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Advertisements ridt having the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued uutil ordered out and charged accordingly. Communications, post paid, will be prompt ly and strictly. attended to. {j7*The friends of Major ABlRAHAM JONES, announce him as a candidate for the Legislature, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the death of James S. Pope -.. -.Esqe. 'The friends of JAMES SPANN, Esqr. respectfully announce him as a candidate for he office of Tax Collector, at the ensuing elec ion. aprill4 tf 12 02T The friends of W ESLEY BODIE, an nounce him as a candidate fur'the office of Sheriff, at the ensuing election. february 24 tf 5 Q7 The following gentlemen are announced by their friends as candidates for the Olice o Tax olector, at the ensuing election : Co.:;JOHN QUATTLEBUtl, GEORGE J. SHEPPARD, EDMUND MORRIS. -Sanfl'SON B, MAYS, Lieut. JAMES B. HARRIS, Maj. S. C. SCOTT, LEV[ R.j1VILSON. 02' The following gentsi.men are announced by their friends as candidates for the oflice of Ordinary, at the.-ensning election. Col. JOHN~ILL. Capt. W. L. COLEMAN. THE CROPS, WEATHER, &c. The Montgomery Flag & Advertiser, 12th linst says:-Green County--The Greenshoro Beacon of the 7th inst. says, that owing to the backwardness of the spring, the cool and unpropitious weather dur-ing the months of June and July, the frequent-and heavy rains that have fallen ithin-the lat. fnrty .day-the 1stand. of tiinuualyi tlie weequito too axutant. with a'd stency of branches, eomparatively few blls-and the general prospect decidedly tstfavorable.. It also adds that the crop is three weeks later and that nothing short of the most. favorable weather for some weeks, a late frost, and the absence of the worm can possib!y secure a good crop. The worm has only appeared in a few fields, as yet, but the chgracter of the weather render it probable that their number will speedily increase. TheEuraw Whig says that the-boll worm has made its appearance in almost every farm in that neighborhood, and that on one . ; . stalk it saw 12 bolls and forms that had een destroyed. The Whig also looks for a bhort crop." Mississippi.-The Vicksburg Sentinel statesfon the authority of a gentleman from North Mississipipi, that in Marshall and the adjoining counties, the worm has done mense damage to the cotton, striping the very bark from some of the largest stalks. The N. O. Picayune of the 10th inst, says-"We have a letter before .s from Lafayette Co., Miss., which speaks of the appearance there of the army ,vorm. The -writer is confident it is of the same fatmily hat laid waste to the crops last yecar ; but i k does not confne itself to the cotton plat but eats the crab grass, corn blades, &c., -as well as cotton. They are exceedingly --voiacious, and the writer of the letter says --that you can go into the fields wheme they rmay be and distitnctly hear them at work -a multitude of workmen engaged upon a building. lHe first observed them abot the20th of July. lie augurs tmost unfa vorably from present appearatnces for the comning'crop." *A letter from Florida of a late date, speaks in desponditng terms of the pros. - pects of the Cotton crop in that section. The wet has don'o incalcubmble injurv. Short Cottons have sheud very badly, and Long Cottons have appeared to be taking the rust. Int fact, the entire Cotton crop of Florida, cannot fail to be, from present appearatnces, a very short otne. Extract of a Leller, dated COM8AtnEE, Aug. 4. We have had thus far ant unprecedenitedi sreason. The country isundatod, the brid ges are all gone and the Rice fields pecr fectly covered, head and. cars, with water. The provision crop is fair, but the Cottotn Scrop very inferior, If the ratn suddenly s~*tops, we shall have a very sickly season Iadeed. ChAnLEstoN, Miss,, Jtuly 30, A fortnight ago thme prospect for crops as-very promising inideed, but'since thetn the worms-have made their appearance, Sand ift-hey continue to appear and eat the -Cotton as they have done for the last'week Tilaathi Conntty will not product ten I~~ssthi's year. Mr. R's overseer says Athatforty acres of one of his fields will tiot is yald foaty cents. The- result cannot be Stold;: they may qui-. the Cotton soon ~ome think they -will. Several crops oi n~'neb ~on hnvn been dost roved by thc worms; last year they did not trouble the Corn.