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-^=jg^^aa~UUI'" ' ? ' Tlie Pardon of Albcrti, Tho Horrisburg Union, a Democratic journal, of course, makes the following appropriate reinarks upon Gov. Bigler s just pardon of Albcrti : .! most JiitjhIcons Act.?Last weeek Governor Bigler granted a pardon to George F. Albcrti, ofPhiladelphia, and old man who was convicted and who has been imprisoned for some two years, Ibr wiiat is termed kidnapping. The facts of this cuso have been ref-md to on several occasions ; in our columns, consequently we shall make but | a IcK-fstnti'inoiitof llicra at tins tunc. Albovti was engaged bv a gentleman of Ma- j vyiarid to arrest a female runawav slave, then in tin' State of X.'W Jeisy. When arrested, she had in her arms an infant th.it had been born in a free State. When taken before an United i Stat \s officer. and remanded to h-*r owner, she ' was told that she should leave the child in 1'hil-' adelj'hia, whore it would be cared for at a public institution, and would of course be free.? i This she positively refused to do, and adhered to i the "determination to take the child with her. j Alberti then delivered her and the child over to the parties from Maryland authorized t<> receive j her. Tlie abolitionists of Philadelphia had Aihcrti arrested for kidnapping, and he was arraign, d for trial before the Aiu'rican Jeffreys, Judge Parsons, whose passions ami prejumces in manly all caw controlled liis judgement. Before coming to a trial it was ascertained that this man could not be convicted without obtaining ' the evidence of a fallen then under sentence in th Philadelphia prison, by the name of Thorn- | a- Richardson. The aboli.ionistsrepaired to llarrisburg, and obtained a pardon for R chards m, dated o!t the morning the trial wa< to commence and this convicted fellon was brought from his cell to give testimony gn which to convict Albert i of kidnapping. The charge of the Judge i:i this ease was one of the m-st extraordinary documents we ever read, and in accordance with this one-sided charge the d fendant. was convicted and sont.mced for a period that would, in all probability, have terminated his life if he had been obliged to serve it out. These were the means resorted to by the abolitionists and Coventor Johnson to convict this old man. Alberti, and it will be a source of gratillcation to every philanthropic citizen, to learn that 11ov. Biglcr has granted him a pardon, In our view tliis old man committed no offence whatever. He did not carry oil'the child to Maryland, because it was not carried into slavery; and if he had done s<? lie committed no offence against the laws of Pennsylvania, as the ; woman and child wore taken from New Jersey, j M M mi i Cotton bi'knt on the R.\ii.koad.?Yestrrday ITTi-nin C.rtlii; auernoon, as uie i in^iu ... . city was passing near tlu^Twenty Mile Station, 1 lie cotton took thv, consuming about two hun- 1 J rod and eighty bal s. together with some six or eight freight car-. We have before stated that the woods in Effigliam County, on both sides of the Railroad, had be n 011 tire for : evcral days, and that a large ami unt of t'mVr had boon destroyed. We learn that the fire is still burning, and that yesterday afternoon the timber on the track t?">k fire. The engineer ot the freight train not being aware of this fact, and thinking that the smoke and fire pr iced'd from the w<x>d% attempted to run on, and only found j out the situation "f the r.?nd when too late to j turn back*. The burning of the cotton detained j the down Passenger Train about one hour and a ; half last night, the ears not reaching the Depot, until half past seven o'clock. The damage to the Railroad is slight, and : will cause no detention, the Passenger Cars, the mails, having d parted at the usual hour. Saranmh Xars of Friday ' ? .. Kir; ii r is Chickasaw Nam on.?The Fort j Smith Herald gives an" account of an encounter with four Seminole Indians, returning from Texi;s with whisk- v, to be sold in the Give!; Nation, and a party of tin- Chickasaw Liiflit lIoi>e. ordered out to stop the trafliic Ly Col. IIirp< r, the C'iiickasaw agent. Duriug the conflict Chnclii-koe, captain of the Light Horse, killed thee , r f h's opponents with a knife,after which he was ' himself shot through the head by a Sciriinr l , who is y;-t at large, but a formal demand has been made for him. 4| ... Jvt.ir.S 1'l'CIIA NAN ON 1 NTEKVKNTION. Mr. liuchanan i- ju=t now a prominent candidate for ; the nomination