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From a private letter to the N. Y. Tribune. TEE WSREY AND DELUSION OF CALTFORNI bAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 1853. It has been a matter of great surprise to me that some one has not, before this, given a true account of the condition of the people and the state of things in California. I have been in this. State twelve weeks, and during that timE have seen more misery, more vice, more immortality, more blasted hopes and withering disappointment, more utter wretched ness and impotent regrets than I have ever wit nessed before in my whole lire; and it is as tonishing-it is amazing-that some philanthr'o pist has not taken upon himself the task, ere this, of exposing to the world the state of af fairs here, and the almost universal fate of a great majority of California emigrants. All who leave home for this supposed land of gold, do so with high hopes and brilliant expecta lions; but did they know the almost certain destiny which awaits them here, they would sooner dig potatoes for fifty cents a day than undertake this expedition. In this city of San Francisco there are, to-day, two thousand people, at least, seeking employ mc;t, but seeking it in vain. Occasionally an .dv--rtisenent will appear in the papers, or a no ~ I-, posted up on the board of some intelli iee, that a hotel waiter, an experienced ::. r a few wood-choppers are wanted, and i;wnmaIatcij there will be a rush of eager ap p i-ants :.t the appointed place of interview, like a pack of famished wolves around a dead careass. I have seen young men who left good situa tions in stores and offices at home, piling up lumber here on the docks, washing dishes and doing the most menial service in restautants and hotels and others who are unable to find any work, which from their physical constitution or habits of life they are competent to perform; and I know of many and have heard of many more. who are working for 20 and 30 dollars a month, and hundreds who are working for their board, and glad of the opportunity to do that. There are hundreds of strong and robust men sitting in the hotels, and standing upon the cor ners of the streets, without a cent of monev in their pockets, who have sought and striven for employment until their stout hearts become heavy with despair. Those who have been accustomed to all the luxuries of life at home, and uniused to manual labor, find themselves here compelled to en-I counter difficulties, and suffer privations they never dreamed of before. People are willing and anxious to work-to do any work-work which they would have scorned to have done be fore they saw California: but the work is not here to do; and the bitter exclamation goes out from a thousand hearts every day, 'O God! what shall I do ?" They are as powerless as infants, as helpless as babes. for -they cannot. make work, nor can they force a man to give thetm employient when lie has none to give. The mental agony-the unspoken anguish of tile soul, felt here every twenty-four hours, are almost equal to the tortures of hell-who ever saw such a number of sad faces, such multitudes of miserable man, as one meets in this city every week ? I am sick, I confess I am si-k h' heart when I see the crowds of deluded mortals brought to these shores by every steamer that arrives. It is too bad-'tis wicked-'tis cruelly wrong. The great idea that seems to pervade the States from one end to the other in regard to California is a stupendous fraud-a gigantic hnmbug-a most inhuman scheme to cheat thousands out of their home, their happiness, their peace of mind, their property, and, in too many cases, of their lives. Nine-tenths of the people here, in addition to all other disappoint mnents and privations, are deprived of all tihe ad vantages of social intercourse and civilized so ciety and in a few weeks their minds become rusty, and theii- moral fe-elings and sesblle blunted. e -esblte This is no fancy sketch, no picture of the im agination, for no language at my command is sufficiently strong to express the misery, the disappointaients and ruined expectations of nine teen-twentieth of those who come to California. What I write I know to' be true, and if ny voice could reneh' the ears and .penetrate the he-art of the thousands who are yet oo come to these shores, and'thiey wcould beliere what they hear, wihat mountains of sorrow aight be averted ! Good carpenters, when they can obtain reork, receive $6 a day. butt not one out of twent y-five is able to accumulate anything. Th'lev may be employed one, two or three days, an~d pierhaps a wveek, and then, the job completed upon which they have been to work, they are, compelled to lie idle until they can find another job, and thmus spend the money which they have earned. But if they should be fortunate enough to accumu late anything diuring the dry season, they are oblighed to spend it all during tihe wet for then little or no building can be done. The same is the ease with masons and bricklayers. It is a fact, which cannot be denied, that oiie mechanic out of fifty- can save as much money here as he can at home ; and laboring men, who have no trade, withi the best of California fortune, are bv~ abl e to support a miserable existence. E.,rd here, at thme cheapest hotels, cannot be !:t.-r kLsS than 610 per week, arnd washing '- 9JZen. ..ce.cunts wvhich you read in the papers am ':. all d ghm either dowonright lies, or, wvhat is ja t5 ::,, they nre calculated to, and do, mis. /kad and d'c'-ice. A few people in the mines are d.i n~g well, but while one man is making money a hundred are nIo more than making their expen ses. A foew individuals and companies who have expended large sums of money in blasting into the mountaits, or otherwise with much la bor and expense have got at good claims, are doing well; but from all I have seen1. and from all I have heard from reliable sour-ces, it is my firm belief that not one in a hundred clears a dollar a day at tile mines. I know of tnany hard-working, sober men who have been here since '49, who have striven hard to accomplish something, and now have not money enough to pay their passage home. The accounts you read in the papers about men taking out large anmounts of gold at stuch and such places, are wvritten by some trade-rs or speculators. Possibly some of the at-counts aire literally true, but while one man or one compa ny many be doing well, the hundreds of others are doing nothing, and all claims that are worth anything are taken up. The mines are more risky than a lottery. Do not come to California. Don't flutter yourself that you are smarter than others--that you can make money here. Stay at home. Read this letter more than once. I Iave weighed my words. I want you to weigh them, for they are all true. Truly, Wax. F. S. t DRowzN.-We regret to learn that a voung lad about 11 or 12 years of age by the mime of George Sibley, tihe youngest son of the late Anmory Sibley, was drowvned yesterday afternoon in Savannah River. From what we can learn, in company with a youth of about his own age, he attempted to cross the river in a canoe, which ran otn a stump, and young Sibleyv was thrown overboard and drowed. Ihis body was itn the I water about three quarters of an hour before it was recovered,anmd notwithstanding every meansi was used to restore him, they proved ineifectual. This should be another wvarning to parerits to keep their ehildren away from the river.