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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Loyalist, 1850-07-18, Page 2M 4 PROFESSOR WEBSTER'S. ('I ONFFLSSION OF smaller well iia the lower -laboratory, which THE MURDER, OF DR. PARK:MAN. I filled with water, and threw in a quantity Boston, July 2. of potash which I found there. This dis- At the meeting of the Council this position of. the' remains was not changed morning, the case of Prof. Ws bster was till -after the'ti isit of -the• officers on Mon - referred to a commiitee. Before the corn- day. mittee, at. 12- o'clock, appeared' the Rev. When the body'had been' dis- Dr. Putman, the- spiritual adviser of- the posed`, of, I cleared away all traces -of what condemned, with a petition for a comma- had. been done. tation of punish-mebt, and a confession, I took up the two notes either from the that he killead Dr. Parkman. table or the floor—I think the table— It was in substance as follows : elose by where Dr. Parkman fell. I seized On Tuesday, 20eh,November, I.sentthe, an old neetallic-pen lying -on tlie•table, and note to Dr. Parkman, -which, it appears, dashed- across the face and through. the 'vcas carried by the boy Maxwell; r handed' signature, and- put-Sheimin my pocket. I it to Littlefield , ; unsealed'it was to ask do not_ know why I did this rather than Dr. Parkman tocall at my rooms on Tues- put them in the fire, for I had not consi- day, the 23rd, after my lecture ; he had: dered for a moment what' effect either 'become of late very importunate for hiSe mode of disposing of them would have. on pay ; he had threatened- me- with a suit ; the mortgage, or on my indebtedness to to put an officer into'niy .House, and drive Dr. Perlman and the other persons inter me from the professorship•if I did not pay ested, and 1 have not yet given a single r did not expect tb,be able to pay thought to the question of what account I. him when Friday arrivedF; my purpose, should give of the objects or results of my was, if he should accede to the proposed interview with Dr. Parkman. I never interview, to state to him my embarrass- saw the -sleigh hammer spoken of by Lit - menu, -and utter -inability to ;pay him at tlefielend never knewrof its existence. present ; to apologise for those things -in At' least: I shave no recollection of it. ney conduct which had offended him -to If 1 had designed and premeditated the throw myself' upon his mercy—to beg for homicide• of' Pr. Parkman in order to get farther time and indulgence, for the sake the possession- of the notes and cancel my of my family, if not for myself, and to debt, I not only should not have deposited -make as good promises to him as I. could Pettee's cheek the' next clay, but I should have any hope of keeping. have made- soma show of getting: and hav- I did not hear from liirri that da nor ing the money the morning before, I should y' have -drawn my money from- the bank and the next, (Wednesday) but I found on .� Thursday he had been abroad in pursuit taken occasion to- mention to the cashier of me without finding me ; I imagined he that I had a sum to= net;ke� up on that day had forgotten the appointment, or else did for. Dr. Parkman; and to Henchman; when not mean to wait for it; feared he I borrowed the ten dollars, I should have would come in, upon rite at my lecture remarked that I: was so much short of a hour, or while I was preparing.. my experi- large sum that I was to pay Parkman ; I ments for it, therefore I called at his house borrowed the money, of Henchman as mere on that morning (Friday) between eight,pocket money for the day ; if I had in- tended the homicide of Dr. Parkman, I and nine o'clock, to remind him of my should not have made the appointment wish to see him at the college at half -past with hire. twice, and each time in so open one—my lecture closing at one. Dr. P. agreed to call on me as I pro - certainly manner that other persons would almost g certainly know of it; I should not have posed. He came accordingly between invited him toIrY rooms at hourti h n half -past one. and, twee o'clock. He carne the college would be full of students and rapidly down the step and followed Inc others ; an hour when I would receive- calls into the laboratory. � He immediately ad- from others, for that was the hour just dressed Inc with grc,at energy, Are you ready for me, sir.cc after the lecture, at which, persons having Have you gob the•mo{ business with me, or in my rooms, were ney." I replied, No, Dr. Parkman; and always directed to call.. I looked into my was then beginning to state my condition rooms on Sunday afternoon; but- did no- listenand my appeal to him, but he would not thing after the first visit of the officers, I to me, and. interrupted me with took the' pelvis pelvis and some of the limbs from