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8 poimm. rrncnliuK the discriminating duties at once, we were I The r/cent Spanish official decree of death conceding nothing; that we had almost the-whole an d a THE NEXT GOVERNOR. Wo It IVO frequency been asked since tlio last general election, who will probably be our jiexs Governor?—wlto is the Clark candidate ? who the Troup candidate?—and who wc our* aches feel disposed to support? At present wo ate untile to answer any of these question* Ciiirforictdh ; hut, to take them hi regular or der : or :o divide our discourse into four branch* c us one of your regular trained eet-spooch ni kers would say—for the first, we m e entirely at a loss to determine, not being so much skill ed as was our great protcftfpc, ’lie l.unmis^ Or. Fai’sti'8, in the occult science of divination; for though by the by, we feel as confident as Owen Glcndower himself, that we “ could call spirits from the vasty deep” we mo not quite sure—not having yet tried the experiment—hat they would conic if wo called them, l or the second, wo bid eve there is no one at present, and whether there will-bo one started, we arc not snflie'endy ill the secret to say. for the third, we presume there are, or, at leas: will be, two, Col. Tattnalland Mr. Foray*h. And for the fourth, we can only answer, at she present time, that of the two who have ahe.idv been brought forward, we should give the preference to Col. Tattnall, whom we can unhesitatingly declare that we would support in prefosenco ol almost any oilier individual who could be nom inated by Ids party. Wo have ever held the talents and die irieproarhablonnd h'gli-nrnded character of this gentleman in the highest es'iniation. ’Tis true hois attached to a par ty to whom, collectively, we are decidedly op posed ; Intt we can nevc thole ji see in him and the unswerving political course he lias pursued, Much to respect mid iidm're; mid we believe that ll's chivalrous linnor and patriotism are ol two high n grade to be trammelled by the sluny stinuositiesof party, when opposed to 'lie in cr est of his country—his State, or the limit'd Slates. A difference of opinion, as Mr. Jeffer son nobly said, it is not necessarily n difference ofprincpJo 5 and upon these grounds, we feel coafidotv, 'hit though wo might possibly differ with Col. Tut ivill upon jio'nts connected with the welfare of our country, it would only be in devising tho best mode oi'promoting it. Our meins might differ in particulars, but our end and aim would st II bo the same. We have advocated the jirin i r les of the Clark party, only bccunso they harmonized with our own, and with those of the men throughout the Union, whom we li ve ever looked up to as the most honorable and patriotic. Parties may .chantre, and Jo change, but principles new, While the same principles remain connected tv h the same party, wc shall continue to advo cate them both, will equal zeal, and we hope with increased ability, under the Republican motto of “ Principal mm homines.” If tlmi ji irtv. uiul iv\r-s otfi'iiently The tin-™-, i tncliditte whom we tlitnk sincerely devoted to titeso principles, and capable of doing justice to • such a cause, we shall unqcstionably support him— 1 if otherwise, wo shall unhesitatingly sup p* rt Col. Tattnall, and we feel confident,from jrt tell that we have heard upon tlio subject, th.it, under the a time circumstances, our friends would almost uu.iu.uionslv pursue the self same course. Align.,la Chronicle. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL. [Frctn Ihc i.’no York Fnnh.g Past.] It is with vety great regretjtlir.t tve noticed the British arUer, interdicting utter tlio 1st December next, al most the whole of our trade with the American pns- -missions of Great Britain. Alter ten years nrgotin- t.on and Jegis'utiun upon this subject, nnd when both governments had become sensible of the advantages f a liberal reciprocity In trade, wo confess, wo had not anticipated unotfier unprofitable war of restric tions, at the mutual expense of two countries, whose : merest it ever should be to cultivate a friendly nnd unrestricted intercourse. We were at first apprehen sive that Ministers, uhnndouing these liberal princi- ■ pies for which they have been so justly distinguished, ■ ere about to inuke their first retrograde movement by disturbing our commercial relations. But on c»u- uduing tile question, we regiet to find that we have ti u in this instance displayed our accustomed liberal- i' V. amt that, either from too much caution, or a de- sire to gait) too much, we Imve brought litis measure trii'U ourselves. The ttu> governments were former- ■ J - engaged in a icgi-lutive war for some yssn, vary- i - their countervailing measures from vem t«> year, c til the trade was finally interdicted. This was de- 1 "ici-tul to US, but it was more so to the colonies, and 1 ; liritisli government u'.tlmately opened the colon!