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7 i4 atst VOLUME XII NUMBER U. WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1857. WHOLE NUMBER 1403 I I Tail iiil-.V.IiLV COMMEKl'IAl . I ..ubllshed every Tvbsday. Tmoiidat and b.AToaoAV ( 48 per annum, payable tnallcaaes In advance. it' IM'M. i.Oill IM(J Hditob andPaeraitros yK.VJ. VV. SANDKKS Associate Editob. Corner front and Market Streets, WllHIT05i K. O. RITRS4 OP ADVEKTISIMQ. I sqr. 1 insertion l SO I 1 stir. 1 monihs, M 00 i t 75 I 1 $ " 5 00 1 J 1 00 1 I " 6 8 00 I " 1 month. X 60 I I U . 12 00 Teh lines or less inske a square. Ifansdvcr HSemenl exceeds (en lines, the pilce will be' in All aJverilsements are payable at the lime of .lielr Insertion. Contracts with yearly advertisers, will be mad S th mmi liberal terma. Nn transfer nf contracts for vesrly advertising vlll be permitted. Should circumstances render W plianva la bualnea. or an unexpected removal "necessary, a charge according to the published vwnma will be at the option of the contractor, for i ne time he has advertised. Th nrlvilAve of Annual Advertisers is strictly timiiit t their .iwn immediate business! and all nitvitrtiaenipnta (or the benefit of otlvar peraons as well na nil art verllsemoots notlmmsdiatelv eon. nrctet with their own business, and alls cess of advertisements In length or otherwise beyond the limits encased, will be charged at the usual rales No A.lvrilomnts Is Included In the conrrac far iha sale or rent nf houses, or lands in town or .-nnntrv. or for the sale or hire of nugroes, wholh or the property Is owned by ih advertiser or by other persons. These are excluded by the term t'iminrAinl business." All ileniaenient Inserled'lti the tri-weckly Commercial, are entitled to one lesertlon In the Weekly free of charge. ' aron, cAnn and fancy pniNTisc, EXECUTED H SUPERIOR STTLfi. VUUNT KOR TIIR CO MM Kit CI A I,. Naw Vobk Messrs. Ouilisea dt Pot-tib. Hot Ion Cm able-Smith. N(.6,Oentral Wharf. Philadelphia S. K. C,otH. Haitimort Wu. H. PlAKt arid Ww. TiroSIOH MISCOsLf.ANY INTER ESI 1N0 CORRiPONfcEjS' The Dcpariment'of Slate ha given pleasure to ibe public by (he rnaeriion of the tinnexeii corretoriileiiCe ' in" ihe Gov tjnment journal : ,''' Lord Napier to Mr. Cass. IIe Bhitamnic Majesty' Legation. Washington March 14, 1857. Sffe: 1 have ihe honor to place in jour riands n copy of a despaich adilressed to rno by ihe Earl of CltrcftJon? in which his lordship expresses his high sense of the humane wnd devoted conduct manifesled by ihe ctef of un American life boat in the retiC ie of iho British barque tTassor" of Si. John's, Newfoundland. On ihis oc casion it is U be dee, ly lanented ihul two -f the boalmfO perished, as weJl as four tciitiien belonging io the fliip Mr Fow er, acting Jriiish vice-consul a New York, has bt-en authorized io con ty to the widow of John Jones, one ol the ' A merican sofff-rer. a' pecuni-rytror1ntiori of 50, us u murk of the symptthy of her illujcu.y's Government, and a subscription having been set afoot, which has resulted in the colleciion of a sum of money suffi cient' to purchase a small house and furm, it is hoped ijje widow rnny find, in a mer material point of view, some compensation for the loss of ihftt support which she de rived from the labor of her deceased hus band. ; ' Mr. Fowler is engaged in making in quiries respecting the relatives of John Parker, who aUo lost his life, and in refer ence to the rest of the boatmen who shared the same danger and evinced the same in trepid spirit in the performance of their du ly, with a view to tendering them n -becoming acknowledgment on the port of her Majesty's Government. ' 1 have the honor to be, sjr, your most o Ledient hurtible servant, NAPIER. The Hon. Lewis Cass, &c. ' The Earl of Clarendon to Lord Napier. . Foreign Office, February 16, 1857. Mr Lord: Her Majesty's. Government hare received from Mr. Fowler, the gentle man who is temporarily performing the du ties of the Ornish Consulate at New York, a report of the circumstances under which the greater prt cf the crew of the British vessel 'Tbssc," of St. John'?, Newfound land, which was wrecked at Barnegatjrt let, New Jersey, on the 20th of December last, were rescued from a position of the most imminent danger by the boatmen of n adjacent lifebonl station, who, in the midst of a furious tempest, immediately iut cflf to their assistance. Her Majesty's Government j deeply regret to learn thai, by ti e upsetting of the lifeboat while along side of the wreck, two of the American boatmen and four of the crew of the "Tas so" lost their lives. ' j , I have to instruct your lordship to ex press to the Secr'-ta ry f State of the United States, in the wannest terms, the thanks of her Mj -sty's Government for the time ly, and valuable assistance thus rendered to the British crew, and their admiration of the courage and devotion displayed by the American boatmen. t Her Majesty's . Government are inform ed that one of the ooatmen who unfortu nately perished, named John Jones, left a large family; and they have instructed Mr. Fowler to mak a pecuniary , donation to his widow, ns a mark of ihe sympathy of ihe British Government and of their ap probation of her h usba rwl's conduct. - The oih r boatman who was drowned, John Parker, is understood to have left no fami ly ; but her Majesty's Government have written for further particulars respecting the crew who manned the boat, in order to be able lo determine what mark of ac knowledgment it would be proper to offer to then for their services. 