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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE-
Londou papers to 15th March ha-ve been
received. They say the horizon Of “"3 °°,""‘
mercilil world looks a little brighter, and that
there appears to be a tendency ‘I;"""d°
viving confidence, yet Iii‘-J’ ’°P°" 3 CW5‘
rthl r number ofnew f8lll"e5- . ,
quit... British Chancellor ofthe Exchequer
, . . . _ n_
hnzitita oftlle prosperouficoudlrtion plf tlptfhfitrig is
ces ofthe country» 3“ 0°C ‘"95 “
' uno cause for alarm ; but on the following da)’
the Stock Exchange was in great confusion,
and consuls fell nearly 1 1-2 percent. This,
agitation was caused by llre tleclarution that
ajut 9 millions are to be funded this year.
The Leeds and Ripon bank,the Atherstonfi
t>,;,nl;, the Andover Bank, and the Wimboriie _
Bank have stopped payment. A vqry e’iuin-
our wine merchant in Iwridori has axso‘fuiled-
Madrid papers say Illa.-\‘\l\l is nothing out the
presence ofFrcnch ti-oopsthat prevents rev-
. . . , ,
ulutionary movements rn.Spaiu. I‘he Cuiaile
Merino has declared hirnself liostileqto tire
3,,-359.1; government, and put hrnisell at I re
head of a considerable force.
The Dev ofAlgicrs having declared war
3.,-;iinsi Spain, will, it is supposed, allortl fu-
cilities to the patriots.
Letters from Corlu, of Feb. ‘.3111. 50303 ill’-N
me (,‘,n.e|.;5 wcceeded in supplviug Missolon-
glli with provisiotis on the 28th of Jerri. after
burning a Turkish corvette, and throwing the
fest ofthe blocltading squadron iritu eriiiftrsion.
Another account from the satire place of the
gfztli Feb, states that Missolonghi was free.
and that the Captain Paella had entered iii-
to an L-iigaigement with a Greek fleet'ot 27
ships, and been completely defealed 5 ll” Ow“
ship took fire in the battle, and he only saved
his life by retreating in a stcaln-boat.
A fire was ragirig at Smyrna the 13th Feb.
In the House of Comnions, Marci‘ 131“.
the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer presented
his financial report for the year. He saw
there was no cause for alarm and tllStHaY, illlfl
that the clouds which hard llil‘(§2tlel‘ir‘ll a storm
were dispersing. In 13028, he calculated that
the revenue would be £5§’..°3.00,000. tmtl l|lS
mrpcct:-itit=ns had been realized beyond the
expectations of any man. Hr [Jr‘trC9edt?tl '0
reduce. taxes to the amount of £3,000i000;
calculatilig on a loss ofa million and a hall.
In 1894 he expected revenue to the amount
of£5l,797,000; the receipts exceeded that
amount, notwithstanding the repeal of taxes.
The same was the case last year: ft)!’ the 3
years he had expected £l55,000,000 revenue;
it had been Etbtive £ 1 56,000.000,or .6 1.390.000
above his estimate; and such was the iricrezise
rrotwirlistariding the repeal of £3;000:000-‘
The whole alliount of rerliictinu since the
war was altogether, £,27,520,00(). Great ben-
efit had resulted‘ as was shown in tlie,increas
ed consumption--in beer )6 per ceui,in brick
388 per cent, in printed goods 110 per cent.
if) soft soap 120 per cent, ill sillt and wine 88
per cent. The charge of the debt had also
been reduced ; the funded debt had been re-
duced from £79-1,000,000 to £778.000.000.
and the interest on it from £29,°.286,000 to
£Q7;94(3,000. He should proceed to the char-
ges on the debt, Eco. with sinking fund, army,
The whole charge was £.’i6,000,000.——
The receipts were, he estimated, Customs and
Excise, £:37,000,000: Stamps, £7.400,000;
T.ixes, £<l,0tl0.000‘; Post Office, £l,50t),0u0;
sum total, £57,0-£3,000 ; leaving a surplus of
£714,579, to be disposed of aacording to the
wislics of Parliament. He had no reason to
expect any falling offin the sums as he had
estimated last year. Great alterations ofthe
laws of Customs and Excise, all ofthein liav-
ing been reduced to six acts, and in those al-
terations there was one error, a venial orre.--
Firsr. tobacco lapsed by an omission ; that ef-
fect injured the revenue in a trifling degree.