- nl port* in l'-iA Upon the onival in this country of if itish vessels from tbr colonies, we imposed a dis- r-.mitialiug duty on vessel and cargo, all-giir/ that we o 1 let enjoy reciprocity in the 'cu’or.utl ports. A- i. mg other things wo objected to'the duty of a dot. 1 ' B barrel on flour from foreign countries, while *• ae was levied when imported from Great Britain c i Ireland, or from one colony into another. Ac s' ding to our view of reciprocity, if an American v set bo permuted to trade between a colonial port c -.itbc United S tes, with nil tho privileges extend- to a British vessel In tlio same voyage, it is a recip- r al trade, and it is alt that we have a right to ex- 1* it. JJut we intend not to dispute this question.— VV-J enacted the discriminating duties contrary to our o-n interest, and drew upon ourselves nn Order in t - uucil, levying ndisciimitmtingdr.ty on American ves sel and their cargoes in tlio colouial ports, precisely c- oi d to thnt widen wo had previously imposed on the B- tish.—Under these restnetious the trade was con tinued till 1825, when the British government, pursu ing n most liberal policy towards the American pos- srxsions, revised their colonial navigation law-, re- moved many ancient Tesivtcnons u..d Sulargcd tlie cir cle of the colonial trade with all tl.e worid. Under the nets m Parliament, of June anil Jtitv, ii-en, for- egn vessels were permitted to carry into anil take from the colonies many articles which had been before prohibited! tbo colonies were not only permitted to trade with America directly, but with Europe also, end a!most every part of the world; and nations granting reciprocity to British vessels were permitted to trade with the colonies without any discriminating duty or charge whatever.. It was naturally supposed that our government, consulting its own interest nnd accepting* advantage* thus liberally and voluntarily tendered by Great Britain, would promptly discontinue all discri minating duties, by on ect rog-esponding with the provisions of these nets of parliament. Accordingly, early in the session such a measure was proposed by n rel Smith in the senate, end by Sir. Knmbreleng e bouse. Towards the close of the session, the question was partially debated in the senate upon a memorial from the citizens of Baltimore, praying for a removal ol the di-crimlnating duties t but uthe measure was bpposed, and it was late in the session, the bill was laid upon , the table—the question was whether we should by our own act nnd without fur ther negotiation remove those discriminating duties, or wait until a treaty eonld bo negotiated, by which Ui< trade with the colonies could be permanently re- jmlMed. The advocates of a treaty contended that the trade ought not to depend upon the uncertainty of legislation, and Ilia* by removing our discriminating flllliat mt nil*ft tun is-A,-., .... t . . *Z conceding nothing t that we naa uimo i mu «uu.c , an(J attahder against all the members of the trade with the colonics in our own hands, and that (j ortcs ,J| l0 vo j t ,j tlie temporary deposition of artaa stmt/MTsa? ia nud abrogate forthwith the discriminating duties j meltiucln ly monuments ol injustice and tnf.itu- cliarged upon our own vessels and their cargoes in ; wi ) which the history of despotism has the American possessions of Great Britain. It was ■ ^ M f ur j g j iet |, j t comprises the names of the Sd&n v^"a j ablest st tesmen, the greatest orators, the most prompt and reciprocal uiemure on our part would fa-! intrepid patriots, and ill© best scholars, that 'cilitritc a treaty between the two governments, am! )j ;ivc rf >eured ill Spain Ibr ages past. I her© tltuf by neglecting to enihraco the opportunity there j