-Correspondence of the N. Y. Tri bune. Extract of a Letter from an Overseer to a gentleman in Nashville, doled. JEFFERSON CoUNrY, (Ark.) July 25. The prospect for a Cotton crop is very slim at present. The worms, are eating and cutting the Cotton at an awful rate. They have been on my Cotton about a week, I had a fine prospect fur a crop. I am now satisfied that there will be no Cotton made in the county, if the worms continue a little while longer. My Corn crop is very promising.-Nashville Whig. Extract <f a Letter from a gentleman in Arkansas to a friend in Nashville, dated: LITTLE RocK, July 28. I fear the worms will cut off most of our cotton crop, as well as of the late corn, this year. They have only just begun their depredation4, and I have already heard of several fine fields of cotton, and some of corn, being entirely destroyed. They are far worse than last Sear. and I fear that every plantation will sulter. Some who expected a week ago to malce 100 hales will not mako a bale. I have heard only partially from Jefferson county, but, as far I have heard, the worms had commenced their depredations, and Judge Roane's and Gen. Byrd's crops are sai-J to be alike. If so, our plantations will be almost ruined. rho late corn and potatoes, I learn, fare as bad as the cotton. The worms first commence on the grass and weeds, and then devour the other crops ard spare nothing. New Cotton.-The N. O. Commercial Times of 10th inst. notices the arrival in New Orleans. of t wo bales of new cot ton -the first pickings of this year's growth from the plantation of Gen. A. G. Carter East Feliciana, consigned to Messrs. Ward, Jonas & Co. The first bale re ceived last year was on the 7th August, which was prematurely gathered, and de fective in quality; whereas, the sample of this year's crop. is fine specimen of new cotton. The qualtity is about fully Mid dling Fair, and the staple remarkably good. The color is not very bright,owing probably to the cotton having been ginned in a somewhat damp state. Neither of the bales had been sold up to the close of the day. A gentleman of Mobilo states that the cotton is held at 17c. The N. O. Delta, of the 11th inst. says -"We stated. yesterday the arrival of zwb hales of new cotton from the plantation of Gen..A. G. Carter. We learn that,3r.: Tu~iennyl ha:::nireadyggiinuedr and~anid fort'v bales of new cotton, at his new and magnificent plantatiou near St. Francis ville. From all we can learn, the pros pects for a line cotton crop were never more cheering. We sincerely rejoice at this. The cotton planters have had a hard time of it for some years hack. It is time that they were coming in for their share of the general prosperity which has blessed our country of late.' Artificial Water Poer,-inrcntion. An Italian Engineer has received the ver dict of the Paris Academy for a water mill of from 5 to 50 horse power, worked by an artificial water-fall. and which can be placed up as a motive power in any main factory, occupying a small space, requiring little labor, and of course producing vast economy as compared with the steam engine, as it requires no combustible. It consists of eight pumps worked with, great ease by a single man, (it is said that two men would suffice for an eight horse power machine) by means of an admirably disposed counterbalance system.-The pumps supply a reservoir placed at a pro. per height abtove the water wheel, as in case of a natutral rall, and the water falling upona the wheel to which the strap for the machinery of thte manufactory is aflited. the whole goes round and puts the macbi nery in motion. The paradox, of thtis invemtion is the return of the wtater to the fountain heal in such a way as to keep up a continuous fall, Rettling Accounts.-A gent leman int ro duced ant infidel ftiettd to a minister, and remat-ked that he never attended public worship. "Alt!" said the tminister, 'l am almost tempiecd to hope you are hearing false witness against your neighbor." By no means, said the infidel, "for I always spend Sun day in settling accounts."