From the actual receipt of revenue, last year,
of £'39,ou0,000, there would be a reductioir,
oiviirg to the taxes reduced last year going
r’.-nto frirtber operation. But he was well aware
that it would be unsafe to calculate on no loss
to the revenue from the recent internal and
QXil.“flllll stagnation ofcoriirnerce. He should
=.18l(‘Ul2tl(: on a loss, from these causes, of;€l,
30t).000. In January, however, the gross loss
in Excise had been £92,000, as compared it itli
Jarirrary, 18%;’). He proposed to continue the
reduction nfls. duty on tobacco: it would be
a lossto the revenue of£600,000, btit it had
3 material effect in diminishing the labors of
ihe smugglers. The right honorable gentle-
man contended, that we were in a situation
:0 justify his proposition for the taxation and
expenditure. He adverted to the debt and
-iransactiuns between the Bank and Govern-
:1)e.t;t. The advance from the Bank amount-
-.:d to £t6,000,000 at the end of.-1825. At the
begiriling of the year the Bank bought Ex-
chequer bills to the amount of two millions,
the Government undertaking to repay such
six millions in the course of the year, out of
13 millions, the entire amount. He should
also propose to fund eight or nine million of
Excheqtier bills; and he saw no reason why
the sinking fund after the present year,should
not be applicable to the tilifunded debt. This
or next session he should propose a revision
of the act for the effecting of tire object re-
garding the sinking fund. He relied upon a
;:l’0spet‘ous future.
Lozvnozr, March 14.
At the close of the money market yester-
day, the jobbe-rs and brokers proceeded, en
auasse, to amend “their duty in P2_irlialneiit,”
to pay their respects to the Chancellor of the
Exclir-qiier, and to hear his bridget ;and such
a scene of buying and selling took place Ill
the House of Colninoris (_we mean in the gal-
lr:l)',) as baffles all description : from 77 1-2,
l'_hi- price at which Consuls were at the coili-
iliei-irerlieiit of the right lion. geriili:.iiiaii’s
Sp! oi-li, they tell ftill one percent. This iiiorn-
iilg tjunsols opeutd in a most agitated state
iron. 77 to 77 1-2, all interrnediate prices be
ing called out simultaneously from various
grants or the room. As the day pr0ceetled,tllt-
men not gr-znziually fell to 77. The present
quotatrori is 77 [-8. Exchequer bills are high-
er on account of llre Funding; they are 55.81.
‘.19. prclninin ; in the other English securiiit .5
there is nothing new to report. Tliejobbcr.~
and brokers have riolv breathing time I on.
zheir exertroiis, and are discussing the budget,
am: the port-enlous declaration that eight or
ziiuc millions are to be fu-titled in the term.
year of peace, (the Minister still pletlgil._.._,
liiinself that the country is lira very plospr-l
bun srate,) in ar'drtion to which the s-ke'lt-i-.-
of a Striking Flilid, already stripped ti.
scarecrow, is to be converted cntirely to our .
;,.'t‘.rpU:i8S_. '.l‘k.io morning the jobbers bar:
but on the box in which the agent for tire
C-ornmissioners of the Sinking Fund used to
make purchases, the following inscription :-—
“ The living Skeleton removed; this shop to
be let; inquire in Downing street.”
Distress in England.-—A letter from the
West of England says——“ Never‘ was ‘here 1”
England such a gloomy time as the present.
Succeeding to the wild, visionary, speculative
schemes of last year, is distress and ruin on
all sides. From the failure of some of the
merchants in the American trade, and of one
or two bankers, an universal panic shook the
couritry,all confidence was destroyed, $1. every
one appeared scrambling to get what he could.
The Slt\)'l'll has not yet subsided.
knows when the wreck may terminate; all
business is at a stand, and distrust and disrnay
pervades every class ofthe coininuliity.”
