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f CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. ! I MONDAY MORNING, < c Cf & e first P a s 6 ’ I The crowded state of our columns to-day,and v our wish to give place to the ki important news by the British Queen, do nr|: permit the insertion of the Report of the .Vs liOrity of the Committee on the New Jersey Election. It wilj appear to-morrow. I _ Theatre. | The following notice of the extraordinary and varied talents of the accomplished lactress, Mrs. Fifzwiiliain, who takes her benefitllo night, we copy from the Charleston Mereu'i ; and as it , entirely concurs with our own views! we adopt it, with the single request to all, go ancf ;cc her. Mrs. Fitzwilliam’s brilliant engagement at our theatre closes with her benefit to-nig*it. We are loth to h>se this lady, but since it u'nust be, we commend her to the warmest welcome of the good people whersoever she gocs| That the house will be well filled to-night, is rut a fair au gury from the attractions of the bilfifund the well merited and universal admiration with which the lady is regarded. It would be indeed a shame it those whom she has cured of a thijiiisand sick nesses of heart and melancholies of ocad, should fail (u make this lust and most reasonable return of thanks at parting. Mrs. Fitzvvilliain, “lake her for all in all,’’ lias merits that piaceiher beyond comparison with any other co:n:|i performer on our stage. Certainly in not lesi'lhan three distinct departments she may jusly claim a first rank. As a mere comic actrf s, her per sonation is marked by that uncoAcious and absorbing presence of the character sepresenled, which distinguishes playing from smimicry.— Her reading‘is just, her voice an |;aclion full of soul and sincerity, and an adm liable fitness reigns in all the adjuncts ; nd trappings of cha racter. Her power as a mimic js |quite as re markable; in proof of which we only refer to the farce of *• Widow Wiggins” which she calls up shape after shape with ‘t£|e ease and quickness of an enchanter, and run| ;through a circle of curiously distinct specimensjjof human absurdity, seemingly as endle-s as it?is diversifi ed and amusing. As a musician Mrs. Fitzwtl liam has a still higher merit. Not only does she touch with surpassing skill a variety? of instru ments, hut her voice and execution a| a vocalist are of the very richest and best. In furious pie ces her voice hath a fulness, sweetness:and melo dy that gives all its power to sentiracni; in comic, there is an overflowing joyousness, an infectious drollery, that fills the very air with mirth, while in the satiric, there peers up every now ana then, by surprise, the most queer and grotesque shad ows of ridicule, and a subtle and‘-prightlike mockery flits through the tones of hei voice; so droll a burlesque and yet so unexa&gerated a copy of the thing ridiculed, that whileiyou enjoy all the richness of the satire, you arq quite at a loss to know why you did not just as heartily at the grave original. > These distinct and most remarkableltalents are blended into a harmony that gives lof lrs. Fitz william’s performances all the diversify and un ending novelty of many performers in Concert, all the symmetry, grace and effect of a single power ful enchantment—a puzzle of talents! each rare and beautiful, and all nicely and inseparably com bined into a whole still more rareandLeautiful. 1 he Harrisburg Keystone, al!uding| o the peo ple and the banks, says, “but having sofang borne the evds which have resubed to all fi-im the de rangement of the currency and licenlijr usness of the banks, a little longer delay on the .-’art of the legislature may be tolerated, for the sal*! of great er security and stability hereafter.” l| f 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer of the |')th, says, a letter from Harrisburg states that tlu> Commit tee of Conference have been unable ts Agree, and have determined to ask tor two morel members from each House. Also, that a minojity report has been submitted by the Committee cG Internal Improvement, which goes against borrowing any more money, until the State Debt is reduced. It anakes appropriations only for repairs, j Correspondence of the North Amel'can. Nnw loiiß, March 17|3 p. m. The President and Cashier ol the ,|l anhattan Bank have both resigned. The report J»f the in vestigating committee is printed and advertised lor delivery to stockholders to-morrow' morning. The opinion of the brokers is not changed mate rially by what has leaked out, as they |ilbred 74 at the Board. j Genesee flour stands better to-day,! in conse quence oi Use sales which t mentioned $5 1-2 is the lowest price. But Southern is dull and cheap, as at the close of last week,* The sales of Cotton are lot If Upland good fair at 8| cents, 60 bales. | Stocks rose to-day, but I do not deerrlit neces sary to repeat the details of changes! as your readers will see them in the sales which*,-oa copy *rom our reports. I Domestic Exchanc,es.