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Willi? 43 1 t V,wt 7arr,':iri. TF. Minor, Richmond .rtl:t)iJ Hugh tfmor. . T "experiments seem to -have been made :" jnost precise accuracy. Three parcels of 1 1; . cut ii every case-; one when milk coiild fve!-c v: email huantities. and when the T I j (tt,ri tiei'beai was still green ; one m the V "v.v Svlien the grain was compressible be ''ttii r a:1'1 thumV and thei straw yellow; Vu ..ilw flu rain was hard and fully ripe, c tVs i ' iw-di'V- .'Ae samples not ripe were an J EE'1 flhe - ' I" testing the results in. each fCi: itt e ai'ue measure was tilled, with: wheat in I f " .lvla'res ufnpGness, tlie grhin counted and I-1-' i!-mejlieJ. The various experiinents, al- J-v . . . . i : r a:i: i l ,f : 1. r. c ,e ,em'T nuiue lor uiiit-rui ufijrees.ui -iijjtr- whkh.may fairly be presumed to have e'xist- t he seven" samples, evince remartiaDie smn- in evcrv experiment the. ripe- grain t was the THkinf the ribe wheat as the stand- 'the vsperimGnts show that the. loss by, weigh cf (iit:i!g:whe;a!'in the dough ; state is between tiv i t I'i-ft per cent, and that by cutting wheat i i duiiic, between forty and fifty per cent. i : , ' ' ; ! tJe vpcr'anGiits hhow that the loss by, y eight, e 101 frihn- ,'; in-' Plaittiw. as ! t Distance and Arrawje- fhmrhud Georae Clive: . t.Vo pvneriment bv Dr. Minor was conducted in I following lrianner : TwqrrOws,ione stalk in the itfid oneToot distance in the hill ; two rows, two 1-4 'iA the hill'and two feet distance in the hilj ; f rows, thrde stalks in the-hill aiid three feet dis join th hillall the rows at equal distances in eaclif other. . - : Jliefexperiiiieiit by Mr. Chve was as follows : i cjMilll in tire hill, -one and "a half feet apart - two Jl11iin thbhill,n-ee fret apart;,. three stalks in t- & l,fll,-ibur. iiud a halt leetr apart row's at equal . , ..... . ; . i i nt.-tneds. 8 --i- . t L conducted asffullows : lie. planted four iows, 'cUinetf' .6f"eacU-fr6.tvi the other,-; live feet. -Tljiey Tin: in a hili .je No. I, lowest down the hill, t lift one sta'.kiii the hill, two feet apart. The "rv lviabfove iu 2 two 'stalks in the hill, four f it ',Tt,;u t. The liext r5w above, 'o. 3, three' stalks ) ij a hill, six'teet ajtart. . m- u. 4, uie ingnest on te hill si. Vv'he-- same . conditions m all respects I rtettuled assin i, me xowyst on uie.uihKie. Thu-'r. -Mills of all these experiinents were in favor c die fwer stalks hi the hiil and shortest distaiices. TKt' rows were all adjaeeiijt. . - J&lcr'tiik(id ' on .Top-Dressing Wheat. I .: 1' Dr. Win. Cr. Carr. - Conducted Xl& t'p.lressed with equal quantities of stable nan uf'V wx .lots -of heat, in the first week of Oc tl'eri 'November Deceintjer, Jaiiiuary, P'ebruary .b .Maivh respecti'ely. . The land manuredwas" tSin. gn'y liigiilandwith a considerable admixture cl,sa'iii.l, that without manure might. have brought fjbin throe to Hve bushels of wheat to the acre. -'Jjie' niaiiure .was spread- very thin, at the rate of . it -more than, teii ox-cart loaUs to the acre. From tie . tim the wheatx. caine i, until harvest, that ' t9-.hvss(.'d fit the time ol seeding m October, Jiad tieailv;tntago f all the Other lots. It came vigo rou", grew faster, tilled better, and ripfened some dflys"Hiarlier than tlip other lots. In spite" of a thick growth .of-b!.ue.;rAss, this lot yielded at least fifteen busliels .to the"' acre," Avhilst that kdioining, of the Sfune character, though not manured, did not yield ! Uiree.: lie was -unable to discover anv oinerence. in I i r ii . t i . tie Other lots. Tire top dressing had a decidedly, good oH'ect o,n all, iu 'litistenihg its maturity aiid im j provjug the Lt quantity ."aiid .-qitdity pf the;pro.dirctI over'the uiiimlnurettlalidiidjoining ; the cr,op being ji!ly tluuOled ; on alhji The tact that cold, freezing Ve;ali'e.TvUvi.ad till April, ; and; was succeeded 'by inoist, w arm w:eather,;may aecouiit for the good ef-ic-vts -resulting frojil the late limnuring. Wheat, pressed iwith a ery thin covering of straw in Feb uary,. w as not. ifenefitted by it, but the clover was t i'l-y niuclif iniproyad. " L rj Erperimnit to A&ccrfrthilhe Difference in the Re mit of Cutting Wheat .ivh-it it Jirst .begins to ,Rusi. and suffered to stand till thoroughly Ripe. '"Conducted by Dr. Win, G, Carr. : - On'thtvad day of Jul v he cut from different spots Jn tlie jkjd-two pare.els of.' wheat just begininng to ?ust; the straw and .the: blades! green, the lieaUJ iurnhig White, -all d the grain in the dough 'state, tefy sroft, spnie'of the hejids being in the milk state. On the l'.Uli of ihe'sanie month, he. cut from the latne si'ts, th'e"; whgivfvw hit h had boon left to ripen. A striick ineasiire of the rusted w heat, -thoroughly, tipe, weighed' 85 grains the number of grains - 232. The sanie nieasure.of the wheat, jusjt begin iaii'ig to ritst;' weighed 89 grains number of grains ' $47, : Of the wJieaf ; takon. frSin sfnotlier spot, a 8tru-k hieasure of the ripe rusted wheat, w-eighed ' Bo l-i' grains number of grains 213.. The same lne;isure of "'wheat, -jlist beginning to rust, weighed ;P5 grainsinmer 'of grains. 2.10. The greater ftereiuce in flavor ;of the wheat- just beginning to krasi,iiirtlLe second experiment, must be. attributed ito its lieing rather more '. iuatxircd, wien ' gathered,- ; ctliaii tlie tirst., lhetraw-ot .the unrfpe .wheat, is, to':.all Appearance, very superior to that of the ripe I wheat, and the fioiu-ing . properties of the grain . are, ;niS dotitt, superior. - : ' ' -, . ..