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CITY AFFAIRS. ADVERTISERS will take notice that we cannot ertf age that any advertisement, sent. to THE NEWS ornee at a later hour than half-past nine o'clock at night will appear In the next morn? ing's paper. An exception to this rule ls made in favor of notices of meetings, deaths and fune? rals. ? ? ? - ? ? Meetings This Day. [SEE FIRST TAGE.] Marion Lodge, at 8 P. M. Strict Observance Lodge, at half-past 7 P. M. German Rifle Gab, at s P. M. *. Eagle Fire Company, at s P. M. Marlon Fire Company, at half-past 7 P. M. Auction Sales This Day. A. C. McGUllvray will sell at ll o'olock, at the old Postoftlce, the steamers General Hooker and W. YT. Frazier. Miles Drake wiil sell at 10 o'clock, at his store, boots, shoes and hats. Wm. McKay will sell at io o'clock, at his store, rfn-rniture, dray, Ac. RELIGIOUS.-Rev. Mr. A. B. Earle, the distin? guished revivalist, will preach at the First Baptist .Church at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and at the .Citadel Square Church at 8 o'clock to-night. EXCURSION TO-DAY.-The steamer Argo will .go on an excursion to the Scbutzenplatz this afternoon, leaving Accommodation wharf at 3 o'c^ck. THE CHARLESTON INN OF COURT.-The mem? bers or the Inn will meet to night at 8 o'clock, at the Hall of the Charleston Library Society. We understand there will be a full meeting of all the members, as the Hon. C. G. Memminger will open the discussion, on the present constitution of the State._ MEMORIAL DAT, which {jills on Tuesday next, wul be observed with more than usual solemnity this year. The corner-stone of the monument wul be laid by the Grand Master with the usual ceremonies, and an address will be delivered by General Conner. Contributions of evergreens and flowers are solicited. EASTER ELECTIONS.-The following is the re? sult of the Easter elections of the Ascension (Combat?oe) Church: Vestry - W. D. Warren, -chairman, J. B. Hey ward, Sr., J. B. BisseU, N. Heyward, Rawlins Lowndes, Amoldas Vander horst. Wardens-R.H. Colcock, W. E. Haskell, Jr. Delegates to the Convention-W. D. Warren and E. Barnwell Heyward. OUR PRICES CURRENT.-We especially invite the attention or bar merchants to THE NEWS Prices Carrent, Issued this morning. Made np with the utmost care, and handsomely printed with entirely new type, lt forms, with the busi? ness card of the house forwarding it, the most attractive and welcome weekly commercial ctr- i .oular that can be used. Price, for ten copies or < .more, with business cards two and a hau* cents 11 ?per copy; single copies Ave cents. 11 <? UNITED STATES COURT_HON. GEORGE S. . BRYAN, JUDOS, PRESIDING.-Tuc- following busl- j} nesitwas disposed of yesterday: CtrcuU Court.-The case of Mary O'Connor VA | ) ? Cooley A Judd was ander argument the whole time of the session of the court. - District Court.-In re Reuben G. Holmes, bank- | | rapt. Petition to establish lien. It was ordered that the sale ef property be continued from the loth to the 26th of May. STATE CONVENTION OP TEACHERS.-This convention will meet in the Nlckerson House, Co- J l Jwobla, on the loth or. this month. Delegates | ' will"be passed to and from Columbia, on the - O reen v bte and Colombia Railroad, and the Char? lotte, Columbia and Angosta Railroads, for one 1 'fare. The other railroads in the State have been ? : requested to extend the same privilege. The con- I vention win consist of all the teachers tn the ! .State, outside of the "free common schools" es? tablished by the Legislature; and au such are t .earnestly urged to attend. ? Tbs FLORAL EXHIBITION_There was a I j .larger attendance than usual yesterday at the ~ Floral Exhibition of the Charleston County Agrl .cultural and Horticultural-Society. The Commit? tee of Arrangements, at the request of many i friends, have concluded to keep the exhibition | .open untu to-morrow night. The orphan children ( lra?e been invited to attend to-morrow afternoon. I The premiums will, be distributed to-night. A j -beautiful collection of flowers were contributed yesterday by Dr. Dawson, and a large number of 11 .bouquets and' cut flowers were contributed by .citizens generally. There wUl be another prome- I i nade concert to-night. y Trr? ORPHANHOUKB.-At a meeting of the , Commissioners of the Charleston Orphanhouse, ? heldLo ^Thursday, the 5th instant, the folio wing c resolutions were unanimously adopted and or- J -dared to be pub ushed m the dairy papers or the .etty: / BesolvtO, That the respectful acknowledge? ments of this board are hereby tendered to Mr. Phillp J. Porcher, for his consideration and cour- , tesy la placing at the disposal or the commission era his beautiful farm, for the purpose or afford- f lug to the youthful inmates or tala institution an ( opportunity for enjoying their annual picnic, j; with their regrets that the condition of his health rendered lt impracticable for him to participate f in the festivities or the occasion. J Resolved, That this board fully appreciate the 7. liberality and benevolence evinced by Mr. AUred Ravenei, president of the Sorthea-tera Railroad , Company, in providing gratuitously such ample ' and commodous transportation for the inmates S ' of this institution and uuuierous guests, on the occasion referred to ia the foregolag resolution. EXCURSION AROUND THE HARBOR.-Tester day afternoon, by invitation of Messrs. J. D Aiken A Co., a very large number of the de. gates to the conventions, and their wives and lady friends, with a crowd of citizens, embarked on the steamer city Point, and bad a grand ex cursion around the harbor. They visited Fort Sumter, after which they had a sail np aird, down the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. A-fine view orHbe balloon as it-ascended, good music from Muller's" Band, a pleasant evening and smooth water, con tributed to make this excursion one of the wost -delightful ever experienced. ' > At an informal meeting of the members of the -convention and excursionists la the City Point, it was resolved that "our sincere thanks are tendered to Messrs. J. D. Aiken A Co., for their liberal tender of the steamer City Foint-for the pleasure thus afforded us, la our trip around the beautiful harbor of Charleston." ^*>? Hotel Arri vals-May 5. CHARLESTON HOTEL. D. Wyatt Aiken, Abbeville; Theodore L. Henry, Savannah; Geo. Sellers, Lamb's Landing; J. D. Neal, Pittsburg; D. 0. Wilson, Beaufort; E. E. Sumner, North Carolina; H. Lamone, New Or? leans; J. V. Martin, Allendale; Edward Epper, Marysville; G. M. Jones, Harr al, Ga. ; J. E. Simp? son and wife, New Tork; Miss Simpson, England; L. R. Edgar, F. w. Jackson, Geo. H. Gelb, New York; D. 3. Say les, connecticut; L. E. Sneed, wife and servant, Savannah; L. la* Ely, wire and two children. Bridgeport; ? B. Bell, G. McGlnley, Sa? vannah. PAVILION HOTEL. J. H. Thompson, Salters; G. D. Sellers and lady, St. Mathew's; W. w. Bowls, RldgevUle; John F. Shoemaker, Midway; J. J. AntUey, South Caroli? na; J. R. Coffin, Georgia Central Railroad; G. A. Woodward, Louisville; T. J. storer, New York; R. McKenzy, Florence; W. S. Greene, Georgetown; B. a Logan, Klng8tree; T. E. Skolfleld, st. H. Thompson, Marton; G. S. Shiver and son, Orange burg; P. K. Cur ll, Baltimore.. ' HILLS HOUSE. W. R. Mabry and son, Helena; H. G. Brown, Baltimore; Mrs. Bronson, Mrs. w." O. Hoffman, ?Mid and maid, E. B. Clark, New York; J. R, GU? IM, Palatka; Jos. R. Crenshaw, Mrs/G. R. Nicholl, Miss Nicholl, Thoa. T. Schriner, Robt. B. Frost. Mrs. S. A Frost, New York; J. J. Middleton, Bal? timore; George A Allen, Kentucky; Robt. Weath? er. Providence; A. M. Sam and wife, East