Mr. Baring made the following remarks in
tho Britisli House of Commons in February :
" If the run on the London bankers had
continued 48 hours longer, and if the Batik
or England had not come forward as it did,
the whole country would have been thrown
into confusiori, the whole money system eti-
tirely destroyed, and such a violent decline in
prices effected. as would have involved iner-
chants, riianrilizcturers, and landed gentlemen
in one common ruin.” '
It is now ascert-.iined that the various for-
geries and fratids coirimitted by Fauiiileroy,
who ended his life on the gallows some llllw
dollars, two thirds of which was upon the
Bank ofEngland. It has been lately deci-
ded that Faunlleroy’s partners are re.~'ponsi
ble for the sums fraudently transferred by him.
Dissipatr'o7r.—Orle of the tnost remarkable
instances of the dissipation of property we ev-
er lreard of is that ofa young buck who has
figured largely in England for the last two
years, and whose bankruptcy is mentioned in
the latest London papers. _ When he becaine
of age :3 years ago he came into possession of
$800,000 ready motley, and $30,000 per ari-
niim W. I. property. As a spt-.cirnen of thi-
rncaus whiclr he took to dissipate this immense
fortune in so short a time it is stated that he
paid for his dicssilig case and contents alone
the stirn ol 38.000. His bor.t hooks, shaving
pot, soap dish, the backs of all the brushes,llle
razor h..rrdles, ilriil the sllueing horn. were
CtittipOs(.‘d ol .siIi'ver gilt. mr1s3_i/, and elegrrlztly
chased, and the diossliig case was sltidded u-
1.‘CI‘ 'lb'If/1. precious stones.
New Yortx, April t3.
Surrtndcr Q/' Callao.——By the Columbia,
it lilCll arrived up late on Tuesday night, Car-
lbrigena papers to the 12th ult. are received,
uliirtll contain an official account of the sur-
render of Callao. This event took place on
the 23d of Jan. but the parlictilars are not yet
l't‘CelVE‘(l. It is said the garrison was reduced
to 500 inch, that Rodil was about to depart
for Europe, and that the whole of the Co-
lombian army iiliich was at the seige of Cal-
l.-io, ainountilig to nearly 6000 men, will be
iinuledraitely transported to Carthagena, at
which place vessels have been chartered to
proceed to Cllagres for this purpose.
“ Republic of Co/ombiu—Heau5 Quarters,
Pon'i‘o BELLO, Feb. 1826.
To the Commrnlding General at Carllragena.
The cuinrilandcr in cliiefofthe army before
Callao, the excellent Bartholomew Salon, in
a letter dated the 9..‘5rd of January, which I
have just received, informs me to the follow-
ing effect :—-
“At nine o’clock on the morning ofllie 23d
0! January our troops took possession of the
fortress of Callao, waving in testiinony there-
ofupon irshigli towers the standards ofliber-
ly-—the Spanish Governor having surreptler«
ed upon a capiiullition which we will have the
honour of triiusrnitting to you, together willr
other documents as stroll as they are printed.
At present the pressure of little and the ne
cessity of hastening the sailing of the vessel
which leaves to-day, prevent my detailing to
you the circumstances ofits acquisition. The
messenger, who will hear an account of this
triumph to government willlcavethis to-mor-
row. I impart it to yourself with the greatest
pleasure, being assured that it will be the ter
urination of the war.”
I transmit the above to you in order that
yoti may circulate it at the Magadalena, and
to our friendly colonies.
I do this with the greatest pleasure because
the surrender of Callao crowns the glory of
Columbia in the field of battle.
MANUEL ANTONIO PIZARO.
Private letters received here fr. Carrhagena
state that a very large sum of riioliey was
found in Callao. ‘
The vessels which last arrived at Cartha-
gena fr. this port, were admitted according to
the terms of the new treaty with Coloriibia.
New Yoiix, April 18.
From Buenos flyrcs -—A fllelltl in Buenos
Ayres, has obllgrngiy f(J|‘W&ll'tl6d us a file or
the Gaceta l.V'.l0l'Ci:illl.ll, ofthat city, (piihlislied
by Stephen I-Iallett, Esq. formerly of .NoYfJl'k)
together with a detail ofthe occurreiices in
that quarter, up to the 80th of Jan.
