...... . - - - j , ' i " ; i ? - - - -fc - - - - v - ' 1 ; - v -t - ; . ' ....... . . itft. 7 1 ! n i r ri if Pit Wr -rZ nr tuM attm trHitt a trT ; THOMAS LORING, Editor and 'Proprietor : TWO DOLLARS Per Annum, invariably in ATvancel-iPablisher of the Orders, ResolutionY and Laws of Congress. .,.' 11 . 1 j , j r; ,.- ,4- ...... . .- iii i - r i . YOL. 5. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 16. 1832. s p tt NO. 45 t TOR THE COMMERCIAL WILMINGTON, N. C., July 8, 1852 FAiend Lorixg: ! ' 1 1 J, as one whig, can candidly say that I am much pleased with the stand! you Lave taken as regards' he nomination for President. I Would not tale a 'pfu me' from the wreath ol honor or glory that surrounds his hrow, for I acknowledge he is one of the greatest Gen p'mls now 'living ; but, sir, I can never be- lieve he is the man for President. The Scott Whigs contend that we ought ajJ to support him, as we went into Conven tion and he was the nominee of the Con vention. That may be true, but not of the Southern portion, of the delegates, except the 8 from Virginia and 4 from Tennes see, whose names ought to be placed in back frame and handed down to posterity as those who were lecreant to the South.- They still contend that afterwards he was nominated with aeclaramation. Nothing is more natural than they should do so after seeing that all their hopes were gone of nom inating, the model President. With all o . these lights before me, I can't see yet why I I should support the Nominee. They contend that we ought to go for him as he is the most avaliable man. Granted But, sir, what makes him so ? Let us look into the matter and see what constitues his availability. First : He will command the whole of the whig Free-Soil vote of the free States. Yes, and isinot that fine; to see Southern Whigs wno pretend to stand up tor their rights, to TO hand find rrlnvp. vvilh a apt nf m nn lufinm ) . - - - w A W m nicy urcicuu iu uesmse. 10 eject a man JOT U A 1 J " . 1 . President, who they (the Free-S oilers) were instrumental In nominating; only 12 votes be ing cast from tlie South and they no doubt frightened or persuaded over by Johnson of Pa. and Seward of N. Y. Thus they are - willing to-co-operate with the very worst kind of men: who would willingly see the South deluged, with blood and all of her in stitution crushed to the earth, and all on ac count of slavery. They still say. when we tcll.tNgm of these things, that the Democrat ic Fre ItFaHera will support Pierce arid there is no poouason why we should not. Let us see : T he ntjjfe'6 of the Democratic Convi (ion was aoorainiited DV lbe co-operation of largepol'on of Free-soil votes,nor was there eojjppposition to their platform; therefore, , pi the two Conventions thev were much fceeer from the Free Soil vote than the whijjs: and another feature I notice in their ranks wiin tne lemocrats, on an important ques tions before Congress, a much larger major- jority of the "members from Tree States voted with the South, than the whigs ' from the eape States. - , With all these lights betorc me, I must vote for the nominee, regardless of principle. 60 as to keep the great whig party from be- i.ig defeated. No, sir, I go for principles not for men; never will I consent to be trammeled by party so as to go according.lo its dictates. "They further say, we got our platform; granted ';. but. sir, when the North yielded to ua ttfhat was her language ? You must be careful how you a&k such favdra. Yes. aieY'she has cheated us out of bur part in most of the Territories and California. The platform which 66 went against, the whole of the freesoil - vote, now repudiate, 'and' say . they did no?t intend to stick to li: 1 What du plicity! . Still yewi' dissatisfied 'Whigs must vote for Scott anyhow. Oh, consistency 'what a jewel ! i The vote on the platform stands thus: 227 for 66 against, total 297 ; 107 from tree States voting for it. Now deduct the 66 from the 107, you have 41 left ; therefore nearly two thirds of the vote in the free States are fre- . sod, according to the representation of the vote of the 66, provided they rightly repre sent their.Constituents, which I presume they do or they neverwould have been sent into Convention. 