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' ftlisrrlinnenns 3km. Mr. Sonle?Oat o( France. We copy borne extracts of letters, professin'g to give the reasons why Mr. Soule, American Minister to Spain, was refused a passage through France. We publish them because they are the first Statements pretending to exhibit the history and reasons of this unusual proceeding?not because we believe these statements to be' true. It is not probable that any letter writers were present at the interview between Mr. Mason and the French Secretary Besides, the alleged reasons for excluding Mr. Soule are in themselves absurd. They all existed long ago, and no offensive proceeding was intimr.ted. In the meantime, Mr. Soule entered France, sojourned in Paris, and passed'on to England without molestation. Even the main point of the exclusion of Mr. Soule from France is not so fully confirmed as to preclude doubt. But admitting that, it is nearly certain that it must have been caused by something very recent, and must have had reference to the pergonal bearing of our Minister. He lias not been treasuring up good opinion during his diplomatic career. He has been in mortal collis ion with the near relative of the French Em press; he has fought and wounded the French t&fe. Ambassador, he has been accused, with no little plausibility, of instigating revolutionary movements in Madrid. It is true all these tilings did not prevent his peaceable passage through France; hutjlte has since, it may be, filled the cup of his offences, by entering into the confidential gatherings of the French Red Republican exiles'in London. That he has done this last is positively stated, and if it be true, it affords at lease a plausible preterit to the French (ioverument to treat i?m as a man dangerous to its internal peace. If they really believe him dangerous, they have the right to refuse him admission to their country; and tbemere statement of the reason ought to be satisfactory, since every country is within itself the exclusive judge of w hat is UecelT ary to its safety. Whether Mr. Soule is really dangerous to tfceiateraa! tranquility of France, we shall not pretend to^decide; but it seems quite cerium, that he is not favorable to the preservation of the peaceful relations of the United States.? He has been in hot water ever since he went abroad; and it is to be remarked, that his difficulties have not grown out of his mission, but out of his personal affairs. The United States have notJbeen, legitimately, a party to a single one of his embroilments; unless it should turn out, that this alleged affair with the French Government, has sprung from a disposition to |*dk * quarrel with the United States. And this we do not, cannot believe. It is incredible, that a great and enlightened nation would seek to embarrass the relations of peace in a way so undignified, so like the petulant resentments of childhood. If France desires the hostility of the United States, she can surejy express it in some more becoming way than by slamming the door in the face of Mr. Soute. Charleston Mercury. Thk Grakd Catholic Council at Rome ?The Ami deia Reliaion^ (Paris) of October 19, says: "The Catholic world is at present occupied vrath a great event which is about to be accomplished at Rome. Bishops are proceeding from all parts of the earth towards the Eternal City, at (the voice of the visible chief of the church. From France, II. E. the Cardinal Grousset has already left for Rome, and has taken the way of Switzerland. The Bishop of Mons has arrived in Paris, on his way to the holy city, and is to leave in the course of the week. The Cardinal Archbishop of Mechlin has arrived in Paris. Several Irish Catholic prelates, and among them the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin, are also at present in Paris, aud on their way for Rome. Ireland is the only Catholic country ja the world from which more than two prelates have been invited by name. But we learn from Rome that a great number of bishops are expected, and that the presence of other prelates than those officially invited will be seen with pleasure.? *All the bishops will take part, according to their rank, in the projected grand general assembly. The assembly will be preceded by private meetings, composed, we are told, solely of the prelates specially invited. It is Mgr. Autioi Mattei who has been nominated I5ecretary of the Consistorial Congregation. TheXate Indian Battle in Texas.? Captain Walker, of the Mounted Rides, had a fight with the Indians on the frontier of Texas. The Washington Union say* : In a letter to a distinguished officer of the may now in this city, Gen. Smith gives many tfttexeating details of the fight. It appears that General Smith detached Capt. Walker with a part only of his escort, probably thirty men, to pursue what were supposed to be a party of marauding Indians, who li$4 stolen sixty or seventy bead df cattle from a California party. Cspteiu Walker, boivever, fell upon a village of the Apaches in the mountains, and engaged upwards of 150 warriors. The fight continued ??er two hours, when he drove them from j their fastoesses, destroyed the town, killed the principal chief and six other warriors. Lieut. . Carr, of the rifles, having been badly wonnded, the pursuit was not c*?tia?ed, and he returned to eamp with bis wpunded. ft is thought Lieut Can's wounds are not mortaL In this | engagement the enemy suffered greatly, and ft is gratifying to learn, from the report of Captain Walker, that young Armstrong (the stepson of Gen. Smith and nephew of the late Gen, Armstrong, of the^ Union) was a volunteer, and greatly distinguished himself by his II.