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DonggiMM News. From the ChMeiet Merry, April 30. THE LATE FIRE. The re broke out about 9 o'clock on Friday evening, and was frat discovered issuing from a small old frame building next to the corher of Berresford and King streets, occupied by colored persons as fruit store; the buildings were wrapped in fnames, be fore the alarm became general. Thnum ber of stores, tdwellings, &c. destroyed In Kiu street, were as follows: west side, from within three doors of Clifford street to Lib erty street 66; on the east side, from near Hlorltbeck's alley to Shelton's, (late Myott's.) Hotel, corner of Society street, which build ing was fortunately suved, 46; total in King street, 112. On Market street, south side Archdale to Meeting street, 27. Total in Markeastreet, 74. On Church street, west side, 10, exten ding from Market street to one door from the corner of Cumberland street. On Meeting street, east side, from the Market street icehouse to corner of Society street, 21; west side, and one house beyond, 20. Total on Meeting street, 51. On Society street, north side, from Meeting street to East Bay, 27; south side, irn King street to near East Bay, 40. Total 67, On Hazel street. south side, from King atreet to Maiden lane, including Trinity church, 14; north side from King street to East Bay, including the Jewish Synagogue, 21. Total flazle street, 35. On Pinckney st., 4. On Amon-st., east side, from Laurens to Pinckney sts , 27; west side, from Pinckney to near George sts., 17-total 44. Ot Wentworth st., north side, from King st. to East Bay. except one dwelling, 42; south side from King at. to East Bny. in cluding the Methodist Protestant Church,, 55-total 97. On East Bay, west side, 6; east side, 18 total 24. On Berresford at,, both sides, 20. On Swinton's Lane 20. Total number of dwellings and stores destroyed, including Norton's old Rice Mills, Kerr's wharf, set on fire by Rakes falling on a pile of light wood and burntto the ground, 560. The number of out buildings destroy ed estimately at about 598-total number of buildings destroyed, 1,156. Death by blowing up, Fred. Schnierle, John Peart, Col Steadman and Robert Mdunro. Messrs. Brown and Tarley badly injured, several negroes killed. Such is the more arithmetic of this fright ful calamity-who shall count the mental sullbring. the loss of hope. of security, of comfort? Upon the best estimates which have been made to us, up to the latest hour, wo set down the loss of property at over $3,000,000. The whole amount covered by insurance, is not far front $1,500,000. Of this $75,000 falls upon the Georgia offices, at Augusta, The New Hotel was insured in this city for$60,00, and 610,000 in Augusta. It is believed now, that the offices here will pay all, or very neraly all of their liabilities. It is censhiflg and adimating;W-oe - serve the spirit which prevails among our citizens under the calamity which has be fallen us. There is no despairing or des pondent postration, but a resilient elasticity which will not leave it to time to repair the loss, but will in a few years (a very few we trust.) place Charleston as a city far in advance of her position before the blow camne. The public auithmorities arc acting with an energy andl ardor worthy of their satiou and will he ably seconded by their consti tutents. Some of the noblest of the edifices destroyed, will be forthwith replaced. Amoug these are the New Hotel, in Meet iug-st., and the fine buildings of Miller, Ripley & Co. at the corner of King and Society streets, and the general topic nowi is not what has been lost, but what mtgst be done to repair the loss, and wvorthily em brace the occasion for improvements in streets and buildings, atnd we look forward wvith confidence to see the entire burnt dis-i trict, extensive as itis, presenting speedily a i fairer anid more substantial appearance thtan ever. It is to be hoped that among the first measures adopted will be some much more eflicient, than those heretofore adopted have proved, for the preventing and arrestiug a fire. Every practicable encouragemnt and prohibitioii should he resorted to that the f new buildinigs should be few or none of themi of wood ; there should he a now and siren- c ger organization of the fire police-and m, stationary suction engines should be provided h~ at proper goints along both our rivers to s secure an taehmaustible supply of 'water to the Hose Companies. The Ilast mentioned s plain has been suggested to us by a gentleman t, who promises to develope it more fully in a 2 commanication, for whIich we would ask attention in advance.b At the meeting called for to-day, let every ~ man in Charleston make it a point of duty it to attend, and give his aid andI influence to e the noble effort which is due to the character ofttur city and State. Charleston will a not fold lher arms and wveep over her ruins- | t but bating not one jot of her hope, bear tup and press right onward to the bright des Miny that is yet before her. - * From the Charle~gon Mercury, May 1. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. 8U4 DaY, April 29. Present, the Mayor, and Aldermen Cog dell, Memminger, Horlbeek, Mills, Chap man, Ripley, Schmidt, Capers, Mordecai, B Sevmour. Mer. Memminger submitted the following Preamble and Resolutions, which wore u nanimouisly adopted: s The City Council of Charleston, in corn- th mon with their fellow-citizens, deeply do plore the calamity which has laid in ruins er the fairest portion of our City. Desolation. lhz andl misery now present themselves, where M but yesterday was tihe abode of prosperity tit and enterprze-and the smoking hearths andI deserted fire-sides of our citizens, stand pr amid the ruins like monuments of the past foi and brinig with them recollections well cal- re: culated to unnerve and paralyze the firmest all mind. Theme ie, however, to every well tia ordered amnd christian people, a source of liv comisolation which will ever guard them ca against despair, and while they bow with ph gfamimaion to the AmgbhruLniseno, of cl veutils theywB rely with humble cona dence on hym'prmisei.to raise up and pro tect even m whom diichasteneth. Trust ing, therefore, that under his guidance and protection, we may find means to mitigate the sufferings of our people, and to restore to them at least the blessings of which they have been deprived, it behooves us to advance to the prosecution ofour duties with vigor and alacrty. 1. Resolved, Terefore, That it becomes us to hunble ourselves before the throne of Aliighty God, and toimplore the fostering care and protection of his wnerciful Provi dence, in our efforts to resuscitate our City and its broken fortunes; that with this view, Thursday next, be appointed a day for pub lic Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer; and that the Reverend clergy be invited to as semble their respective Congregations and unite their mutual and earnest supplications at the Throne of Divine Grace and Mercy. for assistance and support. 2. Resolved, That the City Council, fully confident that an appeal to the public spiritand generosity of their own fellow citizens of South Carolina can never he made in vain, and feeling too, that the pros perity of Charleston is inseparable from that of the State, do hereby earnestly ap. peal to the State at large for its aid and aus sistance, and that the Mayor, in behalf of the City, do make application to His Ux cellency the Governor, to take such meas ures as in hisjudgmeut are called for by the occasion. 3. Resolved, That under Divine Provi deuce, the fortunes of every city depend mainly upon the vigor and character of its individual citizens-that it becomes not the exalted position which our city has hitherto maintained, to quail beiore adversity, that our citizens are therefore adju red by all the motives of patriotism and public virtte, which have ever governed them, to unite themselves in an earnest, common and viro mous eflbrt to remove the traces of desola tion which surround us, and to restore to us, as speedily as possible, the position from which we have been swept. 4. Resolved, That the measures of first necessity are; those of present support to the destituto and needy-that the Committee appointed at the last meeting of Council, be invested with full authority to take all such measures as in theirjudgment may be deem d necessary for this purpose, and that any contributioms which may he mnde,be placed t their disposal. Resolved, further, that a Committee of Citizens he appointed by the %1ayor in each Ward of the City, for the purpose of making personal application, to the citizens in their respetive Wards. 5, Resolved, That the City Council deem it absolutely necessary to take immediate measures for the security of the citizens. Therefore, that they call upon their fellow citizens, vigorously to unite in demolishing the ruined walls and chimneys, and to make such provision as will prevent the exposed cellars and vaults from becoming the sources ,f disease during the ensuing Sunimer-that the Mayor do therefore forth with organize the proper measures for ellecting these pur poses-and that every citizen be invited to contribute his aid by scndinig his servants and whatever other negroes he may have under his control, to work under the direc .:=a-b ~eatmwtdse cure the safet' of the City. 6. Resolved, That with a view to con centrate the energies or the city, to meet the present emergency, all city improvement be suspended so far as they can he wit hout itjutry to the works; that the citizens he 3ncouraged to proceed forthwith'in raising their habitations from the ashes, and that he City Council do0 hereby pledge them aelves as soon as thte measures of presett ;ecurity are effected, to use their best exer ions to assist their fellow citizens, either by sorrowmng money abroad, and lending on nortgage to those desiring to re-build, or y any other means which may prove more lesirable. 