-Thte mitnistet itmmediately replied, ."You wvill find, sir, that the judgmnentYday will be spent in the same manner" ADVERTISEMENT OF AN: HION E ST RU31SE LL E R. Friends and neighbors! Ilaving just opened a commodious shtop for theo sale of 'LrodFre,' I emnbrazce thtis early' op. portuity ofi informing you that on Satur day I shall commence the business of making drunkards, paupers, and beggars, fur .the sober, industrious, atnd respectable to supp~ort. I shall deal in 'familliar spirits,' which shall excite mn to deeds of riot and robs bety, and blood ; and by so doing dimin ishi the cornfo)rts, augment the expense and endanger the welfare of the commiunity. I will undertake at a short notice, for a small sum, and with great expedition, to prepare inmates for the asylum, the poor house, theo prison, and the gallows. I will furnish an article which shall increase the amount of fatal, accidents, multiply the number of distressing diseases, and render those htarmless incurable. I will furnish a drug which shall deprive some of life, many of reason, most proper ty, all af nace; which shall cnuse fathers to be fiends; wives, widows; childrei orphans; and all mendicants. I will cause the rising generation I grow up in ignorance, and prove a burde and a nnisance to the nation. I will cause mothers to forget the sucking infants, virgins to' forget the priceless innocence. I will corrupt the ministers of'religio obstruct the progress of the Gospel, defil the purity of the church, and cause tempt ral, spiritural, and eternal death; and if an be so impertinent as to inquire why I It the audacity to bring such accumulate misery upon a comparatively happy lao my honest reply is, Money ! The spirit trade is the most lucrativi and professing Christians give it the' cheerful countenance. I have a license from the court, and if do not bring these evils upon you, some body else will. I live in a land of liberty. I have purchased the right to' demolis the character. destroy the health, .shorte the lives, and ruin the sotils of those wh choose to honor me with their custom. i know that the Bible says 'thou shal not kill;' that it pronotnces a woe.upo hint who giveth his neighbor strong driu and I also read in the Divine Record tha no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom c heaven. and I camnot expect the drunkar maker to share a better fate. Yet wha can I do ! JOHN TYLER nWADINo THE WII1GS -After nany abortive efforts upon th part of the whigs to head John Tyler, i seems he has at length succeeded in turning the tables upon the hopeful party. IV give the story as we heard ir. It seems that dtring the last winter u spring a country court in Mr. Tyler county, composed of several whig Justice of the Peace, with a view to mortify an humble Mr. Tyler for his political sin c turning dRmocrat, appointed him oversee of a road, with the intention of enforcein the duties, or impose the fine in such case made and provided in the statute. The law of Virginia, it seems, specifie no limited time for working on and repair ing roads, but its terms declare they sha be put and kept in order. Accordingly Mr. Tyler being notified of this new hoo conferred, sat about to discharge his duty To the delight of his patron Justices ant whig brethren, he was soon seen ridin through the neighborhood, summonin,,th hands at work. The joke was too.good t be lost, and.many. a whig countadnaoce a ox-presudeat sf egt art esse It such a mortifying duty, Old Johia, howe' er, had too often dodged their leaders, I be headed by the small fry. He commenced his labors as a faithfu puttlic servant. The road being very ue dulating. he determined to cut. down tI hills, fill up the gullies and ravines, an make it a ;good level turnpike road. Da by day he 'plied himself to his wor hills and vales attested his indu-ntry.- Thy ellect of his 'diligence was not only visihi on the road itsellfbut the neighboring farm hegun soon to show, that just in propurtia as the ;road succeeded, fences, ditches hedges, plowing, carting, and every oth tlauiation service was neglected. Fr this there was no remedy. Trhe hand were all upon the road. The joke becamc in truth, a serious matter. The smiles I ht lately illumed every countenance. tunic into ghastly dismay.