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Legislation in the Olden Time. —The fol¬ 
lowing act of Assembly was passed in Virginia 
in 1792; 
“An act for the punishment of scandalous 
personSj Whereas, many babbling women 
slander and scandalize their neighbors, for 
which their poor husbands are often involved in 
chargeable and vexatious suits and costs in great 
damages. Be it therefore enacted by the au¬ 
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damages, the woman shall be punished by 
ducking; and if the slander should be so enor¬ 
mous as to be adjusted at greater damages than 
five hundred pounds of tobacco, then the wo¬ 
man to suffer a ducking for each five hundred 
pounds of tobacco adjudged against the hus¬ 
band, if he refuses to pay the tobacco.” 
A Dangerous Railroad. —A correspondent 
of the Hamilton Spectator, speaking of the 
number of lives which have been lost on the 
Great Western Railway, 6ays, that “since the 
opening of the road, the passenger trains have 
run in the aggregate about seven hundred thou¬ 
sand miles, during which they have killed up¬ 
wards of seventy-four passengers, and wounded 
and maimed over eighty-two, who had no con¬ 
trol over their own actions,—thus giving a pas¬ 
senger killed to every 9,500 miles traveled, while 
in the State of New Y'ork, taking twenty rail¬ 
ways, (2,075 miles,) we find, according to the 
State Engineer’s roport for 1853, that there was 
only one passenger killed for every 198,635,149 
miles traveled, and one injured for every 6,212,- 
050 miles traveled, or giving the Great‘Western 
the unenviable position of having killed in the 
ratio of nearly 10,500 to 1.” 
The Guano Trade.— There sailed from the 
Chinclia Islands during the month ending Sept. 
30, 45 vessels, (all guano laden,) registering 25,- 
173 tons. Of the above number, 19 vessels, 
11,697 tons, sailed for ports in Great Britain; 12 
vessels, 8,020 tons, for port : in the United States; 
5 vessels, 2,324 tons, for ports in France and her 
colonies; 3 vessels, 816 tons, for ports in Hol¬ 
land; 2 vessels, 676 tons, for ports in the Italian 
States, and 4 vessels, 1,640 tons for ports in 
Spain. Eight of the above vessels, registering 
6,338 tons, were American. 
Arrival of the Africa. 
The steamship Africa arrived at New York 
Nov. 29, with Liverpool dates to the 18th. 
A panic seems to have ensued in the field 
fighting before Sebastopol. Despatches, both 
Russian and British, say “ the seige progresses 
with regularity.” Both parties are in want of 
reinforcements—the beseigers much more than 
the beseiged. The Russians, however, begin to 
be short of ammunition. 
The rapid reduction by battle and disease of 
the allied force, now reduced to 50,000, has 
caused great alarm in England and France, and 
strenuous efforts are now being made to send 
reinforcements. 
An occurrence of the most horrible nature 
has taken place. The great Hospital in Sebas¬ 
topol was set on fire by the shells of the allies, 
and was burned to the ground, with all its in¬ 
mates — two thousand sick and wounded. This 
frightful circumstance is passed over as quietly 
as possible in the English and French papers. 
Vienna, Nov. 15.—Dispatches from Balaklava, 
of date the 11th, have been received this eve¬ 
ning, according to which another great battle 
has been fought. The Russians are said to have 
lost 9,000 men. The loss of the allies was also 
great, but they remained masters of the field. 
Dispatches from Prince Menschikoff an¬ 
nounce that the operations of the seige contin¬ 
ued, and that the allies were intrenching them¬ 
selves strongly on the left flank of their posi¬ 
tion. Sickness is on the increase in the allied 
camp. The cold is very severe at night. 
Official Russian news, via Vienna, states that 
from the 5th to the 9th nothing of importance 
had occurred at Sebastopol. The allies were 
fortifying their position on the left bank of 
the Chernaya as strongly as possible. The 
Russians occupied the light bank. The bom¬ 
bardment of the city continued, but the breach¬ 
es were always repaired. 
The Danube.—A dispatch from Hermannstadt 
states that several Turkish detachments are 
close to the Bessarabian frontier. Babadagh is 
occupied by the Turks. 