-Au gusta Constitutionalist. THAT RAcE.-The Richtmond Morning Mail says that the great match race for a purse of 810,000, two mile heats, between Major T. G. lj Bacon's South-Carolina mare Mira, and Capt. a John Behcher's Virginia horse Red Eye, is erta- j ting quite a sensation among the friends of the si turf ini that section', that even at this early day large sums have been staked on the result. The race is to come off on the Fairfield course al on the 27th of September next. r llow TREY ARE K~ow'.-The fo llowing frag- 3 meat of convorsation was overheard, the other ir day, on board of a steamboat:-w '"I met Lord Ellesmere and his party at Niaga- at ra, the other day. I knew the ladies were per- do sons of distinction the moment I saw them, be- ha cause they wore no jewelry, or any other orna ment whatever!" CommY~eo.-The Charleston Courier says at that an individual named Daniel T. Shepherd th voluntarily delivered himself, on Thurs-day, to Ur Sheriff Yates, confessing lie had killed one Win. be Hodge, at St. James, Santee, in an affray wich c, '-~-tred there on the 14th inst cn ARRIVAL OF THE STEAIER EUROPA-THE WAR RUMORS. HALIFAX, July 10... The Steamer Europa has arrived, bringing Liverpool dates of July 9th. The Artic's news had no effect on the cotton market. Prices of fair and middling grades were slightly better, but lower grades were not so tirm. The sales of the week amounted to .55,750 bales, of which speculators took 3,500 bales. The quotations were fair Orleans 6 7.8, middling 6 1-8d., fitir Mobile 6 3-4d., fair Up land 6 5-8d., middling Uplands and Mobile 6d. The intelligence from England is unimpor tant. TURKEY AND Russr.-The intelligence from the East is decidedly warlike, though, notwith standing the threatening aspect of affairs, there are some who hope for peace. A protracted cabinet. council was held at Lon don on the inst., at which it was said to be de cided that the Frencrand English fleets were to enter the Dardanelles as a counter move to the hostile demunstration of the Russians. It was thought, however, that negotiations would continue even after the occupttion by Russia of the princip:dities. The warlike preparations of Turkey are con tinued on the most extensive scale. The un furling of the Sacred B:nner of Mahomet will be the signal for the rising of the Mahommedan tribes from the Red Sea to the Caspian. At the Arsenal of Constantinople 44 vessels were being armed, and the militia of Constantinople had been order out. The Prince of Servia had offered to place 45,000 men at the disposal of the Sultan, and a similar force was being raised in Albania. The Emperor of Russia had issued a mani festo on the 26th of June, denying that he wvish es war, and throwing the whole blame if (one comes upon the Ottorpan Empire. A SIAVE or GEN. WASHINGTO.-The Mo nongahela (Penn) Republican says that there is yet living near Cookstown a slave of General Washingtons. He is 124 years of age, and can walk ,ix miles in a day. He is so old that lis fingers and toes are nearly all white. He be longed to Washingtion when he owned what is n~ow known as WVaslinirton Bottom, on wlich leryojpelis now stands. The estate of Cill. Cook was and is still bound for his living. lie is to be taken to the World's Fair, for exhibi tion, if arrangements Can bit made. FALSE ROULETTE 'IIADLE.-The New York Day Book says: " Aimng the articles taken from the gambling place of Jeretmy Donovan, the other day, was a roulette table, so construct ed that the party betting was wholly at th1e1 nerey of those h:tving charge of the game, ttd if they elected th:t ie should iot win, it was impossible for him to do so. This fact should operate as a warning to those tempted to stake their money; and such may be assured that nearly all instruments used by professed gam blers are of the sane character." pl % vfiujr. ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. EDGEFIELD, S. C. WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 1853. ear WiE are requested to state that the Rev.' Dr. itaaItNGH1AX will preach at Dr. H1. BURT'S, on Sun day the 31st inst. . Ladies Znvited. Co.HAnasoN arid othier officers of the 7th Regi. ment of Militia, have requested us~ro extendl a general invitation to the ladies, to attend the approachinrg Review at the Old Wells, on Saturday next. New Post Office. A xaw Post Office has been estblishted in Edge. field District, at Rocky Pond, of which L-r. W. DI. JENNtNGs is Postmaster. The Abbeville Banner SHas put o'na new cap arid changed ls inside d'ress also. Why not renovate your outer "systemt" too, frientds Lt.E and SELLEeK! The ancient organ of Attica should don the whole livery of young Arterica. Death of Major Godmnan. WXE regret to have to record the death of Major S. A. GODMAN, the rtlented arid accomplishe.d editor of the " Illustrated Fumily Friend." 11e died on rthe 12th inst., in Virginia, whither he had gone fur the benefit of his declining health.. Attention Cavalry ! WEt have been requested by Col. JonN~ F. TALBERT to give notice that the 2d1. Regiment of Cavalry wvill parade at Mlount Vernon, on the 4th of August, as stated in the published order of te Col. rec~eivedh from Gen. Guvrox, ntotwithstandiing the contrary order of thec Governor for said Regiment to parade at Long mire's, as usual. Thre Cot. writes us thatt lie has no doubt btit that Gen. GLY-rOs hats been authorized to order the parade at Mount Vernon, although the Governor's order is still unchanged in the papers. Grapes. Uct.v and envious reader, we are now smacking unt lips iti a very selfish manner, over several clusters mf the best, yes thte very best grapes that we have tver seen raised in Carolina. They were taken at random from the vineyard of Col. JonN Hu7tET, near this place. Each cluster is about six inches long and tias from fifty to sixty large, dark, healthy, tucious, ah, delicious grapes upon it. Though raised in the ipen air, they are fully equal to the finest hot house productions, whether as regards size or flavor, and they are sup.-rior to any Malaga grapes that can be exhibited, after making atl due ailowance for the italeuiess of the latter. AL least so we think, and we tngtge to present a silk dress to that Merchant's ~vife who wvill show a Malaga cluster that can heat me of Mrs. HUI'uir's Catawba, to which species we htink tiers belonigs. We have nearly the same climate and lasitude of F'rance, Spain and other fiamous grape countries, and ret from slieer laziness we are annually paying hun treds of thousands of dollars fur raisins and green l1alagas, whtile both can he obtainied at bomne of* qual i f not superior quality, and that too of native americana grapes. WVe have seen it stated somewhere, hat alt eflfirts to acclimate foreign grapes in this ountry have proved unavailing, and that our yin agers could -never meet wvith any success until they rstgan to cultivate the Scupperniong, Catawba and ther native grapes. As yet, but three or hour varie ies of American grapes have been cultivated upon it extensive scale, stilt it is only within a few years, .s we before stated, that attention has been dlirected o our native grapes, and the time may not be distant when we shall have variety as welt as excellent uality of this delightful fruit. Our ladies can at vays have either fresh or cured grapes, with but very ittde trouble. The green grapes of 3laaga ini Spaint re brought to this country packed in jars and