on one of Uie weather funs, and discovered breakers ahead. 'Hard up I' cried, and Uio helmsman answered the order with hard up, sir. Tho fngato answered her heim and falling off about five points, brought up. This was a fuirful situation for a noble vessel ana six hundred souls on board. One moment more on the courso we were running, and not an individual would have survived to relato Uie story connected with tho loss of the ship, Uien only a few hours out of port "The ship struck tiiroo times, but soon wore round and wo were saved. On goini into Uio ritriiinir Uio slioal was seen to bo hare, and the breakers were very heavy." It is painlully mortifying that so muny vessels nave fallen in with various wrecks and equiuments, con jectured to belong to the President, and not one has taken Uie trouble to obtain anything by wnicn una onco noble steamer could be identified. .HAKIIICD, On Wrtlncii'ay morninft hut, by the Rev. Ju. Hore, Mr. IIk.irt N'.t.u CAni.ikLK, oi Cliilliroibe, lo Mtra Eli-iabrth M(Lrr.,ol ilii fiiv. At .Mnrietts Ohio, on the "h imlant, by the Rev. Hiram Gear, Hi.mak Uatm, K-M . I.' nor ol ih Marietta lnlclli-geneer.loMui bMiliv SmrUA of dial plar. , u- i dii:i, III this eitv on lite SSlh instant, of eouietivc fever. Mi. Calvis 8. 1'AftRKR, a native ol Tubiud eoimiy, t'oim-rn. eul, in lire 47lh ji ur ol tn aa. Mi. P. ban resided hi Ohio lor llio ptul -i7 year -lived an exemplary lite, and b bt t or-reet and upiiglu walk, had hi urvd man) Int-ndi. Ilit IVne-ral wai atleiiuud by a llti re roneouifti- l rilirm, Sud by die Mwosie I'laietaity, and lie was interred wiia Hxoait robots.