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fltojifatt JlntfUigenrf. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. The Coilins steamship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, reached her dock at New York, about eleven o’clock on Sunday night, having left Liverpool at noon on the 23d. Her advices are three days later than those brought by the Cambria. Among the passengers by the 8., are Father Gavazzi, the seceder from the Romish church. He delivered a farewell lecture at Liverpool, on the evening previous to his embarkation for this country. The Africa, from New York, arrived at Liver pool on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 2 a. m. The retirement of President Fil’more and the inauguration of Gen. Pierce, was duly celebrated on board the Baltic on the 4th inst. A sumptu ous repast having been disposed of. the cloth was removed and the company was called to order by Captain Comstock; whereupon Captain R. B. Forbes, of Boston, rose, and after a few happy remarks, proposed the health ot the new Presi dent and the prosperity of our country, which was received with enthusiasm. The affair con cluded with toasts to Captain Comstock, good wishes lor the Baltic, &c. The weather of late, throughout the greater part of Europe, had been exceedingly stormy. England, France, and Prussia, had been visited with heavy falls ol snow. The latest accounts from Berlin announce that snow had fallen al most uninterruptedly for a week, so that railway communication had been greatly hindered, and in some instances entirely stopped by accumula tions, that no available amount of labor could ciearaway in proper time. Colonel Fremont’s solicitors communicated to the Times of 21st ult., the recognition of his claims to the estate of Mariposa, California. Under the immediate sanction of the Duchess of Sutherland, a Miss Forbes is lectuiing on American slavery. The Earl ol Clarendon has assumed the Seals of the Foreign Office, in place of Lord John Rus sell. In the House of Lords, on Monday, the 21st, the Earl of Aberdeen said it was the intention of government, with respect to the “six mile bridge affair,” to prosecute those soldiers against whom the Coroner’s jury had returned a verdict of wilful murder; and also to prosecute certain Roman Catholic priests for their conduct on that occasion. The correspondence between the Royal Socie ty and the governments of Britain and the Uni ted States, in reference to a plan proposed for making hydrographical observations at sea, was laid on the table. In the House of Commons the election Com mittee reported that Mr. Armstrong, M. P., for Lancaster; Samuel Carter, for Travistock; Mr. Gippsand Mr. Butler Johnstone, for Canterbury, were unseated for bribery. Some talk followed on the subject of the Established Church in Ire land, the Peace Society Militia and other sub jects, after which the House went into Commit tee of Supply, and voted various large sums for the Admirality service. During the week information had been receiv ed at Lloyd’s of the wreck of two more emigrant ships bound to Australia, with a large number of passengers, all of whom were saved. The ships were the Eglington, Sept. 8, near Free mantle, Australia; and the Express, date blank, near Sydney. Capt. Penny, the eminent Arctic navigator, has at length succeeded (says the Literary Ga zette) in forming a company, for prosecuting the whale fishery, and founding a permanent settle ment in the Arctic regions. He designs to em ploy propellers in whale fishing in the bays and inlets o! Davis Straits. The colony is to be founded in the inlet known as Northumberland Inlet, or Hogarth Sound, in about the same latitude as Archangel. In this locality there are not only excellent fishing grounds, but great store of mineral wealth, especially of plumbago. The company will send out two screw steamers offive hundred tons each, in the spring months, to the seas between Greenland and Nova Zem bla, and later in the year the steamers would start for Hogarth Sound, so as to arrive there be fore August. They would remain there until the ice forms in November, when they would return to England with the produce, leaving the settlers to prosecute the inshore fishery, and store up the proceeds until the return of the steamers in spring. Dr. Vogel and his companions of the Central African expedition have left London, via Malta, forTripoli and Murzuk. Having reached the latter place, the state of the country will deter mine their route to the interior. They will press on without delay to Lake Tsad, where they intend to make a numher of scientific ob servations. Owing to the prevalence of easterly winds, the admirably has ordered the steamers Vulture and Magicienne, to proceed to the chops of the channel, with supplies of provisions and water, for relief of homeward bound ships that may be detaineil by contrary winds. The Earl o( Beliastdied at Naples, a few days since, aged 25. The Bishop of Lincoln, (Rev. Dr. Kaye) died on the 19th instant, and Lady Charlotte Penrybn, sister to the Earl ol Derby, expired on the 15th instant. A new company is announced under the name of the Spanish and Portuguese Screw Steamship Company. Two hundred and five vessels were at the last advices, on the berth at British home ports lor the Australian colonies, and comprise 96,000 tons, with no scarcity of either passengers or car goes. The Pharmaceutical Society have taken up the subject ot the adulteration of American lard, and are submitting various samples to analysis. Fkancc. —Rumors were in circulation in Pa ! ris, for some days prior to the sailing of the Bal tic of the probability of an alliance by treaty be tween France, England, and two or three minor states, witn a view to counter-balance the pow er of the north of Europe. That many people are very desirous ot a friendly understanding be tween the two governments there is no difficul ty in believing ; but between a regular treaty and friendly relations, based on reciprocal inter est, there is a great difference. A letter from Nantes, ol the 17th ult., says:— Yesterday, the prefect of the Loire Inferieure re ceived a despatch from Paris, by telegraph, from M. J. Chauvet, a shipowner of our port, who is now in the capital, on the subject of the trans atlantic packets. M. Chauvet informs the Pre fect that he has just formed a company, with a capital of 140,0(J0,000f, to obtain the concession of the transatlantic line ; that out of this sum he has already succeeded in obtaining subscriptions lor G8,000,000f; and he begs the Prefect to call together the principal persons of Nantes, in or der to get them to join in the undertaking. This was done, and the persons applied to en tered eagerly into the affair. As far as regards the concession in favor of any particular post, nothing is yet decided on. The delegates from our Chamber of Commerce still remain in Paris, and one of our principal builders has been sum moned to the capital, in order to furnish infor mation on this important question.” The pay of all the sub-officers in all branches of the naval service has been raised ten cen times a day. The artillery and marines at Tou lon, Brest, Rochefort, Cherbourg and Cette have taken the oath of fidelity to the Emperor. The crew steamer Duroc is fitting out to join the squadron at Tahiti. The following compose the ecclesiastical house hold of the Emperor:—the Bishop of Nancy, first Chaplain ; the Abbe Timarche, Cure of Ham. with a title of (Bishop in partibus ) sec ond Chaplain; M. Delall, Grand Vicar to the Chaplain ; M. Mullors, first Chaplain Ver sini, second do.; M. Liabceut, third do.; and M. Laines, fourth do. A number of domestic servants have been dismissed from the Tuilleries for being indiscreet enough to gossip about the household arrange ments. The Emperor intends to choose all the servants himself, in future. So they say. Thirty-six military prisoners effected their es cape a short t me since from Fort Lamalgua, near Toulon. The Municipal Council of Paris has published its budget of receipts and expenditures for 1853. The total receipts are estimated at 47,114,346 francs, and expenditures precisely the same amount. The London Sun has heard a surmise that the French Government intend to take off the du ty on guano brought in foreign ships. A notice of the Moniteur had summoned all the superior naval officers in Paris to assemble at Ministry of the Marine, to “ receive a com munication” The subject was understood to be to test at sea the new cannon invented by the Emperor. M. Anselme Halphen, Regent of the Bank of France, and Admiral Delesseaux, Major Gener al of Marine, are dead. Spain.— Forty-three new Senators are nomi nated, with a view of strengthening the govern ment. There is no other news of interest, except the seizure of several papers, for their comments on the government. The Latest from Italy.