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The Death of tko Hon. Wm. L. Maroy. I'lic telegraph conveys the unexpected intelligence of the death of the lion. Win. 1* Matty, the Into Secretary of State, who, for thirty years has acted a prominent part in the |)o , litical history of tlie cMtntry, and who hy his* character and SSVvic^s lias earned a high reputation, h(>th at home and aliror.d. The following article from the Charleston (\>nricr presents nil outlino r?f his public life, and a discriminating skeVbli'Of his Intellectual characteristics: Mr. MaYeV wos horn in Sturbridge Mass., on the 12th of December, 1780? and was consequently in the 71st year of his age. He graduated with high honors at Brown University, in Providence, R. I., in 1808, and soon atler entered upon the study, and subsequently upon the practice, of law* in Troy N, Y. fie seems to have been formed with an inevitable tendency towards politics, for wc find that lie was active in-the defence of llio policj' of JvfVtysoii and Madison, and that his zcul in this respect was not in excess of his ability, llis stfpport of tlie measures of the govern-ij ' inent, moreover, was not merely the support i of wnnk* liUf im/m tUn /vf he turned out as a volunteer, and served with * great-ability and credit throughout tlie greater part oT its continuance. His first public ofiice was the Itccordership of the Cily of Troy, to Which lie \rns apppointed 1810. He subsequently and suceessivety filled the ofliee of Adjutant" General, Comptroller, Associate Justice of the Supreme Cou rt. and the United Slates Senator from thcState of X. York. Jle rc-sifftied the latter office in 1833 to accept that of Governor of his adopted Stiite. lie Was twice clcctcd to this"p>osition, but was defeated in 18:?S, and held again no public ofiice till he was called to the Cabinet of President l'olk, in 1315, in the capacity of Secretary of War. lie resigned this office upon the accession of General Tnylor to the Presidency, and accepted the position of Secretary of State in! il.?i'?l.:,...i,.fi).?J: i ..i II! 1* 1 v..%- vi i iuiui;!!!! i ivrcc. no was also n prominent candidate for the Presidency hefore the Baltimore Convention. This is t lie outline of the public Ufa of one, who is acknowledged to have boon one of the first men of our time. His name has been j long before the people, he has had much to do with our political achievements ; and wo ?To not now recollect any act of that character of weakness or hesitation, which would make the record of his life a reproach of history. lie was a model politiean. lie possessed in an eminent degree of development and perfection, all the requisites of shrewdness, foresight, caution and tact, and withal considerable comprehensiveness of intellect, and as much honesty as is often given to politicians to enjoy?that enable him to he a most successful and admirable manager of men ami measures. There was a conservatism in his habits arid methods of thought and action, which led him t to shun extremes, and in tho.c perilous times which try men's tempers, to prefer that middle 1 course of action, which men arc pent?rally and finall}' forccd to adont Ilcnce liis counsels nnd advice wore usually those that" prevailed ; and his influence was ever largdly and widely l felt He was a member of the famous "Albany liegencv," which for a long time was understood to control the action of the Democratic ' party iD New York, and it need hardly be said < that hie was one of the master spirits of those < to whom this soubriquet was applied. j It i.*, perhaps, the best evidence of the perfectues? of his character as a politician, that ho ' ucver nppeare<l to seek office. Whenever he was called to a public position, cither b3* clec- 1 tion or appointment, it always eecmed to be | because he was the man for the position?because no other would do as himself. It was ' either because he was by his abilities and opin- * ????.! r,? it.. ..I ?i ,uno ptvuuni y mniU IVI llic |IIU\.V, Ul lieCUIISC Hi visions or diaseutions in the ranks of liis party j were lo be united or removed, and because there was the necessity for some one who by his practice o,( conservatism e.onld take middle ground upon which men of opposite and extrcnio opinions could coine together for United action. His jutellectual abilities and attainmenU were of the firstorder. 'He was one of t the very ablest political orators of the day. Ilis State paper#, always characterized by logical strength and acuteness of argument, .and j by; great force and. simplicity and clearness of-, style, arc rapdcls of tlieir-kiud. His,- management of the Kosta business.established his refutation as a first rate diplomatist; while in nis disposal of the proposition Sor the obolishment of privateering, be most decidedly and triumphantly got the better of all thfeFlintwinclies and other "shrewd ones" that composed lire late Congress at Paris. But his later services and achievements are yet fre6h in the memory of our readers, and our space admonishes us to close our brief and imperfect sketch of the public career of one who has been bo clt>sely^connected with the late history of our fc>-' The New York Police BilL The New York Court of Appeals, we see lias affirmed the constitutionality of tlic new metropolitan Police Bill. Tlic Bill it will bo recollected was passed bj- a Black Republican legislature, and mnde important changes in the police arrangements of ?w York City, which is largely Democratic, and the measure was regarded bj' that party, as a gross attack upon their corporate privileges, and as entirely unjust and unconstitutional. In view of its unconstitutionality, the operation of the L aw was resisted by Mayor . Wood, and this led to The Court of Appeals, which affirms the that Judgment of the Supreme Court, declares there is nothing in the Constitution prohibiting the abolition of the loenl police arrangements of ilie City by the Legislature, and the remodeling of the force in any manner they may sec fit; and holds that the only constitutional remIcdy for unwise legislation, is by the frequent renewal of the Legislature. The following extract from the Albany Argiu, sets forth in a slrong point of view the objections to the - Bill : Onfl ftf f.l?* mnut. f ?* -- .... ...... ....Vix^uicuvu IUHJU9UI UIIS State residing in tlie interior, said to us 3'esterdny, "whatever the Court of Appeals may feel constrained to hold in rotation to the eomtituSt tonality of the New York Police law, I regard the law as more outrageous in its character than any legislation whieh has ever disgraced our State. It is a greater outrage than one legislation which led to our revolution." This wa? the opinion of a clear-headed, 'thinking man, residing away frorn^ the.scene 'of excitement;- a^forwirr^his judgement merely * as a quiet looker-on upou matters in which* he iJiVkLdo intere?t.