WEEKLY COMMERCIAL,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN KERR,
OF CASWELL.
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From reason and the contemplations onature.
in considering tne vast macmnery oi me j;
inery of the r
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at loss ai wnai potni to uegin ; wueiuer on -
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ih liirfTpr PThinjiiona or the more minutfc
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portions of creation ; for wc are here remin ;
ded that nothing ;s too large and nothing too I
small ta exbiht lle power pr measure jlhe
perceptions of Omnipotence. I
Standing upon (his earth, with a cpnpcTous-1
uess of vitality, of the power of locomotion, !
and the opcratjpns of. the will, with the sen-
ees of seeing and hearing, and the talent on
reasoning, we are led to inquire whose iian- .
diwork a this ? JDoes this huge ball, which
science has taught us performs diurnal evo
lutions on its own axis, bringing foil h night
and dayand again revolves around the sun.
With a velocity incomprehensible -to human
intellect, producing in its annual course, seed
time and harvest,- summer and winter, with
the varied seasons, does this bail or;g;natp its
own imnctus. or is it Lhe nlan and execution of ;
f ' l r r - - f t p - i
Ji tigti inteiiigence V an what punctual-
ity does the Moon pet form its appointed chan
ges. With jyhat amazing precision do all
the planet? of the solar system mark the
.courses of their orbits, soMhat their motions
And places may be described at all seasons.
Those erratic vcyagers, too, the Comets,
corac-oml go At stated periods, so that the
Astronomer can calculate the exact time nf
their approach, for many years before their
advent..
And is it not wonderful that these opera
tions of the solar system should thus contin
ue, from century to century, in undisturbed
harmony and order ? It cannot be admitted
by reason, that the attractive and repulsive
pnwo icuuiicu ill liUIUCUUUUS aCllOU.
are self-created, self-generated, self-subsis-
it,.'- a. I II i r
uut Jct luls must oe auoweci, H we do
not claim for these things'the influence of In
telligence such as our judgments would he
ttow on thought and mind. Reason rejects
,lhe idea that our system is a mere mechani
cal machineryfor matter has no power of
contemplating time and measuring space.
Can the sun think t shine the Moon to
change, and the planets to move in their
courses ? - .
But this system of which wo are speaking,
is but an atom, as it were, to the vast ordi
nations of creation that glow and shine iirre
, splendent glory, above, below, around us.
And reasoning; from analogy, this immense,
creation withii our view, as well as that be
yond our vision, subsists and moves in obedi
..encc to a great, an awful and tremendous
power. :
It cannot be possible that any reasoning
being, who knows that intelligence, and cal
culation, and thought are reouired to mu In
-operation the simplest machinery in our in
dustrial afTatrs, will admit that the illimitable
mechanism of this vast universe is kept in
motion without the influence of a Great and
Perfect mind, much less created and ordain
ed without it.
But let us call our thoughts from these
sublime heights, these "piles of wonder," and
look Jn to the vale in which we dwell.
Throughput the animal world, we. find all
are instinctively led to the pursuits that pro
mote vigor and to the food that produces
strength of body. Even those animals that
are looked .upon by U3 as inferior, arc emi
nently qualified for self preservation and pro
lection, clothed for comfort and armed for de
fence; This part of the subject opens a wide
range for contemplation, and may be safely
left to the rejection of the intelligent reader.
Thc3,arrangeraents, with all the wonderful
faculties and endowments of man. are placed
to the account of nature, by many. But this
is too indefinite ; nature may be the sole op
erator in the production of any given matter;
to far as the eye can perceive; but nature
cannot invent; Hence the conclusion is in
evitable, that nature is but the agent of an
Omnipotent Invention. God is the cause
nature the effect, such , must be the con
clusions of common senseand reason.
The magnet, or loadstone, an ere of iron,
which imparts toit the property, of pointing
ti the poles, has within itself the evidences
of design, by which man can ascertain the
courses of his travel, by land or by sea. This !
property of attraction is essential to the ar
rangement, of all the substances that adhere
to earth. Was it mere chance that produc
ed this power which prevents pur bodies from
rising from the earth,- and floating alopt in
fielda. of ether, without object or.purpoae ?
