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FAMILY VISITOR. PUBLISHED BY \ BENJAMIN G. LIDDON. 3kT3.»lße3Cr, 6EOH.GIA.. SATURDAY, JAN. 5, 1856, AGENTS FOR THE VISITOR: Mr. Wm, B. Wir.cr, of Swan's Southern Military, aud for the Fort Gaines Academy Lot tery, for Greensboro, Entonton and Madison, is authorised to collect and receipt for this payer. Thom as Flkmtxo, Atlanta, Ga., is an .Tutorized agent for this paper. Mr. David A. Crockett is authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions to this paper. Wm. M. C. Seri., is our authorized Agentin Jackson County, Fla. G. W. WrATTis our authorized agent atEbene «cr, Morgan County, Ga. L. C. Paclett is our authorized agent, Troup vlllc, Ga. THIS WEEK’S “VISITOR.” We visit onr friends this week in some what a different garb from onr last. We have adopted new headings in launching upon our tenth voyage. There are few papers iu Georgia that have weathered ns many storms, and successfully sailed upon th«..tcuublod sea of literature. Now wo feel that »’c arc in better trim than ever, and hope that the year 1850 may not close upon us without a realization of our wishca, —to please aud instruct t tic seeker after knowledge. Our course is steadily onward, but we would be wafted by a steadier wind than the promises of many who have blown upon us. Our decks have been cleared for action, and with no stint of ammunition, wo hope to gnin a victory over ignorance and error. We war not against any institution that tends to ad vance our people in religion, morals, in telligence and virtue. It will he our aim to 11 Condemn the unjust, confirm the wise, Ami shoot passing folly us it flies.” As it requires a good marksman to ho over sure of his object “on the wing,” it must he expected that wo may now and then fail to bring it to (lie ground—although, wo might sometimes “ run it into the ground;” hut we trust that it may not ho so far that it cannot he extracted by some more experienced marksman, it. will bo scon that we have increased the amount of our reading matter, and improved the general appearance of the paper. After this issue, wo design giving onr country friends a series of articles relating to the farm and the garden. The general nows of the day—foreign and domestic—will ho given in sutlicient quantity to enable onr readers to keep “posted up” in passing events. Short stories, with pointed morals, will ho given, weekly, in order to sustain the character this journal has assumed us a companion iu the home circle. Wo re turn oursincoro thanks to those who have patronised us during the past year, and trust that wo will deserve an increase of the snmo for the now year. Every family iu Morgan county is interested in the suc cess of our enterprise—it gives character to the county and town, abroad, and does no small part in advancing the interests of the whole. To a generous, intelligent public, we appeal for a more extended patronage, and now that all (except the printer) arc realizing the fruits of last year’s business, forget us not —but come up manfully—pay Us our small claims upon yon, and we shall go on our way rejoicing. There are some who aro in arrears for <.■>' i! gears, and wo expect them to shorten them as speedily as possible. An editor never makes an appoal for justice without an earnest sense of its absolute necessity— frequently produced by the gnawings of hunger upon his stomach, and poverty upon Imyioekels. His is a hard lot—no matter if every body dots not believe it. "The fact is too stubborn and , serious to admit of joking or doubt. AVe look for the “ good time coming,” when our pack-horse business will be made lighter—our duties less onerous. To each and all of you, ladies and gen tlemen, and young folks too, we wish a “happy new year.” May 1850 prove one of peace, plenty and prosperity to nil, and that our duties to each other as Christians and sojourners in a vale of sorrow, may not be forgotten in our business cares. We expect to visit you regularly every week, and that our pleasures and profits may be mutual is our earnest wish. Am retoir. