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GREAT BRITAIN.

Enropean papers, bearing date OF Feb
ruary 23d, have come 10 hand bringing
detailed accounts Of the rayAges Of the
storm on the British Coast. A Liver
pool paper says: '.Eor some days past the
weather Of Liverpool has been very
boisterols, and on Thursday evening the
wind gradually increased in violence, until
abont o. o'clock in the evening, when it
blew perfect hurricane from the S. to
S.S.W The daniage done to shipping is
very great, owing to TIE manner IN which
they knocked about In the Mersey. Capt.
Orr, OF the ship 0bcron, which has put
back, states he has been thirty years at
sea. but he never experienced anything
like the late gale He left Liverpool on
the 18th February, and on the 2lst he
was off Tackar; on the 18th and 20th
he was caught in a hurricane, the ship,s
sails were split. and the vessel otherwise
suffered much. On running back to port
he passed an immense quantity Of wreck
The italian brig, Gheata, went ashore on
Friday, on Rendnes Point, and became q
total wreck. Master, mate, and six men
lost. H. ..-.,, :. - i. r: !: r..
FALL or TIE CESTRAL Town AND SPiRE
#oF CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL,-The beaIli-
full spire Of Chichester Cathedral, together
with its central tower and supporting
arches, fell in one crash on the afternoon
Of Feb. 22nd. In about Eve seconds this
beautiful structure became q mass of
ruins. II was an object Of beauty for
miles around and served as kind or
Landmark to the traveller, go which way
he would. The Bishop and other in0abi.
tants residing In houses adjacent 10 The
cathedral had timely warning, consequent
~ no lives were lost. Tho gale Of the
previous night doubtless accelerated the
fall 711..
FALL OF THE CRYsTAL PALAcE.--During.
all Thursday, Feb. 2lst. the wind blew
over the hills at Norwood with extraordi.
nary ferceness full against the front of
the Palace facing toward London. That
It was more violent here than In other
suburban districts Is evidenced by the
broken branches Of trees, the palings. aud
even garden walls blown down in the
neighborhood. But, although the pres.
sure Of the gale upon the whole surface Of
the palace amounted in the aggregate to
several thousand tons, not the smallest
perceptible effect was produced upon it,
and, as We have stated, not single pane
of glass was broken. All stood well. till
about halfpast seven o'clock on Thursday
night, when, during one Of the fearful
gusts which then swept over the bill, some
men in the carpenters room heard little
crashing Of glass and iron, and immedi-
ately ran out on 10 the terrace garden.
In another minute, with an appalling
crash, the huge tower FELL over among
some trees. and lay smashed into millions
OF fragments on the ground. In the
course Of tive or three minutes more the
rest OF the wing went, by thirty or forty
Yards at q time, till q total length Of
about ITO yards streWed the earth, mere
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latnl ptma..

REoFRNISG or THE EStoN AcADEMY.--
We take pleasure IN announcing to tile
public, that this seminary will commence
ITS Spring term on Monday next. The
studies, as heretofore, viii consist Of gram
mar and composition, geography, arith,
metsc algebra, geometry, aud Other
branches 81 the science Of mathematics.
lsnIANs.--Five Yam-pah Utes crossed
the Wahsatch mountains from Uinta Val
ley, and arrived in this city on the l hi
INST; they report the snow to be yer,
deep in the mountains. They think ther,
isitroable OF east, by the signal fires and
heavy smoke they saw arising the day be
fore they Jeff the valley. -.
AGRNERAL DRiyE. -oa Thursday AMI
on yesterday, the stock owners il In,
country turned out for d general drive d
cattle, horses aud mules running on n,
4 West Jordan range. On the first dS,
there WAS said to be a larger amount 3
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eminent Of the Confederate Statea shall
act0unt for al such arms and munitions
IEof war as are hereby turned over.
