The New York Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1854, Page 3

opalation of cho the married among tne on Oy of amd upeatds, are 62 in 100 meies, and 57 100 females. So that adout one in toree of tue tion, and nearly 4in 6 of the mea oy aa wees, a ase age of 20 and wpwads, are living in @ married state. Tue mean age at which marriages are firs’ onteactad ia Eolas apd Wales, i» 26°38 years for males, aad 246 ‘are for females; while 54 be 100 brides, and Ta tnovery 100 biidegiooms, sre 20, and under 26 of age. Ube average aze of the wife in Great Briain, 38 40°65 yeara; of the husband, 43°05 years ‘of age; or the husbano is 2-40 (oeariy 24 years older then the wife. The conjoint live of the hasban4 aod wife in Eegiand covtipues on an average about 27 whea the children who survive atvain the ge age; while one vr other of the ,areats live on average 47 years. the age of 20 ano there were 1,689,116 ba , apd 1,767,194 apinate’s. Calling those wader 40 “young,” und those of 40 sad upwards “old,” there are in the Fiagdore about 1,407,225 jeung, aad 359,969 old maics; 1,413,912 young, and dye.204 old bachelcrs. Of every 100 women fa Great Britain of the age of 20°40 42 are spinsters; and of every 100 men of 20 ant upwards in Great Britain 31 ase bachelois. Not more thaa 20 fumi- Kies in 100 axe childiess, and about 80 in overy 100 have chilgzen livicg. ‘The birtoa ia Haglaad aud We Row greatly excced the deaths, a3 id shown by the regietyasion of 615,505 births, and 395,174 @vaibs, in the year 451, leaving an ex eas of 220,- 691 bixths. The British populauon contains a great Feserve of wore than a wwillion uomerried men, of more than a miliso uomaaied women, * jm the prime of life, with so mapy more of younger ages. ‘The perputvity of the British race is thas secured agait. st a)] contingencies; aad the question @an row be answered m the affirmative, “Can the pepulation of Great Britain be sustained, at the rate Of emigration now going on? and which wili proba- bly be continued fur mary years?” ‘Bhe pioportivn in G. est B itsin, which the agri- ealtuss), the commercial, trading and manufac turing, and the m»cellaneous classes, bore to each @der were, in Agricul'al Com’cial, All others. men 35 44 Py 18 46 a 42 30 43 32 In oenpial periods the compara- five statement refors to families, but ia 1841 to 1adi- viduals, [We do not see that the report avywhere farnwehes the correspondiag proportioca fur 1351] —There are 285,936 farms in Grrat Britria of tay average size cf 102 acres, differing {itsie in size from the ancient “bye” of the Anglo Suxons, which varied fiom 100 to 120 avses. Mf the ter- Hi ory of Great Britain (0507), two-tnicde of the Baugilch territory (0 667), and one-titsh pact of Sot Jane (0.209), is stated to be oovupied as farms Too Yeat remains unacoonnted for, and the grester part - ef it is probably hill. moor, marsh, ot otner teas fertile ground, as well as water, ond land now en- tely sterile. The hill 1@8 are not included in farms to which toey are attached. T'wo- of the farme im Great Britain are of astzs under 100 acres. Taking the exo: proportions, in @ trousand farms, 672 ure under 100 acres; 187 are of 100 a2 d unter 200 acres; 137 are 200 aud unter 1000 acres; and four are 1 000 acres and upwards, Phere ave 360 fms in Scotland and 771 ia England, ef 1.060 acres and upwards. Trere are 142 358. farms in Engl-nd and 44,469 farms in Scotland, each of which ia under 100 acres. fn Engiaud aud Walea ‘the large holdings abound in te southeastern and the eastern counties; tho +mali farms in the corta- widard counifes, in Yorkshire, in Wales, and ia Lancashire and Cl cehive, In Eog'and, 97,800 farms of Jees than 50 acres each, oomprise 2,141 990 asraa. “ 44,558 farms 0} 50 to 100 acres. 8 206,451 4 %2 6.555.600 ** 36,087 + $821,100 Parms of 600 acres and upwards... 3,954,350 * otal scree... 2. 24,680,491 There areas many acres (2,152,050) ia the hnuds of 2,038 English termers, having turma ot 700 acrea and upwards, as there are acres (2,141,990) in the eecupation of 97 800 small farmers, The following | table is curiona, giving the ages of all mombers uf the houses of Lords and Commons in 1851:— ‘uprods, Allage:, 20-40 49-60 60-80 $v and Forse of Lords...... 440° “us MST Bouse of Commens..660 167 = 367,116 On hemp, fiex and cotton, respectively, 732,215 pee- eens are employed. In the hiecatunasy of flax tad cotton (mixed) 244,596 men, 233,401 women, 111,425 and 161,427 girls sre employed. [ne flax and linen manufa: ture em ara 33,932 men, 31,559 ‘women, 12,119 youths, at 870 girls, The cot- ten manufacture employs a much larger number of perpone—149.214 mep, 143,268 women, 73,395 boys, and 104,437 girls. As cotton and calico printers, 43,263 men, as dyera, 3,024 men ace enumerated, Devides youths and girls in large numbers. The Ince manovfacture is carricd on partly by machinery and Iv hand—5,705 men, 3,832 youths, | 33, ‘women,and 20,870 girls are engagec. The | manufacture of muslin employs 1,446 men, 615 | zoe, 22,137 wemen and girls—in muslin embroi- ry 2,347 femalea are also employed. The foilow- are the -most numerous classes in any ocoupa- | , aecording to the censua of 1851:—Agcicultare depor, &c., 1,460,896; Comestic nervants, pa. | EThese are tbe o:cupations eacl ied people.) Cotton aud calico | ene ye ae avd dycing, 503,485; laborer, | ed, 346,553; farmer ond gracier, ; 306, shoe maker, 274,451; milliser aod | *, 267,791; rand joiaer, 182,696; and pavy, of the United Kingdom, exciasive | of the Indian army and navy, 178,873; wasberwo- cleat, Sa Be under the charg sh w obviate the objection now brought against haviog them between de: ka. ‘With » to diet, several private charterere have exceeded the legal scale of distary, and tae Emigration Commi-siovers a}30 go be.ord it. The committee, therefore, reoommend 1 at the dietary scwle of 1862 be made adequate for sue- tepai ce withyot the ne ecnity of private supely. ‘Tre next subject of inqniry relates to shige taken up for emigrants, The evidence is general against the em» joyment of large svipe, waic! their pastengers on more “han one deck, sinca it is fovnd imposmble to ventilate the lower deck, and de:k houses ave Hiable