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fiBORmup I Mnuc* ileal American AITTIn n Central nr itinnctual occnpancvof the Mosquito ''fiinn - in a a rtrrt!““Ttr_T* ni - - tt —1 TcvTirirPg^jnpijou of persons ore entitled to Pioilfy,.there remama the question of the Bay Islands, as to which there is more of controver sy—at least, in appearance, it is due to perfect frankness to nay that the act of Her Majes ty’s gorernment, establishing. *> late as tho year 1852 (and in apparent contradiction to the exprew letter of the Convention of 1850.) a colony at Bar Islands, has left a disagreeable impression on the minds of the Government and people of the United States. Possessing, as Great Britain docs, numerous colonial establishments, in all oartsof the world, many of them in the West I mlies, it luts not beeu readily seen what inducements of in terest she can have had to establish a new col ony uuder the peculiar cireuiustauoea of the »‘me, in the iruluniScant territory of the Bay Nor on looking back beyond the fuel a aty’s warrant establishing the colony o. tue ti .j ldAudi.nud considering the state of thinn existing in that quarter at the date of the Convention of 1850, does this Government well <ee on what ground it can be maintained that Great Britain at that time had possession of the Bay Islands, which coaid be deemed rightful, either as respects the engagements with the United States or territorial sovereignty of the Republic of Honduras. 1 do not under stand the Earl of Clareudon positively to assert that tw*» FUv Islands are dependencies ot the rat at Belize. He indicate*, to c'The question whether the Bay Islands do or do not belong to that Republic, and 011 u,to whit extent of country' *1 iulhe term -Mosquito Court,” claim according to the established public law of 11 real Britaiu, of the United States, or of the independent States which have succeeded Spain in America, remembering no Power exists ou the part of Great Britain and the Uuitcd States, to dispose of the sovereign rights of Nicaragua or of any other State of Central America. Mr. Mnrcy concludes os follows; All these questions of political geogra phy regard in the first instance, the sove reignty and jurisdiction of the indepen dent States of Central America. Great Britain and the United States have no pretension thus to intervene, except for the purpose of defining their own mutual obligations, arising out of engagements they may have contracted in Older to as sure how far they coueerned the neutrali ty and independence of the American Isthmus. Regarded only a3 collateral considerations affecting the construction of the treaty betwc-cu the United States and Great’ Britain, they arc questions an uK-iinatinn ou the part of the British which, if not determinable by agreement .ninea „i.i m between the two governments themselves, the President would not decline to refer to arbitration. He is aware of the exis tence of nnuy practical obstacles to the adjustment of any international differen ces of this nature by arbitration, of which difficulties Great Britain and the United States had experience in the attempt to settle, by such means, a previous contro versy on the subject of the boundary be tween the United States and the British provinces in North America. The President does not doubt that auy one of the Powers of Europe which should consent to undertake the task of such arbitration as is now proposed, would perform the duty with perfect impartial ity, but to apply to any power to do this, would l)e to asls of them an act which, if granted, would add to their own domes tic duties, the labors and burden of set tling the complicated differences of other governments. He would greatly prefer that, in a controversy like the present, turning on points of political geography, the matter should be referred to some one or more of those eminent men of science, who do honor to the intellect of Europe to maintain such a claim, but concedes at the same time that it is a debateabletjaestion. The President does not permit himseli for a moment to entertain the idea that the Earl of Clarendon will insist upon auy claim of right in Central America incompatible with the most sacred re spect for oil the stipulations of the treaty as un derstood by Her Majesty’s Government.’ Of course he looks to see what are the right ful sources of the British title to the Bav Islands suggested by the Earl of Clarendon, fie finds them in the statement of May 2, H54,03 com municated to Mr.Buelianan and by him transmit ted to this Department- Her Majesty’s govern ment admits in that paper that Kuatan was claimed and militarily occupied by the former republic of Central America as successor to the rights of Spain, but asserts at the same time the adverse British claim, manifested by acts of au thority, military and civil, and by acts of act ual possession. Occasional acts of military authority by captains of British »hip3 of war, or civil authority by the superintendent of Belize, are insuflicient, it is obvious, to deter mine the claim of the title as against the coun ter claim of the Repablic of Central America, or State of Uondurus. No relinquishment of title by the latter is alleged, except in certain declarations reported to have been made by the Central American commandant of Truxillo, who, whatever he uny have said, could have no power to cede away the territory of Honduras The occupation ot Ruatan by British subjects, as Us origin and character are descried in the statement, presents none of the conditions of rightful possesion. Its language on that point I an j America, and who, with the previous ia • “Wit .tin has l..ir. n nf iln VMM n-itfinnt f>r>v - . • . * is : "Ruatan has been, of late years, without any instigation on the part of Her Majesty’s gov ernment, spontaneously occupied by British sub jects.” It is not presumable that the spontaneous occupation of Rutan by British subjects, without instigation on the part of Her Majesty's gov ernment—that is, an act of mere invasion by unauthorized private persons—will be per»ever- ingly insisted upon by I-ord Clarendon as a foundation claim by Great Britain to the sove reignty or even rightful possession of the Bay Islands. It cannot have escaped the attentio’u of Her Majesty’s government that the political condition of Belize, as fixed by the treaty, is not itself, one of territorial