Assuredly it was the design of mind of mind,
indeedjbeypnd our com prehension, but still a
principle competent to arrangement and
thought, as our language wpyld express it.
We maybe told that these things'depend up
on the laws ofgravitationjbut who made these
laws? The sea has its bounds that it can
not pass, restrained by the law of nature ;
by the same law the Moon has its influence
upon the tides, and even upon, the human in- j
iellect. Can wo suppose that these b'odiea I
furnish their own illumination.- and rroT.de,
their on mobility? That the earth which
bears apon W bosom innumerable objects
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teemmgwith life, has original jurisdiction
overtlieir various forms, stations and mo-
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ana blend the colors of the flowery world
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where is the. thought that selecled, the greei
clothing ns most condusjve to the lie.Utniui r
action ol the human eye ; or where is the j
hjjent thai gave medicinal virtues to one
, ... . .. ... nlI ;llf(, the naihsof die-
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- anmher thc fmit thatustain5 life i
and to another virtues that give picasuraui
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emotions to the een?es
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'-What countless vonaers aon me earui coiutui ;
,nyhat countiC8 wonders the unfathom'd main P
nf ve, neiihcr earth nor ocean has! th
tHculty to appreciate these wonders, or to
estimate their value, or to indicate their use?
These are illuistrated by the icdustry and
infTenuitv of man. impelled by his wants or
stimuiatcd by his desires, and this. too. under
lhe operations of intellect, of which earth.
th ercrdtor furnishes not the most distan
cleam. i
And from whence is this intellect derived,
that has such competency in the application
and management of the vast material f Is
it supposed that thought and intelligence are
the result of the reculiar organisation of
man 7 Why other animals proximate this i
organization, without possessing one ray of
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vegetable woild are intricacies and beau-
ties that might claim intelligence, if sucn
claim rested upon the mechanism cf Crea
tion. From one source alone can this intel
ligence come from a communicable Divin'i-
i
ty from God. i
"Is there a God 1 The sceptic cries !
"Profanely daring and absurdly wise !
''Ask the loud thunder 1 Ask the lightning's glare,
"When terror, riding on his fiery car,
"Flashes through the blue profound, j
"Shakes the vaulted Heavens around
"Or ask the troubled deep, j .
"When o'er its surface dire tornadoes swecjg,
"Bids the vexed ocean into mountain's rise, -"And
wild confusion mingle waves and skies."
There is a little production entitled the
Atheist and the Acorn. Resting beneath a
large oak tree, he criticised the work, and
concluded that mind or invention would never
have created so large a tree for the purpose
of bearing such small fruit ; had pumpkins
been produced in this way it would have been
well then the dignity of the tree would
have been consulted in the size of the fruit.
While in this mood, with his eyes upturned.'
an acorn fell and struck one of them :
"Fool ! had that tree a pumpkin bore, !
"Thy whimsies must have worked no mora
"Nor skull have kept them in." '
This is a trifling incident, but every thing
that indicates a fitness and appropriateness
in matter, whether animate or inanimate, is
a powerful argument for the existence of de
sign and intelligence. We do not award to
animals the faculty of reasoning. I believe
the conclusions of the best and greatest
minds on this subject are adverse to Ibis
award. And' yet all animals have what jwe
call instinct, which partakes suflicently of the
quality cf reasoning to provide for and pro
tect their offspring. The common hen is
apparently one of the most stupid of ani
mals, .priven iprty times a day from a gar
den, at the hazard of life and limb, she will
as often return to the post pf dangerand
yet in. defence of her young, and in all things
necessary for their subsistence, she evinces
an energy and capacity that are quite an ex
ample to some beings of a much higher or
der. !
Suffer us to relate an incident, which tho'
insignificant in itself, is connected with the
subject before us. and is thus far important.
.Some years ago, while living in the coun
try, our attention was one night attracted by
the complaints and noise .pf a .hen who
had a brood of chickens in a small coop
allotted to their service -they being the sole
lawful occupants. On going to' the 'spot, and
opening the door we found one of her brood
in the coil of what is called a king snake, and
the little family all in terror. The hen spread
her wings and appeared to presses many of
her young out of the door as she could, with
herself. We destroyed the snake, of course.