much vehemence. He called me a scout- the upper well. and through them into tl�e diel and liar, and went on heaping on me vault under the privy : I took the thorax the most bitter taunts and opprobiotrs epi from the -well below, and packed it in the thets ; while he was speaking he drew a handful of papers from his pocket, and tea chest as Poland ; the perforation of the took from among them my two notes, and thorax had been made by the knife, at the time of removing the viscera. On Wed - also a letter from Dr. Hosack, written recede I put on kindlin sand made a fire many years ago, and congratulating him in the furace below, havinggfirst poked in his success in getting me appointed down the ashes : some of the limbs, I can - Professor of Chemistry—"You see; he cc,- not remember which or how many were said, I got you into your office; and I will get you out of it." He put back into consumed at that time ; this was the last I had to do with the remains: the tin box his pocket all the papers; except the letter was designed to receive the thorax. and the notes. I cannot tell how long the. g torrent of -threats and- invect;i is continued;. and I can recall to memory but a small portion of what he said. At first I kept interposing, trying to pacify him, so that I might obtain the ob- ject for which I sought the interview ; but I could not stop him, and soon my temper was up, I forgot everything and felt nothing but the sting of his words. I was excited to the highest degree of passion, and while he was speaking and gesticulating in the most violent and me- nacing manner, thrusting his letter and his fist into my face, in my fury I ,seized whatever thing was handiest, it was a stick of wood, and dealt him an instantaneous blow with all the torce that, i:assioe could give it. I did not know' or think, or care where I Lit hint, or how hard, or what the effect would be ; it was on the side of the head, and there was nothing to break the force of the blow ; he fell instantly on the pavement ; there was no second blow ; I stooped down over him, and he seemed to be lifeless ; blood flowed from his mouth, and I got a spunge and wiped it away ; I got some ammonia and applied it to his nose, but without effect; perhaps I spent ten minutes in attempts to resuscitate him, but I found he was absolutely dead. In my horror and consternation I ran instinctively to the doors and bolted them —the doors of the lecture room "and labo- ratory below—and then what was I to do? It never occurred to me to go out and de- clare what had been done, and obtain as- sistance. I saw nothing but the alterna- tive of a successful concealment of the body, on the one hand, and of infamy and perdition on the other. The first thing I did, assoon as I could do any thing, was to draw the body into the private room adjoining ; there I took off the clothes and began putting them into the fire, which was burning in the upper laboratory ; they were all consumed there that afternoon, with papers, pocket book, and whatever they contained. My next move was to get the body into, the sink, which stands in the small private room: It was entirely dismembered—it was quickly done as a work of terrible and desperate necessity— the only instrument was the knife found by the officers in the tea chest, which I kept for cutting corks. While dismembering the body a stream. of Cochituate water was running through the sink, carrying off the blood in a pipe that passed' down through the lower- labo- ratory. There must have been a leak in the pipe, for the ceiling below was stained immediately around it. The head and the viscera were put into the furnace that day, and the fuel heaped on. I did not examine at night to see to what degree they were consumed, Some of the extremities were put in. there, I be- lieve on that day: The pelvis, and some of the limbs, perhaps were all put under the, lid of. the lecture room, table; in what ie called the well—a deep sink lined with lead. A stream of C oalli.ttsate was turned IUFpleS vrelS to be used for drawing up the parts in the vaults whenever I should determine how to dispose of them and get strains enough. The nitric acid` on the,stairs was not used to remove spots of blood, but was dropped by accident. While in the constable's charge I took a dose of strychnine from my pocket and swallowed it. I had pre- pared it in the shape- of a pill before I left my laboratory on the 23d ; the effects of the poison were terrible beyond. descrip- tion. It was in operation at the college, and before I went there, but most severely afterwards. I wrote but one of the anonymous let- ters produced at the trial, the. one mailed at East Cambridge ; the little bundle re- ferred to in the letter detained by the jail- or contained only a bottle of critic acid for domestic use. I -wished the parcel to be kept untouched, that it might be shown, if there should be any occasion, what it really was that I had purchased. After Dr. Webster had stated moat of the facts recorded above on the. 23d May, this question, with all the earnestness, solemnity and authority of tone that Dr. Putnam was master of, addressed him " Dr. Webster, in all probability your days are numbered—you cannot, you dare not speak falsely to me now—you must not die with a lie in your mouth—so prove to your- self that your repentance for the sins of your past life is sincere. Tell me the truth then—a confidence to be kept sacred du- ring your lifetime, and as much longer as my regard for the happiness of your family shall seem to me to require, and the inter- est of truth and justice to permit—search to the bottom of your heart for the history of your motives, and tell me, before God, did it never occur to you before the de- cease of Dr. Parkman, that his death, if you could bring it to pass, would be of groat advantage. to you, or Wt least personal: injury to hien might possibly be the result of your expected conference with him ?— As a dying man I ehare you to answer me truly and exactly, or else be silent ; had you not such a thought ? " "No never ! " said he, with energy and feeling. "As I live, and as God is my witness, never! . I was no more capable of such a thought than one of my innocent children. I never had the remotest idea of injuring Dr. P', until the- moment the blow was struck." "Dr. P. was extremely severe and sharp, the into t provoking of mien, and I am irrit- able and passionate,—a quick -headed and brief violence of temper has been a beset- . ting sin of my Life. I was an only child, much indulged, and I have never acquired the control over my passions which I ought to have acquired only, and the consequence is all bhi ." " But you' notified Dr. Park - man to meet you at a certain hour, and told him. you would pay him, when you knew that you had. not the means-? " " No," he replied, "I did not tell him I would pay him, and: there. is no evidence that I told • him so, except my own words spoken after i+Ito it and' kept running through it all his disappearanae, and after I had deter - Friday night. The thorax was put into a 1}}irled to take the ground that I had paid THE HURON LOYALIST, him, those words'wereleart of the miserable tissue of falsehood to which, I was com- mitted from the moment I hagau to conceal' the homicide. I net r had a thought of (injuring Dr. P." , [This was accompanied by the statement in which Prof. Webster attempts to explain as to phis sending- Littlefield for blood; and in- ;quiring-about gases from the emelt] After reading the statement; Dr. Putnum pro- ceeded to argue for its truthfulness, saying that it was made when the whit of error was still pending.; also that Prof..Webster's estate was worth several thousand dollars, and that he was not in such a strain as to commit such, a crime deliberetely: T.he previous petition from Prof. Webster; pro- testing. his innocence and praying for abso- lute pardon, he said was got 'up by his family, who were unwavering in their belief in his innocence until his conftssion was - communicated to them about a reek since. He concluded in asserting.; .his belief that the confession was true. Ambers of the. Council have retained a c y. of the' petition previously-. present - - ith-n drawn by the advice of Dr. Put% iihii,ihieh will. probe-blybe published: It asserts his innocence, and it asserts that Littlefield or sone other person placed the remains in, his room to, compass his ruin. A MAN F11:0111 CALIFORN,IA-. (From air American paler:) Marble was' in: Boston the other- day, and strolling along the wharfs; 'when we inet with a tall, gaunt -looking figure, whose sunburnt countenance. and tattered parti- coloured garments—originally el' t!h e most outlandish faslon--- had that pcturese tee- ness about thorn derived. only from. long - continued exposure to the atmosphere, which fancy sketchers delight to, present on canvass. '. Dan, who never' permits the. tack of- an introduction to interfere when he desires to make an acquaintance, haile& the man, —" Hallo ! my friend, where are you from? " "-Jest from Calerforny, stranger." "Alt, indeed ! and you can tell us, then, whether- .it's all true about that? " some- what anxiously interrogated I►an in reply: " Threw as you. live, and a sight more— for no man out of Calerforny racily does live ! " Then why" diad you come back ? " • "Back ! why to get my.family. Fact is, stranger, a man, gets, so powerfully rich, that he becomes covetous- of himself ; and if he ain't very careful,. will cut his own throat to rob himself:" -" Oh, you did, eh?"' " Yes—and between you and inn, that's the only way a man can die in that