#xcei>t tliat which every citizen fee!! In tlife h'on^r ofjiis gtate. Like the geni <hajmfltf3ed to, w<j do not cot?v?o discuss { thf constitutionality of the law in question,! wuiie it u ueNTOndcr advisenicut by Uie Court erf last' retort and is on the point of being decided. Bat th? law is all that our friend described it, even sliould tho Couft hold tliat it f docs not directly, contravene Constitution. ^.Within the range of constitutional power the,, legislative authority may be guilty of oppress-' ' Hon andWjuAtica which would (lrrve - the pcot<) rerolirtion. ; X- The grfat outrage of theigxitioti which led -tcjtfflUtioiwd indepehfetice wo* <iiot its a, xApuuU- Our .fore-fathers could lia^e paid the , tax onthe tea'which was consigped Us the wa' tert orBoston hart^h* fiqCifr was'the princi^jflcwliictf the' neeistfrd?a principle which iu the end (night mafce them slarea. So the citizens df New York, -Kinra West, "ahestar and fciohmoad, might possibly submit ' without serioifo pricticahppprcasion to the op<" Oration of the WetropoliUn Police lam They fu >?.. I A. ./ I. ' f viii^iiv in uiu uauuo vi urnc uuutVv bOTnilllw* jJuaurs have * perfect and efficient polite organ", iaatio* under .* Yet it will be none the Jen * outrage jupon their rights, because it' inS their i igHt tor. govern th^mselve*. Fob, mrlizan purpose*, it strips the# of a* *?e whldt tkefrfcllov citizens of other . parttof the State en>y. |t ostabiuhea a pre-, eodMt which May Ooslarethtm. t a. ' . JL LJtor are their iellow-cititeps in-. otheP ftorf tioas of the State leM Interested in. Ckfe> bqes' v tio|i' If Kew, Ydrk^nd tta ea?fto?s **ybe - ; ImM into * district* and governed,by a |mb? trai .power for police awrpoaaa, pther JbcMot of the State may be stripped of the right of tdf. government in ty'erenee to other ?uhjMsDistricts nunj be.cpcctoil which shall override,. 'if' 11 ii i yn-fcijf town nn<]county lines, mid transfer to n central political an>! plundering oligarchy, various local powers whirli these old and well known divisions Iia?o hitherto exercised. Indeed vfc may find in a few years, if lliis precedent is nllowcd to I'coonie established, th<* power of towns and couuties t<? raise ir?x:i?cy l>y taxation and spend it for their o\<-n local governments when raised taken ft'oin them. Imleed fron the well known-character of the leaders of the present Republican party in relation to pecuniary speculation and peculation, this may lie anticipated as one of the earliest applications of this new doclriric.?The Sixteen Millions of taxation which now grinds the people of this State may be expected speedily to attract the gaze of the plunderers to a rich field for their operations. THE INDKl'liNDKNT l'liKSS IS ITDLISIIKO EVERY FRIDAY MORNING UY LBE A. WILSON. w. a. r.nn ...... . tw?? fudivl'l'i'itx, likr nations, fail in not/tin / which the;/ holiifi/ <itt<-nijit, when xuxlaincd In/ virtuonx purple, ???' Jticrmiwd resolution.?Hknuv Ci.av. ' W'iUiny topraise, yet not afraid to blame." Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE C. H. FRIDAY, - - - - - *"jULY 10, 1357. Dr. A. G. Mackey. By reference to tlio Masonic Advertisement it will he seen that a SjK'cial convocation ?>f the Order will be lie-Id oil Tuesday next, nt which l>r. Mackoy. tho distinguished lecturer, an<l (joncral High I'rioal of the fraternity will preside. Reward Offered. I'.y n-fereneu to the advertisement in nno- j titer column, it will l>e seen that a valuable j /'ortiiwii'ii hits been lust between A\ illingtmi j and Mr. .losbna liavu', on the road lending j from this j?liK*f toj:okosl?ury. Wo have been j authorized* to bestow a liberal reward upon the finder who shall restore the missing article. Adv. rtineme*ts. A\"c would direct attention to tlio advertisement of recent arrivals at the establishment of j Mr. II. \V. Lawson, who is prepared to furnish I every thinjr in Iiis line on the most reasonable j terms; of Wit rat ?minted by II. S. Kerr, /ion- I nets at fo*t by Chambers <fc Marshall; Ambto- ! U/jf-s, l>y* \V. G. Kennedy ?>f Whitehall; the military Reviews ?fce. < Tho Hot Supper. The Hot Simnor nn l.ict Vr!it<ir> - ,0.1 a lnrgc company, who came prepared to lo full justice lo the various delicacies of tlie >ccasion. The entertainment was given in the commodiousrooms of the new building of Mr. Fohn McLaren, on the public square, and which ?c kindly placcd at the service of the managers >f the feast Vehave never attended a more bountiful epast, nor witnessed a company who scorned :o enjoy themselves more. The arrangements ill reflected the highest crcdit upon the lady iuperinten dants, and we are glad lo see were properly appreciated. The receipts of the evelinu were very encouraging, amounting, wc earn, to between $1G0 and $170. Abbeville Male Academy. We have been requested to announce that the Annual Examination. and Exhibition of this flourishing Academy, now under the charge of Mr. A. C. Elder will take place, on the loth and 16th inst. The examination will embrace the various, classical, mathematical, and elementary branches of study pursued in the Academy, and will be enlivened by exercises iu composition, declamation, and the delivery of original speeches. Atth close of the Exercises a Literary Address will be delivered before the Patrons of the Institution, by Stephen C. DeBrulil, Esq. The occasion is usually one of interest to Parents, Teacher, Pupils and the public generally, and we trust to see a large attendance. The Ookesbury Examination. We regret that we were unable to attend the interesting Examination and Exhibition of the Cokctbary Conference School during the last week, but have been so fortunate as to enlist Hia CalTMAa r\C o fn!on/1 ?..V avt i>l.VO v. a IIIUIIU, VVIlll'UbUIIK l\? UU JUO* tice to the occasion, who has furnished us the entertaining skctch which we present to our readers in another column. The Literary .Address of the occasion, by Edward Noble, Esq., we have heard universally commended, as an effort of the highest-ability and most admirably delivered. The Rector, the Rev. J. II. Round, retires from the Presidency of the Institution, and much to the regret of theTrusstoea, on account of his impaired health. The vacancy has been filled by the election of the Itev. Sain'l U. Jones a gentleman of high chniucter anil enlarged experience. The Lecture. There was quite a largo attendance at Temperance 11 all on Wednesday night tr> hear the Anniversary Address of the Rev. C. Murchison before the i^ons: The Address was a very excellent one and presented a very encouraging review of the condition and prospects of the Temperance cause in the District. Scurcely a year has elapsed since the establishment oftho Abbeville Division, and in that time its numbers have constantly increased, and its influence been gradually extending. No other organization could so well eJTect.the purposes of the Order, in giving strength ^to tho weak and securing me aif*ciniiinuon 01 true temperance principles. The members -were1: earnestly e*ljoffi?d; to the exercise of reucwed diligence and*unremitting zeal. The Essay. The able and interesting Eeaayof IT. A. Jones Esq., on The Character of Plato and hit WriUng*, road before the Young Men's Christian Association^ on Tuesday evening lost, called r forth an unusually large attendance. The Es*say presented an entcrUiultig biographical sketch of the Grecian sage, and of the leading characteristics of his philosophy, aud ditcussed in an easy and agreeable style, the influence of Afiift T? * lL - All acvivwuig UIO I moral aspects of the Platonic philosophy* the writer proceeded at 1 engAb^to^sbov the Suability of the unaided retoonjno jriford a^y.