2d. He is a great General and will carry all.of the Western States; which shows con clusively that they do not much regard the fitness of a man for office 'if he is only a Gen eral. I have admitted he is a great General. . Now, Friend Loring. you ltfust not write against him; say some of the Whigs, or we . ill stop your paper, for it. is sin enough that you won't be whipped into ranks and hoist their nominee to your mast head. Ho w much . such acts and language partakes of the 7?o nUh Church ; if you don't do and say as we think, you must stop my paper fatal words; what horrors mustf hang around those words. Tej stop it before it is paid for; thus men ; that ought to be highminde and honorable, will take the bread out of a man's raouth be cause he lappens lo differ with them in "opinion. ; JUSTICE. . BY AUTHORITY. r LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed during the First Session of the Thirty-first Congress. (Public Act No. 24). An act to amend an act entitled "An act to carry into effect the Conventforf between the- United States and tlie Emperor ofBrazil, of the twentyTseyenth day of January, in the year eighteen hundred' and forty-nine," ap proved March twentyrninihy eighteen hun dred and fifty. , ' i . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of sicpreseniaiives oj tne unitea Slates oj Ame rica in Congress assembled, That the Sec retary of the Treasury, in discharging the awards made ty the commissioner under the act to "carry into effect the Convention be tween the U. States and the JSmperor ofBra zil, of the twenty-seventh day of January, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-njne,;? approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hun? dred and fifty, which is hereby amended, shall in all cases to which the same shall ap ply, be goyerned by the provisions of the eighth section -of the act entitled "An act to carry into effect certain stipulations of the treaty between the United States Ameriea and the Republic of Mexico, of the second day of February, eighteen hundred ac for-i ty-eight," approved March" third- eighteen hundred and forty-nine, In the same manner, and to the same extent as if snid eighth sec tion had been originally a part of said act, hereby amended : Provided, however. That any party who shall desire to avail himself of the provisions of the said eighth section shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury thereol within five days from the passage ! of this act, or from the date of isaidi award cf the commissioner to adjust theclaims'tiga'inst Brazil. .1 r - (Signed) LINN! BOYD, Sptiaker of the House of Representatives. (Signed)' -WILLIAM R. KING, President of the-Senate pro tempore. Approved July 3. 1852. (Signed) MILLARD FILLMORE. (Public Act No. 25 ) AN ACT to establish a branch- of the mint of the United States in California. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ame rica in Congress assembled, That a branch ot the mint ot the United States be establish ed in California, to be located by the Sec- retary ot the Treasury, for the coinaere of gold and silver. : j Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That suHable-buildings shall be procured or erect ed, for carrying on the business of said branch mint; and the following officers shall be appointed so qcn as the public interesH may require their sei vices, upon the nomina tion of the President, byjjand with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, to wit': one superintedent, one treasurer, one assayer, one melter and refiner, and one coiner. And the said superintendent shall engage and employ as many clerks and as many subor dinate workmen and servanda as shall be provided for by lawj and unlit the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight nundred, and' fifty five, the salaries of said officers and clerks shall be as follows : to the superintendent and to the treasurer, the sura of four thou sand five hundred dollars each; to the' assay er, to the melter and refiner, and to the coin er, the sum of three thousand 1 dollars each: to the clerks, the sum of two thousand dol lars each; to the subordinate workmen, such wages and allowances as are customary and reasonable, according to their respective sta tions and occupation. I Sec. 3d. And be it further enacted. That tiie offcers and clerks to be appointed under this adt shall take an oath or affirmation be fore some judge of the: United States, or the supreme court of the State ofjCalifornia, faith fully and diligently to perform the duties thereof, and shall each become bound to the United Statea of America with one or more sureties to the satisfaction of the director of the rqint and the Secretary of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the United States or the State ol Calilorma: tvjth condition for the faithful and diligent performance of their offices. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That, the general Wirection of the business of said branch of the mint of the United States shall be under the control and regulation of the dircctdr of the mint at Philadelphia, subject to the approbation cl4he Secretary of the Treasury ; and, 'for that purpose, it shall be the duty of the said director to prescribe such regulations, and require such returns period ical atid occasionally, cb shall appear to him to be 'necessary for the purpose of carry msr into' etieGt the intention oi this act in es tablishing the said branch; also, for the pur- Cose of discriminating the coin which shall e etamped at said branch and at the mint it self; and also, for" the purpose of preserving uniformity of weight, form, and fineness, in the coins stamped at said branch ; and for that purpose to require the transmission and delivery to him at the mint, from time to time, of such parcels of the coinage of said branch as he shall think proper, to be-subjec-ted to such assays and tests as he shall direct. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That all the laws -and parts of laws now in force for the regulation of the mint of the United States, and for the government of the officers and persons employed therein, and for the punishment of all offences connected with the mint or coinage of the United State, - . - . n ... shall be, and they are hereby, declared to be f in tun lorce in relation to the branch of the mint by this act established, so far as the same may be applicable thereto. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That no permanent location of said mint shall be made or buildings erected therefor until the State of California shall', by some law or oth er public act, pledget he faith jf the State that no tax shall; at any lime, be laid, assessed, or collected by the -said State, or under the au thority of the said Slate, on the said branch mint, or on the buildings whlch may be erec- icu tucreiur. or ou uie nxiures ana macmnery which may be used therein, or on the lands on which the same may be placed ; but no- .L:L .v. .t.: . i i i uiing in mis section contained snail Deunaer stood as implying an admission that any such power of taxation rightfully exists. . Sec. 7. -And be it further enacted, That thesaid branch mint shall be the place of de posit for the public moneys collected in the custom houses in the State ot Calilorma. and for such other public moneys as the Secre tary ol the Treasury may direct; and the treasurer ol said branch mint shall ha7e the custody of ttfte same, and shall perform the duties of an assistant treasurer, and for that purpose shall be subject to all the provisions contained in an act entiUeo; "An act to pro vide for the better organization of the Treae ury, and for the collection, safekeeping, trans- ler, anq disbursement ot the public revenue," approved August the sixth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, ;; which relates lo the treasurer ol the branch-ont' at New Or leans. ii Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That, if required by the holder, gold in grain or lumps snail be rehned, assayed, cast into bars 6r ingots, hnd stamped in said branch mint, .1 'A- XT' 'if... , or in tutr iiiiiu oi me unueu otates, or m any of its branches,' in such manner as may indi cate the value and fineness of the bar or in got, Which shall be paid for by the .owner or holder ot said bullion at such rates and charges, and under such regulations, as the director of the mint, under the control of the Secretary of the Treasury, may from-time to time establish. - : - ' Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That so soon as the said branch mint is establish ed id the State of California, and public no tice shall be given thereof in the mode to be designated by the Secretary of the Treasu ry, then so much of the act making appro priations for the civil and diplomatic expen ses of the Government for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one and for other purposes, ,? !ii8 provides for the appointment of an United States assay er, and the contracting for the assaying and fixing the value of gold in grain or lumps, and for forming the same into bars, be. and the whole ! of the clause containing said provisions shall be hereby repealed. Sbc. 10. And be it further enacted, That before the Secretary of the Treasury shall procure or erect the buildings provided for in the second section of this act, or commence operations under any of the provisions of the