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MORNING NEWS. »;• by John in. cooper. .—— ——— ■ - W. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR terms: DAHY PAPER $4 00 I TRI-WEEKLY $2 00 All New Advertisements appear in both papers. Saturday Morning, April 13, 1830. LARGEST CIRCULATION! CP* The Daily Mobnino News has now a circu lation larger than that of BOTH THE OTHER DAI- LIES TOGETHER, and consequently is the best advebtising medium. We state this fact in justice to ourselves and for the benotit of the advertising public. Pff 8ee first page for our rates of advertising. Kp* Advertisements should be handed in at an early hour, to insure thoir appearance in the paper of the next morning. , Death.—-A gentleman named W. A. Wal- LAP, fay advanced in conBiimptiqn, came * passenger on board tho steamer St. Matthews, on her last trip to this city, from Jacksonville, * Fla./with the intention of taking passngo for Charleston. He took passngo on the General Clinch, on Wednesday alternoon, but died before tho bont’left the wharf. Wo understand ho was a resident of Charleston, and that his friends here have sent his body to that city for interment. Atheneum—Miss Cushman’s Farewell Benefit.—To-night is tho lust time we will have an opportunity of witnessing tho perfor mances of this talented lady. Wo understand that after playing a few short engagements, she will leave the stage, which she has so much adorned with heygenius and talents, and retire to private life, for the adornment of which she is no loss qualified by her many accomplish ments and charms of character. The entertainments of tho night have doubt- loss been selected with a view to the fullest display ol her extraordinary powers. No great er contrast of character could possibly be pre sented chan that afforded by tho porsonution of Meg Mcrrilet, in Guy Mannering, and Juliana in the H'oneJ Moon; in either of which, we ven ture the assertion that Miss C. has not, nor never had a superior. Those who see her in those two characters to-night, will not soon . forget her personation of them. Good Dividend.—The Directors of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company have declared a semi-annual dividend of Three Dol lars and ha alf per share, payable after the 15ih ipst. fe# 1 ' Gov. Sk* brook, of Sou tit Curolina, having tendered tho appointment of U. 8. Sen ator, to fill tho vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Calhoun, to Hon. Langdon Cheves, that gentleman declines to accept on account of extieme age and ill health. In replying to the Governor, ho says:—“I am now nearly sev enty-four yoars of age, and have been for up wards of thirty yours retired from the public service, with an absoluto^de termination never to return to it. Besides, toy health, although n<>$ bad,, is' such as to disqualify mo for the arduous duties of such an office. S • '— ._ _ , 137* Mr. Hewlett, the distinguished Tem perance Lecturer, who has been lecturing to crowded audiences for the past week, at Au gusta. took passage on Wednesday evening, for this city. • Mr. Hewlett has been engaged in the Temperance cause for tho past eight years, in ^different purls of tho United States, and has recently been Invited to act us State Lecturer by the State Temperance Society. in John Franklin.—The Minnesota Pion- hus tho following. It has reference no doubt to the rumor which has already reached us through tho correspondence of the New York Commercial: A rumor was in circulation at the moutli of Croiv Wing River on Thursday lust, tlmt a par ty of E squimaux were nr. Gull Luke, having just arrived troin Hudson Bay. The report huving been two months en route, and that Sir John Franklin with his ships, had been seen during the past winter, frozen in the ice. A second report changes it to the ship Plover which was seen frozen. The Plover, it will be remember ed was out in search of Sir John. Mr. Warren, of Gull lake, writes on the 5lh of Murch-Ed. Pioneer: Sir. I spsid thisbyalmlf breed from Pembina, who came on express to Fort Seedling, from the North West Expedi tion ship Plover, whose crew have entered Mc Kenzie’s rivgf, and are wintering at Fort George. The Philadelphia Ledger is of opinion thut if Sir John is found at ail, it will be in James' Hudson’s Bay, and suggests that the above re' port 1ms arrived in good time, to be tested by the expedition now fitting out in New York. Iree Trade in England.