^jlftisfactory solution of thft -problems which are connected with man's future destiny; .tkat Che evidence from analogy was entirely vague and> imperfect; and that apart from revelation we ?aa Arrive attio certain eocelasions as to the eoitiU immortality, or * attfe of anal reteibu* *.Thiportjon of A* ITssttf; iatJfo sabseqneot. duea/fan elioited from the- R??. Mr. Itoyt, an jtfoiotyfttdefence of the aV^traent fpo?^n?loJlr ?^an ?TBiUif!yin'Af tt> -J ? **r ' ? ~-*rs?~r "" *? """"r* c?tion of it? ufficianey. members wire to Clietu?j^ eMaPi^imMi M?feU ^ oOHMafed to(teliw^c next pvM&&yf ***- ' -h1 ttjdBMHHBwMMBIBKiMhhCvif -? The Weather and Crops. We Wore visited on Inst l'riilny \Villi n delightful rain, and since then with U refreshing showers, which have revived vege- c tatiou generally. The nights have been cool, however, beyond ? precedent; so much so c as to make fires quite comfortable, and to i V chill the cotton plants pretty effectually, g] Some of our Exchanges report the reception of ? cotton blooms; and though we have not seen any, wo learn that they aro numerous in different portions of the District. The tj corn crop is doing finely and promises an nbundant har vest* The crop of oats is generally gout], and the Wheat unusually fine. We have ?i i heard in 6?vcral instances of n yielil of from n, 2i> to 30 bushels of wheat to the acre ; and on Col. Marshall*' plantation in this vicinity \ there was a yield on one or two clioicc acres ' of between 85 and -10 bushels. Plan for the Abolition of Slavery. V' Wc publish below, an extract from an inter- 0 csting article of the London Titnm, on certain p porpoaitions, submitted to the Prime Minister of l' Ktigland, in relation to the Slave Trade and the ^ abolition of slavery. The suggestion was to j,, the cfTcct., that the Slave trade should be abol- w i.died, though .the abolition of Slavery ; which ol was to be effected by the employment of free labor obtained froin the same markets. The Sl, capacity and aptitude of the blacks, for tropi- pi cal labor was to be recognized, emigration '-'j agencies established in Africa, suitable vessels j'j provided for the passage, and facilities of re- cll turn ; and voluntary contracts entered into for di obtaining the service# of the African on fair I | terms; and that Slavery should thus be abol- ?v ished, 1>3* putting an end to the necessity for its ?|j maintenance. ? The scheme, as the Charleston Standard rc- l'' mark-1, seems to ho entirely vision cry, as prom isiny to furnish any proper substitute for Slave labor. The Negro is fif.teil for a Stale ii| of Slavery and in no other condition, can his ov labor be made profitable. Whilst therefore "!! . of tliis project would furnish no relief to the producer, neither would the condition of the negro ev b^* promoted, but it would likely be more de- c'' graded and miserable than in a State of Slave- c" " in ry no Take first, (he interest of the planter, fairly on considered. A slave cost ?110; a free black co emigrant coul.l be landed i" the West Indies nn fur about . 7 10s., leaving a difference in the eil first price large enough to cover nil infinity of minor expenses. In fnct, as regards outlay. \vi tliore in no doubt lliat the bnllance would t>e in favor of free labor. At s?'ne of tlie seasons So of urgency- it is possible that a planter might cii mise that power of operation which an absolute eh command over the bodies of his slaves insured, so but against this consideration how many others sic may iteset! There would be no fear of distur cci hariees or insurrections, no smouldering fire under the surface of things ready at any mo- th mcnt to explode in devastation and havoc, co There would be no danger of intercepted sup- uj plies, such as the increased efficiency of the of preventive squadron might at any time bring an about, or the policy of the Supreme Govern- Turnout occasion. All would he lawful, regular, ca and certain. At present the Cuhan planters oh must feel that, they are under the perpetual ic risk of losing those importations on which they ie.f depend?indeed, the proposed employment of L?i the gunhoats may perhaps go far towards oc producing such a result; whereas, when free emigration is once established such perils will Oc cease. In Africa, the consequenecs of eucIi a tu system might, be beneficial in the extreme. As da captives would no longer be snlcable, it is rea- wl Eonaoic to cxpeci inev wouia no longer be lei made; and with the motives- thus removed would be removed also the principal causes of mi intestine war. Then, again, it would he scarce- eti ly possible to imagine proceedings belter cal- wi culated for the ultimate civilization and conver- nil sion of the whole African race. The ftuhstitution to of a lawful, cafe and well frequented highway for the dreadful middle passage, the establish- th nient of recognized agencies on African territory, the return of free blacks to their country Tl after intercourse and familiarity with more Il< civilized races and habits,?all these things Il< would tend necessarily to bring the Africans CI out of their isolation, and to open to mission- or aries and traders regions now visited only by is murderers, kidnappers or adventurous travel- ai lers. From this point view, indeed, the S. prospects are as encouraging as they could be. l'r The chief difficulty, of course, would lie in M. the preparation of the country which was to an ?^viiv ucv IIKIMI^IUIIW III VIIV CU5C Ul lllljiunuu or klavef, for it is manifest that the very first con- M, dition at this point must bo the emancipation Hi of the slaves already possessed. Unless this IIi condition was fulfilled, the blacks might bo soon absorbed in the slave clot's, ns happens in T1 Cuba at the present moment*?Tlic difficulties contingent on such a measure might be considerable, but could hardly be insurmountable, and if they were once overcome a guarantee ?' would be obtained that the free 'labor would Ei never degenerate into slavery. The point. 