—Philadelphia, 6J ; Baltimore, s}; Richmond, 6| a 7; Charleston, 3 * asj; Savanmh, 6; Augusta, 8; lllacon, 9 alO ; Mobile, 6 ; New Orleans, a n|j. Th.f i • v, Was " ivg tox, Mi jeh 12. The so lowing Resolutions were offend by our Representatives, Messrs. Dawson and lllbersham in the course ot last week : | On motion of Mr. Dawson, 1 Resolved, That the Secretary of v4ar be re quested, as soon as lie c;n convenien ly, to lav before the House the claims of i! u ; State of Georgia against the United States, lor payments made for military services rendered by lie* inuiti i an ! volunteers of the Stale, during the|seminole Cherokee, and Creek campaigns. lurinithe years 1835, &c., and which said claims weafpresented for payments to the Secretary of War, y Iversen L. Harris, Esq. during tire year 1838 ; and that t .e Secretaiy accompany such claims With such views as he may deem due to the Stahl with the reason why said claims could not be j^id, under existing laws. \ Mr. Habersham submitted the follow fig, which lies over: J Resolved, That the Committee on th(|Judiciary ■do inquire into the necessity or expediency of so amending the Constitution of the Uni|nl States, as that the same shall define and proscribe the evidence upon which persons claim mu, to l>e members of the House of Repress a tat'Wte. of the United Slates, shall take their seats in t| e House, and Ire entitled to exercise the privif cf mem bers until after the organization of the ilcuwe, an j an investigation and report by tHe Stamlng Com mittee of Elections, on his right of da|» to such seat, and a final decision of lue llousG on sc-Ji report. i it :u* * M - ’ k %/*, 'jefy \T\ Mr. Waddv Thompson -übn;iu.»<l lire follow ing which \v?sobjected to, and hes over: Resolved, That the Secretary of War he re quested to inform this House to what instance in which Congress has refused the necessary ap propriations for the prosecution of the war in Florida, he alludes, in the following passage of his letter to Governor Call, bearing date the 20th June, 1838 — “It (the Department) is still further restricted by the means Lo provide for but a limited force, as it is with the greatest difficulty that appropria tions can be obtained of Congress for even the smallest possible force necessary for the execution of its duly of protecting the inhabitants ot T iori da or elsewhere.” Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot. Washington, March 9th. B AHKHUPT LAW. In the Senate, to-day, several memorials were presented in favor of the passage of a law, estab lishing a uniform system of bankruptcy for the United Slates, which were referred to the Com mittee on the Judiciary, Mr. Wall, Chairman of that committee has intimated that, owing to the creat amount ot busi ness before them which calls for prompt action, he has not been able to prepare the bill for the bankrupt system as soon as he wished, but would probably be able to present it during the next week. encouragement of silk m anus actu re. Mr. Wall piesented several petitions praying for aid and encouragement to the cultivation and manufacture of silk, by the imposition of duties | on foreign silk. losses ix ixdiax wars. The bill for paying the damages suffered by certain persons in Indian wars since 1830, was then taken up ; and, after some discussion, was postponed till to-morrow. CUMBERLAND BOAD. The Senate then proceeded to consider the hill making an appropriation for the continuance of the Cumberland road through the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Mr. Norvell proposed to amend by adding an oppropriation for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers, and on it a discussion arose. The amendment was ordered to be printed, and the bill passed aver. The bill the more effectually to secure the pub lic money in the hands of officers and agents of the Government, and to punish defaulters, was i also taken up, and, after several amendments, the Sen ite proceeded lo the consideration of Execu tive business. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NEW JERSEY CASE TREASURY NOTE BILL. In the House of Representatives, to-day, after an unsuccessful motion to suspend the rules in order to allow the presentation of petitions, &c,* from the States in their order, and the reference of them to he continued, the consideration of the motion pending for printing the testimony before the Committee of Elections on the New Jersey case, was resumed, and Mr. Jenifer resumed his remarks, and proceeded to comment with inerted severity on the coarse of the majority of the committee in refusing lo examine all the testi mony actually in their po session, and especially in disregarding entirely the evidence which had been forwarded by the commissioned members, proving the unlawfulness of the votes given in Millville and Sauth Amboy. Mr. Jenifer’s ex position was so complete, and so conclusive of the injustice of the majority of the committee, that member after member was continually start ing up to explain, or endeavor to escape from his charges. In conclusior, Mr. Jenifer noticed a charge first ; made by the Globe, but since repeated Gy Mr. Medill of Ohio, that he (Mr. J.) had occupied i the flour for three morning hours, and prevented | all explanation or reply from the members of the i majority. He had pronounced this accusation untrue —when made Gy the Globe—and now, when re-affirmed by the member from Ohio, he would not qualify the strength of the expression. He never had refused to any man, of any party, an opportunity to explain. Ho had sought ex planation ; —and now he wished the majority to reply to Ids charges, if they could. Mr. Brown of Tenn., a member of the majori ty of the Committee, then rose, and began a set i speech in reply ; —’out before he had proceeded j far, he gave way tor a motion to go to the orders | of the day. The House resolved itself into Committee of i the Whole, (Mr. Dawson of Georgia, in the j Chair.) and took up the bill reported by the Com i rnutee of Ways and Means, authorizing