—Among the miscellaneous items of intelligence which we have not seen in tho compilations of the Eng. lish news, is the statement that twenty-two mills in .Rochdale and its neighborhood have stopped working altogether and that a conoid o ruble number will bo reduced to short time. This state of things is attributed to the free trade theory of Mr. Cobden, who, says the ed itor of tho Liverpool Mail, told “the legion of fools, who put faith in the vulgar impostor that if the corn laws men repealed the prosper ity of the manufacturing districts would be increased—that every laborer would bo a hap pier and better-fed. man—that morn mills and churches and chapels would be built—that I rise—that even the formers would ; all classes would reach rt and contmtednfss pre' After descanting rather severely upon those who adopted thisfuith, the editor remarks— “And now we see tho issue. The factories ure slopping. Tho profit of their labor MU not pay-far the steam. The bucket is suspend ed in the well. Free trade is Ijeggaring its own ignorant and selfish advocates’. We knew it would come to this. It lias come! ' Mr. Granti.y Bekly, a supporter of tho Whig Ministry, also came in for a pretty sound rating. The editor says of him— Without some charitable resource he would not now, though a member of parliament, have u coat to his back. His West India properly, once worth upwards of £100,000, is now not worth one farthing. It is gone. Ho was what is called a liberal, and his liberal politics have ruined him, as they are ruining hundreds of the same school and class per day. Moiling himself in this sinking, or rather sunken state, he writes a letter to Lord John Russell,in which he stales that he can no longer bo a suoporter of tho noble lord’s administration. Ho says that the Whigs, in servile imitation of Sir Rob ert Peel’s policy, are ruining the nation, and lie will not have upon his conscience anv part of tho responsibility of u calamity so fearful. Such uro said to bo the fruits office trade in England. It should bn borne in mind how ever, that this is a partisan view of the subject, and that probably the other side would bring ar guments oqually cogent in support of the theory so harshly denounced by thAlail. Free trade in Englund, too, is a very different thing from free trade in the United States. In the former it moans the abolition of the prohibito ry duties on corn, wh'le here it means the ab olition of protective duties on manufactures. In England it strikes at the landed interests, while hero it is believed to promote those interests. The system has its friends and its enemies here and there, und time alone can prove its wisdom nr its folly. [3?* We mentioned some time since the ru mor that the notorious Ryndcrs had been com missioned ks bearer of dispatches to California. We doubted the rumor ut the time, and have looked for its contradiction since. Wo noticed a few days since a paragraph in the N. Y. Mir ror, a whig paper, asking for information on the subject. ' The last number received of that paper contains a letter from Washington which we take to bo from Mr. Anderson, Chief Clerk in the War Department, in answer to the en quiries of the^editor, from which v.'e take the following extract, which will explain the grounds of tho rumor alluded to : The writer says— I will venture a decided opinion, that Ryu- dets boro no despatches from any of the De partment of this Government. But it is due to truth to say, that he showed to rr.e and others, before he left, a commision as bearer of des patches, which Mi. Clayton had given him for the sole purpose of facilitating his departure and journey. This he declared to me, and this is the whole truth. For my own part ill though I knew nothing of the transaction prior to the moment when the commission was shown to me, I have no doubt thut Mr. Clayton acted from the best of motives, socially, politically and officially; such motives, indeed, as-I would suppose would be likely to meet with the heai ty approval of nil those who do not desire the jight of his (Ryniter's) countenance” in New York. ' * A new rotary printing machine has been in vented in London, which is said to he a great improvement upon any now in use. It consists of a series of lateral cylinders, and occupies little more than half tho'spacoof the American machine. Tho printing is from stereotype, not from the inetulic type, and the number of co pies thrown oil’ by ono machine per hour is 15,- 000. Euch cylinder carries a continuous sheet equal to 2,000 copied of a journal, and each co py is cut off by the machine and tolded. The paper is not damped; the impression is sup erior to any produced on damped paper. 