of the Democratic Convention for the Presidency. It has been remarked that, he has kept himself dear of the recent agitation about foreign intervention, and some have expressed doubts as to what are his opinions on t he subject. He is on record. In the discussion in t]i<* Senate, in 1820, on the Panama Congress, j he thus forcibly and wisely declared himself opposed to that doctrine: " We have ourselves orown great bv standing alone and pursuing an independent policy. This j path has conducted us to national happiness and i national glory. Let us never abandon it. It is j time for us once more to go back to first prinei- ( plc-s, and to declare to the world, that the polity | of Washington has not grow old. Union at home, and independence of all foreign nations, 1 on/!it to be our political maxims. Let us do ; good to all nation*, but form entangling allian-, c*s with none." Coi:s" in Tkxas.?Although thw last was a bad | season for crops in Texas, a heavy surplus of Corn was made m >(>nie portions of the State. There ! i- now a surplus of two hundred and fifty thou-1 gmd l.ii-!;.! - of corn for sale in the neighborhood i of New 1 traunf.Ts alone?a striking evidence of the industry and thrift of the Oerman immigrants settled in that region. This is the greatest, surplus of which we have heard in any one neighborhood: but in the region west of the Colorado and on the upper portion of that stream, there i-. jomerallv more titan enough to supply the demands <4" the thousands of immigrants now pour ino in. ?(ntfrestoii Civilian. Lakok S.\i.i:ok I'okk.?The firm of Ashhrook .1* Co., at St. Louis, sold all their stock on the 2'>th lilt., tlx** product of al?out 8,000 hogs? less ahoiit half the. proportionate quantity of hams, say 10,000 shoulders at 5 1 -2c; 10,000 sides at. o I-'2c: and from oOOO to 8000 hams at 7c. These are the highest prices paid there this season. The same firm was offered 813 for all fh- ir M '.-s rork,and 7 l-2e. for No. 1 Lard. I ? ? - The effective military force of Great Britain at the present moment amounts to 130,000 men. There are brides 140 regiments uf militia scattered over different parts uf the United Kingdom. Fifty regiments of yeomanry and the out-pensioners' battalions complete the disposable forces of the country. ! A Block for the Xatinual Monument from j Ireland.?The Cincinnati Gazette states that Mr. J. A. Lvncli. of that city, has by correspondence, induced* the corjwratiou of 0 a I way. Ireland, to send a block of their native nmrble, with an appropriate inscription, for a jJace in the National Monument at Washington. IuteiTsliii;,r to Cultou I'iauters. We copy tic subjoined interesting communication from the "Savannah Daily Georgian*' of the 11th inst. The (.'eorgjan remarks that it comes from a planter w ho is thoroughly conversant with the subject he discusses. A WOUDTO COTTON PLAN 1'EKS ABOUT PRICES. Messrs. Editors: Allow men corner of your valuable ]mpcr. that I may confer with my planting brethren on the subject of our great staple. | Another-year has been added to the history of j the production and consumption of Cotton. The ; account has boon closed and the report submit- j ted for examination. It beeomes us to in vest i- . gate it carefully?ascertain how far our interest j has l>eon promoted in the general transactions, i and what encouragements are held out to us for j the future crop. The Cotton year in the United States, pom- J mencing September 1, 1830, opened with a stock i ? ? i ?? ?..? i <ss inn k..l/w . i on nana in uur onu mm j>oh.m ui ?,/</ i/mv^ , | and*on the 1st. of January, 1851, the commencement of the Cotton year in Great Britain, the stock declared in the ports and in the interior, was 631,120 bales making an aggregate of 70!),-1 610 bales, which, at the then rate of consumption of the two countries, would have been equal to the wants of their manufactures for twenty-, tliroe weeks; and it is important that we should bear iu mind that under such relation of supply and demand, fair cotton was on the 1st of January, 1851, worth in Liverpool 8d a pound. The present cotton year in the LTiitod States, commencing September 1, 1851, opened with a stock on hand in our own sea ports of 00,490 bales, and on the 1st of January, 1852, the commencement of the present cotton year it: Great Britain, the stock declared in the ports, and in the interior, was 504,600 bales, making an aggregate of 094,000 bales, which, at the present rate of consumption in the two countries, would be