jas jj Ce j M j] ia j wretched country, something auto duft, cM .id. . *. « ter allowing us full time to accept or refuse the advnn* the Met n; at least such a sloiy is told ill the tiiges offered, and anticipating a negotiation with Mr.: Paris n< vspapers. We holiev© that there is Gallatin, has now issued nn Order in Council,interdic- no , j |ruan Catholic, elsewhere in the world, ting the trade after the first of December, we me nmnoenliiditenod who will not feel as clad to nerccive tl.Utbcy have fixed upon a period ' !1 0 eglOOemiMlltuco, who win mn i-c» within which n treaty may be so fur negotiated ns »t much jrror at the atrocity, as the* Hebrews are us iil-nral us wc have a tight to expect, , | llr y cot d not go so far nmt wo shall lie content if n treaty is framed in the spir-! ccgs 0 p, j s nntm e would J’arliaiurnl nnd wo shall he content ifn treaty it of those nets mu! our esisting lawst and merely re. be, we should, howev- movingthe discriminating duties. iVls fortl.c interest | er, dct| quite as heinous, the execution of of both countries that our friendly intercourse should men am patriots, like those included in tno pro- hoi he interrupted. Grcat llritrin slimild appreciate sdipiivi decree above mentioned. Political the true interest of her colonies, and allow them tool)., s callable of lllC same enormities as tain their supplies from their nearest neighbors and on ( . . * 1 tlie best terms; for by promoting their interests slioi reug.ou. vviii, in the end. t.cst consult Iter own. On our part, we should he a little less lentous of the measures of Parliament, and wc should bo content with the advnn- J « , , ,, e„_„,__t„t nvntrac tages of our situation; for let Great Britain regulate | As JIl Randolph s Senatorial term expires this trade nsxhe mny, it is naturally ours. H e hnye too ; oil the 3(| March, an election ot Senator will lie made by the Legislature, at its fssion. Mr, Giles and Gov. Tyler National Gazette. deep an interest in tlie trade to sacrifice it for trifles, or ; probttbly tr> lose it by exhibiting too much of a disposition to * • make an advantageous “ bargain.” Wc hope this sub- r 5 jeet will tie promptly attended to, fortliere is no time to be lost t and that the two governments, negotiating in a mutual spirit ofliberality, and consulting the recip rocal interi st of the two countries, will form a treaty removing all discriminating restrictions, and perma nently regulating our intercourse with the colonics on the basis of reciprocity. We host at all events, that we are not again towitn* st in this liberal and enlight ened age, another legislative war at the oxpeuse of botli nations. From the Albany Argus. Tit' ItrlHth Ortler in Council.—Whatever the fn.dt, or misapprehension, may he, it is to he regretted that the recent British Order in Council lias been promul gated. It. will prove, unless the measures of the two governments prevent it from going into effect, detri mental botli to our commerce and to the trade of the Colonics t and it isespeciully objectectiouablebecause it indicates a retrograde movement of that sound poli cy of governments which had t'jgun to show itself in the abolition of all restrictive measures and discrimina ting duties. The amount of this trade in exports annu ally, is estimated at 5,000,(MX) of dollars, employing yOO.illlO tons of American shipping. The article on this subject, which we copy into ano ther column from the N. Y. Evening Post, is seasona ble, mid with one or two exceptions, sound and judi cious. We speak now in reference to the general scope of the doctrines inculcated, nnd prefer not to in clude an opinion ns to the particular application of the article to the measures of either of tlio governments.