— From Milan, un lerdate ot the 13th ult., we learn that Marshal lladetzky had published a second proclamation, in which he orders the judicial authorities to se questrate the property of those persons who shall render themselves, directly or indirectly, accomplices in treasonable practices. By anoth er proclamation, the University of Batavia has been closed until further orders. Slight disorders had broken out at Forli and at Arezzo, in the Roman States. The Gazette de Biste of the 16th announces that all communication between Lombarday and Ticino is interrupted—the passage of tra vellers and even merchandise and corn, being prohibited upon that frontier. There were 4,000 Austrians on the line of Como, and 1,200 on that of Varese. According to a letter in the Genoa Journal. Mazzini had been seen and re cognized on the Ticinian frontier, whence he had sent large sums of money to the disaffected in Monza, Como and Bergamo. Saffi had appeared openly at Ticino, but suc ceeded in making his escape when the police came to arrest him. The Federal Council of Switzerland has sent Col. Bourgeois to examine and report upon the real state of affairs, and hopes were enter tained that the blockade would be raised, and the export of corn, at least, be allowed. Trav ellers and merchandise are now compelled to take the route by the Splugen. Letters from Milan to the 15th say that there was still great difficulty in obtaining access to, or egress trom the city. Baron Martini, the military commandant, bad threatened to punish severely, any person raising cries, singing, or whistling in the streets. Two persons had been hanged—one for having taken up arms against the troops at the Josa Gate, the other for having had two muskets in his store, and having been seen with the insurgents in the street Bottonato. The distributors of seditious publications are threatened with death. The reported seizure of arms and arrest of Hungarian soldiers is contradicted. General Gyulai, Military Commandant of Lombardy, had courteously received the deputa tion of Milanese citizens, who besought him to adopt more lenient measures, but he held out little hope that the government would relax its severity. The municipal treasury of Milan had paid the forced contribution of 40.000 florins, and is, in addition, ordered to pay 30,000 florins every Wednesday until further orders. Fresh troops continued to arrive. I addition to the Hunga rian regiment Schwartzenberg, which goes di rect to Ancona from Trieste, a second is on its way to Italy. The Trieste Gazette says that a man was poignarded at Milan Cathedral during the ser mon on the 13th, and that the lower classes are much excited, but that no apprehensions need be entertained of a fresh outbreak. Some arrests for possession of arms, had taken place at Genoa. When the news of the events at Milan reached Florence, precautionary mea sures were immediately adopted. The troops were consigned to their quarters, and the posts doubled. Several houses were searched by the the nolice. It is reported that the Tuscan troops are to be placed on the same footing as the Aus trian Military, and to be uniformed in white. According to the Parlamento of the 18th, a Miz zinian movement was to have been made at Florence, had the Milan insurgents held out. Singing is forbidden in the churches of Milan until further orders. 12,000 cwt. of lead has been sent from Aus tria for bullets, and 500 ducats from the Emperor, as a “ gratification” to the wounded soldiers. The Academy of Italian Philosophy, of Turin, held a sitting on the 14th, in commemoration of Gioberte—M. d’Azegle, statesman, author and artist, has left Turin for a temporary residence in England. Austria and Hungary. —The London Ad vertiser announces the discovery of a very ex tensive and well organized conspiracy in Hun gary, againstihe Austrian Government. Ital ian letters say that there now circulates in Hun gary a proclamation, signed by Kossuth, grant ing a general amnesty to all those persons who were formerly opposed to Hungarian independ ence. It appears that regular guerilla bands are forming all over the country, and that “things do not look well.” It is added, from Austrian sources, that the Government is perfectly well informed of what is going on, and that arrests are continually but quietly taking place. It is also added, that the Austrian force now on the Bosnian frontier will be made to serve a double purpose, one part will guard the frontier, while the other, formed into flying corps, will scour Hungary. A telegraphic dispatch from Londen to Liver pool, and telegraphed from Halifax, per last ar rival, mentioned that an attempt had been made to assassinate the Emperor of Austria. It ap pears at all events that the wound was slight, although accounts differ as to whetner it was in flicted by a piognard or pistol shot. The first dispatch stated that the Emperor had been fired at and slightly grazed by a bullet in the nape of the neck. The next accounts said that as the Emperor was walking on the bastion, at Vienna, Friday 10th, a Hungarian named Lebeny leaped upon him and attempted to stab him in the throat, but succeeded only inflicting a scratch under the ear. Lebeny was instantly seized. A third account says that the Emperor was fired at with a musket, and that the wound is not so trifling as was at first thought. The latest dates from Vienna, the 20th ult., say that his Majesty was getting on well, and that the assassin was a tailor named Lassobenneny, and that he was killed by the aids-de-camp. There is a curious mystery respecting all the details of this at tempt. Respecting the feeling of the Austrian army in Italy, a correspondent of the Times says:— “ The spirit of the army is still unchanged, but the present system is not a wise one. Some of the most deserving and distinguished officers have accustomed themselves to look with a jea lous eye on the measures of government, and to view with serious disquietude the continually recurring instances of able and active men being suddenly, and without motive assigned, placed on the half-pay list. The words, “We can hardly take up the Wiener Zeitung without a feeling of fear,” are frequently heard. The sub alterns, who bitterly complain of the expense of their sudden removals from one extremity of the empire to the other, are up to their ears in debt. The irregular promotion of the aristocratic pro teges of one or two high military men, is also a source of discontent. As to the men, they are overworked; and the veterans are continually heard to say that they should prefer a regular campaign to the unceasing parading and review ing to which they are subjected while in garri son. A Vienna letter reports,but the statement is not confirmed, that Austria has addressed an “energetic” note to the English Government, complaining that Mazzini and Kossuth are al lowed to get up conspiracies in London, and to publish proclamations in the English j nirnais of a nature calculated to excite insurrections on the continent. A grand Te Deum was sung on the 20th, in the Cathedral at Vienna for the escape of the Emperor from assassination. At the moment of the attack on the Emperor, Count O’Donnell, the aid-de-camp in attendance struck the as sassin with his sword, and brought him to the ground. lie was then secured. Lombardy. —Letters from Switzerland to the 19th ultimo, announce that the Austrians had ordered all natives ol Ticino, resident in Lom bardy, to quit the kingdom, the workmen in twenty-four hours, and landed proprietors and others within three days. About five thousand Ticinese would suffer by this measure. The frontier of the Grisons is re-opened; the pass of St. Gothard remains closed. Prussia.—ft is acknowledged that Austria, in her recent commercial negotiations, has been competed to make great sacrifices, in order to come to terms with Prussia. The import duty on many articles has been reduced. The treaty was officially signed at Berlin, Saturday. 19th. It is semi-officially stated that Austria has ad vised the States of the Darmstadt coalition to ac cede to the treaty of commerce with Prussia, and at the same time to renew the Zollverein. Several Prussian journals have been seized for publishing a translation of Kossuth’s [spu rious| appeal to the Hungarians in Italy. Russia. —Napoleon’s address, announcing his marriage, is published in the Russian journals, but, in translation, is very ingeniously deprived of its sarcasm. The word parvenu, for instance, i< translated “ non-hereditary position,” so that one of the most telling points in the speech reads, “ 1 acknowledge my non-hereditary po sition before the whole of Europe !”—a very different meaning from that which Napoleon ex pressed. Admiral Prince Menschikoff, Russian Minis ter of Marine, has left for Constantinople upon a special mission. He is accompanied by M. Dimetrius Nesselrode, son of the Chancellor of the Empire. Turkey and Montenegro. —The London Morning Advertiser announces from its German correspondence that hostilities had been resumed between the Turks and Montenegrins, and that a serious difficulty, if not a collision, had occurred between Austria and the Porte. This last is to tally discredited. It is said, however, that the Montenegrins, receive plentiful supplies of arms, ammunition and provisions from the Austrians, and that Austrian cannon, even have found their way into Montenegro. There is no doubt that the Austrian envoy’s (Count Deiningen) mission to Constantinople had proved unsatisfactory, but as Omar Pacha could not have heard of the result it could not have been the cause of the resumption of hos tilities against the Montenegrians. According to the Trieste Zietung , the three “categorical” demands made by General Le ningen were:—l. The cession of Kleck and the Sutorina to Austria. 