sovereignty. There fore Great Britain could never have acquired in right of Belize, and the assumed dependencies thereof, the territorial sovereignty of the Bay Islands. In a word, this government believes that the Bay Islands belong to the State of Hon duras, and that, therefore, the occupation of consent of their respective governments, might well undertake the task of deter mining such questions to the acceptance, as well of her Majesty’s government as that of the United States. You are in structed, therefore, to enter iuto commu nication with her Majesty's principal Se cretary of Foreign Affairsin relation to Cen tral America, in order to ascertain, in the first place, whether the existing differen ces cannot be promptly terminated by di rect negotiation, and, if thev cannot,’then to discuss the condition of arbitration upon those points of difference as to which alone this method of settlement seems ‘requisite or applicable;jit being assumed that oth- after that, i, anu mac, uiereiore, me- occupation 01 1 * -• ,. , P ~ ..,^...11 them, and still more, their colonization by Great • * r . P? 10 *® difference \\ ould, Britain, are coutrary to the tenor of her treaty 1 yield, a? a matter ol course, to conference with the United States, as being the occupation j between the Earl of Clarendon aud vour- and colonization of part of Central America, j self, conducted in the spirit of cordiality But, the British government thinks differently, 1 f ,„.i and, upon the question whether the Bay Islands ! a ' , unkne**. which belongs to tour per- are subject to occupation and colonization by i sonal relations, and which is dictated by Great Britain, notwithstanding her treaty with . the true interests both of the United the United .States, the two governments are at j States and Great Britain. ta "' this retrospect of the several j , 1 Sir ' re-pfctfuiiy. your obedient ; servant. W. L. Mabcy. tVEDXESDAV MOIt.M.VG, JIVE *. Upon this retrospect of points of difference between the two go’ ernments, ilie President is not able to’per ceive that any useful result would ensue either from calling on a third Power tu say whether the convention is or is not prospective in its operation, in the .sense of that idea as expressed by her Majesty's j ( i.vci.vvati coxventio.v government, for if that question should,; by any possibility, happen to be resolved KAVani Ei.iudPiniiUni— iim ii- in favorof Great Britain, all tbe substan-1 tial points of difference between tbe two 1 countries would remain untouched; as, j TErjBG-HAPHIO. anaii to lx- Nominated. |*| If If Ci.vci.vxati, dune 2.—It U evident that Buch- being wholly independent of the question ! l>e r *? Tnim,ted to ‘ m J' TT01ir ’ (Tuesday,) of construction, the dispute would still ex- /K <m . se 5° n<1 or tIie ^inl, ist as to what rightful possessions, at the ^ vjn S' Confidentially authorized the date of tb*- convention, Great Britain ae-1 J ,,* al f of h« name. Minds. is exited tuallv had in Central America. And if! * ™ on tfl * *««« ballot to it is now contended by the British govern-1 **«?,*?]? Jhi0 ' ['*>*&* Tennessee, meat, that, in the name of the Mosquito ’ q a # r,f * 0r ^ 0, VV1- of the Indians, Great Britain may take, with j - nren ,on * military force, and hold, San Juan or anv \ ..... b*^vn dupatcu.] other point in Central America,such pre-! ., - ,JfJC ‘ 3.—John E. Ward Evp, of tension would be so totally irreconcilable i >eo . rg,a ' ““ been made President of the Con- vit “ ’ \j& of the independence and neu- i ven *J* a * i he anti-Benton delegate! from Mi* traiity oi the Isthmus as to l ender the j iavfe ,tc ' u a(Jrf ‘ iUcd - convention worse than nugatory to the i,. lCl , r , e ^/ lrt ^ ma< ie as to the contestants from United .States. Instead of submitting to! !*** J or *’ yet the Softs apparently fetaud the arbitration a pretension involving such I c 'b aDce for admission, consequeuces, or in other way consenting | T • Ari * an U ( ; mentfi have been completed, by which to restore to effect the treaty with such | ~ ou £ laB tfelds to Buchanan-taking a promise possible construction,it would,in the judge- i for __ raent of the President, be his duty to j propose its annulment, so as to release tbe i t * 11 \ 01 next P a ff e - Unite* 3 - from obligations not at- Citv Taxes.—The notice of the city Marshal tended bv any benefits, and which obiiga* i in elation to tax executions will claim the at- tions, thus unattended, the United Stales : terjt5c,Q <>f parties interested. did not intionally incur, they having en- G ,. rrv —7TTA r~ tered into treaty onlv on the supposition i ' ‘ u . ert T ! ot of su P crior « reen tar * that absolute reciprocity of restriction:- *>', „ '* e ,n *1*18 morning’s paper. “A was incurred by Great Britain. i lllc Ac ~ I rejjeat, if tbe treaty i-oulil, by any i Deatli from tli. Olt. (,1 n Rattlesnake, possibility whatever, have tin- construction j Gentlemen arrived from Bulloch county last of leaving Great Britain in possesion or j evening, inform ns that Mr. Hcniy Davis Jr., military control of tile Atlantic coast of gentleman residing in that county, was bit by „ Central America, ia the name of Mos-! large Rattle Snake, while walking a few hnn- quito Indians, nnd with powers to colonise 1 dred yards from his house yesterday, and died insular positions commanding it, on the j from its effect,. ground of their having been “'spoutone onsly occupied by British subjects," while the United States are restrained from all such rights of control and ac quisition, that in the estimation of the President, would be to deprive the treaty of moral force, both because it would thus cease to have" reciprocal effect and because tbe United States did not inten tionally enter into any such engagement, and if such were a possible construction whether it would not then become the duty of the United States to seek for the rnoBt honorable means of being discharged from sucli obligations, and render lliem- selvcs perfectly free to rc-c-lablisb their proper relation ns an American power, to tho transit routes of the American isth mus and the general independence of America. .In fine,tho president cannot consent to any act which implies the existence ol a p«j. sible doubt ns to tliis (joint, as the conven tion of 1850, construed ill the sense above Bupposcd, would not bo the treaty into which the United States entered, nor can he do