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* London, Friday, May 2d, 1851.
* Gj»emn? of the Great Exhibition*
From Rhine and Danube, Rhone and Seine,
As rirer;! from their sources gush,
The swelling floods of nations rush,
And seaward pour.
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From Mississippi, and from Nile—
From Baltic, Ganges, Bosphorus,
In England’s ark assembled thus
Are f iend and guest.
Look down the migh’y sunlit aisle,
And see the sumptuous banquet set,
The brotherhood of nations met
Around the feast!
( Thackeray's “May Day Ode.”
“This is the first morning since the creation
that all peoples have assembled from all parts
of the world and done a common act. Hap
pily, that act is an act of peace,, of love, and
religion.”—( Times, May lrL)
The World’s Fair is at length open to the
wonder-gazing sight-seers of all nations! The
imposing ceremonial of the inauguration of
the Palace of Industry, by the Queen, took
place yesterday. The grand occasion was an
accuse for a high holiday throughout London;
yinnd the Ist of May, 1851, was indeed such a
* id ay for all classes. The weather was
’ unusually fine, and the whole population ap»
peared to be up and abroad long before the
rising sun. It is said that fifty thousand per
sons arrived in town on Wednesday by the
railways and other conveyances, and about
thirty thousand persons w’ere fortunate enough
to obtain admission into the Crystal Palace
yesterday. Between eight o'clock and twelve
on the footways, roads and streets from the
Crystal Palace to Apsley House, and along
Constitution Hill to Buckingham Palace, there
wa9 one living and densely packed mass of
beings. In many places the people
*Wsto. d in rows of forty to sixty deep. By noon,
ffc* Picadilly was so crowded with vehicles that
• »w.y that great thoroughfare was for an hourimpas
* f° sable to pedestrians or carriages. Such a sight
was never before witnessed in London.
The majority of the private carriages were
en-route to Hyde Park at eight o’clock in the
morning, and from the Crystal Palace, through
the Park, Piccadilly, Coventry street, across
Leicester square, as far as Freemasons’ Tavern,
in Great Queen street, lines of carriages w ere
stationed by the police, and no vehicle was
allowed to advance except in a regular line.
The carriage in which I rode, with an Ameri
can friend, called for us at seven o’clock; in e
lew minutes we reached Piccadilly, and were
compelled to stop behind the line, winch at
that early hour extended from the Crystal
Palace to Egyptian Hall; it was nine o’clock
before we were opposite Apsley House at
Hyde Park corner. VVe advanced at a snail’s
pace, and our patience was sadly tried.
We concluded that we should be detained
so long that we should not be able to reach
the Crystal Palace in time to gain admission.
However, fifteen minutes after nine the car
riages before us rattled outward, and our car
riage was at length admitted into Hyde Park,
and it was then evident that we should soon
be at the building. At half-past nine I passed
into the Crystal Palace, withont being com
pelled to sign my name in a book, but I was
two hours and a half riding less than three
miles! Many carriages did not arrive till just
as the doors were being closed.
My ticket admitted me to every portion of
the vast building; and after promenading for
an hour, I obtained a seat. Even before the
hour of opening the Exhibition a grand scene
was presented to the thousands of spectators.
Where all was noise, and bustle, and confu
sion the day before, all was now silent and
? well ordered; thousands of workmen could no
longer be seen—boards, ladders, boxes, piles
of shavings and straw, which blocked the
aisles and galleries on Monday, were all re
moved on Thursday, and a fine cocoanut mat
ting was spread in the transept, and through
out the length of the grand centre aisle, in
both of which double rows of s ats were ar
ranged for the ladies. Immediately behind
stood their protectors, the gentlemen. The
scene from tne gallery, just as the Queen en
tered the building, was unequalled for gran
deur, and one which the most elaborate power
of description would fail adequately to convey.
