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dscord, dissatafactiop, and excitement prevailing
through the south, and threatening dismernber-
ment Of the Union, are the height of insanity and
state OF universal delight and sing hosannas to the
generous spirits of the North, who have given US
thosc Blooms Of bcnevolenco.
"But If these measures are deemed unjust and
aggressive-if it is thought they indicate spirit
hostile to our insttutions-then the people should
utter loud, stern, and unqualified rebuks TO those
who advocate, justify. and defend them
This is sufficiently explicit 10 render it Who'll
ly unnecessary for the Register to define its
own or The position of its candidates, Gov
efnor COLLIER and Judge BRAGe. We know,
as every one must now know, where to find
them. If elected, their election will be sig
nal triumph of those opposed to the Compro-
mise at the South, and would be hailed with
shouts of joy by the dsunionists of South Caro-
lima.
In the second district, (Mr. HiLLARp's, }
Colonel JAMES ABERCRoMBIE, an old and es-
teemed citizen, is the Union candidate for Con-
gress, and is opposed by WILLIAM l.. YANoEY,
the leader of the Disunion- Secession party OF
the State. The result can hardly be doubtful.
The line between the Union and Southern
Rights or Disunion parties is pretty clearly
drawn in this State, and we look with conf
dent hope for the success of the Union candi-
dates.
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The MICHIGAN CONSPIRACY CAsE.-Ths exam
inntion Of w. d. Wescott was continued on the
18th and 18th instant, occupying both days. II
corroborates (says the New York Commercial i'd
vertser the testimony of the previous witnesses in
every essential particular, and adds no facts with
which our readers are not already fully acquaint-
ed. The trial has now been proceeding thirteen
days. Most Of the testimony is accumulatve, and
If the counsel mean to make witness of every
man who knows the facts, there is q fair prospect
Of the court being occupied throughout the sum-
mer.
The following is an extract from Wcscotts testi-
mony,
Con or about the 18th September had con-
versation with Fitch, in which he said if they did
not succeed in throwing Oh the trains during the
State fair, at the points named west of jackson,
Whitebridge. Dry Marsh, and at the high embank-
ment east Of Franciscoville. they would burn the
four depots at Detroit, Ann Arbor, jackson, and
Niles. He said he wanted to show the people Of
Michigan that tho feeling against the road not
local. If they could succeed in killing from one
hundred to ono hundred and fifty persona during
the fair, it would bring the company to terms; they
would, if this did not do it, burn them. And he
then proposed to give me, anybody else, s 900
for burning these four depots $3.50 for either of
them. He said he thought would be good per-
TO do it, as ! had frequent business over the
road"
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The loss Of property by the last fire--the last
we have heard ofup to the present time, we
mean, of course--n San Francisco was very
the various accounts, both public and private,
that have come under our eye, not near so great
as was at first reported. Instead of ten or twelve
millions, the amount destroyed will not, we
should say, exceed three millions, and probably
it will be less than that. The great fire of New
York, one Of the most destructive confiagrations
Of which we have any account since the burn
ing of Moscow, did not consume over twenty
millions of property, estimating the merchan-
disc at its full cost, and the buildings at what
it cost to replace them with much better ones
than those destroyed. Yet the New York fire
took out the very heart of that great city, and
consumed that part of it which contained the
largest and richest stocks of goods and the cost
liest buildings-buildings Of marble, granite,
and brick. There was not, we believe, frame
house in the entire burnt district; while the
majority Of the houses burned in San Francisco
were slight wooden structures. Many wooden
houses in San Francisco cost more than marble
ones in New York, we presume; but still, after
making very liberal allowance for the differ
ence of prices, we can hardly make out the
amount said to have been destroyed, or believe,
from comparing the ground with that of the
half that experienced by the tremendous confa-
grafton in the latter city.
We do not make these remarks from any de-
sire to lessen the sympathy which has been
universally expressed for our fellow citizens
across the continent, but to alleviate the fears
we have heard uttered, and seen in many of our
exchanges, that so great a destruction of pro-
perty must leadto great financial derangements
The San Francscans seem to be admirably
adapted to the exigencies Of their fiuctuating
condition; and, following the advice of Saint
Paul, keep continually reaching forward to the
things before, rather than wasting their time in
useless winnings over the past. The wonder
full energy which they manifest in repairing
their losses deprves their calamity of half its
severity. The repeated burning of their city
must lead to great improvement in their me-
thod of building, SO that after while great
cessty for store room will, of course, cause
good slight houses to be Immediately erected
We saw letter from merchant who was
among the burnt-out, who stated that the third
day after the fire he had building up on the LOT
Of his former one, and his "shingle" once more
stuck out.