equal to the wants of their manufacturers for only sixteen weeks ; and if the relation of sttpnlv and demand was contrast* d for the two pe- i riods with reference to the tw<> Continents in-1 stead of two countries, the difference would be i far more striking. Enough is shown, however,! by this limited comparison, to sntisfv every man, that without the intervention of some very extraordinary controlling circum-tances. tlie price should have ruled higher on the 1st of January, 1 18.02, than it did on the 1st of January, 18oi ; | and yet we find the quotation for fair cotton down ! to 7-Sd. Instead of an advance attending ade-: clininif stock and increased demand, we are met by a decline of over six cents per lb., an amount | which, if charged upon an entire crop of full ; size, (as is likely to l>e the case this year,) would make a" difference in the planters' income of more than sixty-five millions of dollars. If there has been an adequate cnu?c for such a state of things, the planter has no right to complain, and to tiiis ]>oint our inquiries should be directed. A general war on the Continent of Europe would doubtless have justified it. Great commercial derangement, by which the value of mo- ' nev was greatly enhanced, and the ability of the , laboring population to consume cotton goods , impaired, might have produced it. Hut neither of these has occurred. On the contrary, peace has prevailed, money has been unusually abundant and cheap in the great markets, provisions j; have been easily obtained, and at low prices; the laboring population of the world has been unusuilly well employed?manufacturers have lbr a great part of the year been working to order? no accumulations of stocks either of goods or of ' yarns, and the consumption limited otik by the supply of the article wanted. Such a combinanation of circumstances, calculated to enhance j the price of cotton has seldom occurred, and yet 1 a decline equal to forty percent, on the gross sales, or about one half of the net price to the j planter has taken place. This decline is not, and never has been justified. It had its origin in a panic b;iscd upon an j ul/nfymf over production. Although there was j no foundation in fact, for such an allegation, nor I for the panic which succeeded it, yet we, the cotton planters, permitted the perpetration of the ( mbehief to succeed, by submitting quietly to g their demands. We sent our cotton forward? sold it. for what it would bring?vied with each other in over stocking the d?-^iand, in depressing prices ami we are now feeling (lie effects ut our imprudence to tlie tunc of Go or $70,000,000 in the price of last year's crop. 1 tut let us for a moment examine the foundation for this story of over production in the year 1850. In doing so, we refer to the tables and j data furnished by Messrs. Colleman and Stolter-1 feldt, of Liverpool, in theirannual circular at the ! commencement of the present year. The production of Cotton in 1850, which fur-1 nbhed the supply for the consumption of 1851, j is found to be as follows, viz : Holes. Crop of the United States, ... 2,333.000 Imports from Jlrazil, .... 108,(570 < ' ? U'/.et Tn/lioo .('d _ . ft .17ll i ilo. Kfryjjt, .... 03,83.'I do. East Indies, - - - 330,174 3,800,453 Distributed for consumption, Shipped from U. States to France, 301.358 do. do. Continent, 200,087 j do. do. Liverpool to do. 208.500 Consumption of I". States, 404,108 do. O. iiritain at 34,073 bales per week, 1,002,506 I 2,095.640 135,106 Thus the figures show, that so far front there | having been an over-production, there was nctu- j ally a deficient production to the extent of 135190 bales, and had wo access to a statement of the supplies held in the jmrts, and by spinners : in Franco, and on the Continent, and of the con sumption of small places not embraced in am commercial tables, we could readily show an ad ditional excess of consumption, sufficient to swel the deficiency of production to at least 300,00( bales. Under such circumstances, can it be bo Unvnrl flint tl.n .,11. ,.A U. i.iut buv j/iaiuui.^ iiuuncu tnuimcivt'^ iw i;< deceived by the same ''old humbug" of "over production," to the extent of willingly sacrificing one half of their labor. It is true we did! Such has been the history of the past year1 transactions. Let us look at the prospect befop us and see what there is to encourage us for tin future. Bales. The ennsumptiomof 1831 was certainly - 2.995,G4 To this we in.iv add for the present year as follows: For increase in Great Britain, as is shown by her consumption for the last seven months. .... 