t> be damaged and carried awsy, ano al-o limit tha space required for ex- ercite. The Emigration Commissioners do not piend to again chaster vessels wita two passenger jecks. With respect to the number of the pasecagera and the strength of the crew, &ay the committee zeemtuend that he number of passengers, exvept wder special exemptions, abould not exceed 500, ano tbat all vesela should be broughs under the pecsengers’ act, where the passengers are in the ratio of two to the 100 tons, Mra, Chisnola, aod others of great experience jo emigration, recommend that theze a) ould be no difference het ¥eon the rabin and the stee: age passenge 8; for the former ara quits as hel less, uve equally require protection, a tue lat- ter, lt is alo recommenced that ex+mpsion with respect to steam packets car. ylog mails be resizivs- ed to Post Office steam ; aske's only. The committees serommend that the deteation money allowed fur the delay @'ter the day fixed for raving shoud bs lv OJ. instead of 1s The oom mittee of 1851 reported im favor of the establish. ment of an emigxast’s bome or depot; towards the maintenance uf «dich each conirict ticket ehould ine ude o payment of from 1s. to 2s., auch dopot to be under the jocal authorities, Toe committee o 1662 state ti at the expersment at L'verpool faded owing to the op poeition of private intereats; andthe present committee suggest a venewed eonsideration of the subject With respect ta the convenience of hoisting ont and lowerivg the boats, the committer refer to te 1epor: of tbe az+istan’ to the Furveyor of the navy; and as yegerda the umber of boats, the best plans for fleats, life-helts, &c., the committee have refer- 1e@ such matters to the Emigration Commissioners. In conclusion, the commistee again p ess their yeocmmmendation upow ber Majesty's goveroment, to the effect that 1 ey should endeavor to obtain tue cooperation of the Unired States in an amevded passenger act, to be epfurced in the United States courts in case of vessels arriving in their ports. Cost of Lighting Paris with Gas. At the lost sitting of the municipal counc! of Pa- ris, the extension of the treaty uow existiog for Nighting Paris with gas was voted on certain voadi- tiops. The new conceasion is for thirty-two years, ending the 31s of December, 1885. Witain two months after tie publication of the desree asprov ing of the treaty, the six companies now existing ave to amalg+mute 20 a3 tv form only one company and their wosks apd she laying down of ad tional pipes ip Paris must be finishes by January, 1858, af latest. For tho future, :he new company cannot es tablish any gas works within tne wal's of Peris, and the city reserves to itself the sight to have the gas works at Bellevt le removed when it pleases, without indemnity. Tbe sum to be paid each year for the Bpace occupied unce ground by the pipes, is fixed at 200,000 frap:s, snd th» arrears due are to be li- quidated at the rate of 200,000fr. por year, reck- ening from 1845. The company is further to pay to the city, during the whole of its concession, a nina of two centimes the cubic metre of gas consurred a Paris, the same, however, being replaced until 1858 by an annu payment of 400,000f. This sum is allowed in order to indemnify tue city for the logs of tae octroi duty on the raw materials used in manufacturing of g18 witnin the barriers. The aut are to have a right to prescribe ta the company such mode of laying down its pipes as may be found necessary to guarantee the trees in the pub.ic ; laces from injury. Atthe expiration of the concession the city of Paris is to become poseseed of all the pipes, valves, inrn worke and ‘other acccssories for ltght- Ing by gas, on Aiea of @ sum of 2,000,0908, During the woole length of concession the suthori- ties eball bave a right to authorize the triol of new aystenus of lighting to the extent of 1,000 metces in Jength for each experiment, and without the com- pany being entitled to any indemnity for the same. It from the improvements of scieatific discovery, the authorities shonld deem it advisable to impose on the company the employment of systems dif- ferent from those gas to new uses, the company shall be bound to conform to such Last ete ard if gaa should thereby become cheaper, public miust profit by the same in the roporsion to on by the monicipa) authorities. The same must be the case sbould the company assume the initiative in amelerations, aud if any new mode of lighting be discovered superior to that by gas, tue municipal authorities reserve to themselves the right of con- ceding every authorization necessary for the estab- lishment of the new system without having to pay an incemnity to the company. The gas is tobe made from coals, and is to be perfeetly panied, There are to be three series of lights; a where it consumes 160 litres per hour, 0.77 of the light ot a carve) lamp burring 42 mes of oil Boot the ight of a carcel lomp burning £3 ames . ac jem; of oi] per hour; and the thir: Fanci 8 litres hour, 1.72 of the light of @ carcel aoe ee grammes of oi] per hour. Tne price for public be threefula—tor the ers of the Of. 0200; for the 2d, Of. 0280; and for the When. the gas is sold by meter, the rice is to be Of. 20c. the cubic metre. For private pr man, ee &c., 146,091; woollen cloth manv- | ting, Ld ae cubic inetre for gas sold b; facture, 137,814; silk manufacture, 114,570; black- | meter ax a2 fdlows:— = % smiths, 112,776; worsted manufacture, 104,442, 1854 42¢.) 