Chester; gi B. Lawrence, wife and child,' James M. Vail, Thomas L. Yali, Sing Slug; E. SnBols, Blufft on. THE CONVENTION. THE GREAT LABOR QUESTION-LANDS FOR THE LANDLESS. IMPORTANT DEBATE ON CHINESE IMMI? GRATION. THE PIGTAILS CARRY THE DAY. ENERGETIC MEASURES LOOKING TO DI? RECT TRADE WITH EUROPE. A Hearty Welcome to Northern Settlers. THE ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE. 1 Third and Last Day. The convention was called to order at a quarter to ll o'clock, A. M., the president In the chair. The Journal of yesterday was read and ap? proved. The president laid before the body a communi? cation from the president of the Charleston Board of Trade, inviting the delegates to visit the rooms of said organization during their stay in the city. On motion, the invitation was accepted, and the thanks of the convention were returned for the same. The president also submitted a communication from General R. Y. Harris, one of the vice-presi? dents and chairman of the delegation from the Cotton States Agricultural and Fair Association of Georgia, stating that he bad been compelled by indisposition to leave for home, and request? ing the president of the convention to tender to [ts members and guests an Invitation to visit Au? gusta, Ga., on the occasion of the Floral Fair, to be held In that city on the 11th of May next-it also being the occasion of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Georgia Railroad Com? pany. The request was likewise made that the convention would appoint a delegation to repre? sent the body at the meeting In Augusta, and promise was given that everything possible would be done for their comfort and gratification-the railroads to and from Augusta charging but one rare. On motion of Wm. M. Lawton, Esq., the invita? tion was accepted, and the thanks of the conven? tion tendered to the Cotton States Agricultural Association for the same, and it was ordered that i delegation be appointed by the chair to visit Augusta and participate In the.proceedings incl- ' Sent to the Floral Fan-. The president subsequently appointed the fol? lowing committee for the purpose: Hon. Charles Macbeth, Joseph Walker, E. W. Marshall, G. F. Slffoett, W. Ravenel, E. Selbels, J. D. Gaillard, Dr. I. H. Forman, J. P. Thomas, J. L. Coker, J. W. Morris, S. S. Marshall, A. B. Springs. Reporta of Committees. Mr. J. E. Vance, of Newberry, chairman of the Committee on Chinese Immigration, made the roi owing report, which, on hts motion, arter read ng, was laid on the table for further action. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. The special committee to whom was referred a resolution on the subject of Chinese labor, ask eave to report: That the limited time allowed will not permit ?he preparation of an elaborate report, but they >elie ve the subject well deserves the consideration >f the convention. Your committee are of the opinion that the In :roductlon of Chinese labor would be of great >eneCt to a large portion or South Carolina. In :he lower part of the State and on the islands, ?.here rice and long cotton ls cultivated, and There lt ls supposed white labor cannot be per? manently or profitably employed, lt would seem :o be a great acquisition. The Chinaman is reported to enjoy almost per 'ect health on the low river lands In the most un tealthy regions of the South and Southwest. Chinese labor ls not an experiment, because In Louisiana lc has been tried with great success, ind very much to the satisfaction of those who lave procured it. 4, It is important, however, that this labor should >e procured from the rural districts, since the Ia >or brought from the seaport towns ls likely to >e very much demoralized, and not likely to give atisfactlon. The Ch?tese laborer has shown himself indus rious, frugal, ?bedient and attentive to the inter? est of his employer. He ls by nature mild and laclfic. His shrewdness and wonderful Imitative >owers enable bim readily to acquire the neces ?arv Information and to perform with facility ?very kind of farm labor. Admiral Semines, who has had opportunity to iee these people at home, says in hts most inter sting work-"Service Afloat" -that "the China nan is born to Industry;" that "he ls the cheap ?st producer on the face of the earth, because his tabita are simple and frugal." The same distin ruished gentleman, sneaking of a visit to an Eug? lah merchant, residing in China, at whose* coun xy seat he dined and spent the night, says: "His lobsehold was a pattern of neatness and comfort -there was an air of cleanliness and neatness hroughout- which one rarely ever sees in a lachelor establishment. His servants were all Chinese-and males. Chilli and Hu-Chln, and the 'est of them, ploughed his fields, mowed his hay, (tabled hts horses, cooked his dinners, waited on ils guests, washed his linen, made his bed and narked hut game of billiards. If there had been i baby to nurse, lt would have been all the same." ?Ve tnmk that the Chinaman cannot be surpassed, lither as servant or laborer, by any other, vhether you place him in the house, the garden, he field, the workshop, or on the railroad. It ls gratifying to your committee :o be able to eport, on reliable information, that the Chinese ?borer can be brought into our State at a price rithin the means of mosuof our planters-say .t an expense of not more than one hundred and wenty-tive dollars per head, the whole or a ireater part of which would be refunded by the iborer. In one Instance, where a number of IhlD?'-? llorera have recently been brought to Tew Orleans, the cost per head was sLxty-five lollars, all of which the laborer contracts to re und from his first earnings. These people have . ontracted for five years at fifty cents per d ay, ind all lost time to be accounted for at the same ate. They work from sunrise until sunset, al owing one hour for dinner, and agree to obey un luestloned all orders from the owner or manager, four committee think that it is only necessary o use the same means to Introduce the Chinese is is employed for the Introduction of other orclgn laborers. Money and concert of action viii bring them. And they are needed. A vast portion of our lands ire lying waste and uncultivated. We can give imployment to all who may come; and while jiving a neartv welcome to others, we hope the .on ven t lon wiri not overlook that source from vhloh an almost inexhaustible supply of labor nay be obtained, and which, perchance, may do is much to wau'.s developing the resources of oar Rate as any other. AB of which is respectfully submitted. J. K. VANCE, Chairman. Mr. B. F. Crayton, of Anderson, chairman of he Committee on Industrial Resources, stated hat a report had been prepared on that subject iud would be read, by Professor John McCrady, ts follows: IN0?3TRIAL RESOPnCES. Your committee, feeling assured that the very ?omprensive character or the duty assigned them, riz : that of reporting on the industrial resources >i the State, is itself an evidence that no ex laustlve treatment of the subject Is expected by he convention, nor even a specific account of vhat has been done towards the development of hose resources, limit themselves to a few general ?onsiderations, as to their nature, and the best >oUcv for promoting their development. From South Carolina to Texas inclusive, the ?l?mate of the Atlantic and Gulf States ls of that ntermediate kind which embraces the features io.h of the tropics and the temperate zone, and rhiie exposed to many or the evils or both, uke vlae eDjovs in combination many of the advanta? ges or each. It ls precisely in such a climate that he utmost diversities