f^er as indicate immediate and oxteti- ro^ou-ces. In London, however, the case has been ,an„MUably different. On Monday mor- f the verv extensive banking house "rsir peter* Pole, Thornton and Co. 'usnended Us payments. They were the I otulon correspondents, it is stated, of ,,ot Ifss than forty-seven country bank^; *nd tlH‘ effect of their failure, ou a larijo monortion of these, remains yet to be .(•cn On Tueiiday,the high Sc respectable ti'rm ot' Messrs. .Williams, Williams Sc iurress,most unexpectedly failed. With ^Ijjs'iu-iise fourteen or Hlleen country bankers kept their accounts, some at least • lion> it is to be-feared must give way. I'he l>ank of Sir Claude Scott and Co. at .he west end of the town, which was in some degree connected with Messrs. Wil liams’s, ’also suspended its payments on Tuesday.—The morning of Wednesday, opened 'with frtsh disasters. The hou's- of Messrs. Everett, Walker, Maltlex, ‘^llisand Co. and of Messrs. Syles, Snaith and Co. both stopped. Twelve country bankers drew on the former establish ment, and two, we believe, on the latter. LATER FROM ENGLAND. The politeness of the consignee of the ■^liip Xenojj/ton, from London, has enabled us to gi'e our readers extracts from the uapors of that city to the 24th Decem ber. The most important political event which they announce, and it is an impor tant one, is the death of the Empehou ok Kcssia, who dii'd at Taganrog, in the Crimea, on the 1st of Dec. with an inlla- tiimatory sore throat. lie appointed his ciJest brother, the Grand Duke Constan- tiiu-, his successor. A thousand rumors aiT cfloiit in Europe as to the cause which led to the death of this sovereign ; and the vulgar, who are so apt to treat royal ty as more than man, as usual, will not let rovaltv die by the ordinary diseases of inan. " Poison, and this and that violent means are talked ofas if a monarch i:ou!d not leave this life in the common way iliat Heaven directs that all, high aiui low, shall in various ways make their exit. It must be admitted that the decease* of this monarch, at the present, is a very serious misfortune to Europe. We have not time lo go further than to call the at tention of our readers to the state of Gkeecl—to the weight of character which Alexander had acquired all over Europe-to the influence of his councils— and looJving at these every one must see that the removal of such a head as Alex- A.N'DKu was of the Russian Empire, must powerfully affect the whole continent of Europe. Charleston Mcrcury. Vppcr Canada.—The Quebec Mercury, after bestowing praise upon the inhabi tants of lower Canuda, for their attach ment to the parent state, says, “ It is with pain we have beheld an intemperate tfi'usion uf a widely different feeling in the Province of Upp r Canada, and we more deeply deplore the source whence it originated ; not that we dread any im minent danger from the vapouring of suj:h spirit5>, but that we regret to find emigrants of a superior cldss, .ind the sons of emigrants, who held, with honor, hi^di situations in the legislature of that Province, giving their support to anti- Hritish feeling. The charge against the memi)ers is, that being at a theatre at York, Upper Canuda, a member of the Legislature, born in Ctreat-Briuin, desired the music to play “ Iluil Columbia but it appears the tiddlers did not know the tune; when another member, the son of an emigrant, called for “ Yankee Doodle,” which was struck up, when the members’ party in stantly arose, uncovered, calling at the same time to the audience to imitate their example !!! But, says the Mercury, ‘there is a tail hanging to this, which equally tends to show that the oi'those heroes is not difficult to check. The emigrant’s son, in the heat of his loyalty to our npighbours, attempted to take ofVthe hat iftfMr. Van Koughnet, while the afore said tune-was playing, which Mr. \. re sented, by collaring the ‘Radical,’ who he L'reupon begged pardon.” if the calling for ‘Mail Columbia,’and 'Yankee ‘Doodle,’ had been, says the Mercury, an al’ier-dinner frolic, it was 'ifTiciently indecent and degrading to the '•haracter'and rank of the men engaged in it; hut, if, as we have reason to believe, :t was ]K.'rpetrated in cool blood, the mnluts tiiwiius’w'u\c\\ is iipparent, is, we arc convinced, so foreign to the feelings '•I'tl'.eir constituents, that we cannot think jthcy will, at any future period, entrust ' .ch precious guardians with the care of 'heir liberties and privileges as liritish ; Mihjects.’ Mr. I’othergill h:;s been dismissed irom the office of King’s printer in Up- Canada, on account of his oi)position the views of the present adininistra- :j‘ion. ‘ Tills colony is not quite as tranquil and ’liberal as Lower Canada. On a bill be- ■ love the Assembly, to extend lo the .‘\me- -^'i'ans certain privileges, Mr. Rolph '^'adc an animated speech, but in answer it, one of the members, Mr. Jonas ■ ['Jiieii, siiid—‘ Mr. Ilolph’s language is ini'anious, and scandalous; he (^Mr. , Pvulph,') has a vile and democratic heai t, J iir.d to bo hciit, out of the country.’ 1 dib, D. Jdi'. CHARIiOTTE: TUESDAY. FEHUUAkY 21, But tew northern papers were received by last mail, and no letters north of Raleigh. CoNCiUEss.—The Senate, at our last dates, had not come to a decision on the nomination of Ministers to attend the Congress at Panama. We have no idea of the strength of the opposi tion in that body, to this mission, and can form no calculation as to the result. It is to be re gretted, however, if the mission be determined on, that a decision should be so long-delayed; for this is a busine.ss of that peculiar character, which ii done at all, should be done quickly. A tardy acceptance of the invitation of the South-American (Governments, may injuriously aflect our influence in the proposed Congress. In the House of Representatives, the resolu tion calling on the President for information concerning the Panama Mission, produced a long debute, which, instead of being confmcd to the simple question before the House, was permitted to extend to the merits of the mission itself. But the most singular part of the de bate, was the discussion of the question, whe ther, in calling on the President for the informa tion desired, the usual courtesy, in such cases, should be observed! Mr. Fursyth contended, that the House had a right to cumpd the Presi dent to give information, and to send its Ser geant at Arms to him and take it! This is nov- el doctrine ; and the honorable gentleman w ho delivered it, must have studied in the same school with Mr. Lumpkin, of Georgia, who last year favored the world with some entirely new views of the constitution of the United States. The House finally decided, by a vote of 124 to 40, that in calling on the Presiilent for the wished-for information, the usual courtesy should be observed in the resolution. The death of the Emperor of Russia is an important event, at least to Europe ; but what effect it will have on the politi cal affairs of that quarter of the globe, must at present be matter of conjecture. He was the head of the Holy Alliance, and in fact, almost the arbiter of Europe. His character was a compound of artful ness and hypocrisy—and the faithful re cord of history will show, that he was neither good nor great. To cloak his designs, he put on the mantle of piety—he pretended to be con verted, and became the patron of Mission ary and Bible Societies ;—he was conse quently regarded by many as a royal saint, and numerous were the eulogiums, both in Europe and this country, pronounced on his character. But latterly, he had thrown off the mask, because it was no longer needed to further his designs ; his hypocrisy was unveiled, to the amazement of the credulous who had been deceived by it; and from being the patron of Bible and Missionary Societies, he became their open and avowed enemy, and suppressed them througliout his empire. But the curtain has closed on his ca reer—in the midst of his projects to ban ish light from the world, and rivet the chains of ignorance and despotism on the nations around him, he has been suddenly “ Cut of!’, even in the blossoms of his sin,” and summoned to a world, “ Where violence shall never lift the sword, Nor cunning justify the proud man's .yrong, 'l.eaving the poor no remedy but tears.” The Emperor of Russia having no is sue, the Cirand Duke Constajitine, now V'iceroy of Poland, succeeds to the throne. He is about 47 years of age ; and his char acter has never been represented in a fa vorable light. 