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wmmvm EDITED AM) PUBLISHED Wf.EKLV, «» WM. B . II A K K 1 S« NT . CITY PRINTER. [FOR TH-E SOOTHERS MUSEUM J “ Nil tlespei-Bnrtum I” Br WILLIAM FOPK HARRISON. There's happiness, life, and pearc in the world, And plenty enriches the store ; And wealth without shame, ami want without blame, Are scattered the continent o’er. The smiles of the youtlifnf Are gladd’ning the bowers, And decking life’s pathway With beautiful flowers. Are you sad ? Hope on ; trust on ; grapple " ifh sorrow : You'll be joyful too, in the lap of To-inori'ow'. “Never despair !” There’s glory, honor, and fame in the world ; The laurel wreath's verdure is twined For youth and sys flgG »" history’s page, The gallant acliieve.’ueub* of mind. The children of genius, With ardent devotion, Are keeping in thraldom Life's turbulent ocean. Do you faint? Halt »©t; cease not; conqui'f your sorrow : For glory .will dawn in the hearts of To-morrow. “Never despair There’s sympathy, love., and joy r» the world, And beauty's enchantment is here ; For poverty’s son, and wealth's favored one, Can claim the affectionate (car. The kindred in feeling, May breathe at their pleasure The warm, glowing promise, The heart’s dearest treasure. Do you sigh? Try again ; think not of past sorrow : Beauty will own you in the thoughts of To-mor row. “Never despair !” There’s fortune, riches, and wealth in the world,i I A harvest of innocent gain : For ebbs of the tide, in season provide, As you stem the billowy main. The just and thh gen'rous In plenty shall flourish : The hand of Jehovah Their gran'ry shall nourish. Are you poor? Persevere; grant nothing to sorrow : Prosperity comes w ith the gift of To-morrow. “Never despair!” There’s w isdom, justice, and trtith in the world; The factions of earth may agree In brotherly love, like angels above, Bowing the heart—bending the knee. The heirs of the kingdom, Ars waiting the warning To Heaven’s bright mansion Eternity’s morning. Have you faith ? It will come; then banish your sorrow : We shall live to enjoy an endless To-morrow. “Never despair !” Macon, (la., Nov. 8, 1840. Synopsis of Ciov. Towns’ Message. This document has already been laid before the public, and therefore it is only necessary for us to give a brief outline of the principal sub jects discussed in the Message. Public Debt. —On the Ist of January, 1848, the entire public debt amounted to 81,976,097 82. It is now $ 1,828,472 22. Os this sum less than §23,000 are payable in January, 1858, and SIO,OOO in July, 1853. The balance of our bonds are pay able from 18G3to 1874—making the en tire public debt redeemable m twenty-five years. To provide a sinking fund for this object in equal annua! instalments would require less than $74,000. If the balance of the debt contracted for the extension of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, of $300,- 000, be deducted in the estimates, the Le gislature should then make provision for one million and a half, in round numbers, and consequently reduce the sinking fund to SGO,uOO per annum. The sum of $67,- 351 52 was the total available balance in the Treasury at the close of the present financial year ; from this sum are $25,172 21 of undrawn appropriations, $15,199 30 of the tax for the year 1850 collected, and FundJ’ to be deducted, leaving a surplus at the close of the fiscal year just ended, of $17,534 51. Os the undrawn appropria tions, it is probable that $3,000 will revert to the Treasury making the actual sur plus about $20,534 54v Central Bank. —At the dose of the fis cal 1 year 1847. the bonded'debt of the Bank was $500,452 80, then drawing 8 per cent. —it is now $447,000, drawing 7 percent. By the sale of the bonds issued in IS4B and 1849, there has been a saving to the Bank »n the interest account of about #6,870. It is believed the State will ulti mately lose about $200,000 by the Batik, and provision therefor when due is recom mended^ Taxes. —The Governor urges the repeal of the present odious system of specific taxation, and the adoption in its pHee of the ad valorem tax —and if a poll tax be im posed at all, it should beset apart and. ap plied to objects of education, in which all, rich and poor, have an equal interest. If the present system is continued, no in crease or reduction of the rates will prob ably be necessary. Western and Atlantic Railroad —ln 1847 and now, the receipts on the 100 miles in operation, compared with the last two years, ending 30th ult., shew an