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C h eap Postage. T h is i» tho tim e, says the Connecticut Fountain, to agitate the subject o f cheap post* age, as the “ servants of the people” are as sembling in the Legislative H a lls, to transact business for the nation. W e consider this a most important measure, and the experiment which we have already made, proves that it is entirely practicable, even i f the example of G reat Britain had not proved it before.— Newspapers o ught to be carried free, and let ters for tw o cents postage, to any point with in t h e United S tates; and we believe the peo ple will, eventually, be satisfied with nothing short of this. Is this asking too much? Sup pose that sucii an arrnegment should cause a deficit in the receipts of the department, which must be made up from some other source !— W e havo other national, establishments which do n o t directly pay for themselves. Do the Arm y and Navy return directly into the Trea sury the c o st of their outfit and support ? Of course not. But allowing them to be necessa ry for the .protection of important interests, (although i t ia claimed by many that those in terests would he much better protected with out them,) would not the cheap transmission of mailable matter promote interests o f as great and vital importance to this nation as any other? W e think so. Our republican insti tutions must rest upon the intelligence of the people, as their foundation. Constitutions and laws alone will not govern men ; and nothing tends more effectually- to promote intelligence in the masses than the circulation of mailable mattor. Our Postmaster General has become a convert to the doctrine o f cheap postage, and we hope tho people will express their views upon the subject in such a manner, that Congress will be compelled to act upon it in the right way T H E LATE CHARLES VAN LOON. The last American, published at Poughkeep sie, contains a short history of this man of God, from his birth lo liis death. W e would be glad to publish the whole, but cannot for want of room. We however give the following extract. He had preached in the morning irom John 16 : 3 2 , \ I am not alone, because the Father is with me.” In passing through the parlor, on Saturday previous, he paused to read theplan of this discourse to his wife. She then remarked, “ T hat sermon does not sound like yours ” __ “ No,” he replied, “ it would be a very appropri ate fu n e r a l sermon ; 1 believe I will keep it for that purpose.” He preached it, however, the next morning. It was a funeial sermon ! It was his own — his/usf ! At the close of the morning ser vice, he gave notice that he would preach in the evening from the text so strikingly illustrative of human frailly,— \W e all do fade as a lea f ”— He returned to Ids home apparently in full enjoy, ment of his usual h ealth; after dinner complained of nslight indisposition, but was better towards evening, and retired at an early hour to pre pare for the evening service. A short time be fore the hour o f worship, while engaged in select ing hyms for the choir, he observed a paralysis of the left hand which prevented him from rais- Coliimbia Washingtonian, Hudson, Thursdaj, Dec. 9,1847. F o r the R e p e a l o f the last P o s t Office T a x on Newspapers. DO N ’T F O R G E T ! “ D o n ’t forget w h a t V W h y th a t Dr. E l l i o t t , the celebraled T e m p e ran c e L e c t u r e r , w h o visited us a short tim e sin c e , is t o be h e r e this evening (T h u r s day) and will give a T e m p e ran c e address in the Lecture Room o f the Presbyterian C h u r c h . E x e rcises to com m e n c e at 7 o ’clock. G o early if y o u wish to get a seat. ing it to the table. In a moment h e was complete- _________ 0h ly paialy-Bed, and sank dawn uponithe floor.— I contradicted the next, and He w a s immediately temoved to his bed, and every effort made to restfljp animation, but all in vain. In a little more than six hours from the time of iris attack, his heart had ceased to b e a t! Thus suddenly and unexpectedly cometh the messenger of death ! Thus h as he again enter ed this community, and removed from among us one o f the most gifted and useful of our citizens. It has bereaved, tiie wife of an\ affectionate and' devoted JmslianC tlte child of a fond falher and ^jMOUtctor, ihe parents o f a respectful and dutiful ' ton, tne brothers and sister of one who loved them tenderly, nnd sought their happiness in thistfelation. The Church also, to which he ministered, feel that they have lost a faithful and devoted Pastor, one who sought their interests; who lived and labored for them . ,- and his death has spread universal griel throughout this com munity. But wc have reason to believe that the mes sage that has summoned him to h is last account has not found him unprepared. Daring the past year he has often expressed to the writer his conviction of the nearnessof his dissolution, and o f the necessity of constant readiness for death. H e remarked, not long since, to a friend, refer ring to the disease of his heart and its unnatural pulsations, \1 have a trouble there which often reminds me of the imperishable stanza of L ong - yzL L O W ” “ Art is long, and time is decline And our hearts, though stout and brave, Stilt like muffled drums ere beating Funeral marches to the grave.