2. Explanation why the campaign against Montenegro was undertaken without any previous notice; a pacific settle ment of the question insisted on. 3. The Bos nian Catholics to be placed under the protection of Austria; and finally, a demand for greater commercial facilities. The last point did not, however, form a principal part of the general’s mission. Greece. —Lieut. Col. Klimata has fallen into disgrace, on suspicion ofbeing in league with the robber bands in Locris. For some years past, (says the account.) the public of Athens have had the idea that these robbers were harbored by Klimata, on his lands in that province. ■ (Cotifirfssional. | Reported for the Baltimore Sun-1 EXTRA SESSION OP THE U. S. SENATE. Washington, March 7. The Senate met at 12 o’clock. On motion of Mr. Walker, a committee of two—Messrs. Walker and Phelps—were ap pointed to wait on the President and inform him that the Senate were prepared to receive any communication he might have to make to to them. Mr. Clayton submitted the following resolu tions : Resolved, That the President be respectfully requested, if compatible, in his opinion, with the public interest, to communicate to the Sen ate the propositions mentioned in the letter of the Secretary of State accompanying the exe cutive message to the Senate on the 18th of Febmary last, as having been agreed upon by the department of State, the British Minister and the State of Costa Rica on the 30th ot April, 1852, having for their object the settlement of the continued controversies between the States and Governments bordering on the river San Juan. Resolved, That the Secretary of State be di rected to communicate to the Senate such in formation as it may be in the power of his de partment to furnish, in regard to the conflicting claims of Great Britain and the State of Hon duras, and their respective titles to the islands of Roatan, Bennocca, Utilla, Barbarat, Helena and Moiat, in or near the Bay of Hondruras. Mr. Clayton said he intended to call these resolutions up at the first opportunity, and in tended to discuss the topics embraced in them. Mr. Morton offered a resolution to pay Mr. Yulee his per diem and mileage—laid over. Mr. Soule presented the memoiial of 20 mem bers of the Legislature of Louisiana, protesting against the election of Mr. Benjamin as a Sena tor from that State. Laid on the table. The committee appointed to wait on the President, reported that he would communicate in writing to the Senate without delay. At half-past one, a message was received from the President, and after a brief executive ses sion the Senate adjourned. The Cabinet was confirmed. It is as fol lows:—Secretary of State, W. L. Marcy, of New York; Secretary of the Tieasury, James Guthrie, of Kentucky; Secretary of War, Jef ferson Davis, of Mississippi; Secretary of the Navy, James C. Dobbin, of North Carolina; Secretary of the Interior, Robert McClelland, of Michigan ; Postmaster General, James Camp bell. of Pennsylvania; Attorney General, Ca leb Cushing, of Massachusetts. Washington, March 8, 1853. On motion of Mr. Badger, the Senate made the following appointments, temporary, of com mittees for this session : On Foreign Relations—Messrs. Mason, chair man, Douglass, Clayton, Norris, Everett. On Finance—Messrs. Hunter, chairman, Bright, Pearce, Gwin, Badger. On Commerce—Messrs. Hamlin, chairman, Soule, Seward, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Renjamin. On Military Affairs—Messrs, Shields, chair man, Borland, Dawson, Fitzpatrick, Jones, of Tennessee. On Naval Affairs—Messrs. Gwin, chairman, Mallory, Fish, Thompson, New Jersey, Toombs. On Public Lands—Messrs. Borland, chairman, Dodge of lowa, Pratt, Petitt, Thompson ot Ky. On Indian Affairs—Messrs Sebastian, chair man, Walker, Cooper, Rusk, Smith. On Claims—Messrs. Brodhead, chairman Ad ams, Pratt, Chase, Wade. On Roads and Canals—Messrs. Bright, chair man, Douglas, Geyer, Adams, Sumner. On Pensions—-Messrs. Jones, of lowa, chair man, Weller, Foot, Evans, Toombs. On the District of Columbia—Messrs. Shields, chairman, Norris, Badger, Mallory, Cooper. On Patents and the Patent-office—Messrs. James, chairman, Evans, Stuart, Smith. On Revolutionary Claims—Messrs. Toucey, chairman, Brodhead, Foot, Brooke, Charlton. On the Judicary—Messrs. Butler, chairman, Toucey, Geyer, Stuart, Phelps. On the Postoffice and Postroads—Messrs. Rusk, chairman, Soule, Morton, Hamlin, Smith. On Territories—Messrs. Douglas, chairman, Weller, Cooper, Houston, Jones, ot Tennessee. To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex penses of the Seenate—Messrs. Dodge, of lowa, chairman Foot, Bright. On Public Buildings—Messrs. James, chair man, Hunter, Badger. On the Library—Messrs. Pearce, chairman, Bayard. Atherton. Mr. Clayton’s resolution calling for informa tion respecting the affairs of Central America were taken up. Mr. Clayton’s resolution calling for informa tion respecting the affairs of Central America were taken up. Mr. Clayton addressed the Senate for two hours in defence ot the Clayton and Bulwertrea ty, and in reply to the debate which took place this iession on that subject. He greatly lamen ted the absence of Mr. Cass. He had not concluded at a quarter past 2, when he yielded the floor to a motion to go into Exe cutive busines. Alter a few moments the Sen ate adjourned. Washington, March 9. Mr. Badger read an article from a Wilmington (N. C.) newspaper, in which he and Mr. Man gum were condemned for a gross neglect of du ty, in failing to urge an appropriation for the im provement of Cape Fear river. Mr. B. then defended himself and Mr. Man gum from this charge, showing that he had done everything in his power to obtain such an appro priation. He had in the difficulty obtained its insertion as an item in the navy appropriation bill, but it was lost in the committee of confer ence after a protracted contest to retain it. Messrs. Gwin, Hamlin and Borland testified to the perservering fidelity with which the Sen ator from North Carolina had urged that mea sure. Mr. Clayton resumed his remarks, and spoke till two o’clock, in further defence of his course in the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Mr. Douglas obtained the floor, and the sub ject was postponed till to-morrow. Mr. James presented the resolutions of the Legislature of Rhode Island, relative to the im prisonment by the authorities ot Cuba, of James H. West, a citizen of that State. Mr. Mason offered a resolution, which was agreed to, calling for information respecting the matter, and then the Senate proceeded to consid er executive business, and shortly alter adjourn ed. * Washington, March 10. Mr. Cooper submitted a resolution, which was adopted, calling for information relative to the purchases of coal for the squadron to Japan. On motion of Mr. Sebastian, the committee on Indian affairs were authorised to continue their investigation of the subject of the superinten dence of Indian affairs in Minnesota. Mr. Badger submitted a resolution directing the payment to Gales Sc Seaton of seven dollars andahalfa column for speeches published in thpir paper. Laid over. Several other resolutions were offered and laid over. Mr. Clayton’s resolution on the subject of Centra! American affairs was taken up. Mr. Douglas replied at length, maintaining the vast superiority of the Hise treaty, which secured to the United States an exclusive right of way by the Isthmus of Panama—and which was withheld from the Senate by Mr. Clayton to the partnership affair secured by the Clayton and Bulwer treaty. He entered at large into the subjecr, and he was repeatedly applauded by the crowded galleries, Mr. Mason got the floor, and the subject was postponed. After an Executive session, the Sen ate adjourned till Monday. Lilt of Acts. Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty-second Congress of the United Stales. PUBLIC ACTS. An act for the relief of the widows and rela tives of certain officers and seamen of the Uni ted States brig Wasningtou, who were lost over board in a hurricane. An act to prohibit public executions in the District of Columbia. An act to continue half pay to certain wid ows and orphans. An act to amend an act approved 31st Au gust, 1852, in reference to the appropriation for continuing the suivey of the Mexican bounda ry. An act concerning bail in the District of Co lumbia. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treas ury to issue a register to the British barque “Fanny,” under the name of the “Golden Mir ror.” An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treas ury to issue a register to the American-built ship “Albatross.” An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treas ury to issue registers to vessels in certain cases. An act to prevent in certain cases a failure or delay of justice in the courts of the District of Columbia. An act to make the salary of the judge of the criminal court of the District of Columbia equal to that of an assistant judge of the circuit court of said District. An act amendatory of existing laws relative to the half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, and half dime. An act to regulate the terms of the district court of the United States for the district of loy*- An act to provide a room for the Congression al Library. An act to incorporate the Sisters of Visitation of Washington, in the District of Columbia. An act to provide tor the survey of the public lands in California, the granting of donations therein, and for other purposes. An act to provide compensation to such per sons as may be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to receive and keep the public money under the 15th section of the act of 6th of August, 1840, for the additional services re quired under that act. An act to revive and continue in force for a limited time the provisions of an act relative to . suspended entries of public lands. An act to amend the act approved August Ist, 1852, in reference to the appropriation for con tinuing the survey of the Mexican boundary. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Trea sury to issue a new register to the ship Prentice, and change her name to that of “Leonie.” An act authorising the sale of certain re served lands in Alabama. An act to extend pre-emption rights to certain land therein mentioned. An act to incorporate the Georgetown and Catoctin Railroad Company. An act authorising changes in the location of land offices. An act to indemnify the State of Indiana for the failure of title to a township of land granted to said State on her admission into the Union in 1816. A n act for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America. An act authorising the Secretary of the Treas ury to issue a register to the barque Mary,” of Baltimore. An act to provide for the payment of the com panies of Captains Rush, Price, and Suazey for military services in Florida. An act to erect at the capital of the nation an equestrian statue of Washington. An act granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the States of Arkansas and Missouri, to aid in the construction of a railroad on the Mississippi, opposite the mouth of the Ohio river, via Litttle Rock, to the Texas boun dary, near Fulton in Arkansas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mississippi river. An act granting to the Sackett’s Harbor and Ellisburgh Railroad Company the right of way through the military reservation in Sackett’s Harbor, New York. An act to extend the provisions of an act ap proved 3d March, 1847, and approved 26th Feb ruary, 1849, for carrying into effect the existing compacts with tne States of Alabama and Mis sissippi, in relation to the five per cent, fund and school reservations. An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the discontinuance of the office of the surveyor general in the several districts as soon as the sur veying therein can be completed, for abolishing land offices under certain circumstance*, and for other purposes. An act making an appropriation for bringing to the seat of government the votes for Presi dent and Vice President of the United States. An act to surrender to the State of Ohio the unfinished portion of the Cumberland road in said State. An act making appropriations for the pay ment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the year ending 30th June, 1854. An act making an appropriation for the pay ment of navy pensions for the year ending the 30th June, 1854. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to establish the territorial government of Oregon,” approved August 14,1848. An act making further appropriations for the construction of roads in the Territory of Minne sota. An act for the construction of military roads in Oregon Territory. An act authorizing certain soldiers of the late war with Great Britain to surrender the bounty lands drawn by them, and to locate others in lieu thereof. An act granting the right of tvay to the St? Louis and Iron Mountain Railroid Company.' ?* An act to amend an act entiled “An act to create the office of surveyor-geniral of the pub lic lands in Oregon, and to proide for the sur vey and to make donations to tie settlers of the said public lands,” approved Se#ember27,lßso. An act to prevent frauds upoilthe treasury of the United States. An act making appropriation! for the support of the Military Academy for Ile year ending 30th June, 1854. An act making appropriation! for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian depart ment, and for fulfiling treaty t ipulations with various Indian tribes, for the y< ir ending June 30,1854. An act to supply deficiencies n the appropri ations for the service of the sis al year ending June 30th, 1853. 1 An act to making approprialons for the sup port, of the army for the year elding 30th June, 1854, An act making appropriates for the civil and diplomatic expenses of thefgovernment for the year ending 30th June, 18$. An act making appropriation s for the naval service for the year ending 301 1 June, 1854. An act making appropriatiojs for the trans portation of the United States, mails by ocean steamers and otherwise during the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1854. An act making appropriation for the service of the Post Office Departmentfcr the year end ing 30th June. 1854. An act to regulate the fees |nd costs to be al lowed clerks, marshals, and attorneys in the cir cuit and district courts of the United States, and for other purposes. An act authorizing the selectmen of the town of Chelsea, in the State of Mjggachusetts, to lay out and make way on lands orthe United States in said town. An act to appropriate landj for the support of schools in certain townships ij the Territory of Minnesota. An act making appropriation for the comple tion of public buildings in thd Territory of Min nessota. An act tt> amend an act entitled “An act to amend an act to settle and ajjust the expenses of the people of Oregon tromattacks and hostili ties of Cayuse Indians in the years 1847 and 1848,” approved 31st August, 1853. An act to establish the territorial government of the Territory of Washington. An act making appropriations for light hou ses, light-boats, buoys,&c_jnd providing for the erection and the same, and for other purposes. An act to establish post-roads, and for other purposes. An act authorizing the issuing of a register to the brig Boundary, and the name of the steamer Roger Williams and propeller On tario. An act to provide for additional clerks, and to extend the sessions of the legislative assembly of the Territory of New Mexico. An act authorizing the governor of the Terri tory of New Mexico to call an extra session of the legislative assembly, of said Territory, should the same be deemed necessary and ex pedient. An act authorizing the Secretary of the Trea sury to issue a register to the barque “ Queen of Dundee.” ©rnrral intelligent. {From the N. O..Picayune.] From the Rio Grande. Jn our Brownsville dates we find a few re turns of News. The Flag of the 18th ult. says : “We learn from good authority that the plans of Carvajal have been been abandoned, at least for the present, and that his followers, many of whom are farmers, have turned their attention to planting their fields. Older is, therefore, com pletely restored on the frontier.” An election has been held in Matamoras for the selection of a member to fill the seat in the State Legislature, vacated by the assassination of Rufinio Rodriguez. Jose Maria Valdez, it is said, was unanimously elected, and Dr. A. La fon was chosen to fill the place ot Deputado Suplente, formerly held bySenor Valdez. Both gentlemen are lauded for tbeir energy and pa triotism. The Postmaster General has ordered three additional weekly trips on the mail route be tween Brownsville and Point Isabel, and has al lowed the contractor $686 additional pay. This order when carried into effect, will se cure to the citizens of Brownsville a daily com munication with Point Isabel, except on Sun days. The U. S. Light-House Board will authorize six third class iron buoys, tor the bar at Brazos Santiago; four for the mouth of the Rio Grande ; six for Aransas Pass, and six for Pass Cavallo, which will be a very important aid to naviga tion on the Texas coast. A letter from Washington City in the Browns ville Flag says: “ A remonstrance from the merchants of Brownsville, in relation to the recent order to concentrate the storage of goods in transitu for Mexico in one warehouse, had reached the hon orable Secretary of the Treasury, through Col. Howard, before my arrival here. The order ap pears not to have been in accordance with the views of the department, and I have been in structed by the Secretary to-day ta resume the former practice. Mr. Corwin distinctly states that the depart ment leaves this questiohfwdth the facility in this respect should be granted ; having, at the same time, a due regard to the safety of the revenue. Under this view, every merchant who can offer a secure and suitable warehouse for the storage of the class of goods referred to, has a right to the storage of his own goods, and can enter into competition with others in the general storage business.” The Flag says of Matamoras : “ We are pleased to see affairs in this city as suming an aspect of content and quietude not experienced before for sometime. Another fea ture of the new order of things we notice with satisfaction, and that is the unrestrained friendly intercourse between the citizens of Brownsville and Matamoras. During the administration of Gen. Avalos it was a rare thing to see a Mexican officer in our streets; now, however, we are re joiced to see them daily interchanging civilities with our officers and citizetn. Every exertion appears to be manifested both by Col. Cruz and his command, as well as by the civil authorities arid citizens of Matamoras, to restore and main tain good relations and harmony, not alone with their own people but also with tneir neighbors.” Later from Mexico. The brig Tehuantepec, Capt. Brown, arrived last evening from Vera Cruz, which port she left on the 26th ult. The Tehuantepec sailed in company with the bark Brazillero, for New York. She left at Vera Cruz, brig Brownsville Rogers, for this port in a few days, and schooner Phipsbury, just arrived from New York. As the Tehuantepec was coming out she passed brig Newnepher, from New York, bound in. Capt. Brown reports that on the 21st ult. a Mexican cutter left Vera Cruz for Havana, to bring Santa Anna back to Mexico. On the 25th ult. the British screw steamer Tamaulipas ar rived at Vera Cruz from Tampico, bound to Ha vana and Liverpool. By the Tehuantepec we have received files of El Siglo Diez y Nueva , from the city of Mezico, to the 22d, and of El Eco del Comercio and La Union , from Vera Cruz, to the 26th ult. We translate from them the following items: SenorTornel and Senor Castillo Lanzas have been named Plenipatentiaries on the part of Mexico to treat with Judge Conkling for the settlement of the terms of a neutrality treaty of Tehuantepec. A special commission was formed on the 17th ult. for the purpose of opening an interoceanic communication between Acapulco and Vera Cruz. Nearly all the States that have as yet cast a vote for the new President have voted in favor of Santa Anna. Gen. Lombardini was reorganizing the army. The Spanish Minister, Senor Zagas, has been superseded by the Marquis Rivero. Gen. Canales had arrived in the city of Mex ico, as also had Gen. Woll. It was hoped the commission sent after Santa Anna would find him either in Cuba or Jamaica. His friends state that he was more inclined to a union with the liberal party than with any other. The Guatemala aggression on the South, and the violent proceedi ngc-the Mexican citizens in California, are subjects of violent com ment in the Mexican papers.