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j&Mlaneoitf. [Correspondent eof the N. F. Com. Advert London. Jan. 7.1853. The commercial .public were yesterday taken by surprise by the announcement of the Bark of England having raised its rate of discount from 2 percentto2J per cent. The extensive pur chases of grain made on English account during the last two or three weeks at Odessa, the con sequent shipment of large amounts of bullion to Russia, the non-arrival ofthe Australian steam er. now two or three weeks overdue, with nearly a million of pounds of specie on board, and an incessant fall of rain, which creates anx iety with regard to the prospects of ail kinds ot agricultural operations, have been the reasons lor this sudden step. , t •• At the same time it is generally felt tha tne measure is rather premature. It was in April last that the Bank reduces! its rate from the point to which they l ave now again it. and its stock of bullion was then £1.200.000 be low the sum at present held. The position ot thy country, and of the revenue, has greatly im proved since that time There [is no unhealthy speculation tn trade, the recent purchases of grain can operate only as a security against fu ture contingencies, and the fact that the stock ot bullion in the Bank is not higher than at any former period, even in the face of tho remit tances to the continent, is simply owing to the difficulty of the supply that is intended for us being obtained at Port Philip. It is merely lying in that colony waiting tor means of des patch, instead of being in the vaults of the Bank; and its change of situation can be •imply a matter of time. Under these circumstances there has obvious ly been nothing in the shape of danger to (roropt the bank to its present resolution. This as been the general impression out of doors, ne’tber the funds nor the more speculative se curities having suffered to the extent that might have been looked for, it any immediate and di rect cause of alarm could have been suggested. It is known, however, that for the next week or two the diminution in the bullion will continue on a large scale, and as this might have caused uncertainty as to whether the bank would not adopt some change—especially if the Austra lian steamer and other vessels should fail to arrive—it is considered that for the general in terests of trade it is perhaps better that the ques tion should have been settled at once. If the step has been unnecessary, the simple result will be that the public instead of going to the Bank of England for discounts, will go to the private establishments, where they will be supplied at lower rates. If on the other hand it is found /hat a general increase can be maintained—tUt is to say. that the private banks as well as the Bank of England can ob tain higher terms—it wilt measure has sflrfWTfinaccdrdance with the tendencies of the market, and that conse ouMitly it was rightly adopted. Thus far there has been no sign to that effect, since money has been obtainable within the last day or two on the best paper at 1 i per cent per annum. It is nevertheless quite probable, that during the next fortnight a rather higher rate may prevail. That an increase can be permanently maintain ed is in almost all quarters considered improba ble. On that point, however, the arrival or non-arnvalot vessels from Australia will be the chief causes of influence, and thus our general financial position at this moment bears a resem blance, which will be recognized by most Amer ican readers, to what was experienced at New- York during the first twelve or eighteen months after the discoveries in California. The quarterly returns of the revenue were published yesterday, and their character is even more favorable than had been anticipated. ,As compared with the corresponding quarter last year, there is an increase of £557,759, which has chiefly accrued under the head of stamps, assessed taxes, income tax and post office.— Comparing the year ending on the sth inst., with the corresponding twelve months, there has been an increase in the ordinary revenue ot .£750,572. Under these circumstances the sum of £476.085 will have to be invested between the present time and the sth of April in the re duction of the national debt. From the " Men of the Time,” we extract a few particulars of Captain Ericsson's life, which, at this moment, will be read with new interest: — •iJohn Ericsson, a distinguished mechanician, was born in the province of Vermeland, Swe den, in 1803. H? showed a strong taste tor me chanics when quite young, and at the age of ele ven attracted the attention of Count Platen, who procured him the appointment of cadet in a corps of engineers, and. in 1816, he was made niorfleur on the grand ship canal between the Baltic and the North Sea. From his associations with military men, he acquired a taste for mili tary life, and entered the Swedish army as an ensign, a step which lost him the favour of his patron. Count Platen. In the army he rose to the rank of lieutenant, and shortly after his pro motion he was employed for some time in the survey of northern Sweden. In the meanwhile he devoted much of his time to his favourite spe culations in,mechanics, and projected hisJfame e»- gine. one ot the earliest of his inventions, an en gine intended to work independently of steam,by condensing flame. In 1826 be obtained per mission to visit England, where he hoped to bring his invention into public notice, but he soon discovered that, when the engine was worked by mineral fuel, the experiment was a total failure. He was not discouraged, however, I and in 1825, he competed for the prize offered by the Liverpool and Manchester railway far the best locomotive, and produced an engine that ‘ attained the then incredible Speed of fifty miles an hour. Since his residence in the United States. Mr. Ericsson has been the author of many | •inventions which have made his i;ame familiar to the putdit. Erierson’r'propelte* ■enni-cjfeo-| drical engine, centrifugal blowers, besides some , improvements in managing guns, were applied to the steamer Princeton with successful results. In the American department of the great exhibi tion he exhibited a distance instrument,for meas- i tiring distances at sea, the hydrostatic gauge, for : measuring the volume of fluids under pressure, | the reciprocating fluid meter, the alarm barorae- . ter, the pyrometer, the rotary fluid meter, and the sea lead, of all which instruments he has ! given a" brief explanation,” in a pamphlet pub lished in 1851. The invention, however, which I has lately attracted most attention is the calo- | nc engine, intended to supersede the use of j steam." Mr. Ericsson first brought this remark able invention before the scientific world, in London, in 1833, when he constructed an engine I of five-horse power, and exhibited it to a num ber of scientific gentlemen of the metropolis. But although it met with the approbation of many distinguished men, Brunei and Faraday i prone meed against the feasibility of the scheme, | and the English government, which at first seemed inclined to give the matter their atten- I tion, immediately let the matter drop. The , subject has again been revived in the United States, apparently with every prospect of suc cess and a ship measuring 2.200 tons, intended . to receive a caloric engine, is now building in , the city of New-York. Mr. Ericsson is a knight of the order of Vasa, and a member of many scientific societies.” The personal appearanee and manners of Cap tain Ericsson are extremely agreeable. He is of the medium height, with a dark complexion, and dark hair, which half a century of thought is beginning to interlace with silver. His coun tenance wears a thoughtful expression, and he speaks of his invention with modest confidence and convincing clearness. He has the bearing ofa gentlemen, and he is formed to be beloved and confided in. He still retains a slight Swe dish accent, but speaks English with correct- | ness and fluency. We sincerely trust that he will reap from his invention not only honor J and fame, but also a full share of those rewards | which are styled " substantial.”— Home Journal Tnn Loxnox Times. —A correspondent ofthe ! New York Tribune, writing from London, and i giving an account of the recent breakdown of tne Derby dilly,” touches up a description of the “ Thunderer” as follows : You Lave probably perceived the course ofthe ! Times. The “ great cotemporary” bad opposed ’ the measures of the Ministry, but has not at- ’ tacked DTsraeli. This may be explained by | the personal attachment of friendship between I the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. De lane, one of the great managers of the Times. If we peep into the msyteries of Printing-House Square, and look behind the curtain at the way in which business is there carried on, we shall observe that there are as many difficulties to be settled as in Downing street. Mr. Waiter, M. P. (or Nottingham, is the constitutional king, being the principal shareholder of the paper, which is valued at a capital of .