The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-10-03
sveigr,ilslg cotton.

make a bale of cotton weigh sorne eight or
ten pounds more than it would do some years
back. Somc charges ofunfair weighing of
rotton have ybeenmade against the weighers
in Charleston. Let the matter be fully nves-
,tgated,
}gfS The Courier says: We were invited on
Monday evening to witness the weighing Of
some cotton OH Fitzimons's wharf, the history |
ofwhith may tend to throw some light OH the
discrepancies between tho weights OF Planters
and Factors, wkich are now subject of con-
4 StroVersy.
3 The cotton was received in April last from
one of the most eminent Planters ofour State
neatly packed, with tho weight of each bale
marked upon it. 1t VAS shipped from the
landing OF the Planter IN a private boat and
was consigned to relative, gentleman
largely engaged in tho cotton business, under
whose supervision it was weighed. Every
bale fell short from to 80 pounds the aggre-
gale deficiency OH ten bales being l72 pounds
3 or an average of more than II pounds per
bale. Six or eight days afterwards it Was
3 sampled and placed in store, OH the second
story, under lock and key.
On Monday last, ten bales were taken out
and rc-weighed, showing further diinnu;ion
ofweght, but which is readily accounted for
by the evaporation which always takes place
when stored in dry room. After the ton
bales were re-weighcd in the wharfinper,s
scales, they were placed together in the
scales the City Weighcr, which were AL.
justed with the incest accuracy, ami the diff.
ference was but three pounds, occasoned,
no doubt by tho dirt accumulated in rolling
the bales from one scale to the other. The
following is recaptulation:
Planters weight and mark on the
h,1o
1854, 800, $50, 800 3632
Whartiugcr's weight, as weighed on
Ftzsinons's wharf, April 6, IS49
800, 3ls, ,3lG, 333, 339, 373, $50.
377, 345, 3i6. 3I6O
Whariinger's weight, as weighed on.
the Oath September, lS40-355.
3l5, 900, 327, 333, 36G, 342, 373.
$40, 31i. 3lOl
City Scales, as weighed Sept: 2l.
1949-ten bales 34Ol
These results will show that errors in
weighing may sometimes occur on the Plan
tation, as well as in the CITY, and that impura-
tions of fraud should not be lightly based upon
discrepancy between them. As charges of
the kind have been made, however, it IS due
TO all concerned that they should be pressed
to an issue, and either established or with
drawn.
The American agent Ia Humgary-The
Paris correspondent of the London Times.
says:-"A letter from a. York, received in
Paris within the last few days, says that tho
President OF the United States was most anx.
lous to be the first to welcome Hungary into
the family OF independent nations. and to an
nounce III his message TO Congress, the re-
cogntion by the American Union of the
"young European republic" In the early
part OF the struggle, Kossuth had applied tn
the Minister OF the United States in Vienna,
TO mediate between Hungary and Austria,
but the intervention Of that diplomatst failed
to effect the desired reconciliation Since
then, the government of the United States
has cherished lively feeling of sympathy for
the Hungarian cause; and the President, SO
far back as June last, sent confidential agent
TO Hungary to obtain correct information on
the state OF the country, and to ascertain, as
far as possible, the probable result OF the |
struggle, The gentleman charged with that
important mission, NJ. ID. M, was ali amateur
diplomatist, residing at the time in Paris, ain! !
who was in the habit o. communicative |
occasionally to the American government ms |
Impressions De royagc. NJ. ID. NJ, having no |
ostensihe character or position was well fit |
ted for mission, in tho ACCOMPLISHMENT OF |
which the utmost discretion was strictly en-
joined. lie was, above all, cautioned not TO
commit his dispatches to the post.oilicc, bu,
10 avail himself OF safe mode OF forwarding |
then; ana with a view to greater secrecy,
the Minister of America at Vienna, was or |
dercd to put at his disposal the CDhers used !
by the legation. NJ. ID. NJ was instructed to
make the best Of his way to the Sc., of the
Provisional government at Pcs,il, or wherever
It might be established on his arrival; and he
WasfurnIshcdwll letter of recommendation
from Mr.. Clayton, the Foreign Secretary of
htatc, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of
hungary, apprisng the latter OF the offica |
character OF the bearer AMI the Object of his |
mission. The confidential agent in question
was, moreover, furnished with full movers to
conclude commercial trta'y with Hungary. |
or 10 enter into any arrangement he might con |
slder necessary or useful to the interests of
the United States.'-C Charleston Courier.
IRooPs FROM SmIruv1LLE FOE F,op,p,.
Inc Company of u. S. Artillery for sew
eral months stationed at Fort Johnson. Smitb-
vile, commanded by Capt. Elzcy, left there
on Monday afternoon, on board the Steamer
dladiator, Capt. Smith, for Pilatka, Florida.
whither they had been ordered by the Srcrc.
tary OF War The Lieu,enants attached IN
tho Company are Garlic, Cooke, and I,arn.
cd. The Wilmington Rail Road ComDanv.
ny whom the Gladiator is owned, receive one
thousand dollars for the transportation ser.
vice VII. Chron. 18th, inst
lHE FRENCH DIFfIcULrY- the
friendly interference OF the English Charpe.
NJ. Poussn consented 10 conciliatory pronosi,
lions 10 our government, through the Secrc-
tary OF State, in reference to the recent diff.
Guilty. The matter was referred to Gen. Tav.
or'who promptly refused to allow M Poussiu
10 resume his official intercourse un il further
aaYlcos were received from France.
BAD TgMpER.-The greatest plague in life
Is bad temper. 1t is great waste of time TO
complain of other peoples; the best thing is
; 10 70 amend our own. and Tho next quality is to
learn TO bear with what we meet in others
a bad temper will always lire itsnlr on. e I.