of Industries can most .aslly flourish, provided only that the markets of he world be open to lt, and there be a population lufllclently dense to make division of labor possi? ble. Indeed, it may be safely said that no other ?l?mate but one offers equal opportunities for di? versifying labor. The natural products of our, :ouatry exhibit this diversified character. We lave here, side by side, the animals and plants of .he tropics, and those of the temperate zone lines by the side of palms, wheat growing In ' light of rice fields, apples ripening in the same >rchard with oranges, crows and bears and foxes nhablting the same swamps with the ibis, the vulture, the'parakeet and the crocodile, though >ur forefathers, unacquainted with tropical inlmals, gave them the names of cranes, luzzards and alligators, which make us for? ree their equatorial character, and prevent is from reflecting, when we read of such ;hlngs in books of foreign travel, that they ire, Tn truth, nothing but what we see about us ivery day. In our waters ls found equal variety, rue herring, which is peculiarly a Northern fish, s sola in our market by the side of the fishes of the Caribbean Sea; and the muscle, the clam and the oyster-all useful as food-are found even where the Peninsula of Florida ls built up of coral reefs, like tue Sonth Sea Islands. Even in the domain of the miner there ls something to remind ns of this commingling of temperate and tropical features In the aspects of Nature by which we are surrounded. For, does not the guano or the equatorial Islands find Its counterpart in our phosphate beds? and does not the coal, which ls rather characteristic of temperate climates, show itself not far from these highly prized deposits r In short, the climate of the Southern States, their geological atrncture, then- great riven the seas by -which they are washed, offer eve ceative which climate can offer to a develop of the utmost diversity of physical and int tual labor. But it ls, perhaps, feared hy some that a eli like this may be incapable of supporting diversified industry in consequence of the variety of Its products, that what yields ? thing with facility will yield the'best of not Such a conclusion, however, ls forbidden simple array of facts. The cotton and tbi we produce are thc best In the world, nevi less ttie wheat has likewise been recogniz< having no superior. And, in the opinion o? committee, there can be no doubt that the culties of obtaining the best or any grain pr< in a climate of so catholic a character, is pr ly such difficulty as ls necessary to incite th man intellect to the exercise of patient minute observation, coupled with re?ectl' genuity. But that such a climate as we possess ls r capable of developing and supporting this t slty of occupation, may be established in an way. There ls no climate In Europe exactly parable with ours. If we travel eastwar search of a counterpart, we shall pass ove whole of the old world, until we reach Chlnt Japan. There alone do we find all our characteristics, repeated, though of coors forms which, belonging to the old world, a far different from those of the new. But on tremes of temperature; our cold winters am summers; our commingled tropical and ten ate forma and flora, are as familiar to the a ese as to ourselves. The United States am Flowery Kingdom are what the physical geogi ers might call homologous parts of the c neats. The same relative situation to the e tor; the same coast configuration : the same f rivers; the same warm ocean current Uki Gu ir stream, flowing northward elong the ci the same system of hurricanes, which the sea of those seas know as Typhoons. And what is the aspect which industrial suits pr esent in that country, physically, so our own ? We see there the densest populatlo the globe, whose existence ia their crowded ? ls only ren dered possible by the diversity of I Industries. There ls not land enough In C for its hundreds of millions to cultivate, and consequence ls that millions are engaged in ri ufactures or many kinds and of rare excelle and whenever all cannot Hod the means of ll' the rivers and the seas are made to yield t harvest, whole villages are built upon the wt and on the water whole populations are b live and die, as their neighbors are bern, live die upon the land. Now, such is the similarity of cllimate, that not too much to say that there is hardly an portant product of China which may not equally well produced In the Southern Sta We have already surpassed these Chinese In culture or cotton, rice and sugar cane, and, w ont doubt, whenever, with the proper means set ourselves seriously to the task, we will i pass them In the culture or tea and or silk, b or which, lt has been demonstrated, we can i duce. That the white race is both Intellectually i physically the superior or the wonderful Mon Hans or whom we have been speaking, has ne been doubted. II in their hands the cllmati Chlna'can do such things, in the bands of white race the similar climate in which we li can do much more. The difference Hes in tl that In China, increasing density of populat has created Industrial diversity by n?cessit?t lt, while we are striving arter a diversity of p snits, but are foiled by scarcity of population, may be laid down as universal economic prit pie, perhaps without an exception, that no scat peopled country, whatever Its advantages, e exhibited a really diversified industry. 1 problem we are striving to solve, if it is not soluble, ls at least one of the most difficult in whole circle of human endeavors, and If we solve lt successfully, we shall be gre er than success in war, however glorio could have made us. Being without tl density of population which would of itself ere, diversity of occupation, and which our North* neighbors have had so long, we are striving exhibit such a diversity cf resources and capac of development as will attract capital and i streams of immigration poured out year ar year from Europe Into climates more like th ours to that of the home of the whit ; race. Ye committee do not mean to report fiat the thl ls impossible, but to point out Its true difficult os the best preparation for surmounting the If ever we succeed, it will be only by the uni and concentration of all the Intellect and all t capital there is among us upon the one gre problem. And lt is this very union and concc tratton which ls so hard to maintain when t few thousands of our population are scatter over so wide an extent of country. Your committee would then suggest that the is no way in which our people caa so well pi vide for the future development of the almost I exhaustible resources of the cUmate, the sell ai the waters, bestowed upon them by Provident as by providing for a consistent and permane unanimity of purpose and concert of action I frequent gatherings like the present conventlo by forming and sustaining local clubs and sod ties, and by maintaining periodical publlcatloi devoted to the discussion of the Industrial i sources of the State. The attraction or mit against mind attained by such means, while tends to produce unanimity of parp?se, conduc also to a division or labor, an J diversified Iud usn ls only the full development of division or labo They must also learn to value those scientlt mertiods of Investigation? which alone can t Bure of eventually reaching precise and trus worthy results. They must be willing, too, t risk something In the Investment of capital upo experiments. Knowledge and money are tv. different rorms or power, which go on accumula lng, much raster when they work together, tha when each ls left to trial alone. We must lear to organize, for a common purpose, the admlnl tratlve skill of the successrul man or buslnes and the skill In research, which is the girt of tb successful man of science. And for this purpos we must combine scientific education, as far 8 possible, with education in business. One or the ways by which a people may b forced into a full development of Its resources, I by foreign conquest > shutting out ff om lt ever other avenue or progress; and it may emerg from such subjugation, the conqueror or Us coe querors. Respectful!