A decree of the governlnent, dated 520 or
January‘, permits individuals to fit out priva
tears to cruize against the coinmerize ofBi'a
zil,and iifferseiicuuiagemerits tor enteipllzcs
of that kind.
General Miller, of the Colombian army,
arrived at Buenos Ayres on the 6th of Jan. 81.
was said to be the bearer of dlspatclies front
Bolivar to the Erilperor ol Rizizil.
A ‘letter from Cliriquisaca, the capital of
the dew RepublicufLlolivia, received atBue
nos Ayres, states that the L belator was pro-
ceeding to Lima for the sole purpose of re-
signing the Presidency ofLower Peru, at the
opening of the Congress, and that he would
ldturll to Bolivia in the beginrring or May.
The Maiiifcsto of Admiral Lobo, cornrnan
our ol the Brazilian squadron in the Rio de la
Praia, is dated Dec. 2151, and declares:
"' list. All the ports and coasts ofthe Prov-
inces of Buenos Ayres, and all those on the
Eastern ‘shore of the La Pl.’-filil that are occu-
pied by Buenos Ayreau troops, are lt'0l1) this
day forward, subject to the strictest blockade.
'2d. The neutral vessels which are in the
ports ofthe Republic of Buenos Ay res, are at
-iberly to (all within the term of tourleen clays
..t.rn this care, after the ex-pirariorr or writer.-
-~'lln the .-aid vessels shall be permitted to call
'I Uullusl only, provided they have flO'St,.l~‘;_ll-
H.113 persons on board, and to avoid wliicli,
they snalfbe subjectetl to an exauiination.”
A
On the 13th January, Mr. William Bro-.vii,
(the. sanre who had the comttiarid ofthe Brie‘-
nos Ayreau squadron at the taking of Monte-
video by the Patriots,) was appointed coin‘-
iuander in chief of the Buenos Ayrean iiaval
force, which then consisted of two brigs of
war and eleven grin boats. Ou_ the 14th he
hoisted his flag on board the brig Balcarcc,
on which occasion a salute was fired. In the
afternoon of the same day, the Admiral and
his little squadron got under way, and stood
out for the outer roads, and at night fall ari-
chored iii the Three Fathom Hole, situated
just outside of the inner. roads of Buenos
Ayres. Ar fiveo’clock the following inorri-
ing, the squadron got under way with the in-
God only,tention to proceed to the island of Martin
Gracia, situated at the entrance of the river
Uraguay, dislr-jut about 60 nliles from Buenos
Ayres, and which had been taken possession
of by the Brazilians ; but before they could‘
effect their object, the Bitiziliari squadron
hove in sight. It consisted of thirteen sail,
viz. ;three. corvettes, three brigs, 8 schooners,
3 con boats and a cutter, one of the corvettes,
the Liberal, bearing Vice Admiral Lono’s
broad pendant. Notwithstanding the eiiemy’s
superiority in point of force, Admiral Brown
bore down for him as soon as he got in sight
ofthe city The beach was lined with anili-
iirlnierahle crowd. of spectators, and many
vtlunteers put off in boats to join the little
‘Vi triot squadron, for whose fate great solici-
iude was sliewu. At half past 19 an action
seemed inevitable. The two patriot brigs,t|ie
Bl-lcarce and Belgrano, together with a gun
since, amount to nearly a 1n’iff'iO78 and a half boat. were closing with two ofthe Brazilians
lull rigged brigs and 92 liermaphrodites, while
the rezuaining grin boats were closing with
the Braailian adrniral’s ship, the rest ofthe
Brazilian force being near at hand. At this
critical mornent, when they had got witliili
lialfgunshot, and the conirnencemeut of the
action was looked for, admiral Lobo tacked
ship and stood olf,the remainder of the squad-
roli following him in his retreat. The patriot
squadron chased them for a short distaiice,arid
then returned and took a new positiou.——Tlre
Brazilians continued their corirse down the
river for some tilne, but having united their
force, they again returned, having formed
the.-.selves in two divisions. At two o’clock
the same day, the hostile squadrons were a-
gain within grill shot ofeach other, and no
doubt was entertained but that in a few ino-
rneuts the would be enveloped in fire and
smoke, when to the great amazement of the
multitude who were witnessing the scene, the
Brazilian admiral again withdrew. The Bra-
zilian force amounted to 140 guns, while the
Buenos Ayrean only consisted of 42.