On the following night we happened to be
at the same place when the same brood were
about to retire to .rest. The conduQt of. the
hen on this occasion, was amusing as well as
instructive. J3hc approached with caution
to the threchhold looked in, andl carefully
examined every point of the apartment
looked at Uie ground th? ceiling and at
the corners. She then stepped in, &nd hav
ins 0 a'n scrutinized the npartment, called
in her brood.
This is but one of the millions of incidents
that daily occur, that indicate the prevalence
pf an omnipotent inteiiigence, governing and
controlling all created things, from Ihe lar
gest to the smallest and gives assurance,
"That the low insect lurking In the grass,
"And the imperial eagle, that aloft, 1
"Plows the etberial main ;
"Are both alike.in the Eternal. E3.
It must be obvious to our readers, that the
most that can be done 4in an article, of this
kind, is to draw the attention of thef intelli
gent mind to a few points of the magnificent
subject before us. That vol umes.on volumes
would be required to detail minutely the fit
ness of all things in earth and f?r.ri and uir. to
calm affinity to a Supreisc Intelligence, that
rules anu s;1a?WS,,- w...,,.
more pronunent g0'
which even doth the : -'Ram, feed an. rprov
HiniiT!li'r-itereth for the Sparrow. ?Vve can
nhall) . ,
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run anemDi w uui'ti ic ...u.v,
i all ci us, by the blefing.ol Heaven, may pe-
ill rl na lit' IflR DiePSiLltr Ol ncu CII. Ilia y i'w t
iiowine rnSeS by thHr ov, ...ht, to j
ruse H.giouu. i-sr , '"p"- "
our FoSt and our plcasjrc. Is it not a splen- j
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a ri uio y lir;nn3 I
Providence.
contemplation?, till the great fountain
of'
truth shall stimulate us to still more hallow-j
ed themes; glories rine upon glorie?. till the j
soul is lost in admiration, love and wonder, j
Creation ! Oh, the awful grandeur of ere- ;
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ution : How truthful is the story it unfolds,
i "The unwearied Sun, from day to day,
14 Pour3 knowledge through his golden ray,
"And publishes to every land
"The work of an Almighty Hand.
"Soon as the evening shades prevail,
"The Moon takes up the vonderous tele,
"And nightly, to the listening earth,
"Repeats the story of her birth ;
"While all ihe Stcrs that round her burn,
"And ail the Placets In their turn,
"Confirm the tidings as ihey roll,
"And spread ihe news from pole to pole ;
"Forever singing as they ehine,
"The Hand that made U3 i3 Divine."
If we shall lead any ot our readers to tmnji J
of these things, our object will be accom
plished far it is to thinking people this ar-
tide is addressed. Perhaps some may be in
duced, from what is more a compilation of
texts than intelligent comments, to pursue
this sublime subject though the illimitable
fields of contemplation which it opens to the
inquiring and lucid mjnd.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Journal of yesterday received a telegraph
ic dispatch, relativo to the doings of the Demo
cratic Convention at Baltimore.
The Convention was called to order on Tuesday,
by -Benjamin F.IIallett, Esq., of Massachusetts,
Chairman of the National Comnii tee, who read
the call for the Convention. Mr. Bright, of In
diana, proposed R. M. Saunders, of North Caroli
na, as Chairman elected unanimously. Edward
C. West and Col. Parntt, cf Tennessee, and Mr.
Stewart, of Indiana, appointed Secretaries.
There was much objection to the two-thirds
rule, and several attempts made to defeat it. It
was, however, adopted by a vote of two hundred
and seventy-three to fourteen. Adjourned.
.Great confusion from alternates crowding or.
the platform. Thought Cass will get the nomina
tion. THE DANVILLE ROAD.