*- submitted. B. F. GRATTON, . For the Committee. On motion of Rev. T. S. Boinest, lt was orderei that the report be received as Information, and b printed with the proceedings of the convention. SPECIAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Selbels, lt was ordered tha the reports of thc committees oa Immlgratloi and Direct Trade be considered together. On motion of Wm. L. Trenholm. Esq., thej were taken rrom the table and considered un mediately. Mr. Trtaholm stated that he had been request ed to explain more at length the views or the re spectlva committees, especially with regard tc the relationship existing between the, two sub. leets or immigration and direct trade. They were In fact Inseparable. We might have Immi gration without direct trade, but lt was impos Bible to have direct trade without immigration, for the reason that no trade could exist where the carrying was In but one direction. It was easy to load a vessel Tor Europe with the products or the South, but for the permanent success of a line of steamers, it was absolutely essential that the return trip should convey at least two hundred immigrants to pay expenses. Whatever cargo might be brought in addition, would then constitute the profit. Immigration was, there? fore, the one element wanting to make direct trade between Charleston and Europe a feature of our prosperity, ir we have Immigrants rrom the North or West, said Mr. Trenholm, they will un? doubtedly occupy our landa, and Increase our population and Industrial force, but In a commer? cial point of view, looking to the establishment of direct communication with Europe, we must secure immigrants from abroad. This is one reason why the Committee on Immi? gration turned their attention specially to the subject of foreign immigration, and why 6uch a close relationship exists between it and the sub? ject of direct trade. Again, lt ls necessary to make an apparent dis? crimination between the foreign and domestic emigrant. The first travels thousands of miles, and requires some inducement to remain among us rather than to continue his journey Westward. The other travels but four or five hundred miles, and would generally secure bia land and make his arrangements for a settlement among us in advance of his coming. To pay the passage of the foreigner, therefore, is to jeopardize money, because we cannot count npou his determination when he arrives; but to compensate him for the payment cf his passage, we may put our lands at so low a figure as to induce him to stay and work out his own weirare. It may even be well to give him lands for this purpose, although the Pennsyl? vanian or New Yorker settling by his side should be required to pay for their acquisitions. -It is ne? cessary to make a distinction of this character, and the partiality exhibited ls less than lt seems. Bat we are told there are several difficulties la the way of immigration-and first, that according to the laws, no contract made on a foreign soil can be enforced la South Carolina. If these con? tracts cannot be enforced, there ls no use for thia convention to advise individuals or societies to brlDg emigrants to the State. It is better to stand still until we see our way clearly, than to make an elaborate effort that will be quoted to our disadvantage by our rivals. The South bas been In existence as tong aa the North, and longer than the Northwest, and yet we have had comparatively little immigration. On the contrary, the census of 1860 shows that of the native population 153,000 natives of South Carolina are living In other States and Territories. Had they remained, in all probability the native population of the State would to-day be ne double. Various causes have existed to o away from us both our home and a foreign p latlon, but as regards the foreigner, the ebie stacie With which we have had to contend ls prejudice against us abroad. German papers constantly filled with warnings. Their rea are told that although slavery has been abolis Immigrants are only wanted here to take place of the slaves, and that they would be Jected to the same sort of treatment; consequ ly that in going to America they should seek great prairies of the West, where they wouli be citizens of a free republic. We all know I untruthful are these representations, yet we i not shut our eyes to the difficulty of successf op posing them. Time alone can cure the evil As regards emigration from South Carol our condition has materially changed since war. We may not see the progress that has b made, but its steps are nevertheless marked, the same considerations which will hereafter duce the native population to remain, will doi less eventually operate to draw a European Im gration to our State. Now what are the Inducements to the foreign They are sketched in the plan proposed by committee. We offer lands. We propose to vide them Into farms of ten, twenty and fo acres, according to the character and want! the settler. If a single man comes, he will be c tented with a small farm. If a family or a ct pany of four or five come, they will be loca upon a body of laud sufficient for all their p poses, and ir lt were possible to introduce a r tual or co-operative system among them, lt woi be one of the best things that could bc done. To influence these people, we must send agei abroad with proper credentials endorsed by hi Federal authority, so that their statements ni be credited by the press and the people. Tl must be men of culture, who understand c political system, familiar with foreign languag and capable of commanding the respect of th? among whom they sojourn. At home there should be a central agency, presenting all local societies In the State. TT agency should consist of our ablest and most I nuentlal foreign-bora citizens, and prepared wi means and Information, to afford every facility the immigrant that he desires. Arrangemec shonld be made with transportation agents make bim comfortable on his passage; he shoo be received and provided with a comfortal temporary home on his arrival, an-i the proper, time be transferred to th portion of the State to which he desires go, or where his services may have been pre' ously engaged. In short, no obstacles ought be interposed. If his judgment dictates the pr prlety of going to Callforntnla or the West, tl same regard for his person and welfare shon mark his treatment as If he had been pledged remain upon our own soil. Deal with him ho estly, secure his friendship, and attract all the 1 fluences that surround him, for no man ls destita of Influence, and In time, under snch a generoi system of conduct, we shall succeed in divertit to our own shores the great tide that now Hov Into the ports of the North. We need not trouble ourselves about the d tails now, but let us subscribe our lands, obtal from them the funds necessary to organize s cletles, and put ourselves tu a position to mal practical arrangements for a system of lmmlgri tlon on which both the emigrant and the peop can depend. Mr. John Hanckel said that the Idea of direi trade with Europe was by no meaos