1 he stereotyping is an almost miraculous process. In the ordinary course of stereotyping several hours are required; here it is the work of fif teen minutes. A few sheets of tissue paper are placed together und pnssod upon tho form containing the types. Thus tho mould is form ed, the metal is poured upon it, and ns soon as it is cold the stereotypes ure ready fur the cylin- From Washington. Tho Washington Correspondent of the Now York Commercial, under date of April 6th says:— At half past three o’olock this afternoon, just after the yeas and nays had been called, on an amendment to Mr Foote’s resolution for a committee to consider and report upon all the questions concerning slavery now pending in the Senate, Mr. Clay declared that he u'as in favor of committing tho question of admitting Cali fornia with the rest. Tliis declarationWas heard with surprise, for Mr. Clay has heretofore expressed u pref erence for tho consideration of tho California question separately from all others. Moreover without the sHght est accident, had not Mr. U. made those remarks, I think it — * Melancholy Accident.—On Monday last, about 12 o’clock, as tho down train of passen ger cars was about start! 'g from Griffin, lhom- ns, the oldest son of Mr. John Coppedge, who had gone on board, in endouvorit g to jump oft', lipped and fell, with one of his legs lying along the rail. A wheel of the car passed over it lengthwise, cutting the flesh from the hone p to the knee- On Tuesday it was found ne cessary to amputate the limb, which operation the lad survived only a few hours, and died in tho evening. He was a promising youth, about fifteen years of age.— Griffin Jeffersonian. Maryland Odd Fellowship.—It appears from recent statistics that there nro upwards of 7,000 members of the various lodges in Bal timore, and more than 9,000 in the Stale. The amount of contributions received during the last quarter is $15,806 11; expenditures for charities to the Order, $9,098 53—leaving a surplus of $6,707 53. fF" The following is a specimen of the par agraphs that aie circulated in the'nortliern pa pers with a view to increase the prejudice a- guinst the South ; John M. Barrett, Esq., who was arrested in South Carolina on suspicion of being opposed to shivery, and subsequently released on bail, died at Dublin, Indiana, on the 23rd. The New Oustle Courier says, he died of a dis ease, brought on by long confinement within the damp and unwholesome walls of a southern prison. Barrett was arrested in Spartanburg, for cir culating incendinry documents, and endeavor ing to incite insurrection. Ho was confined a short time in jail, and subsequently released on bail, which he forfeited. He is as likely to havo died from any other cause, as from his con finement in jail. Effects of the Frost.—Tho Baton Rouge Gazetto of lust Saturday says: The severe frost of Wednsedny and Thurs day iiigh.s have destroyed the fruit and other tender vegetation. The cane and Cotton have suffered an irreparable injury, some fields be ing totally destroyed. The river at this place is very high, but remains at a stand. The St. Francisville Chronicle (West Felici ana) of the 30th ult. has tho following : On Sunday night we had a slight frost, that dealt hardly with the cotton and corn crop, which, on many plantations in our parish, had just made its appearance above the earth. The freeze on Wednesday night has, we (ear, totally destroyed both the cotton and corn. . Philadelphia, April 6, 1850. The launch of the steamship Susquehanna took place this morning. She glided into the water in most beautiful style, amid the acclamations of the spectators, and a salute from the guns stationed on the adjacent pier. Morton Mc- Michael, Esq., was deputed to christen the vessel with water from the noble stream after which she is named, but he was unable to break the bottle, and after two attempts it, fell overboard unbroken. The following were the words he made use of:—“I namo this good ship Susquehanna, and I predict that in times of peace she will be an ornament, and in time of war a guide and honor to our naval service." One of the sections for the dry dock was also launched from the navy-yard about 8 o’clock, probably that the vote would have been taken at once; and if. Mr. Foote’s committee hud been raised at all, this question would not have been consigned to it, but must have been permanently separated from all others. The effect of Mr. C’s remarks wa« to reopen the debate, and to postpone action. Mr Benton took the floor, and commenced one of his pe culiarly energetic speeches, and the Senate adjourned. Tlie