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 Lowell is said now to contain l5, GOO in- habltants. Fifteen years agoi was owned by few farmers, and probably could not have mustered fifty inhabitants.

 There is dourislliag colony of blacks at Wilberforce, Upper Canada, who emigra- ted from Ohio. They have 600 acres un- der good cultivation, 100 head of cattle, Sc. min, church, school, &c. The so- cial habits of the negro possibiy improve in cold climate, not, however, without free negroes. Cincinnati Mirror.

 The King of Great Britain has issued his proclamation giving permission to his sub jects to enter the service of Spain, and nea- sures for the Spanish expedition from En- gland are proceeding with great activity. Some large steamers have been contracted to convey troops from Ireland to Spain. Admiral Napier and Col Robinson are said 10 have volunteered to go in the expe- dliion. Also Gen. Bacon, and positively Col. Evans, who has given public notice of the salne.-Ib.

 Prince Maximilian, brother of Prince Augustus, of Portugal, deceased, 1t is said, has accepted the offer to marry the young Queen Donna Maria, and was to leave Lis bon the latter end of June.

 The President ilss announced to the Cherokee Indians, that the treaty offering them five millions of dollars for their lands, is the best he ever can or will propose to them.

 The Tribune, well known Parisian re- publican paper has ceased to appear. It was completely crushed by fhe amount of fines imposed upon it--having been seized ll2 times, fined l60,000 francs, and its cd- itors sentenced by various terms of impri- sonment, to iheafcerations amounting to 59 years.

 ToIerabb Iough.-A man was saying in company that he had seen 9 juggler place a ladder in open ground upon one end, and mount 1t by passing through the rounds and stand upon the top erect. Another, who was present, said he had no doubt of 1t, as he had seen a man who had done the same thing, but with this addition that when he arrived at the top, he pulled tlte lodder ltp qfter hiint

 We wish to be understood as hot vouch- ing for the truth of the last story; although 1t Is by no means impossible for such man as Van Buren; and if he should get to the top of the political ladder, he will have to be closely watched. or he will pull the lad der up after him, so as 10 allow of no suc- .cessors to the Presidential chair Natchez Courier.

 The American Consul at Buenos Ayros, was beaten with musket, on the public square, for not wearing the red ribbon, and that by black soldier.

 Remarkdble and ,corihy of Imitation.- The Kentucky Gazette commenced it's 50th year short time since, al which time Il mentioned the names of len subscribers who had taken the paper for forh nine yeGrs, and had never been indebted to il one cent.