1857 1860) 1688 1966 it | 3 {Fiom tho London Chronicie, Aug. 7.) | and 1869 and the following, Of. 360. The price for ‘The report of the sslect commit iee of” the Esglish | poy saicered, Oa ge Argand burner House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the | ip fixed as fc By for first three years of the De yh he peach begat ee emi: | concession :— witoam ie fanses, ond. generally ints the’ emigration regula: |, Murming from dust w 10 o'desk sadn bliah: eee ++ 0,0810 6 Se ee a oe a : $1 9,060, ose expr agy amussy 1, 1867 the price of hag ae complete returns from the United Sates of the con. Parnes é dition in which the emigrant ships arrive there, and | Wil be again discussed and settled betrreen the oom. that it is impossible to get evidence from emi- | Teecear wrindlnn oe tara ct a AR pe ted ‘hensclves, mh immediately on pe renege temp 4 Gini, An oxk aos heseemnty the | tage2, a diminution to the anifonu price of 20 cen- Legi-lature ifs check the preetice of tay. earaie te, metre cise the charge at ing emigrants on board, after having been cleared | PFC at 24.400, and Soe, at the of ceparture. This fact chows that the exsiatonn were defective on this side the Atlantic, Dr. pean te superintendent in the St. Law- rence, states rovision of the Paszengera’ | Act, which dirceta separation of unmarried | men from a bulkhead scross the shtp, was | enly observed in from London. In Australia ‘an effective supervision is carried on, and Mr. Mur- dock is of opinion thst nothing more is necessary than an lentraction from the Colonial Secretary to ‘e Governors. ‘The lature of New York during the present have drawn the attention of cy 53 to defective regulations for emigrant vesco!s, and the committee carncstly recommend her ba aged ga to enter into negotiations wit of oo ot States to concert an ofective sy: Giles, anda niminity and) certainty ot prea a rity and ce: ty of Jel: 5 byt infractions of the regulations, 2 then inquire into the canses of Firs}, as regards the effoct of iron cargoes, | which cases fe js incontestable. that" the recageet | number of accidents occur. It appears that in | other countries precautions are taken to lighten the strain of iron cargoes; but from the evidence, it is certain that reat recklesness has been showa by owners, charterers or brokers, in loading with frou | ca goes, and sometimes in opposition to their suiling | The evidence of Emigration Commis. | Fon ear clearly proves these facts; but ; ty in acting in this matter. The gives powers to alter the load on deck, baz it is silent as regards the lord below, snd the commissioners have been subjected to actions for | A dent ofthe London Chro corresponden ¢ La Chronicle, writin, fiom Copenhagen, on the Ist instant, Says:--"' The American agent for she Amerfcan European Tele- gTaph Comyany has now nearly arranged every- thtog here, and will short! iy provend for the same purpore to St. Petersburg.” A despatch dated at Vienna on August 7, is to the following effect:—" The communication from here to St. Petersburg by telegraph is opened. The route is via Grancia. Private moesages admi‘ted, provided they do not touch pokttcs, Feldzeng- mreie/er von Hess bas left for Suzaira, his head quar- ters. The Earl of Westmoreland, so it is currently reported, has declared to Count Buol that he was provided with instrnetions, in case the new coa | Terence should decide, to draw up a fresh protocol.” The South apd Down Pilot says sion from the American government will Le opened at Dandalks on tue Sth of Anguat next, for the pur- cee of determining the heir to a person named sre, fermerly of that town, who died in New York, worth £20,000 avd large yearly income. There are a aumber of claimants, all ir people. The case for the American agent, Mr. A. Foy, Dublin, will be conducted by James Neale McNeale, Heo Joseph Dickie, Esa., will appear for the Irish ¢ ante; and Charles ministratora.” A commis: Markets. ANCTONY AND COMRANY'S CIRCULAR. . Lospox, Augast 8, 1804. The receipts of bullion during the jmst fortaigut have smonnted to the gress sain of £1,100,000, and the ex. Forts of geld to %,200 ovces, and of silver to U87,430 eaceeding their powers. The committee therefore strongly recommend that all doubt be removed upon | ores Beat pertion considered is the “ineulsiouty | " 1% Meosires for the servation of | health.” The Committee confirm a recommendation | of Mr. Murdock’s, limiting the number of posson- | gera which may be carried without a surgeon, to | three hundred, instead of five hundred. In years! not chartered government the surgeons are ©. inferior; but Emigration Commissioners have gencrally chtained efficient medical officers hy good | pay, calculated on a progressive rate for each pas- eepger. ith reapect to epidemic diseases, the committee 13 should be given to the Quaeen in | advice that powe: : dire he eniereion from ports where ench that, if any exception ia should in every case wcuy ni age With respect to deck ‘passengers, amongst whom | dineares are often engen“ered by exposure, the com- | mitteo recommend that the fourteen feet’ required | in American st ips should be allotted to each pas. | senger; for the evdence agrees that the ; spase allowed is not sufficient, ad that two | th ounces, In addition to the above sums, the shipments wade by private hands, of whieh no returns are fur- nished, are corsideravle, The tutal amount of ehip- menté ace estiraated at £750,000, _ The foreign exchanges with the prinetpal cities of the Continent baving becomo rather more favorable for England, sud the rate of money lower tv Lombard street, together with tho harvert pros) , 16 said to bare been © reason which indaced tho Bank of Bugland directors a the minimum rate of discount to 5 per cent. ee ie tive detand for money at former ifectures and pro to nis ce, the firet six mon’ shows an increase over the yoar 1882 of aoe et , millien sterling. " ho instalment also on the recent governmy exchequer bonds will absorb about £15000,000 duzime the ext worth, and the fvtare payments for the war wil now begin to be drawn from the public in regalar in. stalments Uncer thegs cirermstancos, It is not impro- | bable that the rate may he again enbanced, and that the ease in the money warkot is but temporary. Vite will derend, gerbsps, more vpon the result of the harvest than the above considerations. the reduction of the bank rete haa imparted more confidence; but the markots since onr last Lave been altegether weather markets, so mach depen la upon the harvest, and {ko vucertaia ‘climate of Eo gland renucse now in use, or the application of ¢Mahon, Eaq., for the ad- | | company to its employes, are from forty to sixty to be to avoid a orlifsicn pe by ‘thos for ve been beyond Tt re@aina to be own soil, The public wait with decided action on the vart of Austria and Pr > foes securities we dnd it —s give scea- rate quotations, transactions are #0 Foneb vig iroo, whish had dyclined to 60s , advanood, on the recuction of the bank rate, to $36, and ia at present firm st 84a, cash sellers. The stock of war- rants on band is not large, Toe market is dail at the quotation. Wheat flour, in conseqoence of tho unsettled weather, advanced—wheat 5s. Re quarter, aad Hour 4s. per barre]; Dut the markets today were and the tendency is to lower prices. JUOTATIONB. United States Securities. hi fo... + o = Masrachus’te & 104 Misots .., a 80 . 