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IRON-CLAD NAVIES.
Discussion In the House of Commons.

Some disquietudc is manifest in England
on account of the progress of other Govern
ments in constructing improved naval ar
| engagements and the alleged indifference of
the Admiralty. In the House of Commons,
on the Goth ult, the subject was debated at
some length, a diversity of opinion being ex-
pressed. The report In the newspaper press
says
Mr. Samuda proceeded to call attention to
the present state of the navy, and to the very
small progress that has been made, especial
ly oflate years, in its reconstruction with
lron-clad vessels, and to compare these re-
suits with the great augmentation that has
taken place, and that is taking place in the
| armOr-clad navies of other States
He said that it had taken seven years to
produce 81 iron-clad vessels, while France
had built AZ in in the same time. The Amer
lean navy would soon consist of 70 iron-clads
So far behind other nations was this country
in naval force that no ordinary exertion
| could in an emergency place us in the posi-
ton in which we ought to be, that of hav-
ing feet equal to those of all Europe CON-
bined. He suggested that supplemental
estimate of 100000 might be asked for, to,
be applicable to the building of twelve YES
sells during the recess, two of them being
| two-turret ships, each carrying two 6OO-poun-
der guns. and the other ten being one-turret
ships, carrying one 600-pounder. The total
cost would be about 100000, which
might be spread over the estimates of there
years.
Sir J. Pakington said that the statement of
the Instantaneous position of the Eng
fish navy relatively to those of other coun-
tries was rather understated :; even the Italian
iron-clad fleet, to say nothing that of France.
which had in fact, SO ships armor-clad, be-
ing in comparison superior to our own
Russia had large force. many of which were
turret ships, while America had no less than
IS effective vessels of war. Then Brazil,
Peru and Chill had adequate iron-clad
squaGrons. In this state of things England
had only 33 of these ships, of which 80 were
afoat and only building He regretted
that so long time had elapsed before the
turret system was tried and he had taken
steps to carry out the intention of the late
Admiralty in the construction of ship that
class by Capt. Cowper Coles land he hoped
that generally the recess would be utilized
by the improvement of our iron-clad ships.
He pronounced in favor of turret-ships.
Mr.. T. G. Barring asserted that, apart from
coast-oefense vessels the ea-going armor-
plated navy Of Englgnd was far greater than
that of any other nation. We had fleet of
&c ships of this class, and the French only II.
With regard to guns, the 12-ton cannon and
The other ordinance adopted in the naval
service were of the first description. He ar
gued that in the transition state of ordinance
of late years it would have been unwise to
have built large number of ships, and
showed that the late Admiralty had not in
fact been opposed to turret-ships.
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TxCHANGE OF n. c. BONDS.

STATE OF n. c., TREASURY DEP
RALEIGH June %, 1850
Under the authority of an ordinance OF the
Convention ratified June 10th, 1866, Seaied pro
posals will be received by the undersigned until
the first dav of November, 1866, for the exchange
of the principal of any bonds issued by the stare
prior to the 10th May, 1861, for certificates OF
stock and other interests held by the State in
various corporations The principal OF these
are
Stocks in the following Companies:
North Carolina Railroad Company, 0oO
Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad Company, 6S59oo
Atlantic & n. c. Railroad Company, Sl,O66O IVY
Western N C. Railroad Company, Sl,!lS,U00
Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal Co., Soo,oOO
End Bonds, secured by mortgages on the en-
tire property of the following corporations:
" RaiIrGsd Go Tnn'e 81, 600, GOO
Western Coalfeld Railroad Company, 6UO,OOo
Atlantic & North Carolina r. R. Co., S1ol, 164 81
The interest acquired by the purchaser OF the
stock of any corporation Will not be greater than
that ofthe holders of the like amount OF the gen
eral stock of the same corporation.
The stocks belonging to the Literary Fund, e.
O. the stock in the Wilmington q eldon, ard
Wilmington & Manchester Railroad Companies,
and in various banks, are not included ID thls
advertisement.
Bids at less than the par value of the stocks or
other interests will not be entertained. Any
premium realized will be applied in payment of
past due coupons of the bonds delivered IN eH-
change.
Copies of the law authorizing the exchange and
more detailed lists of the stocks, &c, Will be Tor
warded by the undersigned to applicants.
It is made my duty to accept those terms
deemed most advantageous to the State, and the
option of rejecting any or all bids is reserved
KEMP P. BATTLE,
June 3O45-wts Public Treasurer.
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GOSSIP ABOUT THE HOUSE OF LORDS