— Picayune. From Tampico. We have received files of El Commercio de Tampico , to the 23d ult., from which we trans late the following items: Gen. Bustamente, whose death we mentioned some time since, directed in his will that his heart should be taken from his body and deposi ted beside the ashes of Don Augustin Iturbide, which had been done with the consent of the’ relations of the latter. “On the 16th ult., the officers of the Govern ment and of the garrison met in junta to exam ine the new plan of Arroyo Sarcro. Taking into consideration that it had not been recommended by President Caballos nor adopted by Puebla nor Vera Cruz, they pronounce it an infamous cheat and the parties to it “ political money changers.” They declare that they are tired of the present state of things which is rapidly dis solving society and that they will adhere to any plan similar to that of Guadalajara.” The Comercio has the following graphic de scription ot the state of things in Mexico: ‘•A small number of satraps, who wish for rule, are quarreling lor the power, and each de sires to monopolise the dominion over 8,000,000 of people, binding them to their caprices and private interests. We say frankly this horde of stock-jobbers, looking only to their own profit and aggrandizement, labor only to obtain success for their own iniquitious plans, and on the ruins of the nation will mock at our imbecility and want of energy.” The same paper copies the following from the Trail d’’ Union , of the city of Mexico: “ The movement in favor of Gen. Santa An na has extended widely. We said a short time since that the advent of Gen. Uraga to power appeared inevitable, but, either from honesty or policy, he does not desire the presidency even when he holds it in his grasp. The chances of Santa Anna have now doubled. “ Gen. Uraga himself has written to him by the last packet to induce him to return to the Republic in accordance with the tenor of the plan of Guadalajara, and assures him that he will be constitutionally elected, an act far pref erable to his being forcibly imposed upon the country.”— N. O. Picayune. From Texas. ' By .the steamship Louisiana, Capt. Lawless, we have received our files of Texas papers to the 4th inst. from Galveston and 26th from Aus • tin. , We copy Ihe following items from the Gal veston News of the 4th : The subscriptions to the capital stock of the Texas Central Railroad already amount to near s6oo,ooo. The favorable termsKpf subscription are sufficient to induce every one interested in property which the road will benefit to sub scribe to the extent of their means. A homicide was committed in Webber’s prai rie lately. A man by the name of Brite killed a man by the name of Stanley. Brite shot Stanley three times with a pistol. Stanley was unarmed, except with hammers and bars of iron, the fracas having occurred in a blacksmith shop. Brite gave himself up to the sheriff. A schooner called the Charles Wilcox was launched on Wednesday last at the foot of Tre mont street. She was built by Messrs. Beihing & Patrick for Messrs. Wilcox & Martin, and is of the capacity of 27 tons. The Western Texan says that Gen. Chambers will again be a candidate for Governor, and that he will receive strong support in the West. The same paper also learns that the Indians have been stealing horses and committing other depredations on the Sabanal. They stole eleven horses and killed five oxen, besides driving off a lot of cattle. The Texan adds: About the same time a Government mule team from Eagle Pass, with stores for Fort Clark, on the Los Maros, was fired upon by a party of In dians, when the two men in charge fled. The Indians took the mules and left. The citizens in the vicinity of these depreda tions talk of deserting the country in conse quence of the frequent Indian incursions, which render the possession of life, as well as property, very uncertain. The Indianola Bulletin says that Major Rab bitt is remodeling, improving and enlarging the Government warehouse in Indianola. The San Antonio Ledger says that city con tinues to furnish positive and alarming eviden ces of the daily commission of outrages upon the personal and property rights of the citizens. The Victoria Advocate says : Great excitement has been created in the towns on this side of the Rio Grande, opposite El Paso, by the discovery of some very valuable silver mines on the eastern slope of mountains, about sixty miles northeast of Dona Ana. The ore is found in immense quantities directly on the surface of the ground, and several tons of it have already been gathered and transported on 1 mules to Magoffinsville to be smelted— N. O. Picayune. Interesting from the West Coast of Af rica.—Commander Lynch, U. S. Navy, arrived at Bathurst, West Coast of Africa, on the 14th of January, in the English mail steamer Fore runner, from London, and took passage in the U. S. ship John Adams, for Sierra Leone, on the 15th. The John Adams had previously visited Goree. Officers and crew ail well, and had been well. The brigs Perry and Bainbridge, were to leeward on a cruise. The flag ship Germantown, Capt. Nicholas, and sloop-of-war Dale were at Port Praya Dec. 6th, awaiting the arrival of the flag ship Constitution and s!oop-ot war Marion. The coast about Bathurst and Goree was quite healthy during December and January. A religious war was waging among the differ ent tribes, the difficulty being about drinking— the Mirabous being the Maine Liquoi Law and Mahomedan party ; and those going for the lire water of the whites and heathen are the Maiule goes, Scrawollows, and the King of Combo. Trade was much interrupted by the existing difficulties. The King of Combo attacked the town of Savaga, containing some 4,000 inhabi tants, on the 22d of December, arid was repulsed by the Mirabous with a loss of 17 men—the latter losing but one man, and he a trader. His Excellency the Governor of Bathurst would take the matter in hand. A settlement of the diffi culties might be expected. From Rio de Janeiro. —By the barque Ante lope, Capt. White, arrived in this port yesterday, we have the annexed from our correspondent: Rio, Jan 12th, 1853. The Brazilian steamer of war, “Don Affonso” went ashore on Cape Frio some days since, and will be a perfect wreck. The yellow fever is again very bad, and many vessels are kept in port for want of crews.— The brig Bathurst is the only Baltimore vessel in port. It has rained almost incessantly since the first of the year, and the roads to the interior are in dreadful condition, which retards the arrival of coffee. The barque Alabama, of and from Baltimore, sunk at sea, about ten days ago. The Capt. and crew were picked up and carried into St. Catherines by a Brazillian Patecho.— Baltimore Sun. American Telegraph Convention. Washington, March S. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. The committee of resolutions reported on the following points, which were adopted in detail by the Convention : Ist. That all words in the body of a message should be counted—proper names, such as names of persons, steamers, cities, &c , shall be counted as many words as there are capitals used. 2d. That better means be recommended to se cure answers to messages sent, and to give pri ority to messages of enquiry between offices on business. 3d. A reciprocal rule for refunding on lost messages, making the line at fault responsible. 4th. To protect the telegraph from abuse by unworthy and unqualified operators; requiring suitable evidences of integrity and capability. sth. A uniform system of numbers and signal letters. 6th. Refused to adopt new letters in the Morse alphabet, but agree to the transposition of the letters C and K, requiring the dash dot and dash to be used as C, and the spared letter C to be used in future as K. 7th. Refused to adopt any periodical for an official organ of the Convention or Telegraph. Stb. Refused to adopt the general term Na tional Telegraph, considering it as a name ap plied to associate lines. 9th. The extension of the patent of 1840 was considered the legitimate business of the paten tee. 10th. Declined to reduce the tariff of charges by an increase of words. 11th. The appointment of a committee of cor respondence to serve until the next convention, to attend to such matters relative to the general interests of telegraph companies as may be deemed necessary. 12th. No message to be transmitted by any line unless prepaid, except answers to messages checked “ answer paid.” 13th. Recommending the abolition of the prac tice of sending free messages except for those ac tually engaged in the business and on the tele graph business. 14th. Against the employment of persons without good testimonials of integrity, &c. 15th. The Convention agreed to meet anuu ally, and in Washington city in March, 1854. 16th. Recommending offices in the same ci ties to unite and have one office common to all. Much important business was transacted with great unanimity, and at 7 o’clock in the evening adjourned sine die. The members of the Convention, in a body, called and paid their respects to the President of the United States, at the Executive Mansion, and were courteously received by him. The members composing the Convention rep resented about four-fifths of the telegraphs of America. Forsyth Female Academy. —Several enter prising citizens of Monroe county have pur chased the large building in Forsyth, which was originally erected for the Botanic Medical Col lege of Georgia, and are fitting it up in a very tasteful and substantial manner, for the acccm moJation of a large Female School. The build ing will be completed in a few days. It will present a beautiful and commanding exterior, and in its dimensions and its interior arrange ments will not be surpassed by any building in the State appropriated to similar uses. The School will be under the charge of the Rev. William C. Wilkes Principal, who is already fa vorably known to the public as a Teacher. Its location is healthy, pleasant and accessible, and we doubt not, it will at once assume a position among the best Female Seminaries of the State. Georgia, without governmental aid or encourage ment, is doing rr.ore than any other State in the Union in the cause of Female Education. The next generation of her women will be educated, and Mrs. Partington will be in Georgia, a pleas ant myty. Schools like the Forsyth Female Academy, endowed and supported by private maadficfence, are the agencies by which this great good will be accomplished, and we are gratified to notice the multiplication of such Schools in our State.