We invite the' attention of our readers to the
following article from tho Greensboro' Patriot, in
relation to a connexion between that place and
Danville, Va. We know that soir.c anxiety was cx
pressed sonic time ago on llje subject, but the
general belief is that our Legislature will never
grant a charter for such a road, now that the. Cen
tral Road is'to be built. The supposed hostility
of our western fellow-citizens towards the east,
has given rise to various rumors, and some per
sons feared that the influence of the West would
be exerted in favor of the Danville Road. The
East has not now to learn that the existence cf
this hostility was altogether imaginary. We
know the temper and disposition of our Westert
fellow citizens, and have repeatedly assured out
friends of their desire to cherish the kindest fee
lings towards us. We hope all are now convinced
of the fact : ' ;
An Erroneous Impression Corrected.
We see occasional animadversions in the eastern
papers of the State, against a railroad connexion
between Greensborqugh and Danville, which arc
hard to understand." There 13 no such thing in
agitation,' where our knowledge extends, except
so far as the agitation is kept up in the East.
Yon cannot prevent indivldualslrom talking about
that, as well as other things, as much as they
please ; but there is very little, even of this mis-;
cellaneous sort of talk about the matter in this
part of the country not half as much, we ven-
turo to say, as there is in the eastern part of tho j
State, if tho newspaper allusions in that quarter
aro any indication of the amount of talk. And
while there is so little talk, our eastern fellow citi
zens may rest assured that nothing at all like or
ganized efforts to effect such object is any where
on foot or in contemplation. If there were no
other reason, we have enough on hand to occupy
our time and attention, at "the present, in thc con
struction of the great central roid..
Our citizens of the interior, impressed with the
necessity of an outlet to market, and seeing no
prospect of State aid. in getting a way to a State
market, a few'years ago pressed strongly the pol
icy of a railroad from Danville to Charlotte. To
obviate such mortifying dissection of the State,
the Legislature patriotically came forward and
chartered the North Carolina Railroad a State
icork, designed' to "form a more perfect union" be
tween the East and the West, and which has, ever
since the passage of the act oC incorporation, in
good faith observed the attention and employed
.the capital and energies of our western people.
'' Whdterer interest may be conceived to exist
in the connexion alluded to, it is reserved for de
velopment among the uncertain events of the fu
ture ; and is not among the present designs of any
influential portion of the western community, If
such be the case we have-no intelligence thereof;;
and aro therefore surprised to see allusion to the.
matter in the columns of our eastern contempo-J
raries. Why their apprehensions 1 " ' ; ,
J ; BROKE JAIL.
Jesse Holly, a freo-negro, ' convicted of murder
at the last term of onr Superior" ,Court, on Mon
day evsning last, by means of ri auger convey
ed to him by some unknown '. mans," freed him
self frtr his cell by boring through the door and
bur ling it open. .He .then .bika the lock of
Samuel A. Woodson's door, i bus freeing him, and
together they succeeded in removing a staple
from the large trapdoor which "cuts off commu
nication from below, raided it and forcing a win
dow effected their escape. Tho Sheriff has telc
grapheed their flight, and offered rewards for
their recovery. I : V i . : '"
: Wopdscn, who was charged with Highway
Robbery, is a white man, about 40 years old, 6
feet 2 or 3 inch
es high, ' spaio built,) blaclc' hair, j
a scart n his left-wrist, stoops for-
dark eyes, has
ward and speaks gross. Holly-is a Tight Mnlattol j
aovui o tet u or u inciiesnigU, straight, light hair, j AMauie oui AiarKet street, and some brick ; great. W Texas
wei! made, speaks quick &nd clear.; ft rascally Jaf sheds iu the lower part of the county were I with freight and ia
looking fellow. Herald, - , -!-barnlD at tnesame Umo. - ' ' ferred to the Reindeer
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' - :i --:; ' " congress. 3- "r:' " ": ; ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.
We would not be surprised if oar readers think , TUREE DAYS LATER PROM EUROPE.