increase of the present over last year of 14 percent, and forty seven per cent, over 1847. Be fore the adjournment of the Legislature it » confidently believed the Road will be completed. The entire grading is finish ed, the track laid within seven miles, or less, of Chattanooga, and the two remain ing unfinished bridges 60 far advanced, as to cause but a few days’ delay in laying the rail. A repeal of the act authorising the sale of the Road is advised. The Penitentiary —The affairs of this Institution are represented as being in a prosperous condition—the balance in fa vor of profit, from the 3d Jan. 1848, to the close of the fiscal year, is $21,353 59. No appropriation will be required for the next two years, as the assets will proba bly meet the demands against it. The en tire separation of the different classes of convicts is urged, and the propriety of detailing a portion of the convicts at At lanta, or some other point, to manufacture freight cars, &c. for the State Road, i3 re commended. State Boundary. —The Legislature of l? 1 1otida having adopted Resolutions deem ed o-’seourteous to the kindly feelings and high sense ofhoncr which have character ized our legislative action in relation to the boundary line between the States of Geor gia and Florida, thereby closing the door to all future attempts at friendly adjust ment, the Governor does not feel author ized to recommend any further attempt on the part nfthis State at negotiation, uii invited by the authorities of Honda. fa '>!unit. —Roth the Lunatic and Deaf and Dui/’b Asylums have been managed with ability and success. The Militia. —The Governor suggests that the whole of o' ur population, subject to perform military duly, be divided into three classes—each of Wi?ich to be trained and disciplined for a period of six years, and subject, at a moment’s warning, to be called iota service by the proper authority, and then tube exempt from all duty until all tho classes had served a tour in li*> c .manner, except in case of insurrection or war. Electin'* 3 .—The Governor thinks the election of th? Clerks of tho Courts of Or dinary should be given the people, the same as those of the .‘‘superior and Inferior Courts. Salaries. —A revision of the salaries at tached to the various offices is rcc onamend ed with a view to suit them to tho .duties performed. Digest. —The appointment of a Com mitteo to examine Cobb’s Revised Digest of the Statute Laws of Georgia, when com pleted, and if deemed worthy, a sufficient number of copies be taken by the State to furnish the different offices, is advised. Education. —The Hon. A. H. Chappell, Bishop Elliott arid Dr. L. B. Mercer,were appointed by the Governor a Committee to inquire into the state of Education in Georgia, to report to the present Legisla ture on the operation of the present Poor School Law, and to recommend any alter ation iu the same that may seem advisable. Courts. — The propriety is considered of reducing the number of places of sitting of the Supreme Court to the constii utional limit. The law giving jurisdiction to the Inferior Court in the trial of slaves for cap ital offences, is believed to be defective— and it is recommended that in the trial of slaves and free persons of color, for all capital offences, jurisdiction be given to the Superior Court. Slavery. — The Governor maintains the sentiments put forth in his late lettei, and | thinks the punishment for negro stealing should be made capital. He asks tiie Le gislature to pass an act investing the Ex ecutive with the authority to convoke a Convention of the People of the State to take into consideration the measures pro per for their safety and preservation, in the event of the passage of the Wilmot Proviso, or other kindred measure, Ly the Congress of the United States. The Governor closes his Message with the following sentence : “ Relying upon the purity of our motives, and feeling deep ly impressed with the magnitude of the duties that devolve upon us, let us ever be mindful that our strength and capacity for usefulness come alone from that Being, whose favor is success, whose aid is om nipotence.” Moi.ikre’s Phvsician. —Though an habitual valetudinarian, Molierc relied al most upon the temperance of his diet for the re-establishment of his health. “What use do you make of our physical) 1” said the King to him one day. “We chat to gether, sir,” said the poet. “He gives me his prescriptions ; 1 never follow them ; and so I get well.” "Wellerisms. —“Don’t rob