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EiSH LINE Floats, assorted sizes Linn
L erick and kirby bent HICKS; Fish
Lines. assorted sizes; hot Pouches Pow
der and Pistol Flasks; Double and Single
barrel Shot Guns On hand for sale bv
may III. ID c. MONTAN.
Church street.
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4 CALLED netting of @ e
~ WASHINGTON Il. A. CHAprKr No s, ia
VIII be held at the MASONIC HALL on @n
Monday evening next, 18th inst.
PUyCTUAL attendance is earnes tiv reuuested as
business OF importance will he laid before the
Chapter. BY order Of the n. r. HIP
May11 SHIPPERS. sec'v
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SOMETHING LIkEA CLImATE.-A
correspondent Of the Charleston Stan
dard writes from Key West, under
date Of March 10th. as follows
1.-The growth of shrubs, flowers and
vegetables. is now luxuriant. eand is
far advanced us at the north in mid.
summer. We daily have on our tables
beans. peas, lettuce. celery. &c &c.
The sweet retatoe flourishes in orr
soil. hut the Irish does not trive. The
grape is now in bloom, and from the
abundance Of flowers, promises a large
crop"
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ALAS FOR VANNUCHI.-The Museum
at SO St. Charles street, which we
have had occasion SO often to notice
during the season, somewhat over
strayed the time its proprietor Set for
its exhibition here. and now it's con
tents have almost all melted away
Artificial humanity has followed the
fate of the common clay it so capitally
inflated, and has gone the way Of all
wax. The halls in which those agree
able seonces with the Brohli gnagians
anb Lilliputians we're lately held, were
destroyed in the fire of Sunday snor-
ming and We have one pleasant place
of amusement less this week than we
had last. So We go.-Picoyune.
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SVo ASS)AIoaAU4 12AAAs
FOR Bayou Sara three ~
u TIMES AwE1x.- The ., q.
Mail steamer LauScl lallD, ). 4. -
CorToN, master, vii lesve New Orleans every
SUNDAY MoRxNo At . O'Clock, and every Wspnss-
BAR and FkfbAy MoasiNe 1t 70 O'Clock. Returning.
leaves Bayou Sara Oh MONDAY, THURSDAY and SAT.
URDAy, arriving In New Orleans same day.
Agents--M. Gordon, Jr., }. a. FRAUD landry.
John Burbridge I Co., Hall Z Kemp / Co., Joe. B.
Pag1ud, advertising agent.
". - N. IA clerk will bx On the lovoe In n. o,
to receive freight at all times, from Tuesday mrn.
ing to Saturday night, and shippers car deliver
goods to him, and have bills lsding signed In the
boats sbssnce. avs faoN Ttl0 may 81.
New OrleanS and Bayou sara
TWICE A WEEK--For 49,
l. Bayou Sara. Port Hudson
...obdelPs Store, Baton Rouge q -
Piaquemine, and all intermediate lan'ines.
the fine passenger steamer CAPITOL.
JAS. H. URE, MAsrrR. leaves New Or.
leans every SUNDAY at 9 o'clock. a. N.
and every WEDNESDAY, At S o'clock
Pm. Returning leaves Bayou sara every
MONDAY It ~, NJ. and THURSDAYS
r. N. and Baton Rouge every MONDAY
at 6 P. NJ, and THURSDAY at 10 ,. M.
% For freight or passage apply on
board Jan "a iaSs
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. CATHOLIC CoUNcIL.-At Baltimore
on the 9th inst, was to have com.
menced. sitting of the "Provinciq1
Council of the Roman Catholic
Church." The Sees Of Richmond,
Wheeling, Pittsburg, Erie and Phila-
delphia, were to have been represent.
ed. Since the United States has
been divided into Archbis''oprics, this
is the FIRST Provincial Council.
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Col. Kinney. who was arrested a
few days .go in New York and held
to bail in the sum Of $4,000, on an
indictment charging bin with organic
ing an armed expedition within the
jurisdiction of the United States. pub
fishes letter in the New York papers
expressing his confidence that his ex.
petition cannot b. delayed but for a
few days in consequence ofthe legal
proceedings against him. He dis
claims contemplating any violation Of
the neutrality laws. saying that no
preparations ola military nature have
been made !; and that he has strictly
complied with the instructions con-
tanned in Secretary Marcy's letter to
him.
