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11156 • THE 1856!
><H TIILIIN Cl LTIVATOK,
A lIONTIIU JIM UVAL,
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DAMKI, LEE M 1». AMI l> REDMOND, EDITOna
Th r urteenth Volume will commence
January, 1856.
i • f thirty two p&g <•*,
*!.• y—r. It contains a
. . ir. r amount «»:' *Ttithl| matter than any Afc'ii-
I.1• .m .i.-i -f tin-South—embracing, tn addition to
• ,1 tb«* • .»rr«nt *jr t-n Rural t<»jik** *-f tin* *lav,
VAl.r \ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
InteUUfeiU and practical Pfauitm,
id HortU lUorWiimevery wctionofUmSobA
ami Hnnihwc-t.
TFTsMS
IlMCuff, I y**ar *1 j lA'iCOKIEI, 1 year v:0
Titi: Ca**h By*tkm will be rigidly adhered to, him! in
no in .1 him ** will tin- jiajM-r be sent unlesi* the ircney nc
.n,. in..-a tin* older. 'J in* Hill** of all *}><•<• le jmyinpr
I{inr- t*■ • • •• I nf j*r»r All money remitted by until,
j„, i , , ;.n,«* will 6** at th* rink, of the Publinhen*.
Advrri i>i‘iiinil<i
I;■i*< <1 at *j*>k li'ji.i.\u |M*r stjuarr of twelve lima,
« 1.-D iD..Tti .11, «•, imt annum, TEN DOI.I.aK*.
a ; W 11. H. JONES, AuKUNtn, (ill.
j i I art ai A ;enl im obtain sub
■ i i ,l,i r- will befiimi died with tin- paper at Clnb prieot*.
FOR SALE.
FOB SALE.
INOWofT. r for sail* uiy entire Ilivor PLANTATION,
-> «»r niilw- south us Ci-himbus, (5a . lu Bulx'iir
A..i . iy.-uw »n ill** < .'li aUmhooc.h oo river, rout am
1 100 arn -.; 1 jiiu in a line state of cultivation ami
iiiMi .1 'a A K "-I Water (l:u an<l Perry acronn the
iTmoei. *** ri\«*r. Tin* aßove will Ih* for k»1o at nny
time unit old and posHehr,h»O|flven. Terma to miiH pur
< | jan’.'l tf| MATTHEW AVBHKTT.
TO MEN OF TASTE AND CAPITAL.
f I 1 1II) mbsi riber, n biting Ui remove to Southwestern
I D< i. ii. to 'i-ll his place near Cave Spring,
it V > »ii « Valley, Floyd county, (la, containing* .*{l7
, i-> ir orb ri-tuni«*l Ist quality oak and hickory
.... :i f i.f oil i»' I s’iri:i> « not t*> WOM ; MMQ4 160 OCTM
rlo.-u rd .mil undiT good tilUgc ; the remainder generally
\% I liuibi-red It has several s|.iingn ofcmd blue Lime
• loin* water, two constant streama, an effective water
power without Jamiinr orchards of many well selected
v ii triii . my of apple*, and a large and (‘oinnuxii
n- Itiii-k Dwelling mrToandcd by tine aeenory, and
wiiliiu a mile of the village, long noted for its edueaiioual
adv uitagi All who have examined the premises, coti
« nr m the opinion that this place combines the elements
ot h. nut v t. rtllity, coiivenieiue ami In althfulnesa to au
e 11n it eldoiu, ii ever, equalled ill thin eouutrv. But
come and see toi y oius* lve., and the character, location
a.rl i esoiii res of tin* place can hardly fail to satisfy you
that it is a No I article, not subject to the the illations
oft tin market. For terras, apply on the premises.
W. D COWDREY.
< .'avo Spring, July 10, 1856. jy 13-wtf
VALUABLE PLANTATION FOR SALE !
SITI \Tlif) in Lowndes county, Ala., on the road
leading from llavm v die to HenUiii, ten miles from
lio latter place Said farm contain* II»N0 seres of land,
one h alf under good fences, well ditched, and in a high
rrate of cnltlv a’ ion The improvements comprise a good
new dwelling house, containing four rooms; a large two
t o . h.tiin d tiin House <Mt a tine Screw, recently put
>ip excellent Htahles, and a good Mill house. The tiuiui
pioved Laud is w ell |imln*re*l and of superior quality.
I hi . plantation h.i-advantage! over any other in the
neu;l,!.l one halt being level with rich black soil,
the other fertile hammock, King in the fork of Ash and
I L- i creek The prairie portion of the farm iaabun
dantlv atered by wells, and the sandy* by a number of
itnfailln.’ free i io prings, convenient to the negro quar
let It i- il -.. wi ll located, havlug excellent range for
lock uid Hue outlets The plantation will he disposed
of pn.ately fora di\is ion of an estate.
An;, information r<-luting to it can he obtained by ad
dn mg me at'l'll kegee, Maeoti eounty, A hi. Those
\«. ho ' i ii to look at it will please call on the Overseer.
TIIOS V OAKY, Ex r
apl.t w:im of the •■ late of W. L Gary, deceased.
MELL S PATENT PLOW STOCK !
f l' II E uitdei signed has invented aud patented a most
I valuable IMPItOVE.MENT IN THE PLOW
NUUK tin- i*ount> Hights for whieli ho desires to sell.
Hi prefei to let other* peak n • praise, and therefore
iii ll -I>i • tlie fotlow iug certificates, from two Planters,
w ell and fax orably known in the community in which
tie-, ic-oij.- He might itttroduce muiiy others, but the
Floix Stock will speak for itself \vbeliever examined.
JAMES 11. MELD.
K. cboro’, f.iberty county, tla.
'lt... i to i'ertify, that I have, with my own hands,
fli-n ■•ii/hlv It -ted the imxviy ilivciiti d Ploxv Stock of
.line- It M*dl, I'.-q In poiht of simplicity’ and per fee
lion, I h:i\•* uexer Seen or its equal 111 it |S »>o||i
bin* lim ciy tlmig that I could wish iii a Plow Stock, and
It in tny opinion, is the cheapest and tin* best that lias
c\er born offered to the puldie I speak from having
■i .rd it witlt my own hand -. I was raised to ftdloxv the
Plow, and think that I know h<»w one ought to nut. I
would die* riully thank any one, xvho will thoroughly
try it. to |.yiut out t*» me one single fault in it. It fs
e.i-ier upon ilte horse and plowman than any that 1 have
The principle upon which yon regulate the depth of
tie* Ploxv, i. so simple and yet so perfect, as to commend
it,., it i..auy one . and tin* Sp , k is adapted t«» any kind
.1 Plow I 100 It Is, moreover, just as light as any could
tie in-it to lie I would recommend to any and .ill, if
Hu.v wi-h the hest, and chenpe>t plow Stock, without
noMtai.ou to gel Mr James It Mell’s.
Pcnii, ,| i)a . April 1». ItOti. 1> W. Wti.sos.
In • ompniiv \x i 1 1 1 several others, 1, this day, xv it nested
the tii.ilot M. .lames I*. MeliNploxv Stock, by Mr 1» W.
\Vil..on, and cheerfully l at** that all present xverc fully
it- lied th it it doc - every thing as statetl above. 1
would, moreover tale that I have been using them on
mvfnimf. i *-*y>al months, and every day serves to
. .iitn ..I me iu tV opinion of the superiority of Mr. Moll's*
Plow Stock to all others now in use.
Pentield, <la . April \\ ISoti. THOS. P. JASF.S.
•>ll !
FORMAN’S IRON FLOW-STOCK.
I till! ini-h.signed, having purchased the patent right
to tin a box i* valuable and popular PLOW (V*r the
.tiui i<- • i lL< luu ml. Uulutubi *. Lincoln, Hnrke, Jefl'er
• *n. \\ a-iiing!on. Scriveu and F.mauual, are prepared to
nm hit to planters at the manufacturer's price. This
ctock, xx hich is made entirely of wrought iron, is a Smith
• ui inx enlion aid !»:«-. b«*eu sullicietitly tested to prove
thit U runs nim«* Deadily. breaks aud pulverize- the soil
more thoroughly, clogs le.-s iu rough laud, i.** more easily
ad jit* ted for deep or shallnxv plowing, holds the share*
more firmly, lasts incomparably longer, and is, hi the
em|, far cheaper than any other stock now itt use. This
siav.i.eut i- fully strstamed by numerous certificates in
uir |Misse-»nm from the most practical and successful
planters in the country We will have pleauro
in sending a circular containing some of those cert itieates
and :\ more paiiicuiar description of the plan, to any
person Who would like to sue them. We are willing to
refer io any one xvho has given this Plow a fair trial, lu
the Nov N*o «.f the Southern Cultivator, p. U’». the edi
tor of that work s:\\ s : ‘ After giving vlus Plow * lair
and imp mial trial xx e can truly say, that xx e regard U »»
most valuaVi'.e improvement «>n nil common xyooden
I mplemeuts of the Wind now m u*o, I’or general edioicn
cy and convenience, as well as special adaptation to deep
ill age or sui>-oi!ing, xve know of nothing that surpasses
t xvlido on the .our of economy and durability, it D
altogether tt.ivivahsl. No ploxv xx itil which W’e an fami
ivi i> ;o xv«dl calculated to tvsi-t the careless and des
tructive u*ago of 2‘lantatlon Ne:*r,*«'■». and we doubt not
that d- general iutr*viuctiou would be of very grc.;: peou
luarv b.Mietit to th* planting interest of the South."
I ids stock is ;ulapJ« <1 to six dirtVn cut shares or points
outbraving every variety which a planter will need
ft ,mi the beginning to the end of the year. These shares
xv 111 be furnished with the BU»ck, when d»*slred ; though
any plantation smith ran make them after once seeing
them.
Bights for counties for Shops, or for Plantation*;, xx ill
to sold on reasonable terms. Apply at the Hardware
No.re* in Augusta, or addro* 1 C. PIT TEN *k t'o.
dec If*' wtf Augusta, Ua.
$lO REWARD !
tiTOI.KN from the subscriber, «»t the night ofiUe4lh
i.h lt m-.mII him* leather POCKET BOOK, (vu
ram.ug *«r.»»c sl9 or sis in utouey. ami iwo nob •*. on#
for #.'*7l ami >o.m» cents. made by Janus M. ami >\ iiluun
It White. payable to me. dales! **j?*th January, lSTai, due
:i' twelve mouth.*. thputbvr for $47 50. made by A. K.
l>auuelly. l»val*le t > J. A. Stoue, dated nUnit the 9d of
i».*t vuvhei last, duo one day after date, and oue small uote
• n (UVM-11. w hieh 1 had j* a id, and loro off lh« U.iuie. 1
\, ill j.’.iv thq above reward for the recovery of the papers,
til.l ask. no questions. AH persons are hereby cautioned
1.0 l lo trade tor said notes ami lb* juaken>m>i to pay
them. OXI. pt to nuv G S- DANKBLLY.
February IT !AMv
SSO REWARD.
I > AN AWAY, from the subscriber. residing in Pnt-
V nam cwnuty. war Morrill. In August last, my Negro
Man KK VNK lie is about 95 years old, five foot ton in
ches high, of medium size, has a slight impediment in his
speech. ami has toot the sight of oue eye. He was raised
in Virginia, an J has been in Georgia about two years.
The above reward will be paid tor hb delivery to we,
or to anv .ail so that 1 can get him.
a, v J wtf JOHN A HARRIS
The Southern Recorder will publish till forbid, and for
ward account to this office for paymeut.
S2O REWARD.
1> \N AWAY , from Wa Johnson, about the 15th of
I A December, !85T a negro man named JOHN—he
*■ metimes calls himse't W i>SLKY lie Is about thirtv
tive vears old, about fie feet eight or ten inches high, of
a yellow complexion, with some of his front under teeth
cut. and a small >car ever one of his eves, i do not recol
ect which eye. The anbstribar will pay the above re
war i for the delivery of said boy lo me, or his confine
ment in ; atl -so that l may get him.
l.miisTule. t'»a . t> t 1? w **m E W JOHNSON
FOX* ON HOUSE.
ATLANTA. UKOKRIA,
BY A. W REEVES.
*.877,000 FEET OF LUMBER.
tJMllw willcertrir that the Athens Steam Company
I built tor us a ;:i<tr Saw Mill, on which we have
tawed tour iuduou eight hundred and seveaty-aeven thoo
sand feet of Lumber board measure, (float the 17th of
July. K-t, to the Util January. m eighteen months
or about ten thousand five huudrvd feet per day. Hut we
really sawed from eleven to twelve thousand feet per
day for we supposed the Mills has been standing in the
eighteen month* at least two noutiutor want of logs and
• *©ca.-Kuial repairs. The above account .« taken from a
book m which we charge all the Lumber a* we ship it
front ibe Mill About one half the Lumber sawed is Had
Road stringer*, u by 1* inches, and the balance vr*-aiher
boards, flooriug. inch boards, and &«*iue oue and one half
(lf> an.l two (9) inch plank.
The improvement «»n the Lead-blocks works fine, and
w ..aid ad via** you U» tm them on all v.mr Mill*.
V our., reaper (fully. WADLF.Y a RKFPARD
7 Mile l\ d. Central R R . Geo. Feb. i*>. i<*i
The above can be sustained by other certificate*,
which we think not neceaaary, since we are budding the
sanu'CIRCI'LAB SAW MILLS tiron flame* cast in
<>ne piece.) with improved Head Blocks and Carriage
Gearing, u. ~«b*r . tether with STEAM ENGINES
a.id BOIt.ERs, Finished SHAFTING, Mining and Mill
MACHINERY Pi MPS Ac iron and Brax* Ckdiogs
of every description, Wrought Irou Work, Finishing and
Repairing promptly executed
Onr assortment of Flouring and other Mill Patterns are
act excelled Son’ll, being the improvements and accu
mulation of years.