53 a 55 5 jer cept Palmer’s bis, 1866 92 a OF Maryland per cent sterling bonds. Diss a 965 ‘Alabawa. per cents, 1868, a 85 Do, 5 per cent sterling a 87 Virginia ...,.6 per cent stork, 1857 . 0 a 9 bi 6 per cont bonds, 1836 93 a OF Capada,,.... 6 per cent sterling b’ds, 1874.107 Do, 6 per cent eo. 1876, Do. 6 per cent do, 187,110 City Securities, «+0 per cen's, 18538-— i 435 per cent ereriing b Montreal. .... 6 per cents, 1857-65. New Orleans,6 per cents, 1892. ‘ Railroad B: Phitrdelphia and Reasing Railroad 6 per cent mortgage bonds, 1809..c.ccee oe BO Penns; Ivania Central 6 per cents, 1880... 90 New York and Krie Kailroad 7 per cont Lo. Lo, ‘onvert’e, “Do. do. 7 ger cent 84 migo, 'T Michigan Central 6 per cent sterling, 181% | Cixéinnati and St, Lonis7 par cen2....... Chicago and Misslesippi 7 per cents. Buchanges. 08. Paris, sbort.... s+. Faris, three months . Ainat-riam, three months, Hembarg, — 1dis. a 2pm Do bond) — 884 a — 3% Tron.... Bar, Welsh, Copper." Yellow me Lead....Spanish, p lock: iD, BROWN, SHIPLEY & 00.8 OIRCULAR. Livenroot, Angast 8, 1854. Rinco the date of our last circalur, we have had a fair business in cotton, without the least ehavgs in prices, the salea for the three da; 6,G00 to ex porters and speculaturs. ‘Wheat has improved 2d. por 70 Ibs., whilst flour and Indian corn are in moderate request at the las’ quota- tos. Caxron Marser, June 22-—Imports:—Cotton—Raw. Considerable arrivals having taken place, holdera have accepted lower prices, and the silea have been 6,000 bales Bombay, and 400 Bengal Long cloths—The sales re- ported are 3,000 pieces gray, and 1,000 pieces white, Ex- perts.—ieac—But few transactions have taken place since cur Jest, hoklers continuing to ark high priees Jor the few old teas left, as well as for the Canton kinds, phich are too much above lart year’s rates topinduce ope- gations to any extent; bisck, Conguo, 3 chops have been rol for 16 to 17 tacls for ordinury to fair, leaving 22 on hand; Canton Copgou, 400 half chests have beep taken at 18 tacle for mixeag country and Tayeaan; Tayeeaa Congous do not gome to hand im the ‘same quantity ag last season; Souchong, one chop hes been sold at 18 for common, leaving 17 on fhe market; flowery Pek: xo salea, stoak 300 cheats; orengo Pekoo Do ssles, J phga of the old stock in’ crop; sented orangy Poko, sales 500 boxes, at the advanced rates of 21 to 2 tacis before nected; caper, no sales; seented caper, xa'es have been 6,500 boxes, at 16 to 21 tucks, for oom- mon to good; Nirg Yong, Oolong and Ankol, no soles; the stock on hand consists of about 31,000 peckoges, including a large proportion of fice teas, which #10 held by the teamen at too high rates to induce porebases, Country greens, sales are 550 chests Flyson, at 58 to 60 tacls for cargo to extra fine, lenving 850 chosis unseld; 250 half chesta young byson, at 23 to 20 tacls for cargo to superior, Jeaving in stock 250; 100 half chosty imperial and gunpowde ‘at 0 40 33 to 3b to 41 taols for cargo to superior, leaving 1,1000n the market; and 150 chests twankay, and 18 tuels for carga. leaving novo hs stock. Canton greens are held at2to 3 taels advane> on last year’s prices, and sales are only 500 boxes gun+ porer: at 16 taels fur common; 400 hali chosts young yson at 14 to 24 tnels for common to ine; and 600 chests skin at 14 taels. Raw Silk —The second crop of Canton silk has to arrive, and is of better quality than tho first crop. Pricos have deelined to $330 for Lucknow, and $325 for Comehuck recetved. Casaia $18 75; buds, $28; oil, $195. Exchange and Bullion.—Oa Englane ‘te 58 1; on India, Company's ac- ceztod, MOR: Syeee, 8) a Ayer cent preniam; gota, per tacl. Shanghae dollars, 26 per cent premium, Freights.—To Fngland £6 to £6 10s. To United States, 3 being 23,000 bales, with $16 to $18. . Tux Drovenr—The drought continues, and the damoge wiich has been done in many localities is incalewable, Fields of corn have prematurel, ripended Ee eee ie have regi growing, snd are sproating in the hilis— ves of trees in many cases have curled and dried—and in some vyazieties, sach as the biroh, are tur: yellow and falling off. The atmosphere % full o! dnet, and all nature seems to droop for the want of these precious drops which to the farmer are price- Teas. prevailing drought is experienced over a wide extent of territory, aud the consequent 1033 must be reckoned by hundreds of thousands of dollars, It is said that at Newcastle, the island town at the eastward of Pot , NHL, upon which Fort Constitution stands, the people are entirely desti- tute of water, and have to rezort to the main land for their anpplicz. Our files ers from all sections of the soun- try, ineluding Micl , Ulinois, Indiana, Ohio, | Pennsylvavis, New York, all the New England States, and many of the Southern States, complain of fie aren, ot heed drought. In geass ae nois c e corn cro| shord, Fruit is. "ean, aad garsen hered on the trees, and garden vegetables are turning to dust. The farmers Madison county, Ie., have held a public meeting to covsult upon the best manner of economizing their corn 59 as to B Abd @ scarcity in that oounty, — igone of the greatest com regions in the ate, In Pennsylvania the farmera cannot procure sul- ficient water upon their farms for their cattle, and * often are obliged to drive them great distances to obtain a supply. The Shenango and Neshanock rivers are so nearly dried up that the fish are ya- thered into close quarters in the puddles, in Maryland and Virginia it is said that ava go- neral thing the crop of corn will b2 a failure.