\ A n o t h e r s u d d e n d e a t h o f a C l e r g y m a n . — The Rochester papers state lhat the Rev. Dr. Hopkins of lhat city, w a s attacked by paralysis on Tuesday of last week, and lingered, although unable to speak, until Saturday morning, when h e expired. H e was a preacher of high stand ing, only iorty two years of age, and was to have been married on the day following his at- fick to a lady ol Rochester. Vfhat Temperance Societies have Done. There are now, says the Albany Spectator, more than 1,500,000 people in the United Stales, who abstain from the u se of ardent spirits, and from furnishing it to others ; more than 6,000 temperance societies, embracing more than 600,- 000 members. More than 2000 distilleries have been stopped; more than 5000 merchants have ceased from the traffic. Il is estimated that 30,- 000 persons are now sober, who, had it not been lor the temperance societies, would have been eots; and that a t least 20,000 families are now a t ease and comfort, who would otharwise have been in poverty and disgraced by drunken in mates. Support you r County Papers. The above caption should be posted up in a conspicuous place in the house o f every Far m er, the workshop of every Mechanic, and the counting room of every Merchant in the country. W e regard it as the duty of every person who is able, (and who is not?) to take a paper, and by all means to give, the first preference to local ones. If he is not able to subscribe for more than one he should never go to New-York, Philadelphia, o r any other o f our cities for that, but give his money to the honest, hard-working publisher in his own vicinity, who if well sustained will be almost sure to give him its worth and more too. To those who reside in the country, the advanta ges of a local over a foreign publication, aro manifest to any impartial mind, and do not need any recapitulation. We will, however, briefly advert to some : In the first place, every scrap of news of any importance to the public, is gathered into overy well conducted country Newspaper. If it is not received quite a s speedily or early as it would be otherwise, it is generally stripped of much that is m ere verbiage, unreliable, or totally untrue, in point o f fact. This every intelligent person will bear witness to. W h a t comes to us ono day throug the city press is idea versa. The country papers do not as a general thing, fall into these extravagancies, but on the contrary take care to avoid them—giving nothing to their readers but what may be relied upon.— T h is consideration, alone Jq sufficient to turn the-balance-fn favor o f the country press. B u t while the country paper is the most re liable source from which to obtain news from abroad, both foreign and domestic, il is the only medium by which events that are trans piring at home may be obtained. Every indi vidual is interested in affairs which immediate ly concern his own county. H e should keep a s trict watch of every movement going on about him in the political, social o r business world, that he may be prepared to act under- standingly in reference to them. Ho should watch the, domestic markets, that he may know where to dispose o f h is grain to advan tage. H e should know the expenses o f the county, and for what he is taxed. H e should know where tiie courts assemble and what they do. H e should recollect that the coun ties, if they have not heretofore been, are to become miniature republics, under the new constitution. All this and much more should be considered in connection witli this subject It is only through the medium of tho local press that an intelligent judgement in regard to local affairs can be formed, and the charac ter and qualifications o f those charged ns pub lic officers with the general administration of county affairs can be formed, and the people prepared to correct the errors o f their servants at home- The interests o f the people a re in timately identified w ith the condition of their local newspapers. Support your own papers and they will support you. If one suffers the other will be injured in the same proportion. T h e re is no doubt about this. Rev. A. B. Yan Zandt’s lecture. The Lecture of this eminent divine be?are the Franklin Library Association, on Tuesday eve ning last, was a masterly effort, creditable to himself, and highly gratifying to his large and discriminating auditory. His subject —\Land Ouzcrvaderen.