The coup d’ceil of the numerous attractions on
every side was magnificent. With her usual
well-known punctuality the Queen entered
the building precisely at 12 o’clock, leaning
on the armor Prince Albert, and followed by
the royal children, her illustrious foreign
guests, the members of the Cabinet and offi
cers of the household. The most enthusias
tic cheering was then heard, within and with
out. Her majesty appeared to be in fine health
m. and spirits, and a smile was observed beaming
BSP on her countenance during the whole period
she remained in the Crystal Palace. She wore
a robe laine d' Argent, covering a rose colored
poult de sole dress. Her head-dress consisted
| of a splendid diadem -which sparkled with
brilliants —and ostrich feathers. Her majesty
having taken her seat in a chair which was
t placed upon the dais, the organ in the north
eru gallery pealed forth “God Save the
Queen,” the words of which were sung by
Mgfc several hundred choristers, the spectators join
ing in the chorus. But I was informed by a
gentleman who sat in the southern gallery of
the transept, that he could scarcely hear a
note! Wneu the music had ceased, Prince
Albert advanced to the foot of the throne, ac-
companied by the lloyal and
delivered a short address. It was a sLuement
oftheir proceedings up to the present period,
from which it appears that £65,000 have been
lJg||i paid over to the Commissioners as voluntary
iV contributions in England; that the number of
exhibitors is 15,000, of whom one half are
!®v jdrltiab, and the remainder represent the pro-
Wmm ,4,actions of more than forty foreign countries,
suLffj: comprising almost the whole oi the civilized
*% nations of tbi ; globe. t
J HPj?rince Albert presented to Her Majesty a
of the report, an I also a catalogue, and
the Queen returned a short answer* The
Archbishop of Canterbury then offered a pray
er, at the close of which the choir sung the
Hallelujah chorus, and then the procession
was formed. This, to the majority of spec
tators, was the most interesting event of the
imposing ceremony. Mr. Paxton, the archi
tect, and tiie contractors, Messrs. Fox and
Hendersen, took the first place in the proces
sion—then followed the commissioners and of
ficers connected with the exhibition, among
whom were the Foreign Commissioners —the
U. Stages being represented by Mr, Edward
ltiddle, as Commissioner, and M. N. S. Dodge
as his Secretary. Then followed Her Majesty’s
Commissioners —the Foreign Ambassadors and
Ministers, in full court dress—Her Majesty’s
Ministers—the Archbishop of Canterbury, and
officers of the royal household.
I he Queen then followed, leading the Prince
of Wales, and Prince Albert walked on her
Majesty’s lei', leading the Princess Royal.
Every eye was eagerly directed to this group,
as they slowly walked the entire length of the
building, from the transept to the western en
trance on the side, round the southern part
of the transept down to the eastern or Ameri
can section, and back to the transept. Here
Queen \iccoria again ascended the temporary
throne, and completed the ceremonial by di
recting the Marquis of Breadalbane to an
nounce that toe Queen declared
“The Exhibition Open.”
This the Marquis did in a loud tone of voice.
A flourish of trumpets proclaimed the fact,
and the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal
Family immediately returned to Buckingham
Palace.
All the barriers were then removed, and
the 25,000 spectators promenaded to and fro
for several hours.
Such, in brief, was the grand inauguration.
It is the only topic of the week, and some fu
ture Macaulay will embalm the event in Eng
land’s history. The Times, in its enthusiasm,
says that “there was yesterday witnessed a
sight the like of which has never happened
before, and which, in the nature of things, can
never be repeated. They who were so for
tunate as to s°e it hardly knew what most to
admire, or in what form to clothe the sense of
wonder, and even of mystery, which strug
gled within them. The edifice, the treasures
of nature and art conflicted therein, the as
semblage, and the solemnity of the occasion,
all conspired so suggest something even more
than sense could scan or imagination attain.
There were many there who were familiar with
magnificent spectacle?, who had seen corona
tions, fetes, and solemnities; but they had not
seen anything to compare with thK”
The poets have been inspired by the inau
gural ceremony, and amongst the brilliant ef
fusions of the hour is a sterling “ May Day
Ode” from the every-sparkling pen of Taek
eray. It is universally admired. I have al
ready quoted several lines, and I will quote a
few more. Referring to the representatives
of man from “ far antipodes” and from “ the
Western Continent and isle,” bringing their
gifts to Albion’s shores, the poet welcomes—
“ Our brethren 'cross the Atlantic tides,
Loading the gallant decks, which once
Roared % defiance to our gun«,
With peaceful store.
Symbol ol peace, their vessel rides l
O'er English waves float Star and Stripe!
And firm their friendly anchors gripe
The father shore!’'
The articles exhibited in the Crystal Palace
were only hastily examined yesterday'. 1
heard a gentleman remark that there was suf
ficient interest at every step to occupy a day
in the examination of each counter. As Thack
eray truly says:
“ Along the dazzling colonnade,
Far as the straining eye can gaze,
Gleam cross and fountain, bell and rase,
In vistas bright.
And statues fair of nymph and maid,
And steeds and pard* and Amazons,
Writhing and grappling in the bronze,
In endles fight.
