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gvu d4fjiuuU 4i)f that of all concerned- 4 Ucury,' an Qtastfd, or a Siiliinap will fjfjeufiuins thankfully receive s;igge-:tioDs frqw ecj!uji:ij .cxncNbiicc, which would fe spurned Jtf,: .4 fH" practical PHVRCP.-1'",' . . Jf, then, Jlie view we have taken be (kirnst, &wl.d not more attention paid fo the proppr mode pf jw-hingtliis biaix.ii pf school study T Should trot a small por tion, at least, of the titne and attention of , puucatioual pimvcuttons audlii-ai'Iieiv in stitutes be devoted to practical illtutra f tuns of Natural Science F We are taught fivw to teach Music a M 4 Juratory, Geogra phy, i)ia-j,niorfj)Dl whyjjot pbiloo j.hy aiij Chemistry ? We trust these, sug- . gestious will receive a due consideration. s. w. a. : it..'. I ..J-L-l"l. L Ken Mate Constitution ol Uesi- The Dcseret. News, of April 4, publish es the New State Constitution which was recently adopted in the Territory. The following is i synopsis The first artiek) of the pew constitution js as follows:; ' All that part of the territory of the Stales now known as I'fiih Territory, nnd bounded as follows : On the West by the Btao fir Cabfornia, qn the North by the Territory of Oregon, on the East by ' the euBjmuVof the Rqcky Mountains, and on the gouthhy tho thirty-seventh parallel of t l ajotb latitude, is hereby formed into a frs and sovereign State, and named. Deseret. Article 2 guarantees to the people of the j)ew State the enjoyment of tbe usual right? f)4 privileges of freedom, as provided by the. constitution of the United Stales. The powers of government pf the State of Dcseret arj divided into three distinct departments, : legislative, executive) find judicial. The legislative authority is vested in a General Assembly, consisting of a Senate fnd House V Representatives, the mem bers pf which are to be elected by the peo- Jth The session of the General Assembly .will be annual until otherwise provided by! legislative enactment. Tb,e members of the House of Represen tatives are to be chosen biennially by the qualified electors of their respective dis tricts, whpse erm of office will continue wo years from the day of thuir election.. Senators will bo chosen in the same planner aa the representatives, whose term pf office will continue four years from the day of their election. No person can be a member of the Gen eral Assembly except he be a free white male citizen of theUnited States, and an inhabitant of the State one year preceding . he time pf the election, and has at his election an actual residence in the district ho may be chosen to represent. The General Assembly wilt have power tp prescribe the number, and make the ap pointment of Senators and Representatives; tut the number of Senators cannot be less than one third nor more than 'one half of tbe Representatives.' ; ' Each member of the GpncraJ Assembly n privileged from civil arrest during any session, and in going to and returning from the samp. The members of (he Genera? Assembly will tale an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States and of Dcseret, which may be administered by pacb ofher, or by any person-qualified to administer paths. Any person of the State who may here- after be engaged, directly or indirectly, inTtant. The New British loan had all been a duel, either as priupipal or accessory be fore the act, is disqualified from .holding ny ottice under the constitution and laws frf the State. The Secretary of State, Treasurer, Audi tor of Public Accounts, and Attorney Gen eral, are -elected by ibe- General Assembly fpr the term pf foyr years. .. The' Supreme Judges (a Chief Justice jind two Associates) are elected by the General Assembly for the term of six jearS liffer the first electron under the coustitti- l.ion. - 7 ..: . The Judges of the District Courts are :.o elected far two years by the electors' of their respective districts. - Theirst general election of the " State pfficers and of Representatives to Congress .. under the new constitution, will be appoin ted by proclamation of the actins Govern went of the Territory. Any amendments to the constitution are to be 'submitted to, and decided by, a di tecfYofp pX the people. At thp firsf election after this constitu t'wn takes, effect, the votera of . the State wilj elect the wmp. number of Senators and Representatives as are' now elected to the Legislative Assembly, of the Territory of Utah, and accordin(j tothe present appoint- ' Vca: x - -" ' The present organization, laws, and ev erything pcrfaining to the Territorial Gov ernment pf Utah, remain in full force and virtue in law until superseded by tho ac tion of the State Government under the ' provisions of the constitution. JT,'r.