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FOREIGN NEWS From the N. Y. Herald Extra. ARRVAL OF THE STEAM SIP HtaERNIA. FIFTE$N DAYS LATER FROM . EUROPE. - The- Hibernia. arrived at Boston on the - morning of the 7th, bringing London and Liverpool papers to the 19th ult. The general aspect of trade remains about the same. The Cotton market had experienced a slight--decline. The news by the Cam bria, which arrived on the 13th, put an end to all speculation, but the trade con tinued to buy regularly, and there was.a - steady, demand. The European Times sas that matters would probably remain in that state until it was known what ef feet Sir RoberrPeel's views respecting the Oregon question would produce in the . United States. The last steamer, it will be remembred, sailed an hour-or two after the explanations in Parliament respecting the Oregon ques lion. When the detention of the packet, to carry:. out: these explanations, was buzzed abour, the Cotton market felt the influence of the. warlike rumors which prevailed; and previous to her getting under weigh, a considerable amount of business at improved prices, was transact ed ; an advance of. an eighth, and in some instances, of a farthing, was secured. During the early part of the week follow ing her departure the excitement contin ued, but it was of brief.duration, and has been followed by a corresponding depres-. sion.. .Mexico and the United States.-We take the following from the.London Times of the 15th inst. Notwithstanding the great- disparity in . population,. wealth nud energy. between the two republics of North America, there are. many considerat'ons that militate in favor of the Mexicans. Suce a war would. not be a tvar of the United States, but of a party in that country, which does, indeed, possess a bare majority, but which has identified itself with every thing that is most odious to a large and er.lightened minority in the best States of New Eng laud, or New York, or of Ohio,.at having to meet the calls of war for the sake of an atrocious aggresssion on a neighboring territory, and for the encouragement of stavery. which they have long since ex pelled from their soil ! The military establishment of the Uni ted States are very well adapted to the oh-. jects contemplated by its founders; for a militia, animated by a patriotic unanimity, might suffice to repel a foreign enemy who would invade the Union. But offensive and defensive war are two different things. t The regular army of the United States was reduced in 1S42 to 9,012 men; wbo are employed in the garrisons on the coast, where they must remain. But to under take field operations at all, even if they were to extend no further than the occupa.. tion of the Texan territory, an army of 20,000 or 25,000 would be indispensable, and although such a force might be raised among the loose population of the South. ern States, it could only be equipped at the cost of the. whole Union. Mexico, on the other hand, would be completely united in repelling such an at tack. T.ho.,,psettled state of the country and the independeni habitsof ?!e people have left them' far .behind tie U. States, in all that belongs to the arts of peace; but the.Mexicans are perhaps less unpre dared than the- Anglo Americans for irre gular warfare. Strange as it may appear, such a war would be exceedingly popular throughout the ancient Spanish provinces; the people would engage in it en massee; and with ordinary ability on the part of their generals, they would oppose a formui dable resistance to any American force that might enter the country. We most sincerely believe that the in terests of Texas, as well as the general interests of the country will be sarcrificed by annexation ; end General Jackson used as an-argument wich was at least sincere, when he endeavored to raise the jealousy of the United States, by describing the progress of Texas as an independent com munity, more highly favored by climate and commercial legislation, than any part of the Union Some may wish to win Texas as e ally, but many more would wish to cra't her as a future rival. if, at the present crisis, the affairs of' ..31exico at'd of Texas were wisely and vigorously managed, it might still be pus sible to terminate this discussion without any