anything which could be taken to admiteither directly or impliedly that there is a question in his mind relative to the true construction of thut Convention,nndlie feels bound to take care that in entertaining the pressent proposition of arbitration lie shall not be understood ns actuated by the slightest feeling of distrust regarding the treaty rights of the United States; but the President is not prepared to say that some of the questions of fact concer ning which the two Government difler, may not lie conveniently determined by arbitration or by some analogous method. Of this class of object of inquiry is the question, what are tho rightful limits of tlic establishment at Belize on the side of the State of Honduras. He was bitten ia the forenoon ami was not found for sonic time after, when be was so near death as to render all remedies unavailable. After be was bitten be corded bis leg with bis suspenders, and then killed tbe reptile. He proceeded towards bis bouse a short dis tance, and finding that lie could go no further, bung bis hat upon a bush and lay down, where bo was found- Ho was much respected, and has left a wire nnd some five or six children, and numerous friends to mourn bis loss. Bi.ACKWoon s Macuzine, for May, lias been received by Col. Williams, ft offers an interest ing table of contents, us follows: England's Political Future; On Fish Ponds and Fishing Boats; betters from the Banks of the Irawadee; Metamorphoses, a Talc, Part I.; The Scott Abroad; The Man ol the Sword; The Art of Travel; Tho Peace. Pillillr Sal<-«» The following sales of property, took place at tin; Court House yesterday ; •TO slimes Central Railroad Stock, dividend in cluded, at fin; so. 2 lots eoruernf IJberty and West llroiul street, at U S00, tar both. 2 Iota with improvements, in rear of the Richardson estate, bead of llroughson street, brought $0,800. Several shares of Central Railroad Stock, at fib! 00,0 shares Savannah, Albany A Oulfllall read Stack, at 115000. “ r , B ' mnH °Klethorpo I,nan Association, at $.12 00 per fihnre. Improvements on lot No. 57, Walton Ward Itobcrtsvlllo, 00 by 100 feet, sold for *1 050 ’ bota Nos.40,4', 42, 43 and U, Oglethorpe, sold on an average of loo 00 each. Om.ETIlOIIE MtlTDAI, bOAX ASSOCIATION.— Last evening, $7000 were sold as follows: 3000 at 12 per cent 1,000 at 13J, 1,000 at 14 and 3,000 at 15 per cent Matter*: We took occasion some two or’ three weeks ago. to call attention to the constant lnumlla* tion of Hutchinson's Island and proposed at some leisure momenta to express an opinion or two on the subject. The Island, as It now stands, Is in the worst condition tor the health of the city that possibly could exist. Lands of the character of those which lie opposite the city are In the best Hani tary condition, when they are planted In com or small grain requiring a thorough drainage— particularly those kinds of grain which will not bear in tho slightest degree an accumulation of water. The next most advantageous is where the lands being thoroughly banked with sulfi- cient trunks Ac., to exclude the water, areal- lowed to lie waste without any culture whatever. After these too it would be far better to allow the lands to be planted in Rice, and permit the tide to flow in and out at every rise and fall, than to let it lie waste and be inundated. When fields are put in order for the planting of Rice, they are supplied with large ditches, running parralled with the banks which arc called Pace Ditches—from these Face Ditches run trans versely across the fields what are designated quarter-drains. By this system of drainage n field is instantaneously dried as the tide falls from the lands. The great objection to the culture of rice up on the body of rice land, which la under the dry culture contract, is not anything in the rice plant itself, but in the method of its cultivation. Tbe water which is placed upon the rice about tbe middle of July and kept there without change for six weeks, to mature the grain. Is the cause of the malaria which is so dis astrous in its effects. If the water be allow ed to run on the island at all it would be better that It should be planted in rice, with the pro viso, that the water should not be retained, but ebb and flow with the tide. If planted in this way the ditches would be obliged to be kept perfectly clear,‘and there never would be re maining any stagnant water. As the case now stands, with the ditches grown up with grass and weeds, it Is impossible that the land should be freed from the pools of water exposed to the sun: the imperfect drainage does not give time before the reflux of the tide covers it again.— Every person who has any knowledge of these matters will appreciate the weight of the objec tion to leaving the land In its present condi tion. We are well aware of the difficulty which Is ateudant upon keeping lands of that descrip tion in order, and particularly of putting it in a proper condition at this season of the year. It the City Is to remain in possession of these lands fur any length of time, a .substantial eu. bankment should lie put up, with trunks which are intended simply for the purpose of drain age.— It will be found hard to obtain labor uow for the proper execution of the work. White labor is impossilbe, as the work is unsuited to the constitution of the whites during the hot months. Black’s are almost beyoud the pro bability of obtaining. That something must be done however, there is no denying. It would be well for the City to employ some one who is competent in knowledge of such work, to uuder. take the matter. A person who has had some acquaintance with some Rice Plantation would be tbe best of all others. Persons need not be alarmed at the recent increase of water upon the Island ; the cause of it is the prevalence of easterly winds which serve to drive up the tides to an unusual height* Indignation Meeting In New York* An immense meeting couvened in New York last Friday night, to denounce Mr. Brooks, From the Commercial, we learn that the Taber nacle was never before filled with an audience at once so numerous, so influential in character and position, and so enthusiastically unani mous in sentiment and feeling. Tbe oldest merchant of the city, George Griswold, Esq.; presided, the meeting being called to order by John A. Stevens, Esq., presi dent of the Bank of Commerce. speeches were made