the issue I ot five millions of dollars ot Treasury -*otes. Mr. Cushing, who was enti.led to the floor rose, j and spoke at considerable length, in continuation i ot his reply to Mr. Jones, the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means. This speech will add to the reputation of the honorable member, for patient investigation, and industrious research, for his thorough information of the subjects he touches, and animated and vi gorous eloquence in expounding them. He followed the Chairman very closely, and exposed with singular ability the fallacies of the ; Head of the Treasury upon which the Chairman j chiefly relied for argument, j In entering on the discussion of the measure, j Mr. Cushing expressed a sentiment, in which the i American people will concur: his gratification | that, at the end of the third month of the j session, the House of Representatives isapproach- I lag the business ot the nation. The discussions j sions heretofore have been entirely beside the ; great business interests of the country. Anoth | er sentiment, ton, was expressed by the honora j ble member, in which all will concur—it is, as to the party relations of the Opposition to this mea sure. In this, the fourth year of the Administra tion, we alldesi e that tnc Government may have the supplies it needs. No man of any party j wishes to see the institutions of his country pros trated for want of means to support them, (how ever much that idea may he paraded by Benton j is brother destructives in the Senate, for pa..»san purposes.) On the 4th of March next, when a brighter Aurora shall arise of prosperily and honor to tie country, the Administration party shall not he allowed to say that the Oppo sition preventer the Government from executing its purposes for the public welfare. Mr. Cushing- frankly declared that he was for giving the appropriations asked for by the Ad rniniseration, but tor holding them responsible for the estimates; and when the day of reckoning should arrive, he would ho d them responsible also for the expenditures. In examining the question of necessity for the issu ’ of an additional number of Treasury notes, Mr. Cushing exposed, with great p nver, the want of frankness of the Executive in not earlier disclosing its needs, if they did exist, and the inconsistency also of the President and Secretary of the To usury. They stated explicitly and pre ci-clv that no deficit would occur, unless in two | contingen.-us—the failure of the payment of the i bank balance, and the making appropriations be xouj the estimates. Well, the second contin ! S eiu- . v has not yet happened—Congress has not exceeded the estimates. Has the first happened ? I it tad, still only §Boo,ooo—the amount of the balance—-would be wanted, not fiv r ‘ millions'. but one-third ol the hank balances has been paid. Is there, then, in this any justification for a loan of five m /lions of dollars 1 This is a pertinent question. Admitting there is to be a deficit— that there is scarcely enough money in the Treasury to pay the Treasury notes due this month—and that some remedy must be applied immediately— the question is, do Treasury notes constitute the best or a propel remedy 1 Mr. Ctshisr contend ed that Trcasuiy notes are bills of credit in the ! rtUiAtU&'.tiHKil sense-, and Acre refused place in the Constitution. If these notes were to anticipate • a certain receipt, they might he constitutionally i issued. They would he analagous to Treasury - checks or drafts; hut in this case they are not i such. The resources of the Treasury are not f certain. The revenue will not equal the expen i dilute. The notes now proposed are not mere anticipation or representation of the suspended I payments of the banks. They are a loan, not up ? on existing funds or certain revenue, but a sitn - ! pie loan, in form and substance. t When the Chairman of the Committee of i Ways and Means says he is against a loan, it is ■ j a question of words. He is, in reality, proposing I to create a debt to be paid from uncertain reve ! nue. at an uncertain time. It is a loan, and, what ! is worse, a forckb loan, for which he asks the approbation of Congress. On the point of expediency, Mr. Cushing 3 dwelt at considerable length. He quoted the ' views of Alexander Dallas, William H. Craw ford, and for the benefit of the friends of Mr. Benton and Bentonian policy, he presented also the arguments of that Senator, and other more , deservedly distinguished statesmen. The chairman of the Ways and Means com mittee had contended for the superiority of these notes over a common loan, He said there was no time to look up a loan. He says Government is now in want. It is only the sum necessary to re deam the Treasury notes of this month that is wanted. He further says the Government would be at the mercy of the capitalists, it a loan is ■ called for. But what is the operation with Treas ury notes ? Is it more desiradle 1 The United •States Government pays in paper instead ot spe cie, to free itself from being shaved. The Go vernment's creditor is obliged to get it shaved, and thus the shave is shifted from the Govern ment to the people! ! Mr. Cushing continued to address the House until past three o’clock, and Mr. King obtained tiie floor. The committee upon roseand reported. And then the House adjourned. Correspondence of the Baltimore Amer ican. M Alien 18. Mr. Brown, of Tenn. continued his speech this morning, in reply to Mr. Jenifer, and in de fence of the conduct of the majority of the com mittee on Elections. Mr. B. contended that the Committee had done their duty strictly and im j partially: 7’he committee had not examined the evidence before the n, and had reported in favour of the sitting members without it, hut in doing this they designed hereafter to net in favour of the commissioned members. Mr. B. referred to the journal of the committee, and the resolutions adopted in the House and committee for the pur pose of shewing that nothing wrong had been done Mr. Fillmore, of N. Y. made some remarks in correction of the statements made by Mr. Brow/i. Mr. Jenifer also corrected some misunderstand ing of Mr. B. in regard to his speech.’ Mr. Brown contended that injustice had been done —unintentionally no doubt—to the majority of the committee by the gentleman from Mary, land. During the morning several interruptions took place between members of tho Committee. All of them, however, were conducted in good temper. Mr. Bolts, before Mr. 15. closed his remarks, interrupted him by slating that his remarks were full of incorrect statements. He would not correct them now. but with the journal before him. he hoped to have an opportunity to do so. Unintentionally jibe member had made many’mis stalements of the facts in the case, and if he had an opportunity he could satisfy the member him ■ self. The debate continued until one o’clock, when Mr. Jones, of Va. called for the order of the day. TREASURY NOTE RILT,. The House then resolved itself into Committee of the Whole, (Mr. Dawson, of Ga. in the Chair) and took up the bill authorising the issue of Treasury Notes to the amount of five millions of dollars. Mr. King, of Georgia, who was entitlcd to the floor, spoke with great ability and eloquence against the bill, on the ground both of unconsti ; tutionnlity and inexpediency, j Mr- Bond, of Ohi >, then obtained the floor, and i addressed the commit tee generally, on the finan i cial concerns of the nation, and proceeded until i j half past four o’clock, when, without having con i eluded, he gave way to a motion, by Mr. Under wood, that the committee rise. The House then adjourned. From the Boston Journal of Monday. Fire.—A fire oecured this morning, at about ] II o’clock, at East Cambridge, which destroyed more prooerty than any fire in this city or vicin ity, for a ’ong time past. It broke out in a stable, owned and occupied by E. H. Winchester, and spread so rapidly that the horses and other ani mals in it were rescued with difficulty. The fire soon communicated to a long two story wooden building on the left, occupied as a d wel ling house by several families,and owned by Ed mund Munroe, and whit h was much burnt. On the right of the stable stood another, w hich caught fire, and was destroyed. A wooden building occupied by T. J.Reed as a tavern, next caught fire, and the rear of it was very much damaged. This building and the sta bles belonged to widow Brooks—insured. Reed’s property was got out, much of it in a damaged state. The fire is attributed to an incendiary. China.—Wc had yesterday an arrival from Canton, the ship Morea, Capt. Western. Our news collectors inform us that Capt. W. reports that at the time of leaving Macoa, the Bth Nov., the trade with all nations had been stopped by the Chinese. Though such information was no doubt given to him, we, for our part, are strongly inclined to doubt its correctness. We have both directly and by the way of England, intelligence to the 7th of the same month ; therefore as late as he could possibly bring, by the short period of one day, and at that time, the English accounts particular.y, speak of the lucrative trade carried on under the American flag, from which they were debarred. Indeed, it seems to have been the policy of the High Commissioner Finn at that period, to encourage the American trade, probably for the purpose of quieting the discon tent which would naturally arise at the stoppage of all trade whatever. The Captain also reports that a vessel belong ing to Macao arrived there just before he sailed from Hanan Island—that the Captain of that vessel reported that an American brig had been wrecked at that place—that near the wreck he saw two children in Chinese clothes, whom he took to be Americans, as they spoke English, that had been on board the wrecked brig—that ; the children pointed out their father to the Cap- I tain, who had been made a slave and had a col i lar on his neck. — N. Y. Courier. The London correspondent of the New York Courier, states that the loan of millions of guilders—equal to about 2,000.000 of dollars effected by M r - Jaudon, in January last with the house ot Hope & Co. of Amsterdam, was on a c.eposit of American Slate Stocks at the rate of | 80 per cent of their nominal value, redeemable in five years, the interest at 5 per cent per an • num. —The rate at which the loan was taken was at 90 per cent. j Broken English.