7. Resolved, That the thanks of the City tre hereby tendered to the various p~ublic nstittiolns aud individuals who have ten lered their buildings to the use of the city. 8. Resolved, That the City Council deep. y deplore the ultimate fate of those of our ellow-citizens whose lives have been lost a the late calamity-that they particular y lament the loss of our useful and public pirited fellow-citizens, Col. Steedman and Kr Frederick Schnierle: that the exertiotns f these gentlemen to suppress the confla ration, has excited ouar warmest gratitude, nd their lives wvere sacrificed in the con inued effort to avert danger and destruction rom their fellow-citizens. 9. Resolved, further, that the City Coun il, in behalf of the City, do bereby tender > their respective families their deep and eartt'elt sympathies itn the bereavement rhich they have suffered. A Communication was received from Dr I aml. Henry Dickson, Deatn of the Facul- I f' of the Medical College, of the State ofI outh Carolina, offering to place the dis osal of their College, if it catn in any way enefit the sufferers by fire, and that orders 'ill he given to the Janitor to do every thing his powver to accommodate those who re rt thither. Resolved, That the use of the College be acepted, and that t he thanks of Council be ndered to the Faculty. On motion of Mr, Chapman, Resolved, That persons having property any kind belongmng to citizens-..-deposite I e same in the Citadel that they may ob in the same. Adjourned on Monday 50o'clock.f W1LLIAM ROACH, C Clerk of Coucil. 1 y the H~on. Henry L. Pinckney, Mayor of the City of Charleston, l A PROCLAMATION. Whereas. In times of general calamity, it I tcomes a christian to humble himself before Ii c mighty hand of God. And whereas the City Council, in consid- e ation of the late desomnting conflagration, d .s directed that Thtursday next, the 3d I ay, be set apart as a day of general Fas- ~ ag, Htumiliatton, and Prayer. a Now, therefore, I do hereby issume this b aclatmation, setting apart T HURSDAY n ext, a the solem npurposos a foresnid ; nud j c upectfolly invite the reverend Clergy, of 1 denomInations, to convene their respec. " e congregation., on that day, and to de- e er discouses adapted to the mournftul oe nion. I also request that on that day, all tees of business or amusement may be h tsed: and I anetm.,1. :....:.. and eti.a ,. the chsisks generaliy to'consecrate the day irn the manner recommended, to humble themnselves befre the-Almighty Disposer of Events, 3n-k owledging their unworthiness as individuals, and as a community,implor ing pardoit for the same, and that God may graciously avert his anger,and take this city hereafter under his blessing anel prmtection, knowing as they do, that iamin is a city guardedunlbss it be one whose keeptir is the Lord. Given under my hand and seal of the city, this 29th day of April, 1831, and in the 62d year of American Independence. By the Mayor. H. L. PINCKNEY, Mayor. WaLLItA RoAcu, Clerk of Council. From the Charleston Meecury, The city has sustained an Irreprable loss in the death of Col. Steedman and Mr. Schinerle They exhibited throughout the distressing scene-the former as a volunteer in generons philanthropy aol the latter in the zealous discharge of his official duty-a courage. discretion and promptitude worthy of remembrance and gratitude. With Col. Steedman we were persouallyacquainted, and he was a man-eminent for amiable, benevolent and noble qualities. The friends and acquintances of Mr. Schinierle, speak of him warmly in similar terms. REMARKABLE EscAPM.-During the thu der storm on Saturday night the lightning struck the House of Mr. Levi, on E~ast Bay, two doors below Market street. The lower floor of the building is used as a Clothing store. On the same floor there were in one room twenty-one persons, the family and their friends and relatives, who were burnt out by the fire the night before, and had just assembled for supper. They were all struck down by the electric fluid, and all escaped unhurt, as did also five otherindi viduals who were in the house at the time. This is truely wonderful to any person who has examined the track of the fluid, ctossing and re-crossing the rooms, from the gar ret downwsrds, and tearing windows, fur niture, and every thing in its course. There was a heavy rain at the time, which probably prevented fire, and a fire in that part of the city would have ad ded much to the calamities of the night befor.