by Daniel Lord, Esq. Hon. Samuel B. Ruggles, Cbas. King, Esq., Hon. Edw. B. Morgan, John A. Stevens, Joseph Hoxie, and Wm. M- Evarta, and, as a matter of course, Henry Ward Beechor—all breathing a most imflammatory spirit. We give some of the resolutions: Resolved, That we sincerely and respect fully tender oar sympathy to Senator Sumner in tbe personal outrage inflicted upon him. Resolved, That we discover no trace or trait, either in the meditation, the preparation, or the execution of this outrage by Preston 8. Brooks, which should qualify the condemnation with which we now pronounce it brutal, murderous and cowardly, giResolved. That to urge the casual violence or an individual to tbe disgrace and injury of the community in which he lives, and of the social institution of that community, is ungen erous and unjust, until it appears that such community approves the act and applauds the actor, but when such concurrence of public sentiment and public action are manifested on authentic evidence, the private outrage is swal lowed up in the public injamij, and the question involved is enlarged to an immense magnitude and importance. Resolved. That we have witnessed with un mixed astonishment and the deepest regret, the clear, bold, exulting espousal of the outrage and justification and honor of its perpetrator, exhibited by Senators and Representatives ot Slave States without distinction of party, in their public places, and by the public press, without distinction of party, in the same por tion of our country, ana that upon the present state of the evidence, we are ibreed mori un willingly to tbe sad conclusion that the general community of the Slave States is in complicity in feeling and principle, with the system of in timidation and violence for the suppression ol freedom of speech and of the press, of which the assault on Senator Sumner is the most sig nal, bnt not the singular instance. That we sincerely hope that, on fuller and calmer con sideration, the public men and public press aud the general community of tbe Slave States, will give us n distinct manifestation of their sentiments, which wiill enable us, too, recon sider our present judgment. But suppose, gentlemen, the South shall not, on a further considertlon, give such manifesta tions of their sentiments as will enable you to reconsider your present judgment—what then? Wflat will yon do abont it ? Perhaps the South ern people will prove utterly indifferent to your censure. Perhaps they are as independent of New York as New York is of them. That is our impression. And as you have thought proper to give expression to your views pretty freely, of our course, toe will do the same of yours. Our opinion then is, that in thus play ing into the hands of the Abolitionists—placing blazing faggots under their boiling cauldron— you are doing very little for the perpetuation of the Union, to which you profess so much devo tion. Whether your merchants by thus giving their sanction to the Massachusetts Senator’s foul aspersions of the South, and everything Southern, can increase the profits of their trade with the Abolitionists, we know not. If, ns is likely, this was one of their objects, we would suggest to Southern traders and planters wheth er they cannot, to some extent, at least, avoid competition with your Abolition favorites by making their purchases this side of the island of Manhattan. New York, through her most accredited organ, having put the whole South under the ban of infamy, decent self-respect would prompt the South to have just os little dealing with New York as may be practicable. The Paris correspondent of the New York Courier 4• Enquirer, of the 15th May, says that considerable uneasiness had been felt for some time past concerning the health of the Empress Eugenie. Her not appearing in public for so long a period after her confinement, and her being seated during the ceremony of her church- * n B> ffave rise to this idea. She, however, ap peared on the 14th, in her open carriage, in tho Bi.sde Boulogne, accompanied by the Empe ror. She is stated to have ‘ 1 looked cbarqiingly^ was obvious that her Umbs were sup ported by some mechanical contrivance." The same correspondent states that in conse quence of the late frosts great damage has been done to the vine iu that portion of the country In which the Burgundy jrlne* are produced. Action of the Clncthnntl Conventlrm The Journal of Commerce, one of the very few conservative papers now left in the North, speaks In forcible terms of the responsibility resting upon the ColVention now in session at Cincinnati. Its members (says that paper) are not called upon to decide upon the expedien 1 cy or uon-expediency of a National Bank; tbe comparative advantages or disadvantage of Free Trade or Protection; nor upon any dis puted question of internal improvement; but they are called upon to protect the organ ic law of the Confederacy against the as- units ol fanaticism and intolerance, to resist any attempt Vo sever the Union of the States; to assert the civil and religious liberty of our countrymen; to proclaim, not for the present but for all time, the Constitutional right of tbe people to regulate their own affaire, and to con tend for aud maintain those cardinal doctrines of the Democratic political creed, which are the groundwork of our constitutional system, which it is our bouuden duty to our patriot ancestow, to our cotemporaries aud to future generations, to preserve iuviolatc, as the very essence of the Charter of our Freedom. Whatever nomina tion they make to the highest executive offices of the State, will not improbably be ratified by the people in Novenber. The trust therefore confided to them is as responsible as it is lofty. The Charleston Courier, in some remarks on the same theme, takes occassion to say that whatever preferences may be entertained for either of the three prominent candidates, we believe that the Southern people would support the nomination of afiy one of them with cheer- fnlnes and great unanimity. And so we say and sincerely believe. Rev. Dr. Crawford. From the following extract from a letter to the Nashville Banner, it will be seen that Dr. Crawford the President of Mercer University has accepted an appointment in Tennessee. His removal will be a serious loss to his denomina tion in Georgia. v Since 1 have been here 1 have met with my friend and old acquaintance, Mr. Eaton, tbe President of Union University. I am informed that this College is in a highly prosperous con dition—numbering 'largely over 200 students In addition to tbe present able and well-trained corps of teachers, the services of Mr. Crawford of Ga., have been secured—a son of the late Wm. H. Crawford, the first man 1 ever voted for lor President of the United States. Freirek View of Mr. Crompton 1 * Feeling in the NuKTU-WesT.