Persons are directed by their taste or inter
ests to diffeient objects. Thousands of arti
cles are over-looked by some individuals for
the sake of examining a particular object,
whether that object be the grand K.ho-i-noor
diamond, “ the Mountain of Light,” in its
iron cage, or the lovely “ Greek Slave” in its
exquisite simplicity. As the' Times remarks
upon the show, “ those trophies are the spoils
of the forest or the mine, they are the fabrics
of the forge, the glasshouse, or the loom;
those arms are the weapons by which w r e
conquor the sterility of the mountain, or the
waters of the plain ; by which we build cities,
or unite them with links of iron, ihose de
corations are for our houses and our churches.
Every thing is a pledge of peace, and shrinks
from the rude grasp of war.” The Times, of
yesterday, devo-ed upwards of seven columns
to a general description of the contributions
of different nations. It is quite amusing to
read the account of Brother Jonathan's sec
tion at the World's Fair. “Os all the de
partments into which the Crystal Palace has
been devided, this is the least crowded
with contributions, and perhaps the least de
pendent for its tffeet upon ornamental quali
ties.” —“ While the industries of other coun
tries have been screwing themselves up tight,
and getting into the smallest possible com
pass, tr at of the United States invites emi
gration from France, from ourselves, from the
rest of Europe generally. It wants expan
sion, and it has scope for it. Nor does it he
sitate to render its actual manifest to the
world. Other nations rely upon their pro
ficiency in the arts, or in manufactures, or in
machinery, for producing effect. Not so with
America. She is proud of her agricultural
implements, which Garret, or Ransom & May
would reject as worthless ; she is proud of her
machinery, which would hrrdly fill one cor
nor of the Exhibition, and upon the merits of
which our civil engineers would not pro
nounce a very flattering opinion ; she thinks
a great deal of her first efforts in native mar
ble, by an untaught sculptor; nor is ‘ The
Wounded Indian’ a work unentitled to
praise.’ ” —“ She has manufactures of various
kinds—carriages of the slimmest construction
and moat adaptable forms, light sleighs, excel
lent harness, and a piano-forte capable of be
ing played by four performers at a time.”—
After alluding to the daguerreotypes',the Times
says : “ they (the Americans) have furnished
specimens of the tools with which they have
hewn ou avast empire from primeval forests.
All these things they are,and may be, more or
less pround of, but when you enter their com
partment of the exhibition, they lightly diag
you off to the extreme south to admire their
raw produce. That is the striking and the
valuable part of their show. In the mineral
and the vegetable kingdom their country is
equally rich; and whether they search its
bowels, or merely scratched its surface, they
seem to be equally discerning and equally for
tunate. Our exh bition contains some col
lections illustrative of the geology of particu
lar neighborhoods; the Americans have one
of the whole State of Maryland. Os course,
cotton, tobacco, and Indian corn, figure pro
minently in this part of their space, and al
though these are not novelties, they will be
examined with interest. They also intended
to exhibit samples of Yankee champagne and
hock, believing that those products, manufac
tured from grapes grown in Cincinnati, strict
ly fulfilled the rules required that wines sent
for exhibition should come from M unusual
sources.”
And this is John Bull’s account of the A
> niar-ra- j' 1 .si !■*«■*
tfterican section ! Not a word about Power's j
“Greek Slave,” or of Dick's unrivalled xna- j
chines, which civil engineers of England have 1
highly praised, and not a word about other
valuable articles, which, although they do
not shine like the Khoi-noor treasure, are,
nevertheless, not equalled in the show of all
nations.
A remarkably fine display of Colt’s patent
fire-amrs was made on a counter near the
eastern entrance to the building, and on Wed
nesday afternoon the pistols and rifles were
left in the custody of the police. You may
imagine the astonishment of the American
Commissioner and the American exhibitors
when they ascertained yesterday that a most
valuable case of pistols were missing ! It had
been stolen between the hour of closing the
doors of the building on the 30th ult., and the
hour of opening yesterday! One journal,
alluding to this affair, thus reports a conver
sation that look place between the owners or
agents of the property and the police—
“ A pretty altercation ensued. N o amount
of money, they said could compensate them
for the loss, and loud and bitter were their
regrets at having been tempted across the At
lantic to assist the Britishers’ show. “ Ah,
I guess I know'd how it would be,” said one,
“ its no tarnal use of stoppin; they are the
shabbiest critters I ever saw, and the sooner
we return to New York the better, I calcu
late.” It is almost need ess to say that the
parties here referred to are intelligent and
educated Americans, who could not make use
of such language; but John Bull must throw
a little harmless badinage at us.