-oij Premutation. fjNpjiinAri, June 0. Alter adjourn- meufof tho DpniocrMicjConvontionJii-fi.iy, MiiiSvjuii doKdti'ji waited on the Mi- noia delegation, when Mr. Shields, of Mis souri, presented the Hon. AY, A. Richard son, of Illinois, with a hickory stick, sent him as a gii) from gen. Striugfellow, of Kansas. ' v- ; - China nud lhe I filled States Kc-cptioti aiMl Speech f tlie ? ' &eiv .imetlcan Minister- r - "TxsToSj f March 15, l8iG.:-Tlie United States Plenipotentiary, Hon. Peter Parker, arrived nt Cauton this - afternoon, (Marcl 8th,) and was greeted very "cordially by his old friends aud acquaintances among the missionaries and merchants of tho place. They met hira at the office of the American Consul, to whom be made an introductory address. Though the address was short, yet we could not' undertake to give i verbatim j but believe it was in its spirit and tone very satisfactory to the members of the community present. He alluded fo the devotion, of his best ener gies for the accomplishment pf the- high trust he has undertaken in this service of his country and fur the good of the com-. niunity ; that whatever he had acquired pf ability by experience with tho people, of tins country suoum he ueypfcu w tuts in terest. In alluding to tho policy of the govern ment from which ho had received" his charge, he said it was to retain what had beeu acquired, and to make advances in the enlargement of intercourse with Chi na aa fast as practicable, and that the poli cy m.trked out by hi own government was cordially corroborated by the other two great powers England and France which have treaties with Chiiia,That he should endeavor to maintain a mild but firm course of policy with this government, which, bethought, would bo the best, both, for his own government and China too : should exhaust argument before re sorting f more convincing measures. Rut, be said, the views of the President, with whom he had had .personal inter course, were cordially concurred in by the Secretaries, both of State and the : Navy, would be sustained by the Navy stationed in those waters. Without this bac'king he indicated that other arguments often prov ed unconvincing, or at least unavailing, with Chinese mandarins. Tgnesshe has had experience in that line. He alluded to the improvement of the treaty in July next, the end of tdie first twelve years, and invited suggestions, lie also alluded to improvements tliiit he thought desirable in China, fiir 'tfie promotion orcommerce. ' Hii alluded to the revolution that has been going on these five or six years in the country, the head quarters of which are located at Nanking, and said be knew not what would bo the result; but that his official intercourse would be with the old Imperial Government. He" said that the time for trilling was past J that a "new, earnest and conscientious course of policy, which be believed would be for the good of China as weU as the governments hav ing intercourse with Chinawould be firm ly pursued. Atthis "'declaration there was a general clapping of hands indicative of approbation. - We drank his health, some- with watcr,otucrs wun wine, or something stronger; and took our depart ure. This ought to he a most successful, mission,-having to-day, at the start a mis sionary plenipotentiary, a missionary sec retary, and a missionary reporter all present! X. Y. Evening 'Pott. Three Days Later from Europe- Hai.if.ax, June 4. The Cunard steam ship Niagra, from --Liverpool on the 14th ultimo, arrived at this port this evening. The news bv this arrival is unimnor- taken at 93 per cent. " The excitement on the Italian question still continued. The British Ministry had again trium phed on. a-motion made in the House of Lords by Lord Colcher to censure the Peace. Plenipotentiaries for abandoning thchiaritinielaw touching neutrals. Ixird Clarendon defended the Plenipoten tiaries,' contending that they only gave up a principle no longer possible to