— A Frenchman having a 1 weakness in his chest, told his physician he felt a [ bad pain in his portmanteau / ♦ Kleven days late* lr„m England. The Steamer British Queen, arrived at New York on the morning of the LStlu She left Lon don on the 2d inst-, and Portsmouth on the 3d, making her passage in a little over fifteen days. We extract the following summary of the news hy this arrival from the Times and Commercial Advertiser. The Splendid Steamer, British Queen, Captain Roberts, arrived this morning. She left London on the 2d inst., and Portsmouth on the 3d, making her passage in a little over 15 days. She brings papers, &c. to the day of sailing. The British Ministry have fallen into the mi nority on several occasions, and it Is supposed they will resign. The French Ministry have resigned in conse quence of the Chamber of Deputies refusing to grant half million francs, annually, to the Duke de Nemours on his marriage. Money market at London remained much the same as per last accounts, but on Friday, the 271 h February, (the settling day) there was a heavy pressure. United States Bank stock had been sold at jGIS 10. The accounts of the doings of the Pennsylvania Legislature respecting the banks had reached England, which produced the de cline in the U. S. Bank stock. The Liverpool market was neatly bare of flour; sales at 30 6 to 31, to arrive. The Liverpool papers of the 29th February represent the cotton market as very h avy, with a decline during the week The sales are said to have reached 27,000 bales. Agreeable News. —The Liverpool Albion says: —We hear with very great pleasure that the shipments of goods to foreign porlsare in creasing. The New Yorlv packet-ships have of late sailed with fair freights. The Roscoe, which will sail to-morrow, has even been compelled to shut out goods. To the East Indies the shipments of manufactured goods are unusually extensive. We hope, therefore, that these may lie taken as indications of a revived and reviving foreign ex port trade. From the Liverpool Chronicle, Feb. 29, STATE OF TRADE. Manchester, Frtdvt Evening.—Cotton Trade. — It is difficult to describe correctly the state of trade here, for low as prices were lor cloth and yarns on this d»y se’nnight, spinners and manufacture-s are compelled to accept still lower terms than on that day. and even since Tuesday prices are a shade lower. This contin ued drooping is evidently attributable to the de clining prices of cotton in Liverpool; and as im mense arrivals are expected, prices for this great staple are confidently anticipated to he lower in a 1 month than they have been for the last four yeas; i and until it arrives at this point, a steady or exlen ; sive trade cannot reasonably he anticipated. Tuesday. —Theie was no improvement what ever in our market to-day.‘ The demand both for ' yarn and goods were exceedingly limited, and I prices continue to droop. France. —An extraordinary express from Pa i ris brings the important intelligence of the resig nation of the French Ministry, in consequence of I a signal defeat in the Chamber of Deputies, on the question as the ‘-potation” for the King’s son. The Deputies, by a majority of 226 to 200, j refused even to consider the Ministerial proposi tion. They voted against discussing ‘ the para : graphs of the bill.” The Chamber adjourned im mediately after the vote; and the Ministers went directly with their resignations to the King.— Louis Philippe, who is said to have been “furi ous,” accepted the resignations, and sent for the Dukede Urogl'e. The funds fell, and Paris was in a -state of great excitement. The vote was considered a severe blow upon the Orleans dy dasty. From the Dublin Evening Mail. Ireland. —Neither Father Matthew nor Lord Ehrington appears to have done more to restore I toe tranquility of Tipperary than either Mr. Jus- | lice Moore or the Marquis of Normanhy. There are now in the county jail of Tipperary 498 prisoners, of whom over seventy are charged with murder; the double calendar for this coun ty at the assizes t will he heavy ; there being lor | trial in Clonmel, 90 ; in Nenagh, 87. The district of Borrisokane is particularly dis j turhed. The magistrates have applied for an ad- I dilional constabulary force. Outrages of the I most atrocious kind characterise ih.s disturbance; i such as assaults in the dwelling houses, with in tent to do bodily harm, female abduction, riotous assemblages to resist the landlords’ rights— add murder. From the Liverpool Standard. Rumoured Resignation of the Minis- TEUS . —We have received the following from a respectable correspondent. We know not what truth there is in the statement, hut arc induced to give it publicity as it corroborates i i a great degree what we printed a few days since upon the same subject: “ Lord Melbourne’s administration has at I length determined on resigning their long mis- ! managed trust. It is generally supposed in well i informed circles that their resignation would have j been tendered yesterday, only that there are some serious difficulties at present existing, which pre- i vents Lords Brougham and Durham from enlist- i ing under the banner of Lord John Russel, who, there is no doubt, will he the new Premier, sup ported hy perhaps as great an agitation for a re peal of the corn-laws as that lor reform which marked the eventful year 1831,” Bank of England. —The following notice was posted at the Bank of England on Thursday: —“The Governor aud Company of the Bank of ! England do hereby give notice, that they are rea dy to receive applications for loans, upon the de posits of Bills of Exchange not having more than six months to run. Exchequer Bills and East India Bonds, such Loans to be repaid on or j before the 24th April next, with interest at the I rate of 5 per cent, per annum, and to he for sums | of not less than £2,000 each.— Bank of England, 1 Feb. 27, 1840.” ’i’lle Sud-Tkeasury System.