At the eastern entrance of the building and
over the gallery, a gigantic eagle is raised,
with the American flag gracefully arranged
on either side. Some idea of the size of this
decoration of the American department may
be formed from the fact that the eagle’s wings
measure forty feet from tip to tip. This de
coration can be distinctly seen from the tran
sept, and has a fine effect. The word “ Uni
ted States,” in mammoth letters, are placed
across the end of the gallery, around the sides
are ten small red banners, having on them
the same words, and just above them are the
names of all the United States, painted in
white on a blue ground.
Powers’ exquisitely finished statute of the
“ Greek Slave” stands on a pedestal in the
grand centre aisle, near the eastern entrance,
and yesterday it attracted universal attention.
It was generally acknowledged to be one of
the most remarkable gems of the whole exhi
bition.
The contributions from Turkey did not ar
rive at Southampton till last Saturday, but
they were sent on Monday to London and ar
rived at the Crystal Palace, where the sap
pers and miners at once opened the cases and
packages. There are three thousand articles,
consisting principally of rich gold embroider
ed fabrics, beautiful carpets and shawls, and
splendid specimens of fire-arms. It is not
likely that all the articles will be arranged on
the counters for two or three weeks to come.
Most of the contributions from Russia have
not yet arrived, as, most unfortunately, the
vessel by which they were shipped was frozen
in by the ice in the Baltic. It is probable
<ithat by the first of June the whole Exhibi*
tion will be in a complete state.
The metropolis has an unusally lively appear
ance, especially at the West-end, where splen
did equipage dash along the fashionable streets
and squares, and the walks are crowded with
finely dressed pedestrians. There probably
never was a greater number of distinguished
characters from foreign nations assembled in
London than there is at this time. P.
(From the Net*-Orleans Picayune, 16 th in ft.)
Later from Tosa*.
On looking over our Texas papers we find
several later items of news.
Lieut. Brady, we learn, had quite a fight
with the Camanches. He and eighteen of
Wallace's mounted volunteer left their camn
on the morning of the 21st of April, and two
miles West of Fort Inge, struck an Indian
trail leading up the country, which they fol
lowed for four days, through a very rough and
mountainous country, to the head of the Rio
Frio, and thence took a Northerly course to
what Lieut. B. supposed to be the head wa
ters of the Rio Leona. On the morning of
the 25th, the camp of the Indians was dis
covered and completely surprised. The In
dians numbered eleven Camanches. Six of
this number were left dead on the ground,
and one taken prisoner, who was subsequent
ly shot by order of Lieut. B. Three made
their escape into some thickets near at hand,
being severely wounded, and two got off un
hurt, one on horseback, and the other on foot. 1
All their camp equipage, two tents, blankets, j
bridles, paints, shields, arms, and in fact every
thing they had, fell into the possession of the j
victors. Lieut. B. says his men behaved in \
the most gallant manner, and not one receiv
ed the slightest wound.
The Indians are committing great depreda
tions m the neighborhood of Goliad.
Col. Hardee is soon to lead an expedition,
composed of 2®o men from Fredericksburg,
into the Indian country. Judge Rollins and
Mr. Stem, special Indian Agents for the State,
will accompany the expedition in an official
capacity.
The object of the expedition is to demand
of the Camanche and other tribes the surren- <
der of the Indians who have committed the
numerous outrages on the settlements since
the making of the treaty on the San Saba, in
December last. In the event of their refusal
or failure to do so, or to point out the guilty,
an exemplary punishment will be inflicted on
them for the outrages they have committed
in open violation of their treaty stipulations.
The white man recently killed by the In
dians near San Patricio was Major Pratt. Mr.
Jones, the other American wounded at the
same time, is not expected to recover.
Col. James D. Graham, U. S. Topographical
Engineers, has arrived at Indianola, en route
for El Paso, whither he goes as chief of the
scientific corps in the U. S. Boundary Com
mission.
The Texas papers have news of the death
of Gov. Smith, a prominent citizen of Texas.
He died near Los Angelos.
The Texas State Gazette learns that Gen.
Harney is to be placed permanently in com
mand of the Bth Military Department (in
Texas.)
During a severe storm in the neighborhood
of Victoria, the house of .Dr. Cooke and that
of Mrs. Blberly, were blown down.