—A letter from Madison Indiana describing a meeting which was addressed by Lane, says : I heard it said, after the meetiug, that India na would now seu&ten thousand men to Kan. sas, with Col. Lane at their head, if the money could be had. The news of the attack on Law rence came simultaneously with that on Sum ner. I felt the common thrill that pervaded the commou mind. Men came out without dis tinction of party or opinions. They say, “We will carry Indiana by a whirlwind”—and if you were to see and hear them, you would be lieve them, “Kansas and liberty" is the watch-cry of the Northwest, and she will go iu an unbroken phalanx for the Republican ticket. ' D. B. Extraordinary Proceeding* tu Matua* j clintel . PROPOSALYO SPEND TEN THOUSAND DOL LARS OF THE PUBLIC MONEY IN |AID OF THE FREE STATE CAUSE IN KANSAS— THE KNOW’ NOTHINGS THREATENING TO invade Washington. Boston, May JO,1856 Id the House of Representatives to-day, the following resolution was offered by Mr. C. Hale, of the BostoriMd vert iter, member from Boston, nnd was referred to a committee:— Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be allowed aud paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth to his Excellency the Governor, to be by him applied in whole or part, iu such manner not repugnaut to the constitution and laws, as shall most effectually aid the peo ple of Kansas who were represented in the convention which assembled at Topeka in October, 1855, in maintaining their rights a3 men and citizens under the constitution of the United States; and that the Gov ernor, by and with the advice aud consent of the Council, have authority to appoint such agents to disburse the ’said sum as may be necessary, and ,the agents so np pointed shall account ,onlv to him for the money by them expended’, and the Gov ernor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant accordingly. The American ’Council. No. 432, of Worcester, have resolved that in case of personal outrage and violence being threatened to Mr. Sumner’s colleague and others representing the old Bay State in Congress, we agTee to hold ourselves prepared to depart at an hour's notice for the capital of our country, if tbe demand is necessary, to defend the delegation from this State in Congress against personal attack from Southern assassins. y. The Washington correspondent of the French paper of New York, supposed to represent the feeling of the French Minister, treats the dis missal of Mr. Crompton as a question of more gravity than we have attached to it. He writes as follows: The blow will be so much the more keenly felt in England, as the last articles or the Lou don journals indicate confidence that the dia- e tch of Lord Clarendon would be accepted by » United States aa a sufficient satisfaction. That disposition of the public mind assures to the Ministry the support of Parliament and of puplic opinion, for all the measures it may think proper to take by way of reprisals- If Mr. Pierce and Mr. Marcy have counted on anything else, as is too probable, the disillusion will not be long coming, and the return of Mr. Dallas will soon awakeu them from their com placent error. Thukshax, May 29, 8 P. M. . . . Neither the conciliatory form which has per force been given to the response, nor the distinction established between the Euglish Government and Its agents, can sweeten the bitterness of tbe deed. None of that considera tion displayed to Lord Clarendon has been shown to Mr. Crampton. The dispatch which announced the reason for his d ismissal was not even communicated to him. It was sent di rectly to London by yesterday’s steamer, and it was only after the departure of the steamer, was officially known here, that his passports were addressed to him (From the St. Louis Republican, May 28th.) Shocking Murder.—Seven Persona Butchered nnd Burnt, St. Joseph, May 22,1856.—Last night one of the most diabolical aud terrible murders occurred within four miles of this city, that ever shocked a community or outraged humanity. Mr. Jacob Friend, with his wife aud five children, resided in a neat cabin, em bowered by ancient forests upon the bord er of the beautiful lake which lies just be low our town, and cultivated in a quiet but profitable way, a piece of land which he had lately reclaimed from the wilder ness. 4 Young Barada was there last evening, and left them all in the enjoyment of health aud happiness. This morning, a young lady was passing, and found the houk and its inhabitants iu ashes. The news spread like wild-fire, and in a few hours many^rom our city aud neigh borhood were on the spot. The question with every one was, how so many persons could have been burned in one room. The cabin contained but one room about sixteen feet square, with two doors, a window and a fire place. The window and the fire place were in the opposite sides. On either side of the window, with their feet towards the doors, lmd stood the beOs in which the family slept. From where the beds stood, egress was easy and convenient through the window aud the doors. It was hardly possible then, that persons—a man of 45, a woman of 40 young man of 13 a girl of 16 and.o small children conld have beeu burnt from fire originating in the fire place. There were too many ways of escape. Nor for the same reason could they nave been burned to death, if the fire had been communi cated to any part of the building. The con clusion, then, before any examination, was that murder, most foul and unnatural, had been busy with his bloody knife, be fore the fire was ignited. The jury of inquest are now sitting. They have arrived at no further conclu sion, as yet, than that it was u horrible murder.’ Commercial Intelligence. |°aB3SS2S aft, ei:. N EW York Money Market.