£200,000. Mr. Mowbray Morris is his Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the financial and political manager of j the Times, as reckless and unprincipled as D’ls- I n.ro - Homo <K?i<fef*('twf father iii’tifc •outer ol is a kind of Privy Council to assist the rulers of the Times. The most eminent of these gentle men are Mr. Low, M. P. for Kidderminster, an Albino, with white hair and pink eyes, a man ol eraat talent and excellent as financial author- i jty and Mr. Henry Reeve, who has some tri- I fling office u. the statistical department of the Privy Council. He also does not care for prin ciple• beadmires the Orleanista statesmen, the Guizotaand Thierses, but generally cares only I for success. His influence on the Times is equal- I ed only by that of Mr. Lowe. The money ar-j tides are irom Mr. Sampson, but he has no in- i fluence on the management of the establishment; i the correspondents in all the capitals of Europe are as often changed as the Ambassadors, and all w ell paid. Tbe Times commands a large capi tal, and therefore pays every article and all news very liberally. A leading article costs the es tablishment from X 2 to X 1.5. In this way the managers of tbe paper are always able to give able articles, which, though often incorrect, are most perfect in point of style. The Times gets as good information as any Government paper, but it withholds that information from th" public, if it does not suit its political course adopted in the meeting* ol th" above mentioned gentlemen, which form the ministerial council of Mr. Wal ter. _ The Railroad koain ! —We feel so much elat d at the idea of a Railload to our town, that we can’t hardly keep from “spouting” in regard to it all the while It. now runs within two miles of here, and in twenty days we think thv work will be completed to this point. Our citi zens are trying to get up a’ grand Barbacueand übifoe on the day, and we have every hope that ft will be effected. All hands to the wheel and sr e W’.'H make a demonstration worthy the char acter the people of Troup county bear—spirit of enterprise, it Justry Jhd improvement I—La- Qrange Reporter. | American and English Ladies and Slavery. We find in the London Daily News Ilin entire resolutions adopted by the American ladies a Milan, in response to the ladies of England, on the subject of slavery. They are communica ted to that paper by Mr. Hume, the veteran re former. to whom they were sent by tl e Ameri can ladies, and who introduces them with some mest judicious remarks. He says “ The resolutions agreed to at Milan, by the American ladies of Anglo-Saxon origin, are well worthy of the attention of the Duchess of South erland, and of all those, her coadjutors, whose sympathies have been enlisted and excited by reports ofthe sufferings ofthe slaves in the Uni ted States of America. “ We should indeed be happy if misery and suffering could be removed from this and other lands; but weare assured on the best authority that there will always be poor and suffering mor tals. and that legislation can never entirely pre vent [loverty and wretchedness. But as Chris tians and considerate persons we ought to look a t home—to what is passing hourly before our eyes, or within the sound of carriage wheels— and, we may add, in almost every parish in om beloved count! y, and consider whether our leg islat ion is just and equal.” The following are the proceedings At a meeting of American ladies, ot Anglo- Saxon origin, held at Milan, Lombardy, on the 30th day of December, 1852, Mis. Catherine Howard in the chair, the following report was read and unanimously adopted : Ist. The meeting views with feelings ot in terest the late doings of an assembly oi ladies in London, under the auspices ot I er Gia<y I <' Duchess of Southerland and her noble coad|ii’ >r>. on the subject of African Slavery in the United States. ! 2d. The meeting is deeply sensm ■■ ot . , evils of slavery, anil will use all just and honora- ) ble means to ameliorate, and finally to abolish it. wherever.and under whatever form it may now exist. But unfortunately for the etlbrts of I American ladies, and for humanity, the subject of slavery in the United States, when honestly examined, is found, just at this time, to be sur rounded with such appalling dangers, involving the happiness of their social circles—the fortunes and the lives of their fathers, husbands, sons and brothers—the very existence ol the federal con stitution and the union of States—that it must not suprise the noble ladies of England, that American ladies should recoil with affright from the mischief which any hasty zeal might occa sion,or that they should deem it their present duty to remain submissive in the position allot ted to them by the Almighty, until time and oc casion shall render their agency useful. 3d. The meeting respectfully tenders its thanks to the noble and honorable ladies assem bled at Stafford house, for their/appreciation of the value of liberty, and the rig>F.s ol man. and uudej. uccwsul circuinstaoceaofr- a£4»»o»n-■efev-ty ““fn the United States, would earnestly entreat them to look at home, and examine the condi tion of Christian freedom in the United King dom, and they employ their leisure, and use their amiable and powerful influence, where it can be successfully exercised, in gently removing those antiquated monopolies and time-worn restrict- ‘ ions which now so heavily press upon and im- ; poverish their people. In correcting the errors ' and simony of their exclusive church—in re lieving the lands from burdens of a complex hi erarchy—in individually adopting the liberal ‘ principles of the Christian Liturgy ofthe Church of America, and by such efforts, while they may gain for themselves a well earned reputation, and an undying historic fame, they will be the means of extending the area of freedom, and in suring to all men equal rights and liberty of con science. AH which is respectfully submitted. Catharine Howard, in the Chair. Jane Gray, Secretary. Wonderful Powers of Memory.—A corres- I pondent of the Cincinnati Commercial relates ' ’ the following curious case : ! “There is a man living in Monroe county, ’ named Daniel McCartney, whose powers of memory are truly astonishing. He has been 1 totally blind from birth, and is forced to acquire 1 everything through the sense of hearing, which 1 is very acute. After hearing a voice once, he never forgets it, and can recognize an individu al after vears of absence, by hearing them utter naturally a single word. He remembers, and can a give an accurate description of the state of the ', weather on each successive day, together with r every visible eclipse, either ol the sun or moon for the last twenty-two years, or since the tenth , year of his age. He can tell with undisputable - accuracy the day of the week of any given day - ofthe month, during that period: andean tell - where he was, and in what he was engaged. • • He has a distinct recollection of every article of 1 j food he has eaten at every meal for the same - ' space of time; and in addition to these apparent -5 j ly impossible mental accomplishments, he can. s I unaided by any written record, quote every text - ’ from which he has ever heard a sermon preached, i I together with the name ofthe speaker an-.I place! s | He can also calculate the number of minutes or > I seconds in any given period, without making • ■ any other than a mental use ol figures, much ’ ; sooner than the most ready mathematician can i Iby usual method of computation. His knowl- • I edge of sacred and ecclesiastical history is most ■ , surprising. By simply bearing others sing, he i has n emorized and can sing correctly some two ' j hundred church hymns. In short, his memory I is so remarkably retentive, that he requires but I an audible reading of an article, or rehearsal of ; an event, to enable him to rival either the reader I or speaker in communicating the subject matter to a third person at any subsequent period. The Depots or the State Road. —We men tioned in our lust issue that Gov. Cobb of Geor gia, and Mr.Wadley, the General Superintendent, were visiting our city, for the purpose of loca ting the Railroad buildings, which will be erect ed the coining summer. The}- left on Thursday last, after having com , pleted the purposes of SUeir "t uev jixpucU ed to find the President and Chief Engineer ot the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, pres ent, in order to effect a general understanding, between the two roads, but the lattar gentleman being detained, from some causes, they proceed ed to the work. They have decided that the general passenger Depot shall be immediately in front of the “ Ciutchfield House,” occupying the stand which is now used by the passenger train. I This, we learn, will be a tasty editice. Ti;e local Depot of the State Road will stand close to Market street, and opposite A. H. Johnston’s & Col. Griffin's large produce houses. This build- I ing will be 3 or 400 feet in length, besides I a platform of ample dimensions to receive cot- ; ton and produce. The transhipping Depot for the benefit of both Companies will occupy mudi the same ground now covered by the present depot, though nearer to the passenger edifice. This is the determined plan. Ground wilt be offered to the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail road company to erect a local Depot south of the “Crutchfield House” which will bring the gene ral business of the two roads together and also form a very convenient arrangement. When these several buildings are erected, the city will wear a very different aspect and appear much more business like than at present. They wili fill up the vacuum of upper Chattanooga, and equalize the prosperity of the place. The work will commence as early as practicable.—Chatltt ' nooga Advertiser, 2Jth ult. The Jackson Statue. The Washington Union, recently gave a His | tory of this fine work of art, and thus describes ; the means employed by Mr. Mills, to perfect the work : I “ Now he commences his work. On a vacant I lot of government ground, near the President’s house, at the corner of Fifteenth street and i Pennsylvania avenue, he erected a small frame I building for a workshop and a residence. He 1 bought a horse in Virginia, known in the Turf : Register as Olympus. This he trained to pre- I sent the attitude he wanted. This horse is well known in Washington now as the “ model j horse.” He dissected horses. He studied the ' breed and character of different kinds of horses. ‘ He selected the various points of beauty and i strength from them all, to produce the splendid | bronze one he has made. As the various points i of female beauty, never found in any one fe i male, yet all perfectly natural, are found in the Venus de Medicis, so he resolved to make his horse, yet it is a perfect war-horse. lie studied the character of Jackson, and the best likeness that could be found, so as to give a faithful rep- I resentation of him. He took from the military dress of Gen. Jackson, deposited in the Patent Office, the model by which he clothed the hero. The vegs-sword he wore, and every minutiae of the saddle, holsters, bridle, and even buckles, is faithful to history. Yet there is nothing stiff or awkward in tbe entire group—all is true, natural and easy.” PoSTAGEE BtWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND France, via England.