a novel on although now for the first tune lt was couple with a scheme for Immigration. Before the wt money had been subscribed and a steamer bul for the purpose, and lt was a curious fact that sb was the first ship loaded with cotton whlc passed through the Suez Canal; but owing to th events which followed secession, the enterprls was temporarily abandoned." and only revived a the present time. He desired to Illustrate the ease with which d rect trade could be established. The resolution called for the building of four steamers. The coe of each of these would not exceed $150,000 o $200,000. One-half or the stock would be take: In Europe, leaving then from $75,000 to $100,00 to be raised in this country. Of this amoun the South Carolina Railroad company liai agreed to invest $25,000 on each steamet Other railroads might be Induced to tak another sixth, which would leave only fron $25,000 to $35,000 to be subscribed by Indi vlduals. Nor would this money be raised at once but In Instalments, payable say tn one or tw< years, so that almost every man in the conventloi could, If he felt so disposed, rabie the requisite amount for this great undertaking. The benefit would Inure not to Charleston alone but to the entire State and her sister States; t< the planter rather than to the merchant. It there fore behooved every man Interested either la chi subject of immigration or of direct trade, to usi his utmost endeavors to effect the completion 01 this work, and thus secure the means whereby both labor and capital would accrue for the com mon good. Io conclusion he (Ur. Hanckel) moved that thc esolutlons be read and adopted. The resolutions are as follows: Resolved, That the convention recommend that a comnany be formed for the establishment of a permanent linc of freight and Immigrant steam? ers to a port in Europe, in .-hares of $25 each. Resolved, That a commute be appointed by the chair to obtain subscriptions from the various railroad companies and corporations Interested In commerce, and also take measures for the es? tablishment of a company on a permanent basis, to form a line to consist of four steamers. Resolved, Tjiat the chairman of each delegation be charged with the duty of obtatutng subscrip? tions In their seetlon, with power to appoint sub? committees, who will report to the chairman of the committee appointed by the convention che names and amounts subscribed. Mr. Wm. M. Lawton sustained the resolutions in a few pertinent remarks, demonstrating the advantages which other States, especially Ten? nessee, had secured by the adoption of a similar policy, and urged immediate action by the con? vention. THE P'OTitLS. Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken said: I, also, am strongly In favor of these resolutions, but I want to go a step further. If we merely desired to multiply our numbers, we might as well open once more the doors of Africa or any other nation; but If wc wish to introduce a people who are the best labor? ers in the world-a people who will enable us to make more cotton, that with lt we may make money to make more cotton still, I am satisfied that there ls no class of emigrants superior to the Chinese. Two months ago I travelled sixty miles above New Orleans to see a party of them at work on a plantation, and as the gentlemen who was wM me said, yoi: may ride by ba a railroad at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and from tts neatness pick out every house ia which a China? man lives. I went Into the fields, and although there were eighteen Chinamen at work, not one of them raised his head to look atc:e. There were twice the number of negroes, and there was not one of them who didn't stop his work to look at us. That was a difference to begin with. My companion remarked that he never saw such hoe hands as Chinamen in bia life. All they wanted was rice and beefsteak. They never left the plantation, unless told to go, and a more quiet, industrious, and apparently contented set of peo? ple I never saw In my Life. This was my expert ence on five plantations. Three gentlemen arrived with fifty thousand dollars lp gold, and left New Orleaaa a few months ago for China. They went into Che rural districts, hired nine hundred Chinamen and one hundred Chinese women, and chartered chree vessels to brm g them out. These vessels are now on their way to America, and the passengers of one of them are destined for the State of Arkansas. I saw one of the contracts sent back from Hong Kong, printed and signed-on the one side Chinese, on the other side English. Its substance was that not a Chinaman received a dollar until he landed oa the levee at New Orleans. Then his pay began. The bargain was to work from day? light to dark-no sunrise about it-with an Inter? mission of one hour at noon, and the price fifty cents a day. They asked for twenty pounds or freah meat and forty pounds of rice every month, for a house and a garden. The contract was for five years, and at the expiration or that time they are to be sent back If they desire it, at the ex? pense of the employer. Suppose the coast of South Carolina were lined with such a class-do you suppose we Bhould pay 1 our present prices for rice ? Now 1 do not adyo cate Chinese labor for the up-country, bnt for t lower portion of the State yon cannot find equal In the world. The German does net want rich lands whe the ?ccompanement ls malaria and disease, b put him on a hill and he knows that twelve inc es below the surface there is a mine. Not long ai I saw two Germans following each other, wi ploughs drawn by four oxen, and each plou( was in the same furrow. Don't you know th such industry will make men rich? An old Gc man living near Atlanta obtained, last year, fro those red hills around the city, $100 worth strawberries from a single acre, and rrom thr acres sold $500 worth or grapes. He said to m I think this place is where Adam must hai lived, for it certainly i3 an Eden. This ls tl class of people we want in South Carolina. 11 not care whether they come from Germany < from Pennsylvania; but my Ideals to bring then so to speak, one by one. I want those who con to come as South Carolinians, and to live i South Carol Inlans-and not exist as a commun ty that will absorb either my habits or the habli of others. To secure this immigration nothing practicabl in my judgment, ha' been submitted- either b individuals or by committees. My own idea ls t let every man attach a value to his land, make plat of it, and submit it to an association. Til aggregate may amount to hair a million or do lars. Then let ns send the titles to some firm i Bremen. Liverpool or Paris, and say "we will glv you these titles ir you wiU put down one abli bodied emigrant ror every twenty-flve acres." 