Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 29, Vevay, Switzerland County, 18 June 1840 — Page 2

VEVAV TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

Democratic Republican Nominal ion,

citizen of* Irish birth or origin, to rally under The democratic banner, shoulder to shoulder,'bo united, and with energy, perseverance and zeal, sustain and maintain those glorious principles for which . the gallant Montgomery died, and Emmett suffered martyrdom.”

(t5*In a letter to a friend in [this state, Gen. Howard, gives the followingsummary of the substance of the pre-emption bill, lately passed by Congress: -

HANK NOTE TABLE.

| _ vnscoxsrx. Bant of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Bant of Mineral Point, , LOaSOdii. Fox River Hydraulic ' 50 dis, uifioeEi, State Banks of Mo. at St, Lout*, it Br, par a 2 pren UEiVfiJ, ' * Stale Bank and branches, [oM issue] 40 a 50 do. do «o do (new Rsucl do Real Estate Bant, J • do ' ' Tins. Government Treasury Notes, gj du. r/V 1 " SPECIE. Silver, 1 j.e„ ’ American Gohl, 5 a G P prcm ; Sowctgm, • doll*. Doubloons, Spanish, dolls. 16 a 17 0 „ v . d °* , Patriot, 1C a 16 50j) * English Guinea*, C5 01 [.ouisd’ors, 4 00 a 15 50 Napoleon*, 00 • Ten Guilder pieces, 00 Ten Thalers, ' g 00 FredericJtd’roj, 4 00 LOOK WEtiL TO YOUR BANK NOTES. Counterfeit Bank Notes, on the different good banka, and fraudulent issues of post noties and other worthless paper, without capital or basis, arc innuiaerable.

ron .eoEsiom'T,

As a swans of enabling, the public to guard/in some measure, against losses by .depreciated Bank paper, nc have made out the following table, giving the rate* of discount at Cincinnati and Louisville on the notes of the various banks, - It will be corrected weekly, from the papers of those cities:

MARTIN VAN BHREN,

pot: vire president, RICHARD M. JOHNSON,

Idt That whenever a settler resides on one quarter and cultivates another, tic may take by legal subdivisions, his residence and improved and, so as not to exceed 160 acres..

ELEtrrORS FOR INDIANA. William IlBxnBji KS, of Jefferson. Geobob \V. Etyisu, of Miami. 1st, pisirict. Robert Dite Owes, of Posey. 2d. “ Georue Boos, of Sullivan. Jfil. Thomas J. Henley, of Clark. 4th, **'. Jous L.’Uobissos, of Rush. - 5th. . “ Andrew Kennedy, of Delaware. 6th. “ William .1. Peasi.ee, of Shelby. 7lh. “ ' Jons M. Lemon, of Laporte.

(f$-T!ic following comes from a respectable friend in Vernon, Jennings county, with a ro'ipiest to give it a place in our paper.

2nd. When any person has mode an improvement and rented it to any other person, who'was in possession the 32d of June, 1833, and forfour months proceeding— or if the lessor and lessen were living on tho lands together, such lessor shall have the benefit of his pre-emption. 2d.. Every settler on the public lands which were not surveyed at the passage of the.act of 18:18, whoso improvement is on a 10th section, shall be entitled to a pre-emption on any other lands in the same district', to which no other person has a pre-emption. 4th. The same provision in favor of such as may have settled on lands which have been selected by any elato “fpr tho pufpoies'bf a seminaries of learning,under fny act of Congress authorising such selection.’* 5th.f Tho act of 1823 is continued in force until the 22d of June, 1842, and“ia extended to all Dealers on public lands atthu dateofthn act, with the same exceptions whether general or special, and subject to all the limitations, and conditions contained in the” act of 1833/-

KCNTDCKT.

Bank of Louisville, . 'par Bunk of Kentucky and Branches, - , “ Ns rI hern Bank of Kentucky and Branches,' “ Savings Bank of- Louisville, Otis Arnold &, Co’s check* on do. '"V-i . par Hotel Company, *- ' u Old Butak of Kentucky, 2perctdij. Commonvfeallh'Bank and Branches, ' Sdis. South Western Real Estate Bank, fraud.