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Bounty LAND GRAxr-ITs AMOUNT
The Bounty Land Bill turns out to be
a mere bagatelle-a trifling grant OF
twenty.four millions of acres, instead
oftwo hundred millions, as bad been
estimated The warrants will not
averse more than eighty acres and
the nurlber ccnno: exceed three hun.
dred thousand. The warrants being
as>ignable. will command about seven
ty-ive dollars for hundred and sixty
acres.
The spectators, who are the real
henefciaries Of the bill, will engross
them at that price, and sell them dis.
count from the government price. The
old soldiers will receive under the bill
the sum of twelve million of dollars
less the II per cent, paid to agents,
attorneys, &C., and the spectators
about eighteen millions. 1t would
have been much better, in a financial
point of view. for Congress to pay the
old soldiers and agents in cash oat of
the treasury.
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No CONNECTION OF CHURCH AND
SrATE.-Thomas Jefferson wrote in
1902 as follows Believing with you
that religion is a matter which lies
between the man and his God, that he
owes account to none others for hi.
faith or worship. that the legislative
powers Of Government reach actions
only and not opinions, contemplate
with sovereign reverence that act of
the American people which declared
that their legislature should, make no
laws respecting an. establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exer-
else thereof thus building wall of
between Church and
States.
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70 From the Thibodesux Miner.
Va, we see that the Hon. Louis He.
bert. State Engineer, is On = visit to
Lafourche. with . ' ew of carrying in
to effect some Of the resolutions passed.
at different times by The Legislature
to improve the navigation Of Bsyous
in that Parish. The Statute books
are overburdened with bunkum reso.
lutions of this kind. which have never
been carried into effect. Most of
them are impracticable. Resolutions
introduced by country gentlemen to
show their constituents the willingness
on their part to do something for
them. lfthe State were put UP, and
sold out under the hammer Of thu
Auctioneer. it would not bring half
enough money to carry into effect the
"dead letters " of the law on this sub.
ject. VI
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10 The Rev. Mr.. Walworth' 3
opinion of the heat and location of the
Internal regions " which is to be the
portion Of the damned; bas gone the
rounds Of all the newspapers. We
cannot see, why the Rev. Gentleman's
opinion has been 30 wide spread. nm
less the press is impressed with the
idea, that many Of its patrons, have
presumption claims to indicated lands,
in that dominion.
% The diamond found near Rich
mond, Va. is now in New York for
sale. n is represented as about the
size Of a large halle nut, and weighs
26A csrats, and is much the largest
diamond ever found on this continent.
It is pronounced Of the first water,
but is defaced with several small
black specks in its centre. The dia-
mond is valued At $4,000.
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CIR 1!alilplG 1n1et.
EATON ROUCE::::::MAY, ii, 1855.

MEETING OF SOUTHERN CorroN
PLAxrERs.-A polite invitation from
1.-The committee of arrangements " is
before us, to attend the meeting OF
Cotton Growers on the 18th July next,
1t Cooper's Wells in Kinds Coun.
~. Mississippi. The great aim Of the
movement, is to excite in the Planters
themselves, an interest in tho matter
Of direct trade, to accomplish which
30 many unsuccessful movements have
been made. The monopoly so long
existing in favor Of Liverpool specu
lators has controlled the price Of this
great staple, ard the continent of Eu-
rope where the largest amount Of
manufacturing is done, has had to pay
; for the raw material, at advanced rates,
which has enriched England in this.
as in other things. at the expense Of
tho balance of mankind.
The design Of the meeting at Coop
cr's Well on the 4th. is to have con-
cert Of action on the part Of growers,
so as to establish Depot for cotton.
some where on the continent Of Eu-
rope, 30 as to excite rivalry and COM
petition which is the ouly recognized
regulator Of trade. If only one dollar
per bale, can be saved land the calcu-
lation is for tbree). it is an enormous
amount in the course ola few years.