—lt being understood that the British post-office charges the same rate of postage oil letters and newspapers, to and from Fiance, through England, whether the rem" ■UnifJf/i'sfat, , packets, tbus making a discrimi nation oi 10 cents (sea postage) in favor of the British line,'the Postmaster-General has issued an order, directing that on all letters to and from France, through. England, the single rate ofUni ted States postage be twenty-one cents, and on all newspapers so transmitted four cents each, from i and after the present date, such postage to be | collected in and retained by the United States, i The Japan Expedition.—The Boston Post I publishes the following extract from a letter, re , ceived from a gentleman who has just returned to this country from a trip to China, relative Io I the feelings of the Japanese toward the expcdi | tion expected from the United States : ‘ ■ “ I was informed by a gentleman, a native of ' Japan, tnat the Emperor is ready for the Ameri can expedition. He exhibited a letter to me which he had just received from oneol his coun trymen, then on tins Island of Jeddo. The peo ple kept a strict look-out all over the coast, and their fires were already burning on the moun tains at night, in order to be prepared in case the squadron should appear at night. One million oi soldiers are ready and at hand. The coast is all set with guns, while in the bay of Jeddo where the fleet is expected, there are counties* war junks, and the whole bay is surrounded with in numerable forts. The expedition will find the Japanese much better soldiers than they antici pate. Ihe presents had better have been left at home. A trade will not soon be opened with that country, except by force.” Mr. J. E. Henry, a young attorney in Cincin nati, has recently come into possession ol the snug little fortune of £60,000, by the decease ol a relative in England. Important to MxxlcAir*^n7 BßS ,„The Mexican Vice Consul at New-Orleans, announ ces officially that tbe President of Mexico has declared the ports of Tampico and V< , a Cruz closed to interior and exterior trade. In conse quence, the Vice Consul at New. Orleans will deliver no papers for vessels clearing for those ports. (Curopcim JntdhgniiT. ■ [Telegraphed for the Baltimore San.] Further by the Steamer Arctic. New York, Jan. 26. The steamer Arctic, with Liverpool dates of 'he 12th instant, arrived here this evening at ’’J o’clock, bringing 49 passengers. Among the passengers ol the Arctic is Don Pedro Escandon, Secretary ofthe Mexican lega tion at Washington. The steamer Hermann sailed from South ampton at 10 o’clock in the forenoon ofthe 11th inst. I he steamer City of Glasgow sailed on the 9th tor Philadelphia. 1 he steamer Glasgow arrived out on the 9th. It is reported that the steamer Africa, whilst going into the Mersey was run into by a ship and received some damage. Engi.anii.—Collman & Stoltenfohl, of Lon don, bad failed tor .£300,000, in consequence of forgeries by Robt. F. Pries, corn dealer. 1 he failure ot Colhnan & Stoltenfohl clears up the mystery ot the late extraordinary opera ations in the London and Continental corn mar kets Two other houses suffered from the for geries of Preis to the amount of X 27,000. Coll man K Stoltenfohl transacted the commission business in Germany and the United States. I be will ot the Duke of Wellington had been registered. His fortune amounts to £BOO,OOO. I A large amount of goods continued to be ex ported to Australia. I’be missing steamer Australia, from Sydney, had arrived with £1,000,000 on freight. I he steamer Magdalena, from Vera Cruz, with neary $2,000,000, arrived at Southampton on the I Tire new steamer Clyde bad arrived at Liver-, pool from the Clyde, and would sail for New , York on Feb. 2d. France.— Four Legitimists, members of the Assembly, had resigned. Prince Wufram had resigned the Senatorship in disgust, because he had not been appointed Grand Huntsman. Capt. Betrege had been appointed commander ofthe naval station of Newfoundland and Colde la Fare, military commander at Martinique. The minister of Tuscany, and of the smaller German powers, had presented their credentials to the Emperor. Baron Kissleft had been accredited Russian minister at Paris. A passenger of the American ship Isaac Bell, had been arrested at Havre, with a number of Socialist pamphlets in his possession. Spain.—lt is again reported that Canedo will be recalled from the Captain Generalship of Cuba. Quesada had neen appointed Ifltendante, in, r A correspondent ofthe Times says that Fran cis Madiai was without doubt poisoned. He complained of slow poison being used in his food. Madame M. is still in prison. Bishop Ives, of North Carolina, made a public « abjuration of the Protestant religion, at Rome, i on Dec. 26th. ; Sardina proposes to enlarge her navy. Turkey.—The Turks had blockaded the 1 Montenegro coast. It is thought that the difficulty between the Turks and the Monegriaus wili be settled by the in'ervention of Austria and Russia. The block ade. by the Turks of the whole coast of the . Adriatic, trom Dulcigno to the most extreme | Turkish frontier, is confirmed. The Montene- ■ grians had voluntarily abandoned the fortress of ■ of Zabljac at the instance of the Russian Consul at Ragusa. The Divan refuses to regulate the affairs of I the Bank of Constantinople. The Government had made compensation for I the late outrage upon the British steamer Vic j tory. i Austria.—The Austrian Government had [ | declared Kossuth and his friends traitors. ’ i Prussia.—Count Schwerein had been elected j i president of the second chamber. He is a mod- I ; erate constitutionalist The Markets. Liverpool, Jan. 12.— The sales of Cotton since i ! the sailing of the Europa had reached 17,000 | . , bales, of which exporters took 1,000, and specu- I lators 500 bales. The demand was fair, and ; , I freely met by holders, who, however, did not j , : press their stocks on the market. Prices were | 1 unchanged. Fair Orleans was quoted at Gd : I , • middling 5Jd; Fair Uplands 53d; middling 3’d. ■ , j Flour was in moderate demand at prices fa- I voring buyers. Quotations, however, were un- : I • changed. Western Canal 27s a 27s Gd ; Balti- ; j more 27s 9d 28s 3d; Ohio 27 a 295. • r ! Corn was in moderate demand for the trade I ', and for export at 365. for yellow, and 375. for [ . I white. Lard was unchanged. Beef and pork was in moderate request. Sugar was in good demand. . Coili'e active and at firm rates. The imports of Cotton since Friday had been j ■IO,OOO bales. The market closed tame, but firm. ‘ The Grain market generally, unchanged. : Wheat was held firmly at last week's rates. I i'ionr dull ata partial decline of 3d per bbl. Corn , brought full rates at retail. Few floating cargoes were offered. I Provisions were in fair demand, with light ; , imports. Lird quiet. The public sales of Coffee were spirited. Costa Rica brought 51s 6d a 54s 6d a 56s 6d. Tea steady—several cargoes sold for 10 J a 10J. i London, Jan. 11.—Cotton was in fair demand at firm rates—Sugar was in good request. Cos ! fee was moderately inquired for at prices favor- i ing buyers. Rice lavored buyers. Consols had advanced 100 J a 100 j-. The London Money market was buoyant. Trade at Manchester was rather dull. Havre, Jan. Sth.— Cotton was unchanged. Sales since the Europa 2,000 bales. Alba'ny, N. Y., Jan. 26. .The trial of Reed, a coloued man, chnr-od with j spins’ rosciio oMhe Muvf JWiy, ut'*fj tra I '* ’ cose, was commenced this morning, in the Uni -1 ted States Court. It attract? much attention. The meeting of the National University this morning was ia-gely attended. Doctor Beeks was appointed chairman, and Doctor Kennedy (■■eretary. Interesting addresses were delivered I. .- Me rs. Prayn, Kennedy and Professor C. S. Hendry. Professor Wayland, of Brownsville, University, delivers an address this evening. [From the Baltimore Sun, 2Sth ult,] Details by the Steamer Arctic. I The express mail last night from New York brought us the details ofthe foreign intelligence by the Arctic. We add a tew extracts not given in our despatch published yesterday. England.— In the political world there is nothing astir, if we except the contested election between Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Perceval, for | the representation in Parliament, of Oxford Uni i versity. The poll would be kept open for some days, and the race so far was “neck and neck.” ■ During the year just ended, 621 ships, convey- I ing 217,459 passengers, left the port of Liverpool i for America and Australia. In the year 1851, ■ the number was 607 ships, and 196,890 passen gers, being an increase of 14 ships, and 20,569 passengers. ! Ireland.—Some excitement has been caused i in Dublin by a second charge of murder brought against Kirwan, the artist, who was recently tried and condemned on what many think in sufficient evidence, for the murder of his wife. The alleged victim is a Mr. Boyer, a miniature painter, possessed of considerable property, which, some years since, he made over to Kir wan, and soon afterwards disappeared. The capital sentence against Kirwan, for his wife’s 1 murder, has been commuted into imprisonment ! for life. ! The Irish Solicitor-General, in a communica ; tion addressed to the Town Commissioners of ’ ' Galway, returns thanks for the congratulations jot that body upon his acceptance of office. Mr. Keogh tells them they are perfectly correct in ; anticipating an onward and favorable policy . | from the Aberdeen Government, adding, “that it ' is the intefest of a few factious men to prophecy I the contrary.” The prophets, however, wil be | disappointed, “and the just expectations of our I countrymen fulfilled.’’ France.—The credentials by which Prussia recognised the empire consisted of three papers. The first acknowledges the Senatus consultum and the.plebiscite as an internal political event, with which Prussia has nothing to do but ac cept ; the second declares that Prussia acts in 4- L■ I, »t. ~„ . , ... I- L A■ . 