'His temper is said lo be despotic, and his disposition cruel. Xo‘- thing favorable to human liberty and hap pinesss can be expected from his reign. The conductor of the Pee Dec Guzdte can indulge in as many seems” as he pleases, in regard to the editor of this paper; and if it will be any satisfaction to him, we can inform him that so far, they have no foundation in fact. As to the solitary error pointed out, we may remark that the word nominal, was co pied from the Gazette when the quotations were first made ; but through the inatten tion of those who correct the prices week ly, it was not subsequently ex])unged. This error, however, could have been of no great consequence, if it be true, as we have heard more than once- remarked, that the prices in the (Jazette are only nominal—in other words, not to be relied on. Convention.—The qtsestion of taking the sense of the people on a convention was settled yesterday in the house of del- egates, on the question to engross the bill, by a vote of 101 to 94 ! Thus a majority of seven in the house of dele gates, undertake to withhold* irom the freeholders of the state, those facilities of expressing and collecting public oinon- ion on a qusetion of the deepest interest, which more than 12000 freeholders have requested to have given them. Three important circumstances ought to be borne in mind—I. That the constitution contains no provision by \vhi';h it can be amended. 2. That it is only by legisla tive facilitiy, that a convention can ever be organized without violence and possi bly blood-shed. 3. That this bill did not propose to call a convention, but sim ply to leave it to the freeholders, those who noiv have the power, to say if they would call a convention, or no. If these facts are adverted to, vve think the decision yesterday, will strike the whole country with just and indignant surprise. It is not the friends of a convention only, who have cause to complain—the whole body of freeholders, are aggrieved and treated with indignity. They are literally told by that body, who are no more than the breath of their nostrils, who are breath ed in and out of political existence at their pleasure, that they, the owners of the soil, the lords of the country, the mas ters of the government, and the agents who administer it, are not to be trusted with a question which concerns them on ly ! The foes of a convention endeavor to elude this conclusion, but it is inevitable —for if they were willing to trust the freeholders with the question, why witn- hold it from them ? The only debate that occurred, was on a proposition made by Mr. Dromgoole, to strike out the word large in the pream ble, (whereas it has been lepresented to this legislature, that a large portion of the people desire the call of a convention, See.) The majority, in that spirit of dog matism which so often characterizes ma jorities, determined by the erasure of the term large, that a large portion of the people of the commonwealth were not in favor of a convention I More than 43 counties, and those the largest in the commonwealth, voted for calling a con vention, and have petitioned for a con vention, and yet a large portion of the people are not for the measure ! We never expected to see the legislature of Virginia resort to special pleading in a great question of legislation, or to assert as a legislature, what was neither true in fact, nor what any individual member would probably seriously maintain as true as an individual. If 47 counties, containing a majority of the whole popu lation of the state, with considerable mi norities all over the state, do not consti tute “ a large portion” of the peoj)le, w e should be happy to know whut propor tion short of the whole, would be consid ered a large