It is reported that heavy rains have much
injured the crops in the western part of Tex
as. About Lagrange and Petersburg it is
thought that if the rains continue two weeks
longer, one half of the crops will be destroy
ed. In Gonzales the complaint is equally ,
general, and fears are entertained that in very
many instances the entire crop will be drown
ed out. Goliad is not as yet so much the
sufferer, though she has been once or twice
almost hooded.
Tiie Wether. —If Winter lingered in
the lap of Spring,” as some say he did this
year, the old fellow has been summarily eject
ed now, though barely in time to say she did
it. In truth, after one of the coolest Springs,
so far, we have ever known, Summer seems
suddenly to have made a descent upon us,
and to have a disposition to remind us that
though Spring may be imprudent enough
to permit the old man’s stay, she is not be
trifled with in that way. It is more than two
weeks ginpe wa had tain, and the sun and dust
together are intolerable,-r-Saw, News, 20 thinst,
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THE CONSTITLITiONALIir
Augusta, #forgia.
THURSDAY MORNINgTmAY 22-
Bank of the State of Georgia. —At a
meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank
of the State of Georgia, (says the Savannah
News of the 20th inst.,) held at Savannah on
the 19th, the following gentlemen were re
elected Directors of the Branches for the
ensuing yeir, viz:
For the Office at Augxista —G. M. Newton,
J. C. Carmichael, H. W. Risley, J. R. Bulk
ley, W. H. Turpin, G. W. Williams, W. A.
Beall.
For the Office at IVashmgton —3. Barnett,
A. A. Cleveland, G. Andrews, G. P. C zart,
Thos. Semmes.
For the Office at Eatonton —Henry Branham,
Jno. Hudson, S. B. Marshall, W. B. Carter,
A. S. Reed.
For the Office at Athens —S. Thomas, T. N.
Hamilton, John Huggins, E. R. Ware, John
H. Newton.
We are grieved to announce (says the
Southern Recorder.) the death of Mr. Harper
Tucker, on Sunday evening last. Death
couid not have robbed us of a better citizen,
(K a worthier man. We knew him well, and
prizing, as we-did, his kind and generous na
ture, his scrupulous integrity, and his fine
moral influence, we, as well as our whole
community, may well regret his early depar
ture from the stage of action, on which he so
well performed his part. If to the communi
ty this is so sad a loss, what must it be to his
large and amiable family ? But we will not
intrude into the sanctuary of family sorrow,
with which we may only sympathize —con-
solation can alone be found in other and high
er influences than those of earth !
Politics ia Cherokee-
The Federal Union says: “A recent, hasty
Rail Road journey to Rome, and an unreserv
ed intercourse with many friends there, and
in several of the intervening counties, have
given us some opportunity of forming an
opinion upon the subject at the head of this
article. As the Cherokee counties have ever
been distinguished for their democracy, and
che whigs in them have alwas been in a mi
nority, it may reasonably have been expected,
that this latter party since they have changed
their names, would be more than ordinarily
industrious to make converts of their politi
cal opponents. They have been busy; indeed,
they have left no stone uuturned, the moving
of which would swell their numbers. Their
i whig principles heretofore professedly so dear
to them are all forgotten—all merged in their
new born devotion to this “glorious Union.”
Men, who they have hitherto ridiculed and
denounced as unworthy the confidence of any
party, they have sedulously courted, and
J have now received to their fond embrace. In
! Col. Hackett’s Congressional District, Col*
! Chastain is their fortunate candidate. He
1 will probably be opposed by that unflinching
and consistent democrat, the Hon. Wm. H.
Stiles.
i In Mr. Cobb’s District, it is reported, that
i Gen. Wofford, finding that Cobb has ousted
him out of the Gubernatorial Chair, is de
| termined (Mr. Cobb nolens volem) to be a can
didate for Cobb’s seat in Congress. This
' places Mr. Cobb’s proteges, Hull and Jackson,
in a position where they must either oppose
the valiant General, or succumb to him. It
is said the General will not succumb, but
i that Hull and Jackson will. It is not yet de
termined to whom the “unterrified democra
cy” will commit their banner. —They certain
ly will bring out some one.—Only think of it,
gentle reader, Chastain and Wofford, repre
sentatives in Congress from the empire State
of the South!! When jthey rise to sneak in
Congress, what Georgian would like to be
there to hear them?