maintain, quoting Mr. Marcy's letter on the subject as able and dignified. The motion was lost by a majority of fifty-four ": Lord J ohp RusseU gave nojiice -of his intention to ask the quastion wjbelher the Government intended tp interfere between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The-Timcs tLiuka that England nnd the V. States must combine for tho adjustment fif Ccn-. fral American affairs, and also suggests the Emperor of Russia as umpire for the United States on the Mosquito Coast ques tion. , The Danish proposition in relation o the SouncLducs, to. which Russia, Olden burg and Sweden have agreed, has been published. Denmark will renounce the Sound Dues for thirty-five millions of rix dollars, and all maritime Powers must first assent, Denmark reserving the right to treat separately with fhem. Denmark de mands security for the money. The Mak.kf.ts. Cotton somewhat lower ; Breadstufls had slightly declined. Con sols closed at 04 1-4. . ' : : 1 ; Texas Debt. Yesterday the SecreTary of tho Treasury issued over two hundred warrairtu, for the payment of the Texas creuitow, amounting to over 82,732,006 20. 1 he payments will be continued with out iirtornii -siou as fast as the proofs are filed and examined, aud passed by fh,e au ditor pf the accounts. 1! ashqigtop QrA gun- V " ' ' '-' Inaugural pf this Pbes'idemt of Li beria. We have advices from Liberia to the 2nd of April. President Benson bad delivered a lengthy inaugural address. He denies that the civil convulsions which periodicalljp-occur in Hayti are to be tak ing asproofj of the incapacity of the col ored population for self-government. He says that what Hayti wants is the blessing of that grace which ho asserts flows from the seed of the frotestapt faith. With out this he contends that the confederacy of the United States would want its first principle of adhesion. The aboriginal Africans, he says, enjoyed all theelements which constitute and raise up a free na tion and that a Christian republio reared on that soil will s)W forth the perfection of human,: rule. Industrial encouragement,- popular e'ducationpand the obser vance of national good faith are to be fos tered and enforced during Mr. Benson's rule. The ex-Prcsidcut cautions the peo ple against private bickering and sordid motives in their dealings with each other, and adjures them to riiise their idens to the standard qf a lofty jatriotism aud wide spread philanthropy. Ccrmaitton Masonic Institute. The pnniyergary exercises of the Ger manton Masonic Instituto, canio off oft Wednesday, the 28th. ult. We learn that tho institution has enjoyed a very pros perous session, and that the closing exer cises were of an interesting character. The anniversary address before the twoso cities delivcre'd by Col. A. J. Stedmau, is spoken of in high terms. From the or der of exercises wo note the following as the speakers of the occasion: The Pres ent, Sam'l. R. Dance, Prince Edward, Va ; Disunion, Ira M. Lynch, Yadkin Co; 1'crmanpnce of Literary Fame, Wm. El lis, Davie Co j Patrick Henry, James W. Hall, Halifax, Co.; Va; Let Americans rule America, John M, WaddiH, Pittsyl vanift-Cfh7-Vafu-oottntiy.an4it rons, John W. Sheltop, Henry Co., Va; Despotism, James S.'IIill, Stokes Co; AH is not Gold that Glitters, B.t J. Perry, Kershaw Dist., S, C; The Scholar's Hope, Drury A. Blair, Pittsylvania Co., Va; All that is Fair must Fade, Andrew J. Boyd, Hermitage. ' Anniversary Address before the Pythagorean and Adclphian Societies, by Col. A. J. Etedraap, of Pittsboro', N. C Dan. Register. Another Xcw State Dcseret The good people of the Salt Lake coun try have neiu a convention and adopted a constitution! preparatory to admission into the Union as a State, a be paljcd Deserct. The constitution is brief and simple. It tolerates nil religions, is silent on tho sub ject of slayery, and soys not a word, about how many wives a man may have. Mes sengers have been sent to Washington to lay the application before Congress. Eve, ry form has been observed In the prelimin aries tho whole people of the territory have ratified the constitution; and On the outside there is no good for exception. But beneath the surface is that horrible moral and. social pcst---polygamy. It is difficult to say what should be done. Congress has no right to dictate the dor mestic laws of any State; but