--v . -H-- iRxpe'niieni on tfie Efcct i i of'Pulliiiif .Fvddtr aud ? i.. if. -t . r oi the Product of Corn, d Cuithup Tops. ) Con- ,lucjcd lui Mr. Gioroe Clre. " I ;l Tln.average Aveight of several 'parcels, the fodder. .'tvot ..beuig pullesLi npr'top cut,: was 11 2t3 pounds ; .wneie loader was punea ana xop not cut, i k i ;.'i7uu.i . ium uj it'll IIIO 10UUei i'iuhju cinu-UJ) 1 11 1W T1 til I i-li nil t i,i lAKn t-rL- I OTf 11 T" X 1 ! 1 ill I v ' - "v xx w....wv,i, - 120 'tarsi cweifdiinir- (TO noinnk. when the st;ilks j I were, stripped of the fodder, but tops not cut, and ? 120 oars, w-eigi.nng'j.' CO'lpouYak, vheu the fodder ' was polled and tops tut. Now,'assuming 70 pounds as the weigjit that all oiglft to have reachell;herei 4 is a.loss'of .ne sevcntietli bv pulling fodder; 'and a ' toss, of four seventieths sustained, by botb operat- - iom oftliing fodder aivd cutting tops. ..-': ., Experiment. rn Fattening -Hogs in a Close Pen. ." Cuudtiettd by Dr Frank Carr. On tile 29Ui of April, 4even shoats, which had ( been, lutero(l on 'the SfOth of tlie preceding Februa ry, were put up m a close pen. Thev were, when put upr in tolerably bd order, v Thev were slaughter! kni bu. was f tim t soaked terial I Tins. iSrc. were mixed andfenincntuKr 'Ti.U,i'wl-- (were sometimes boiled the j cimlins alwavsi Xe V sides- Jhe articles fopdjaIre;i.ly. enumerated, 'the i- chaps about the. house- were made to pull for the 4 hogs c-lover, grass and such weeds -as hogs w'jll eat. : Two large w hite oaks in the yard, which bore well also 'furnished a good suppiv of acoms; These ; 4 'articles, together witli peaches; w'ithhvhiclilhe trees them hardlv iIpsoi-vas tt he Estimated. In order to give, precision to tlie expeririient and to ensure accu(racy in, the result, I gave them much of my perspuul attention, being rarely away from taem j cut, lluuik- It these several-parcels and weights iovera yrth lace; aud strengthen the attach- I tra rtiMi,Ur.-l l.i.- n !. A.... ....1 nnvta will .n .rrnt i 1 o i c.v. .uun.jHui i.y u, mi; luiuiwiiai .' " " mcnts'to home i ! I J1'1 o;cxperiment more readi- American as a people, have been' heretofore lyeonare.1 We will then have 120 ears, weigh- too much of a nomadie race to find content iu re- Y- 11115 L- ed on the Hth of 1 Wnn'ber followingnl -weigh-. ' pounds. TheyVonsiunr in. bnnrrhirr them to the ; fe, iof merchant al 11 ! Hav wood. Esq.. Intendant. and Messrs. S..YY .Y hit- , ihe Chatham coal-field, we liave little reason th fear ihels of corn an 1 30-bu?heIs of.bran . The corn I ting: Se'aton .Gales ; -A?M. Gorman ;i Emith;; j.i early failure. It is proper for me to observe, 111 'CTiven to them sdm,.t5m.va nnA R Yarhroucru : " T. R. Fentress, and V. liogg, u.,i x uu .1.01 regaru mis coaucui es H tho rnin 1 i 1 J . . . ' ' extensive as many others , in this country. The Ap- cs m 1110 grain, when, m Litter form' it. was f Commissioners. - . .. .. , 1 .,!.,,;- . Tii:-:. nr:..i - 1., i.u- -JL to softness; in, a bonVr n xvlilAU Ut. m. ; Asvnnikr Adams. Svlvanus Beaslev, and.Wil-- i -u i j . . :.i ann ! - T-, .....viiyiuu urn. t . i iHuvuMWHjti uuu vy iuec u i e i o nil oei n ii iieariy s for food, , bran, meal, .atmW -niuh'kiiia cvm-1 HarA : SusriT, - petitioned ' the Loard to be retom- V-miles- lonir and from' . 150 toQon w er ounieued aud DroKenr siops irom ine Kitcuen, cant shall pay the same to the f?pa-e milk, itc, constituted; the food on which the i coramendatio'n shall issue. hogs Were fed. The labor required m attending i Mills II . Brow n 1 WaJotI). more than tro days at a tim6, and seldom tliatl The children about tiie yard, ; and an infirm. old man, who had been many years off the tax list,' gathered the fallen fruits, grass, fcc The latter, un der my supervision, attended to the preparation of trie iood ana ieeamg. adoiu nait a gallon of salt and three pounds of copperas were consumed in the process, and the pen was frequently supplied with charcoal. - y . ; . , Price of pork at time of killing was five dollars, then we have , ; ':. 1,15Q lbs, pork at $5, - , - 57 50 ier Contra. . ! : 12 bbs. 1 bushel corn at $2, j $24 40 : " 30. bushels bran at 10 cents, ; 3' 00 Salt and copperas, say . 30 Total expense, $27.70 2,7 70 Gross profit, - - -Deduct value of 1'. shbats.when ! put up, ;at. 59 cents, Nett profit,1 . ' - V -; $29 80" 3 50 $20 30 Experiment onr Raising Tobacco Plants in Hot Beds. Conducted by Wm. W. Minor y Esq. On the 21st of April, 1843, I made a hot bed containing about twenty-live square yards -sowed tne, next day w ith tobacco seed beginning to sprout. No glass was put on it, buthad plank laid over it to retain the heat and moisture. The plants began to come up in three days from sowing, and when most of them were yp the plank was rerao.yed; While covered with the plank the bed needed no watering. The bed was then Watered twice a dav, on an averageT though it was neglected, as regards water. The plants, were not thick enough in the bed, nor were they regular there being many va cant spots hi it; owing to the circumstances that I . ; -I had to guess at the quantity ol seed, they being in a pprouted. state, and, therefore, more'dimeult'to 1 here, were a few plants in this bed large euoucrh for new-ground plantinn; m one month after sowing. They