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'? ! have never kent an scon rate fir. BP- / count of the milk given, for a uy'particular^ te-.gih of it 00. The calve*; gor.oiajiv . ; hrvve heen allows to wok until tinee or ! four month* ?U aiW wmcu it >vn* given ; 441 hayet^naported fo :r cojcg. all of W0te c&efiMy selected uiih ngland; j {high prices. They have ail promo or more calves since I have Mhem, and with one exception ve been 'dropped in w inter. Strawfoi'cow yonsavv at Northampton, in July, 1S49. I have, carefully eci chu.udlk from each soon after , and they have averaged from 22 iar(s per day. Betsey, the first rnporfed, gave in January, 1839, ftor calving, 25 quart* and 4 afterwards, she ^vas "g'Ving 20 Her m.Ik was only of a fail v,Sbfe continued to-milk very ihtil within a few weeks of slip. calf, Winch occurred about the ih month after taking the hull, __ M egain. increased,una afterward! ^ dttmn ashed to is qaarfr. ^1 My second cow, Violet, gave, after calving, 24 quarfi of very rich iniik, and continued to milk deeply for three or four months, when the quantity was diminish art 1a ifj />r l'i omiris r?or (lav. .-4.- jl . My third cow, Si raw berry, pave by tne*auremeqj^21 '2 quarts of milk on the grass ahe lures. Her milk wh- very rich and \ ieiiied & large amount^d'hutter. fhbilgli f canbdt way accuratelyLho*-, much as it (the milk) was riot nil &>ught to the bouse, v... Iftiil u fair propoitirik was used for ordinary purposes in tho \iiiily. 21 lV? Laihlop, on whosu farm, it iladley, she remained four or five ffeek*, wrote to me oh her return as h.i.ows I mtisrspeak in the highest terms i>f Stravrbe'ry, for a " foilklT, and butter c&w. As for size and slmife^he speaks for herself.' She is without doubt a very superior cow. Sue Was nt H}<<!icy/iit October, 1-34D. ** My further cow,. Ringlet, calved a year since, producing win heifers. She Was hulked three or fopr times, giving from 10 lo 12 quarts each, orulking, when jm?w fell sick with the -milk fever and was two or three weeks before she recovered. During her illnesa site bruised one of her * 'teatsso badly, that she has lost fhc use of it. This cow is undnuo't div the best in itch cow I have; hut as the calves have ^ sucked her until within a very short period, I ?-an not givffanv ir.irticulars. She is now five rn?nt|is insult* ber rfwins are , -4)ne year okt, and sbey'gfves now from three teals 8 quarts per dav. Yon w ill please uudersianrUhal I measured the nmount * ah care, fuH-bper measure, purpo. i v- eoly.for mv n-.vr? gratification, and without j y extra teed, tot the purpose of were fed on w niligy wcrt- ifl I he greatest flow of 0m-; m ^a< pt??tiie'siirtimpr j Toey stand our winter fnfly'-ns well as tltvand put ou flesh very | My ca 1 ves^atn vrHr old, wei^h from years oH, as a common steer at^ five } fnU supply of haV is not given. They ...nniiimuta tilfLD fKe /?r>mmnii vvcallk of th country, t>ut they aire of much greater size, and, a* said before, /inali;re tnifl^cacher. My cows are m?Kstly herd book nniimds, thorough bred.. I enclose you ihe pedigrees in full, of Straw berry, Ringlet, and Violet, as requested." CONTENTS OF THKFARMKB' REGISTER, NO. Original Communications. The Board of Agriculture and ft* de. signed action. . The importance of nlka. lies in soils. Grass and grass culture Vfj Fra neerCtire .of mange'in xtogs. Not ice | of the Fourth Report of the Agricultural Survey of Afassachnsetts. An ewwy on the making, the preserving, a ad thu upplying of manures. FLBCTIOTV5. ..'! Mai<?stf>ne FadSerM* Club Crop of corn *taik*.k Report on orchards. Exhibition of grape* to the London Horticultural ' ftviecty. To keep skippers from bacon, j T $ Papers on chcsfnnd spelt, ordarnel Grass and hayin Franktm county, Mas+ifehti. rsetfs. On the question of topping and stripping com. Harvesting the crop iterative merits of Berksjy.res and Wo . hunri??