^Vienna letters, say that Omar Pacha has re¬ 
ceived orders from Constantinople to send all 
the troops that were in Wallachia to Moldavia, 
and to carry on operations vigorously. This 
conflicts with the more probable statement that 
all the men he can spare are to be sent to the 
Crimea. Fifteen hundred cavalry had already 
been sent from Shumla to Varna, to be embark¬ 
ed. October 21, 2,500 Egyptians arrived at 
Constantinople—being the first instalment of 
10,000 men sent by the new Viceroy of Egypt, 
The Baltic.— Advices from St. Petersburg}! 
are to the 7th of November. They report the 
English fleet to have left the Baltic altogether. 
Snow had fallen. There was no disposition to 
forward more produce overland. Two Finland 
ships had been chartered, and were being load- 
; ed with wheat. A private letter, of the 10th, 
says that winter had set in with unusual severi- 
| ty. Dantzic advices mention that snow there 
is a foot deep, and the lesser channels around 
the town icebound. (12th Nov.) There is a 
great deal of grain and timber at Dantzic ready 
for shipment, but no prospect of getting it off. 
The Fleets in the Black Sea.— Stormy 
weather prevailed. The Turkish ship-of-war 
ln.u been lost, and some Egyptian ships (names 
c" number not reported) were missing—suppos¬ 
ed also wrecked. The squadrons under Admi¬ 
rals Hamelin and Dundas were in Katcha Bay, 
with divisions at Balaklava and Kamiech Bay. 
Sailmakers and smiths of the fleet were em¬ 
ployed in making sandbags and horseshoes. 
Admiral Lyons has cut off the communica¬ 
tions between Tamana, Anapa and the land, 
and is watching the Sea of Azoff. 
Califdntia Dittos. 
Arrival of the Star of the West. 
The Star of the West arrived at New York 
December 2, bringing 260 passengers and $737,- 
000 iu specie, with California dates to the 9th 
of November, brought down by the steamer 
Cortes. 
Amongst the passengers are Senator Weller 
and Hon. J. A. McDougal, member of Congress. 
The news from California is of but little im¬ 
portance. In commercial matters little or no 
change had occurred. No business had been 
done. Galegoand Haxell flour closed at $12,50 
@12,75. Clear bacon 16 cents. New hams 
16t<>. Lard 17. Clear pork $22. 
The mining news is of a favorable character. 
The steam frigate Susquehannah was at Hon¬ 
olulu on the 20th Oct., and was hourly expect¬ 
ed at San Francisco, as well as the Mississippi. 
Her British Majesty’s ship Ampitrite arrived 
at San Francisco on the 8th, and the British aud 
French squadrons were expected to leave soon 
after the arrival of the next mail. 
The vacancy in the supreme judgeship, occa¬ 
sioned by the death of Judge Wells, had not 
been filled by the, Governor. 
Various candidates were spoken of, the most 
prominent being Judge Fields of Marysville. 
The steamship Sonora from Panama, arrived 
up on the 1st N overaber. 
The official returns of the recent State elec¬ 
tion are published, and show the combined 
democratic majority on the congressional vote 
to be 12,315. 
The Mormons have been ordered out of San 
Francisco by the 1st May next. 
Another insurrection had occurred among the 
State prisoners at Corte Maderia. Nineteen at¬ 
tempted to escape, but were overpowered by 
the keepers, and one of them it was said was 
shot dead. 
Mr. W. Sherman had been elected Comptrol¬ 
ler of San Francisco. 
The Alta Californian was urging the establish¬ 
ment of a stage and mail route across the plains. 
Admiral Despointes had dispatched the 
French brig of war Obigardo to Gurgames, San 
Bias and Acapulco, it is said with the object of 
prosecuting an inquiry concerning the death of 
Count Boulbon. 
The citizens of Carson valley were urging an 
annexation of that place to California. 
The Pioneer train on Adams dr Co.’s Express 
for St. Louis, by the way of Salt Lake, started 
from Los Angelos on the 1st Nov. The attempt 
to re-open an overland express from Acapulco 
to \ era Cruz had been temporarily frustrated 
by the refusal of Alvarez and his party in Aca¬ 
pulco to grant passports to agents from that city 
through the country, under control of the revo¬ 
lutionists. 
The arrival of overland emigrants were largo, 
and they are is thought to be nearly all in. Vari- 
ous encounters with the Indians are reported. 
In Bath, Monday morning November ‘27th, by the Her. 
Almon Gregory, CARI, WOLF, of Bruchsal, Grand Duchy 
of Baden, Germany, to ANNA CLEMENT, daughter of the 
late Schuyler Strong, Esq. 
At Green Bay. on tire 16th of November, by the Rev, 
Jeremiah Porter, MYRON P. LIND8LET, Esq., and Miss 
FRANCIS A. INGALLS, daughter of Jonathan Ingalls, 
all of that city. 