4*ms rk . 1 T 1 ~r.•- ■< , this matter in unison with Austria and Russia, and accepts with satisfaction the assurance that the Emperor will observe existing treaties, and pursue the same policy as he did when Presi dent ; the third, which contains the recognition itself, is short, but written by the King himself, who addresses the Emperor as “Monsieur, mon frere.” The Russian note is said to be much longer, and to enter into various statements and remarks with reference to the new empire. Italy.—A general subject of conversation at Rome is the recent conversion to the Catholic i faith of Dr. Ives, the A npl ; An"Tl " •.’)• of •....<••>>«, in me United States. Dr. Ives bad for a long time embraced Puseyite opinions, and felt strong sympathy for the Catholic religi on, which had subjected him to much remon strance. Since he has been at Rome he has put himself in relation with Monsignor Gill, the Catholic Bishop of Virginia, U. S., and addressed himself to Monsignor Talbot, the private came riae of the Pope, in order to make his solemn abjuration and publicly profess Catholicism. This cere nony took place on the 26th of Decem ber. the Pope in person administering the sacra ment to the convert. Atstria.—Baron von Prokeseh-Osten is nom- i mated to the post of the President of the Bund. This appointment, which seems to have taken most people by surprise, puts an end to the sur mi f as to whether this celebrated diplomatist would be sent to Rome or Constantinople. Frigiiteul Explosion and Loss op Thirty two Lives.—The Liverpool Mail, of the Ist inst., states that the brig Lily left the Mersey a fews days previous for Africa, having on Board, among other things, 50 tons of gunpowder and 20 puncheons of rum, but in consequence of a gale she was compelled to beat about the channel for three days, and was then driven ashore on Kit terland Island, by which five of her crew were drowned. On the following day, Mr. Lace, sub agent for Lloyd’s, repaired to the wreck with j thirty-one men, to see what could be saved. | At a quarter before eight, a violent shock was ' felt throughout the southern district of the is- I land; and a sheet of fire and pillarof smoke were | seen to be hurled into the air, hundreds of feet high from the wreck. It seems that a large por tion of the powder was placed so high in the vessel that it did not get wet by the waves breaking on it. The explosion dashed the ves- I sei to atoms, and blew to broken fragments some thirty-two human beings I But one individual ’ near the fatal scene escaped to tell the story, < lames Kelly, who is still alive, although one > cheek and ear are taken off. The accident made i twenty-three widows and seventy-three father- i less children. Fragments of the wreck were I < blown the distance of six miles. | (hitgrcssiom. [Reported for the Baltin Thirty-Second Congress— Session. Washi jioii, Jan 24. SENATE. Mr. Seward presented a nw orial from New York, praying that the constii W amended so us to give Congress power > establish a uni form system of marriage. ’ ♦" Mr. Shields presented the inen|rial of C. L. Richter.daclari ghe invented the ifaulds and fur nace used by Clark Mills, in cqMruating the Jackson statue, and bj Ogit of the compensation thr Mr. Stockton move re-organizing the Na then the bill was next. Mr. Hale subm' agreed to. directing enquire whether a button money had and petty officers ot to compensate any , of an act grantings Mr. Gwin said th by the Committee o' introduced at the Mr. Sebastian, fro' .1 A'. >iis, to whom v. s message relative to thf s to emigrate according 3e an elaborate report the The committee give ■ fairs in Florida since 1532, Ou the assignment ot- orth, it was conditioned that his s S. troops should be kept in Fiori a cardan to keep the Indians ■ ,'Jwipits, and thus give a little securiv, A®ing set- tlements and farmers of ti So far from keeping wifl ra assign ed them, with ample r.: rivers abounding in fish, and the h< ..osk ' iar ' ten, and the prairie teeming with gaiuj they sought the r.ettlements in 1849, and eortHfnced anew the work of murder and destrumon oi property. Again were new troops ordeed to Florida, and again were the Indiaus alleged to remain ; and now. although a deputatien i the chiefs were at thirseat of government la/ ses sion. u.id entered into«n. written agreement, by which their removal would be4nmedia|6 and final, they now refuse to go, anil insiswo the great detriment of the interest oj florid#to re main within her limits. ' The committee in thus a condition of events as they exist »‘n are not a little at the.tjtii £gwfrbe goy uricler thf full of r'i yet has allowed tßem all the of delay and the protraction of an event safety and property of the State dernanfe. The committee further say, ttby are bound to believe that the United States! are bound to complete what in 1835 they so 'unsuccessfully began, and which, for a period o/J8 years has allowed within the borders of a mvereign Stlte a band of persons hostile to Hr inhabitants, their security and property. The Committee express some feiibt as to the best mode to pursue to effect thtf end sought— the speedy and unconditioned removal ofthe In dians from the State. Experience has demon strated that they enjoy no immunities over the white man in their endurance of fatigue, and that they are susceptible of thfrinflyences which break down repose by quick marches and night attacks on their camping grounds. That when ever these courses have been puisucd by a mili tary force, they have been invariably followed by success. The committee also suggest that the troops be accompanied by regulars, so that each day’s march would thus place in possession of the i government a knowledge of its territory, and . subject to such laws of entry assist elsewhere i and that such operations would more than ever i convince the Indians that the government here are in earnest in their removal. That at this j late period of delay and faithlessness on the part of • the Seminoles, the committe would urge prompt and decisive measures to be pursued to rid the ’■ country of a struggle too long wjged, and to -.1 ve to a sovereign State that peace and quietude, I which for many years she has sought in vain. I To attain this object, the committee recommend ■ the passage of the amendment which they have I inserted in the Indian appiopriidion bill. i The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Mallory, ; took up the bill repe ding existing laws “con cerning tonnage duties on Spanish vessels,” and j he addressed the Senate in favor of its passage. [ He had not concluded when the Senate proceed- I od to the consideration of executive business. : At 15 minutes to 4 o’clock, the doors were opened and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REI’RESE? TATIVES. j The y-as and nays were taken, on a motion ' to suspend the rules, tit introduce a resolution to ! meet in future at It o’clock, a;;J to make the i appropriation bills the special cider every day, till disposed of; which was negatived—yeas 90, i nays 7G—not two-thirds voting. 1 A number of private bills were subsequently ; disposed of. ' The House then took up private bills on the ! Speaker’s table to which there were no object ions; which occupied the remainder of the sit ! ting. ■ House ad journed at three o’clock. ■Washington, Jan. 25,1863. SENATE. The chair laid before the Senate the annual I report of th* expenses of the nitioi.al armory. Several petitions were pieseafed, and reports from committees presented— iwnecM any public importance. X Mr. Cass submitted a resolution, .vhich was I- v-etlj Jl V ii n n*‘^F^ 4 ' l Sr ; 'M'eS«rn . i BtfTwer arirtTsyton to the treaty ,?f 1850. : Mr. Shields submitted a rescjitfon directing s ’ an examination and report by <f\ Secretary o s i War, as to the best sites for the /obstruction o r | arsenals on the P ’ -iiiiqGulf, and Atlantic coasts | i which was agreed to. . . ! The House bill to prevent frauds upon the , j treasury in the cohesion Cfchims by members I of Congress and others was taken up, slightly : amended and then passed. ■ Mr. Cass’ joint resolution re-affirming the | doctrine of Mr. Monroe was tak}« up. I Mr. Soule addressed the Senate at length in , support of the resolution. He differed from his ; democratic colloagues in justifying the conduct I of the present administratiou with reference to Cuban difficulties. Ile-diil’ered also in the com -1 mendations bestowed upon Mr, Everett for de clining the treaty" (which was so far) proper,and then assuring England and Franco that this na tion would never do that which they wished us to say we would nevejzdo. He condemned the ; course followed by the present administration in i its denunciations oi Crittenden aufl his murdered j companions ; and he defended and ' character of those men from the charg ?oi piracy I marauders and outlaws. He differed from gentlemen who were for waiting till the fruit was ripe Wore plucking I it. He saw no difference betw an taking it before ripe and after it was ripe. The common ' law drew the distinction betweetfojie trespass of ; taking fruit from the tree and thi'arceny oftak- I ing it after it had fallen from the.pareut stem. He condemned the publication of to Cuban cor respondence. but saw no ditfoi- ce between j publishing that and sayingth« Senile we were I ready to purchase Cuba. 1 He reviewed the case of wiser Smith, and ' condemned the conduct oftheldmiristratiqp for I its course therein. He conffienM upon the . reasons ofthe President againd the inquisition l of Cuba for domestic causes, and Yarned his j Southern friends of the sign Vpau. of those ' words, and read a letter written tn-851, by I Lord Palmerston, urging the emani ation of ! the slaves as a measure to prevent C a being i I annexed to the United States. He w not dis -1 posed to wait till the fruit was ripe, bjnse these j domestic reasons may be removed, an it was of I the utmost importance. Let SouthewSenators I weigh this matter He was