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States II to be embraced among the dutiable
charges 1t becomes proper to remark that. under
no former revenue or tariff act, has such freight
boon deemed dutiable charge; but, on the
contrary it has uniformly been decided by the Dc.
partment TO be exempted therefrom. Ii the De-
pnrtment were now called upon to give q construc-
ton to the phraseology of the present law, as re-
glrds this point, without reference to the wordin
Of previous tariff acts. to the uniform practice OF
the Department on the subject, it might come to
different conciusion; but the language OF the act
Of 18th August, 1912, regards the items Of
charges which are to form portion CT the dutiablc
value of goods, ID precisely similar to that of tho
present law, and the construction put upon the
former having been. that freight from the port Of
shipment to the port OF Importation does not form
charge subject to duty, the Department, after
very full and mature confederation, does not feel
authorized now To change that construction, espc-
cialy in the absence of any explicit legal designa-
ton of freight as a dutiable item; presuming that
as Congress was, Of course aware of the long prac
tice OF the Department on the subject, its views
would have been clearly expressed respecting it
had the Legislature intended that the change
should be introduced, of including freight as
one of the charges on which duty was to be
levied.'
The Union does not complain Of the Depart
ments decision in the present case; on the other
hand, it approves Of it. But because the decision
Is given in accordance with previous decisions in
similar cases, and because the Secretary has put it
upon that ground, and has intimated that if the
question were new and confined to the pre-
sent act alone, his decision might have been diff
ferent; the viruence of political malignty, blind
il ia vindictive, finds occasion for charges OF the
most disparaging kind upon the Secretary, and for
calumnious imputstions upon the Wing party.
Now this very question, 40 to whether freight was
dutiable charge or not, has been deemed 30 doubt
full, that it has been brought, if we mistake not,
more than before the courts; yet the political
integrity of Mr.. Corwin must be nmpugned be-
he alludes to the doubtful nature Of the ques
ton, taken its own merits, and has the frank
to say that if it were question, unaffect-
cd by previous decisions, his own views might DO
different from those which have hitherto constituted
the rule of construction in reference To it..
II is difficult to perceive what ground of ACCUSE
tory charge there is in this. But is required,
in this or any case, where perversion can be used
in the effort to distort honesty into corruption, and
the imputaton Of motives be made to supply de-
fciency of facts.
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Minimum. Maximum.
Merchants Bank o

hggregate capital. ,75O, 600 81, 100000
II all these ten banks go into operation the bank
ing capital of the State will be increased by min
imum amount Of $l,75O,000, which may be en-
lnrged to the maximum limit Of 81, 100000.
Sau,ngs Banks.-Acts were also passed by the
Legislature authorizing the establishment OF s'Sav-
ngs Institutions at the following places. viz: Nor
folk, Portsmouth, Trenton in Mercer county
Weilsburg, Wappacomo, Jacksonville, Boydton,
Christiansburg, jacksonville in Floyd county, and
Lisbon in Bedford county; also the '.Roanokc Saw
lngs Bank" in Charlotte county, and the Fairfax
Savings Bank" in Fairfax.
The charter of the Merchants and Mechanics
Bank at Wheeling was, by law Of the late session,
extended until lat of April, 1857.
Richmond (Va.) Times
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New qualifications.

LrrTELL's LIVING AoE.-Thc last number of this
valuable periodical, as usual, s laden with valu-
able freight II contains five sterling critiqucs, be-
sidos the usual variety of poetry and miscellany.
The KNIcKERpooKER ron APniL.-Od Diedrich
is still in his antique chair; and the profound
ception, the historical acumen, tho classical refer
ence, the sparkling gems of poetic thought. the
lively sallics of humor and fancy, are all at hand.
in the present number, to beguie an hour. and
wean US away from the harsh realities Of life as
n ;s
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BY reference to telegraphic despatch to be
found in the appropriate column of this paper,
it will be perceived that another arrest Of a fu-
gitive slave has taken place in the city Of Bos-
ton, and that in this case, though an outrage has
been perpetrated, thus far the law has been
indicated
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SParScx GsoReE's County Couny-I being un
dcrstood that several OF the bar will not be able to
attend Prince Georges county court on the first
Monday in April, an application has been made to
adjourn the court until some time in May; and we
are authorized to make 1t known that jurymcn and
witnesses need not attend until further notice of
the time is given.
The court, 1t is expected, will meet on the first
Monday in April, to grant discharges TO insolvcnt
applicants, and to do such other business as will
yes fsrday.
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Newspapers In tn. Stat. Of New York.