This question appeals in tho very
strongest language to the sympoM;es
Of all Cotton growers. and it is ex.
pected that full delegation will be
present at tho Well at the time ap-
pointed.
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UAY.-Twenty tons best quality Hay.
IL For sale by aR
april %. JOSHUA BEAL.
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Instead OF forming little more than one
fourth of the total circulation of the London
daily press, as was the case a few years after
the passing Of the reform bill, the Times now
monopolises nearly threefourths Of it. From
2,744,000 in 1885, it has now amounted to 49,
$4,000 in 1855, supposing the latter half of
the year to equal the first haitian increase of
nearly six hundred per cent. A large portion
Of this increase has been at the expense of the
other daily newspapers, as the aggregate cir
~culation Of the London daily press has not kept
pace with the increase which has taken place
in the consumption Of newspapers throughout
the country generally.
During the last thirty years, the total circu.
lation Of the London daily press has not in
creased much more than sixty per cent, while
the total consumption of newspapers in Great
Britain for the same period is not less than
three hundred per cent. above what it was at
the former period. When Lord John Russell
brought forward his motion in favor Of parlia.
mentary reform, in 1922, he referred to the
increased circulation Of newspapers as an argu.
ment for the extension Of the suffrage. There
we're at that time he said, no less than 23,600,-
900 newspapers circulated annually in the
United Kingdom, which was more than double
what the consumption had been thirty years
previously. OF these 23,600,000 the London
daily journals SOLD not less than l4,0O0,0O0 or
about sixty per cent Of the whole.
At present, in spite Of the enormous sale of
the Times, the aggregate circulation Of the
london daily press does not form more than
twenty-five per cent. Of the whole Of the news
papers consumed annually in the United King
dom. This difference in the relative proper.
ton Of the London daily press to the aggregate
circulation, is chiefly owing to the more rapid
increaee If London and provinc;al waatly
newspapers, especially the latter class. The
fact is interesting to the politicians and the
statesman, in 50 far as It serves 10 show the
strong Anglo-Saxon tendency TO individualiza-
ton, as opposed to the Gallo love Of centraliza-
ton. We have no means OF comparing the
Paris and provincial circulation OF newspapers;
but It would surprise US very much to find the
French provincial newspapers forming anything
like the same proportion Of the aggregate cir
~culation as they constitute in Great Britain.
Westminster Rerie1c.
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THE CONSULATE AND EMPIRE BY NJ
THEIRS.

From the miscellaneous items of French
news published in the Courier des Flats. Unis,
we extract and translate the following an
nouncement
"The twelfth volume of the History of the
Consulate and Of the EMPIRE by NJ. Theirs,
has just made its appearance. The readers
will find at the beginning a preface, which,
from its place in the entire work, is a kind Of
POSTAGE, and in which the author estimates
and sums up, in a manner at once moderate
and yet full Of dignity, the causes of the fall of
the monarchy Of Napoleon the First. The
illustrious writer does not hesitate to ascribe
them chiefly to the absolutism of imperial form
whose history he has just recounted. Led on
by his subject TO compare the inconvenience
of that absolutism with the inconvenience o!
liberty, NJ. Theirs concludes that the latter,
though very great, are however much less to
be feared. In other respects this remarkable
work. which is stamped with a spirit Of unal
terable moderation, appears to attest that its
author is in fact entirely detached from the
irritating questions connected with the politics
Of the day. The eminent historians, in this
volume, acknowledges that he has never been
happier than since he has been able to devote
himself exclusively to the labors by which he
has acquired bis most universal and at the
same time his most tranquil g%lories.n
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FRANCE AND THE TIE DEUm CUES
TION.

