General Intelligence

Saüing on the Ice - They have a kind of vessel which sails on the ice, at New Haven Conn., withalmosl incredible swiftness. The Coarier of ttrat city thus describes the strange craft. Tt consists of a little triangle platform, with skate irons at each corner, the ruddcr also forming another iron. A little raiüng, with a 8mall eail, conatitutes her outnt, and wlien running before the wind yesterday and the previous day. she would liierally fly, outstripping everylhing. It was estimated yesterday that she ran at the rate of fifty miles an hour, with a brisk breeze passing over the mirror-like ice wich irresistible velöcity. She is easily managed, and when under full headtvay, can be brought about in as small a compass as a cab can change its course.Ice bonts are uscd on Lake Champlain, fitttd up with runners for the ice or water. Why will not some hardy adventure try the experiment, andrundocvn to New Yörk in a couple of ho urs. - Messen gcr. The Rigkl Hon. Richard, Pakenham.- The new Britiáh Envoy ia thus described by the New York Hetajd. "Me is rather a young diplomatist, of the English school, being not more thau forty or forty-five years cif age and is a connection of the Longford family in Ireland. His father was thecelebrated Admiral Pakenham, who queUed the rnutiny in the Nore, during the French Revolution. His unele was the celebrated General Pakenham, who was killed at the battle of New Orleans in ttft battle with General Jackson. The Duchess of Wellington, who diedsome years since, was his aunt, and we believe he is allied to the fory party, of which the Duke is the principie head. In certain respects, Mr. Pakenham is quite the reverse uf Mr. Fox, who will, we bel e v?, relurn to Kngland, and not go to MexicQ, as was 6iipposed. Mr Packenham is a man of the world; a real Irishman from top to bottom; very frank and generous, and full of all ;he vivacity of his country; and withal, a verj skillful and practical diplomatist.The District without a JYeicspaper. - It will be remembed that the Hon. Henry A Wise, once boasted that there was no newspapsr published in his district a correspondent of the Bal (.more Patriot, alluding to the statement of Mr. W's and to some lecent boasts ly Ihe same gentleman, on the fluor of Congress, touching the "intelligence" of the peo plein this same district, discourses os follow6; - "Host ever been, gentle reader of newepapers, in Accomac county of Virginia? If you had been there one day in the year 1840, you would have seen how good it is to have no newspaper to announce coming eventa. Mr. Wise was expected to speak in a tavern porch in Drummond Town, and whigs and locos were notified of it by a man riding through the towr. on horeeback, who Hfted up his voice and thua proclaimed; O yase, O yase, lliis here is fur to give nolis that the honorable Henry A. Wise, isjurto be delivered of a speech this afternoon at 4 o'clock right into misty VVeddy's pe-az, and I want you all fur to cuín." Family Jars. - The Albany Adverliser and Evening Journal, and the New York Tribune md Courier and Enqoirer, whig papers are junrreling about their own relative importance md respectabiüty. Greely of the Tribune ays if Wcbb of the Enquirer will take anothït S52,000 and go b?ck to the locofocos, it veuld be the best investment the whig party ;ould make. Webb in reply, charges Greely Aith eating bran bread, and wearing one leg )f his pants inside his boot. Great fight, that. - Ex. PapenH. C. Taylor, who was deposed froru the gospel müiislry, and from the editorship of the Oberlin Evangelist, for fornication and theft, received his sentence on the 15th uit. at the session of the court of Elyria. Mr. T. plead guilty to the indiclments and made no defence. He was ssntcnced to imprisonment in the countyjaiifor one year, and a fine of $275, together with the cost of prosecution. Sin is a master, a master that regards neither n nuui's character, nor his name. The usual daily supply of Porterto the men employed in the Catberine Docke, London, was 700 pots, previous to Father Mathew's vifit to London; now only 7 pots find customers in the extensive establishment, in consequence of the workmen having taken the pledge. Death lo the Rat. - A company has just been formed, in shares, with a capital of 500,000 francés Cor the destructioi) of tats and mice throughout France! Dnring the last twenty days over five thoueand bushels of potatoes have been imported into New York, from England, France and Germnny,which find a ready marketat 87 cents per busbel. - Bvff. Gaz. Feb. L7.■■ - - - ■ - - A down eaat editor, speaking of the progress of civilization, discourseth thus- .'lts mare!) is onware- like the sfow bul intrepid tread of a jackaes towards a p:ck of oata.'