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(Times mtir SeutitwL COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1855. i—r : • —---===^==r Panorama of the New Testament. There is on exhibition at Temperance Hall a painting of the most striking scenes of the life of Christ, from the Annunciation to the Resurrection. The Christian public cannot fail to be pleased, instructed, and edified, by the Exhibition. We were particularly pleased with the painting illustrative of that touching scene in the life of the Saviour when he took little children in his arms and blessed them. There are also several other paintingsjof tare excellence, among which are the Flight into Egypt, the Baptism by John, slightly defaced by the constrained position of the Saviour, and onq,or two oth ers. The Temptation in the Wilderness, the Murder of the Innocents, and the Resurrection, are too horrible to be pleasing. The effect of the Panorama will be de stroyed by a too near approach : get far back in the Ilall if you wish to enjoy It. The lecture of the Rev. Mr. Campbell is quite in structive and, in the main, in good taste. Without pretending that the Panorama is perfect, we are free to commend the exhibition to the public pa tronage. Theatre m Columbus. On Monday evening, 12th inst., Mr. Crisp’s talented theatrical eompany will commence a series of Theatrical entertainments in Concert Hall. We are gratified to add that the lovely and fascinating Mrs. Charles How ard will make her first appearance before a Columbus audience upon that occasion. The Savannah News says of this charming lady : “To night Mrs. Charles Howard, the talented actress, distinguished vocalist, and amiable and accomplished lady, takes her first and farewell benefit in Savannah. “Mrs. Howard has visited our city for the first time at a time of great depression, and has, therefore, made the acquaintance of our theatrical public under very unfavorable circumstances, notwithstanding which she has attracted nightly to the Athenmum highly appre ciative and fashionable audiences, who have been de lighted with her pleasing and finished style of acting and her exquisite vocalization. During her brief stay among us, she has won warm personal friends and numerous admirers, who will gladly welcome her return to our boards.” The Columbus Races. On the 6th inst., the Races commence over the Co lumbus course. The prospects of the Club are very bright. Already a large number of gentlemen are iu the city, in anticipation of the sport, and large accessions are looked for next week. The following stables are already on the ground : Col. Cambell’s (of Kentucky,) Mary Taylor and several others. Capt. Moore’s (of Louisiana,) Little Henry, Maid of Orleans and others. Col. Cheatham’s (of Tennessee,) Highlander, Little Arthur and others. Capt. Harrison’s (of South Carolina,) Griff Edmond son, Mary Blueskin and Rough and Ready. The Southern Business Directory. We are indebted to Rev. John P. Campbell for a oopy of this valuable work. It is designed to baa genera! directory of the various branches of business pursued in Kentucky, Tenuessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. It is the first attempt, we learn, of the k : nd ever undertaken at the South. It is, therefore, necessarily imperfect and occasionally inac curate ; but embodies a mass of information as interest ing as it is valuable to the man of business. The indefatigable author is now in town and would be pleased to extend his acquaintance among the business imn of the place. Those who desire a copy of the work can procure it at the Book Store of J. L. Howell. Public Schools in Georgia.—Rev. J. P. Tus tin. In the Savannah papers of the 26th ult., will be found an account of the dedication of anew public school, which cost about SIO,OOO, and is capable of accommodating 250 pupils. On the occasion, a very able and interesting address was delivered by Rev. J. P. Tustin, if we may be allowed to form an opin'on from the abstract which has been published, in which he gives “the result of several years of reflection and observation upon the subject” of popular education at the South. After stating his objections to the endow ment, by the State, of Colleges, Academies, and all se lect schools, whioh ho regards as “a malversation and misdirection of the public money,” and pointing out the difficulties in the way of