portion. We do not desire to be considered dis turbers of the public peace, or as cotitin- uing the agitation of a settled question. We can never consider this question set tled, until the freeholders at least, are al lowed to express an oj)inion on ii. W are done with it for the present, but we hope those parts of the state most inter ested, will continue to pursue the politic al equality which they have a right to enjoy, with firmness and perservance The question seems infinitely more im portant now than ever—for if at firsi its expediency was doubtful, the illiberal course of its enemies, by’refusing to leave it to the arbitrament of the public, has given its friends the right of comijlaining both of former inequality and of recent injustice., Rick. JVhig. Fomiric.\Tio\s.—'I'he bill making ap propriations for fortifications, makes ilow progress in Congress. It is oj)]>os- ed on two principal grounds. I'irsi, on account of the increased amount propos ed to be appropriated ; secondiy, the doubli’ul utility of sucirmodes, or kinds, of defence. To these o!)jections, it may be replied, (in the iniei'r‘*gative style, however :) What was the cause of many (d’ our disasters in the late war? 'I'he w unt of fortifications, and attention to the injunction, ‘‘ in time of peace prepare for war.” What was the most efficient j>ro- tector of Baltimore, at the attack by (ieneral Ross arid the British fleet : Had Tort .McHenry not existed, wiiat j)ower could have prevented the enemy from marching into Baltimore ? \\'hat other power, or kind of defV-iice, than the line of fortifications from the Hook to the city, could ever have kept the Bi itish from entering the harbor of New Y(jik, and thence IVom lining the shores of the North and l-ast Rivers with hostile troojis ." We have the means and the opportunity, of avoiding the unprepared state with which we entered into the late war, ami let us improve them. Let not a I'actious ojjjxjsilion have it in their power agaiti to accuse us of declaring war withoui the means of prosecuting it. By the l)ve, \\ouId not the 0ji])0sers of this bill be the first to cry, “ ux arc unprepared P" Ball. Patriot. It is said, that a son of Bolivar, and a son of Prince Murat, will l)ecoine stud ents at the ensuing term nt ^'irginia Uuiversit V. Intluuiza. — An eilkacious remedy is usecl for tiie infiueiiza, which is di i ikiii'.!: very plentifully (d’ l)arley water, swceleiieil with brown siig.ir, and strongly iiiipri':;- nnted with acid, ] vuie^'-ar, lime (m I n:n;i i'l'i c. I r'”'l fihs'M” inf a Ci!.VRr.r.^T0.N’, FF.n. 3.-—Heiterated at tempts to destroy the City by Eire, are continued almost nightly. On Wednes day night, about 12 o’clock, fire was dis covered to have been communicated in Kif!g-street, near to the corner of VVent- worth-street, on the same lot, and within a tew feet of the place in which a similar attempt had been made on the night of the 23d ult. The presence and vigilance of the Patrol, in this instance, alone sav ed us from an extensive conllagraiion. KEH. 4.—About 13 minutes before 12 o’clock last evening, our citizens were again aroused bv the ringing of the fire bells. It proved to have originated in the premises of Mr. Markey, in King-sl. ; it was immediately extinguished, without doing any damage. The Stage fmm the West late!/ arriv ed at Caughnawaga, N. Y. and the pas sengers were very patiently waiting for the driver to open the door. As there were no indications of such a step, the passengers helped themselves out, and were astonished to find they had no driixr. but that the horses .lad brought up regu larly at the stage house. Presently a man rode up, who informed that he had found the driver ia the road, liiree miles back, with both his legs brokei. and his thigh. He was not heard lo fall off, per haps owing to the noise of the stage on the frozen road. It thus appears that the horses kept the road for three miles, in a dark night, and at then- usual pace, 'i'he recovery of the driver is coiisidei ed doubtful. The powder-mill .of Mr. Garashee, ear Wilmington, Del. blew ui> a few