-lbid. From the Charleston Aiercury. The universal confusion that snust of course rein after such a scene as the late fire, has (tetated to us the prudence of mak ing few particular statements unless where there was no possibility of mistake. Our own feelings exaggerate every thing, and the expression of them adds to the despair which it is a duty rather to alleviate. Charleston is not ruined-the spirit of the people is not broken-hope has not fled. But we have suffered deeply, terribly. By what means we can recover from the blow, will be the subject of immediate considera tion to the whole State. In the meantime it becomes us to make the record of the great features of this conflag ration for futute use. 1st. The city was not prepared with the means of effectually blowing up buildings, and to all spectators it was apparent ihat penued so completely in 'the jawaofthe fire that there was no time to clear away the rtil)bish or bring in the aid of the etigines. In numerous cascA of blasting which occur cd under our eye,thc ruins were wrapped in flames an instant after the explosion 2nd. The extent of hose was not sufficient to command water from the rivers, an the long continuance of dry weather rcndercd the supplies within the city utterly inade qutate to operate on the fire efluectually even ini the outset. These two things were in. tiamately connected. The wvant of water. rendlered it more necessary that the blast ing should have been at such a distance from the fire as to give a chance to clear the groutnd. Ilave the City Council considered the practicability of constrtucting pipes fromu the rivers, into which thme water could b~e drawn in such eases, and conducted through soe of the principal streets. If we are not mis takenm this is the manner in which N York is provided, and it senms to possess great advantages over hose extenuded through a great distance and of course liable to a thou iand accidents in the general confusion of a fire. 3rd, The City seems to have been great ly negligent in the care of chimnies. We tre nut certain that the fire originated in a rhimnecy, though it is so said, and is highly probable. Blut no one can forget the fierce. ess with which the fire burned in thechaim teys generally. Their height, the strong :urrenmt that shoot-s through them, the length f time which the cinders retain fire, all nake themi the most dlangerous part of a urtning house, and we wvould strongly im >ress upon those who have still houses to ose, the necessity of immediately and geni trally attending to this matter. We are in as much danger of a second fire, as we were if the first, and perhaps still worse prepared or it. 4th, The structture and materials of build. ng in the City are matters of deep consid. ration. At all the prinicipal pOints of the ire, it was stayed by a brick wall. Dr. 'orcher's honse was saved, and through it, urobably the whole region frotm Church treet to the wharves, by his brick office Jeeting street was saved by the new The tre-Liberty street by a fire proof dwellin~g hat alone intervened between onte of the ercest scenes of the fire, and whole squares f builditngs, mostly wood. that must have een swept, hut for the stout resistance of his house. Ittis true,t hat at all these points hie most heroic exertions wore made by the remnen and citizens-b~ut they would have een vain wvithiout the aid of brick walls. is equally to he retnarked that many locks of brick builihgs were lost, by the untity of woodenm out buildings. fences, La. with which they were surrounded. Int. eed the imminent dlanger to which Dr.' orcher's house was exposed, and which tade it almost miraculous that it escapedi, rose principally from a little wooden sta le built up agatmst his office, andi the pre 3rvation of Mr. Iley wardl's costly mansion, reled its it wvas comapletely wtth flames,I -ould have been ,physically itnpossible, ithout the protection of the brick wvall that icloses the grounds.f Nv~w LoANs.--A loan of.a millioni ofdol irs has been negotiated in New York fori ennessee. and one of 860,000n r nsi.: Public Meeling in Walterboro'.-Wo are authorized to announce that there will be a general necting or the citizen of Colleton District at the court house in Walterboro', on Monday next, for the grateful and gener our purpose of offering their sympathy and assistance to the sulf'erers by the late fire in Charleston. We trust this example will be generally followed throughout the State. South Carolina will not long sull'r her em porium to lie in ruins.