''SKc. 3. And be II further ordained,
THE transfers provided fOr III this oFdI-
nance shalt be conducted on the part Of
this state By the governor thereof.
a8a Ordtana b epnftr jurisdiction orr
tds F6rfs and Afsaais IN ne STATE III
Alabama EPoa ne Confederate States ef
America ss .as K
pSEc. 4, Be II ordained by The people
of Alabama, IN convention assembled,
That the provisional government Of the
Confederate States il hereby authorized
10 use, occupy aud hold possession Of al
forts, navy yards and arsenals, and their
appurtenaucesin this state and shall repair
and rebuild said forts and arsenals at its
discretion, until this ordinance Is repealed
Iby q convention Of the people q this
state Is 81 81. +
! hare no acquaintance with Mr.. "A.
Dudley Mann, but i learn from a reliable
source that Ne has recently received fat
tering proposals from English capitalists.
with n view TO the immediate establish
/ Inent or direct trade between England
ard the Confederate States. lie snow
lin Montgomery and il Is understood be
will, at ab early day, proceed 70 England,
Ito carry opt the cherished plan which has
ieHgaged SO much 81 lime, ability, and
exertions for the past ten years We
Imay reasonably anticipate that, within
three or four months, q FIRST class Of ocean
steamers will be employed IN a direct
trade between Europe aud the ports d
1 tile Confederate States.
/ u notice, on the register Of the FIX,
change hotel, the names Of Thomas w.
Walker, Il. y Benedict, aud Townsend
Cox, or New. York. .3.. i3.5.s
"a coTninittse Of arrangements, consist.
/ ing of one member Of the provisional con-
gress from each state of the confederncy,
has been formed 10 organize on excursion
"trip BY steamer from Savauhahio Ant
lwerp. The steamer will call ca roilic 10
How're, where tie English mails and pas
Eseagers will be dispatched TO Southamp-
ton. The committee consists &c T.. s.
Baftow, of Gcorgia; III M. Keitt, 81
south Carolina; a. NJ Wapl, Of Texas;
]. CT Seymour, Of Louisiana; J. r. AN
dersop, ot Fiorida; wv. r.. Chiffon, Of
Alabama; ard Wiley r. Harris, Of Mis-.
Esissippi Mr. g. CT Baylor, Of Texas.
who will continue for some time Ia Mont
gomery, Ala, viii attend 10 all comnluni-
cations II relation to fFeights, passage
aud mails. This excursion will afford 10
our southern merchants a favorable Oppor-
tunity TO make arrangements for direct
importations " y. Herald.
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farrigu N .. !.
.cANApA.

PRIScE AIFREp no vIsIT gASADa. The
Qnehec CAroaioe Of March 9th says 3 A Il
Official dispatch has been received here,
stating that his royal highness Prince
Alfred viii xisit Canada this Summer. He
will probably come 10 Quebec with d j,or.
stionof tho feet on tho North American
5atation, and travel through Canada by
the same roatc his brother did last year
II Is not expected that the govcrniD cnt
will Organize any demonstration in bis
honor. but it is probable several Of the
municipalities will, His royal bighness
viii arrive in the middle Of june. ...
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. MO UN TAI NEER.
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY,
SATURDAY, APRH Is, 1851.
TERnIronIAL ApPoINTMENTs

a 1EikIhl1Olsl4AAfs At OkAN.A N EN- 10.
TaKnK Is probably no branch of CO.
vtrnmental affairs which seem to com
I mant 70 little attention and consideration
~ the powers that De. I as do the ap-
poIutment Of men to exercise the duties
ofths several Offices that Congress have
provided IN Tho ofganizatlonof territories
The history 81 The country, since the or
ganikation Of territorial governmcvts,
illustrates most cooelusiYely what little
regard has been manifestcd by the af,l
pointing powers Is one standardization
succeeds another 10 advance The interest
and welfare 81 The perscrerfug settlers
and pioneers Of new country.