1 nm, &c. Lord Napier, &c, CLARENDON. Mr. Cass lo Lord Napier. , ; Department or State: v Washington, March 20,'l8S7. Mr Lord: I have had the hooor to' re ceive your lordship's note of the 14tb in stant, transmitting ihe. copy of a despatch of the I Cih uh , addressed to you by the Earl of Clarendon, expressive of th high sense entertained by her Britannic Majes ty's Government of the conduct of ths crew of an American life-boat cn the occi.sion of the rescue of the British barque "Thsso,1 cf St. John's, Newfoundland, nt Barnegai Inlet, New Jersey, in December lust, and staling lhatMr. Fotvlcr, the acting British Vice Consul at New iork. has been au thorized to convey to the widow of John Jones, one of the two American boatmen who lost their lives on the occasion reft r red to, a donation of 50, as a mark of the sympathy of her Majesty's Government, and that a sum of money had been coilec ted sufficient to purchase a small house and farm for her. You also state that Mr Fowler is engaged in making inquiries respecting the relativ s of John Parker, the other boatman who lost his life, and the rest of the boatmen who shared the same danger in the performance of their duty, with a view of tendering to th.-.tn a becoming acknowledgment on ihe pail of her Mwjrsly's Government. It is always a source of gratifimtion to this Government when citizens of hv Uni ted Slates Ma instrumental iu rreuitir in dividuals, especially citizens or subjects of foreign count nea, from ihe pe.ils of ihe sea, and the manifestation of sympathy and gr uitude on. the part of her Majesty's Gov ernment in this instance is justly apprecia ted by the President. I have ihe t.onor lobe, nvy lord- with high consi leration, your obeiiont servant, LEWIS UAbS. Lord NiPiE-R, &c. COLrORTAQ.E IS VIRGINIA AND NOitTH - CAHOLINA. Ahoth r year of arduJ 'oil in the work of the American-Tract Society hasj-closed. The prayers orTWred byhose workinsr in the hib wars and hedges are registered n Heaven. The mess ges delivered in cabin arid shan y, and the effects ofihoi.e messages, are all on tne coon oi me recor ding arfgel. All we cun give ts the-ruh-meuc rff the work bv a. decimal standard. Amoirnt of books ilisu mn! of by ale, $l5rl7 89. or 62 472 volumes ; -bod gran ted to Ihe value of $4.730 60, or 28,420 volumes, 2,740 ineeiinsrs for religious pur poses were held, 5.032 families were found destitute of religious books, except the Bi-4 ble and generally supplied by grants ; 2,- 817 families found without' the I3?b!e, an t mostly supplied by Ihe colpOffeWs y lvv Catholic families were visited: 3,685 fain?- hes, according to their own avowal, en. t:rVly neglect the public worship jOf GoU.- Religious conversation an prayer' Were attended to in 32.118 families; and 62,593 s t ' - - - s s . imincs wen visiteo, aim a dook or tract eft ia each ho;;se. 37 Sabbath schools were organized. Wrthin twelve yeaM, the colporieurs of ihe Society in thejse Slates have been mainly instrumental iu collec- ing 40,000 children into Sabbath schools where thousand of ibeca were laught lo read, in addition to receiving lesson in morality and religion. f 1'iiends to the cause in W estern irein- ia are hereby notified that .'Thomas Ward White has received Ihe ntuoHntment of collecting agent, in addition lo circulating books, re-e illy, and wilr visit the mi'tdle nd witxtern roundes .of . the State during the year, ns far as he shall be able to do so. " . ' The .agents for. thftjtwo States are North Carolina : W. J. W. Growder : Vir- ffinia, Iter, ai. I . buinner, Itev. U. w Kennedy, T. V. .White", and - ; - ' J. CROSS. Richmond, March Isl. 1857. A-CAUTION TO SLANDERERS. The annexed, which we copy from the Greenville Patriot, oifshr to be read by those who are in the habit of speak- ng lightly of females i J . , ' 'A.Yovnq Lady SlaAdeked. At the recent Court of Common Plea for Greenville' District,' there was a cae of slander-s-a fouLslander,orra young, in nocent and beautiful school girl; just verging intov womanhood. She brought ler action, by her father, in vindication of har character, and a Greenville jury awarded her the sum of four thousand dollars. We hopethia-'verdict willi-how the world the estimate put on character by a.ureenviiie jury. The delndant was a rnnn ol properfy, ami be lied the country, with his family, but the verJict shall overtake him. Not one dollar of . .... . which, however, is the plaintiff di$io- sed to touch ; but her counsel ha've not the same delicacy of Reeling or. repug nance to the. touch ol the defendant s money. After the payntiMit of counsel fees, the remainder can be appropriated to various patriotic and char ii:i Me pur posesi without ottending Ihe delicacy of any one. i he slanderer must be pun ished. T f SINGING.' A New' York pa per L sa vs : A few Sundays, ago, at one of our suburban churches.- the choir sang a hymn to a tune which comes as Iqlhnvs : ';"My poor pot my pixjr pol my poor,- polluted heart. Another Hue received the fol lowing ferideriirg : And in the pi and in the pi arrjf in the pious lie delights. aiiu sun anomer - was sane : And take thy pil and take thy pil-and take thy pilgrim home." . , ,t , . .