1 we are as patriotic as we ought to be, we can a ford to put these lands at one dollar per acre, an then the foreign agent may charge three to cove the expenses of emigration and his own commie sions. This plan 1 conceive to be feasible, am certainly far more practicable than the employ ment or a dozen agents who will spend oar mone, and talk flippantly while they make a Europea: tour. Fifteen or twenty thousand dollars hav been already expended by the State In salaries and what good has been done ? Not so mucha what was erfected by that little society in New berry District, ol which the delegate rrom tha locality gave us au account yesterday. We want laborers, it ls true. There ls a grea deal in muscle, but there ls more in the Intellect which eventually will control this entire questloi or labor; and If we can effect our object and brlnt a few thousand of the hardy sons of the old conn try Into our midst, we shall quickly solve all thi agricultural and political problems by which wi are now beset. Hr. Aiken alluded to the Inducements tha should be offered to emigrants. Among thesi were good homes. No emigrant would re main In South Carolina who found himsel unprovided at the outset with the bares necessaries of lire. We must seek to break dowi the Idea which prevails at the North and else where, that South Carolina ls not a safe place t< live In, and that t here ls not os much or the mill of human kindness to be found among our peopli as among any other people on the face of thi globe. Mr. J. P. Thomas said lie was glad to obscrvi that there was no substantial difference betweet the views advanced by gentlemen and the senti ments expressed In the report of the committee The regeneration of South Carolina was to be er iected by these ageneies. First, we should noi rorget the great truth, that In the Industrial, as lt the political world, those who would be lndepen dent must themselves work. . In thc second place, we should employ the ma terlal around us, and make the most or it. Final' ly, these energies should be supplemented by the introduction or as large a foreign and Northern element as we can command. I regret, said Mr. Thomas, that invidious dis? tinctions have been made on the floor or the con? vention to-day. The proposition ls not whethet wesjfcai: be South Carolinians or Germans, but that we shall stand shoulder to shoulder, irrespec? tive or nationality, In carrying forward this great work, ir the Carolinian has been great In the past, lt ls in our power to make him wiser, no? bler and greater tn the future. We can learn much In South Carolina. It ls within the pro? vince or the North to teach us; the German may teach us; and. indeed, ir there ls any one thing that has made our country grand and great, lt ls the composite character of the population among us. It ls the combined energies of the people which makes the future magulucent ia its possi? bilities. We have the generous spirit or the Ca? valier: the rednement or the Hugenot; the thrirty energy and solid charcter or the German; the sturdiness or the Englishman; the steadiness or the Scotchman; the large-heartedness of the Irishman, and the vivacity of the Frenchman, represented among us, and exerting their influ? ences on the weal or woe of society: and lt will bea happy day for the South when our people shall illustrate the grand aud glorious resulrf of a common work ror the common good. Th? question theu being taken on the adoption of the resolutions, lt was decided In the affirma? tive. Mr. W. L. Trenholm offered the rollo wing reso? lutions: Resolved. That this convention ls sincerely con? vinced ol the paramount Importance or introduc? ing foreign Immigration into thc South, not only ror the sake or the direct results upon our popu? lation and Industry, but because of Its indirect effect in leading to the establishment or direct trade. Resolved, That this convention earnestly com? mend to all thc people or the State the subject or foreign emigration, as one worthy o' their early and most assiduous attention. Resolved, That in order to give effect to the re? port of the Committee on Immigration, the presi? dent of the convention, athis leisure, and after conference with representatives from the various countv delegations, be requested to appoint a committee on land and im? migration, to consist of one resident land owner in each county, and no less than twelve residents of Charleston. The committee thus ap? pointed to be instructed to keep the subject be rore the public, to encourage immigration and col? lect whatever information is possible, Tor the use or all persons or corporations desirous of making a practical experiment. Resolved, That this convention extend to all persons in the United States and elsewhere, de? sirous or settling in South Carolina, a cordial in? vitation to do so, and at thc same time assure them or a hearty welcome and such counsel and assurance as they may require, in whatever neighborhood they determine to locate. Mr. R. Dozier, of Georgetown, offered ?the fol? lowing as an additional resolution: 9 Resolved, That this convention recommend the formation of a joint stock company among the citizens of South Carolina, ror the purpose or In? troducing Chinese laborers Into this State. Mr. w. A. Trenholm said he could not accept the resolution as an addendum to those which he had offered. The Chinese question had not been sufficiently discussed to be intelligently voted upon by himself, at least, and he thought it Inad? visable to Introduce such a proposition at this time Tor the consideration of the convention. In his present view, he was opposed to the Introduc? tion ola barbarous element into the State. Mr. Dozier said that, not destring to embarrass the main resolutions, he would withdraw hts own and submit lt independently. Thc question then being taken on the adoption ot the series of resolutions offered by Mr. Tren? holm, it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Hauckel offered the following : BesalDed, That the Committee* ou the Freigiit and Imralgran: Steamship Line, to be appointed by the chair, be authorized to lill vacancies or increase Its numbers from time to time, as its ne? cessities demand. The resolution was agreed to. The president designated as the committee: Messrs. Robert Adger, chairman; Henry Gourdin, D. F. Fleming, F. J. Pelzer, A. S. Johnstone, Henry Bischetfand John Uanckel. Mr. Dozier then submitted nis resolution, be? fore referred to, and said that if Cermans or others were neces3ary to develop the resources or the upper portion ol' the State, lt was equally im? portant to the interests of the low country that Chinese labor should be employed to cultivate the rice and cotton Heids. It had beca said on thc floor that the Chinese were barbarians. He would not concede the truth of that remark, but even If they were, it constituted no objection to the Mongolian as a laborer. In thc absence and de? moralization of the negro, it was essential to the interests or this sections or this State that the work on plantations should be done by those capable of enduring the climate, and the univer? sal testimony was that there was no race superior to the Chinese for this purpose. Colonel T. Y. Simons said he opposed Chinese immigration on general principles, which might be briefly summed up-the simple statement that that race did nocT>03ses3 the place side by side ? wita the immigrants from the old world. Ex? periments In California demonstrated that they had added nothing to the permanence of the coun? ty, nor been of any benefit to its civilization. Had they proved a success, as immigrants, Hie public would have been quickly convinced of the fact, and there would be no difficulty in obtain? ing an abundance of this species of labor. What the State wanted was a healthy immigration from the North with Its attendant blessings of a popu? lation who would produce wealth, and enhance the welfare of the oonntry now and hereafter. Hon. John Townsend contended that there was no antagonism between the two schemes pro? posed. The only question was where the Euro? pean and where the Chinese should be employed. That part was settled by nature itself. The white man would supply the deficiency Lu the up-coun? try, and the Chinaman would taite the place of the negro In the low-country, wherever he bad disappeared. It was thc most susceptible labor that could now be obtained, and known by ex? periment to be both skilful and successful. Mr. John H. Screven, of