we hav been neglectful In regard to the proceed-; -
ings of Congress; but the fact is, our representa- j New Yohk, May 30 The American mail stea
tives hare doce nothing, scarcely, but make elec- mer Arctic arrived at S o'clock thisjnorningT with
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tloneetingspctcoes tne rresiaeniiai topic nnamg ;
it wy Into every proposition brought up for their
HivinnctliAn hrnncht nn for thir
''grYl
consiaerauoa. ear wuaw lUc uua
gcncer ajs : "Yes, this ..very day completes the '
! ll JtUnrtu Ltnn nA tn-mnrmw wt 4
- ln.t iwhrnwm
in session for six months, the Messa-o of the ;
runsiDEXT. transmutea to congress on me sec-1
nn.l .kvnfthc Session, crowded as it is with rec-
ommendations of measures of the highest import
to the interests and welfare of the People of the ,
United States and their Government has not vet :,
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received, in the Hou&e of Representatives, the re- j
spect of special consideration : nor to this daj', J
from the first week of the session, (except on two I
j occasions, as we think,) has it been in order for
i any Member of the House of Rcpresentatives5
-without "general consent" or a formal "suspension
i of the rules" for regulating the order of proceed
j ings, to introduce to the notice of the House any
original or independent proposition !"
j We do not believe much will be done till cftcr
I the Conventions report their nominee, and then
t we expect the public business will be inconsiderr
! ately hurried through Congress or neglected alto
I gether. We have but little hope in the present
1 session, though a-few reports from Committees
have been received and a number arc in readiness
to be presented, ine lAjueiency om uas not )i
got through the House, and will not be decided
upon, probably, for a week or ten days. There is
tinjo enough, however as the fiscal year docs not
terminate till the 30th of the present month.
TOWN MEETING.
Pursuant to public notice, a large and respecta
ble portion of the citizens of Wilmington assem
bled at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening May
31st. 1852, to take into consideration the erection
of a New Hotel, suitable tp the growing necessi
ties of the place.
On motion of Daniel B. Baker, Esq., Wra. C
Howard, Esq., Magistrate cf Police, was called to
! the chair, and Lewis II. Pierce, appointed Secreta-
ry.
The chairman in a few brief remarks made
known the object for which the meeting was call
ed. M.' London, Esq., responded to the many calls
made "upon him in a speech of some length. His
remarks were practical and to the point showed
conclusively tho many advantages Jo bo derived
by the citizens of the ton.n in the erection of a
first class Hotel, and the increased comforts and
conveniences the travelling community would
thereby enjoy. '
On motion ofMauger London, E?q., jt was unan
imously Resolved, That the immediate erection of a new
Hotel in thetoivn of Wilmington is deemed nec
essary to meet the demands of the place, and in
furtherance of this object, a committee of five
shall be appointed by the chair to solicit subscrip
t'ons. . ' 'i
Whereupon the chairman announced the follow
ing gentlemen as constituting said committee :
D. B. Baker, Esq., Mauger London, Esq., Hiram
R. Nixon, P. K. Dickinson and Jas. Fulton.
On motion the chairman was added to the com
mittee. On motion, the papers of the town are requested
to publish the proceedings of this meeting'.
" ,wm! c. Howard, m. p , chVo.
L, U. jPieuce, Secretary;
THE GREAT WESTERN MAIL.
The Cumberland Journal says that arrange
ments have been concluded by the General Post
Office Department, by which, ou and after the 1st
of July next, the great Western mail will be car
ried over tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to
Three Forks ; thence by stage to the Ohio, near
the mouth of the Muskingum river; thence up
the Muskingum by slack water navigation to
Zanesville, and from thence, by different routes,
to all parts of the- Great West. Mr. J. E. Ree
side is the contractor from Three Forks to the
Ohio river.
SHOOTING AFFAIR,
Yesterday morning, William H. IJundage mate,
William Johnson, cook, and fhres of the crew of
tho schooner Moses G. Leonard, were brought be
fore the Justice on tfre chargo of firing upon and
wounding' three small boys named Thomas Mc-
M
Avoy, Thomas Lawless and John Garily, on Thurs
day afternoon last. It appears that the vessel
was just being moved from the "wharf, foot of
Jerolemon stjee.t, when a number of boys on thc
dock commenced throwing stones at those on
board, and the cook, a colored man, named John
son, seized a musket and fired it among them
the shot taking effect upon the above named
boys, one of whom is badly injured. Officer
Harrold immediately proceeded after the vessel
in a boat, and in company with' officer Silvey of
New York, took the accused into custody.' John
son and Bundage are held for : examination.' The
rest of the crew were discharged. 'Ten of tho
boys engaged jn the affair have also been arrested.