Markd 4 
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Rural New-Yorker Office, I 
Rochester, Dec. 4, 1854. 5 
The snow storm has put a veto on all operations in the 
market, and there is nothing either bought or sold except 
for present necessities. The Canal is closed and the Rail¬ 
road embargoed, so that no produce is moving towards 
the Eastern market. We leave quotations standing as 
tast week, in absence of any transactions. 
Tho money market still continues tight, and speeit, 
.movements below the usual standard of weekly reports. 
Rochester Wholesale Prices, 
Flour and Grain. Fruits and Roots. 
Flonr, bbl.•S10,25@62R Apples, bush.38@50c 
Wheat, bu.$2,25 Do. dried.76@91,00 
Coin.80c Potatoes.50@63c 
Oats.44c Hides and Skins. 
Rye.$1,38 Slaughter.5@6Kc 
Barley..$1,13 Calf.. @10c 
Buckwheat.-SI Sheep pelts.50@75c 
Beans.$1,06 Lamb do.25@50c 
Mkats. Seisds. 
Pork, mess bbl.$14@15 Clover, bu.$7,50@8 
Do cwt.$4,50@5,25 Timothy.$3,00(5)3,50 
Beet; mess bbl. .10,00@10,50 Flax.. l,25@l,60 
Do. cwt.$5,00 Fci:l. 
Mutton carcase,.. ,.3,50@4,C0 Wood, hard.4,00@6,00 
Hams, smoked ft... .ICfdHlc Do. soft. ..... .2,50@3,00 
Shoulders.7@8c Coal, Lehigh,ton.$9,50 
Chickens.6@7c Do. Scranton.7,00 
Turkeys.7@8c Blossburg.. 5.50 
Dairy, &e. Do. Char.8@10c 
Butter.16@18c Sundries. 
Cheese.8@10c Salt, bbl.§ 1,50 
Lard,tried.10@10}£c Hay, ton, new.$9@15 
Do. leaf.10@l0>£e Woo!, lb.20@35c 
Tallow.12c White fish, bbl.$8,50 
EpgfS, doz.. . ...17@18c Codfish,TP quintal..... .4,75 
Candles, box. ...15c Trout, bbl. .8,00 
N2W YORK MARKET -Dec. 4 
FLOUR—Transactions in flour are to a moderate extent 
and prices are without important change. In the better 
grades there is rather more doing. Wo notice some ex¬ 
port inquiry for good common brands. Sales $7,87R@8,- 
l'2'4 for common to straight State; $8,25@8,50 for choice, 
favorite and fancy do., $8,25@75 common to good Ohio, 
Michigan and Wisconsin ; $9@!0,60 extra Ohio; $10,3734 
@11,50 do. Genesee. Only ono or two well known brands 
commanded the outside price. Transactions in Canadian 
are limited at $8,0234 in bond, and $9,25@$10 duty paid. 
Rye flour without important change. Demand small— 
sales of superfine at $7.50. Corn meal in fair supply, and 
dull at $4,-ll@50 for Jersey, and $4,75@8131 Brandywine. 
Buckwheat flour in good demand at $4,373a @50 per 100. 
GRAIN—No important change in Wheat. Sales good 
white Canadian iu bond on p. t; fair white Southern at 
$1,95; good white Canadian at $2,10 duty paid. Rye in 
only moderate supply and firmly held at $1,37, or there¬ 
abouts. Not much inquiry for Barley, and market with¬ 
out important change. A sale of good four-rowed report¬ 
ed at $1,32. Cora much firmer; sales at 88@90c Western 
mixed delivered; 91c yellow Southern; 94@97c for round 
yellow. Oats in large supply and dull at 60@53c State ; 
54@55c Western. 
PROVISIONS—Sales of mess Pork at $13,25>2 ; $ 11 ,-" 
37 >£@$12 for prime; $14,25@37R for clear, and $ 12,1234 
for thin mess. Sales of Lard at 10@1034c for barrel, and 
1034@10R for kegs. Butter steady; sales at 13@20c for 
Ohio, and 20@24 for State. Cheese steady at 10@llc. 
ALBANY MARKET-Dec. 2- 
FLOUR—Transactions this morning were confined to 
the supply of the home demand, and comprise but a few 
hundred barrels. Included in the sales wero some small 
lots of extra Genesee at $11,1234. The bulk of the sales, 
however, were at the following ranges :—$8,62@9,25 for 
com. to good State and Western; $9,25@10,25 for good to 
fancy do.; $10,25@11 for extra Ohio and Genesee. 