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody good, and
the destruction Of merchandise by fire will give
an opening for the immense quantities Of goods
that have been shipped during the past three
months for San Francisco and which otherwise
must have left very slender margin for the
owners.
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LArER FROM HAvANA.-Thc United States mail
steamship Cherokee, Captain Windlc, arrived this
afternoon from New Orleans and Havana. She left
the former port the 18th, and the latter on the
10th instant.
The steamer Falcon arrived at Havana from Cha
grcs on the 18th, with Eve hundred passengers.
Havana is perfectly quiet The sudden depart
of the lntendente to the United States caused
little excitement and much regret.
There were no American vessels Of war at Havana
when the Cherokee left
The Cherokee brings the California mails, and
about three hundred passengers. Died ut sea, on
board steamship Cherokee, Juno Goth, Augustus
Thomas, OF Westerly. Virginia, aged about 40.
~. Y. Commercial Adpertissr.
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Eighth District OF North Carolina.

The Washington On. c. North State Wing,
of the 18th instant, has the following paragraph
in relation to the Wing candidacy of the eighth
district:
Ono Wing candidate has as yet been agreed
upon. At the time of our last adviccs from New
bern, far the chairman of the committee had
heard from the different counties, the prefer
ence was decided for the Hon. Edward Stanly. Mr.
S. will be the candidate, if at all, with great reluc-
lance. and will not at all, if any one ,clsc be
fixed upon. He has gone to Washington and Tyr
rell to meet Colonel Rufiin in his appointments in
those counties. The best spirit appears to pervadc
the Wing ranks; they are sarp set for the contest
and only waiting for leader to march on to vic
toryo
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An ACT TO authorize the Secretary Of the Irsdstuy
10 permit vssseis from the Brifish North Amrscan
provinces 10 ade or trpiade at such places in any
collection disfricf qf The United States az ne may
dssignate.
BE IL enacted by The Senate and Ho,ps Of Repre-
senfafipes of the United Sfates Of America in Con-
gress assembled. That the Secretary Of tho Trca-
sury, with the appreciation Of the President Of the
United States, provided the latter shall be satisfied
that similar privileges arc extended to vessels OF
the United States in the colonies hereinafter men,
toned. is hereby authorized, under such regula-
tons he may prescribe to protect the revenue
from fraud, TO permit vessels laden with the pro-
ducts of Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland. and Prince Edwards leland, or
either of them, TO lade or unlade at any port or
place within any collection district Of the United
States which he may dcsignate; and if any such
vessel entering port or place 90 designated, TO
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.
HUNoARIAN PAssENosRs-KossurH's PRos-
pncrs.-The London Nstos, of the 9th OF June,
says;
or Sultan, Captain Joy, arrived yesterday at
Southampton. She brings ship letter bags from
ConstantinoPle, Smyrna, Malta and Gibraltar.
Among her passengers were the distinguished
Hungarian Lieutenant General Loizar Messaros,
forty nine other Hungarian officers, and forty
suth's Secretary, was passenger on board the
Sultan from Constantinople to Malta, but he was
left at the latter place in consequence of his being
in i'll health Mesearos took leave of Kossuth at
Kutayah on the 9th of May last The great Mag
var was then in bodily health, but much broken in
spirit, owing to his long captivity. He has again
been promised his liberty, in September next, by
tho Turkish government; but faith has re-.
pcatedly been broken with them, through the
Vaccinations Of Austria and Russia, that there
in no certainty when he will be suffered to
with him, and about twenty five Hungarans,
who still prisoners in Kutayah. There arc
now remaining prisoners in the Turkish domn :
ions about forty Hungarians. Messaros ia tall,
handsome man. bald headed, with an immense
beard. Al soon as he landed from the Sultan nc
waited on the mayor of Southampton, to ask If any
assistance could be rendered in this country to his
compatriots, some of whom were destitute. The
mayor sent Immediately telegraphic despatch to
Lord Dudley Stuart to announce the arrival Of the
refugees, and instructed the town clerk to write to
Sir George Grey to inquire if the government could
render any assistance to the Hungarians, and ia :
cilitate their transit to America, where they were
disposed tn go. The superintendent of police was
instructed also by his worship to allow each rcfu-
gee assistance, and TO enable him to get temporary
bed and board in the town.