Journal of Commerce.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Philadelphia, May 30.
A In tOA clnAiw tv til n f CrtV n rl Will TV-t.i
.le. vu. . Uvuj,,llj4Igain ana Burlington, in Vermont; Portland, in Maine
Hamilton streets, was totally destroyed by fire, ! Brooklyn, on Long Island ; Newark, iu New Jer
commencing a.t 2 p clock this morniug. The J sey ; Erie, In Pennsylvania; Wilmington, in North
whole loss is $.0,000. The building was occuni-! f!rr.r . r,;, i . -rimw n
en by McCuIley &, Co., isash and blind makers,
joss $600 ; Colt Jz, Davis, platform scale makers,
toss S400; Arthur & Geore, sash and blind ma
kcis, loss' S1Q00, and no insurance; Henry Huber
cutler, $1300, insured; Wni. II. Patton, paper
hanging manufacturer, $8,000, partially insured
Van Horn & Co., drug and spice' rcanu factor v
loss 14,000. ' . " '
Several stables belonging to various persons,
and a large shed attached to the lamp black manu
factory of Thomas Matlack, containing 1300 bbls
of" lamp black, was destroyed. Hw whole loss is
514,000. The firo was the work of an incendia-
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ninety-nine passengers, na mS -aru vu.nvr
poolon the 19th inst;
iwtl nn th( IWIi inst. :
irrivod .t Livcnol on thecvenln.of
Saturday, the 13th insta-nt.
' ' ' ENGL AX D.
The case of the British sul.iect naxaed Murray,
sentenced to death at Rome fr political offences,
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cay. Also, tne case oi uie rroiesiam .i.u.ia-
ries banished from Austria. A warm discussion
took place without any definite result.
The dissenter's bill requiring civil registration
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m tne oniy cissentmg cuapeis, was reaa a suvuuu
time.
A committee was appointed to report on the
value of War ner's long range and invisible shell,
for war purposes. -'
In the House of Commons, on Monday, the Col
onial Secretary stated that tho Government was
devising means for assisting the starving High
landers an;4 distressed hnd-loom weavers of Scot
land to emigrate. i
The Militia bill was discussed and postponed
until Tuesday no quorum being present.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has refused tp
: countenance the petition in favor of tho release
j of fcmith O'Brien.
On the 16th inst., the village of Maria, in Cam
bridgeshire, was nearly destroyed by fire.
Thc new Constitntion for New Zealand has been
published i.nd the colony is hurthtned with a
civil tax of X19;000 sterling.
The weather in Ireland and England has been
extremely fayorcble for good crops.
V FRANCE.
Generals Lamoneiere, Bcdeau and Leflo, have
refused to take theoath of allegiance to Napoleon.
The two months grace allowed to foreign hold
ers in 5 per cent rents have expired and repay
ment of investments is demanded to the extent of
35.500,000 francs.
The census of France has been published, and
shows the whole population to bo 35.781,623.
It is rumored in Paris tat tho Minister of Po
lice has been vested with' discretionary power over
all foreigners in France.
Paris is now connected by telegraph with Ami
ens and Bolojne. -
Georgy's boot, on the Hungarian war has been
suppressed by Austria, it is supposed in conse.
quenci of asserting that tho Hungarians were in
the legitimate ground until they put forth' their
declaration of independence.'
The interview of tho Northern Sovereigns had
caused great uneasiness at the Tuileries, and their
movements are closely watched by special agents
RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
Tho Emperor of Russia lias left Vienna for
Berlin.
It is understood that Russia, Austria, and Prus
sia havo definitely agreed,' with reference to
French affairs, to uphold the treaties of 1814 and
1815.
TURKEY.
The premium on gold is rising alarmingly at
Constantinople, new coins of 100 piasters being
current at 115. ' f'
' ' AFRICA.
Later accounts from fhe slave coast are less fa
vorable. The king of Alomey refuses to sign the
treaty, and threatens hostilities.
The dates from Sierra Leone are to the 6th
Pf
April.
EGYPT.
The Pasha of Egypt has voluntarily contributed
.275,000 towards the financial relief of the Sultan.
TERRIBLE FATALITY.