ItwoaId be useless to cnunerase The
many Instances relating 70 territorial ap-
pointments 10 prove 10 an honest men
! how much. how grossly the conGdencs o.
tbs Federal authorities have been III be-
tsayed and abused Nv men whom they
hare commissioned. not to represent Inc
Gesernmrnt ii tho faithful discharge Of
tho duties appertnining 10 their respective
otAces 5ut h gyafiify va petsoaqi am6ition,
alsifinfersl. and 70 ROB and spiaals mar.
snpioytfs
With few honorable exceptions, this
( has been for series t,f wears. the f,fte ar
Che government, through their importa-
tons IF Inexperienced federal officials 10
territories The unsettled accounts, the
thousands cf dollars, that are charged up
instdisbnrsing cficialsandl their bonds
men fromtimo 10 time, aud The iong lists
ofdsfauItcrs on clio III che various de-
partment at Washington clearly exenis
pity TO The understanding Of men, the
corrscsneuof the assertion, and strange
to say in this connection, that one ID. ID.
Harris. The first distuysiag agent of the
government acting IN tie capacity ofI
Secretary Of Utah. and whose namo IN.
deIibly appears upon The list aboye alluded
%, We leara Is now an applicant under
the new administration Tor the appoint.
nent Of Governor Of this TERRITORY
siagniar lrtat impnaena and assaraace
sems MN ats blessed rid.
~ M ~. = q az. ~ . -.I
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LET THE COTTON STATES GO

THE following petition Is circulating b
Boston and vicinity, aud there are already
ATTACHED 10 II several thousand sigma
lures: .55 Il ID 4 5.5ss
r. he Senate and Hoasecf Reprysentat,rel
gf lMassactaseiis ~ General Court as
seaibie,i: n. 3,
The petition Of the undersigned citizens
LOT Massachusetts respectfully represents,
That HI their opinion Che feehng which has
so long been growing IN the cotton states
has cGlminated into n slate Of hostility TO
ibe North that establishes clearly that q
return Of those states TO the Northern
Confederacy d impossible. without such a
sacrifice of principle on the part Of the
North as would render unity or states,
under such terms. Of no value Your PEI
titioners, In view Of this aspect, and the
want OF confidence In the business com
niniity, which this state has brought
about and the probability Of no improve.
ment for q long period and also, in view
Of the great evils Of civil war, which
would follow IL measures Of coercion aud
conquest were taken; .snd further, IL such
measures resulted in Conquest that the
conquered people would again .'esclothed
with the same immnnities and privileges as
they bad before, and would return their
representatives 10 the Congress Of the
United States, to re-enact the same scenes
again, do respectfully petition that you
would pass the following act, and submit
the same 10 the different states, that such
action may be taken thereon as will ne
cord with the requirements Of the Con-
stitutioil Of the United States:: '' So
Resotsed, By tke People of Massachusetts,
That in view Of the hostile attitude which
the states Of South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas has taken toward the other
states, and the great evils which would
follow attempts Of coercion and conquest,
the people Of Massachusetts, are willing.
and do consent (three quarters Of the
other states agreeing TO the same1, that
the states Of South Carolina, Georgia,
.Norida, Alabama; Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas may secede from the Union,
and form any other government which
they may deem best for their interests,
provided that they declare freedom Of
navigation in the Mississippi River, and
surrender all right TO district Of terri
tory six miles square, bordering on the
Mississippiand opposite t6the city Of New
Orleans, as port Of entry OF the United
States, and further; that they resign all
right and claim TO participation Of the
territories now belonging TO the United
States, and in consideration Of which all
forts. custom houses, and other property
o. the Uaitea States, lying within the
boundaries Of the above named states,
shall be made over aud surrendered to
them. @ .ss !:
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PREPARATIONS AT CHARLES,
TON = MARTIAL LAW DE
CLARED.

