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I I *» Mil' I T "f~nillll~M~ TH E (ToNSTITUT 1 (tfiAL IST. |; JAME S G A R D NER. JR. TERRIS. I>aily. per annum $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum G 00 If paid in advance. .5 00 Weekly, per annum 3 CO If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and | send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. • gyp All new-subscriptions must he paid in ad vance. rpj’Postage must he paid on all communications and letters of business. [From the A. T. Jour, of Commerce,July 30, P. -V.] ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON. 11 DAYS L. AT ESS TKOAI EUROPE. The steamship Washington, of the Occun Steam Navigation Company's line, was tele graphed at a quarter to 12 this morning, fend ; reached her dock at 1 P. M., after a passage of fifteen days from Southampton, having ifcit there on the 15th inst. Mr. Rush, Minister Plenipotentiary from the Government of the United States to the Tuilleries, in place of Mr, King,had arrived in Paris. The Cambria arrived at Liverpool on the 13th instant. The second reading of the Navigation Bill having been consented to in the House ol Commons without a division, the Navigation lAws may be considered virtually suspended, until March, 1848. [From the London Times, July 15.] • IVToncy Market and City Intelligence. London*, July 14th. —The English funds ‘have again slightly improved to-day, but from ho ostensible cause except the fineness of the weather and the settlement of the account. — j Consols opened at 881 to | for for money, went to 884, and closed at that price sellers. For the August,account the range was from 88:1 to to 89, the last price being 88 J. Bank Stock left off 195 to 19G; Reduced Three per Cents >: 90«; Long Annuities, 9to India Stock, 245 to 247; India Bonds, 4s. to Bs. premium; and Exchequer-bills, 10s. to 14s. premium. The foreign market has not been quite so ' active to-day, and Spanish has suffered a de- , dine. Letters from Paris mention another failure at M; -seilles. The firm is that of Messrs, j Christian & Co., and the liabilities are stated at about £30,000. , , | The advices from America by ike Cambria show that but for the fall in grain which had been reported from this side previously to her 'departure, we should again have received ac counts of a seriously adverse state of exchange. The supplies of breadstuffs which had reached New York are admitted to have been consider ably beyond what had been anticipated, and although the influx was in some degree slack ening, no doubt was felt that it would con tinue heavy through the whole of July. Un der present circumstances, however, the im pression seems to prevail that no fr ■’ther quan tity of gold will be drawn from this country before October, when, as regards the future, all will depend on our requirements for food from that time. Os the importation of Euro pean manufactures which has recently been going on, much still remains to bo paid for, and no question is entertained but that the demand will continue. At the same time, however, it is clear that the cotton which has been to an unusual degree held back, will now gradually come forward, so as to prevent the possibility of any demand that may exist for our goods doing more than keeping the ex change just up to the point that may avert a further call for specie. The quarterly revenue returns are highly Fatisfactory. With the exception of a slight decrease in the Customs of £4272, on the quarter, there is a comparative increase on the total revenue for the year of no less than £l,- 004,026* All the permanant sources of revenue exhibits a favorable increase. The amount a rising from the reduced sugar duties furnishes the most satisfactory proofs of the fiscal ad vaut iges of low duties. Indeed it is mainly from this source that the increase on the year is derived. The sums expended on railways, which amount t > nearly £200,000 during the laT six months, and the vast amounts of money which has been advanced to the Irish people, a large portion of which has been expended on commodities, which being subject to customs or excise duties* return to the coffers of the state, fully account for the general favorable appearance of the revenue. Specie to America. —Immediately after the depaxture of the Britannia from Liverpool for Boston, on the 4th inst., a policy of insurance was opened at Lloyd’s for £IOO,OOO, to be ship ped by the Hibernia on the 16th, at the rate of 4 per cent. It is not improbable that, from the rate of exchange at Now Y'orkon England, on the departure of the June 16 steamer from Boston for Liverpool, that a large amount n il! be remitted. [From Willmer Sf Smith’s Times of July \oth.~\ The Weatheu and the Chops.