Communications will receive prompt attention ad
dre**ed to KF.I BEN NICKERSON,
Ageut Athens Steam Company.
A t hen*, Geo. mh IS-w dm
JOHN D. REILLY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Augusta, Gi. will prac
tice iu the Courts of Law and Equity In the co untie*
of Richmond. Burke. Jefferson. Scriven. Warren and
office in Masonic Hall Build tug tnlis-ly
WI«f«KI V luObbU. Kietcher.. WHISKEY—a
T » fine article Just received and for sale bv
ap!s wru 1H >1 I.LAIN. JENNINGS A CO.
IHII HIIOS W HISKEY.- A few bbls choice old
JL> Bourbon WHISKEY. jui>t received and for *ale by
aplh-WJt POl LLAIN JENNINGS A CO
(fjraidc £ §nriiufl.
From the Southern Chriftia-i Adrora‘>'.
Ff»» in Mel bod int ( burr hr*.— Letter From
Hitthop Pierce.
Mr Editor : —An incipient evil of no rmall mag
nitude in creeping into the Methodist Church, ami
by plausible and even pious pretexts, is seek
ing lo modify and change a great and vita] system
In my wanderings, I see and hear many thing- t a
deplore, and propose, if other labors will allow an
occasional article for your paper on existing evils
and the true remedy. To beeio with one as yet in
cipient in the Southern Conference*, bat which, hke .
all other evils unchecked, is destined to grow, and
spread, and ruin our city churches, and by and-by,
to set up itself in wealthy neighhorbood*, even in
the country—l mean pewed churches.
I object, first, as a Methodist. It is a graft from
another tree —more distinguished for barreniu
than fruit. The graft always bear* after is own
kind and not after the st^M-k.' Secondly, because it
separates the church into ciasnes—creates cast its,
odious to the geniti.- of the country and the spirit of
Christianity. Thirdly, because being an exception
to our common plan, the intrusion ot a strange and
foreign element, it produces alienation, strife, de
cord among the bretheren.
I object as a Preacher, because it diminishes my
congregation —restricts ine to “a select few,” when
my business is with the crowd—the people. It cur
tail*—defeats the ministry to a great extent in the
work of saving souls. For proof, read the history
of Christian denominations in the United State-
Secondly, b«-oaiL>c it brings the infiuenee of wieked
men into the management of what ought to be a
spiritual organization. The pew-holder claims the
right, it not of dictating, at least of interfening and
ad\ iniug, and the apprehension of losing his money,
gives him weight—power, where he ought to have
none.
1 object as a Christian : Because the system ex
alts my rich brother and mortifies my jioor one.
Seats for the rich and scats for the poorbn the house
of God! The one bought with money—the other
allowed as a favor. “For if there come into your
aMseinbly a man with a gold ring in goodly apparel,
aud there coiue iu also a poor inan in vile raiment.,
and you have r -speet to him tliat weareth the gay
clothing, and say unto him sit thou here in a good
place, and say unto th** poor man, stand thou here,
or ait l»ere under my foot stool; arc ye not then par
tial in yourselves aud become judges of evil
thoughts ? Hearken, my beloved brethren. Hath
not (Jod chosen the poor of this world—rich in faith
and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to
them that love him ? But ye have deseed the
poor.”
I believe the whole policy of pewing churches is
wrong—unacriptural. I do not mean to sav that the
intention of th**He who favor the plan is wicked. By
in) means. But Jdo believe that they err in judg
ment, under the influence of views and feeling, un
detected by themselves, which, if rigidly analyzed,
would be found far more carnal than pious. Wry
religious reasons arc urged sometimes, l»ut these
concern ull conditions of men, aud are as likely to
be felt bv one class ns another. But do the poor,
the humble, the simple-hearted, ever project those
schemes 1 Is not the aristocracy of money at the
bottom of it l 1 knew a wicked man one*- to urge
his friend to help him build u pewed church, saying,
“1s tusgo to heaven like gentlemen.” Is not this
the spirit of such enterprises ?
“My house,” says God, “shall be called a house of
prayer lor ull people,” but these pew people build
houses only for those who are able to pay for seats,
and the very few who will do them Ihe homage of
acknowledging their own inferiority, “children of
wrath even as others," bought with the same pre
cious blond ull unworthy, needing pardon—let us
sit, kneel, pray, sing, worship together, without dis
tinction.
Query : VV'luit rigid has anybody to speculate lip
on tin- house of (toil ! Is it to raise money with
more ease ? Is it to bring on* —some great one,
over to our side? Is it to shield ourselves from lb*;
* prous touch of the common herd ( No matter
why—when the house is parcelled out —sold in frac
tions—men und women invested vith legal exclu
sive rights— how much of the building belongs to
God ! Very much of its private property Onllin*
fogy—fool—l think tlu* new system very little short
**t sacrilege.
But it is said to be a good plan to raise nu»i#y for
the support of the Gospel. True, but then there is
no principle—no Gospel benevolence in the plan.—
These men do not give money to support the church,
they pay far their tarn accommodation. It is a bar
gain—a trade—not a Christian gift—a pious coutri
but ion.
It is possible that some persons may be brought
to attend upon the Mi-tuodist ministry under this
arrangement, whose pride of prejudice might else
keep them away. To secure them in this wav’—to
drive ofl’ their betters -a lm*l exchange. Dimmish
• d usefulness is a terrible priee to pay for increased
respectability. After all let it be remembered that
men may be won to Christ they cannot be bought.
VY'hover the chureli concludes to sell her simple
christaiu economy for the sake of any man's favor—
the patronage of any class, she ought to ask more
than the mere premium, which they are willing to
give tbrtiieir selfish indulgence. However high the
rate- tint trad** is always a bad one.
I might multiply objections and exemptions , but
my only object is to nip the nascent noxious bud,
which I have seen here and there in the garden of
Methodism. To our people, it ought to be ail inviu
eible argument against the pew system, that il ar
rests and neutralizes materially tin* aggressive pow
cr of the Gospel. This is demonstrated in the fact
that intliose churches where it is th** common plan,
whenerer anything m to be done- ft revival to be be
gun or sustained, the kingdom of heaven to be ta
ken and the people allowed to press into it—then the
system is susfu nded. The house is thrown open
tiie embargo in lilted. The scriptural invitation,
“come let us goto the house ot God together,” is
upon the lips of preacher and members. But when
they mean only to go through the motions of a bat
tle with sin und the devil, then the old restrictive, ex
elusive system comes in again and truly nothing
is done. All is stagnation formalism, death.
The great plea—l had almost forgotten. It is that
parents may lmve their children under their own eye.
This is more plausible limn solid- more specious
than pious. Bet parents obey the Bible, teach their
children the fear of God, and, by instruction, discip
line aud example, bring them up to obedience reve
rence aud duty. A child, well taught, mil governed
at home, will behave as well a hundred nines from
th** eyes of its parents, as it will within two feet of
their person. Tin* good behavior, that does not
spring from principle, wisely implanted and prayer
fully nourished, is mere eye service. Jt is no prool
«»f virtue, nor security of character. Rather tin
re verse. Those parents who govern their children
by the eye and the rod—the mere fear of punish
ment —may make will make hypocrites, but never
can make boys and gills of tender consciences and
high principles. Restrain on Sunday, and license
all the rest of tin* week is a poor apology for family
government, an very slight evidence of parental
piety The reform we need is not in ehurch sit
ting s, but in family religion ami household discip
line.
Methodism is .a peculiar institution, chosen of Goil
t<« do great things. Very much of her power is in her
peculiarities. Take oil these and Sampson’s hair
is gone—and his strength too. In many places wean
commit ting tin* same error the children ot Israel
• lid, aud for the same reasons. Samuel’s sons did
badly, and the people asked fora king to reign over
them like th.* other nations. Congregational sing
ing is badly led by somebody, and we set up a choir
at>4 praise God by proxy. Free seats are esteemed
\ ulgar by some people, or some thoughtless person*
defile the floor with tobacco juice, and we put up a
pewed house,to be equal with our neighbors. Dr.
Clarke said, “keep the devil and choir* out of the
J ehurch.” I would add organs and pews. For the
j devil none of ua have any fellowship—l wish we
I had as little for the other tliree. These things may
j suit other people* and other systems. I uoubt —
but J will not condemn them. J am a Metho
dist, and deprecate this aping imitation of otli
* ers; especially when wo make such baa selec
-1 tions. Jjot us inquire for tlu* “old paths and walk
1 t! * A last thought—digest it well IVwed churches
j and itinerancy will not, cannot work long together
-1 l speak ns unto wise men—judge ve what 1 say.
G. F. Pierck.
Jlxtknsivf Mail Robbery. —The letter mail,
which left N. York on the 15th inst., reached Toledo a
few hours too late to connect with the regular train
for Chicago. The entire mail during the interval
wns deposited tit the depot itt Toledo until the next
train. While there some expert thief succeeded in
removing the letter bag, a large leather pouch, and
carried it into a par standing on » side track, and
there, cutting the bag, broke open the and
rifled most of them of tlieir contents. It was tin*
mail tor Chicago and for points beyond that place.
The bag was found shortly after and the fragments
of letters all picked up. The postmaster at Toledo
did the best lie could with them, aud forwarded
them to Chicago, where they were received on Bun
duv. The post bill of the New-York postmaster
called for letters, but the p&ckagas were so torn
and mutilated that it was impossible to ascertain
how many letters were carried off. The Toledo
postmaster thinks that over one hundred are missing.
Os those received at Chicago, 101 of the torn and
mutilated letters were in such a condition us
to enable the postmaster there to ascertain there in
tended destination. The great body of the others
arc deprived of tlieir envelopes, and will, so far as it
is possible, be returned to the writers. Many of the
letters recovered contain land warrants, &c , and.
uo clue being had as to their destination, they will
be returned to New-York.
Among the fragments of letters and packages
found on the tioor of the oar is a package of buy
out* coupons of $25 each, signed by the county
Judge ot Scott county, supposed to be of Iowa;
also a single coupon for SSO, which seems to have
fallen from a latge jiackage, of the city of Daven
port, signed bv John A. Boyd. Mayor. Nothing is
known as to where these coupons belong, nor where
they were sent from nor where directed ft is sup
-s Wed the thief has made a very large haul of val
uables. Persons failing to receive valuable letters
are advised to take the necessary precautions
to prevent the cashing of drafts, sale of land war
rants. &e.
We learn from the Chicago Times that the postmas
ter at Sliabona Grove, iuDeKaib county, has been
detected in robbiug the mail, and, after undergoing
a preliminary examination, was required to bud bail
in tibe sum ot" $ 4,000 to secure his appearance tor
trial. Hc{ was entrapped by a decoy letter, con
taining bank bills of various denominations.
Terrible Death. —Oat* of the most terrible
equalities of which wc ever heard. took place at or
near Port Clinton, on the line of the railroad be
tween this place aud Philadelphia, one day last
we«k. By eome mistake a switch was misplaced,
m consequence of which, a train of cars, in charge
ol an eugineer by the name of Hi ter. was thrown off
the track The tender was thrown forward ou to
the engine, which was badly crushed, aud Mr Riter
thrown in and wedged between parts, of the wreck,
where two steam cocks were opened directly upon
his bowels, sn hi acting him to the most intense tor
tnre, aud from which be had no power to extricate
himself. As aou as Ids horrible condition was re
alised by those who were anxious to relieve him. the
escape valve ol the eugine was opened, and every
♦effort made for his release. In order to do this, how
ever. it was found necessary to call in requisition
several jack screws, and by means of these, the iron
arms of death, wldfh enclosed him in their un
yielding embrace, were opened, and the unfortunate
man taken out. when it was found that, in the intern
•ity of his agonv. he had actually torn own hi< «>v*«
bi»crls y Which, ill addition to the dreadful effects of
the steam, presented a moot shocking aud terrible
appearance Hvery assistance possible was render
ed to the sufferer, but he survived only a few hours.
Rimtra Advoc'Wie
Rumors of Mußi Indian Depredations. —The
Tampa Peninsular, of the UHh mat., ggyg •It is ru
mored that the house of Mr Hague, on the Alafia,
12 miles from this place. was burned by Indians, on
ednesday evening, the loth iusL The rumor is
not yet confirmed, although we deem it plausible, as
the scout from Manatee, m pursuit of the trail from
Mr. Goddard > place, report that they pursued it t«»
Bull-Frog Creek, which is but a abort distance from
Mr. Hague’s farm.
It is also stated that the house of a Mr Whidden,
located within one mile of Kennedy & Wardehuffs
store, (commonly known as the Alafia store.) and
about 30 miles from this t>laee. was burned by In
dians, on the same night.
The quarantine regulations in regard to the yel
low fever, it ia stated, will go into operation in iJew
York a* soon as the warm weather sets in, not with,
standing th«* disposition of the shipping merchants
to remonstrate. Yellow Fever is known to be even
now prevailing to aoine extent at many of the West
India and South Ann-rican polls, with which tliere
in constant communication
Souihcrn Theoloirieai i'onvrerion.
T«f delegates appointed to the above Conven
tion, met in the Baptist Church yesterday morning,
at 10 o'clock. The list of name* which we have ob
tained is not complete, but it will suffice to nlm>w
that the attendance from the Southern .States was
large, and that the learning and piety of the Baptist
Brethren were very ably represented.