a general system, embra - cing the whole State, and every part of it, growing out of t..e sparseness of population and the irregular dis tribution of wealth aud population, he asks : “What system then is available ‘! Plainly, we say the municipal and county system, as distinguished from the State system. A common law can be enacted as ex cellent in all its details, as can be found in any New England State, or in Scotland or Saxony. It can be laid before the people iu their primary oounty elections —and oounties acceding, or counties rejecting, can be taxed or not, according to their votes. Such a system was introduced into Pennsylvania with great succsss ; if that State had followed the example of New York in borrowing from New England, there would have been no success in the Keystone State for a generation to come. But Philadelphia did, and under any events, would have done what Savannoh may do, whatever ba the policy of the State at large. This city is a circle by itself. It holds vitally important relations with the interior, add theee relations should be cultivated more assiduously than ever —but in her own legislation for schools,, this city should act as independently as Venice did when she was a city republic, or as the free cities of Germany do at the present day.” It strikes us that there is merit iu these suggestions. There is in some parts of the State so deadly a hostility to taxation, conjoined with 60 total it disregard to pop ular education, that there is very little probability that any general system of public schools, for the educa tion of the gre:t mass of the ptople, will be adopted during the present century ; and as the plan suggest ted by Mr. Tustin is feasible, and will be efficient as far as it goes, we hope the friends of education, every whore in the State, will take his proposition under con sideration aud press it upon the attention of our next Legislature. It may be used, at least, 3s an entering wedge to sometbir.g"better, and, if driven home by heavy and continued effort, will in the end, cover the State with that noblest and surest evidence of civili zation—the school bouse. It is due, however, to ourselves and the spartan band of school teachers, who have been laboring soefficient ly and disinterestedly, for some years past, for a gene ral system of education, to say, that we would greatly prefer a general system, covering the whole field of ed ucation, to the partial and imperfect plan recommended by Mr, Tustin ; nor do we believe that his objections, founded upon sparseness of population and the irregu lar distribution of wealth, are unanswerable. But as no practical good can come, at present, by refuting them, we will not attempt to do so. We, however, avail ourselves of this opportunity to extract a paragraph from the Statesmanlike speech of Henry A. Wise, recently delivered at Alexandria, in which this subject is hand led with his ussal ability. W r hile it overwhelmingly refutes Mr. Tustin’s objections to a general system of popular education, which begins with the Common school and reaches, through all the graduations of instruction, up to the University, it enforces the duty of the rich to the poor with so much eloquence and power that we are constrained tOjbelieve that even a miser, after reading it, would voluntarily be taxed for so holy and grand a pro ject, even if Mr. Tustin’s arguments were unanswer able. AIR. WISE ON POPULAR EDUCATION. I do not mean to recommend to you, or to any people within the limits of Virginia, any iittle day school, night school, common school, a b c, single rule of three, or Peter Parley, Yankee system of instruction. (Laughter.) 1 wan Mr. Jefferson’s policy, that he originally recommended to theState.to be consummated —an enlarged system ol science, of literature, of learning, to be given to all classes of our people, to leaven the whole lump. (Applause.) I care not how blue a federalist that man may be who curses his red waistcoat, but Thomas Jefferson has three things recorded upon his tomb—that he was tho writer of the Declaration of the Independence ol our country, the founder of the Uni versity of Virginia, and the author of the act ci religious freedom. (Cheers.) For these three good works alone, every man—democrat or federalist—may kneel—patrioti cally kneel—at his grave. (Cheers.) The great apostle of democracy never intended that