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WASHINGTON. i ihertv and Union, now aud forever, one and inseparable." THUR8PAY, JUNE 9, 1863. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Au adjourned meeting of tlic Smithsonian Institution proper, or, as it is termed in the law, the Establishment, was held in the Session Hall of the Smithsonian Building on Monday, the instant, at 11 o'cloek A. M.

The statute members in attendance were as follows: The President of the United States. The Secretary of State. The Secretary of tiik Treasury. The Secretary of War. The Postmaster General.

The Attorney General. The Commissioner of Patents. Prof. Henry, Secretary of the Institution. The Institution proceeded to ballot for oue bono-, rary member, as, according to the by-laws recently adopted, one is to be elected each year.

The result of the balloting was the uuanimous election of Prof. Parker Cleaveland, of Bowdoin College, Maine. Letter-? from foreign correspondents aud institutions were presented and read, extolling the system of distribution aud exchange carried on by the Institution with European sayans aud societies, by which they are supplied with the Smithsonian publications and other priut documents from the United States, aud in return for which they send to the Institution their valuable seicntific transactions and rare duplicate volumes from their libraries. The Institution then adjourned sine die, expressing themselves tfell pleased with the condition aud management of the institution, and their belief that it was accomplishing much good in the way of increasing and diffusing knowledge among mankind. Much Sense in Few have had occasion already, more than once we believe, to commend the considerate aud wise views taken of political (not party) questions by an able paper in New York called the National Dcvvocrat.

We add an instance, from a recent number of that paper, in which the same good sense, united with knowledge, is expressed in few words Tiie Sandwich England and France squabble out at their leisure the question of protecting this inviting cluster of islands. Whoever owns them and whatever may happen, they will always be a safe aud open stopping place for our whalers, a friendly and. convenient rest for our passing traders, aiol that is all ice want of them. In no case can ever be much more. They can never be a great mart of production, reception, or distribution to an extent that would pay back in revenue what they would cost in the necessity of an increased Democrat.

The Alexandria Gazette says "If the Whigsof Virginia, every where, would icork and act as they do at the Salem precinct in Fauquier, we would soon be in a majority iu the Commonwealth. Truer, firmer, and more active men canuot auy where be found. They are an honor to their party." General Jose Villamil, late Minister of Foreign Relations of Ecuador, and recently appointed Charge of that Republic to the United arrived in this city, and taken lodgings at the Irving Hotel. A curious fact, illustrating the course of trade, is stated by the Baltimore American, namely, that the steamers ot the Parker Veiu Company running between that city and New York, and soon to be increased to a daily line, hare not yet taken array a ingle ton of coal, though built expressly for the coal trade, but are freighted with Western produce and transported over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. We learn from the Union that Major General Scott, General Wool, and other members of the Board of Officers having charge of the subject of the new Military Asylum, are now in this city on business connected with the Asylum.

The Philadelphia Inquirer" states that the Eulogy on the Life an 1 Character of the late Daniel Webster," recently delivered at Pottsville by the Hon. James Cooper, is a very able effort, and with eloquent and glowing passages. Major Stevens, appointed Governor of the new Territory ot Washington, arrived at St. Paul, Minnesota, ou the 27th ultimo, and was soon to depart thence with his expedition for the reconnoissance of the North Pacific railroad route. The Minnesotian says: Most of the party have now arrived, together with their mules, baggage wsgops, kc.

The Franklin, on her last trip, brought up some seventy head of mules; and on Wednesday the Went Newton landed the remainder of the complement, between ninety and hundred, on Tike's Islaud, balow Fort Sneliing. The which are to accompany the expedition will be mounted upon mules. The party are now encamped upon the shores of one of the small four miles back of Fort Hnelling. The expedition will be fitted out io the most complete order and no impediment, for want of full equipment, can Cisibly prevent the work upon which they go forth from ng accomplished at an early day." TaiAL bt Walsh, in a letter to the New York Journal of Commerce, says Tour Bench and Bar will be attracted to the second report of the Common Law Commission which was published in London a few days ago. Tke trials of questions of fact, and the evidence receivable on such trials, compose its principal subject.

The Commissioners treat fully of the trial by jury they finally recommend that it be continued as the rule i but that the parties should, if both consent, be competent to dispense nith it, and leave the issues of fact to the judge. With regard to cases of mere account, arbitration is proposed by officers of the court, county court jadges or, if the parties prefer, an arbitrator chosen by mutual consent, upon whose report judgment may be entered as upon the verdict. Unanimity in the jury is to be maintained in all cases. The French have foand that nine of the twelve for concudknce in the verdict are too many, and have descended to seven. Their new law deserves a particular notice." A Waio election for municipal officers in the city of Naw Haybs, Connecticut, on Monday last, respite) in the choice of A.