Ih*trtcl of Columbia - Rev T C Teasdale, D.
i> Rev G D.Samson
Virginia Rev. .I B. Jeter, DD . Rev. J. B
Taylor Rev. Basil Manly, Jr Rev W. S. Perry,
W. D. Thomas, Ksq.
Forth f'nrohaa —Rex’. A P Repitone.
South Carolina. —R»r\ . lia.-il Manly, D D . Rev.
J. D B Dnrgan. lb-v. Thomas Cmti . D D. Rev.
J M. Timmons, Rev. Ru-haid Furman, Rev. J. P
Tustin, Rev. J P Boyce, D D , Rev H W. Pta*-
ley, Rev I L Brooks, R*-v. Geo I». Boardinan,
Rev Mr Lawton, Rev Mr Duncan. Rex M Ma
-on. T P. Lvell, E*q . J. L. Gant, Esq.
Florida. —Rev. B. S Fuller.
Alabama. —Rev J If Devotie, Rev. Mr Tiche
nor, R*-v. Win. Henderson, O. L. Sandidge, Esq.
Ten nance —Rev. \V H Bavliss, Rev. A C. Day
ton.
Ixm**iana —J. If. Lowe, Esq.
Georgia —Rev. S. Landrum, Rev. J. If. Kilpat
rick, Rev. Mr. Stiteh-r, Rev. Edwin Dyer, Rev. S.
G. Daniel, Rev. Mr. G ask ill. Rev. S. M Pyles, Rev.
W T. Brantley, D. D . Rev. N. M Crawford, D.
D , Rev. J. H. Campbell, R. v. D G Daniel, Rev. J.
Harris, R* v J. 11. T. Kilpatrick. Rev. \Y J Hard,
Rev. J. E. Ryerson, Hon. Thomas Stocks, J. W.
Jackson, Esq., T. J. Burney. Esq., D. E. Butler,
Esq , W H. Starke, Esq.. W. T. Owens. Esq., G.
W. Evans, Esq., J. J. Pierce, Esq.
On motion, Rev. Basil Manly, D. 1)., was chosen
President, and Rev. Mr. Tichenor, Secretary.
The Session being duly organized, a Committee
of fourteen was appointed to prepare a report on
the object for which the Convention, has chiefly
met —the feasibility of ostnblishining a Grand The
ological College in one of the Southern States. The
Convention adjourned at half past one o'clock until
nin** o’clock this morning, when the Committee are
to render their report.
In the afternoon the Southern Baptist Publication
Society met, and listened to the reading of tin* An
imal Report. At lmlf-past seven o'clock the Anni
versary meeting of the same took place, when very
able addresses were delivered byßcv.Mr.SnTE
i.kk, of Georgia ; Rev. Geo. W. Sam .son, of Dis
trictof Columbia; Rev. W. T. Bkami.kv, J>. D. of
Georgia; Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Alabama, and
Rev. J. E. Rverson.
Second Dav. The Convention reassembled
yesterday at 10 o’clock. After devotional exercises
in which Rev. G. W. Samson, of Washington, D.
led in prayer, Rev. Mr. Manly, Jr., was request
ed to act as Secretary, pro. tern., iu place of Rev. Mr.
Tichenor, who was absent through indisposition.
On motion, Brother W. M. Philips, of Clinton, Miss.,
was added to the Committee to prepare business for
the action of the Convention. Rev. Dr. Alfred
Maun, of the Methodist Church being present was
invited to take a seat with the body.
The KcjMirt of the Committee on Business was
then presented and discussed both during the morn
ing und afternoon session by Rev. J. B. Jeter of Va.»
Rev. T. C. Teasdale of I>. C\, ltev.J. P. Tustin of
S. C. f R* v. G. YV. Samson of I). Rev. Thomas
Curtis of S. < Rev. A. P. Kepiten of N. C., Rev. A.
C. Dayton ot Tenn., ltev.J. P. Boy*;*.* ofS. C., Rev.
J. V. B. Dargou ofS. C., Rev. V. A. Gaskili of Ga.,
Rev. S. Henderson of Ala., Itev. J. K. Ryerson of
Ga., und Rev. N. M. Crawford of Ga.
Resolutions were then proposed to the efl’eot, that
another meeting of this kind should be held in
Louisville, Kentucky, iu 1857, and that delegates
from Baptist Colleges ami Theological Sehools should
be invited to attend.
A committee of three was appointed, of which
Itev. Mr. Manly, of Charleston, S. C., was chosen
Chairman, to carryout the views of the members of
the Convention, iu the meantime regarding the es
tabiishmeiil o! a common Theological Institution.
Aftera vote of thunks to the President and prayer,
the Convention finally adjourned.
In the evening the members of the Bible Society,
and the Board of Missions assembled, when several
fine addresses were delivered.
From the Savannah Republican.
Il:i|ilisl Suite Convention.
Savannah, April \.*S.
On the assetnlilhif' of tlirf eonx ention, the Rev.
Or. Hr.*nit Iv, in aocordar.ee with tin* request of the
luil.h -i (’liurcließ of this city, ns a tribute of re
spect to the late I)r. Preston, o tie red the following
resolution :
Retolrrd , That when this Convention adjourns,
it adjourn to meet at .» o’clock this afternoon, to
atford the members an opport unity of attending the
funeral services of the late Dr. Preston.
Tin* resolution xvas adopted.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Winston—
Rcmdrcd, That this Convention recognize in the
sudden death of the Rev. Williard Preston. I>. D.,
the venerable pastor of the Independent Presbyte
rian Chutvh of this city, a solemn and admonitory
voice from Heaven; and that sympathising with
his atllictcd family and bereaved people, we hereby
tender them our heartfelt condolence in this hour
of unexpected desolation.
The mover supported the resolution in a feeling
and eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceas
ed. The resolution was adopted.
An address was heard from the !»’• v. Mr Drayton,
Agent of the Southern Bible Society located at Mash
ville, in lielialfof Bible distribution and the inter
ests of that Society.
It was decided that the next animal meeting of
the Convention should bo held in Augusta, com
mencing on Friday proceeding the fourth Sabbath
in April. 1857.
A resolution was adopted, providing for the re
moval of the publication office of “The Christian
Index” from Pentield, to some point to be fixed up
on by the Kxecutive Committee.
The special committee to whom was r« T ferrod a
communication from the Stiubury Association made
their report, which was accepted.
A report was made by tin* committee to whom
was referred the document relative to the Southern
and Western Female College. Report laid on the
table.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Fnstin—
Rexolrcd, That this Convention authorize the re
moval of whatever stock or assets may now be re
maining in Savannah, under the trust given to tin*
Savannah Publication Society,to tin* Southern Bap
tist Publication Society, for such purposes as may
come properly within the operations of the Publica
tion Society.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Crawford—
Rt solrrd, That the Clerk be instructed to publish
-1,000 copies of the Minutes of the Convention.
Afternoon Session.
()ii motion—
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are
due to the Managers of the Central, the Augusta &
Savannah, the Georgia, the Southwestern, the Ma
con A’ Western, the Muscogee, and State Railroads
for their liberality in allowing the members of this
Convention to pass over their roads for one half the
usual charge.
On motion—
Resolved, That tlu* thanks of this Convention bo
tendered to our, brethren in this city, whose gene
rous hospitalities have been enjoyed during the ses
sion of this body.
A 'is* hi Session,
The Convention was occupied wholly with the re
ports of the majority and minority of the Committee
upon the affairs of Mercer University. There was
much animated discussion, winch continued up to
l£, A. M. when the vote was taken and the report of
the majority, sustaining th< Board of Trustees in
their action in regard to Professor Mel!, was adop
ted.
Tvksday Morxinu. April 29.
At the meeting of the Convention this morning,
the Projident’s continued indisposition having
been announced, Hon. M. A. Cooper was called to
the chair.
On icudiug the Minutes, the question arose as to
what portion of the documents making up the re
port of the Select Committee on the Mercer Uni
versity difficulties, should be embraced in the
Minutes as publish* d. It was determined only to
give the result of the committee’s investigations—
returning the documents submitted to tlu- commit
tee. to tlu* parties by whom they were respectively
furnished.
Prof. Mell took occasion to congratulate the
Convention on the conclusion to which it had ar
rived, and to express himself fully satisfied with its
action.
Subsequently during the morning the announce
ment was made, that a fraternal interview had been
held in the basement of the church between Messrs.
Crawford and Mell, resulting in mutual explana
tions, satisfactory to both. This announcement was
received with deep emotion by the members of the
Con veution presect.
The report of the Committee on Education was
read and adopted. Also that of the Bible Board of
this city—the affairs of which were transferred to
the Board of the Southern Baptist Bible Society, lo
cated at Nashville.
Prof. Mell was requested to furnish the Educa
tion sermon, delivered by him last Sunday night,
and the Clerk was authorized to have 500 copies
printed.
The Committee on Finance reported $-1,400as the
amount sent up to the Convention.
The following appointments were made for preach
ing at the next Convention :
Introductory sermon, prof. Mell—Rev. J. C. Daw
son alternate : Education Sermon, Rev. Mr. Wil
liams- R«* . Mr. Ryeiwon alternate.
The report on Deceased Ministers was read by
Rev. J. H Campbell.
The business of the Convention having been dis-
Sised of, a concluding prayer was made by Rev.
r. Thorpe, and the benedictiou pronounced by the
Rev. Pr. Crawford.
Italia v Affairs. —The London Times says that
the matters brought by Sardinia before the- Con
ferences now held in Paris, relate to every- parr of
Italy, but the chief importance is given to the
condition of the Papal territories. Sardinia takes
ground against the temporal supremacy of the pricst
®°od. and invitee the allies to deliberate on the re
construction of the Roman Government Aocord
ing to the Times she totally repudiates the position
that temporal power is necessary for the Pope, in
order that he may fully exercise his spiritual autho
rity. She holds that his tunctions might )** wisely
restained to ecclesiastical matters, or. if his rights
as a temporal sovereign be deemed inalienable, it
might be insisted that lie should entirely distinguish
between his duties as bead of the church and his
duties as Italian Sovereign . aud t l*at, while e«vle
siasti.-a! posts are held by Cardinals and Bishops, all
that corn-erne the population which is subjo-t to him
should be committed to re*p<nisiblc Ministers,
chosen from the laity, under the safeguard of new
and salutary laws
It is doubtful whether Sardinia can bring over
France and Austria to her views upon this subject.
She. however, regard* those measure* as of the
highest importance. and maintain- that they are
necessary for the peace of Italy. —Richmond
patch.
The Capital of Egypt. —The city of Cairo, the
capital of Kgypt, and one of the richest cities of the
Kaat. contains 400 mosques. 140 schools, 11 lazaret
tos. 300 public cisterns. 46 squares. 240 streets, from
500 to boo alleys' as man v passages. 1265 booses of
refreshment, 1 hospital. 65 baths, and from 20.0u0 to
30,000 donkevs, winch are let out for hire. These
animals an* the only means of conveyance which it
ia possible to make use of in going from one part of
the city to aiKUher. or in paying visits
The Abingdon i Va J estimates there,
cent Iqsses by the foieai free in that vicinity at
tIINMMHI
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 7. 18.30.
Texan News.
The San Antonio and Gulf Rait.road.— Col.
Osgood, the contractor for this roa*), arrived at Gal
' vttton on ThuistU) the 24th uh. The resources to
which Col. O. looks for payment are : First, 75,000
r acres of stock land, which can at once be made
available at one dollar per acre: Second. 300,000
acres of donated land, which is now available at
seventy-five cents per acre; Third, cash subscrip
tion $ 100,000, of which $'250,000 is at once availa
ble for construction: Fourth. San Antonio city
and county bonds $50,000 each, which will be sus
tained by a large majority of the people, and will,
therefore, be available at par. Fifth, the bonds of
Lavaca "ami other counties, amounting to about
$-.'oo,oooavailable at fifty to seventy-five cents to
the dollar , Sixth, the State donation lands, sixteen
s. ctious to the mile on the hypothecation of which
the iron can be had for the entire road ; Seventh,
and last, the prospective loai. by the State of $6,000
or sß,ofNf per mile.
A terriole thunder storm visited Corpus Christ!
on the ITtii inat. Three houses were struck by
lightning, but no serious damage was done to them,
and no lives were lost. The Advertiser says :
In the course of au hour our streets were eom
completely mandated—the wat*-r obtaining, in many
parts ot the city, to the depth of a foot or more. The
water reached the floors of many dwellings, and the
gardens w ere everywhere submerged, some of them j
nearly destroyed- The flashing of lightning and
peals of thunder were startling and terrific beyond
anything we had ever before witnessed; the wind
blowing almost a gale, while the rattling sound pro
duced by the hale, perfected the horror of this fear
iul early inorniug scene. The contiguous country is
covered with water, and in hundreds of places 'the
ground is torn up by the lightning, while in all di
rections are to be seen the shattered fragments of
trees.
The S hi Antonio Herald gives the A>Uowing ac
count »J the killing of Blessengame and his son,
who sLot ( apt. Callahan and Johnson:
The Citizens in the immediate vicinity, learning
this dreadful tragedy, immediately rallied and arrest
ed Woodson Bh-ssengame, his wife and son Calvin,
asThe perpetrators of this horrible deed, and com
mitted them to the charge of a guard.
As the accounts spread through the surrounding
country, the people became more and more excited
against tne cold blooded murderers, until at last they
determined to take the law into their own handsand
cut off all possibilit y of the guilty wretches escaping.