evil consequences. The recogtnition 'of the indlepenidence of Texas by Mexico has been too long delayed; let it not he .granted on condition tat the Texat' y governent bitids itself to maintain inde pendence inviolate. Texas has no claim to rentler herself 'independent of Mexico forthe sole purpose of becotning dependent on the United States. Her independence is absolutc, * or it is nothing. And if a compact of this nature could be effected betwveen Mexico antd T1exas with or wtthout the meditation and guarantee of the European Powers, it is not easy to see by what means the Ui ted States, could give effect to their scheme of annexation, except by an open violation of all right, and by a direct apipeal.to-force. - -Fearful Power of Consc ience.'-Dr. Rececher, in an address lately reported iu the Cincinnati Chronicle, states rte follow ing facts: "Some years since, I visited the Phila-' delphia Asylum. In returnitng from the apartments, 1 saw a man standing fixed imtnoveable-like a pillar. I asked who that was. It was the son of Dr. Rush, who killed a man in a duel. There he 'stod like a pillar. Somethnet he would apparently wake up to recollection; he *would pace off' the distanire, and give the wsord, "Fire!" Then cry out, "He is dead !" This was the pow'er ofconcience. It had utsettled reason. "In my early ministry, I was called to attend a neighbor, at East H ampton, L.~I. He. was sceptical and intemperale. "Pray for me," he exclaimed, "pray for me ! pray for me !" "You must pray for your self," I replied. "PrayI I cannot pray! I am goi~ng straight to perdition !" He lived three days, almost without any food, and then died-so far as we know -- witk out any drsease. - It was the power of con MISCELLANEOUS. From the Chronicle &r Sentinel, 9th instant. SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. This body met in this city yesterday, and was called to order by the Rev. W. T. Brandy, pastor of the Church in which the Convention is held. - On motion of Rev. J. B. Taylor, of Va., seconded by the Hon. Thos. Starks, of Georgia, Hon, Wilson Lumpkin of Ga. was called to the Chair. After religious services, a Committee was appointed to ascertain the number of delegates present, and the religious bodies represented,. The Committee reported abo:,'t 300 delegates from the States of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Kentucky,.and the District of Colum hia. Owing to the short notice of the me'et ing of the Convention, the States of Mis sissippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Flori da. were represented only by letter. Thedelegates having been ascertaine.l, the Committee proceeded to appoint ofii cers,as follows : Rev, W. B. Jptxsox. D. D., of S. C., Pres. Hon. Wilson Lumpkir, of Geo., V. Pres's RevJ. B. Taylor, of Va., Rev. J. Hartwell, of Ala., Secretaries. Mr.,J. C. Crane, of Va., On motion of Rev. Dr, Fuller, of S. C., a committee of sixteen was'appointed to prepare and report a preamble and resolutions for the a.tion of the body, to-wit: Rev. Dr. Fullerand Dr. M. T: Mendenhall. of S.. C.; Rev. J. A. McKean-and W. Crane, F..'q., of Md.;. Rev. T. V. Sydnor, of D. C.; Rev. J. B. Jeter and Rev. T. Hume, of Va; Rev. R McNab, of N. C.; Rev. B. M. Sanders and Rev. C. D.. M al laiy, of Ga.; Rev. A Trnvis and Gen. E. D. King, of Alabama; Rev. Isaac T. Hinton and Rev. R. Holman, ,f La.: Rev. Isaac McCoy, of Ky. -The Convention then took a recess un til four o'clock. Four O'clock, P. M. The evening session was occupied for some time, in perfecting he list of names of Delegates from the several States and Churches.. A committee of five was appointed to recommend rules for the government of the Convention. TJte Committee of Sixteen, through their chairman, the Rev. Dr. Fuller, of S. C., made their report. 