-A public meeting o the whole neighborhood was caled. Hea ed by the august Justices, they proccede to 'ho scene of operations and begged Mi Tyler for God's sake, for their sakes, (an perhaps for the sake of Ireland,) to qu working 0n the toad and let the handsg horme. Mr. Tyler replied, "that the las made it his duty to put the road in goc order, and keep it in such. There wet yet a gond many had hills to be cut dowr and ravines to he filled; till that was done lhe felt it his boundedi duty to work on. IA shouldJ dislike to be presenited to the gran aj iry for neglect of duty immediately aftt his ap~pointiment.' 'I'The Justices promis ed to excuse htimu if he should be intdicte before them. "lie preferred to plac himself above the cletmency of I he court. The Just~ces then begged him to resigi Mr. Tyler replied "that soffltes 'yore hart ta obtain those timeq, anti havitig tnO asst rance rhat he should soatn obtain anothe be could not think, under the circumstar ces, of resigning." It is said he kept the hands at work opt the road, widening. excavating, filling gravelling and McAdamising for near tw m~onths, making one of the finest roads i t1e Union. It is thought by many tht road will not need repair for the next eet tury. WVonder if the whigs will mak another elort to headi him ? A Ducl at St. Louis.-A Ludicrous As fair.-TIhe quiet citizens of St. Louis wver thrown into a state of ludicrous excitemer on thme 4th inst., in consequence of the al rest of Rtobt. J. Wilkinson, a barber b: trade, and- L. N. Brooks, wvho keeps a ci gar store. char ged with passing a chtalleugj to mortal combat. Both of the individua are colored gentlemen! and were metmbe tif a Benvolent Society, at a meeting< which they had a general battle, which le ton a challenge to fight a duel. The Ol-g: gives, verbalian, the followving correspot dence between the two worthies: - [NoTn A.] SL. Louis, A ug. 4, 1847, Mr. Wilkinso-Sir,.-I write these fe lines to inform, that I don not want at: thing to do with you whatever, and 001 satisfaction you want of me you can he1 By allin at mny stoe wharn enny arrann , can Be.mai.jtt make me on an equil foot ingwithlitn il. as for other persons ho .o run fromyonUo mee with tails I shall pay n no atteritionrf thare mine is to distroy my Bisirniss'ad ny waye or manner you ir wish in sette .iis afare Between you and ir tnyself(I will e pecr. Ifyor~area gentlemon comply with this. n Yours, N. L. Bnooxs. e Let us seutlejthis affeare Like gentlemen t- should. N. L. B. y Mr.: Wilkinson construed the document d to be a challe ne to mortal combat; but d as the bearer was a mere urchin, he carre 1, to the conclusion that the proceedings were informal, and tbereupon returned the fol e, lowingreply in the note (marked B,) ele ir gantly grimacally, and laconically indit ed, suggestingan amendment, as follows: |- . t. Louis, Aug. 3, 1S47. Mr. tool "Sir.-l do not understand your note f is morning. . wish you to Ih explain 'yourself more fully. If yuu intend n to challenge me, you must say so, and all o will be right. Another thing I could re cognize a challenge sent by a boy. It Mr. Richard Helmes will await your n answer. R. J. WrLKINsoN. k At this cool reception of his first epistle, It the gas works of the tobacconist came near f exploding. . He, however, after letting a d portion escape, succeeded in corking up 1 the balance, sufficiently to allow him to define his position, which follows in note marked C. The excited state of his nerves . is an ample excuse for all errors and mis e takes contained therein. t roTE C.1 g . St. Louis, Aug. 4. 1847. e Mr. Iilkinson.-My note was ruinu' out of the rech of the Law and as I waled for r sorneting of the kind from you yesterday I s should think you ought to understand it a this afare I wont settle some way or other d enny way will suit me that will place me f on an eq'uil withe you which we can de r cide. I sealed my note with BLACK, g Yours, s N. L. Baooxs. This epistle was duly handed over to s the honorable secretary by Prof. Helmes, but the 'blacls' didn't win. The chivalry I1 of the secretary had oozed out like Bob , Acres, at his fingers 'ends,' and instead of ,r giving his impetuous opponent any thing like a fair show in obtaining satisfaction, he very unchj valrously handed him over to g the unchristian tnyrmidons of the law. frs e pPhiladliaSun. appear. aitinredible'as it is horrible, is true in all is particulars : 0 A short time since,a lady who moves in the highest circles