blessed, land ? " " Healthy climate, I suppose?'": " Healthy! it ain't anything else. Why, stranger, you choose there any climate you like—hot or cold—and that without trae net - vellin' rnora t Iiinu`ot is t ie next co _ w e you gets out o' bed. There's, the mounta'n there—the c Sawyer Nawiclay,' they call it —with a val'ey on each ale of it—the one hot and the t'other cold. Well, get on the top of that mounta'n with a double- barrel gun, and you can, without movin', kill either summer or winter game, jest as a LOSS OF THE ORION. The following particulars of this dis- tressing. event are taken from the Glasgow North British Mail, June 18th. About 2 o'clock, Mr. Fleming, of Stirling -square, one of the survivors, came into the Ex- change, and gave the first public tidings of this most melancholy event. It appears from his statement that, between one and two o'clock this morning, the Orion struck a sunken rock off Portpatrick, and almost immediately after sunk. The passengers and crew rushed into the boats, two of which, it is stated at once capsized, owing to the number that crowded into them, and almost all perished. The weather was fine ; but the mate said that slight fog prevailed at the time, whilst some of the surviving passengers state that it was clear weather. The only name mentioned as amongst the drowned 'is Dr. Burns, brother of the Messrs. Burns, the owners of the vessel. His body has been washed ashor>e before the survivors left the scene safe thenkatastro he. you will." " What, have you ever tried it? " " Tried it l often — and should have done pretty well, but for one thing." " What was that? '' " I wanted a dog that would stand both climates. The last dog I had froze off his tail while pantin' on the summer side. He did'nt get entirely out of the winter side, you see. True as you live." THE DUKE. OF WELLINGTON AND HIS WATERLOO BREECHES.—A very comical story has been related in private circles for sone days past, which is too god to be lost to the public, particularly as itincludes the names of several distinguished indi- viduale. The story runs thus :--'heat Mrs. Loudon, the lady whose clever writings are so well known, being lately in the neighbor- hood of Strathfielday wrote a letter to the Duke of Wellington, requesting him to allow her to visit his gardens, for the purpose of inspecting and taking the measurement of several fine beeches, known as the Waterloo beeches, et Strath- fildsaye. The letter was signed with her initials, " C. J. Loudon," and was duly pre- sented to his grace, who, raising his glasses and looking at its contents, came to the conclusion that it was a request from the Bishop of London, whose signature is " C. J. London," to allow him to inspect and take the measurement of his Waterloo breeches. With his usual despatch, the duke immediately ordered his valet to for- ward his inexpressibles, with hie compli- ments-, to the right reverend prelate, im- agining, it is supposed, that they might be wanted for some artistic purpose. It will easily be conceived with what amazement the bishop received this extraordina, y par- cel ; and it is not to be wondered at that his lordship concluded, naturally enough that the duke had gone clean out of his senses: The joke, however, appeared, to his grace so exceedingly good that he took the earliest opportunity of showing the bishop's note to his friends, when the error was soon detected, and Mrs. Loudon there- upon received a polite compliance with her request. WE understand that the lureber mer- chants of the Ottawa have determined to send to the Exhibition of 1851, in Lon- don, specimens of the most valuable des- criptions of timber peculiar to our Ca- nadian forests. THF: Dublin Evening Post calculates that there has- been a decrease of population in Ireland since 1841, by deaths and by emi- gration to. America and to Great Britain, of at least three millions. Several Roman Catholic Clergymen, concur in the state- ment that there have been few marriages or births for the last four years. net The 'rock on which the Orion struck is some distance froth the shore; and passed- througb the vessel principally in her mid - ship compartment,. breaking the engines to pieces, and within less than ten minutes from the time she struck, the Orion was at the bottom. From. a gentleman who was a passenger by the Fenella steamer, from Fleetwood to Troon, we have received the following additional parti.cul`ars :—It was a quarter to six this morning, the weather clear and beautifully calm; when, as the Fenelia passed Port Patrick, a boat came out with the captain of the Orion, to re= etue et that the commander of the Fenella would take some of the survivors on board. The Fenella aecordingly brought to for -- nearly a;n hour; and took 'on board ten of the survivors. From the accounts