'After some slight discussion, in reference to some facts pre sented in thre report, the Convention ad journed until Friday morning, 8 o'clock. . . May 10. The Convention met on yesterday morn ing, and after appropriate prayer, and the reading of the proceedings of the previous day: The Preamble and Resolutions repor ted by the -Committee of Sixteen. were taken up, and after much time occupied in the discussion of them,-although there appeared no opposition-they were adop ted. REPORT. The Comiittee to. whom it has been referred,=to report a preemble and resolu tions, cannot but. express their profound sense of. the responsibility resting upon younYody at The prese cmrutisiro-a the lifregrity of the nation-the in ristsof truth-the sacred enterprise of converting the heathen, are all involved in' your de liberations. That such a Convention was imperiously demanded, must be apparent to all. The Boston Board have in their answer to the Alabama resolutions, most unnecessarily exceeded their power, and violated their trust. It isa question ad. mitting of no debato, that the Tricnnial Convention was formed on the principle of perfect equality of members from the south and north.. And what is, all-imipor tat the very qualifications of Missionaries are prescribed by the original constitution of that Convention: The fifth article pro viding that, "such persons as arc in full commtunion, with some regular church of our denoumination, and who furnish sat. isfactory evidence of genuine piety, good talents, and fervent zeatl for the Redeem er's cause, are to be emtployed as Mission aries." Besides this, too, the declaration of thte Board that if "any 0n0 should off'er hirn self as a Missionmty havIng slaves, and should insist on retaining them, as his property, we could not appolut him," is an innovation and a dopart ure farom the course hitherto pursued by the Triennial Con vention ,such persons havirag been appoint ed. And, lastly, this ittlractiot of the resoluo tion passed the last Spring at Philadel phia. and the General Board, at their late meeting at Providence, have failed to re verse the decision. Amid such circumstances, your Cot mittee esteem it absolutely necessary that the friends of the constitution of the Tri enial Convention, and the lovers of the Bible, shall at once take their stand and assert the great catholic principles of that constitution and of the Word of God. Your Comtmittee, therefore, submit the fllowing resolution as embodying all that they are now prepared to suggest to your bodIy. Resolved, That for peace and harmony, and in order to accomplish the greatest amount of good, and for the maintenance of those Scriptural principles on which the general Missioinary Convention of the laptist Deniomintation of the U. States was originally fortmed, it is .proper that this Convention at once proceed to organize a Society for the propagat,on of the Gospel. A committee wvas appointed to d'raw up a suitable constitution for the government of the proposed organization. To the committee of sixteen, with the addition of several other gentlemen, were committed this object. After pray'sr by the Rev. Mr. Fuller, Covention took a recess until 4 o'clock. During the evening session, the Rev. Mr. Burroughs delivered a very interesting address on the objects of the Baptist Pub lication Society, at Pniladelphia, and so licited the patronage of tihe Southern Bap tists to that Society. The evening Session was closed with prayer, and the Convention adjoturned to appointed for that purpose, had' *tot ported upon the Constitution-; but the re. port is expected to-day shortly after the meeting of the convention.-Constitution= alist, 10th instant. We have barely room to inform .our readers that the Baptist Convention now in session in our city, have decided on a Southern Board of Missions. This, our readers are aware, seperates the Northern and Sonthern Churches, as'this waste only bond of union.hetween them. in ma ters of Church Government.-Wash:i Ionian, 10th instant. *We regrermuch ibe limit of our col umns will not permit us to furnish ab stracts of the remarks of the several and talented gentlemen who have addressed 'the Baptist Convention to yesterday eyen ing. This Convention embodies a greater degree of talents,experience,age, and nigh morality, that has ever perhaps convened in our State. Ably was .the Convedtion, addressed by the Rev. Mr. Jeter, cfVir. ginia, Rev. Mr. Baynes, Rev. Mr. MNr shall, and Rev. Mr. Fuller of S. Carolina, Rev. Mr. Burroughs, of Pennsylvania, and many other distiaguished.and able di vines from the several States repres.entated in the Convention. Connected with the object for tvblSi? this Convention has assembled; in an ar ticle which will be found in another c l= umn of ibis morning's paper, copiedsfr m the Richmond Enquirer.