it has tho right to refuse to admit a territory into the. Union as a State. It will be a terrible disgrace to the Union to have a State, toH,T--nf , T, , , -rr. , : , . the Bank of France amounts to no larger erating and encouraging polygamy ; but it may be, that is the best means of reform ing that deluded people. This comes of copquest and the admittance of all the offscourings pf Europe into our country. flick. Whig. Whig Meeting. The Old Line Wbigs of Cumberland held a meeting in thjsjown hall onWed nesday last. Dr. Benjamin Robinson was called to the Chair ana P. M. Hale, Esq., acted as Secretary. We were not present; but we understand that Mr. Banks deliy? ered a very good speech ; and that the meeting wenf off well. We arfrsorry- the crowded State, of. jpnrconj.ns -precludes the Publication f tb. entire proceedings as we find tkem in tho Observer of Thurs day evening. They deem it important that the Whig party should be represented in Louisville, Kentucky, on the 4th of July. They express an anxiety to maintain the organi zation of the party ; cordially approve the address nnd adopt the platform of princi ples issued by the Whigs of Kcntucy on the 12th cf April, 1856; express a. desire to act unitedly jo fbo coming campaign, and therefore abstain from any expression of opinion at this time; and finally appoint a committee of 15 to correspond with Whig iu other counties ip--'The respec tability of our candidates and the conser vatism of our principles, will, we have no doubt, securethe aid of the Old Lino Whigs for the campaign, though they still preserve their party organization. Fay. Argus. IM ' t An uncle marrying his niece by dispen sation of the Pope, is one- of incidepts mentioned in the Florence letter of the Newark Advertiser. The brother of the Grand Duchess married the daughter of the Grand Duchess. ' .Emory" and HENiir' Cpwege.-AYi find in the Abingdop ' yjrginian, an no count of the recent contests for prize med als, and tho ,commen,ccmept excrcisca at lii institution of learning. : There .were contestante for the Robertson prizeidend is allowed it is evident, the Bank seven medals, viz , Alfred S! Franklin Ga.j John P. Sheffcy, John V.- Thomas, Ma rion, Va.; Wm, T. M,orBan Le0 nty jaTThos. Hayes, Ga.; J. M. Sharpei Ni' C., J. Powell Sharpe, Amherst Va.; Thos. A. Humes, ' Abingdon, Va.; Igna tius E. Shumate, Loudonn, . Va. The fpllowing young gentlemen, composing the graduating class, received the degree of A. IS.; John L! Buchanan, Smylho, Va.; Alfred S. Franklin, Ga.;' Thos. W. Hayes, Ga.; Wm, T. Morgan, Lee county, Va'.; Jas. W, Thompson, Mississippi. The address before the Calliopean and Ilcrmesian Societies, was delivered by Rev. Leonidas Rosser, of Norfolk. At the conclusion of Mr. Rosscr's address, the Byars Medal was awarded to Rev. J . M. Sharpe, pf Iredell county, N. C. for proficiency in the Sciences. The 31c Daniel and Peters Medals were both awar ded to J. L. Buchanan, of Smyth, for ex cellence iu Greek and Latin, by Walter Preston, Esq. 'Abingdon; and the Robert son prize Medal to Mr. Ignatius E. Shu mate, of Loudonn. The degree of A. M. was conferred upon Thaddeus P, Thomas, Geo. W, McClanahan, Wm. C. Dodd, J. P. Kelly, Elbert D. Willett; and tho hon orary degree of A. M. upon Archibald C. Allen. '.' roa THE TIMES. B VKI.G PnOFITS. Messrs. Editors i Below I have con densed from several sources, the profits of Banking both in the United States and in Europe, which I hope you will be kind e nough to publish, for the benefit of those desiring information on the subject. By turning to the G38 page of the Bank er's magazine for Feb., 185G, the reader will find that thp Banks of Wales declared the following diyidepds, and then had a sur plus to carry to tboir respective profit and 1 - - Surpfut profits. Ranks of Wales, . M lr.;.et1iJ5.8.U Jt. Commercial' Bunk, ?'4 V. 34,253 (Jo linnks of Australasia, 20 " 19 Union Bank. ' 82 .- 21o,$3G 11 John Stack Bank, 10 ". 