On the 18th, the following vessels were
purchased by the Buenos Ayrean gov’t.-—-the
brig Mohawk of Baltimore, the schr. Grace
Ann of Baltimore, the English brig Upton,
formerly the privateer Rattlesnake, ol'Pbila-
llelphia; and the British ship Commerce of
Lima. The latter is to be the Commodore’s
ship; the Mohawk is commanded by Captain
Wm. Mason, and carries 16 guns; the Upton
by Robert C. Beasly, 16 guns; the Grace
Ann, by capt. Robert H. Ford, 7 guns, a long
3 on a pivot, 6 gunadcs, 9 pounders. There
was an embargo of‘ ten days put on, to allow
time for fittilig out the above vessels. On the
21st, Admiral Brown captured a Brazilian
gun boat, and re-captured a coasting sclir.—
[‘liis grin boat was bound from the island of
Martin Gracia, with despatches to the Bra-
zilian Admiral. The force which remained
at the above place, consisted ofl brig and 92
schrs. of war, and five gun boats. The bar-
tery which the Brazilians were there erecting
was almost completed, and was to mount l4
guns—the garrison consisted of200 men.
The brig William, of Baltimore,which was
sold in Buenos Ayres to the agents of the go-
verlinieirt of the Banda Oriental, and fitted
out as a privateer, has been very successful,
«raving captured a number of vessels.
A London paper, speaking of the probable
business of the Duke of Wellington, who set
out on his inissiou to Petersburg on the 8th of
February, says :——We can state, on authority
on which we ourselves placetlie greatest reli-
ance, that urgent political negotiation, and
not Court etiquette, is the chiefobject of his
Grace’s journey. The strong feeling of the
Russian army in favor of their co-religionists,
wllicli ’ was restrained by the late Emperor,
cannot so easily be repressed by his succes-
sor ; and Nicholas, ascribing the late mutiny
and bloodshed atSt.Petersburg to this feeling,
has declared to his allies, that the only means
of escaping danger to his person and govern-
ment, is to interfere in favour of the Greeks.
he must act single-handed in this important
enterprise, and in that case ambition might
not stop when humanity was satisfied. To
prevent, therefore, the general war to which
the march of Russian troops against Turkey
might lead,tl-ieDuke of Wellington is empow-
ered lo offer our co-operation lor effecting the
ilnniediate and complete independence of
Greece.
Nothing but so important air object could
Lave induced his Grace to undertake so fa-
irguing .. journey at the present inclement
season of the year, and in his present delicate
state of health. If Russia. and England join
cordially in this object, and France co-ope
ratc, as no doubt she. will, they can encounter
no opposition -from Constantinople or Vienna.
./llitigaiion qf Slavery in Demerara.——The
tollowlug are some ol the provisions of a late
law for the improvement of the W. I. slaves.
Slaves are in future, in case of criminal
prosecution, to be allowed counsel at the ex-
pense of the colonial interest. No Slave,
upon penalty of 600 gilders for every offence,
is to be required to work from the time. ofsun
set on Saturday evening, to the time ofsun-
rise on Monday morning. Religious instruc
tion is to be provided, ' rid Sunday markets
abolished. The whip in 0 longer to be car-
ried either as a badge ufautiiority, or as a
siimulusto labour. Offences are not to be
punished till the day alter their commission,
in order to prevent the indulgence of passion.
ivo female slave is to be/flogged, under aperi-
alty ol I400 guilders. Every person keeping
working slaves, above six i n number, is requi-
ied to keep a ‘punishmentrecord book,’ which
is to be laid before the Protector of Slaves
iwice a year. Marriage is encouraged by
premiums given to females for every child
born in lawful wedlock. S-laves are not to
work more than 152 hours on any day; and
muse that are married are not to be sold sepa-
rately, nor is any child under 16 years of age
to betorn. from its parents. , _
Unless he can act in concert with his allies, ,
.same time.
fi.£bJ=@01“It icgfslttturt.
,Mondttg/. .'«€lpril m,'_1n the Senate, Mr.