-Const.10t t NEW-ORLEANs, May . ANNF XATION-MEXICO. The following, is an extract frot a,et ter adtjressed by one. of the most in a' n tial and respectable citizens of GalvW to a friend in this city. Its state. may be relied upon. "I am mosthappy to assure you t the de nonstrations throughout-the cou ry, have been most unanimous, warm, od decided in favgr of closing at once wit be propositions now befure.the county th onut further delay; and apprehenasi as many tmen in different counties-wer hat our Executive and most of his im di ate partizana would. do every thing ey dated to do, to postpone and ultim ely: defeat the measure, meetings were h4 e several counties proposing that the le should at once move in the matter., e questing their respective membe of Congress to assemble about the middb of May, to advise and deliberate on the'nat ter. Our President,. however, at le gth issued his proclamation to eonvene Le Congress in June, with which we-are ' tent. Although most of us believe ias made so late in order to givelthe B tish intriguers time to mature all thei: ctns for its defeat. But as public sentim Is so entirely overwhelming, we were tis fled that there was no chance for tifsuc cess of their machinations, and e quently acquiesce in the late day fix 'by the President, rather than throw the try in a state of anarchy and confust ., If there had been thb least fear t t to enemies of annexation could h tie ceeded; we should have gotten up. vo lution instanter." ' The late Tornado in~East Fei . The Clinton Whig furnishes the' ow the recent tornado: The tornado was occasioned byithe meeting of two heavy clouds the one lom the west, the other from nearly north. A gentleman of the neighborhood inf'ems us that after the meeting of the clouds~the storm passed onwards in a due east coirse --prostrating all before it, trees, hotues, fences, in fine, every obstacle which ire setnted itself, in width it was not nore than three hundred yards. The suh1erers by this terrible visitation of the elenents are numerous, and some of them an left in a situaution of deplorable destitutiin. We luave heard of nto other loss of htann life than that mentioned in our last. In In the parish of Livingston. on the amne evetning (Wednesday the 16thI), we an in formed that considerable datmage vasus taitned form the same cause. No ives wre lost, but houses. fences, cattle atnd stock of every description wero destrawed. The portions of this parish where thetor nado was tnot felt wecre visited by a vident hail sorm. which has done very matarial injury to the young corn and cotton-son deing it necessary in some instance to replanit. Our neighbors in Jackson tel us there is scarcely an unbroken patne of jlass left standinig in their wi'ndows. Correspondence of the Courier. Comuntdu, May 5, 184i. The Court of Appeals met this mirn ing in the Court Ilou'se, bet ween 10 anl 11 o'clock. Tlherc was a full Bench, 'iz: Judges O'Neall, J. Johnston, D. Johnson, Evens, Butler, Dunkitn, Wardlawv and Frost. I hear much grumbling among travel lers of .The extravagant price charget for passage on the Rail Road hetnce to .lour city, it being at the rate of nearly SI per hour. - The last Legislature pasd a strong set of resolutions on the subject~en forcing upon the Directors the necessity of a reduction. Nearly five months ive elapsed since the unanimous adoptios of the resolution, but still we have heard nothing of a moverment in the matter. .I think the Company would fitd it to their own interest to make a setnsible reduction. A heavy shower visited us on~Sturday about noon, but it lastrd only a short tirne, and though the wveather has looked threat ening enough since, wye only hope for a ood heavy fall of a day or two, wyhich ... serve to allay the dust and cool the atmos phiere. Rancid Butler.-To make rancid hnt. er sweet heat two pounds of it in a suffi cient quantity of water, into which drop 30 drops of chloride of lime, and afler washing it well, let it. stand about two hours in the water, drain it off', and wash it off~ hgain in fresh water, and it will be fresh and sweet. This is a French receipe -safe and simple. Instinct of Spider.