Beaufort, demanded fair play for the coast, and if the convention were sincere in tts determination to provide labor for Edi portions of the State, they would certainly not Ignore that portion of lt which had suffered-the most during the war. If co-operation were ex? pected of the low-country planters, they must be treated with Justice in tbls matter. Mr. Theodore 0. Barker opposed the Introduc? tion of Chinese In any shape whatever. Impor? tant as the question was, thc question of labor In South Carolina, more important still, was thc question of our life and political salvation, and 3ne must be sacrificed if necessary to save the other. Another Important consideration was that the German would not consent to work side ?y side wit h the coolie; the same objection existed abroad with reference to the coolie as existed to slavery In the past. But the gravest of all conside? rations was the danger, politically, that would re? mit from an infusion of Chinese, who might, In the course of time, Increase the difficulties which il ready exist to a lamentable degree. Mr. George H. Walter warmly sustained the resolution, and cited Demarara as an Instance of i country which had been regenerated by Chi? nese laffer, and he firmly believed that if intro? duced In the lower country of South Carolina, similar results would be produced. At any rate ?twas but Just that the claims of that section should not be Ignored, while discussing the wants af the up-country. Mr. Crawley, of Chester, made a very earnest speech m favor of what he called the "Pigtatls." lt had been said that the Chinese had done noth? ing In California. Had the Pacific Railroad, the most modern product of civilization, been forgot? ten ? Was lt not built by these contemptible rat eaters, and had they not they demonstated skill and ability as laborers ? Instances were abun? dant which proved that thts race was calculated to supply a great deficiency In our midst, and If the convention Intended to do Justice to the low country, they would not listen to the special ob? jections, based as these objections were, upon purely political considerations. Mr. Trenholm threw out the Wen that the low country would not be entirely denuded of Its colored population, but that, as foreign emigra? tion crowded into the upper part or the State, the colored element would give way before lt and seek their natural abiding place, on the coast. In time, therefore, this evil would be cured by nat? ural causes, and the rice planter would not want for an abundance of muscle with which to carry forward lus enterprise as of old. The debate was continued by Messrs. Bonham, Barker, Screven, Butler, Dozier, Clemson, and others, but when the question was finally taken, lt was decided In the affirmative, and the resolu? tion was adopted as originally submitted. ABJOURKMENT SINE DIE. Mr. Selbels moved that the convention do now resolve Itself Into comnRttee of the*whote, which being agreed to, Mr. William M. Lawton took the chair. Whereupon Mr. Selbels offered a resolution of thanks to the president for his patient adminis? tration of the duties of his office, and to the seo retarles for their official services during the sessions. The resolution was agreed to. The thanks ot the convention were, on motion of General Bonham, tendered to Mr. John Chad? wick for the use of the Academy or Music. The president, on resuming the chair, responded as follows : Allow me, gentlemen of the convention, to con? gratulate you upon the liberal, practical and ear? nest spirit which hos ma.--.ed your deliberations every movement going simply and directly to the purpose tor which you assembled. Our principal object-the introduction from abroad of a thrifty and hardy population to supplement our nnm bers-ls one surrounded with many difficulties, and I am not prepared to say that the scheme you have decided upon will meet with unqualified suc? cess. They commend themselves, however, warm? ly to my judgment, as steps In the right direc? tion, and, as far as I can see, all that, under pre? sent circumstances, we can do. I trust that a success will attend them far beyond that which thc most, sanguine can hope, and that the day ls near at hand wiiou our beloved State will resume thc comfort and prosperity which once marked her condition. I beg to thank you for the courteous manner In which you have met my effort at presiding over your deliberations. ? On motion of F. W. Dawson, Esq.. the conven? tion then adjourned sine die. THE CITY DEBT. Judge Carpenter'* Decidion- Tlie Levy on thc City Funds Set Aside. Yesterday morning Judge Carpenter rendered lils decislou lu thc case of Franois A. Pelzer. ct al, vs. the City Council or Charleston, George W. Wil? liams, Johu Gibbon and others, executors. The decision of the judge recites the various points ot the case, all or which have been pub? lished In THE NEWS, and then says: "From thc retords and proofs in this-eau-e, 1 am of the opinion that the Ordinance of 1857 creates a Hen on the stock created thereby, in favor of the holders thereof, and lt is hereby "Ordered, That thc City Council be enjoined and restrained from selling.transrerrlng.or In any manuer disposing of said securities until the fur? ther order of the court, and that the executors of George Gibbon, deceased, be also enjoined and re? strained from levying their execution against the City Council upon any of said securities. "In my judgment, the levy upon the funds or the city in the hands -of the banks ls valid, so far as 1rs formalities are concerned, but I am or the opinion that the runds are public funds, only ap? propriated to certain specific uses, and therefore cannot :.bc taken in execution, in satisfaction of the Judgment obtained by the executors ot Gibbon against the City Council; it ls therefore "Ordered aud decreed, That the levy on said funds, under said judgment, be se:a3ide. leis further "Ordered, That the complaint as against George W. Williams be dismissed, with costs, and fur? ther, that the question of costs between thc other parties be reserved for future decision." -? CRUMBS.-Tile Savannah News, in'tts account of the fire parade, states that one of the members of the "German," of Charleston, received a silver (?) pint cup with the following inscription: i'Der Deutsche* Feuer Comp. Gerrldmet von der Mar? shall Hose Compl fur die gute Diensta Gelelret eibei die linke Seite." Hereafter there will be neither freight nor ac? commodation trains over the Greenville and Co? lumbia Railroad on Sunday. Governor Scott has appointed W. K. Bachman, Esq., notary public for Richland, and Land Com? missioner DeLarge notary public for the State at large. At a recent meeting of the board of directors or the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, thc president, j. Crews, and Waterman were elected Executive Committee. Mr. J. 0. Meredith was elected superintendent or the workshops. Dr. Joseph Yates has been arrested upon affi? davit of Trial Justice Mackey, who stated that the doctor had sworn, in the presence of several wit? nesses* that he would kill the prosecutor before the day was over. The accused gave security to keep the peace._ Bm. HEADS printed on fine paper at $3, $4, $5, $6 50 and $3 50 per thousand, according to size, at THE N^EWS Job Oiflce. AM USKMjTJSXTS. Academy of Ma?lc-Crown Diamonds. One of the quaint old masters of counterpoint and fugue, onee upon a time, as the legends have lt, wrote a sonata t?hich, on account of its won derlul difficulty, he styled the "Ne plus ultra" of sonatas. But a more Ingenious if not pro? founder musician met the bold challenger, com? posed