-Banter from Mr. Ma hard to Dr. Martin. Potatoes gapes in chickens, tetter, mosqnifn^. Constitution of the United States Agricultural Society. VirAitt' MiiiiB itfrtoht nf Tr;iin n?i? ...iwv. 0 ^ gW " Indian e<irn Broom corn. Mihnres, Stable, row nud hog yards. Human excrement Comport mnnure, principally of peat or swamp mud (or muck)Sajfpetrea? man -re. White fvtgsButter. The a^e of cattle as shown by teeth. Berkshires. Agriculture versus commerce. Hints on poisons. Cockriches, On fime as rnanuro, and calcav. .. .r? cu* formatioos.of the mountain region. Ef Kanagc-ment ancftyfceds of hogs in Alid. ^ -Vasiachuaetti. v-: .. From-the Charleston Mercury. - * THC MISSISSIPPI BONDS. We publish below pa. of a letter from t oujj of-our Mississippi fiiends, as the rea- ii dies* way of satisfying his request. We J take leave to say, however, that the j\fer f curp has never been on the side of repU' r dial ion?a doctrine we utterly abhor and jj spurn. We have, however, supposed it t possible that the officers of a State Gov. 1 eminent might so far transcend their * powers as to involve the community in ^ distressing liabilities, which they-have t not and never would have authoriied, % and that when such a case of violation of * law was clearly made out, the State could ? not in honesty be held bound to do any 1 tiling more than compel a surrender to d the .'creditors of whatever remained of * the proceeds of such deht. We have not (j decided whether the case of Mississippi v can be show n to be such, hut we have tried j t to place before our readers so much of the j 1 history of her debt as has come to our ; ? knowledge, and we have maintained that j a the people of that Slate, while acting in j the sincere belief thai the deht originated t in a gross violation of their Constitution * - r+ ? and was consummated in a breach ol eve. j n ry conditit n of the statute authorizing it, , f w*< re most foully and unjustly branded j ? with tne ep.theU of " swin iters and rob. , * bers r We feel bound to say, however, that if j t we were citrzens of Mississippi, we should , < muclr- rather pay our proportion of the j J debt, though it were at the cost of the j comforts of life, than that the Stale should he dishonored for even only an apparent breach of public faith. And j we acknowledge the fill! force of the ar- | giiment of our correspondent, that the ( j -State, by not resisting the fraud sooner, . , has, to all appearance, made herself a par- ? i ty to the'transaction. i We had read the Message of Gov. MeXutf, | for a copy of which we should hpfore have made our acknowledgements to He Evcellency, and were digappomted in finding that no now farts had c une to his knowledge resjiect < ing these Bonds. He say? very little about | ttiein. but makesone excellent suggestion that; , we trust will not be lost on the Legislature? ' that a Committee should be appointed to give the whole su'ject a thorough sifting, with 1 power to examine witnesses and documents. I The history of these bonds is involved in the ( deepest tnysterv still?let the veii ho torn < away and the facts be made Hear. To whom and on what conditions wi re they originally J sold ? {few were they disposed of by the U. S. Bank ? We ni ght go 011 asking question* 1 of this kind, hut as we can't answer them it | '? useless. Wo submit the letter. i Oktidbeha Cocntv, Miss., J in. fl. I You will oblige some of your brother Detn- j ocrats, who by the hye arc Bond paving ( Democrats, if you will publish in reply to Gov. , \lcNull's late letter which you have copied ' frorii some other paper, denying iht* legal or moral obligation of I'm State to pay le r bonds, ' a short extract from the Governor's Messsage 1 ro the .Mississippi legislature in January, i :n relation to the Union Rank and S'ate < Bonds. It will he found recorded on the 15th | page of his print d .Me ssage, in the fol'owing j words, viz: ' My recorded vnt?.* on the Jour- . rials of the Senate, as uell as my speeches during the canvas* preceding iny election to ' the office 1 now occupy, show that I never I was in favor of pledging the faith of the State i fur Biu.king purposes, but, inasmuch a* the i question had been Jortg before ih^ people, and a had twice received their einOlym, I signed f the charter of the Mississippi (Jnioil Bank. , . . : ^ : '? Again, at page 22 and 3: "The Stale by J her credit al.oue, h .9 fu? the whole cap * ital of the Afi-R^sippi Union Bank, adf?jui- 1 fire requires that she should have the appoint 1 t rmmt of a majority of the Board of Trustees ; j and i' is deserving of your serious ooiisulera- j. t?on whether the charter ougl 1 not now to be nm nded so as to secure to the $:ate a con- *' trolling influence over the