THE Charleston correspondent OF the
kichmond DisPdtoa communicates the fol-
lowing Intelligence.
a y'sitto Suiliyan's Island yesterday
satisfied me that there is no ehild's play
IN OIL this preparation. Sullipau's Island
" aboat six miles long. and averages
about Two hundred yards in width. A
Few palmetto trees are the only growth
on y, It being for the most part y sand
bank In Fort Monltrie they have every
thing IN state ofreadiness. Their magazine
y well supplied with powder, and so com
Pleteiy secured that no she'll or conhagra-
tloa can possibly reach it. II is under
ground, covered with an arch OF brick
work cemented, and full four feet OF earth
on that. : RI: i. 81 81
They have between fifty and sixty guns
mounted, amongst them several Comm
olads Of the largest size, most Of them
bearing upon Fort Sumter. The walls
are most etfeetually protected by Palmet-
70 logs, all Of which it would seem, bid
defiance TO an attack. -5s 80. n
The mortar battery IS masked, and Is
protected by sand bags, raw hides and
fapaeteo logs, and yon would be aston
ished TO see the great security of sand
Days and hides. 1t is heavy work, aud
no one can form any idea Of its security
without seeing il. In this battery they
have four large mortars, and shells in
aoandanee-all in place and ready for
action Higher up The Island they have
another battery, secured in the same way,
Win smaller guns, to protect the channel,
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FRO. ANn con.

i-a -. 81
The Ann iSldrerg STANDARD, q Black
Republican JOURNAL, thus expresses tiissa-
tisfaction ut President Lihcoln's Inau,
tgural - Nh Il.
The hour has come and gone; hut The
imam was not sufficient for ii The speech
was nude with the face tarned toward
the South, and with both knees bowed
down before. the fdoIit worships, as have
been NIL Of those delivered from the same
place for the last quarter Of a century.
If il had breatlled aresolute deter.
minatioA TO maintain The rights 81 the
North and the integrity ef tie nation, Vt
all hazards, il might have commanded a
respect that would have disarmed criti.
cisin. \. Btu. ii. N. 4.
He WAS elected " the North, III the
filth that no woald express northern IDEAS
'as opposed to southern ideas. IT was
supposed that there would be some hp-
preciable difference between him and
Buchanan and Pierce, diseernible even ON
the balcony Of the capitol. Nobody
supposed that he would make the duty Of
executing the fugitive slave clause the
frs. cardinal poilt Of his discourse Of
national obligations 34ss .j....,3..s
Y He advises all and singular, wherever
slaves are caught in tho, free states, 10
abide by laws they hold TO be lagraptiJ.
unconstitutional as well as inhnman, and
help execute them as long us they stand
on the statute booki We wonder wheth-
er tho President imbIhed this view OF the
higher law from the earlier or. the later
inspiration OF his prime minister. We
think Mr.. Lincoln might have spared him
self aud his constituency the humiliation
Of this volunteered kotoE az the footstool
Of slavery. u \.
NV lille making il perfectly clear that
he Is us ready as any OF his democratic
predecessors to act us slaYe-catcher-in-
chief to the slayeholding paft OF the ma
ton, he observes most eloquent silence
on the subject OF the only ques-
tion openly at issue In the campaign
that resulted in his election. @ a
And so Mr.. IIincoln, who had SO much
to say In behalf Of the southern demand
for the restitution Of their fugitive slaves,
has only this mild question aud reply as
TO the matter on which his own election
turned, and which might be supposed as
vital TO the North as the other TO the
Sonth: Must Congress protect slavery
in the Territories? The Constitution
does not expressly say Call you that
standing on your platform and backing
yOnr friendsl We fear that tue terri.
tories will stand as poor a chance at Mr..
sLincoln's hands as n runaway slave, If
they come across the track Of his adminis-
stration, If this extract from his cateChism
is to be taken as a specimen of bis creed
1--WE mnst confess to little shame at
the attitude in which the new head of a
great nation stands before the contuma-
,eious and rebellious members Of il, en-
treating them to believe that he is no
better than Buchanan, and his party as
bad as the democrats ever were.