The Secretary of State at Albany, Hon. Christie
pher Morgan, has made a collection of tho news-
is to be sent to the Worlds Fair, in London, and
duplicate is to BIO deposited in the State Library at
Albany. The following table shows the number of
newspapers published in each county Of the State,
at the present time, compared with the number
published in 1888. according to williams New
York Annual Register for that year.
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FREQ Banking in Virginia.

In a recent article we took occasion to explain at
some length the principles of the system Of bank
ing known as "free banking" The late General
Assembly passed laws authorizing the establish
mcnt OF ten different banks on this plan and aware
Of the interest felt by the commercial community
in such subjects, we hasten to give list of these
banks, with the minimum and maximum capitals
allowed to each:
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MIR. RircHIE, ex editor of the Union, writes a
very good letter in reply to the tender of comp-
mentary dinner from bis Richmond friends. 1t is
dated at his home at Brandon. on James river. He
dwclls eloqucntly on tho recent struggle on the
Compromise in Congress. Cancellation, compro-
mise, and mutual concession, he contends, in a
country 30 widespread and diversified as this. can
alone keep us together in common Union.
AIerandria Gazette.
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The New YoRK GLOBE, Democratic paper Of
the Tammany school, has been discontinued. The
New York EUening Post, which processes anti-sla-
very politics, (says the Boston Co1isr,) appears
to be the only paper that can live through the pat
roDagc and support Of the New York Democracy.
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The CRASH IN PHrLApELPHIA.-Upt to late hour
on Thursday night no bodies were found in the
ruins of the Assembly building in Philadelphia,
and IL is now believed that no lives were lost.
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PUBLIC ScHooLs.-Philadelphia educates In her
public schools forty-ive thousand children, at six
dollars and forty-six cents each, yearly. Tho
pcnse OF the system in about eight
dollars per scholar In Cincinnati we believe that
the expense IL about fifteen dollars. In Baltimore,
fourteen dollars.-Nsso York Evening Post.
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FaIDAY, April 4, 1851.
The Board met according to adjournment; pre-
sent all the members
several unfinished cases taken up and con-
.'oered; and, without coming to a conclusion
thereon,
ine board sdjoorned until III q. m. to morrow.
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The seniors Of the several grades, with the time
of entering the service and dates Of present COM
missions, are:
Captain James Barron, entered service March 8,
l79S, date of present commission, May %. 1893;
Commander L. 4. Simonds, January /, 1912, De-
cembcr %, 1888; Lieut.. w. A. C. Farragut, Janu-
AIRY Is, ls09 December 9. 1914; Surgeon Jonathan
Cowdery, January 20, 1900, November 81, 1874;
Passed Asst. Sur. John b. Elliot, January 90, 1922
January 20, 1929; Assistant Sur. E. II. Van Wyck,
June 20, 1898, June 30. 1885, Purser Samuel Ham,
bleton. December 6, 1906. April rs, 1912; Chaplain
John w. Grier, March 3, 1926, March 3, 1925; Pro-
fessor OF Mathematics J. H. G. Coffin, January 49,
1886, August IA, 1S4S; Master l.. p J. wilkinson,
December Is, 1887, June 25, 1850; Passed Midship-
man Samuel Pearce, March 80, 1888. July 8, 1889;
Midshipman John Adams, September 5, lS45, Sep
TENDER 5, ls45; Master Augustus Ford, March 2s,
1910, March %, 1910; Second Master w. ii. Morse
July l, 1889, March 3, 1S49; Masters Mate Adam
Young, September %. 1910, September %, 1910;
Boatswain Edward Croker, June Is, lS4S, June
l6, lSiS; Gunner George Marshall July Is, lS49,
July Is. l549; Carpenter John Southwick, Decem
Der 81, 1926, December 81, 1926; Sailmaker Jas. r.
Childs June 8, 1922, June 8, 1922.
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Increase of daily papers.