To carry out this determination, a hundred or more
citizens took the prisoners from the custody of the
guard. They decided to shoot the father, as the
speedi«st mode of obtaining justice, which was
done. The soli attempted to escape, and lie too was
lloxv tlie Administration I'uri-onage goes at the
North.
Belfast, Maine, J
Tuesday, March 11, 1856, \
To the Tilt for* oj the Neir York Daily Neics :
I do not suppose the deluded individual who occu
pies the White House reads your paper, as he does
not seem to have any more knowledge of the out
ward world than a Mandarin of Yotchow: but there
are thousands of Southern Democrats who do, and
they may be interested in knowing how the patron
age of the Administration is used in this quarter.—
At our municipal election on Monday, (strictly a par
ty contest) the Custom House oflicers went the
Abolition ticket. The iuglcuicu of the concern stood
by the side of the editor of the nigger paper and dis
tributed Abolition votes all day. The Superinten
dent of tlie Custom House—Pierce’s last appoint
ment here - 4s elected on the Abolition ticket to (be
Council—having been nominated to be in a better
position to deceive Democrats. The funds of the
Custom House are used in tlie contest. Cause :
The Custom House was placed in charge of a long
heel, who is looking to the abolition raft for safety,
in case Pierce is not re-nominated. Ex nno , disce
Foreign Items.
The Semaphore, of Marseilles, says: “ Scarcely
was the news known of the removal"of the block
ade of the Russian ports when our commercial men
hastened to resume their old relations with Odessa.
Two vessels are now iu this port loading for the
Black Sea, and another for the Baltic.*’
The conveyance of troops to Algeria continues
nearly every day.
The works on the railway from Marseilles to Toil
lon are mi tlie point of being commenced.
The rejoicings in England for the restoration of
jeace are to commence on her Majesty’s birth day,
»y which time i! is expected that a very large num
ber of troops will have arrived from the Crimea.—
These will be inspected and reviewed by her Ma
jesty and the Prince Consort in Hyde Park; tin
number of troops on the ground will exceed 1*2,000
men. The grater portion of the troops will consist
of those who were present at the battles of the Alma
and Inkermann, and in the trenches, or at the fall of
Sebastopol. On the two succeeding days the park
will be the scene of various games and amusements,
and on each evening there will be a grand pyrotech
nical display, rivalling in brilliancy those at the cel
ebration of. the peace of 1815. A review of the
Royal Artillery, Royal Marines, and other troops in
garrison will take place on Woolwich common, and
in the evening fireworks will be discharged. .Simi
lar demonstrations will take place at even’ garrison
throughout the kingdom. It is “ expected” that the
illuminations in the metropolis will be general.
In an action brought by the Rev. W. J. Bennett,
of Frotne, a novel witness was literally placed in the
box —a photograph—which gave unerring testimony
of the position of the premises involved in the dis- '
pule. Photographs have been used before for such
purposes of justice as the identication of criminals,
>ut the above is the first instance that we kuow of
the importation of this most useful invention to a
civil cause.
Madame Yestris, (Mrs. Charles Mathews,) after a j
highly successful career on the English stage of more
than forty years, lias announced her intention of ta
king In r Van*w *II of public life. She has been the
most popular manageress of which the stage lias
any record. _
New York firms.
Arm i. 26.—The clipper schooner Falmouth—
seized a week or two ago by United States Deputy
Marshal, D«-Angelis, on the charge of being fitted
out for a slaver—was sold by auction yesterday, at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, for $3,500. Hercargo
brought $1,500.
The proceedings in the Courts, yesterday, were
of some interest. In the ease of the Unitea States
against Hon. Thos. Butler King, ex collector at San
Francisco, to recover $2,080 alleged to be dueplain
tifl', the jury returned a verdict for the Government,
subject to the opinion of tlie Court. All but fifty
dollars, Mr. King says, was a portion of his salary,
which accrued between the 3ftth of October and the
15th of January, 1850.
They liav’nt got a jury to try Baker yet. Out of
a panned of 500 only eleven have been found who
have not formed an opinion as to the prisoner’s in
nocence or guilt. A new panne] has been summon
ed l*r Tuesday next, in the hope of getting a
“t welfth man.”
It is said that about two thousand letters were
yesterday returned to the post office from one of the
principal Broadway hotels, having been received
there through the mails from every section of the
Union, and not called for by the parties to whom
they were addressed.
The steamship Arago was raised on the sectional
floating dock yesterday morning, to repair some
damage her coppering received from contact with a
shad pole, in coming up the Bay. A piece of net
with a fine slmd in it, alive and kicking, was found
sticking to the copper.
The venerable Stay vesunt Pear Tree on the cor
ner ofo<l Avenue and l’Jtli street, is budding out
vigorously this Spring, and gives promise of its
wonted crop of fruit. The veteran tree, though now
entering upon the third century of its existence, is
hale and hearty, and bids fair to weather the storms
of another century.
Aprii. 28.—The farce of trying the Nicaragua
filibusters resulted on Saturday, just as predicted,
in the discharge of Capt. Hicks, on the ground that
there was no evidence against him going to show
that he was in any wav involved in the violation of
ihe neutrality laws. The Captain, therefore, is at
liberty to go to Nicargagua as soon as lie chooses,
'fhe same result, probably, awaits the other persons
indicted.
The city continues very healthy. The whole
number of interments for the weeking ending on
Saturday was but three hundred and seventy two—
a decrease of fifteen upon the returns of the week
previous : —Men S 3, women 53, boys 128, girls 108,
adults 136, children 230, males 211, females 161,
colored persons 21. The mortality among the col
ored population exceeds that of any week for a
number of years. Six died in the “Colored Home,*’
one of whom was one hundred years of age. Two
whites are reported as one hundred and three and one
hundred ana twelve years. Consumption, fevers
ami inflammations were tlie diseases that had the
most victims.
Philadelphia Ice him.
April, 2(>.—Tin; mortality statistics show 180
deaths for the week eliding to-day, which is a de
crease of 21 on the total of interments for the previ
ous week. The principal diseases were as follows:
Consumption, 34 : small pox, 9; scarlet fever, 8;
inflammation of the lungs, 10 ; do. brain 9, Slc.
With the approach oi the second Tuesday of May,
electi-.m day, the enthusiasm of our municipal poli
ticians accordingly increase. Last evening there
were no less than three meetings in full blast. The
largest and most enthusiastic gathering was at
Spring Garden Hall, and was called by the Ameri
cans. The room was filled to its utmost capacity,
and great enthusiasm animated the whole assem
blage.
A private letter received here from Port Oxford,
Oregon, states that Captain Ben. Wright, Sub Indian
Agent of that district, was murdered by the Indians
on the morning of the 23d of March. lie was we be
lieve a Philadelphian. The Capt. and his compan
ions. were surprised by a party of Indians and mur
dered by the savages to whom his own professedly
peaceful Indians had betrayed them. The murde
rers afterwards attacked the settlement in the vi
cinity, committing similar outrages.
April 28.—A remarkable case of alleged perse
cution of a boy by a party of Germans at a beer
house, on account of his religious professions, was
brought out before one of our Aldermen on Satur
day. The boy, it appears, with his father, boarded
at the beer-house, which is located in Front street.
On the 22d of the present month it was alledged
that the defendant and a number of other Germans
beat the boy severely, and then carried him up
stairs, and threw him upon a bed, where they
stretched out his limbs and pricked him with pins,
in the meantime covering his mouth with a pillow
to smother his cries. They then locked him up in
the room until his father came to his rescue. The
reason assigned for the outrage was that the perpe
trators were Catholics and the boy a Jew, and that
they we-e practising a mock crucifixion upon him.
The proprietor of the house and another of the par
ty were held in SBOO bail each, to answer, and the
others were held in $250 bail each.
The steam frigate Susquehanna is now nearly
ready to receive ner officers and crew, and will pro
bably sail tor the MediteiTanean during May. This
vessel has been thoroughly overhauled since her ar
rival at this port. Her old boilers have been re
moved and others constructed upon a different
principle, substituted, by which, after a trial, it is
found that the speed of the vessel is very much in
creased, and with a much diminished consumption
of coal The armament has been increased by the
addition of six heavy guns.
Fillmore and Donelsbn flags are being raised in
all parts of the city An immense flag 'was raised
on Saturday afternoon, at Broad and Krace streets,
Tenth Ward, w the occasion of much en
thusiasm.
The Police Telegraph is proving a very efficient
means for returning estray children to their homes.
Several were returned to their anxious parents in
this way on Saturday.
Potomac Soapstone Company. —The Virginia
Legislature, at its late season, chartered a compa
ny with the above title, the object of which is to
work extensive quarries ot soapstone or steatite,
which are situated immediately upon the Potomac
river, four and a half miles west ot Georgetown, in
Fairfax county. Virginia, and one-half mile above
the dam and feeder of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. The Potomac Soapstone Company will
commence operations under circumstance which are
advantageous.
Pennsylvania has at last erased from her statute
books that old and unjust law of libel which says
"the greater the truth the greater the libel.” The
law as recently passed by the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, says': That on the trial for indictments.for
writing or publishing a libel, the truth of the matter
charged as libellous may be given in evidence ; and
if the jury in any such case shall find that the same
was written or published from good motives and for
justifiable ends, and that the matter so charged was
♦rue. it shall operate to the acquittal of the defendant
or defendants
Herman Melville ie about to publish a volume
under the title of Piazza Tales.’
A Wouiaa Married to a Woman—lnterestin«
Development*.
We recently alluded to the fact that a gay young
, lady was cutting around ip male attire among the
> belies of Syracuse. The Standard announces thut
she has been arrested on the charge of palming her-
I self off as a man, having been married to a young
lady named Lewis! The Standard of Tuesdav
savs :
Yesterday morning the female dressed in male at
tire, whose vagaries were briefly alluded to in yes
terday's Standard, was brought "before Justice
Dumford for examination. The circumstances at
tending this case, although still somewhat enveloped
iu mystery, are. as far as known, exceedingly sin
gular. There is now no doubt but the person is
a womau, and although she is still attired in men’s
apparel, we will speak of her as one of the female
Sex.
In answer to the question* of the Justice yester
day morning, she said her name was Albert Guelph,
tlmt she is English by birth, had been in this country
about two years; lived iu Lodi about six months:
part of the time witL a colored w oman name*! Dinah
Jackson, and part of tlu* time in the family of Mr.
Lewis ; she ha* no occupation ; receives remittances
from England, aud the balance of her support is fur
nished by a sister, who resides in this city. In reply
to the question, “are yon a male or a female ?” she
answered “your officers can tell you,” or “have told
you.” She refused to give any more direct answer
to the inquiry in relation to her sex, and was commit
ted for a further examination.
From various persons we l«*ahi that this woman
is well known in tow u iu the character of a female,
and she has probatey assumed to the disguise of ft
man within a few weeks. She is said to be an
English woman, aud to have a son, a blind boy, w ho
lives with her sister, a very respectable woman
named Mrs. Edgar, residing in the southern part of
this city.
A few weeks since she assumed the garb of a
man, and made the acquaintance of a young lady
named Miss Lewis. After a brief courtship they
were married by Rev. Mr. Gregory, of the Episco
pal Church, and the parties have since resided to
gether as husband ami wife. The marriage cere
mony was performed about three weeks since, and
th** Gride's lather, suspecti fiAlu-re was something
wrong about his new »on-in-law. obtained a private
interview, ami informed her of Ins suspicion that she
was not what she pretended to be. At first she
claimed that she was a man, but on closer question
ing finally admitted that she was a female. A par
tial examination w*as made at this time by the fath
er-in law and officer Barnes, what satisfied the offi
cer that the person was a woman disguised, and he
immediately arrested her, and placed her iu the
watch-house, where she has remained since Satur
day evening last.
We have not learned the proper name of this simi
lar woman. She is about JO years of age, with
marked features, prominent nose, high cheek bones,
black hair, worn long (for a man,) curling at the
end, and apparently brushed and oiled with care.—
She weares a glaze cap, blue coat, blue shirt, dark
vest, bull’ colored pants and gaiter boots, aud a
shawl over her sltoulders; speakee with considera
ble confidence, but is not very communicative.
It is understood that when this woman first came
to the house of the bride’s father, she was attired in
female apparel, aud her clothing was changed to
man’s attire with the knowledge es the family. The
probability is that the family supposed her woman’s
uress was a disguise, and thut she was resuming the
proper habiliments of her sex. The lady’s father
was averse to the match, but tlu* bride still clings to
her woman husband, and claims that the arrest is a
conspiracy against them. They were ullowed to
meet in one of the ante-rooms of the police office,
and embraced each Other with tlu* greatest marks of
affection.
Tliei c are many absurd stories afloat iu relation
to this singular case, but we bilie ve the above are
the only reliable facts that have been brought to
light. The Justice, us we have already remarked,
remanded, her for further examination, us it is un
derstood|thnt other charges will probably be brought
against her.
Great Scfeerino in the West —U. S. Sol
diers Eating their own Com can ions. —The i'ol
lowing is an extract from a private hitter received
in New York by the editor of the Military Argus:
Fort Pierre, S. 7'., March 15/A, 1856.
A most horrible affair happened between here
and Sioux City iu December last, which is almost
too hideous to relate. Three soldiers, named Ri
ge.rt, Wicker and Cornell, deserted from companies
I). and 11., Second Dragoons, about the first of De
cember, aud start«*d down the river. On their way
they overtook four persons from this place, who
were proceeding in the same direction, and as self
preservation suggested the idea of strength in num
bere, they mutually agreed to travel in company. —
Up to this time, aud for some ten or twelve days
after their junction, the weather had been remarka
bly mild and pleasant. A few days after, however,
heavy snows, accompanied with intense cold, set
in, which continued with but little intermission, for
thirty or forty days, during which time but little
progress was made. At length their scanty stock
of provisions gave out, and starvation seemed in
ex'itable, for they were at least two hundred miles in
a direct line from the nearest settlement.