-1.I, nil nniiMffA gMIJOIIbrj Bliu w-._0.. Walking on Red Hot Irons Plates. Prof. Pepper recently delivered a lecture in the Polytechnic institute, London, before a large audience of mechanics, in which he remarked that the setting of the Thames of fire was no longer, a joke, bat a reality. By dashing a small bottle of salpburic either with a few par tiala* of metal potassium into a flat cistern, a bright flame was produced, which illuminated the wkola place. He then laid down four plates of red hot iron on four bricks, and one of his attendance walked over them barefoot, without any injury, By wetting his Angers in ammonia, the Professor dipped them into a crucible of melted lead, jutd let the metal run off in the shape of burets lata a shallow cistern of water. An inveterate bachelor being ashed by a sentimental young miss why he did not secure some fond one's company in bis voyage on the of life, replied, "I would, if 1 acre sure &ncb an ocean would be pacific." Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. ?The following i9 an extract from a letter of a highly respectable and wealthy planter in Sumter district, to his factor in this city, dated November 8, 1854: " 1 have sent you three wagon loads of cot- j ton, which I wish you to sell as early as pos si we. The accommodations are so bad on the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, and on the South Carolina Railroad, that the current of trade, instead of going to Charleston, as formerly, a grpat deal of cotton from this district is going to Wilmington, and from thence to-New York, and the people are laying in their family supplies of groceries in Wilmington. . " Unless there are better arrangements entered into, nearly the whole of the trade from this part of the country will go that direction before another year rolls round." We jre not at all surprised at the above statements. The Wilmington and Manchester Railroad was built and is owned and controlled principally by Wilmington. Of course that enterprising city sought its own advantage in the undertaking, and will continue to seek its advantage'ih-the management of the road.? We do not^nd have no right to complain-? but at least we are not bo una to lorce business on this channel, and there is no harm in trying to save what we can. We are assured that there are at this moment, not less than five hundred bales of cotton lying at Kingsville, with no indication of ownership.or consignment attached to them. The S<mth Carolina road cannot therefore forwerd this cotton. We tffler no advice as to the way in which such evils may be remedied. But there must be some way of arranging the freight business of the two roads, so that thpir separate ownership and management shall not operate as a Chinese wall between them. And there must be means' by which planters, may be made aware of the mode of forwarding their pro duce, so that usliaii reach ine inarKei insieaa of slopping on the edge of the Wateree swamp. Charleston Courier. ? - The London correspondent of the Boston ?<M states that an order in (.'ouncil will shortly appear, annouocing the intensions of the British goverment to institute a much stricter blockade next year of the Russiau ports, or Russian productions coming directly or indirectly into the United Kingdom. It is certain that the supplies of some articles, tallow, for example, have been as large this year as though no blockade had ever existed. How this happened is easily told. 'There was no measure adopted to prevent the transport of Russian staples across the Russian frontiers, and every inducement therefore existed for the commeVcial men in the north of Germany to employ their capital in the trade. The exports of Russia are valued at about $65,000,000 [ yearly, and though by no means the whole, or even the greater part of these cannot be prevented fron leaving the country, they can neverlessbe forced into such a circutious route, as will deprive the Russian merchants and proprietors of nearly all their nrofits. Last year it was thought inexpedient \o adopt this course, and accordingly English capitalists made their usual advances for the purchase of produce in the interior of Russia during the winter, to be ready for. shipment in the spring. The prohibition of importation last year would have resultid in great loss to