against purchasing Ctffb Spain ■ would never agree to it. Her pride vild soon er see the island sunk into the ocean *.an part ! withit. The Cubanos also would ref tat be- . ing sold or purchased. He reviewed England’* pretensions., denoun- I cing marauding and filibustering, ati»<s»d an | account of an English project in 173%ir taking Cuba by forces raised in the America,olonies. He denounced the threat of MessnSiampton ’ and Sartigesto hold the United Stated sponsi- j ble for any lawless attack on Cuba byl; Zens o f the United States. lie reviewed the Monroe doctrine, a | fully agreed with Mr. Cass in his expositfe if the force, meaning and extent of that de<^ ; v tl by Ml 3lo:iro<-. lie i' i,li iV, ib,il ■’ ■ |/- aition •>>• thia subject. r. Everett’s letter and Mr. Fillmore s mes^t'^ re was much of the baesheering spirit for V '- Je ‘ clare that under five different states of Z| m ' stances it may be necessary for the Undulates to take possession of Cuba. He warned Spain of the inevitable p V r4s of events; he counselled her lo be friend! ’ the United States ; te observe all rights an< joliiga tions. She would Lave to meet cornin' ’'events, and she bad better grant to Cuba that ’pdepen dence which would take plane. Let »ain, in the good feeling which would result b-tfeen her and her regenerated child, obtain iUtroaties those benefits and advantagesof cootrfeial al- f liance and support vi hicli she will lo.e'uy a foreM seperation ol Cuba from her dominion ' fOih t his he was utterly opposed to any vio J ' i the laws of nations to acquire Cuba. Air. Cass followed, defending his ion of the Monroe doclrino. Mr. Seward got the floor, and tl -d --journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENI • A message from the President d, relative to the claim of the Cust< cers. After which, the discussion on t Branch Mint Bill was renewed. Mr. Seymour, of New York, sai former day undeiratcd the amom nually imported into New York increase, and which was last yeai of fifty or sixty millions of dollar to the offer stated to have been i bullion for coinage to Pbiladclphir £30,000, of which there was no si formation. M r. Florence, of Pennsylvania.. paitiesto his knowledge were respth sous. _ I ’ Mr. Seymour, in continuation, sueiressive report) of Mr. Walker, the SoW'arV of the Treasury, recommending tiie esta-bill ment of a branch mint at New York, besom the importations ol gold fiom California had com menced. He was allu.'mg to the rapiiltyfo creasing commerce of that city when, his hour being about expiring, he moved the provfouj question, Which was seconded—yeas 76, nays 44. The yeas and nays were then ordered on the motion of Mr. Chandlerthat the bill be reject ed Mr. Brooks availed himself of his right to re ply before these were taken, and reflected with much severity on the course pursued by Mr. Chandler in depriving him of the floor in the manner he did. The morning hour having expired before he concluded, Mr. Houston, of Ala., moved that the House go into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, which was agreed to. The committee again took up the deficiency bill, when various amendments recommended by t the committee of ways and means were report -1 ed, and considerable discussion took place with reference to the salary of Mr. Kennedy, super intendent ol the census office—the construction < the law by the Secretary of the Interior and .e Atforney General being that he was entitled > 83,01)0 per annum, but the comptroller refused > pay him that amount. A resolution fixing that ,im was ultimately agreed to Other amendments were disposed of and pend ing an amendment to vote about $131,000 for the purchase ot paper and to pay the salary of he Superintendent of printing, clerks, and mes senger. the committee rose, and the House ad journed. Washington, Jan. 26, 1853. SENATE. 1 he Chair laid before the Senate a communi cation from the Treasury Department, relative to the classification of the clerks. Mr. Sumner presented petitions in favor of a uniform rate of two cents, as ocean postage on letters. ° I Mr. Seward presented memorials in favor of the establishment ot mail steamers between Brooklyn, New Y'ork and Germany. Mr. Butler reported.adversedly upon the pro position to give a judge of the Supreme Court to California and Oregon, on the ground that the committee are considering a general plan for re vising the judicial system of the United States. Mr. Fish introduced a bill to authorize the j business of banking in the District of Columbia. ' Mr. Gwin introduced a bill providing regula- I tions for the mint, and for preserving the stan- I dard value of the coinage. The joint resolution of Air. Cass was taken up. Mr. Seward addressed the Senate. He alluded to the death of Mr. Adams, in February, 1848, deplored by his countrymen and in June 1850, when the deep voice of wailing had just died away, the Senator from Michigan, (New Eng land born and New England raised,) rose in the Senate, and instead of gowing backward with a . garment to cover his infirmities, had revealed i —rji''"; ofhis private diary, i and reading t 5 the Senate owio*ions „exvr»oU. ■■ Mr. S. referred to this attack on Mr. Adama bF, Mr. Cass, and rejoiced now to hear that states man vindicated by Mr. Cass himself. The doc l trine of these resolutions was the doctrine of Mr. > Adams, who was a member of Air. Monroe’s ' cabinet. He read copious extracts to show Mr. > Adam’s position on this subject. ! He complained ot Mr. Cass’ introducing this , resolution witbout acknowledging Air. Adams’ agency in instituting these measures of progress. > He could not vote for the annexation olCubaun- - til slavery shall have ceased to counteract the ■ workings of nature in that beautiful island, nor • then without injustice to Spain, without war and ) without internal disturbance among ourselves, 1 yet he could not consent to allow the island to i | pass under the dominion of any power, nor could t ■ he consent to the restoration of colonial relations - i between any portion of this continent and the - i monarchies ol Europe. He replied at great 1 j length to Mr. Soule. Mr. Cass replied with some warmth to defend i i his comment in 1850 on Mr. Adams’ diaiy. s I Mr. Mallory followed, concluding his arg'r- - I merit in favor of repealing the laws concerning 1 i ton nage duties and Spanish vessels. A debate ensued as to what disposition snould r | be made ol the resolution, whether it would be ' referred or not. s| In answer to a question by Mr. Gwin as to f : whether it was intended to propose any practical t legislation, s Air. Mason said that if it should prove true, e that the British had established a colony at the , Balize or the Bay of Islands, that colony should • have to be discontinued, and in this form there 1 i should be practical legislation. 3 ! The debate upon this point was further con tinued by Messrs. Mason, Mangum, and without i coming to any conclusion the Senate adjourned. - < HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .1 j The. New York mint bill was the first business j in order, and Mr. Bracks concluded his remarks. - I He alluded to the incompetency of the mint at . Philadelghia, the loss sustained by individuals, e > owing to its operations, the mint returning none : ofthe silver contained in less than 62 oz. of gold I sent to it—which is made use of for its own pur n I poses, and to sustain the bullion fund, and for o I contingencies. e I He stated that there is a debasement of gold i, I at the branch mint at New Orleans, which is ), | under the supervision of the mint at Philadel j phia; and contended that the latter establish y | ment possessed no such efficiency as had teen I represented, the coinage being principally in e [ eagles, and notin a smaller coinage, to meet the - ■ requirements of the public. The mint, he said, j costs three-fourths of a million of dollars, and l 8250.000 of which are sequestered by the mint, ( and the remaining 8500,000 is the interest on ! seven millions of dollars, which forms the bul i lion fund there. i New York, he continued, had no need of a i bullion fund, two-thir.!s of the duties being col ; lected there; and which being paid in specie, ;s i the fund thus accumulated in the sub-treasury c I supplying its place, the certificates of which an swering the purpose ot specie. With reference, , s I to the opposition to the bill in New York ,e 'w.'ii.ch hau been inferred to, Le it s. -feXistM, burls' confined to railroad companies, ■ express agents and baillion brokers, who desire o- I a profit from the losses ofthe humbler classes of a s I society. ■ The additional grant to the steamers, he said, s . | was in opposition to the interests ofthe owners of sailing vessels, and to which he was opposed : e | but both himself and the other gentleman ai rs ■ luded to, had voted in favor of the measure on . y • national grounds. The California lines_ofsteam- I ! ers, he said, would have ruined the proprietors e j had it not been for the fortunate discovery of i gold ; and the Panama route had been prosecuted n j to a successful issue by a few New York capi s : talists, notwithstanding Congress had refused to 't i lend them the aid of the government. He con -0 eluded by moving the previous question. _ i The motion to reject the bill was negatived, . I the ayes and nays being taken: yeas 69, nays 91. J I Sir. Brooks moved that the bill be engrossed . . and read a third time, pending which a motion s | was mSde'To lay the bill on the table, upon e . which the yeas and nays were entered, and it 1 j was negatived: yeas 78, nays 96. C ] The morning houi having expired, i I er decided that the House having ordered that -i r I the question of the third reading be put, it over- | ■ rode all other motions, except one fora call ofthe l . j House, or to adjourn. r | The yeas and nays were then ordered on the j third reading of the bill, which was negatived: ; 1 yeas 86, nays 89. ■| Mr. Briggs, of New York, moved to recon- ; . sider the vote. I Mr. Florence, of Pa., moved to lay the mo tion to re-consider upon the table; and the ayes I i and nays having