For six days, without a particle of food, they con
tinued their course down the river, but made very
little progress toward their destination. Under
these accumulated sufferings, the soldier named
Cornell died, and the others, to appease their hun
jer, cut up his body and eat his flesh. The All
owing night one of the civilians died, aud bis
body was disposed of in like maimer. On the suc
ceeding night two more of the civilians died,
but as the party was discovered shortly after,
the living were spared the necessity jof making
any further meals upon the dead bodies of their
companions.
They were found by a pail of Maj. Howe’s com
mand, and when first discovered they were regaling
themselves upon the arms and legs of their unfortu
nate companions. The survivors were taken to
Major Howe's camp, and under proper care and at
tention have nil recovered.
Equestrian Status. ok Washington. —A Flo
rence corretspoudent of the Providence Journal
“I have been conversing with a young English
architect, who has recently returned from Munich,
where, at the Royal Foundry, he saw the equestrian
statue of Washington for the Richmond Monument,
which ban been successfully oast. It is in several
pieces, and is to be put together at the foundry, then
inclosed in a box of timber, 25 feet high, 27 feet long,
and of proportionate width, and this placed upon a
raft anu floated down the Danube to the Black Sea.
There a vessel will be prepared, by the removal of
the decks, to receive it and convey it to America.—
This box, or rather structure, will be in size about
equal to one of our two-story wooden houses. My
Euglisli friend expressed fears that the statue would
not reach its destination. Heoould not understand
why the work, after it had been cast, was not
warded in pieces, and put together in America, by
workmen sent for the purpose. It would be entire
ly feasible, would certainly not cost more, and a
part of the delay and risk of moving such a gigantic
mass so far would be avoided. But the reason why
such a course is not adopted is siitiicieiitly obvious.
It is known that establishments, for casting in
bronze are rising in the United States, where large
statues have already been executed, and the
temptation for workmen from the Munich foundry
to remain in America might prove too great to be
resisted.
Approaching Coronation ok the Czar.—A
letter from St. Petersburg, in the Aon/ of Brussels,
says:
The coronation will not take place before the
month of August, on account of the extensive pre
parations which are required. The 3lst is men
tioned as the day. The health of the Empress’ Mo
ther requiring a visit to some of the baths of Ger
many, it is possible that she will not be present.—
The ceremony will be performed with the greatest
pomp. The costumes worn on the occasion will re
semble as closely as passible the ancient ones of
Russia. The armorial bearings to be displayed on the
occasion have been all submitted to the examination
of persons experienced in heraldry. Eighteen car
riages, richly gilt, have been ordered for the grand
cortege. The war, as you may well suppose, has not
allowed any one hitherto to think c f all tkcaetailsof
a ceremony so complex and so vast as that of a cor
onation in Russia.
Conversion and Marriage ok a UomanCatiio
lic Priest in England. —OuTuesday, Bth nit., the
unusuai ceremony of the marriage of a (late) Roman
Catholic priest by a clergyman of the Church of En
gland, was witnessed in the parish church of St.
Nicholas, at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The bridegroom
was the Rev. Tobias Jerome Bolton, who has for
some time officiated as priest in Newcastle and con
tinued to do so up to Sunday last. His religious
opinions appear to have been tor some time past
undergoing a modification. We understand that his
scruples originated in respect of the practice of the
confessional. The lady to whom he lias united him
self in marriage is Miss Stoker, daughter of the late,
and sister of the present, coroner of Newcastle. She
had also up to this period, been ostensibly in com
munion with the Roman Catholic church, but Ims
now in common with her husband, renounced that
profession. Both bride and bridegroom are, appa
rently, between thirty aud forty years of age.
Mr. Bolton was a widower before entering the
priesthood of the church of Rome, his wife leaving
aim two children. In the distress of mind which
resulted from this event, he was induced to enter a
monastery , and within its walls lie formed the reso
lution to enter the priesthood. He has now left the
neighborhood, ana purposes, we believe, in a few
days publicly to proclaim himself a protestant, in
some church in or near Dmdon.
Longest Steamer is the World. —The favorite
steamer Isaac Newton, which a short time ago was
taken up on the new railway at Long Island City,
for the purpose of being lengthened and otherwise
improved, is now very near completed. She has
been cut into two parts abaft her machinery and
fifty-nine feet added to her length. Her entire
length is now 404 feet, which exceeds that of any
other vessel in the world, being 14 feet longer than
the Persia. (The Leviathan is, of course, except
ed.) When completed, perhaps none will possess
accommodations for passengers equal to hers. Be
side the numerous berths in her cabins and saloons,
there will be on her promenade and hurricane, or
third decks, staterooms, well ventilated and beauti
fully arranged and ornamented, sufficient in number
to accommodate a thousand persons. Her speed, it
is anticipated, will also be considerably increased
with her dimensions and carrying capacity. The
whole work is being performed under the supervis
ion of Isaac Newton. Esq , in whose honor the vessel
was named, and who for many years past has been
the master spirit of the Hudson River steamboat
line. The 7. *V- will probably take her pl&ee in the
line in the course of toe ensuing month.— Courier 4*
Enquirer. _
Startling Phenomenon. —The Atchison (Kan
sas'. Squatter Sovereign says : Mr. John Parker
and son were attending some fish lines on the river
about three miles above here, when they were sur
prised by a continuous, unusual roaring toward the
middle of the stream; the night was without wind.
Owing to the darkness, no effort was made to ascer
tain the cause of tills? strange noise until daylight,
when it was seen that a whirpool of large extent was
in active operation some two hundred yards from
the Missoun shore, which still continues in opera
tion, drawing in a great body of water; so much,
indeed, that the volume ot the river below is sensi
bly lessened. Driftwood and large floating logs go
in and disappear totally. Many hundreds went up
to see this strange sight Unless this immense
chasm soon fills °P water, the effect upon
navigation will be calamitous indeed, for it would
seem that the bottom ot the river was really fallen
not
How they Talk and how they Come—The
Galway (Ireland] papers complain that, notwith
standing the • disgraceful ana ungrateful” treat
ment, the result of the machinations of the Know-
Nothing party, which Irish emigrants have met of
late at the hands of the Americans, emigration fro a
the Western provinces still continues, not in •
numbers as heretofore, but still to an extent that
may eventually militate very much against the ag
ricultural interest? of Ireland. One of the local
journal says :
A stop had been put, as we conceived, to this
fearful drain of tb most useful of our countrymen .
but within the last itw weeks the drain has com
wenced again, and every day almost witnesses
crowds of decently dressed and comfortable looking
emigrants proceeding to what was once regarded,
and truly was, the laud of freedom and of kindness,
to Irishmen in particular. Crowds of these self
banishing or *‘law-exi!ed” wanderers proceed by
train to Liverpool; and the Clarence is about to
sail from this port with a full complement tor the
shores—the once hospitable, but. we fear, now in
hospitable shores of America
LnVer from Mexico
The steamship Texas arrived in New Orlears
on the 25th with news from Vera Cruz to the 22d of
April
Although the communications between Vera Cruz
and the capital are opened, the bands of robbers on
the highways are so numerous and daring that th*
route is considered extremely dangerous. In con
sequence of this state of things, patrols and detach
ments of troops are being posted at a short distance
apart, for the purpose of clearing the roads. Com
munications are pretty safe ns far as Puebla, and
mean.- are being taken to afford the same security
from Puebla to Mexico.
Haro y Tamariz, Osolio and Castillo had made
good their escape on board the British vessel-of war
Penelope. It is stated that they had reached Vera
Cruz by disguising themselves as draymen ; that on
their arrival there, they were secreted by the Cap
tain of the Port till he could get them off safely ;
and tliat this officer will consequently be cashiered
at least.
The report of Uraga’s death is contradicted. He
had been taken to Acapulco, and there put on board
of a Pacific steamer for Panama, and may perhaps
shortly be in this count ry.
The Barrou A’ Forbes case was still a subject of
discussion and feeling.
The Bishop of Puebla had resisted President
Comonfort’s decree sequestrating the church proper
ty. On the Sunday following the publication of the
decree, it was understood there w ould be preach
ing iu all the churches against it. Whereupon the
Governor ordered out the troops, and placed ord
nance—some 12 pounders—in front of the doors,
with an intimation that they would be used if re
quired. The reverend padres did not relish this
kiud of cannon law, and consequently desisted from
seeking “the bubble reputation ’ in a manner espe
cially prohibited in Shakapeare. One of the inter
ventors called also on the Bishop to obtain the keys
of the offices, but that prelate refused to give them
up. It then became requisite to break open the
doors, and alter one or two carpenters had refused
to uudertake the job, the portals were forced by the
military.
While these proceedings were taking place the
l>opulace assembled out of curiosity, and subse
quently dispersed without indicating any disappro
bation to these compulsory measures. It happen
ed also that the interventors required the services
of a notary to give legality to some documents ; but
one notary after another refused to act. The Arch
bishop of Mexico lias also had a long conversation
with the President, on this delicate subject. It is
said his reverence offered the Government
000 to have the decree revoked : while General
Comonfort thought that figure would uot pay. In
the meanwhile, th*? interventors ate proceeding,
with all due caution, to carry out the sequestration.
The church property iu Puebla lias been seized
because the clergy there encouraged the revolution;
but the government has not only taken the property
of the priests and monks, but of the nuns, and the
fees also collected for masses said for the repose of
souls in purgatory, called the animas. This is con
sidered rather hard, especially upon the poor souls iu
purgatory; aud it is uot uulikely that we may hear
of a revolutionary movement among the unfortu
nate creatures iu that region, who may have the
coals heaped upon them a little too freely in conse
quence of this measure.
Americanism in New Granada.
A letter iu the Picayune , dated Bogota, Now
Granada, March 6th, gives the following interesting
information :
A few days since I experienced a most agreeable
surpr.se here iu this far away land, amid a people of a
diilerent race and tongue from our own, in which 1
know you will participate. 1 was sitting in the gal
lery ot the Senate Chamber of this Republic, when
Gen. Moaquera, having obtained the floor, remind
ed the Senate that it was the birthday of Washing
ton, the hero of liberty, whose fame was not the pat
rimony of any one nation, but, of the whole world.—
The current business of the Senate was immediate
ly suspended, and upon proposition of the same gen
tleman a resolution was adopted unanimously, that
honorable mention should be made in the journal of
the Senate of th** do) which gave birth to the “il
lustrious Washington.” My American heart leaped
within me at this spontaneous homage, here in the
bosom of the Audes, to him “ first in war, first in
peace, and the first in the hearts of his countrymen.''
The subject that most occupies at this time the at -
tion of Congress here, is the formation of a federal
republic of independent States, after the plan of our
Union, and by that means not only to improve tlu*
system of government, but t o open the door to th**
admission of new States in coming years, and thus
re-cuiistitnte the former Republic of Columbia.—
This was always the dream und hope of Bolivar, the
Liberator, and lie made it an attainment while he
lived ; but subsequent sectional jealousies, which all
now deplore, divided that great republic, and
brought only bickerings, misfortune, weakness and
joverty, where strength, aud wealth, aud hope had
leld her seat.
lam told that the Republic of Ecuador, lying be
tween New Granada and Peru, is already anxious
to come into the Union, aud that a large majority
of the people of Venezuela, lying east of this repub
lic, entertain the same sentiments.
Bochsa, thk Harpist and Composer. —The
death of this distinguished musician has already
been announced. Robert Nicholas Charles Bochsa
was born in 1789, at Montinedi, in the department
of the Meuse, France. His father performed on the
hautboy in the Lyons theatre. The son exhibited
precocious talent. His first appearance in public
was at the age of seven years, when he performed a
concerto on the piano. At the age of nine he com
posed a duet and a flute symphony. At eleven lie '
performed a flute concerto of his own composition,
and at twelve he composed an overture and some
ballet musie. He subsequently was received into
the Paris Conservatoire, and took the first prize,
after the first year’s study. The Emperor Napoleon
appointed him harpist to his private concerts, and
he composed for the Opera Comique several highly
successful operas. In 1817 he went to London, and
a few years afterwards became director of the ora
torios, and a life governor of the Royal Academy of
Music, professor of the harp, and secretary to the
musical department of the same institution. He
held thiH office for several years, but was ultimately
removed, in consequence of repeated complaints by
the female pupils. Madame Bishop was during this
period a pupil of the Academy, and in 1839 sang in
public for the first time at a concert at the Hanover
Square Rooms, at which Grisi, Yiardot, Garcia,
Persiani, Rubini, Ate., assisted. Shortly afterwards
she became the wife of Sir Henry Bishop, who was
opposed to her appearing in public, and this is said
to have led to dissensions bet ween them, and after
two or three years she deserted her husband and
children and started with Bochsa for the Continent.
She then visited the United States, and Mr. Bochsa
conducted her concerts. In 1852-3 she went to
California, still accompanied by Mr. Bochsa, and
in 1855 the tour was extended to Australia, where,
at the last accounts, she was living in retirement
with one of her daughters. As a musician, con
ductor and composer, Bochsa had few equals ; and
he was unquestionably the finest harpist in the
world.
The New York Times of Monday says: “Col. C.