London merchants, whatever now the loss would fall entirely on Russian merchants. A Noble Boy. We mentioned a few days since the burning of the Tunnel Bridge on the Baltimore and Susquehana Railroad, about five miles south of York, and since learn that the conflagration came very near being followed by one of the most terrible disasters that has lately occurred in railroad travel. It is supposed that the bridge took fire from the freight trains, which passed about half-past seven o'clock in the morning, and the structure was totally enveloped in flames before it was discovered by the residents in the vicinity. At about nine o'clock the frame work ofthe bridge fell through and among the spectators, some twenty in number, was a little boy about twelve years of age, named Eli llheem, who remembering that the express passengers tpin was then about due from York, started off,at the top of his speed to endeaver to stop the train, which he knew must be close at hand. As soon as he reached the curve, about two hundred yards from the bridge, he observed the train coming on at full speed, and fearing that he would be unable to stop them unless by the use of extraordinary means, the noble little fellow took 1- - ? ? " * * a!? o ml nr* l/i? ? n p ms jJUSIlIUU UIJ LUC li auiij aim i unuiiig ivnaiu^ the approaching train with his hands raised caught the attention of the engineer, who immediately reversed his engine, and, stopped within four hundred yards of impending destruction, the piers being some twenty feet from the rocky bed below, and the gap some sixty feet wide. Had the boy not placed himself on the track, he would doubtless have failed in his noble effort, as the engineers are so often cheated by mischievous boys on the route that they seldom pay attention to them. Even when he stopped he thought that he had been cheated by a youngster with more daring than his as sociates, and was surprised to see the little flaxen headed fellow stand his ground, and endeavoring to recover his lost breath to answer his question as to the cause of his interruption. We learn that the passengers, when they ascertained the cause of the stoppage of the train, and viewed the precipice over which they were nooi- hmnrr liberally rewarded the bov T J v for his presence of mind and daring, and that the Board of Directors at their meeting yesterday appropriated $100 as an additional recompense. Eli Rheem, a boy but twelve years of age, was the only one of twenty persons present, most ot them men, who had forethought sqjjBcient for the occasion.?Bait. American. Fatality ?f Typoid Fevbr.?The Upper Districts of our State hAve been severely afflicted during the past season by Typhoid Fever, which flis been more than usually fatal.? We notice, in the last Chester Standard^ the death, on the 21st October, of Miss Savilln Cassels, aged 22, and ou the 1st of November, Mr. W. 0. Cassels, aged 25, her eldest brother, and Mr. Reuben Cassels, aged 53, her father. The Standard says: " There was a re markable coincidence in the death ol the father and son. They were taken ill near the same hour of the same day, And died both on the same day within an interval of two hours.? They both were laid in the grave to sleep together. Thus in the^brief period of ten days, of a family of four persons, but one is left!" ft # An Indian War. The hostile incursions of Indians in our new territories, nnd the border raids and outrages which form the sad burthen of nearly all the late intelligence received from these quarters, indicate with sufficient strength how great was the neglect which has left thAt portion of the country without adequate military protection, and how weighty will be the responsibility imposed upon Congress to remedy an evil that has already produced such hloody results. The j j r i.Vi: r._ ... uepreuauuiis ui ineae iiiiiiuna uuvt; iur years been growing more frequent, their outrages i more atrocious, and the spirit of animosity that produces them more audacious; and yet in the face of these- indications and with a perfect comprehension of the fact that our means of frontier defence have not kept pace with the extension of our territory, Congress has refused to authorize those additions to the strength of the army which were so imperatively needed. It is but just to say that whutever responsibility?and it is a fearful one?belongs to the occurrence of the late massacrees of emigrants, the invasion of settlements and the slaughter of troops, whose weakness exposed thejn to the ferocity of the savages, it cannot be laid to the charge of the Secretary of War. The exigency finds the War Department with its resources exhausted, and its means of defence crippled / \ 1 . r m t hy the rctusal ot congress 10 aepari irom n?e (>olicy tliat has kept the military force of the country so far below what was plainly j-equired. The skeleton companies of foot soldiers we have kept upon the frontier were only a provocative of Indian outrages, and it needed bat an occasion .which would