A. Skiiokr (Whig) as Mayor, by a majority of Hott, mnd Alfred 1'huit as city clerk by a majority of The Whigs elected three aldermen and scventeea council mm, and the Democrats one alderman au 1 three cowacilraea. One of those latter was chosen by only one majority, Und two of them by lot, there being a tie between four the candidates. Foreign New York from foreign ports for the first five months of the present yeat shows a large falling off as compared with the two preceding years. The total arrivals of immigrants during the present year has been while tor the same months of the year 1HA2 they numbered 100,226, and for the same months of the year they renched This shows a steady diminution, caused no doubt by the impro- ed prospects of labor in Ireland.

FROM CALIFORNIA AND CHINA The steamer Webster has arrived at New Orleans with San Francisco dates to the 10th of May, fourteen days later than previous advices. I 'j'he general news trom California is without importance. suqfKsful; reoeral good health prevailed weaver was vorable business dull, and the prices of proI Jueo on the decline, with large and increasing stocks. Baltimore flour was selling at $8.50 to 89 per bar! rel; provisions were heavy and prices droopiug. Quite a number of persons were emigrating to I Australia.

Late accounts had reached San Francisco from China. The rebellion was still progressing, but not so vigorously, and with less prospects of success. The ruuior that Nu.ukin had been captured was generally discredited. The iusurgeuU had made the attempt, but failed, having been pretty effectually routed by the Governor. The Emperor was using all his energies and means to restore order and crush the rebels.

It was thought he would eventually succeed. There was no doubt, however, of a very formidable party being arrayed agaiust him. The (steamer El Dorado lias arrived at New York from Aspinwall, with Suu Francisco dates of the 7th ultimo. She brings in gold, brought down by the steamer Panama, and also the mails. A largo fire occurred at San Francisco on the evening of the 4th ultimo, by which the llossette House and several adjoining buildings were destroyed.

It is supposed that several inmates of the hotel perished in the flaires. A shocking affair had occurred at San Ballard between some squatters and the Sheriff of the county, Mr. W. Thilstk. A us tree of the Peace named Vidall was shot dead, and the Sheriff mortally wounded.

The greatest cxcitemcut prevailed in consequence. Missed A. It. Miudlkto.n and A. M.

Hutton, of Maryland, died ou board the Panama at Acapulco. A FLORIDA HAMMOCK The editor of the Ocala (Florida) Mirror, noticing an erroneous statement on this subject, gives the following description of a Florida hammock, which the writer of this knows to be materially correct: There are some few swamps on the streams that look like the swamps of other regions, save the growth, it be lug a mixture of palmetot, livo oak, magnolia, lynn, aud an undergrowth of laurel, mock orange, tangled with vines and jasmine. But a genuine hammock is a high, dry, rolling spot, set like au oasis in the pine barren. The borders are generally very thick with undergrowth; further in you find the ground elevated, much clearer of un' dergrowth, covered with the largest kind of sweet gums, magnolias, whiteoaks, lynns, hickories, liveoaks, cherries, often three and four feet through. It is true, though high and dry from the luxuriant growth of the forest, one accustomed to river bottoms is constantly looking out for some large wator-course, which he never finds.

There are occasional channels or runlets which serve during the rainy seasons to carry off the excess of water but these are seldom over a few hundred yards long, and plunge headloug into some hill-side aud disappear. But, what is remarkable, when you pass out of one of these hammocks 1 you find yourself descending to the pine barren. There i is no mud iu them, and fewer snakes than in any new country we have ever seen, and we have seen not a few new countries." Hammocks are of various sizes, from some which in- elude about an acre of grounl to others fifteen miles long and several miles wide. ANTI-BIBLE CONVENTION. Mr.

Andrew Jackson Davis, aud the delegates to his Convention to decide upon the authenticity of the Bible, met at Hartford on Thursday. The character of the assemblage may be partly learned from a letter in the Tri- bune, which says "The assembly was not numerous. There were not' so many present as would ordinarily be found at a morn- I ing Methodist class-meeting in a country village. The concourse wae, however, motley, there being a sprinkling of blacks, persons with unshoru beards, women of a very i quarter-of a-dollurish air, and meu of longiug and enthu-I eiistic aspects. There were those who seemed to be a in- bitious to play the Christ ot the movement, in so far as it oould be done by parting their hair on their foreheads, aud leaving it unout behind, and wearing beards to I The llluminati who enlightened the Convention with their arguments were Davis himself a burly fellow," who denounced the speech as treat on; llenry C.

Wright, aati-slavery lecturcr, and Win. Stillman: and the next day they were reinforced by YVm. Lloyd Garrison, Parker I'ills'jnry, and others and Mr. Garrison introduced the fob i lowing resolutions, which contaiu nothing more than he I has uttered for years respecting the Bible, but are worthy of record at the present time JifxJml, That tlx iloctrlne of the America.i and i'ricatliood, I that Bible ti Um Word of Hod, that whatever it waa given I bj Inapirstlon, ami that it the only rale uf (kith and practice, ia ihunj, eioewUlnglji inju i u- l-th ti. the Intel- i lart and aoni, highly iu lt? application, a in the way of human redemption.

