St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-06

| THE SALE or MoUSr VrRSoS.-The con-
| tract for the sale If Mount Vernon (savs the
Fairfax county Ne,rs) Was executed in Rich
mond, Va, on the 9th day of April, 1853. be-
tween john a. Washington, esq. the proprie-
! tor, and the Southern Matron, Mrs Ann Pane
| liza Cunningham, az regent for the Mount Yer
non Ladies Association of the Uniol' I" ,
Association have purchase! two hundred acres
Of the Mount Vernon tract, including the late
mansion, rs we'll as tie tomb of General
George Washington, together with the gardens
grounds, wharf air,l landing ROW constructed
on the Potomac river, fpr which they have
agreed 10 pay the sum Of two hundred thou
sand dollars, rs fellows: SIS, 900 at the execli-
ton Of the contract $57 900 on the Ist dav
OF January, 1852: 81 .GiG G6 on the 22d dav
of February, 1860: Sal, COG 81 on the 22l
day Of February 1861 and S4l.GG ca on the
! 22d day Of February, 1862, with interest on
the several payments from the date of tie
contract.
1t is covenanted between the parties that
the said John i. Washington, his heirs and
assigns, 'Sliall at any and all times have and
enjoy the right to inter the remains Of such
persons, WhtrSe remains are in the vault at
Mount Vernon, as arc not now inferred, and
TO place the vault in such a secure and perma-
nent condition as he or they shall see fit, and
to enclose the same, so rs not to include more
than half acre Of land, and that the said
vault, the remains in and around it, and the
enclosure, shall never he removed nor disturbed
and that no other person hereafter shall ever
be inferred Or entombed within the said vault
or enclosure
and furthermore, until the full payment of
the purchase money to the said John 4
Washington, the possession Of said property
shall not be required of him, nor shall lie be
required to execute 4 conveyance of the said
property, or any part thereof, nor liable to ac-
count for, or pay to the Association, any rents
or profits of or for said property, nor be- held
responsible in my manner for any loss or iniu-
~ by fire or otherwise, nf the whole or anv
part of the buildings or improvements 50 long
rs he shall retain the possession according to
the terms of the agreement
The contract, from which the above interest
ing and most material points are taken. was
deposited by John \. Washington esq, in the
county clerks office for this county On Monday
last, the 10th inst, and ordered u be- recorded.
PRovISCIAL CovNCEL-To-morrow the
ninth Provincial Council Of Baltimore will be
opened in the Metropolitan Church of this
city. At ten o'clock the Most Rev. Archbisl-
op Kerrick will celebrate a solemn Pontificial
Mass. The Right Rev. Dr. McGill, Bishop of
Richmond, has been invited to preach the
opening sermon the other prelates who are
to attend the council are: The right Rev.
Machael O'Conncr, Bishop Of Pittsburg: the
Right Rev. John \. Newman, Bishop of Phil
delphia the Right Rev. Joshua Young. Bishop
of Erie the Right Rev. John Barry, Bishop OF
Savannah the Right Rev. p. \. Lynch, Bish-
op of Charleston the Right Rev Augustus
Ferot, Vicar Apostolic Of Florida; and the
Very Rev. David Whclan, who will represent
the dioceSe, of Wheeling in place of his broth
er, the Right Rev. Dr. WheIan, absent in Eu-
rope. The mitred Abbot of St. Vincent. the
Right Rev. Boniface WINNER, will also assist
at the council, with all the Superiors of the
religious orders and congregations of the pro-
the prelates to attend their dcIiberatiuns.-PG-
triOf.
CsUKY LAWS OF PENSSYLvASIA-The Leg
islature has passed the bill relative to rates n
interest. II gncs into operation from and after
the 4th of July next and establishes the rate
at per cent. per annEm. where no express
contract Is mafle to the contrary. Where q
higher rate than six per cent. is agreed ON. tht
aid of law is withheld from the lender for tho
collection of the excess or uSury; but where
the uS'iry y paid hy the borrower, the aid ot
the law Is likewise withheld from him for tn,
recovery of it back, unless suit for the same i
ctgnmcnctti within six Incl.thS. In cases where
'lsnry Is taken in ady sncc, the borrower In.
the righ: tn detluCt ans! withhold the amount
paid above ~ peg cr:... il. tkc raymcn: of tht
PrinSipaL