show their weakness to bring down upon them a general attack. That weakness has now been shown, the troops are no longer dreaded by the Indians, and in addition to the frequent cases of outrage already recorded, the apprehension of a general and organized Indian warfare is seriously entertained. There is certainly good ground for the exx ? ?.1 r.?._ i , iremesi buiiuiiuuc hi iih-oo juvhb, ?nu mi coucui necessity foran immediate and decided increase of our military force, especially of the proper description of troops for frontier service. There were several efforts made at the last Congress by the Military Committee of the House of Representatives, to increase the efficiency of the Army, but of ajl the measures proposed, only one, -an increase of pay, was granted.? This hacl a good effect in enabling the Secretary of War to reinforce the army, and bring it up to the low standard of numerical efficiency au? thorired by law. ' But this was not sufficient. The Secretary of War then recommended an addition of three regiments, and recent events have since shown that this increase would scarcely have been equal to the emergency that has already presented itself,and which threatens to grow in the future. The subject will need again to be presented to Congress with all the force of the threatening realities connected with it, and will require from that body prompt and adequate measures. With the numerous Indian tribes in our Western wilds already in undisguised hostility, and with the threatening cloud of serious difficulties with the Mormon zealots of the plains hanging over us, it is the dictate of even the most ordinary wisdom to prepare for troubles (hat nfay perhaps be wholly averted, certainly speedily surmounted, if 1 .1 :_L. met hi uie rigm witjr,?jjuu. ^ihki Not the least interesting feature of the Asia's news is the new phase given to Mr. Soule's emeule with the French government. It is nl-1 leged that the latter is in possession c( documents which show that Mr. S. was pwitively connected with a project for revolutonizing Cuba. But our despatch from Washington, published yesterday, says assurances habeen received from Mr. Soule tliat he never, hy look or deed, interfered with France. Had he not thus pledged his word we might have permitted this revolutionizing story to pass mquestioned, for we have aM along been prepired to hear of almost any eccentricity of thit kind that might be indulged in by our modern Don Ccesar de Bazau, who seems to delight in broils and commotion. Further, instead of Miiister Mason's remonstrances having been unccurte ously repulsed, as was stated in me Atlantic s news, it is now said that he was assurel, by both the Emperor Napoleon and his Miiister of Foreign Affairs, that satisfactory reasons should be given at the proper time f>r Mr. Soule's expulsion. This is a very quetr piece of business from beginning to end. The commercial advices by the Asia look rather better. The price of the middlinjjqualities of'Cotton had gone up a fractioi, and breads* uffs were recovering the position they held on the week previous.? Char. Stanford. Jack Frost. ?It is with heartfelt grrfification that we are enable to record the vist yesterday morning of this decidely cool stringer, who uncermoniously, Paul?Pryish?like, p?pped in amongst us. He was, however, by no neans regarded as an intruder, and the ice, which ??oa fnrmpil in various narts of the r-itv was "Mfw "" ; r V welcomed as a certain weapon to destroy any vestige of yellow jack that might possply be remaining. The city is now perfectly healthy, and the most timid can venture to lisit us without fear of incurring the slightest risl. Our merchants are well provided with abmd nt stocks of well selected goods of all desertions, our hotels are newly fitted up, ancifuiy prepared to receive travellers, our theatresis now' open, and there will be no lack ofotheramilsements during the season. If, therefire, our city is not speedily filled to overflowing, we shall be much surprised. Charleston;however, being once more herself again, she teed not fear that she will be slighted. The Qjeen Ci ty of the South must ever command roops or admirers.? Charleston Courier. A Strange Bkast.? While Van A^iburgh's collection was entering New Haver, Coim.. not long since the elephant, complitcly enveloped in a huge blanket, reaching Dearly to the ground, was very leisurely enuaeed in picking up with his proboscis, the endpfwhich was only exposed to view^ the fugitirfc straws of hAy which were scattered about thfl streets; observing which, a son of the Eineald Isle among the bystanders exclaimed: what sort o' a baste is that, ating with his Jul?" i ^ The next Congress.?There is tidw every indication that the House of Represtitatives of the Thirty-Fourth Congress will beitrongly opposed to-Mr. Pierce's Administratlln. Seventeen States have held their election, choosing one hundred and fifty.one Represeitatives, of whom one hundred and twenty-two are avowed and determined