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. This long-looked for document lias, at length, been given to the press. We have seen hut one copy of it, and the length of it precluded our diving into its depths to learn its import. Frank Pierce became impatient, and could not wait for the election of Speaker. A just rebuke to the members, we think. We will give a synopsis of the Message in our next. The Nobtii Carolina Cultivator, De voted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and the Mechanic Arts. Wm. D. Cooke, Pul*g lisher, B. S. Iledrick, Editor. Published in Raleigh, North Carolina, at $1 per an num in advance, 6 copies for $5; 10 for $8; 13 copies for $10; 20 copies for sls. This valuable agricultural publication is before ns, and we commend it to the libe Itad-patronage,of (be Georgia planters.— ?rof B. S. Hedrick, Professor of Agricul tural Chemistry in the University of North Carolina, has been engaged as the editor of the Cultivator, and his high character as a gentleman of undoubted erudition makes the publication a valuable off*: in mMmmmm Maui visit®*. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. It affords us pleasure to c.JI the readers’ attention to our list of new advertise ments. Remember, this is anew year, when new business arrangements are be ing -made, new firms coming in, new goods receiving, and—and-so-forth. Messrs. Fears & Swanson are before our readers with their cards, and'offor induce ments not to he slighted. There are other new cards in Ibis num ber which ’wo cannot Ji particu!arise now, for want of space. Onr advertising friends need not he afraid of crowding our columns—we have a way of making room for nil, without encroaching upon our space devoted to reading matter. A NEW AND GOOD THING. Among tho many improvements and inventions of onr day there is none, among the fine arts, that surpasses tho picfnri s called Photographs, taken by Daguerreo typists, with the ordinary camera, upon paper and al t a wards colored in oil. The likeness, as a matt r of course, is true to nature, and has the advantage of being durable and softer than canvass pictures in oil. A splendid specimen of this beau tiful art may be seen at our friend A. B, Hi tunings’ room, Town Ilall, where lie also exhibits Ambrotypca—another va riety of Daguerreotypes. TIIE TEMPERANCE CRUSADER. In our advertising columns will bo found the prospectus of the abovo named jour nal, “y Konilam" “Temperance Banner,” published at Ponfiold, Ga., and Edited by John H. Souls. The now Crusader is pub lished on a large sheet, at the very low (too low) rate of $1 per annum, in ad vance. It advocates a glorious cause, and ought to receive a hearty support front all temperanceadvocates in this great State. May its crusade against tho infidel monster (Alcohol,) never cease until tho enemy is laid low—to rise no more. MAMMOTH POTATOE. The largest sweet potatoc wo liuvo yet seen is now pendant in our office. It came from the plantation of Col. D. E. Butler, in Lowndes comity, in this State. It is of the kind called “ nigger killer ” measures thirty-seven inches iu length and sccenteen inches in circumference. If any readers of the Visitor in the country can beet our “ 'later ” we would like to aeo tho vegetable that can do it. OUR COLLEGES. The Madison Female College and the Georgia Female College, located in our beautiful town, will both resume exercises on Monday, tho 1-ltli inst., wo are confi dent, with an increased number of pupils. These institutions aro tho pride of Madi son, and justly so, for they are not sur passed by similar institutions in Georgia. See their advertisements. If tho matter in this week’s Visi tor should not interest you, gentle reader, attribute it to tho want of a good pair of scissors. Wo have an exceedingly dull pair, with both points broken off, and the whole a little rusty—-so, you perceive, we have had onr patience tried liy our “Asso ciate Editor,” to say nothing of tho “clerk ol' tho weather.” jgy" You might as well try to stop wa ter from running down Niagara Falls, ns to keep people from running to the stores and shops of tlioso trailers who avail them selves of the printing press to let the world know what they have got and where they are. jJ-£7" Bee fourth page for reading mat ter. fine column of that page will here after ho devoted to agricultural matter, for the benefit of our patrons in the country. Sponging on the Printer. —Here is a little article, says the Memphis Eagle, wo think something