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4 morning ne ws. BY JOHN M. COOPEK. T . THOMPSON, EDITOR TERMSi DAILY PATER *4 00 | HRI-WEEKLY n oo All Now Advertisements appear ih both papers. Movement in Virginia—Non-ii)torcoui se luwg, or a system of taxation upon Northern merchandise is strongly recommended by the Virginia press of both parties. The Inquirer says:—* “Having taken some pains to ascertain nob- lie opinion, in regard to the measure of retalia tion, suggested by members of the Legislature, upon our Northern brethren'for their repeuted and continuing violations of the Constitution on tiie subject of our slaves, wo beg leave to otter our testimony, us far as it goes, that it would bo generally, if not universally, popular throughout tho Statu, and would, moreover, hnvb the happiest effect in correcting the evil. Perhaps it is the only thing that will do it, short of tho dissolution of our glorious Union. Warmly approving the proposed ^Southern Con vention, that the States muy deliberate calmly uud solemnly together as to the proper measure of redress, and for the salvation of the Union, wo would hope this plant,vvuul^ be recommend ed by it to all the Southern States, and, if it could, be proclaimed ns one of tho objects of that Convention. It would be, a gag in the mouths of Northern fanatics, who hope to in timidate the*,wavering by the mud-dog cry o( ‘disuniomsts’ against all who are in favor oi that Convention. “The plan, as we understand it, is to pass a law prohibiting a merchant’s license from being issued to any one without his first taken oath to give tin account, at tlii^ end of the year, of all goods, wares and merchandise which lie may havo bought, sold or received from North of Mason’s and Dixon’s lino during tho year, or which may have been imported, as lur us he knows or believes, through tiny of our ports North of that Line; and in uddition to tho pres ent tax, that he will pay a sum equal tu one- fourth or one-lmlf of the cost of such articles. Let it he mode felony, without bail, to sell such articles without license, or to violate such an oath. “The effect wool 1 he to put a stop to all pur chases in that quarter. The whole trade and commerce of the South would ho carried on through Baltimore and other Souther# ports. Foreign ships would come directly to them, end return to Europe with their cotton, tobacco, rice, breadstuff's, &c., and the so ber second thought of the ‘wise men of the East’ would soon determine that this game of annoyance was more expensive than wise. They would say to the abolitionists and fanatics, ‘We were willing to vote in a way to secure your support when u costs us nothing, although nine tenths of us thought you were wrong nil the time; now wo know it, and cannot consent to let our ships rot at the wharves, our man ufactures become u drug on our hands, our fac tories stop, our shoes, boo's, ready made cloth ing, furniture, the productions of our machine shops and soil, our potatoes, hay. and thousand othor articles which found a market at. the South greater than all tho world besides, all now to be thrown hack on our hands, in order, that you may be gratified in yfuir notions of sickly philanthropy.’ They would add, ‘We have been wrong in violating the Cotisthution, by meddling with the subject at all. We will henceforth conform’ to tho spirit of the Constitu tion, and, by way of earnest to the South, wo will put you down nt home first.’ ” The at ovc articlo is cordnally endorsed by the Republican. The California Trade.—The Boston papers notice the.fact that24 vessels arc loading there for ports in Culifornin. There are at tips time 39 vessels loading at this port for the same des tination;—1 s'eainer; 19 ships; 7 barques; 8 brigs and 4 schooners. Among the vessels on the berth ws'nritice some of the finest sailing out of this poit such as the ships Sheridan, Val paraiso, Saratoga, Rose Staridish .1. Q. Adams, Sliukspeure, S ramporo, Christiana Albania and others.—jV. Ik Express. A New-York letter says, “A notice appears in the daily papers to the oflect that “applica tion will he made to the Legislature of this State, ut the next session thereof, for the in corporation of a company, to be galled “The New-York and Virginia Steamship Company, ’ with n capital of three hundred thousand dol lars, and with u right to increase the same to six hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose of navigating the necan, and running the same between the cities of Now-York and Rich mond, Virginia, and such other ports and places as may . bo found expedient, with the usuaj powers and privileges." THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1850. Thk Ship Euiiopa Struck by Light- nin6.