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DEATH THE EARL SHArrEsnURv. Tho
Earl OF Shaitesbury, of the most notable Of the
members OF the House of Lords, died at his country
residence in Dorsetshire on Juno I'd, aged 81
years. He lineally descended from the IA
NOUS Lord Shaltesbury, the member of the ''Ca-
than any other Of the Habeas Corpus act.
He graduated at Christ Church College, made the
grand tour of Europe and his return entered
Tories to power, after the death Of Fox, received
the appointment Of Clerk of the Ordnance On
the death of his elder brother he entered the
House of Lords, and there for forty years distin-
gal disc Elimination, and incorporating impair
TALLY with which he discharged the duties of
chairman Of several important standing commit
tees. He remained at his parliamentary post till
near the close of life.
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The ApPeintment OF Spanish Minister.
The Madrid correspondent Of the London
Times, writing under date Of the 9th of May,
says:
United States, II said 10 decline the appointment
suspecting it only to be bestowed with view to
his removal from the scene OF action and thus pre-
vent the possibility OF his being entrusted with the
formation 81 new cabinet. This gentleman is
patronised by the queen mother and her hus-
band"
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DEATH OF HENRy TaAcY The Panama Echo.
and letters from Panama, announce the death, on
the 3oth ultimo, at that city, of Henry Tracy, esq
MIR. Tracy has been tho principal resident agent
at Panama Of the United States Mail Steamship
Company (Mcssrs. Law, Roberts & Co.. nearly
since the organization Of the Chagrcs and Pacific
lines of steamships. lie closed the business and
the agency, (undcr the recent arrangement with
the United States and Pacific Mail Steamship Com
panies, y and was about to return homo, after an
absence OF upwards of two years, when he was sez-
cd with dysentery, and. although Of great physical
strength, sunk under il.
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LArER FROM THE lsrHMus. The steamship
Brother Jonathan, Captain Squire, from Chagres,
by way OF Kingston, arrived this morning, with a
large number Of passengers, whose names
corded under the appropriate head. Her officers
report about 100000 in gold board, in the
hands Of passengers, and $4,000 consigned TO
Berford & Co.; $1,000 to E. Mills, and $4,000 TO
The Brother JonHthan has experienced heavy
weather, and has had head winds all the voyage.
Passed large steamer the night Of the l91h, at
ii p. m, bearing N. by w. about one hundred and
fifty miles from New York.
The Brother Jonathan left Chagres on the 10th
and Kingston on the 18th instant. The health at
both places was generally good.
The Falcon was left at Chagrcs with four hun
drcd passengers for New Orleans.
There having been very little rain lately, the
roads on the Isthmus were in good condition.
The steamship Pacific, Captain Bailey, formerly
plying between this city and New Orleans, arrived
at Panama the 2Sth OF May, In fifty sailing
days. having stopped at Montevidco, Tacahuano,
and Payta. She made her passage through the
Straits in thirty four hours, without dropping an
Choir or stopping the engine. During the evening
there was a snow- storm, which lasted half an hour
As she was coming out of Taicahuano the steamer
Sea Bird going in. The Pacific was to leave
Panama for San Francisco about June Is.
Nuc York Commercial AduUfissr. 20h.
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Army INTELLECTUALLY United States steam
propeller Massachusetts, arrived in the harbor yes
terday from Oregon, having on board the officers
and men Of the regiment of Mounted Rifles. The
following is list of the officers Of the regiment
who have arrived by the Massachusetts:
Brevct Colonel w. w. Lorng; Major G. b. Crit
tenden; Assistant Surgeons J.. II. Holden and c. II.
Smith; j. N. Palmer, Lieutenant and Adjutant;
Brevet Majors j. S. Simonson and C. f. Ruff; Brc,
vet Lieutenant Colonel A. Porter; Captains l.. Jones
and N. Newton; First Lieutenant A. J. Lindsay;
Brevet Captains r. Claiborne and II. M. Norris;
First MeutenanYs J. May and r. S. X. Russell; Sc
cond Lieutenants G. H. Gordon, w. b. Lane, and
w. E. Jones; Licutcnants G.. w. Rowland and G..