—The Commercial Advertiser of last Saturday evening saj’s: The week closes with decidedly more case in the money market, and capital is rather press ed upon the market on call at seven per cent First class short paper rules at seven to eight' per cent, and longer dates and names less known at eight to nine per cent. There is a general feeling of confidence that the present difficulties between the United States and Great Britain will lie amicably arranged, and this is evidently the belief of oar government. On no other grounds can the renewal of the offer to redeem the outstanding public stocks of the countly, in advance of their maturity, and at a high premium, be accounted for. Were the government at all apprehensive that we are upon the eve of a war, which could not be other wise than a costly one.it is but reasonable to suppose that it would be more anxious to devise means to replenish the Treasury, than to deplete it, by the redemption of obligations years in ad vance of their becoming due. A Fresh Account of the Destruction of Lnxvrence, (l'iom the Doniphan CbnstituUonaliflt, K-T.) We have just arrived from that notorious abolition hole, Lawrence. On Wednesday even ing, the 21st, about 500 men, under the direc tion of the United States Marshal, assembled before the town, and demanded that the arms in Lawrence be given up, and he be allowed to arrest those for whom he had writs. They sub. mitted to tho demand, and unconditionally surrendered, giving up four pieces or cannon and some twenty Slmrpe’s rifles. Before the Marshal dismissed the men, Sher iff Joues, though hut lately shot by one of tbe cowardly traitors in the darkness of the night, approached on horseback and summoned tho whole company to assist him in making arrests anil nnrrvimr nnt hla nnlnM, ' SA VANN AII MAUK KT. Omi x or m* Daily .toms-tt. I Wednesday, Jane 4,/ COTTON.—Arrived since tbe 2Ttb ultimo, bal«4 Upland, and 42 bale* seu Island, as to) liiws : By Railroad 3.CH4 ba’es Upland, from Au- sta and tandln.«.« »n the river. 955 bale* Upland, aud by southern boat?, wagon* 1 ., Arc.. 42 bales Fe* Islands The exports during the same period hare been 4.1&S bales Upland and 114 balne Sea Island, viz To New York 3.019bate Upland, and 10b bales S a laland . to Boston 589 bales Upland to Charles, toil 230 bales Upland and i bale; l-l»ud—leav lug a stock on bund and on ship-board, not cleared terday, of 41.147 bate Up and aud 1 bale? Sea Island—against 14.816 bales Upland and 6% bate Sea Island at the same time tert year lu comparison with tbe week cloflng ou tbe V$th ult.. the one just closed -hovrs bn encuorapng ^lab or things in our cotton market Inc rn.irk< t bis as sumed a ciiaracler enabling to give quotaW n- ujnui actual transaction*, a condition ol tbiuifi that Sid dot exiA the week previous. Ou Wednesday, the tlr*: day of the week under review, *a!e- afiiouub-d to oou bale-: ; Saturday 10i bul Holiday 237 bales . Tuesday &2V bales making a total lor ihe week ot 1,989 bales again*t the previous week. The following *bow the particulars, \ iz : 22 tales at 6 cents, iSO at 9.4. at l») 4 , I6at9‘i, 23 at at 10,416 at 10»£. 473 at lu>4, 219 at 10*,. and 190 at 10*4. Tbe mar ket closed yesterday with a corresponding feeling between buyer and seller under the following quo billons, viz: Ordinary to Good Ordinary 8J4 to Low Middlings — to strict Middlings 10>^ to ioj; Good Middlings UUi to 10** Middling Fair — toll Fair — to 11 > 4 Under easy rates for freight to Northern poru. the news per steamer Indiana—giving us lour days Uter ntws from Liverpool, showing a moderate foreign market, i-nder u shade decline—had no effect upon our market. The weather uuriug the past week his been fa vorable to busine.-s generally. Merchants ate now closing their half year's accounts preparatory to to the fall trade. Tho Banks are declaring th.ii .icmi-annual dividends, showing a continual the prosperity that has so long and uniformly chat a< terized them. The Central Railroad and Banking Company announce a four per cent, dividend, the Marine a five per cent, and $2 additional, and th< Planters’ Bank ten |*r cent ou each share 01 stock for the halt year• This ,-p,-ak= well for the Bank.* aud the busiue*-- intere-ts generally of our city. The receipts at this jx.rl *<nce 1-t sej t’r are 3 264 bales against 257,313 to the same date tet year, aud the increase iu the receipts at ail the ports, t< Ihe latest dates, u- compare r with tn«- lastyt-.it. i- 5*6.417 bales, in the exports from the United stat-s to foreign coimtrns. a-compared with the same dates la.-t r<*ir, there 1* nu tncre.-ist* ol 354,78y t* to Great Britain. 55,124 bale.* to France. au*J to oilier foreign j*orts 219.156 bales, and the total *-.\p C29.071 bale*. Tbe receipts of cotton at all the |x*rts. Up to tin latest dates, give the following remit*:— Jn~reuje. J 619.17S iuncnil limitation. The friends aud acquaintances of the Rev. A. J. and Mrs. L. M. Kara, arc Invited to attend the fu neral of their youngest child THIS AFTERNOON, at 5 o’clock. j&)lttial troths. NOTICE. ALL Executions for City Taxes mu*t be paid before the 16th Inst. If nnt paid inter est will be charged from date of Execution, and lew made In conformity to ordinance. DAN’L B. STEWART, C. M. favanuali, June 3, I860. DIVIDEND NO. CENTRAL R.R. k BANKING CO. OF GEO.,) Savannah, June 3,1850. j 1ms* The Board of Director* | ta3 THIS DAY de dared a dividend of FIVE DOLLARS per share ou the general stock of the Company fur the last six months (being at the rate or tea i»er cent per annum), payable on aud after the 15th inst. Holders of Guaranteed Stock will be j«aid their dividend on the same dav. GF.O. A. CUYI.ER. Je3 lm Cashier. DIVIDEND NO. 5N. THE MARINE BANK OF GEORGIA, ) Savannah, June 3,1850. / agSs* The Board or Directors of this Bauk have THIS DAY declared a semi-annual dividend of FIVE (6) per centum, and two dollars |»er share additional, beiug together Four 50-100 dollars i*r share, which wifi be paid on demaud. WM. I*. HUNTER, Je3 2t Cashier. Oglethorpe Mutual Loan Association ftsgp* The regular monthly meeting of the abovi named Association will be hold ou Wednes day. tho 4tb instant, at half-past 8 o'clock, 1\ M., at the Exchange. 2t—June3 NOTICE. Ao election will be held at the Merchants' and Planters’ Bank, Monday, June 9th, for a Teller and Porter. Good and sufficient bonds will be required. Condition, the faithful pcrlormauce of duty. Applicants will please name their socuri ties, and haud in their applications before twelve o’clock tho day of election. For further particulars apply at tho Bauk, north side Monument square. j*3 HIRAM ROBERTS, President. PLANTERS’ DANK, Savannah, 2d June, 1850. . DIVIDEND, No. 81.