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The President has appointed Benjanio Gardner.
of Massachusetts,, to be consul of the United States
for the Port OF Palermo, IN the Island Of Sicily, in
the place Of Henry Preble. deceased.


Ne7e By,nszick. NJ T. .a17rnLer 81


MELANCIIOIY.-On Saturday morning last, abou
O'Clock, the dwelling house and tobacconists shop Of Rc
ard Jobs of Spotswood, Mddesex county, discovered
to be ON fire. When MIR. Jobs was first alarmed, The fire
had made considerable progress and it with much dit
icu'ty that Mr. J. his mo'her and young man, odger
in the house, escapedWe regret to add, that the follow
ing persons in the employ Of MIR. Jobs persed in the
iames-viz Charles Doughty, aged about d. by bi,th
lrshman Samuel Candy, laely of Trenton aged about
IS; Oliver Cozenger, about or 10, and William Egbert,
z or years of age.


Great Oil Cargo The ship Swift, Arthur has
recently landed at this port more than three thou
sand barrels ot spermace oil, making one
hundred thousand gallons This is undoubtedly the
largest cargo OF spermaceti oil carried into any
port in the known world, and is worth about eighty
thousand dollars The Swift absen, but little
more than IS months. Nantucket Inquirer.


baltimore, Nop 26.-This day is the last which the
books will remain open for tho subscription of sloc in The
new steam boat company liberal subscription has been
already made during the last Two days. the shares subscribe
ed being divided among number of persons, agreeaby TO
the original intention Of the projectors of the company
We have been assured, from source on which have
ul reliance, that any shares which ema, will be readily
subscribed soon as the period has expired which limits
the subscription to fifty shares. is considered
of course that charter Of ncor will be applied for
during the present winter american.
The House OF Representatives of Kentucky, has
passed strong resolution against the new Court
of Appeals. in opposition to the Governors opinion.
Ayes Co. Noes Sc.


According calculations four hundred thousand barrels
Of salt. will be made in Pennsylvania during the
present year.


Salt sometimes sold Pittsburgh, as low Is cents
bushel.


Ser jeant Peter Clunet Of the Marine Corps, died
on Saturday morning, at the Naval Hospital, Phila-
delphia, of the wound inflicted by private Anderson
Green, of the same corps Clunet was highly re-
spectacle both man and soldier.


A mob of rufians puroined beautiful horse
from Robert Baily, Editor of the Columbian Re.
porter, on the morning of the 9th ult. Mr.. Bally
advertised the horse and thieyes procured warrants,
pursued the aggressors 10 Tompkinsville where,
wonderful to reIate--the horse thieves raised mob,
took out two writs for SANDER against Mr.. Baily,
and held him TO bail in the excessive sum OF $780,
600, and had him put to Jail TO favor their escape
with the horse. 70 Liberty how soothing is the
very sound Of thy name. y Indiana Recorder


The number of lead mines in Missouri is one hum
dred and sixty five, in which more than 100 men
employed, producing annually 5.0o0,000 pounds
of the metal, valued at 100000. The ore is Of
the richest and pures kind, and exists in quantities
sufficient to supply>the whole United States. The
mines which cover an area of more than 5000
square miles, are said to be the most extensive
the globe.