W. Hawkins.--PacifcN e,cs, May ii.
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CHARLES CoUsrY, Mp.-in thie county. John j.
Hughes. John X. Robertson, Thomas Is. Berry,
and X. II. Mitchell, announced for county
clerk; and Samuel p. Nj. Hanson, L. A. Smith,
and James Mccormick for register of wills.
The editor Of the Port Tobacco Times has re-
ccived from the Hon. John G.. Chapman several
heads of wheat, which from 81 TO inches longs
II is Of the variety of the white wheat from tho Mo-
hawk Valley, in New York, and is very produce
tive. Mrs +. Harris has on her farm at WavcrIy
in Charles county, field Of thirty acres of wheat.
which averages six feet in height
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The distinguished socialistic writer, LOUIS
BLANC, has just published new book, which
excites considerable attention, from its decided
anti-Democratic character. He attacks the
political theories of LEDRu RoLLIN and VIC
TOR CoNsIDERAsT boldly, and attempts to
prove that direct government by the people,
or government dependent upon the popular
will, would be destructive Of popular liberty.
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MILITARY APPOINTMENTS Br THE GovERsoR or
MARyLASp.--JohnH III. Il. Magruder to be Colonel
Of the l7tb Reg. M. NJ, vice Thomas F. Bowie,
made Brigadicr General. Geo. w. Wilson, to be
Lieut.. Col. Of the nth Reg. NJ. M, vice John H.
r. Magrudcr. promoted. DR.. John H. Boyle, to
be Surgeon of the 18th Reg M. NJ, vice DR.. Henry
Brooke, deceased William ID. Bowie, jr, TO be
Aid de. Camp TO Brigadier General Thomas Il.
Bowie, 4lh Brigade, Let Division, NJ. M.
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SrArs TAX ON UNITED SrArRs PRoPERry.--The
old question Of the rights of the State 10 impose
tax upon property belonging TO the Federal Gov
eminent has been revived mt Carlisle, Pa, where n
tax imposed upon the United States barracks,
and some horses levied upon to enforce payments.
Judge Kane has granted a special injunction, upon
the application Of the United States district attor
ney, restraining the sale Of the horses until the
question can be decided at the October term of the
United States district court.
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EXCLUSION FRoM MONTREAL TO NEW YORK.
The Montreal papers announce that Mr.. Bachelor
has perfected all the necessary arrangements for
the pleasure trip which large party of Canadians
are about to make to this city. They will start
from Montreal on the morning of the I'd of July,
spend that night in Troy, and taking fast steamer
next morning will arrive here about four O'clock
in the afternoon Of the ID. They wish to be pre-
sent at the celebration of our Declaration Of lndc
pcRdcncc on the 4th.-N Y. Com. Adrcrfiser.
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Strike roR HaHER WAoEs.--R Cidmor P,iblico
states that three thousand women in Madrid, who
are engaged in the manufacture of cigars, have
struck for higher wages. They formed quito an
army Of insurgents, and threw up barricades to
impede the municipal guard. who sent to
bring them to order. Finally they were com
PEELED to return to their labor, not without COM
planning bitterly, however, Of the great reduction
OF wages. The most sklful used to receive eight
reals per day, but two and half reals is the utmoi
they make under the new arrangements.
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lads or unlade. shall neglect or refuse to comply
With the regulations prescribed by the Secretary
ofthe Treasury, SUCH vessel, and the owner or
owners And mssler thereof shall be subject to the
same penalties If no authority under this act had
been granted to lade or unade in such port Or
place.
Approved September rs, 1850.
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The LyscHDuRG TRAGgDy.-It is stated in the
fredericksburg (va.) Recorder that Mr.. Saun.
dcrs scnt to Mr. Terry previous to the death of the
latter complete rctraction of all that he had said
offensive to him in the controversy which termi-
mated SO fatally. Mr.. Terry accepted the message
in the spirit in which it was sent, and expressed
his regret that it had not reached him in time to
save their respective families tho sorrow and an
guish which they had suffered.