stato of the question in the House is nearly tho same as it is in the Senate. Mr. McClernard 1ms introduced there a proposition to connect the admission ot California with that of organizing governments for the territo ries, and the struggle about to begin is whether Mr. Doty’s hill or thin shall have precedence. .The Correspondent of the Baltimore Clip per says:— The rumors respecting changes, or an entire change in tho Cabinet, increase and multiply ; there may be some truth in them ; there ought to be—for since the formation of the government there never was a Cabinet so positively unpo pular, in every sense of tho word. No oth Cabinet ever existed that could not boast of a single friend, or more enemies! Many of those wno naturally might to be friends , are equal in their enmity to the “bitter-ende-s.” Whether tho members of the Cabinet deserve it, I will not say ; hut this I will say, if they had exerted themselves to make enemies, they could not have succeeded better. General Taylor has always meant well, intended wall, and has done well whenever he could, blithe has been tied up and misdirected; either from want of knowledge and tact, or something worse, by at least the controlling power of the Cabinet. The same writer says :— It is supposed that the Hon. G. W. Craw- ford, Secretnry of War, will resign his post so soon as the Galphin Claim shall have been re ported on. The propeller steamship, built by Messrs. Birelev So Son. of Kensington, was also launched «l high tide in fine style. She is named the Constitution, and will be ready to take her place it) the Charleston line in about a month, as her engines are all ready to put up, and the heaviest portions are already on board. Comparative stateme,.tof the business of the Georgia Rail-Road for the two years end ing 31st March, 1849 and 1850 respectively: Frieglit, Mails, Passengers. &c. Total. 1849-50—$189,650 45 $437,162 86 $626,813 31 1848-49— 166 484 04 415,530 55 582,014 59 Increase, 23,166 41 21,632 31 ^*It is said that Coal has been discovered near the sea coast in California. If the report should, bo well founded, it may be of much im portance to the success of ocean steam naviga tion en the Pncifio. * 44,798 72 I3P The Cuban authorities have promulga ted very stringent passenger regulations which will be found very annoying to the inhabitants, and persons visiting the Island in the steamers. The following is a translation of a portion of the ordinunce. Transient passengers, with or without lan ding permits, who remain on shore for any cuuso, at ihe departure of the vessel, must pre sent themselves immediately to comply with the requisite of giving security to remain here legally ; if they are foreigners they may call upon tho Consuls of their respective na tions, should they wish it, to rive notice through these officers to tho authorities by writing. Pas sengers neglecting to comply with these form alities will incur a fino of ten dollars, mid be compelled to leave the island; Any person absenting himself from this is- lund without the necessary passport, and the captain of the vessel taking such person will incur a fino of from twenty-five to ono thou sand dollars each, without prejudice to other measures that may be deemed proper to take, according to the case and circumstances. These fines cun Lie made effective immediately from any property belonging to the individuals, or w hen such individuals should be found, or return to this island at any future time. . Passengers of the steamers going away again in the same vessel, and transient ones that to continue their voyage have to await here the ar rivnl of another, must have their passports countersigned, or obtain new one* in conform ity towhat is ordained in this article, and the explanation of Ihe 1st of November. [Correspondence of the Daily Morning News.] PARIS, March 20, 1850. Since writing my lust, a great political demonstra tion lias taken place in rarie, und throughout several of tlic Departments of France. I ulludo to the partial elections of the 10th of this month. The result jus tifies fully the remarks flint I ventured in my lust. I stated tlint the Republic was gaining strength daily in public opinion, nnil that the l unks of the opposition party were losing ground—in fact, the Republican Party gained, on the 10th of this month, one of the most brilliant victories ever recorded ill the history of Political parties, for, indeed, the victory was gained over the enemies of Liberty, through the electoral votes. It is the most severe rebuke tlint Royalty has experienced. The