secured 'rom damage by means of saw dust plentifully trewed between the layers of fruit. The process by wIch grapes are dried and preserved, that is made nto raisins, is equally simple. According to Thorn on's Dispensatory there are but two methods of doing well. *1st. By cutting the stalk of tire branches aif through when 'the grapes are nearly ripe, and raving them suspended son the vine till thre watery art be evaporated, and the sun dries and candies riem. 2d. By gathering the grapes when they are. ra/ly ripe, and dipping them in a Isy made of thet shes of the burnt tendrils, after which they are ex osed to the attn to dry. Those enred by the first and I mphe process are most esteemed, and they are called raisins of thre sun." Many of thre inferiur raisins hIicht we use in this country are often dried in ovens, id they are neither grateful to the palate nor good r the health. We beg orrr ladies, and particularly, *rs. flUtET, to try tire experiment of raisin making Edgefield. We will vouch for tier success if she; ill ,ut try. At the same time we warn tier to keep i eye to tier arbor, as we grcatly fear that sundry I predations will soon be committed in that quarter. It Ja~ s been some time since we felt so intensely the wish u engage in " private appropriation," as Dr. IlINEs 0 Its it. Who knows but that we may yet have an rundance of " the pure juice" of the native grape, ereal nectar of the gods about cotton growing and sophisticated old Edgefield. Gentlemen wine bi- V ra look to yoyxr department too, as the young Ameri- e ns are doing in Ohio and other parts of this fast 0 untry.r "Jndge O'NeaU and the EdgeSeld Adver tiser."' UNDER this head the Greenville Patriot in its last issue, makes some strictures upon our late Editorial in regard to Judge O'NEALL'S untimely expression, that Secessionists and Nullifiers should " forget their dreams of Abstractions, and I had like to have said of madness." The Patriot instead of rebuking the Judge for volunteering to hurl such a wanton insult at two-fifths of the people of South Carolina, true to its antecedents, endorses the insult as follows. " We were in hopes that the able Editior and accomplished writer, who now govorns and directs the Advertiser, would himself, by this time, assent to the truth of the expression that Secession was madness." Not con tent with this, the Editor continues his remarks upon the merits of Secession in his characteristic style of ridicule, by reciting what lie calls a good joke, that he heard two years ago of a " Fire eater" who travel ed several.hundred miles in the United States, expect. ing " to be a lion," but was egregiously disappointed, as the people among whom he traveled had either never heard of Secession, or " looked upon it only as a piece of harmless gasconade." Now, in our comments upon Judge O'NEALL's harsh, imprudent and inexcusable remarks, we said nothing about the propriety or impropriety of Seces sion. Our strictures had reference solely to the in discretion, (we had like to have said indecency) of a Judge upon the Bench, uttering severe epithets in regard to political matters, and that too after they are dead, or it may be, only slumbering to be aroused at some future day, with more violence than ever. The Patriot thus attempts to change the issue, but Ae beg leave to say, that a justification of co-operation, or consolidation is quite a different thing to the justifica tion of a Judge who so far forgets the dignity and sanctity of his office, as to volunteer political expres sions, calculated to weaken and undermine the con fidence of the people in his impartiality. However, Judge O'N EALL is an impulsive man, with great em phasis of character, and this may in some sort be his excuse for calling Secessionists madmen, at this late day, especially when we remember the circumstances under which lie wrote. We repeat that mortified vanity runs through the wholeletter from Washington and the Judge's confession in his late speech at An dJerson. according to the Patriot's own account of it, goes to strenglithen our assertion. We differ with the Patriot and rather think the " allusiqn" was unhap pily and not " happily" made. But our readers can judge for themselves. Here it is: " lie said he went North full of the importance of South Carolina and expected to hear it admitted everywhere. He said too, that lie thought lie would meet persons who had heard of Jndge O'NEALL, a South Carolina Judge, who had been upwards of twenty years on the Bench, and was President of the.Court of Appeals, the Su preme Court of the State, but said the Judge, they had never heard of me, and cared as little for me when they did hear of me, as they did for one of their County Court 'Squires." What is this but mortified vanity and an earnest longing for notoriety which the most shallow politician always, and the ablest Judge but rarely enjoys. We thank the Patriot for the ex tract. As " the President of the Court of Appeals" in South Carolina was niot worshipped as a demigod, no doubt that important personage thought that his other character of " Reformer" had preceded him and would give him the much covetted notoriety. But all resources failed him, and we fear that lie sus pected Secession was the cause of his disappointment and seeming bad odor at Washington and Chicago. Twojunior brethren of the Bench had been heard of in the Federal Senate, and as Judge O'NEALL ill a very imperious man, we suspeet that he is not pleased with their outstripping him. However nothing of this kind may have prompted him to call Secession ists madmen. ie is is an extraordinary man and an extraordinary Judge, but we are not willing to say " he has rio superior" on the Bench. Of late years, it is true, lie has adopted the plan frequently of de livering opitnions in the Appeal Court, without citing a single iuthiority for his assertions and positions. This would seem to confirm the Patriot's opinion tat " as a Judge he has nio superior," or at least, it will warrant the suspiciotn that the Judge himself thinks that lie hais none -in present or past time, and that therefore, his oton is the best authority that could be given. It is rather a dangerous experiment for the Judge to imitate Mur. CA LtIoN in this respect, while lie opposes hiis principles so violently. Judge O'NEA LL has cdone many mhinugs in South Carolitna to impair the conficdenuce of the people ini his impartiadly, andI n-sthing is more common than to postpone cases-at the request of parties, rather thani bring them before his Hotior for trial. Once while presiding at Edgefield Court H-ouse, lie allowed himself so far to become a parti:an in the cause lie was hearing, that lie quit the Bench in an agitated manner, moutited the Witness' Standl and gave testimony in the case. Thus, instead of being neutral anid sitting as a Judge should, for both, sides, lie attacked the one and fought for the, other cotntrary to all prec-edent. If his Honor imuag ities that " lie has no superior" as a Judge in the af fections of the hnple, let him resign the office wvhich he degraded and dis-graced at Edgefield Court House hy' the abiove act, atnd lie will find that but few notes of regret at such resignation will reach hinm ini his privacy. We are willing to accord to Judge O'N EALLt, all the Credit that he deserves, and it is nuch for builditig the Columbia and Greenville Railroad, anid we are ready to praise him for other traits of character. But