—Between 5 and 6 o’clock yesterday af ternoon adisabled vessel was seen coming up our l iver, . and soon anchored in the stream above the Exchange. It proved to be the ship Euiopa, of Salem, Mass., Capt. Nathaniel Brown. Toe Europa sailed from Boston on tho 10th of January (ortho East Indies, and when 4J days out, in latitude 39, longitifdo 59, was struck by lightning ami totally disabled.— No person was injured, and Cupt Brown put into our port for repairs. American Inventions Abroad.— 1 he , instru ment to be used in the submarine telegraph be- twoen England and Trance, is the instrument of Mr. House, who has sold the right to use it, to Brettt, Locl’.e & Co. A patent bus been granted in England, to Mr. House. A young Chinese from Nankin, named Lo, arrived u lew days since at Nantes. Oil land ing he went to the houso of the bishop, who received him with great kindness. The young man who is 22 years of age, belongs to a fam ily who have professed the Catholic religion for the Inst six generations. One of its members is now ncting as a missionary in his native coun try. He is about to proceed to Naples, to en ter the college of the Propaganda, where eight of Ills countrymen arc already established. Brevity.—The following simple form fora deed, is prescribed by the new code of laws in Virginia: f‘ This deed, made the day if , in the year between (here insert’names of parties) wilncsscth that in consideration of (hero state tfie consideration) the said doth (or do) grant unto the said all JJ-c., (here describe the properly and insert cove nants or any other provisions,) witness the follow ing signature and, end, (or signatures and seals.”) From Havana-—Thebrig Prince do Join- ville, Capt. Gardner, arrived nt this port yes terday morning, it: 8 days fiom Havana. The circulars brought by the Prince do Joinville are no later than those received by the steamer Isabel, several days ago. We’are Indebted to her consignees, Messrs. I’adelford, Fay, & Co., for a circular) from which we learn that the Rice, per Midas, from Savannah, sold at !h£ rials. The cargo ot Rico, per Isabel, from Charleston, was placed at 9 rials. Molasses continues at 2 rials. SMMn C?^ Forintorcstinig miscellany see first page. From Bermuda.—The schooner Brothers arrived at Charleston on Tuesday last, ten days from Bermuda, bringing dutes to the 17 ult No news of importance. 'Hie ship L. Z., of, and from New-York, wi h a full cargo of flour, corn, &c., yvas abandoned nt sea, in hit. about 38, long. 07 30, on the ICtli ult., sire having becomo water logged. The pas sengers and crew yveretaken off by the bark Ma rietta, of and from Bath, Me., which sailed for the Bermudas, and in nearing them, ran ashore on the South-western reef, and became a total i loss. In transferring t he passengers and crew of the L, Z - to the Mayrietta, the boat was swamped, and the third officer of the ship, Thomas Dicky, and two of tho passengers were drowned. The L. Z. is a total loss. Stopping fire in Ships.—A practical eliemist of London, in a letter tq one of the journals, rofeiring to the loss of the ship Caleb Grimshaw says that fire in the hold of a ship, can easily be choked out, by keeping a bnrrell oTchalk in tho hold, connected with a two gallon bottle of ’sulphuric acid on tho deck. The acid poured on the chalk, will generate carbonic acid gas, which will at once extinguish the flame. River Improvements by Government.—An order hn* been received in Texas from Washing ton, by C«>1. Johnson, chief of the engineer corps, to make surveys and examination of the rivers Cohn ado and Rio Grande, throughout their extent, with a view to their improvement for the purposes of navigation. Lutheran Synod.—The mimitcs'of the twen ty sixth meeting of the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina and adjacent Slates are now ready for distribution. Fit mi tho reports mid statistical tables before us, we learn that this Synod embraces 47 con gregations. with 3,001 communicants. During the past synodical year, 251 members have been received in tho church. There have been 366 baptisms, and D7 biiriids-within the period. The number of Sunday Schools is 17, with 516 scholars. We are gratified to perceive, from the report of llie President of the Board of Directors, that the Theological Seminary at Lexington is ip a Co.irisbing rendition. * A second profes sorship has been endowed, and there are now thirtccjn Students connected with the institu tion preparing for tiie ministry.— Columbia South Carolinian. The Scotchmen of Rochester and vicinity had a merry time of it on Burns’ Birth-night. Some 1500 -were present, and 1000 adies and gentlemen were on the floor at the sumc time, 'dancing the Scotch Reel! M. Reisinger’s Concert.