— It intimates that the fault is wlthonrown government: &. what is otily Intimated here, is expressly charged in the N. Y. Enquirer. That newspaper accuses the present administration of hax-ing caused tlie defeat of the pro positions before the late congress for the regulation of nut* commercial intercourse with British ports; and js allcdged, would, in a recipro- with tlie colonies on its present odvuiitugeniis^/ooTmgk' Representatives 'CamMojho fojlow- Thc Aibion, an English .newspaper printed in this coun try, also casts the tdame upon tlie American govern ment; nnd an article, evidently written under strong feelings of prejudice nnd excitement, declares, that •• England had extended the open hand of commer cial friend-hip, but it has been scornfully pushed away —she has proffered the howl foaming from her own fountain and it has been dashed to the U'o ac cusations of tliis sort, the National Journal replies as follows:— Wc hove perused wilh no small degree of surprise, an article copied below from tlie Albion of tlie "Gth ult. Thnt article attributes to the Government of Ihc United States the blame w hich attaches to tlie issue of the late British Order in Council, excluding the vessels of the United Slates from certain enumerated British colo nies after a specified day; mid charges this govern ment wilh having “scornfully pushed away the open hand of commercial friendship extended to it” by that of Great Britain. This is a serious charge, which the editor of Hint paper, himself an Englishman, nnd en joying American hospitality, ought not to hove made without being able to substantiate it. That he is not able to establish it, wc confidently assert; nnd also, that there linshecn no time, since the establishment of theUmted States, when their government has not been ready and willing to place the navigation between the two countries upon nn equal basis of fair competition. \> r e further assert, that there has been no time, during the sntiie period whenthc British government Has been w illing to srree to that basis,'unless tlio net of parlia ment referred ic should contain her consent to it. It would bo premature now to enter on a vindication of tlie course of this government. A negotiation, since tlie year 1824, (suspended for it .time, but probably now renewed, j lias been pending belxvfen the two govern ments in respect to that trade. And it is certainly ve ry remnrkalilo, and evinces no very frienuly spirit, that the British government should promulgate (heir Order at the moment of the arrival of the American Minister, charged, as wo have understood with powers to renew und bring that negotiation to n prompt con clusion ; mid clothed, it is believed, with instructions conceived in (lie most amicable and liberal spirit. We venture to predict, that if the negotiation should fail, tlie blame will he imputable to tlie British government, and that when tlio correspondence, in relation to this question, shall be submitted to the American public, it will find in this, as in other instances, of our foreign relations, abundant reason fully to approve the course oi its government. Foreign Claims.—Next to the Bankrupt Bill, the subject of our Foreign Claims may be ex pected to occupy the serious attention of Con gress. Ftont recent publications, tlie merits of these claims begin to be better understood a- moug the peoplo than formerly. Tlio ablo nr- ; cl«* which . have appeared in tlio North Ame rican Review nnd in more mmmio puisuxw^Ki.-, have done much to enlighten the public mind on this topic. The reading public Itave from tiino to time read treaties and documents in re lation to our foieign claims, but ns they canto to them singly and without connexion, they failed to make a due impression. To these essays and documents, however, must bo attributed tlio merit of preparing in some measure the public in ml for the concise but lucid, simple but strong view presented of these claims by the contribu tor to tlio North American Review, It afibrds us pleasure to find that the very respectable au thor of thuso notices has revised them and pre sented ihem to the public in n pamphlet of somo hundred and fifty pages. This is as it should be. Subjects of so much importance should, for facility of reference to the Statesman ns well as for the information of tho general reader, stand in connexion. And the public will there fore learn with satisfaction that Mr. Everett has prepared a work embracing a view of ‘‘the claims of citizens of the U. States of America on the Governments of Naplos, Holland and dutlrsot once, 'we were giving up an Instrument ofi FrOUCC,” which is now published, wgociauoo. On the other luad it was urged, that by Boston Patriot. have lice* mentioned ns his successors. No man wottl I doubt that Mr. Randolph will lie de feated, b t from the fear, by the Legislature, that tho ti t would be construed as indicating a relaxatioi of hostility towards