Mr. Editor: —It would be useless for njo to attempt to enumerate the many- improprieties and inconsistencies of the sell-styled “Whig” or anti-admmislration party; but one thing 1 heartily repudiate and cannot forbear speaking disapprobatory of. amt iperchanco this misdemcanof may have been practised in some rare instance by the opposite party,(I khowbl nosucli instance however.) I allude to a resort to houses set apart for teiligious worship, and wholly dedicated to Lite true God. As Taras I have learned this resort has been to the mcihodist meeting houses. In my absence from this place in .March, a whig meeting'was-held in tho new meeting house ifere. To prevent such a 1 would use as much violence (if necessary) as to repel any invasion whatever, i do regard the course above alluded to as a desecration of the sanctuary, mid evincing a spirit of depot ism, and tending towards Union of Church ami State,

, , u An Inoeven dent Treasury— whore officer?, responsible to (be people, instead of privileged corporations, shall guard the people’s money. Democracy asks in tain —wlml claim have the Hank* to use this public treasure ns fheir own—again (uconvcrt it into an engine of ruinous expansions arid contractions of the currency,-hnd of new political panics and pressures, to enforce tiilmmduii io the money power!”

INDIANA. farmers’ and Mechanics* Bank, Madison, - I dis.i State Bank, . I “ ' Branches at New Albany, Madison and Lawrenceburgh, t : par All other Branches, * f dis.

OHIO. . '

Bank of Cleveland, l|di?. Bank or Massillion,- . H di?. Bank of CirclevUle, II dis. Bank of Wooster,’ 1 H dis. Bank of Xenia, ‘ '* ; ■ 'll* dis. Bank ofSaudujkj, * 11 di*. Bank oniamillon,' • lidis. Bank of Wcit Uuidn, 11 idle. Bank of Chilicothe, U die. Bank of Marietta, . Hdi*. Bank of Mount Pleasant, . . - • 11 di*. Bank of Norwalk, li dis. Bank, of Geauga, 11 dis. Bank of Zanesville, 1 11 di*, Belmont Bank of St, Clairsrillc, 11 dis. Bank of Steubenville, . 11 dis.

laicst intelligence from New Orleans,, is lot bed i h ibst. 7( appears that an inundation is still apprehended.* In speaking of the waters, llio Truri American remarks, that “in a visit lo Carrollton, pur attention' was failed tp the river, aland abpvo that town. The Mississippi has risen a little and is now as high as it has been at any previous period this season. On Saturday

.Counterfoils. Bank or the United States.

•‘The Campbells aec cduixo.”—Sequel ( op tukTippecaxoc Celebration.— We extract from the Indiana Eagle the following cheering declaration of tex -freemen of Warren. They are represented by Mr. Robb, a highly respectable citizen of that county, to be what jtfaoy profess to be, honest 'working-men. ‘ Wo, the undersigned citizens of Washington township,.Warren county Indiana, having been misted, by. the ruffleshirt party tong enough, have this day resolved to renounce modern whiggery, and do publicly declare that we will support Martin Van Karen for the Presidency, and Richard M. Johnson for the Vice Presidency. We further say, that we have not taken this step in consequence of any arguments ti&cd'by ihe democratic party; but we have become disgusted with the conductor those who arson the slang!)ter field of Tippecanoe, making merry on that ground which was consecrated by the blood of a Davies, an Owen, and a Spencer, who fell in consequence of. the lack' of generalship in the commander on that fatal day. - We are a 111 abo tiring men, and hare but little time lospend in political controversy; but, if we live till the first Monday it) August next, we will vote for our talented and slandered fellow citizens, Edward A. llannogan and T. A. Howard, Seth Wilkinson, i . JESSE H, SlIARAB, “ ClIAS. M* A LISTER, ; 'JounShabar, N. Billings, • Wjl. WlLKINSON, • John Wilkinson, % JXO. HlOOKBOTOAM, ‘ Jab, K. Hiboixbothasi, Ben*. K Lonomecker)