—The mag nificent weather of the past week has done wonders for vegetation generally. With the mercury ranging from 70 to 80 degrees, an al most cloudless sky, and continuous sunshine from sunrise to sunset, the crops are progress ing towards maturity with a rapidly seldom to be witnessed in this kingdom. The wheat is blossoming under the most favo rable auspices; and though on some of the poor lands the crops look thin and somewhat ragged, the ears are largo and well formed,and, should we be blessed with a continuance of the pre sent weather, we should say that, taking the whole breath of land sown, and striking an average, the yield v 111 turn out large. The oats are k firing uncommonly well. It is sel dom that we have seen, tfxe plants so strong and healthy as they are this season, and we are glad to bo enabled to say, that there is every prospect of the j leld per acre being lar ger than it has been for several To this effect all our information tends, and we can testify to its correctness from personal obser vation of a considerable tract of country. The potatoes are, generally speaking, vegetating well. Vast quantities of early ones, some ot them of very large si*e, arc brought to mar ket, and the growers do not at present express any fears of disease beyond that to which the root has always been more or less subject. The field potatoes are fast coming into flower, and speculation as to their future condition will no doubt shortly be put to rest. Meantime the farmers have made preparations to plant Hwcdes, should the potatoes in reality prove a failure. The Dublin and provincial journals express their astonishment at the declaration of Lord Russell respecting the Irish potatoe crop, and deny its correctness. The young potatoes which have appeared in the market arc ol good flavor, mealy, and sound, Prorogation op Parliament. —Wo can now state confidently, that Parliament will be prorogued by Her Majesty in person,on Thurs day next. — Qlobc. Installation or Prince Albert at Cam bridge.—The installation pf the Evince Chan- | i ccllor, at Cambridge, attracted to that eminent : scat of learning, not only , her Majesty , but ‘ almost all her Ministers and the , members,.of the Court. The Duke of Wellington, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, and a great: many bishops and other personages of distinc tion were present. Dreadful Fire near Greenwich Hospital, caused by Lightning—Thirteen Buildings Destroyed. —On the morning of the 7th hist., | during the raging of the terrific storm which I passed over the metropolis, between one and i two o’clock, the electric fluid struck the roof- j mg of the private dwelling in the occupation of Mr. T. Wiseman, situate in Brewer’s Lane, Greenwich, near to the Hospital, and set lire to it and several other dwellings. The con- i flagration was not extinguished until thirteen buildings were destroyed. We regret to state that fever to an alarming i degree still prevails in Liverpool. In addition j to the deaths already recorded, the Rev. Win. Dale, cf St. Mary’s,Edmund street, died on the evening of Saturday week. He is the eighth victim to the pestilence amongst the Catholic : clergy of Liverpool. The -authorities have , resolved to take instant steps, now that the i new Poor-law is coming into operation, midly i I but firmly to remove the number of paupers ! i which have so long besieged the town of lav- j crpool. Typhus fever is increasing alarmingly ! among the “navvies” employed on the Cale- ; donian railway. Intemperance, want of ve getable food, and the damp huts which those laborers inhabit, have contributed to increase j ; the prevailing disease. In London, although some instances the prevailing disease. In Lon don, although some instances of typhoid have occurred, the metropolis is generally exempt . from malignant fever. Departure of the Antelope.—The screw steamship Antelope, Castain O’Bryan, took her departure for Rio do Janeiro yesterday morn ing, carrying out a few passengers and a full cargo.— Liverpool' Albion, July 4 ih, American Ice.—The vessel Virgilia has ar rived at the port of Liverpool from Boston, United States of America, with articles of food and general merchandise, Slid 291, tons of ice. This is the first importation of ihe kind from the United States during thq present season, although one or two arrivals 6f ice took place about three months since from the ’ northern regions of Europe. The Prcsse announces that the Ehipcror of Russia had determined to construct forthwith a vast line of railroads to connect the three j capitals of St. Petersburg, Moscow, and War saw. The Emancipation of Brussels of Sunday, j says :—“The King of the Netherlands has had j another relapse, and his health is again in an . alarming state.” . . France. —The French capital had been oc -1 cupied in the trials arising out of the late min- i isterial disclosures. The National, which, with the other Parish | papers of Tuesday, we have received by cx- ! press, announces tbat about 8 o’clock in the evening of Monday, M. Teste, attempted to i shoot himself through the heart with a brace of pistols. The first missed tire; the ball of the second inflicted a contusion, but did not penetrate even the shirt. Measures to pre vexlt a renewal of these attempts on his life I were of course immediately adopted. | M. Teste has confessed his guilt. The trial of this unfortunate man, and Gen. Cubieros and M-. Parmentier, was regarded as at an end. The evidence adduced against M. Teste on Monday, left on the public mind no doubt of his guilt. One of our letters written in court on that day, mentioned that “the details of the pay ment of the 95,000 f. completely established his ; criminality in bis own opriiori, that he lite rally withered, and from being an Creel pow erful man shrunk in a moment in the view of 1 the spectator into a miserable cowering atti tude.” This passage of our correspondent’s ! letter vve suppressed in justice to a man whose trial was still in progress, but the melancholy incident vve have just copied from the Nation al can be regarded in only one sense, and ren ders the observance of delicacy superfluous.