the General Governn mt. But as Mr. Giles is equally de cisive as Ur. Randolph, in his opposition—as his late exhibitions prove his talents to be bril liant as o'er—and as front his superior temper and dignjy, his hostility is much more formida ble limn Mr. Randolph’s, who from a peculiar fatality, las ever injured his own cause and ad vanced ns opponents, it is thought probable, that re atoning in this way, Mr. Giles will dis place Mia Randolph in tho Senate. We give the view of others, hut not our own. Wishing well to the Administration, wo should not ob ject on lhat ground to see Mr. Randolph rc-c- lected, Jjgt wishing still better to our native State, jwe prefer on her account, Gov. Tyler or Wlit fl. Giles. Mr. Tnzewoll it is thought, will be appointed a Judge of the General Court (as liewili unquestionably, if he wishes itj in which event, there will be a further vacancy in the Senate. Richmond Whig. XNTSXJUGENOE. Washington, October 14. It trill bo remembered by our readers that at the ckiso of the last session of Congress, the mg' Resolved, That the Clerk of this IIouso he authorized to employ Wm. Strickland, of Phihdelphia, to act in conjunction with the ar chitect now employed in completing the capi tal, n devising a plan for improving this Hall, so as to render it better suited to the purposes of UiteKbtjtati.c un-rably, that tho Socretttry of State, the Secretary of War, and the Attorney General, be requested to act as a board of in- spectiiu on the aforesaid contemplated im- proveneni, during the recess of Congress, and that ifttie (aid architects can devise any plan for acconmislung the object, that shall receive the sanctiai of tho Board aforesaid, they be au- thorizoi and directed to execute the same un- dor tlu direction of the said Board, Res. ved, That the expenses be defrayedout of the mtingent fund. In I rsuanco of tho above resolution, we under! tnd that Mr. Strickland lias examined the c< struction of the Hall, and that he has been i yited by tho Secretaries and Attorney Gcnei 1 to repeat his visit next wock, when it is supjjtsod that the board will come to some concluionas to the improvement to be adopted. We ajb rather inclined to the opinion, that the measqo suggested by Mr. M’Duffic will be found he only efibetivo ono against the existing inconvenience; namely, to throw a horizontal Glass’Hjvering over the Hall, so as to exclude tho done, in which the sound of tlio speaker is plwayslost. A ceiling of this description may bo so t usttticted, as to combine ornament witii utility; am Ji w probablo that tho cost would not exceed 15000 o." $6000. Should this plan bo contlud d on, the season 3 far advan ced to dlo a hope that it can bo c;LT r * e ^ into cxecutbnt lringtne brief interval between this time anl tip meeting of Congress: but the en suing stm/tcr will afford sufficient time for its complcti this connexion we mention a calf, which at sev en months, weighed nearly seven hundred pounds. It was in the young stock especially, iliat the greatest improvement was visible, and hence iho benefit to which we have abovo allu ded. To change old stock, or render it supe rior to its nature, was not to be expected, but to displace it with an improved breed is the ob ject and interest of our Agricultural Societies; and that object is fast accomplishing. In sheep the exhibition was not equal to former years. There were some Merinos from the flocks of tho Messrs Barretts of Concord and Ezra Whiton, Hingham; and some Southdown sheep from S. Henshaw, of this city. Of swine there was somo excellent specimens be longing to J. F. Floyd of Medford, R. Mackay Weston, Silas Dudley of Sutton, and D. P. Townsend, Roxbury; the latter of the Chi nese breed. Besides other animals, there were several handsome spirited colts in the pens. Of that part of the exhibition within the So ciety’s Hull, wc are sorry to be obliged to say it did not equal former years. Tho number of fine cloths and cassimeres was quite limited ; though such specimens as there were, chiefly from Shepherd’s factory at Northampton, were handsome, and one of the cloths superior. Of household manufactures, such as carpets, rugs, counterpanes, blankets, flannels, &c, there were several specimens of each. Of the latter, was a’’ piece by Miss Clarissa Fay, of New Braintree. We observed somo fine