niever can we permit our selv-es to say that " as a Judge he has no superior." We have objected and still object in strong terms, to Jbdges being madec Governors and Senators, par. tictilarly sinee the present organization of our Judi ciary, permitting one Judge to exercise two or three extensive Jurisdictions, gives a member of the Bench such an overwhelming power and influence, that scarcely any other person tieed oppose a Judge for any office that lie may desire. These Jurisdictions asc we before said, most be divided in order to weaken their overwhelming influetice, or an amendment should be enigrafted upon the Constitution, requiring that a Judge shall have resigned his "illce at least two years. to make him elligible to a political station. We agree in the main, with the Patriot, that " whilst we cati find a safer anid better Unoited States Senator on the Ilench than elsewhere, we see no impropriety in going to the Bench for him." But are all of our Senators to be taken from the Bench ! Can two "safer and better United States Senators" always he selected froms the ten Judges, thtan from among all the Statesmen of South Carolina, who have macde politics their exrclusive study!i Shall the Judicial office be prostituted into an electioneering game, at which ten men will play for the Senatorial robes or the Guber natori Cap!t In cuutclusion, it may he proper to say that Col. SnrimeNs knows nothing of' this or our former editoriul on Judge O'NEALL. The Col. is far away at the North, enjoying himself, we trust. The Soventh Census, WE are indebtcd to J. D. B. DEBow Esq., the able end accomplished Superintendent of the Census Beau retau for an Abstrict of the Seventh Cer,sus, which is itill locked sup at Washington. This "abstract" fives only the general result of the Census, but we crc glad to get even this touch and will rest content, tince we muss, to receive parti-culars in the Census at arge, wheniever Mr. Dahlow can have it ready-. We urselves have frequently joined in the deserved con lemnation of KENNEDY, the former Superintendent or his " Whig Tardiness." The British Census, houghi it was taken at the same time ours was, and a nearly tacice as large, has been given to the public ome time ago. Biut we are confident that Mr. izElow is devoting his whole energies to the work, nd that we shall have the Census at as early a day s practicable. The following letter accompanies the ~bstract: WAstctIN-roN, Junle 20, 1853. The following circular letter is prepared in answer a the numerous enquiries mnade at this office in regard o the progress of the Census: I. 'Tle derailed statistics of the Census will make a narto vo'lume of about 1,800 pages, and will be com heteid andi published before the meetinigruf Conges. 2. The statistics of Manufactures. of Mortality, etc,, ave not been crdered to be printed, in conseqnence f beitig defective, and would have made another olumue of the same size. 3. A great deal of valuable mat'er will remain motig the unpublished material oif te Census, mixed p with muitch that cannot be relied upon. 4. The office is always happy to receive any views suggestions in relationi to the matters of the Cenisus. J. D. B. DE BOW, Superintendent. THE~-proteat entered ngninstthe cniyad ilidity of Brigadier General J. W. Blakene-y's lection on the 22d of April last, to the office r Major General of the 4th Division of South s Editorial Correspondence. NEW YORK, JULY 15TH, 1853. I am afra.id the incessant clattering of hoofs and rattling of wheels upon stone pavements, which con found a stranger's senses here-from morn till night, will prevent my writing any thing interesting, or even intelligible, from this City. And yet a more extraor dinary or varied field of observation, one abounding in greater novelties of art or more widely-differing phases of litiman natbre, is no where to be found upon the American Continent. This same Broadway, upon which I look down from my room in the Metropolitan, is of itself a marvel to eyes and ears accustomed only to rural scenes and rural sounis. It exhibits one con stant rusl of human beings, with all the accompani ments of coaches, hacjcs, omnibuses, carts, stages, buggies, landaus, drays, phetptis and wheel-barrows. It exceeds every description. of tides and currents, known to n.tural philosopy, in that the stream here seems pouring on with equal violence and rapidity in both directions. And, what is still more remarkable, there is scarcely ever a collision resulting from these opposing currents, even to thg scraping of a wheel or the jostling of a shoulder. A)east I have found it so thus far, and, a good deal to my surprise, have been able to traverse nearly e whole length of this remarkable thoroughfare of b iness and fashion with out a single cause of annoylne. In walking, one seems to be encountering a riahing multitude at every step; and yet it requires but little watchfulness and tact to thread your way through with ease, so well does every one understand th double art of passing and dodging. It is, to a'stranger, a little startling at first; but he has scarcely walked an hour before his apprehension.; are at an end and he finds himself get ting along about as well as a6y one else. Just as it is with an unpractised dancer, 4.jho is placed in a cotil lion set whero every one else understands the figures --alarmed and uneasy at the start, he soon finds to his satisfaction that he cannot''well help going right unless lie obstinately closes his eyes after the manner of "Blind man's buff"-In the matter of riding up and down Broadway, it is arfeasier and simpler thing still. If you have money toepare, get a bak at one dollar an hour, (which is the general price) and say to the driver that you wish to be carried expeditiously and safely, and you may lean back and look at every thing you pass with the mosi perfect security from danger or inconvenience. Occasionally, it is true, when three or four omnibuses and as many backs and carts block up the way entirely, you may feel as though some trouble was at hand. But there's noth ing of it-in a very few moments, with a little pulling up on the part of one driver, a little whipping up by another, &c., every thing .,omes out of twist and away you go again in the noisy race.-The best way, however, of making the Broadway 'trip, is to jump into an omnihus, (one of which passes you every half minute of the day) take a seat on the shady side (if possible) and remain thuis seated as long as you like. This is much the cheipesi mode of conveyance and, in some respects, the b. . Here you ride with men (and women too) of alt if every grade and kind. You have amusement at four elbows frequently in the shape of some odd caricature of humanity, it may be a snob, or a coquetish damsel, or a saintly quaker, or a raw Irishman, or a geor-wine Yankee. If you become weaned with any particular set of passengers, you can pay your six pence. and leave. In another moment yotjcan take a diflerent omnibus, going back if you choose, and so continua until you have satis factorily accomplished your'ride up and down Broad way. But I find myself again running ahead of my jour nal. It will take but a few lines however to bring it up to my arrival In New York. After a two days' tarrying at Washington,our party was placed early one morning in the cars for Balti. more. We passed through that Cit y withnut stopping, and reached Philadelphia at 1 o'clock P. M. The trip was a