— Journal Messenger. Election for Judge of the South-Wes tern Circuit. —The second election under the new Law of Election of Judges by the people, took place on Monday the 28th ult. We are in debted to Col. Hood of the Executive Depart ment for the following returns: Mr. Perkins (whig! is elected. Mr. Brown continuing to run defeated Mr. Lyon, the Democratic candi date, which is greatly to be regretted, as he high ly qualified to fill the office : Lyon. Perkins. Brown. Sumter 58 74 265 Lee., 165 153 100 Randolph 155 183 19 Decatur 99 137 12 Baker 270 162 6 Early 131 212 44 [ Federal Union. A Novel Enterprise. —The vast travel through Broadway, New York, and the great length oftbat thoroughfare, have produced much inconvenience, and many schemes have been proposed for its relief. We have before us a drawing Vbich represents the plan devised by Mr O’Nal. ofSouth Brooklyn, which appears to be perfictly feasible. It proposes to erect two rowsof iron pillars the whole length of the street to support a double track railroad eighteen feet above the pavement, with a promenade each side of it on a level with the second story, permitting communication to be made with ranges ot stores in that story. The distance of the rowsofsupporting pillars from each other is forty feet, and the pillars are twelve and a half feet apart, each pillar forming a conductor for surface water to the sewer underneath the pavement It is proposed to lay the track of the railroad on plans ovtr cast iron flagging, and to floor the promenade and intervening spaces with glass protected by perlorated cast iron. Opposite the middle ot each block a double flight of steps lead to the road and promenade above; and it is pro posed to attach the street lamps and telegraph posts to the sapporting pillars at convenient dis tances. The whole plan is original, and we see no reason to believe it impracticable.—Washing lon Union. TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. Providence, March 8. Importantfrom Capetown—Great Fight between the English and Natives. —The barque Corsair ar rived to-day from Mozambique, bringing Cape town papers to January 4th. The Mail of the 4th contains an account of a severe fight, in which 6.000 Basutors (armed horsemen) were routed by about 1,000 British troops. The Chief. Morpesh, had agreed to deliver ten thous and head of cattle and one thousand horses as a fine for depredations he bad committed. He failed to comply with the engagement, and the Governor advanced into his territory to seize the cattle. The Basutors defended their prop erty, and although the British at one time cap tured 30,000 head they were compelled to aban don all but 6,000. The Basutors, however, were overthrown, and the next day their cruet sued for peace. The conflict lasted from morri ing to 8 o’clock in the evening. The loss on the other side was much greater. The New' York ship Flving Cloud, from Can ton, spoke on the 13fh of January, the schr. Ce res, four days from Port Natal, for Capetown, who reported the Kaffir war as terminated. Boston, March 7. Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. —The election for delegates to the Constitutional Con vention took place to-day. According to the returns thus far received, it is thought the coali tionists have carried the Convention. The whig ticket was elected in Boston by a small majority. (second dispatch.) Boston, March 8. Returns from over 100 towns show the elec tion of 88 whigs, 111 Coalitionists, with the strongholds ofthe Whigs nearly all in. There is no doubt of the Convention being Anti-Whig. Boston plects44 Whigs; Cambridge and Roxbury each 6 Whigs. Wilson, Griswold. Banks, Bout well. Hallett, Hubert and Keys are all elected. Charles Sumner is elected from Marshfield. Rod ney French, Free Soiler, was chosen Mayor of New Bedford. Boston, March 7. Shipwrecks and Loss of Life. —The schooner Splendid was wrecked on Cohasset Beach, on the.4th instant. Supposed all hands lost, as two bodies came ashore. The schooner Narcissa, of Coldspring, L. Island, went ashore on the back of Cape Cod, near Highland Light. Two hands ! were lost. The vessel will probably be got off. HAURisnuRG, March 8. Pennsylvania State Agricultural College. —The State convention, to consider the subject of the establishment of a State Agricultural College, and to determine upon some plan for that pur pose, assembled this afternoon. There was a very large attendance of delegates, representing almost every county in the State. Hon. John Strohm, of Lancaster, was chosen president. Norfolk, Va., March 9. Slaver Captured. —The schr. Rachel Biown, captured on the Coast of Africa by the sloop of ! war Germantown, arrived here to-day in charge i of Lieut. Sinclair. She left Port Praya Feb. Bth. The health ofthe squadron is good. Washington. March 9. Washington Affairs. —No appointments have been made exceptthat of Peter G. Washington. The Senate to-day confirmed Sidney Webster as Secretary to the President, and several minor consuls. A final adjournment on Saturday, is spoken of. Reading, Pa., March S. The Baltimore Strike. —Tnere is u very large meeting of the mechanics of this city being held this evening at Barton’s hotel, for the purpose of raising material aid for the mechanics of Balti more now on a strike. Boston, March 7. Detroit Municipal Election —The democratic Mayor and independent ticket have been elected. The Mayor was unopposed, and the majority on the ticket was nearly 1,000. Trenton, March S. Death of a New Jersey State Senator. —Hon. Reuben Fithian, Senator from Cumberland, died this afternoon, at his lodgings, of pleurisy. Both Houses immediately adjourned. Boston, March S, 1853. Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. —The Convention for revising the Constitution, will be largely Anfi-Whig; 155 towns foot up— whigs, 95 ; opposition, 148 ; no choice, 13. The whigs of Cambridge re-elected Mr. Green for Mayor, yesterday. Also a whig board of aldermen. Philadelphia. March 9. Commencement of the Jefferson Medical College. —The annual commencement of the Jefferson Medical College took place to-day, on which oc casion 223 students graduated. Washington, March 10. Washington Items —The Senate to-day re mained but a few moments in executive session. | About a dozen nominations have been sent in and referred. None have been definitely acted on, and they are therefore strictly confidential. It is believed that Mr. Kennedy will be retained as Superintendent of the census, as the work is drawing 1o a close. There are innumerable applications for office under the Post-office Department, from every section of the country. Washington, March 10, p. m. Senator Gwin is said to oppose the removal of Mr. John Wilson from the Land Office. The President says the pressure is so great for the different offices that he has no leisure at pres ent to examine the applications or decide upon the appointments. The policy of the administration in regard to removals has not yet been fixed upon. The Gardiner case will come up to-innnow at 11 o’clock. Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Bradley are counsel for Mr. Gardiner. The District Attorney and Hen ry May, I ' - oi' your vity,.ai« Ibl I he' |MUSecU tion. Mr. C. B. Cluskey, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Mills are candidates for the position of Architect t or the Capitol exsension I learn from an authentic source that Mr. J D. Hoover will be Marshall of the District of Columbia, though he has strong opponents in the field. Boston, March 9. Further from the Cape of Good Hope — lmmense ‘Shipment of Gold from Australia. —The barque Lady Suffolk reports that the ship Roxburg Cast tie, from Melbourne, Australia, for London, put into Cape Town on the 6th of January. She has on freight 8 tons ofgold—valued at over five millions of dollars, being the largest lot eve shipped from Australia. The ship Ascufna, from New York, put into Cape Town for supplies on the 26th December, and sailed again on the oth of January. The ship Dolphin, from New York for Australia, had also put in and sailed again. Ti e captain reports thar notwithstanding the numerous reports of peace, the general opinion at Cape Town was that the war might last for years to come. It was believed that there were white men among the natives directing their movements. Rochester, N. Y., March 10. A Juvenile Murder. —A boy about 14 years of age, named Satterbee, was stabbed to-day in a quarrel by a boy named Gardner, who is only 12 years old. The wound was fatal, causing death in a few minutes. Boston, March 9. Discovery of a Comet. —A comet was discovered at Harvard" Observatory last evening by C. W Tuttle. It is situated about five degrees south of'! the bright star Rigel. Louisville, March 9th. i Steamboat Collision. —The steamer Emma Watts came in collision with the steamer Her mann, in the Wabash river, on Friday. The collision was tremendous, and a few minutes af ter striking the Emma Watts sunk. Fortunate- , ly no lives were lost. It is believed that the ' boat will be raised. The Hermann did not sus- . tain any serious damage. Louisville, March 9. Great Storm in Tennessee. —A great storm ot wind, approaching a tornado, visited the vicini ty of Clarksville, Tennessee, on Sunday night last, levelling, dwelling, stables, barns, trees, &c., to the ground. The track of the storm was about half a mile wide. As far as heard from, no lives were lost. So terrific was the wind that the roads were blocked up in many places with fallen timber. Detroit, March 10. Illness of Mrs. Cass. —General Cass arrived home to-day, and has found his estimable lady extremely ill, there being no hopes entertained of her recovery. Hartford, March 9. Notninations in Connecticut. —Hon. Charles Chapman, of this city, was this morning unani mously re-nominated for Congress by the Whig Congressional Convention, of the first district, which assembled in this city. The convention which met at Norwich this morning, nominated O. Kellog, of Vernon, Tol land county, as a candidate for Lieut. Governor, in place of Thomas Fitch, 2d, of New London, declined. _ The Whig Congressional Convention for the New Haven District have made choice of Aus tin Baldwin, as a candidate to run against Hon. C. M. Ingersoll. Harrisburg, March 9. Pennsylvania Agricultural Convention. —The convention has adopted a report recommending a Farm School and Model Farm of about 200 acres, with accommodations for 100 pupils. A committee was appointed to draft a bill to be presented to the Legislature to carry out the ob ject in view, after which the convention adjourn ed srne die. Springfield, March 9. Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. —The Republican has returns from 312 towns of the convention election on Monday—they foot up, whigs 150, opposition 249, independent 6, no choice 19. There are now only 9 towns to be heard from. Portland, Me., March 10. Death of Ex-Governor Williams.—Ex-Gover nor Williams, of Maine, was found dead in his bed this morning. The immediate cause of his sudden death is not stated—supposed to have been apploplexy. Baltimore, March 11, 7.15, p. m.fE Horrible Murder in Philadelphia. —A horrible murder was perpetrated in Philadelphia on Thursday night upon two women, in their dwel ling, by some burglars. Washington, March 5—7 P. M. Mr. Pulzsky has arrived here to-day from New York, in company with Richard Adams Locke, for the purpose of laying before the gov ernment definite information as to the approach es of Russia upon Turkey, and the possibility of a general European wai arising therefrom. Pul isky’s information, he says, is exclusive. Concord, N. H., March 8. New Hampshire State Election. —The State election to-day has resulted in the choice of Gov. Martin, dem., by the people by four og five thou sand majority. Three democratic Congressmen are elected, defeating Amos Tuck in the first district. There is also a large democratic majority in the House, and the Senate is probably unani mously democratic. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 16. Terms of Subscription. Daily Paper, per annum, in advance... .$8 00 Tri-Weekly 5 00 Weekly, por annum in advance 2 00 If paid within the year 2 50 At the end of the year 3 00 Q'p-The abovo torms will be rigidly enforced. 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 of the Bank of St. Mary’s under five dollars, and the change bills of J. G. Winter, are still taken at par at this office. O'?- Postmasters are requested to notify us promptly in all cases when our papers are not taken from the office. Objections to the Cabinet. Among all the Southern criticisms upon Gen. Pierce’s Cabinet, we give the palm to the LaGrange Reportei. It snaps and snarls at each one of the Cabinet in turn, and winds up by saying: “ Thus the country will see that the Cabinet is composed of Disunionists, Abolitionists and a Cath olic. Great and wise Cabinet for a President who professes to belong to and advocate Union princi eiplcs!” We pass by the stale slang about abolitionists and disunionists, because it is stale. But one is objected to on a different ground. It is be cause he is a Catholic. This is a new ground of disqualification for office, and rather a singu lar one in this country of religious freedom. If there was need of a Catholic emancipation act in America, every enlightened citizen wouid advocate it. Hut there is riot; and until such political lights as illumine the columns of the LaGrange Reparter are in the ascendant, the sect of Christians a man may happen to be at tached to, will not be made a test of fitness for political office. Judge Campbell, the new Postmaster Gen eral, is the person obnoxious to the LaGrange Reporter , on the ground that he is a Catholic.— No other objection to him is mentioned. The whole cast of the administration is state rights and strict construction, from the President down. The votes of Gen. Pierce, while in Congress, uniformly show that he was always with Mr. Calhoun and the Southern members generally, on all questions involving the point of strict, or latitudinous, construction of the Fed eral Compact. He will not • now depart from the consistent record ot his political life. President Pierce’s Cabinet. —Wo give else where it list of names, supposed to form the Cabi net of the presont Administration. Most of these gentlemen are known to fame and possessed of high ability. Os Guthrio and Dobbin not so much is known. If we may trust what tho newspapers say upon tho subject of their merits, they too are in evory way capable of discharging tho high duties that will devolve upon their shoulders. Thero are two men in the concern whom wo shall depend on.till w j find out better. These two aro Franklin Pierce himself and Jefferson Davis. In reference to tho latter, wo are something like the darkie was by tho North Star during the celebrated meteoric shower that occurred some years ago. “ Whon you see him full, then wo are gone certain."— Edgefield Advertizes. The above paragraph expresses the universal sentiment of the State Rights democrats of the South. The list of those entitled to Southern confidence might well be extended. Mr. Dob bin belongs emphatically to the State Rights school. Mr. Guthrie w'as a leading and most | influential friend of Gov. Powell in the bril ! liant and successful canvass of the latter for ! Governor of Kentucky. He sustained him ] against the virulent attacks of the Whigs, who | attempted, but in vain, to get up the Uuion cry to | defeat him, and assailed him, as Gov. McDon j ald was assailed in Georgia, as a fire-eater and : disunionist. The homely illustration of the darkie’s re | liance on the North Star is drawn from an ac tual occurrence in this city, on occasion of the j great meteoric shower of November 13th, 1833. ; A gentleman, now one of our most distinguish j ed citizens, had for his valet dechambrc , a sensible j old negro named Milo. Tha Litter was uji | during the shower, or “ shooting of the stars,” as I it was called, and witnessed the whole of that I magnificent sight. The next day he was de- I scribing the scene to his master, and telling him of the mortal terror of the negroes, who be lieved that the judgment day was come, and that many were on their knees, praying and crying for mercy. His master, who bad been soundly asleep all night, and was sorely disappointed at missing the spectacle, asked M ilo why, if he thought judgment day had come, he did not wake him. “ Ah, mass Charley,” said he, “ I kep my eye on de North Star. As long as he was dar, I knew we were safe.” So think we of Gen. Pierce. While he is in his present place, the Constitution and the j rights of the States are safe. New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Kail Road. The attention of contractors is invited to I the advertisement ot Mr. James Clarke, Chief j Engineer of the above road, for proposals tor j the grading, bridging and masonry, of ninety five miles, from the State line to the city of Jackson. f We perceive by our South-western exchanges, 5 that,this great road is being pushed forward with j energy. It will be completed from New Or- I ■ leans to the State line, S7 miles, by the close of ! the year. The engineers have surveyed and lo f I cated the road as far as Aberdeen, Miss., and are now engaged on the route between that place and Nashville. ■ | Mr. Dickens and the £3OO. • I The story that Mr. Dickens had given a po lice officer in London JC3OO for furnishing him , 1 with certain details forhis‘‘Househohl Words,” is contradicted by Mr. Dickens himself. Writing to a cotemporary, he says: “It is one of the most extravagant inventions I have ever seen in my life, without a scrap of truth for its foundation.” Vice-President King. The Charleston Courier says : We learn from Cuba that the oath of office was not administer ed to the Vice-President on the Ith inst. Mr. Rodney, the IJ. S. Vice-Consul at Matanzas, vis ited him on the 3d inst., for that purpose; but Mr. King considering the ceremony an unnec essary one, fearing, as he said, that he should never be able to reach Washington to assume the duties of the office—if he should, (which we sincerely hope may be the case.) the oath of of fice could be administered to him on his arrival at Washington. The friends who accompany the Vice-President are encouraged to hope that the salubrity of his piesent location may yet re store him to health. The Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, gives notice under date of the 10th inst., that the five per cen\ stock created under the provisions of the act of 3d of March, 1843 will, in pursuance of the terms of its issue, be redeemed at the Treasury of the United States on the first day of July next, at which date in terest thereon will cease. Holders of that stock desiring to receive the principal and interest accrued thereon previous to the Ist July next, may transmit their certifi cates, duly assigned to the United States, by mail or otherwise, to the Treasury Department, and drafts in their favor for the amount of the principal and interest up to the date of receipt there will be remitted, payable by the Assis tant Treasurer most convenient to them. A treaty has been concluded at Washington between the United States and Belgium for reg ulating the right of inheriting and acquiring property. The treaty provides that Belgium subjects shall enjoy throughout the United States the right of acquiring and transmitting property, with or without a will, on the same conditions as citizens of the United States. In like man ner citizens of the United States shall enjoy in Belgium the right of acquiring and transmitting property, with or without a will, on the same conditions as Belgium subjects. Owing to a mis-trial on a former occasion, the 1 action brought by J. V. Lyles, i>*. The Char- ' lotte Railroad, to