MATTERS AND THINGS IN GENERAL
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 MATTERS AND THINGS IN GENERAL.

 Efforts are about to be made in Virginia 10 raise the sum of ten thousand dollars to be devoted to the establishment of a settle ment in Africa, to be called .N's1U Hirginio. It Is to be founded under the auspices of the American Colonization Society.

 The brig Impulse of Boston, has recently arrived at that port from Venice, and is stated in the Boston papers to be the only American vessel that has visited Venice for thirty years.

 A correspondent who signs himself "BRUeE," offers 10 perform on foot, tloelUe hundred and .tJty miles in one hoasa2ad successive hours, and proposes a bet of one thousand dollars on his accomplishing the feat. This IS equal to one mile and quar- ter an hour, or thirty miles day, for nearly torty-two days! We doubt it's praeticabiity although Col. BARCLAY did accomplish in England 1000 miles in the same number of successive hours. The writer has left his address with us.-E Y. Cou. ChiG and Peru.--The Portsmouth Journal states that Capt. Godfrey, at that port, 9th inst. il 50 days from Santos, re- ports that treaty has been concluded be- tween Chili and Peru, by which Sugars are admitted from Peru into Chili, at half the duties paid by other nations.

 Improvements in Greece.-An iron Rail- way has been contracted for, by the Greek Government, with the banker Feralda, to run from Athens to the Pireus. Shade of Themistoeles, look down

 Military honors, of the most imposing character, were recently paid in New York to the remains of Gen. Leaven- worth, by order of the corporation of the city. At the side of his hearse walked Gen. Scott, with solemn step and majestic men--the General who commanded at the battle of Chippewa, and was in the hottest of the fight with Leayenworth.

 The Hon. Adam King, late . member of Congress from Pennsylvania, committed suicide on the 9th ut., by banging himself "Fhe motive of this melancholy act," says the Philadelphia Gazette, 's:enlains q mys- tery. He was rich, respected, and had be- fore him a career of usefulness and honor. It is not alleged that he was suffering un- der temporary Arrangement, and no cause IS assigned which can explain this act of fatal desperation"

 We learn by the Wheeling Gazette, that the legislature of Illinois have passed the bill for a rail road from Lake Michigan 10 the Illinois riyer-Iength l15 lliiiies-esii- mated cost S3,ooo,00o 4 small colony IS about emigratlng thence we learn by the Hudson N. Y. Republican from that town.

 FRoM MExEco.--By the arrival of the schooner Halcyon, this morning from Tam pico, We have received papars to the 7th inst. Gen. St. Anna had marched against Zacatecas, which was at our last accounts in possession of Alyerez, and news of an an engagement between him and St. Anna was daiIg expected. Those papers con tain no additional items of intelligence of importance.

 Canada Is now on the verge of revolt, and commission Is to be. forthwith dis patched to inquire the cause on the spot. But who can be surprised at the spirit dis played by the Canadians. Why, the ad- opted system of religious intolerance alone Is sufficient to cause them to "drop the connection" With population of 50O,- 000-four Gfths of whom are Catholics the funds, as stated in the legislature Coun- cil of Lower Canada-hitherto appropria- ted to the education of the Catholics, must, forsooth, he applied to the maintenance of the Established Church. The continuance of this state of things may be forced upon Ireland, but we are disposed to believe that the Canadas are somewhat too near Amer lea for system of this kind to be tolera- ted long.--Eaglish paper.

 Pennsylvania and Ohio Caaal.-This improvement Is one of the most important to Philadelphia, that has ever been project- ed. The books for subscription to the capital stock, were opened this morning at 10 o'clock, at the exchange, and the com petition for access to tho room was of the most lively kind The achoie aunter Of shares offered, being 6O00 a number aUere token in Jess than half an hour. When this canal IS completed, the trade of the up- per lakes beyond Gleaveland, will have ac- cess to Philadelphia, one month before the Erie Canal Is opened. Several weeks ago the navigation of Lake Erie west of Cleaye- land, was opened, and we have not yet learned that the ice has left Buffalo har-