—The follow'-! ing “Cask,” which we ropy from a Connecticut j paper, as showing the effect of the Sub-Treasury, j hard money system, and the arguments used by j its supporters, deserves attention from the me- 1 ehanics and working-men of every Stale in the Union : A Case. —We are informed that in the city of Hartford there is a certain mechanic who has in his employ something like eight or ten journey men. The. whole of these persons were nomi nated as delegates to the Loco Foco Young Men’s Convention, and calculated to attend. But a leader of the Loco Foco party happening at the shop a day or two before the Convention met, began to speak with the boss upon the subject of wages —and as an argument to convince him that he ought to he a Loco, too, said that the eflect of carrying into full operation the Sub-Treasury measures wmuld be to reduce the prices he would have to pay to his journeymen one half—so that where he now paid sl6 a month, he would have to give hut SB, This he said in an under tone* upon which the employer raised his voice so that all Lis workmen might hear, repeated what the Loco had said, and asked if that was his belief 1 He replied, \ es. \\ ell, said the employer, will the price of lea, coffee, sugar, &c., be also pro portionahly reduced 1 No, says the Loco, still in a low tone, hut flour, and meat, and other do li.c.-tlc provisions will fall couaidiiably. The employer again raised his voice, and caused the Loco to repeat what be had said, so that all his workmen might hear what was the doctrine pro mulgated by the Loco Fozos. The Convention was accordingly held, but not one of those ivork men attended / We have names for these facts—and one of them bearing a strong affinity to Judge Niles* — Litchfield Enq. Mormons. Monthose, I. T., Upper Mississippi, February 13th, 1840. y In my letter of Dec. 4th, I was in error in sta ting that Oliver Granger was a brother of F. Granger, of the State of New York. I was so in formed by one ofhis Mormon brothers—hut have since learnt from him personally, that he is only a distant relative. The Mormons having been driven out from the land of “ Zion” in Missouri, have placed a “ Stake of Zion” at Commerce, 111., opposite this place, and have commenced build ing their city there. Already a large number of houses have been erected, and they propose to erect one thousand next season, together with a temple. No doubt large numbers from all parts of the United Slates will settle at the above na med point in the early spring. I venture to say that Jo Smith exerts a more absolute influence over a greater number of minds than any other individual in America; many, too, cultivated and intelligent minds, hut laboring under a dangerous delusion, 'mith has indeed (with the help of his Elders and Council and others better taught than himself.) matured an ingenious system by which to govern the church. His system is not all founded in error, but has so much truth drawn from the doctrines of the Bible, incorpora ted with it, that it is calculated to deceive the un stable. They are certainly a most zealous people, tbfcy send out iheir preachers into ail parts of the United States and even to Europe. Twelve Elders were sent from this neighborhood last summer to preach the Mormon faith to the Gen tiles in Europe. Three of the number were from this place. They embarked at New York.—Jour nal oj Commerce. We learn from Washington that Judge Cal tin Br.TTHK, of Harrisburg, Pa. was yesterday appointed Collector of thq port of Philadelphia, vice George Wolf, deceased. The applicants for the office were very numerous from all parts of the'!S»ate; but the two most prominent were the fortunate recipient and Alderman Hay, of Phila delphia—both prominent members of the ol i Wolf party of Pennsylvania. —Baltimore Pa triot. Na.val Position of England.— Let not foreign nations imagine, from all that has been said or may be said by the conservatives on this vital subject, that Great Britain has now lost her means of defence, or that, if a serious injury or insult to her, she may not soon be brought into a condition to take a fearful ven geace upon her enemies. The same page of history which tells us that while democratic states can never he brought to forsee remote dangers, or incur present burdens to gua*d against it, when the danger is present, and strikes the senses of the multitude, they are capable of the most stu pendous exertions. That England, in the event of a war breaking out in her present supine, un prepa.ed state, would sustain in the outset very great disasters, is clear; but it is not by any ordi nary calamities that a power of such a slow growth and present magnitude as England is to be subdued. She now possesses 2.800.000 ton nage,and numbejs 1,G00,000 seamen in her com mercial navy, and a fleet of seven hundred steam boats, more than all Europe possesses, daily prowl along her shores. Here are all the elements of a powerful marine; at no period did Great Britain possess such a foundation for naval strength within her bosom. What is wanting, is the ele ments of an irresistible naval force, hut the saga city in the people to foresee the approaching ne cessity for its establishment, and the virtue of the government to propose the burdens irespon sible for its restoration. In the experienced dif ficulty of either communicating this foresightto the one, or imparting this virtue to the other, I may be traced the well-known and often predicted effects of democratic ascendency. But that same ascendency, if the spirit of the people is aroused by experienced disgrace, or their interest affected by present calamity, would infallibly make the most incredible exertions; and a navy, greater i than any which ever issued from the British har bors, might sally south from one sea girt isle, to carry, like the French revolutionary armies, de vastation and ruin into all the naval establish ments of Europe. No such career of naval con quest, however, is cither needed for the glory, or suited for the interests of England ; and it is as much from a desire to avert that ultimate forci bly and most painful conversation of all the na tional energies to warlike objects, as to prevent the immediate calamities which it would occasion, that we press upon the country the im mediate adoption, at any ost, of that great in crease to our naval and militaiy establishments which can alone avert one or both of these ca 1a m i ties.