10s; new plate, letter A on both ends; signed for J. Cowperthwaite, casl*., S. Mason; for X. ' Biddle, pres., G. W. Fairman, The centre vignette, of. the banking bouse' ie. tolerably ■ well executed, but the beads on the ends of . the bill are coarsely engraved. 5s. Jeter H, pay toC. S. FoJwell. dated December 5ih 1532, S, Jaudon, cashier. The filling up and signatures are all the same bind of ink* ■ the engraving and cashier’s name are remark-

Fanaticism*

Can ll be.possiblo that scenes like (lie following actually take place in the midst ofjour enlightened and polished cities. We copy from ihc York Courier arid Enquirer: Auai.gima.tiox Husduno,— On Mondaynight, a genteel dressed person called upon Mr. Oarrick, proprietor of the Hotel known as St. Johns Hall, in Frankfort street; and engaged of 1dm the use of his large hall for three'days for & party of /ritilth, wltunt be esid, were going to attend the religious univerearies. The amount agreed upon for the.use of the halt was paid down, and a receipt taken therefor. v ; ' 1 . Mr. Garrick was much surprised 'yesterday raprnmg when his company arrived, to find that it consisted of upwards of ;a'humlred persons of color, black and white, and of both sexes and all ages, who took possession of the quarter, bringing with llmm all (he necessariesTor.coOking; eating. drinking, and it is said forklecning also. Mr. Garrick did not feel at all pleased at the deceit, which had been practised upon him, but was not aware that there was a remedy left liitu, and he concluded to submit with the best grace he could.' The company of amalgamated; abojitionists remained in quiet possession till about twtrti’clock in the afternoon, when some persons who were passing discovered from the windows certain, demonstrations of familiarity between the black? and whites, which was not exactly wi|h their ideas of propriety. The matter becoming a subject of remark in thestreet, a large number of persons collected in the street, and shortly certain demonstrations of hostility made themselves apparent among the crowd. Mr. Garrick -became fearful of an unpleasant collision between the parties in and out of doors, communicated to the amalgamationists his fears that his house would soon become too lo t to hold thorn. The mixed company shortly acted upon this hint, and took up their line of march for other quarters, and have now snugly located themselves, at a house in Barclay street —as- we arc informed.

the water hurst through (lie levee, making a cre-

vasse os plantation of Mr. Pierce Soignac, ( ahoyt-ten'miles above Carrollton. Ity tho cxer'*erttbtt;of ,Mr. S. who employed his entire force, the break stopped before any material injury ■wi* accomplished,. We arc informed that in mapy places between Mr, Preston’s and 31 r. Cognac’s plantation to the levee is Ip a very precarious slate, the embankment being so-soft, that a rod cap be ' run to p considerable .depth, and

Clinton Batik at Columbus, II dir, Colombian Bank of New Lisbon, 1| dis. Commercial Bank of Cincinnati, par Commercial Bank of Lake Erid, 31 dir. Commercial Bank ofSciota, 11 dis. Dayton Bank, 11 dii Dayton Mng. Company,; * : 2a5 dit. Exchange Bank Cincinnati, 1 I-2tdt*. Farmers &, Mechanic* Bank Stenbeairillc, 11*2 dii. Farmers Bank Canton, - •- 20 dir. Franklin Bunk Cincinnati, pur Franklin Bank Columbus, 11-2 dir, German Bank Wooster, 11-2 dir. Granville'Alexandrian Society, 11-2 dir. Kirtland Safety.Society*, • " fraud Lancaster Ohio Bank, . 11-2 dir. Lafayette Bank Cincinnati, par Manhattan Bank at Manhattan Ohio, 20 dir. Mechanic* & Traders Bank Cincinnati, - 11-2 11 Miami Exporting Company Cincinnati, par Muskingum Bank Putnam, 1i.g dj*. Munioe Falls Mng,Company, doubtful Orphans Institute Bank, Ohio Rail Road, 50 dis, Ohio Life Inrurdnce & Trust Company. par Urbana Banking Company, > .11-2 dir. Western Reserve Bank at Warren, 11-2 dii. Union Bank of Exchange, Cincinnati, fraud • ’/ *