institution, The r large interest which the State possesses in the r Planters and Union Bank,- makes it incum. f bent on me to call your paricuiar attention | to the affairs and conduct of those institutions. t The faith r.l the Sta'e is pledged for the re- j. deniption of two millions ?f dollars of bonds , sold to take stock in the Plantrrs Bank, and * for the whole of the capital of the Mississippi Uniov " H Now, sir. I make these extracts from Gov a MnXutt'g Message to show you what was the p state of public opi- ion in \T) in this State in J relation to the Union Bank. Tha! it has changed in '4!,' the recent elections in this state amply prove. And as you have taken sides with the Anti-Bond party ni the State, s ? subm t it for your consideration, whether a I state may not incur a moral obligation to pay s money under a contrac: made under the broad p seal of the State and by authority of a 1 uv P thus enacted by the Representatives of the a fieop'e, in violation of their fundamental laws, s the Constitution of a State to run forever * against a claim consummated in fraud, but ^ nevertheless acquiesced in and submitted to ' * ' C ? If I I lor a term or uiree or iuur yv<ir? ; u ujiaoio- i ? sippi h-id taken the stand in '33 that 6he now j f takes, all w<?u'd h;vo been well; and the x -Mercury would do well now to adv??cate a Oonstiutinnal Liberty. But Mississippi has wept over her rights; she has permuted herself to be duped by faige agents; she has c chartered a bank in violation of iier Constitu- a lion ; site has put it m o^uraiion. it liar failed v in.its purpose; instead of saving the people { of the State from taxation, it has stained her H honor, impaired her fai'h and credit, and now j forsooth a violated Constitution is to become the i?razen Serpent to heal her of the malady. What man Wou/d be deemed an houcsl m m, c w'ho, in order To evade the payment of a loan, e should pujloutol his pocket an instrument u containing provisions which he had been the t first to violate. The truth is, sir, that the e people of Mississippi, at the time the Union jEfank was chartered, did not carp a groat for ( the Constitti'ion; they were determined to j have' money at every and all hazard* ; the j * -? ' f..._ :.? ..l.i nrrf.ll uorv I ? population oi ine ma;e na* mongvu r ipuch since,. many who* received a share of b the piimdt-r, have left, and their plsces are f itow fiheti by those who, not having come in j time to get an arcom nidation, are not d'S. j posed to h?'i,k to the future character of th?% ^ Stare, and are glad to find any hole to get out oi the difficulty. _ 8 SLIGHT eiRCoXSTANCKS. I Sir*'Waiter Scott, walking onn day t along the h-itiksroi Yarrow, where Mun- ( gD P-irk w-uvbotn. ?,iw the traveller throwing* fi ?tones in the water, n>.<i urjxu>u*ly watching the t bubb efl that wuecteded. Sc at inijuireri tin o!>- f j< ct oecopilion. "I was thinking." an v'>*;5 ;z.-.$>? rmmmipmi n?. mnuKrmmammmmmmmsmnmm oundthe rivers in Africa, by calculating how arig fime Ind elapsed bef re the bubbled rosg to besurfiee." It was a slight circumstance, but be triVeller'u safety frequently depended.upon L, In a watch.the main spring forms a small ortion of thq works, but it impels una' governs hb whole. So it "is in the riwehinery ofhumau ife; o slight circumstance is permitted by the )ivine Ruler to derange or to a'ter it ; n gnint alls by a pebble-; a girl at the door of a counry inir changes tho fortune of an empire. If ho nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, said 'asca', in his epigrammaltic and brilliant nunler. the condition ni life world would have been ifforent. ' The Mi homed a lis have traditions, hut when their prophet concealed himself on rlounl SJiur, his pursuer* were deceived by a pider's web, which Covnrod the mou'h of f e jve. We trace the sarnn hippy influence of I ighl circumstances in the history of science, 'aseal was born with a genius for mathematical liscovery; no discouragement could reprers his nger p.ihsion for scientific investigation ; he ica'rd a common dinner.plate ring, and irmnoliately wrote a treatise on sound. White Galileo VHs studying medicine in tho University of i'isa, he regular osciil .lion of a lamp, suspended from he roof of the cathedral attract d his observation irwi ir?