been ordered,it passed in the as- i : firmative—ayes 91, nays 83. The House resolved itself into a committe of: . the whole on the state ofthe Union,and the de- I ficiency bill was again taken up, when various ■ I amendineifts were disposed of. On the passage : ' of one voting a sum to complete the pedestal on j I which is placed the equestrian statue of General | I Jackson. Mr. Stanly, of N. C., proposed to add an I amendment, stating that the vote was in conse : quence of the exertions of Gen. Jackson in put ' ting down nulification and secession, which led I to rather an uproarious and good humored dis- i I cussion, Mr. Stephens opposing the motion, the | . compromise tariff bill, he said, effecting that ob- J I ject. Mr. Florence was in favor of the amend- ' ; ! ment, because be put down the United States ; ; Bank; and Mr. Houston, condemning the move i ment altogether, in a manner which riled Mr. ' Stanly rather considerably. I Mr. Houston explained that he did not intend . I any thing personally offensive, but considered , any legislation upon the subject as a mockery. At length a motion prevailed that the com mittee rise, and the House adjourned Washington, Jan. 27, 1853. SENATE. Mr. Seward presented several memorials, pray ing grants of land to aid in the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara. Also, petitions in favor of the establishment of a JOfo-af steamers between Brooklyn and Germany. Mr. Cass’resolution directing an inquiry by the Committee of Foreign Relations as to the necessity for any action relative to the Bulwer and Clayton explanation ol tbe treaty of 1850, was taken tip. Mr. Mangum opposed the resolution. He was in favor of postponing it till after the 4th of March next, in order that Mr. Clayton might be here to defend himself. He thought no prac tical object was intended, but merely a personal matter, and Mr. Clayton ought to be heard. He Was opposed to this warlike debate, when vo man would dare to avow his willingness to go to war. Mr. Cass said he was not be deterred from auy investigation concerning the honor o! his country, by the declaration that he would not go to war. The preservation of our rights in small matters was the surest guaranty of peace. Slavish submission to wrong would inevitably result in war. ' . Mr. Bell, at grreat length, urged the postpone ment'of the subject till Mr. Clayton reached here. If it was intended to have a measure re ported to repeal the treaty, he would desire time to debate it. He thought there had been suffi cient debate on the subject, and much more.tban necessary said to arouse thc people ol the Uni ted States and to frighten European powers. le thought tbe construction of twenty war learners and the erection of necessary loitiii '-ations much bettei to preserve peace than pa fer resolves. Mr. Mason thought it a proper inquiry to as -itain whether the treaty ratified by the Sen s' had been impaired or altered by the adden placed there by Messrs. Bulwer and Clayton, /e did not consider war was necessary. He lid not at any time say thc colonization of the Bay Islands was an infraction ofthe treaty ; but ’he did say, and repeated it now, that whether that colony was or was not an infraction of that treaty, that colony would have to be discon tinued. .. , Mr. Borland followed, supporting the resolu tion, and Messrs. I tale and Underwood opposed 11 Mr. Gwin mov< I so lay th# resolution on the table ; lost—yeas >, nays 31. Mr. Mangum moved to postpone it till after the 4th of March next; lost—yeas 17, nays 29. The resolution was adopted. After the transaction of some unimportant business, the Pacific railroad bill was taken iip and further debated, and the Senate ad journ- ’ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Stanley, of N. C.,from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill to pay to differ ent States public moneys due under the act of 1836, which was read a first and second time last session, and referred to the committee. Air. Orr, of S. C., moved to lay the bill on the table, and the yeas and nays having been or dered, the motion was carried—yeas 105, nays 60. i Mr. Stanley endeavored to have his motion, to print the bill, put from the chair, but the Speak er decided that the motion went with the bill, against which decision Air. Stanly appealed, but it was sustained by the House. The House then went into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and again took up the amendments of the deficiency bill, a num ber of which were disposed of. The last of these was a resolution by Mr. Stanly, that in future books shall not be supplied to members for the Congress of which they were not members. The value of these books 1 he said amounted to nine hundred dollars, which I are often sold by members. In some instances | a former member of Congress dies, and his ex ecutors consider the books as assets; and there being no purchaser for them in the localities, they are sent to agents at Washington, who sell them there and they are again issued for the use of members. The amendment was adopted. The committee then rose, and the bill with amendments were reported, and having been agreed to, the bill was read a third time, and passed. The House then adjourned. QSrncrnl Jlntrllignire. Later from Texas. I The steamship Texas, Capt. Lawless, arrived i this morning from Galveston, making the run I pom bar to bar in twenty-four hours. By the | Texas we have received dates from Galveston j to the 22d inst. The Journal of that date gives the following as the latest news from the rivers and steamers : We learn by passengers by the steamer Far mer, from Houston this morning, that both the Brazos and the Trinity are up, with a fine pros pect of navigation continuing for some time to come. The steamer Major Harris has arrived at the : mouth ofthe Brazos. The Jack Hayes was to I foave the mouth of the Trinity for up Jhe river .this morning. •£ Mhi naton left this port yesterday for tile L1 iTriuy'.""* The Buffalo is up for the ” rlnfty ■“fflsd'MAMUut ing a full freight. The steamer Arthur feaves for the Brazos to day. The roads leading from Houston to the capital are said to be impassable on account of the ex cessive rains which have recently fallen. A collision occurred in Galveston Bay, on the I 19th, between the steamers Neptune and Farm ; er. No material damage was done, although the Neptune was said to have made a narrow escape. ; From the statement of Mr. Richardson, of the News, one of the passengers on the Neptune, the Farmer endeavored several times to run the Neptune down. A card is published, signed by [ the passengers of the latter boat, reprobating the ■ conduct of the captain of the Farmer in the ' severest terms. The Journal says that Mr. James Tool in at tempting to ford the Little Chocolate recently, was cairied down stream and himself and horse landed on seperate sides of the stream. Mr. Tool who was found on the bank of the creek in a helpless condition from his exposure and strug gles in the water, states that he lost his saddle i bags containing twelve hundred dollars. I Philip Capehart, one of the most noted horse ' 1 thieves in Texas, was arrested in Galveston on the 20th inst., on the charge of stealing horses in I Houston some two or three months ago. Cape- > ' hart has been often indicted and tried for various ' i acts in his profession, but he has heretofore man- I • aged to escape punishment.— N. O. Picayune, ’ i 25th inst. : I Later from Nassau, N. P.—By the arrival | yesterday of the schooner Azorian, Capt. In grum, we have received full files of the Nassau ; i Guardian, Bahama Herald, and Royal Gazette, to the Sth inst., inclusive. They contain, how- ; ■ ever, litte of interest. ) ■ On the 28th of December, the Governor dis , | solved the House of Assembly, and writs for the I ■ new elections were at once issued. . ‘ A number of five franc pieces have been • ■ found, at Nassau, amongst the rubbish taken j from the Ovando, melted into a lump weighing i i about 1 f pounds. . i The Cholera was more prevalent after Christ , j mas than for a long time previously. At Barba . I doe's the los of life from yellow fever has been , ' great on board H. M. screw steam frigate Daunt , - less, 24 guns, 580 horse-power. Capt. Edward , P. Halstead. Altogether she lost 9 officers and j 30 men. [ ; Relative to the seizure of the Pedraza, the Nassau Guardian of the Bth inst. says: i i We deeply regret to learn from the Charleston Courier that the “Pedraza,” which left this port with the Ovando's emigrant passengers on the 15th ult, was seized, on her arrival at Charles- : ton, by the United States authorities, for a breach of the passenger Regulation Act. The : occurrence has created great excitement in this community, and caused much uneasiness to the I philanthropic promoters of the scheme fer con ' veying the bulk of the German emigrants to . ■ their adopted country with as Yt : fe delay and as ’ i muclf comfort as possible, in the only available ' vessel in port at that time. We should hope, i therefore, tliut the strict letter of the law will not be enforced in this trying emergency, when : the authorities at Washington shall be put in ■ possession of the true state of the case. i There were five deaths at Nassau, from chole : ra, from the 29th to the 31st of December, inclu j sive.— Chaleston Courier, 22d inst. From Nicaragua.—We find the following communication in the New-York Herald, of Sat urday, dated San Juan del Norte, Jan. 2, 1853.