UrtrMrW, That thl? doctrine ban too Ion; been held an a potent weapon in the of time commentator- and designing priaata to beat dowu the ruling apiittof liberty, and acienUfx development, to the luUTvetr of blind ami falae ami to All all chrbtondom with contention and I itrlb: an.l therefore the time baa come ta ileclarr lU untruthfulix-m ud unmaak tbw who are guilty of UiU Impostors That the ord of not bound either will in 11 of any book or by wOwlWtfcal edict, hut. like Ita Divine author, i waa before all and every where pnsaat, Ml fi-oui everlasting i 1 bi i rlaeUiig. ever hbkmIIbk i ite auw law and requiring the wmr I obedience, being and powerful, anil tnaa any tuo-edppd the BUM Itself bring witness. HtwLrtA, That it la aecowdary to when, where, or by wboai hooka of the Old and wen written but Um I I primary and aJI Important queetion la, what do they ami -om mand and In order aMerttin thin they are to be freely examined, and aa readily accepted ar any other according they are fouiu! worthlaaa or valaaLle ffrjuJml, That It the climax of aadaelty and impiety for this na- ti'in t'l reeelve the Iflhle the Inspired or: it a paaal to give It to aay of tli? wha are aa chattel on thia aoil; thua conspiring to niaku them mlaerable i here i hereafter. ft Wnd, That judging fhem by their course of action all I Um rsfbras of the age, and their pnaiUon in society.

the clergy ot country aa a body would aa raadily burn the llibir If pabiic demanded 1U and peraecution and Iom of rharacter should be Ihr revult of diaobadlraaa, aa bvday they an- Min 1 carnent In their of the plenary inspiration of that book in accordance with public wutiment Mr. was to take the floor in support of his 1 resolves; hat the fact that thia long-heralded meeting waa so mc-agerly attended is sufficient to show that whatever he miy say is not likely to create a single additional Courier. A telegraphic despatch from Hartford states that thia Anti-Bible Convention broke up in a row on Sanday night. Its lime on Saturday was occupied in a discus- with some second adventists or Millerites, who pro- i posed to offset the wiadom of their doctrines against the sanity and of the Anti-Bible men. The two sects could not agree, for each waa too craiy for the other to oomprehead it.

None of the above reaolAliona were The Air Lime to air line from i Aquia creek to Baltimore will be speedily placed under contract As the charter for this road contains no un- restrictions, and as the road must command the travel between the North and 8oath, capitalists will not hesitate to take stock. A branch road witl undoubtedly 1 connect Washington with the main Trmrt. Hall Kiotcrs The New York Commercial Advertiser aays that the persons who were convicted in that city some time ago of rioting at Tammany Hall and cruelly beating Mr. Augustus Hchell nre likely to escape punishment. The two Aldermen who sat as Associate Justices of the Court of General Sessions on the trial can never be got on the bench together; some excuse is monthly devised for the absence of one of them and as the other makes it point to disagree with Judge Brrbb aa to the measun- punishment to be awarded, no sentence can be pronounced.

At the election lately held in Virginia, the defeat of Ht uii W. the Whig candidate for the State 8e- nate in Auguata, is a subject of much regret. He lost i his election by some thirty votes, the temperance ques tion having been brought into the content, and he refusing to recognise it as a proper issue in polities. Mr. HHr.w RY is aii able and excellent gentleman, and wm a business meinour of the Henate.

His loss cannot easily be supplied in that I MARYLAND WHIG STATE CONVENTION It will be seen by the following proceedings 6t the Whig members of the Legislature of Maryland that the Whigb of the State are requested to send Delegates to a Convention to meet iu Baltimore on tho first day of September next, to take such measures as may be best calculated to promote the so'ccebs of the Whig party Annavolis, 25, 186U. Tho Whig of the Legislature held a meeting in the Senate Chamber for the purpose of recommending some definite course of action to the Whigs the State. The Hon. W. L.

Gaitiiku was culled to the chair, and Wm. K. Smyth appointed Secretary; when, on motion, the following resolutions were adopted: IleioltrJ, Thai it is recommended to the Whigs of the severul counties and the oity of Baltitmee to appoint as many delegates us each cOunty and the afty is entitled to in the General Assembly, who will assemble iu convention in Baltimore city on the first day of September next, for the purpose of adopting such course as; they may think best calculated to promote the success if Ute Whig party. huoUtd, That the proceedings be signed by theChairman aud Secretary, uud published in the Whig newspapers of this State. Wm.

Likgan Gait(ikb, Chairman. Wm. F. Smyth, Secretary. Commander Lynch, of the Unitli States Navy, who went on a preliminary expedition of observation, a few months ago, to Africa, bis returned.

It is stated that he has explored all rivers on the coast of Liberia, and fouud none nwigable higher up than twenty utiles from the moutl. Tiie Norwalk ljoiut Com mi ttee of the Legislature of Connecticut nppoiuted to examine into the cause of the Norwajk disaster submitted report to the Legislature on Tuesday. The report embodies no new facts, but strongly censures the engineer aud managers of the road. The committee decline reporting a general law for the regulation of railroads, for the reason that the standing committee on railroad accidents have the subject under consideration. It is stated in the papers that tie Hon.