/t i,i.r> in rmiKulcr the vibritions of pendu. uni*. K'-p er, having rmrriud the socnml Urns, mil r Nembiing, peril p?, th*3 great Florentine iHlronomer, in his partiality to wine, determined olay in aittoro from the Austrian vinoy.irds ; i-iiue diifeience, howover,arose between h.mself nd the seller with respect to the me lsummonl; ind Kapler produced n. treatise, which has hecn d iced among the "earlust specimens of what is iuw called mo eiii analysis." The blight circnmitaricj of Newton's observing the d tlcront re. Yangibil.ty of the rays of light, seen through a >ri?m upon the will, suggested the achromatic .olccope, and led to the prodigious cl.scoverjtss >1 astronomy. Tito moimo of a epeck of dust, it has heen said, may illustrate causes adequate .<> g neratfl worlds.?Asiatic Journal. From the Charleston Mercury. We have not had a richer enjoyment for a very long time, than the perusal of the January numbers of the Democratic *nd the Boston Quarterly Reviews. Their contents cheeringly assure us that the true doctrines of strict construction will, not only in name but in fact, share the triumph they have gained for the great Republican party of the Union, and by coming into power with it confirm its ascendancy. We know not how wo can bettor at present occupy the editorial portion of our columns, than with a review of somo of the leading papers of these Reviews; and shall commence it next week. In the meantime wo cannot resist the temptation of copying from the Quarterly, the following eloquent and jtist tribute to Mr. Calhoun : "We have no intention of going again into the general meriis of the distribution policy. In our Journal for April, and ilso for July-last, we considered it at length, both in its constitutional b arings i lid as a question of expediency. Mofe:>vcr, after the very full discussion the subject has received in both branches of Congress, and especially after the masterly speeches of the distinguished Senator iroin South Carolina, nothing in fncl remains for us to say, but to repeat what others have already said, and better said than we could say it. It is hard gleanng fter Mr. Calhoun. Wo have no amjilian to follow him in the discussion ol my question relating either to the princi>losof government, or to its policy. He istially covers the whole ground ; and lowever we may be disposed to question - - n a. tome of his propositions ai rirsr, we ?re, or the most part, obliged to surrender to lim unconditionally at las'. To this sub. cct of (I i*lri but ion he has had bis ntten. ion drawn for a long time; and no small >ortion of his efforts for th3 last t\velve "^ars have been directed to its defeat. It bui simple iusfice to him to say, that to was the first ?f statesmen to see ind expose its misi'heivour* bearing ; nno le lins exerted himself, often alone, amid eproachand obloquy, ?howered upon bim Vom all quarters, for its defeaf. with a oresight, a sagacity, a steadiness of prin:iple, and a firmness of purpose, which lave won for him a place in every truly American heart; and the reputation of ?eing the finlt statesman, in the purest nd loftiest sense of the term, that his ge or country can boast. The American icople have great reason to be proud of l/r. Colhoun, and to cherish a profound espect for his talents and worth, and a enJer regard for his fame. With a peronal character that has passed for years hrough all the hitter conflicts of party trife, unsullied by even u breath of sua. lieion ; an intellect of the highest order, nlarged and invigorated by a long life of ssiduous cultivation ; an unwearied dootion, from hi* earliest manhood, of lis best utfoctiiMis and powers to the pubie service, in high and responsible staions. to every one of which he has proved limself equal, and the duties of all of vhien he has discharged with a fidelity md success unparalleled in the history of ny other public man in the country ; a dear nnri vivid perception o'f justice, and i m irtyr like firmness of principle, thut vould lead him to rush in where "blows all thickest and heaviest," to its support, in^to brave power, and even the axo of he executioner in its defence; always rue to the great principles of law and irder, and fast friend of the broadest lib. rty, embracing in his policy the freedom md well being of lite humblest as well as he proudest