quick and an agreeable one; and it oc curred to me that the entire road was well-conducted Since wve came along however, three serious acci dents have occurred upon it, (accounts of which will he seen in the psapers) all of them restilting in loss of life. Thus far we have reasog to be tankful for our safety, having passed alon , with scarcely a juostlk; although we missed beingimnli-ated in the firat and mnost serious accidernn'n, &eamore and Phitadel phtia road by only a fewhours. - At Philadelphia w'e took lodgings at the Girard House. It is certainly one. of ihe most elegant and comfortable Ilouises itn the Union, surpassed by none I have yet seen-(and I am stopping here at the hietro politan, and have been through the St. Nicholas.) The last mentioned is somewhat more dazling in its style of decoration &c.; but, with this exc-eptioni, I do not think it at all superior to either the Girard H-ouse of Philadelphia or the 31etropolitan of this City. The three may be put down as, at present, the most fin ished and complete establishments of the kind itt A meri ca. I can but advise every reader of mine, who passes through the City of brotherly love, to stop for a day at the Girarnl. I saw but little of Philadelphia, having been liar ried on to New Ycrk by theeagerness arid impatience of my party. What I dlid rsee, however, impressed me anew with the fact so universally given by tour ists, viz: that Philadelphia is the most cleanly, order. ly and beautiful City in the United States. The sights to be seen there I liad'no time to witness, hay-1 ing only remained the half of one day and a night. Philadelphia is a poor place in the wyay of amuse-' ments. One or twc ordinary Dramatic Companies, ia Circus and some tame pictorial exhibitions were all the papers of the day " sho'ved up" for the night of our stay there. This would not do fur a party- in search of excitement and fun. So, after takinig a splendid bath at SANDroaD's, (the greatest atccom modation of the kitnd I have yet seen) enjoying a night of sweet repose, (upon Rn elegant spring mar trass.) and eating a .ine bres):fast next morning, we took the cars for New York, at which place we ar rived in safety on the - instanit. Yes, here we are in New York-big, busy, bustling and boisterous Ne w York. That it is the first City in the Union no one will pretenid to deny; nor can it be gainsaid that it exercise's a rnore powerful influence upon our country at large thian any five other Cities combined. Jt doss so through its ten thousand commercial rami fications, which penetrate directly or indirectly cev secluded corner of the United States. It does so through the nmany telegraphic links by which it htas connected itself -wi:hi every quarter of the country, and through the numberless facilities which it offers for safe anid easy transit to every part of the habitable globe. It doss so through its immense and widety circulated Press. It doe-s so through its many swiftly flowing channels of literature and science and the arts, all of which are dashing on cenhtinually with mighty force into the great lap of the American Pub lic from Boston to San Francisco. The City of New York therefore presents itself as an interesting studcy Cc every American as food for long and deep reflec tion for every ghilosophie mind and a subject of woi :er and amazement to every inquisitive traveller. In he few notes I may chance to dot clown supon Newv York and th'e Newv Yorkers I shall certainly be very rief and flighty. It is no place for moralizing or phi. oophiing. At least it appears so to me, as I am mused to t his eternal hmbbub of sounds and hurry curry of motion. Neither is it possible for me to vrite consecutively two minutes at a time. I there ore propose tas the only thing the circumstances of ny case wvill admit of) to communicate with my deari eaders, from the Great Metropolis, in the most ran loin and unfinished style. And so, here goes. We are at the Metropolitan, as I before intimated superb Hotel and kept by the brothers I FAD, al of whom are said to be clever fellows. We have n apartments here, ind excellenr: beds, and first ate servants (real niggerts,) and superb feeding. We sreakfast'at8eor 9 o'clock in the morning, dine at I ither two or five-take tea at any time from six to I ight, and then eat supper from ltn to twelve at night. slp comes next, but there lias not been nmuchi of it r me thus far. In truth I begin to feel worsted for e want of it. I begin to long for a night's rest afterf ur good old Piney-woosa fashion, where wve'go to I ed at 9 o'clock P. M. anid rise at six the next morn- I g, refreshed reinvigorated by a nine hours' nap. lene I have been kept awake, 'partly by my ownt mul, and partly by the street noises wvhich know no c termission in all the ttwenty-four hours of the earth's I iurnial revolution. But we are getting used, to it a w and begin to sleep a little better.-- was writing the Metropolitan. We have great dinners here, I mprising all the substat:tials and luxuries afforded i i onr widely-extended territory and imported from ti e Universe gernerally. Yes, we have splendid 1 ups, and stewed, boiled, fried, roasted andI baked 0 ictals of all descriin!n'.,hn wea have exqniite ni desserts, made up of articles rare with Frenchified names, and ice-creams, and sherbets, and fruits-but here I am reminded of the water-melons they give us in this Northern clime, which while fine-looking enough without, are miscrably old and wilted within. We have them every day, but I have tasted them only once. What a treat (thought I the other day as I sat looking at one of these melons) would it he to havq here now a fine, ripe, mealy, juicy and sugary one, fresh from SAM MAaIsu'S patch--one of the kind SAN calls " The honey in the gum." My very mouth waters as I pen the thought, and-by George, 1 must hurry up this New York trip and get back before SAM'S best crop is over. Talk about your 'city luxuries as you list-for me and my tastes, I would not give the good things of my own old District for all their gim cracks and nic-nacks filled up mountain high. It is only for the man of the country, who dritiks pure water from a gushing spring and eats sweet meals nicely prepared over his own kitchen fire, to feel and enjoy to the full " The flavor high Of sober, simple, genuine joy. ' And yet in accordance with a remark already made (twice perhaps) I again say that the Metropolitan is a splendid eating house and, in short,splendid generally. And so are all the other first class Hotels of Goth am. Indeed, by what I can gather from gentlemen at the various houses throughout the city, I judge that there is but little difference in the real merits of some fifteen or twenty of them. Each one of the more prominent ones has its staunch advocates. The fact is, they are all good enough. Great City this! So many things to be seen, no matter which way yon go to look for them. I have seen but few of them as yet; but these few I must mention. " Niblo's" is a delightful place. It is spoken of as Niblo's garden generally-but the garden is a very small part of the concern, being nothing more than a court-yard of very narrow dimensions. Niblo's thea. tre, however, is a beautiful one, and so is Niblo's refreshment room which is only separated from his theatre by a 'grand entree. The Ravels are now playing at Niblo's three nights in the week. Their pantomimes are enchantingly fine, acting, scenery and all. They are drawing crowds to see them. At the same place, on each alternate night, Madame A s'A TuItLLON and troupe sing in English Opera. The Madame is a pretty little woman. with a very little voice, which pleases sonre listeners well enough. 