the University of Virginia should be like Michael Angelo’s dome in the heavens, with ; out scaffolding or support —never. He intended that it should be a dome over roof and cornice, and walla ol col leges and academies, and of common schools; that it should be a dome, indeed, but the dome of a grand struc ture for the whole people. He intended that the University should superintend the colleges, and that there should be a college for every centre ; that the colleges should superin tend the academies, and that there should be an academy for every centre ; that the academies should superintend the common schools, and that there should be a common school for every centre. He knew what equality was. He knew what democracy was. He knew that the republican institutions of this land were based upon no other —no 6urer foundation than intelligence and virtue. His democracy did not drag men down from their elevation into the mire ; but his democracy levelled upwards. He knew that if this man’s son had all the means of education of common school, ofacademy, of college and of university, and then might travel abroad for his learning, he could not be the equal of the son of the father, who had to work for his daily ;ood. He knew that if it was inhuman for the parent to starve the body of u child, it was much more inhuman to starve the mind of a child. (Cheers.) He knew that it you could afford to raise taxes for alms houses and puaper houses, to feed the bodies of the poor, it was much more the duty of the State mother to furnish mental food to her children. His democracy was like the principle of Chris tian charity—like the great virtue of Christian chirity—it elevated men to the highest platform of elevation—high as kings’ heads, made them sovereigns indeed, to stand equal foot, equal head —uncontradicted, except by the laws of God —with equal opportunities for all; it reached down, to raise men up to the common level of the highest. He knew that property—property which must be taxed for instruction — had no other muniment, no other defence, no other safe reliance for its protection, but intelligence among the people. (Applause.) Is there a rich man, then, in this assembly that loves a dollar better than the intelligence of the people ? Is there any old bachelor among you, who has no child of his own, who is too mean to support some poor man’s daughter as wife, or to be rich in having some rich man’s daughter to support him ? (Laughter.) Is there a man in the State who has already educated his sons, who is not willing to be taxed in order that his poor neighbors’ chil dren may be educated not only in the common school, but in the academy, the college, the university ? Ifthcre be, let him remember that before he dies his title to his property may have to be tried by a jury to say whether that property he his own or not, and if God shall let him live till he dies (laughter,) and he can keep what property he has, let him remember that there is such a thing as what lawyers call devisabit vel non that a jury may have to decide whether or not he had sense enough to make his will when he died. An ad valorem tax upon property is the appropriate tax for the education of the children of the people. Property owes its defence to the virtue and intelligence of the people, and property ought, therefore, to be taxed for the education of the people. (Cheers.) We ovant one school for this State that will revive our agriculture. We want a school like the Mechlin Institute of Prussia—an institute of applied sci ence —an institute not to teach political economy and send young gentlemen to the Legislature befoie they nave hard ly picked in their tuition ; but an institute tnat will teach them domestic economy, the proper relation between float ing and fixed capital at home—how much money a man must have to buy—how much land, and how much slock, and how many implements he must have; an institute that will teach the physiology of animals and plants; an insti tute that will teach natural philosophy and the diseases of animals and plants. Then, gentlemen, the father who has spent his life in acquiring real estate, in spreading out his broad acres, in adding family to family of slaves, may die with a son instructed how to manage the estate. You will then have, or it will be your opportunity to have the same privilege that the German baron has, of