that could be gleamed from. their statements, it would appear that it was exactly a quarter to two when the vessel struck., not at stem: on, but rather towards the bilge ; and almost immediately after she sunk gradually by the- head ; and. before any of the cabin passengers had time to dress, the waster was up to their knees in the cabin.. The first boat that was launched wase so crowded with the panic struck pas- sengers; that she instantly sunk, and al- most all on board perished. In the' second boat a numthey number of ladies were put, and. + reached the shore in safety. The number' of passengers on board the ill-fated vessel is calculated to have been from 140 to. 150, of whom. only 15 were steerage:. The greater number. of passengers were saved by clinging to those portions of the wreck which remained above the water. The Orion was originally fitted up with water -tight bulkheatls, and thereby divided into four or five compartrrrents; and it has therefore- been a matter of surprise that they should not have been the means of lity, however, is that she struck so se- verely that the central compartments, that give the greatest buoyancy, were all com- pletely stove itt. Mr. Fleming, one of the survivors, stated that he was aroused from his sleep by the shock of the con- cussion, and his first impression was that a collision had taken place. As soon as he tumbled out of bed he found the mate rushing into the cabin ; and before lie had time to dress, beyond drawing on his trowsers, the water rushed up to his knees. He immediately rushed upon deck, and soon found himself afloat amidst a crowd of passengers. He fortunately clung to the rigging of one of the top- masts, and was thus providentially saved. Captain Henderson, the Commander of the Orion, and his first mate, both re- mained at the scene of the wreck, to give aid to the unfortunate passengers, and to use every effort to recover any of the property that could be saved. Almost all the survivors were in a state of all but nudity, and they were 'unable to procure clothing to enable them to come forward by the Fenella, although the Captain gave all the clothes he could spare to cover them. The following names have been re- ceived as known to be saved : Mr.'Fleming, Mr. Woodfield, Mr. Cusack, two boys named MeNeile, Miss Farquarson, Miss Suxter. Mr. Joseph Connah, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone and family, Mr. Hugh Miller of Ayr, Mr. George Miller, of Ayr, Mr. Dunock and tutor, Mr. T. Kidstan. A " CLEAR GRIT" OPINION OF THE REFORM MINISTRY. Prom the North American. The course which Mr. Baldwin has pur- sued, and the sentiments he has expressed on the floor of the house, since the com- mencement of this session, have taken his reform supporters throughout the country, and not a few who stood within the sound of his voice, completely by surprise. They are like men suddenly overtaken by a great calamity which they had not dream- ed of. Hope seems for a moment to have fled, and some future -Campbell may sing with less poetry, but with equal truth, the fall, not of the patriot hero fighting for his country's liberties on the blood-stained field of battle, but of the cowardly traitor, who, by foisting himself upon the notice of his countrymen, and on every possible occasion professing to advocate the peo- - plc's rights, and by venting deep anathe- I mas upon the heads of those who withheld them, had gained their confidence, with the intention, it would seem, to betray them in the very hour of their triumph. It is such conduct as this that debauches the public mind, destroys all confidence, and unhinges society. A SEVERE thunder storm, accompanied with a gust of wind, on Friday night, did serious damage at Point Levy, Quebec. ITp- wards 'of 20 houses were blown down; but no lives lost.—Patriot. THE PROMISSORY NOTE BILL. An Act to facilitate the negotiation, of Notes of Hand and Bills of Exchange, and to relieve the same, under certain limitations, from the operation of the Usury Laws. Sec.1, Enacts that after the proposing of this Act, 110 bill of exchange or promissory note made payable at or within twelve months after the date hereof, or not hav- ing more than twelve months to run, nor any contract for the loan or forbearance money above the sum of £ 10 currency, shall by reason of any interest taken there= on, or secured, thereby, or any agreement' to pay, receive or allow interest in discount-' ing, negotiating or transgressing any such bill of exchange, be void, nor shall the liability of any party to any such bill of exchange or promissory note, nor the lia- bility of any person borrowing any sum of money as aforesaid, be affected by the Usury Laws. Any persons or body cor- porate drawing, accepting; endorsing or signi iratee such hill of riotde or lenclin advancing or forbearing any money as aforesaid, or taking more than the legal rate of interest, shall not thereby incur any penalty or forfeiture. The Act not to extend to money lent on real estate.