11er tones are sometimes quite sweet, but her singing generally is not worth paying to hear. Nihlo's is crowded every night with very decent looking and well-behaved audiences. It is really an extremely pleasant place to spenl an hour or two at, especially when the graceful and athletic Ravels afford the en tertaintmnent. The Hippodrnme is (or has been) another point of attraction in this " great City." Literally rendered into English, it is a "Illorse-drama." The perfor mances resemible those of a Circus, although on a larger and more imposing scale. They represent several pageants, founded upon historical facts, with considerable skill and effect. The enclosure, in which these representations are given, is oval in shape, about one hundred and twenty yards long and seventy or eighty broad. It is surrounded with com fortable seats, one row above another, suflicient to accommodate ten or twelve thousand persons. There are small plats of grass, flowers and evergreens (in the middle of this enclosure) intersected by broad car riage ways. The race-course is around the entire circumference of the grounds. In fact, the Ilippo drome appliances are not unlike what we rea I of the past, except that the whole affair (besides being sur rounded by brick walls) is covered over with an enormous canopy of canvass instead of the blue, ethereal vault. The entertainments at this place of amnusemetnt consist of the representations I have al ready alluded to, ttnd also of chariot races (wiith men antd women both as charioteers,) hurdle and steeple-chtase races, (ridden generally by females,) feats of strettgth and agility, &c. &c., all accompati ied by a very respectable cornet band. Every strang er should visit it once. I have ben twice, but found that it did not improve on acquaintance. Greenwood Cemetary, on the Brooklyn side, is an othsr plane I have visited, and with ,uch satisfac tion. I have seldem, if ever, seen a spot more roman tic in its situation, more picturesque in its chtanges or more finished in its arrangements. It abounds in hills and dales, trees, shrubbery and flowers. It is filled with every variety of monument, vault and sarcophaguts, nmany of them in the highest style of art and evincitng renmarkable taste. The sweeping slopes are covered over, here with a soft and deep-green coat of hltie grass, there witht squares of rich and luxutriant clover. Among the thousands of tombs by which we ptassed, many were exceedingly costly. The most ornate of them all is a structure of Italian marble (combhining the appearance of a chapel with the purposes of a vault,) erected by a father tu his only daughter. There is an interest imparted to this very beatutiful work by the circttmstances which pre ceded the death of its tenant. 11er name was CttAa LOT-rE CoNDA. Slhe was a lovely girl of seventeen and an aflianced bride. Shortly before shte was to have been married, she consented, al her father's es pecial request, to attend amatgnificent ball given upon some memorable occasion. On her return from the gay scenes of revetry, the htigh-tmettled htorse's by which hter carriage wns drawvn, took freight and ran off, tearing the vehicle to pieces and killing, almost inistanitaneously,'thie beautiful btut ill-fated bride. 11cr father, in his remorse, is said to have known no peace of mind for many, many months. As a toketn of his deep-seated grief andI as a tribute to his last child's nmemory, lie reared thts splenidid mausoleum over her. remains, Hie expended upon it the entire marriage portion whlich was to have been presented to her as her nuptial gift, amounting to thirty thousand dollars. And now, no visiter fails to stop before the gate which opens tupon this maiden's last resting-place end to breathe a sigh for poor CitaatoTTE CoND4 l--There are hundreds of other monuments here, strikingly beatutiful and appropriate in their design and perfect in their execution, from the towering shaft with its armorial hearings to the simple little marble pillar over the infant's grave surmounted alone by a snow whbite lamb. But a journal like mine is not the place for multiplied atnd prolix descriptions.--The Green wood Cemetary contains three hundred acres, is tun der the continual charge of three hundred laborers, and presents as a wvhole one of the most remarkable and impressive poitnts upon Northtern tourist's route. Next to the Cemetary, I believe I shall notice Chris tie's Mlinstrels. They are well known to every body a thte oldest and most sttccessful Ethiopean Corps txtan*. Whteth~er they be the best or not, I am indis poseud to say. It seents to me though that they are scarcely better than the Campbells whom we have had South several times. Yet it is singular, the great xnd long continued poptularity of this band. The ight I visited them, thteir hull was crowded, I stup pose for abotut the thirteen hundreth' time. 1 was 'omewvhat struc-k, and in fact gratified, by an incident er two which occurred during their performances of1 ast evening. In the favorite song of " Jordan is a tardl road to travel &c, the singer made a verse or wo upon 3Mrs. S-rowE. and her philanthropy, ridicul ng her European mission and saying that the Staf ijrd-house " popilation" had better " tend to deir own vhite niggers on de todder .sitde of Jordan." The hit roughit down the whole house in uproarious applause. again, one of the darkues, in a melancholy strain, ltuded to his absence from ole massa's home " dese" nany years, and of his heartfelt desire to get back f gain to his humble but happy cot on " de old planma inn."' The burden of hiir song in short breathes a ecidetdly pro-slavery spirit, atnd was warmly receiv d. It occurs to me that thtese circumstances, trivial .s they may appear, are well worthy of note. Strawvs e IlI wvhich way the wind blows, and facts like these I re no baud indices to the condition of thte popular e lind htere upon this all-important question. 3My inion is that there is but little sympathy or fellow teling, in thme Empire City, with Abolitionists or mancitationists of any grade. At least it is difficult ra stranger to detect arty thing of the kind. On the mntrary, all lie sees is calculated to impress him with se idea that the imputations, which have been so ten hurled against the North on this point, are, (as t r as the City of New York is concerned,) unjust nd preposterous. I will mention another incident, in h& is connexion, which I witnessed the other night. k eturning to my Ilotel at a late hour, I took a paper tC rid threw myself upon one of the cushioned seats at 'J e side of the entrance hall to read myself sleepy, ui ly eff'orts to prodluce drowsiness were entirely vain a; siitg to a continual uproar which arose from the bar- 0 (rapping and shouting) come up from the same quarter. " Somebody speaking," said I to myself, and forth- G with proceeded to join the party below. I there found a an Englishman, of very decent appearance but evi- fa dently unsober, harangueing a mixed crowd of strang. S ers and New Yorkers. Much to my surprise I soon e discovered that his topic was-Southern slavery, that he C (the Englishman) was a staunch opponent of all inter- 0 ference whatever with that institution, and that his a hearers were delighted with the sentiments he so vehemently expressed. After the Englishman got r through, Mr. Szvr.R, of Arkansas, was called out by the crowd upon the Pacific Railroad question. 