Vrighr, l-our the Canal Committee.to winch
was referru.-‘l the report’ of the canal corriinis-
sioners accompanied by the several surveys
made of the seventeen canal routes, aritlioris
ed to be inside last year, reported at length on
each not riuw before the Legislature. The
committee are’of opinion, that with‘ the pres-
ent canal debt remaining to be paid, it is not
exp‘e'dient for the state at present to undertake
the construction of any oftlieln ; though the
advantages ofseveral recommend them .to fa-
vorable consideration.
Abill was reported, appropriating $5000
for the relief of the New York l-listoiical
Society.
Messrs-Crary, Gardiner, and Spencer,were
appointed a Comuiittee toinquire into the
expediency of shutting up the lobby of the
Senate, as such, and converting the satire to
some other use.
The committee of the whole, Mr. Ogden
in the ‘chair, then took uptlie bill to incorpo-
rate the Long Island Canal 8:. Barilting Co.;
struck out so lnticli as authorised banking.
and passed that part which incorporates the
canal company.
In the House, the hill’ to incorporate the
North American Ins. Co. in_New York, was
passed, 00 to 8, -
The bill relative to improvements in New
York, was also passed. The bill to incopo-
rate the Am. For and Milling company, was
lost, ayes only 83.
A message was received from the Governor
informing that he had expended the amount
$3850 752, under the act of Feb. 15, 182;”), err-
lrtled " an act in honour of Gen. Lafayette.”
367;’) were expended by authority ofthe first
seciioil, in procuring a portrait ; and the resi-
due under the section which authorised the
Governor to receive him in such manner as
should become his worth, and to provide such
means ‘as should be expedient to retrder his
residence in this state agreeable, and to facil-
tate his journey through the same.
A bill appointing Robert S.I{ose, and Win.
Thompson, of Seneca county, and Ephraim
Hart, of Oneida, comiriissioiiers to examine
the claims of Myron Holley, and allow such
as they may think proper, was passed by a
vote of 50 to 41.
The bill to prohibit the sale offoreign Lot-
tery Tickets in this -tate,passed in coinmittee
of the whole of the Senate on Monday.
On Tuesday, the bill to incorporate the
Long Island Canal Co. was passed.
Mr. Veile introduced a bill, appropriating
37000 to improve the navigation ofthe Hod
son river, which was laid on the table.
A cornrnlinication was rec’d in both Houses
fl”. JohnJacob Astor,Esq. relative to the lands
claimed by him in Dutchess county, propos-
ing to have the matter determined by an ami-
cable suit in the U. S. Supreme Court, by re-
ferriug it to arbitrators. .,
In the House, on Monday, a motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting the bill to incur-
porate tbe American For and Milling Com-
pany, was carried, 87 to 6, and the bill was
laid on the table.
The bill to incorporate the Mexican Miri-
ing Co. was passed, 95 to 5. [The object of
this bill, is to enable our citizens to compete
with incorporations in England and Germany
which are now working mines in Mexico. An
incorporation for this purpose, also exists in
Baltitnore, Md. The cornpanyincorporated
by this bill, was formed in New York, at the
recornnieridatiou of Mr. Poinsett, our Minis-
ter in Mexico.]—."lIerc. fldv.
On Thursday, 13th, in the Senate, the an-
nual report of the Regents of the University
was presented. The report gives a flattering
account of all the literary institutions under
the charge ofthe Regents, with the exception
ofthe College of Physicians and Surgeons in
the city ofNewYork, the feuds in which have
become so inveterate among those charged
with the management of its affairs as to
threaten its destruction. A prolnpt legisla-
tive interference is recommended to preserve
the public property and funds ofthe college.
The bill to prevent the sale of foreign lot-
tery tickets—-tlie bill to incorporate the New
York 8I.Harlem Spring VVater Co.—-and the
bill to regulate the fee; of the constables and
marshals in New York were passed.
In the House,on Wednesday, a proposition
was laid on the table for extending the session
beyond the 18th inst.
A resolution from the Senate was'concur-
red in, that after the 14th, the two houses will
respectively consider such bills only as shall
have previously passed one ofthe houses, ex-
cepting the bill for the payment of the officers
of government.