105.00 For increase to France, .... GO,00 do. to the Continent, - 70,00 do. in United States, .- - 100,00 3,330,04 Of this amount required for consumption, otli or countries will not, at any thing near the pros out prices, supply more than 400,000 bales, lcav ing the I'nited Slates to furnish about 2,900,001 bales. This we will not be able, to do by at leas 400,000. and consequently the consumption mus be limited. There are two ways of limiting eon sumption. The one is by positively refusing i the raw material, and the other by raising th price to such extent as to lessen the productioi of coarse fabrics. With the present relation o supply and demand, cotton should be wortl 12 1-2 cents, audit is only necessary for th . ...i. . l ...? :i: I .I.-:. , vMiviuM?; inn > n rsici iihji'U. iir'ji irn/|? to hold for that price and ,they will receive it ii loss than sixty days. Why will planters refus to pursue such a course? Why will they saeri lice their lahorso unnecessarily as they are doinj at jiresent ? It is simply because the ghost e overproduction is haunting them. Speculator and panic makers raise the report and our agri cultural editors, good easy men, circulate it, am some of our planters without investigating it write long articles on it, and we are really mad to believe that there is danger of our producinj too much cotton. What an absurdity. Seeing that the relation of supply and domain would necessarily lead to enhanced prices, specu latins early in the season sent forward their esti mates for the crop at .1,000,000 bales, this pro vented prices from advancing in Europe unti they could st<x:k themselves. This they hav done to a far extent, and are still taking ever bale they can get, while the planter is informe? that the production is so great that, prices mus go down after a little. To sustain the esti mat of heavy product, sent forward, circulars were in dustriously distributed among the planters, urg ing them to send forward their cotton early, a the early market would be best. This succeed ? d to some extent in swelling the receipts, am to a still greater extent in inducing sales on ar rival, and consequently in keeping prices down The estimates are now reduced to "2.700,001 bales, which though insufficient for the demand will have to be reduced yet 2 or 100,000 bales and by that time the planter will begin to so tlm error he has committed in sacrificing hi crop. Should this article Hud a place in you columns Messrs. Editors, I may again trouble you with my speculations on this subject. Yours, A. C'O'JTUa I'LA.M'Li; Aid to IIixgaky in I'uiladeimiia a Kail irk.?The Kxceutive Committee appointed ii Philadelphia some time ago to odtain "material aid to Hungary," was on Saturday' at an ad jouriu'd meeting in Independence ilall, virtually dissolved, in eoiise<|notice of the little inter est manifest* din the matter and the greate claims upon the jm-nm of the citizens for the re iiof of the sullcriiig poor of the city, resulting from the late severe cold weather. The Commit tee, however, previous to dissolving, appointee n committ'c to solicit cuiitrihulions for the futu which had already been pledged to Kossuth. Or\ssiioitkrs in Keiiri auy?We were showi yesterday a number of real live grasshoppers tha had been caught to day a day or two previous and which appeared to be as in mid-summer.? Grasshoppers in February appear to its to a eu riosity, particularly when we take into considers tion she extreme cold weather that we have ex pcrieiicod this winterr. Who can explain thei presence at this season ofthe year.'?Has ton Sen finely 5.'// inst. .Mf.tiiodi.st Ki'iscoi'ai. Hook Concern, Sonn ?It is proposed in some ofthe Louisiana paper that the funds which will come into thepossessiot ofthe Methodist Church, hy the recent favora hie decision of the < 'linreh vs. the Church Xortl be used in the erection of an ex tensive. Hook ('mi corn at Jackson, La. in the immediate vicinity of Centenary ('< >liejo\ Jenny Link's Marriage Pit k i* a r ations,? For some days says the I >n Transcript, Jen nv had been very busy in making calls and pur chases, and put on quite a /talronisiur/ air?vi no one suspected anything wnni;;?the iteinisen of tin: press were unalile to fathom her move mAts, and were unable to find a straw to make : paragraph of-?she bought her parlor plants o Hoverv it Co., at Cambridge?her family store: of l'iercf?her kitchen utensils