—Dos- ton Journal, Aig. 19. Drranryre or an& Banra lk Mai —Quito a sensation is felt in our town at the beginning of each morth, when the time for departure of this mail arnves. Messrs. Spero & Hall are varrying out their contract with great ere-gy,and in the mest Shapes spitied manver. Our at‘ention was )¢aterday called to their means for the conveyand®, comfort and security of passengers on the long and dreary route between here and Santa Fe. The: consist of @ coach with three seats, so arranged; nben the backs are Ict coma, as to becomes soft and clastic Oonch, wide enough for the accommodation offouryersons. It is, of course, intended for the lceping accommodation of lady passeagera, when heic are such. Anotler great conyeniscce in the construction of this coach is, that by drawing a curtain, pe ozcupying the hindermoat seat may be Mog etely oi gh cnc Ee feont. The 608 3 drawn xX mules, carry! a portion of the mail matter, taggage of pamengi, and such other packaces as are corfided to the a for transportation. Three outriders, mounted on moles a@spare one besides, making the entire number of that species of stock amount | tosixtecn. These mules cost from one to two hun- dred olla: cach, in this market, and are the beet that could be procured forthe ‘money. T ve con. ductors and drivers, five'in all, are each armed with a Colt’s revolver, of dragoon size, and a Shazp’s rifle, supposed to be the most deadly of all weapons in use, It shoots with immense fore and precision, at the distance of 250 yards,and in the hands of a pereon akilled in its management, can be dissharged thirteen times to the minute. It will thas be seen that the force accompanying the moi), would be more than a match for any hostile force likely to be met with on toe route. The wages paid by the dollars per month. e weight ef mail matter for warded for the present month is about 1,200 ibs:-— Jndqundence Agrarian. Mcnvun ar Coup ~The Jamestown Dusvoerat \carns that an altercation took piace on Sunday, -@th inst., at Cold Spriag, Cattsrany, county, between two Iadians, @ the names of Hen. ry Gordan and John Brooks. They were both ia- toxicated, when Gordan, who is usua'ly (when not under the inflornce of whiskey) a very peaceable Indien, struck ke over the head With hie qua, UUicotty: to await bjs tial for murder. ” | although various rumors have shaped it in our NEWS FROM CUBA. Arrival of the Philadelphia. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, August 14th, 1854. Non-Arrival of the Troope—Determina- tion of the Captain-General to Support Queen Isabella~Thunder Stormsa—Improve- ments-—--Bull-Baiting—Contrast between the Administration of Concha and that of Pezuela, &. Since my letter by the Cahawba, which pass- ed the Moro at half-past eight o’clock, morning of the 12th, we have return of the Spanish steamers Isabel I and Colon, from Porto Rico, | without troops on hoard, showing so much } waste of coaland time. These steamers were entering the upper bay of our harbor as the Oubawba was coming down, adding some ani- mation to the picture in front of the viee-regal palace. The reason assigned for the non-ap- pearance of the troops, being their preferenc> for use of the transportation from Spain, to the possibly infected boats of Havana, and that they may be shortly expected on board of the Soberano and Vills de Biboa. The movement of tie waters by the last in- telligence has not yet subsided, and the course of policy of this Government not indicated, community to suit the various interests of the sud-silencio cliques. I hear it stated that the Private feelings of the Captain-General, and his judgment, would canse him to resi-t any gevernment organization at Madrid that had not the Queen Isabella at the head, if he could be’ assured of being sustained by the troops here. This he could not caleulate upov, as the present sympathy is®with the revolutionary party. The crecles are anxious that he -hoali make # demonsiration of this sort, aud wonld be wil- ling their fute should abide the issue, The only opposition among the people would derive ‘from the Catalans, and in Havaua they make a strong party; but with the army on the side of the government, there would be no contest. As far as we are concerned, we shall probably | abide by the nationality, and remain Spaniards until we find “che last strong dollar and the last soldier” is “a used up man,” unless some other protective nationality should save us from the fate of Greytown, from which we pray deliverance—like the Irishman, being afraid of too much justice. We bad tome brilliant displays of the con- centrated electric fluid along shore in this vi- cinity, yesterday evening and the previous, for the purification of our atmosphere. Several prominent objects, towers, masts and trees were struck here, and, at Matanzas, the housce of Messrs, Badgley & Toomb, only displacing a few tiles and astonishing the inmates for a mo- able damage, and, we hope, some good joe. We learn that the steamers which went hence to Porto Rico to bring troops, were quaran- tincd thcre five days, and tbat the authorities would not permit the embarkation of the troops upon unclean vessels, which saves the soldicry from the charge of mutinous conduct. In the way of improvements, we are building, by the aid of dancing, an asylum or hospital at Guapabacos, the little village south of a i which is hidden among the hills Tbe weather has been unpropitious, but the maidens are in- having very lately connived at the lani- ing of slaves, and of being themselves | concerned in the African slave trade. Al) was in vain. The captain of the Partido could neither be bribed nor bullied into lettin him escape; but, on the contrary, determine: to have taken before the Captain-General for judgment, snd for this purpose Garcia was placed in the custody of @ comisario of police to be conveyed to this city. The comisario, it would appear, did not deem Garcia’s oifeuce to be one of very serious characier, and the two jogged on quite comfortably, side by side on oreeback, to this city. Arrived here, the friends of Garcia successfully plied the comis- ario with bribes, and “to make a short story of & long one,” both the criminal and the con- stable escaped in company iu a fishing boat, on board which they were disguised as tishermen. Their destination is believed to bave been Key West, whence, ef