Daniel M. Barringer, our Minister in Sjnin, left Madrid on the 11th of May, with his wife and family, for the purpose of making a short jouuey into Andalusia previous to his retirement frm the Spanish peninsula. After visiting Cordovi, Sevilla, and Cadiz, he is to return to Madrid, wlcre he will remain until the arrival ot Mr. SoULBwho is expected to reach there iu the month of Juy. A Legislature on an Members of the Legislature of the State of New York departed from Albany on Saturday norning on an excursion by railroad to Niagara Falli, where they arrived early in the afternoon.

The dstauce is upwards of thsee hundred miles. The United States mail steamship sailed from New York at noon on Saturday, for Southhampton and Havre, with 103 passengers and 8735.427 in specie. Among the pasiengers are Madame RoDlsco, Lady of the Russian Minister to the United States, Mr. Croskey, Consul at Southhampton, aud Hon. R.

M. McLane and family, of Baltimore. The Philadelphia papers announce taat James Ross Snoh'den has been appointed Director of the Mint, in the place made vacant by Judge Pettit's deceasc. It is added that Dr. Patterson was at first nominated, but the nomination was reconsidered and Mr.

Snowden appointed. Judiciary or following is a complete list of the District Judge? elected throughout the Stafe of Louisiana ou the 16th of I last month. The figures' designate the number of the respective districts: 1. J. C.

Larue, J. N- Lea. 9. Thomas J. Cooley.

T. 11. Kennedy, M. M. 10.

Alonxo Snyder. Reynolds, Donatien Au- 11. Barry gu-tiun, and J. B. Cotton.

12. R. W. Rtohardiou. 2.

Octave F. Rousseau. 18. Thomas C. Nicholls.

8. Victor Burthe. 14. L. J.

Dupre. 4. A. Uuffvl. Ralph ('uahmun.

5. J. L. Cole )G. A.

H. Vieraoij. 0. Wm. Blount Robertson.

17. H. Spoflford. 7. J.

L. Slerling. 18. Andrew Lawson. 8.

Geo. W7 Watteraton. NEW CHARTER FOR NEW YORK CITY. We learn through the Telegraph that the People of the city of New York yesterday decided, by a large majority, to accept ccrtaiu amendments to their City Charter, which had previously received the sanction of their State Legislature. These 'amendments were petitioned for by many of the citizens of New York in order to check the alleged corruption on the part of their Municipal Government, of which we have recently seen so much complaiut in the newspapers.

11 is thought that the amendments will prove effectual for the purpose contemplated. The majority in favor of their adoption is stated at fifteen thouswnd votes. We have the official announcement of the opening of the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations" iu New York. The 15th of July is the day named. The Directors state that they believe the building exhibition will fully meet the just expectations of the public.

In order to give ample scope for inventive skill in machinery, they have materially enlarged the area of-the Palace, by adding wings to the extent of nearly-a fourth of the ground room of the main edifice. They had hoped to open the exhibition much earlier, and allege as the chief i cause of delay the novelty and intricacy of the style of construction and the standard of architectural beauty at which they have aimed. The work of improvement" in Vieoinia is not confined alone to the making of railroads. We rejoice to see aud know that the agricultural interests of the State arc daily receiving moro and more attention from the intelligent farmers of tho different counties, and that their skill, industry, and enter- prise are meeting their just rewards in the increased value aud productiveness of their lands, and in the increased quantity and quality of annual crop. Every where an improvement in farming is seen at a glance.

Agricultural societies, cattle shows, and fairs arc of interest and attention. To make two I blades of grow where only one grew before is now an object of ambition. Practical are sought to be attained by judicious culture. The lights of scicncc and experience are consulted. How gratifying is all this to every lover of his State! Virginia is indeed capable of being made the agricultural as well as the first manufacturing State in the Union I lor soil and her climate arc as favorable as could be wished Gazette.

Tho present area of the city of New Orleans will hardly fall short of forty square miles, being double the area incorporated limits of New York city, which embrace the whole of Manhattan Island, and printing a surface greater than that of the prosent area of Ixmdon. The present area of New Orleans may without difficulty, and in the ordinary course of human affairs, comfortably contain a population of 2,000,000 inhabitants. The present population during the business season may safely bo estimated at not less than Arthi a Philadelphia American states that a marked change baa come over this wretched criminal, who ha? but two more dayato live. He has relented much, and begins to exhibit a more becoming demeanor, as his moments on earth grow shorter. On Monday hia non (upon whoae testimony be was oonvicted) had two interviews with him, which were very affecting, and in complete reconciliation between them Yesterday the guilty man signed a paper stating his belief ihat his bob did not commit the murder, thus removing the charge of criminality against the hoy which the father himself had made.

He i' to be executed on Friday. FROM TEXAS. The Sau Antonio Ledger of the 19th ultimo furnished the following intelligence Ocidkx a few days ago broke up his encampment ut Fredericksburg, and is now in active march to Missouri with some three hundred foreign Indians. Tiie Boundary Commission is severed in three divisions. The trains of two of them have been with us for a duy or two.