sending your son for his two, or three, or four, or five years apprenticeship to an institute of that kind that will teach him agricultural chemistry and every other science neeessary to enable him to manage an estate of lands and negroes. The present condition of things has existed too long in Virginia. The landlord has skinned the tenant and the tenant has skinned the land until all have grown poor together. (Laughter ) We may own land, we may own slaves, we may own road steads and mines, we rnay have all the elements of wealth, but unless we apply intelligence, unless we adopt a thorough system of instruction, it is utterly impossible that we can develope, as we ought to develope, ana as Virginia is pre pared now to do, and to take the line of march towards the very eminence of prosperity. She is in the anomalous condition of an old State that has all the capacities of anew one—of anew State that has all the capacities of an old one. Unite with me, then, 1 implore you ; unite with each other ; let us as Virginians resolve that there shall be a long pull, a strong’pull and a pull altogether, without distinction of party, without prejudice of party—that there shall be a united brotherhood of Virginians to rear the head of the old mother commonwealth out of the dust. (Cheers.) If lam elected Governor ofthe State of Virginia, it shall be my de votion, my earnest endeavor, in season and out of season, to promote her public credit, her internal improvements, her commerce, her agriculture, her mining and manufacturing, and her popular instruction. —a®.—a Death’s Doings.—Mr. James Herring, of Trcup county, died very suddenly at LaGrange, on the 24th ult., a few hours after he reached home from a visit to Macon. Col. J. W. DeLyon, of the Thomasville Watchman, died at Savannah, Ga., on the 2Sth ult. Col. DeLyon wielded a ready and graceful pen. lie was a graduate of the Military Academy at West Point, New Y T ork. Col. William Dußoae, Ex-Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, died at his residence near Pineville, South Carolina, on the 24th ult. He was a high toned gentleman and patriotic citizen. Inez, A Tale ofthe Alamo. New York: Harper *Sr Bros. For sale by Cushings & Bailey. We are somewhat surprised that such a book ap pears without an avowed author. It is a most interest ing work, and one that will be read with pleasure.— Baltimore Patriot. George Laic ahead in Jersey. — Trenton, N. J., Feb. 24, 1855. —A letter from a considerable number of the members of our Legislature has been addressed to George Law, of New York, urging upon him the acceptance of the Presidency as the Know Nothing | candidate. j Insurrection in India. —New York, March I. ; The India mail, with Bombay dates to January 16th, I had arrived. An insurrection had broken out at Ca but, and 12,000 Persians were besieging Benti*bebasi. A murderous conflict bad taken place, in which the besiegers offered fierce resistance. For the Times &. Sentinel. Columbus, March 3. j Messrs. Editors Let me trespass on your columns ! to answer the questions of Justice , in the Enquirer of j this morning. Although I feel very reluctant in answer ing any anonymous communication, yet as the present gives an opportunity for removing wrong impressions from the minds of many eitizeuß, I reply : The original contract with Garnmel and Lrinsfield has not been confirmed, because while the reference of the subject to the other Railroad mterests was pending, said G. & B. offered, as a compromise of their claims, that they would do the service at five cents per 100 lbs. (which is one dollar per ton,) and one cent per cubic foot , but if this offer was rejected, they would prosecute their claim and decline bidding at the contemplated j letting. With the full concurrence of the other Rail road interest, I closed the contract on these terms, without seeking anyTurther reduction from competition. If Justice wishes to test the aocuracy of my figures in a former explanation, he is referred to those who were associated with me in adjusting them. Those who desire to employ other drays can do so, j by shipping to parlies in Columbus, without loss, the ; through rates being the same as the local rates from i here to Savannah, but in doing so they take their own risks. DANIEL GRIFFIN. President M. R. R. Office Mobile & Girard R. R. Cos. ) Girard, March 1, 1855. > Pursuant to previous general notioe to the Stock holders of this Company, a convention was held at their Depot, in Girard. The meeting was organized by the selection of Dr. Thos. 11. Dawson, as Chairman, and Walton B. Harris, Esq., as Secretary. Judge Iverson, late President of tho Company, gave a full exposition of the affairs of the Company during the time he was acting as President, which was satisfactorily received by the convention of Stock holders.