\ We were unfortunately de tained with business, and did not hear the first half of the Lecture. The portion tve heard was1 exceedingly interesting. The speaker reviewed the charges which some authors liave preferred, against the Dutch, oi ignorance,\Bigotry &ck &c., and showed they had been grossly misrepJ resented. He proved them in many respects/ the most remarkable men of the age—a brave race, and that their motto was now, and evep had been, lhat adopted by Old Rough & Ready,' ‘•Never Surrender ” Tbe whole Lecture was replete with instruction and his closing remarks were a beautiful tribute to the character oi the' Dutch. CHEAP POSTAGE. Everything is ripe for cheap postage; even Cave Johnson it is said, will recommend a re- dnction before the next congress. The first year after the reduction to five and ten cents, the de ficit in the Post Ofiice revenue w as $800,000.— T h is year it will not exceed 840,000. A uni form rate of five cents for letters, and newspa pers free, will suit the {Mople best. W hat if there b e a deficit of a million or so I The pub tic money cannot be spent to better advantage. A million for free postage and not one mill for w ar. A pples .—It i6 slated in the Utica Herald that 50,000 barrels of apples have been shipped from Oneida county this fall, making a crop of no •m all magnitude. One hundred barrels of pippin apples from Ulatercounty, were shipped from Boston a short time since for China. We doubt whether they w ill be o f mucb value afier a five or six months voyage through hot climates to teach their des tination.- Rum Affrays and B urglaries. Through the politeness of a friend, we are m possession of the Amsterdam Intelligencer, from which we learn lhat a number of Boatmen, who were detained at Port Jackson in consequence of a crowd of Boats, got into a rum shop, kept by one Seely Patterson, drinkingaml carousing, which finally resulted in a fight, in which a man by the name of Mills was stabbed in the right breast, by a man by the name of Cbeese- brougli. This occurred'on the 18th ult. Oil Sunday the 21st, another affray came off at the same place, between two young men, in which one was knocked into the canal with a billet of Wood. Now, just step across the fiver a few rods distant, to a place called Amsterdam, a town as il were of churches, anil one we had al ways supposed to be a very moral place, from the fact, that the goodly inhabitants thereof, are very loth to tolerate a bowling alley within its precincts, and what says the Intelligencer, “ that it is infested with a band of desperadoes, who are committing all sorts of depredations” It is but a few weeks since lhat a young man was knocked down in the evening and. tarred and feathered. On the night of the 23d ult., vari ous houses, were entered in Port Jackson and Amsterdam, and robbed of sums o f money, va rying from S2.50 to 3 2 0 0 . A correspondent of the Intelligencer, says “ that Rum is the main cause of the late crimes The stabbing nt Port Jackson was caused by Rum —the Boy lhat got knocked into the canal was caused by' R u m — and if you could trace them all, you would find rum was at the bottom.” Just think of it reader, almost all the riots, disturbances, dreadful accidents, suicides, bur glaries, and heinous crimes of which we read daily, are brought about by some connection ol the parties with alcohol, Many may a t first, view this as a false statement. Let them inves tigate the subject thoroughly and they will see that what we say is correct. In some cases they will not, perhaps, be able to trace the ef fect hack to the real causes; but whenever they have the means of doing so they' wifi find in it far greater number o f instances, that facts war rant Ihe assertion w e have made. What then ? It is plain to us therefore, that whoever says, “ Don’t make so much ado about temperance,\ — Let people gel drunk if they choose &c.,” arc virtually consenting to suffer the enormous crimes, with accounts of which ihe papers are daily filled, still to be perpetrated, and misery still to reign in the homesteads of thousands.— Think of it! Shall we Ihus consent ? Should we be silent ? Ought our laws to protect and perpetrate such a state of things I Think of il, reader! Think of it ye inhabitants df Fort Jackson and Amsterdam. COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE. T h e December N o . of this excellent publi cation, is received. It contains two beautiful steel engravings and a fashion plate. Tbe reading m a tter of the present number, like its predecessors, is of the highest order of Maga zine literature. It is published at 110 Fulton S t., N ew-York, at the low price of $3, per an num. P r o g r e s s . — New• tfork ,—Applications have been received forcharters for Chenango Division No. 283. to be located at Norwich. Chenango co , and Amsterdam Division 290, to be located at Amsterdam, Montgomery co. AO-Counterfeit bills on the Ballston Spa Bank, says the Democrat, of the denominations of SI 82, and $ 3 , are in circulation. The Spurious bills are on lightish paper, poorly executed, and can easily be detected by an ordinary observer. A railroad is proposed to extend from Kingston, in Ulster county, to Pine Hill, in Delaware coun ty. It would open a new and important line of trade. A n o t h e r C i t y .