The report ofthe committee of the whole,
in favor of a Canal from the head waters of
Seneca Lake, was concurred in, 60 to 49.-
It was stated in belialfof this bill, that there
were now annually sent down the Susquehan
nah to Baltimore, 200,000 bushels of wheat,
besides a large amount of other articles,which
if this canal was made, would find their way
to Albany.
The Editors of the New York Observer
state that the expense of an Education at the
University ofVirgin'ia, is greater than at any
other in the Union.
“ There are eight professors, and the Stu-
dents are required to attend the lectures ofai
least one. They may, iftlrey choose, attend
the lectures of two, or more, or of all, at the
Iftliey study with one, they pay
an auntial tu’ltion fee of350; if with two,they
must pay 860; if with three, 875; if with
four, 890; if with all, $l50. Each professor
is furnished with an elegant house, styled a
pavilion, and receives a salary of 81500 from
a permanent fund provided by the State, to-
gether with his share of all the tuition fees
paid by the students. Were a professor to
have fifty pupils exclusively under his care,lre
would receive, besides his salary, an annual
income of $2000. The iiuznber of students
in December last was 144. Each. student
pays an annual rent to the University of8l.’>.
There are six stewards or keepers of hotels,
who board the students, and who pay for the
use ofthe buildings a considerable rerit,whicli
of course comes ultimately out ofthe pockets
ofthe students. The State of Virginia has
already expended above half a lnillion of dol-
lars upon this institution, besides making pro-
vision for the payment ofthe salaries of the
professors.”
Mr. Wirt, Attorney General of the United
r-hates, has been appointed Professor ofL.iw
.n the University ofVirgina. The Riclrinond
Inquirer expresses doubts of his acceptance.
.=g=zz‘ttctizvttt~li tdutigirrissi.
Friday, flpril 7.--In‘ the Senate, the Bill
for removing obstriictioiis in the harbour
. .obile, was passed.
The Finance Committee reported 2': bill to-
repéal, in part, the duty on ‘imported S_alt.—-
The bill proposes the duty 10 cts. per 56' lbfi
The same committee reported a bill to re-
duce the duty on teas, wines, and coffee.-~
-[This bill: proposes to r‘ed'ut:e the duty ‘after’
‘he 318! Of Dec to the following rates :-—OiY
Coffee, 3 cents per pound ; on Imperial and
Gunpowder Tea 33 cents ;——Hyson, Young"
hysoli, and Chulan, 9.5 cents: all other green’
T883. and Black Teas of all kinds, 15 cents
per pound. On \Vlnes, viz. Madeira, Bur-
gtllltly. Champaign, and Tokay, 50 cents per‘
gall. Marsala or Sicily madeira, Sherry, St.-
Lucali Plcoi Fayal, Lisbon, Oporto, and all-
other wines of Portugal, 80 cents; Teiierifl'o"
and Malaga, 20 cents; other Wines, when‘
imported otherwise than in bottles or cases,l£’.-
cents; Claret &:.c. in bottles, 85 cts. per gall.}‘
The Senate was principally occupied with‘
the Judiciary bill from the House. An amend-'
ment changing the arrangements of the Cir‘-'
cuits, so as to place Ohio and Kentucky in. the‘
same circtiit, was agreed to by a" large maji ‘
In the House, the Committee on'W'ay‘s mt!
Means, to wlioln had been referred the bill fr.
the Senate, entitled, “an act to secure the
accountability of public offiiers and 0llrers,”—-4
reported the same without amendments.
M:.Eastham. ofNew Hanipshire, olli-reil 8
to the constitution, that no person shall hold
the office ofJu.dge ofany Court ofthe United
States after he shall have attained the age of
70 years. ’
Mr. Bradley, of Vermont, offered a resolu-'
tion, declaring it iuexpedient for the House
to take any further measures respectirg the
claim of the State oflllassachusetts, lor ser-
vices rendered during the late war ; but that:
the sauie ought to be left to the responsibility
of the Executive branch ofth,e Government,
to be proceeded with as has been done in ca-
ses ofclairus, tirade by other states for similar
services. A debate eiistied, which resulted iii-
relerring the rcsoltition to the same Commit-
tee of the whole House, to which the bill on
that subject is referred.