did not, however, -i grow as fast after three or four weeks as did the plants in beds prepared m tlie usual way, though .; they had decidedly better roots. I .think, also, that :! the hot-bed plants grew oil and lived better than tnose arawn irom beds preparea in tuo usua way. i This bed yielded 9,200 plants, counted as' til ey were drawn, and would have yielded tw o thousand: , more had they not been literally burned up irom i ; neglect ot watering lor the space of a week The cost oi tins wu i estimate as ionows : tne lauor ot i two inen,' three wom'en, a cart and steers say one day, at three dollars. The manure, worth, per-, lour dollars a cart load ol mould Irom the woods, -which was put on theitop ; itwice weeding, I the watenng, and ire and a halt bushels of poud- rette, .value one dollar, cover the entire cost. The bed was about fifteen inches in depth when sown, and it has siink about one-fourth, aiid the manure is now worth about three dollars; The nett cost of this bed, then, is about five-dollars the yield; 9,200 plantej.and I think-1-hazard nothing in say-; ing that it would have yielded 20,000 had they ! been distributed" with tolerable regularity. In connection with this subject, I will remark that the action of the poud rette. on tobacco plants was very decided and benefical, both on my hot bed and on other beds on the hot bed especially, I made an accurate experiment, w ith it, and never saw; a greater effect produced by plaster (which I have known to be very great m some cases), than was' produced by .this poudrette on tobacco plants. The cost of .plant beds prepared in the old way by. burning, is estimated to be eight, shillings .per one hundred square yards, or two shillings per twenty -five square yards, without estimating the woo.1 coijsuJuicJ, or manure applied, or treading, covering, weeding, &c. If, now it requires fou cords of wood at fifty cents per cord, to burn one hundred square yards, this would cost two dollars then treading, covering, weeding, &c, tlie same would cost one dollar or.one dollar and fifty cents ; then a load of suitable manure would cost fifty cents . more, and all these items, would make the cost1 about five dollars per one hundred square yards and ten thousand-plants being the usual estimated yield to the one hundred square yards of plant land, the cost of producing the ten' thousand plants by the hot bed as it results .with mej ana m ine oiu moue, is about the lame; though I have no doubt that plants may be raised at. less cost in the hot bed, than. -by the old fashioned mode, after further ex perience with them shall have poih ted out the im provements of which this plan is susceptible. ; . WM. , W. MINOR. Scirtember 23, 1843, . : frJ RURAL ARCHITECTURE It is a great source of satisfaction to observe that a taste for rural architecture is extending itself be vond the suburbs of the larger cities, and finding warm admirers even in the seclusion of tle country; ManJof the old barn-like structures are giving place to dwellings in every way more comfortably Arranged withhi, and far more pleading to. the eye without. , The beneficial influence whicb these picturesque buildings exert upon the mds of both young and old, are not to be calculated by the simple ampunt of their -attractions as mere ornaments to a JjahdV. scape. A icracefully constructed dwelling-,-embellished vith such neat and tasteful decorations as are best suited to its ftyle and situation, surrounded by a well-kept green lawn, dotted with trees and shrub- i'bery, and intersected by gravelled w'alks,- s weeping- in curved lines through the grounds appropriated ;.to Uieuse 0f the hoinestead ; all these thino besides : . - - .... i , 11ialmnor on one snot dur no- their lives : and one cause of this, has been the bare, and unattractive character of their honles, and the slovenly condi tion of their suiToundingsJ Local attachments are nqw springing up, aud one of the best modes of fostering the feeling, lies in the.-erection of tasteful dwellings, "'environing them with well-kept walks, grouping tree's and shrubs about the lawn,, and en couraging the cultivation of climbing plants; and flowers. LOCAL! INTELLIGENCE. CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS- t JiALEiGii, February 1th, 1852..; -At aresrular meetihr of the Intendant and Com- missioners, held this evening, rresent imam .i, to retail spirituous liquors, and were refused said recommendation. On motion of S. W. TTiiting, it was ordered by the Board, that the sum of twenty rfiye dollars be laid, as a tax on each person obtaining a recom mendation to the County Court, to retail spirituous liqubrs by the small measure, and that the appli- Clerk betpre tne re- Master, reported that heliad received muoa tho 1st. of itovember, 1851, the sum of $93 30, and after deducting his com missions of one-half, had in his hands $43 65 due the City Treasurer. s . . Iwino- attainable at. a' verv small exnense. foster a mMvU th Cnnntv Court: as suitable persons I ' T!te.hnalitv of fh.' ontl ' tii;m ;a AmMont., It ! Mills II. Brown, was then re-elected "Weigh Master, and also elected assistant-constable for three months. 1 . y f Mr. Whiting offered the following amendment to the. ordinance, passed Dec. 16, 1851, concerning Rre Proof Buildings, which was passed, to wit : l Or Building of other material than, brick, and ' with metal roof. j L. B. Walker's Petition was indefinitely post poned, by die: unanimous vote of the Board. 