GRAIN—A car lot of 300 bushels Genesee wheat was sold 
at $2,3734- Barley market a Utrdtj better. Sales about 
9,000 bus. at $1,36@37>£ time, for prime four-rowed, and 
$1,35, cash, for inferior do. Oats—52c for State. 
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET—Nov. 29. 
At Washington Drove Yard—Offered to-day 3,000 Beef 
Cattle; during the week 1,800. Prices — Beeves range 
from 9 to 10c per ft. Cows and Calves, $30, $40 to $75.— 
Veal Calves, $4 to 6 Swine, corn fed, $4,50@5,00. Sheep 
from $ 1,00 to 8 . Lambs, $3 to 6 . 
At Browning’s—At market, 641 Beef Cattle, 20 Cows 
and Calves, 20 Veals, 6,940 Sheep and Lambs. Prices—$ 8 ,- 
frorn $30 to $60. Veals sold at from 634@6c per lb. Sheep 
range at from $2,25 to $6,00. Lambs, $2,00 to $5,00. 
At Chamberlain’s—At market 409 Beeves, 104 Cows and 
Calves, 69 Veal Calves, 4,679 Sheep and Lambs. 
Prices of Beef ranged at from $7,00 to $9,50 per 100 lbs. 
Cows and Calves at trom*$20 to $60. Veai at 5@634c per 
lb. Sheep $2@$0,00. Lambs $1,75@4. 
At O’Brien’s —Sales of Beeves at gfi@9,00 per 100 lbs. 
Cows and Calves at from $25 to $50. Veal 5@6)4c. 
BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET-Nov. £9. 
At market 750 Beef Cattle, 3,000 Stores, 9 pairs Working 
Oxen, 62 Cows and Calves, 300 Sheep and Lambs, and 7C0 
Swine. 
Prices —Beef Cattle—Extra, $7.75; first quality, $7,50; 
2d. $6,75; 3d, $6.00; ordinary, $6@5,75. 
Hides—$5,5000,00 per cwt. 
Tallow—$8,25. 
Pelts—12@75c. 
CalfSkins—11c. 
Working Oxen—No Sales. 
Cows and Calves—Sales $20 to $30@40. 
Stores—Yearlings $9@il; two year old $16@24; three 
year old $26@42. 
Sheep and Lambs — Extra, $3, 3,50, 4@5, By lot, $1,25 
to $2 @7,25. 
Swine—3@5c; 4@6; fat hogs4J4. 
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.—Nov. 28. 
At market 718 Cattle—about 400 Beeves, and 313 Stores; 
consisting of working oxen, cows and calves, yearlings, two 
and three years old. 
Prices—Market Beef—Extra $7,50 per cwt.; 1st quality, 
$7; 2d do, $6 50@6,75; 3d, do, $6@6,25 ; ordinary,$5@5,50. 
Hides,Vcwt. $5,50@6; Tallow $8@S,25; Pelts 42@76c. 
CalfSkins, 11c V lb. 
Barrelling Cattle—$6,00@7,00. 
Veal Calves—$5, 6@8. 
Cows and Calves —No sales to speak of. 
Stores —Working Oxen—$75, $144,@150. Yearlings, 
$8, $9@10. Two Year Old, $13, $14, $16, $1S@24. Three 
Year Old, $24, S32@42. 
Sheep and Lambs— 3,719 at market. Prices—Extra $3,- 
69 $ i@$5. By lot—$1,50, $2,00@$2,50. 
Swiss—All large hogs, wholesale, at 434@4>4c per lb. 
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET-Nov. 28. 
Horses—Sales at Eddy’s—Four head at $625, 1 at 60, 1 
at 150, 1 at 71, 1 at 115,1 at 125, 2 at 225,2 at 170,1 at 70,2 
at 210, 1 at 150,1 at 125,1 at 160, 1 at 60. 
Beef Cattle—Sales at West Brighton—29 head from Por¬ 
tage county, Ohio, at $3, 15 from Champaign co. Ill., at 
3,0 j, 41 from Champaign co. at $3,21 from Cook co.. at $3. 
Sheep—112 head from Lake co. at $2,75, 63 from Cham¬ 
paign co. at $2,100 from Du Page co. at $2,75 on contract. 
Ilogs—264 head at $4,56 net, on contract. 