knit wool len hose by Miss Rhoda Fisk, of the same town. We uoticcd among useful and ornamental manufactures, a beautiful shell comb in imita tion of the India combs, made by U. L. Bailey, of \V. Newbury; rich guilt buttons, by R. Robinson, Attleboro; Grass Bonnets, in imi tation of Leghorn, bv the Misses Pond ; a beautiful straw hat, by Hannah Dunton, Boyl- ston. The exhibition of ornamental needlework wtis much indebted to tlio Academy of tho Misses M. A. &.L. Clarke, of this city, for va riety and excellence. Of wrought lace and muslin, and the coarser though no less dificult work of samplers and the coverings of music and footstools, there wore several specimens by the pupils of the Misses Clarke. We no ticed a handsome veil wrought by Laura A. Bartlett, of Kingston; unother by Caroline Roulstone of this city; and one by Lavina P. Baker, who presented her work for exhibition with a specimen of chirography equalled only by that of her needle. Among other articles of fabric, was a veil by Louisa W. Bowman of N. Braintree, a cap by Lydia B. Child of W. Boylston, down tippets by the children of Mrs. Wheeler, Worcester, and flowers by Charlotte Brown YVrcntham. A veil bv Miss Adelino Friend, exhibited at the Pawtucket Show, was wrought with 90 different stichos. At tlio same exhibition were "snewrt-rrogs tmn sntr truttons, in imitation of J'rtfn the Boston Patriot, Oit. 19. Brigitin Fair.—Wo have always believed the anniql Cattle Show aud exhibition of Man ufactures, &c. &c. at Brighton, under the di rection of alio Massachusetts Society for the Promotion/of Agriculture, productive of great stock, exhibited in the society’s pens on Wed nesday, convinced us of the correctness of that belief. ] This portion of tho exhibition, os a wholo, was satisfactory, and in several particu lars mop interesting than on former years. Tho |ens (eighty in number) v.ere all occu pied, nni chiefly witii stock in somo respect superior! There wero seven well fatted oxen. The heaviest pair, weighing 2398 and 2298 pounds, belonging to Henry Penniman.ofNcw Braintree; Tlie next, n pair of twins, weigh ing 2220Bnd 2166, owned by Ward N. Boyl ston, of Princeton. Tho others were owned, oneeachjby Amos Davis, Groton; Asa White, Boylston 1 nnd Stephen Longloy, Shirloy; and were finojlooking cattle. There wero a num ber of bu|ls and cows, on whose merits gener ally we lc'|vo the cornmittc to pronounce. Ono cow, hontsver, more prolific than her kind com monly am, deserves particular attention.— With lief progeny of seven, all horn within thirty-one months and nineteen days, this cow might well hold her head uliove her neighbors, whereas she was os meek as humility itself. In the Ficnc?i, made by Miss Bishop of Provi dence. Tho bltick cloth from tho factory of Mr. Robins in Watertown obtained the first pre mium awarded by tbo Franklin Institute at Philadelphia: it was sold at $1250the yard. At the Hillsborough county Cattle show, &,c. oil tho 20th ult. the first premium in the plough ing match was awarded to tlie plough of Mr. Tobias, of Wcaro, who is nearly 80 years; he drove the plough himself with all the agility of youth. More titan 100 farms, crops, &c. were entered for competition, on which 36 premiums wero awarded. lb. Wells <5* Lilly, of this city, have in the press and will soon publish a novel of 2 vols, with the title of “ Yorktown," by an American. Wo have had tho privilego of perusing it; and we con sider it superior to most productions of a sim ilar character from any American writer, which wo have perused. Several of the characters are military—One is an American, one an En glish and one a French Officer. The promin ent female is also a native American, and a Virginian. The period is 1781, and tho scene is laid in flic vicinity of Yorktown. Tho stylo is chaste, and sometimes animated; and the sentiments inculcated are moral in their ten dency, and tho natural expressions of generous nnd honourable feeling. Helen is tho child of nature improved by judicious cultivation.— Sho is dangerously lovely; for every one who sees her becomes her enamoured and devoted knight.