G. Memminger and VV. J. Bennett, Esq., Commis
sioners from the City of Charleston, S. C., are now
in this city examining our public schools, for the
purpose ot obtaining information and devising mea
sures for the advancement of populur education in
South Carolina. Col. Memminger is also a Com
missioner, on the part of the State, to examine the
institutions for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind, with reference to the establishment of
similar enterprises in that State. They visited the
Normal School on Saturday morning, at the Hall of
the Board of Education, and had an opportunity of
seeing between 600 and 700 of our female teachers
in session. They spent part of the day on Saturday
at the Institution for the Blind, and will visit that
for the Deaf and Dumb early in the week. They
stop at the Carlton House during their stay in this
city, which will be prolonged another week "
Sale ok Autographs. —The sale by Mr. A. J.
Bleecker, on Saturday, of autographs, did not, in
its results, afford much encouragement to such spe
culations in this country. The catalogue was an
attractive one. containing specimens of the “hand
o' write” of the great men of America, from Wash
ington down, but the entire proceeds did not exceed
SSO. A letter by Washington brought $7.50, and
another of his autographs $5. The balance, inclu
ding Jefferson’s, Madison’*, Marshall’s, Jackon’s
Calhoun's Buchanan’s, and autographs of other
statesmen of equal eminence, brought from fifty
cents to $2.50 each. A cravat, vouched for as hav
ing been worn by Washington, was sold at the same
time, and $5 were obtained for it.— N. Y. Courier
Enquirer.
Photography and Counterfeiting. —The Ex
ecutive committee ol the “Associations of Banks
for the suppression of Counterl'eting,” says the Bos
ton Transcript, have decided that they cannot re
commend to the Associated Banks the adoption of
the plan submitted by Mr. Seropoyan, for the pre
vention of counterfeiting and altering bank notes,
as furnishing any subtantial additional security to
their issues. The chemist employed by the associa
tion says the results attained by photographists in
Paris, last year, are such as,in his judgment, to for
bid continued reliance upon colors as a protection
against photographic and kindred processes of copy
ing.
Registration of Letters between the United
States and Great Britain. —An arrangement
has just been concluded between Mr. Campbell,
Postmaster General, and the British Postmaster
General, the Duke of Argyll, providing for the re
gistration of valuable letters to and from Great Bri
tain. The registration fe; on letters from Great
Britain will be five cents, the same as on domestic
letters, thus making the rate on a single letter, when
registered, twenty-nine cents. The English regis
tration fee is twelve cents. On all registered let
ters in each country prepayment is required. The
arrangement goes into operation on the first of May.
A Dublin paper states that by the orders of Arch
bishop Cullen, the Nation, the Tablet, and the
Weekly Telegraph, have been excluded from the
reading rooms of the Catholic Young Men's Society
—that is, all the Roman Catholic journals in Dublin,
edited by Roman Catholics, have been interdicted
by the Roman Catholic Archbishop.
A new poem has just been published in London
by Walter Savage Landor, entitled “Antony and
Octavius," and dedicated, with a little democratic
ostentation, “To Edward Capern Day Laborer and
Poet of Reddeford, Devon.”
Not Particular. —lt is related that an old ne
gro who was generally hired out to different mas
ters, was once asked bya white gentlemen to what
church he belonged. To this interrogatory he thus
responded :
• When I is hired out to a master dat Is a Presby
terian, lis a Presbyterian. When lis hired out to
a{ master dat is a Mefodist, lis a Mefodiet. When
I Is hired out to a master dat is United Brethren,
lis a United Brethren—de fact is, lis whatever
’ligion master is.”
Havre and Paris Canal. —lt is stated that an
imperial decree will grant to a company organized
on an immense scale the authorization to execute
works which will bring the sea to Paris. A canal,
it Is said, will be dug from Havre to Paris, in a di
rect line, of dimensions sufficient to admit the navi
gation of the largest vessels. A port will be con
structed about St. Cloud ; the company will receive
a subvention of one hundred millions payable at
several periods: the State will divide the profits
above 51 percent, and wi.lguarantee 5 per cent, on
the paid up capital.
The Yonkers (N. Y.) Examiner states that there is
a silk factory in full operation in that village, which
gives steady employment to from 50 to GO boys and
girls, ten years of age and upwards. The machinery
and fixtures used cost about twelve thousand dol
lars ; and the amount of silk manufactured weekly
is about 300 lbs
Russia.— The Abeile du Nord publishes an impe
rial order to the effect that all persons in Russia
wishing to subscribe to foreign journals mas do so
for the future through the agency of the Russian
poet office, and not by direct communication with
the publishers of the journals.
Letters from Turin assert that the Sardinian Gov
ernment is at present on extremely friendly terms
with Russia. General de Marmora will be sent to
Russia as Ambassador Extraordinary, on his return
from the Crimea, and will represent King Victor
Emanuel at the coronation of the Emperor Alexan
der.
A very coetiy experiment has been tried on the
New York and Erie Railroad, with a “hot air” lo
comotive. Like the Ericsson hot air engine, it was
found so much less effective than steam, that the
hot air engine has been turned into a regular steam
engine, for the use of the locomotive.
Canadian Tariff —The Hon. Mr Cartier has
telegraphed to a house in Montreal that the new ta
riff is not to take effect till the 15th of June.
Allisuu, tlu* Historian, on Louis Napoleon.
In the new volume of Allison’s History of Eu
rope, appears the following foot-note by the author
in reference to Louis Napoleon's early belief that
ins destiny was to rule over the fortunes of France:
“A he idea ot a destiny, and his having a mission
to pertonn, was throughout a fixed one in Louis Na
po.eon s mind. No disasters shook his confidence
in bis star or his belie! in the ultimate fulfillment of
Ins destiny’. This is well known to all who were in
timate with him in this country after he returned
from A menca in 1837. Among other noble houses
the hospitality of which he shared, was that of the
Duke of Montrose, at Buchanan, near Lochlomond,
and » he Duke of Hamilton, at Brodick Castle4in the
Island of Arrad. His manner in both was grave and
taciturn ; he was wrapt in the contemplation of the
future, and indifferent to the present. In 1839, the
present Earl of W , then Lord B , came to
visit the author, after having been some days with
Louis Napoleon at Buehaunn House. One of the
first things he said was, “Only think of that young
man, Louis Napoleon. Nothing can persuade him
he is not to be Emperor ol France. The Strasbourg
affair has not in the least shaken him. He is think
ing constantly of what he is to do when on the
t hrone.' The Duke of N also said to the author
in 1554, ‘Several years ago before the Revolution of
I S-18, 1 met Louis Napoleon often at Brodick Castle,
in Arran. \Ve frequently went out to shoot to
gether ; neither cared much for the sport, and we
.soon sat down on a heathery brow of Qoatfell, and
began to speak seriously. He always opened these
conferences by discoursing on what he would do
when he was Emperor of France.
‘Among other things he said he would obtain a
grant from the Chambers to drain the marshes
of the Bries, which, you know once fully cultivated,
Hooded, when the inhabitants, who were chiefly
Protestants, left the country on the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes ; and, what is very curious, l see
iu the newspapers of the day that he lias got a grant
of two millions of francs from the Chambers to be
gin the draining of these very marshes.’ All that be
longs to Louis Napoleon is now public property,
ana those noble persons will forgive the author if he
endeavors to rescue from oblivion anecdotes soenti
liontly illustrative of the Ji.city of purpose which is
the most remarkable feature in tlmt very eminent
man's character. This idea of destiny, of a star, or
mission, which are only different words for the
same thing, will be found to have been a fixed be
lief in most men who attain to ultimate greatness.
Whether it is that the disposition of mind, which
leads to such a belief works out its own accomplish
ment, by the energy and perseverance which it in
fuses into the character, and which enables its pos
sessor to rise superior to all the storms of fate, or
that Providence darkly reveals to the chosen in
strumeuts of great things—‘the vessels of honor,’ to
which the working out of its purposes in human,
affairs is intrusted—enough of the future to secure
its accomplishment, will forever remain a mystery
iu this world.”
Loss ok the Liverpool Ships Boomerang and
Reindeer. —Accounts have been received of the
loss of two well-known clipper ships belonging to
Liverpool. The first is the Boomerang, one of
Messrs. James Baines & Co.’s Black-ball line of
Australian mail packets. In consequence of the
temporary depression of the Australian emigration
trade, the Boomerang was sent to Mobile a short
time ago to bring home cotton, and on her home
ward voyage she has been lost, with five hands, and
a cargo of 4300 bales on board. The only purtiou-
I'ars nt present known are contained in the billowing
despatch received from Falmouth, at the Underwri
ters' rooms her*;:
“The Boomerang,from Mobile to Liverpool, with
cotton, was abandoned 27 tV of March ; live seamen
lost. The remainder were picked up by the Helen
K. Cooper, arrived from New Orleans. The Cap
tain, his wife, and seventeen of the crew landed
here.”
Soon after being abandoned the vessel turned
completely over, keel upwards. The value of the
Boomerang and lie freight money would be about
j£20,000, which is understood to be nearly covered
by insurance. Her cargo would be worth about
J w 3.j,000. The other vessel reported to be lost is the
China eiipper Riendeer, belonging to Meesra. Tay
lor, Potter,& Co., of this town.
From a letter forwarded by (’apt. Storey, (late
commander of the Reindeer,) dated Port 'Curtis,
Australia, Dec. sth, it appears that the vessel was
wrecked on a sunken reef, in lat. 11 south, lon. 156
east, while on her passage from Australia to China,
the crew managed to get on to the reef by means
ot the long boat, but the ship went to pieces with*
out their being enabled to save anything except a
small portion of provisions. These were soon ex
pended, and the crew had nothing left but the
chance of picking shell fish off’the reef. For nine
days the survivors remained on the reef in the hope
that some passing vessel would rescue them, but no
such relief came. On the full of October they left
the reef in the long boat, with the hope of reaching
the Australian coast. They threaded their perilous
way among the adjacent, islands which lay in their
route, living on sjiell-fish and water procured occa
sionally from the islands.
At length, on the 17th of November, they reached
Port Curtis, having existed for twenty-eight days on
the precarious means of subsistence we have men
tioned. On landing at Port Curtis they were so
much exhausted with the severe privations which
they had undergone that they were scarcely able to
crawl along the beach. The Reindeer was on** of
the celebrated clippers built by Messrs. Hull, of
Aberdeen, and she lmd the reputation of having
made several rapid passages from China to Liver
pool, beating more than one American clipper, and
bringing? the first new season’s teas to England.—
The Reindeer was formerly commanded by Capt.
Enright, now of the Australian clipper-ship Light
ning.
Tur Teiegh,vpb.—From the lecture of Mr. Lr-f
ferts, delivered before the New York Geographical
Society on Thursday evening, the Courier gleans
some interesting facts not before collected together
The length of telegraph lines in the great countries
of the world is ns follows, in miles :
United States 35,000
Great Britain 9,900
Germany and Prussia 5,000
Wanee 1,500
Austria 3,500
Turkey ],200
finssia... 2,800
India 000
Spam 450
Denmark and Sweden 800
Italy ],900
Switzerland 1 ,00(1
Holland and Belgium l’oflO
A company has been formed in England, which
hns engnged to finish the submarine line between
Newfoundland and Ireland, and have it in full
operation by January, 1858. A new cable has
been prepared to run between Cape Race and the
mainland, and will soon bp laid, it no disaster pre
vents it.
There are already lines extending from Loudon
to Sevastopol, soon, it is expected, to be carried to
Corsica, Sardinia, into Africa, thence through Asia,
so that when the submarine line between this coun
try and England is laid, direct communication ran he
had with the great cities of the Eastern Hemisphere
Another line of telegraph is proposed from San
Francisco along the coast, of North America to
Behrings Straits, into Asia, thence to St. Peters
burg, ill Russia. The number of messages sent an
anally over the telegraph lines of America is
19,790,000. Twenty thousand a month are sent be
tween this city and Boston. The New York press
pays $90,000 annually tor messages. Fifteen thou
sand words are sometimes sent for one edition.—
The press is the great patron of the telegraph.— Unit.
American.
Parisian Luxury.—Ah hslight indication to as
sist. in forming u judgment upon habits and manners
in French society in Paris, and of the height to which
luxury of every kind has been gradually rising there
in the last ten years, what should you think of a la
dy having, within the space of about twenty
months, a bill at her drapers of 79,000 francs '!—up
wards of $15,000. Such is the fact, however. An
action was brought, the other day, at Paris, by a
draper against a lady for the payment of her bill,
which had been long owing. The defendant’s coun
sel, on the contrary, brought the bills of other per
sons to prove that there was nothing extraordinary
in the charges set down in the one in question. The
Court has not yet pronounced sentence one way or
the other. One item was three pairs of embroidered
sheets, at SOOO each pair ; dinner napkins, SIOO and
sloo the dozen ; collars, SIBO apiece; and a pair of
manchettes, 700 francs $l4O. These are proofs of
that extravagance in dresson the part of the French
elegante* which people actually will nEI believe in
England, but which are really of common occur
rence. These manchettes of sllO, correspond to
another instance of wasteful extravagance com
mitted by ladies, who are, in other respects, perfect
ly irreproachable, namely, the wastefulness of put
ting on a new pair of boots every day, and
wearing at least two, if not three, pairs of gloves a
day.