same, at-San Francisco, Stateof California, it shall , be his duty to make a contract, or Contracts, for the erection of said buildings, and procuring the machinery necessary for the operations of said mint, at a sum or sums which shall not in- tte vhole exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, which said contract or contracts shall be secured by good and sufficient sureties, to the satisfac tion of the said Secretary of the Treasury tand the President of the United States. , Approved July 3, 1852. Public Act No. 26. AN ACT to amend an act entitled An act for the punishment of crimes in the District of Columbia. - ' '; Whereas, it has been represented that so much of the third section of the act of which this act is an amendment a3 provided a pun ishment for the maliciously, wilful, orwA'3Pdu2 lent burning of store, barns, or Jpuses not adjoining: a dwejlinshouse, hasDCTnScon- strued to apply to' the eases of burning such houses only when they contain mer chandise, tobacco, grain, or hay, whereby of fenders have escaped punishment for burn ing buildings in which none of said articles were kept i Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Itepreseniaiives qj t zae uniiea mazes oj America in (Jongress assembled,, l hat ironi and after the passage of this act, jf any per son or persons shall maliciously, wilfully, or fraudulently, and with intent to injure or de fraud any other person or persons, or body po litic or corporate, burn or set on hre with intent to burn, or attempt to set on hre or burn, any house or outhouse in the District of Colum bia whether the same be finished or 'in pro cess of erection, though the said house or outhouse shall not at the time of such burn ing or setting on fire, or attempting to set on fire or burn, have any goods, tobacco, hay, or gram tnerein, nor oe aajoining to any dwelling house, nor be occupied or usedTor any purpoie whatever, he, she, or they, on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to suf fer the same punishment and labor as is pro vided in the said third section of. the said act to which this is an amendment for the of fences therein enumerated. ; Approved,-July 3, 3852. Public Resolution no. 12. JOINT RESOLUTION accepting from Guiseppe-Fafndnif;1a portrait of Henry - Clay, and ordering it to be placed in the Li brary of Congress.- ' , Jlesolved-ty the Senate and House vf Repre sentatives -ofithc United State of America in Congress assembled, That the portrait of, Henry Clay, presented to the nation by Gui seppe Fagnani, a resident of New- York, be; placed in the Library of Congress. Approved July, 3, 1852. THE BOY AND THE PANTHER. f A WILD WESTERN SCENE. It was a fine morning in August, when little Samuel Eaton, about seven years old, was making a dam in the brook that ran be fore his father's door. He was an only and beautiful child, and his mother almost idol ized him. : ' - There he was, with his trpwsers tucked up above his knees, working like a beaver, his mother's eye gleaming out from beneath his sunburnt hair, and with some of his lather's strength, tugging at a targe stone in the bed ol the stream. "Samuel, you had better come in, hadn't you 7' said Hannah, in a tone cl half moth er and half mate. V ;; 'No, I guess not said Samuel. - An acorn came floating down the stream. The boy took it up. looked at it, was pleased, and 'reckoned' in his mind that there were more up the gully ' and when his mother's back was turned, off he started for the acorns. The gorge of; the mountain, into which he was about io eriterj had been formed (the work of centuries) by the attrition of the stream he had been playing in; and, walk ing bn'a'Ievel that bordered each side of the water; he boldly entered the ravine. An al most perpendicular wall or hank ascended on each side to the height of a hund-ed feet, comjpose4 of rocks and crags, fretted by de cay and storm into fantastic shapes and po sitions. A few scattered bushes and trees sought nourishment from the earth that had fallen from the level above, and excepting their assistance, and the unseen surface of the rock this natural parteeeraed inaccessible but to bird and beast. About the eighth of a mile from the entrance a cataract closed the gorgethrowing tip' jts white veil cf mist in seeming guardianship of the spirit waters The verdant boughs hanging over the bank cast" a deep gloom upon the bed below, while so lofty was the distance, they seemed to grow up 'to the skyv -Blue patches of water were to be seen peeping between them.