GOSSIP ABOUT THE HOUSE OF LORDS
The House of Lords, at present, is COM
posed of 432 members including the Bishops
Many of their rules of order differ from those
observed in the Commons. In debate, those
who speak address the whole House, and not
the Lord Chancellor, who presides. A mo-
ton made need not here, as in the Commons,
be seconded. The Peer who sits on the
"wooIsack," or in the chair of committees,
has no duties to perform during the delib-
erations of the House except to put the
question. He is not the judge or guardian
of order. If several Peers rise together the
House decides who shall first be heard The
Speaker, or Deputy Speaker, of the Lords is
not disqualified &c otScio from taking part in
the debate. Peers vote either in person, US
ing the words cont ent' or not content"
to signify their approval or rejection of the
question before them, or by proxy-a signed
paper to the same effect used upon their be-
half in their absence by some other Peer
All laws relating to the rights of their Or
der must be orig mated in the House of Lords.
No Peer, may add, can be arrested for
debt. There is fund, believe, in existence,
out of which poor peers receive enough to
keep them from restitution / know a peer
at this moment, who lives in little house
near London, keeping but one servant. He
is a sort Of preacher among the Evangelical
Dissenters. As the Supreme Court ofjustice
in the kingdom, the House of Lords is the
last tribunal of appeal from the judgement
of the other courts. Practically speaking,
however, this jurisdiction is not exercised by
the House as body. but by three or four of
its members who mold or have held high ju-
dicial offices.
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From the Henderson Pioneer.1

Public Meeting in Henderson County,
A large meeting of the Union citizens OF
Henderson County, n. c., was held at the
Blue Ridge Academy.
The meeting was called toorder by calling
Rev. Mp. Corn to the Chair, and Levi Jones,
ESQ.,, to act as Secretary. e
On motion, the Chairman appointed the
following gentleman committee to draft
resolutions for the meeting, viz IS. I. Fea-
therston, Esq, Robert Jones, l.. j. Pace, Esq,
and T. j. Stepp.
The committee reported the following Pre-
amble and Resolutions, which were adop-
ted without dissenting voice.
WHEREAS. A loyal Union Convention will
be holden in the city of Philadelphia on the
31C1 day Of September, proxim., with the view
of endorsing the restoration policy OF the
Joint Reconstruction Committee OF Congress;
and
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of all good Gov
ernmentS to protect the innocent ana PUNISH
the guilty ; and
WHEREAS, WE have suffered incalculable
losses from bad men holding offices, in uttei
disregard of the oaths they had taken to sup
port the Constitution of the United States.
Therefore be it
Resolped, That we recommend the appoint
ment of two delegates to represent this Con-
yressional District in the Philadelphia Con-
vention.
ReSOtUe6, That we most cordially endorse
the Amendments to the Constitution OF the
United States, as recommended by the re-
construction Committee, known as the How
ard Amendment, which prohibits Traitors
from holding office.
Resozoed That we recommend the adop-
ton of the Amendmed Constitution OF
North Carolina.
Resolred, That we will support no candid
ate for office that is opposed to these Con-
stitutional Amendments.
Resoloed, That we do not regard Governor
Worth as the candidate of the Union party.
On motion, it was agreed that the pro-
ceedings of this meeting be sent to the Hen
derson Pioneer with request to publish the
same. N P. CORN, Chm'n.
LEVI JONES' Sec'y.
Aug. list, 1866.
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LIE L oONhS. wv
Aug. list, 1866.