-it has been ob served that some spiders, with an instinc tive sagacity, select as the greatest security from disturbance the lids of the charity bnoxe in cbttrchcs. Another MIanufactory.-The Greenville Mountaineer of the 2d instant says :-We have recently been presented with a sam- . ple of Printing Paper which was made at the new Mill of V. McBee, Esq., seven miles below this Village. It. is a most excellent article; and would do credit to any manufactory in the United States. Only a part of this week's edition is print ed on this paper. Next week we shall use it for our entire issue, when those in terested can judge of its quality. It has been but a few years since there was scarcely a Paper Mill South of the Potomac. Now we hav.e two within a short distance of Greenville-the one re ferred to above, and the large establish ment of Col. Dunham's, where they are daily turning out large quantities of good paper. Such enterprise is not only ad vantageous to Printers, but to the whole country, as several thousand dollars worth of old rags are purchased annually, which would otherwise be of no value, e Georgia Silk.-A few days ago, we were shown by the editor'of the Southern d Cultivator, some specimens in Se'ving ii Silk, of eight different colors, grown and b manufactured by Mr. Hugh Cassidey of c Eflingham county. It appeared to be of d euperior quality and for fine color and beauty of appearance, would compare fa vorably widh the similar artiele, produced any where. These specimens may be examined- at the store of Me~srs. Newton and Lucas. We understand that Mr.- (assidey pro poses to purchase any quantity of Cocoons at fair prices. Messrs. Newton and Lucas have already advertised' that they will purchase the a same article at this place. 'We are grati- f fied to see inducements held out for the % prosecution. of this branch of industry, a which we doubt not will open a new and profitable field of labor. Many who cannot raise cotton to ad vantage, can rear silk worms and produce ocoons, which will amply compensate them for their time and labor, and this business, if vigoronsly prosecuted, iiill add not a little to the wealth of our State. I This is no idle speculation-its truth has f been demonstrated by experiment. There I never has beon a more favorable time to commence the business on an extended scale, and we hope that all who can con veniently do so, will avail themselves of the opportunity.-Athens Banner. Georgia Sugar.-The Albany (Ga.) Pa triot, says, respecting Sugar, raised in Baker county, that "wve were shown a sample a few days sincet raised by A. H. C Wright, of this county, which w as pro nounced by good judges to be equal to the best New Orleans -sugar. Mr. Wright has made 14 bbls. of 230 lbs. each, off of abort 3 acres of land. This at S cents j per lb. would amount to more than $250 1 By the late arrangement of the British Tariff, American sugar is admitted itto the ports of Britain on the most favorable i terms, and will no doubt bear a good price r fr many years to come. WVould not manay of our Planters do wellto curtail I their cotton crop, and turn a part of their attention to the cultivation of sugar. Killed by Lightning.-Wo learn that a Mrs. Fos:er, a widow lady, who resided 4 s6me six or sove i miles fronm tbis piace, was killed on the evening of the 24th uilt. I by lightning.-Abbeville Banner. Oregon.-It is stated that Dr. McLaugh lin, an American citizen has comtnenced a canal around the dangerous falls in tihe Columbia river, at Mlillatmette. It lengtht will he abouit half a mile, part of the way through a solid hed of primitive rock, and the fall in the entire distance will he ahout thirty- five feet. It is contemplated to. fint ish it in two years, at a cost df thitty thout sand dollars. I'eetotalismn in Oregon.-The people of Oregon have passed .a law imposing a fine of $50 upon any pcrsnn who shall hereafter introduce ardent spirits into that settlement, and $20 upon atny person who shall sell or barter it. The' extensive foundry antd machine shop at 'Louisv-l e,. owtned by M r. John Curry, was entirely consumed by fire last I week. The loss is variously estimatedi at from 520.000 to $60,000. - A letter fromn Aiken (S. C-) dated May 5t. saps: " We are suffering much from an almost unprecedente'd drought. The farms and gardens in this neighborhood, arc " hburning up' for thae waint of rain, and the prospect of the farmier arc gloomy indeed." The Milwaukie Sentinei estimates the loss by the lire .at that place at $90,000, and the insurance at $40,000. This loss is proportiately almost as heavy as that at Pittsburgh. Every, man- his own Lawyer.