The one divisiou commences at the Pecos and surveys a distance of one hundred and fifty miles and returns. Another commences at Laredo and surveys downwards to Ringgold Barracks. The third descends from Ringgold Rarracks until the second overtakes, and they proceed together to tho mouth of the Rio Grande. The trains of tbe two first divisions are ready to sturt. The third proceeds by seu." Au unprecedented freshet ocourred recently on Noland's crcck, near San Antonio.

It commenced raining at 11 o'clock, und at 2 o'clock several houses wore swept away, the water having risen thirty feet. Some stock was swept and considerable damage doueto the crops. Tho following gentlemen are before the people of Texas as candidates for Governor: E. M. Peask, Geobuk T.

Woou, T. J. ClIAHBKRS, JOHN T. MlLLS, J. W.

11KNDICKSON, und John W. Democrats except Mr. Dancy. yi There are four candidates in the field for Congressional honors in the Indianola district: Gov. Bull, Maj.

Seunuy, Capt. Lkwis, and T. W. Hon. Volnky E.

IIuwauu left San Antonio a few days since for California. Major Howabd and Col. Capron, Indian agents, have gone up near the old fort, on the San Saba, to hold a treaty with the different tribes of Indians, and make them presents. Thero is no news from tho gold diggings to justify any one in going thither. The Galveston Civilian" of the 7th ultimo says on this subject: The gold fever seems to have extended pretty far, although but little of it is felt by the people living near tlie supposed placers in Texas.

The senior editor of this paper has just returned from Austin, and made it a point, during his visit, to make close inquiry into the reports of gold-finding in this State. Out of the numesous persons he saw who had visited the reputed gold region, he did not find one who had found, and but one or two who had Been, gold to the valuo of a single dollar. Only one or twe are reportod, with any plausibility, to have obtained even a few dollars. A few grains may bo gathered in some places, though not to the value of twenty cents a day. Vet there are probably a thousand persons engaged in the search, and others are still going to supply the places of those who return disappointed." The Galveston Journal of the 26th says a mercantile firm of that city addressed a letter a short time since to a gentleman at Fort Croghan, tnakiug inquiries regarding the gold diggings, and have received the following reply, dated Austin, May 17, which may be considered entirely reliable.

The writer had just arrived at Austin from Fort Croghan: "In reply to your quectionp, 1 have to say that I believe there its gold in Jhe region of the State that report speaks but that it is in eueh small quantities that a man might dig until the infernal regions were frozen sufficiently for good skating, and still be without enough to get a drink. The mines will not pay for working. 1 have seen men from the diggings, perfectly reliable, who do uot speak favorably of the prospects. I have seen specimens, but 'twas through a glass, not but a mugnifier. The comparison with California gold is, if the papers giv-e a correct account of imports, in quantity about as 0 to 100,000,000.

We have had no opportunity to test the gold. If yon have any friends who speak of coming this way, tell tlieiu stay at home. My residence is twenty five miles from tho The editor of the Southwestern American gives the following as the report of a gentleman who had just come in from the gold region, and who had much cxpericncc in the mines of California: Stratified formation, three miles wide and about sixty in length, running southeast and northwest, containing non-gold bearing quartz. Prospected, found gold, but not enough pay? any, a ton of earth would not average twenty cents. Should there have been twenty dollars per ton, the scarcity of water, or rather the difficulty of bringing it into use, would prevent the defraying of expenses in working.

The beds df tho creek are gaud. The particles of gold are very minute, and could uot be gathered without an amalgamation with by the Jeuuy Lind or Centrifugal Amalgamator." The Galveston News, in noticing the arrival of a num ber of adventurers from New Orleans, on their way to the gold diggings, predicts tremendous disappointment." PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, This body closed its session at Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, lu the morning Dr. Wm. S. I'limkii made a report from the special committee appointed at the last General Assembly to take into consideration some meaus for securing the right of conscience in religious matters to American citizens in foreign countries.

Tho report was quite voluminous, and contained a history of the efforts which havo been made during the year to accomplish the object of the resolutions. In the treaty made during that period between the Government of the United States and that of Uraguny the rights of conscience were expressly secured. A series of resolutions were reported by the committee. They in effect endorse the spirit of the resolutions of the last Assembly, urge the agitation of the subject, and appeal strongly in favor of tbe rights of American citizens abroad, and applaud the action of the American Government in the treaty with the Oriental Republic of Uraguay. Considerable debate arose upon the adoption of ihe being made to them by some of the speakers as nn interference with the affairs of civil goveminent.

A motion was made to postpone the matter until the next Assembly, which was lost. The report and resolutions were finally adopted. The next session of the General Assembly will meet in the city of Buffalo in May next. THI ASSEMBLY AMD stated in our last paper that the slavery question was a prominent topic of discussion in the General Assembly of the New Softool Presbyterian Church, lately in session at Buffalo. This discussion took plaoe on a report from a committee, proposing certain inquiries to the Southern churches in relation to their connexion with slavery, to answer which it was thought would prepare the way for future judicial proceedings by the Assembly against some of the churches.