14,653 07 London CliarKud Bajk, 6 " We have not .seen the Annual Report of the Banks of France for the past year but we fifid a reliable summary of tbe items in the letter of-the Paris correspondent of the Philadelphia North American, under date of February 14, 185G ; the first para graph of which we subjoin. The1 great event of the. week in the fi nancial world has been: the publication of the report of the Bank" of France for 1855, by M. d' Aregout, the Governor. The statement is a very remarkable one ; and when I have mentioned a few of its lead ing incidents, you will scarcely feel sur? prised that its effects', coupled with a de claration of dividends amounting to- two hundred francs per one thousand francs share, or ticenty per cent, per annum, should have been to send up hank shares 205 francs at a bound (quoted at 3495 without the possibility of defending them francs.) The commercial business of the se,vcs Mr Gents R beUfves that the mo- iianks oil- ranee nas certain y, witMu tbe j tivc of lh(J wag 'TOade up of rev last few years, and especially dunhg.-.tbeten for fancied wrongs, And a" thirst fo. one just elapsed, assumea proportions ot ; iue UiOEi Uuiyersai uiaguiiuui. proponious which uuuer any circumstance vovld be remarkable, but which are still more so, nrlinn ll a TOf.n&nitA flint if .nnilnl fi. a sum than ninety-one millions; scarcely more than one-fourth of the capital of the 1 ult. The debate was able and highly in Bank of England, and greatly below' that teresting, but conducted in a spirit of great of the Bank of Vienna, and the leading capitals of Europe. The report,' indeed, of M. d' Aregout seems to go far towards corroborating an opinion I recently trans mitted' to you on high authority, that the French Nation was preparing to launch itself into an era of commercial activity and enterprise such as it has never before en tered upon ; and that the conclusion of peace was alone wanting to turn the whole fape o.f society, en masse, from its old tradi- tions of plftry and of war, to the more fer tile lucubrations of commerce and indus try, The Bank of Missouri has declared a di vidend of 8 per cent, for the last 6 months, after an appropriation of one per cent- to tbe sinking lunu, The annual report of the State Bank of Indi ana gives the annexed results, notes and bills discounted $4,078,780 an in crease of $180,190 ; circulation, 63,335,, 726 an increase of $357,380 ; gold aud silver on hand, $1,223,200 ap increase of $130,223 j Eastern means on hand, $704,534 an increase of $193,567; plus fund, 81,228,301 an ncreaso of 8119,845. Profits at tho falling rates have been divided to tho branch, on tbe capi tal stock, during the past year; To tho branch at Terra JIaute, 28 per cent.; In dianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend,' Jli chigap City, Richmond, New Albany, 21 per cent.; Madison, Laureuccburyj Yin cennes, i,vansville, Lalayette, Redford, (to., 10 per cent. ' ' " It will be observed by reference aa no tice of the Cashier that the Bapk' of V."il uiington has declarpd a dividend " at the rate of 11 per cent, per annum on each several p-; uicut ofitockjfrom-tbe date of ?ame." This Bank went into operation in Sep teiubpr ; the profits have consequently ac cruc4 from that time. . And as a largo a mount of stock was paid in beforp tho Bank commenced operations, on wbiob tjipdivi- must have done a pod business wuicu fact speaks well for its Director. : iThe Bank of WadeBborough'ihas de clared a dividend pf 5 per cent, for the past six mouths ; and it has, besides, been able to carry near 3 per cent, to reserved pro fits. Its new Banking House "is nearly finished." Fay. OU, " The Annual Report of the President of the Commercial Bank showed a highly profitable year's business ; tho Bank hav ing declared two semi-annual dividends of 5 per cent, each- - The contingent lund, including the profits of the last 3 months, are now equal to 22 percent., nett." JJVA JLr.. y Thus it will be seen, that while the com munity is oppressed, the Banks flourish. Last year the profits of the Commercial Bank were 18 per cent.; and this year it divides 1,0 per cent., among the stockhold ers, and increases its reserved fund to22 per cent. The Wadesborough Bank has made, for the last 0 months, at the rate of 16 per cent, per annum, upon its capital, clear of all expenses. It is evident from these figures that if North Carolina had three or fpur millions invested in one or more Banks, if they did half as well as any one of the . above, the State would bo able in a very short time, to rid herself of debt, and reduce the taxes to the old Stanadrd, 'ACTION. " From Panama. The private advices received by the Pa nama Rail Road Company, wo