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Specimen numbers sent free to all who wish to ex¬ 
amine the work nr obtain subscribers. Postmasters, Nur¬ 
serymen, Fruit-growers, all who love Fruits and all who 
love Flowers, all w ho would love to see “ this wilderness 
blossoms as the rose.” are requested io act as Agents. 
Address JAMES VlCK, Jr., Rochester, N. i . 
December 1, 1854. 257-tf 
WILD TURKEYS AND SUFFOLK PIGS. 
1 have a few Suffolks six months old I will sell for $12 
each. They are bred from the Stickney Herd. 
Genoa, Cayuga Co., N.Y. 256-2t* P. P. KING. 
RARE CHANCE. * 
The subscriber offers for sale the Farm on which he re¬ 
sides, situated in the town of Alden, Erie county, contain¬ 
ing fifty-six acres, under a high state of cultivation, with a 
good wood lot, large and commodious buildings, an abun¬ 
dance of fruit, &c , &c. Also, from 25 to 40 acres of land 
in the town of Irondequoit, a short distance from the city 
lino. For further particulars inquire of the subscriber at 
his residence in Alden, or of C. S. BENJAMIN at the office 
of the Rural New-Yorker. [255] M. 0. BENJAMIN. 
~ROCHESTER EYE AND EAR INFI RMAR Y" 
Dr. Walker, Oculist and Aurist, (late of the Royal Oph¬ 
thalmic Hospital, London, England,) continues to attend 
exclusively to the treatment of Deafness and all diseases of 
the EYE and EAR. Constant and extensive practice, en¬ 
ables Dr. W. to treat these cases with success seldom at¬ 
tained. [254-tfj 
Jf'gF* Dr. Walker may be consulted daily, and testimo¬ 
nials obtained, at his office, S2 State St., Rochester, N. Y. 
SHEEP FOR SALE. 
I have Sheep (both Bucks and Ewes,) of the following 
breeds, for sale, at reasonable prices,—French and Spanish 
Merinos, pure breed; also, crosses of the two breeds, from 
34 to %; also, Leicester and South-Downs, pure bred, and 
crosses of the same. These Sheep are from, or descended 
from the flocks of the well-known breeders of pure bred 
Sheep, Messrs. Jewett, Burritt, Avery,Wakeman, M’lntyre, 
Brodie, &e. For further particulars address me (post¬ 
paid.) at Belleville, Jefferson Co., N. Y. 
252-4meow E. G. COOK. 
TRUNKS AND VALISES. 
—11 I, ,1 The subscriber would inform the citizens 
1*1 j of Rochester and the public generally, that 
liraSSriy) vjlihe is manufacturing extensively, a very su- 
<Sliliia!X jLA H Jpnrinr article of sole leather and steel spring 
Trunks, which he will guarantee to be equal to anything 
made in the United States. 
You may see at PRITCHARD'S Trunk Depot and Sales 
Room, 78 State street, 1650 Trunks and Valises, and he is 
now adding to this large stock from 125 to 150 per week— 
among which you may Gnd Trunks varying from one dol¬ 
lar to fifty. It you should want anything in his line, give 
him a call, for his motto is, “ I-arge sales and small profits.” 
A. R. PRITCHARD, No. 78 State St. 
Rochester, N. Y., Aug., 1854. 240-tf 
"buffalo SEED AND AG’L. ware-house, 
Ho. 196 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Emery’s Horse-Powers, Threshers and Separators, 
Seymour’s, Pennock’s and Ross’ Grain Drills, 
Hickock’s and Bailey’s Cider Mills, 
Together with a full assortment of Hay Cutters, Plows and 
other Implements, always on hand, at lowest market rates. 
N. B.—Country dealers supplied on liberal terms. 
244 H. C. WHITE & CO. 
Moore’s Rural New-Yorker hasbecome a giant among 
its kind. With a subscription verging fast to 30,000, aud 
with a conductor who knows how to polish it with every 
grace of the art, and how to accomplish it with the best 
talent of the age —it is not surprising that it is now the 
leading agricultural paper of the country.— Christian Adv. 
Ws have so frequently commended the Rural New- Yorker 
that an attempt to add thereto would be like “lending per 
fume to the rose.” In our opinion it is the best Agricultu 
ral, Literary and Family paper extant.-Pa. Herald <y Whig 
THE EUEAL FQH 1855. 
PREMIUMS FOR SUBSCRIBERS; 
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Oct., 1854. Rochester, N. Y. 
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dollars, we will forward a sixth copy gratis for one year. 
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