A late letter Of NJ. Gaillardet to the Conn.
rier DIES Et0ts- Uais, contains the following
passage:
"As to the explanations which may have
been demanded from Mr.. Mason by the cabi.
net at Washington, on the subject Of his pre-
sence at the II Deum sung in the church Of
Notre Dame at Paris on the capture OF Sebas-
topol, that is n matter which concerns them
personally, and the French government has
already shown how little Importance It attaches
to it by eonsenting to a proposition BY which
the members Of the diplomatic corps will be
authorized hereafter to attend al solemnities Of
this kind, whether at Vienna or London, or at
St. Petersburg or Paris. Praying to God for
everybody will then be like praying to Him for
no ONE
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THE NEW YORK EXPRESS AND THE
TRURUSE.

The New York Express is the thinner Of the
press. 1t is a very Hogarth. In its playful
moods il allows the Tribune a sitting. 1t takes
the features Of the Tribune to the life-the
mirror Of its columns, holds up TO view the
physiognomy Of the Tribune with excruciating
truth. All its distortions appear in their
genuine nakedness, and its very complexion
shines truthfully forth.
We subjoin one OF those sportiye portrait
lures Of the Tribune which the Express readily
dashes of. No where can the Tribune find
such faithful reflections Of It's peculiarities as
are those with which the Express, in It's good
nature, INDUCES its friend the Tribune. The
readers Of the Express are as familiar with the
countenance OF the TriJ4ne as its most affec-
tomato subscribers. As lovers Of good paint.
ing, we give the drawing Of the Espress:
THE BLACK Mans TIcEET.-Wonder how
many votes Fred. Douglass BLACK man, can
didate for Secretary OF State got in this city
and Brooklyn. In all the returns, 50 far, we
do not see that any mention is made Of Young
Africa. There il surely a mistake somewhere,
for, in a city that hos so many Greeleys and
Beechers, who never 20 TO sleep without dream
ing Of negro and negroism, there must have
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1t may be recollected that Mr.. Browne was
sent out to Europe some three months since
for the purpose Of procuring seeds and agri-
cultural information for the use OF this branch
Of the Government. We are happy 10 an.
nounce his safe return in the Pacific. lie has
travelled during his absence through portions
Of England, France, Belgium, Holland, Hano-
yer, Prussia, Hamburg, and Denmark. We
understand that he has been successful in his
mission, having made arrangements for the
purchase Of various seeds, roots, and cuttings
suitable for the several climates and seasons Of
the United States, some Of which have already
been shipped and viii soon arrive. These
seeds, il is understood, are principally to be
distributed among members Of Congress and
the different agricultural and horticultural so
cieties Of the Union.-Union.
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aS5- The Washington correspondent of the
Alexandria Sentinel thus writes in relation to
the organization of the House of Representa-.
tives:
"Ihe anxiety felt by many who are inter
ested IN the organization of the next House,
has induced me to refer to the Journal of the
House OF Representatives of the first session
OF the Thirty-frst Congress, as that Congress
experienced great difficulty in perfecting its
organization.
The Thirty first Congress was begun on the
Sd day OF December, l849, and after the House
had been called to order by the Clerk, and the
roll called, 223 members answering TO their
names, the House proceeded rica eoce to the
election of a speaker. After they had voted
f%fty-nine times without ~electing, it was
"Resotced, That the House will proceed i'm
medlately to the election of a Speaker, uira
Uoce, and If, after the roll shall have been called
three times, no member shall have received a
majority Of the whole number of votes, the
roll shall again be called, and the member who
shall receive the largest number of votes, pro-
vided it be a majority of a quorum, shall be
declared to be chosen Speaker.
On the sirtythird vote Mr.. Cobb received
l02 and Mr.. Winthrop 100 votes-scattering
~. VT. otaniey lnereupon offered q reSOlu-
ton declaring Mr.. Cobb duly elected Speaker
OF the House of Representatives for the 3lst
Congress. The resolution was passed-yeas
l49, nays 80. This occurred on the 22d OF
December. On the oath, the Speaker admin
istered the oath to the members.
On the Sd of January, 1850, the House pro,
ceeded to the election of a Clerk, under a reso-
luton passed on the 3lst of December, fixing
upon that day for the election of the Clerk and
other officers of the House. After twenty
votes had been taken, on the 18th of January,
Mr.. Campbell having received liz votes out of
22O cast, was declared duly elected.