'An account of $5 50, of E. Smith was presented and allowed. ' ' ' The Committee on Fire and Water made the following Report, which was accepted, and the accompanying-resolutions adopted : The Committee to whom was referred the sub ject of supplying the cjty with water and providing against Fire, offer the following report : The Committee are advised that from natural causes an Artesian Well cannot be sunk in the city with any reasonable hopes of success. The Committee, also, after mature investigation, are satisfied that water cannot be brought into the ( city from any of the streams in the vicinity, except j at a coit far, exceeding the present , means of the Board, or by burdening the city with a debt which would increase taxation beyond what is either de- sirable or equitable. j ' , lilt, onmjiitce unc uucicivic iuuuu tiicuiseivtro confined to the extension and improvement of our present facilities, and with this view, submit to the consideration of the Board the following resolutions- i -j . Resplved, That the Committee.on Fire and Wa ter bo instructed to have the following Public Pumps taken up and re-eonstructed in the follow ing manner :- "Each will be opened with a di ameter of not less, than twelve feet at the bottom, and to be sunk to such a depth as to secure an average supply . of nof. less than five feet of water : , - ' The Pump on FayettevHle st.,!at the Cape'Fear Bank ; do do do Market. House ; do - do opposite the old Post-Office ; do corner of llargett and Wilmington sts." Resolctd, That the Committee be directed to suppiv eaclri of those wells with etal ' pumps, of t!le most ai.proved construction, with -the necessarv fixtures for attaching fire hose, and also to procure f u ; ,,lin,oso oue thousand feet of Leather Hose, Evolved, i That the Committee cause to be con struclC(1 .u suc!t 1)0ints lipon Fayetteville street Ks .h may ekct, four reservoirs or water cisterns, itun nn-aii- UA th c.-,.Woii- r k h-.ilt f brick laid in Hydraulic Cement, and to be capable of containing hot less than three thousand gallons of w ater, each. , . .. Resolved y That the' Committee be directed to cause to -be constructed upon the Market "Square, a one story brick building, eighteen by forty feet, to be used as'au Engine House, and City Guard House. . ; - R"solvedf That there shall be ajointcd a gene ral SuperinteiHlant of the Fire Department, who shall liave charge of all matters pertaining to this Department, shall exercise all powers now vested in the city authorities in case of firp, shall receive! a fair compensation for his services, and shall be responsible to the board for the faithful perform ance of his duty. . 1 , - Resolved, That it is necessary that there should be an immediate re-organization of the fire de partment, and that this committee be directed to submit to the Board, at their next meeting, such ordinances as may be necessary to carry this reso lution iifto effect. A ' ' The Committee believe that the'eost of carrying the above resolutions into effect, will not exceed the sum of two thousand dollars. . , All of which is respectfully submitted, ' S. W. WHITINO, 1- f SEATON: GALES, Committee. T. -D. HOGG. ) The Board adjourned until Saturday night next, the 14th inst.; at 7 o clock. ' J..J. CRISTOPHETvS, Clerk. . Letter from Professor Emmons. We are gratified to have it in our power to lay be fore our readersvtlie following interesting and iaipor tant letter.from Prof. Emmons, State Geologist, in le- lation to the Chatham coal-field: Standard. Fayetteville, Feb. 7, 1852.- Ta His Excellency, Gov. Reid. Slit :. I have executed the preliminary examination, of the' Chatham coal-field, w hich . your Excellency proposed when I visited Raleigh. The results of this examination are highly satisfactory. I began it at Farniersville, the most easterly point where coal had been discovered, and have been able to trace it in its outcrop seventeen or eighteen. miles. Along this outcrop, it rises to the surface at nearly an uni form dip and strike,, pursuing nearly a direct line from point to point, and maintaining withal, through the whole distance, an average thickness of at le;(st six and a half feet. The principal bed exceeds seven feet at one or two points. A two foot bed lies below the main one, with ten or twelve inches of slate only be tween them. Another three foot bed lies thirteen feci beneath, with bituminous slate, intervening.-. The thickness of the main bed is "all that can be wished, in-j nsmuch as it is more profitable than one of nine or ten feet. , 'j" As there can be no question, then, as to the length of the outcrop and the thickness of the respective beds, tlie important question is, will these beds thin out ai'4 become lost in the shales, or will they pre serve their present average thickness? This ques tion, though it cannot be decided positively, still, if we may ; place confidence in : geological principles, we may feel a great degree of assurance that they will prove as permanent as the beds of coal of Vir ginia and Pennsylvania. In the first place, dilurial action, as it is -sometime 'termed, has never been felt here. There is no drift. Th& beds of pebbles are not transported masses, like our Northern drift, but simply ,the remains or an old sea bottom. Beds' of coal have not, therefore,' been swept, away. In