Hiram Ferry and daughter, a young lady of 17,
of North Wilbraham, got on the nih.t freight
train East, at Indian OrchanJ, early5 on' Tuesday
evening, and rode to Collin's Depot. Here they
left the train, and were walking on the other
track, when the Express train from Boston was
passing under full headway. Miss Ferry was
struck' by the engine and knocked over against
her father, throwing both several feet and in
stantly killing them. They were horribly mutila
tejl. In consequence of a short curve in the
track they could not see tho train until it was
close upon them. Ferry formerly lived in Mon
son, and was a man af considerable property.
Coroner Chapin of this city held an inquest
upon the bodies, and tho jury rendered a verdict
in accordance with the above, and csionprated the
Railroad' Corporation and employees from any
blame. Springfield Rep. of Friday.
THE CATHOLIC NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Bishop Vandevidde, of the Diocese of Chicago,
sailed from New York on Saturday for Liverpool,
in the steamship Atlantic, en toxlU for Rome,
whither he goes as bearer of the decrees of the
recent Catholic National Council, .h.id in Bahi
more, to be laid before Pius tho IX, whoso sanc
tion they must receive to give them validity.
These" decrees propose the creation of a new
Archiepiscopal See at San Francisco, in Califor
nia ; a See at Santa Fe, to supersede the present
Vicarite; an Apostolic Vicarite to be formed of
Eastern Florida, and another of the upper penin
sula of Michigan. Sees are also to be erected at
huois; and Natchitoches, in Lousiana. Sun.
STEAMBOATS BURNED.
LARGE AMOUNT fJFPROPERTY DESTROYED.
Louisville, May 23, 1852.
The steamer Cotton Plant was destroyed by fire
at Napoleon, on the Mississippi river a few days
since. She had on board a cargo valued at S150 -000,
which was destined for different ports iu Ar
kansas. ;"'
Tbp steamer Indiana was also partially consum
ed on the 25th. a few miles below Carrol ton The
fire caught on the steamer Texas, aud spread tp
The damage to the Texas was verv
was bound Jor New Orlcang.
ssengers, which rero traas
and Fanny Smith.
4 . c RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT;
-The Philadelphia Ledger of Saturday last sav
"On Thursday, a train of freight cars r.f'r,
Locch & Co.'s line ran off the track near Colnau
bht, ra., said to hare been occasioned by 0l
mi.managcment with regard to the switch. r
nard Rodgers, the freight cond actor, who ws
f U- b. ........ crushed W .
of oods failing uon him, causing his death irj
short time. His hotly was brought to the' citv
yesteiday, and conveyed to the residence of
amily, in Shoemaker street. Kensington."
WOMEN'S RIGHTS."
At the tdpction of the vestrymen in St. Mi.
ael's Church, Trenton, and Trinity Church, P;inCt..
ton, N. J. women were allowed to vote in both
parishes, it Is said, they were victorious; a-d n
the feh&er, where the election was clo.v.-h- Con.
tested, they were almost unanimously airatt-j
against the male members of the parish, ami "tut
voted two to one. An effort was tua'de in Elii.'
bethtown to introduce ladies as voters L -t ;
failed. .
THANKSGIVING. J
TIic Episcopal Convention of Virginia hai re
commended the appointment of a Thanksgivi,,
Day, in which they have invited thc co-operath.a
of the other religious denominations of the $tt,
ani have nppointtd a committee t' wait j;p.,3
the Governor for that purpose.
KOSSOTH AT BUfTlo.
BcrPALo, May 23. KossulhJddiWsed in irn.
menjse audience here last night, 'delivering a
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ciuu.-in, .ii'i:v;ii. 111 milieu lie revu'wca the pn-s.
ent position of Europe. He predicted a revolu
tion 'in Italy in twenty-four hours after the
drawalofthe French troops, and 'concluded lv
an earnest appeal for material aid. lie address
thc German citizens to-night, and goes pafwarl '
to-morrow. -
CICLEliA ON THE PLAINS.