-Tbe Legislature of Michigan has lately had under considerationuseveral periltions pray. ing that the laws of the State may be'so "simplifiedl" as to come " within the knowledge of every-person,"'and that eve ry man may he admitted to the bar." The committee to wvhom it was referred, reprted favorably, and " hailed with ttdsguised delight such a harbinger of an approching milleniutm." .4 griculture.-T he American Agricul tural Association held a meeting in the University on Wednesday evening, at which oine hundred and fifty members atteded. Mr. Pell exhibited his plans, grown to the height of 2ft inches since the 12th of March, by electricity, a newr and rare 'experiment. These associations are doing positive good to the agriculture of this country. We have never wvitnsessed a drought so. extensive or so long in duration as the present, at this season of the year. In a recent jaunt of some 130 tmiles, we saw only three districts of very small extent where there had been a season in less than six or seven weeks. Wheat and oats, previously unpromising, are in many places almost entirely ruined, and vegeta ton of mitI kinds sunfrse severely. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 , 1845. IVe Will ding to the Pillars of the Temple of Our Liberties, and if it must fall, we will per ish amidst the Ruins." The Season.-On the 'sixth of this month e had a refreshing tain at this place, and a onsiderable fall of hailltnd rain in the vicinity 'he earth'which had suffered so greatly from ronght, soon became dry again. On the 11th istant, we had a much better rain than we ave seen for months past. The dust is now ompletely laid, and the ground in good con ition to work. We publish in toaday's paper an account.of te proceedings of the Cambridge Agricultural society, which recently assembled at- Cam ridgeAbbeville District. Societies of this description cannot but be reductive of good to the community. We ope td see the day when they will increase and mltiply throughout.the bounds of our State, ud our country at large. We feel very grate il to tire Cambridge Society,for the honor which it has conferred upon us in electing us n honorary menber of this body, and also for lie steps which it has tak4n to enlarge the cir ulation of our paper. The Pendleton Messenger of the 9th instant, ays :--Mr. Calhoun is now at his ~residence tear this place. busily engaged in agricultural ursuits. He seems to have entirely recovered rom the attack of sickness which he had at Vashington. We understand that his correspondence is re; and we think it nothing but right to re rind those who write to him on business of heir own, that ie no longer enjoys the franking rivilege, and that his postage bill must be a eavy one. Fourteen to Onc.-We learn from the returns f the recent elections in Virginia, for members if Congress.that the Democrats have achieved a ost glorious triumph. The next Congressional )elegation consists of one Whig and fourteen )emocrats. The Democrats have also a ma rity of thirty on joint ballot in the Senate and ssembly. TuE MIssIos To ENGLAD.-We have deen stated in the -Union," the organ of the Ad linistiatiori at Washington, that Col. F. W. 'ickens of Edgefield District, South Caro ua, was offered the appointment of Minis er to (,reat Britain. We had not heard the lightest iantimation of this, until we saw the nouncement in the Washington papers. 