—The Belize, or British Honduras, has been elevated to a colony, the superintendent converted into a Governor, and a constitution given to the people. This province extends almost across the conti nent, and with the recently created colony of the Ray of Islands, foreshadows the sequel to the ' Mosquito protectorate. The famous Monroe doctrine, so exultingly I proclaimed and reiterated, seems to have been I i scattered to the four winds, for the heart of this j I Western world is occupied by the most power- i | iul of the European States, and her vessels of I war are constantly hovering around like birds of I prey, chipping off a bit here and there, and plas- j . tering ii> onto sojyie colony or other, elongating i I a boundary line here, and seeing yonder a for- I est of mahogany trees, forthwith proclaiming it j Belize—acting under instructions, of course. : Th-possessions of Great Britain in the West- : i ern tropics seems to be increasing, and it I i behooves the American government to be vigil- I | ant, lest some day they will be shut out from | communication with the Pacific States at a crit? i , ical moment. ' It is rumored that the Central Americans have I ; repossessed themselves ofthe port of Limas, from I which they were ejected in September, 1851, by ; H. B. M. schooner Bermuda, now here, and have i again hoisted the Central American flag, in the I room of the Mosquito. H. L. S. | [l’/ om the Charleston Courier, 26th insZ.] | Later from Havana and Key West—Arrival of the Isabel. The U. S. mail steamship Isabel, Capt. Wil liam Rollins, arrived at her wharf in this city yesterday morning from Havana via Key West and Savannah. The Isabel left Havana on Sat- Saturday, the 22d inst. By tne following communication from Dr. Finlay to Capt. Rollins, which has been politely handed to us by the latter gentleman, it will be seen that the small pox has almost, if not quite, entirely disappeared from Havama: Havana, Jan. 21, 1853. Cant. Rollins, Steamship Isabel: Dear Sir:—l have received your letter of yesterday, requesting me to inform you as to the present state of the epidemic, small pox, from which wo have suffered so much during the last two months, and should have replied sooner but was desirous to get tbe returns from the hospital previous to doing so. Duringthe months of November and Dece m her, the epidemic was very severe, and I think reached its climax about the middle of Decem ber. Towards the end of that month, there was already a very notable decrease, which has gone rapidly on until the present time. The cases are now few and isolated. There is also a great dif ference in their nature ; those of real small pox are of a very mild character, and a great propor tion of the new cases are of varioloid and chick en pox. You will see by the returns for the hospital of San Juan de Dios, where I have a ward, that the number admitted in December was 71, and in the present month, up to the 21st, the num ber is 26. Os these, 21 occurred in the first twelve days, leaving five for the remaining nine days. There has been no case yesterday or to day. I regard the epidemic as at an end. Wishing you a happy voyage, I remain, Yours, truly, E. Finlay. [translation.] Cases of small pox received at the hospital during the present month 26 Cases of small pox received in December 71 Hospital of San Juan de Dios, Jan. 21, 1853. Havana, Jan. 21st.—New Sugar is coming in very slowly, and sales of small parcels have ! taken place at very full prices to fill up vessels, and our market continues deprived of interest. Rice is selling at from 11 ails rials per arr. with good supply. Matanzas, Jan. 21.—We have nothing new to report since our last. The last sales of Rice we have heard of, were made at from 10 j a 11 rls. Sales of Aiolasses have been made on con tract at from 21 a rls. for clayed, and 3J rls. for Muscovado. Os assorted, half white and half brown Sugars, there are none ; white alone is quoted at from 8 a 8J a Oi ; brown alone from 5 a 51 a5 j ; yellow from 6 a 6j a 7} ; Musco vado, inferior to fine from 4a 5J rls. Exchange on London at sixty days sight is quoted at from 10J a 11 per cent, premium ; on New York and Boston at from Ja j per cent, discount. Freights rule as follows:—for Cewes and market notin the Baltic, from X 2,15,0 a jC3,0,0 ; for Great Bri tain £2, 10; for the United States $1 per box. Sugar, 85 per hhd. Sugar, s2per hhd. Molasses, of 110 gallons, shipped. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2. Terms of Subscription. Daily Paper, per annum,jin advance... .$8 00 Tri-Wockly 5 00 Weekly, por annum in advance 2 00 If paid within the year 2 50 Attheoni of tho year 3 00 Kz”Tho above terms will bo rigidly enforced. [t_7~ Subscribers writing to request their pa pers changed to another Post-office, will please be particular to state the office to which the paper is now sent. Bank of St. Mary’s. The bills ofthe Bank of St. Mary’s under five dollars, and the change bills of J. G. Winter, are still taken at par at this office. Melancholy Asoidcnt. A young man by the name of C. W. Bedell, from Harris county, a Medical student, was ac cidently shot last evening at the Eagle & Phoe nix Hotel. We learn that young Rickman, the son of the proprietor, was examining a revolver, left in the bar room, which exploded in his hand. Mr. Bedell was standing at the end of the counter looking over a newspaper at the time. The ball passed three gentlemen standing up at the counter, singing the hair of one and lodged just above the right eye of Mr. Bedell. Med ical aid was promptly rendered by Drs. Du gas and Campbel], and the wound probed about one inch and a half without discovering the ball. As we go to press, he is lying in a pre carious condition, and but slight hopes, are enter tained for his recovery. Hotels in Charleston. We see by the Charleston papers, that the pro prietors ofthe different HoSfs, have held a meet ■ ing and advanced their in conse the high price of provisions, servant hire, Ace.''TlßSll* established are, at the Charleston Hotel, $2.50 per day; at the other Hotels $2.00. Boarders under four weeks, are considered transient. American Hotel—Columbia. Such of our readers as may pay a visit to our sister city of Columbia, we would recommend to call at the American Hotel, kept by Mrs. Sarah and J. T. Fleming. We understand they keep a good house, and that every attention is paid to the wants of customers. Short Passage. The U. 8. mail steamer James Adger, Capt. Dickinson, arrived at Charleston from New York on Friday evening, in the unprecedented short space of forty-nine hours. Savannah Evening Journal. This spicy little daily, comes to us in a new dress, and printed on an enlarged sheet. The Journal is one of our exchanges that we always read with pleasure, and we are pleased to learn that it is in a prosperous condition. It is under the editorial control of Thos. W. Lane, E»q., formerly a resident of this eity. Combs & Co’s Express. This line is getting into general favor. The i proprietors are responsible, industrious, and per j severing men, and goods confided to their care i are alwaj's delivered at the earliest possible pe riod, and at very little additional cost over the regular mode of conveyance. They deserve en couragement from our citizens, and those living along the different lines of Railroad extending into the interior. See their advertisement in to day’s paper. Augusta Guards. This fine artillery Corps, paraded yesterday afternoon as infantry, under the command of i Capt. W. E. Dearing, for target exercise. Two i prizes were shot for.the first a handsome Plume, i presented by Leut. Burch, was won by private E. Pardue —distance 60 yards, average shots SJ. The second prize also a Plume, presented by private Greenfield, to be shot for by the com missioned officers. This prize was won by Capt. Dearing. They afterwards paraded up and down the city and presented quite a martial appearance, going through their evolutions with an accuracy that would have been creditable to an old corps. Found Dead. f A man, name unknown, was found on Sunday | ori Mr. W. J. Eve’s plantation, just below the city. We understand he had some marks about his head which, it was thought,were inflicted by a bludgeon. He was seen the day before on the road in a state of intoxication. A Coroner’s in quest was held yesterday, but we |have not learned the verdict. Look out for Your Money. A set of scoundrels, commonly called confi dence men, have been committing depredations on strangers in Charleston, and we see by the papers of that city that they, were on Saturday or Sunday last, escorted to the Railroad, and took their departure for Hamburg. Our advice to our citizens and to strangers is to keep a look out for them. If they are detected in their rascality in I this state, they will not get free papers to depre- I date on citizens of sister cities, but will be sent to Milledgeville to serve a session of four years. Suicide. A young lady by the name of Smith, commit j ted suicide a few days since, at the Eatonton I Factoiy, by drowning herself. Our Correspondents—Paying Arrearages. We receive many kinds of letteis in the regu ; lar course of our business, each having its pecu- I liar interest, and many times each indicating the character of our correspondent. Occasion ! ally one comes coarsely insulting. That, of I course, indicates the character of the writer.— I Occasionally one comes sourly disputing our ex- I tra charge for his want of punctuality, and stop | ping his paper, because not allowed to settle as lif he paid in advance. That, also, indicates the I sort of man he is. Occasionally, also, we have I the pleasure of receiving such a letter as the fol lowing from Mobile. It is in response to a cir cular stating that we design striking from our lists all delinquent subscribers: “Mobile, Jan. 25th, 1853. “Mt Dear Sir : —I am one of the many de faulters alluded to in your circular of the 18th inst., and feel the rebuke most severely. The plan you have adopted, is, I am satisfied, the only one calculated to support the press, and the won der is with me, that j’ou have been so long find ing it out. Our friend, Forsyth, late editor of “ the Times,” at Columbus, deserves the freedom of all cities in Georgia, in a gold box, for his j moral courage and ability in enforcing his posi [ tions on this subject. If all your subscribers felt t “a» little” as I did on receiving your circular, they will adopt my remedy for the mortifica tion and “pay tip.” I enclose twenty dollars. Do let me know whether that is enough—it it be not, I will remit more. In future, send me your “ weekly" 1 for life, and when I fail to pay up, close my account, though my life may be imperilled by tbe act. “ With sincere regard, your friend. “ Jas. Gardner, Jr., Esq., Augusta, Ga.” Such a letter clearly indicates the Writer to be a gentleman, and a man of a high sense of honor. IFc needed not this evidence of the fact however. We publish it in the spirit of grate ful acknowledgment for the handsome manner in which he makes the amende honorable, and as I a stimulant to those of our subscribers similar ly situated, who have not yet done the same. While on this subject, we will publish anoth er letter received by the same mail. It is the most striking case of want of thc grand confidante in postmasters we have seen lately. There is too prevalent a reluctance among our sub scribers to trust money to the mail, but this is the worst sort of case of that malady. We would remind our friend below, that remittances by mail are at our risk. We forbear mentioning his Post Office, in < tender regard for the feelings of the Postmaster's on the route: “ Jan. 24th, 1853/ “ To James Gardner, Jr. Esq.