- . rur-tinrT rum to a - We learn that this fatal disease contin ues to prevail to an alarminr extent arorrg- he Kentucky river, aDd the Ohio as far up s J'ortsmouth. - At a istiileiy m Ualia- tin county no less than - 4Ctt hogs -died in wo -pens' tn less than a week. At the Carrolkon disiitleiy the' deaths among ihe hogs are fearfully on the increase, and we hear that the same fatality prevails ia Mh. son rounty.Xourtfe Courier. ; : J" ENTKSCS Or THE GUILTT PHTSICIANi .' n Doctor Jean B tptiste Theopile Dorioo, a wealthy ph veictan of the vicinhv of Mon-. treat, who was convrcteJ a few'davs since I ui i u vi i ig y w Mtwiir r, riw a pnysician, f when at lha point of deaths was ssnte need on Monday to two ytars in the penitentia ry. J he condemned was terribi'- affecied upon' hearing his sentence. KeputUd fur the Baltimore "Clipper RELIGIOUS ITEMS - A Free Church Minister, in Glasgow, one Sunday morning gjtve out as the morn ing lesson the luurirr section of the 1 lOih Psalm; and while his congregation were looking out the' portion" in theif Bibles, the docJor took out his box, and ' seizing a lu-iy pinch with finger and thumb, regaled his nose with the snuff. He then began the lesson: "My soul cleaveih unto, the dust 1" The utter thut ran round the church, and the confusion of the poor priest, show ed that both the congregation and he fell the Psalmist's "pinch." ' A correspondent of The Provincial Wes- leynn, wriiing from lioston, saya: "The Roufinu Catholics are making great euris io estibliU ibeuiselves stjnnuiy in ihe country. In this city ami vicinity they are doing great thing A -New House of the Angel Guardian' is to be e-rected oon in Roxbuft; tin 'Academy of the Sisteis of Charity,' and an Asyluw fof the Sis ers of Clvnty,' are soon to be buili in this ciiy.' i he Congregational Church was or;a-n ized in 1520, and is now of 236 years' stand ing in America. At liie taking of the cen s s in 1850 it hud 1.674 -church edifices, valued at s57.973, 662, and accorhodafing 795,177 hearers t he Baptist Church was organized in 1639. aid is now 217 y ar- old in irm Uni- ied Stales. It had- 8,791 chuh buildings, valued t 10,931,38, ntivi xccoino j.tiin 3,130,886 hearers. - - The Rom. m C- tlnlic were nrffanized in B.iitimorf hi 1633 and are iiow of 223 yars standing; they lnd only lJ12 chQich edi fices in the UnitMif States, viilut-d at 93 073,838. and accdmmudating 520,920 hear ers. The Methodist Church was organized in Bairfirrbre I5c'inbfr 25,1784, un.i is now of 72. ye rs' standing hi Ain-rjc.. It hal 12,467 church edifice, 'valued at 8 1 4.626 L.674, anl accornmoifating 4.209.333 hear- trs Tti Universalis! Church was organized in Oxford, Mass,, 1785, and is now of 71 years standmg. It had495 church etlifi- I ces, in the United slates, valued at 81,: I 876 015, anil accotnmodatinsr 205.164 hear . ers. , The Voice of Israel is the tit! of si week ly advocate of the Hebrews in San Francisco-, ft has attained, within three months, acircufairbn of two thousand copies. There are-ih:fty thousand Hebrews and ten syna gogjes nf th Slate of Cal fomiu. One 'of the incut successful iiisf.-'arrentul ii tea in Spain is the culporieur system Perhaps there is7 no European country where ihis system ha belief adapialion. Men hps beiog wofr to4' CJifrai fry the Bible, tracts, and vira voce disr.usoiona all over iheH land, njid from'lhili we hail the rfnwn of a fur brighrer day. Rev.'Wm. Taylor, who in Sin Francis co, goes by the sobriqvtt of "Father Taylor, the Street Preacher," is now in Baltimore, preaching to crowded houses. When the spring opens, he will take the streets in one of our cities - . - !. A Mr. Gtiiness, an Independent, now a student of Ne w Codege, London, ye.t in his teens, is bidding fuir to-rival the renowned Mr. Spurgeon as another modern White field. ANOTHER INSANE CASE. A good ; story is, told of tbe wife of an Israelitish irao6man in Broadway, who greaily horrified her liege lord by her fear ful extravagance. Although the.mothe of a large family, she squandered her hus band's means wub. such reckless prodigali ty, that he was at length compelled to take a firm stand and cut off the supplies. In- Jdigiiaiit at sue Ik treatment, the latly hired a cartman and uClOnUy sent ber pianoforte t a pawnbroker and raised a considerable sum upon it. The husband then applied to n lawyer, Wbo very judiciously advised him to consnh a physician. He -did so. The necessary form was gone frrrcrugh with. and tba wue -quickly-renins herself the in mate of an insHtrc u-s-yliTia. Thetreaiment there had a Very beneficial effect; ami a few weeks tince she was again admittei) to her home, thoroughly ctrrerf. rtrs believ ed, of her expensive propensities, and she condjucts herself like a "perfect mo lei wife." N. Y. Cor. Boston Ev. Gazelle. LATEST. FROM; NICIRAGUA. t .New Youk. April 5. -Private letters have -been received in this city from Geo. Henningsen.p his owr) bund writing, ad dressed to persorrk in this city, dnted Rivas. March 19th. confirining every essential fact i-rouffht bv ihe steamer Texas, in relation io the recent victory of Walker's troops over the the Costa Ricaus and tbeir allies. Uenerul H. states tba! four hundred of the allies wefe killed and about fifty of his own men -. Tlie battle lasted ten hours and was des perately fought on both sides. It ended tnJ the otier defeat ud route of the enetnjr. . (Jen' Hefiniugsen writes further that he is'cotiffdeni that in a few weeks Walker will entirely clear the country of the Costa Ricans, who are greuily discomfited and depressed by their defeat.