— The village of West Troy, is about to apply for r city charter under the name of Watervlict. Remember the Poor. Cold pinching weather is now upon us, and many are the children of penury lo whom i t is a messenger of wo. Scant fare, thin clothing, imperfect shelter are theirs even in Ihe more fa vored seasons of the year, especially when dis ease hovers around their lowly dwellings and disturbs their sleep with its painful presence.— How much more trying, then, must be their con dition, when frost and snow are scattered over the earth, and the sun’s heat seems chilled and impoverished! Let the favored, the full-fed, the well-warmed remember these things; and let them remember also that “ it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Those who never expe rienced any of life's joys, let them give to the poor and minister to the afflicted, and they will complain no longer. AN ELEGANT PIANO FORTE. If our musical readers, and those who may bo situate^ like ourself, not peculiarly blessed with a very good e a r for music, wish to see ono of the most splendid Piano Fortes-in the city, and hear its rich nnd delightful tones, will lake the trouble to call a t the residence of our friend B lanchard , the music teacher, they will be gratified to their hoarts’ Content. It is an extra nice ono in evory sense of tho word. It is a seven octave, and w as got up expressly to M r. B.’s order ; and is esteemed, by those who aro considered good judges, to be the best and cheapest instrument in this re gion. It can be purchased for $350, and i t is a sweeter toned, and better finished piece of furniture, than we havo often seen sold for $600. If you wish to see it you must call soon, as it w ill not long remain on sale, or for examination. * WORTHY OF IMITATION, The Legislature of Vermont, previous to its adjournment on Monday week, passed; Unani mously a j ^ n t resolution, instructing the dele gation in Congress from lhat State to use their influence to procure Ihe repeal of the labi act of Congress relating to newspaper postage. “ Force W h y {jrJ-Exclusive moral suasionisls say, and law cannot make men virtuous.” then are they n ot in favor of abolishing all Jaws against vice ? nday Evening Meeting. T h e & e tin g was called lo order by the Pre- sideiitJprnd after reading a portion of the scrip- turaS a n d the transaction of some business, re m a i n upon matters and things in general, and sompin particular, relative to the cause of Tern- [lefance, were made by the President and others, ■hen the following resolution was offered and [aid on the table till next Monday evehing. I, Resolved ,—-That the word Monday in the Constitution of the Temperance Fund League of the city of Hudson be stricken out, and the word Sunday be inserted in its place ft will be recollected by most of our readers, that these meetings, until withtn a few weeks past, have been held on Sunday evenings, and that they were changed at the earnest solicita tion of a number of Tempeance men, who felt as though they could not concientiously attend \fin Sunday evening. Since their change, how ever, as a general thing, we are sorry to say that these meetings have not been well attended.— The very individuals who made these promises to a very great extent are not to be found there on Monday evening, and those who have thus far sustained them feel as though the meetings must be given up or held on Sunday evening. We therefore hope there may be a general at tendance next Monday evening, in order that the merits of the resolution may he fully and fairly discussed; and after such diccussion, if it shall be deemed advisable to hold them on Sun day evenings, that they may'be conducted ac cording to the requirements of Him who hath commanded all to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Nothing light, trifling, or frivoldfc should be admitted, and nothing adapt ed to prevent the sacred observance of that ho ly day. If moral nnd religious influences are weakened, ihe cause of Temperance will suffer. ROWDYISM. W e regret the necessity of the following remarks, but a t the instance of several of our citizens, we deem it o u r duty to make them . The city has been disturbed several times of late, by the meetings, and carousing of cer tain persons at late hours o f night, and in so noisy and improper manner as to give serious annoyance to the neighborhood about them W e are by no means opposed to any proper and innocent amusement, but can see no pro priety in accompanying it with noise, hooting, halluing, &c , so as to disturb more peaceable and well