-Charleston Alercu ry, May 2. A false impression prevails, and may do harm by going abroad, that the Insurance offices in our city will not be able to meet their liabilities under the losses by the late fire. We have the pleasure of stating on wiat we believe good authority. that they will be fully competent to pay every dollar for which they are liable.-Ib. PROMPT LiSlURALixTY. "Bis dat qui cito dat"-Ilc gives doubly who eives quickly.,, The North Carolina left here on Smnday afternoon, hearins the news of our calamity to Wilmington, North Car.>lina. By lier return - yesterday mnorniuu, the generous citizens of tiat city transmitted eleven hutn dred dollars for the relief of the suff'erers by the fire. This is- ain net of unsolicited anal prompt philanthropmhv. and ii will le recor died upon the hearts of our citizens. Female Benevolence.-"A lady of Edisto" has presented the noble donamion of $600 to the suf'erers by the lite fire. Woman is doubly amiable and doubly beautiful in the office of charity. "When pain and anguish wring the brow, "A ministering angel Iiot!" The Mayor of Savamnah, vws directed by a resolution of Council to isque his Pro elamation, convemiig the citizens of Savan nah, for a meeting on Wedneslay, (yester ay) to devise such measures as will aITird relief to the sullerers by the late fire in tbis city. The A ugumsta Scntinel 8- Chronicle of yes terday morning, says: "We understand that the common Con cil of Augusta, yesterday passed a resolution appropriating Twco Thousand lollars for tie relief of the sufferers by the late disas trous fire in our sister city of Charleston. Committees have been applointed in each Ward to receive contributions from onr citi zens. At a meeting of tie owners of lantids in the burnt district, alon- Kina-street, held yesterday, at which Alex. Black. Esq pre sided, all present acceded to a proposition. tmade by Col. Metintiger, as Chairman of Cominitce of Council, to relinquish so much of their land, as night be necessary to give that portion of King street a uniforn width of 50 feet. The and-holders not present will, doultless, also give their as sent, as soun as the~y can be communicated with. The spirit of our citizens is unbro ken, and witi the seasonable aid of the Lee islature, and a clue exertion of their own energies, we may not otly kindle the torch At this mmeetiug~, Mr. Hertz suggested time propriety of seizing the occasion to extend Pearl-street(the location of tie new stores,) fromA~Ieeting-street to King-strees: and time measure will probably be submitted toCoun cil.-Char. Cour., May 2. From the C'orrepotukr'er of the Chearieston Mer. WVAsummso-roy, A pril 24. ANNEXATION OiF TEXAS. Tme Senate wvas delighmteal, intstructed,. and deeply intcerested, to-tiay, lhv a mnost nole anal eloquent ormsioni from Mir. Pres too, imi support of~ his resaolution for the amn nexation of Texas. lie has put tihe subject ini a tnew anad very strotng lighta. Hie snme cessfully maintained thme positiomn that TIex as was. umnder 'lhe treaty of Lotuisiana, an ittegral part of oumr Terstitoryt that it could no be cotnstittutionally al iena~ted and-trans ferred; amid that it was proper to re-annex time Territory, wvithm the assemnt of Tiexais, anmd wvithm the conmtretmce aif tihe several tdepart mneints of time governmnt of mthe U. States. The considerations of policy whmieb mrge time Southi to efFect thme re acqmisition of'Tex as lie placed in thme strongest point of view.v Tme British litmister, theo Alexican Chmarg'e and tho Texiam Minister, wecre all preenta. A pril 2. The Senate, to-ay, was chiefly oactupm ed on private bills. The resolmtion fur time atnnexmationm of Texas tom time Unmion was not takeni up. as Mr. Walker, who was to speak upon it, wals iindispiosead. i lim the hlouse, tihe discussioni of time re-a port of tihe duecl commaittee was reserved. i'he tdebate was rathecr uninterestinig unmtil Mr. Fletcher asked the chmairman of the comnmittee some questions ini regard to time extent to whiich the parties wvere allowedl by time committee to defetid themselves rrom the charges atsaitnst thema. Ouajecioons wvere mamde to to time inqtuiry. 