the' second place, we find all the usual aceoin- ! paninientsof coal, as shale, fossils, beds ofthe hydrous i peroxide of iron &c.4 In the third place, there is a suf- tieient breadth and depth to the coal series, thouirh i the amount of coal is not ahvhys in proportion to the- j uieauiu auu uepin oi siraia ; tnus in ine coai-neiu oi i ova Scotui, which I examined iu 1835, I found orly one. bed ot coal of four feet in strata, whose aggregate tiiicKness is lourteen thousand, feet. In the tourtn place, there is an uplift or an undulation ofthe strafa, by which he main bed of coal is brought to the siir face at pae and a half or two miles south from the first outcrop, which .last is within the outer rim ofthe basin. There can scarcely be a doubt, therefore, that there is a breath of coal of two miles, at least, and which . extends seventeen or eighteen miles continu ously: I liave, however, no idea that the coal-field is thus; restricted either in length or breadth. i There is only one place where a bed thins outi and this is-ihe effect of a local disturbance common jo all formations From the facts and phenomena, theis, of is adapted to' parlor use, but particularly to the man u facture .of gas for lighting houses and streets ; and also tor coke, winch may be employed in the manufacture of the best kinds of bar iron. I see no reason why it may not supersede the foreign bitudiinous.cbals. It is reaiarkable free from the sulplmret of iron. This mineral, however, is disseminated through the black' shales "an important fact to be borne in mind when large quantities are to be: sent to market, for if this Shale is mixed with the coal inconsiderable quantities, it may produce spontaneous combustion. I &m, most respectfully your, E. EMMONS. White shad were caught in fhe Cape Fear river at Wilmington, N. C, pa Saturday last- . , GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. FOREIGN! ITEMS. Engla'kd. In the political world there has been a, complete lull, and all parties were glancing pros pectively at the trial of strength that must lake place between Lord John Russell's Cabinet and Parliament. j , ;The near approach ofthe meeting of Parliament had given an impetus to the demand for a new Reform Bill. Meetings had baen held in Man chester," Leeds and other I towns, to sustain Lord John Russell in his efforts to improve the political franchise ; the demoustrations, however, did not appear to have been very remarkable for their spirit. j The American Minister, and Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Lawrence and Col. T. B. Lawrence, left London on Saturda1 for Paris, to be absent a few davs. Mr. "Bancroft Davis would act "as Charge d'Affairs of the United States during the absence of the M in ister. France. MM. De Morney and Fould had left the Ministry, and were replaced by De Persigney and Abbatuccia. A new ministerial office- had been created, name ly, the " Ministry of State," and M. Cassabianca had been appointed to it. i By a decree the Orleans family cannot possess kroperty of any sort in France, and are bound to Su an iueiipreseui ppssessioits w uiun one year. AnoTher decree cancels Louis Phillippe'6 dona tion to his children, faud arijiropriates it to ijtherc purposes. ' The Duchess of Orleans' dowry of 300,000 francs in maintained. f The great bodies of the State are to wear partic ular dresses. Those of the Council of State, the Senate and the Legislature will be rich and resem ble what was worn under the Empire. Aust&ia: By the new Prussian Gazette of the 18th Jan., that Prince Schwartzenburg had been indisposed for some jdvys. He w as struck with apoplexy on the 14th, and serious consequences were apprehended: j , Prince Metternich has appeared in public at one of the balls given by the ArehTJuehess Sophia, mother of the Emperor, i The second note of the President of the French Republic to Trince Schwartzenburg contains the strongest assurances of a; pacific policy, and the re appointment of M. de Fiahault as Minister of France to the Austrian Court, which is a good deal talked of, and seems to imply the best possible feelings between the two powers; IMPORTANT FROM LIBERIA. Fisiitoavn Sacked and Burnt by the Natives ' JIassacre of Inhabitants Attack on-the Cove The Natives Repulsed Inaugur ation of Governor Roberts, kc. Boston, Feb. 5.- By! an arrival to-day, we have dates from Liberia to ljeceniber 10, which are of the most distressing character. Affairs at -Grand .Bassa are in a most deplorable condition. In an '.attack upon Fishtown, the Chief Grandp was joined b- Brince Boyer, ofTradetown. His force was to the mnbber of 300, and they came stealthily on the town ht midnight, surprising the garrison. Nine of the inhabitants were massacred, the town sacked and burned. The, bodies of their victims were shockingly mutilated. The entire Bassa country had joined in the rebellion. J. The foreigners, and I especially the English tra ders are implicated in. this outrage An English trader, named Lawrence, it is said, openly aided in the attack. - ; On the loth of November another attack was with a loss of 30 killed, among whom w ere several leading chiefs. It was expected that Grando would soon be captured, as a! large force was organising to attack him. - . The Legislature assembled on. the 1st of Deeem berwhen President Roberts was, inaugurated, and delivered his annual message. He had been re elected, w