— Blade w nod’s Mag a zinc. Opium Eating in England,— A London pa per of recent date says that the consumption of opium in England has increased to a great ex tent ; insomuch that the subject formed a matter of discussion at a late meeting of the Westmin ster Med ical Society. It was stated by a respecta- j ble member of that body from Ids own personal I knowledge, that opium eating had increased in the country to such a degree as to have become nearly equal in its proportion with tce-totalism. The subject had become of such importance that the different insurance offices were about to hold a meeting in consequence of their having discov ered that they had sustained considerable loss from, as well as that a now risk had been cre | ated, by the enormous increase of the consump tion of opium. Tluf use of this drug seems to be the last re sort of a vitiated taste in search of unnatural ex ' cite meat. The statements above made, if found ! ed upon actual facts, may well c suse alarm in England, for there is no predicting how far dan gerous habit may prevail if it once become estab lished. The experience of mankind unhappily shows in 100 many instances that the terrible consequences which follow unlawful indulgences are insufficient to warn effectually against yield i ing to them, when once infatuation has possessed j the mind. If the fact were otherwise there would i need no other security against the habit of opium 1 eating—for of all kinds of intemperance this ap pears to entail upon its victims the most dreadful species of suffering.— Ball. Am.tr. Lrsrs Nature.— The last Alton (III.) Tele graph gives an account of a couple of monsters, which were produced on the 24th u!t., by a sow, belonging to a gentleman of that place. One was a curiously formed pig, with two heads—the rest of the body perfectly natural, internally and ex ternally. Ihe other was-a pig, with one head and two bodies, still more curiously formed. The editor of the J elegraph says he has seen them, and they are the greatest curiosities which have ever fallen under his inspection. Mr. Russell sang a political song at a Concert in New York, on Friday evening. Quite a row ensued, and three or four persons were ejected from the Hall. Mr. R. is, in our view, pursuing a very silly course. Major Noah says that Captain Marrvatt’s “Poor Jack,” bids fair to surpass any other work that has proceeded from his pen. Consignees per South Carolina Kail R« u< Hamburg, March 21, iSjq - Reese & Beall; M Frederick; Clark, Uackett & o; W Robinson; J Rosseau; D Blood worth- [ I( Johnson; Clark, McTeir & Co; Stovall, Simmon. / Co; R Boy'dj Gould & Bulk ley; J \v & 'p W E Jackson; Russell & Hutchinson- Bfc jo° yi dy; Willis & Co; W II Turpin; W & j N D'Antignac & Hill; P P Carloss; W Hat.ier- j u- Houghton; P Benncck; J F Benson; G Parrott- \ deison & Young; H R Cook & Co. COM M E riCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool, 7! F~b* Latest dates from Havre r ,V __ Feb 25 Coltoji Arrived since hist ‘'looS? 0, Upland and 81 i bales S I Cotton,and rlJff >a!es same time 13618 bales Upland and , dat:he Cotton; leaving a stock on hand inchi.- , Sl on shipboard not cleared on the 20th , ali bales Upland and 2645 baies S I Cotton ‘ S -r? f Western’s advices just received at the l?* Gleat last report, caused nearly a cessation n fl ° f our lions in Uplands until Tuesday 0 n u-i tlans ac- Wednesday considerable sales were / f a - v an< * ct. decline on last week’s rates -in fe ‘ at $ a 6849 bales, viz: 15 a5; ig r V le •’'ales are 6J; 50 at 64; 14 at 6j ; 192 at ?! * ®} l2 at at 7f ; 145 at 7$ ; 305 at 11. 94 ’ at ; 194 at U ; 1579 at 8 ; 967 at J* ; 1023 at M A,l° 2 Sf ; 437 at 8j ; 122 at 81; 213 at 85 at Holders of Sea Island bein ' imwi.'inVt Ut prices offered, the transactions only reach Too? viz: 7at 18; 10 at 19 ;7 at 22; 20 at 24. » » «47 at Rice The market for this article remains win, out any material variation The sales of the will’ amount to upwards of 900 casks, viz - 4() a t eoi ST 2 ,?-'*’ 200 300 at 2} iM aVtSV Stock light. v-J. Flour— The demand for all descriptions of Fin ~ continues limited to small parcels for city consuZ tion at our quotations. ‘ ' ra P* ♦ S r "-° ne * mall ca, »° in the week sold at 06 a 62 cents. UJa Groceries- In Coffee, Sugar, and Molas.es f !IP demand continues as before reported. Sales of ano baj, Cuba . oiree at] lall j ,100 ba„ S liio 2* 20 hllds St Croix Ku S l, at $10; 50 ittirls Han' Molasses at 22 cts. ana Hay— Sates, on the wharf of upwards of bundles at 75 a Bl£. Bacon — 1 \ e have no improvement to notice ci ther in price or demand. Sales'of 200 ke.'s r at 11 cts. • ° La ‘ a Spirits —ln domestic liquors we report sma 1 ! sales of Gin at 38 a 50; N. E. Rum at 34 a 35. Vv h.skey at 31 cents. Exchange— On England, 10£ per ct. premium. Diafts on aew Aork, at sight, 54 per ct. pi'cmium -5 days sight,s percent premium. Freights To Liverpool, Ia 11-16 J; N. y or k the packets are asking 1 cent—a transient hm was taken up at | ct.; to Boston ct.