at Waterman": ?her jewelry anil plate at Jones. Mall it Poor's At thfe hist place a ray of li^ht was about ti be given to put the mark upon the plate am jewels, \VC HIJIH Urttr UK" .Mvin IMM>, I;UL wun the mysterious cypher was handed to the artist the simple ?all was darkness again. ' () what can this mean J" 'f>tto," "<Hto ,,f Hoses' was all they could make of the hieroglyphic! ? The Washington correspondent of the Now York Herald writes that the health of Mr. Or.At is gradually improving, and that lie will lcav< for Ashland as soon as he is aide, in order to at tend upon his estimable lady, who is in quite s feelde. condition. The Indians in Texas.?A bill has been in troiluced into the Texas Senate, to set apart tor leagues of land for some of the tribes of Indians Lvli.. li-ivn f.ir a lutur time been located in tin State. ; THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, - TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1852. ) THO.J. WARREN, Editor. e Our Market. Since the receipt of the Pacific's advices, an atl? vance has taken place in the Cotton Market?Extremes ranging from 5 3-4 to 7 7-8. CHARLESTON*, Feb. la. The sales of Cotton on Saturday amounted to 1100 L bales at an advance of 1-8. Extremes 0 3-4 to 8 1-4 To Correspondents. 9 "Smiles and Tears" arc varieties in the spiec of life that gives it real flavor. "We shall take pleasure in publishing these beautiful lines from "A Stranger,'' in our Friday's paper. ^ W. G. S\?Lancastcrville. S. C., your favor is at hand q ?all correct. Sale of Negroes. 9 There were Four lots of negroes sold at public sale i- in this place on Monday the 2d instant. One lot of >- over fifty averaged a fraction over $541; another lot - of about the same number $5GG; a third lot averaged 0 $520; and the fourth, with a large proportion of sut ! perannuatod negroes averaged about. $500. They t j were bought almost exclusively by Planters of the vi" j cinity. o j the advertisement of Messrs. P. F. FlemI, INO k Co. in another column. The Lancaster Ledger. IVc have received the first number of a paper bearing the above title, published at Lancaster Couit House, u by It. S. Bailey, Esq.. formerly Editor of the Laurcs| vilie Herald. The paper is of good size, neat in appear* | ance, and from Mr. B.'s experience, we have no doubt r j it will prove worthy of a liberal patronage. The Giant-Boy. | "Will wonders never cease ? "We presume not, since ,j ; mnn is said himself to be fearfully and wonderfully made?we expect as long as the world shall stand, that j wonders will never cease. The Nova Scotia Giant is r | the most wonderful specimen of humanity which our j eyes over beheld Whilst on a recent visit to Charles J | tUIX, UUl I'lllivaitjr Wit9 glUUIIW *t} rt WW)V VI WHO IV ._ ; markabie and precocious youth. h I His name is Angus McKnskill, a l>eardless chap of | 19 years, stands in his shoes seven feet eight inches ] high, and weighs 119 pounds. By his side a common sized person appears almost a dwarf. It is stated that v Governor Means stood under his arm. and we know 1 | that a pretty ('ill stretch is necessary to reach the sumt tnit of his pericranium, which unlike that of ancient c | indigent Edward, is profusely covered with the sub stance which usually vegetates in that vicinity. Ho will likely visit Cauiden, and all will have an s opportunity of seeing for themselves. 1 A Small Accident. On Saturday last, whilst the cars were progressing i. with considerable rapidity on the South Carolina Bail ) j Road, a small accident occurred a few miles below LewI, isvillo. The''Hampton," a passenger car gave way, by which the rear wheels or trucks, were forced nearly t* through the floor, causing considerably of a break. The s i accident was slight, and did but little injury to the '' car, and none to the passengers. Wo were somewhat ' amused at a bit of a wag on board, when the danger iwas over, enquiring of one of the disconititted passcng.-rs. (whom we suspect retired precipitately from the airillv VI Iltovil/ II liv; n*??i inn ?. Wiv;i , Parcxli. Wo expected to have had the opportunity of hearing . this celebrated vocalist whilst in Charleston, but wore disappointed. Her great success in Richmond hasindu ced her to repeat her entertainments in that city, and r consequently, she will appear on Thursday next in - Charleston. I The Prometheus Affair Settled. 