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 Pension FMnd-This is a simple question, about which formal message has been sent 10 Congress- The fund and its distribution were entrusted to the Bank by of Congress. The President says "Give me the fund, aud the books" "No, says the Bank, we acting under special power derived from Congress, and when Congress says give up, we ready to do so' IL is only the qaes,ios whether oN power is in the hands of the President, only part Tor whether Congress has any power ot all!

 4 Curiosity-A fish taken recently from an oyster in the refec,ory of Mir. Reed, at Savannah, Geo., which is worth procuring for the Philadelphia Museum. It's head is similar to O rabbits, and from the top of it protruded two horns about 18th of inch in lensh-,s eyes of deep blue color, encir cled with black rings aad from the neck to :he tail continuous line of fus The body is hriilian, and transparent. Altogether this fish is a wonder for an ch,hyologst l is supposed to have made its entrance into the oyster while the latter was in the act of feeding.

 man by the name of Brown, who some time since committed extensive (nrgerics in Boston, has been arrested in Marsees by the American Consul and is to he sent home for trial.

 cheek from the General Post.Ofice for $7000, upon the Commonwealth Bank Of this city, was pre-. scented at the counter of the Bank on Saturday. and protested for the of unds-probably no, for Ofrusiom.h"use, hut of Pest. Office d-pos,es. The great defcisncy in the Pest Office Department has been matteI of notoriely for some time.-Ros T,ar

 A Mir. Mills arrived in Schenectady on Sunday eve. ming last, at o'clock, via canal. on SXates which place he left the preceding Wednesday. He left Utica at 20 minutes pas, i" the morning, and arrived in 10 h"urs-i'eaiing the stage about 9 hours. Mr. Mills has travelled on foot from the Rocky Moun since October last.

 The expenses of the government have increased, siace Mr. Adams adm.. sra,ion, from twelve and haIfniIIions to tre~ty,t~o millions year!

 A few days since certain member of Concr ress ask ed a" honorable represent a,ive from Virginia this question, What is q ,NuHife,?" Sir, replied the sarcastic of the ancient d" minion is an aai- mal that sce0rpfh no colinr."

 Boverick, who mahe chains to yoke flee, mus, have possessed exquisite patience besides his chain of 200 links with it's paddock and key, all weighing together less than the third part of grain this ndefaigabie minute artifcer was the maker of landau, which opened and shut by springs this equipage, with six horses harncssed to it, a cOachman sitting on n box with dog between his legs, four inside and two out side passengers, besides pos on riding one of the fore horses, was drawn with all the ease imaginable hy well traiaed fee.

 No choice again n the Ninth District of Massachu- sems fov Congress.

 Tae new Congregational meeting house in Fox. crofl, Me.6ui't and completely finished the Ias. mer, was consumed by fire on Thursday. Apropos.-We thought an anecdoie we heard this morning, very pat to the present state of things. a ;~. la o.J LuI boy live with him as uDsophisticaied as Amos Kendall. Timothy, said the farmer, if you are good boy, will give you all the ashes. Next night he was awakened by unusual noise, which proved to he the roariag of huge fire in the Kitchen, which Timothy was feeding with wonderful cOmPacency.- Why, Timothy, what does this meant What on earth are you abO"ti Oh, says Timothy, am making ashes. We say the public, look your wood d-pile You may hard winter before it's Ihreugh--dis- missy your servants. beiere they have made ashes of for their own bene6i.-Noah's Ssar. The old line of LiveFpOsl paekess it is stated in the New-York papers. have been sold io a new company, che agents of which are Messrs Goodhue & Co., in New-York, and Messrs. Barring, Brothers & Co. in London. The six ships belonging to the Company sold for $2l6OOO. This line established seven- ago, and the rs; of those regular lines ~ich have since contributed much to the conven- ience of the whole country and the prosperity of the eiiy. We are iniorned by respectable gentleman. that the late riot at Utica, originated n the marriage of cOlored man to awhae woman, by clergyman who Is asiubborn stickier for immediate emancipation and mixture Of eoor.-K. r. Gag. The Dedham Lyceum anaOaaee that they sill dis | euss the question "whe.her a man has a right re- main single" | An effort is ahout to he made in Philadelphia put down Ladies' Fairs which considered great in- isry to pOor females, who obtain lveihOOdNwh their needles.