a sonata to which the first was mere baby talk, and called it "Plus ultra." And if the first performance or "Crown Diamonds," last week, was the "Ne plus ultra" of delicate sloging and lire-like acting, the performance or the Bame opera last night was a "Plus ultra"-a something more than what ls commonly called and ls not, perfection. La Catarina (Mrs. Bernard) was foll, of vivacity, rrom her crimson heels to her ebon ' crown, and her singing or the rasclnating music, of the Spanish style, with which the opera abounds, was characterized by as much fluency as skill and lively feeling. Mr. Bowler (Don En? rique) sang his best, and a powerfully good best lt was, while the Diana or Miss Annie Kemp was a choice blt of charming vocalization and grace? ful acting. Mr. Drayton (Reboledo) is one of the ? most elaborate actors'on the stage, and bas mel? low notes and pnrmtyle were especially effective. This was a brave opera, bravely sung, and the chorus and orchestra, in their kind, are fully as admirable as Richings, Bowler and Drayton. To-Night-Mr. Bowler's Benefit. There remain bat two more nights before the close of the amusement, season. To-night, that popular and meritorious artist, Mr. Brookhouse Bowler, takes a benefit lu a mixed bill of rare at? tractiveness. The last acts of the "Bohemian Girl" will give him an opportunity to sing "Fairy Land of Poland" and "Then You'll Remember Me." The last act or "Maritana" will include the ballads "Let -Me Like a Soldier Fall" and "Tarn on, Old Tune." And the evening's en? tertalnment wUl have a grand finale in the best portions of Meyerbeer's master? piece-Les Huguenots. The epoch In which the action of this opera is laid refers us to impor? tant historical Incidents which are episodically In? troduced. But the main current of the story is the universal passion, tbat sweet torment, whose course never did run smooth, and which ls now made additionally turbulent by the conflict of re? ligious seutlment and the difference of creeds in the principal parties and their friends. This proround and exceedingly difficult work ls a task for the first singers and the great orches? tral and choral arrangements of Paris and Lon? don, and to have done lt well, even there, ls ac? counted a triumphant achievement of art. Yet the fastidious critics of New Orleans assure us that In point or taste and conscientious execu? tion, the performance of Les Huguenots, by the Richings troupe, leaves little to be desired. The bill then, for to-night, will be truly a grand one. To morrow night the farewell complimentary benefit of Mrs. Rlchlngs-Bernard. -* V GRAND BALLOON ASCENSION, Professor King ?ntl Mr? Walter Steel? "Vp In a Balloon." In accordance with previous notice, Prof fessor Samuel A. King made his one hundred and forty-fourth oalloon ascension, yesterday after? noon, from the Citadel Oreen. THE CSOWD. Around the Green on the inside of the fence po? licemen were stationed at intervals, to keep the crowd out of the enclosure, and to inform those who had tickets of admission or wished to par chase them, to go to the gate on King street About five hundred persons cook advantage of the lnformaton and went inside or the enclosure, and, getting as close the balloon as was possible, Intently watched the operation or inflating the aerial monster, which was done rrom one of the city gas mains. As we have stated, there were about five hundred persons Inside of the enclo? sure, but outside, hanging on to the fence by their chins, peering through the railings, tiptoeing m the middle of the street, gazing from windows, balconies, steeples, tops or houses, and from every position that commanded a view of the ground, there were about ten thousand. INFLATION. The balloon, "Aurora" was the one used on this occasion, and whea inflated, which did not occur until a few minutes of six o'clock, was thirty feet in diameter, fifty leet in height, and contained sixteen thousand cubic feet or gas. In the early part or the afternoon there was quite a fresh breeze blowing towards the northeast, and m that direction were heavy clouds. To ascertain the exaot direction of the wind, and perhaps also to appease the spectators, who were growing Impa? tient, Professor King inflated a small balloon, and two carions Imitations of animals, (of exactly what description was not decided, but some? thing like a turtle and an elephant,) and let them go at intervals. These floated off very prettily, and were watched until they were lost to sight in the clouds mentioned. "HERE WE 00, 0IRL3." At,6 o'clock the balloon was dragging at the weights which held it to the ground. The basket or car. about two and a half feet deep, four feet long, by three feet wide, was then attached. At either side or the car waa a United States flag. About twenty persons held the ropes, and the weights were removed. Proressor King, and Mr. Walter Steele, who had volunteered to accom? pany him, stepped into the car. Professor King then unloosed the rope which held the balloon, and la a moment the Aurora was nearly as high up ia the air as the steeple of the Citadel Square Baptist Church, and then sailed rapidly off lu a more easterly direction than that taken by the smaller specimens above rererred to, but ascend? ing ali the while. As she ascended, she was greeted by cheers and shouts of "There she goes;" "Hallo, she's going out to sea." But these cries soon ceased, all being too busily engaged In gaz? ing. When the balloon was some distance off from the Green Mr. Steele threw out large num? bers of handbills, which flattered slowly to the ground. Thousands of eyes watched the balloon N until lt disappeared (which lt did in about ten minutes after starting,) and then ror a half of an hout or more gazed tn the direction where she was last seen. Up to a late hour last night nothing had been heard from the "batlonists." PERSONAL.-Mr. B. F. Williamson was a del? egate to the couventlon rrom Darlington, and not from Marlboro', as stated in print. We also omitted to mention the name of Mr. J. M. Craw? ford among the Richland delegation. This was the same gentlemen that took the prize for cot? ton at the late ralr. _ SUPREME COURT.-The court met at 10 A. M.*' on Wednesday. Present-Chler Justice Moses and Associate Justices Willard and Wright. The case or Marcellus Seabrook et at vs. Wil? liam Gregg et al was heard. Mr. Campbell ror ap? pellants. Mr. McCrady on the same side. Mr. Whaley ror respondents. Mr. Campbell in reply. Ann'Crelghton et al vs. James R. Pringle et al was continued by consent. JB XT S I If B 8 S JfOIIOEB. FIVE HUNDRED DOZEN JOUVTN KID GLOVES just received at the 50 cents ?tore. No. 402 King street. may6-2? BU9INE99 ENVELOPES.-THE NEWS Job Office ls now prepared to Tarnish good envelopes, with business cards printed thereon, at $4 per thous? and. Send your orders. Every merchant and business man should have his card printed on his* envelopes. gKEHAN'S GOLDEN ALE DEPOT, CORNER RECTOR AND WEST STREETS, NORTH RIVER, Opposite the Savannah Pier, and half a block from the Charleston Steamers Pier, No. 6. This celebrated ALE ls now sold at the low cash price, per dozen, viz: Golden Ale, glass, pints, per dozeH, $150. Golden Ale, stone, pints, per dozen, $1 63. .Crown Stout and Porter, per dozen, $1 so. Champagne Cider, pints, per dozen. $2. Champagne Cider, quarts, per dozen, $3. Eaat India Pate Ale. pinta, per dozen Blt LonJon and Dublin Porter and Scotch Ales at tba lowest cash prices. Clarets Port and Sherry, in cases. Champagnes, Foreign and Domestic, at very re? duced prices. . ., , - ts- AU Goods shipped aud insured free. aprS rmwomos