disposed citizens. Such conduct, while it is extremely oppressive toothers, is most ridiculous and foolish in itself, and such as no rational man, unless his reason has been overturned by rum , would be guilty of. It is a matter of regret that there are any yottng or old men in our city, inconsiderate or rash enough to be engaged in such scenes; and it is hoped similar ones will not again occur. Tavern keepers and grocers who permit such scenes to take place nn their premises, would do well to temembef that they thus expose themselves to complaint for keeping disorder ly houses. N e w s from M exico. The news from Mexico is not of a very im portant nature. The Mexican Congress hnd as eemhled at Qunrelaro, and had replied toTrisl's Peace propositions, but the suhslance wns tin- known. The road between Vera Cruz and the Capitol was almost entirely free irom guerillas. The N. O. Picayune of the 24lh announces the arrival of tho steamer Alabama, which left Ve ra Cruz on tbe 18th with dates from tho Capi tol to tbe 8th, 5 days later. Maj. Gen. Quit man, Gen. Shields, and numerous other gallant officers arrived in the Alabama. From the g e n eral aspect of affairs, ihe prospects of Poaco are as remote as over. RIGII PRICES. An officer in the city of Mexico in speaking of the high prices in lhat city, says: “Every thing is high in the city. I paid $40 for a new coat I A pair of shoes costs $4, a pound of tea $ 5, and every thing else in pro portion.” W hnt a prospect for the poor privates, with their $7 a month! SOLUTIONS. If our correspondent, J, N , M ., w ill take the trouble to call on u s, we-will show him a solution which has been furnished u s of the poser in our paper ofthe 11th. It will bo im possible for us to publish the solution for want of proper Algebraic characters T h e follow ing is the solution in o u r paper of Dec. 2d. Their distance apart each day. for eighteen days will produce an order of differences, whose common difference will be 2, when B will be the farthest distance from A , conse quently the next 18 days travel will produce another scale of differences, having also a common difference of 2 ; therefore in 36 days they will be together. On the supposition that A and B start at the same time, which is not stated in the question. H . H. P . T h a n k s g i v i n g A m u s e m e n t s a t S y r a c u s e - The Journal stales that two men-were brought j up to the police oflice at 3 o’clock in the morn- j ing, who had been “ caught in the attempt to rob I the hen-roost of Charles Kellog and upon them , was found a white bed cover and two flour bag* taken from the wash.” They must have made rather a striking appearance at the police office in this rig. NORTH BAY SABBATH-SCHOOL. It is undoubtedly known to most of our citi zens, that for several years, an institution of the a b o ^ name has been sustained in the lower part of the city. Those engaged in sustaining it have been from the several religious denomi nations, and the main object has been to gather up those children who did not attend any Sab- bath-School, and especially the poor, lo bring them under the influence of the hible. Recent ly, however, this enlerptise seems to have gain ed a new impulse. The former building had frequently been found inadequate to accommodate the number that were already collected in, and was an ob stacle to further efforts. By the liberality of a few benevolent Christians, a new one has been erected, more capacious, and in a more iavorable location than the former. Indeed, I know not when 1 have seen a room so conveniently ar ranged for the accommodation of a sabbath- school as this present one. As a kind of dedicatory exercise the Clergy men of all the Evangelical churches were invi ted lo meet the teachers of the various sabbath- schools there on Thanksgiving day evening, and hold such exercises as they should deem appro priate. At the appoiated lime the room was well fil led (which perhaps will seat one hundred and .fifty persons.) The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Church. Then follow ed an address by the Rev. Dr. Gosman, in rela tion to the importance of religiously educating the young. After which the Rev. M r Bainbridge made somewhat extended remarks lo the teachers, showing by numerous examples the encourage ments they had to labor in an enterprise like this. The time having been so far spent, but few remarks were made by Rev M r. Church, or Rev Mr. Darling. Enough was said, howev er to show their hearty good will towards the enterprise, and a readiness to do their utmost to encourage and assist those engaged in it. To every lover o f Christ, it is a matter of heartfelt rejoicing to see aii seclarian differences laid aside, and the embassadors of God engage heart and hand together for the religious train ing of the youth or the coaversion of sinners. The design of this school is for missionary enterprise, and