— He and M. Parmentier (and p r contumace , M. Pellapra) would, it was believed, be declared guilty, and General Cubieres acquitted. We are glad to observe that the petition of Prince Jerome Bonaparte, ex-King of West phalia, to the Chamber of Deputies, praying to be allowed to reside in France, is likely to be granted. Portugal.—The war in Portugal virtually has been brought to a coxrclusion. The Span ish troops advanced from tire frontiers upon Oporto, and rhe Junta, after an ineffectual resistance against the overwhelming laud forces of Spain, and those of the implacable Saida iha, supported on the sea-board by* the immense naval force of Great Britain, were compelled reluctantly to submit. It redounds to their high honor that, ot the peril of their lives, they claimed for Count Das Autas and General Sada Bandeira the right of being in cluded in the amnesty, which is formally guar anteed by the allied powers. Holland.—Serious disturbances took place ! in Groningen on the 28th ultimo, on account of j the excessive dearness of food. The troops had to b.i called out. They made use of t’.icir arms, and it is said killed four persons and | wounded twelve, some of them very seriously. Most of the wounded persons were present i only as spectators. On the morning of the 1 29th, order was re-established. Germany. — Prussia. —lt is rumored tbat the Emperor of Russia has resolved to place | here a very considerable sum of money; some accounts say 11,000,000 and others 15,000,000 silver roubles. It is assorted that this loan will not be made to the Prussian Government, but has been offered to the King personally. On the 23d ult., the city of Bremen enter ed into a contract with the house of D. H. Watjen & Co., for 1,000,000 thalei's, at 4 per cent, interest. The amount is to be paid in by monthly instalments of 100,000 thalers. The banking-house of C. Plumb & Co. has taken a large portion of the loan to be negotiated a broad. Our private betters from Coscnza, in Cala bria, of the 23d ult., state that serious dis turbances had occurred in that province.— Armed bands were in considerable force throughout the country, and great apprehen sion was entertained of a general rising of the inhabitants. Troops had been sent ora Na ples and Reggio to restore order, but strong doubts were entertained of their success. Turkey.—The Austrian Observer publishes j a letter from Constantinople, of the IGth ult., 1 stating that the Porte hud received news of the treaty of peace between Turkey and Persia having been signed at Erzeroum by the respec j tive plenipotentiaries on the 7th. The Augsburgh G azette confirms the insur rection of Gen. Grivas, and his seizure of the two fortified places of Patochalsa and Piageas. lie had drawn together the malcontents roam ing about the Turkish frontier, and had estab lished a recruit Ag depot in the Turkish town I of Previsa. Liverpool Cotton Market Week ending July 9—Been one of quietness, al though during the early part the sales were large; yet altogether a general tone of dullness has pre vailed, and we close the week with a decline of per 11). on ail American descriptions; cause of de cline difficult to account for; weather has been fine ! and seasonable for the approaching harvest on which much depends; therefore vve must suppose the trade, who have for some weeks bought freely, have now sufficient stocks, and so can remain from our market. Cotton is freely offered, buyers hav ing plenty of choice. Brazils and Egyptians have been much in demand, and per lb. advance has \ ! been obtained on those descriptions. Surats re ly wins ttm; jjju »«« jk* main without change— 7soo American, 2500 Surats, 370 Egyptian, and 90 Maranharas have been taken on speculation; and 1709 American and 3JO Surats for export; sales to-day -1C- ) bales. t Liverpool Cotton DJarket—July 10. The sales to-day are estimated at 4 ■ ) bales, of which 209 Surats have been taken on speculation. The business has been dull at full prices, and the market closed with an increased disposition to buy. The sales consist of .about 8 American at Os to 73d; 21 ’ Esrvptian to 3d to Surats I.’, to sspl. LIVERPOOL. July 13th —Western floor—Slow sales at 36 6d a 375. Indian corn dull with a de cline of Is a 2s. per 48 J lbs.; meal 20s. 6d Lbk; weather fine. July 14. —'{’he market is dull ’ with a decline of oii ail descriptions of American. 