defonted party are exasperated nguinst universal suffrage; they forgot that they ex tolled it lust year, when through it, they were raised to power. I have lived long enough in the United States to witness several Presidential elections, nnd 1 must confess, that never did tho American people dis play so much dignity in exercising the most snered right of a citizen, as tho Parisians did at their InBt electoral struggle. I should, however, add, that it was not the fault of the party in power, If this solemnity was not stained with blood. The government did al 1 in its power to excite the least appearance of a row, in order to impede the progressive march of ideas, by some more stringent measures—but the wisdom of the people at large, triumphed over those diabolical machinations. The elections were conducted through out the country with a tranquility and dignity that gave to our young Republic high claims to the ndmi- ration of her elder sister of the new world. The re sult of these elections will add 21 members to the ranks of the opposition, but morally speaking, these 21 members will change tlie majority into a minority. The newspapers understand this so well, that they urge this false majority to violate the constitution, to avoid tlie triumph that awaits them in 1852. Now that the people have obtained the right of expressing their opinion legally, they have laid aside the cliarac ter of insurgents that justice imposed on them, to play the part of citizens; and wonderful to say, those very Royalists who pretend to dread so much vio lence and bloodshed, now are anxious that the ele'cto ral votes should be withdrawn i'nom the people, in order that support may he given to a throne that has crumbled under tlie weight of its own corruption and despotism. Carnot, Vidal and DeFlotte, are the three Republi can candidates that have triumphed in Paris, by a vote of 132,797 votes, against 125,643 of tlie defeated jiarty. In considering these two results under their real uspect, the majority of the opposition is indeed much larger than the figures indicate—for it is well known thatpereonal interests, through the assistance of the Clergy, of die Government, and the rich advo cates of royalty, have procured at least 80,000 votes The opposition party then musters from 40 to 45,000 independent voters—that is to say, men voting thro' conviction. Again we should deduct from this num ber, a vast body of merchants and contractors, who, properly speaking, have no political opinions—but yield in a great measure to the influence of their rich patrons and employers. 1 give you these remarks, they are well studied, and you may now judge if the Republican party has anything to fear from the attacks of the friends and supporters of royalty. Again, what gives so much weight to this Republican ma jority is, the fact that the army reckons 1000 votes more than tne ranks of the opposition; and you inny well suppose that every effort was made to prevent such n result—a result that clearly proves to this Pre sident, that his brow will never be encircled with an imperial crown. I have said above that the govern ment did its best to bring about a row und fracas. If space would admit, 1 could sustain these assertions from tlie violent articles that tlie journals publish daily, to excite the people—hut ns I lack space nnd time, I will content myself with giving you in a few words a version of the whole matter. To arrive at these infernal ends, the party in power caused the liberty trees to be cut down. These trees had been planted the day after the February revolu tion. Not satisfied with this, they caused to be re moved tcjthi.11 the last two weeks, the crowns that had been deposited at the foot of the column erected in July, at the base of which, were buried tlje bodies of those citizens killed in the atruggle that produced the Republic. But those disgraceful insults were treated us they deserved, with contempt. A change in the cabinet was looked for after these elections, for indeed the coun try could not protest with more vigor and energy against the policy of the government, and the high handed measures of the majority—but to the aston ishment of all no change has taken place, with the exception of the dismissal of Mr. Ferdinand Barrot, whose place has been filled by Mr. Bnrochc, a man of the reaction party, of mediocre capacity. The royidis t journals carry their rage to such an extent that they have ventured to publish the names of several mer chants that voted for the candidates of the Republi can party. These violations