- This intellurcnce was brought by express from Rivas to San Juan del Sur to meet the Orizaba, bjr which vessel it came via Pan ama te New York. Sever 1 other letters aid dispatches addressed to persons iu this city have been iolen or abstracted during the pasige, either on land or at sea. A clue has beeo discovered as to-the depre- jlators ami the police are on the track of the perpetrators. , -"Sambo, 'spose dar is ens ehickens in a coop, and de man sells three, bow many dare left Vj?' ' ' . " " ' v "What tnieob day wash J"" ' " What faab dal got to do wid it ?" "A ro d dea.- If 'twas arter dark dere wouht be Hone left, dt ie. if rou- happened tp pass dat ate way.". - " Look neve, nigga, stop dem personali ties, or Til shove a brick at da4 coffee-colored ba4o!-j9wn. i " "' A VOfJNG AND BEAUriFUL WIFE MUUDER j ED IN LOUISVILLE Louisville, April 4 -Our community is tnucn excited in consequence or tne disco v ery of a most crueTmurder, which appears to have been committed on I bursday night Thename of the person murdered is Mary Travers, a beautiful and accomplished girl of only 24 years of age, who bad been marriedibul about, eight months. . Her hus- bajitl, who is supposed to have committed the horrid deed, was found lying'bcside the dead bodv of his wife in bed. He had attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat, but his injuries are n J. believed to be serious. STILL ANOTHER TRAGEDV A FATHER AND DAUGHTER SHOT Louisville, April 4. Intelligence has been received here of a startling tragedy which ' occurred at Washington, in this Mate, yesterday. A man named Baker, a resident ol ibnt lown, armed himself, and deliberately took the life of his daughter, finer wnicn lie iacel Hie deutrv-weapon lo bis own-breast and shot himself. No cause has been assfgned '-as yet for this dreadful tragedy. PADDY AND LAWYEfi SNAP. At a'crirxwnul- court lately, the counsel dissatisfied at his want of success with an Irish witness, cornpla?fied to the Court. Here Paddy went in with genuine Irish brotige: . 'An sure I'm no lawyer yer Honor,-an' ihe spaipane wants to jjazzle me. -u.awyer onap torw, now, tio y-ou swear you are no lawyer? -WlinesS.-Faix, an' 1 do; an ye may swear trie same no fear of perjury !' ul yerself, too without A SENTIMENT. J Erskine was one of the greatest wits of jus age. Having successfully defended a large coal company, they gave him a grantl dinner. Erskine was called upon tor u sentiment, and surprised his clients with the following: "Sink y ur- pits, blast your mines, dam your rivers." . - TEAQHERS FOR THE WEST Governor Slade's New England Society to provide teachers fof the West bns sent out thither 452 female teachers, of Wh'pm 170 have returned, nearly all having taught two years, 146 married und 24 died. PERSEVERANCES I once sav company of boys out on the ice skating. AH were fn h-rgrr glee, chasing eaclr" olher over the smooth sui face, aur.!." cutting all sorts of figures. except one bdlow, who was sitting down on tne ice. tie rieiti ms sKatea in tns hand, and while the others"vvere having fine sport, he was curled up shivering with the cold. What's the matter, Jim?" said Charlie Sprightly, coming round iu a graceful curve to where James was sitting "I'm cold," answered Janres, almost cryiug. . "Cold !" was Charley s laughing reTuy as he wheeled upon his skates and dart ed off, 4up and at it, then." Yes, that s the way, lys : if we don t want to freeze to death in this cold world we mu$t "iiD .and at it.w Who cares if the work is hard 7 Who cares about labor and toil 1 Not that smart sprightly energetic persevering boy who sits there with that long lesson before hma, telling, by his flashing eye and determined look that he has resolved to conquer every difficulty. No, surely not he." By energy and perseverance we may accomplish almost every thing we please The water falling upon stone will iu time wear for rtselt a channel. A lew drops may not seem to make any impression, but by continued actiou the hard sub stance is made to yield. Life illustrated. A.NOBLE SERVANT GIRL. Mary Nugent a hired girl of Pitlsbnrg, -J was horribly burned by tre explosum of a comphene lamp .some finre ergo. She first attempted- to v extinguish fhe flames by throwing herself into a tub of water, but failing in this, started to reach the street. At the back gate,"however, she fell exhausted and when the neigh bors; attracted by tire hght reached her she had oiiy strength trsaV, "save tire children,-for God's sake; doit let the chil dren burn. Such disinterested thought fulness in the midst of death agonies more merits a monument than all th deeds of Caesar." : - PRESERVES IN TIN1 CASES The New.Bedford Mercury learns that a lady residing in that city was badly poisoned a few days since by eating a few spoonsful 1 of preserved whortleber ties, whh h had been put in a tin case. The liquid from the berries had formed verdigris on the surface of the metal. For several hours the lady above men tioned remained in a nearly insensible condition, and was with difficulty' brought to. The article was procured for making pies. All preserves of this de scription should beYBt up -land -kept in glass.:;'". ..i - ;;T :"' '' Wl f v VflL CHARLOTTE & RUTREBFORD R. RCO. A CALL trpon the Stockholders of this Compa ny for tba second Instalment of ten per etat upon their respective subscriptions, has -been or dered by the Hoard f Directors, payable-n the ht day ot Jfsy nxt - A teeetver has been appofnted- far eaeir eevnty: ror the eonveaience of (be Stockholcfers. H. W. GUION, Pres't W. C. U. Rail Road Co. March 28 ... , . 