* Maj. John 11. Howard, being present, was called upon, and, in reply, gave an able and lucid exposition of the future prospects of the Company. He declared his intention of accepting the Presidenoy of the Com pany, to which he had been elected, so soon as an amount sufficient, not only to pay the debts of the Com pany, but to complete the Road to Union Springs, should be subscribed. He argued that the debt due by the Company was a small matter compared with the interests involved in its construction ; that the Road, if built at all, must be built by those who are in debt; and therefore that the plea of indebtedness was not good ; and, if it prevailed,fthe Road would never be built : That a large amount had already recently been subscribed, and that a sufficient amount in addition thereto would be subscribed by the people of Georgia and Alabama to complete the Road to Union Springs, rather than that the enterprise should fail. This sum had not as yet been subscribed, but he had ardent hopes and did believe it would be subscribed as soon as the exigencies of the Company were made known to the people interested in the work, Maj. Williams, Mayor of the city of Columbus, made a short and spirited address to the meeting. His re marks were concluded by a proposition which moved many to increase, and others to begin, an interest in the work. The work is indebted also to James R. Jones, Esq., for a proposition to the meeting, which resulted in a large additional subscription to the Road. Judge Iverson submitted the following resolutions, wbioh were unanimously adopted, viz. : Resolved, That in order to pay the debts of the Compa ny, and provide for the completion of the road to Union Springs, the Stockholders and all persons feeling any inter est in the Road be earnestly requested to make subscriptions to the Capital Stock, payable on the first of February, 1856 Such subscriptions to be madejupon condition that the debts ofthe Company are thereby or shall be otherwise provided for, and a sufficient amount raised to tinish the road to Union Springs. Resolved, That it the directors shall deem it necessary or expedient, they be authorized and requested to borrow from the city of Columbus, or other persons, such amount of Muscogee Rail road Stock as may be practicable and as may be made available in paying the debts of the Com pany or any portion thereof; giving in payment or as se curity for said loan, the bonds of this Company at par. Resolved, That the Directors be authorized and request ed to ask for and obtain an extension of the debts due to the Slate Bank ‘of Georgia, Bank of Savannah, Marine Bank of Savannah, and Union Bank of Augusta. Resolved, That the creditors be and they are hereby re quested and urged to suspend any proceedings against the Road for six months, in order to enable the Directors to make arrangements for the settlement of their claims. Resolved, That the Chairman appoint such Committee as he may deem proper to solicit subscriptions, and assign the field ot labor to each committee. And be it further resolved, That said Committee be re quested to use the most prompt and energetic efforts to ob tain the necessary amount of subscriptions, and all the sub scribers to-day be added to the committes. The following committees were appointed under the last resolution: Oswichee—R. O. Howard, chairman, S. C. Benton, W. H. Chambers, Smith Owens, Wm. Alexander, and James N. Owens. Glennville —W. 11. Owens,chairman, John M. Raiford, I A. M. Sanford, A C. Mitchell, Wm. Freeman, E. R. I Flewellen, and John F. Rivers. ! Uchee P. O.