7,0.3 bales American sold for export. LivcrpoolCora Sxchang-e. July 10—More firmness in the market, and prices which I id a declining tendency rather rallied. On the 6th, was a very full attendance of both local and country millers, and for British and foreign wheats a lively and ready sale at Id to 2d below our last quotations. Am. flour of good fresh quality, being in active request, as well from consumers as for in vestment, the operations were considerable; and partly recovering the abve named depression.prime Western brand- realised 35s Gd to 365, the trade ruling firm, and few parcels offering at close ot business. Barley, beans ami peas were cheaper, and each difficult of sale. Indian corn assuming an im proved aspect was taken off more freely at a slight amendment upon late prices; and Indian meal was in moderate demand on the terms lost quoted. Since Cth inst, market has continued firm, and the weath er has in some degree promoted an extended dem and, partly speculative, for what, Indian corn, and flour, each of these articles acquiring a moderate advance on the current rates of that day. Yester day wheat was in tolerable good demand at an ad vance of 3.1 to 4d on Tuesday’s rates. The best brands of Western Canal flour in demand at 375, other kinds in proportion, an amendment of Is qr. Indian corn inquired for, HAVRE, July 7. —Transactions in cotton were quiet; this morning little business is doing, price well maintained; yesterday, at Goderviile, there was a fall off 10 per sack. In our own market flour is very difficult to be realised, even upon making a sacrifice, at present rates; several public sales small p-reels only could be placed; the chief part, was obliged to "he withdrawn; only sales 1700 or 181 » bbls of Genesee, which has just been sold at f!3 the barrel; some parcels of coffee have been taken, held in second hands, supposed to be for a northern market. About 30 0 bags St. Domingo and Brazil haveietched 13850 cin bond. Carolina is declining 43 tierces have been sold, slightly crushed, at f 2 ) duty paid, J l LY 13. —At Havre the flour market was rath er hear y. American bacon in demand at 62 a6B | shillings per tierce. Rice in limited demand. The navigation laws are suspended until Match, Cl ul}itit a v ©tor gI a . TU3 SD AT iaomvrNG7AUGUST 3. FOR GOVERNOR HOHi G. W. TOWNS, OF TALBOT. Democratic Nominations for Senators* sth Dist.—Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T, Hilliard’ I Tth “ Tattnall and Bulloch— John A - . Mattox', i 9lh “ Burke and Emanuel—W. 8. C Morris'. 12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm". 11. Reynolds! 13th “ Baker and Early—Dr. VVm. J. Johnson. Itth “ Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson! I7th “ Macon and Houston—John A. Hunter. i 90th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wicouis. j 25th “ Jones and Putnam—James M. Gbayl 2t>th “ Munroe and Pike—Col. All ex Cochran! 28th “ Merriwether and Coweta—Ore. Warner; j 3lst “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glexx. 3Sth “ Clark and Jackson— Simuel Bailey. 39fii “ Gwinnett and DeKalb—Jas. P, Simmons. 40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin. 43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Edw’u Coffee. 44ih “ Lumpkin and Union —Elihu S. Barclay. tflisapprchension at the North of South ern opinion in reference to the„.V/ilmot Proviso. i The following editorial appears in tlie Now ! York Evening Post, of the 2Gth ult. —a De mocratic, but a Wihuot Proviso paper. — j Whether we arc correct or not in our views of the opinions of General Taylor, we are willing to wait patiently for time and more explicit declarations from Gen. T. to prove. In the i meantime We adhere to the opinions expressed bv us in our editorial of the 20th ult. quoted I bv the Evening Post. I But we desire to correct an error into which the Post has been led, not by us, but by the very censurable course of the Whigs of the - 1 South in not taking a sufficiently firm and de cided stand against the Wilmot Proviso. In j stead of denouncing it in Georgia, for instance, ! as the Democratic party did in their Conven- I tion, and pledging themselves to support no man for the Presidency who gave it the least fivor, the Whigs, in Convention, contented ! themselves with a soft and debcate remon strance. “They roared as gently as a suck : ing dove,” when they should have hurled de fiance in the teeth of our assailants, no matter who it might hurt among then Northern al lies. They have shown themselves so wedded to party, that they were unwilling to speak out in the flan, strong language that the crisis demands. In this we consider they have been derelict to the dearest interests and constitu tional rights of the South. Had they spoken iin the honest language of thc : ~ hearts —had < they given such tone to their proceedings and resolutions as to convince the Whigs and Abo litionists of the North, and practically on this question Northern Whigs and Northern Abo : Ttionists are one and the same party, the in j solent encroachments of those “political al lies” of the Southern Whigs -would have been rebuked. They would have been taught by it that they could have no sympathy —no sup port on that question f - om the Southern Whigs. But the Wilmot Proviso has been denounced by the Southern Whigs in such smooth, set phrase, as to amount only to a very gentle ad monition to the Northern wing of the par ty. It has even created the impression among the Northern Wilmot Proviso men, that