1-w tlstSIay TORREY'S INTEREST TABLES. SHOWING, at sight or by - addhlvo, ths in tereat of tar nan ber of dollara from 1 is 10.000 team I day to 136 days sad from I soonta to 12 montns. j ast Faslisbed. ror sal at - llareh 28 f The Book store. FOREIGN GOLD AND SILVER COIN , THEIR VALCE AT. THE Sllfif. ; "GOLD COINS. Austria G-uadmpte dcat . . -$9 12 0 Ducal .... Sovereign (lor Lombard) )..... Baden Five Gulden . . Bavaria Ducat - - - -V. Belgium Twenty-franc piece. . I . Twenty-five franc piece.'t Bol.'via--Doubloon . Brnzit-iPiteeof6400 reia.... Britain Snvereign .... . Brunwick-Ten-Tbaler Cfiitral American ...... Ecudo Gold Dollar , Cliiti Doubloon (before 1835). Doubloon (1835 and since). . . . . . 2 27 5 850 4 0 27 0 83 2 6 2 2 3 4 72 0 .15 58 0 . 8 72 0 . 4 84 . 7 89 0 -14 96 0 1 67 . 83 .15 57 0 .15 66 0 Dcnniiirk Double Fred, or 10 Thaler 7 83 0 Ecuador Hall doubloon 7 -W) 0 Esrvnt Hundred piastres 4 97 O f France -Twenty Iranca.. 3.85 0 Greece Twenty drachms. ...... 3 45 0 HanoverTen Thaler. George IV.. . 7 84 0 Ten-TJiitler, .VVHIiam IViw.d Ernest 7 89 0 Hin(loetati---Mohur. East Iirdia Co. . 7 10 0 Mecklenburg -Ten Thaler ... 7 89 0 Mexieo1" Doubloon, average.. 15 53 0 NetherlandsDucat . . . . . i .-. 2 "20 5 Tbi guilders .. 4 007 New Granada Doubloon, 21 carats - standard 15 51 Doubloon, 21 carat standard. inclu ding ine. silver .15 71 o Doubloon. 9 lOths standard 15 31 Doublont 9-lOibs standard, inclu ding the silver ...... ..... 15 38 Persia"- Toma un 2 23 C Pefo Doubloon, Lima, lo 1833. - Doubloon, Cuzco, to 1833. . D.'ubJoOn. Guzeo. io 1837 PoriugrtlHall joe (lull weight). Crown..., Prussia- -Double Fiederick Rome Ten ecuili :. Russia -Five roubles Sardinia Twenty lire. ; ; .'. 15 55 0 15-62 e 15 53 0 8 65 0 5 81 0 8 00 0 10 37 0 3 96 7 3 84 5 Srfxony Ten fhale s. . . . . . t . 7 94 0 Ducnt.. . ,-f... Spain Pislole (or. doubloon) 126 0 3 000 I'nrkev Hutiilred iiinir.-a . J 37 4 T use; iii y -qoin 2 Uniicil. Sfales- -Eu-le (before June. '- 188-1) ............I0 Fivts dollar piece ol C. Bechler, av erage... , v 4 . DiHar ol ilie sanie, aerace. . . ... 30 0 62 0 850 96 0 Five dollar p'c of A. Bechtler 1 92 a 5O0 0- .JJolh-w ol i lie same 98 0 Uregon nxpfiaiije Uo- -Five dollars. 4 82 0 I. U. & N. San Francisco Five dots. , $4 8fra4 95 6 Miucrs' Bank, San Francisco-Ten dollars 06 a 9 920 MorTatt& Co., - - 78 a 9 98 0 - " Srsteen dollar ingots, about -..15,75 0 RATES OF POSTAGE. Letters composed of one or more niece I ptpt r- but not uxcet'dius; Intlf an ounce in weignr. tent any UiiHiince not exceedini? 3O0C miles, 3 cents ; over 3000 miles, 10 ceols. Double rale if exceeding Jiall' an ounce treble, if-exccedinr an ounce : iind! so on charging nn additional rate for every addi iional halt ounce, orOraelion ol haU'an ounce. Ahsolule pre-naymetn beini? rrouircd on All letters to places within Ihe Un it edJS tales, in uiiii unci fiprii 11, lOiMJ. -i - tr.-ota and alter January 1U 1856. all let ters between places in the -United Slates hmOst be pre-pnirf, either by postage stamps, or Bintiipcu enveiopcsv j Metiers dropped m The post ' office, lor de livery in the same place, t ceut encrj. jueitcrs advertised arechar?eJ 1 demteach. besides regular postage. Droi ictiera are 4iot advertised. Circulars, 1 cent for 3 ounces or less to inv part of ihe United Slates, to consist ol but one piece ofpoper pre paymentDplion- 1 Diylv newspapers Weighing "three ounces r less, 45 1-2 rvn!s per quarter. when sent Iron the- office of publication-to actual and Donntide subscribers any where in the Uni ted States. Transient newspapers sent any where within ihe United States, I cent lor three ounces or less. . ; a - When the article to be mailed is a circu lar, pamphlet, or newspaper, it should be so enveloped as to be open at' one end other wise, it win be charged as a letter. BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS Letters posted or charged in ihe United States wiirbe rated at a half ounce tojhe single letter j over a half and not exceeding an ounce, as a double lettfer t ove art siiiim and not exceeding an ounce .and a half, as a treoie letter: and so on. each half ounce. or fractional excess coaesiUuiing a rate. Ihe Sfntfle rates to be. .hnrtrfA an rarh leuer posted in the Unfted Stale addressed to any place in. Great Britain tit Ireland is 24 cenig) the double rate 43 and so err. , Said noslafe tin fe'l iff ahr,,et i. 