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CASE OF NORRIS, ONE THE REscUERs.--On
Thursday morning, in the United States district
court at Boston, Judge Sprague suggested, as the
case Of Morris could not probably DO got through
with at this term, he would continue it for trial at
the next term, which will begin on Tuesday, oath
instant.
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UNITED STATES SENATOR For CoSNECTIcUr.--
Hon. Il. S. Baldwin has received IL votes against
in the Connecticut Senate for the post of Senator OF
the United States. The House will vote on We'd
nesdaY next.
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Colonel MooRE, the Postmaster of San Fran
cisco, according to the California papers, had
arrived at San Francisco much improved in
health.
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Law AGAINST ISToxIcArIsG DRINKs.--Thc most
stringent bill against the sale of liquors pre-
sented to the Legislature of Connecticut has just
passed the Senate of that State. II provides for
fines and imprisonment for the sale Of any quant-
ty except for mechanical, medicinal, or religious
purposes. The vote stood-ycas 10, nays So.
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ALLEN HALL, esq late Assistant Secretary
the Treasury. and now superintendent of tho ercc-
ton of public buildings in California, reached San
Francisco just before the fire occurred.
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AaREsr or MAIL RoBDER.--The st. Louis
of the 18th instant saYs:

ltepnOttC0U OF Tue lftu lubIdub Buy6. n
"Some months ago man named James An
drews, who drove stage on the road between here
and jefferson City, broache6 proposition to fell
low driver to rob the mail bags. His overtures
wcro discountenanced. and the matter, for the
time, was dropped. The police, however, who arc
ever on the alert, became cognizant OF his intcn.
ton, and laid their plans for his arrcst. A week
or two since Andrews ZELDA conversation with
other driver, an industrious and very trustworthy
person. named Stevens, and for q second time pro-
posed robbery of the mail bags. Stcvens-who
in the meanwhile had been prepared by Captain
Cozzens and Marshal Telps-readily entered into
his views; the entire plan of the robbery laid
of; 1t was agreed that the deed should take place
some seven miles from this city, and that the time
would be on last Tuesday. night, when he. Ste.
vens, was driving. Accordingly, at the appointed
time, Andrews was snugly cnsconced on the road
side, biding his time, Tor the execution of his pur
pose, three policemen were watching him from a
heap Of brush not fifteen PAGES of, and fourth was
being borne among other passengers in the stage.
When the vehicle was about to pass them, An
drews hastened out. swung on behind, cut the
straps and secured one Of the bags. The stage
kept on, and moment after the robber with his
booty was in tho hands of the three watchmen,
riding very unexpectedly in two-horse wagon
back to-our city"
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"Nor SO BAD AS WE SEEM, Many Sides to q
Character. Such is the title of comedy in five
acts, written by Sir EDwARp BULwER LYTros, and
first represented recently at the residence Of the
Duke Of Devonshire, in England, in the presence
Of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and many other
auditors Of rank and fashion; which occasion the
characters were performed by number of we'll
known writers, among whom were Charles Dick
ems and Douglas Jcrrold.
We have no hesitation in pronouncing this ster-
ling English comedy; and though its language is
not 40 ornate as that of some of the plays by the
same author, nor its jssts so frequent or coarse as
we often find them in modern comedy, it is nath-
less for these and other reasons quite superior to
what some Of the "Softhead" critics would persuade
US to believe it to be.
Had this play been presented to the public under
ordinary circumstances the work of an obscure
or anonymous writer, it could not have failed to
win its way to high reputation; but, appearing as
it did, there are those who are unable to distin-
guish between pure gold and dross and who affect
to consider il ms inferior to the distinguished au-
thor's previous productions; Whereas in fact, he
has written nothing that is better. and it is qucS-
tionabe whether the verdict Of time will not be
that he has written nothing which is half so good.
An edition Of it is published by Harper & Bro
theirs, and 10 on sale at TAYLoR & MAURY's, Penn
sylvania avenue, near Ninth street.
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Treasury Circulars.

Shipping merchants and others engaged in
commerce will find, in another column, two
circulars from the Secretary Of the Treasury
which are Of special interest to them.
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REWARD FOR A MuRprREn.-The Governor OF
Rhode Island has offered reward Of two hundred
dollars for the apprehension ofAanncgan, the muir
derer