The House went into committee on the bill’
to “ authorise the settlement and payment of
the state of Massachusetts, for services ren-
dered during the late war.” Mr. Dwight
made an able defence of the bill in a speech‘
of about two hours length ; and Mr. Sprague
Of M'dlD8, followed on the same side witlr
characteristic ability. Weems of Md. spoke
sometime in opposition to the claims, and
Mr. Lincoln ofMaine, iufavor ofthem. Mr.
Mitchell of Tennessee, put some in errogato-
ties to the friends of the bill, W ich, if all-
swered to'llis satisfaction, would induce him
to vote for the claims. 'Webster answered
him, and Mr. Bailey, of Mass. answered Mr.
Weems. The cuniruittee then rose with leave
to sit again—-—and the House adjourned.
The Senate did not sit on Saturday. The
House of Representatives was occupied with
the Massachusetts claim, which led to a dc-
bate on the relative Federalism of Mass. and
Maryland. The Nat. Journal says—-
“ Mr. Cook, with a view to give the house
time to reflect, or rather to cool down on the
subject, before any question was taken, moved
that the committee rise. The motion being
successful, the committee then rose, reported
House then adjourned.” .
Mona'ay,.r9prz'l l0.—In the Senate the con-
sideration of the Judiciary Bill was resumed,
and was the subject of discussion the whole
day. The motion pending was the motion by
‘rt r. Rowan, to amend the bill, by requiring a
concurrence of seven of the Justices of the
Supreme Court in any decision whatever af-
fecting the Constitution oftlie United States,,
the Constitution of any State, the law of any
State, or any law ofCongress; and providing
further, that such kind of process onlysha I
be issued, and in such order only, upon the
judgments of the United States Courts,as are
authorised and permitted by the laws of the
State. Mr.Row.m supported his aineridmen:
in a speech-of great ability. Mr. Tazewell
moved to amend the amendrnerit by striking
out seven and inserting six, so as to require
the concurrence of six Judges. This motion
was lost, and the question on the first part of
the original amendment was determined in
the negative, ayes 20——nays 21. On the Bil
branch ofthe amendment, the vote was, ayes
7-—-nays 34. -
Mr. Thompson of Georgia, offered a reso-
lution in the House of Representatives, cal-
ling on the President for information whether
send Ministers to the Congress at Panaina;
and Mr. Bartlett, of New Hampshire, laid a
resolution on the table on the subject of dis-
charging the committee ofthe whole from the
consideration of the Massachusetts Claims,
with a view to refer the same to the Secretary
ol‘W:ir, for him to report what part of the
claims comes within the principles on which
other claims ofa similar character have been
settled.
Tuesday, flpril l1.—In the Senate, the
bill to equalize the duties on vessels of the
Republic of Colombia, and their cargoes, was
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
In the House, Mr. Polk, ofTennessee, of-
fered resolutious declaring it to be the right
and duty of this house, to prouotince on tho
expediency or inexpedieucy of foreign mis-
sions, when called on for appropriations; that
sending Ministers to Panama would be a do-
parture from our uniform course of policy ;-
and that therefore the proposed inissiou is
inexpedient. The resolutions were referred
to the committee of the whole on the state of
the Union, and ordered to be printed. The
bill making appropriation for the relief ofthe
Florida Indians, was ordered to be engrossed-
and read a third time to-day, as was also a
bill making appropriation for the repair of a
post road from Jackson to Columbus, in Mis-
sissippi. In Committee ofthe Whole on the-
state of the Union, Mr. Buchanan spoke in.
favor ofthe amendment of Mr. M’Lane ft) the
resolution reported by the couiiuitiee on For-
eign Affairs on the subject of Panama, and.
iV1r.Wurlz, of Pennsylvania, spoke against it,
and in favor of the Missiori.
The Canal.-—-The Rochester‘ Album cor-
rects the statement of the Telegraph in rela-
tion.to the breach in the deep ctit west of"
Lockport.
ltended, and will have been repaired by the
Lockport and P‘eirdlct'oiu,
joint resolution providing, as an amendinent»
progress, and obtained leave to sit again. The
any other Government has been invited 10..
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It isnot so serious aswas appre- ‘
15th or 20th inst. The Black Rock Gazette _
' states that 150 men are at work between
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