opponents of the administration, the remaining twenty-nhe only, i being committed in its favor. ' ^ , Carolina Timet. i a* Cljf (ffatnkn HCffklt) Journal. Tuesday, November 21, 1854. THO. J. WARREN, Editor. Thanksgiving, Fasting and Prayer. From the Proclamation ofhis Excellency, Governor Manning, in another place, it will be-seen that Thursday next is set apart as a day of Thanksgiving, fasting, humiliation and Draver. We hoDe it will be observed as such throughout the State. Generally, we are sorry to say, such occasions are too lightly esteemed, and they serve only, with many, as days of idleness and dissipation, such should not be the case, for in that event the object must in a great measure be defeated. Decidedly Rich and Amusing. To expect an editor to notice Schools, Hotels, &c., without some data to go on. True, puffs aro cheap, now-a-days, but we are not advised of the fact, if it really does exist, that the article is so far below par, as to be obtained free gratis for nothing. Give us something tangible?clever advertisements?if vou want "a first rate notice:" as well yeu might expect a lawyer to see clear through your case and atterd to it faithfully without some "hope of reward," ar to ask or expect an editor to spend his time and fill his paper with writing and printing gratuitous notices. We have terms upon which we advertise for the publiq when these are complied with, we will publish with pleasure, otherwise we must beg leave most respectfully to decline. The Synod of South Carolina. This body, at its recent session in Charleston, it appears were largely occupied with the discussion of the subject of Dr. ThornwelPs removal from the South Carolina College and his election to a Chair in the Theological Seminary. There seems to be a contrariety of opinion upon this subject, which has called forth some strong reasoning pro and con. In Saturday's Standard a writer over the signature of "A Presbyterian," nHrlnees neenrdinir to rmr views, stronc reasons whv "w""wvvl O w" '? " ? ?? O " the change should not be made. It is however a matter in which we have only a general / interest in common with every other citizen of the Stat6, and one in which we do not propose to meddle. If the powers that be, dccido on his removal, or his remaining, it must be so. From our knowledge of the matter, we should be opposed to a change, if wc had a voice there. Dr. Thornwell's position must necessarily be a commanding one, where ample scope is afforded for theexerciso of his extraordinary abilities, and of enlarged influence and usefulness to the Church. We cannot, from the want of room in our paper, publish the entire proceedings of the Synod. We would do so cheerfully, if we published other than a weekly paper. South Carolina Conference. This body which convened in Columbia on Wednes. day last, will probably adjourn to-day or to-morrow. The session has been an unusually interesting one, and we regret that our business engagements have pre. vented nnr attending as a looker on Tt is nor. often the case that such a favorable opportunity occurs within our reach of hearing the distinguished ministers of our church preach. On Sabbath the several pulpits of the Presbyterian, Baptist, Lutheran, and Methodist churches were occupied by ministers of the Conference. This, we are pleased to see, as it evidences the right kind of christian fellowship, and the proper interchange of friendly feeling, which should ever characterize those who are laboring in the common cause? the cause of all mankind. Appointment for Camden. The wires being out of order, we are unable to learn who has been appointed to the M. E. Church of this place for the next year. The ontire list of the appointments will be given in our next, with a synopsis of the most interesting part of the proceedings of Conference. Turnips in Aoonaance. Some of our exchanges are bragging largely on the large sized turnips which their editors have received ?some weighing eix pounds or thereabouts. On Saturday last we were shown, by Capt. J. S. Nettles. of our town, about a two acre field of the best looking turnips which we have ever seen. There is an immense quantity of this useful vegetable, and the appearance which they present is in striking contrast to the withered and seared leaf and foliage of winter^ Tho field is worth looking at, for although about one hundred bushels have been gathered, there are a few more hundred bushels of the same sort still left. And what these lack, compared longitudinally or circumferen (pally to those we read about, they will amply make up in quality and quantity?frequently four or five turnips are found together in a single cluster. Beat it who can? Virginia Conference. The Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist E. Church South, will assemble at Norfolk, Va. on the 29th inst. Bishop Pierce is oxpocted to preside. Advertising Agents?Quack Doctors. The polite proprietor and editor of the Lady's Book, L. A. Godey, says; "Wo will attend to any