those who labor in it, are con sidered as acting In a missionary field. It be longs exclusively to no one denomination, and the teachers are from the different churches oi Christia.is, who unite together to promole the object. In addition to a sabbath school a regular Thursday evening meeting has been establish ed here, at which some one of the clergymen of the city are expected to preach. This, in deed, is an arrangement inlo which they have entered, to preach alternately once in four weeks Mav we not look for the blessing ol God on such efforts as these ? Those who have made sacrifice for the pro motion of such a cause, if they have done it from motives Of pure benevolence, prompted only hy a desire to promote the glory ot God, have the sweet promise lhat in some way they shall be rewarded. M ay the seed sown spring up and bear fruit abundantly’. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. OS-The Cincinnati Catholic Telegraah of the 19 th inst., states that three young ladies have recently taken the white veil in ihe Convent of Notre Dame in that city. Also that a very in. telligent lady, educated a t the east, and sent out to the west under the patronage of Gov. Slade, has joined the Catholic faith, and will shortly com. mence her novitiate in the same institution I F e e s f o r A c k n o w l e d g m e n t o f D e e d s . A law recently passed prohibits any officer from receiving a greater fee for taking affidavits or ac- knowledgments than are by law allowed to Jus. tices of the Peace. (p 5 -W e have received a correct solution of the p u z z l e in our last, from 3 different cor respondents—“ Constant Reader,” “ Sarah, and “ M ary.” _____ QUESTION. Given the bearings o f two indefinite lines AB, A C , from the point A, severally N. W . and N . N. E ; also the distance of a Spring lying 500 yards due North from said point. Required the bearing and distance o f a line passing from AB to AC through said Spring, so that the quantity of land cut off may be a m<nimum ; likewise the price of said laud per acre, i t having been sold for $400. Deo. 3. J. N . M. T h e G ir a r d C o l l e g e . —On the 1st o f Janu ary, 1848, the Girard College will be opened for the reception of pupils. None but faiherless children are to be admitted. Those born in the city of Philadelphia are to have Ihe preference; next, those born in the Stale o f Pennsylvania, in the city of New York, and in the city of New Orleans. These children are to be board ed, clothed and educated a t the expense of the college fund. After the college is opened, no clergyman of any denomination will be permit ted to enter the college, even ns a Spectator.— Such is the language of the Will. I A Fact for Cliristians. For llie consideration of o u r Christian readers tve extinct the following from a lecture deliver ed b y the Rev. Mr. Wright, of Cambridge, in England. Mr. W. staled in a lecture lhat five hundred thousand drunkards had been reclaim ed in England and W ales, seventy thousand of whom had connected themselves with the Christian Church. Does any one ask what connection has Temperance with religion ? We answer much— and would refer to facts like the above to substantiate it. The history of the Washingtonian reform which prevailed in our own country a few years since corroborates abundantly the same truth. There are at this hour many of ihe subjects qf that reform in good standing with our churches, and are orna ments to the cause they have espoused, who would long since have been beyond the reach oi chutch influences had it not been for that Temperance reform. We have, then, when we look a t these facts, But little charity for those sliff religionists who consider the Temperance reform unworthy the notice o r the regard of the Christian Church. When will the Church wake up to her whole duty in reference to the Temperance reform ? Heaven grant that she may do so soon. 0 ®*A Dutch member of the Pennsylvania As* icmhly, having returned home from a session, was asked by a neighbor what had been done by the legislature ? ‘I don’t know what others have done,’ replied he; ‘hut I have cleared one hundred dollars for mine self. Ogden Hoffman, F,sq. was paid $1,000 by the Common Council ol the city of New York, for his services in assisting the District Attorney, during the recent trial of Ihe woman Kestell. Cc?-The death roll of tho persons who died by sh ip fever a l Grosse Isle, Quebec, during the past season, was 34 feet in length, and Ihe number of deaths was 9,000. 