The Sources of the Nile.—A letter recently
received at Paris from Alexandria contains an in
teresting item of news. The Viceroy of Egypt, at
the same time that he is preparing to open the Isth
mus of Suez to the Pacific, m advance of all nations,
has undertaken to solve the greatest problem of
African geography—the problem of the sources of
the Nile. He has manifested the intention of con
fiding the command of anew expedition to Count
d’Escayrac de Lauture, member of the Central
Commission of the Geographical Society, already
knowMi for his voyage in the interior of Africa, and
his works upon that part of the world. The present
expedition will take place under the most favorable
conditions. It is, moreover, facilitated by the ex
perience of the previous expeditious commanded by
Selim Capitan, and in which MM., d’Arnaud, Sa
batier, W erne and Thibaut took part. Halim Pa
cha. the Viceroy’s brother, who applied for the gov
ernment of Saudan, with the desire of opening these
distant countries to science and the spread of civili
zation, will contribute powerfully to insure the suc
cess of an enterprise destined to immortalize the
names of the princes who shall have patronized it,
as well as that of the daring men who shall have
accomplished it.
Parking of Dogs.—The Australian dog never
barks indeed, Gardiner, in his “Music ot Nature,”
states that “dogs in a state of nature never bark,
they simply whine, howl, and growl; the explosive
noise is only found among those which arc domesti
cated.” Sonnini speaks of the shepherd’s dogs in
the wi.ds of Egypt as not having this faculty . and
Columbus found the dogs which he had previously
carried to America to have lost their propensity to
barking. The barking of a dog is an acquired f ac
ulty— an effort to speak, which he derives from his
association with man.
Great Loss in Produce.—lt is now stated that
the immense quantities of wheat purchased at Chi
cago, Milwaukee, and other points at the west last
fall, said at the time to be on account of the French
Government, were in reality bought for parties in
Boston, New York, dec., who will “realize” a logs
of something near a million of dollars 1 Millions of
bushels were purchased, purchasers expecting to
realize an immense profit.
The Great Appeal Case.—The East India
Company vs. the Hon. Mrt. Dyce Sombre ie now in
course of hearing before the Judicial Committee of
the- Privy Council at London. The amount, of pro
perty in dispute is stated at the almost incredible
sum of $35,000,000. All the leading members of the
bar hold briefs on one aide or the other, and each
have received a fee of $2,500 with them.
Terrible Shipwreck and Loss of Life.—
Ninety four Lives I Ant. Advices from Gibraltar
announce the total loss of the screw steamer Minho,
from Liverpool to Barcelona, she having come in
contact with the transport ship Minder off' Tarifa.—
The Minho sunk, and out of 115 souls on board, only
escaped. The Captain of the Minho is said to
have gone down with his vessel.
Secretary Marcy and thf. French Baby.—
When M. Boileau, the French Charge d’Affaires,
waited upon the Secretary of State to notify him
officially of the birth of asm to Louis Napoleon, he
was received with the Premier's wonted courtesy,
and his communication was listened to with all due
official respect; but after it was all over, it is said
that Marcy could not help adding in a friendly way,
“you may think a great deal of importance attaches
to this ceremony, Sir, but really we don’t.”
The report of the New York Homoeopathic Dis
pensary gives the result of 754 cases treated at their
infirmary by the physicians, at the cost of only $4.81
for medicine, though the prescriptions given amount
to 3049.
The advertising columns of the London Times are
estimated to yield the establishment the enormous
sum of $3,000,000 per annum. One firm alone pays
the Times as high as $150,000 a year for advertising,
and there are several business establishments that
pay it over $50,000 year for advertising alone.
VOL. LXX.—NEW SERIES VOL. XX. NO. 19
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
I- BY THE PERSIA.
r
t Closing ok the Peace Congress —“Puns
Thursday April 17, 8 A. M.—The Moniteur an
• nounces that the Congress of Paris has terminated
t its labors.
“The closing sitting was held yesterday at the
• hotel **t the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
t “ Alter the si .ning of the treaty, the Plenipoten
tiaries had still so oeeupy themselves with different
1 questions of a nature to consolidate aud complete
, tin* work of peace.
*■ The ratification will bo exchanged at the end of
the month.
“ Immediately after the promulgation of the gen
i oral treaty the protocols will be published, and will
make known the labors of the Congress in their de
tail. ®
■rile C’ongrew tmninated it. sit tings nlthoogh
Some minor pniuls remain for consideration. On
the last day the details related to—l. The free nav
igation of the Danube. 2. The interior regime of
the Principalities, and the arrangement of the fron
tiers. 3. The situation of the Christians in Turkey.
Three Commissioners have been appointed:—l. A
Commission named by all the Powers represented
nt the Congress, on the subject of the Danube. 2.
A Commission, named by all the Powers except
Piedmont on the frontier question. 3. A Commis
sion, named by nil the Powers, with the addition of
delegates from the Divan, to consider the position
of the Christians.
From the London Times' Correspondent .
The Italian Question.—Paris, April 16, 6 P.
M.—The Congress met to day for the last time.—
Three of the Plenipotentiaries will leave Paris on
Friday or Saturday—-namely, Baron Manteuft'el.
Count Buol.nnd Lord Clarendon. They will proba
bly have their audiences of leave to-morrow. As
the time is fast approaching for the arrival of the
ratifications of peace from Constantinople, and the
publication of the protocols, it is, perhaps, more
prudent to hazard ns few conjectures ns possible
about them; but, not withstanding the repeated de
nials about tlu* Italian question having been treated
iu the Congress, it is now beyond doubt that it has
been treated, and at some length, though it is cer
tain that but little ot* what passed will be found iu
those documents. Indeed, 1 should not be surprised
if the subject were despatched very briefly It will,
perhaps, be said, that while the Congress has taken
into consideration the condition of certain of the
Italian States, and while it admits the necessity of
reform, yet having no special mission on the subject
it adopts no resolution on it. Even if this version
be correct—and I l»y no means guarantee it, it. does
not follow that strong remonstrances will not be ad
dressed to tin* King of Naples an*l the Pope. If
these remonstrances are without effect, the ltulian
people may take the matter into their own hands.—
Be this as it may, I repeat that much has been said
about Italy in the Congress of which the protocols
will make no mention.
From the London Times.
A v str 1 1 Th r e ate ns I*i kdmont. —lnformation
has been forwarded to us, and on very competent
authority, that the Austrians are about to take mili
tary possession of the frontier of Parma, on the side
of Piedmont. Had the intelligence not been com
municated to us from a quarter which we esteem in
every way worthy of credit, we should not have
laid much stress upon it, ho incredible does the fact
appear. \\’c are well aware of the hideous assas
sinations which have recently disgraced the cause
of liberty in Purina, but is a relief for these evils to
be sought in the military surgery of Austria? Is it
uot, on the contrary, more than probable thut just,
in proportion as Austrian policy has prevailed at
Parma, so lias the smouldering lire of revolution and
miarchy hurst forth with fresh power and intensity !
Fora while after tin* assassination of the Prince it
seemed as if though better counsels might have pre
vailed. The Government and the people, had they
been left to settle their own quarrels, might Imv**
come to some understanding, and avoided the ex
tremities of tyranny and murder. Moderation how
ever, is not tlu* rule of Austrian policy,and this poli
cy is invariably enforced by armed propaganuisin
wherever opportunity exists. We need not hero
repeat a story which is familiar enough to as many
of our readers ns have watched the course of events
in the Italian peninsula.
The policy of ooertion by foreign arms has borne
its usual fruits in the Duchy of Parma. The won
der, however, is that in the present conjuncture of
European politics—at the very time that tin; Italian
question as a whole has been submitted to the con
sideration of a general Congress of Europen na
tions, the Austrian Government should deem the
occasion a tilting one for a fresh act of aggression.
Surely, in the interest of Austrian dominion in Italy
the act is a most shortaighteff one ? There is no
great difficulty in holding military possession of any
province of Italy ; the real question is how to re
tire from it without disgrace, and without incurring
the risk of a popular movement. We enn under
stand that Austria might desire to reduce the Pe
ninsula in absolute possession, from the Alps to its
most southern point. This would be the dream of
a conqueror; yet, could it be realized, it is not
without its attractions. We can understand also
that Austria should desire to keep a firm hold upon
ihat fair province which has been so long sub
ject to its arms; that may be an inspiration of
common sense. What we do not understand,
however, is that Austria should seek to perpetuate
anarchy and misery through Central Italy by a
display-of power which neither adds to her domin
ion nor increases !;«*r security in the North. Italy
is the next great European question which must be
settled in one form or another, and we hope it may
be so settled as to relieve it from the omnipresence
of Austrian bayonets.
The Latest.—Dy Telegraph to London.
Paris . Thursday Keening. Count Cavour
leaves this evening for London, to remain there a
few days, and then return via Paris to Turin.
The Cabinet at Vh*nna is bent on occupying
every corner of Italy, where political excitement
can be got up as an excuse for their presence.—
Events in Italy are dally increasing in interest. It
is quite possible tlwil the Duke of Tuscany will
again be compelled to demand the presence of Ger
man troops. An additiounlAustrian force is under
orders tor the Roman States. The garrisons of
Lombardy are to be increased, and Austria evident
ly intends permanent.!}' to occupy as much of Italy
as she can, in order to insult and i .trigue against
Sardinia. In fact, Austria is at war with Piedmont,
although their armies are not face to fare ; and it is
impossible to suv what event may bring about a
fresh struggle—but that struggle cannot be long de
layed. Austria, however, will strive to put oft the
quarrel on the field until the policy and attitude of
France and England towards Italy no longer coin
cide. The work towards such adi vision has already
commenced in Paris. M. liuol seems to persuade
the Emperor that any change in Italy would end in
open revolution.
France. —The Mouiteur publishes the follow
iug :
“A banquet took place on Saturday evening
at the Tuilleries, in the Hall of the Marsbals, given
by the Emperor to the members of the Congress.
“All the members of the Congress were in vited as
well as the foreign Ministers, Cardinals, Ministers of
the Emperor, Marshals, Presidents of the great
bodies of the State, the grand officers of the Crown,
the French Ambassador to the Court of London,
the Governor of the InvaTidcs, the Grand Chancellor
of the Legion of Honor, and the Grand Referendary
of the Senate, Senators, Deputies, high functiona
ries of State, and the principal civil andmilitary offi
cers of the Emperor’s Household.
“The Emperor took his seat in the centre of the
table, which was laid in the form of a horseshoe. On
his right hand sat Uis Excellency Lord Clarendon,
arid on his left Count. Buol.
“His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon sut op
posite the Emperor. He had on his right his Excel
lency Count Orloff, and on his left his Highness Aali
Pasha.
“Towards tho end of the dinner His Imperial
Majesty spoke the following words in a firm em
phatic voice :
“T propore a toast in honor of the Union so hap
pily re established between the Sovereigns. May it
be a lasting one, and will be so if it rests alw'ays on
right, on justice, on the real and legitimate interest
of nations.’
“These words were received with uuaniinoiis
shouts o f ' Vii'c T Evrpereur. «•-»
“After the banquet the Emperor adjourned to
the saloon contiguous to the Throne room, and the
reunion lasted to ten o’clock.
“During the banquet the band of the Guides and
the choirs of the Couservutorie performed alternate
ly pieces of instrumental and vocol music.”
' American Affairs in Parliament. —The Earl
of Elgin said he wished to put a question to Ixird
Panmure. A report wns abroad to the effect that
large bodies of troops and gi eat quantity of ainimi
liitioii were about to be despatched in Canada. This
report had caused a great deal of anxiety to the pub
lie mind, and, therefore, lie desired to know wheth
er there was any foundation for that report ?
Lord Panmure said it was quite true that a por
tion of the troops returning from the Crimea would
have to be on Colonial service, and it was not im
possible that, for the due organization of the army,
some of the brigades would have to be distributed
over the Canadas. But the report that government
contemplated sending a large force there for the
purpose of aggression was entirely without tbuudn
tion lhear.| A large quantity of ammunition and
great numbers of troops had been w ithdrawn from
the North American colonies during the prosecution
of the w ar. In fact, almost the whole of their stores
of ammunition and material had been exhausted,
and all that the government was about to do was
to replace all that had been taken from them [hear.]
The American Questions.’ —Mr. Baillie. I wish
to put to the noble lord at the head of Her Majesty’s
Government a question of w hich I have given Inin
notice, and upon his answer will depend the course
I shall take this evening with respect to the motion
which I have placed upon the paper. I wish to
ask whether the noble lord can give any assurace to
the House that within a reasonable and definite
period he will lay upon the table the papers l elating
to recruiting in the United States of America, as,
if he is able to give such an assurance, I shall not be
willing this evening to interfere with the progress
of supply ?
Lord Palmerston. The documents which must
mutually form the groundwork of the reply of Her
Majesty’s Government to the last communication
from the government of the United States were on
ly received a short time ago, and they contain a
good deal of detail. My noble friend Lord Claren
don, as is well known, is now at Paris, engaged in
negotiations of a very important character, which
occupy a groat portion of his attention every day.—
My noble friends powers of work arc, however,
very remarkable, and, although absent from this
country, he is transacting the business of the Fore
ign office with only that delay which is necessarily
incident to the distance between Paris and the
Foreign Office. The answer to be made hi the Uni
ted States Government necessarily requires very
careful preparation—that., on the one hand, it may
contain nothing which can at all envenom the dis
cussion that unfortunately has already gone too
far ; w’hiie, on the other hand, nothing may be omit
ted essential to the case of the British Government.
The absence of my noble friend, the necessity of
communication with him, and the small portion of
time he has been enabled to bestow upon a matter
which requires a great deal of consideration, have
been the causes which have hitherto prevented the
completion of the answer of the British Govern
ment. That answer is in preparation, and we are
in communication with my noble friend upon the
subject. I will not undertake to say that in the
course of this week the answer can be so entirely
agreed upon as to be communicated to Mr. Dallas.
