The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-24


FROM JAMAIcA.-We have Jamaica papers of
December lst.
Governor Darling at the opening of the House
OF Assembly, stated a ful! complement of coolies
was expected from India well as large immigra-
ton OF coored people from Canada.
Considerable complaint is made of light weight
IN barrels OF pork, &c, from America. Also, that
drills warranted as pure linen, tweeds sold as all
wool, besides being narrower than the usual widths
were found to contain admixture respectively of
cotton quite out of proportion to either the flax or
the wool; calicos and prints fall short of the la
beiled quantity to the extent of several yards
Similar complaints are made of the quality oil
flour, mackerel and other produce.
There has been considerable sickness on the
island, and the steamer Hydra had landed several
cases of yellow fever Port Royal, some of which
proved fatal, but at the last accounts it had con-
sderably abated.
Another SEcEssfoN.-The correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger writes: GAS secession is the
order OF the day, it may be mentioned. as an item
of news, that Mayor Wood has seeded from ST.
Georges Church, in consequence of the Rector'S
criticism and condemnation of the alleged unchris
tian spirit of his Honors recent Thanksgiving
| Proclamation. His Honor has been a constant at
tendant at St. Georges for many years past. Les
his friends may feel anxiety as to his spiritual con
| dition, under the order of things, it may bC
| added that the Mayor, hereafter, will worship al
| the Grace Church, whose sexton is Brown.
THEIR ADJOURNMENT OvER.-The adjournment o.
! the Committee of Thirty Three, yesterday, ove
until Thursday next means simply, that so far ;
majority of them have been unable 20 come to any
| definite conclusion upon their work in hand-thC
| resolution of Mr.. Rust, of Arkansas similar il
| purport tC Mr.. Crittenden's plan for the pacifca
tion of the Territorial slavery question. We nov
despair of any majority report that subject, un
| til the Committee come to understand that the
country demands settlement of all the troubles il
! the Union without resort to civil war; Wosking
ton Star, Dec. %.
GEN. ScoTr.-The National IntclIigencer of Sat
urday says:
General Scott temporarily in this city, is W,
have seen, the object of several notices in the
newspapers such as, first, that he is about to re
sign his commission in the army; second. that h
| has matured plan for invading and conquerinl
any seeding State or States; and third, that he i
| opposed to garrisoning Southern forts so as t.
place them beoynd capture by heated mobs or un
| authorized squads of volunteers. We can say will
confidence that there is NOT the least truth in any
of those rumors.
SALE OF LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY IN Primo
| GEORGES CoUNTY.-Messrs. Wall & Bernard, auc
| tiOneers, w ashington city, sold on the 18th inst
tract of land and other property in MARYLAND
near the Long Old Fields being part of Green
wood Park. The land was sold to Thos. Padgett Q
Prince Georges county, for SOL per acre, amount
ing to about $4,000. The slaves sold low, tw
men above As years Of age selling for $500, an
S655, respectively.
At the anniversary of the Sons of New England
in Philadelphia on Friday evening, Rev. II. War
Beecher was the orator. His speech was detenc
Of the Puritan ideas about free speech, fre
Church and Republican State, and was in HI
usual vein. Over one hundred policemen wer
held in reserve to keep order in of riot, bu
none occurred, although there was large crow
OF spectators outside the hall during the entir
evening, expecting some such demonstration.
Col. John A. Erwin, President of the Richmon
(Va.) Convention, which nominated Messrs. Brecl
lnridge and Lane last June, found dead in n
| Ii in hOrO' on
morning of the 10th inst. Paralysis was the eau:
of his sudden decease.
The sum of SS2, ,S22.73 was appropriated by tt
Board of Councilmen of New York on Friday
pay the expenses of the Japanese reception in th
9 | city. The vote stood is in favor and against