citizen ; unsecured by powr, unenrrupfed by success, undazzled by eputntion, he is a man of whom his naive country may well be permitted to >oast; for such n man is only the slow jrowth of ages; and in showing thatsho inows how to appreciate ami honor him, lis country inscibcs her name high on he list of the more advanced nations of he earth, and proves that she has within i^rselfj the elements of national greatness ind immortality. We have been particularly interested n thi9 last speech of Mr. Calhoun, on he Distribution Dili, which we have pla ed?it the head of this artiele-j-not only is being one of the ablest of his speeches, >ut Hs.dc.velop.ing'a, Jiheral patriotic pdlideserving the sprcial attention of our ?vn bclovxd England. Mr, Cal t ~ - ' * ^ h'oun proves in this speeoh that he is a Southern man, with strong affections for his own section of the Union, and disposed to resist to the utmost, any,aggression ori its rights and interests*; but also, that he studies and embraces in his policy, the protection and furtherance of the common rights -and interests of the whole country.-" THE EIGHTH WEEK OF THE SESSION. Has been conusmed, in the Houso of Representatives, (with the exception of Saturday,) in proceedings and debates of such a character asit has given unmixed pain to be obliged to report to our readers, upon which, thesubject vet depending, and we forbear for the present any other remark, than that the shortest possible way will, beyond all question, be the best way in which the subject of debate can be disposed of. Much, however, as there has been to deprecate in the tone and temper of the debates of one branch of Congress, the last week has yet been the. most fruitful of the session. The debate in the S mate, ; for the most part on both sides learned j And able, terminating, as it did, in a decis| ion sustaining the Bankrupt Law passed j at the late Session, was a worthy employ. ; ment of the time of that body, and the is.' j sue one, in our opinion, corresponding to the purpose, for which that branch of the ! - a it*t i r> uovernmenc was established, ot giving a character of stability and consistency to the National legislation. The final passage, in the House of Representatives, on Saturday, of the bill , to authorize a reissue of Treasury notes, to an amount not exceeding five millions of dollars, is the first step taken by Congress at this Session towards providing the ways and means for the support of Government for the year 1942, ill addition to such revenue as &e reduced imposts will yield. Thougfdt is most seriously to be regretted that some such measure was not carried through five or six weeks ago, as it might readily have been and doubtless would have been had Congress realized the urgency of the oc casion for it, it cannot but be a subject of congratulation among our readers that, by this measure, the Treasury is restored to a state of solvency.?Nat. Intell. New York, January 1?. Great Casting?One of the immense hydrostatic cylinders used for raising vessels by the Screw Dock Company was cast yesterday at the Novelty Works of Messrs. Stillman & Co. The cylind er was 22 feel long, its bore 13 inches, thickness of shell 9 inches; iron required 22 tons, being by far the largest casting ever made in this country. The iron was melted by three cupola furnace* ; commenced blowing 10 o'clock 6 minute" iron began to run 10,50; opened runners at 3, 12; opened sluices for waste metal at 3.16; time employed for preparing the mould about four weeks. The predecessor of this noble cylinder was cast in f \ * Scotland and proved defective, and the Company determined to give their owr country a chance. It is believed that a better casting limn. ffyi* has never beer made. A large number of citizens were present to see it done.? Tribune. france and texas. The New Orleans Bee. " Wcporccivr by the Galveston papers that the "French vessel of war Sabine was on the 12th instant off that port. Other French cruisers are also in the Gulf. There is m. question that the appearnnce of this fore* i has relation to the difficulties between France nnd Texas. But, from letters received from Austin, we learn that the present cabinet of Texas is in faVur ol arranging the difficulties with the French, j We also understand that President Hons, ton, shortly