'nv nl n Great Britain or frefand may re pre-paid, ifihe whole amoirnt Is tendered at trVe office a the Ur S. whrere mailed, at'lfie of'ron o the sender. : - :- NewspapcrS1 may be mailed at any-offiee id ihe United States to any place in the United Kingdom op ttit pre-paynaenl of 2 cents, and may on receipt from any place in Grem Britain or Ireland", b'e delivered at any ce in liie Unned is tales, oil payment ol 2 cents. INote. Each Government is lo charge 2 cents dn each newspaper. These v are to be sent in bands or covers, open at the sides or ends, and to contain no manuscript what ever . ; . Perrons mailing tellers to toreign coun tries, with which ihe United States have not entered into postal arraniremenf'a, are remin- Lded thiK it in necessary fd'r therd to pre-pay the pt ope r postage, or the teltere cannot be (jrwarded. . j NEW BOORS. Palestine, iat eo am eeti on with their By Arthur Penrbvn Stanley. M.B.. SINAI and History. Canton of Canterbury, wlrh MspsndPhin. i tie t-rr uorre apo mnrnce oC-Osniel Webster. Edited by Fletcher Webster. . . t The History or the KMan of the ETineTorChatlea the Fifth by Williatn Robertson. D. n. With u eeoant of the Emperor's Li after bi a Abdication. by wuiiam tt frescott. The New Life of Sammerfield ' Bv William V. Wyk:i. The Green Mountain Bovs J6 Historical Tale of the eaily stUemat of Vermont. Rill from tae-Foaataia of L.H i or. Sermon to Child.en. By Rev. Richard Newton. D. D.. Rector of St. PauU' Charch. Pbiladetpeia. Seteetions lor Sabbath Reading, and Brief Mis eellaneoBs Essays, Moral and Religious. By J.W Tncter.M. P. Also fOrrhtr attppriea of John Hili-fax,,Oesjtisatn- History ef ihe Elephant Club, r ri aerates snti jracuee oi bbiibis. Korsate by red. 19. 1 tf K 6UUK STORE. GEO. W.:BAVIS. COlrfMISOION IIEltCniNT, frt. 11. BALTIllOliE LOCK OOSPITAL. DK. JOHNSTON, THK founder yt ihis fLAIebrated Jnaiituiiun f fvrcthe uroa) pertain, Speedy and unlj cllcctn al reined yin' the world lor i CUE T DISEASES. Glens, iirieiures, Sciuinsl Veaknes,Paias In the loina, Coaslitutional Debility, Inipoivacy, tveafcneaauf the Back and Limbs, AUvciions oi the Kidneys, Palpitation of the Heart, Uyui-epaia, Nervous irritabiity, Disease of the Head . nraal Nose or Skin ; those aerip.ua and melanchoty disor dersarisinfroni the dpstr'uc-iiyc habits o. Ifpoth, which destroy both body and mind. Thoss secret and solitary practices more futal to their victim than the sons of the Svret.s to the mariner ol Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or an ticipations, rcnaerinp marriage, ace, impossible YOUKGMEN. Especially , who have beeome the victims of Solil t Vice, that dreadfal and destructive habit whirl. annually sweeps to an untimely grave ihonsanda of young men of the must exalted talents and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise have rntrsnced lis leninc Senates with the thunders of cloouence. r waked toecstafcy the living lyre, may caU with ful- eonuuencc. MARRIAGE. Married persons, or Young Men, contemplating Mianiagc, ucing aartoi foyaicat weakness, Ur ganle Debility, Deformities, dec, should immedi ately consult Dr. J., and be restored to petfo-t health. , - . He who places himself Hhderthccarcof Dr. John ston may religiously confide in his honor ass cn (lemon, and confided fly 'rely upon hissklll aa pfay. sician. .... - e Da. JoaxaToi ta the only regularly Educated Physician advertising totrur. Private Complaints. His remedies and treatment are entirely onknown toall others. Prepared Jrom. a life spent in ihr Great Hospitals of Europe and tne First in tSi Country, via i England, France, the Block ley o I Philadelphia, f-c, and a more extensive practice than any olher physician in the world. His many wonderiul cures and moat important Surgical Op erationa is a sufficient suaraniee to the afflicted.--Those who visti to be rpeetiily and efectually reliev ed . should shun the numerous trifling impost ere who only ruin their health, and apply to him. A CURE WARRANTED Oli NO CHARGE No Mercury or Nauseous Di ves Use' OFFICE, No. 7, SOUTH FREDERICK siL left hand side going from Haiti more street, a few doors from the-cointr. Fail not to observe bis name and number, for ignorant trifling frnpotfers attracted by the reputtticn of Dr. Johuston. lurk near. ...... nn. JOHNSTON. Member of the Royal College of S urirenna l.nnilnr gda?fI,noneof 'he mast eminent Colleges ot tho United Stales, and- th irrnawr nnrt ruks.. life has been spent in the Hospitals of London. Par- .-j tuuouKpuia.una ciscwuere, nas enected sonie of the mosi astonishing cores that wereeverknowm .u, iiuuira wimnnjuig in tne ears and head vhen asleep, ereat nervousnsas. belnir klsrmo sudden soands, and bashfumess. with frebuem blushing, attended sometimes with .lprnfron. . mind, were cured imniediulely. i - v hen the misguided and Imprudent votarv of painful disease, it too often happens that acjll-tini-ed sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from applying to those who, from education and respectability. can alone hnfrii-nrt him ... .neui. uiiuk no nas imQiDCd inn tMifa nr .hii ing till the const itotional cymptoms of this' hprrid u.oac uc mcir uppcjTance sucn as ulceratrd sore throat. diseased nose, noctural pains in the head and limbs, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on iik rnnn Dones ana arms, hlntrho nn ii. a iiiugicsBHig wmii irigniiulra- r,"'.''i""Jl w ure (jaiuie oi toe mouth or ihe ------ v..l..n. nu me victim or Ibis awfuldtsease becomed a for'td object ofcommii seraunn, till death putsa period lo hrs dreadful aaf ferings, by sending him to "that bourne fron whence no traveller returns." 