1 "We extract the following from the Evening Xews, of 1 Friday:?"The despatches which were expected from Mr. Lawrence, our Minister in England, were received in Washington oil Monday. Mr. Lawrence writes that , I Lord Granville has made tlie most ample disavowal of ^ j the outrage on the Prometheus, and expressed the I greatest desire to preserve the most amicable relations -1 with the United States. ti.? .......i...,?? ?.;n oi.^rti.-1... i..:.i lw.r.^r. r . - j 1 111* ^WIIVS^UIIUVIIVV 141 oill/llljr VV 4?4IV? MVIUIV \-?v/u-1 grcss. Sir Henry Bulwer will not, it is said, come to - . the United States. Mr. Crainpton, the now British Minr j istcr being authorized to adjust all matters of dispute, - arising out of the Nicaragua treaty." Death of the Rev. J. F. W. LepparcL It is with great regret we see the death of this wors thy gentleman, and excellent divine, announced in the , ' States' Rights Republican, of Saturday evening last . ' I lis noble efforts in. and his devotion to the cause of , Temperance, will he long cherished and fondly remem. bercd by the friends of the Order in the State. lie ' was at one time Oratid Chaplain in the Orand Division, and was known and universally beloved by friends and acquaintances. The Republican says:? Wc learn, with deep regret, the death of this * gentleman, which took place, aft or a brief illness, ' at his residence, at Lexington C. II.. yesterday 11 evening. We deeply sympathise with his im4 mediate family and connexions, in this sudden " and melancholy bereavement. 1 Mr Li;itakd was a pious and distinguished minister of the Lutheran Church, of great usc' fulness, ami universally esteemed for his many *! virtues. We trust that some friend will furnish | us with a suitable tribute to his memory. 1 Cure for Coughs. 1 Place a fresh egg in half pint of Liuio or Lcinon ' juice, let it remain all night, rub off as much of the shell as possible in the morning, then break it in the J mixture, add two gills of Jamaica Rum. thesamoquau- j tity of honey and olive oil, mix them all well together, j and bottle, take a wine glass full, two or three times a " day, shake the bottle well before using. I This is said to bean admirable mixture for colds and J 5: coughs. Tho preparation is cheap and simple, and may do incalculable good. j Madam doctors are soon likely to have up their j ; signs at every corner. In addition to the large demon. stration in Philadelphia, wo see that nine ladies are at- j *1... r'ollnirn nf PiffcVilirrr J i UIU lllllinVW^HUV <wu..vbv. b ! A Lieutenant 'Governor is to lie sent out to the Capo 5 j of Good hope to administer the civil affairs of the col| onv whilo the Govomor is absent at the seat of war. x A SMALL LOT OF BREVITIES. "They 8ay"and "the people say." are terms of very doubtful significance. Press the. enquiry home upon any one individual, and the result shows that "they" and "the people," through John Smith or some other notable character, say, that Jim Brown has'nt more sense than two men ought to have. John Smith is then resolved into a committee of the whole?is "the people," and the people say a good many things they hadn't ought to. Brbvity.?Tnto how narrow a oomnnss has Seneca compressed his account of the total destruction of Lyons by fire. "Between a great city and none, only a single night intervened!" 'It's hard, but it's fare," as the coachman said when lie charged his passengers double price. Tiie L\tiies.?"We are exceedingly sorry to say any thing against the ladies, but we have lately found out that they arc most arrant thoives; they do not scruple to hook one another's dresses! It is stated that an entire change in the naval uniform is to be made very shortly?a board composed of Captain Brecse, Commander Ringgold, and Lieutenant Blunt, is at present engaged in the matter, assisted by the head of the Naval Bureaus. ! It is not true, as stated that the administration have given notice to Great Britan of a termination of the Tostal Treaty between the LTnitcd States and her. It is only true that such a notice is talked of and thought ; of Great Britan manages to get the Lion's share of this business, and treats us unfairlv. A new Treatv, . . I therefore, seems to be desirable, if not indispensable, j De Potter, the Belgian patriot, wrote a pamphlet twenty years ago, "On the manner of conducting a revolution so that no after revolution shall be necessary." Louis Napoleon has probably read this pamphlet. Thurlow Weed savs Louis Nanoleon has a vouthful appearance, a quick eye and an alert step. His bearin? is graceful. ITc'evidently believes that his 'star is leading him to supreme