increase oil daily papers. $685.. 80
The number Of newspapers printed in the city Of
New York in 1882 was g. and in the State, 25S; and
the whole number Of copies issued computed,
in Whiams's Register, for 1892, as follows:
CifU of Netp York (IOD Ls
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Chief Engineer Charles H. Haswell, entered SER
vice July IL, 1886, present commission July IL
1896; First Assistant Samuel Archbold, May q
lS43, July 10, l847; Second Assistant John Alex
ander, March 4, 1912, March A. 1912; Third Assist.
ant Charles Coleman, January 10, lS45, January
IS, 1S45.
The number of permanent navy agents ia eleven;
temporary navy agents two; naval storekeepers ele
ven naval storekeepers in charge Of naval stores for
foreign squadrons two; engineer in chief one; naval
constructors seven; hemp inspectors two; agents
for preservation live oak timber eleven.
The designations of the year were forty four, OF
which nno from the marine corr.: de.ths fnrty. OF
which one in marine corps; the dismissals twenty.
nine.
The vessels in the several squadrons corrected
from the latest returns received at the Department
were as follows
HOME SouApRoN.-Com. F. A. Parker: Steam
frigate SaranaC; sloops Albany and Decatur; steam
crs Water Witch and Vixen.
PACIFIC SoUApnoN.---Com. c. s. McCauley
Frigates Savannah and Raritan; sloops Van
dalia, Falmouth, Vincennes, and Warren; store
ships Supply and Southampton steamer Massa-
chusetts.
MEDrrERRANrAN SQUADRON. Com. G. w. Nor
gan Race Independence; frigate Cumberland /;
steam frigatc Mississippi.
BRAzIL SouADRoN.--Com. Isaac McKeever ::
Frigate Congress; sloops st. Louis and Jamestown;
brig cambridge.
AFRICAN SoUADRoN.--Com. +. H. Gregory ::
sloops Portsmouth, Germantown, John Adams, and
Dale brgs Perry and Porpoisc. .
EAST INDIA SoUApRoN.-Com. J. H. Aulick ::
Steam -frigate Susquehanna; soops Saratoga and
Marion; brig Dolphin.
ON THE LAKEs.-Steamer Michigan.
ON SPECIAL SERvIcE.-Frgate st. Lawrence,
Worlds Fair, London.
In ORDISARY.-Ships Of the line Columbus. Ohio,
Delaware, and Vermont. Frigates United States,
Constitution, Potomac, Brandywine, and Columbia,
&c. OF second class, Constellation and Macedo
man. Sloops-ofwar Fairfield, Cyane, Levant,
Plymouth, Decatur, and Preble. Schooner Petrol.
Steamers Fulton and Allegheny. Storeships Re-
lief, Lexington, and Fredonn.
RECEIVING SHIPs-Thc Pennsylvania, Norfolk.
Franklin, Boston; North Carolina, New York; and
Ontario, Baltimore.
PRErARINo ron SEA.-Steamers Powhatan and
San Jacinto.
ON THE SrocKs-Ships- OF. the line Alabama, at
Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Virginia, Boston,
New York, Norfolk; New Orleans, Sacketts Har-
Dor. Frigates Snntee, Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire; Sabine, New York.
TENDERs.-Steamers General Taylor, at Pensa
cola; Engineer, Norfolk; John Hancock, Boston.
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Increase Of newspapers in the State, since 1888,
two hundred and four.
DAILY PAPERs.
The number of daily papers published is fol-
lows, compared with 1883, viz:
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The seniors Of the several grades arc
Colonel A. Henderson, entered service June d.
1906, lineal rank, July l, 1894; Lieutenant Colonel
s. Miller June 1903, October 6, lS4l; Major John
Harris, April Is, 1914, October 6, lS4l; Captain
Thomas s. English, June 10, 1877, July !, 1884;
First Lieutenant Benjamin E. Brooke, July 3, 1888,
Cash, March Ia, lS45, March IA, 1915.
The colonel of marines is brigadier general by
brcvet one of the majors (Dulaney) lieutenant
colone five of the captains majors by brevet; ten
of the first lieutenants captains and seven Of the
second lieutenants first lieutenants.
The engineers in the service are
Grade. No. Grade No
Chief Engineers. Second Assistants. -. II
First Assistants. Third Assistants. 30
=
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far short Of the policy advocated by the
gentlemen referred to; and Il. under Ill The
circumstances. they have been excdsed, Col.
b. friends have thcrightto CHIN for him a
similar exemption from public condcmna-
ton now. Wehavc not theslightcst doubt
that, he is perfectly sound on the question
now. We shall take occasion to refer to
this subject ut the proper time, as We do
now merely to aska suspension Of public
sentiment until Col. d. can be heard in his
own behalf, when he will no douL. BE- able
to convince all fair and candid men tina,
he's quite as sound on the question as his
competitor himself
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Observation-Disclosures.