But wily as have been the efforts of the
whigs to ensr are democrats in their ‘Union’
I trap, and aided too as they have been by
•Cobb, Wofford, Chastain Sic., all office seek
ers eager to profit by their new coalition, the
democratic banner is still unfurled and will be
nobly sustained. The veil has been thrown
from the eyes of many, who have hitherto
been alarmed by the repeated and slanderous
cry of disunion, and many more are inquiring
for the old paths, in which they have hitherto
marched to victory. We hear of one veteran
democrat, who has presided over ten Uition
Meetings, who now openly acknowledges that
he is too old a soldier in the democratic camp,
to be eaught in the toils of whigery under the
delusive name of Union. Let the true de
mocracy of Cherokee distinctly .understand
the issues before them, and there is too much
intelligence, integrity and patriotism among
them, to permit them .o follow the ignesfatui,
who are seeking to lead, that they may use
them for their own elevation.
The steam ship Hermann sailed from N. Y.
for Southampton and Bremen, on Wednesday. ,
with $35,000 in specie, and between 70 and 80 <
passengers.
The Virginia Convention.— Basis of Repre- 1
sentation Adopted. —The Virginia convention 1
adopted in committee of the whole the com
promise of the committee, by which the House, i
organised on the suffrage basis, will have a <
Western majority of 14; the Senate an Eastern (
majority of 10, (giving the West on joint bal- '
lot a majority of 4,) and by which provision
is made that, in the year 1865, in case the
General Assembly shah not be able to agree t
as to the principle of representation on which - 1
re-apportionment shall be made, the question *
shall be left to the qualified voters of the State ]
to decide. j
The Lungs. The following simple experi- ]
?nent is said to be a test of the soundnes of t
the lungs: Let the patient draw in a full \
breath, and then begin to count as far as he *
can, slowly and audibly, without inflating the <
lungs; The number of seconds he can con- t
tinue is then to be caiefully acted. In con- {
firmed consumption, the time does not ex- j
ceed eight, and is often less than six seconds, {
In pleurisy and pneumonia, it ranges from <
nine to four seconds. But whep the lungs -
are sound, the time will range as high ass
twenty and thirty seconds,
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Captain Hutchinson, of the British ship |
Primrose, arrived at New York on ihe loth i
inst. from St. Domingo city, in 16 days, re- j
ports everything quiet when he left that place, j
The report of an insurrection attempted by
the Prince Royal, previously reported there,
Capt. H. had not heard of until bis arrival at |
New York.
nn . Theatre.
ihis is the last night but two of the en
gagement ot the celebrated tragic actress, Miss
Richardson, when will be produced the beau
tiful romantic drama entitled “The De
nouncer,” in which Miss Richardson will sus
tain the character of \ictorine. This young
iady has won the good opinion of our Thea
tre-going citizens, and we hope to see her
greeted with full houses the remainder of her
engagement. The price of admission, it will
be seen, is reduced to 50 cents.
Marriage —May is s.tid to be an unlucky
month to marry in ; but the young people of
Washington city do not heed the Proverb.
To the 6th inst., thirty-nine licences to go
and do as they pleased, had keen issued, du
ing the montii, from the Clerk’s office. The
people of Washington may look out for
squalls in February.
Captain Tattnall, late of the Saranac, has
been appointed Commandant of the Pensacola
Navy Yard.
The Philadelphia papers announce the
death of Dr. Samuel G, Morton, one of the
most eminent physicians of that city,and the
author of several valuable medical works.
We learn by a telegraphic despatch from
Wlpw York, (says the Savannah Republican)
that the Alabama did not leave until 8 .o’clock
on Saturday evening (4 hours after her ordi
nary time) on account of the death of her
Engineer.
Westminister Review.— We have received
the April No. It contains much interesting
matter.
Thomas Courtney is Agent for this city.
The Letter of Charles Sumner, the new
Massachusetts Senate,r, in which he avows
himself in favor of the Union, has created
considerable surprise. But then, will he act
up to it? The Boston Post says that it was
voted rather flat in that ei;y.
The U. S. revenue cutter Taney, arrived in
this port yesterday morning from St. Marys
and a cruse to the South in quest of “Cuban
emigrants.” Her officers are Lt. Martin,
commanding; Lts. Bell and Kellogg.—Savan
nah Republican, 20 th inst.
More Locomotives. — Two additional loco
motives and tenders arrived here yesterday in
the schr. C. A. Greiner from Philadelphia.
They are from the establishment of Norris Sc
Brothers,and intended for the East Tennessee
and Georgia Rail Road. Consigned to W.
P. Tefft of this city.— lb.
George W. Wyllyv#. D. Payne & Co.—
This case, which has been occupying the at
tention of the Superior Court in this city for
some days, was brought in the name Geo. W.