power.' That he possesses great talents, courage aud vaulting ambition, is quite certain. Alphabetical Extravagakce.?Mr. Hodge, our commercial agent at Marseilles, spells his namo with two letters more than are necessary to designate him.?Boston Post. brilpiko ix New York.?Two thousand four hundred buildings were erected in New York last year, and three of them in the Fifth Avenue cost -50,000 each. Hon* A. Bi'RT.?We learn from the Abbeville Banner that Mr Burt is confined to his home in that district by severe indisposition, but the editor expresses thehopo that ho will soon be able to return to his post. At the Washington Navy Yard, the mechanics are preparing to build a pretty vessel to supersede the present steamer "Water Witch. The line of steamers lietween England and Africa will commence running next October. There will bo three of them sailing probably from Southampton. The Augusta papers state that a lot of 87 bales of Cotton, of the crop of Mr Greene Moore, of Greeno county, was sold in that city on Friday for 8 l-2c. For the Camden Journal. I The undersigned were appointed a Committee to prepare a minute expressive of the sense of Wateree Division No, 9. in view of the Lectures of P. S. White, delivered in Camden, on tne evenings ot tne 20, ddanu 4t!i inst., with a request that the same be published in the Camden Journal and Temperance Advocate. "Whereas, Through the agency of the Grand Division, we have had the pleasure and benefit of hearing the addresses of P. m. "W. P. Piiilip S. "White, of the National Division S. ofT.. whoso eloquent appeals, unanswerable argument and apt illustration, have strengthened the hands and renewed the confidence of the friends of the Temperance Reform, while they have divested our opponents of every pretest, save such as are based upon interest, appetite or prejudice. I Resolved, That we tender to Brother "White our grate- f ful acknowledgments for the very able and interesting ! lectures with which he favored us. ' Resolved, That we regard his argument drawn from the Holy Scriptures as entirely unanswerable, and feel well assured that wherever these truths are properly appreciated and our Institution well understood, that our cause must meet the approbation and support of the religious portion of the community. * Resolved, That we commend Brother "White to tho confidence of our Order throughout the State, aitl trust that an influence will result from his labors that will I batter down the strongholds of this most hideous and | tearful enemy of our race. On behalf of Waterec Division No. 9, Sons of Tcm' pcrance. A. II. KENNEDY,) J. B. KERSIIAW, [-Committee. W. M. SHANNON.) KossuiKs chance in Eurojtc.?A writer from Paris says, that the course of Kossuth in England and America, is viewed with very general ridicule in France. All admit his wonderful powers as an orator: many allow, also, his paj triotism and his philanthropy. But, for the I most part, he is regarded either as a vain and I .wfontoflAltc nllfdCAmul'AP At* <)C H AiKtilriTlt rl ic_ ? VAM.V V,. .. i turber of the world's peace. The writer does " not question Kossuth's motives, hut thinks it certain lie has played with Ledru Rollin, Mazzini, and others, into the handc of despotism; and has contributed largely to precipitate and excuse j the course of Louis Napoleon. "At all events,m ; h is mission is over, so far as Earojye is concern| vd. It is quite clear, from late developments, ' that not only is Europe closed against him, but if he had a chance to return to Hungary, he would fnd that nation by no means ttnaniinous in his favor.''1 Energy of Charcter.?Prof. Tatlock, in his lecture before the North Adam Lyceum, on a re[ cent evening, gave the following illustration of this principle in human nature, in comparison with pride: "About forty years ago, a young man with limited capital, commenced business in the city of Boston, and was obliged to employ a single clerk, on a small salary. A lady called at his store one day and made some purchases, which | she wished delivered at her residence. Tho merchant requested his clerk to deliver tho bundle as required. He declined; the merchant immediately took the bundle, and delivered it as directed. The clerk never was worth a hundred dollars in his life; the merchant was Amos Lawreuce, now a millionaire." About four hundred and fifty laborers are employed on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad between Memphis and LaGrange. The work is being energetically prosecuted.