The St., Louis Republican reports tha't the chr.l
era is carrying offa great number, of1 the Caliior
nia enihrrants 011 the, Plain?. A panic had sc;cv4
scverarof the trains, and many of the cmjrViit
were turning their steps homeward. The
paper, adds : , . ,
"Holliday's train, which left St. Joseph a fV
days before our informant did, had lost some set-
en or eight persons; and it was rumored that t lie
detachment of U. S. troops under cotnnur.d 0J
Major Stein, en route for New Mexico, had Vuilbr
ed some loss prevou to reaching Grasihl.j pcr
Creek. There were yet a few emigrants remain
ing at St. Joseph, preparing 'to start for the plains,
not many of them j is tl.otight Will bo (U ti j icd
from attempting tho tiip py discouraging u-porl"
ua"j leueiteu ironi - ine nuvance trjin-?. TI.ero
was muc!i less sickness at St. Joseph, and it hop.
ed the reports from the nlains are cint,,!
LATE FROM BE R VI U lXv A n7T" T. THOMAS
Nkw Yohk, May 30.
The steamer Merlin has arrived from St. Tlom
as, with dates to the 2Uth, and Bermuda to tU
25th. She left at Bermuda the barque jtfahimo.e,
uom iiajtir.iore lor Rio, repairing. S
The St. Thomas papers say that the sugar ere ps.
have failed and that the colony will he in a wopo
condition this year than'ever bcfjre. The wi
ther was excessively hot and no rain.1
From Bermuda there is nothing oif interest.
Obstructli s Rallioads for Jui posts of R
verge. "'' - (
An examination of some interest is jjn p: gre
in New York, arising out of an attempt of a im;n
bee of Jaboiifis to injure the' Hudson River Rail
road Company. The charge against. the iudividu
ills in custody " is Conspiracy! and it seems that
they toDk the most fiendish method imaginable,
placing obstacles upon thc road, whereby hun
dreds of passengers' 'lives were ejidangcred; to
gratify their id-will against the cqjpany, for nj..
pointing a superintendent who was dis.ljivcablu
to them. Police officers had to besrathncl
along thc lino of the ro;id night aftr night to
watch it.
Tlio directors and officers connected with tho
road were in continual fear of somj obstnicfi xi
being placed on thc track, whereby a train oi"
cars would be thrown off, and thc design was at
tempted b some of the gang, who placed a heavy
piece of rock weighing three hundred nound.
directly on the track, near Forty-third ttrett,
only half an hour before 'tho Albany passenjer
liuiu vua uue. wi itoiuiei ujo OOSirUCIlO.1 H,.J
discovered in time by Mr. Hnry Watcrnjai:, t!.t
head engineer of the nad, alnd was remover!.
Had not the rock betn observed in season, loss
of life and destruction of property would! have
inevitably followed. On another'; pcca.sion, Caj -tain
Stevenson also foupd a rock weighing, up
wards of five hundred pounds, lying in the mid
dle of the track, between Forty-first and Foi1!
secnd streets, which was designedly.placed there,
about fifteen minutek before the Albany Exjiresi
train came along. It was removed by Captain 3.
and his assistants,, but no clue to the real perpe
trators of the outrage could be traced. I '
The prisoners were arraigned before Judjo
Stuart, and ordered to find bail in the sum of
$2000 each, for their appearance at the Court of
General Sessions, in June next, it default of which
they were severally consigned to cells in the City
Prison.
Late from Santa Fe Insurrection Supprc-sc J
. - St. Lons, May 29. t
The Santa Fo mail reached Indeendeiice on
the 27th instant. It brings the gratifring intelll'
gence that the anticipated revolution in
Mexico, has been suppressed by judicious mpve
m'ents on thc part of the civil', and military at
thorities. All Mas quiet, though thc Indian trou
bles in and near the territory continued. The mad
pany met a number of Indians on the road, but
they we; e' not troublesome.
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
The House of Delegates of Maryland ha pass
ed a bill for the abolishment of the V-tle and manu
facture of spirituous - Honors, provided th same
ho' called for by tho popular vote of the. State at
the next Presidential election The Semite has
authoiized the Mayor and City Council of Balti
more to make an appropriation of. 50 000 for
'deepening thc 'harbor. The House has defeated
he House of Refugo bill, but assed the bill for
the erection of an Insane Aylun. v " 1