ith Anthony L. Williams, Vice President, for two years from the date of their election. ' The accounts from the emigrants are highly flat teriiig. . Great prosperity and good health prevails in the colony. ' j , Arrival of the Humboldt-Release of the Cuban Prisoners, &c- New-York, Feb. o--The Meamer' IIumboldtL. which was obligejl to? putrinio Halifax in consej quence of breaking her rudder arrived here thi morning, at 9 o'clock, j The damage sustained by the Humboldt was trilling, and had it not been for the severe weuthcr site would have continued on to New-York. v : i T On the day she left Southampton, Lieut. McDon ald, of Louisville, Ky., belonging to Capt. Ellis' company of Cuban invaders, arrived in an English steamer "from Vigo, die stated hat ninety-one of the Cuban invaders had been liberated, ; and would sail tior the United States iu an American barque, about the 1st of February. . The Humboldt brings a cargo of French goods valued at 2,000,000.! DOMESTIC ITEMS. TE.ADE OF THE SOUTHWEST. A letter from .Lieutjenaut Maury to the inviting , committee ofthe latej railroad . convention in New Orleans, is published (in the Washington Union. It is emiuentl)T characteristic, setting forth at consider able length, tke bold and original views of its distin guished author, ' He discusses at considerable length, the causes of the decline ofthe Xew Orleans export sea trade, aiid attributes it to the entire -change in the whole Commercial system, Railroads and canals have taken off in other directions, the produce which formerly found vent, onry through the mouth of the Mississippi, and th'e ugar of Louisiana, now goes up, instead of down that stream. For this there is no remedy, nor is it to be supposed,, that inasmuch as the present course is more beneficial both to producer and consumer, any desire for. change exists. Another cause lies in the increasing difficulty of passing the bars at the mouth of the , river, over which the water is not more than fourteen feet deep, not deep enough for the model and size best adapted to carry on foreign commerce, j He then makes the following suggestions with regard to the method of reviving the prosperity of New Orleans : 1. A liberal policy on the part of New Orleans and the general government as to -the Spanish West India trade, and municipal fees of various kinds, to which th,fe produce and shipping that come to New Orleans shall "be subjected. v 2. "Embankmcntsj to confine the Mississippi river in its channel. I 3. To deepen the! waters on one of the bars in the passes of the river. 4. The establishment of lines of sea steamers; 5. Attention toj the mineral resources of the Mississippi valley and a free use of its manufactur ing facilities. 6. The opening of commercial highways across the' Isthmus. I 1. The establishment iri the Mississippi vatley of a navy-yard, depot, and workshops, which in war shall have strength, capacity; and resources enough to give us command of the Gulf of Mexico and control of the commerce passing through it. v 9. The free navigation of the Amazon river, and the building up there of those business relations and friendly ties which hold nations together in the bonds of peace1 and friendship! Awful Death of Two Robbers. '-On the. night of the 17th instant tbreo ruffians entered the house of Mr. Abner Davis, of Worthington town ship, Richland Co., Ohio, and demanded his mon ey onejof the men at the same time presenting a pistol at the head of Mr. Davis, and the other pre pared with. bludgeons and knives in case of resist ance. Mr. D., finding resistance useless, unlocked his chest and gave them his money ($930,) after which they left, and being followed some time after by Mr. Dans and others, two of them were found frozen to death, about a mile from where they committed the robbery, and the other some distance beyond, apparently returning to his life less companions, almost insensible, the night being stormy and a good deal of snow having fallen. His name is William Messner. He was immediately arrested. The names of the others were Jones and Cooper, the former an old offender, from New York, with both ears cropped. All the money was found on the person of Jones. It.appears they were intoxicated, and sat down on a log on the road, where they became insensible from cold, and finally froze to death. fclT Here is our own, old delightful weather back again, with a prospect of its remaining with us for awhile. It has been over the hills and far awav lon enough' We .begin to believe that these telegraph lines, connecting us with the in terior, have something to do with the sudden changes in our climate. .Have our readers noticed lately that whenever it is cold in Louisville, Cinci nnati and Pittsburg, that; it is cold here the same day ; that whenever it suddenly changes there to warm weatner, as it did a tew days smce,'tno same change took place here ? The elerk of the weather is progressing with theage, and finds it capital and easy fun, no doubt, to distribute the supplies of-his commodity all over the country at one flash, thereby saving himself the trouble he was put to of old, when lumbering stages and horses were the only convevances for the - In ail? and the weather; N. 0. Pic. New Postage oir Printed Matter. Rowland Hill writes from Washington to the New York Journal of Commerce," .that a bill is prepared to be reported to Congress, which pro