of framing, to hang conspicuously over the editor’s table: “The public have a funny notion about printers. They think it posts no thing to puli', advertise, etc. And thus ono and another will sponge an extra paper, a puff, or some benevolent ad vertisement. They forget that this bu siness makes them known. They forget that it is the printer’s ink that makes nine-tenths of their immense fortunes. They forget that it takes money to pay compositors, to buy ink, type and paper; aud lastly, they forget even to thank you for working for nothing, by gratuitously puffing their business.” Medical Virtues of Parsley. —Two physicians of Paris have published a me moir, the object of which is to make known tho immense resources which the healing art mays draw from the seed of parsley. This common indigenous plant possesses kjcojntcstible febrifuge qualities or properties; the decoction of its seed may be substituted for that of cinchona, and the active principle which has been drawn from it, and which they designate under tho name of apiol, is equivalent to quinine in the treatment of the local intermittent fever. There is a probability that nearly all that part of Florida west of tho Chatta hoochee will shortly he ceded, by mutual consent, to Alabama, to which it belongs, geographically. From the American Union. The Spirit of Speculation. If we fire not much mistaken in the signs of the times, there is a spirit of' speculation rife in the community which j may tend to unhappy results. For years j past our planters and business tnen gen erally have been pretty sedulously em ployed in making “ both ends meet,’’ but now prospects are brightening. The past season having been a favorable one, the granaries of the farmer are full; his cotton crop is abundant, prices are good and he can look ahead with some degree of satisfaction at the prospect of better times. The merchant, too, who has had to hide the result of “hard times” and “ short crops,” inay with propriety, upon a speedy settling up of “ old scores,” and promise himself “indemnity for the past, and security for the future.” In short, the condition of our people, both in town and country, is a flattering one. But wiil it remain so ? That is the ques tion. Almost every man we hear of who finds himself with a surplus dollar in the treasury, is on :i sharp look out for a land, negro, or some other specula tion. Wo do not object to the purchase of land, negroes, or any thing else that a man needs; but to purchase from ne cessity and to purchase on speculation, are two different things.—“ Every man to his trade ” is a good old axiom, and one very appropriate to our sultject. There are men who make speculation a business; they do nothing tdso. They study upon it in the day time and dream about it at night. They arc in every crowd, at every public and private sale; they have the exact number and district; quality and condition of every lot of land within fifty miles round perfect in their memory. They know who is “hard up” for a little money, and wliat he has got to sacrifice to obtain it. Should a tyro at the business offer to trade with one of them, ho would probably affect great, in difference upon the subject, while in Lis heart, lie was bent, not only on making tho trade, but on making such an one as would yield him an enormous profit, and at 11.0 same lime exalt, his character among those of his profession as a “ sharp fellow.” Such men, regular speculators, have no hearts—no sympathies to expend upon a man’s necessities. To obtain an advantage, is the sine qua non of all their transactions. 'They will do you a favor as readily perhaps, as any one else but not in the way of a trade. That would he “unprofessional.” Willi such men, then, speculation is (we might say) almost a science. Hut it is altogether different with per sons who, simply because they happen to have more money at some particular time than they have immediate uso for, seek to invest it, upon a venture, in some species of property, with the hope of realizing a profit, became others have douo so. Monoy itself is worth from ten to twelve per cent. How many speculators, except, it bo that class to whom wo have above referred, will be likely to make it nett them as much in the purchase of land or negroes I Time and circumstances