—But she is neither insincere nor ca pricious—She is an ardent patriot, her French and English lovers honourable and chivalrous characters—Still, ono is a Frenchman, nnd one an Englishman. Her uncle and guardian is a selfish, unprincipled wretch. He violated mor- al and domestic tics; and was ready to sacri fice his orphan relatives, who had been com mitted to his care, to his own personal aggran dizement. M'-ude is rather too much like some of Scott's witches, or insane vagabonds, to be very interesting. Tho story, however, is one of interest and is well told. And the work as a whole, is superior to many which have boon have the fingering of them before the trial was over!” Sure enough: the doubloous were hero, and the trial was not over. But who but Jacob Barker—Tho Great Unknown, as he styled himself in the cross-examination of M r . Boyd, could have been so fortunate in a random calculation?—N. Y.Cnm. Advertiser,20thins/. THE MUSCLE SHOALS. An examination of these Shoals for the pur- pose of ascertaining the practicability of con structing a Canal, or in any other way render ing them passable by boats, took place last week by the Commissioners on the part of tho States of Tennessee and Alabama. Tho Commissioners that attended were Col. Moore and Maj. Reynolds of Tennessee, and Dr. Fearnand Colonel N. Davis of Alabama, who were aiso accompanied by several other gentlemen. Wo have conversed with one of the Com missioners since his return, who informs us that the obstructions in the way of rendering the Shoals completely and safely navigable, fur boats both up and down, were found to bo much less formidable, than was anticipated; that they only exist in certain places, and that by canalling for short distances round some, and improving others by sluices, the whole may be rendered passable for keel and other boats at a moderate expense. We further learn from him, that if it .should be thought more advisable to construct one continued canal the whole distance round the Shoals, the ground on tho North side will admit of such a project without difficulty, there not being more titan three miles where any serious obstructions will interpose, the rest of the way being for the most part a sort of levee, or allu vial bank, nearly level with, high water mark and of sufficient width for all the purposes of a canal. The Commissioners, wo presume, will in duo time make out reports to the Legislatures of their respective States. This will be tho first step, and the next, we tnist, for those States to make appiopriations sufficient to employ some experienced Engineer, to survey and level the route, and make an estimate of the expense.— When this is done, the two States will have it in thoir power, either by making appropria tions to carry it on as a public work, or incor porate it into a stock company, and lot it bo done by private capital nnd pntorprizc. Huntsville Adv. Quiney Hail Road.—This Rail Rond, the first we be lieve in this country,was opened on Saturday, in pres* cncc of a number of gentlemen who take on interest in the experiment. A quantity of stone weighing-six teen tons, taken from the ledge belonging to toe Bunker Hill Association,-and loaded on three waegqip, which together weigh five tons, making a load of St tons, was moved with ease, by n single horse, from the quarry to the Innding above Neponsct bridge, n dis tance of more tiinn three miles. The rock declines gradually .the whntcway, from the quarry to thelanding, but so slightly that the horse conveyed back tlie empty waggons, making a load of five tons. Alter, the start ing of the load, which required some exertions, the horse moved with ense in a fast walk. It may therefore be easily conceived how greatly the transportation of heavy loads is facilitated by means of tins road. A large quantity of beautiful stone, already prepared for the Bunker llill Monument, will now be rapidly, and cheaply, transported to the wharf at the termination of the rail road, whence it will be conveyed by lighters to Charlestown. This road is constructed in tlie most substantial man ner. It rests on a foundation of stone laid so deep in the ground ns to be beyond the reach of the frost, and to sccttrc the rails on which the carriage runs effectual ly against any change of their relative position, they ore laid upon stones of eight feet in length, placed transversly along the whole extent of the load, at dis tances of six or eight feet from each other. The space between these stones is filled with smaller stones or earth, and over the whole, between the rails, a gravel path is made. The rails are formed of pine Umber, on the top of which is placed a bar of iron. The carriages run upon the iron bars, and arc kept in place by a pro jection on the inner edge of the tire of the .wheels.