'The Spmemak er said it was not inm order tao allude, sat lpre meat, to anmy tinitg wvhicht took place in time :omtmittee. Mr. Gramves here rose anda pirm tested against time narrowitng aof time ranuge of c he debmate wvhicih hmad heretofore beetn taken. C lie wishmed, he said, tom spemak on time sublje'ct,! mnd to be allowedl time sae atitmde wimich ind been taken b.y otihers. A fler the debmate mad been carried on for soimie timme, Mr. LBooni demandedl time readinmg of time report, ~ mying thmat ime comuld tnomt vote ni time ques- r omn wvithaout knmowing time conitentms of mime Jocument. Stromng obljectiotis were amade', r mni time $jmeaker decided thamt, undem tihe Si ule, amny mme'nbmer had a right to call fair time ~ eadinig. It must be remenmeredl here, toat his call was madie before, butt not itasismed h mpon. Thmose who wished tihe report to be g 'cad, and whose position renideredl it proper or thmetm to call for it, were afraid to make lhe dlematad. Th'ie comnmittee hmd anot ask ml the reading of tihe repmora, buntt its pmrintaing. t limhe mnotiotn to prma was resisted; btut, as h he reports have tnow becen read, thmey wvill a e printedi as a p~art of tihe proceedinmgs of s lie Housate. The report of Mr. (Iremmneli ndl Mr. Rariden, was thmen real. Tihe sop-h rate report by Mr. Elmonre was alhen read. P Caeh of time repaints was listenmed to with - rofound attentiotn by the Ilouse. Thmey rere exceedingly well drawn, anal cannom a mi to lie read wsith painful initerest by every si Ltlerican. Mr. E'lmnore's repoara doaes lhim SI redhit, in its feeling, adisriiimation, reasotn- 01 ig and concluisions- ta Trhe Commnittne arm amuimos o.... point, and that is. that Mesers. Graves,Wise and Jones have been guilty of a breach of privilege of the House. Mr. Elnoro does not think that expulsion should be resorted to, unless it should b thought absolutely necessary for the preservation of the digni ty of the House. Mr Grenuell thinks that Congress having tolerated duelling for rorty years,cannot now make a retrospective rule on the sibject. But the majority of the Commnittee, onl the other hand, prosent facts which exhibit this duel in its origin and con sunalion, in a very dillerent character fron any that has heretofore occurred, and which the H ouse have passed over without notice. The detail of facts, as given in the majority report, more than justifies thie views which fhe press ani public have taken of the im proper conduct of the surviving principal and his seconds; and these facts, derived from legal testimony, stand uicontradicted. All (he pretexts which have been availed of by the implicated parties for their conduct inl forcing Mr. Cilley into a fight, and pres sing the combat to death, are entirely re imioved. The idea that there waseven a construc tive luestioi of veracity is shown to be er roneous; the excuse that a rifle was profer red in it taust ing manner upon Mr. Graves, is proved not to be iounded in fact, as the rifle was sent at Mr. Wise's request; the circumstance, so much dwelt upon, that Mr. Cilley shot a( MI. Graves, at the sec ond fire. after 51r. Graves lost his fire is al So explained ; all the witnesses stating that Mr. Cilley fired within the words one, two three, and could not have known that Mr. Graves had lost his fire. and could-not have withheld his own fire. It appears. too,that Mr. Cilley was prepared from the begin not" to an ignominious concession, anti that this was demanded afer the second fire. It is proved, also, that the calibre of Mr. Grave's rifle was nearly twice as large as that of Mr. Cilley- tie forimer being 8o to the pound and tihe latter i52.. It was also prov ed that if Mr. Graves had fallen it was Mr. Cilley's fate to be assassintated. The whole comutittee concur in the representation that the ground of challenge was disetzwly that Mr. Cilley refused to receive a note from W%'ebb calling on him for words spoken in debate, and refised -10so to acknowledge Webb as a man of honor and a gentleman : and, therefore, they deem the challenge a bra ach of privilege, inasmuch as it was an attempt, ol tlie part of a m1iemiber, to hold another iteaiber aecountable to Webb for a proper and tinexceptiouable reference to the records of the hlouse. Mr. Grennell,of lassachusetts, now takes the groutid that Mr. Cilley could have re lieved himself by claining his prielege. But this was what Mr. Cilley told his friends he would not do. lie said lie would sooner place himsellf before it park if' Artillery and ie blown to atoms, than be driven to avail himiself of his privilege. APRIL28. It appears from tie message of the Presi dent on the sau.-et of our relations with Mexico, that there ;s no immsediate or in deed tiny retitote danger of a collision be tween tihe United States and Mexico. A direct proposition has been made by the government of Mexico to refer to the arbi trationl of some friendly nower the diferenca -.