yourself,’ as the farmer said to the lawyer, ven he call ed him hard names. “Terrible pressure in the money mar ket,” as the mouse said veu the keg of specie rolled over him. “Running a great risk for nothing,” as the loafer said ven he picked the editor’s pocket and found an iron tooth comb, and a piece of poetry. Cure for the Colic. —An eminent house painter in Paris, a governor of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, got a receipt for the painter’s colic, which contained all sorts of comfortable things, the chief ingredients being Cognac brandy and spices ! It did wonders with the first two or three eases ; but he found the success of the remedy so increased the frequency of the complain?, that he was compelled to give up his medi cal treatment; for so long as he had the specific, his men wete constantly making wry faces at him, The “Proud Duke” of Somerset, an he was called, used to say that he he pitied Adam, because he had mo ancestors. MACON, G A . SATURDAY HORNING, NOV. 10,1849. (LpOur Representatives, G. VV. Fish and J. A. Nisbkt, Esqs. will please accept our tlinnks for forwarding to us copies of the Governor's Message. (L/* We learn that the Rev. Dr. Boring and Rev. Mr. Winn, of the Georgia Conference, have been appointed Missionaries to California. Frost. —The weather for (he last fortnight, lias been quite pleasant, until Thursday last, when it became cold and yesterday morning a white frost was visible in this city, although not sufficiently severe, we think, to kill vegetation- Advertising. —The American Courier says that the “Philosophers’ stone,” or the power of changing all substances to gold, lies in the simple act of adctrlising in a newspaper. Some of our friends hern would do well, wo think, to lest the truth of llic assertion. We know many in stances «hero persons have prospered by in forming the public through the newspapers, of their willingness and ability to accommodate them in their lino of business. We would advise those of our city readers I who are in want of choice goods in the Dry Goods line, to call at the stores of Messrs. Kibbke A. Dickinson, on Cotton Avenue, and Mr. G. W. Price, on Second Street—and those desiring Groceries, will find a good assortment, at r try fair prices,at the store of Mr. G.T. Rogers on Cherry Street. Those who advertise are certain to be liberal enough to sell their goods at fair prices. We know these gentlemen do this, therefore advise all wishing to purchase ar ticles in their line, to give them a call and judge for themselves. See advertisement*. Cicorgiii Legislature. The General Assembly of this Stitc convened at Milledgeville on Monday last. .All tire mem bers were present, except Mr. McAllister Whig Representative from Bryan, (detained at bonne by indisposition of bis family ) Gen. W. B. \W>jfroKi», of Habersham, was e ected Presi dent of tho Senate ; L. J. Glenn, of Henry, Secrcta. r v A.B. Mitchell, of Fayette, Door keeper; \V. L. Rogers, of Telfair, Messenger— and Capt. J W- Anderson, ofChalkam, Speak er of the House nf Representatives; 13. K Harrison, (Whig,) ts Stewart, Clerk; Harris, of Lumpkin, Dwir-kceper ; Mr. Osi.in, of Cobb, Messenger. On Tuesday, Gov. Towns dolUend his Mes sa *re, which is an able document, a 'Vnopsis of the v arious subjects discussed thereil, be found IP 'mother colflmff. On Wedi. esday, the Inartguratioi of Gov.| Towns took plac " hose oHdross will be found in another colurn.:- A ba,lto,,lt T la,e "'"’S l "- On Thursday the L'o’J- A - H.ChAWem. pro nounced a Eulogy on ii.fr. Tolk, before both Houses, and a large auditory'- The election for Judges wi.'l p robablj take place next week, on Monday perhaps. We expect to keep our readers advised ‘>f lbc actiod ofilin Legislature up to the latest hotir lu meet the mail from Milledgeville on Friday pr*; - | vious to our publication day. Foreign News. —Tho steamer Washington arrived at New York on the 6th inst. bringing Liverpool dates to the 20lh, and Havre to the 19th ult. showing sales for tho week in the for mer of 131,590 bales, at an advance of nearly a cent, and in the latter of two cents per pound.