— The rate of interest on such bills of ex- change and promissory notes, when not previously agreed upon, to be & per cent. Sec. 2, provides that all laws relating to pawnbrokers or- banks, shall remain in full force and effect, Sec. 3, continues the Act for two years. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. honour of the late Chief Magistrate, which will be the most imposing ever seen at the capital. The funeral of Gen. Z. Taylor, late President of the United States, will take place on Saturday the 13th instant, at 11 o'clock. PHILADELPHIA. DREADFUL FIRE. --July 10.—One of the most destructive conflagrations that ever occurred in this city, was witnessed yes- terday. The fire' first broke out at half past 4, p.m., in the first story of Store, No. 98, North Delaware Avenue. Three terrific explosions took place, originating it is supposed, from about 1000 bags of tsaltpetre, stowed in Buck's warehouse. Delaware Avenue was : completely filled :with a mass of human'ebeings ; among whom were several, hundreds of noble and gallant fire`- sin. 'The first explosion did not seem t causeentrech excitement or fear ; nor did the second, except some slight Sears for safety-, when the mass moved • towards the las end of the wharf. The ' hird explosion, ho,v", 'proved the death 'of many` tete, pro In Delaware. Avenue and Water Street, the scene presented was appalling in the extreme. When the' third and last 00 plosion of Saltpetre occurred, the rue for life was terrific; many were forced over the wharf into the Delaware, while a great number jumped into- the river to shield themselves' from the bricks and timber from the burning stores. The list of persons; whose property has been des- troyed, occupies a column of one of thee morning papers. There must have been at least 30 persons killed. The appear- ance presented by some of the bodies,- was odies;was shocking in the extfee ; some 30 more will probably dini e. The number wounded cannot be leas than 300. We estimate the loss at four milions of dollars. No praise can do justice to the firemen. Some of them perilled their lives to rash- ness, and their feats of daring and gallan- try elicited frequent bursts of applause. the fire extended over six squares, and was terminated only by the constant wetting of roofs. It has consumed about 400 houses, extending tliroligh Front toRace street, above Callow Hill, through Vine to Second, through John's to Newmarket, up to Cal- low Hill. Just as the- New York firemen were about to depart for Philadelphia, a despatch arrived that the fire was cheeped, and their services were not needed. The - City Council had voted tit 111,000 for the- relief of the sufferers. MONTREAL, July 10.—The site of the -old D'otiagat : Il.otel, with the materials thereon, was sold at sheriff's sale, on Monday, for £2500. About 40 inward bound vessels repfttet1 below Quebec. The last advices from, California let-ouglit accounts of the safety of the steamers L'hes- a cake and Sarah Sands; the faun er had In o ^a, "port -In .Lower Ualifor a in dis- tress, and the latter was reported 70 miles below Monterey; out of coal: Both ships had been relieved. C INCLN NATI, Board of Health, July 9.- -Report of the last 24 hours: 28 deaths fror» Cholera. and 32 from other diseases; showing a consider- able decrease in Cholera. LOUISVILLE. July 9.-48 interments on Thursday; 29 on Friday, 16 on Saturday. Cholera in Nashville very malignant. The papers there are suspended in consequence. A DESTRUCTIFE RIFLE. — A new and most effective Rifle has recently been in- vented in New York. It is known as Jenning's Patent Rifle. There are two kinds, the one a single loading gun, and the other a repeater, which throws 24 balls in succession. The principle is said to be very simple and easy to be com- prehended, and the only wonder, as is all such inventions, is, that no one found it out before. ne A SHORT time since, a woman was sup- posed to have died of cholera, at Mexico,` and was buried, but without a coffin, as, is not unusual there, and in a very shal- low grave. She soon revived, dug her- self out, and returned home, to the joy of her friends. So it is stated. THE Small Pox is making great ravages among the Indians and white inhabitants of the Western States; and, in hopes to prevent it from spreading, the Indians im- mediatly burn any of their people who be- come infected with it. It will be perceived, among our . Ameri- can items, that -in consequence of the President's demise. a change in the Cabinet is rumoured. Gen. Taylor was a Whig, a Southern man and a S :veholde successor is also a Whig, but a T"orthernt man, and consequently his opinions til naturally be adverse to the wishes of ntany- of the late Presidents adherents, en, 2:, important and national slave question. Mr. Fillmore enters the office of Chaef.