'ol. Pickens has declined the appointment, nd we telive (nhlhough we may be niista en in the matter,) that he has done so on con ideration, connected perhaps, with the public . nsitions which So.ith Carolina-occupies in re tion to the Tariff of 1842,and'perhaps other nestions, bttt of this we are not infourmed with ertainty. In commaton witht the numerous frienads of ol. Pickens, wc greatly regret that circum tances prevented hitm frotm accepting thce ighly htonorable attd responsible appoitment C Mlinister to the Court of St. James. Certain c'o are, that Ito would have snataitned the hettor f oaur ctuontry, with all that zeal and -signal bility, whleh have e ver characterized himt in his ulic life. Thce refusal of office under thec Genteral Go ernmettt, on the p~otnnds to whirch we have dverted, and whlich are doubtless those on rhich his refnsal wvas placed,are most honorable > Col. Pickents, ad must cotumand for htim e respect even of thosc, who htave boon most titterly opiposed to htm. Though Col. Pickens has declined this dis. itguishcd office, it tmust not be supposed that e is hostile to thte Adtminisjtration of air. Polk. ar from it. H e will be everrendy to support when right, and to oppose it shottld it ever be ay thte rights attd intere,ts of the Sothernc tates. On tIs platfortt he stands, and there i3o stattds thec Demzocracy of South Carolina. TaEasucax NnTrEs.-TheO atmotunt of Treas cy Notes ontstandtng ont the Jst instant, it is flicially stated, was $923,351 40. UJNrrED STATEs JoliRNAL.-Tlte name of to Madisottian has been chattged to thte Unti d States Journal. It has appea.red in an en; rely new dress ; wessrs. Fisk and Dow are e editors. Writers of abihty attd excperiende. r. Fisk particularly, is well known ini South ~arolina. WVe have receivcd the first numnbor of the bove paper. We will miore particulurly no ice tIs v'alutable paper hereafter. Ma. Tnoaras RrctE-A correspondence ecently took place between a number of gen lemon of Richmond, Virgnia, and Thomas itchie, Esq., immediately before his removal o Washinagton city. A public dinner was edeed to this gentleman, in testimony of htis private worth, atnd his long contintned services o thte Detmocratic party. Mir. Ritchie declined the dinner, in consequence of pressing but siness arraingetmets A VETEnAN PttE.--Denjamin Ti-ue, ged 80 years, recently died in Boston. He was the oldest printer in Boston. He was fin many years, ptublisher .of. the Boston Yankee newspaper, then proprietor of a large job pritt ng office, in company with Mr. Weston. He was also one of the origintal .publishers of the Boston Statesman. .He stustaited an irre proachable character throughot life. Ilos. Wrt. L. YAscEY..TheO Hon. ecn. Li Yamce is a candidate for r'e-electionl to Con .grees, p ida District,1in Alabama.i 'this gentle. man psssesses great energies of character, and every 'qualification suitable for a Reperenta tive- W e trust, that he will be eiectcd. For the Adtcrtiser. PROCEEDINGS OF Tu. CaMBRIDGE AGuICCLTU RAL SOCIETY. The Cambridge Agricultural Society this day held its Anniversary Meeting. The President, Gen. .GIL.ax, called the Society to order, and in the absence of the Recording Secretary, the Corresponding Secretary assumed the duties of the ofice, in conformity with the iequisitions of the Constitution. At~ the call- of the roll, a quorum for business was present, and after the proceedings of the last meeting wets read, several gentlemen present wereprposed and elected regular members of the Society. The Rev. Alexander McCaine was made an hon. orary member. - Dr. E. R. Calhoun, the Anniversary Orator, was then called on for :his address..whichhe delivered in his usual energetic and feleitous style. The President ne*ealled for the Reports. None of the committees being .prepared to re port, except that on Manures;r Dr. Barret, Chairman of this Committee,read his report on Manures and Manariag whicwhvasicote 1r dially received by- the Society; and ordefred A' be printed. Capt. J. R. Tarrant-submittedhisspannanre port on the-state of the Treasury-bnt it being incomplete, it was notreceived. And onnotion of Capt. Wm. H.- Grifln* the Presidett ap:. pointed Messrs. Griffin, Carwile and'Caina. committee to audit the report forthe next meet ing of the Society. - Coldlichard Griffin- then offerei:the follow ing Resolution : . -' Resolved, ThatlAbe money due-andcolleeted. for the current year, shiall not be: appropriated to the payment of the previouscontratstwfthe Society. - This resolution was supported byfMesars R. Griflin and Joel"Smith. but opposedl:by Messrs. W. H.;Grifli and S. V: Cain. After considerable discussion, the- reseltition- was withdrawn. .. - ..w. On motion, it was. Resolved,:Thatth Tress urer be. instructed to collect forthwith all g;, money now due the' Society, and should any member refuse