8C however, to be urged with the greatest force is tliie^.?that whether1 the embarrassment at- Pr tending emauciptition be great or small; they fit must at any rate b<j less in the end than those pr which accompany*ifie maintenance of slavery. If the Abolitionists have not had things exactly their own way, yet?neither have the Slave- 0,1 owners. They are living under the ban of II Europe. The most powerful State in the world fo are emitted 111 me accomiJiisiimeiii oi.a policy tlie cil?ject of wliicli is to destroy the'" traffic on which tlicy depend. At any moment, by the discovery of some new system or expedient, 'a the slave trade may become practically an iiu- y< possibility, a"d even where sluveholdiiig is maintained without importation, as in America, r the convulsions which such an institution gen- ^ eratca shake the very foundation# of the State. cr The substitution of some better system for one al so precarious and bo fraught with hazard as jj, this, is so obviously a dictate of common pru; ^ donee that we cannot think it would be disrif* garded if once th^opportunitj'were given : and it is on this account that wo4^i(?ch so much weight to the proposition whi&inas been made. El Hitherto, in our slave trade policy we have w confined our efforts to the interruption of'the sa supply, without Attending to the demand. The H suggestion -pow madfiijprovjdes &' remedy for sc ti.0 tleKcfe; and nhna it We abolition of #Ugr%i$ la througft^tbe-J<^taU}tbni^nt of tc better mlrket ar for Ial^or, The project haa, ita difficulties, no ei< ^qHCba^ioiKgwifor'than those which have dc met point of the question, and cc wl\iiph "encountered with less promise ri of 'flnal Jriflrtiph than.is offered bore. Xjat?it by? Telegraph. ?.' fo Gov. Walker Sustained by the Administba- et ' turn* "Wasdujoton, July' 8.?The . administration tc unstained the course of Gov. Walker in Kanau, and regard* tde rceolutions of the Demo- f(J cratic ConventioQrin Georgia and Mississippi as ungracious. * j,j Fl'ktiif.r by thr Coiowbia.?The political 8lJ news in Great Britain is unimportant. A resI olution lift* Wi<n i^TrruliKAil in In a rlAliat^ n\ whi^h ?-ai progressing in the House of 'Cora- 01 mona,- looking to the raising of cotj^n^ in In- tl dia. It was moved that, in Cue opinion of nl the House, it<rAfxpedieut that Parliament direet immediate attention'to the best mode of m removing the obstacle* which impede the ap Si plication of British capital and skill Co. the im-"1' o provement of the productive powers of India. si fhis was followed by a debate, fa- which it gi was stated that the provitfee of O&jfdeiah <l) was capable of growing more - rtttmi than' is r< produced in the United 8UU| 'XctioQ^-on the U matter was postponed. v w More Spaniah] troops ore to bi sent to Ha- T ai was .quiet in France as far aa the elee-' ft tam ifet-e oonoerned. The Government ejes* u t<jd seven ai)d^.ho opposition three; members, n u Jfaadfoi Dt nrr n>u? OU/L '<? -i? \t of Appeal for ^ rU*e 8dlft4 ?itrrda^ decked that th?;dHetroge4i?a?| PollSe MU -waa constitutional. There w was ? fall boajd of j3dg? r foor of whobi eon- K etttated the tn?jorityr tiio otter* dissenting cl Philadelphia Collego of Medlolne. 1 Among the rcccnt graduates of this Institu- ' ?n, we observe the tiamo of our old friend . C. Puckott. The Doctor attended his first J nurse of Lectures in Charleston, and ha* just ompletcd tlie second course in Philadelphia. ( >'e welcome him hack into our midst, nnd are t lad to loam that lie designs to locate perm a- ? ently with us. Wc wish him a full sharo of J ublic patronage. 1 We observe the nnnics of three others from lis State among the Graduates?A. M. Dunlr :r, W. M. Speed, nnd Cleo. P. Wilson. We extract from the Philadelphia Bulletin >c following in reference to the recent Coinlenccment, and the Institution: The vaedietory address to the graduates ens delivered by Professor Win. S. Ilnlsey. )r. 11., after cordially welcoming the gradtites into the ranks of the profession, and pointig out to them the vast dominion they liad utered, in which all animal and vegetable exitetice, the earth and the sea, nnd even the leinents themselves pav tribute to medicine: roceeded to explain why it is that the nrac- r co of medicine has always been attended c ith so many dilfio.ultics ; said he. "when wc i ike into consideration the complexity of oriinie. life, the innumerable inodificalioiis r hich exterior an<l interior agents produce up 1 i it, the varied cansation of disease and the a r rinds of influences that aet upon it, it can li Ever lie expected that the application of the t iinc remedies to the sanic diseases will always L rodure the same results. Here, in truth, lies io Rreat difference between the educated ivsieiau and the quack. The former, when lout to prescribe for a patient, takes into ireful consideration every symptom of the sense, its cause, the hereditary tendencies of I io'patient, his idiosyncrasies, occupation and n cry other fact which may have any bearing jj ion the case, while the latter has either his leeifie for every disorder, which is given p.l- n ays the same, or, what is inore frequently <: ea*e, fires away linp-hur.ard at the disease ; e id it certainly would he strange if, amid the c eat profusion of shot, the mark was not ocsionally hit." AVhile the Professor enjoined " ion the graduates the necessity of hard study 'l 'on after they had left the college walls, he i mostly warned them to shun irregularities ? practice and charlatanry in whatever form may present itself fo them, as its presence, " en, is contaminating, lie then spoke of the ( iange. that had been determined upon to (J nvort flic present regular graduating sum- c icr session info a course of pneeialities and ? " >n-graduntiug one, and paid that this is the 11 ily ono of the kiinl tlmt is delivered in the n untry, Hi us affording to students extrnordi- ci rv advantages to complete their medical jfi ueation. . The Commencement exercises concluded itli a benediction. ft The present Commencement, dopes the 21st g ssion of the Philadelphia College of Modi- t.. ie. It Inn been determined to modify tho arncter of the Summer Course for the future, w that it shall no longer ho ft graduating pes- u m, nnd to hold, hereafter, but one Common- ? nient in the year. f, The Summer Course will now be ft future in e collegiate year. It i8 completed, in this " ur.se. to deliver three lectures only, each day, ,r ion the following subjects : The application a: the Microscope to Physiology, Pathology, _ <1 Diagnosis: Practical Pharmacy; Stirgeoftlie Kar and Urinary Organs ; I>isscs of Children : General Pathology, Seinei- u igy, and Therapeutics : General and Organ- ai Chemistry ; Surgical Anatomy ; and Medil Jurisprudence and Toxicology. These ictures will commence early in April, and P copy about twelve weeks. 'J The Winter Course will Commence early in ol :tober, and continue until March. Six Lee- C( res will, during this session, he delivered ilv, except on Wednesday and Saturday, icn a cliniuue will be conducted at the Col- '1 .'0. The Faculty continues, for tlie present, the lintenanoe of a beneficiary foundation for inlenls of restricted means, upon which it ill receive a limited number of students anlally. The number is at present limited to j " n The folio will (r nnmod nroft!ssora constitute :i e faculty of the College : st Alfred T. King. M. D., Emeritus Professor of ^ leory nnd Practice of Medicine; George n "Wntoii, M. I)., Professor of Anatomy ; 13. 