— The wheels are of a size considerably larger'than a common cart wheel. We learn from n gentleman who 1ms visited theprin. cipal rail road in England, that in point of solidity and skill in construction, this is not exceeded, by any one there.—Boston Daily Adv. . Automaton Chess Player.—IThis interest- ing performer played full games on Monday and Tuesday, end was tho victor in botli, in a con test with two of our best players. The ex hibitions continue to attract numerous audien ccs - lb. Accuracy of Jacob Barker's calculations.— It is announced in tho papers that the British sloop of war Harlequin, which arrived from Carthagena, brought $385,000, in part pay ment for tho frigate La Plata, built by Mr. Eckford. In ono stage of the great trial which will bo closed to-day, speaking of tho riaims of Mr. Eckford upon the Colombian Government, for building ships, Jacob Barker, said, that " before this trial was over he should have die fingering of tho doubloons.” Last cv ®[ 1 i n ?iateppi n 't out of Court before Mr. Max well had concluded his masterly speech, wo met Mr. Barker -tpon tho steps, and asked him why he had deserted his post at tho bar? “ Why,” said he, “ I hate been down attending to the doubloons: Did’ct I tell tho Court that I should Large Growth—again ’—It sounds extravagant, but such, we are informed, is the fact—that Mr. Richard P. Cosier, of German Fiats, raised this srason a RtttU tiA,measusing one foot in diameter, two feet eight in ches in circumference, nearly three feet long, nnd weighing, twenty-eight pounds and three quarters! An excellent Apple, sent us the other day from Scho harie county, measured about 14 inches, and weighed 18 or 19 ounces. Marriagctaml Births.-The Rev. Abraham Van Horne, of Caughnawaga, Montgomery county, aged 62, mar ried Mithmuandlhcouple on the 20th ult. One ol the physicians of this county, now in the prime of life, had been present at the birth of three /Aousantf children, two or three veers ago, and the number is now increased ed to ncarlyrotir thvsmi !~LUtle Falls Paper. Colonel Carr, nt his garden ties? Gray’s Ferry, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, has this season, out of iess than half an acre of vineyard, on a dry gravelly hill adjoining tlie garden, sold 12000 pounds of grapes at from six to twenty cents per pound, nnd made two hundred nnd sixty gallons of wine, valued nt two dollars the gal lon. Large Watermelon,—A watermelon was raised in the garden ol the Rev. Mr. Skinner, of Saratoga Springs, the present season, weighing 281-4 lbs. and measuring 4 leet 1 inch in circumference tho longest wgy, and 2 feet 7 1-2 inches the shortest way. Its flavour and sweetness was unusually rich. Gold.—Particles of gold.perfectly free from alloy .have tseu picked up on the land of Col. \V. J. Lewis, near Lynchburg. Va- It is s&idtobea common oc currence, particularly after heavy rains, to find it scat tered over the soil. The largest pieces ever found • yielded little more than five ounces of pure gold, A mine it to be opened on the land In the course of the ensuing year. From the Charlotte If. C. Journal. Tlie subjoined is the amount of gold found near this ilacei In one week. The statement was handed to us by Mr. Hymns, Silversmith, who was employed to flux It, nnd exhibits the number of pennyweights of pure gold. At At’comVs Plantation,267 pwta. 10 grs. At Rudilll’i 352 pwts. m Total, 610 The value of which at 87 1-2 cents a pennyweight, is $542 20; miking, it will lie admitted, o pretty good week’s work, and sufficiently indicating the richness of the veins. It should be stated that Major M'Comb’s mine was worked at only part of the week, say four days, and then only four hands employed. Drunkenness.— 1 The Newport Spectator^ referringfo Air. Loiseau’s curing Drunkard's, rays, “We know a man in this county who is periodically cured by his wife, as often as about once in six weeks. When tho fits come on, she puts on emetic into his dram, which effects a cure for the time; and in order to remove temptation out of his way, i-hc drinks up the rum herself."