03 -The population of Texas is now cslim at about 123,OOU. 09 -No mail matters destined for any of tha Britisht possesions on this continent, will be permitted to leave Ihe United Slates unless the United States postage is previously paid. (jcf-The number of murders committed Ihe last year in the United Stales, was about 224. G r e a t T im e . — I here was a foot race in Chi cago, between Gihlersleeve, Canada and Arm- strong. The latter took the lean anil kept it— making the 10 miles in 57 : 56 The quickest time was 5 ; 26. The longest 6 : 08. An American writer, speaking of certain New York speculators, some ol whom prolessed lobe of a decidedly pious turn of mind, says that their motto ought to be— “ let us prey.” T h e Springfield Republican slates that a contractor on the New York and New Haven Rail Road, has absconded, carrying off with him $15,000, of which amount he cheated hi* hands of their hard earnings. A C h a l l e n g e . — Mr. F . O. J . Smith, of th* Boston Telegraph lino, in a communication to the Boston Transcript, offers the following b e t : I will deposits $1,000 in tho Merchant’* Bank agam s ta hkostitn, that 1 have a D u r ham Bull whose weight exceeds 2500 pounds, which will travel from Boston to New York city, with a message of one thousand words, in less time than the whole telegraph system patented to House, can convey the same mes sage, in consecutive words, from Boston to N e w Y o n t ; and I will furnish the wires of the New York and Boston telegraph, free o f charge, to the House instruments, to carry on . the undertaking. The offer to be accepted, and the trial to be made within th'e months o f October and November of the present year. F r a n c i s O J. S m i t h . Telegraph Office, Boston, Oct. 27, 1847. THE MARKETS. Onr Soldiers in Mexico. T h e following tribute to the valor of our soldiers in Mexico, we take from the Official Despatches of Gen. Seott. A fter recapitula ting the losses our arms have sustained during the severe engagements of August and Sep tember, amounting to 2703, officers included, he s a y s : # “ On the other hand this small force, [not exceeding a t any time 10,700 men,] havo beat en on tne same occasions, in view of their Capital, the whole Mexican army, of (at the beginning) thirty odd thousand men— posted always in chosen positions, behind entrench ments, or more formidable defences of nature and a r t ; killed and wounded of that number more than 7,000 officers and men ; taken 3, 730 prisoners, one seventh officers, including 13 generals, o f whom 3 had been Presidents of this republic ; captured more than 20 col ors and standards, 75 pieces of ordnance, be side 57 wail pieces, 20,000 small arms, an im mense quantity o f shot, shell, powder, &c. PRESENT TO Mrs. WRIGHT. The public have already been apprised, that a number of merchants o f New York, previous to the death of Mr. W right , had arranged to pre sent him with a service of sdver p late,as a tes timony of their “ sense of his privatq'worth and pubic services. Il has been formally presented to Hon. J ohn A. Dix to be delivered b y him to Mrs. Wright.— The whole cost o f the service was $ 2 0 0 0 ; and it is described as extremely rich, and well execu ted. M onday , Dec. 6. Flour and Collon—Dealers are wriiling for steamer. In Cotton Ihere is nothing doing __ Flour is firm anJ in moderate inquiry at Satur day’s rates. Genesee $6,31a$6,37. Western S6,25a$6,31. Grain— W h eat is held firmly. Sales 2,500 bushels good red. Ohio a t $1,35. Corn is in fair demand at 73o74c for mixed, and 76 for yellow. Rye is quiet at 88c. Oats 47o48c. Provisions— Pork and Lard heavy, and pro visions generally are without sales of import ance. Prime Pofk sold as low as $8,50. Farther sales of 1600 bush, good Ohio Wheat a l $ l,3 5 fnr milling. Sales 700 bbls. pure Genesee Flour, for Liv erpool, at $6,44. Sales 2000 bn yellow Corn a t 77c, delivered, and 30,000 bushels for Febuary and Marcn on private terms. Franklin Library Association. The Course of Lectures for the coming sea son, will commence on Friday evening, Nov. 26,1847. J 6 Dec. 14. Prof. John Fosler, Union College. • Dec. 21 Dr. E. B. O'Callaghan, Brooklyn, s? Dec. 28 Ptof,Jnhn Foster, Union College. Jan. 4 Hnn. Zadock P ratt, Prattsvflle. ^ Jan. 11 Rev. David Murdock, Catskill. Jan, 18 Hon John S. Gould, Stockport. Jan. 25 Hon. Mitchell Sanford, Catskill. Feb. 1 Alex. Watson, A. M ., Prin. Kin. Academy. «, Feb 8 Alfred B. Street, Esq.j Albany. Feb. 15 J. Ford, A.JM., Prin. Hudson Acad* emy. Feb. 22 Lecture up6n life and charaoler of Geo. Washington. Feb. 29 Geo. Van Sanlvoord, Esq., Kinder* honk. • March 7th. Hon. W. Parfnelee, Albany. Other Lecturers have promised, who will Lecture sometime the coming Winter,' time not yet fixed. C. P. COLLIER, Ch. Lee. Committee. HENRY ARY, Portrait and Decorative Painter, /bin Anftr» h*!ftw Btidtrletdjt . 1 A few doors beloto Badgley's Mansion House. Hudson*. PORTRAITS* BANNERS, and every species of D e c o r a t i v e P a i n t i n g , promptly executed, in a, manner which cannot fail ,to give satisfaction* . »“ * * 265-tf E. SIMPSON, PH Y S IC IA N a n d SVRGEOIf. His House can be found & few doors above Badg leys Mansion House, and nearly opposite the P r e s byterian Church. Hudson,June 1, 1$47« *%■ . brousht'tothi ? «♦ examine it. ^ daiir w