course, they will soon take their departure for parts unknown, When the Marquis dela Pezuela was made acquainted with the ercape of Garcia, he is understood to have worked himeelf up to a state of perfect phrenzy, and to have declared that could he get him in his clutches, he should suffer by the “garote, though he himself were compelled to turn executioner. Thus it will be seen that it | will not be so easy a matter for the Captain- | Genera) to put down the slave trade. A few days since a slaver, with a large ewgo of negroes, made her appearance a short dis- tance above Cardenas, avd Spanly landed, pur- posely to attract the attention of the authori- ties, some two or three launch loads of her car- Whilst these were being seized, and con- veyed away, the elaver slipped her cable quiet- ly, aod standivg for the Krys, in that vicinity, Janéed upon them the by far larger portion of her cargo, which at the period of the departure of my informant (a person worthy of con- fidevee) had not been arrested, and which, if safely placed upon the plantations, will afford ample compensation to the slave traders, Despite the fuss that was made respecting the Grey Hagle, comparatively very few of the negroes brought by her have found their way to the “deposit,” aud it is pretended that it is not known where the remainder are located. fear the officials in the Vuelta Abajo district, or its immediate vicinity, are wilfully blind, for were they to visit the estate of Count L——a the negroes would there be found. The two Spanish steamers, Isabella Segunda and Colon, which you will remember recently left this harbor in company, one tive evening, asJ wrote you soon after, for Porto Rico, ar- ae together on their return on Saturday ast They have lost some six or eight of their men during their abseoce from yellow fever, which stil), I learn, prevails’ on board both ships. Ov their arrival dt Porto Rico, Hey were placed in quarantine, and it was not until within two days of their departure the car- penter and his mates, of the first mentioned thip, were permitted to go to the navy yard to make good some defects in her rudder. This placing the ships in quarantine being contrary to the rules of the service, the captain and officers of both sbips refused to go on shore at all at Porto Rico, and took their departure at | the earliest possible period, withont accomplish- ing the object of their visit, the conveyance of troops to this island. A servant of the Gover- nor of Porto Rico having been sent oa board one of these ships, returued on shore, was seized with the yellow fever, and yery shortly after died, which circumstance so scared the Gov- ernor ef Porto Rico that he—as an ofiicer of one of the chips informed me—shat himself up in a castle, and was not visible in public daring the period the two ships remained in Porto Rico harbor. The little Queen Isabella Segunda (J know not if she now sways the Spanish sceptre,) has honored the following numed individuals with defatigable when their chavity thrills to the extremities, and the work goes gaily on—a lit- tle done with every Sunday evening. - The statuc of the Queen seews to be a head short yet, and we do not hear the chisel of the eperator at this di-tance; probably the work will not be finished before the end of January next. . At the Belaioocin, we murder bulls “tor the Jove of God and charity,” on Sundays, when the weather ptrmits, of which a modigum that efcapes consumption in the brothels and drink- ing saloons, goes for clothes and bread to the orpbon, or to burtben the table of indolent priesthood as may chance. We are bunting the world for new stars and mad bulls in this line, and a gentleman bas just left for England to bring something from that quarter to improve our stock, which is h-coming too tame for human enddrance. At the Villa- nueva we sre having most farcical porpetrations which are patronized by the devotees of that lo- cality, a portion of which reccipts are said to have most holy dispensation—ior ihe founda- tion of a elassic institution, which is to bend the Cuban idea in the way it should f°. e Reports represent to the British government that General Pezuela is the only Captain-Gene- ral who has ever done anything eifeotnal for the suppresion of the slave trade—which is very correct, and must be very flattering to Don Joze dela Concha. There have been twenty intro- duced since the reign of Pezuela where there was exe during the noble and pure administration of Concha, Concha turned a high official out of the government of Matanzas for receiving bribes, and relured to appoint him to avy other place. ‘This man turns ont at one point, and ge & betier employment at another, action of such ao just man a8 Concha, it is imposible to defeat; this man, vasciQating with every day, gives or- ders and denials almost in the same breath, pub- lishing edicts outraging the common sense and sentiment, and then modifying them insceret, is defeated at all points, and loses the respect and regard of the je, without as yet any per- ceptible fhe modified instructions in relation to registration of negro slaves, are being acted upon in those quarters where it is most important to | Rag harmony with the government by the e of Jocal interests, Kc. The steamer Philadelphia is looked for with every moment; health is so; business as last advices ; the people qaict, and the goverament more eo. My compliments to * Trouble. ” Naps Maz, VWiayans, Auguet 14, 1854. Incident in the Slave Trade—Continued Landing of Slaves-—-The Spanish Steamers habella Segunda, and Colon—Hoaors be- stowed upon Individuals for their Effurts to stop the Slare Trade. The following narration was related by a gentleman cannocied with the office of the Chief of Police of this city, the day before yes- terday, in my presence: A person named Juan Garzia, was. re- cently spreially commissionacd by his itoel- lency the Cyptain-General to proceed to the northern part of the island to apprehend a cargo of Bozals, known to have been landed, the property of a nephew of the notorious slaye-trader Joaquin Gomez, and the proprietor, a fellow countryman, of a shop for the sale of dry goods, called * La Granada,” which