1--WE have not room to speak Of his
ready assent to the amendment 10 the
Gonstitution--hefore he had seen it!---in-.
tended TO make that instrument expressly
recognize slavery, which It's trainers had
80 sedulonsly wrapped up out Of sight.
&c. = 5.5 PHI; ',s.
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GasttrH nfmH.

0sE on THE FaILrREs. We are IN
| formed that q few days since y firm 10 Till
lefty succumLed to the pressure Of u,
times, with, as 1t subsequently appeared
liabilities to theextent Of thirty tiguseptl
/ and assets to the extraordinary amount d
+ eight dollars. BostoB Tratsler, Feb. 20,
Al blunt old citizen 81 Cleveland, ac
!. cording 10 the Herald, was recently Ok
pressing tliegFeat interest lie fcItin regaF.
Ito Disbursements II the President elect
I lie said, Il hope Ne will come out u
fright. hare done my bpst 10 help hin
4 by praying for him every night. Til
other night l prayed earnestly for TIL
/. success Of The President, AID 10 proven
ulistakes, just added that aleam Abra
ladM Liaeola, and MOI tkc ofAsr fciisrs' 3.4
"A man and wife met with q horrill,
aceiden;, while walking on the trnck neal
Ietkskill on Friday evening, the woman
was caught by the eowcaiclcr and throw
Unto tie river. and instantly killed III try
4 ing 10 save her, tie man was struck down
.s,is y 81 Hss psVAeh, Ahs " NM
sss.se = q, . = ~ is w
DlsFhiBvrIoN or SEEDs.-4U Upwards d
ono million papers of vegetable and flower
seeds haIebeen put up at the agrieultlrgl
division Of The patent ofiire within The
past sixty days aud sent 10 members d
Congress for distribution. Tho seeds
were selected IN Europe. BY Hon. IT. q.
,unso, W. .s'a 49, ~ ~
aa,,.;na,,. ,s, , 49, ~. ~ s..,s
hn.isI ~ 60, 80 nv
n s. 49, . 49,. ~ " -, ~,
aa Nv 1 49,, - 49, =
~, al = $50. ~ ~ 4. N -
~ & ei'..l..e =. ~, ~,
= W.. u.s.. W.. Z. We
''''' y. ''.''''' Z go 'Assf.
Tx. GEx. TNIces.-4zThe New Orleans
I1elsa abuses Mr.. buchanan. ii GOOD sci
terms, for the degradation Of Gen Twisre.
closing as follows. Under an the clrcnn,.
stances on the case the eai,sa az Cen
Twieps. III this most shameful inssa,,lt ", |
his well-earned reputation. i the cause Of
the South. Ii behooves the Confederate |
States to yindicate his fame from the as
i,crslons of he gnyern,up ,,, a. Ivssh;nr
ton. and Il 4 esnecjnIIy Inrnmbent n,,on
this State and city where q 81 Twiggs M |
-sperit "a larrre 4 rortion n h,s i;se Is
testify. IN some 1rxnressiiye and earnest
manner iis high pstin,ate n M se,,;css
aud merits an.I ts dis,,,,et anil ~, ea,tsmn,
for the pueriIe ollort II DISGRACE lin
MIR 5eeHAEAy REsfoSsIRLE ron THE
FORT SUMTER DIl.EMMa.-- This unhappy
state OF things Is Que OF the lcgacies left
~ Ae ilnoecillty Of the late President.
90 long ms he could escape the RESPONSE
biilty from day TO day Of doing his duty.
he cared little for. what befel his success.
scr: This grave question Of Fort Sumter
aud the treatment Of the seeding States
now Faces the administration, What ii.
VIII DO y a subject Of conjecture. Yield
ing 70 apparent necessity, it may order
the evacuation Of Fort Sumter. Unfor-
tlaate as such IN event would be, for
ga,a nm ts.u !. ,esss solely gu the.