My noble friend may probably return to this coun
try at the end of this week, and I think 1 may ven
ture to say that at an early period of next week we
shall be in a position to submit to the House the
whole of the correspondence. [Hear, hear.]
Sir B. Lytton observed that he had given notice
of a motion with reference to the disputes between
Her Majesty’s Government and the Government of
the United State's respecting the affairs of Central
America. He conld not bring forward that ques
tion until certain papers for which he had asked,
and which he was told would belaid ui>on the table
in a few days, had been produced He wished to
know’ if the noble lord could state w'lien those pa
pers would be in the possession ot bon. members
Lord Palmerston regretted that the papers to
which the hon. baronet referred had not yet been
presented to the House. Those papers were m
print : they were now in course of revision ; and lie
hoped that in a very few days— certainly m the
course of the week—(Ley would be laid upon the
table. ,
Mr. Bailie said, that after the statement of the no
ble lord he thought it his duty to postpone the mo
tion of which he had given notice. [Hear.]
Civic Reception of the New American Min
uter.—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the
Lady Mayoress entertained his Excellency Mr. Dal
las, the new American Minister, at dinner at the
Mansion House, in honor of his arrival in this
country as the accredited representative of the
great Transatlantic Republic. A numerous and
distinguished company were invited on the occa-
Uu the removal ui t <. ,»■ mv«i mid
(Constitutional toasts were drunk nud responded to,
that of “The Army and Navy” by Mr. Muea, M. IV,
and Cant. Scobell, M P , respectively.
The Lord Mayor then said he rose to pn»p--s-* tl
d • health of one of iiis honored tfUests ;i. --w-m ss
Excellency the representative • i,. U
e [Cheers.] Mr. Dallas had kindly 1. »im ;<•
his company, und he i tjoie< d toßeehi.ii at n s t
i , because he was the representative of t. g . ..i
t - kindred nation on the other aide of the Atlantic,
i* [Cheers.] Ever since he (the Lord Mayor) had tin
honor of being connected with the corporation of
f lxmdon he had always found the American Minister
one of the most honored guests at the banquets at
the Mansion house. He remembered how often he
I had had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Abbott Law
rence, a former American Minister, on such occa
sions. There the American Minister, whoever he
might bo, was always welcomed, and it had inva
riably afforded the greatest pleasure to the citizens
of who were invited to meet him there, in
asmuch as it afforded them an opportunity of re
ciprocating those kindly feelings which it was the
interest as well as the duty of Englishmen to culti
vate towards their fellow-citizens and national
kinsmen on the opposite side of the Atlantic.—
[Cheers.]
There was no reason whatever why they should
be jealous of the Americans; but, on the contrary,
there was every reason why they should be proud
of them, lie was sure he rightly interpreted the
feelings of the people of this country when he said
that all they desired with respect to* the American
people was that the most intimate social relations
should ever exist between the two countries.—
(Cheers.) They spoke the same language, and pos
sessed a common literature, and ho could hardly
understand how any question could arise the settle
ment ot which could render it necessary to have re
course to the dreadful alternative of war. [Hear,
bear. | He presided there on behalf of his fellow
citizens, who entertained no other feelings than
those ot the most cordial friendship towards the
American people, which feelings they desired toper
petuate ; and had invited Mr. Dallas to partake of
his hospitality because his Excellency was the rep
resentative of a kindred nation, to whom the peo
pie ot Great Britain were united by considerations
of a common origin and a common language. Ho
begged to propose “The Health of Mr. Dallas, and
Prosperity to the great Republic to which he had
the honor to belong.” [Cheers.]
The toast was drank with enthusiasm, the band
playing
“ Hail Columbia” nud “ Yankee Doodle.’’
Mr. Dallas, on rising to respond to the compli
ment, was greeted with enthusiastic cheers, lie
said—My Lord Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, the
very kind and complimentary language with which
your Lordship has prefaced the last toast and the
cordial manner in which it has been received by
this distinguished assemblage, are entitled, and!
hope will receive my return of gratitude. In truth, A
lam almost bankrupt in the language of thanks ; w
tor ever since I landed in the dominions of your
illustrious Qeen, ns the representative of the Ameri
can Government and people, I have met with
nothing but a series of the most Hut teriug demon
strations of welcome ami hospitality. [Cheers.]
1 perfectly well know that these manifestations arc
not addressed to an individual so utterly unworthy
as myself, and that they are the profuse and gener
ous tribute to the nation whose messenger 1 am.—
But on its behalf, with a sensibility that 1 know it.
would unanimously feel, I beg this distinguished
company to accept the assurance of my profound
acknowledgments. There are some subjects on
which it would be ill-timed, and more enterprising
than wise, for me to touch on this occasion and in
this presence. Indeed, my arrival is so recent that
I scarcely can pretend to know the subjects which
would be most acceptable to you. I dare say, how
ever, I shall incur but little hazard it I venture, ac
cording to a provincialism natural t>» a western
tongue, to “guess*’ that the spirit and purpose of
a new comer may have excited at least some little
curiosity. [A laugh.] Well, my Lord, 1< t me
say that I am not authorized to feel, and do not
feel, any desire oilier than that of giving my ex
ertions and energies unreserved:y to the restoration
of the most harmonious sentiments and frieudly re
lations. [Cheers.]
Animated by this spirit, and aiming at such a pur
pose, if l fail—and I may fail—it will be because of
some inexorable, overruling State policy, or some
foregone conclusion not to lie undone by uniform,
steady, persevering, trunk and honorable concilia
• ion. [Renewed cheers.J My Lord, permit me in
conclusion—for my object is to be exceedingly
brief- —to tenderto your Lordship, and the guests as
sembled here, my congratulations on the great event
consummated since my arrival among you—the res
toration of peace to Europe [Cheers | War, although
undoubtedly accompanied by its moral bem tils or
alleviations, is at best an evil ; nud the vast powers
of this empire, although for a time, and however
gallantly enlisted and ably directed, will find more
genial and more fruitful employment in those chan
nels, agriculture commercial, and manufacturing,
and those pursuits which have hitherto so signally
illustrated the exertions of her people. [Loud
cheers,] My Lord, I again thank you.
Tiie Lord Mayor tnen gave “The House of
Lords,” associating with it the name oi Lord
Stanley.
Lord Stanley, M. P., briefly acknowledged the
compliment. It was a bold thing, lie said, to under
take in any company, still more in their presence, to
be the spokesman of Parliament But there was
one idcu which predominated in all their minds, and
ou that subject he thought he might venture with
out presumption to say that he could i xpress the
unanimous feeling, not only of the Legislature, but
—what was quite us important—of t hose for whom
the laws were made. [Hear.] He thanked the
Lord Mayor for having given mm that opportunity
—uu opportunity of which others lmd availed them
selves—of expressing aloud that which was in the
thoughts of all—namely, their deep, earnest, and
almost.passionate desire that, be the chunccs and
change of political events what they might, Eng
land might retain inviolate that national alliance of
which they had among them at that moment tho
living representative—an alliance which lmd its root
in no consideration or temporary or political expe
diency, but which**rested on the surer basis of the
common origin, the common language, the common
laws, the common energies, aim the common aspi
rations of two mighty empires, and even in that
which they must all acknowledge—a common fami
ly likeness in common faults and failings. [Cheers,
mid a laugh.]
Upon the union of these two nations depended
the hopes of mankind and the peace of the world ;
mid if they went on as they had done for a long time
past, within a century from the present time the
earth would be inhabited by 300,000,000 of the An
glo Saxon race—the most energetic, industrious,
and enterprising people that ever tilled its soil. It
was upon the cordial union of that vast multitude
of men, our descendants, that the future hope of
mankind rested—a future of rational progress and
well ordered freedom, in which tho knowledge of
man should be extended, his power over nature in
creased, and his command of the appliances of
civilization multiplied ; and it rested with England
and the United States to act on that principle.—
[Cheers.]
Mr. Cardwell, M. I\, in acknowledging the toast
of “The House of Commons,” propose d by the Lord
Mayor, said he was sure the Commons of England
would uot fail to reciprocate those fraternal feelings
which had been expressed by the American Minister
on behalf of a people who with ourselves spoke a
common language and enjoyed the blessings of a
common Christianity. He could not forget, that free
] institutions whether here or there, rested on that firm
I basin of common law which we and they alike in
herited from our Anglo-Saxon, ancestors, and that
they now had the privilege to be entertained by the
first of those municipalities which constituted an
; integral 'and important part in the great hierarchy
J of free institutions. [Hear, hear. I The* hon. mem
ber concluded by proposing “Tho Health of the
, Lord Mayor.”
The Lord Mayor briefly acknowledged the compli -
I incut.
Mr. ftDllan then, in graceful terms, gave “The
Health of the Lady Mayoress,” which was drank
with acclamation.
The Lord Mayor, in responding to the toast, told
Mr. Dallas that if his diplomacy was equal to his gal
lantry he should have no fear of the success of his
mission. (A laugh.]
Several other appropriate toasts were%lrank, in
the course of the evening, and the company separa
ted about 11 o’clock.
Tilk East.— I The Indus arrived at Marseilles.—
She left Constantinople on the 7th , with Crimean
dates of the sth inst. In the Crimea the snow cov
ered the ground. The English troops were in excel
lent health. The French still hu ire red, and the l<us
sians are said to be suffering from fevers and the
effects of low living and baa food. The French had
only three or four chaplains left out of their largo
stair, the others were dead. About twenty sisters
of charity had also died. Even the French sailors
had suffered severely from dysentery and fever.—
The rails of the railway were to be taken up. Fuel
is bccomicg scarce.
Bulgaria.—An insurrection Ims broken out near
the Servian frontier. A Bulgarian, formerly an of
ficer in the Russian service, profenses an intention
to expel the Turks in the name of Russia. lie is at
the head of 200 or 300 men.
Spain.—The disturbance in Valencia appears to
lmve been much more serious than was at, first re
ported ; but tranquility has been restored, and a
Council of War is dealing with the offenders. The
offence may be inferred from the following :—“ln
the morning of the 6th, whilst the municipality was
proceeding to draw for the conscription, a numer
ous body of insurgents rushed in, crying, ‘Down
with the authorities! No conscription !’ and, amidst
threat* of death to the members of the municipality,
proceeded to break the unis. The alcalde, M. Es
cribe, who attempted to restore order, was fired at
several times, and was miraculously preserved by a
sergeant of the civil guard. The insurgents were
headed by firemen and national guards, but were
for the most part laborers from the railway. The
insurgents erected a barricade in the Call** de Cur
niceres, 300 of them defended it with such energy
that it was not carried without ‘great loss,’ both
amongst them and the troops. Their rallying cry
was ‘Vive Espartero ! Vive liberty •’ ”
Commercial Intki.lioknc k—The London Times
of Friday, 18th inst., under its city head says .-
The English funds opened stertdily this morning
at the prices to which they had recovered lust eve
ning, and before the Host* of business the market
experienced a further slight improvement. Consols
for money were first quoted 93 to 935, and utter
having remained without a Iteration up to the after
noon they ad variced to 93$ to i F**r the Btlt of May
tire price throughout the day was 93$ to J, the altera
tion that occurred being limited to file money quo
tation in consequence of the purchases having been
for money rather than for time. The announcement
of the closing of the Puris Congress, together with
reports floor the bourse of increased buoyancy in
stocks and shares, tended with the arrival of'the
Ithiekwall from Australia, to support the disposition
towards firmness. Humors wi re also revived of an
intention on the part of the French gov. nmjcnt to
authorize nil increased issneof notes by the Jiuiik
of France, although the letters from Paris to-day
make no mention of it.
The bank of England continues to abstain from
an equalization of their rates for long and short pa
per, nut the step is expected in the course of a
week or two. Money was in good supply, not only
from (he recent payment of the dividends, hut also,
it. is said, from the effect of large disbursements by
the Government for general eontiacis.. bunk stock
left off at 212$ to 913} ; reduced 91 j to 99 ; now
three tier cents. 993 to ■; annuities, 30 years, 17 ;
India bonds Ids. to ss. discount; exchequer bonds
9ks to J. and exchequer bills (March) par to 3s. pre
mium, iJune) 3s. to is discount.
ll,viik, April lti—Cotton was improved m con
sequence of the favorable advices from Liverpool
and the reports brought by the steamers Ericsson
and Persia The sales of the week amounted to
S>.j mm bales at 93f. for New Orleaus tret orditurie.
The accounts from the manufacturing districts
are unfavorable. The demand for Yarnß and Goods
extremely limited, and priceß are not improving.
Bread stuffs have further declined in all the con
tinental markets. Provisions also continued to de
cline owing to the heavy receipts.
Majok Buford's Kansas Emigrants.— The
Montgomery Mail of Tuesday, publishes a letter
from one of I lie emigrants who went with Maj. Bu
ford, dated St. Louis, April 22. The writer states
that tue excitement there was great i that it was re
ported that a party of Abolitionists at Lecompton
were awaiting the arrival of the boat with the South
ern emigrants, and threatening to make them fight
or turn them back, and that the Southerners were
resolved to “givemthc best they had about them
at that time.” The writer also states that “ there is
many an Abolitionist" in St. Lovis, and that spies
follow the Southern companies like hawks. He
save that the emigrants from the South in St. Louis
at the date of his letter numbered about 600, and
that 200 had left a day or two before.
The first printing press was introduced into New
Hampshire in August, 1756, the first newspaper,
printed in October, and first book in November, of
the same year.