'To such ihor. for Dr. Johnston pledges himself to preserve the most inviolable secrefyt and, from bis extensive prac tice in the first Hospitals of Europe and America hecan confidently recommend a nfs.r.j a cure to Ihe unfortnnate victim or this horrid dis ease. It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fail victims to this dreadful complaint, owing tothenn skilfnlnrssol ignorant pretenders, who, by the use of that deadly poiscn. mercury, rain, tbe-constiiu-tlon, and either s nd the unfort DDate sufferer to an untimely grave, or vise mate the residue nflifi. n.i. erable. - . . TAHB PARTin:T.xn vn-rj.r. , . - ' - - v mem m a m. W M. M l . J" bjr PriTB,e nd improper indulgences. , These are some of the sad and melancholy ef feefs. produced by early habits of youth, vir: Weaknessof the Back and Limbs, Paifie fn the n-t. ,IUDW 0,gn, loss. or Hoscn!ar Pow er, Palpitation of the Heart rvanA.. irritabnify Derftjgeftjent f ihe Digestive Fnnc- tions, uancriri lebilfry, Symptoms efConstimp. t ion, Sc. - . Mertlatlxt. The fearful efiWii nn iS m.- ... much to be dreaded: Loss oi Me vf Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings Aversion of Societr. Self Distrust r.v-. r K.fli tnS;'r,ml,Irc--"r some of the evils produced iTioutand of persons of allages. can now judss what is the cause of ihet declining health. Los inir their viffor. hn-nmihn u-.oir . , . 3 . - . - e D ' emacia ted, have w singular appearance a bo at the eyes cough and symptoms of consumption. - . ' ua.. t in VIUOKATIrVrj RCIIP. ' DVFORORGANIC WEAKNESS. By this erest and imnortant nltiu ... theorsansaresoeedii enredand Thousands of ihe most Nervous and Debilitaied Individuals who had lost all hope, have bcrn imme diately relieved. All impedimenta to-MARRIAGE Physical or MentalDisquaiiBcations, Nervous Ir rhabilitvTremblinessnd Weakneaa or eihouwUn of the most fearful kind, speedily cured by Dr Johnston. - , , Young men who have Injured themIea hw a certain practice indulged in w hen alone a habit frequently learnea Irom evil, cotppsnions, or at school, the effects of which are nightly felt, even when asleep, and if nor cersd. rnHr mirrisi. rrooofblend destroys bott .jind and body.should apply immediately. rrat a pity toat a yootts man, the hope of hi country, and the darling of his parents, should be matched frcrm aH prospects a ad enjoyments of life. vf j uij oriiicu ui uerisjing irom ti.e pain oi natufe, end inducing jn a certain secret hUb't. Such ersonSjbefore contemplating - - MARRLAaiZ- " Shourdretfedt that a sound mind dad btrdv are tlie most necessary requisites to . promote connubial happiness. Indeed, without th-. fh i AiirAjv through life becomes a weary pflgrinisgef the pros pect hourlv darkens to iho r.nv. ,k. .:-a wnn.. shadowed witfi cfeSpaTr and filled wita the melan choly reflection thai the happiness of another be comes blighted with ou rown. UFFlue NO. 7 SOUTH FREDERICK-ST., , BALTinoar, Mb. A U Surgical Operations Performed. - N. B- Let BO false delieaev nrtmii ud. km apply immediately either personally or bj letter. bub tfiseases speedily scared. , TO STRANGERS. s l Themany thmmnde trural st-thia Inm it rtiin riiV. In the latt ten yeafs, and ibe nomerons impor tant Surgical Operations perfmmed by Dr. J., wit nessed by ihe Reporters of ihe nanera. and nan other persons, notices of which haveappearedagsln and again before the public,- besides his standing as a rentlemaa of character and responsibiiity, Ir uivivui (ainnm is ine inicica, TAKE NOTICE. V It ts wf tb the neatest nlnrtiimi tK.t tw t. ill srcfm-M p trnniis ni eara lo appear before th rnMir, Oxrmtmm it nnproreamonai ror ebyncian to advertise, tat askrsa lie J ,. f' f aletad;4wpecimny atrangera eoadd M fail to jau uu w iwwt oi tne but imnntfe a 1 1 vnlesmsd Impoatera, with fnnmnentble Falke Kasr. ' , cmrtiiwd OBackahova. ttwarmfnar - w. v iS- J,!fc,lS2."' 57Prtl"t!lnitB or dTertistng, tbcmaelnea r "j -.-. iki.ic najiuw-prsiDra rMK. roo mzr is w ork at their eriirinal t. v , th brute, who. for th purpoaeof Kapclua; sn4 Ijcoerv. & on "V rstz ofioss, -BBder sa aiaiay dinsrxnt False Name so that ths sfiief $d 8uttif eaeailnc one, ia rort to tnmtile Madfcmg lot fhtner. Xtmersn Qaek wtb Dormons Ijing orrtifloaMia of frt aa ss tonlslitna; enrw from penM not to be foaad, via ker. yoa taki dst irm feottlss of Ltcoaics Wjvsa aa4-b packs: of filthy wi irerthlesa compounds, esumotfy prepare toHnpo spon tbs SBfortanatsacd nsvpeet. iJXt. Trifltos: month aftar montk, or as long a tns ensai- .tfee ess be obtained, sad. ta despair, leaves tod wllb. lirlMba baaltb. ta stx;h over yon- nlHn diaapnetntaaeiitr It this motirs that indoeev lr. J. to advertise, m nJUrtcuenaror. To thoa nnacaoaitrted wlUi hia rcBatatioa, ha deems it nr isssi j to aar tbat his eradsn tJals or itlplomaa always nana; In bis office. NO LETTERS RCBIVSr USI.Eoi TOST-PA ID and eontainUs; a Stamp to be uaed. for the reply." fer sons wrlttaar sboaM stats irs asd send ast pordoa mt adjartlaSTewldesejibtna; asBStaiaA. . iaMy-a. --, -1 -."'-) . . V. r j. - ' SILVER CDIKS. AaMrftt R fx tlollar..,..'. . ... Florin ."....;'.'. ........ Twenty ki cut Zeis. ......... . Lira J I or Ltnitiuid f... ... Budct) Ct o wn ............... GuidYn oi florin ...... ....'. . Bji vii r;a Crown ............. . Florin .' . . . .' .' . . ." .;. . . 4 ; t . &tx. areulzt rs.", . .. . ... i3elgium Five Iruncs.'. .... . ..; Two nnd a half francs. Two fiance. ............. Franr :$0 f-7 5 , 48 U . 16 O . i i7 . r S9 5 I t (65 ; S9 5 : ttt . 46 0 370 ; 18 5 Bolivia Dollar . Half dollar; JtbnedX 1630; ....... I CO 6 37 5 187 It? 2 60 33 0 5? 54 6 21 7 7 1 dso 97 0 oi q 92 4 Quarter dollar .dtbnsrd, IS30.' Brazil Twelve hundrtd reif. . . Eight hundred rci. . Four hundred Bremen Tltiity six grotc.". Bniaiu-Hali crown..'..:.;...; Sf.ilirnp ;......;.... Foorpence Brunswick Thaler. . fi -U . ' r. Central America Dollar, ui.ccr. say iiiii tfowar.. . ........ (Jparler dollar Eiht dollar oi real.: . I 119 62 C4 7 17 0 18 7 J?6P 15 S 30 6 4 16 5 26 2 ea 68 Q 25 7 67 3 11 O 3V 5 44 7 X0 fJ 40 20 f? 40 a D5 S8 2 120 t "..St 2J5 00 6 CDs CGO 4S5 11 2 55 2 12 0 6 0 6S.6 11 9 0 CO 6 30 6 75 0 135 D cri m a i k K Tg h a it E tTi n ! c r .' . . ." . bS . a - a. opectc tiiaicr.... ...... Tliirlr'.f sva' ul.illinna ... J Ecuador Quarter dollar, ."j. SjH "Iveniy riasti es ........... Frai.cc Five lrance;. Franc,...;...;.-..;;..;.. Frankfort Florin. .... . . .... .. Greree Drachm.. . .. Guiana, British -Guilder.......... ; Hanover Tiioler, c silver.;..:. ; Thahr. 7e0 fine.-. ;. ;.,.;. . . ... . .-. Haj li Dollar,, or 100 cenlimi.'.... Hesse Cassci Thaler.. One-sixth thaler.... ; Hesse Darusiadl Florin or Gulden. . fc Hiudostan llujte...-. ......... Mtxico Dollar, averaire ."I . 7. Naples Seti do .'.:;.,....... ... Netherlands Three guildwis. ....... iiuiider... . .. .. ..; . 4. . . .v Twenty. five; cents.",.. .... ...... . Two and a hdffeuiltiers. . New Granada Dollar, .usual weight Dollar, liffhTraiiddcDasedj 1SS9.'. 4 Norwaj Risdaler.. ....... . . .-. . ..I Persia Jsaljib kora n ............... Peru Dollar, Dim a mint ...... . .. J Dollar, luzcn. . . ........ I Hali doljar. Ar'tqmpa debased.... Hall dollar Pasto. Pe4andZ!oty.. Portugal Cruzado , Crown of lOCOrei.-.. ......-. J Han Crown..... ....... ......... Prussia Thaler, avenge.' . One-fixr, average.'. Double "lialer, or 3 1-2 gulden.... 1 Rome Scudo ...... j Ttslon. three sc u il o . . . Russia Rouble ."....'....'.-..-.. " - Ten Zloty ... I OCEAN STEAM NAtlGAT10?f.' The following rates of postage on fetu r have been agreed upon between flu govern ment and the Gentian Stales. Prussia. &c. t Bremen. 10 cents ; Oldenburg- 13: Aliona. Austrian Empire, (includii g. Hungary, Gu- licia;Lomfcardy ant! Venice) Bavaria, Bruns wick Hamburg. Hanover. Mctklt-i.tour-j Schwerine and Straelilz, Kingdom ol Pius fia, Kingdom of Saxony, and Saxe . .Aflrn' bog, 15.; all other German Stairs, cilits and towns, 22; Switzerland and thr rVeiher laods 25 ;4Jenmark and Schirswig. 27; Po land and Russia, 29; Corstnt.linoj-lc, Greece act! Sweden 33 jr Norway. 37-rf re-iymcnt opiionaf. . , . ; , ' . - , ' Alexandria, Corfa. I'sland of Malta. Wftl lacbia, 30 cenu ; ItalyV (f xccpl uj-rtcrpari) 33 ; pre-pnyrrient reqtiircd. ' Newspapers and Circulars. 2 cents eacfc to be repaid; Mails. to the PacifVc For.a single It t'- ler. not exceeding half an ounce in weight, ftora New. York to Cuagree. 20 cent ;'tV Panama. 20-pofae t'o be prepaid. Po tage lo CalHrnrnr and Oregon (tbr$ fceiiig U. S. posscssfons)' need not 6e pre-patd1. HiviSA Mai'cs. A lii.e is eftablislied Lr tween Charleston and Havana, the sir nut ers touching at Savannah and : Key Wesf, the poeiage.of which is from rhe fdrt of de parture lo Havana Jb rents on a srngfe fef ler. riot exceeding half an ounce in weigjTrV with an additional 10 1 cents lor eacn nddi. lional half ounce, or fiacrTonnl rices: Af hhlf J-nn ounce lo be pre-faid. Postiige nrj earh newspaper to JHaVat a, 2 rests, tilto to t pcepaid as on leMcrs. 'i - ,. . . : Oo letters to British North Amt rica. iti cents, il not oyer 3000 reifes it over that distance. 15 cents a' single rate pre paid of" not, irt die option ol the of ihe sendee. RATES OF POSTAGE To the East Indies, Jaih.Bomtb; Laotian Suinatrk. the Jflolltfcas, and Iht.Philio- ptoh Mhndi, J r We are authorized to sfdle that, "arrange." menu having been made by Great Britain: for collecting in India fhe Britii-I. and 6'fie foreign postage on feUers bet wren the tnr ted Kingdom and the East . Indies, 1 whether trat'Smiited via Southampfon 6r vfa Mar seilles, in the British mail, hefraficr Ae Uiri ted Stales postage only shofild be p e-pnrd- frr this country on letters for the ; East Indies t be lransmiitcd by either ol tLe above routed, viz . Jive cents tce's'tngU rate when tne At lantic conveyance Ts by Briiin p? cket. and tventy-oiie ctlilt when by Uuittd,. States pacliet1. Owing to a redaction of twelve cent in the British postage beynl England, which tdob place on the 1st of February instant, the sin gle rates of letter f oMnge be wreo the Tjr i ted States and Java. Borneo. LaLnam,, Su matra, the Molorcas, and the Philippine Is lands, will herealier Le ks follows: To Java, via Souihamf ton - 33 itieffBo 64 45cenls the Wall oonee; aid via Mam frit s 53 instead of 75 cenu the half oance j pi i pajnuettt required. . To BorneoLabnan.- Sumatra.. fie Moluc cas, and the PhLTipprfle Island the rale v if be 41 msiead 6r53 ceils WbrA sent via South amptnn. and 61 instead of 73 cents' Ihe quar ter ounce, or 71 instead of 83 cents the hat' ounce, when "sent by closed mail via Mar seil es j prepuymrkt also riqirieti.. The tales) above; mentioned as rJiargeabfa oo letters for the Isfaad ol Java will ) roviie for their conveyance by Britiah paciei lar as SirWe. bm u,ey will alierwards ba subject to a Nerherland rate ot ptfagis on account 6f the conveyance from Singapore to Java; - ' By the P'rnssfao Closed KlaiT the rales te these countries remain unci anged. - - MEN'S AND BOYS Caps and Covers, jast rs eeivedat V. D. UY HB.S. Mareb.2. .. v . . CdOO LBS. N. C. B1C0N JUST recti ted ia store ef- tnr sals In lots bv " , ZEKOU.UB.rFKi Tii. 1. - 171.
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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