must he calculated before a man can trade with impunity. Are negroes nnd land likely to advance iu value? If so, why, when, and how much ? What aro the causes upon which you predicate a calculation of their rise? If you cannot answer, do not venture to speculate, for yon are operating in the dark. If you depend upon chance to make you a profitable return, why not buy a ticket in the lottery ( You may chance to draw a prize (others have done so) —you may chance not to! So with your land or negro speculation, if your criterion of success he based upon the result of a similar trade by some of your neighbors, who may have had opportu nities of judging which you had not. We deprecate a mania for speculation among our people, because past experi ence lias taught a lesson of its baneful effects. It lias been said of Georgia planters, that they never fairly recover from tho effects of one season’s over trading before they engage in another. We all know that the improvement of our agricultural interest has been much retarded by tho demand upon the plan ter’s resources for purchases of lands and negroes made a few years hack, when cotton was high, and its further advance anticipated. Money and credit were both exhausted to procure more negroes and more lands, with which to raise more cotton. Wliat was the result ? Cotton went down the very next season, and to this day, some of those who then “ spec ulated” are in debt, while many have had to sell not only the propetty thus bought on speculation, for less than it cost them, but even that which they had before, to make up the deficit. Lot our planters learn something from experience, and not veuture the means which they now have, and which may be profitably employed in improving their lands and increasing their productiveness, in wild speculation. No Speaker elected yet. Georgia Conference —Method- ist Episcopal Church. This body closed its labors at LaGrange on Wednesday last, Bishop Early, of Virginia, presiding. The following list of appointments of Preachers for the ensuing year, we copy from the Macon Citizen: . Augusta District —Jas B Payne, P E. Savannah—Trinity—Joseph S Key ; Wesley Chapel, Thus II J ordan; An drew Clmpel, to be suppliip: City Mis sion, James M Dickey Springfield—TS L Harwell. Sylvania and Scriven Col. Mis.—D O’Driscoll and Jas GwVorley. Waynesboro’—JL'T’ Reynolds, A J Itnrke Col. Misyon —P C Harris. Louisville— Harwell. Jeffersonvjjfe Col. Miss. —D W Cal houn. jf Augusfa—St James, Wm M Crumley; St Johns, Alfred T Mann ; City Mission, to be supplied ; Trinity Col. Mission, Jas M Armstrong. Warrcnton—W T Cotter, I) S Starr. .Sparta—Wm R Foote. Hancock—J W Knight. Colored Mission—D T Holmes. Columbia-—Wesley P Arnold. Richmond—Alexander Everett. Athens District —Jno W Talley, P E. Alliens—A M Wynn. Colored Mission—N II Palmer. Watkinsvillo—l) Blalock, J W Alc- Gebee. / Fy»t6'ry Mi-D Ore nsliaw. ./'Madison—Thos F Pierce. Morgan—A M Rowland. Kingston Mission—Eli Bennett. Greensboro’ —John P Duncan. Col. Mission—To he supplied. Lexington—John II Grogan, II J Adams. Washington—D Kelsey. AVilke*—W T Norman. Lincolnton—John S Dunn. Elberton—W II C Cone, J P Howell. Broad River Miss.—Henry Crawford. Jos II Echols, President, and Jas 1/ Pierce, Professor, of Madi-oii Female College. Daiilonbca District— Danl D Cox, P K. Dahlonega—Geo Bright, AV A Ed wards, W 1L Thomas, Supernumerary. Gainesville—John W Turner. Carnesvilte—J \V Brady, II IL Wa ters. Clarkcsviile—Wm Brower, Wll Bub loch. Canton—John M Bright. Kllijay Mission—J II Mnrshbuin, W J Bailey. Blairsvillo Mission—W G Allen. Murphy do John Newell, O Ogletroo. Ducktown Alis-ion—Jos Chambers Clayton do A J Deavors. Rome District— John C Simmons,PE. Rome—Lewis B Payne. Etowah Mission—W P Pledger. Cave Spring—T B Harbin, W II Morton. Cassvillo—A Neesc. Calhoun—ll F Jones. Dalton—M A Clouts. Spring Place—John Strickland. LaFayette—W, M i > Bond. Dade Mission—L Q Allen. Summerville—ll P Pitcliard. Suhligna—T T Christian. Atlanta District — ll II Parks,PE. Atlanta—Wesley Chapel and Colored Misssion, C R Jewett, J Boring, Super numerary ; Trinity and Evans Chapel, L J Davies. Atlanta Circuit—C Trussell. Decatur—A Dorman. Lawrenceville—John W Burke. Monroe—Albert Gray. Newton—J W Yarborough. Covington and Oxford—W R Bran