--. Hannah soon missed her boy, but as he bad often wandered to the fields where his father was at work.she concluded,hemustbe there, and checked comins fears with the hope that he would return- at the hour of dinner. When it came'. 'neither ''Josiah nor any of his men knew where he was. Then the agitated, mother exclaimed : 'He's lost! he's lost! and my poor boy will starve in the woods !' Gathering courage, she hastily summoned thefamily around herand dispatched them all but iher husband, to search in different di rections in the neighboring forest. ' To her husband she said : 'Scour every field you call your own, and if you can't find him, join me in the gorge.' 'He would'nt go in the gorge, Hannah.' 'He would go .anywhere.' She knew not why, but a'presentiment that her boy had followed the course of the stream dwelt heavily upon her mind. 'I can't find him. Hannah,' said the hus band, as he joined her at the mouth of the gorge. 4-n eagle flew past the mother as she en tered" the1 raHr'me, . She- thought to herself, the i dreadful birds are tearing my child to pieces ; and frantic, she hastened on, making the walls ot the ravine ecno oacK with ner pcrearas for her offspring The only answer was the eternal thunder of the cataract, as if iu mockery of her woe, asit threw.its'cold sptray upon her hot and throbbing temples. -( : . u . She strained her eyes along the dizzy heteht, that, peered through the mist, till she coujd noi langereee, and her eyes filled with tears. . Who but a mother can tell the feelings of a mothers heart f v ear came tnicK ana fast upon the reeling braiu of Hannah. . - . s w-m . - 'Uir ray noy my crave ooy win aie r anu . , I V . Ml J' II I wringing her hands in agony, she sank at, her husband's teet. The pain of -hope deferred.' had strained heH heartstrings to the utmost tension, and it seemed as-.jf the rude hand of despair had broken them all. The terrified husband threw water into hernale face, and 6trove by all the arts he knew to win her back to life. At last she opened her languid eyes, stared wildly abound, and rose trembling to her feet. As she stood like a heart-broken Niobe ; all tears, a fragment of rock came tumbling down the opposite bank. She looked up. She was herself again ; for half up jthft as cent stood her own dear boy. :? , - ' But even while the glad cryx was issuing from her lips, it turned ,into anqte,cf horror. 'Oh, mercy mercy !' : TJie crog on which the boy stood projected from the rock in such a way as to hang about twelve feet aver-the bank. Right be low, one of. the edges of this crag, partly con cealed amcqg some bushes, crouched a pan ther. The bold youth was aware of the proximity of his parents, and the presence of his dangerous enemy at aoouttne same time. Heh-athsol led down thestone in exultation, to convince his parents of the high station he had attained, and he now stood with another ii his hand drawing it back, and looking at them as if to ask whether he shpuld throw it at the terrible animal before him. Till then the" mother seemed immoveable in her sus pense; but conscious of the danger of hereon, if he irritated the beast, she rushed some dis tance up the rock, and motioned wi:h her hand that he should not throw. Yet, with the fearless 'mind of childhood and a temper litlle used to control, he fearlessly threw the fragment with all Ins might at the ferocioAtS animal. It struck one of his feot. He gave a sudden growl, lashed his tail with fury, and seemed about to spring. Get your rifle, Josiah V The poor man stirred not. Hn glared eye was fixed with a look of death upon the pan ther, and he appeared paralyzed with fear. His wile leaped from the stand, and placing her hands upon her husbaud's shoulder, look ed in his face and said, i - ;."' 'Are vou a Josiah Eaton? Do vou love your child ?' ' 1 He started as if from sleep, and ron with furious haste from the ravine. Again the mother looked towards her son. He had fallen upon his knees, nnd was whis pering the little, prayers she had taught him, not iir cowardly fear, but a thought came across hia mind that be must die. The dis: traded mother could keep still no longer. She rushed up the 6teep ascent with the en ergy ol despair, reckless of danger, thinking only of her son. The rocks crumbled and slipped beneath her feet, yet she fell not. On on V4ie struggled in her agony. The ferocious creature paused a moment when he heard the wretched mother ap proach. True to his nature, he sprang at the boy. He barely touched the 'crag 'and fell backward, as Hannah ascended the op posite side. ' Ah said she. laughing deliriously, 'the panther iriuat try it again before, he parts us my boy ; but we won't part,' and sinking on her knees before him, she fondly folded ,him to her breast, bathing his young forhead in her tears. . . . , Unalterable in the ferocity and the manner of gratifying it, the panther again sprung from his siaiation. This time he was more successful., His forefeet struck the edge of the crag. 