learn from the Journal of Com merce, report that the arrival ol thifcUnitcd States frigate S'. Ma ry's at Tanan-a, and the determined atti tude assumed by her commander Capt. Bailey, had produced a most salutary effect, both in intimidating the native population from tho commission of any fujahejoutrag'c, and restoring a fooling of security and confidence amongst . the American lnhahitant3 ,and passengers. Mr. Centeb, the. Superintendent of the PanamaRi.il Road, at present in New York for a few days was an cyc-witness of the recent riots at Panama. In his opinion there is not the least doubt but that the outrage was premeditated on the pari of the negroes, aud some of the Pa- namcrios ; and he gives as a reason for this belief, that iu less than five minutes after the original squabble commenced between the American passengers and the fruitsel ler about the price of a water-mellon, and the people called on 'to go and kill the Americans." Mr. Center believes that the massacre which ensued would not have taken, place,- on the contrary, that all bloodshed would have leen Spared, had the Governor, Mr. Fabriga, and the po lice authorities, shown .more firmness in endeavoring to restore order aud urrcstthe rioters, aud prevented an-ttack on the freight house, where the American pas- . consrre.'atcd. and shot dow for pun(ler . the iattcr pr?baUy mor than former General ConCerenre ofthe.3ItE. r 1 Uurt'Ur The slavery discussion beforo this body was continued on the 27th, 28th and 29tb forbcaranee and good will. The Rev. Henry Slicer, of'the Baltimore Conference, argued that God permitted slavery among the Jews and that we had high . examples of slave holders, both in ancient and modern times ; the Patriarchy Abraham,- Gen. Washington and Gen, Jackson had all held slaves. He called on any man who could Cud any injunction in the New Testament against slavery to point It out. He then went on to show his anti-slave ry friends that the country was not entirely overrun yet, and not likely to. have its lib erties swallowed up by this slave powcr.- lie proceeded to show by comparisons of the census, that the proportion-of the slave population to the free" was notsogreat'now as at former periods. (A voice, " That's the European emi gration.") Mr. Slider sternly and impa tiently turning to the. point whence the in terruption cauie, " Do you want to make a speech ?" Mr. Sliccr's time having expired, be sur-lwa's, by a vote, permitted to go on, and spoke tillthe adjournment This was on the 28th, when the Rev. Alex. Stevens, of the National Magazine, Dr. McClintock and others spoke. On the 29th, DrrMeClintock continued hisspocch. He declared himself an anti-slavery and a progressive man. ihe mind'of the world was reeling under certain great problems; slavery was one of these the relation be- twpen papital aud labor was another. On this last his mind was made pp. . lie be lieved the present relations between capital and labor are wrong so far as to amount to a moral wrong, yet ho did not feel it his duty to denounce them. l : The brethren of the Baltimore Confer- . , , ., " .1.1 Iia work enco tolu tuein n won'" of thh Lord in theft flpld 0 p"W tfM re port, and Jinlo U could be shown tbat the interests of the Church Jth required tho sacrificp pf that Cpnfcrcnpe, he would no vote for it. Holovcd, thp Baltimore Con ference, and he did not beljeve its sacrifice called fur should therefore -vote , agal nst the repdrt;" '" " '":""- f " v, Asbury Lowrcy then obtained (he floor, but clamors for the question cqntiuunlly interrupted him. He could not proceed amidst tho confusion, and finally agreed to yield the floor if the Conference" would come to a vote. The vote was then taken on tho first resolution, which proposed to alter the clause in the Discipline which forbids the buying and selling pf huntau beiug3 as property into " buying, selling and hold ing human beings." ,,' ... . The resolution was lost by a vote of ayes 121, nays 94, (less than twpt birds, which is required for an alteration of the Discipline.) A number of members voted undefpro tcst. Immediately after the announcement Of the vote, Dr. Raymond moved to take up the seepnd resolution, which provides for.J an alteration of tho-chapter Jun slavery in the Discipline, and which had been laid on tho bible. Dr. Kennaday and Pr. , Durhin both