—John B. Tate, chairman, N. W. Long, 1 and Clement Walker. Olivet—Joel Hurt, chairman, Benj. S. Tarver, Thomp son Earle, Wrn. Marshall, and B. F. Borum. Enon— Harvey King,chairman, R. Allison, Dr. Holland, James E. Gaehet, and R. Hancock. Hardaway—B Rogers, chairman, B. H.Hughes, George Stewart, Jos. H. Cunningham. Chunnenuggee— R. H. Powell, chairman, 11. Hicks, S. R. Vann, and H. 11. Randle. Aberfoil —Joel Wilson, chairman, John Allums, and Warren Herring. Warrior Stand—N. O. Guerry, chaiman, John C. Hen derson, and Abner Buekhannon. Cotton Valley—A. Seale, chairman, and Homer Black mon. Union Springs—W. 11. Waugh, chairman, Jas. F. Fos ter, E. W. Tonv, and James A. Jones^ Bug Hall—U. Paulk, chairman, P. Youngblood, Robert Calhoun, and Martin Day. Perote—John R. Tullis, chairman, U. B. Thompson, John Carter, Wm. Stark, and Dr. Bryan. Pine Grove —Hillary Hooks, chairman, George Meni fee, Dr. Harrison, and Col. Rhodes. Prairies—W. C. jThompson, chairman, A. G. Wray, Benjamin Thompson, B. Fitzpatrick, and J. H. Perry. Columbus —J. R. Jones, chairman, W. A. Redd, J. P. lllges, L. T. Downing, H. T. Hall, J. C. Ruse.B. A Sors by, Herveyllall, W. A.Bedell, J. Ennis,T. Threwitts.Ben. Coleman, J. J. McKendreo, John McGough, Wm. Daniel, H. W. Nance, S. R. Andrews, S. T. Austin, Hines Holt, A G. Redd, E. S. Greenwood, and Richard Patten. On motion of Judge Iverson — Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee consist ing of two competent persons to examine the Treasurer’s Books and Vouchers, and that they make an account cur rent, showing the amount of cash received, and the amount of Stock issued for work, labor and materials; and aLo, the amount ot expenditure for the v arious general items of salaries, construction, equipments, &c., since the first day of March, 1851. The resolution was adopted, and the Chair appointed Sterling F. Grimes and E. Id. Musgrove as that committee. Ou motion, ordered, that the proceedings es this meeting be published in the city papers of Columbus. On motion, the Convention adjourned sine die . THOS. H. DAWSON, Ch’n. Walton B. Harris, Sec’y. Pennsylvania for George Law. — Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 24, 1855 —The Speaker ofthe House of Repre sentatives and a large number of members of the two houses of this Legislature have addressed a letter to George Law, of New York, sounding him upon national affairs, and asking him to take the field as the chara- ; pion of the new American party. For the Times & Sentinel. THE FARMER’S SONG. BY MRS. C. A. L. —COLUMBUS. As hlythe as the lark who soars upward to heaven, My labors and hopes to my homestead are given ; There are cares which can trouble a King on his throne While love, peace and comfort encircles my home. With a heart light and free, I rise with the sun, And speed on the plow ’til the day light is done; ’Neath the bright summer’s sun how my eden will bloom And wont prove a stranger to home, sweet homo. When twilight comes creeping o’er valley and tree, At nature’s fair shrine I’ll a worshipper be, ‘Midst the works I’ve created, how sweet to recline, As the night shadows darken my fig tree and vine. God prosper the Farmer, so honest and true, May his fields never lack the warm sun shine or dew r , May no blight ’ere molest him or storms ever come, To chill the warm.hearth ofthe husbandman’s home. Dickinson Movement at Washington—Very Curious and Interesting. Washington, Feb. 24, 1855. Several of the more prominent democratic Southern Senators and the House have decided upon a plan of operation, essentially sectional in its purposes, for holding a political convention in July, cd have se lected Virginia as the State to bold it in. An address, already written, to the South will be issued tu the early part of March. It is determined upon that no South erner shall be presented for the office of President or Vice President, and that the convention will insist upon Daniel S. Dickinson, of New York, for the first of these offices ; and in tho bestowal of their suffrages for the Vice Presidency they stand ready to support the nominee of the Baltimore Convention, providing that lie is not a Sonthern mau, and is known to be a friend of the South and a supporter of Nebraska. Congressional. Washington, Feb. 28. The nomination of General Scott as Brevet Lieutenant General, under the late act reviving that rank in the army has been confirmed by the Senate in Executive session. The Senate has passed the Ocean Mail Steam Ship Bill, with the clause continuing the Collins contract until 1800. The consideration of the Tariff Bill was made the spe cial order of the day for to* morrow. The House has passed the Old Soldiers Bounty Land Bill, which includes those who have served at