LORD LYTToN-Sir Edward G. Lytton Bull
wer, recently gazetted Lord Lytton, was born
at Hayden Hay county ofNorfolk, in 1905.
The strong literary tastes of his mother, who
was heiress OF the Lyttons OF knebsunth,
Hertfordshire, greatly contributed to the
formation of his mind, his father having
died when the future Lord Lytton was yet
Young. He was educated by private tutors,
but afterward entered Trinity Hall, Cam
bridge where he graduated in 1926. He
gained the Chancellor's prize at the Univer-
sity for English versification, by poem on
Sculpture" in 1926, and the next year pub
lished collection of youthful efusions en-
titled Weeds and Wild Flowers" His va
cations were occupied by pedestrian tour
through England and Scotland and jaunt
on horseback over part of France. In
1927. he published poem called O'Neill
or the Rebel" and in the same year his first
novel, " Falkland" appeared anonymously.
In 1928 pelham" was published, and not
withstanding its originality and power, was
very adversely criticised in many quarters
Almost every year thereafter until 1860 he
gave the world some new literary work.
His harvest in the field of fiction was large,
and even the wider expanse of poetry and
drama was not left ungleaned. His first
play, 9 The Duchess de la VALERIE" failed
Lut /" Richelieu." Money" and g The Lady
OF LYONS" were, on the other hand, remark
ably successful. In 1914, having succeeded
to the estate of his mother he exchanged by
royal license, his surname of Bulwer for that
of Lytton. In 1888, he entered the House of
Commons, member for the borough of st.
Ives, and Immediately took place among the
ranks of the Reformers. In 1882, he was
elected by the city of Lincoln, which he con-
tinued to represent until 1S41, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he acquired, through all
those years. very little parliamentary infu-
ence. He was created baronet in 1S3S,and
was defeated by the conservative candidates
for the borough of Lincoln in June, 1S41,
and again in July 1947. He, howeve., re en-
tered Parliament as a member for the coun-
ty of Herts, in the general election of 1852,
as a supporter of the Earl of Derby, and dis
tinguished himself by his opposition speech
es. In June, 1859, he became member of
the Derby Cabinet as the successor of Lord
Stanley, i'll the office of Secretary of State
for the Colonies. Since then he has been
supporter of the Earl, and has won BIZ par
ty services the peerage with which he has re-
Gently been gifted, and which he. doubtless,
in some measure, owes to the patronage of
his leader. Lord Lytton is not perhaps so
well known, if so highly respected, as was
Baron Macaulay, but he attains the peerage
under stronger circumstances than Baron
Houghton, another of his contemporary liter
ateurs. He holds ranks In Parliament
brilliant speechmaker, but is regarded as
a cold orator and statesman without con-
victions.
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Of family ofsix persons, in Philadelphia
all of whom recently returned from a pleas
ure trip in sailboat on the Delaware river
violently i'll, five have died. 1t seems they
took of board bundle of clothing which
they found floating on the river probably
thrown overheard from some vessel on which
there was contagious disease. Violent,
retching and fever were the forms of the dis
ease and their bodies assumed dark purple
hue The Philadelphia papers question
whether it was not cholera that carried them
off.
An amusing fact occurred in New York on
the recent visit of Gen. Grant to that city
He took hack to conduct him to the ho-
tel The driver after despositing the gener-
al gave his friends the following toast =
Here's to meself, Dennis Connolly, the big
gest man in Ameriky but one I've driven
the Lieutenant-Generalo of the United States,
and its more than Bobby Lee ever did
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PHILADELPHIA, August 16,-The Union
State Central Committee of Pennsylvania
send, greeting, to their brave Union bro
theirs of the South, and extend to them a
hearty welcome on the occasion of their meet
ing in this city on Monday, the third day
of September next.
History furnishes no parallel to the patriot
ism, courage, and fidelity of those men who,
from the beginning of the rebellion to the
end, fought the good fight and kept the
! faith
The question to be decided is whether
loyalty is to be prescribed and punished in
the persons of patriots like these. or treason
rewarded and honored in the persons of the
guilty authors and agents OF the rebellion.
Shall the loyal masses or the baffled and de-
feated traitors govern the country 2 In these
great issues all are vitality concerned, and
our Southern compatriots have instinctively
| turned toward the spot whence the great
charter of American liberty was first pro-
claimed, and propose, within the sacred sha-
dows of Independence Hall, to renew their
vows of fidelity to the principles of that i'm
mortal creed, and to take counsel with their
Union friends.
On behalf of the loyal men of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, this committee
hereby gratefully extend q cordial welcome
to these patriots and friends from the South
ern States. All who come will be received
with open arms and warm hearts.
The Union men of the entire Common
wealth arc cordially and earnestly invited to
come here and honor the occasion with their
presence, and to enable all to confer together
upon the present and future of our imperil-
led country.
1t is also suggested and recommended that
our friends from other States send delega-
tions here on this important occasion, not to
sit in convention, but to cheer and co-ope-
rate with these tried champions of liberty
from the South.
By order of the Committee.
FIR JORDAN, Chairman.
National Hall has been secured for the
sittings of the convention of Southern Union
lists to assemble in this city on the Sd of Sep
TENDER.
The National Union Club of this city in
vite delegates as they arrive to call at their
rooms, No. 1,1O5 Chestnut street, and re-
gister their names. The club place their
rooms at the use of the convention as head
quarters. Governor A. ]. Hamilton, of Tex
as, and Thomas J. Durant, of New Orleans,
have already registered their names
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NEW CoTToN.-Mr. Archibald Powell .
who is cultivating a plantation on Swift
Creek, seven miles southwest of Raleigh
brought in on Monday morning about one
dozen open bolls of new cotton. This is the
first cotton of this years crop, of which we
have heard in this State
Mr.. Powell says that his cotton was plan
ted on the 9th of April, and the first boil
which he saw open, was on the Nth inst
Since that time he has picked good deal
from his fields
Mr. Powell is no doubt ahead of the whole
State in producing the first boil OF cotton
the present season.
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Dr. Chipler, Medical Superintendent of
the Eastern Lunatic Asylum of Kentucky, in
a late report, SAYS
'Society is daily becoming more artificial.
and new wants more imperative. Mems as
pirations are assuming more impracticable
character, and sad disappointments are con-
sequently more frequent and damaging
Thousands who were formerly happy and
contented in their humble avocations, have
been seduced by the spirit of the times, and
mighty struggles for the attainment of posi-
ton, supposed to be conferred by wealth
alone Too many are wrecked, and come to
spend the remnant of life in our wards'
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RRANsON & FARRAR