'Be will kill us. mother. he will kill us!' and Uhe boy . nestled closer to his mother's bosom. The animal struggled lo bring his body to the crag his savage fea tures but a step from the mother's face. 'Go away,' go (away,' shrieked the mother, hqanae with horror, 'you shan't have my child!' - :. . .. .; Closer still closer he comes his red eyes flashing fury, and the thick panting of hia breath came in her very face. At this awful moment she'hearsthe faint report of fire arms coming trcm the gull below the panther's iootnotd lail3, hi3 sharp claws loosen from the rocks, and the baffled beast rolls down the presipice. at the feet of Josiah Eaton. The sun's last rays gleamed on the little group at the mouth of the gorge. They were on tneir knees the mothers hand? rai sed over the head of her son, and the voice of prayer going to their Guardian for His mei cy in thwarting the panther's leap. ARRIVAL OF STEALER CANADA. ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. Halifax, July 6th. The steamer Canada arri ved this morning, with Liverpool dates to the 2Gth ult. She brings 83 passengers. The City of Manchester sailed from Liverpool for Philadelphia.'on the 23d, with 90 passengers and a good freight. ' The Arctic arrived at Liverpool at 1 a. mM on the 23dl The Cambria arrived on tho 20th, at noon. The Canada exchanged signals with the Asia oflf Holyhead on Saturday, the 26th. The Cana da experienced heavy head winds on her passage. , .. ENGLAND. Parliamentary proceedings were unimportant. The libel suit brought by Dr. Achili, the apos tate Roman Catholic priest, against Dr. Newmaun, the apostate from theChurch of England, for charg ing him with numerous specified seductions and de baucheries, has lasted for three days, and caused great interest in London. The jury gave a ver dict of guilty. The negotiations going on between England, France and the United States, relative to a reduc tion of postage, were still pending, no answer having been received from the IX. States. The Scbr. Isabel, fitted out by Lady Franklin, will sooon sail. . r The University of Oxford had presented a splendid gold salver to the ' American Bishops now on a visit to England. . f: FRANCE. The continued manifestations of opposition to the President -had affected the funds. ViThe Indian mail has arrived at Marseilles, but brings nothing important. On Tuesday the Assembly had under considera tion the. budget, and refused to assent to some items. Louis Napoleon, who , was watching the proceedings from a private box, thereupon sent a note to the President of the. Assembly stating that they had overstepped their powers in refus ing to assent to amendments sanctioned by the Council of State. The meeting then broke np in confusion. Next day the Assembly again took up the budget, and threw overboard a grant of 1,745,000 francs for a donation to Senators. This had caused a fall in the funds. . Cabet, Chief of the Nanvoo Icarians, announces that he will leave i55ndon on the 18th, and that the fraternity intend applying for naturalization as American citizens. He designs founding--another Socialist Colony in Texas. ; Changarnier, Lamoiciere, Bedeau and Lcflo have been cashiered for refusing to take the oath of allegiance, bat are allowed half pay. Two hundred and fifty political prisoners had arrived at Havre for shipment to tbe Colonies. The Moniteur is to be removed to the Palais Roy al, and published under the supervision of a Gov ernmental Committee. - ;?;':' : HOME. '' ' ' Letters from Borne state, that the Pope will commute the sentence of Murray, the Englishman, into bard labor at the galleys. ..-' spain. - i , ...V " 'j, The Frecch exiles in Spain Lai Wn oiUered to remove beyond the Euro.- - ! : The U. S. frigate CutnberUid,Coni. Stiingham, a-rived at Gibraltar ou theEth In 21 days from Boston, and sailed cn the 10th for the Mediterra nean. . - '. , - " " THE FOURTH IN NEW YORK. During Sunday and Monday there were n6 le?a than twenty fires In the city, originating' generally from fire crackers. The loss in any one' case wj'a not serious. A Luge number of accidents also occurred. A boy ndincd Wm. Moore, in living at a fence, killed a daughter cf Mrs. Ledwlth, 'aged six years. James H. Barclay, ' was .