payment; to report n iame and arrears to ihe next meeting of the Society. On motion of Capt. Gdfin, it 'wiis ,sol rd, That a Committee be appiointed to make ar rangements for the Cattle Show, in November next. The Presidert appointed Messrs. Griffin, Cain, Carwile and 'arrant: On motion of Maj. Wm,. Eidigs it was Rcsoleed, That the thanksof-th'Society be tendered to Dr Calhour; for hifinleiesting Address, and that a committee be faked to so licit a copy for publication. - The President appointed Mcsar's. Eddings, R. Grifflin and Joel Smith. Dr. S. V. Cain submitted- the follqwing pre amble and resolutions, whichwere adopted:, Whereas. C. I. Allen and W. F. Durisoe, lagrs., have with their accustomed liberality; published in their respective papeis, froin time to time, the proceedings of this Society. be it therefore, Resolved, That we return our grateful ac knowledgemnens to those- gemtidmen for. them acts of kindness, and that we will enroll their .names among the honorary retnbers of this Society. &solccd, further, That a committee, consist ing of three persons, be appointed in Abbe ville District, to solicit subscribers for the "Ban. ner'' and a similar comnittee in Edgefield Dis trict. for the 'Advertiser." ' Therefore, the President appointed Messrs. Cain. Carwile and Joel Smith in Abbeville, and Messrs. R. C. Griffin, T. Nickhels and, R. Cooper. in Edgefield The Society then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, which resulted. as tidlows: President-Col. WuTras.iu Raoos.... Vice President-.Dr. S. V. Capr. Corresponding Secretary-Dr, W. TumirE TON. Recording Secretary-R. C. GrLt.Ax, Esq. Treasurer-Capt... R. -TARaART. Anniversary Orjetor-Dr. J. P. BazrT.1 Gen. Gillani, who had declined a re-election, having retired. fromi tiie chair. -the .following resolution was submitted -by Dr. S.. Y. Cain, and was passed unanimonaLy by the Society. Resolcul, That the thaniks of this Society be returned to Gen. Gillatn, for the f'aithfutl and indfatigable manner in wivchl he has dischar ged the duties of his office, during his Presi dency. Gen. Gillam rose and returxnedi his comph-. ments. not only for the septimnt .uhich had. just been offered and fgr the fintteritng response which it had met from the Society, but for. maiy acts of kindn,-ss which lie had received at their hands for a series of years. In a few re nmarks. he stated, thaut notwvthstandinag lie bad voluntarily descended into the rankis of livate membership, lie neverthiele's felt deep interest in the welfare of the Society. anid in the promo tion of its areat object. Agriculture. On motion, the Society adjourned to meet the first Friday in Auguat, at 11 o'clock. May 5,.1845. The Court of A ppeals.-T he A ppeal Court commrenced its session in this place ont Monday last. All the Judges, with the exception of Judges Richardson and Hiar per, who. we regret to learn, are confiued at home biy indisposition, are .in.atend ance.---Temperance Advocale, May Stk. - At a .regular meeting of the Bostid of Directors of the S. C. Rail Road Compa ny, held Wmn. Gregg; Esq.,- was elected a Director, in place of C. Borekmbyer. Esq., removed fromi the State. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Union ,Bank, held yesterday,'at their Bankitng House, Abraham Tobias, Esq.,.was duly elected President pro tem-. At a meeting of the. Directors .of the Planters 84 Mechanics Bank. held-yester day, Daniel Ravenel, Esq.. was unani mously re elected President of the metitua ion for the ensuing year.-Courier. The Cherokee Advocate of 20th tilt., gives a long accout of outraged wyhich -it says have been committed within the Cherokee territory by soldiers from Fort. Gibson. It charges them with burni ag a house from which tbe. inmates barely escaped, with brutual.assaults on men-Und women, anid, itn short, with heing a plague and terror to the Ilani popuilauen. Col. Wason,the commandant of the fort, is re presented as taking. prompt and proper measures to detect and punish t.e of fenders. A Ditch Cutter.-A machine has been invented at Chicago, which promises to supersede the use of spades. By the assistance of t wo .yoke of Oxen -and .two men, it will cutsa ditch' two feet deep by three at the top,.and eighteen inches at the bottom, at ths~ rate .of 20 roodi per