HAVE REMOVED TO THE NORTH-CAR-
OL1NA Book Store, the old and popular Book
stand SO long kept by Mr.. II. D. Turner, No. ]
Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, on the Corner neal
the State House
Mr.. II. D. Turner, who, for thirty three years
past, has been large publisher and bookseller
now retires from active business, leaving his
entire stock in our hands
The stock consists of an extensive selection OF
English and American Law Books besides great
variety of School and Miscellaneous Books Mr.
81. d. Coley, so long Mr.. Turner's representative,
will still be found at the old stand
With this valuable addition to our former ex-
tensive stock, we hope very greatly to enlarge
our usefulness to the trade. We will use our
best efforts to secure the continued good will of
our old customers, and those of the North Caro-
lima Book Store.
June lift BRANSON & FARRAR
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Philadelphia Convention -- Presidents

Wepublish to-day the Declaration of Prin-
ciples made by the Philadelphia Convention,
and shall lay before our readers in our next
the Address of the Convention to the people
of the United States.
We also publish the speech of the Presi-
dent delivered on Saturday last. to the COM
mittee of the Convention which waited upon
him.
The issue is now fairly joined between the
elections pending in the Northern and
Western States. The controversy will be
very bitter. We sincerely trust that the re-
suit may be the very best for the whole
country.
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THE ARKANSAS RIoT.-A few days ago
the Secretary of War issued an order direct
ing an investigation as to the alleged out
RACES of colored soldiers upon the citizens of
Helena, Ark. That investigation is being
made. Yesterday the President received the
following from the Mayor of Helena -
HELENA, ARK, Aug. Is, 1S66.-President
johnson :-Rumors going the rounds of the
papers of riot here on the 7th instant are
entirely unfounded. A street fight between
drunken man and some soldiers, which was
Immediately stopped, gave rise to rumors-
Perfect quiet and harmony prevail
H. w. GRANT, Mayor City of Helena
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The hail-storm in northern Illinois last week
was very destructive, and the hailstones in
size were beyond precedent. One was picked
up in Lanark three and ahalf inches in cir
conference and over one inch thick. A peck
was gatherd up of nearly that size in Lanark
Over four thousand lights of glass were bro
ken out at Blackberry Station. Hardly a
whole light of glass was left in town. In Ell
gin several thousand lights of glass were
smashed, the hailstones being seven inches in
circumference. In the track of the storm
which was about mile wide. corn and oats
were completely cut down, and garden veg
etables destroyed.
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TIE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.