This report, after considerable discussion, and in a full house, was indefinitely postponed. On a subsequent day, however, this question was again brought up and discussed the previous action of the Assembly was reconsidered and the report of the committee adopted by a vote of 76 to 39. This called forth two separate protests from members. These protests took the ground that the proceedings of the Assembly were irregular that they did not express the opinion of the Assembly, many members having left for home subsequently to the first action of the Assembly; that the said proceedings were unconstitutional, nnd were not entitled to any attention from the synods, presbyteries, and churches to which they were addressed, inasmuch as they contemplated eliciting facts on the strength of which disciplinary processes might in future be carried forward. The protests having been referred to the Committee on Slavery to answer, that co made a report disavowing all intention to make the information sought the basis of future action looking to discipline, and asserting that the General Assembly had always made a distinction between the system of slavery and the relations of individuals to that system.

This report was adopted. Naw Psnnstlvania Philadelphia Ledger states that the somewhat extravagant appropriations made at the last session of the Pennsylvania Legislature have made it necessary for the Executive to make a loan some $700,000 from the banks of Philadelphia. The loan is for one year, and bears six per cent. All the city, banks participate in it, lending about six per cent, of their respective capitals. The money is to be applied to the North Branch Canal, to the mountain division, and to other permanent improvements.

No part of it will he used for the payment of State interest, which is fully provided. The recourse to a loan at this time has been made the more imperative, from the fact that the Attorney Oeneral has decided that the bonus of $250,000 from the Girard and Mechanics' Banks, whose charters are just renewed by the Governor signing the bills, And which wu originally intended for the North Branch, cannot go to that important improvement, but, under a general law, must go to the sinking fund. CITY 8T0CKS AS A BASIS OF BANK-NOTE CIRCULATION: Gov. Nkvmoub, of New York, oil Wednesday last returned to the Legislature, wiih Lis veto, the bill for authorizing the deposite of city stocks as a basis for the issue of bank notes, under the general banking law- He says that if the bill should become a law it would tend to increase the demand for city stocks, and, by adding to their market value, it would create an inducement on the part of municipal corporations to incur debts; and he asks is it expedient at this time, when a highly speculative feeling pervades the community, to cucourage a disposition to incur liabilities by converting debts into a circulating medium?" He does not consider the excuse for adopting this class of stocks as a basis of security for bank circulation, that the amount of State and United States stocks now in the market are insufficient in quantity for the object, a valid one. The amount of these stocks now in the hands of the public, he says, is $67,500,790, aud he thinks this amount ample, although considerable portions of it may be absorbed in other Slates He argues further that the recent large inorease of banking capital in the State, swelling the amount at the present time to about $70,000,000, and the inducements to a further increase from the present high rate of banking profits, render it inexpedient to add to the facilities for further increase.

lie concludes by saying 1 deem it exceedingly hazardous, at this period of speculative excitement aud pecuniary expansion, to diminish tho security of the bill holder, or to increase the motives for tho establishment of banking institutions, which are already multiplying to an unprecedented extent." EXPORTS FROM NEW YORK. Wc gave in our last a comparative statemont of the imports of foreign goods at the port of New York for the month of since Jauuary 1st. We today copy a stateiuuut of the exports from the same port lor the same time. It will be seen that there is no material dift'erence in the merchandise clearances for the mouth for either of the last three years Exports from Nov York to Foreign Ports for May. 1851.

1852. 1803. Domestic produce $4,402,052 $4,249,924 $4,105,954 Foreign m'dzcr (free) 113,871 243,598 Do do (dutiable). 361,015 545,973 487,630 Spocie 1,506,135 2,162,467 Total 6,737,608 7,059,649 Total exclusive of 4,876,438 4,902,715 4,897,182 The exports of specie show a slight increase fyr the month, the corresponding month of last year being very light. The following will show the comparative exports since January 1st for three years Exports from New York to Foreign Forts for five months from January 1851.

I 1852. 1853. Dollars. Dollars'. Domestic produoo 18,678,550 18,579,452 20,365,061 Foreign m'dzo, (free) 314,910 395,719 587,800 Do do (dutiable).

1,716,452 1,936,981 1,646,937 Spccic 12,631,148 9,007,654, 5,390,700 Total 33,341,060 29,979,806 27,99.1,507 Total exclusive of 20,709,912 20,912,152 22,599,807 This shows an increase for the last five months at the port of New York of about of Com. LATE SUBTREASURY OPERATION. PROM TUK PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC LEDUER. The new interpretation of the Subtreasury law is creating great excitement, and will probably give rise to a warm debate in the next Congress. It is maintained here, by lawyers of great repute, that it is puerile for the officers of the Government to refuse to receive or pay out bank notes in the United States, but to do both within a marine league from shore.