IhIafeaa a. u, ., ~ ~ oounset-
nsonle Mini ~ s ,La s - 1911, " some =
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THE oyERLANp TELEaRApn

THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.
FoR the following extract Of i letter
from Mr. Haines. the express agent ut
Piaceryille, 10 Messrs Livingston, Bell
4 Co, We are indebted TO the courtesy Of
Mr.. Bell:
PLaoERvfl1r, April 3, 1861.
MsssRs, LIVINGSTON, BELL & Co.
.s. We are all truly pleased TO learn that
the overland mail is fuaily 10 6e run over
the Central Route. IA CaiiferNiia 70.
5oiocs, We will take good care that the
arriEnl Of the FIRST coach Il honored with
AN appropriate salute. We join in the
.iiarfa tf ths Central Roatef' INA. :5,i: s Il N
Aiessrse Wade and Creighton have
Ielt;lry sttqiuer for the Eastern States,
after having perfected arrangements on
this side for the early completion OF. The
line to Salt Lake. The. arrangements
are such that al California Telegraph
Companies are merged in one. and 10
build 10 Salt Lake. Eastern companies
10 meet them at that point. am not
fully posted, but feel quite safe ia saying
that communication per telegraph across
the continent will be established within
twelve months from this date.
= We are just on the heel OF the worst.
Storm Of the winter. Snow lays on the
Sierras about twenty feet deep The
stages were obliged 10 hang up for a
week, and the only communication was
1ass N..is. n. a b -5. -IH
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LATEST TELEGRAPHIe
BY PONY

WAsHTSeroN, Aprh l.
The President had appointed George
Little, marshal for North Carolina; Ds-
yid Phillips, marshal, and Lawrence Wei
don, attorney for the southern district Of
III.
Postmastersin Missouri Peter j. Fog.
Of St Lonis; b. Alexander, Of Le1ing.
ton; Allen II. Richards, Of Jefferson CITY;
Charles L. Muller, Of Hannibal; VIM.
Il, Pyncherern Of Independence; Stephen
Hazlett, Of Kansas City; John l. Biz
finger, Of st. Joseph. Also. MelancthOa
Smith, Of Rockford, III; Charles u
Jldson, Of Ffeeport, ILL.,; Achilles VII
liams, OF Richmond, Ind, and George
Wilson, Steubenyille, Ind. ,.%s NH.
~. ~. t. NoRroRK, March 81
|, A petition has been nnmerously signed
instructing Mr.. BLOW, delegate u the
convention from this city, 10 vote Tor i'm
mediate secession. Z 4 s,,.5E
A large aud enthusiastic meeting was
held at Washington Point. which instruc-
ted delegates from Norfolk county 70 yois
for immediate secession. The meeting
also appointed delegates to convention
to be held on the 10Th Of April, to nom
mate secession candidate for congress Y
case Virginia remained in the Union.
RlcHMosD, April I.
In the convention to-day, james DAT
Der finished his secession speech. ~
Treadway followed, faForing an ultima
tnm by Virginia. Mr.. Montague COM
menced a speech for secession.
Southall presented the resolutions Q
portion Of the people Of Albcmarle ccaF
ty, instructing him to vote for Secession.
He said that he was not aware ot
change in the sentiments Of the people 9
the county, and when convinced that ~
be would shape his course 70 their yleu,'
Resolutions were presented from Dsa'
ford, Amelia and Madison couuIes
favor Of Immediate secession,
GAIyEsros, March 30;
The convention has ratified the cons.s
tuition with only two dissenting vote, 80 ~
adjourned sine de on the 25th inst, W.
ont referring the constitution to tne VI
pie, Houston and Hamiltons enotn
opposition have proved an entire la'ls'
An is quiet in Texas.
MosrcoaEBY, April !;
Active efforts are being made 2 - 800 =