vides that all printed matter shall be charged one cent for two and a half ounces under 2000 miles, and double this rate over that distance. News papers not exceeding one ounce, half these rates. Its passage is considered certain to take effect on the first of July. , Among the embellishments dreamed of by Louis N apo'leon for the city of Paris, is a group in bronze, to be placed on the top of the Arch of Triumph of l'Etoile; in the Champs ' Elysees. It will consist of four horses, of an immense size, harnessed to a chariot, upon which will stand 4 Victory," carrying n palm in her hand, and driv ing the animals. Napoleon's statue will be inside of the chariot. M. Niewerkerke is said to be, the designer of the group. - Tlie following oGicial letter was this morning re ceived by the Secretary ofthe "National Washing ton Monument Society," and will be, read with pleasure: - . ' "-Rome lc 2Ath Del, 1851. " Legation des Etats Unis d' Amcrigue pres le Saint Siege Sit : I have the honor to inform you that I have been apprised by His Holiness, the Pope, through Cardinal Antonelli, the Secretary of State of the, Roman Government, of his intention to contribute a block of marble towards the erec tion of the National Monument to the memory of W.'ishinlon. "The block was taken from the -acnient Temple of Peace, adjoining the Palace ofthe Cajsars, and is to receive the mscriDtiou ot ' Koine to America. As soon as tins work is colnpleted, the necessary measures will be taken to forward it to, von. I am Sir, C. Signed Lewis Cass, Jn. Remarkable Dj'scoverv in Virg'inia. A let ter in the Richmond Times states that a fey days ago, w hile several men were engaged in blasting out limestone near Rucharian, lotetourt county, they disco erel a cave, with an entrance of some six or eiglit feet in height, and upwards of one hun dred long, with two apartmeiifcs. In the first they found some earthen ware and a-stone cross ; on the cross there was some .carvyig, but it was so much defaced by the hand of time'that it was scarcely dis cernible. A number of 'citizens, with a lantern, sub sequently entered the second apartment, where they found a skeleton seated on a huge ironfe-hest, with its back resting against the wall. On opening this chest they found it to. contain gold coin, perfectly smooth onroneside and a cross with some charact ers on it 611 the other. The gold in tlie chest by . weight is worth seven hundred and eighty-three dollars. t MAERIAGE OF JENNY LIND. Boston, Feb. 5 Jenny Lind was this morning married to Otto Goldschmidt, Pianist, of Hamburg, at the residence of S. G. ard, Esq., her banker, in this city. She was married after the Episcopal ser vice bv the Rev. Dr. Wainwright, in the presence of Ex Governor Everett, N. J. Bouditch, her legal -ad viser; Mr. and Mrs S. W. Ward; and the Swedish Consul. Mr. Goldschmidt Had performed with her at. several of her recent concerts. They will reside for the present at Northampton, Mass. The First American Cloth .Rev. Mr. Littlejohn, of New Haven, in his lecture before the Arts Union, m tins city on Monda- night,, re marked that the first piece of cloth ever made, in the United States, was manufactured in Hartford, Conn., bv Jeremiah Wadsworth, in 1790, and that General Washington was dressed in a suit of clothes made from this cloth .-Hartford Courant. A Western paper says : " We saw a woman carrying a big hog home from markeJ on Saturday upon her shoulder, for the benefit -pt those who may tkink her husband ought to have done it, we will state that she served him in the! same way a short time before." ' j . Baltimore, Friday, Feb. 9.. Tlie Southern mail is through from iNew-Orleaps The papers contain further details ipf the; move ments of Carvajal, and the Evening- Picayune learns by a private letter from Brownsville, dated 10th inst, that another attack on Matamoras, by the insurgents, was hourly expected New Southern Mail ARRANGEMEjsT.-r-After the first of Marcji next, it is said, there will be two daily- mails to and from the South. The trains from the North will leave Wilmington, N. C. at 8, A.; M., and 9 1-2, P. M. ' J . - i- . The Turkish Government has mtrbduced the. culture of cotton in the vicinity of Damascus, with seed procured from the United State. It succeeds well. ! There was wit in the wag, who; reading in a shop-window, Table bear old here," stepped at once into the "store, and asked if thb bear was the man's own bruin. ' ! ; . A xest of counterfeiters with thdir implements were arrested in this city, last week,jand caged for trial. - ' S President Eillm'ore has officially recognized' George Ileinricli Mecke, as Jonsul if Saxony, for Philadelphia.' . "Vhy is a baker like a starving man t Beoause he kneads (needs) bread. ( THE LATEST MARKETS. RALEIGH HABEET Wholesale VrUH. RETORTED EXPRESSLY FOE THE WEEKLY TOST, By JORDAN WOMBLE, Grocer, Hargate Street, Raleigh. ; Thursday, February li. -Baon-New, hog round, 10 llc-demand good. ; Heel, on the hoof, $4 00, hundred. j Butter Fresh, 20c, lb ' j Corn 85 90c, bushel. ' . : Flour-Scarce, at $-1 50 ( $4 75, as to quality : Fodder-Sl 00 hundred. Hides Dry, 10c, in barter. Meal 90c bushel. I Oats--Clcan, 40 (& 50c per bushel. ! PeasWhite, 80c, p bushel ; Yellow, 70 75c, bush. I , Pork $7 00, small supply. PETERSBURG MARKET--Wholesale Prices. retorted expressly for Tim weekly post, By Messrs. MclLWAINE, BROWNLEY ii Co. Grocers arid