of society in this city, 1 thought she had reason to believe that a - colored girl, employed in her family as a e domestic, had pilfered several small articles d about the house. One morning the lady Y drew from the Philadelphia Bank the sum of $22 in four five dollar billa and the rest s in silver. She carefully wrapped the mo e ney in the corner of her handkerchief, and 's safely pinned it inside the bosom of her rn dress, which she carefully placed in the i wardobe, and put on her dishtabille. and r proceeded to look after her household. Several hours elapsed, when she all at s once thought of the twenty-two dollars, t which she had laid upon her bureau top, it and in breathless haste, ascended to the tl chamber to get it; but it was nowhere to f be found. "That black jade has stolen the money," d ejaculated the suspicious woman. She then hastened to the lauding of the d stairs and called out at the top of her i voice 0 Hleity! Hetty ! come here you black ' huzzv." d lnthe twinkling ofatn eye the half e frightened daughter of Ethiiopia was on ,the stairs. S"What dlid you do with the money, you e black imp of the devil ?" d "~I did'nt take no money," replied the r little girl, tremnbling from head to foot.. t- "Will you tell me a lie, you huzzy ? d Il learn' you!-Walk- into the nursery 'a there." ". The little girl obeyetl the w'ill of her ~- mistress, atnd presently both were in the d niursery. Tlhe girl was stripped of clothing -from head to foot,- and the mistress, with r, the fury of.a maniac, scarifi'ed her back 1-wit h rte t hin enid of a cowskjin. Tortured to madness, the girl rmade 0 several desperate though vaitn attempts Ito jum p from the window, to escape from 0 the lash oif her cruel tormentor. Finally ni she said she stole the monecy, and, being it afraid she would.be found out, threw the Isilver down a well, and put the other int a .e rat hole itt the ,vault.' The rat hole was searched but the notes could nor be found. The husband nowv arrived home, and r- after patiently hearing the statment of af -e fairs, spoke at first kindly to the little girl. it and 81ho told him a' dihlerent story. He -becamo vexed, and applied the rash to her ( qutiverihtg back. i- The bloods ran fl-eely -and the sufferer e implored for mercy. She was afreid to Is deny the theft, but her obduracy in telling rs so mrany lies sto hide it was a matter of rf surprise. Night at last came, and a young d man, a relative cf the family, came home n to supper. He was mradle acquainted with r- the facts, arnd thought of a plan which would tbring the deliquent to a proper sense of her du'.y. After the family had staken their evening .repast, he ascended to the w toom where the half naked bleeding girl ty wa~simprisoned, and asked her what she ty had done with the stolen money'? re "Why,' maid the cryinit child, "I threw~ ~e partnIdown a wellkend gave the notes- to t poor woman who lives over the way, in - street." A messenger was despatched, but the woman had been very sick for ihree weeks. and she as well as her atendant denied all knowledge of receivi'g the monuey. The young man look a bed cor., and making a Clip' knot on one end, put the noose around the girl's neck, and said : "Come along, you black devil you-you shall be hung." She followed him like a sheep going to slaughter, and whilst he was fastening the rope to the handrail of the stairs, prepara tory to pitch her over, she said '"I have but one request to make." "What is ibat ?" replied the pretended hanaman. "Why, that you will let me say my prayers belore I die !" This unaffected response operated very feelingly upon the nerves of the young man, and he reliquished his undertaking. Sometimo after, on the same evening, it was thought expedient to send for an Alderman. The worthy functionary came and heard the complaint, but there being on positive evidence that the girl was really guilty, refused to send her to pri son. The next morning the lady of the house resolved to proceed to the Mayor to ask his advice on subject, and in taking her walking dress from the wardrobe, she dis covered her handkerchief, with the money in one corner, dhngling from the part where she had pinned it the day before. Her visit to the Mayor vas of course suspend. ed. Thus, it will be seen, that a poor little friendless colored girl, honest as the sun which darkened her skin, was almost tor tured to death, prompt to admit herself a thief-induced to tell many lies respecting the disposal of the money, and all, too, by a woman whose elevated position in society, and whose general character for piety, should have at least induced her to adopt less objectionable measures for tho sake of honesty and truth. A SKETClI-T1lE SEAMSTRESS; OR, THIE PRICE OF LABOR. Mrs. T.