business of the Press in this city, except collecting bills against advertising agents or quack doctors. While upon this subject, we copy the following from the New York Mirror "The Providence Journal, in noticing the Mirror's caution to country editors against bogus advertisers, very justly adds: " 'We have little sympathy for the papers that get swindled in this way. Printers who will give credit to men of whom they know nothing, and whose circulars carry the appearance of bogus all over them, deserve to be cheated. If a stranger offers an advertisement, and neither makes himself known nor pays in advance, the only safe rule is not to trust him Editors who don't know this can take our word for it, or can find out from their own experience, just^as they prefer. But some country editors evidently consider it a privilege to advertise, without reference to the amount of pay or the chances of getting it. We hope . .f.'i 1 n they will nave a gooa ume ui u. <The Carolina Times. We received a copy of this paper, published by Messrs. E. H.Britton & Co. We welcome the Times again into service, and with its present proprietors it must prove in every respect a paper ior, and equal to the times. Its political features please us, and we are glad to number it among those who aro willing to let the well-enough conservatism policy of the Stato alone. Godey's Book for December Must certainly please the ladies. How can it fail ? The Fashion Plates, we Bhould suppose, would compensate them foY their money?but apart from these, The Lady's Book occupies a high and deservedly Donular reputation. ' We will Airnish The Journal and Lady's Book for 1854 for four dollabs cash, which will make the Lady's Book only cost our subscribers two dollars. The regular price of the " Book" is three dollars. We make this announcemen for the special accommodation of our patrons. Those who desire to subscribe will please band in their names at once. Peterson's Magazine Presents an interesting appearance for December.? The steel and colored plates are very good. This Mag azine has an excellent corps of good writers, and is worth Two Dollars easy. Kight oopies, Ton Dollars. Arthur's Home Magiftine. We take pleasure In acknowledging the receipt crt the December' number of this excellent Magazine.-*The name of T. S. Arthur is strdbgly identified with a pure and elevated Home Literature. There is a moral excellence and elevation of sentiment found in Mr. Ar* tbur's writings which is quite refreshing in these days of far fetched and vitiated literary productions. There is something tangible in what he writes, and no parent need fear that his books or papers will hurt the tender minds of their children. Nor is this all, Mr. Arthur writes for a Jmrpose, not mere amusement, but under oorH nf flotinn in mnhtinMl some of the iug j;itooiU|j 6?.? .. ? purest and brightest "gems of thought," which have ever sparkled as the corruscations of a brilliant mind* "We admire the man, and his writings, always have liked them. The Home Magazine is promised to us next year, witli many additional attractions, at the very low price of Two Dollars single copies, two for Three Dollars, and in the same proportion of reduction up to twenty copies, which will be furnished for twenty dollars. The Edinburgh Review Is also on our table. The accumulation of books and periodicals for the last week has been considerable, and we regret tliat we are not able to devote more, time and attention to this interesting department of our paper. Were we to attend to the task of giving more than a passing notice to each, we would fill our columns, and consume our time altogether, with book and literary notices. Our exchanges must be content with what wo con give them, and take the will for the deed. The Foreign Reviews are all ably conducted, and re-Dubltshed bv Messrs. Leonard Scott k Co.. N. York. Life in the Clearings. . We acknowledge the receiptof a new book from the Preas ol DeWitt & Davenport, New York. We have not read this book, and are therefore unprepared to give an opinion of its merits. We suppose from the notices which accompany the work that it is an interesting book, more we cannot say at present. Price 60a in paper, 75a in cloth. Dr. Lunsfoiw Douglas.?The Chester Standard of the 16th says f " The friends of our young and talented representative, whose heavy misfortune we were called upon to chronicle in our issue before the last, will be pleased to learn that he is now to some degree convalescent, and gives a better promise for a permanent recovery. The injury which he has sustained, however, is very severe, arid .there is no possibility of his being able to take his seat at the coming session. He was removed to his home on last Monday, where we trpst the skill of a fond father and the affectionate of fices of his family will alleviate* the pain and distress which are noiv his misfortune.'