days ago. One black man and a number of horses were killed. W'hen Commodore Rogers v, as at Pa ros, seven 'i'urkish wiflows, whose hus bands had been killed at Corinth, were brought on Ijoard the North-Carolina, by the Greeks, for sale, 'i he Commodore generously paid their ransom, gave them their liberty, and sent thenv to Smyrna. A numerous meeting of the merchants of Baltimore, interested in claims im the Erench government, for spoliations com mitted on their lawful commerce, was held on the 31st ult. and unanimously en tered into resolutions to address a me morial to the President of the U. S. j)i ay- ing that a specialemlmssy may be despatch ed to the court of France, to press such remonstrances on the injustice done to our merchants, as the inlerest of the clai mants and the honor of" the nation de mand. A new Library is about to be formed in Boston, for the purpose of ad varicing exclusively the sciences and the arts. Many of the most distinguished literary and scientific characters of that metrop olis, have taken a very active part in the project. Erom this library are to be ex cluded all merely literary works, and those also of a miscellaneous character. Every author appertaining to science, among which they include commerce and political economy, is lo bejirocured, either from the presses of our own coun try or those of a foreign. It appears by the report of the 'i'rcasu rer, that the receipts into the 'I'reasury of the state of New York during the year ending 30th November last, (including 8133,435 47 in the 'I'reasury on the 30th Nov. I824i) amounted to S1,64.),020. Balance in the Treasury, S-48,430 60. C)f the receipts the following were the jjrincipal items—Canal 'Polls, S52 1,343 94; Salt Si>rings, 79.2(57 ; Auction duty, 286,952 38 ; State taxes, I 16,449 59 ; Lot teries, 20,000 ; 'Paxes on incorporated companies, 18,242 89. One hundred and tirenfi/ American ves sels ])assed Elsineur, from .March 14, to Oct. 13, 1825. Of these lifiy-eight were owned in Boston, twehe in Salem, (.Mass.) Eighty of the whole number were owned in P*Iassachusetis ; anrl one hundred and six in the New’-England States. I'he folio wing curious circumstance, is illustrative of the natui al history of the I'ox. Not long since, a boy w!io was on the shore of u harbor in the District of Maine, saw a I'ox go down und'-r the Bank and rover himself in eel-grass, so that there was no part of him to l>e seen, when he swam oil'to a llock (jf Ducks of the variety, calletl Coots, that were in the harbor—Just as he reached the spot, the boy observed considerable commotion amongst them—and afterwards Re.ynaid returned to the shore with one of them in his mouth. 'I'he lad stopped till he had killed the Coot, and then drove him away, and carried the bird home. The Polite Put'her.—In tlie Brir.tol market, a lady, laying her hand upon a joint of veal, suid, I think Mr. E. this veal is not quite so white as usiial.”— “Put on your glove, madam,” rej)l ;' 1 the !(• .!••!■, “and vou v,ill thin!; differently.” It may 'x* m eciies': to remark, that llie veal w us oi (Idl'd home witli'.>ut another word ol'objection.—psp. TFIE MARKET. Fayettcvillr, /W>. 8.—Cotton, sales 11a llj’, Hacon a7i;CandUs, mould, 14 a 15; CoHt-. . 20 a 21 ; (’orn, 80 a 90; Flour, super, 6, Flaxseed, 90 ; J.ead, 10 . 11; Shot, 2i a3; Lime 2 25 a 2 50; Molasses, 35 a 40; xNails, cut. f a 8, wrought, 18 a 20 ; Oats, 50 a 60 ; Sugar, common to prime, 10 a 12; S-alt, Liverpool, 70 a 75; 'I'urk’s Island, 70 a 80 ; Steel, American, 8 a 9; Tobacco, leaf, 5a 6; Wheat, 100 a 125; Whiskey, 40 a 42A. ' Cheraw, Feb. 7.—Apple Bi*andy, in demand, 00a 45—Peach, 55 ; Bacon, 7 a 8; Colton, Hi a 12 i ; Coffee, prime green, 20a 22; Corn, scarce, 00 a 100 ; Flour, superfine, 7 a 8 ; Intn, 5 a 6 ; Lead, 10; Molasses, 50 a 62; Nails, cut 9 a 10; Powder, Dupont’s, (keg) ?8 a 9 ; Rum, Jamaica, 80 a ?1; shot, 2 75 a 3 ; Sugar, Muscovado, prime, 12 a 14—common, 9 a 11— l.oaf, 20 a 25; Salt, Liverpool, 90 a 95—Turk’s Island, 90 a 95 ; Steel, American, 8 a 0; Tallow, 8 a 10 ; Wheat, 100 a 1 25 ; Whiskey, 40 a42, Camden, Ftb. ll-.Cotton, 11 a 11^; corn, SlJ; hacon, 10 a 11 ; whiskey, 43 a 45; brandy, peach, 45 a 5(); apple do. 45 a 50 ; sugar, I rown, 11a 11-loaf, 22 a 24 ; coffee, 20 a 24; molasses, 55 a 60; iron, Sw edish, 6^ a 7—upper countrv, 5^ a 6 ; salt, 81 a 88 ; bagging, 42 inch, 25 ; ftour, 6 25 a 7. Charleston, Feb. 3.