after his installation, paid a visit to the French Legation, h nuy therefore be ossuut^d that this rontrover. sy will he disposed of niTMCahly." On the subject of tho supposed interest of Lord Ashburton in the Slate slocks hold in England, the following doubtless affords correct information:?Nat. Intel], from the new vvrk courier and en quirkr. Lord Ashburton.?Your journal is not accurate in regard to Ashburton. He is a brother, it is true, of the Baring who gives his name to the firm of Baring Brothers Co., but he is not interested in American stocks to any considerable i extunt. He some time since retired from 'that firm. That house itself is not intercsted in American stocks or bonds to the amount jrou suppose. They have an account with the State of Massachusetts to the. amount of about one hundred thou? j ik0 I SailCl puunus, Iiuiumg iui nvbiirnji mv, I bonds of that State. With Ohio and Maryj land they have an account of a similar a. ! mount, and hold as security bonds of those States to twice the amount. They alsocollect the interest dueon certain stocks of the State of New York, in which they net as agents for others This is the extent of their concern in American stocks. Yours, <fec. [We have satisfied ourselves, by inquiry, that our correspondent spenks from authentic information, nnd give his statement as a correction of ours.?'Even Post. " A "Literary Association" has been formed at Hillsborough, N. C. The Hon. Frederick INash ih President, Dr. Jam. S. Smith, C'ol. Cndwallador Jones, and Rev, Robert Burwell, Vice Presidents, Dennis Hearit, Secretary, and Dr. Walter A. Norwood, Treasurer. ????-? r? .{i m tkmpbranlr reform. Mr. Carey, the reformed Drunkard, .?seems to be doing wonders in the Ea?! tern part of tie tftate. A^Newbern, the I Society formed by. him, nuipb^ 271 J members, In Beaufort, Carteret Coynty, I he met with even greater success, in pro, hcrnv A Society was formed, consisting J of about 80 members. At the last ac- J countj4ie was in Washington, Beaufort ; i County.-?R(d> Reg. something new. ~ 'A Mr. War#*), of Alton, Illinois, has commenced manufacturing candles from Castor Oil. One of them was presented to the Editor of t he Telegraph, who was induced to test its qualities witli a Sperms candle. He says:?"The experiPhenf resulted the demonstration that the Castor Oil lasted longer than'the Sperm c ;ndle, and the li?ht of the furmcr?*was decidedly more brilliant and extensive than that of the latter. Wo could not discover the least unpleasant jjmell arising from burning the Castor Oil candle. o 9 ? and believe that they are well calculated to supersede entirely the use of the Sperm candle. Mr. Marsh says they . could be afforded by the quantity at 25 ?<Aits per pound, about one half the cost of Sperm candles." . * Profit of Temperance.?A worthy' ! mechanic, of Salem, (Mass.) who. from the force of his own convictions, discontinued the use of intoxicating drinks a year a go, celebrated the anniversary of [hisfreedom from a bad habit,by inviting a few of his friends, one evening last week, to partake of a clam chowder. After due discussion of the savory mess ?which formed so important a part of the sustenance of our pilgrim fathers, and in praise of which the pen of the latest British traveller in this country runs riot?the host opened his desk, and took out a dra. ! war of money. Ho showed his guests that there were more than a hundred dollars in the drawer, and informed them that those were the savings of his "grogmoney" for the yenr. Every day he huJ deposited in the drawer the sum he would previously have spent for liquor, and this was the result !?Here was, absolutely, the foundation of a fortune. Think of it, young men. and remember, that the regular saving of this sum, with its lawful interest, would insure a handsome independence in old ago, for any of you.?Salem Gazelle. (Correspondence of the Savannah Georgian.] East Florida, 29th January, 1512. Dear Sir.?On the 21st inst. at Tampa ' Bay, during the absence of Nen.'.hloch* lo-inathla, his brother Tiger-tail had command of the band of Talis hassinns, and 1 ?? *! ?--* - * ? I* t a r? t tn m i\t >-7 n till lllill mouo ?u^ nuvu?