- --. " .. count es. gfnf has been necepted by our government. The bill for the establishment of a Board 01 Claims to hear and exatiine claims a gtainst the United States, which passed the Senate yesterday, was to day read isn the House and referred. The bill gives no power to the board to decide finally upon cltaimus; bait they are to reporttheir opimnsi with the latess upont cach cases to Congress. at the coinmaencesatent of eacht session. The tact s to conasinue in force four years and no loniger. . I'he hoaird are to hold1( their sessions in this city, atnd to consi .t of three commnis sitners tatnd a Secretary. T1hze Senmate dad not sit to day. Ini the House, .Mr. Robinisoni, elected as a muember fromst Mtane, in the place of the late Mr. IGille~y,applearedi and was qualified. The consideratiuon of the report on the du el was resumed in the Hlouseto-daty; the ituestion still being on the motion ofshe cosm miattee so print the report anid postpone its eos siderattiona till Mondlay fortnight. ''te debatte was untinvited, but, on the whole, wvehi temipered. Mr. Robertsonz, of Virgisuia, sp~oke at length against this mao :sun, cohmendmtg that the committee had ex seedied its power, and insisstig upon the nopraety of a recommsitmenzt of the report. 61r. Stanley folilod on the same side. hir. l'oucey, Mr. Gramiand, and Mr. Boon, epilied. Mr. Wmt. Cost Jouhnson gave neO ice thiat, if the maotiona to prinit and postpone bould prevail, lhe would call up the resolua inss every maornting, atiil the House deci ale upon it. He could ntie suff~er those re olutions to gzo upon she jouirnaal. withomt get img a dlecisive vote of the House upon ithema he arguted that the f louse hsad not supposed, whleun they plassed the resolusion for the in 'esigiationt, thiat the commaittee would sin lersake to paissjudgmnent uipon the parties who might he founid to be imtplicatedl in it. Ir. Girantinand, on-te other hand, declared hat every one who voted for the resoluttion, sail who voted for the referenice to shat coi nittee of the miemorials of t wenty thousand sizents on size subject, (lid expect that the (tammiittee would expr-ess an opinion as to lie conaducst ofithose knownato be conicerned ia the duel, and ats to the coturse which the louse oughit to take ini regard so tem. 'urther lie requtested that anay memiber who, iah tuime, thoughts of the rule since refer ed so an the nmanuail, andi considored it as mniitmg the power of the comamittee,would isc anid state the faics; aind lie would thzen sk him w hy he dlid nohte at the time,suggest for thte commhaistee. Thelz rule referred to is that, when a mem er* is founrd by a comisnittee to have been mtity of a breachi of privilege, the conmmit le is to reptort the fact to the Ilouse, and ze mnember shll then be heard in his, de nee, eithert im his place or at the liar. in ns caste the wvhole agree that thecre wvas a reacha of privilege, aind the ontly qulessioni is to the form 4)f the trial, or whether they il lbe sried as all, Theii debate otn thze duael report will prohsa ly continuie somets days loniger. it is imn ossibile to say whether the report will be ceomuitedh or not. M r. Camabreleing implored the House to ike this prehintunary quession to- uday. lie udi that the 'ondlitiona of she Treasury was acci thas he should lie undiser the necessity asakinzg the Hotuse, on Mondtuay, to suspend ie rules for the purpose of taking up the it~lic busincos We learn (says the New York Courier of the 24th inst.) by gentlemen, passengers in yesterday's boat from Boston, that at a meeting of the officers of the hauks of that city, held on Friday evening, it was resolv ed to reticent ill their notes of the denomi nation of five dollars and under, and that the resolution was carried into effect on Sat urlay, fihe banks on that day payiug epecie for all their, pnper presented. Virtually, the resumption is considered entire, as it is understood that the banks will furnish any amount of specie for onliuary bunsiiness pur poses, and no demand for any other cau bo anticipated at present." The New York Herald slip of the 28th inst. says-"The Philadelphia Banks had a meeting oil Wednesday, and resolved to resume specie paytnents on all sums under one dollar. This is the first move under Mr. Biddlc's suggestion of a gradual return 'o specic payments. They therefore re deemt the fractional bills. Wild Cat money is quoted at Detroit at $2 per bushel." FRoar FLORIDA.-We lear from a pas senger in the schooner Eric, Captain Nrz, from St. John's, (E.F.) via Cockpur, tlat previous to his leaving Savannah, it was reported that Newnansville had been taken by the Indians. and eight families murdered. -Charleston Mercury. Foreign. LATEST FROM ENGLAND. The steam ship Sirius brings 7 days later from Europe than the Wilmington. We are indebted to the politences of her com ntder, Licut. Roberts, for papers from Cork to April 4, from London to March 3 Ist, Liverpool to April 2d. The differences between France and Hnyti are adjusted and the treaties published. Tranquility ii restored at Lisbon. The differences Between Holland and Belgium wear a grave character. The subject of the extension of church accommodation in Scotland excited a stormy debate in Parlia tment the tnight of the 30th. ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAM sHIP SIhIUS FROMI CORK IN EIoHTEEN DAYS. This vessel reached Sandy Hook last night and came up early this morning and anchored off the Battery, where she now lies. The anbouncetnent of this desired event fleiw like wildfire through the city. and crowds of persons firon an early hour have been throngng to the Battery, and the small craft of the Whitehall boatmen have iever had more active employient-hundreds flocking iff in them to the great lion of our wraters. We hastened down with the mov ing mass ofr population to the Battery, and soon saw the gallant streamets of the noble ship gleaming in the brightsunshine-tho star spattgled banner at the firenmast and Bri kannia-s standard hanging over the stern. Every body was struck with the noble bearing of this craft-her shiplike aspect, though longer than ordinary ships for her bulk andl the neat rig of her masts. In fact she is a perfect sea boat. She is painted deep black, except the light green tafliail on the quarter and the gilding about the . ..., and. the paddc awd shas of tee rim, and apparently delicate frame work of the wheels which are red and of iron, but ncvertbeless not in the slightest degree in jured apparently, which to look at them seens astonishirg. considering what billows the ship has waded through, and what heavy gales she has encountered. Neither is the roof of the round house robbed apparently of a single plank. .On arriving on board we were received with great lvdliteness by Li. Richard Re berts, of her~ Majesty's navy, commnandeor of the ship. The vessel did not stop htut eo hotur in the wvholc voyage, and thtat wvas on theo Bauks of' Newfiundland during a heavy gale, and in order to fasion a screw. Ne v'er laid too oncee during the whole voyage. The ships's comnp any is 40. excluisive of the Captain, Lient ,Ric hard Roberts, Royal Navy; Mr. Wr. Ramsen, superinltendent of the Engineers; First mate, John Dud Icy; 2d do, Gen, T. Briggs; 3d do, Francis S. Whitaker; boatswainu, Richard Jones; first Enigineer, John Lambert of Glasgow; 2d do, Wmn. Dintner of Portsmouth. fifleeen firemen, 9 seamen--the seamen all E uglish, the firemen Irish, Scotcht and EnglIth; the rest are servants, stewards, &c. All theI crewv are British-passengers 46. Five ladies it first cabin from London and Cork, four in second cabin, a niumber of gentlemen two schoolmnasters, three artists, and several. mechtanics. Dutritng the whole course no ver shipped a sea; never had the least ap prehensions of any d'hnger; conseumed 400 tons of WVelh (bituminous) coal, and htavo a supply otn hand; tnever cleaed the boilers; the machinery worked beautifully during the gales, and Samuel Hall's condensers andl imp~rovedI engines, which were used, fully uanud completely sustained the highl' opinion entertained of them. No accident "cturredl. To Lient. Richard Roberts, therefore, be longs-, the honor of' having first achieved an experiment which it wvas easy to1 foresee was, from the extension to whticht coast ste'aming in Europe and America had been previously carried, on the verge of contsunm nation, but wvhich it nevertheless requtiredl serve andl decision to undertake. He ap pears perfectly utnconscious of the impor ance of the event which lhas been accom plished thtrouhh his skill and courage. His owvn country wvill mark the event, and ~onfer on the mana some high honor, as we rust andl believe Capt. Roberts is also ~ommnander of the largest steam packet ship afloat, viz: the British Queen, (late Victo -ia) over 2000 tons, jest completing at Lon Ion, and from which he sails in her in Sop etmber next. The passage of the Sirius would have 'nat least four to six days less, but for Ito heavy gales shtortly after leavintg Cork, and the constant westerly windls for all the irst half ofthe voyage, with a deadl, heavy. onfusedl sea on, andi especially during te wuo day's severe wveather on the Banksa. .Thte engine of this ship is entirely out of aght, attd the pipte, w'hich is painted white, vith a black top, and solid and broad, dloes tot reach over some 20 feet above deck, tanding as firm as when she left port. 'Tho vbteel-houtse does not come much below the udlgeon, leaving, therefore, the paddles andl he light iron framne wvork of spoke and rim, n which they are attached, open to sight. r'he paddles are each in form of a flight of brce ster's. cach sten narrotv.