3ward Rnnd, M. D., Professor of Medical ]L lemistrv; Tlenry Ilartshorne, M. D., Profess- ^ of Theory aud.Practice of Medicines ; Lew- p I). Harlow/Professor of of Obstetrics j,( id Diseases of Woman and Children; Wm. a Halsev, M. !>., Professor of Principles and f aetice of Surgery ; Wm. Ilembel Tnggart, D., Professor of Materia Medica nud Ther- a entics ; James Aitkcn Meigs, M. D., Profess- n of the Institutes of Medicine ; Wru. Bradley, f. , D., Demonstrator of Anatomy ; Win. IT. n" fizzard, M. IX, Professor of Surgery ; B. j-, oward Rand, M. P., Dean. j tl 10 English and American Embassies to 8| China. a The intelligentlyashington Correspondent tl the Journal of Commerce in contrasting the ?! iglish rind American Missions to China, pre- j, nta ratlicr an unfavorable account of the v obuble eflicicncy of the latter, from the de- I1 :iency in its equipments, and the want of ^ oper facilities for prosecuting its objects. I, Lord Elgin goes with an unlimited amount of fi itfit, and splary and funds for contingencies. j is first Secretary of Legation is Mr. Bruce, t r a long time British Counsul General in r rypt and a man of enlarged experience in East- ii n affairs. Another Secrotnr}' is Mr. Alcoek, n tc Consul at Shanghai, who has resided ten j, sar3 in China. The chief interpreter is Mr. jj edhurat. who lias been tf>n vonr in llio Hflfiol. r insular Scrvicc, and is the best living interpret 1 of the language. Attached to the legation are J jo two British Merchants, who havo inrulc r cir fortunes in China, and arc prepared to j foi>d practical information upon all subject* ? lihected with Commerce : c On hia arrival in the ^Chinese waters, Lord | igin and his suit will go on board a man-of- f ar, from which they are to ho landed, under 1..i 1 !iL - 1 - ( lines, ni:u wan ii (zuuru 01 iionor, <tc. At ong Kong.?a British colony,?he takes pos- ' ssion of the Government Iiousc,?an cditico . rger, more magnificent, more comfortable, u ia better furnished than tlie President's man- t an here. Tnfen he has a score or more of t spatch vessels,?small steamers,?^which can immunicate with every point, on tfie coast or J vers, when it may bo described. Besides all this, he has an Army of twenty j lousand tnen, and a largo naval force, fitted ( r the peculiar service for which they may be nptoyed, under his own cxelnsive order. Mr. Ueed, our Minister, is not allowed any , ltfit at.d nothing but a stingy salary of thircn thousand dollars a year. There is the very ? ?n ? J ,i~ii ? unii uuwwouto ui vww uivuoauu uuiiuio /j CUI * UiC Secretary of Legation; and the private f scretary if lie lias any, be mast pay /out of [b own pocket, besides providing for their ibsistence. _ He. lias tho advantage of being conveyed to , hina in a fine frigate, the Mipnessot% But ir newspapers make a great iputake when lev talk about showing the Chinamen a mag* t tflSent specimen of nrvval architecture; for J le Minncssota cnnbot approach within eighty lil^a of any port ifFChma. The Levant and in Jacinto, new stcamerl; both draw twentyno feet of water, and flu Portsmouth, dot a garner draws the same. The English screw , in bo&ts drav. bat six or seVfea feet. * But where i*our Envoy, Mr. Rein, to find* ?i uidence in China t Qn, board ?he Minnesota ? S e will b4?ighty mile*off from the shore, and 1 1Uiou$ fBcuities for communicating' with it i O0K tras some time ago a . small American ?3 rmfsCtmH there ealled th^?C?**?fcius be- g ?ghj| # meiwraut hooae, and she wasr. sold f > j)k#Covergor of ^hsngbaa. * There is none t ow; ajid w>'provision Be m?d<f for one. Mr. Reed'felnrtet go to H<$ng Kong, exeeptae. ' lwfiMrlCed gdfcht /otUfa Br&i?h authorities and t i Macoa, a Prttngus? Mt4lem?st,.b* jrdtrt* , BOSS-.finW'! de wTth hi* sait^ unless, like DA. r*k*r, hss ? n*deee?oi* he lrre*#ith the ftitrtfeh wiv .{ i?*nt? When- st BJianghae, Dr. Phrker wm ? "" " Km 'A In* guest of tliu American commercip.l house of tusscll <t Co., or rented fine ror>m'j*miho houso , if 8oiiie American merchant. WhntSifK'of uu mpression does this make 011 tlio Chinese! dcrchnnts lire of no rank or consideration in lint- empire, according to tlie theory of tlio ,'hiiicse Government. No man can hold public >lHce, Unices lie lie a scholar graduate. They hiuk tliar. merchants are men of money, know ldtliing, and arc governed only hy -eoiiliil moivea ; and a Foreign Minister who lives with hom they su|tpo6e to be under their influence. uvd,fik,for no employment except to buy and toll. Rank in society is hosed on literary acjuirementn. Years of study and a diploma arc eipiisitc to confer it, and to entitle a person to told of lice. In the order of esteem, literary ncn come first', then laborers, artizans, and ncrchants; and last of all, soldiers. It would >e idle to attempt to unsettle this long habitof ( ipinion, and an Hnvoy who resides with the | lierchniit*, is considered as one of the snmc :lass, and cannot have any weight with the ' .'liinese officials. Therefore, not even the Sritish Consults at the five ports ever reside villi a British merchant. They have iudependmt establishments. No arrangement have been made for Mr. Reed's esidcnce, and none will be, except at his own ixjicniK1, and in coii*c<pienc<; of it ho will bo i daecd ill great disadvantage. It was with groat dillioulty that the fJovermt-of Shiinghnc. was persuaded to give I>r. ' 'arker an audioncc, partly l'<?r the reasons e ibove mentioned, ami liuully ho gave him a ( inudsome reception, at tin: earnest desire of lie American Consul, Mr. Murphy, with whom ic was on good terms. c -o- s l_F"?lt TIIK INDKt'KXUKST I'KKSS ] n Governor Hammond. i Mr. Editor : Wo pcrceivo that, a writer in o ho Times nominates this distinguished gentleian for llnilcd States Senator in plsicc ?