—dull. ° Charleston, March 21 Cotton—The business done in Up,and sine* our last has been comparatively light. Throughout Saturday last the market continued in the unsettled state which characterized t ie operations of the two previous days, as noticed in our review of the 14th inst, with this difference, however, that holders were unwilling to sell at the decline then quoted, viz: per lb, and the market was consequently quiet at the close of the week On Monday confi dence was in a measure restored, or rather dealers had recovered from the shock of the recent unfa vorable accounts,prices rallied a little; and a mod erate business has been done at per lb. decline on all sorts, on the prices current previous to the advices per the Great Western at New Vork. The sales are 5724 bales at the following prices—lGl at si; 99 at s£; 92 at at 6±; 3)9 at 65; 73 at 6s; 539 at 7; 370 at 415 at 7231 at 7§; 575 at 8£; 7SB at at per lb. The fol,owing quotations may be considered a fair criterion of the market at its close yesterday —Liverpool classification—viz: inferior and ordinary d} a 6J; middling and n idd.ing fair 7 a 7s; fair to fully fair 8 a 8£; good fair a Sj; j and choice, which is very scarce, 9 cts per lb.— i About 85 bags Sea Island sold'at 24; 28 at 25;'80 from 20 to 35; and a small Jot stained do at 8 cents per lb. We quote inferior to good 17 a 24; mid dling fine and hue 25 a 35; and extra fine 37 j a 55 and upwards. Rice —Tlie operations in Rice since our last have been lo a fair extent. The quotations of the pre vious week have been freely obtained. The stock on sale is small and receipts light. About 2272 tierces have changed hands at the following prices, viz: 160 at 2£; 644 at 2 9-16; 54 ) at % 210 at 2 11-16; and 32 tierces at s2| pier 100. Grain — the receipts ot the week of Com have been but 2500 bushels from North Carolina, and sold at about 53 cts per bushel. About 7000 bush Maryland and Virginia Oats have been received, and sold to dealers at prices ranging from 36 to 38 cts per bush. A lot North Carolina Peas sold with in the vicinity of 70 cts per bush. About 1400 bundles Hay have come to hand The bulk brought 70 a 75, and one parcel seld at SO cts per 100 lbs. I-lour—l here is very Fttle doing in any descrip tion of f lour. Ihe bakers have taken a few small lots Baltimore and North Carolina— the former at 6 a 6y, and tiie latter a£6 per bbl according to qua'ity. Sugars— A small lot Muscovado, good to m ime sold at prices ranging from to 9; several parcels Louisiana brought 5, 5| and 51,c per lb. Received this week 103 hhds from Matanzas, and 40 bbis coastwise. Molasses —The business of the week in this ar ticle has been to some extent. About 250 buls Louisiana, 200 of which have come to hand since our last, were taken within the range of quotations —2/5 a 28J. About 113 hhds Matanzas, also re ceived this week, has been sold at prices within our rates, 21 f a per gallon. Coffee —About 256 bags good to fair green Cuba, sold at prices ranging from to U)jc per lb. Bacon No new Bacon lias been received since our last. 4he balance of the old stock on sale is light, and the market firm at our qu dations, viz: Hams 8 a 10; shoulders 6, and Sides 8 a per lb. Lard— \\ e quote old Lard 8 a 10, nominal. A lot Baltimore new has been sold, to arrive, at 10c per lb. Salt —We have no cargo sales to report. Liver pool sacks is selling/rom store at $1 a $1 50 per sack,according to quality. Exchange —W e have no change to notice in ster ling Exchange. The quotations of Jas‘ week, viz: 9 a 9^,are a fair criteiion of the market. 0a France we quote 5f 15 ass 20. There has neen a good demand throughout the week for Exchange on New York. Short sight checks have been readily taken a 3; 30 day bills, la 11; 60 day do’l per ct prem. Freights— To Liverpool, 1 a l£c per lb for Cot ton, in round and square bags. To Havre 2c per lb for square bags, and 2$ for Sea Island, and per 600 lbs for Bice. To New York, the rates have declined. We quote per lb for Cotton in square bags and per tierce for Rice. There is no vessel up at present for Boston. Liverpool, February 2S. Cotton \\ e have had a tolerable attendance of the trade this weel*, and they have been met free* ly by holders, without making any concession iu prices, the market remaining as at the close of last week, dull and cheerless. The sales to-day are about 3000 bales of all kinds. There is no altera tion in Brazils, though in the absence of import they may perhaps be a little dearer. Speculators have taken 1350 bales of American, and 100 Surat; and exporters 1300 American, 200 Surat and Bengal. 2040 American, 160 Egvtian. 300Caitha gena, 100 Bahia, 40 Pernam, and 20 Maranhain, have been forwarded into the country this mouth unsold; The importation tins week is 7509 bag s * and the sales are 24,690 bags; among which are 280 Sea Island a 5140 Upland 5| a 6s; 12,930 New Orleans oi a Sj, 1260 Alabama, &c. a 6|. Havre, February 22. Generally speaking Cotton has pretty wol tained its ground during the whole of the • save that in the beginning the transactions weu) rather more animated than towards its c;ose. Those from the United States, of a good qual i \ , realized 1 to 2, and ordinary to good ordinary , i higher prices, at which 6416 bales Louisiana, Geoi gia, Wot He, Virginia and a small lot of 37 ba.e Tinncvily were disposed of.