|/i um/hjwj. Fortunately the plan was discovered, and most of the band taken. Tiger-tail, how. I ever, three warriors and four women made good, their escape. Mrs. Tiger tad, and i the hope of the royal House of ike Tigers, ; n lad of 15 years, were secured, which ! may induce the Sire of all the Tails of i the Tigers, hv the operation of the "sober I second thought, to return, ! Immediately after this break out, all the Indians at Tampa were put aboard ol i. the transporters in the Rnv, amounting tii - 280, including WO Warriors, tin thr i 25th inst. Major Plympton, 2d Infantry i in command of 80 men of that regiment t enconntered the famous Chief, Halleci - Tuslenuggee, at the head of Hawk Creek a tributary of Dunn's Lake, east of Hit St. Johns. A snug little fight ensued ol 15 minutes, which resulted in the killing 1 of one soldier, and two wounded; the cap 1 lurooftwo warriors?one since died. [F&>m the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser > IMPORTANT MOVKMKM'. The establishment of British steam i uarkets. embracing the West India. tb? Gulph of Mexico, including the places sel ^ forth in the following list, is one of thr most important commercial movement of the present ilay. Toe facilities which will he thus offered will prove of infinite service. T .ere will be a steam packet twice a month from Havnna to Halifax, calling and delivering letters at Savannah, Charleston and New Yoik; and so nrrang cd as to meet with the (Junarci line from , Bi?ton to Halifax, and reluming to Hav. J ana. will convey letters to all ports of the West Indies, tfonth America, dee. Bv the u^cket which has arrived, we nnd-rstand Mr. Bu hanan her Majesty's ei>n??il, i?ir been appointed Jcr M jury's packet Hjfift for New York. Wo faith^r team that ao nrrnngw. raent will he made by Mr. Bndwrnan that letters to any part ofrho vv '."Id may bo forward Fdhi ** 1 r ? ? *i nroeont n ff/ar i>li iNew l orn?a lacniiT ji"***'i"""- ? At a Court reception at the Tuiferies on 31st December, General Cass (Minister of the United States) presented n considetnhle number of Amercinn citizens, who were respectively received most graciously. Their Majesties testified f" General Cass their gratification at the enthusiastic manner in which their son, the Prince de joinville, had been received and entertained in the United States. General Hamilton arrived in New Or. leans on the 20th inst. The editor of the Bee says,?Gen. Hamilton informs Us that tho dispositions of the New British ' Ministry, were equal'y favorable with that of Lord Melbourne's cabinet towards I the Republic of Texas, which he repre. sented at the Court of St. James; and that the evening before he left London, he signed with Lord Aberdeen, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, a protocol indicative of those friendly feelmgs. General H. hastens to Texas, wifhjhe least possible delay, to obtain the confirmation of its government, of some important international and financial measures he 1ms arranged in Europe, fa the event of succrss, he will return to Europe in the Spring vhi the Halifax suamers. ' _ < i i Tillt adjournment. On Saturday last, 1st instant* the Lrg. , i islature of A'mhnnia adjourned without a i day, aftet a session of precisely tivr ^l months. We-pnhlish in out paper to.day, a list, of the acts passed - and-'shah select % tioni, Then? is one so tbocfllghly new, if not mischevious in prinetple, that we intend to gratify public curiosity with it next weekf VVe .allu le to the "act to prevent tltejgtiBflfce of real estate.1',But rt: tor the exa|jp||P^ennesseer from whose : (statute book'it is said to be copied, this ( act of legislation would he viewed as a | mixture of insanity and rashness. On tjie subject of the banks nothng^r^has been done towards a change of system ; their management hjjafopnsomewhat tatter guarded and-Jl^red ; but, taherr together, there never convened a set of men,'devoted to the work of legislation, who achieved less to satisfy the w. public mind. We hrfrnot, however,din- A posed to apply Vcndiscriminate censure; some of thein? of lx>th parties ejutrtodthemselves manfully to promote tere^t./of the State and the people,'and were only prevented by difaculties which can ta little understood except by those Vho witnessed or experienced them. At a future time, we shall indulge in more . ?rv.