— On the 19th the Liverpool market closed with a subdued feeling, with sales of about 7,000 bales. Fair Upland and Mobile were quoted at6jd,and Fair Orleans at 6§d. The Washington brought 150 passengers, a mongst whom were our ex Minister Mr. Rush, and ex-Charge Mr. Stiles, the latter of Georgia. (LT The Augusta Constitutionalist says that the Medical College of Georgia will open with about 200 students —a larger number than ever hitherto registered in that institution. Statistics of Georgia. —This longcxpeeted work, we learn from the Savannah Georgian, will be ready for subscribers about the first of December. Every Georgian should proeure a copy of it, not only as a matter of State pride, but for the sake of the valuable information it will contain. South Carolina Manufactures —The Philadelphia correspondent of the Baltimore Sun states that at the recent exhibitions of the Franklin Institute in that city, medals were awar ded to the Charleston and Granitcville Steam Mills ofSonth Carolina, for their brown sheet ings, shirtings and drillings, which would favor ably compare with any manufactured in New England. Success to them Elections. — The elections on Monday last, in New York, resulted in favor of the VYhigs throughout the State, Their majority in the city is about 2,1 00. In Now Jersey, as far as heard from, the re turns are in favor oftlie Democrats. Yocng Amf.rica ! forever ! —Some eighteen or twenty Americans in Paris have united in an earnest letter to Mr. Carr, the American Repre sentative at Constantinople, urging him to do what be can to sustain the Sultan in his refusal to surrender the Hungarian refugees, and to offer them a shelter in our Mediterranean fleet, Would not every man, from the St. Johns, in Maine, to the San Francisco, in California, give our representative their hearty approbation, if he complies with the request? Explosion.— Two negro hands were killed, an engineer severely sralded, and several hands injured by the explosion of the boiler of the steamer DeKalb on the Savannah river, a short time since. XT’ A lady was killed on the Georgia Rail road, attempting to jump from the cars at the moment of a collision, a few days 6ince The Dead Sea Exploring Expedition. —A writer in the last number of the North British Review, expresses the opinion, Lieut. Lynch deserves the gold medal of the British Royal Geographical Society, for his- discoveries in the Holy Lund, while conducting tho expedition despatched to Palestine in tho Supply. [correspondence or the SOUTHERN museum.] MILLEDGEVItiLE, Nov. 7, 1849. The following was this clay declared tlitf official vote for Governor: Towns, : : : : 46,514 Hill, s : : : : 43,322 Majority for Towns, : : 3,192 BILLS INTRODUCED <N THE IIOVSE ; By Mr. Fish, ofßibb : To abolish Im prisonment fur Debt, in certain cases— Read the first time. By Mr. Shackelford, of Cass, To amend the Tax Laws of this Slate—to encourage the raising of Sheep, by taxing Dogs $1 per head, and tepcal the Poll Tax. And To alter and fix the time of holding the Superior Courts in certain Counties in the Cherokee Circuit. By Mr. Morris, of Franklin: To revive the office of Adjutant General. By Mr. McNealy, of P ike : To incor-1 porate the Griffin and West Point Rail Road Company. By Mr. Griffin, of Hall : To repeal the ninth section of an act incorporating the Gainesville Railroad Company. On motion of Mr. Lawton, of Scriven, the House look a recess until 12, o’clock. Twelve O’clock, M. The Members having assembled, on motion of Mr. W iggins, of Twiggs, the Clerk was directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives is now ready to receive them in their Hall, for the purpose of attending to the Inauguration of the Governor elect—which duty bein'* performed : At 12 o’clock, M., the President and Members of tho Senate, and Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled, when the Governor elect was introduced by the Joint Committee, at tended by the Secretary of State, Secreta ries, and other Slate House Officers; Judg es, Members of Congress, ex-Governors, and other distinguished visiters and citi zens genera'ly ; when he delivered his Inaugural Address, and took the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution. This ceremony being ended, the Gov. ernor, .attended by the Committee, retired, when the President and Members of the Seriate repaired to their Chamber, and the House adjourned until Tomorrow morn ing. Thursday, Nov. 8. The Mouse met at 10 o’clock this morn t( and after the call of the roll, Mr. Me I) uU rid, of Muscogee, introduced the fol lowin'* preamble and Resolution, viz : Whereas f' l * B Jay has been set apart by the citizens of ,V 8 State - eulogizing the fife and character l’i 'he illustrious James K. Polk, late PresiJOt of the United States; and whereas, it is customary for all deliberative bodies to ab3to* n ft* o ™ la* bor in the