perpetrated upon the constitution, and upon-the free exercise of tlie rights of suffrage were denounced in the assembly by a mem ber. The cubiuct, through Mr. Burrocho in replying to this just and reasonable appeal, did hut add fuel to fire. Mr. Segur d’Agueesau curried frankness so far, as to say to Mr. Jule Favro, that the vote of the 10th of March, was a war vote. Mr. Favre replied, you have just given utterance to a revolutionary expression. The assembly by a large majority have again entrusted the education of the youth of the country into the hands of the Jesuits. This law is rather displeasing to the Republican party and will certiduly he repealed in 1852. The Politics of the other European powers are pretty much in statu quo. The mediation offered by France between England and Greeco has been accepted by tho English cabinet The block ade of Greece has ceased, if not in fact, at least by right If idl tlie powers of Europe hud not remonstrated at this iniquitous spoliation, Englnnd would have swallowed the country, of Homer, as she lias done so many before, to enrich not the English people, but only the Aristocracy of the three united kingdoms. But tliis impudent Aristocracy has seen its best days. The spirit of reform, of justice, and of intellectual progress has for some time past made rnpid advances on British soil. Two or three days af ter the elections of the 10th df March ono of the pa pers in Paris published a letter from an Englishman residing in Paris, in which letter he paid u high tribute of respect to the French people for their moderate and very orderly conduct at the elections. This writer stated that after England had given to France tlie example of a representative government, the latter had laid it aside to establish a republic, on tlie basis of universal suffrage, but that the English na tion would not remain long behind the French as re gards at least electoral reform. N ow what is to be the future fate of English royidty 1 The Pope is still at Portici. The Spanish army that was to cause his nominal authority to he respected has just returned to Spuin. The greatest part of the French army has left the states of Pious IX. It is however, asserted that on the 5th of the month, at n consistory held at Portici, it was decided, after a long and sharp discussion, that the successor of St. Peter should return to Rome at Easter, p —- lieu wilt thou lie freed from the tyrants wl nephew of Napolcan has recalled under ti„!°I n . ,lle heaven. y bn 8lu Germany is still in confusion. Her kings and i thousand princes are disputing over the spoils they have obtained in driving back liberty (; " " unity will never take place under monarchical""* 11 emment. Tho Republicans look only f or a ftvor g °J' opportunity to he quit of.Roy ally, but this option,,! ■! is yet too lhr distant and remote. The R„„„ party in Germany lack great and influential a *" that country should exchange her dreamins „hn pliers for practical politicians. Rj Feift fltm * Wo ' her formidable armies towards Poland in ord t she may avail herself of tlie first opportunity , dispatch the monster liberty that has been harr • ° hdr slumbers for some time, hut 1 do not for" meat.entertain the thought that the Cossacks of nT cdos will ever come and take n dish of soup wit]*, u soldiers of the French Republic, and that f or , very cogent reasons: Prinio, before the Co ,.° would rench France, they would lmvc to ovctc', the German Republicans; Second, that the m 4 French Republicans nre not less dangerous t T enemies of liberty, than those of 89, who, for25 v * overcame the whole of Europe. ’ * year,< , One word now as regards commercial matter Business is rather dull iif consequence of fi, e , tion, nnd it will require yet one month to riv" healthy tone to trade. I forgot to mention to that the day after the election tho conquered n'J, shouted with rage that all was now lost, nnd that t cicty would be disorganlz. d : but tide is now pa8 ,j n and all things are being restored to order. The pm l' nre still about, crowds are to he seen in the public L* dens, streets, walks and theatres. Commerce bri-W ens up. Public funds had fallen ns low as 4f. ; „ reaction and a healthy one at that, has taken place how. ever. The retail business suffered much during the Week of the election. Tho manufacturing districts were wise enough not to permit themselves to be hurried by tho many and varied reports, and every day most fnvornhlo accounts nro received from them There is fropi all quarters great demand for working material of all kinds! lull opes of