sea as well as those on shore. Washington, March 1. The Senate to-day adopted the resolution securing freedom of worship to Americans abroad. The Civil and Diplomatic Bill coming up, an attempt was made to push it throigh with the House amendment, modifying the tariff’. Its passage was resisted by Messers Clayton, Cooper and others, who expressed their determination to add the French Spoliation bill as amendments, if the modification was insisted on. In the House, no business of importance was trans acted. The National Agricultural Society met and elected officers to-day. Later from California. New Orleans, Feb. 28. The Steamship Daniel Webster, has arrived from San Juan, with advices from San Francisco to the 9th ult. The Steamer Cortes broughfrdown $500,000 in specie. The California Senatorial election was undecided. Fire in Vicksburg, Miss. Vicksburg, Feb. 27. A fire occurred in this city last night, involving a loss of $30,000. No business houses, however, were des troyed. Heavy Failure. New Orleans, Feb. 27. Messrs. S. O. Wilson & Cos., Cotton Factors in this city, have failed. Their liabilities amount to $600,000, but their assets probably will exceed that amount. Departure of the Asia. Boston, February 28. Tue Royal Mail Steam ShipJAsia'sailed to-day for Liv erpool, with $500,000 in specie. Steamboat Explosion. New Orleans, February,27. j The boiler of the tow boat Thomas McDaniel ex- | ploded yesterday, killing several persons and injuring j others. * Two vessels in tow at the time, were, also, dam- i aged. Heavy Literary Loss. Washington, Feb. 28. By the’destruction of Mr. Benton’s house by fire yes terday, the notes and m inuscripts for the 3d volume of Thirty years in Senate which were in the library, have been lost —the flames having paid no respect to the labor of yea r s. Later from South America. New Orleans, February 28. i By the arrival yesterday of the steamship Crescent j City from Havana, which port she left on the 24th ult., i we are enabled to send you some items of South America ! intelligence brought to that port by the British steamer frutn Vera Cruz. The Cuoa news has been anticipated, of course, by the arrival of the Isabel at your port. The insurrection iu South Americi is progressing, and many Government troops have gone over to the insur gents. The General’s palace in Chilpancingo was beseiged by Alvarez’s troops, and the occupants were reduced nearly i to starvation. The Commissioners have agreed upon 30 deg. latitude and 47 deg. longitudes as the initial point of the Boundary L ne. INTERESTING FROM CUBA. Sentence of Political Prisoners—Port of Havana Block aded—British fleet in the Harbor. Charleston, Feb. 2S. The steamship Isabel, arrived from Havana, at this port, at one o’clock this morning, with dates from Havana and Key-M est to the 25'h. The port of Havana had been declared in a state of blockade against armed vessels. Merchant ships will be permitted to pass. Several Creoles connected with late political disturbances iu the Island have been banished to Spain. Eitampes lias been sentenced to begarroted. Felit has been to ten years in the chain gangs in Africa. Garcia Mulos, chief of the Police, has been appointed Military Governor of Havana, and Conde Decanengo has been made Civil Governor. ‘1 he latter is respected,while the former is feared and hated. Felit and Estampes were not allowed to be present at their trials, and were not advised even ofthe day on which they took place. The British ships of war Meda, Buzzard and Huzzar were in the port of Havana. Every thing in the city was gloomy. The carnival balls were thinly The Opera performances had ceased. The weather was cold, and trade dull. The market, generally, remained unchanged. The U. S. frigate San Jacinto, arrived at Key West on tho 19th —all well. She was to sail for Havana. The marine news from Havana is unimportant. Further by the St. Louis. Columbia, S. C., March I—B 1-4 p. m. A company of Frenchmen have offered to raise, in France, 35,000 men for service in the Crimea ; and the English Government, is to raise half that number, all ;o be done in fifteen days. The English Government, however, is disposed [to entertain propositions for peace. It is reported that the Czar issued his proclamation on the 12th February, calling out the entire male pop ulation, to be placed under arms. An additional Rus- Rian force of 300,000 men, is to be sent to the Crimea. Weather at Sebastopol is growing milder. English Parliament was to re-assemble on tho 16th. Mr. Soule considers the scheme for the purchase of Cuba by the United Stales , completely upset ! THREE DAYS LATER. Arrival cf the Steamship Canada. New York, March 1. —10 p. m. The steamship Canada has arrived at Halifax, with Liverpool dates to the 17th. Milligan quotes Cotton easier, but not quotably low er. Sales of the week, 35,000 bales, market closing dull. Fair Orleans, 5 5-8d Middling, 5 l*Bd. Fair Upland, 5 l-2d. Middling, sd. Breadstuff’s quiet and a shade lower ; Canal Flour, 425. 