The law is general, aud does not admit of such a distinction. A late Government transaction, in particular, is saverely commented upon in commercial circles. The Subtreasury, having occasion to use funds in England, bought a draft on the Bank of Liverpool, payable sixty days after sight. This draft was ilrawn by the Bank of Charleston, endorsed by Messrs. Wiley, Leroy of this city, and had been Bent to the Bank of the State of New York," in Wall street, where it was purchased.

It is contended that this is an infraction of the Subtreasury law, as recently construed in Washington. The transaction originated in South Carolina, and from its commencement to the fulfilment of the engagement to pay not less than sevCnty-five days must intervene. Every draft is but contract to deliver money at a particular place on a fixed day, differing in nothing from a contract to carry money but in the substitution of one coin for another. And if it is unlawful to draw from one place iu the United States there is no reason why a draft from a bank in the United States on a bank out of the United States, and negotiated or sold by another bank in the United States, should be lawful. It is maintained that this is whipping the devil round the stump." The old construction of the Subtreasury law, employing transfer drafts, but granting no more time than absolutely necestary to complete the transaction, was first adopted by the late Judge Woodbubt, and was continued Messrs.

Ewinq, Fobwaro, Robert J. Walkeb, Meredith, andCoBwiN. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Governor Martin, of New Hampshire, delivered his message to the Legislature of that State on Thursday. He cautions them against multiplying and too frequently altering the laws.

The bank capital of the State is $3,226,000, and the Governor would be slow to increase it, referring to the severe lessons of 1887 and 1840. He invites legislation for the more careful management of railroads, making carelessness in the employes an indictable offence when life is lost; and he does not advise an extension of facilities to railroads. As intoxicating liquors, the Governor thinks if the present laws were energetically administered we could soon decide whether they are deficient or net: ultra measures often fail in answering the expectations of their projectors." The legislative session of last November caused an increase in the State debt from $66,196 to about $74,000. Eduoational institutions are flourishing the number of schools is 2,894 amount applied to education, $271,747 teachers and scholars, 92,888. Mr.

Martin again recommends the appointment of a Commissioner of Agrlwlture, and gives agricultural and manufacturing statistics showing 2,251,488 acre- improved talue of farms $56,246,997 farming implements, live stock, orchard products, domestic manufactures, yearly produce of wool, 1,108,476 lbs. 6,977,056 lbs. of butter; 3,196,563 lbs. of cheese; 1,294,563 lbs. of maple sugar.

Cotton factories, 44; invested therein, $10,950,600. Woollen mills, 61 invested in them, $2,137,700. Value of ootton and woollen products annually $10,968. There are miles of railroad in the State in running order, which cost lust annual receipts, expenses, nett income, $318,888, averaging nearly 4J per cent, on the whole investment. A number of liquoT cases came up before the Court Common Pleas, at Pro'vidence, on Friday.

In three of them the counsel rendered objection? that the complaint did not state that the defendant was not authoriied to sell, and that it was not made in the name of the Marshal of Providence. The Court held the objections to be valid; and dismissed the cases, together with seven others upon the same grounds. The sum of siity thousand pouads has beon voted by the Canadian Parliament to build houses of Parliament in Toronto. This the question, which has recently been ivjitated in Canada, on the subject of the seat of govew.nent. Slack has obtained a verdiot of eight hundred dollars in the Windsor County Court, Ver.

mont, against Dr. Dixi Crosby, for alleged malpractice in setting the thigh-bone of the former MR COUES'S NEW FORMULA Messrs. The article iu the Intelligeucer of the 31st ultimo, entitled "Mr. Coues's New Formula," seems to require some active from me, notwithstanding a repugnance, significantly expressed in the note you have seen fit to publish, to engaging in a discussion of such a topic. When it is desirable to compute the time of of a planet about the sun directly from its distance, astronomers have long had the formula, derived from Kepler's law, that such time of revolution in sohr days is equal to 366.266 times distanoe multiplied by the square root of tie distance the unit of measure being the eurth's distanoe from the sun Mr.

Coucs's formula, also derived from Kepler law and expressed in, the form best adapted for computation, is that the time of revolution is equal to 0.318809 times the distance multiplied by the square root of the distance, the unit of distance being his assumed value of the sun's diameter or of the earth's mean distanoe from lUv.Ol the sun. There being in each of these formulas the same number of terms and the same, process of computation, computers may use either with equal facility. In such formulas the units of time and distance are eutirely arbitrary. Astronomers will probably prefer the form to which they have been accustomed, as there is reason in the nature of things why the mean distance of the earth from the sun should be used as the unit of whatever that distance should be selected, JW.OOd nor the sun's diameter, even were it accurately known. The ratio of the diameter of a circle to its ciroumferenoe, a or 0-818309 necessarily enters into some of the formulas which are derived from Keppler's law astronomers are wont to use it where it is desirable; to leave it out where it adds nothing either of convenience or simplicity to their formulas.

In the old formula the simple distance" is used, and the period of a planet Is obtained from its own distanoe," in precisely the same sense and to JLh6 same extent as in that of Mr. Coues. Mr. Coues's formula is in no degree more independent of the earth's distanoe than is the other. It is not surprising that the use of Mr.