resolution was adopted changing the
hour of meeting from Q to 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Randolph made known his purpose
to move, on Monday llth ofJune, recon-
sideration Of the vote by which the Com
promise Report on the Basis of representa-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Floyd ntimated his purpose to move
tomorrow, that the Convention take re-
cess until the 1lth June.
The Convention next resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole upon the report
of the Legislative Committee, and various
amendments were proposed, bearing upon
the eligibility ofpersons to seats in the two
Houses of Assembly. Anamendment was
adopted, making persons eligible to the
Senate at the age Of 25 years, with the
further proviso that no person shall be eli
giblc, who. "at the time of election shall
not have attained the proper age" Motion
was made toastrike out the clause which
disqualiiies ministers ofthc gospel, WHICH
was lost.
Mr.. Wise moved so to amend as TO ex-
clude all office-holdcrs under the U. States
or Foreign Governments, lucrative Office
holders under this State, and all Offices of
any private or public incorporation where
salary amounts to fifty dollars.
Pending this motion, the Convention adj
iourned.-D.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The Convention met at the usual hour,
0 o'clock.
Mr.. Davis Of Richmond, in continuation
Of the course Of remarks INDUCED in on
Tuesday, undertook defence Of the East,
in respect to all the caucussing and nego-
tlatlng which had been carried on relative
to the basis question
Mr.. Stanard also defended the course Of
the East in these particulars. and moved,
as an amendment to the compromise re-
port under consideration, to strike out the
number 81. and insert so, as henumber Of
representatives to which he thought the
West was entitled, even, according to the
terms of the Compromise Report itself.
MIR. Stanard's motion failed.
The previous question was then called.
The vote was taken upon concnrring
with the Commt,ae in their Compromise
Report, and it was agreed to-the vote
being nojority Of ten favor ofconcur-
ring.
Atthis stage Of the proceedings it was
thought advisable to refer the report, as a
greed to by the Convention, to a Com
miftee, consisting OF three members from
each grand division of the State, with in
structions to apportion representation ac-
cording to the plan set forth in that report,
and report the sameto, the Convention this
was done accordingly. The appointment
of the Committee was deferred.
Although we may now consider the ba-
sis of representation as substantially cs-
tablished, yet the important matter of ap-
portionment remains to be introduced be-
fore final action is had.
This question disposed Of, the Conven-
ton resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, and proceeded to the considera-
ton of the report ofthe Committee on the
Legislative Department of the Govern
ment.
To this report Mr.. Ferguson offered an
amendment, rendering Magistrates ineli-
gible to the Legislature, which was reject
ed.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
Wig.
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Position ort.,c BRITISH Ministry.

On the evening Of the 9th instant, accor-
ding to the London correspondence of the
New York Commercial Advertiser, the
British Ministers were again virtually de-
teated In the House of Commons, on a mo-
ton introduced by Lord Mas with refer
cnce to the spirit trade. Lord John Rus
sell said that the effect Of the motion would
be reduction of the duty on spirits, which
the Ministry were not prepared for. The
motion was pressed to vote of reference
to acommittee, and the numbers were 159
on each side. Mr.. Roebuck said that he
would put 1t to the noble lord whether, af.
ter this fourth defeat, Ghe would still retain
the reins Of Government, and urged him
to resign for the sake of his personal repu-
tation. Lord John Russell somewhat tart
" replied that he would take care of his
personal character and reputation withou,
Mr. Roebuck's aid Or counsel; that resig-
nation OF Government was e grave matter,
involving very serious consequences; and
that, while the Ministers were not disposed
to allow the character of the Governments
10 be impaired, neither would they, under
a sense of defeat, hastily resign office. The
subject was then dropped-Nat Int.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-26