- was left a widow, with several small children. Shc' could think of no way of getting a living for them but by her needle ; and, as she was a neat sewer, she hoped to get Iwork, and earn food and scanty clothing at least, She applied to several., and was still without' the means of earning a dollar, when her last one" was spent. Just- at this sad =moment, thi fact-of Herdestitution becom ing more known, Mrs. 'T.---sonl for her. After she is seated, the following con versation ensues 'Can you do plain sewing !' 'Yes, ma'am, as well as most persons.' 'What is your price for fine shirts ?' 'I hav'nt set any price yet, but I will work as low as any one.' But you know that to get work, you will have to do it a little lower than ordi nary. 'Well, ma'am, I am in want, and'I will work at almost any price.' 'I suppose you will make fine shirts for a quarter ?' 'Yes, ma'am!' 'And calico dresses for the same? 'Yes, tna'am !' 'Well, that's reasonable.' 'Boy's common shirts you will not charge over eleveupence for?' 'No ma'am !' 'That's reasonable, and I'll do all I can for you. It gives me pleasure to help the poor.-Come down to-morrow, and I'll bave some work ready for you.' The wvidow deparnted. 'Well, wife.' said Mr. T.--a when he saw the woman depart. 'At wvhat price will she work ? 'At just half what Miss R.----har ges.' 'Well, that's something like. It gives me pleasure to befriend any one who is willing to work at a reasonable ..prtce. Why this will saie ,as almost a dollar a week the year roundh' 'Yes, ic'will so ; and, if I keel) her at ii, or some one efge, at the tne price for a year,' you'll. et.mo have a thirty dollar shawl, won't jou..?' *Yes, if you 'want it.' 'WVell, ll do may best. Its sli'eful wha t some of tilese sempstresses do charge for their work.' Boys' shiirts; at twelve and a half cents, were her first pieces of work. Twvogf these, by hard work, she managed to get done in a day. Next morninig, she was up early, though her head ached badlj, she was faint and weak from having sat so steadily th~ro~ttgh the wvhole of the proceeding- day,fler children were all taken up; washed, ahdl dressed; her rooms cleanetl, anda 'seny. meal of mush and milk prepar-ed for the little ones, aud a cup of tea four hielf. H1er own stomach refused thie 'fotihf which her children partookc wish keen. ar.petites, and she could only swallowi''n few mouthfuls of dry stale bread. It was near ten o'clock when she got fairly down to wvork, her head still aching and almost blindling her. Some how: or other she could not get on at all fast, and it was long past the usual di-nnerhour,before she had finished the first garment, After dmnner, Mrs..---orked hard adin much bodily pain and misery, to finish the oilher shirt, in whlich the last stitch was taiken at nine o'clock at night. Soon after breakfast, the next day, she took the four shirts home to Mrs. T, her thoughts mostly occupied with the .comfortable food-she was to boy her chit - dren with the half dollar she har earned. For it was a sad truth, tiat slie had faid out her last dotlar for rheel the with she' was making mush for her little ones." After examining every seam.every hem", and every line of stitching, Mrs. T.-. expressed approbation of the work; and ' handed the poor woman a-couple *of fine shirts to make for Mr. T. , and a calico dress for herself. She did not offer t. pay her for the work she had.done; af- - - ter lingering a few moments, Mrs. --- } ventured to hint that she would like to have' ' a part of whbat she had earned. 'O, dear! I never pay seamstresses ntil their hills amout to five dollars. It is so' ttoublesomo to keep account of small sums. When you have made five dollars I will pay you.' -Mrs.- retired;with a heart that sem ed like lead in her bosom. When shall I earn five dollars ?