Coues's formula should reproduce the same results which astronomers have obtained from precisely equivalent formulas: it was to have been expected. It is surprising that an eminent mathematical scholar should lay auy stress upon it. One of the "blunders" (possibly had my note been intended for publication I might have selected milder term) to which I alluded, which eveu your mathematical friend might have detected, is in the statement that a planet at 100 would have 314.169 days." The writer, (in his eagerness to illustrate an apparently simple but inapplicable idea, overlooked the inconsistency with his own formula, afterwards given, which would give for the period of such a planet 318.309 days. The similarity of the number with -J? which is the diameter of the sun (including its luminous envelope) compared with the distance of the earth, as derived from observations, is the "single fact" indicated in Mr. Coues's communication, which 1 characterized as new, und as fact "interesting," but "isolated and of little importance." N.

I'rof. Akoklandkk communicates through Mr. C. S. Vknable the discovery of another planet, on the 5th of May, by Mr.

Lutiieb, of the Observatory at Bilk. The Bonn observation is the mean of four comparisons with the ring-micrometer. The planet is of the 10.11 magnitude. This is probably the 26th of the group of small planets between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The 24th was discovered by Prof.

Gasparis, of Naples, on the 5th of April; the 25th by Mr. (Jhaoornac, at Marseilles, on the Cth of April of the present year. hare been introduced into the Assembly for the removal of the seat of government from Quebec to Toronte. The resolutions provide for ample accommodations for the Governor General, for the two houses of Parliament, and for the public officers. The Governor General offers a reward of four hundred dollars for the approhension, in Canada or the United States, of William E.

Brainerd, who shot his mother in Wlckbam, Caunda East, on the 2Gth ultimo, lie is described as a bookbinder, who has worked as such in Montreal, Kingston, Burlington, Albany, New York, and Boston. Thk Virginia Concessional republish the names of the Representative elected to Congress from the State of Virginia, in order correct an error which crept into our former list, by the accidental insertion of another name iustead of that of Mr. Millsoh, in the second district: 1st district, Thomas II. Bayly; 2d, John S. Millaon; 3d, John if.

Caskie 4th. Wm. 0. Goode; 5th, Thomas S. Booock; Gth, Paulus Powell; 7th, William Smith; 8th, Charles J.

Faulkner; 9th, John Letcher; 10th, Z. Kidwell; 11th, C. 8. Lewis; 12th, Henry A. Edmonson; 18th, Fflyette McMullen.

Dangers or the recent report of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society of England states that during the last winter no less than one thousand one hundred vessels were wrecked on the coast of the United Kingdom. Within the past year the society have afforded relief to 624 widows and aged parents, 1,040 orphans, and 3,810 fishermen and mariners; making a total of 5,474 persons suffering from shipwreck, and 39,928 its formation. Liquor Excise Boards of the various Wards of the City of New York kave been unusually oareful in issuing licenses for the aide of liquor during the current year. In the first twelve Wards the number of licenses issued is nearly one-half than were issued for the year 1852. The business of the Boards is not yet completed, however, and of course many additional licenses will yet be granted.

TuEExrxosiON at steamer St. Pierre one of the ferry boats sometimes employed in towing, having put on board the steamer for Montreal froth a vessel in the stream upwards of two hundred and ninety passengers, proceeded to Qilmour's cove to take a barge in tow, and while preparing to do so her boiler burst, and out of ten persons on board eight perished. Capt. Carry, who stood over the boiler, was blown high in the air. Mr.

Ferrer had his skull split open by a piece of the boiler, and his wife was also killed, but their bodies were hardly disfigured at all. The other sufferers were firemen and deck hands, whose names are not given. The New York Women't Slate Temperance Society, in sassion last week at Rochester, consumed a large portion of their time in discussing an amendment to their constitution proposing to admit Men to bold offices in the Society. It was finally laid on the table. Some trouble was produced by Miss Susan B.

Anthony, who resigned the recording secretaryship, alleging that the election of President indicated that a spirit was rife in the society with which ahe could not sympathize it showed a disposition to sacrifice principle to expediency, and moreover the society would not take Woman's Rights' grounds. She said her soul was ao longer with the society. The new Police of Cincinnati, consisting of ninety-six ordinary and six River Policemen, have been sworn in by the Mayor and entered on their duties. The rules to which they are required to give their assent enforce strict temperance, prohibit all visits to drinking places, except upon official business, and command the disclosure to the Mayor of all places of licentiousor criminal resort, where gambling is carried on or where liquor is sold. Coke roa 8team Cumberland Journal says: "A series of interesting are now being nui'le, under the direction of Thomas Winann, Esq one of the directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, in the usa of coke instead of wood the passenger curs of the road.

With slight alterations in the grate bars, exhaust, and spark-oatchers, the experiments thus far have proved eminently moces-fu1." Not the Tom Mooro supper, on Monday evening, ex-Mayor Qulncy, while doneantlng upon tbe Irish i.haraoter, observed that, althoogh he had never been at Cork, he had seen so manj of It that evening that he almost an Union paper..