* Military.?The upper battalion of the 23d Regiment paraded on Saturday, undei com niatid of Lieut. Col. Wallace, The ranks of the various companies were very full, infd the display of the volunteer corps was quite impo oing. This parade, in which five well-equipped uniform companies turned out, was a most forci hie comment on our militia system. The volunteer soldiers, with whom the exercises are entered into in a spirit of laudable emulation, were fully equipped iu every respeet, and went through their evolutions with great precision; while the Beat (Jonijtanie*, commanded by skilful and efficient officers, showed to poor advantage. Wc hope the Legislature will take into serious consideration the propriety of abolishing beat musters, at least in towns and cities, where there are so many young men who take pride in being members of these well-organized and nanasuiive-ef]uip|icu companies. On tiie whole, the battalion went through their evolutions in a very soldier-like manner, and Lieut. Col. Wallace, a skilful and accomplished officer, had no reason to be ashamed of his command, either in numbers or in their drilling. The Richland Light Dragoons also paraded on Saturday. We trust that this old and efficient corps will recruit its ranks, for this arm of the service is peculiarly adapted to our section of the country.?South Carolinian. Temperance Meeting.?Quite a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Sons of Temperance was held at their Hall on last Wednesday ; on which occasion able and eloquent addresses were delivered by Mr. Tupper, of* Charleeton, and Mr. Evans of Darlington.? Inclination would lea*d us to notice at length il _ 1 a ^ . / il _ L..i ine oojeci ana inieresi or mis meeting, oui other matter has almost crowded as out of editorial*?Sumter Banner. * Death on the Railroad Cars.?One of our old and worthy citizens, says the Yorkville Remedy, Mr. John Pardue, died suddenly on the cars of the King's Mountain Railroad, on Thursday last. He ran about *200 yards, as fast as he could, to be in time for the cars, And in a few moments after taking his seat, leaned back, and expired without a struggle. Mr. P^s death was evidently caused by syncope, produced by rapid exert'on of his last race on earte. The health of the deceased had been good up to his death. He was about 64 years of age. "Death's but a path that must be trod, If man would ever pass to God." Suicide by Accident.? A boy about ten years of age, named Tallmnn, hung himself1 in his father's cellar on Tuesday evening. He had gone of with a gun against his father's consent, and on his return he said that he would go down into the cellar and make- be lieve hang himself, so that his father would not punish him. His father came home in an hour, and upon going into the cellar, he found his son hanging dead. He bad mounted upon a cask, and fastened a rope around his neck, and it is supposed that the cask fell over and the little fellow was left suspended. Providence Journal. Ma&t Fed Hogb.-s?A good many inquiries have been addressed to oty packers in regard to the value of mast fed hogs compared with these corn fed, and we have been requested to state that hogs from beech mast are scarcely saleable at all. From beech and white oak the deduction from the price of" purely corn fed will perhaps be one cent per pound, and from coru and white oak ixed about a half cent per pound.?Louisville Journal. * * Chicago is fast peopling the Illinois Pen* tentiary. Nineteen prisoners convicted at the preRent 'term of the^nortare awaiting transportation to Alton, and the jail is crowed with persons charged with offences against the law, * % ,> * 1 TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Later from Europe* New York, Not. 10.?The Steamship Asia has arrived at her wharf in Jersey City from Liverpool, which port she left on the 4th inat. The Liverpool Cottoi* Market.?Messrs. Dennistoun'a Circular of the 3d instant reports ? that Middling Cotton had advanced l-16d, but that the other qualities Were unchanged. The sales during the week ending The 3d instant, comprise 47,000. bales, of whicfr Speculators took 3000 and Exporters 4000, leaving 40,000 bales of all descriptions to the trade. The Liverpool Breadstopfs Market.? Breadstuff's had improved since the sailing of the Atlantic, but closed at a decline since the : departure of the America of Is. on Com and"* Flour, and 6d. on Wheat. Gkk-ural Intelligence.?Thirty thousand Russians had attacked and taken the forts of Bulaklava, and a fierce halite ensued, which ended by the Russians withdrawing and leaving the British in possession of the field. . ' The siege of Sebasfopol was progressing favorably for the allies. Two Russian ships had been sunk in tfce harbor,.the"quarantine batteries silenced, and the' bastion of Fort Constantine damaged by the explosion of a magazine. ' The Very Latest. A despatch to the English Government from Lord Stuart de.Redclifle, confirms the report relative to the.battle at Balaklava, mentioned above, and states that the Allies bad regained possession of the field. It appears tbat the