—TIioso who were present at the concert given by this gentleman on Tuesday night, speak of his performance on the violin in the highest terms of commendation. He is said to he a perfect master of his instrument, his execution being remarkably fine, while his style is both pleasing and original. This is his last night in Savan nah. Teacher's Convention.*—A writer in the Macon Journal urges the holding of a con vention of the teachers of Georgia, for the purpose of taking into consideration our School system, and of adopting measures for the more general diffusion of education among the peo ple.* Among the auxiliary means suggested by the writer is the establishment, by the conven tion, of a Normal School or Teachers Semina ry. IIo proposes to elect from among the most eminent teachers, three professors. “Let them open," says he “an institution for the instruc tion of teachers, and lecture during two months every winter. At this time of the year most of our schools are in vacation, and every teach er who wishes could have opportunity of at tending. This institution should bo located at some central part of the State, which would he easy of access from every part. It should also he provided witli an extensive apuratus ; and great pains should be tuken by the profes sors in learning young teachers the handicraft of using it. Aparatus and suitable buildings should ho furnished by the professors them selves for tho present.—But I have no doubt that if such an institution were commenced, our State, either by public gndowmont or by the liberality of public spirited individuals, would aid us liberally in erecting suitable buildings, and purchasing aparatus.” Such an institution, it strikes us, could not fail to exert a very beneficial influence upon the educational interests of our State, as by it we would bo supplied with native teachers, and no longer be subjected to the inconvenience, ex pense and reproach of being compelled to look abroad for the instructors of our youth. That such a convention as is proposed would he an important step towards the improvement of our present inefficient school system, we do not doubt. A change is loudly culled for, as under our present public school regulations, the little the State does give for educational pur poses is so miserably applied as to be of little or no service to those for whose benefit it is intended. We are glad to see such a movement on foot, and sincerely hope that it will not be permitted to drop until something is accomplished. (Correspondence of the Morning News.] M1LLEDGEVILLE, Feb. 4. HOUSE of representatives. Tho House of Representatives have passed the following bills to-day, besides giving a nun,, her of otilers the indijinate. postponement. A bill to fix and make permanent the civil uud criminal juiisdiction of this State over a part of the territory in dispute between Georgia and Florida, and continue the sumo in f 01C(! until the question of boundary shall have been settled. A bill to lily out and form a new county f,- oni the counties of Ware and Lowndes. A bill to provide an u'nnunl sinklhg fund f ur the payment of the debts of tho State. A bill in relation to affidavits of illegality 0 f execution. QThis hill provides that defendant,; Commodore Daniel Turner, of the United States Navi,.died very suddenly at Philadel phia on Tuesday. ' Punctuality.—The Boston correspondent of the Salem Register relates the following anec dote of a once celebrated actress, and now equally celebrated render of Shakspeare, which occured at the Revere House during n recent visit to the city:—A waiter carried in her din ner a little befoie the appointed hour. She was writing, and impatient of interruption, gl 'need at her watch, and beckoned him angrily to take the dishes away again. He hesitated. “Is’t five o’clock?” said the tragedienne, fixing such an eye upon him ns made the dishes shake in his hands. “ It lacks but three minutes of it ” he meekly urged. “I dinf. at five.’’ thun dered the cx-actress, and brought down her arm with such force upon her desk, that it nenVlv took the astonished waiter off his feet. A moment and he was among tiie missing.—A’, Y. Mirror. We don’t wonder at her husband obtaining a divorce from such a hoiden. The Americans ' and Japan.—Dr. Gutz’aff lias been lecturing in Englund, upon the empire of Japan.* He says the people are favorable to strangers, but the goverment is inimical; that the American Commodore Biddle, when re cently there, was struck by r. native on board of a junk, which insult was notresonted from mo tives of policy. lie says also that the crew of tin Aineiicsn vessel, wrecked on the coust, had been starved to death by order of t he govern ment; and when tho sufferers were remonstint- jpg .against,their cruei treatment, they were lold that if the Americans did not resent un in dignity offered to a commodore, they would nut trouble themselves about common sailors. We trust tlmt Mr. Clayton will read this paiu- graph, uud “make u note of it.”