strongly opposod taking it up. They want ed tho whole matter left where it was. An attempt was, however, made to press the vote, and great excitement prevailed in consequence. ' The question was still under agitation wheu tho oars left. Among the petitions presented was one by the Rev. Wm. Hamilton, of Baltimore from the Baltimore city station, that the next session of the next General Confe rence be held in tbe Baltimore city sta tion. , Spain and Mexico. The difficulty between Spain and Mexi: co is said to be serious, but we scarcely crcdTTlT The amount clalmej'ty fcfpaiu as losses incurred by Spanish subjects dur ing the struggle of Mttxicofor independ ence is six millions. Mexico has called for rcvisiou of these claims, urging that some of them are fraudulent. Spain refused this demand, aud Mexico endeavored to eny force it by compelling the complainants io deposite their titles with available security for the amounts already paid thereon, threS atenuig to confiscate the property of tbt Spanish holders should they refuse to do so, and actually parrying out the threat in several cases. . This is resented by. Spain, and a squadron has beeu despatched to Ycra Cruz to back its complaiuts. The task to be executed by this squadron, embracing nine or ten vessels, comprising in all one hundred and sixty guns, is variously stated. By some a bombardment of Vera Ciuze is predicted, whilst others assert a blockade onl will be "altetiiptcd. A new Spanish Mmistcr accompanies the squadron, which left Havana on the 23d ultimo, , A Splendid BniDAL Cake. The bri dal cake made for the occasion of the mar riage of Col. Sara. Colt, whiph is to take place on Thursday of this week, is a splen did specimen of the confectioner's..... skill. There are three of tho cakes, whiph aro about three feet in height and some five feet in circumfcrence.Theyre elaborate ly ornamented with " frostings," aud bear Colt's coat of arms on the top consisting of a number of colts, rampant, with other devices. In the denression unon the centra 1 A J - of the top is a largo colt, in sugar, and in'T0 the front and rear of thiaa pistol, The top of the cake is surrounded by lattice-work, surmounted - by eagles holding a-bridal wreath. Hartford (Conn.) Tincs. .. i , From Kings file to Wilmington. Tor, the bonefit of travelers Northward this summer, Messrs. Editors, let me relate my adventure on this much recommended rou te ' '" I left here iMdjiyIaJrJpth, took Jhel nigfat train from-Kiiigsville ; just at dusk the train stopped, the. conductor and engi neer disappeared the passengers were left uniuformod of the causejtf the delay or the course to be pursued, until agang of hands arrived, who told us that a freshet in Black River had washed away the embankment and loosened the trestlcwork, and that we must walk to moot the down train. We did so; some, after crossing the break, kindled a fire and remained by the woodside, others walked on to the nearest depot. Those who remained, saw, when the down. train arrived that the lamp in front of the locomotive was not lighted This had not then become important, as the engine had been upon the day train. But when at 10 o clock at night we lpft Sum- tcrville depot without a light in front, I re monstrated respectfully with the conduc tor, and received the pithy answer, " You attend to your duties, sir, and I'll attend to mine," which, accordingly, he proceed ed not to do. We were out of time ; the road was in a dangerous condition j we were running at night without a signal light, and a respectful remonstrance was met with that insolence Fortunately for us,jwe carac, after a few miles, upon another break, nnd being thus hemmed lu, bad to sjpend the. Bight iB thg" car, Again thefcoduoior dissjjparcd, apd, as I hav9 slncd been Informed that ' there were comfortable onsea In' that ;1nj. mediate neighborhood, ..there -jan,-b'e doubt tbiitjje had a pleasaut Bight's-ret-, out of tho rain, s In the ;moroing,; when the most serious breakhad to bo crossed nn hnln was" nrovijod for ih'vthiiiir KiV (!.