0 Mr. Svr&a (who by the way was to the-full as tight r as the gentleman from Great Brittaip.) responded to the call in a flaming, 'high-sounding efusien of some N twenty minutes, winding up with an allusion to the f " Institution" in which he strongly denounced that E madness which would seek to meddle with it. le, like the other orator, was loudly applauded, especially c during the latter portion of his remarks.-I mention these things to make no comment, but to let them pass for what they are worth. I can only say that if I could be convinced that all the rest of the country was as sound, upon the " nigger question, as these New Yorkers seem to be, there would be no more cause for Jeremiads oin the coming down fall of South ern prosperity." I will close for the present with the expectation of writing again. The grand. military display on the occasion of the President's visit, and the Chryotal Palaces, and sundry other things, remain so be spoken of. COMMUNICATIONS, - Correspondence of the Advertiser. a Az.saLv, Ga., July 18, 1853. t Dear Sir: Some three weeks ago I wrote you p something in relation to our Crops. I am sorry to I say mine is no better. I have not had a rain that would wet the earth two inches since the 28th of n March. My Corn crop will not yield a half crop, j and Cotton is seriously injured-not one-third as I large as it was the same period last year. The rains d have been very partial, some having suffered very I little, while others are burning up. No portion of C our County have suffered any thing comparable to a few of us in my immediate neighborhood. llespectftilly, U. M. R. a Correspondence of the Advertiser. HiGotas' Fsatit, July 21, 1853. r Mr. Editor:-I am sure that it will be grptifying I to jou, to know that the late rains have produced a n wonderful improvement in-our crops; so wonderful V indeed, that if we can get a few more timely sea- h sons, this neighborhood will make corn enough to do upon. As for Cotton, it is excellent, esptcially n where it got an early start. Within a few days past a I have seen some of the finest Cotton that I ever a saw at this season of the year-large, wide spread- U ing and literally bending under its fruit. Yours, &c. J. A. FOR TnE ADvEaTlsEt. IT AIR. EDITOR,-As this seems to be an age of it reformation, progression and improvement in nearly t, every branch of human industry and trade, we 0 would call the attention or all Barbers, that hnve it the Tonsorial Honor at heart, to give their attention l to our little burg. The present Proflessor has not a only become "stale, flat and unprofitable," butreally It a disgusting bore to all his customers. His beastly f drunkenness, and ioggishi filth, has rendered a good g and cleanly -Barber-shop a desideratum, and we can t confidently promise to one, his .antipode in every respect, a flourishing bus'ness. We have endured the present one long enough. Come, Mr. EDITOR, as competition is the life of t trade, advertise.for a new Barber, and let us have Ih one by all means. LHe can get a good shop gratis. IIEAVY BEARD. E Qorrespondeace of the Advertiser. i1 Car? iA CHtEloit, July 25, 1S53. ' n MR. EDrrO-It is with extreme reluctance that we are compelled to read in the columns of your q paper some sarcastic contributionts, given probably a by some of the fair-sex, concerning the desolate \, " old Bachelor." It appears that we occupy a very v inferior position in their estimatio.n-ind~*d we have C long since been awara of this fact, but we looked for something of a more consoling nature from thme hands of those whlo are so lovely. - We cani tell the fair Misses we claim to be noth- r~ ing, and would like for them to tell us somethting with which we are not so familiar. They have posi- 8' tivelv written us down as a complete nuisance, " a fruitless blossom on thme tree of live." Iluwever t we arc not over-burdenseome, as we have no fretting children to carry to Church to annoy the peace and s, quiet of the assembly. b The great insult appears to be because we will I not gallop about after the old maids like a fourteen year old boy going to a hanging on his long tail t filly ! Witht us that timec has passed. Had many N who arc now old mtaids, accepted the addresses paid them by some " poor old Bachelor." they might have redeemed him: but instead of that they make P~ us (to use thteir language) " and unfinished piece of creation-a watcht without a regulator," &c. Toq ridicule us thus is cruel-yea, too eruiel. To make. a picture and be the first to find it wvorthless. If a~ they nmust have ime truth, we are all anxious to mar- r ry, and beg of them not to fret. It will be some - time, we think, before one of your correspondents will be on the " old maid's list,t" judging from her tone, or even should she stand alonec until that hour, F it may be that she can draw in sonme oldl widower, yv with a dozen or two of the " Field Officers," which St seems to be all the go wvitht her. Inm thie. meantinme 2 permit us to tell her, that we have some of the ' Officers" too, but do not wish to have them to re mistress a lady who is so fearful of becoming an old bi maid. It appears to us that we have gone too far or have ha been a little fo'olisht in our defence, and we feel that ti, in apology from us is due to her, but to save our ni ives'we knowv not how to frame it, for we thinkit 2" rould have to be as abrupt as the defence itself. She has reduced us to " nothing,"1 and we must= Igain confess we feel it in the superlative degree. Now we beg thme fair lady, should shte ever speak ,f the unifortunate crewv again, that she will treat us t s'ith more mercy, and not reduce us so far beneath .da he digntity and worth of a living being.-We will -er ronclude by saying it is our fervent prayer that be ore we hear front her again, she may have become th he wife of (onc of or brother Bachtelors, who has ru lie means to sustain her-in splendor so long as she ou nay live without extravagance. Otherwise, we qu ear that she may be in such a hurry as to marry tie om little excuse for a man, that lives with mammy !" ,nd daddy, who could soon dress-out, chicken fight "it and frolic-out the little legacy left to his hasty' vife by her good old Christian father. Di With high respect and due regard, we remain the Fr ivorite of her abomination. Le E PLURIBUS UTNUM. the nal OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. THE INAUGURATION CERERoIErIS.-The coup .i 'c1, the spectacle was' magnificent, inside the ' 'alatce, beyontd antything ever before seen in this fro outry: The vast mtultitude present behaved 'ith the greatest propj-iety and decorum. of It wtas 2 1-2 o'clock wvhen Gen. Pierce, at the' ead of thme procession, reached the Palace. His cat ntrance was greeted by a perfect outburst of pplause from thte 10,000 spectatora-men rose a their feet and raised their hats, and thousands pr< f' fair hands waved their hatndkerchiefs. The residentt, during the cheering, was conducted the seat ittended fur him, on the platform. Ott the platform of the invited guests were a rger number of mcin, distinguished a ad well be nown in all professions and occupations of life, fie tan we have ever before seen in New York. 