—The Board of Direc tors have this day declared a dividend of (10) ten per cent, from tho profits of the past six months, payable on and after Thursday next, 5th Instant. H. W. MERCER, Cashier, june 3—2t NOTICE. The subscriber Intending to be absent from the State, after tho 20th instaut, requests those to whom he is indebted to call on him for pay ment, and tboso indebted to him will tako notice that uuless they settle their accounts by that date they will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. THOS, HENDERSON, june 3—cod3t MEDICAL NOTICE. DR. W. HORNE, Homeopathist, Office south- west Corner Whitaker and Hull streets, lodgings at Mrs. Miller’s, South Broad street, second door from Whitaker. Jel—tf Republican and News insert 3 times. NOTICE C. itmr THE freight oucoru from Atlanta toSa- vonnatb will be reduced to 16 c. tier bushel on and after ho 1st day of April next. WM. M. WADLEY, T ... „ General Superln't. Transportation office, > Central Rail Road. j mar 28 ATLANTIC & GULF RAILROAD. Books of Subscription to tho stock of this .Erf RoaJ wi . 11 be opened on Monday uext, tho i2tU instant, at the Exchange, uuder the direction of the Board of Commissioners. J. P. SCREVEN, E. C. ANDERSON, W. B. HODGSON, Commissioners, niayll 2; 11 it *- ns 2|g: tfitid 5ft M : r;|jStj..ti : £ ii« r.% -) ij. i 1 lllllllll : £ • »; • ; IflllllJIg New »irlt-au#... Middle Florida Texas :&vauuali Charleston North Carolina . Virginia , I2,iii4 25,945 149 me it I!>! % 14' ! gfj Total vt-,147 ?FA —In t\*»- artit-le we have no improve men to notice the jut-t week. Ihe eate we:.- Inn ited to 95 bale.*, a* fi l'-*\ve 45 n 45 at 2d. •aud 5 at 23‘i*-. RICE.—The market since our hist ha* exhibited no new feature, aval there has been a total absence of any specul ilivo feeling: the only sales made v* ere some small lots, fur city trade, at extreme*oi to $3;i per l^O llw. WHEAT.—We have no transaction on which to base a report, tlieref.tr.- quotations may be consid ered nominal. FLOUR.—The market has ruled steady since our last, without any material change in prices. We quote superfine O', t>> $7, extra S l i to 59, nnd fam ily flour 10 to $12. CoRN—I- steady but u.d active, .'-'mall lot* ot prime white Baltimore tiuiu store, have been -old at 70c., but 60 to 05 being the ruling prices for ordi nary lots from store. OATS.—An average busiuoss was dune the past week, ar.d *onie sales hat e been made from wLmrt at 50c. per bushel. We will qu *t.\ from store, 55 to 60c. HAY.—lu the face of heavy additions to our sto k the pu>it week, prices have leceded. Sate ui North ern have been made from wliait at 41. at.d a lot of 200 bales Eastern, at pric.-s not made public We will quote a.- follows Ka-.tei 11 1 1 4 toil 1 ,, and Northern $1 per luu ibt. COFFEE.—Wo have to notice but a moderate de gree of activity m tho Coffee market the past week, and prices have somewhat receded, particularly or dinary to fair Rio. which we quote at 11 to 12c»-nt'. Sales of 110 bags have been made at these price*. BACON.—The market La= beeu active, and the prices of last week were tuiiy sustained—say rules 10)4 to 11. Shoulders to 9, and Hams l'.'fj to 13 ceuls per lb. We heard of sate of 20 hbus Side? at lie., and 20 ditto Shoulders at 9c., ou 4 months credit. BUTTER AND CHEESE.—Prime Noithem Butler is selling by the package at 26 to 27c , aud inferior at 15 to 20c.; and 12)4 to 13c. for Goshen Cheese. SUGRS—Arc steady at our former quotations—say S to I0),c. per lb. for New Orleans, according to grade. BAGGING.—There is very little doing in tais arti cle, but it may be quoted firm at 16 to 17*. HIDES.—The market is quiet at 14c. j*er lb. This figure is >jc. lower than last week. WHISKY.—We note sales oi IOC* bbls. Cincinnati Whisky, good brands, at 2Sc. per gallon. CANDLES.—Adamantine—There is a full supply ou sale, and may bo quoted at 24 a 20. per lb. ROPE —We hear of no sales during the week, but may be quoted at 10),' a lie. BEEF.—There is a lair stock on the mat ket, aud is selling at $14 for Prime and $15 for Mess. SALT.—We notice no change since our last. It is selling in small quantities from store, at $1 pc-r suck. MOLASSES.—We note sales of New Orleans, from wharf, at 45c. The stock iu first hands beiug re duced, holders have advanced their asking rates t<> 50 aud 63 ceuts per gallon. Cuba, from store, is worth 34 to 30c., with a lair demand. LIME.—We notice the arrival of one cargo, 1,749 bbls., since our last, which is selhug from wharf at $1 37 to $1 40 per bbl. FREIGHTS—Forhgn.—Cotton to Uverpool, *,d, Coastwise—To N. York, in steamships, ‘4 for square aud 7-1G for round, and $1 per bale iu sailing ves sels; to Baltimore, 5-16; and to Boston, 00; to Phil- deiphia, in sailing vessels 6-10 in steamers ?«. EXCHANGE sterling, fl per cent, premium.— Bauks are selling Sight Checks on all Northern cities at ‘4 per cent, premium ; and purchasing tight bills at tils.; 6to 15 day Bills at l 4 fn'. l a per ft. dis.; 30 day Bills at L i(a>H l*r vt. dis. : 60 day I'Slls 1 ‘ 4 to 1 )i per cent. dis.; 90 day Bills 2(5>2‘4 pi*r cl. dis. ou Philadelphia, aud Baltimore 60 day bills at l » 4 to 1> 4 . 00 day bills 2 to 2)4 per cent.discount £ ^ ^ j. S ft 5 £ 5- js t. •is! E i 3 f 'J I ? r - : ? 5 £ ^ 7 • V; • • 91) 5 — t; u ~ • i- ■ • K. ~ • *•£• '■ SSaS Z D Is J\\ I L l tit .. ir: : ^ .. j^ i ’ Comparative Exporta of Lumlior, rXOUTUK POKTOfSAVAXXAH. COMUEXO’U SKIT. 1, 1855. jprov’al.vi 1S55. aud carrying out his ordors. The whole aflhir was done with order and according to law. The Sheriff made about ip n n....... ... _ :— twenty arrests, aud the Grand Jury of Douglas 0 t®* “fltrOdS Of the SdVll. Georgian county having declared the Fort or Uig Rock " " ' “ Hotel and the two printing pressea nuisances, the Sheriff waa legally hound to destroy them! Thirty cannon shots were fired at the hotel, breaking It in many places, and then it waa burned up. The two presses were totally de stroyed. There were two or three abolitionists Idlled. Two Southern mon dangerously wounded by accident. After the Southern men left Law rence, the house belonging to tho vile traitor Roblnaon waa burnt, we havo been told. This waa contrary to orders, and meets with the condemnation of all the Southern men. The