TIE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.-In
a late speech Lord Stanley thus spoke of the
United States: "The United States, by its
extent, by its population, by its rapid in
crease, the energy and intelligence of its peo-
pie, and lastly, by its display of military and
naval strength has come to rank among the
foremost powers in the world. look upon
a proper and friendly understanding with
the United States as almost the first requisite
of English diplomacy. Hear. hear,.] No
one power except France, is so closely bound
to US by ties of public interest"
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Big SToRM.-They have the most remak-
able storms and tornadoes out West The
most wonderful of recent date occurred in ILL.,
says local paper.
The next objects receiving the "atten-
ton OF the storm were Mir. Compton's house
and stable. The house was "A by "a feet
two stories high, in which were himself and
family but it was taken up bodily and
borne distance of eight rods and then set
down again in "good Order" not a person
hurt, nor single piece of crockery nor any
thing displaced. The stable was torn to
atoms, the horses that were in it were left I'M
hurt.
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The statement of the public debt of the
1t shows the total debt to be over So, 000, 600,
900. The amount of cash in the Treasury
including SCI 600, 900 in coin, is over $751;
100000, and the reduction of the debt since
August list, 1865, reaches more than 1924,
600 600
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THE NORFOLK QUARENTAIN.

FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. Is, 1866.
The measures adopted by the Board of
Health of Norfolk, imposing a quarantine of
twelve days upon regular steamers and 9TH
vessels arriving from New York, have been
reconsidered and Others passed rendering
necessary that all such vesEsels leaving New
York shall be provided W 18th certificates from
the appointed inspecting physician that
there is no sickness on board and that the
vessel is in a cleanly and healthy condition
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The Beet Sugar Manufacturing Company,
at Chatsworth, Illinois, have 600 acres of
beets growing this year. They estimate the
crop at ten tons to the acre, which would
yield full one million pounds of sugar The
machinery of the Company is all new, was
brought from Germany, and is in the most
perfect order They will commence opera
lions about the LIST of October
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The cholera is said to have reached Rich
mond, Va. We advise our readers in the
interior to prepare for it as far as possible, by
removing every thing from their premises of
an unwholesome nature, and by particular
attention to their diet
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EXCELsIOR WHEAT FANS.
Wood for the Capitol.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
~ oy the undersigned, until the
18th of September next,
" iuLnisn SUFFICIENT quantity of Wood for the
use OF tne Public offices in the Capitol, and for
'ne legislature the ensuing winter and spring.
The Wood to be sonnd Oalr and u;.Lor,,
10 pe deilVered and measured in the Wood-house
quired. --o ~ '''iie' "e ie
Bidders will state the price, PER CORD. at
Whlch they Will deliver it, and endorse on the
enVelope-PrOposals for Wood.,,
The amount required will be about 200 Cords.
me right OF rejecting bids not advantageous to
R. W. BEST,
Secretary of State.
A'aieiSn, aug. II, 1856, 62-tw-1m
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Old Romeo, one of Dan Rice's elephants,
broke loose in Buffaloe lately.and getting in
to a we'll stocked garden, proceeded leisurely
to pack his trunk and chest with all manner
of vegetable goodies. He had roaring
feast and didn't leave much garden.
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THE VIRGINIA SPRINGs--We understand
from gentleman who reached here last eve
ming from Rockbridge Alum Springs, that
the lumber of visitors there is about four
hundred At the White Sulphur and at the
Warm Springs there are about one hundred
and fifty each.
We are sorry to learn that Governor More
head, of North Carolina, who went to the
Rockbridge Alum about two weeks ago, in
quest of relief from an attrck of jaundice,
has declined in condition, and is in very
critical and unpromising Circumstances.
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A REFRESHING RkJN-.We bad

A REFRESHING RAIN.-We had a good
rain in this locality on Sunday night last
1t was much needed. We hear that the corn
and cotton crop have been suffering for rain,
many farmers fearing they would not make
more than half crop. We Judge from the
appearance of the clouds that the rain was
general. .a., if-a