Commission Merchants,. i I'ElEKSBtKOi VA. I. Feb. 11. f Cotton The demand has been limited 6inco pur last re portsales ranging from 7 (g 7. Late foifeigh accounts show a steady demand on the other side, and sales at a slight improvement. The southern markets generally firm and ev eralbf them had advanced ths on the Europa's news, i Coffee S4 9y,' for Rio and Laguira. . vCdrn Worth 65e. per bushetl of 56tt. , Flour Now generally held at $4 by city millers, i B. E. Peas 65 & 70c bushel, for black eyes, i Tobacco Demand improved, and owing to light receipts prices advanced full 50c on mostlescriptious. I Wheat Demand active at improved prices Red 95 and White, $1 White -Beans Wanted at SI 25. " ; RICHMOND MARKET "Wholesale Prices. REPORTED EXPRESSLY -FOR THE WEEKLY POST, v By J. N. GORDON Si SON, G, 'ocers and Comtiision Merchants, RICHMOND, TA. ? ; Tuesday, February 10. I Beeswax None in market. Nominal price, 22 23c. Jiutter Mountain firkin, 14 16c ; common, pXc; Fresh roil, 18 20c. iiacou New Western Sides, 10c ; Shoulders, 9 Haimr" lH'S 12c Cotton RawBc ; Yams 17c, for Nos. 4 12. Corn 60 (lj 65c bushel. Coffee Rio, & Laguira, 9c Capa 8K (39c.'; Java, 12 & 24c. . - Candles Mould, 10 & 4 ; HulTijatcnt, 12c ; best Adamantine, 25 30c ; Sperm, 43 43i. Cheese None good in market. ? Fish Roe Herrings, $6, ; Mackerel, No. 1, $9 50 $10 ; No. 2, &3 ; No. 3, $4 75 5 00. ;. Feathers Very Bcarce and in demand, 3Sc 40c ; Flaxseed 1 10 $1 25, lor good to prime. Flour. Richmond and Scottsville eupernne, $4 4. Supplies com? in freely. - Guano Best Peruvian, $47 50, 3) ton of 2000 ft. Iron Swedes, $90 () $92 50, ton ; American rolled, $65 $70 ; English,' $45 50 ; best American Sheet Iron, 5)c ; English 4 4jc. ; Lieather Good sole, over wcjghts", 13 13c; Middl weights, 14 15c ; damaged, 10 &l2,U,c, as in Quality. Liauors-Brandy, (Hard, Dupays &l Co., $i"25 C! $2 50; A. Seignette, $1 75 ; Imitation, 32c ; Virginia Applcj 40 50c ; old, 62 5 ; New England Rum, 28 29c ; Rich mond Rectified Whiskey, 23e, in barrels. L.ard. New in kegs, lOJc. Molasses Cuba; 20 24c ; Torto Rico, 28 30c; Or leans in barrels, 32 33o. , ; JVails Best brands, 3c ; common 3 2ic Oils Winter bleached, $1 35 ; unbleached, $1 30 ; VTiale, 60c ; Solar, 60 C5c ; Tanners, $12 $13 barrel.' 1 Oats Up country, 40c $ bushel. ' Potatoes Northern Mercer, 70 75c, bushel. Rye Trime fop distilling -wiVt bg"S6. Rice New.primej 3 VJ (Oj 4o. Steel American Biister, $107 $110 ton; Bert Naylors Cast and Shear, 16 g 16. Salt Liverpool filled, $1 50 from store; $1 37J, from Wharf. Shot 5c i). Po ; Lead, 5 Soaps Brown, Z 4c ; Yellow, 4) 5c ; Hull'fc family, 6c ; variegated, 12 (rf lie Sugars New crop Orleans, 5. 6e, for fair quality ; West India sugars, none in nwket of prijne quality. Teasi Gunpowder, POc (tt. SI i5, for common to prim ; Black, 30 75c, for common o prime. . Tobacco. We quote lugs, $2 50, $3 50 fi ; leaf, 84 S7, general sak s ; fine quajities, $0 $11. "H heat.-The advance recently noted is sustained, and we continue quotations as before 'J0c for prime red and 95c $1 for prime white. ADVERTISEMENTS' THE GREAT F0HREST DIVORCE CASE ! HERALD REPORT. A FEW copies, in Pamphlet form, of the above Report of this extraordinary Trial, niay be had of the subscriber, at the office ofthe Weekly fast. Trice, 25 cents. This Renort is fuW. -and complete containing aU. the evidence and has been approved of by the Counsel on both sides. T J-OHN SPELMAN. Where copies are mailed, the postage must be added. Owing to the great delay in getting parcels over "the Ra- 1 eigh and Gaston Rail Road.this pamphlet has not yet arrived : mt as it has been several weejis on the way, it is expected but daily, and will be supplied promptly on its arrival in the meantime orders wm imj receivaeu February H, 1852. 10-tf. NOTICE. FARMER'S SOUTHERIV MEDICAL RE- I? PORTS, Vol. 2d, For Sale by II. D TURNER, N. C. Book Store. 11 tf. Feb. 14, 1852. PUTNAM'S1 HOME MANUAL4 OR CYCLO PEDfAS. (Uniform with tho "World's Progress," " Europe, Past and Present,"' &.c ) Hand-Book of Literature and the Fine Arts. By George Riplev, Esqt-. and Bayard Taylor, Esq. 1 vol. 8yo., cloth. Hand-Book of Biography. By Parke Godwin, Esq. 1 vol. 8vo., cloth. 1 Hand-Book of the Useful Arts. By Dr. AntiselL 1vol. 8vo. - - Hand. Book of Science. 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New York, February, 1852. . 1tL f- NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. hHE Stockholders are hereby notified that the following X instalments have been caJled for on the capital stoc ot "the company, to wit : . . k. . Ten per cent on the 1st of March ten per cent on the 3WI of May and ten per cent on the 5th of July n" instalments will draw interest atter 20 days from the date above specified if not paid before. M I willbe at Concordpn tlie 1st of March, at Salisboryoo the 3rd. at Lexington on the 4m. at Greenro n jhe et Raleigh on the Uth, Hillsboro' on the Iltb, nd atjnkni oo .u- i -Si. t r; thfl instalments due in tnat montn. - - , CP. MtJNUt'inAX.u, itttr. jx TO TRAVELLERS. T HEsotwriber having recendy purchased that large ead commodious Building in the town of Camden, S. C., knowTasftlcKAlNS HOTEL, and occupied b, Mr . B. F. Bocne. is prepared to receive and accommodie TR AVbl- LERS and BOARDERS, r and wfll thank the travel I ingpor- himnralL JOHN INGRAM. Camden, S?C. 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