Wyliy against D, Payne & Co. for tho recov
ery of the capital prize of $20,00, alleged to
have been drawn in the Georgia State Lottery
for the benefit of the Independent Fire Com
pany of Augusta. Wyliy was the agent of
D. Payne & Co., and brought suit against
them for the money, which they had refused
to pay.
The evidence on both sides having been
submitted, defendants’ counsel moved for a
non-suit. The motion was ably argued Judge
Berrien and Harden & Lawton on the
side; and by Law, Ward, and Bartow on the
other.
His Honor Judge Jackson pronounced his
decision in the ease yesterday morning, gran
ting the motion for a non-suit. We under
stand that he ruled the following points:
First—that the plaintiff couid not become the
holder of the ticket by original sale to himself;
secondly—that he could not become the
holder at any time after the sale and before
the drawing; and thirdly—that he could not
become the holder at any time after the draw
ing; and consequently that his suit was not
well founded.— lb.
Meeting of Friends of Cuban Liberty.—
There was quite a large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the friends of Cuba, last night, at the
Cuban House, on Gravier street. Gen. Grant,
of Mississippi, was called to the chair; Col.
Judson and Capt. Hernandez were appointed
Vice Presidents, and A. Daly, Secretary. The
object of the meeting was stated to be, to
make arrangements for the celebration of the
anniversary of the landing of the Liberators
at Cardenas. A committee reported the fol
lowing resolutions:
Be it Resolved, We are friends to universal
liberty, foes to tyranny, and therefore are de
termined to exhibit our sympathy for Cuba
and the wronged Cubans. ”
Resolved, That we meet in a procession on
the 19th of May, to celebrate the anniversary
of the landing of the Liberators at Cardenas.
Resolved, That a committee of five be ap
pointed to prepare for this celebration, and to
receive contributions to carry it out.
Resolved, That a mass meeting be held on
the evening of May 17th,for final preparation.
Resolved, That an address suitable to the oc
casion, be delivered on the evening of the 19th
May, and that the committee be fully empow
eied to select the orator and prepare the cel
ebration.
These resolutions were adopted with « rea t
enthusiasm and unanimity, after which, ° the
meeting adjourned to meet again in mass
meeting on the 17th.—iV. O. Delta, IQth in,U.
, -A-CCjjjEN r to Mk,. Biddings.— We learn from
ri Q a V ieveland Democrat that Hon. J. R.
Biddings m et with a severe accident on Fri
day last. He fell from a wagon and broke two
o. hls - nbs - Though severely injured, his
situation is not regarded as dangeraus.
Consul at Havana.—The “ Faro Industrial”
thus notices the arrival in Havana of the Hon-
A. F. Owen, the recently appointed Consul of
the U. States to Havana:
“In ths steamer Isabel arrived the Hon. A.
F. Owen, appointed Consul of the U. States
lor this port, in place of Gen. Campbell, who
some time since accepted the responsible em
ployment of Commissioner for establishing the
boundaries of New Mexico and California, and
making treaties with the Indians of those
States.
“Mr. Owen oome3 with honorable antece
dents, having been for some time Representa
tive in Congress from Georgia; and we do not
doubt that his presence here will draw mure
closely the bonds of friendship between our
Government and his own. He is accompanied
by his family—to whom as well as to him, we
desire all happiness while resident among us.”
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loimiKßN RIGHTS MKHTINGS
GREEN COUNIL Y.
According to previous notice, a Southern
Rights meeting was held in PenfLeld, Green
county, on Tuesday the 20th inst. —when, on
motion, David Geer, Esq., was called to the
Chair, and B. E. Spencer, was requested to
act a3 Secretary.
Tne meeting having been duly organized
on motion, Dr. A. H. Randle, Peter Northen,
A. S. Williams, J. R. Sanders, and W. O.
Chenly, were appointed a Committee for the
purpose of presenting to the meeting four
suitable persons as Delegates to the approach
ing Gubernatorial Convention, to be held in
Milledgevilie on the 28th inst.
The Committee, having retired for a shoit
time, returned and reported to the meeting,
through their Chairman, the names of the fol
lowing persona, to wit: Maj. R. L. McWhor
ter, John Cox, Dr. T. P. Janes, and Jas. G.
Ryala—and, on motion, they were duly ap
pointed.
On motion— Resolved, That the said dele
gation have full power to fill any vacancy that
may occur.
Dr. A. H. Randle presented to the meeting
; the following resolutions, which were read
and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That we maintain a firm adher
ence to the old Republican doctrines of '9B,
the cardinal principle of which is the right of
a State to resist the usurpation of the Federal
Government.