-Mtgis- tratene of Inoe, po zrntful; eras of his countrat one historthey.-- s anzilton Gazette. WE perceive by the-PI•ederiekton, Amar- antla, that the eleo-tions now going • on it New Brunswick, consequent upon: the recent dissolution of Parliament, are, re- sulting_entireltiy against the. late. (Il decal) Ministry ; in foot, many menil3i rs,of the Canet will not again be able to.find, seats, in the I-louse.--Simcoe Standard, MALCOLM CAMERON. --r. The Jou, nal , .Express- says that this gentleman was: busi-s ly engaged, selling-off'by auction, the arty-- cles remaining at Knox Church Bazaar. on, Friday evening, when he ought to be -in, ' his; place to vote on the Representation -Bill.; The Journal thixiks, amongst other, that evening, he sold his country. THE celebration, in the United States, of the 4th of July, inst., the anniversary of American Independence, was devoid of the enthusiasm and pomp with which the Yankees always, heretofore, celebrated the anniversary of their Indevendence, ARRIVAL OF THE HIRERNIA, FROM LIVERPOOL, JUNF-29, 1850. (From the Colonist.) ENGLAND. The Ministry were sustained in the House of Commons, on the Greek ques- tion, by a majority of 46. Lord Palrners- ton is said to have made a brilliant speech in his defence. Shortly after six o'clock, on Thursday evening, Her Majesty was leaving the Pa- lace, when, f mu the midst of the crowd assembled to witness her departure, a man walked out with a walking cane-, and made an assault upon Her Majesty. He struck her r-epeatedly,. but his blows had no effect beyond the demolition of her bonnet. The Queen appeared at the Opera the same evening, when she was greeted with a most enthusiastic and loyal reception - BOMBAY Dates have been received to the. 15th of May. At Bocares, upwards of 1000'per- sons losttheir.live 1,y tho.__p nia a- ine boat, loaded with upwards of g p 300 barrels of gunpowder. A whole fleet of 30 boats were destroyed, besides doing immense damage to the town near which the explosion took place. SPAIN. The Spanish Government, it is said, is much incensed at the American Govern- ment o11 account of the Cuban affair. HALIFAX. July 8. --The ship " Corsair" from Liverpool to New York, 35 days out, with 207 passengers, was wrecked near Cape Race. The wreckers pillaged the vessel, cargo and passengers—fortunately no lives were lost. The Government will send the passengers forward immediately. We have had another west wind since yester- day. July 10. --The steamship Viceroy is still on the rocks amidships. She has sprung a fresh leak forward. There is little hope of saving her. July 11.—The Hibernia arrived at 6 o'clock this morning. Manufacturing .ad- vices from England satisfactory. The money market is steady. The weather continues extremely favour- able throughout England. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool at 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning, and took the whole town by surprise. Her log is published; from which it appears that during the last day of her voyage she ac- complished a greater distance than any other steamer afloat. On the 24th, with a head wind, she ran 319 miles in 24 hours. She was advertised to leave on the 10th instant. NEW YORK. July 10. --DEATH OF GENERAL TAYLOR. —The President died at 35 minutes past 4,0 o'clock last night. His death was calm and peaceful. The Vice President, the Mayor of the city, the Attorney General, Physicians and family, surrounded his bed. General Taylor's last words were, " I am prepared, I have endeavored to do my duty." The Cabinet will this morning communicate to Congress the death of the President. The Executive departments are all closed. The remains of the Presi- dent will be exhibited in State, at the Exe- cutive mansion, till the day of the funeral, which will be on Saturday. Col. Bliss is critically ill witli C holera. Several deaths from the same disease have occurred here. RESIGNATION OF THE AMERICAN MINIS- , TRY. --The messages and orders from Presi- - dent Fillmore appear officially in the National hctelligencer. The Union announ- ces the resignation of the Cabinet im- mediately after the death of the President ; and also intimates that Mr. Webster has been invited to the State Department, but he will not assume the duty of that de- partment until the Compromise scheme in the Senate has been voted upon. Hon. J. M. Clayton was seriously indisposed last evening. Moreextensive arrangements are making here by the numerous military and eivil associations of Washington and vicinity to unite in the funeral solemnities in 41- e e e e.