public service, and to unite in paying respect to our distinguished depart ed Statesmen : licit therefore Resolved, That the House of Representatives, stand adjourned until to-morrow 10 o’clock, A. M.; and that they unite to-day with their fellow-citizens in paying the usual tribute of respect to the late James K. Polk, and that the Hall of Representatives is freely tendered to the Euologist, the Hon. A. H. Chapfell. There was a very large audience in at tendance on the occasion, and the orator acquitted himself very well. Both Houses are adjourned un'il To morrow Morning, 10 o’clock. Inangitral Address. Senators and Representatives : In renewing my official obligation to the People and the Constitution of the State, it would be an unworthy affectation to cenceal my feelings of profound gratitude to those by whose confidence and esteem it is made my duty to appear before you this day. With no improper feeling, would I al lude to the heated contest through whicli we have just passed; but may I not be pardoned for proclaiming to you and our common constituents, that this one act of a majority of the voters of the State, en dorsing my official conduct,approving my known opinions of public policy, and vin dicating my private character from slan derous aspersions, shall redouble my ef forts to render acceptable service to my native State. With the past behind ami the broad fu ture before us, how strongly are we ad monished to learn “ wisdom from wis dom’s eternal source.” If the lessons of experience are not a sealed book to us, we have pointed out, in our past history, the unerring pathway to guide and direct our footsteps. Let us then in all we do, cherish the feelings of amity, confidence and union among ourselves, ever mindful that integrity and good faith can alone make us strong at home, or respectable abroad. What Georgian may not exult at seeing our agriculture firmly planted and pros perous, from the I ide-washed beach of the Atlantic, through every variety of soil and climate, to our utmost limits. Up ui eve ry hill ami dale, iti their mountain fast nesses and rich rallies, and amidst the most enrapturing scenery, you find I appy husbandmen enjoying the reward of our ! enter prise, and contributing to the power and strength of the State. Whose bosom does not swell with proud emotions at tho recollection, that our varied products, whether of agriculture, of manufactures, of our mines or of our minerals, are open to the trade of the World. Who that cherishes the spirit of enterprise and in dustry, does not rejoice at the number and variety of our manufactories; or who has a heart so cold as not to glow with pride and gratitude, that he has been privileged to see the day, when our mountain har riers have been made to yield to the pick axe and spade, and to form the bed of a railway, over which the commerce of Eu rope, is seen transported with the rapidi ty of steam power from ourown seapor ts. 1 his is no fancy sketch ; hut sober reality resulting from the enterprise of a few years of enlightened and well directed policy. Our duties, however, do not end here. The rich and inviting plains fur south of the region alluded to, should receive the quickening incentive to increased in dustry from your fostering care. As far as the public safety, atul the gener al interest of all will justify, we should stimulate every portion of the State to its greatest productive capacity. Ours is an age of progress and improve ment, and it is a duty we owe ourselves and posterity to offer every inducement to our sons and daughters to remain upon the ancestral homestead, when we shall be no more. Ignorance must be banished, the disor ders of State removed, and confidence and quiet resorted to the public tnind. Educatien is the remedy for the first, and it is believed to be for the second ; any system which will meet the wants of the people, and is adapted to their condition, will receive my warm support. With no motive but to serve the State with no ambition to gratify but to prove useful, 1 desire no greater privilege or high er distinction than to dedicate time, lor tutie, yea, life itself, if the exigency should require the sacrifice, to the defence of out constitutional rights. Come what will— dally who may, in the presence of that Be ing, who is the searcher of all hearts, 1 stand prepared, to the utmost of my abili ty, to exercise the authority about to be vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State, in maintaining your rights, protecting