Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-29

The General Assembly of he Presbyterian Church | cod Schoo) assembled in Cincinnati, on Thursday last. The Rev. Dr. Judkn (Moderator) delivered the opening
 In the afternoon session. an election was held for Moderator. The Rev. N. H. Hall of Lexington, Ky, nominated Dr. Drury Lacy of North Carolina, observing that he thought il due the South that it | should have the Moderator al this time. | Dr. Weed of Weeling, Dr Lord of Buffalo, Dr Krebbs of New York, and several others put in | nomination.
 1 The roll was called, and Dr. Krebbs of New York was declared elected, he having majority of all the votes gven and Rev. M. E. Hope-Temporary Clerk Dr. krehbsagain rendered his resignation of the office of permanent Clerk, which had been ender ed io the Assembly last year and laid over for the consideration of this Assembly. The Assembly ac- cepted his resignation, and Robt Davidson, D. b., was elected m his Adjourned The proceedings of the Assembly expected 10 be very important The Watchman of ihe South says the following subjects will be brought up for its action:-
 lst The Quorum question will be brought up by way of memorial from several Elders in the Fla, cite vile PresbS tery.
 2d. The Marriage qustion will come up on. an appeal from Mir. Mcqueen, as well as upon a report from committee appointed on that subject by for mer Assembly,
 3d The reno, al ofthe of the Board of Domes tic Missions, and two or three Presbyteries in the West.
 4th The subject of Abolition will be agiraled up. on memorials and petitions from various quarters.
 RAILROADS AND THE MAiLs.-A law was passed al he late session of the Legislature of New York, in relation tO carrying the mail on railroads, which compes the companies to carry ihe mails, and in of disagreement between them and the Post Office Department, to the compensation, times and rate of speed, the Governor shall appoint three com missoners who shall determine and fix the prices, term. and conditions This law will put an end to all haxe 1ad lar and rapid iransmission of the mail through New York on ihe line from lbany to Buffalo TN Y.Ex
 There is now q formidable difficulty existing be- tween the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad Com pany and inc Postmaster General, relative carry ing the nail, to the great injury of the department, and the public generally. Can il not be adjusted in some such way as is indicated absye?
 Would it be believed, that now in the l9h century, in the age of Steam and Railroads, that the great maIl from the North to ihe East lies in Phnde phia all nigh; then, al eight in the morning, starts for Baltimore, where II arrives at about three in the ai. ternoon, and then takes another rest until the aert morning, when a o'clock Il proceeds 10 the West!!! The cry for reform is loud and deep.- Baltimore Patriot
 THE IRON TRADE.-The condition of this in terest both in this covntry and in Europe, is among the wonders of commercial huctuati0n From long depression, dragging for years with the most dis couragng results, it has suddenly burst forth into al uost boundless prosperity, that great business is immensely profitable. In England there see ms to be no limit To the demand, though prices have doubled In this country every establishment is pushed 10 it's utmost capacity. The works of the New Jersey Company, near Morristown. employ one hundreda fifty hands, and turn five thousand tons of iron annually and there many other es ablishmens Of equal and superior capacity, and yet lhe orders al them a are in general, in advance of the production The position of the ore and fuel m our country are more favorable for the production than in any other and iron must, at no distant day, be article of large exportaton.-lNew York Journal of Commerce. |
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