>f ^ lie lamented Hutlcr. Abbeville, if we know nythiug of the sentiment of her people upon liis subject, would bo very glad to see such a { onsuimuation?not that we would ignore the xeclli'iicc and distinguished character of j tlier eminent citizens of South Carolina, who live been spoken oi in connection with thishigh ....1 :l i - > . - 0 iiu pince ; out wc oeiicvc llial lio iuii in theStato is ao eminently tilted by comintiding talents for this important ofllee as ^ iovcrnor Hammond. What is it that South j 'arolinn wants in her Senators ? Is it not reat abilities?is it not a towering and com- ' lauding intellect ns well as patriotism f We inke no distinction between any of the good ilir.cns of South Carolina in point of patriotm und devotion to the Soutii. Of course, 'lore is a difference among u s ns to the time nd particular mode of redress of our many rievances. But we take it that no dilTercneo (cists amoii'z us us to what wo arc?and what V e must heeome, in order to be saved from c tier ruin as a people. But granting nil this -will friend and foe denv?enn li?. ili-nv triiih. - - j' ; tl ill}*?tliut is any other man in South Carolin can begin to compare with Governor 11am- ^ loud in point of great abilities as ati orator? j s a statesman?as a man of towerinsr intellect. a -as a man who has never opened his mouth a an}- great occasion, or put his pen to paper, jj 'heii lie did not make a mark ns imperishable ? the reward? of genius ? Let South Carolina, then, rising superior to w city prejudices and personal consideration?, e influenced in the tilling of this important [Tico at the next Legislature by those high j* Heidi-rations which look solely to the good ll f South Carolina, and elect one who has uuiicstiouuble capacity und stutcsmnnship. ' aiioevili.e. " JUiy 'J, 1857. Cl Senator Douglas on Kansas Affairs. g Fkom iiis SrKKcu at srnisfifiki.ri, Illinois, n line 12tl?.?Of the Kansas question hut little ccd he Bftiil at the present time. You nre fnm- R iar villi the history of the question. It has n .rcngthoned and confirmed my convictions in v ic soundness of the principles and ihe correct- 0 ess of the course I have felt it my duty to . ursue upon that subject. Kansas is about to >eak for herself through her delegates asscm- si led in con vention to form a constitution, pre- p nratory to her admission into the Union on an a [jual footing with the original States. Peace nd prosperity now prevail thout her borders, lie law under which her delegates are about ti ij be elected is believed to be just and fair in 0 II its objects and provisions. There is every L-ason to hope and believe that the law will he 81 lirly interpreted nnd impartially executed, so a s to insure to ever}' bona fide inhabitant the ft ee nnd quiet exercise of the elective franchise, f any'^ui tioii of the inhabitants, acting under lie advice of politicul friends in distantStates, d liall choose to absent themselves from the noil* i. nd withhold their votes, with a view ofle?ving B ho free StatejdemocrnU io a minority, and thus J ecuring <i pro-slavery constitution in oppodi- 11 ion the wishes of a majority of the people liv- *] ig under it, let the responsibility rest on those a rlio, for partisan purposes, will sacrifice the ^ irinciplcs the}* profess to ehcri.sh and promote. Jpon them and upon the political party for 81 mosc bcuefit and under the direction of whose l> eaders they net, let the blame be visited of lj listening upon the people of a new State, insti- ^ utions repugnant to their feelings and in vio 0 the people of Kansa9-llie sole and exclusive v ightof forming and regulating tlieir domestic t nstitutioiis to suit themselves, subject to no ither limitation tlian that which the Constitu- 11 ion of the United States imposes. The Demoratio party is determined to see the great fnn- J lamental principles of the organic act carried ( ?ut in good faith. The present election law t 11 Kansas is aeknowleged to he fair and ju&t? lie rights of the voters are clearly defined?and ' lie exercise of those rights will be etlioiently J md scrupulously protected, llence, if the ma- r ority of the people of Kansas desire to have it . 1 free State, (and we arc told by the Kcpuhlian party nine-tenl',B lbe people ofthatTcr- ? itorv are free State men,) there is no obstacle i ii the way of bringing Kansas into the Union i i a n fpon Qtatn l.ir f.lm Vnt.Pd Ami VfltPA nf lu.r iwn people, nndin conformity with the great irinciples of the Kan88f-&ehraska net; provid- ' sd nil the free State mch will go to the polls, i ind vote their principles in accordance with t heir professions. If auch is not the result, let f ho consequence* be visited upon tho heads of hose whose policy it (s to produce strife, antrchy and bloodshed in Kansas, that their par- 4 y may profit by slavery^ gitation. If the Demo- < irats in Kansas will perform their duty, fearessly and nobly, according to the principle hey cherish, I hare no doubt, and that the re- * ult of tho struggle will be such as will gladden t he heart and strengthen tho hopes of every t Viend of tho Union. The Kansas question being settled peacefully ind satisfactorily, in accordance with the wish- f s oi uer own peopie, slavery agnation snouiu a >e banished from tlie halls of Congress, find c tease to bo an exciting element in our political truggles. Give fair play to that principle4of J ^"government which rocognieeaVie right of I Iw people of each State and Territory to form ' + ind regulate their own domestic institutions,*' 0 >nd sectional strife will bo forced to gi<fc.p1aco . 0 that fraternal feeling wHfch nnimatM the 'others of the Revdlnuon, Wd made everv citi- f on of every State of thia glorious o.onfeueraoy C 1 member of a common brotherhood. , : t'ognruvOf Ph actio\l Joke.?Old Hr. forodge diefllpd after his lamented docease a v rill is fourajnJAi strong box, bequeathing to c '"mily Woodbine, the belie of the village, be- j oved l>v Henry Honeysuckle, and loving him A n retur'a, an annnity of ten tliflfceand a year -l Luring her life, ao Jong as she shall renown ?:n- a ;le and unmarried; fye whole legaey, princi- , tal and interest, In the event of her marriage, a o go to the Asylum for Idiots.?Put* t Bscof Book*.?fuv friended tbetLioJit ? \?p.Emhop IJoone, ana of the American" Mi*. 4 ions in China, will ragfet to learn that be has * xenjAdered. botne, in consideration ot hi* ,4 iealtfifr.il04riw'ekpected to/ail io the OoTd^J < n West about the X5th May; according to r I ettai1 in the Jolj number ofthe Soulberiv Kpie* 1 iopalian. 4 ' * * [poll TI1K INDEPENDENT I'HESS.} Hie Commencement of the Cokenbury Oonforunco School. The Examination of this School began on Monday an<l closed, with the Liteinry Addressis, on Wednesday In it. Tuesday evening was lovoted to the delivery of original speeches by I en of the students. The Examination and ipeeehes were in character with the reputation >f the School (or dilligence and scholarship, some of the students of the same class and age, !vinc<-d greater efHciency in their studies than >thcrs ; so also, were the speeches of some inlieative of greater research, closer thought tud a more lucid analysis of the elements en.cl ing into their composition, than others ; but to individualize, would be invidious. We were mrticularly struck with one feature in some >f the speeches?the naturalness of delivery? ivithout this, no speech, however otherwise xccllent, can produce any effect. And it is istonishing, the little attentiou paid to this ndispcusable element in the traiuing of the Aitociniion in voice, gesture, or proluneiatioii, is disgusting. Tliero is another natter, too, that Loth teachers and taught limild pay more attention to: Some boys hink that if anything sound well, it will do, vithout regard to the sense. This is a fatal rror. Good souse should be the basis of every peech, whether