—Baltimore Sun. OP The races over the Charleston Course commenced yesterday. The following are the ntriesforthe Jacky Club purse of $1000— four mile heats. Mr. Singleton enters br g. Capt. Minor, 4 years old. Col. Hampton enters b. f. Millwood, 4 year old. Mr. Richardson enters ch. c. Highland John ny 3 years old. Another attempt (being the seventh) to elect a Member of. Congress for the district in Massachusetts, formerly represented by Mr. Palfrey] is to takd place on Munday, the 4th March. The I [to N Business.—The forge-branches of ten of the great iron mills at Pittsburg are idle: and taking into consideration all wko are directly and indirectly connected with them, at least 1800 operatives arc thrown out of em ployment. All outlay of more than $18,000 a week is suspended, and both employers and em ployed are suffering. Difficulties have existed for some time past between the workmen and tho employers, and t'ne latter are standing out for higher wages. The innnufacturiagenterprize9of Pittsburgh have been seriously injured by combinations and strikes among the operators during tho past two years. rr The cholera has broken out ill Wash ington, Parish of St. Luudry, La. In four days nine white persons died of the disease. Mr. Root’s Territorial bill, in which ■Was incorporated tho Wilmot Proviso, was vot ed down in the House of Representatives on Monday, by a considerable majority. » Mrs. Partington on Education part I can’t deceive what on uiith eddiention is comin’to. When I was young, if a gall only understood tho rule& of distraction, provision, multiplication, replenishing, and the common dominator, and knew all about the rivers and th -ir obituaries, the convenants and dormito ries, the provinces and the umpires, they had eddication enough. But now they have to steady botloqiy, Algier-hny, and have to demon strate suppositions about sycophants of cic.uses, tangents and Diagouies of parallelograms, to say nothin about the oxhides, assheads, cos- sticks, nnd abstruce triangles.” And the old lady was. so confused with the technical names that she was forced to stop. Cotton grown in Spain.—Tho editor of the Barcelona newspaper says he has had an op portunity of seeing some sumples of cotton cultivated on the banks of the Guadalqui vir, tiie superior quality of which can c onipete with tho best that is imported from tho Ame rican continent. He recommends that the cul tivation ef this most useful piant he extended to every port of the peninsula of Spain; the soil and temperature of which, lie says, ore cal culated to give rich results. The editor flat ten ai nsejt that an iutedigent speech lately made by DjB Felix Rivas before the agricul tural society, at Madrid, may produce the ef fect of extending the cultivation of cotton. OP The Macon Journal of Wednesday last announces the death of Wm. A. Anderson, Esq., a lngly respected member of the Macon Bar. Mr. A. died of consumption, ut Orange Frightful Death.—Letters have been re ceived at Pittsburgh, announcing the deatho John Mecaskey, of that city. He was left with live companions on a desolate Island in the Pacific Ocean, where they all starved to death. JjP* A Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Clipper says: I have seen a certificate from tho clerk of the District Court of New 1 ork, re- Springs, East Florida,, on the 28th ult. eently obtained by Mr. Young, the trustee of Samuel Swartwout’s immense property, exhi biting a final settlement of the suits vs. him, nnd showing beyond a doubt that he is not, and never was, a defaulter to the amount of one dol lar! All his properly was sold under a distress warrant, at a wretched sacrifice,in the fnco of a protest against the legality of the sale bv Mr.* Young, and by his attorney, S. L. Govenour, and thereby Mr. Swnrtwout was literally beg gared. Mr. Gilpin has, since the develope- ment, publicly said that all the proceedings against Swnrtwout were illegal, and he was the master spirit in the prosecution or persecu tions ! If this be true, thentheword Swaitwouted is bed english, and dees notsignify to decampwith For mv ]nonev belonging to the government, ns has been heretofore supposed. Some other word, Wet- 111 ored, or something else must take its place in our newspaper vocabulary. Sunday Funeral Processions.—The Grand Lodge of the I. O. of O. F. in Maryland, has recommended to the subordinate lodges the discontinuance of Sunday funeral processions. EZIP The Camden and Amboy Company have reduced the fare on their emigrant linebetween New York and Philadelphia, from $2,25 to$l,. 