ham. McDonough—ll Lane. Powder Spring —I N Craven, J R Owen, Supernumery. Marietta—W J Scott. Roswell—W F Conley. AY J Sassnett, Professor, W J Parks, Agent, for Emory College. G J Pearce, Agent American Bible Society. La Grange District —S Anthony,PE. LaGrange—AY G Connor. Troup and Col. Mission—AA’ D Mat thews, F L Brantley. Greenville—J R Littlejohn, F AA T Baggerly. * Jones. Beliak. Griffin—O AV Key. Fayetteville—AA' P Clouts. Newnan—AA' H Evans, AY S Turner. Palmetto—Noah Smith. Col. Mission to be supplied. Carrolton—R Strippling. A’illa Rica—Thos Boring. Franklin—Jackson Rusk. C AY Thomas, Chap. U S N. Macon District —John W Glenn, P E. Macon—James E Evans. Col. Mission—Geo G N MoDonell. Clinton—M AV Arnold. Monlicello—AA 7 A Florence. Eatonton —E P Burch. / Col. Mission —AA 7 D Cook. Millcdgeville and Bethef—Thomas E Stewart. Bethel Col. Mission—W D Cook. Jeffersonville—P M Rayburn. Perry—John M Marrhall. Ocmulgee Mission—James Dunwody. Fort Valley—AV F Smith. Colored Mission—To be supplied. Knoxville—To be supplied. Culloden —John B AA’ardlaw. Forsyth—C A Fullwood. Wesleyan Female College —OL Smith President. J Blakely Smith, Tract Agent. E II Myers, Editor Southern Christian Advocate. Columbus District Lovick Pierce, P E. Columbus and Colored Mission—E W Speer, J II Harris. Factory Mission—M. F. Malsbv. Buena Vista—S H Cooper, Y F Tig nor, Supernumerary. Talbotton —R B Lester. Talbotton Ct—R A Conner. Colored Mission—E M Bowman. Thornaston—J O A Clarke. Upson and Colored Mission—T II Whitby, M Hamby. Hamilton—L Rush. Harris Colored Mission—AV AA' Tid well. AMERiccs District —Geo C Clarke, P E. Arnericus4-J AV Hinton. Aniericus (Jit —J T Turner. Lumpkin—-AA 7 G Parks. Stewart —Ira L Potter, J 13 Key. Chattahoochee Mission—J E Sentell. Cuthbert and Etnmaus—J-B Jackson. F'ort Gaines—John B McGehee, D Morris. Randolph’Col. Alias.—J T Ainsworth. -Starkville—AV M Watts. Sumpter Col. Miss.—D AVilliamson. Oglethorpe—AV D Shea. Vienna—James A\ T Trawick. Ilawkinsville—James II Reese. AV II Potter, President, J II ('aid well, Professor, Andrew Female College. Sandersville District —AA'altcr Knox, P E. Sandersville—Josh Lewis, II F Breed- love. Irwinton—John Patillo. Dublin—ll II Median. Jacksonville—ll N Cotter. Reidaville—AV S Baker. llinesville—D J My rick. M’lntosh Mission—Edwin AVliite. Darien—James M Austin. Bryan and Bulloch—W C Rowland, W B Mcllan, Supernumerary. Emanuel—F W Flanders. John M Bonneil, transferred to Ken tucky Conference. J \V McCrary and AVilliam Davis, to Florida Conference. O P Fitzgerald transferred to Pacific Conference. Next Conference to be held at Ameri cas, Ilccemher 10, 183 G. Hon. IT,, G. Foster. Whatever may he thought of Horace Greely as a politician, no one will doubt his high intellectual ability as a critic. Writing to his paper from Washington, lie takes the following highly compli mentary notice of the “maiden effort” of our Representative, tho lion. N. G. Foster, in reply to the apologetic speech of Mr, Cobh: “ Tl*e other debutant was Air. N. G. Foster, of Ga., (a Baptist minister, I he lieve,) who proved himself just the strongest man who has spoken for the Southern Americans yet, unless Hum phrey Marshall bo excepted. Air. F’oster is a largo built, dark complexioned, Webster looking man, still in the prime of life, with a good faculty of putting words very solidly’- together. His lead ing idea was tho impolicy of making a measure instead of a principle tho basis of political concord—especially a mea sure subjected to so many conflicting Interpretations as the Nebraska bill. His was about the best first speech I ever heard made.” Death of the Hon. John Mac- Pherson Berrien. This distinguished statesman and irreat lawyer, died at his residence in Savannah, this morning, at 0 o’clock. It will be recollected that, though at Millcdgeville in attendance on the late Convention of the American party, he was prevented by indisposition, on the first day of its session, from presiding over its deliberations. The illness then contracted terminated fatally this morn ing. Judge Berrien was horn the 23d of August, IVBl—consequently was in the Toth year of his age at the time of his death. AVe are compelled to defer, for our evening edition, a notice of his life and distinguished services. Savannah Journal, I*2 