On the same day 1.-THE 18th of january the
House proceeded to vote for q Sergeant-at-
Arms, and on the 18th of January Mr.. Gloss
Dreamer was elected on the eighth vote, ~receiv.
ing lO7 out of 2l0 votes cast.
On the 10th of January the House proceed
ed to vote for a Doorkeeper. Thirteen votes
were had without an election, when, on motion
of MIR. Clingman, january 49, the further
execution of the resolution Of the 3lst of De-
cember, for the election of officers, was post
poned until the lst of March, lS5l-yeas 100,
nays SO. The Doorkeeper and Postmaster Of
the Thirteenth Congress were thus continued
in office during the 3lst Congress.
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GEORGETOWN COIIEGE- 10. q

TTNHE next session OF this Institution will com.
Il mence on Monday, the % of September
The Preparatory Department and Collegiate
course are both conducted by able and experi-
enced Professors, who devote Themselves 10 the
moral and intellectual advancement Of those con
hded 10 their care. A large and spacious build
ing has Just been completed 10 be used exclusive
y for The accommodation OF the Younger students.
Their dormitory, Playground, study-hal, class.
rooms, &c, will be entirely distinct from those of
the other students, and officers especially assigned
WIN attend them in their pastimes and preside
over their studies. A complete separation will
thus be effected between the younger and older
students, the advantages of which must be appa.
rent 10 allthose who have the least experience in
the education Of youth.
The Observatory Of the College, its extensive
Philosophical apparatus, rich and varied Libraries.
and Cabinet Of Minerals, Geological Specimens
and Shells, afford TO the students Of this Institu
ton advantages rarely TO he met with.
b. A. MAGUIRE,
Aug. dim President.
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Total.

The New Haven Register says: The old
schools Of Law, Medicine, and Theology, are
falling of, while the other departments are
gaining greatly in their attendance.
The Libraries Of the college are said to con
tain $4,000 volumes, Of which %, 1000 are in
the college library proper, $4,000 in the Lite
rary Societies, and 5000 in the Professional
Schools. The neurological and geological
cabinet, which is by far the best in the coun-
try, contains over $4,000 specimens. The
charitable friends Of the college enable it to
remit, in whole or in part the tuition Of 100
students.
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The PUBLIC ARcHIvEs.-l. The public ar.
cbives are not in the possession Of any head OF
Department for the time being, or ofthe Presi-
dent, but continuously and always in that Of
the United States.
2. Official documents are not subject TO be
Withdrawn from public archives by a subpoena
duces tecuH, addressed to a head Of Depart.
ment or to one Of his clerks; nor can the pub.
lie officer be compelled to give testimony ia
court as to official matters Of a confidential ma.
ture passing in the Executive Departments
Marbury IS. Madison Cranch, p. 1871.
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~ We have sent bills to such of our subscri-
bers as are indebted to the Sentinel newspaper,
rendering their accounts to the Gath September,
at which time the second volume of the Tri-
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While returning our thanks to those who have,
from the beginning, sustained our enterprise, we
desire to say that all who wish to continue their
subscriptions will be required to remit PAYMENT
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the 25th instant, as, otherwise, no paper will be
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We are compelled to this course owing to the
difficulty of collecting our subscriptions, scattered
as they are over a wide surface Of country. Our
friends will, therefore, see the necessity Of COM
plying with our terms. No offence is intended TO
any, since friends and strangers are embraced in
the same category.
Subscribers not renewing by the first of October,
their names will be stricken from the list.
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been a good many votes cast for that distin-
guished gentleman. The Tribune, not long
since, We remember, was delighted with the
suggestion, that Mr.. Douglass should be sent
to Congress. Its editor, Of course, voted for
him now, as Secretary of State, in preference
to the white man, Preston King, who helped
so much TO extend the area Of slavery, by
bringing Texas into the Union. We trust the
Inspectors won't forget TO canvass that one
vote, at any rate, to show the wonderfully close
connexion there is between some peoples
preaching and practice. Douglass, we see,
received Is votes in Oswego Co. This is the
first time we have heard from the twin brother
OF Fusion" in that part Of the State, since the
election.