-.. - I o ug removal of the baggage. '.Those who 'iajj' children to care for must carry them; or." tax the muscles and kindness pf jhe. pas, scngcrsj and I saw. invalid ladies sitting on the trpek over the, water, having grown giddy aud Mai in the effort to cross. Ow ' efficient and gentlemanly conductor again -iut wnen, a lew nuurg aiierwaras, and. (I think) beforo we had breakfasted, . ne gro woman brought a quantity pf straw berries to sell, his energies awoke within , Kim Tn tlin f:lfft of tllA nnftAPnmr liA " . l: t 1 ' -A. : 1 " . tried to buy ne to refresh his weary' family, he carried them off, doubtless, to sell at some more Northern point, remark ing, with a bow, ; you are Joo hite,'sir Thus precisely did he reverse he King's ' account of Sheridan, for he wafalwi8 IB tho way and always out of the way. . ,iun li uiny uc wcit w jwhiiiiu uur irar filing frttmuil that-there a now tnot' route to the North, in which I Kve 'no other interest than the expectation of be' j. - jjng civilly treated and carefully conveyed. hy Charlotte .and Raleigh, with aa good ' ttls far pleasaotcr country, and better man ners. Let us visit our Northern friends, t ". . C'liurlestov Mercury, Message otlie Governor of Xeio 'Uamp? shire. . ''", ' -""'.;' Concord, N. II., Juno C.Gov. Met. calf sept his annual message to the Legis lature to-day. About Que-th'fd of the uoC- pally tbe slavery questiou. The Governor, denounces the repeal of the MissiWr Coint , promise, the Kansas outrage and the assault on Senator Sumner, and attributes the unU form access of the slave power to their . , unanimity on that subject, their constant -threttt-of-wkhdrawiig-froni the Unionj-aa ticS. ',. .'" . ' , . ' Cai-k Fear Total Abstisenc. Asso ciation.' We arc requested to state, that a " Temperance Society, with the abov title, was organized in Orange street Baptist Church, on Monday evening last, after the adoptiottof a preamble and- resolutions as a platform of the principles by which the : moMihAro dm in rin ffiA'nrnuH Tno AUiiPia. - tion will meet weekly until further notice. . The offipora ar:,t C, Stnglvta, President; W. M. Sherwood, 1st Vice-' IWidcnt; John Griffith,-24 do-j Northrop, 3d do.; A. Tanl Rcpitoa, Trea it-., rw i. surer. -mi. norma. roa ms timei. ilmrt. Oghurn, Cole $ A lb right , The Comjjiittoe of Amingeiaeais in rtlmiion t tbe pctebmtlau of ihe completion of th -C. Ruil fioaj, bare had the lffle m4r tMl1 considcrKtion, and for Tarious rtua. oantces -l. siirj to mention here, but well understood in -HiiseomBiuniiy uaTeagrecuiouirpcBsr nun tu cciebration entirely. COMMITTEE. Deep River. In the House of Rep-, respntatives, on Friday of lutt week, on motion of Mr. Winslow, it was Jlctohed, That the' Secretary of War be re quested to communicate to tk.e Jlowe copy of the report of Pi-evet Major T. T. 8. Ijiidley, piimmairlnnl nf tttA Vntli Parnlina Aravnal all the timber and iron and mineral resources of tho Deep River country in Nortli Carolina. ' This is a move in tho right direction.) and we trust something good, may - coma ., . Ff,.mai,k Doctors. On Monday even. ing 2nd 111st. Mr, Newkirk, vice president of the Penn Medical University of Phn dclphia conferred the degree, of "Doctor of Medicine upon the following named U dies: Esther C. Williams, of Ohio; Sarah II. Young, of Mass.; Ellen J. Miller, of Philadelphia; Mary M, Halloway, of Ind wi: ..... n-i: jd. uuu .uiiaauciu Vmviu, ui m u. -A T? I PT Tvticffi I , mrwlrtrn traveler . in Germany-gives a description of one of the immense rafts which 'occasionally.de-i - scends th Rhino. Ho soys: ."It waa fnpt l.inT and two hundred feet wide, on which was huflt a village for the accommodation of the hoatmen and th pasgengcrs, consisting of about one tbous and persons, .There were cattle, hops nJ nil, a onimali nn Knard ; and also ft shop where the passengers could . obtain.. every, necessary article."' ' , , , -1 ' ' " .-- '' Fatal-Affray. A quarrel occurred in Washington on Tuesday between two men, when one drew a pistol, pd the other dealt him a blow on the aide of th neck with his fist, killing him instantly. The man . killed was a native of Ireland ; the other, a citizen of Washington, a stone mason by trade, .and named Ellis. Presentation. At the close of the rjxaminatidh of Raleigh Female cemmary, on Wednesday, Miss Cook, on behalf of her class mates, nresontcd Rev. W. II- Christian with a silver butter dish and kuifc, as a token of the regard in which he. is held by his pupils. This incident .was, nccompauie'd by "words fitly 'spoken." f A.h: I'
The Times (Greensboro, N.C.)
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