inst. Everything that conveys useful infor mation, is a very fit subject for liberal curiositv. The “Treaty of Peace” form ed in Kansas. A letter from Kansas in the St. Louis Republican, gives the following account of the conclusion of “the war” in that Territory : A committee waited upon his excel lency (Shannon), inviting him to come to Lawrence. We found them entrench ed, and as well fortified as could be ex pected for their forces. They were all well armed with Sharp’s rifles and re volvers, and other implements of war. My opinion is they only had one piece of artillery. I think our forces could have demolished every building in the place in half an hour; but bad one gun been fired on either side, I am also of opinion that the greater portion would have been killed, and no doubt many of our men also would have suffered. We numbered many more than they did. Their force was greatly overrated, and could not possibly have been over four or five hundred. We also had a great many of Sharp’s rifles—many more than they imagined—besides our cannon. Gen. Shannon brought them to terms. Theg agreed and bound themselves to abide the lams and assist in enforcing them until such time as the Supreme Court decided the legality of the Legis lature, and if so, ever afterwards; and 1 verily believe they will, for I am sure they saw the predicament they had got themselves into. There are evidently a great many very good citizens there, as well as very manv bad ones, who are always agitating and keeping the place in commotion. After the treaty , which is quite lengthy and has many specifications, and was written by Gov. Shannon, had been signed bv Gen. Robinson and Col. Lane, on t lie part of the citizens, tLey accoinjtiftiicd us to Frankliu, where they met a large number of our officers. Many speeches an 1 pledges on both sides were made and a friendly interchange and farewell look place—the “law and order” men believing tiiat it was better to settle it thus than by fighting, knowing that many would have been killed oil both sides. Vesterday morning the troops were disbanded, and the posse discharged. Gen. I'omroy, who had been captured with papers indicating a conspiracy, as well as other important documents found on him, was bound over to appear at court. Many arrests were made, and after being bound over, the parties were discharged. Rumors of Peaee in Europe. Under date of the 7th instant, the Loudon correspondent of the Now York Courier and Fnquirer furnishes the fol lowing information: “ I think I may venture to assure you that tliero is a strong probability of an early termination of the Russian war. I believe that Austria has certainly submitted propositions to France and England for its conclusion, with tiff assurance that, if accepted by them and afterwards rejected by Russia, she will immediately put an end to ail hesitancy on the subject, and join with the allies against the Czar. “ These propositions, I am assured, receive Louis Napoleon’s approval, and he expressed his willingness to accede to them ; and the British government have, somewhat reluctantly, adopted his policy_ “These proposals stipulate: “First, To convert the Black Sea into a commercial one, as a substitute for the third of the Vienna four points, excluding forever the navies of all nations from it; and—• “ Second. The whole course of the Dan ube, its mouths included, to be entirely released from Russian control. “That the Emperor of Russia will accept these propositions can hardly be doubted. By so doing he will preserve the honor of his realm ; for he cannot successfully war with the allies, with Austria also against him. The contest lias already told fearfully on Russia. Her resources of men and money are nearly exhausted; and, disguise it as they may, the Russian people, like the English, would hail the return of peace with acclamations of delight. Should peace be concluded, Lord Palmerston’s resignation of the premiership is possi ble; and, in that case, an immediate settlement of all the existing questions of difference between the United States and this country would probably follow, and cordial relations thus bo restored among the leading nations of the earth.” On Christmas Eve, the first passenger train crossed the Chattahoochee river, at Columbus, on