recover damages for a slave ! killed on the road, in December, 1850, by a car < being thrown from a trestle into Elkin’s Mill J Pond, on the Charlotte and South-Carolina Rail- * road, came up last week before the Court at Co- , lumbia, and we learn from the South-Carolinian i that the jury after brief deliberation, found a 1 verdict for the Plaintiff in the full value of the 1 slave. Arthur and Moses for the plaintiff— ] Gregg and DeSaussure for the defence. \ Appalling Scene at Sea—Wreck of die Steamer Vlotorla, and Lose of 70 Live*. The main facts concerning this teirible dis aster have already been laid before our readers— but the incidents we subjoin, possesses melan choly interest. The vessel, it will be remem bered struck the Cliffs of Howth, a little to the North of Baily Light, at the entrance of Dublin Bay. “ The mate, who was on the lookout at the starboard bow, was horrified to perceive looming dimly through the snow-cloud, at a distance nol more than twenty yards, the dark and rugged cliffs of Howth, alittletothe north of the Bailey Light. He immediately gave the order to stop but it was too late, and the next instant the doomed vessel went headlong upon the rock with a fearful and appalling crash The captain was instantly upon deck, and gave orders to reverse the engines. This was done, and the vessel being released from the rocks backed out into deep water, when, finding that she was rapidly sinking, the captain at tempted to run her ashore. In the meantime a scei.e of the most melancholy and heart-rendin« description ensued. The cabin passengers were in bed, and, being awakened by the shock of the collision, rushed half dressed, and some almost in a state of nudity, upon the deck, when, to their horror they found the ship fast going down. The steerage passengers, affrighted and dismay ed, were running in wild confusion about the deck, vainly seeking for some mode of escape husbands were looking lor their wives, wives were clinging to their husbands, and mothers clasping their helpless children to their breasts, were uttering impassioned prayers to heaven for succor and mercy. The captain, the first mate, and the other offi cers preserved their presence of mind, and endea vored to keep order, so that the passengers and crew might have a better opportunity ol af fecting their escape; but such was the alarm and excitement, and so short the period that elaps-d between the collision and the final destruction of the vessel, that their efforts proved quite un availing. The confusion increased every mo ment, the cries for assistance became louder and louder, and a general rush was made toward# 1 , the ship’s boats. The starboard quarter boat was immediately filled by a number of the wretched passer.gers , but in the hurry and confusion of the moment; proper care was not taken to secure the ropes, and the great weight caused the boat to slip trom her davitts into the sea, when she instantly swamped, and all in her perished. The larboard quarter-boat was then lowered fortunately vri*L more success. It contained 17 persons. On reaching the water, however, it was found the boat was leaking fast, and must have gone down in a short time were it not for the coolness and presence of mind of a young lad, who, having searched with his hand, found that the plug hole was open, and immediately thrust his fingers in to it. About this time the boat was almost immedi ately under the side of the sinking ship, the bul warks of which were crowded with the passen gers, whom the captain was seen endeavoring to qniet and pacify. Some of them, however, leaped into the sea, and were instantly drowned. Mr. Walsh, whom we have mentioned as being in the boat, saw his wife clinging to some of the wood-work of the vessel, and called upon her to leap down, but Mr. Ralph cried out " Foy God’s sake don’t jump down, for you will sury,. ly be drowned—hold on, and we will retv.rn for you in a few minutes.” They had no idea at that moment that the vessel was so n>ra r her final destruction, but in a few minutes, after wards she went down bodily, bow foremost, and the unfortunate lady, and nearly all who re mained on board were lost. [Seventy lives in all are supposed to have been lost.] Treatment or Scarlet Fever. —ln a letter from Mr. Edwin Chaplin, of the Island of St. Helena, recently published in the Charleston Mercury, he describes the following treatment of the scarlet fever as being eminently success ful. lie says that out of thirty-four cases where he administered the jalap not one remained in bed more than three days. Directions —lmmediately on the first sym ptoms (which are sore throat) give a full dr, S e of jalap—to an adult sixty, seventy or eighty grains; at night give strong red pepper tea, from a tea-cupfull to a pint, according to age. and vio i lence of the symptoms; the next day give a | small dose ot jalap—say half the quantity given the day before. Continue the pepper tea at night. On the third day, if there is any sore ness remaining in the throat, give a dose of salts which will generally effect a cure. The doses of course, must be regulated according to, the age of the patient. In Washington on the 7th inst., Louis Bland ing and .1. G. Calhoun, of South Carolina, were admitted Attorneys and Counsellors of the Su preme Court of the United States, and on the same day the Hon. B. F. Perry, of Greenville one of Dr. Gardiner’s counsel, was admitted an attorney of the Washington Criminal Court Ihe trial was to have commenced on Friday last. There are in the United States, it is said, 27 I Baptist Colleges and Theological Seminaries I the total value of the property of which is esti-' mated at $2,900,000. During the last five years the sums subscribed on their behalf amounted to $1,515,000. The subscriptions to Columbia College, D. C., during that period, amounts $-10,000, and the value of its property is sett down at SBO,OOO, and that of Richmond College. Va., at $120,000, of which SIOO,OOO have been subscribed within five years. A subscription of * $25,000 for the endowment ol u professorship it* the Lewisburg University, Pa., was made by three gentlemen of Philadelphia, a few days since, viz: Dr. David Jane, $12,500, J. p Crozier, Esq., $7,500, and Wm. Bucknell, Esq $5,000. Another Freak op Trade.— The steamboat Emma Dean arrived at Louisville on the Ist inst., from St. Louis, with 150 barrels of whis key on board for the Cincinnati market, on. speculation. The Courier says the owner ex - pected to realize a profit of a cent per gallon. Governor Martin, of New h as appointed Thursday, the 7th day of April, to be observed as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, throughout that State. The Boston Transcript says that the Iriencfa of Mr. Jonas Cliickering will be pleased to learn, that his Manufactory is again under full opera tion. He is now turning out about twenty pi anos per week. The white slave of England is the title of a new drama now being performed at the Broad way Theatre New' York, with immense success. It is emphatically an answer to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, now playing at most of the theatres of Great Britain, the comparison being drawn he. tween the life of the white slaves of the EuelkL undergrund mines, and the comparatively happy, condition of the slaves in our Southern States. Laconic Correspondents. The following is the way they do things down in T exas. It is about equal to Caesar’s veni vidi vici. 1 9 Gen Avalos, (says the Victoria Advocate 4 the military commandant at Matamoras pul on airs occasionally, and issues manifestos’ VJ* atingdeath and destruction to his neinhhr ,« Brownsville, if they do not keep quiet, "r -cent ly some shots were fired from the American s u of the Rio Grande, towards his sentinels n, learning the fact. Avalos addressed * note to Justice McLane, of Brownsville* threat emng that if the shots were repea' e d he wonlH Th6 Jud S* BroWNSVILT.R T ap *1 1 i cr<i I e te haVe yOU ’ r W- Let her rip! T [ t Signe r Jv n E ‘ J ' MoClam, Justice of the Peace, Cameron Co., Texas. Division ok Fi.oRiDA.-One of our F onda cotemporaries got rather “ huffy” at o> r allusion to the “talk” in relation to the disnl.J bermentof his State by joining a portion o' if?! Alabama, and another portion to Geor» ; , n the contrary, West Florida, we are not" sumriß " I to see, shows no aversion to the idv, - »r^ m,hAlab ““- rhe f'-iSKs “ In another column we publi <.k nn i fenng to the annexation of the western of this State to Alabama, j n truth wJr *1 the measure as fraught whh f ? eard quences to West Florida, und caffiKo r°"f * ittSTofth’e' Stat’e, Shich ha'veCf S n f "*F have been introduced for their be eht hoof in the matter of general improvement in X"” i ‘kor...gbl. re .”',“L“ KSS friendly tfe“tiSol'p^" com mercial importance— like the cities of New Yotk and Brooklyn the merchantsof either would unite for the of both. Pensacola might be their summer re dence, and Mobile their home during winter for a railroad would bring the two cities in such close juxtaposition that one-and-a-half hour’s tune would only divide them. We shall go im tor annexation to Alabama, by all means Men women and children in wiU unSr vote for it—Sat). Georgian. * Runaway Negroes—Collision with Ana l.tion.sts—Last Friday Mr. W. LVcnev and his biother, °f Clarke county, Ken tuc k v suc ceeded in arresting ten of their slav es who had escaped and fled to Indiana Six J tkJ „ “ 4 were caught in the house of a e negroeß ot Johnson, at Cabin Cre l w° fthe na !" e Indiana, two of whom v k ’ Wa y ne c ° unt y« brought back to Kentucky 6 a PP rehended and wh*lodgedTn'ja” e ’ v “ und^ d - and other six injured during h :‘> Mr ‘ W ‘ barney was badly rest the ne~ ' che f racas - At the time of the ar blowinv rtfoes alarmed the neighborhood by vent if horn8 ’ ln order to call a crowd to pre the arrest of the fugitives, but after soma «;ssttance Mr. C. succeeded in recovering the tea negroes. —Louitvillt Couritr, March Ist.