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We are indebted to JUDGE CRoss for an interest ling letter. from which take the liberty of making the following extracts

 HoUsE OF REp's, March 4M ! ou will find the newspapers filled witt 'aceounts of the melancholy occurrence or board the Princeton. By mere casualty |was not present. Gov. Gilmer, with whom ' have boarded for several sessions of Con |gress, invited me to accompany his family las had not previously seen Captain Stock |ton's celebrated gun. l reluctantly declined |going, however, on account of the probability |of vote, during the day, on the question o retaining the celebrated 2lst Rule-now tht |25th. If 1 had gone, my fate might have been like that of the unfortunate victims o the explosion. Mrs. Gilmer is still in tht house with us. She will be joined by hel mother tomorrow; and, the next day, vii

 leave for Albemarle county. Va, where hel

 lamented husband resided

 On Friday last, MT. Prick, member from Pennsylvania, died of consumption and his death, 1 suppose, will be announced, in the

 House to-day.

 The Committee of Ways and Means have not, yet, reported the Tariff Bill; but will probably, do so, early next week. We shall then, soon be able to judge as to the prospect of modification; and to fix upon the time oi A Revenue standard of duties will be attempted, and most probably carried The annexation of Texas, if brought before Congress, even in the form of Treaty stpu- lation, will not, l think, be acted on definite VI, during this session. Nor do think the Oregon Bill will be passed.n