Indians IN Ca'yornia-We copied
some days since letter from a New York
Journal, stating that there was reason to an
prehend attempts to excite hos.fities with
the Indian tribes in California, for the pur.
pose OF specializing in their repression.
Our late advices from San Francisco in
form Us, that our Indian Commissioners.
sustained by the United States and State
troops have succeeded, in great measure,
IN bringing these difficulties to an sSnicablc
ternination.-Rrpub{ic
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Var. Conb's speech at Savannah,

The Savannah Republican of Friday
confirms Hon. Howell Cobb's speech, from
which we make the following extracts:
1--WE did not believe that SourH Caro-
LIMA had the right to leopard the institu-
tlons of the South by her hasty and ill-ad-
vl:cd action. Other States were equally
interested in those institutions, and she
coult. rot in justice to them take it upon
herself to decide upon such momentous is
sues, ana lag them down with herself in
to the botom'cs pit ofrcvolution and dis
union. For one, he hoped that GEORGIA
would give her to understand, so far as we
are concerned, that she need look for no
and or sympathy from iais State in her eff
forts to overthrow the Gov srnment We
may regret the course she has marked out;
we may even sympathize with her-but
nothing moro. VIC can never rake our
hands against the Union for anything il the
past.
"ir. CoBD depr ocated the formation of
sectional parties, whether they be called
Southern Rights or otherwise. ORGANIZE
sectional parties at the North and South.
at the East and West. let them meet in the
Halls of Congress; let each insist, al all
hazards and to the last extremity that it is
right and the others wrong, and he did
not bclievc the Union would endure one
month. 1t could never survive the bitter
ness the hatrcd, and the violence which
such state OF things would cngender."
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1t affords us great pleasure to announce
that the f@enfy .toar Cadets, of the gradu-
aiing class, who were dismissed, from the
Institute short time since for disobediencc
OF orders have been rcinstated by the
Board of Nisitors.-Leeincfoa Ga.
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Our contemporary of the Scntinel attempts to
maintain his consistency upon the boundary bill bv
saying that Mr.. Clays bill which he opposed in bs
circular, not the rs Mr. Pierce bill which
was subsequently, adopted. aad sanctioned by him.
because the latter took less of the territory Of Texas
than the former. designated the sum to be raid her
for the surrender, which the former bill did ne, do
This may be true but the reader will perceive that
the objections of the Editor in his circular to the
Texas bill, rested upon such minor grounds as
the boundary. sum to be paid Texas but upon the
broad grounds that the Missouri Compromise should
be extended to the Pacific and made perpetual "a
thing that was not done in either bill.
tour contemporary says that he has changed
his views Of the designs of the North. bu, what
grounds he has had for change, we cannot tell
tcrhaps IT is the election of Wade, Fish and Sum-
aef rree,soilers and enemies Of the Fugitive Slave
Law, to the T. s. Senate,
The Editor says that Mr. Gorr;n and ,b,
'ner signees did not the circular before I, wa
printed, and was not Responsible for the y;ev !;
eon'ained-that they only designed to recommend
the enterprise and the Editor Of the new paper ~
the public The Editor does NOT saw. howexsr
that the views forth in the circular were diso
prored of by the signers. 1t would be Injustice n
the sgners To suppose that they would have united
in recommending the publication of paper whose
views upon vital questions they disrPprossd Of and
condemned
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eiplss. and bctrsyer q inc rights and honor Of tho
Boufhi willthey units in the crusade raised axanst
Mr.. Powell for party purposes, merely because he
has been faithful to their rights and honor while the
political enemies and time servers who now seek to
overthrow hi n. have proven recreaut to BOTH We
can never believe it, unless the ballot box shall pro-
claim the fact in October next"
This number Of the Republican ! did
circulate, and shall continue to circulate,
not as platform. but as Wig testimony
in faronr Of my course upon tie " Compro-
misc." Your veracious informant has
rendered it proper thatI shculdsay this
much:-If you have any disposition to act
justly towards me in this canvass, you will
correct the impression made by your re-
marks of this morning. by publishing this
communication in your next paper.
Your obedient servant,
PAULUS POWELL.
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40 FRENCH AND AMERICAN
WINERY, FOR SPRING AND S UNI
MER.-The subscriber has just returned from the
Northern cities, with his usual supply ofthe above
Foods. consisting Of Bonnets, Ribbons. Flowers.
&c. &c. Ladies in town and country are particula-
rly invited TO call and examine this beautiful stock
nu 31-tss X. j, EENING.