there arc some at the South more opposed to it than others —that, in fact, there are some—and they', the supporters of General Taylor for the Presidency, in favor of the Wilmot Proviso. The editor is mistaken. On this subject the Wh’gs and the Democrats are of one opinion— one way of thinking—and when the time comes, if it ever should come, they will have but one mode of acting. They will resist, united and together, any trampling down of the rights of the South, —any exclusion of Southern men and Southern institutions from cw territories, wb’ch have been acquired by I the joint treasure and blood of the whole Union, The wings of Georgia do not stand forth as a party as strongly committed against the Wilmot Proviso—they do not occupy the same commanding attitude of hostility to i t as docs the democratic party. They arc not i -pledged against the support of any man for ! th? Presidency who favors it. On the contra -1 ’ ry, they have in hot haste recommended for the Presidency, the very man whose opinions on this question are the present subject of dispute. But it has been a petty trick and shift for party schemes —The attitude of the whig party, and the course adopted by its w‘ -e workers do not fairly represent the peo ple even of its own party. They cannot and will not sanction oonduct which places them in a false position in reference to the W ilmot | Proviso. General Taylor and the B ilmot Proviso. Wh M e the whigs of the north have fallen at such loggerheads to determine whether G on. Taylor is un available whig or not, they at the , south wild are opposed to the AV 1 mot Proviso have commenced a discussion of his views upon j that subject. Those who are most warmly opposed to this memorable resolution insist that the old General will never be found acting as an advocate or supporter ot it, and tnev claim him as a suitable man to protect the ex treme rights of the south. On the other hand, the others insist that his Cincinnati letter was un explicit endorsement ot that measure. For, say they, in his letter, dated the 18th May, 1847, and addressed to the editor of the Morn ing Signal, published in Cincinnati, General Taylor says: —“With those remarks, I trust you j will pardon me for thus briefly replying to you, which I do with a high opinion and approval of the sentiments and view's embraced in your editorial.” Among other “sentiments and view's” in the editorial about which he is writing, there oc curs the following: “The American people areabou tto assume the responsibility of fram ing the institutions of the Pacific States. W e have no fears for the issue, if the arena of the high debate is the assci iblies of the people and their representative halls. The extension over the continent beyond the Bio Grande of the ordinance of 1787, is an object too high and permanent to be baffled by Presidential vetoes. All that we ask of the incumbent of the highest office under the constitution, is to hold his j hand, to bow to the will of the people as pro mulgated in legislative forms, and restrain the Executive action in appropriate channels.” That part of the ordinance of 1787 which re lates to this point, is almost identical in words with the Wilmot Proviso. Hence the approv al of the one necessarily involves the approval of the other. This is the ground taken by one side at the south, in their exposition of Gen. Taylor’s views. It must be confessed that they are much better reasoners than those engaged in a similar cause in this part of the country. — Their argument is more logical, it has more plausibility to sustain it, and is more forcibly urged. This may been seen by the exertions made by those of the opposite view to repel it. The Georgia Constitutionalist thus satisfies itself, and perhaps its readers, that the Gene- | al will prove the bulwark of the south. Gen CiincL’s Financial Experience. The CassviUe Pioneer has put forth an in quiry as to the financial skill and experience ! of the military candidate of the whigs. As yet we have seen no response from the whig press, Arid for fear the financial exploits of the Herd of Withlacddchie may need a chronicler, j through the modesty of his supporters, we i will Venture mi illusion to his “brief and bril liant” fiscal career; The only field of glory in i which we know him to have figured in the way of Banking operations is as President of the Bank of St: Mary’st This was one of the numerous brood of monied corporations spawn- j ed forth during the feverish excitement of spe culation in the year 183 G; These 4vtre the merry days of the “rag Barons’* as they were j dubbed, when “Pigion Boost” and “Wild J Cat” money was as thick as oak leaves, and boxes of Collins’ patent axes,represented boxes ; of specie on which some Banks issued their 1 bills. But “The light of other days has faded And all its glory’s past.” The Bank of St. Marys was probably organ ized, however, on an honest subscription and bona tide paying in of real capital. General Clinch was made its President. But the only incident connected with the institution winch | this canvass so far has elicited is the fact that j when applied to for a loan to the State of Georgia, it could not respond. It was like : the other Banks powerless to serve the State, | and we presume unable to redeem its bills. It was among the earliest of the suspending Banks, and among the latest in resuming. In j fact the most sensible tiling we know of as | having been done by this Institution was, the ! passage of a resolution to the effect that a | small town like St. Marys without comme ce, and almost without inhabitants had no more use for a Bank than a negro had for curling tongs, and that discounting accommodation paper for the rice planters could not be the most profitable kind of banking operations, and that therefore they had better w incl up and trv something else. The Bank however prov- i ed to be a sort of amphibious animal. Not tl ivinq so well on the salt water, it tried fresh. It migrated to the city of Augusta. Here however its health got a little delicate, and it mi grated hence to the city of Columbus. That atmosphere probably suits it better, for we un derstand that it is now in a flourishing state. But it is under different auspices. It owes none of its present prosperity to the Hero of Withlacoochie. He did not follow its fortunes out of St. Mary’s. Yet this bantl'ng of the whig candidate for Governor,true to its original character, seems to be endowed with a sort of übiquitous existence, and carries out the whig j policy and the whig taste for a paper circula- ; tion, and wages practical hostility to the con- j stitutional currency. We have before us a ■ specimen of one its change bills, which, judg- j ing from its appearance, has seen service, j though it may never, T :c Othello “have done the state some service.” Apalachicola, Florida, Bank of St. Marys, j office in Savannah. Pay to the bearer twenty five cents in gold or silver, redeemable in Ch leston at Ipr cent. Redeemable at the office of John G. Winter, New York at 2 pr cent. J. E. Winter, Att’y for John G. Win ter. > We offer this as one of the vestiges of the j financial career of the whig candidate. It is meagre and unsatisfactory enough. But as j for the profounder mysteries of the banking I operations of the late President of the Bank of St. Marys, we have not the data by which to pourtray them. We leave that to the adm'v ers of his “vast abilities.” The following is the article in the Pioneer to which we refer: “Seasons for McAllister.” “Because, his habits of industry and ; ‘his capacity as a financier, do not crr ; - ! fit him for a station which requires tggp“so much industry and such intimate of Banking and monied ope gfcgr“rations, as are requisite in the Chiel Exe (fgp“cutive of Georgia.” Jg&Snvannah Republi can, September 27, 1843. The reasons above quoted,the editor thought, were very formidable ones against the talented j and deserving McAllister —the man whose abilities were acknowledged superior to Mr. Crawford’s, and whose capacities are equal to the task, of any office within the gift of the people. But we have extracted the above I paragraph, to ask the editor what he thinks of Duncan L. Clinch as a “financier,” as it “re- j quires so much industry and intimate knowl edge of Banking and monied operations,” to fill the Executive Cha’: of Georgia. Where did he get his experience from: Has he been connected with “Bank’ng operations,” and shown himself to be expert in the art of fi nancicring? If he has, w here and at what In- j stitutionr “Ah me! what perils <lo environ The man that meddles with cold iron; What plaguy mischiefs and mishaps Do dog him still with after-claps!” The Weather—The River. For the past three days and nights, we have had a steady drizzly r rain, with every prospect ; of a continuance, and cool weather, so much so that blankets have been found quite com fortablc*a£ nftits.' The river has risen consid y erablc during this time, and last evening was running over the uper platform—when we went to press, was falling. Congressional Elections. The elections for members of Congress in i Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama and lowa, took place yesterday'. In North Carina and Ten nessee on Thursday next; in Maryland, Octo ber 6th; and Mississippi and Louisiana, Mon i day, November Ist. The elections in these States will complete the members to the next Congress, when vacancies are all filled. Ship Jamestown Aground. The Richmond Republican extra, received yesterday, says —“We learn through oi‘ * tele- ; graphic despatch that the U. S. ship James town is aground off Cape Henry—no relief ; had been afforded her up to the time of our message being sent off.” The Washington brought one hundred and forty .passengers. Crops in Mississippi. A letter received by us from Colbert, Miss., dated 2Gth ult., says—“We have had a great deal of rain here during this month. Our Cotton is of good size, though backward; and I the boll worm is just making its appearance, i What the result will be, tim; only' can tell.” ! The President has made a requisition upon , the Governor of Louisana for three additional companies of mounted *roops, to serve in the ; nighborhood of Vera Cruz. [COMM U XIC ATE D. ] Democratic Senatorial Nomination in the 25th Distrigt. In accordance with a previbus notice the | Delegates of tlie 2oth Senatorial District, com posed of the Counties of Jones and Putnam, ! assembled in Convention at Stanfordville, Put j nam cm nty, on the 24th ult. On motion, Joseph Day, Esq., was called to | the Chair and Mr. Elbert Hutchings and James j : A. Wingfield, Esq., were appointed Secretaries to the Convention. The names of Delegates being called, the following gentlemen appeared as Delegates . j from Jones, and took their seats, viz : Richard : 11. Hutchings, Boling G. Morris, Stephen Sio ctlmb, Owed Murphy, Spencer Owen, JohnS. 