your interests, arid defending yur honor from Federal encroachments or domestic violence. Senators and Representatives, before I perform the last solemn act that connects the official obligation between the Legisla tive and the Executive Departments of Government, with a full concioustress ol man’s weakness, and entire dependence, may I not confidently appeal to you to unite with me, in making an offering upon the altar of our country, of every recollec tion of the past, that will embitter the pa h of duty, every feeling of pai’ty that may prevent wise, efficient, and harmonious ac tion for the welfare and preservation of our common constituency. Another Railroad Project.— From the pro ceedingsof a public meeting held in Albany, Baker county, Ga , we are informed that anew line of Railroad is in contemplation, designed to connect Savannah with Albany. The books of subscription were opened, and the company or ganized by electing Col. Nelson Tift, Presi dent, and Messrs. L. B. Mercer, N. \V. Col lier, A . B. Lawton, J. F. Spicer, A . Y. 11 amp- Ton, P. M. Nightingale, and W. Hampton, .Directors. An instalment of 1 per cent, on the Stock subscribed, was paid. The Engineers mere instructed to commence the work immedi ately, in order, we suppose, to secure the char ter. The meeting was held on the2Bth ult. and the work is said to have commenced previous to the first of November ! If they succeed in completing it in the ?amo ratio, they will indeed be entitled to the gratitude of all South -vestern Georgia—but it is easier to commence, than complete a Railroad one hundred miles long.— If ever completed this Road would form an im portant link in the great chain of travel between New Orleansand New York, whilst it would add hundreds of thousands of dollars in value to the lands alpng its line in that section of the State. Who will start the next Railroad in Gorgia ? French Freedom —lt is said that a grand concert was to have been given in the garden of the Chalet, a place of public amusement in the Champs Elysces, Paris, on Sunday, 29th Octo ber; but as it was announced to he given by the democratic associations, the prefect of police chose to put a stop to it, on the ground that it was dangerous. Discovery of Buried Property. —As a far mer on Cornhill, Massachusetts, was setting out some plum trees on his lot on Cornhill, he struck upon a vein of buried watches, eight in number, seven of silver, and one of gold. They were considerably injured by contact with tho earth, and had the appearance of having been there some time. There is no clue as to where they came from, or who they belonged to. In the goW watch was written in pencil the name of “David Russell.” The watches are all old fashioned. A Shower of Specie. — In conveying a quan tity of specie from the Bank of British North America from the steamer Maid of Erin, at St. John, N. 8., to the shore, recently, one of the men slipped, and SSOOO in American gold fell overboard. A portion of it was recovered Panama Ramlroad. —The contract for grad ing the Panama Railroad from Gorgonn, the pre sent terminus, to Panama, has been awarded to Messrs. Fol Fin &, Cos., of Philadelphia. The price is somewhere in the neighborhood o f $400,000, being within the estimate of tho ett gineers. A census of the free white inhabitants of t lie State of South Carolina has just been taken. The aggregate in 280,385, and the increase since 1840,23,269 National Common School Convention The friends of pub'ic education assembled j„ Philadelphia on the 17th of October last, ibr the j purpose of organizing a permanent body to ad vance the educational interests of the United j States. Delegates were present from fifteen States, many deeply interesting speeches Were I delivered on the occasion. The Convention was organized by appointing Hon Horace Mann, of Massachusetts, President Tice Presidents .- Joseph Henry, of Washington. John Griscom, of New Jersey. Samuel Lewis, of Ohio. Right Rev. Alonzo Potter, of Pennsylvania. G B. Duncan, of Louisiana. Secretaries : Charles Northend, of Massachusetts. P.P. Morris, of Pennsylvania. S. D. Hastings, of Wisconsin. Solomon Jenncr’, of New Y'ork, A Committee appointed by the Convention reported the following topic* for their consider* lion, which, after being discussed ut length by the members, were referred to select committees to report at tho next meeting, to ho held in Philadelphia on the 4.h Wednesday in August, 1850, to which time tho Convention adjourned “1. Territorial, or Civil Subdivisions of ifc Stale—involving the extent to which the bw • rict System should be carried, and the modifi. cations of which the same is susceptible 2. School Architecture—lncluding the loc*. tion, size, models of ventilation, warming and seating, Ac., of buildings intended for edoea tional purposes. 