Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-27

purpose Of digging In those fields, so long as
suoects u Her Majesty, to the recognition Of her
suthofity, and conform to such rules of police as
you may have thought proper to establish The
national tight 70 navigate Frazer's river is of
course a separate question, and one which Her
Maiesty's Government must reserve.
Under the circumstances Of SO large an immi
grafton Of Americans into English territory, I
need hardly impress upon you the importance Of
caution and deticacy in dealing with these man.
ifold cases Of international relationship and feel
ing which are certain to arise, and which but for
the exercise oftemPeI and discretion might easily
lead t. serious complications between two neigh
boring and powerful States.
II Is impossible by this mail to furnish you with
any instructions Of a more definite character Her
Majesty's Government must leave much to your
discretion on this most important subject, and
they rely upon your exercising whatever influence
and powers you may possess in the manner which
from local knowledge and experience you con-
ceive to be best calculated to give development
to the new country and to advance imperial in
terests. l have, &c,
Governor Douglas, &c.
TIE WHEAT MARKEr.-Our Georgetown cor
respondent this morning notices the fact that
the new crop Of wheat raised in this region is
coming to market very slowly, and wonders
concerning the cause of the delay. Our i'm
preston, after diligent inquiry on the subject
for a fortnight past, is, that firm belief on the
part of the farmers that prices must soon 60 up
considerably, owing to the shortness and infe-
riority of much of the crop in all quarters of
the Union, is keeping back most of the we'll
filled wheat that should have been in market
ere this time. The yield of straw has been
everywhere sufficient to bear quite double the
quantity of grain made; while perhaps three
fbs nf fbo I.tt 10 Ios IL -.
We are now writing of the crop grown within
one hundred miles of this centre.
Under the circumstances Of the season s
yield explained above, the anticipation of the
farmers that their really prime wheat is des-
tined soon to bear a fine price, appears by no
means unreasonable.
THR FARMERS AND MECHANICS INSURANCE
COMPANY. OF PHILADELPHIA.-The New York
Insurance Monitor has for months past dc :
nounced this company as unworthy of public
confidence. Some time since it opened branch
Office in this city, at the corner of Pa avenue
and Seventeenth street, and has, it is said,
issued policies covering over a million of prop
erty in Washington and Georgetown. We un-
derstand the company decline doing any fur
Their business here, and that the policy holders
are referred to Philadelphia to recover the un-
expired portion of the premiums which they
have paid. The people of this District have
here another lesson, and one that will doubtless
open their eyes to the wisdom of knowing some
thing of the stability of an Insurance company,
and of the character of those controlling its af.
fairs, before they pay their money for policy
PosTAAsTERs APpoINTED.-The following
Postmasters have been appointed recently by
the President:
Jacob Isaacs, at Columbus, Miss; reap
pointed.
Freeman Brady, SEN, at Washington, Pa,
rice George W. Aiken, removed
John c. Riley, at Quincy, Ill, vice Austin
Brooks, removed
Eleazer B. Collins, at Wilkesbarre, Pa, vtce
Jacob Sorber, resigned.
James 6. Dickie, at Buffalo, n Y, re -ap-
pointed.
James r. Foeda, at Troy, N Y, vice W. W
whitman, whose commission expires 4th August
next.
UNTRUE.-The Baltimore Anier,can saws
" 1t is reported that the Administration at
Washington have given the contract for the
iron pipes for the new water works in the Fed
eral Capitol to firm in Scotland - and then
adds that the Fishkill Standard learns the fact
from gentleman in the vicinity of that town
Letthe report come whence it may, it is entirely
false. The contractor for the pipes in ques-
ton. is Mr.. Lawrence Myers, of Philadelphia
The editors of the american we'll know, how
ever, that the contract for these pipes is award
ed to the lowest bidder. after proposals have
been advertised for, and were the report it gives
currency to correct, no censure could right
fully rest with the Department of the Govern
ment by whom the awards are made.
siOner of Pensions has information of the con-
victiOn of Jas. X. Buchanan, in Arkansas,
under the charge of frauds in the prosecution
of bounty land claims. He was defended by
five Of the abest lawyers in the State. but the
Bureau array of testimony proved overwhelm-
ing. He has been sentenced to seven years
imprisonment in the penitentiary of Arkansas,
which he has already commenced to undergo
The PRESIDENTS TRIP TO BEDFORD.-We
hear that it is probable that the President will
leave for Bedford Springs tomorrow or next
day, if not this evening; there being some un.
certainty about the precise time of his depar-
ture. 1t is said that he will remain there ten
days or a fortnight.
The WEArHER.-'The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time OF observation is about Z O'Clock:
JULY ~, 1853
New York, N. Y..........cloudy, cool.
philadelphia Pa....... clear, pleasant
baltimore, Md ............c clear, pleasant
Washington, ID. C......... clear, wind SW
Richmond, Va........... clear, ther %, wind :
Petersburg, va ...clear, pleasant
Norfolk, Va ...............th.7 -. wind )
Wilmington, N C.........clear, Their "A.
Columbia, 5. C............cear, warm.
Charleaton, ,. C........ clear, tn ~, wind F.
Augusta, ia. Clear, warm.
Savannah, Ga ............ clear, tn so, wind N T.