50. BP Th e editor of the Newark Advertiser, savs that Isabella Grapes may be preserved for winter use by packing them in a tight box with Pennsylvania Block for the Washington layers ofcotton. Speaking of some that hud Monument.—A resolution was introduced into been thus packed he says they are plump and the Pennsylvania Senate, on Tuesday, by ] usc j ous anc ] abundantly prove the practicability Mr. Fenion, authorising the preparation of a , , , . , block of marble for the .National monument, with the inscription: “Pennsylvania, Founded 1681, by Deeds of Peace.” A New Word invented by M. Thiers, for tho intentions alleged to be those of Louis Napoleon for l.ie personal aggrandisement, is Soutovqne- rie, (a slcnifirunt allusion to his Imperiel Ma jesty ofHayti.) of preserving this wholesome fruit for the table in winter. I Arrival of Emigrants.—There arrived at fhe port of New-York, duiing the month ol fanuary 12,034 passengers, of these 11,102 were from Great Britain and Ireland. The ex. cess over the same period last year 4,408. Madame Laborde.—A correspondent of the Courier des Etats Unis, nt Paris, says that Madume Laborde hud only been a few days in Paris, when Meyerbeer called upon her, and asked her to sing. She complied, and chose an air from the Hugenots. “Your place is at the Opera,” said tho composer, and a few days afterwards she was engaged. She has chos en for her debut the character of Marguerite, in the Opera of the Hugenots, in which she dis plays all the richness of her superior vocaliza tion. Madame Laborde is unquestionably the finest singer that has visited this country for many years, mid yet, strange as it may seem, she was butpoorly appreciated here. Mad. Bishop, with her studied manner and stage costume, created a perfect furore while Made. Laborde, who was as far before her, as an artiste, as can well he imagined, drew but moderate houses at her concerts and received the applause of only the disserning few. While the former, us we have been told, was unable to hold her place on the boards of the Italian Opera in Eurcqie, the latter, as will he seen by the above extract, is engaged as Prima Donna of the first Opera House in Paris. So much for the discrimination of our people in such matters. We have always thought that there was more affectation than hearty appreciation among the muss of our] fashionable Opera goers. Music is cultivated by all classes in Europe ; hence the popular relish for the Opera there. I11 America, there is doubtless- much taste, hut certainh very little cultivation. Our fashionables, how ever, know that tho Opera is exceedingly fash ionable abroad, and of coimse they must attend the Opera with glass and white kids, and go into raptures at the music, even though they are unable to distinguish between the airs of “Norma” and those of “ Lucy Neal,” and “Get- tin’ up Stairs." E ither of these called by some hard name and sung by some Signora with a name still harder, and in a language that they cannot understand, would be pronounced ex quisite. Of course we speak of the majority of those who got up the operatic displays in the dress circles of the metropolitan Theatres.— Even there, there are some connoisseurs whose judgment and taste enables them to distinguish truo musical talent from the humbugging pre tension which too often receives the dues„f modest merit. Yankee.— in execution, in cuses of illegality, may by leave- of the Court, make any amendment to the afli- davit of illegality, either by inserting new grounds, or tho correction of errors and mis- takes in the affidavit—Provided, that the amending party shall not be entitled to delay or continuance which lie would not have been entitled to in case his affidavit had been perfect But the plaintiff, in case lie is surprised by such amendment, may have a continuunce to be charged to the party making the amendment.] A Bill to pardon Jonathan Studstill of the county of Lowndes. A Bill to authorize the Governor to have sur veyed and sold all the unsurveyed lands in Ware county. A Bill to prevent Sheriffs from hold it,- the Office of Constable. MILLEDGEVILLE, Feb. 5. IN SENATE. The Senate, was engaged yesterday in the discussion of the motion of Mr. A, J. Miller t 0 strike out of the 8th Resolution ‘‘the admission of California as a State in its present’ pretend ed organization.” The motion wus lost, yeas 8. nays 34. This morning Mr. Miller offered the follow ing as a substitute for the 8th Resolution. “Resolved, That in the event of any Legisla tion by Congress in relation to the principles of the for egoing Resolutions, and excluding the people of the South