1 | Walker, Nathaniel 8; Glover, John J. Barfield, John P. Key*, Isaac C. W. T» McKissick, Fran- \ i cis B. Hascall, Joseph Day, Edmund Dumas, Joseph Messer, Robert Brown, and John Blow. i The following Delegates appeared from Put- ; nam, and took their seats to wit' Col. J< A. Wingfield, A. Gorby, Robt. Parham, Merida Kendrick, John B. Pounds, John Lynch, AVi[- i liana M. Roby, Geo. Folds, Wm. F. Tripp, Thos. J. Whitfield, Greene Wiggins, Joseph ■ Turner, Wash'ngton Rose, Irby B. Hudson, Jno. B. Trippc, and Col. Andrew Beid. j The Convention being organized, on motion j of John B. Trippe, of the county of Putnam, I James M- Gray, Esq,, of the county of Jones, was unanimously nominated the Democratic candidate for the Senate in said district. On motion, it was I Resolved , That a committee of five be ap- | pointed by the Chairman, to notify James M. j Gray, Esq., of his nomination, and request his acceptance. The Chair appointed Richard 11. Hutchings, J. A. Wingfield, Robt. Brown, Col. Andrew Reid, and Nathaniel S. Glover. Upon motion of Mr. Irby B. Hudson, the fol lowing resolutions were adopted unanimously by' the Convention : Resolved, That the nomination of George W. Towns, as the Democratic candidate for Governor, meets with the approbation of this Convention. Resolved , That wc heartily approve the rcso- j lutions passed at the recent General Conven -1 i.on, and proudly point to them as the creed of the Demociatic party. Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to use i all honorable means to insure the election of i our candidate for Governor, and also our can j didate for the Senate. After which Col. Shropshire, of the county j of Jasper, and Col. J. A. Wingfield, addressed ; the Convention. Upon motion of Mr. John B. Tripp, it was Resolved, That the proceedings of the Con vention be published in the Federal Union, i I and the Augusta Constitutionalist. On motion, the thanks of the Convention were tendered to the Chairman for the digni fied manner in which he presided over its de liberations. On motion, the Convention then adjourned. JOSEPH DAY, Chairman. lloTCßraos ’ \ Secretaries. J. A. Wingfield, ) By the steamship Galveston, arrived this morning, we have received Galveston papers up to the 24th, from which we make tho fol lowing extracts: The Indiana volunteers have all left for the Rio Grande. A portion were taken on the Tom Jack, as it was found that the Star and Lavinia could not accommodate all comforta bly. The quiet and orderly behavior of the : men, while here, wdien off duty, and free from j all restraint, was the object of general remark, i If they sustain the credit of their iState as well in battle, as they have done here, we shall hear no more reproaches cast upon Indiana troops. A gentleman from Brazoria informs us that the crops—cotton, sugar, and corn—through out that country, continue to prpsent the most promising appearance. Should present pros pects be realized, all former years will be thrown completely in the shade. The Telegraph states, upon information re ceived from Austin, that Col. Hays is so con fident that no further difficulty is to be ap prehended from the Indians on onr frontier, that he will march, in few days, with all his regiment; excepting to companies, two join the command of Gen. Taylor at Monterey. It is stated in the Telegraph, that a lead mine has been discovered in Limestone county near the sources of the Navasoto, and that hundreds of tons of ore may be procured near the surface of the ground.—A. O. Courier , 26th ult. Gen. Taylor’s Cotton Crop. It will be recollected that the plantation of | Gen. Taylor, above Natchez, was overflowed during the high water in the sgring. When the water ran off, cotton was planted, and we are now happy to hear that the crop promises as well as any in the State. In this connection we may mention that an intelligent gentleman just from Mississippi informs us, that the crop so far this year promises everything that could be desired. With no ill luck from this time out, it will be an abundant one.—_V. O. Picay une, 27th ult . | Special Notices. OLV Female Teacher, who can come well recommended as being capable of teaching all the branches usually taught in a first rate English School, is wanted to take charge of the Alexander Female Seminary. Apply to Ker’d. Homer V. Mulkey, Alexander, Burke county, Ga, I Aug. 3 3 35 STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF G.COr'- GTA. [O 3 This rompany having been rc-organizcd and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre pared to send forwarded without delay all freight that may offer. Goods consigned to WM. P. WILLIAMS, Agent at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis sions. The connection of It. 51; Goodwin with this Company has terminated. John b. guieu, June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta. ; “inr I)R. J. A. S. .MILLIGAN, will nt j tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery, in Augusta and its vicinity. Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance one door below 31r. J. Jlarshall s Drug Store June 13 6m 215 O’ The Friends and Acquaintance of GEORGE CLINTON GORDON; the members of the different Lodges of Odd Fellows, the men - bers of Clinch Engine No. 2, and the Fire Depart ment generally, are invited to attend his from Lafayette Hall, This Afternoon, at 4 o’clock. I. O. O. F. Washington Lodge, No. 7. The members of this Lodge are requested to meet at their Room, Masonic Hall, This Afternoon; at 3 o’clock, for the purpose of paying the last tri bu e of respect to their deceased Brother, GLOIIGK CLINTON GORDON. The members of Miller Lodge No. 10, are requested to unite with Wash ington Lodge. By order of the N. G. August 3 PITCHER, Secretary. Commercial. LATEST DATES FROM LIVERPOOL ILLY 11. LATEST DATES FROM lIAVR3 JULY 13. CHARLESTON IMPORTS—AUGUST 1. Havana—Prig Fomentc —lll hhds. Molasses,2o do. Sugar, to Cay & Aveilhe. SAVANNAH July 31.— Ccotton. —Arrived since 20th hist. 1,720 bales Upland (1189 per Rail-Road, and 731 from Augusta and landings on the river,) and 6 bales Sea Island. The exports for some period have been 9.8J3 bales Upland and 1,251 bales Sea Island, leaving a stuck on hand and on sl»if»- board not cleared, of 716 bales Sea Islands, and 6.5'-o bales Upland, against 497 bale® Sea Bland, and 13-, 601 bales Upland at same time last year. The past month has been one of unusual dullness. The receipts of Cotton have been very ®uiall, and the quantity offering has been so I• mi ted t hat the \ sales are scarcely sufficient to establish quotations, i The markiet is from $ to higher than wbiu we made our report of the 2d inst. We quote Ordinary 10£ a 1 ,,- 1 Middling, ......c........... 11 a 111 Middling fair 1 There is no Cotton of a higher class in the mar ket. Fair to fully fair would readily bring 111 a Pic. Tiie stock in the eity not disposed of is not over 2;,CDO bales, of which about SC) bales are cm the? market. The sales of the menth are 1,858 hales, as follows: 26 bales at 10c;42 a 108 262 at 10A9atl(>|; ' 28 at 10; 18 at 10 9 16; 483 at 10|; 16 at 10&; 313 at | 11; 45 at 115; 328 at 115; 233 at 1 1£; and 110 at 12c. Rice. —The sales in the early part of the month were very light and confined to the retail trade.— This week there h:is been considerable activity In the market, and about 6t J casks have been sold at $5 uer 100. flour. —The sales of the month amount to about 4C J bb!s. at 6£ a %7. A lot of old Georgia wa« sold at 5| a £6 this week; choice lots of Georgia will bring at retail $7. Corn. —There have been no sales of consequence the past week. Small lots have been sold at 60 a 65 cents. A lot of several thousand bushels have been on the market several days at 55 cents, with out a purchaser. The stock on hand is very heavy, and there is no prospect of an immediate improve ment in the article. The sales of the month comprise about 11,C JO bushels, at prices ranging from 75 a 80c. per bushel. Freights. —Foreign—Last engagements to Liver pool, £ a9-16c. per pound for square and round bales Cotton. Coastwise —For New York the rates are |c. per pound in equal quantities for square and round bales Cotton, and $ 1,50 per tierce for Rice. To Boston, last engagements. 9-I6c. for square, and gc. per pound for round bales Cotton. To Bal timore and Philadelphia, £c. per pound for square and round bales Cotton. To Providence,4 a&c, NEW ORLEANS, July 26, P. M. —Cotton The market continues animated, with sales to-day of 4COO bales, at fully j cent, advance. Sugar. —Busines- confined to retail transactions. Molasses. —Retailing at 31 cents. Flour . —Not a sale of any importance occurred, 120 bbls. Illinois sold at 's4 25—holders refused to make any material concessions. Corn. —But very few samples were offered, and not a sale of any moment transpired. Levi. —Sales 13J3 pigs Upper Mines at $ Freights. —Two ships were taken up for Iluvre at lAc. for Cotton'—three for Liverpool at gd., and one Tor Con ma at sl4 forTabaco, MOBILE, July 28.— Cotton. —In the early part ■ of the commercial week now closed, the opera i tions in cotton were very light, us both buyers and I sellers were waiting for later foreign advices. Ibe sales of the three first days of the week were con sequently light, not exceeding in the aggregate 700 bales, at the figures given in our last. On Sat urday we were placed in possession of the tele graphic accounts by the steamer ot the 4th which were of a very favorable character, and b\ Sunday’s mail the letters, with full details, come to hand. * These accounts being much more favorable to cotton than was anticipated, have given an ac tive impulse to the market here, and under *“ IS fluence heavy operations for the season have ta «*' place at an advance ot | a £c. on last week s quo tations. On Monday the sales Were not heavy, r*u i yesterday was a very active day —tke sales ua;-