New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-27
THE NEWSPAPER MAILS FROM FRANCE.


the Brtih PostOce of favoriag the English steamers
20 the prejudice Of the American line in Transmitting to
this country mail matter sent from France;
GENERAL Posr.oFFIcE. LONDON, Augusta 1851
SIR The Postmaster Genera having had under consd-
Grafton your letter of the 9TH umo, with its enclosures
directed by his ordshp to inform that he has made
Inquiry respecting the alleged preferences shown by this
"srineu TO the British contract mail packets In d.
Matching ~ them newspapers from France intended 10 be
sent by the ed States mail pickets aud that he Is
yinced there il no TO- ndaion for such a complaint.
The newspapers from France for the United states
mkde Up France by the Feneh Post Office, in co'e ed
mails and such mails, when specially addressed to be for
wardtd by British packet by ntea States picket are
dispatched according to their direction while in those
cases where special address put them the mails
are forwarded by the 6rst packet leaving England wh4tl
er under contract with the British or the United States
honor b. Sir your obedient humble
Tothe PosrMAsTrH GfsrRAL &c, washins'on.
1,,pox,,xr "a sgIrPERs or1H.-The owners aad
captains of steamboats, running tbs New Orleans trade
held meeting at Loui,yile, IN Walker Exchange on
Thursday the 9Th inst The mseing largely Attended
After The object Of the meeting had been faiy explained
and discuss ed, Captain II j Spots offered the folio wing
preamble and resolutions which unanimously adopted
TO wit
N ID. various items weh make up the expense Of b ard ran
ils the between these points 'nosd be ce.poni
.eiye unfair competition meet the influences
s. ar ee Sps' to bear On me interests 0 owners Of
sdop,cs ,heS t.S sh be 80 abused & Whist the sea@eoa
% ssi s ard 'sgd 10 ne ss,ss G M
reason 70 ogpas or eEtmaie grounds IT. ssekas to avoid
on grroe is steamboat Interests should be immediately eff
R That 1 G9%%,,ss Of sw2,s; and captain, be ,p
.od 10 Al adouincd msons Of the owners captain. Of such
steamers Which meeting the shipper are respectfully Invited
QrrsrroS ASswrnrp.-The following corrsspon-
dence appears in the Chicago papers
TBARNuM; Can you explain to this community what
consistency there is in renting grog shops under tbs Amer
-" TEnrERiNcr MAJ
2 ANswlR-" None shatever" On tae contrary, such a
opuraa would he ridcuOusy iHcoRNstnt that h0ne bat
lack ASS would believe that any man OF half sense would
bite his own off, neutraze his influence. and pro
claim himself 10 the world knave and hyPocre by do
irg ssch thing. ! do not own tho American Museu
building and never did cannot get the control of its
basemen several years have frequently and ia vain
offered large OF money above the fair rent fr SAID
in order that might stop the sale OF ntoxic ing
drinks therein aud directly or indirectly "rened
"grog shop in Newlork or elsewhere hereby of-r
and promise TO pay any person 600 who VIII prove N y
The charge contained in the above letter Is true "a Tar as
am concerned. T. l. nNhNNN-
STRANGE SlcHr-SE,ENqf SwARNs OF BE- At WAR
Ezra Dibhle well known citizen Of this town, aud for
many years engaged extensively in the management OF
bees communicates 20 MS the following interesting pNtc1
lars of n battle among his bees
He has seventy swsrms OF bees, shout equally divided
on the east and west sdes of his house Ca Sundsy Aug
H. about O'Clock the weather being warm and the win
dows open his house suddenly tled with bess which
ferced the family 20 flee at once 10 the neighbos NJ D.
getting well protected against ms assShts prpfeeu
ed to take survey and possible les0 the cause whca
had disturb bed them. The seventy swms appeared 10 be
out and those ON one side ct the house were atAed IN
battle those the other side and such battle
was perl before messed Iney nlled the air
Govern space of more than scre Of ground aud
fought desperately for three beurs-not for spois
BIZ, Tor conques. and while al living thing could
exist in the vicinity. They sung large flock of Shanghai
chickens nearly all OF which died and persons passing
aopg the road side obliged 10 make haste to AVOID
then sting. little after o'clock quiet was restored
the living bees returned 20 their hives leaving the
slain almost literally covering the ground since which bat
few have appeared tire hives aud those apparently
stationed sentnels 10 watch the enemy Bat two young
Swans entirely destroyed and aside from ae terrible
slaughter Of bees other injury was done Neither party
was victorious and they only ceased the approach Of
night and from utter proS.ratOn The occasion OF tais
strange warning among the bees IS not easily acc untsd
for and those most converssnt with their management
never before Witnessed heard OF such spectacle as
here narrated. lConnesut Ohio Reporter
Edmuud Marcy, whose death announced by tele-
srsph yesterday was young in whom al who
BIN we're warmly interested HIS good natural abilities
hsd been developed and cultivated To these added
taste Suc refinement There was charm in his manner
and coLvsson purity in bis thought aud atreshness in
bis affections which made him very dear to bsseaved,
household But the promise OF usefulness ana hsppnes
to himself and Others Was bghed early by sdsssse which
fss'es most fatally upon the srest howers lie had but
Just finished bis 2lst year After leaving College young
Marcy adopted Civil Engineering profession His
health however failed The las. wnter WAS spent
with bis father Florida from whence he returned with
but slight say Improvement In JAY, with the hope Of
advantage from the voyage, he left Norfolk in tbs
the Navy, and sn officer Of the ship, as companion
When dsys out his disease assumed alarming Sspsct
but he wss cslmod aud resigned lis received every
fenou course from the officers of the ship and died in
the of his brother with message Of affection for hs
mother upon his lips The remains were landed at Fsys
where they charge Of by the American Consul
to be sent to New. York in merchant vessel
Albany Eve. Journal
THE OLD CoNvTNrIoN-The Conventi,n by which the
first State Consultation OF Ohio framed assembled IN
this place in is02 The high character OF the men who
composed il, and the mighty results of their sbors are
matters Of history familiar household words to the
people of Ohio and do not propose now to dwell upon
them We only intend TO say that from the manner in
which the Ohio press has spoken of the late decesse
of Judge Cutler is evident that the members OF the
"Old Convention are destined 10 be kept forever
"green in memory. They nearly al gone Israel
Donalson and Thomas Scott survive. Judge Scott Is our
fellow townsmsn and proud to say lie wasthe
secretary Of the Convention leo2 tie has always been
numbered among the ablest and best OF the State
BONE months sgo his health appeared to be much shat
tered bu, his friends abroad viii be glad TO know that
ne Is now enjoying good health, and undated mental
vsor lChillooihe tOl Scioto qazstte.