Resolved, That the right of secession in
heres in the sovereignty of the States, and
that its practical denial would involve the
destruction of State sovereignty. Hence the
question, whether a State may secede or not,
is not one of right, but of policy, to be decided
by each State for itself.
Resolved, That any interference with the
exercise of this right by the Federal Govern
ment, would be an assumption of absolute
power, which the States cannot submit to
without a loss of their own sovereignty, and
the establishment of a despotism.
Revolved, That we look to neither of the
old Federal parties to sustain the rights of the
South in the present emergency, and that we
oppose the assumption of the name of either
to designate those who advocate Southern
Rights, since being irrelavent to the present
issues, and having become important as a
watchword, it can have no other effect than
to drive many from our ranks who might
otherwise be disposed to co-operate with ua
upon principle.
Resolved, That we look with confidence to
the wisdom and patriotism of the Conven
tion to assemble in Milledgevilie on the 28th
inst., to select, without reference to former
party associations, such a candidate for the ex
ecutive office of the State, as will, if elected,
maintain the dignity, honor and rights of the
State in opposition to the encroachments of
the Federal Government.
On motion— Resolved, That the proceedings
of this meeting be signed by the Chairman,
and copies sent to the R-public and Constitu
tionalist, of Augusta. '
On motion—The meeting then adjourned.
DAVID GEER, Chairman.
• B. E. Spkncek, Secretary.
WALTON COUNTY.
According to previous notice* a number of
the Southern Rights party of Walton county,
assembled in the Court House for the purpose
of appointing Delegates to represent said
county in the approaching Convention to
meet in Milledgevilie on the 28th instant, to
select a candidate for their parcy to run for
Governor of the State.
On motion of Jesse Mitchell, for the pur
pose of organizing the meeting, Waters Bris
coe was called to the Chair, and John P. Ed
wards requested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman then stated the object of tho
meeting—when, on motion of B. B. Ransone,
Jfeq., a Committee of Twelve were appointed
by the Chair to retire and select the Dele
gates to the Convention.
The Committee appointed were as follows :
Beverly B. Ransone, Nathan A. Fletcher,
Daniel Ramey, Willis Kilgore, Stephen Fetch
es Hendly Harris, H. E. Haralson, James
Richardson, Jr., Thomas J. Trammell, Samuel
Darby, John Dickerson, and Wrn.L. Walker.
During the absence of the Committee, L„
H. Brisco, Bsq., was called upon and address
ed the meeting, in a short and appropriate
speech.
1 he Committee then returned and reported
as Delegates, the names of Harrison L. Wil
liams, Thomas J. Lester, Benjamin J. Hill,
and James Richardson, Jr.
Which selections were unanimously a
dopted.
On motion, it was ordered that the Dele
gates have the right of filling any vacancy
which may occur in their number.
And on further motion, Jesse Mitrjn e jj f
Henry E. Haralson, and Beverly E. Ra; ft sone!
were appointed a Committee to inform the
Delegates of their appointment, an <i request
their acceptance of the same.
at was then moved and. Carried, that the
proceedings of this be published in
the Constitutional at Augusta, and the
Athens Herali x
Vr hen* on motion of John Dickerson, the
meeting adjourned sine die.
WATERS BRISCOE, Chairman.
John P, Edwahds, Secretary.
{Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.}
New-Okleans, May 19—6.30 P. M.
I here has been a lair demand for Cotton in
this market this morning, and prices are stea
dier, Middling being quoted at from 8£ to 8|
cents. Rice has improved, and 90 tierces
prime Carolina have been disposed of at from
4 to 44 cents. A cargo consisting of 5,000
bags of Ordinary Rio Coffee has been sold
at 84.
New-Ouleans, May 20—2.14 P. M.
Five . hundred bales of Cotton, were sold
this morning prior to the reception of the
Franklin’s advices. After Uiey had arrived,
however, nothing was done, hut the market
remains unchanged. Whisky has improved,
and is quoted at IS) cents. Bacon—Sides are
held at and Shoulders at 74 cents. Prime
Rice is worth 4ic.
Columbia, May 20, 9 40 P. M.
There was a brisk demand for Cotton to-day
at an advance of from a quarter to three
eights es a cent on yesterday's quotations.
One hundrad and ten bales wove sold at from
64 to 9 5-16 cents.
Savannah. May 20, 9.5 A. M.
The steamer Alabama arrived from New*
York to-day, at 3 P.M.