is Atu- ated opposite the splendid residence of Gomez, in this city. Garcia accepted a bribe of the nephew of Gomez, and of course, was not able to get upon the track of the negroes. The Captaic-General, having obtained an inkling of Garcia having received the bribe, deprived | him of bis commission, without the latter being made aware of the circamstance. Another | eargo of negrocs, belonging to the same par- | ties, having in the interim arrived, which fact came to the knowledge of Garcia, who being unaware that he no longer possesssed authority | to apprehend Bozals, and not beiag bribed on | that occasion, he forthwith seized more tan one hundred of the newly landed negroes, | which act being illegal, he, in his turn, was | arrested by the captain of the Partido, from whom he found it impossible to escape, either by offersof large bribes or by throats of ex- porure of high official, whom le charged with crorses, &e., for their zealous conduct in ar- resting royal negroes and aiding to put a stop to the slave trace:— To Don Joaquin Morales de Rada, the cross of Commander of the Royal Order of Isabella la Catolica, This gentleman, who is a Brigadier of Infantry, is the party Who was always ‘‘close to.” but who could never “come up” with Lopez. Don Antonio Moreno is promoted from being Lieutenant of the Regiment of Castile, to be Captain of the Royal Regiment of Lancers, ‘The two soldiers who were with Captain Mo- reno when he captnred 60% negroes are each to have a cross of the Order of Isabella Segun- da, and a pension. Don Francisco Garban, late ad interim uiisne Judge of ihe San Pedro Circuit in the juriediction of Trinidad, is to have the cross of a Knight of the Royal Order of Isahplla ta Ca- tolica. Similar crosses and honors are to be presented to the Sub delegate of Marine of the said district of San Pedro, and to Don Armli- endo Ubieta, a citizen of Trinidad. To Don. Jemoudo Canedo, late asesor at Trinidad, a cross of 8 Knight ‘of the Royal Order ot Distinction of Carlos ILL. is to be ven, ~ The thanks of her Majesty is also given to all these persons, and it is published to encour- age others “to go and do likewise,” and to “avoid punishment!” The 12th instant was marked in the Cuban calender as ‘the third anniversary of the second invasion of this island by the ‘pirates,’ who were entirely defeated.” “There's luck in odd pugbers,” peyen? old Irish ditty, so Senores Cubanos, look out for the third invasion. PovuguKexrsie. OUR FRANKPORT CORRESPONDENCE. Frayxrort, Ky, Aug. 14, 1854, The Drought—Its Effects upon the Crops— The Aristocraey of Frankfort-—Kentucky Ladies in demand—.An Execution, &c. The all-absorbing topic in this section is the drought, and the prospect of a short “crop” of hogs for the want of coru to fatten them. Ihave travelled through the central part of this State within the last few days, and it is universally conceded that the farmers will not raise one half of an average crop of corn. It has already depreesed the price of mules, cattle and hogs; the latter being unaaleable at almost any price. My own opinion is, that the corn crop will turn out betier than ia now anticipated, and that we will have as many fat bogs to seli this yoar as usua}. There never was a famine in Kentucky and I ddn’t believe there ever will be. This beautiful and pleasant little city seems to be “mado up” entirely with distinguished persons. Every person that I have become ac quainted with, has a title, Many of them have had their hands in Unele Sam’s breeches pockets, and having accumulated their ‘piles’ have retired here to enjoy the fair soci «ty that this plac affords., Among the notables residing here, it may not be out of place to mention Hon. R. P. Letcher, ex-United States Minister to Mexico, Hon. J. J. Crittenden, United States Senator from Ken- tucky, Col. Thos, L. Crittenden, ex-United States Consul at Liverpool, Col. A, I. Bronley, ex-publisher of the Republic newspaper, (FRE more’s organ) at Washington City, Mr. A, H. Crittenden, ex-Deputy Collector of the Customs, at Son Francisco, ander that much “abused” and virtuous man Cel. James Collier, Col. Ovlando Brown, ¢x-commiesioner of Indian affairs, under the Fillmore administrotion. ft ix said that come of the above named gentle- men, and a son-in-law of Senator Crittenden, enjoy ep immense revenue from government for the rent of some bonded warehonses in San Francieco, the leases of which were executed by J. Butler King and confirmed hy Mon. Thos. Corwin, and would undoubtedly be repudiated hy Secretary Guthrie if he could, but the con- tract must ond will stand. Governor Wright, of Indiana, marries to-morrow one of the belles of this State, Miss Harvict Barbidge of Seott county, The Hoosier Governor is doiog a “land office”? business, as the lady that heisto marry is young, beautifal, accomplished, and the owner of many broad acres, fat cattle, and hard dollars, to say nothing of a small army of Ethiopians. (Query-What wil Governor Wright do with the nolggers?) AM. ‘Lhe happy couple are to be married a 4 1 | | and will dine with Gov. Powell at the Exooa tive mansion (it looks like a Dutch bara) in thd city, and will take tbe aftero on train for Léale | ville en reute for Indianavol's It is not woo derful that the Kentucky ladies should bei? such brisk demand—go wh-re you will, and you | ¢an’t find the beauty aud levetiness in. the pentler sex, which dame Nature has 60 ueely laviched on our beaatiful ladi-a, are some specimens here that are hard to 3 spd among these Miss B. Should she visit Empire City, this season, I predict that ahe wilh create a sensation. Wiliam Weigert was executed yesterday, im Lexington, for the murder «f Luther ©, ing in December last. He uvdoubtedty deserv- ed bis fate. Weigert was poor and shot a mam for insulting his wife. 1 hope that Weigert was prepored to meet his Maker, as Gov. Powell in- formed him some t-me since thst the sentence of the law would be carried ont. Neprasxa Baw ‘The Fearfal Explosion «t taysville, THE SCENE AFTER THE EXPLOSION—APPEARANCS OF THE CITY—LIST OF HOUSES DEgTROY#D— NARROW ESOAPES. (Extract from a Private Latter.) Maysviie, Aag. 13, 1854. T have sad news for you. Maysvilleisarain, A