laws have been enforced even tu Law rence. Hurrah for the law and order men of Kansas I The Doniphan Tigers havo returned with Joy in thsir hearts and honor upou their compa- AUdabts dne to tho Gcorginu previous to r 6th instant, are payable only to the tin- acrsigneil. Notes aud accounts due iu tho city will be presented Immediately, and all debts due iu tho CO rt-i n f r ^ w *’* bo Rewarded by au early mall. Tills beiug tho first Umo that tho uudondgued has publicly appealed to Ids late patrous, ho feels that moy will not consider him unreasonable la urging upon them the necessity for Immediate payment. Remittances may be rnado directly to |ho under- signed, or to R. B. Hilton &Co., whoso receipt will PHILIP J. PUNCH. Savannah, May 28, I860. my28 law UAw IT •** Republican and Moraing Nows please copy, TONBRVOUS SUFFERERS, fcgSB* A retired Clergyman, restored to health ■w in a tew days, aTlor many, years sf great nervous tufferlng, is anxious to mahe known the means or sure, will send (froe) the prescription juod. Direct to the Rev. JOHN It. DAGNALlTNo. 69 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. Y. lm dftw.mayls WHKKK TO. Uverpool London Other BritteU Porto.. i Since I May 27 . ........ I74831U 3431957 46*kU;t 2346482 . 13565 91*92425 6096316 Total to Great Britain... 13606 12191378 11467754 Havre Bordeaux Other French Ports . 3300(H) 111694 ’i38000 400000 Total to France. 4 6S 0i Hi 41U694 South of Europe North of Europe Wofitlndies, Ate 665320 ‘ 291628 0148 749301 646970; 2211262 Total to Foreign Ports . PlkiO 1217463) 3243241 Boston Bath, (Mattie) New York Philadelphia Baltimore aud Norfolk.. Other U. S. Porta Total Coastwise • 2708973 1035020 30000 3104010 44*2141 289557 312423 3602665 342423 1114226S Grand Total.,.;. | 364968 26019099&P124240 727000 400311 841488 630000 686627 1765113 t. i ... -if |2||g||p |i i j llsIIMMP .• •.~HH•’* 4 - S > | • ‘ 1 it. Wholertitic Prleew Ciu rtriTr~ Dui.d»t*. 44 in-.... Kentuek.y (tunny.*. Tow Bale Itupe Dillon’s Hope Baton, Hum* .'•'boulders Mdes litcf, X. York. Mcs- Primp K-r bbl. Bread, Navy.. . . .. \ r >r bbi! inlot * .Jwr hbi B»»Mer, Gos’u Prime.jter It* - per lb. <uv. Hi qual.prr M. it. Northern perM. ft. • --I*er ...per •••Per ...per • • I'vr . .per ..|*er . .j*er •l*er ..per ••I*r . .JHT S Cli.S tt, 24 © 0-j © 10 © 10); © 11 0 T- it IS IS ■ io.q © . bbl. U 09 ©It ... fa . •• ‘i <a‘ ( © ; *6 © 15 © 00 220o per .jvr Bees Wax j>-r ib. CaiuIlea,S!N>rmacetti.per It* ?3 Adamantine jut !!• *.'4 Suantuih tuade.Tal..|w-r lb i; Northern do. do. |«or ib n CUte»e, Northern Coftee, Cuba. J I.tguyra. rex si fair to pritm Java jvr Cotton, Upland. Inferior jht Ordinary.... j»er •• Middling.... rper •* Mid. Fair.. ..per “ Fair Jc vy.fair.p*-r •• Good fair....per Coning?, Tarred jn-r Manilla jvr Domt-»tlc Goods, t Shirtings, brown.... j»er yd. 4 Shectiugs. brown....per vd. 7 Brown Drills per jd. s Cotton Osnaburgs.... jx-r yd. 0 Duck, English per bolt, lo w Fl»h« Mackerel. No. l .jn-r bbl. 19 w •• No. 2.JM.T bbl. 10 00 •• No. 3.j>er bbl. 7 00 Floiu-, Canal ;>er bbl. Balt. Howard -si. sup.. j»er bbl. Philadelphia per bbl. Georgia per bbl. 7 Oe Grain, Corn, per bu-b. u> (510 (3'3 © IS l* 1 . IS 12 © 12 ij © 11 iS 15 © (3 id la) (S 14 S © 15 © 4 IS (ffl Id ’ Iff 19 ,3 (3 • IS retail... .per bush. (5) Oats .per bush. 50 (3 Wheat.... ■ i*er 1 >u»h. — (3 Rice .per' cask- 3 37 Jj i IS Glass, Fob. Window.. . per 50 tl •j Gunpowder . per keg. 4 To (2 1 1 Hay, Prime, . Northern .per CWI. l la 1 Eastern.. l>er cwt 1 25 td i Hides, Dry .per lb. 14 tS Deerskins . .per lb. 25 (3 Iron,. c weed s. assoM. . per It> l Cat 1 ha •per ton 0t‘ ta Hooji •per vw t 4 j,V V Sheet .per cat 4 -5 1? 4 Nail Rods. .|*-r cwt $ 50 la < Lard • per lb. 11 i3 Lime, Rock laud .j*er lb. 1 3* (5 1 Lumber, per M. tt. 6 0b la • y hrM. ft. 13 W ej 1 per M. ft. S 00 •i ’ lr .perM. ft 12 00 la 1' ri*er 51. ft. 10 00 (3 h .j>or 51. ft. 6 o: © 10 ■ .per 51. ft. 30 00 (5 4'. .per 51. ft. IS 00 13-' % .per 51. 4 50 IS ' 1 .per 51. 16 00 (3. 6002551 S.Stiwedyrefuse.. . Mctchhiitabie River Lumber, ret., Mill Rauging White Pine, clear... Merchantable Cypress Shingles.... Sit wed Cypress d«k- Red Oak staves jierM. 16 00 White do. pi}>e.. .per M. 60 00 Do. do. hhd....perM. 30 00 Ik). do. bbl.. ..j>er M. 20 00 Molnaaea, Cuba £2 New Orleans per gall. 4s Halls, Cut, 4d. to 20d..per lb. 4 25 Naval Stores, Tar...per bbl. 3 50 © Spirits Turpentine... .per gall- 62)* I® Varnish per gall. §5 (3 Oils,Sperm,wtut.sfd.per gali. 2 25 (S' l*o. fall do...per gall. 2 10 IS Do. surn'rdo...per gall. 0 00 IS Whale, racked, wtnt.per gall. 60 IS linseed per gall. 90 (3 Tanners per gall. 16 00 (a Osnaburgs,Flax.. ..per yd. 00 (S Pork, Mess. Western.per bbl. 19 00 (3 Prime per bbl.; 17 50 (3 Mess, New York.... per bbl. IS 00 (3 Porter, Loudon per doz., 2 75 IS Ale, Scotch per pm. 2 00 © Raisins, Malaga. ...per box.: 4 00 © Spirits, Brandy, fog.per gall. 4 50 (3 Otard, Dupuy A Co., .per gall. 5 00 (3 A. Seiguette’s per gall. 3 60 (3 Loger freres per gall. 3 00 la >ach l*e- , ! Domestic ..per gall. 44 Gin. Amencau •per gall. 42 Holland 4>er gall. 1 60 Rum, Jamaica .l*er gall. 2 50 N. E., bbls .per gall. 40 Whiskey, Phil. & Balt. per gall. 32 New Orleans • l>er gall. 31 P. Rico and St. Croix.per lb. 6 N. O. Sugar ,l>er lb. S Havana, white ..tH'r Ib. 9 •* browu .per Ib. L'afand Crushed.. ..1KT lb. 10 Salt, lJver’l, coarse.. .per sack., 96 C;irgo, hulk .l»er bush. SO Turk’s Island ,.per 1 bush. 05 Sonp, Ainer.,yellow. • l H>r lb. No. 1 • |wr lb. 6! Pale .per lb. • Family ..per lb. Shot, all sizes .per Ib. S Sejsara, Sp&uUU..... ..per 51. 19 00 Amerieati ..ivr 51. 0 00 Tnll«>v, American. ..per lb. 10 TolinffO, Mnnfun’d. ..per lb. 16 Telia, Souchong ..jK-r lb. 30 Gunpowder ..per lb. llyaou ..l»er Ib.; 75 Tn luv, Seine .per lb. 30 Baling . per lb. IS Wines, Madeira per gall., 3 00 Sicily Madeira per gall. 76 Tenerifle, I* P iM?r gall. 1 1 ‘*5 Malaga, Sweet |»er gall.j 66 “ Dry per gall., 45 Claret, Marseilles....per cask.) 40 Bordeaux per cask Champagne per doz. 10 00 Wool, j Southern, unwashed.per lb. 1* “ clean per lb. 22 Wooisklus, lambs, each, > I s Sheep’s each, > 26 Stook of Cotton in tho Interior T°"' u ’ WOT RfCtPDXD IN THK RXCSITS- TOWNS. | 1856. IJ.^' Augusta and Hamburg, M«V 1 • • " *'* Macon, (Ga.) June 1 Columbus, (Ua.) May 22 Montgomery, (Ala.) May 6 Memphis, (Toun.) May 12 Columbia, (8, C.) April 19