seeing the price of cotton fall, purchasers had withheld from acting large ly in that line, but as this expected fall has not yet ar rived, and us the season for retail business is fast ap proaching, it will be necessary that the stores should muke their assortment for the season; this will drive them to purchase. Cottons still continue the same at Havre. The reports from Liverpool are by no means flattering. The Manchester manufactories have di minished their purchases by one half. The Elections in Paris produced a very baneful influence over the Hnvre market. The activity that prevails at Rouen, and at St. Quinton will no doubt produce a very salu tary effect upon the price of cotton, if as is very prob able, tills activity maintains itself. At Nantes and Bordeaux tlie sugar market is very dull, there is hard ly sugar enough in both of tlie named places to^upply the wants of the people. The Coffee mnrket is very dull, the article however has gone up some, in consequence of news from Lon don. Wc learn from Aveignon that silks are still atu high nmrk, and great demand for them at Lyons. If 1 have gone in to thesejmrticulurs.it is because I thought that I might be of service to some of your numerous readers, for your paper is calculated to convey iS- formation to ull classes of society. R. [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] Washington, April 8th, 1850. We get in safety over Mr. Benton’s speed]. It contained no new views and arguments in the premises, and did not call fora special re futation. Mr. Clay nevertheless rose, and show ed himself perfect tnaster of the old Roman principle, ridendo castigarc mores. He ridi culed especially the idea put forth by Mr. Ben ton, thut the honor of the State of California required thut she should be considered by her self. She was tlie middle sister of New Mexi co and Utah, and need not now, after mukln; a run-away match, “cock up her nose" at be ing put in their company in ono and the same bill. Neither was she a State now. She is no more than a territory, just like her oldersis- ter New Mexiro, or her younger sister Utah, and no more, until the. action of Congress shall make her u State. Mr. Cloy not only answer ed all objections of Mr. Benton, but remained himself perfectly unanswerable. Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, avowed himself in favor of the non-action policy ; said he slnniiJ vote for the proviso if attached, and then vote against one and all territorial bills. He let the cat completely out of the bnig, and his speech will do much towards uniting the two hills of Mr. Douglass into one. He has given the Sen ate sufficient cause to suspect his motives. The day proved a feast of reason, and as fit as Clav, Cass and Foote Were concerned, also ono of soul. Clay has literally reconquered his former position in the Senate. He standi there, in spite of the administration, the ac knowledged leader of that body. - X- Virginia and the Nashville Convex tion.—In Virginia, the strong Wing countyct Augusta has declined to send delegates to dm Southern Convention; and in Albemarle coun ty, the general meeting decided against it U' a vote of 282 to 180. The Richmond Enqui rer used to say, on the eve of an election m Virginia, “As goes Albemarle, so goes In gmia.” The largest slave holders in the conn ty, it is stated, were among this large majontj against the convention. Notwithstanding di however, the minority immediately organiz'd- with Mr. Stevenson, (lato minister to London, and Mr. Leake (late member of Congress) 1 rnong them, and appointed 17 delegates tod 1 district Convention to elect delegates to d |J Nashvillo convention. Madison, another conn ty in that district, also appointed delegates- Tho Democrats of Jefferson county also s* : ported t1io Southern Convention; and the C0UI ties of Westmoreland, King George and 1" cess Anno, havo appointed delegates distinction of party. CF* The Amesburv ( Mass.) Manufacture Company have purchased a library of six . dred volumes of valuable books for the u without their operatives. Boston, April 7 S»t- The family of Dr. Park man paid, 0 ^ urdav, voluntarily, lo Littlefield, the t ^ $3,000, offered by them for the discove j the remains of tho late Dr. Parkman. Boston, April jj- Mrs. Webster and her three daughters ^ a visit to Gov. Briggs, at the Adams veslerday. The interview lasted abou It is said to have been painfully i ,lte ' e * uc fn- Their pleadings for mercy towards 1 jj- tnnntc husband nnd father were » nlen . feeling. It is supposed they have nte< impression upon the Governor.