delivered by a student or ny one else, and the consequence of a failure 11 this, is equally severe whether delivered by >ne or the other. The preparation manifested, at an rnrlv hour, Wednesday morning, pointed that out as the lain day of the occasion ; and so it was. At ( n early hour, Wednesday morning, therefore, | lie capacious Ilall of the Masonic Female Insti- 1 ute (which had been kindly tendered by the | trotheihood for the purpose,) was filled by an , pprcciativc auditory. The exercises were o[ien d with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Iloyt. Thcreupn Kdward Noble, was introduced and pro- i ceded, as Anniversary Orator of the Literary 1 ocieties, to the delivery of an address of an our's length. We were so charmed with this , erformance, that we are almost afraid to trust i ursetf to say anything about it. It was 1 cpletc with rieh thought and sound learning, nd exhibited great taste and appropriateness i the materials with whieh it was adorned, lie rieh ore of useful learning and practical ! ugestion p.o happily developed in this address, rould do good beyond the occasion, if permit3<1 to go abroad, and we trust that Mr. Noble ill consent to its publication. Not to depreiatc former efforts on similar occasions, we oneur with nn educated and intelligent gen* leinan as to this performance. On bcimr rwt-. (1 what lie thought of it, lie said : "I have card most, if not all, of the literary addressee elivercd at Cokcsbury for the last, ton years; nd consider this the best I have heard." The rivileges and dangers of youth, constituted the ( lerue. i Then followed the Rev. Oeo. II. Round, 1 'ith an address eminently suited to the eir- i umstancc which called it forth. Mr. Round, , om feeble health, to the regret of all who t now liiin and feel an interest in the prosper- 1 y of the school, has been compelled to give ( p the Rectorship; and, in retiring from a ] ositiou which he had filled, so many years, so 1 sefully, he deemed it not inappropriate to tnbudy, for the students, Trustees and patins, of the School, some useful hints and stig- < esiions, in a parting ndOn-ns. This lie did 1 lost admirably. His speech was the go*prl in nutshell. He pointed out the path of virtue | n<l religious morality, with a clearness that he ' i'lio runs, inaysee; and enforced the necessity ' f pursuing it with an cloipience enriched with | lie dictates of a pious experience and the re- | ilts of matured und sound learning. The | articular thcine, was the Formation of Char- ! ctcr. i The exercises wore closed by the presenta- < on of a Uible to Mr. Round by Mr. Gary, one f the student*, who performed his part, very < Misibly and feelingly, in a neat and appropri- 1 te nd-iress, to which the Reverend geDtlcman :elingly responded. We have no doubt that this will be a bright ?? ii,rt ,.e p. i 1 - t nj j 14 me luvuiun uj V/Uhcauur^. jt? will l?C ^ >tig before such an audience caa forget sucli , peeches. We might say a good deal, Mr. Ed- < .or, about the many faces we saw in that ' [mcioiis Llall, lit tip with smiles, intelligence ' nd beauty. But that is a theme wo will not ; rustourself upon. We only wish you your c elf had been there to have luxuriated. Ookesury is distinguished for the beauty and inteligcnce of her women, as she is for her hospiality. On occasions like this, all doors are pened. The universal remark made to us, fas, by almost every one, that ho had had more han half n dozen invitations to dine, by"tf8: iiany citizens. In place of Mr. Round, the Trustees liave >ut the Rev. Samuel B. Jones, a native of Charleston, and a graduate of the State Miliary School there, who has had some experience n teaching, and lias the reputation of being in excellent disciplinarian. We have some Personal acquaintance with Mr. Jones, and tave no hesitation in saying, that ho is an imiablo gentleman, and well qualified for the mportant post to which he has been promoted, rhe Trustees did well in securing his services, md the patrons o?t!ie School may rest satisfied ,hat their sons will be well provided with both tioral and intellectual food. The Trustees did toother good thing. iney raised, conditionilly, the salaries of the Rei?, J. W. Wigtman rom $800 to $1,000, and of Mr. Turpin from (350 to $600, that is, provided tho increase >f the School would warrant it. ' And finally: the section of country in which .bis beautiful inland town is located, is one of lie healthiest in the State. Tlie Masons have ecently put up a very fine building thore for j he Masonic Female Institute, in which a lourishing School is now in operation, under tble teachers. The Cokesbury Conference iohool has been in operation for a number of rears, aided by an endowment of some $20,000, , fon*. Geo. HolfS^fy, deceased, of precious j pemory. _No.w. Vh?t, under these ciroumstan- | e? .ia \Sfito to present, these schools from akiagrtt^they deserve to take, front rank ' positions itnong^ie first schools of Sooth 1 TbrolinaJ Let the citizens of Cokesbury, aud ' U vicinity, answer. A. Dr. Albkbt G. Macket.?This well lpiown ] n r? f tha XfoanniA Vrm * li?a v*v. ?V Mt?ovuiv Al? rat H?y 1109 vycn IU ur town for the past week,4!ril)ing his'aubal cms in the mysteries of their ancient craft, lelighting his Vteny admirers with hia easy ( lut commanding conversational talents, and ' dding ne*f frivfjU Itf -Jhe already IOhg 'list ?hicli liia qaaliftia of bead and hcurt have attached tp hhnL. Itgfves as plealbre to state noreover,that}j? w3l, this evenibg. lecture wfore the Edgefield Xiyeeura,inMaaonio Ball, ipon a moat latereetiag anty***, Wis: "The rmuenoe of tj?e temper amenta Vffwn characo'clock )fe **ill ahow theft appraoiM^ of a f^>od ran, | knd * i?y turning kiVib full nucobers.-?B&yJieUl 4Adverttmr. Vnniiii h - - " ** NEWS Il'ilMS. Tiik Tkiuiikio Hail Storm im Fkkdkrickh- * nrnu.?-Wc informed our readers through k special dispatch in yesterday's Express, that a terrific hail storm visited Fredericksburg. Va., on Wednesday. ? The Herald of yesterday, says it commenced at 3 o'clock, and continued for over ten minute!".?The same pupor adds : Unit fell fully as large a-* a lien's egg*, and tliat in a large quantity, covering the ground most thoroughly. Large and stately trees were blown down, windows in every direction broken, roofa commenced leaking, and confusion prevailed in the general; hut it was no time for aught Hava to stand in awe and look for some new revelation of the fury of the storm. The loss ih the way of damage to the liar-. vest in lioth SpotUylvania and neighboring, counties, will be immense, as tho storm raced' with a fury that beggars description. Tlift gardens have also been riddled, but we regard all as a small loss to that which our agricultural friends have most surely mot with/ A Piiomisino Tiif.oloijian*.?A young man, a student in the Theological Seminary in Fairfax, Va., shot and killed with a revolver an'? other young man on Sunday last in a fracas ab a Sunday School. When tficological students . go armed with revolvers it is not surprising that all rowdies should wear them. Among aj people so resentful, quick, and ready to slioa blood for ?in nifroiif. n? ? *>?iiviiwaii9 usuuiiy usoj arising chiefly from laxity of domestic training nnd discipline and the absence ol all restraint over the young who are left day and night to the eole guidance of their appetites and passions nnd to the contaminating inflences of street companionship and depraved !