Russians attacked the forts unexpectedly on the 25th nit. when the Turks ingloriously fled, npon which the Bus. sians seized their guns, and turned tbem on the Allies. The Scotch regiments, present, however, remained firm, and reinforcements ar riving, the Russians were compelled to yield, although they remained masters of the two forts, from which they fired on the Allies.? Three Regifnents of English cavalry,., which were*exposed to a cross fire, suffered terribly. The French acted with great bravery. The Russians claim that they destroyed the French works, and spiked the guns, and killed 500 of the British cavalry. -On the following day the Allies were attacked simultaneously by MenchiknfF's forces, and a sortie from the garrison of Sebastopo!. The Russians, however, were driven ba?k with great loss. In Sebastopol the loss of life is said to be so great that the atmosphere is tainted with the effluVia arising from the unboned corpses. Lord Raglan prefers a long bombardment to a sudden assault. The Russian accounts represent their forces as having been victorious. B<>th armies were being largely reinforced. Lord Raglan's chief interpreter has been discovered to be a Russian spy. If ic a ocoel nrl fKuI nartovo Kopa !>??? IV IU IIQWVI vvu vnv?? |/U|/?IO IIOTO UtCll UIOVU * * ereil by the French Government, which-show .positively tlie connectien of Mr. Soule with a great plan to revolutionise the whole of Europe. Mr. Mason had an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and also with the Emperor, both of whom assured him, 'that satisfactory reasons should be given, at the proper time, tor Mr. Soule's expulsion from France; and that, in the meantime, he might refer the mat* ter to his Government. A Spanish paper says, that France, England and Spaiu will send a combined fleet to protect Cuba. New Yokk, Nov. 17.?The morning papers here announce that the Soule affair had been settled, and that the Emperor had rescinded-the order prohibiting him from entering France.? Mr. Soule would leave London for Paris. The Synod.?It will be seen by reference to an abstract of the journal in another column, that the Synod of South Carolina it now in session in this city. There are present thirtyseven Ministers "and twenty-three Elders. Rev. Dr. Post presides, and business has been dis tribuled to the several committees. It appears that there are in Sooth Carolina Presbytery ? twenty seven ministers and forty-seven church* e-t, in Bethel Presbytery seventeen ministers and twenty four churches, and in Charleston Presbytery twenty-eight ministers and eleven churches, making in all seventy-two ministers and eighty-two churches. The statistics of the Harmony Presbytery have not been presented. They will make considerable additions to both. The disproportion between the ministers and churches in the Charleston Presbytery is, in part, attributable to the fact that many ministers are connected with the Literary and Theological institutions within its limits. Charletlon Standard. Court.?Our court has now beerfln session ten days, and we see no prospect of itsadjournment before Friday, a number of important cases remaining to be tried. The two suits brought against the South Carolina Railroad n < - i ? ?s l company, lor aamages sustained oy persons who were injured at the time Mr. Singleton and his grandson were killed, have both been decided aganst the railroad, the damages assessed severally at $1,000 and $2,500. Sumter Banner. There seems to be considerable rivalry between Ex-Secratary Clay ton,''formerly a Whig of Delaware, and Gen. Houston, formerly a Democrat, of 1 exas, as to who shall place himself first in the estimation of the Know-Nothings. Both are strenously advocating the principles of the new order in their respective States, and it will not be surprising to find q?e of them nominated by the party .as a candidate for the next Presidency. In his recent speeoh in Delaware city, Mr. Claytonjs reported to have made use of the following language: "I am for devotion to American citizens and American interests. I am for American in preference to foreign labor, American manufactures, American navigators, American com* merce, and above all, American agriculture.? I am for American breadstuffs, and an Ameri' can market for them. I am for the country as it stands in preference to all other countries and have no desire to win the foreign vote by abject flattery or professions of greater re* itard for foreigners than for those born in my own-my native land." V . A Sad Sight.?A London paper states)that since the battle of Alma, the different military depots of London, in Pall Mall, Charing Cross, Picadilly and Knightsbridge, have been throng* ed with old men, women and children, seeking news of their brothers, sons, husbands and fathers in the Crimea. Many a heartrending scene follows as the announcement "Dead" or "Wounded" is made by the clerk in charge.? More than two thousand homes in England arc desolated by this one "Glorious Victory."