the new bridge just finish ed by John D. Gray, Esq., contractor, for the use of the Opelika (Ala.) Branch Rail Road Company. Only about half a mile now intervenes between tbe depots of the Muscogee R. R. and tbe Opelika R. R. ne that will “consider of it,” takes time to deny you handsomely. LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE/ PACIFIC. FALL OF KARS. AN ADVANCE IN COTUON. The Pacific arrived at New York- on the 28th Dec., with seven days later news from Europe. COTTON MARKET. The Liverpool Cotton market accord ing to Deni-toun & Cos., opened active, but closed dull with 1 lCd advance, with sales of SO,OOO bales, including 9,000 to speculators and 5,500 to expor ters. The stock on hand 334,000 bales, including 134.000 American. Fair Orleans Middling Orleans 5 11-16 Fair Upland 5% Middling Upland 5% Breadstutfs are unchanged. Canal Flour is quoted at 425. 6d.; Ohio 445. 6d.; Yellow Corn 405.; White 50s. Provisions are unchanged. The ad vices from Manchester are more favorable - Consols closed at 88$-. The news from the seat of war is in teresting. There was a famine at Kars, and it has fallen. There are no particulars, except when Gen. Kinety escaped from the city to hasten the advance of Omar Pasha, General Williams was sending a flag of truce to the Russians to offer a capitula tion. Nothing else is known, but it is be lieved they surrendered, as their force was too weak to cut their way through the Russians. Omar Pasha was near Kutais, which the Russians held with a strong foice. * In the Crimea the Russians attacked the extremity of the French lines with 3JUO men. After several hours fighting they withdrew. Both the armies are very comfortably housed. The tiring continues between the north and south side of Sebastopol. The Russians have opened anew loan with Berlin, Hamburg and Holland of 50,000,000 rubles, a* 5 per cent., quoted at 85. The Austrian army is being reduced to a peace footing. The Government of Naples lias pub lished a convention with the United States, defining the rights of neutrals. England.—Tins Queen’s order in council has authorized the Bank of Eng land to issue £-175,000 in one pound notes, beyond the amount specified in their charter. Respecting the prospects of peace, wo have a mass of contradictory statements. If negotiations are on foot, they have not progressed. It is not known there is a difference in the Cabinet. Lords I’al metston and I’aninure urge war, and tbe rest of the Cabinet support Napoleon’s suggestions to embrace the present op portunity for peace. The Territory of Kansas. .The Hon. Sterling G. Cato, the Ter ritorial Judge, in a recent letter to his brother, of Eufaula, Ala, says : “ The people here are quiet and order ly, sharp and intelligent, a little rough in manner, but warm hearted and cordi al. * * * This is as flue a country as any on the face of the earth, and the profits of its productions would far exceed those of the cotton fields of the South. All kinds of grain, grass, clover and hemp, yield a rich product. * * * I have no doubt, but that slave labor would yield in hemp, corn and grain, at least from thirty to forty dollars per acre annually. I Lave seen no poor land, it all seems to me richer than the best Chattahoochee bottom, and most of it is just such land as in the adjoining Missouri counties is now selling at from S2O to SSO per acre. Corn is now sell ing at twenty five cents per bushel, and the product estimated at one hundred bushels per acre ; and the hemp crop (six tons per hand) at $l4O per ton, and vou see at once how labor is more pro ductive here than at the South. It is impossible to give an adequate idea of tbe beauty and fertility of the soil and country; generally rolling, without a o-reat deal of timber, but as I under stand abounding hw-coal*for fires, and stone for building and fencing; good wells of water can be obtained anywhere, besides frequent streams running through the prairies.” A few days ago a man was convicted of murder in the first degree at Louisville, Kentucky, being the first white man who has been convicted of a capital offence in that city for twenty years. The Deseret News says that beauti fully white, fine and silky cotton has been raised at Santa Clara, in Utah, which a Virginian says is as good as any he ever saw.