us slaveholders, from a put participation in tho occupancy ofthe Territory of the United States, it will become the im mediate mid imperative duty of the people of this State, to meet those of the other Southern States in Convention for the purpose of con- sidering and determining as to the mode and manner of redress, and to carry out the same by Convention or otherwise in tliis State, which were lost, yeas 9, nays 20. On agreeing to the Resolutions as reported from the House , the yens are 32, nays 3. The nuys are Messrs. Thomas-Johnson; An drew J. Miller, and Elias Beall. The Senate nqw have under consideration the Bill authorizing tho call of a Convention by virtue ot the Bill reported by the Committee on the State of the Republic—which. I -httWe kt little doubt will pass in its original shape. The weather has been exceedingly cold for the last 48 hours. Tile members are working hard for an early adjournment, but I think it cannot he effected before the lGtli or 20th. In haste, truly yours, C. * I News for the Ladies.—The editor of the t3P Mr. Sarom, of the New York Musical n . . , , , , „ , . rp. -11, v*. 1,„ I.-,, City Item says, that heels are now worn by the Times, will be assisted 111 future by Mr L11- f ■> ’ gene Lies.—City Item. ladies of Philadelphia 011 their Congress boots, ' We know nothing of the gentleman's edi- that would have done credit to any good dame tonal, abilities, but from his name we should of a hundred years ago. He says that none are suppose that he was better suited to edit a no- considered fashionable who do not wear them, iitical paper. By which we mean no insinua- We have no objection to the ladies wen ing the tion against the ve aeity of our brethren of 1 boots, hut they mustn’t wear the what-do-ye- the political pzees. |&Urt,ut. The Prussian Rifle and The Boston Traveller mentioned recen'ly on the authority of a private letter received in that city from'Berlin, that, an American gen tleman littd succeeded in working out the whole of the secret of the new Prussian Rifle, and that he had purchased and made experiments with one, which he was about to forward to our government. A, paragraph in the London Herald of the 27tb December, mentions its ar rival in London, [Correspondence of the Morning News.] NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 1850. 1 lie consternation is direful, nnd many persons seem to think that Uncle Sam has actually made a ‘bust’ of it and is de facto a bankrupt, because the Custom House is without the means to pay the employees of the establishment. Evrn those who walked out yesterday were minus their pay, and many both of the ins and outs, sold their claims at immense saerific, to raise the needful for present wants. Yesterday was rent day, .which rendered matters still worse. Mr. Meredith lias curses, not only deep, but loud too, heaped upon him, and ho deserves them, , for instead of reserving the funds to pay the la borers, he directed the payment of the rents of j the Ware Houses, which are owned by men of fortune, while those who depend upon their j pay, to feed their families, are sent empty awnv. i It is a most disgraceful proceeding and will ma terially injure the Administration beyond all doubt. And they have not much spare popu larity just now, nor have they exhibited much * judgment in relieving themselves from the awk ward dilemma, in which tho adverse faction j,laced them, by the passage of the restrictive law, at the close of the last session of Congress- Talking of Congress reminds me that' a Mass meeting is to be called here in a day or two, for the purpose of inviting men of all I parties, and elicit such an expression of opin ion on the slavery question, ns shall produce due effect in Washington, and induce mem bers to exert themselves with energy anil promptness to settle that vexed question ns speedily as possible. It is evident that we shall have little Legislation while it remains in abeyance, neither in the national or State Leg- I ,j islatorcs. Daring the month of January there arrived i at this port 13,034 passengers, being an excess j of 4,408 over the sume period last year.. It bus been frightful to contemplate the number of young mep who yearly obtain diplomas from our medical colleges, to go forth and slay, but ( § I am happy to say that this year the number has somewhat decreased. Generally the ag- v gregate is reckoned by thousands, but at pres eat the University of New York has ah ut 400 pupils, and tho old College about 1M' This is-cheering. • ; The Commissioners of Emigration ha' e just issued their annual report, by which it a f W'1'0 pears tlmt the number of passengers landed at this port daring the year 1849 w’^ 234,271. Citizeps 13,668, aliens 220,603 "