<trcet. education, it ought to be made a punishable otl'cnce to wear deadly weapons. Such' a prohibition strictly enforced would save many a life and an infinite amount of remorse! and misery. Such a law, we understand, is found in the statute books of Virginia, but i* unheeded, even if known to the magistrates. The young Fairfax homicide fled, but Wfta caught and committed to Alexandria prison for trial. Tiik Submahin'k Tn.Kfsr.atiiino Pnocr.-<*.?It is well known that some of the most interesting Experiments which have been made for determining the lnws which effect the transmission af practical working currents through extend?d conductors were made in England somo tunc since uy air. i.fttimcr Clark?his experiment!) demonstrating t-lic fact tlint the speed of electricity is essentially modified by tho conditions of the circuit through which it passes. Basing his investigations upon the conclusions arrived at by Mr. Clark, another gentleman? Mr. F. R. Winlow argues to prove that tho submerged wire from Ireland to Amcrica would require two and one-half seconds for each signal to reach its destination, and, after it, four and one-half scconds more must clnpso before another could bo sent. Thus,' one word would require a minuto for its transmission, and a message of twenty words, with tho usual oftice signals, would occupy lialfan hour. At this rate, not more than fifty messaged could be sunt in the twenty-four hours. As IxrctimTiNc. Rkmc.?T)r. Witherspoon, of Alabama, has in his possession a manuscript copy of the Bible, writen over a thousand years ago. It is described as being stroDgly bound in boards of old English oak, and with Jiongs by which the leaves are bound together. The leaves arc entirely made of parch iiviiI** <>i a musi. superior quality, of fineness liul smoothness little inferior to the best satin. L'lie pnges are nil ruled with grent accuracy, ind written with great uniformity and bennii'ally in old German text hand, and divided off uto chapters and verses. The first chapter of ivory book in the Bible is written with a largo capital of inimitable lu-auty and pplendi'lly illuminated with red blue and black ink still inrivid colors ; and no two of the capital letters n the book precisely alike. Important from Mexico..?Tt appears from our California files that there is soma serious ipprehension that the communication will bo :ut off between Acnpulco and the city of Mexi:o. The Indians, numbering from 4,000to i,(M>0, have revolted near Chilpancingo, anil lave defeated the fusiliers of the government ind killed the prefect of the district. The cause if the outbreaks is that their priest, who has jcen preaching insurrection from the pulpit, mi* been arrested, and is now in prison at Acauilco. Old Gen. Alvutez lias just left l'rovjden:ia with his Indians to subdue the belligerents ; i uc uuin nut Bui-cceti, me communication will je very soon cut off between Acapulco anil the .upitaf. The Crops, Wkatiikr, <tc.?Now that the wheat harvest is about ended, and a correct itiitement can be mailc of tho crop, we aro 'ratified to be able to coroborate nil the bright l>rophesies which have been made with regartl :o its abundance. From almost every quarter tf our land we hear the grateful cry of abunhint wheat crops. In Laurens District our farmers have never gathered into their granari^t \ greater abundance, or finer quality of wheat. Corn id still backward, but generally looks liealthy, und if we are blessed with gootl seasons x good crop will be made. Oats are generally, jood. Cotton is unpromising; tho weather continuing too cool for it to grow off with vigor, and rcclaim its backwardness. Laurcntvillc Herald. Earthquake is Laurens.?Mr. J. II. Martin, a reliable gentlemen, informs us that on the night of the 21st of June, he felt, very sensibly, vbfc? evidences of an earthquake, at the residence of Mr. John Robinson, near I'oplar Spring in the upper part of this district. Itoccured between nine and ten o'clock, and wa* also felt by his sifter. Mr. John l'ucket, living near Knight's Bridge, also states that the shock was so great that it awoke him, and on "making a lightoin the room, lie could see the house shaking.' Mr. Martin, fearing he might be deceived, was reI. .? lill - r y - lucwtiic iv uiociosc tut* ihcl, uiiuuje iOUDU|^aBy other persons had felt the same shock* Laurenn ille Jgrrald. Dougl as Jf.rrold.?The friends of this deceased author have get up a scries of entortainmenta in London for the benefit of his fatuity. They were to commence on Saturday evening Inst with v grand musical festival, to be followed last evening by Charles DiSkens reading hisChristmas Carol." Other entertainments were to follow, in which Mr. Ths?k> ery and Mr. Russel, the Crimean correspondent, would participate. On the committee of arrangements are Sir E Bplwer Lytton, Sir joe raxton ana Air. Macrejgf. Making an Effort for Life.?Lord Cockburn Bftys of old Adam Ferguson, the historian of Rome, who dressed like a philosopher from Lapland, "that he livftd fifty years lon^ ger than nature meant,, by rigid care. Wine and animal foodbesoughtliis appetitifn vain, but huge messes of milk and vegetables dis-nppeared before him, always in the never fail-' ing cloth and fbr. I never heard of his din-ing outjp except at his relation, Dr. Joeeplr Black's where (lis son Sir Adam fthe friend of* Scott) used to say it was delightful to see the two philosophers rioting over a boiled flUnip.'* Massachusetts Pouttos.?The Fr4tpon^>arty in .Massachusetts having united o%> oommoff ticket for State officers, headed bj%* P.BankaCor Governor, and eftyft is beifl? road aAfrgprn sol-idate the domoorata, Tillmore Amenwoa, oJ<f line whigs and the dissatisfied Gardner'men oo a common ticket. COMSlOIfBffS. The following persona Live freight in' th? D,epot at Abbeville:? * Hon T C Perrin, Gen A'M^Bmith, J J Lyons,Cnriglit . A Starr, J L Dixon, J w Crawford,. R M Palmer, E ?} Leapier, H T Silletv X-olark, Jr, W Cook, E L Parker, E Whitfield South, Col J V Marshall, H A Jones, J J Cufinifcgham,Elenty Jones, II 8 Kerr, J D Haddon. D. R. SONDLEY, Atfk IT^ripB Auctioitv BY consent of Judgiftent eraditoft^I.wiU sell <Vpnblic oat-cry ?n Satu^fW tha 18th inat., tho regaining Staph of Msy Goods, Clothing; J&jrtlmt&c., (4 ilBffinafofBlager A Lavfoofetony an<T eontirh^ ffce- gtffc every Saturday until all MM disposed dk w. a uoom **'* July 10, 18ft? .10 (4 fri*rra>Hlifilrf IIlull' h c* - . - ,..