most diabolical attempt to destroy it wag made last night, by some fiends in puman shape, through the explosion of the powder magasing upon the turnpike. It occurred about two o’clock this morning, when all the inhabitants were wrapt in slumber, The scene cannot be adequately deseribed, What with the tremendons report—the flash and rmoke—the falling cf doors aud windows—the shrieks of women and cbiliren—the rattling of gloss and stones upon the vavement—altoge ther the scence was terrific in tve extreme, Part of the city looks like a complete ruin— all the churches are their windows aad shut- ters broken to fragments, The shock was ae- vercly felt as much as teelve miles distant . Jany of our larg buéiness houees have neither door or window--ll tera to pieces. Rocks as lerve as a halt bosi«) were sent in eyery direction, some as far 93 Aberdeen. Mr. Rand's house is a perfect ruin, Dr. Seaton’s is as bad. A large fine brick house near is a total weegks will bave to be taken down to the grovad, It contained a great deal of e} such as obuirs, at $60 apiece, mirrors, at all broken to pieces. A stone weighing 90 Jba. was thrown into Henry Wadsworth’s house, breaking the bed- stead to pieces upon whieh a gentleman waa sleeping. rie house were counted two bundred holes,’ made by brickbats and stones being thrown against it, The bedstead in the honse was tarn- «d up:ide down, the cradle, in which an infant was sleeping, broken to _picces, and the child thrown some distance. Yet. wonderfal to re- late, not a soul has been killed. Our escape from death is truly miraculous. There are many instances of beasteads bein, torn to pieces, and the posts faling in each « monper as just to escape those who were iu them, Many ore slightly hurt, William Connell was thrown from his bed into the yard, toge- ther with one end of the house. c » Many of the old houses in the vicinity are total wrecks—not a door or window to be seen. Much sympathy is fels for Mr. Rand; 1¢ wilt break him up, {t is feared. 4 Mr. Coburn’s honse ezeaped wooderfully, @.- | though there is ecarcely a whole pane 0! in the house, and all the doors but one were borrt open. Mr. Tenn Armetrong’s large house is all open, and the fine furniture all exposed. People are al at work May-moving, so that it seeme very little like the Sabbath. Oh! itwaso dreadful night. Many thought the eud of all things was at hand. No wonder; the crash was awful. About 800 kegs of powder were exploded. — Had it oecarred in day time handreds might have been killed—and what would we have done had it been winter, asnearly all the sashes and shutters are gone? CG. S Our Boston Corcespoanenec. Boston, Aug. 19, 1854. The San Jacinto Putting into Boston for Re- pairs—The Sloop Jon Adams Nearly Ready for Sea--The Cyane Expecting te go to the Fisheries—Recruiting—Building of the New Steam Frigate, &c. The United States steam frigate San Jacinto, from Philadelphia, bound up the Baltic, putin. to this port this morning in distress. When distant from Philedelphia 400 miles, and from Boston 240, she sprung @ leak, and the pumpe . would not work, They were, however, got to work after a while, when her commander deter- Mined that it was necessary to put into the nearest port. Her starboard bedplate is also found defective, a large split running through the centre. It is not ascertained whether she will be repaired here or ordored to Philadel- | Bhia, to undergo repairs at the hands of tho contractor. The following is a Ist of her offcers:— Captain, C. K. Stribling; car'wm, Lewis Herndow” Fey meng € Beaumont; Purser, McKean Bachazan: L. Fox; Passed Assistant Surgeon, Ashton Master, Chas. U. Abby; Second Lieutenant of Me. rines, Edward Jones; Mids ipmen, John Fyfe; Wan. Mercer; Midshipmen. &. Barton, James M. Todd; Boatawaip, Van B. Hal Jovn C. Ritter; C: James Mi * maker, Theodore nt; Chief BE be Follanabees First) Hngincers, AsO. cee 8 5, Bt james /arner ‘Thos. A. Jackson; Thi Restocen Oleland ley, Henry A. Ramsay, Wm. H. Huat’ peg Mov 3, H. Conway; Purser’s Steward, J The“loop of war Jehn Adams Js gottiog ready for cea with all dispatch, . and will, it ia expected, be ready for her crew and officers by Wednesday next. Her destination is the Pacifig. The sloop of war Cyane is also here, lying off in the stream. Her officers and crew are expecting orders to be pald off, having beer now three years in commission. and the greate: part of that time craizing in the West Indies aud sbores of the Caribbean. It is thougbt, Lowever, gst she will make « trip to the eries, and be absent one or two montha, Recruiting goes on slowly about the naval rendezvous, though the late increase of seas mena’ wages will give it a fresh start. « The ship of the line Vermont has been die mented, and now layé a sheer hulk, alongside Hie i 3 H & ibe wharf, The arrival of Commodore Srey S his post has given things a new start. are now between seven and eight hundrd persons. employed in the yard, and the building of the new steam frigate is progressing rapidly, Ata meeting of naval oficers, held at the Navy Yard a few days since, at which Commo- dore Gregory presided as chairman, aod Purser’ J. A Bradord secretary, resolutions were passed, condoling with the family of the gallant Commodore Downes, lately deceased. G, GOLD Iy ALADAMA.—A_ correspondent of the Oo- Inmbns L£nquirer, writing from Dadleville, thet the search for copper led to tre diseo gold on a tract of land lying on_ Tallapoosa now pelcnaing. toMeasra, Barr, Morgan, and Ki All three of those gentlemen possess experience in mining, and are sanguine in the hope ct realiziag, in a very short time, a fortune outof their discovery. The vein lies Jranch, which rans along fromthe adjarent woods over @ bed of trap rock, and empties river. From $2 to oe ee ee owh hand. Ofcourse i} must pay much thin when the pemarrangements have been and rain falls so as to papply a pvcletleny A Another rich deposit bas ing plantotion of Mr. Win. Rash’ be worked. A panfal of earth from. river side, on Mr. B.'s face, yleld:d upwards filty particles, A targe number of bands wif he employed ip tole comer frites out the ond the horren hilla of ol ‘wlapousa will be. the second El Dorado, .