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The Hon. Moses Norris, a Senator of the United States from New Hampshire, died in W ashington, on Thursday night, of a neuralgic affection of the beart, with which he was attacked on Tuesday morning last. Both Houses off Congress adjourned over yesterday, after paying ap propriate honors to the memory of the deceased. His remains passed through Baltimore, Friday evening. on their way to New/Hampshire. That State is now without a Senator in Congress, one vacaney having previously existed. in conse quence of the sudden death of Mr. Atherton. We learn from the Nashville Union that the remains of the late Gen. Robt. Armstrong have reached that city from Washington. The deremonics of interment were to have taken place on Tuesday last, with all due honors. The North Carolina House of Commons, on the 5th instant. passed, by a large majority, a bill to incorporate the Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad Company. The bill provides that the State shall endorse the bonds of the company. A bill is pending before the Legislature of Pennsy to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath, and to prevent the sale of adulterated liquors as a beveraga. This bill makes it unlawful to sell, on the Sabbath. intoxicating liquor of any kind under 8 penalty of $50. The same penalty if it is allowed to be drank on the premises, except by boarders in their rooms or apartments. For selling adulterated liquors, or liquors mixed with poisonous or deleterious drugs, liquids or substances the fine is from one hundred to two hundred dollars. imprisonment from two to six months. and forfeiture of license. In Wilkinson county, Miss., the trial of Justus Hurd, indicted for the killing of one of his slaves, resulted last week in a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was senteneed to seven years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. He was a wealthy citizen of Amite county, originally from New Eng land. but a resident of Mississippi for twenty years. Sir Richard England, one of the generals serving in the Crimea. is a cousin to Smith O'Brien. and a native of Ennistymon. in the county of Clare. Ho is now second in command to Lord Raglan and should the commander fail. he would succeed to his place, unless the Government provide for the emergency. The patriotic fund HOW gathering in England calls out many eccentricities, and one of them is an advertisement in the Oxford Chronicle, which is as follows "A widower, of good character. with five children, offers to marry the widow of any soldier slain at Alma. For particulars apply to Mr. Higgs, draper and tailor. South Stoke, Oxford. The above offer is to be considered the contribution to the patriotie fund of the widower." We have later dates from the Sandwich Islands but not a word about the much-talked of annexation treatv. Is it laid on the shelf? A letter from Honolulu distinctly affirms that no treaty between the public functionaries there had been made or submitted: and furthermore, that Prince Leholiho. without whose active CO operation " cession of the islands cannot be made, SO long as there is a prospect of his succeeding to the throne. will unite in no negotiation for a change of sovereiguty. It is said that Gen. Miller, the British Consul who protested against the annexation in such extraordinary terms. is insane. Accounts from Acapulco to the 24th of De cember, received through channels favorable to the revolutionists, state that Alvarez had gained a vietory over Santa Anna's troops and that he was fully able to maintain his pasition. The "Official Bulletin;" published at Acapuleo, is filled with accounts of skirmishe between the insurgents and Government troops, in all of which the former are represented to have had the ndvantage. We learn that the affairs of the City Bank, the Union Bank and the Phoenix Bank,all of Philadelphia, which have been closed for several weeks past, are to be wound up under the generalbanking law of the State. Hon. Mark Skinner has been appointed receiver for the purpose,and took charge of the visible effects of the banks yesterday. A large grizzly bear, from California: which has been on exhibition in a tent in Philadelphia, broke out yesterday, and created a tremendous stampede in the neighborhood of Thirteenth and Market sts. At first he mounted an omnibus horse which happened to be passing, and commenced biting his flesh, but, without doing serious injury, he dismounted and attacked a mule. Next he seized and swallowed a large piece of beef belonging to a butcher. In the meantime a large crowd assembled. keeping, however. at a respectful distance. Pitchforks were brought into requisition to capture him, but the prongs. which were thrust into his mouth. were broken off by his teeth as fthey were pieces of wood.A slip knot was also put over his neck: but the animal dragged off five stout men who held on to it. He was finally captured. by means of a noose in a small court. Alderman Thompson immediately ordered the showman to take the animal from the neighborhood. John Mitchel has gone to the West on a leeturing tour. G. W. Kendall, Esq., of the Picayune, has returned to N. Orleans from Europe. To-day Mr. Wise has an appointment to speak in Liberty. It is his first appearance, we believe among the people of that gallant old county, and we hazard nothing in supposing that one whose fervid oratory was wont, whilom. SO to exite "interest and amusement" in Congress, will attract a large crowd of listeners, Whether he will "take anything by his motion, is quite another question-if it be a question" at all. Some years ago, Mr.Wise promised his former colleague and co-laborer, Mr. Goggin. of that county. a sup-