— “ Dear Sir : I received your bill by last mail. 1 will remit 81.00 cents to yon—l hope you will find the money in safety. Please tell me ifj'Sli get it as soon as you receive this. Yours very respectfully. “N. B. If any body will goto Augusta, I will give the 30 cents to him tj. bring them to you. I am afraid that the postmasters would take the money when they feel it. I hope you will ex cuse me tig not disappointing you that, 1 am willing to send you the money, but I can sand 30 cent, by my friend. “Very respectfully.” ■ Here is another, to which we call the at tention of Postmasters. Such cases of unau thorized return of papers, occasionally occur from improper motives. When papers are not called for, or refused, or when the subscribers are well known not to be able to pay, Postmasters are requested to notify us promptly. No others have a right to inter fere between us and our subscribers. “Newton Factory,Jan.27, 1853. “Dear Sir: Your note, informing me that my paper was returned to your office, has come to hand. The announcement surprised me. I did not send it back, nor order any one to do so. I have taken it regularly from the office, but failed to get one copy some weeks back. How it got back I know not, unless some orjs, through spite to me, got hold of it and returned it. The P. M. lam certain did not. Perhaps, through mistake, it was sent to some other office, and from thence returned. I wish the paper contin ued. Yours.” Dodge’s Daguerrean Gallery.—On a re cent visit to the Sky Light Daguerrean Rooms of Mr. Dodge, we were much pleased to see the great improvements be had made for the con venience of his visitors,and for the greater facili ty in taking accurate likenesses. We were also much interested in examining the great number of Daguerreotypes, and miniatures painted on ivory, of prominent citizens, and of beautiful and charming ladies of this city and of other communities. The latter are exquisite specimens •fart. They will vie, in artistic skill, and de licacy of finish, with the best productions of leading artists in that department. In fact, Mr. Dodge is a malitro in miniature painting, and has borne off medals as trophies of his excellence in competitions where none but superb speci mens could be expected to win. His illuminated Daguerreotypes are in the very best style of the art, being executed with a new and superior Camera, and with all th? latest improvements. They cannot be excelled. Mr. Dodge advertizes to have the largest Sky Light of any Daguerrean Gallery in the United States, affording every facility for taking large groups, as well as single pictures. He has two reception parlors, handsomely furnished, entirely distinct—one for ladies, the other tor gentle men. The piano, thus cqßtklerately secured to ladies, will be duly appredatedHiy.them. We have not yet paid a visit new Daguerrean Rooms of thqse skilful artists, Tuck er & Perkin*, who are now nearly opposite the Augusta Kotsl. ' We will take an eatlv to do so". They are said to be well Lyon’s Extract of Pure Jamaica Ginger,and Lyon's Kathairon. These two articles are for sale by D. B. Plumb & Co. The manufacturer claims for them the most remarkable properties and virtues ever yet vouch-safed to suffering humanity. The first is proclaimed an infallible remedy for Dyspepsia, Cholera, Colic, Cholera Morbus, Fever and Ague. Sick-Headache, Nervous Complaints, Sea sickness, Cramp, Rheumatism, &c., &c., &c. The second, besides its wonderful effects upon the hair, bald-heads, &c., is announced as curing tetter, ring-worm Erysepelas, Itch, &c., &c. A bottle of each has been sent us, and all this we learn from the wrapper, which alone mi worth the price of a bottle. As a specimen the science of advertising, we quote with de cided gusto, the following sentence in regard to the wonderful Kathairon: “ One instance occurred to our knowledge, where a gentleman had been bald thirty-two 1 years, and now apparently enjoys the greatest pleasure in permitting his grandchildren to play with his “ luxuriant locks.” What is to become of the doctors and the ! wig makers ? , Rode’s Post-office Directory.—A copy of , this useful manual has been received at this office from the publisher, C. H. Rode, New-. ' York. It is entitled “Rode’s United State* Post-office Directory and Postal Guide.’ l It ' contains the rates of postage, foreign anti domes- j. tic, and a complete list of all the Postmasters i and Pest-offices in the Union, alphabetically ar ranged. Price, 50 #nts. Speeches of Hayne and Webster.—Redding i & Co., Boston, have published an interesting pamphlet of 84 pages, containing the celebrated ■ speeches of Senators Robert Y. Hayne, of S. C., ’ and Daniel Webster, of Mass., in the U. S. Sen ate, January, 1830, on Foot’s Resolution in re- : lation to the public lands. , This pamphlet is well worth the price, 25 ' cents, and may be ordered from Boston. Returns of the Baltimore Post Office.- We learn (says the Baltimore .That the returns of the Baltimore Post Offico forsthe last ! quarter of the year 1852, just closed, amount to ' $19,709 79, which campared with those of the corresponding quarter of 1851, $13,93« 83, ex hibit a difference in favor of the former of 85,770 96. This is an improvement in the aspect of ' postal affairs which promises to approve the present low rates, and justify the }»licy which demanded them. If the increase should be in the same proportion generally through the coun-.. try, Another year or two will put the present system beyond an experiment. Eatonton Bailroad. A letter from Eatonton, dated the 28th ult., says:—“The sound-ufthe steam whistle has just been heard in thiyptaufe, for the first time. The track is said to be laid within five miles of tliie place.” The Turpentine Business.—The Fayette ville, (N. C.,) Observer, states that the popula tion of that county has increased about 1,000 since the first of the present month—about 300 whites and 700 slaves having arrived there from other parts of the State to engage in the turpen tine business. At a meeting of the Savannah Total Absti nence Society, on the 28th ult., the following gentlemen were chosen delegates to the State- Convention, to be held at Atlanta on the 22d February Wm. King, R. R. Cuyler, John Car ruthers, 1 hos. W. Lane, and M. Esqs. The object of the Convention is to me- fl morialize the Legislature to pass a law prohibi ting the traffic in spirituous liquors. American Railroad Iron.—The New York Bankers Circular learns from a well authenticat ed statement that American Railroad Iron, manu factored from American pig, is in quality supe- ' rior, by almost 3 to 1 to the imported article ? The following is the test furnished by the neers ol the Reading Railroad—a route boitet; calculated than any other in the United States, to try the qualities of iron rails : ■ <| Annual wear of English iron .. ,4 1-10 per cent. Annual wear of American iron. .1 4-10 Difference in favor of American .. .27=1(1'’ On lines principally for the conv«-y ancf , oJ passShgers, the wear is not so great, consg^ U o n f. ly the difference in favor of Ar, ier i C an iron is less; but the average disparity j s about 2 to 1 in the wear, being the differ ence j n cost for re . pairs. The Lowmoor ii on, which stands highest in the estimation of cutr Railroad managers, is far inferior in tenacity so ordinary American iron in use. Since 1819 the Legislature of Ohio has ap propriated $ 106,575 for the erection of the new State Capitol. It is supposed it will be ready for the next Legislature to hold Its sessisks in. Speech of Senator Soule. The Washington Union says The expects-’ tion that this distinguished orator Would address the Senate on the interesting question of the Cuban annexation crowded the Senate chamber on yesterday with a throng 6f visitors anxious to hear one so famed for his eloquence ■ and probably, of the immense* crowd which listened with eager attenttbn'to the thtee-hours’ speech of the honorable senator, not one person went away without a more exalted conception of the genius of the orator than that which even his eminent reputation before would warrant. The speech delivered by Mr. Soule in the Senate oti yesterday was perhaps the greatest of his orator ical effoits. Profound research, a comprehensive and thorough mastery of his subietf originality of view, brilliancy of diction, f w ’e al \.l „ Bergy ot declamat.on-all the qualities of the statesman and the graces of Vnc orator characterized thia That passage jn which she orator vmdfatd the memory ofthe unfortunate followers of from-the-reproach of be ing impelled by ft Uu S t of plunder was a nobW • instance of touching pathos. Equally striking w.aa nts scathing denunciation ofthe conduct ot the administration in that deplorable juncture. But we cannot undertake to enumerate the mer its of Senator Soule’s speech. They will be appreciated by all who read it, though unfortu nately it will lose something by tho alseiice of that indescribable grace of delivery which im parts such a charm to Mr. Soule’s eloquence W. will ha’ten to lay the speech before our readers as soon as it undergoes the revision of tha author.