-'shot in tho arm, with wadding ho walking cp Broadway with his wife. Edward Moore, a sailor; was scrl ously injured by. the explosion Of a cannon, and Edward Lloyd and Philip Lannon, by tho' dis- charge of pistols; A jonng man named Jones had his arm torn froili his body, and Tnomas War rington lost a hand by the bursting of a pistol. A large number cf other accidents, not of a very serious nature, occurred ; and several riots and rows are recorded among the doings of thedajv v.. The Explosion on Lake Ponlchariratoi. . New Ohleaxs. July' 7. The body of Judgo Preston, of the Supreme Court, and those of about twenty others-snflbrers fro i the unfortnnato ex plosion on board the steamer St. cmcs, on Mon day morning, on Lake Pontchartraln havo been recovered and identified. This ' sad catastrophe has cast a gloom over our community Judgo Preston was widely known and highly respected. Others of the victims had a large circle of friends, and their loss is deeply deplored. . LATER FROM MEXICO. New Orleans, July C. Advices from tho City of Mexico up to the lljth ult., Lave been receive J, from which it appears that the Mexican "Govern ment wilt call an extra session of Congress. Af ter a sharp dispute between tho Government and the French Minister, it was decided that two mil lions and a half of the Mexican idcran'.ty should be paid to the British Bondholders, raid the a mount was to have left Mexico on fhe tSth ult., for its destination. Ckas. Courier. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. New York, July G. On Monday afternoon, about four o'clock, as the Ferry boat Hunch Back was entering Vartder- bilt'a dock, Staten faland, the bridge1 on which a uumber of persons were awaiting her approach gave way and precipitated a crowd in the 'water. Fortunately it was exactly low tide,' so that tho water was comparatively shallow, and thcro wa.i little or no current. 1 ' The number of persons drowned is, however, larger than we should have expected under cir cumstances so favorable to their rescue. Thirteen bodies have been recovered, all females and mbstly Germans. ' - Five of these, all supposed to bo Germans had not been recognized atirine o'clock this morning? The others have been claimed by friends. ' .Destructive Steamboat Accident Fifty Idvcs . 1 . ' Lost. ' ' - ;;' (. . -N'v Oulea.n-3, July 5. This morning, as fhc steamer St. James was re-' turning from Bilose, her boiler exploded, killing fifty passengers, including among them, Judge Isaac Preston of the Supreme Court; Mr. Woolf, ; the Corporation Attorney, and' other prominent ! citizens, and many women and children who were returning from watering places. The t. Jame, was racicg it i3 said, at the time with a Mobile beat. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT R OX BURY: The" beautiful cottages of Dr. O. II Mathews and Charles Merriam, on Dale, street, Roxbury, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning, with their contents of furniture and the out buildings attached. The fire originated in Dr. Mathew's house. The Doctor estimates his loss about $5000. There was an insuranco of S3000 on the dwellings, and $1000 on the furniturei Mr. Merriam is fully Insured. Boston Courier of Monday. THE IRISH CIVIC SOCIETIES. A peculiar feature of the proceeding1 of this an niversary of the Declaration of Independence, was an immense train of Irish civic societies ' from Newark, Yonkers, Astoria, and all the, villages within a considerable distance f-'Jfew York. They were worthy of the farmer class., and wore very decent looking, subilantial menr They had all maguificcnt banners of green silk, fringed with gold lace, and most of them bearing inscriptions such as "United we stand, divided we fall' and each beariag a star,, a sunburst, or a Larp. Thtf banner and likenesses of George Washington and Daniel O'Connell shaking hands, and on the ob verse Jackson and Montgomery in the same atti tude. This procession marched through Broad-, way around the Park down Chatham street, and through East Broadway. It numbered many ihou sand pcrsons.-r-iV. Y Herald.-J--. . " THE AMERICAN PARTY NOMINATIONS. ; Philadelphia; 'July "7. ' The American party are firing a aalate of 100 guns to-night, in honor of the nominations of Webster and Washington. Mr. Webst or passed through the city this afternoon, and the comloa tion w&i tendered him. It ii reporfed tbitfat said he would stand the Are. . .T v. IT t 4

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