-not for a whole month. .at this rate, were the words that formed themselves in her thoughts.: From this -state ofrgloominess, she ws roused by aiknoek at thle door, and a plea sant looking lady, somewhat gaily dressed ' came in with a bundle in her hand, She introduced herself by saying that', she had just seen some pretty shirts at Mrs T's; and that she was so well pleased with the work, that she had inquired for ie " maker. 'And now having found you,' said she, "f want you to make and fit this call co dress-for me, if you do such work.' -I shall be glad to do it for you,' said Mrs.---, encouraged by the kind and foaling manner'of the lady. -And what will you charge ?' * Mrs. -- hesitated a moment, and then said, * Mrs. T. -.gives me ad quarter of a dollar.' There was a bright spot, for a moment on the cheek of the lady. -Then I will give you three,' said she, with warmth. M rs. - burst into tears, and she could not help it. .. 'Are you in need?' inquired the strange' lady hesitatingly, but witb an air of feeling that could not be mistaken. - For a moment the widow paused; but the sight of her children conquered the ris- ; ing emnulion of her pride. . 'I have nothing but a little cornmeal id - the house, and have no money.' A tear glistened in the- stranger's eye; her breast heaved. with strong emotion ; : then, again, all.was still. "I will pay you for this dress beforehand; then, and I want it done very- nice, and I T" will pay you a doller for making it. Can I have it day after .to-morrow ?'.: 'Certainly, qia'am, to-morfot evening, if you want it.' The dollar was paid down, and the' angel of mercy departed. More than one heart was made glad that morning. The. Rollischild Arrangement.-We ' have already noticed the rumor that an ar' rangement, by which specie isto be trans: ferred to .Mexico, hasq been made between the Rothschilds and Government. A' correspondent of the National Intelligencer . thus explains the advantages of such an arrangemeut, in case the war with 31er ico continued: A plan to the above elect would seem, at the first glance, to be perfectly feasible. In fact, a most singular combination of' circumstances exists with the three coun- I tries which may not occur again in a cena 'x' tury, and, we hope, never will take place; 'T'reasury bills, as contemplated in the '"_ above paragraph, would. in effect, dis charge three debts, or plake three transfers' of coin without displacing any. Thus Mexico has coin destined for Eu rope, which. must go forward ; Great Bril ain is indedted to the United. States for grain, &c., which at existing rates, must, be paid for in coin ; while the United .- r States require a few millions of coin to distribute in Mexico.' It' would seem, thorefore th'at these- three wants can be supplied by one operation--at leant to th'e amnounlt req-uired hy on't ~Government for. distribution in Mexico. The export of coin through the instom-boose of Mexico is estimated at eighteen millions anally, (see Waddy T.homnpson's book,) while three to five millions mo-s are smuggleil out, to avoid the export dlut~y ofair Fer cent demanded-by th'e M~excican Government. WVe m'ay assume the annual export at tweniy-four millions, or two millions per' month. . Now,' if we wani fontr millions ofs'pecte' in Mfexieo, there' are European creditors' ' in that country iolding it, who must be' 'willin'; to take Treasury bills of the Ohnited' States, thereby satving'sijht or nine per' cent. to'the English, and- two of threepe9 r cent, to ourselves. Queen fsabell.-The conspiracf formed " in 'the Palace to mu rder Queen Isabella' was discovered just i'n time to sav's her life.: ftiappears t hat the conspirators werd filst to -inter the apartment sof Don' Fra~is do Paula, a communication existiieJ bb tent ih-em atnd the Queen's' chtijiier. - Don Francisco himself was ti& sfrike the third blow. He wassoeageer'ts'coumence, that he discovered Isis nilentions to all - e' around him. The Ministers became alarm- .e ed, and Francisco was art'ested. He con- . ., Icssed all, and is to hN sent to Fac, ; . -EMPHI~S, (Tenn.) July2 The Worn.--We regret to record the' appearance of the worm in -the cotton'' fields in some tof the adjacent counties In ' De-Soto it made its appearance near a week ago. The excessive rain, too, in~ some places has been injurious its tom@ quzarter--.w~nguirer