3. School Attendance—lncluding the school, age of children, and the best modes of securing the regular and punctual attendance of children at school. 4. Grades of School—Tho number and char. actor of each grade. 5. Course of Instruction—Physical, intellec tual, moral and religious, esthetical, industrial. Studies, hooks, apparatus, methods. 6. 'Teachers—Their qualifications. Normal Schools. Teacher’s institutes, books on the theory and practice of teaching. Their exam ination and compensation. 7. Support—Tux on property, lax on parents, school fund. 8. Supervision—State, county, town. 9. Parental and Public Interest—Supplemen tary means—Library, lyceurn, lectures.’’ O’ John Potter, Esq., President of the N- Y. Railroad Companies, died at the residence n* - his son-in-law,Commodore Stockton, in Prince ton, on Wednesday morning of last week, at the advanced age of 85 years. He has left his heirs an unsullied reputation— and a million. A Valuable Document.— Mr. Meredith Secretary of the Treasury, is engaged in collect ing an immense amount of information as to the resources of the country, the action of the Tariff and Sub-Treasury, our inttrna) and external trade, and other kindred subjects. The New French Minister —M. Bois It Compte, expected to succeed M Poussin a* Min ‘s!er to the l niled States, has been employed much in diplomacy, having been the Minister of Louis Philippe for several years at the Hague, lie is the son of the regicide of that name, is a bachelor of about 55 years, and of large wealth. Capital Punishment.— At tho hanging of a man named Wilson, in England, recently, the multitude broke into a cheer when lie swung off. Os course the influence of such an exhibition an the morals of the spectators must have been quite salutary. Emigrants.—lri six years, says an official statement, 1,150,500 passengers from foreign countries, have arrived in New York. Earthquake in Massachusetts. —The Bun ker Hill Aurora, says a very severe shock ofan earthquake was felt in that neighborhood lately. At Acton, Concord, arid other towns, the nennle ran out of the houses and stores, supposing some terrible explosions of the powder-mill in Sud bury had occurred. A similar shaking of the earth was felt in the same locality about a yew ago, early in the morning. Wonders increase —A whale has been found buried in the ground in Massachusetts,the bones collected together indicate a fish now unknown to exist, and Mr. Thompson says it must liar® lived and died in the salt ocean, long previous io the creation of man. The Nigger King. —Souloque, the black Em peror of Hay li, it is said has forwarded $38,050 to London, to purchase a crown. The Senat® fixed his salary at $150,000 but subsequently ad ded $50,000 for “ pin-money” for the Empress Tits. F ashioxs. — The fashionables of N. York have gotten out anew style of brocade fur to dies’ dresses, at only $6 a yard! About M yards make a pattern ! They have laceiertkr at s2o—head-dresses at $10 —ostrich featbersat $3 —didhionds, etc. Really the fine Indio* ul the present day are striving hard to make theta selves more costly than oseful. The Cost ok Riots.—lt appears by a report made in Philadelphia, on> Monday, that nearly* quarter of n-million dollars (238,230) has her * paid out of the County Treasury there si" l ® 1836, for the suppression of riots. 1 Bis sum does not include the snug little hill which i* ) f t to be footed forthe riot on election night, whkk will probably bring the amount quite up l0 * quarter of a million. Returned.—One hunJred and five k* tors were taken from passenger’s trunk * n erpool, and sent back by the Europa; seized l! a breach of the Post Office Law. Yucatan.— The latest news direct from catan intimates that dissensions had broken 0 among the chiefs of the insurgent Indian*. hopes are entertained that thereby, throe; judicious policy, the Peninsula may h* P Bl ' 1 1 ted?. Resources of Turkey. — It is stated in ter from Constantinople, that tho Mini* Finance has declared himself ready to f ur $40,000,000 immediately in case of Sultan has offered He advance an equal 81,10 from his private treasury. _ A physician in Scotland, . and Frunce have been killed by using