6J.; Ohio, 45s ; Corn declimd 6d. Trade at Manchester, weak. Consols declined to 90 3-4 to 90 7-8. Lord John Russell has left for the \ ienna Conference, which meets on the 26th. Naples has joined the Western Alliance. Affairs at Sebastopol unchanged. FURTHER BY THE CANADA. The Weather —Canrobert Superceded—Lcrd Kaglan Going Home, &c., &c., &c. New York, March 2. The winter las been very severe throughout Eu rope. The firm of Kirk and Tarness, of Liverpool, has failed. Frederick Peel has been appointed (British) Under Secretary of Wai. Accounts from Sebastopol to the Ist ol February, state that the Czar’s sons had been making a reconnoi sance of the positions of the French and English ar mies. The Allies were daily expecting an attack. The pickets have orders to be constantly on the alert. The cavalry are kept under arms all night. The Russians continued to make tremendous sorties, which areas vig orously repulsed. The Russians have been largely re inforced. The weather was warm. Menschikoff telegraphed on the Bth that the position of affairs between the opposing armies was unchanged. Canrobert has been virtually superseded by Pellissier Bosquel. It is rumored that Lord Raglan and Earl Lncan will shortly return to England. Omar Pacha bad embark ed on the 6th for the Crimea. Naples, Tuscany, Parma, and Modena have joined the Western Powers. It is rumored that Spain and Portugal have also joined the allies. Switzerland re mains neutral and continues to forbid foreign enlistment for foreign service. Tho Peace Congress was to meet at Vienna cn the 26th February. The bullion in the Bank of England has slightly de creased. The stock of cotton in Liverpool is stated at 370,000 bales, including 150,000 bales of American. The opinion prevails in political circles that] no ar rangement can be effected between Prussia and the Western Powers. Prussia will be left to occupy a neu tral position in the present war. It is said that the Vienna Congress will simply receive a categorical answer, yes or no, from Gortschakcfl’. Challenge to the South. —The owner of the famous race horse Wild Irishman lias challenged Leccmte, or any other Soutlurn horse, to run three races on Long Is land the coming season, one mile, two mile, and three mile heats, for $3,060 each race. COMMERCIAL^ COTTON STATEMENTS. [§ 2i =r*j rl w ! £ ’srS/S w g ! o-:. ® n> f S ? er .£•>-: 1 ou ! E?w ! s % o’ 2. “ < o'S 5 £ hand ip-g! is : iie-'ig. is * o- -e c- . • •< £ day. 1854. 43 561 61005 61609^129 .48427 50556 11005 1855. *12771 1167,54169 58107 3583 39073 42656 15451 Columbus, March 3. COTTON—AII that is offered readily finds purchasers at full with no noticeable decline upon die unfa vorable advices of the St. L nis and Canada. We quote extremes 6 a 7f, Principal snKs 6J a 7§. Several crop lots have been sold during the past few days ot 7 2 a cents. New York, March 1. The cotton market is firm. Flour remains unchanged. New Orleans, Feb. 28. The receipts at this port since Ist September (exclusive of the arrivals from Mobile, Florida and Texas,) are 8-9,- 358 bales, against 824,549 bales to same date last year ; and the decrease in the reeepts at all the ports, up to tho latest dates as compared with last year, is 221,661 bales. Low Middling “i a Middling 7„ a 8§ Good Middling 8J a 9 Middling Fair 94 a— ■Married, On the 28th February, by the Rev. E. W. Speer, Maj. Wm. A. Cobb, of Upson county, Ga., and Mrs. Maria R. Hamill, of this city. On the Ist March, bv Rev. Wm. D. Shea, Waiter S. Clark, Esq., and Mrs. Sareptha A. Wood, all of this city. On the 30th ultimo, at the residence of Maj. Jame3 Phillips, by the Rev. Lewis F. Dowdell, Col. Wiley J. Harris, of Uchee, Ala ,and Miss Virginia Z. 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