—Cotton, 12J a 13; corn, 0 a 108 ; bacon, 0 a 7 ; apple brandy, 35 a 37 j ; whiskej, 30 a 32; beeswax, 32; iron, t a 0 ; eoifee, prime green, 18 j a 19, inf. to j- cod, 15 a 17; sujrar, brown, 00 a 10, muscovado, 11a 12, loaf do. 19 a 22; salt, Liverpool, coarse, 43a 45, Turk's Island, 50 a 00 ; molasses, 32. WF-DNLSDAY, the 22d inst.-int, being thn anniversary of the birth of our country’.*! Saviour, WASHi>'(iro>r, the members'of the ('hiirluttc l.afayctte .'IrtiHvrif Company are ordrred to par.'uie, in front of the Arsenal,' at 10 o’elock, A. .M. completely e([uipped in win ter uniiorm, anl provided with twelve rounds blank Ciu-tridge. By order of the Paptain, P. TilOMPSON, 0. Scrsr'f. Feb. 14, 1826. gJEW goodsT" I he subscribers have just completed opening % Fresh Stock of Good.% equal if not superior to any they have ever of* fered fof sale. They are now prepan^d to fur nish their customers with any article in their line ; and respectfully invte them, and all oth ers, to call and examine thtir gools, and heap their prices. KKNDRICK W -\nKRNATIIV. Charlotte, Fei), 17, 1826. 3t73 i'ou can inake i vilnntc of it, andi 1 wilt call a'fain. IlI.VVF. given indul(^i nee from mlnutc.>i to years, to those who stand indebted to me, a:;d most earnestly solicit an immediate pay ment. K. M. HRONSON. Charlotte, Feb. 18, 1826. 3l73 the subscriber, about the twcnty-fiftW . of January last, my )ie}-ro man JOE, of a slender make and not very bhack. He was oiice the, property of Judge i.owiy, and is tho’t to be lurking about somewhere in Mecklenburg county. Any person apprehending and deliv ering him to me, Hving in Lincoln county, neap the mouth of South Fork, or securing him iit jail, so that I get him again, shall be liberally rewarded by LEROY S'FOWE. Feb. 18, 1826. 3t73p »aw\ue\ Uavr\»’ Estate. All persons indebted to Samuel Ilairis, dc ceased, are requested to conie forward and make ])ayinent immediately; and all persons having demands against said Harris, are request ed to i)resent them within the legal time, to the executors, LAIRI) IC. HARRIS, John gin(;les, JONATHAN HARRIS. N. B. Laird II, Harris will be ready to settlo at all times. Feb. 7, 1826. 3l72 Fl^IlF. partnershi]) heretofore existing hetwccu A the suhstriljcrs in Mecklenburg county, N C. under the firm (if Wilson & Davison, is this day dissolveil, bv iiiutunl onscnt. FRANCIS \MLSO.V, 'lliOMAS DAM.'^ON. January 25, 18?^). 3t72 Xutkii. rll.W’K put into the hands of Washiii;;ton Morrison, Attorney at for cii||i-tion, all my notes, accounts ajid rec eipts, t»r st ttlc- ment. H. S. MM15LK. Jan. 30, 1H2('. .5171 triv ot J. ( (’onst:il)lt^’s Sjilc*. I'I,AI.\ ne.at Riding Chair, _ _ and a handsome plain Sulke) . will be sold on the Wednesday ni’ l'i !)ri;;iry County Court, tin- prop- V..,. .Morse, executed to satisfy exeni ti(»ns in (iu'irof Thomas Alexander. A ei'td.t of six months will be given. Note, with ap proved security, v.ill lie reiiuired. WM. LUCKLV, Constable. 31721- .i mvtin Art ion. VPl'ltSON rame to Port Ki nublic Acadrmv on "I uesday, the 7th d;iy of February, and made it his business to vMite ^ome very ba^c language on several of the pupils’ copy books , on one if which ho wrote the following • — “ .Mend your nuuicr and uiu w il mend your forten Ander Addlehill.” I will give a libera! compensation for an introduction to Mr. Addle- hill. I want to know it' he is a judge of j,''o()d manntTs, or a man of fortune. He is nut a man of j^'ood l>e!i:i\iour, or he would not hu\e be- ha\ed i!i flut manner. 3172 HI UCH CUF.SHFIR, Tearhrr Just Pul)lisli(‘(l, A NI) for sale at thi.^ Oilice, in a pamphlet I'onn, “Strictures o!i a 'written by Mr. David Ileiiktrl, entithd IK.i.t rilv Flood ot l{ generation, or, im Holy liaptism.’' I).j Jo'=3;r:i Moonr. /' /> .’,'cen*-' ’