^,or.f? An ?h* nroccedimrs.of 2^$ >pCCIill bUIHWvmv -... r"*T the session.?Tuscaloosa, (Ala,) Manu lor. i-i? Nkw-orlkans, JAjr.:27. Texas.?By the steam packet New- ^ ; York, which arived yesterday, we* have Y^'Y^S received late (iuivaston dates. T?iere yet exists great excifcmens in Texas, in respect to the capture of the ^ [ Santa Fe expedition. The Austin Bulletin of the SIst tilt., states that the C. Van Ness, who had just reached that place from Sart Antonio had with him public papers Chihuahua, giving fuller accounts of the capture.? The prisoners stated that they had f<mgf^sSK3 tho Indians from Austin to Santa Fe; and when they were captured, were completely worn out by fatigue and want of I food. Cook, Howard and Caldwhll are repor| ted to have boon killed in attempting to I escape. An act to fund the Texran debt has passed the Senate. Also a bill to authorzethe issuing of $153,000, exchange hills. > : A man had been srreRted in Houston a Mexican apy?but liberated for want .-ef^ At a public meeting in Gsliraston a number ' ?.?.! li.oinn Inr ihnir of resolution* were pnwwju object the enrollment of the militia / frtr the pin pose of.igressi v e opera lions against .1/exiro, and the forfifixation of the isI land ot (ialvasUm by prefer batteries The wni fever seems to rag:e?and well I it may. If Text* does not do something , for the Santa Fe captives she had ijrttlbr i follow Yucatan and rkkqrt into a Mexican A rei.courtier took place in Anwtm, :ween Mr. Kaufman (f rrner Speaker of the House of Representative#,) wnda Wt. ' May ft id, a uietubir of C-?;tgt m. in coitj?5Htl??e%r . of words spoken in d<*bat?*? which rnvftKfd k Kaufman's receiving :t pieiul uati in lite abdomen, >vln*oh- it l? tKtxvgML wrill -.ifiive mortal . ' ' Cr>n-rej<?! In - passed a !>ill rrpidiitin^ IVla# ? hiliiies alier .he 1st of lebruary. The t -?ld bonds or notes of the Republic arc >ot after this date to bo lake!) in paying of gnvermcnt dues.?Bee: r Yankkt-! lKr*p.;virrnr.? Henry Aiken of Franklin, N. H. has invented a machine for cutting di ches. It can be drawn by ej yoke o. oxen. tn ik.no a ditch 3 feet I ;vid*? at Iho top, 2 fret at the boWotrr.afiA ^^ 2 feet deep. Two yoke of oxen can 1 Ira w it half a mile or more per means of pnlly blocks. -> . Nkw Orleans, JAK* 24. Yucatan.? We learn from reliable ver. i bal mioruiaiion, (hat-the province ?f.Av' ,?V"ir.t/?ntnn Ii.ts rclansed into a state <>f de. pendens ii|K>n ti e Mexican (vovernwont. We have further, that when the Yucatan-, /y i c:se Congress <b ei e ! upon acknowledging the supremacy of Mexico, the event was h celebrated at 3/erida, and the other.towna in the province, bv tho tiring of cocgmcn, I illuminations and offer manifestations at *,; *' * rejoicing. The precise terms upon which ' y the re-annexation was effected have not . . ' transpired; hut thcr have reference to cer min privileges of local legislation which r S .nt i Anna has o e ded to the ron..ce i of Yucatan.?Bee* T?a DRACO* FOR Vln.?? l*apa," said o?*? 1 of his boys to the deacoo, ^ 1 l*a?l a funny dream./art night.' ' We If, Tommy, what wat your funny dream V f?~$ I dreamed lire devil came into your at are. > 7 * The devil!' * v? tKaf Hp found von J " I BB, I n. WIV w r..f ..... 7r I drawing "glass of gin for poor A mho Jam*, - , T * who li-ie fi'8. and who br>ke a iittle bahy'e arm the o*her day because she cried?wt?e* became home drunk. Arid I thought the devil came Up to the counter and fatf the end of his long tail on (he chair, and leaned orer towards the barrel where you wer?* stooping to draw it out, and asked if joe was'iit a deacon. And I thought you d.d'nt look up. hot said you was. & men he grinned and shock his tail like a cat that has a rat, and Mjr he : me, 'that ere's the deacon for rtk! sod j ran out of the shop laughing as loud/ that I put ray fingers in my ears and woke ujf'~ The deacon quit the trafiicarid jumod the W ashing ton Temperance Society, -? i A camV ?IT*. At Cincinnati Inst werjc, Isnbeltt Opu penheimer, n child of about eeven venre of Age, recovered $500 damages against 1 the owner of a do# wo?cn unu uiiw. l ;in the fcc^theee being proof that the dog was vie on* and dwpoeed to wte, and 1 that the defendant had knowledge of the fact, A?J AXEEICAN.BAKOX, The 5 Gazutte states, that a ' citi^n of ih?l place tw rite can lljf *' . to his fortune" by4tie^ev|di$ion^.o* r 1 hirn of a baronial titfe^w^ large estate*,