'lie Governor of Georgia, Hon. Howell Cobb, Sa 'as present; U. S. Senators Brodhoad, of Penn- vis rlvania, Chase, of Ohio, and Ex-Senattor Miiller, tie] f New Jersey, and Ex-Senator Preston, of S. C., Chief and prominent among all was Major en. Winfield Scott, with his arm in.a slingi id apparently yet suffering from his unlucky 11. The army and navy were largely repre mted, and among the officers were Major Gen ral Wool and staff. Major Gen. Henderson, and ommodore Sloat. Lord Ellesmere and suite, ie Representative of British Industry, was pre ent. Major General Quitman, of Mississippij 'as also present. Bishop Wainwright was dressed in his Ca anicals, and made a very venerable appearance. 'he clergy of this city and surrounding country f all denominations, were present in large umbers. After the opening prayer by the Rev. Bishop Vainwright, the following anthem (composed )r the occasion) was sung by the New York taered Harmonic Society, accompanied by the [ational Guard Band, and members of other So, ieties : Here, where all elimes their offerings send, Here. where all arts their tribute lay, Berore Thy presence, Lord, we bend. And for thy smile and blessings pray. For thou dost sway the tides of thought, And hold the issues in thy hand, Of all that human toil has wrought, And all that human skill has plann'-. Thou lead'st the restless Power of Mind O'er destiny's untrodden mind, And guid'st him, wandering bold, but blind, To mighty ends net ,yet revealed. Theodore Sedgwick, Esq., President of the tssociation, then arose und remarked in sub tance as follows: He first returned thanks to the PresidAnt for ttending the inanguration. He was glad that he exhibition had secured the support and up. robation of our own government, though main relying on its own energies. lie paid a compli tent to Daniel Websted, (pointing to his statue ear him) who, among the first, had lent his in uence and name to this enterprise. (Cheers.) le then dwelt, upon the importance of bringming efore the American people the genius an in. ustry of the Old World, inasmuch as the ex ibition of them would diffuse like tastes among ur own people. To this address President Pierce replied as >Alows: Mr. President and Gentlemen.-I return you ty most warm and cordial thanks for the honor ou have done me. I come to be present at the mauiguration of this buildingand to express the !spet I entertain for this great and industrial :xlibition, designed aid calculated to promote lI that belongs to the interests of our country. -on, sir, and the gentlemen associated with you, Ave laid claim in all that you have done to iniiks that ivill be enduring. Whatever short-eomings yon hive spoken of, any be, !,ut I can only say they appear not here, rid so far.as I have learned, they appear not at I. Every thing around us reminds its that this a Itilitarian aige, and that science, instead of be ig locked up, appears before the admiration of ie world, and has begun to be tributary to the rIs, manufactures, agriculture, and all that pro. otes social comfort. . (Applause.) Sir, if you Ad achieved no object but that you have done i bringing together citizens fr,-m all parts of e Union, you would have fulfilled, perhaps, ne of the most important missions that can be nposed upon any of us in the way of strength. ninir the Union. Sir, you have done more. Yon have nobly luded to it. Your exhibition has brought ere men eminent in almost every walk of life, om every civilized country on the face of the lobe. And thus you have done more, perhaps, ian any of us in promoting that great object dear you, dear to me, dear to my venerable friend ear me, (alludingto Bi.,bop Wainwright,) to romote peace among men. (Great appinuse,) *ir, I have not the voice to address you and re irn you my thanks againa for the honor you ave done me. I must coinclude. The President's Address was in very good sIte, and wvas well received. Three hearty' leers were given him, when lie closed his re arks. He was dressed in black, with a black ekerchief, and spoke in bhiek kid gloves. is trnode of delivery was effective, and hie wvas uto well heard all over the assembly.. A note-worthy incident of the daiy was the pearantce of Archbishop Hughes and Bishop Vainwright on the platform. They shoo~k hands ith each other with a seeming cordiality that 'anleniged many remamrks on the part of the >okers on. They were also introduced to Pre dent Pierce, as'were likewise Lord Ellesnmere id a number of oilier distinguished strangers. he President immediately after thme ceremonies turned to his quarters at the Astor Houswe. INCIDENTs (iF THtE DAY.-Preiident Pierce, on after leaving the building, was overtaken Ge~n. Scott, and the two had an interesting terview, the crowd, in the meantime, cheering em alternately. The buildinig, althongh not over 10,'000 per. mns were present at the inauguration, is capa le of holding nearly 30,000. D)nring the day, 60 84 was contributed for the Washingtorm ational Monumntt. Thirteen nations are represented in the exhibi an, besides British Guiana atnd the British orth American colonies. A TR AvELLER, narrating the wonders of foreign irts, declared he had seen a cane a mile long. lie company looked incredulous, and it was tile evidenat that they were not prepared to eeive it, even if it should have been a sugar mne. "Pray, what kind of a cane was it T' ked one, sneeringly. "It was a hurricane," plied the traveller. O BI T UA RY, DEP.ARTED this life, on the 7th instant, Antos IULKNBR, son of Mr. Amos Rt. Fnulkner. This uth was about 18 years of age-he ate a hearty pper and went to bed as well as usual, but about t'cloek was attacked by Ep'-l1psy, and in a few inutes expired. A mos wvas an obedient chill, and is highly esteemed by his Behool mates. lie was maikably inoffe.nsive., nud those who knew him et were fondest or him. lIhe has left a father and an nalicted mother and ar'histers to mourn his loss. But he who gave da right to1 taike, and may it be the habitual sea uient of our de.ry heart to say, blessed be If is mne. JOHN TRAPP'. CO0 M N E R IA L, Qorrespoadence of the Advertiser. iIA.\L DtURG, July 23d, 1853. Co-r-ron-We have had but few transactions in s article of moment during the week ending te - y. We are just in receipt of advices from Liv ool which shows no material change in prices. l'ho War news appears more conciliatory, yet we nk tha: there still erists a strong probability of a aure. We have not heard of any transaction in Seaports, since the receipt of these advioes. We ate prices to-day at 7 to 1 0t ets. Market unset iD. Union Meeting, rhe Fifth Sabbath Union Meeting of the Fourth rision of the Edgefield Association will mect day before thes fifth F'abbath in July, at Mount banon Church. Brother D. BoDtE to preach introductory Sermon. Broth. H. CLYvArr alter e. Che following subjects proposed and adopted for aussion. " The best means for bringing out gifsl ii Churehes." Uiso, " What ia the usury forbidden in the word God." rhis meeting recommends to the friends of edu ion the propriety of erecting is sonme central spot ermanent School,-and also appointed Thursday ceeding this nmeeting, as the day for that purpe J. CURRY, See'y. Religious Notice, a Uxzcaw Mas-rato of three day. coatlnance will held with the Chnrch at Bold Spring, in Edge d D~istriet, commencing .Friday before the fifth ibath in July next. Ministering brethreit of Di on No. 1, ad others who can do so, are affec tately invited to attend. 3y request of the Church. WILLIAM4 P. HILL.