ably well executed, but tho president’s name is a bad imitation. 10s. letter G, payable to ,C.' Thompson, dated PhihtK - July 10, 1535, S. Jaudon, cash. S. Biddle, president, welt executed. The paper rather darker and thicker than tho genuin:, the eagle looking to the left, and the neck feath-

the water is likpvvisd washing over. The Syndic further Informs ps, that formerly Ihcpltyitalions from Liyaudais to‘above Carroll ton were

ers rather frizzled. 20s. old plate, of different dates. They can be ' detected by observing that in tho signature of the cashier, \V. M'Hvaine, the three first letters ('V M I)qre joined together, in the coun-

worked fay'op wards , of si* hundred- Lands, but (He most of this property haying been purchased pod laid out into (own lots by speculators, and the negroes consequent lyre moved, there is just a sufficient horn bey of hands remaining to keep ley ep in order, *. ’ The same paper adds, that by passengers, arfived'from itatchitachcs and Alexandria, we learn that Rcq River has overflowed its banks from Shreveport to tho mouth, so as to destroy most of the cottoti crops on its borders. Many fine"plantations are several feet under water.— When the Linton left Hat chi todies the middle

terfeit there is a space between the 31 and

the I. 50s. new, plate, dated December 2d, 1836, let. D on both ends; signed for R. Jaudon, cash., S. Mason; for N, Biddle, pres., G. W, Fairman. Tho paper i«: rather thin and has an oily appearance; the centre vignette of tho binking-house'is tolerably well executed, but tho heads'on each end of the bill are very • . coarsely engraved. - 100*. Post Notes, letter H, dated Sept. 1,1833, payable to J. Ross or bearer, ten ilays after date. The body of the note has a very good appearance.. Tho vienetto is .miserably executed, and on a slight examination can jeasily detected by those acquainted with bank notes. The signatures of J. Cowperthwaite,. ■ Cashier, and N. Biddle President, are written loo stiffly, and are poor imitations.

xouimai. Clinton and Port Hudsar, nt Jackson, 50 dis. New Orleans City Banks, ’ par 1 Mississippi.

Agricultural Bank Natchez, 25a 50 dii. Planters Bank Natchez, do. Commercial Bank Natchez, 25 Natchez Post Notes, . 75 dis. Natchez Rail Road, ' . 75 a 00 dir. Miss. Shipping Company, , . 75 a.80 dis. Grand Gulf railroad & Banking Co. 1 , G0a75dir. West Feliciana do,. . do. ; do, - 50 dis.' Commercial Bank of Manchester, 50 dis. do. do. -Rodner, • 75 dis. Commercial Railroad and Bonking Company. Vicksburg, v . 50 & 75 dis. Bank of Vicksburg, CO a 75 dii. Vicksburg Water Works & Banking Co. 60 a 75 dit. City of Vicksburg Post Notes, V no sale Lake Washington, ■ ‘ 75 a 80 dis. Commercial Rank, Columbus,- ■ 30 a 50 dU. Tombigbce, ' - 90 dis. Union Bank nt Jackson, Post Notes,. 75 dii. do. payable at sight, - -.75 dit. Bank of Fort Gibson, 30 a 5Q. dis. Citizens Bank Madison County, . 75 a80 dis. Chickasaw Land Bank,: . /• 75 a SO dis. •All other banks ofthii State are worthless.

pf jasHre’ek, the waters were beginning to recede, and tho planters in some places were re-

planting their cotton as the water subsided. — On that part of'tha lied* River knowrt as the JRrgyfehr du bon (hep, all the lowlands and plantations were under water, In the Gaillard settlement dwelling houses and cotton gins were

Ontraeeous.act of Inbnman|ty, We have been favored wiib this following.painful account, corroborated by three of the crew belonging bo board of .theTeasel herein named. The whale chip Beaver,v"of Hudibri,Captain AVtp* Rogers, arrived inNewYorkharbor; onthe 1st of May ]ast,,after a long and - tedious voyage of three years and a half/ Mr. Murray stated that the first cruize was sixteen months, during which time a the crew got the scurvy bo as to endanger their lives. Aman named Gordon, a boat (under the assumed name of Jack Brown) made the following remark;— u If I was in'your places forward, if the Captain, when we arrived in port, should refuse to give us-liberty ashore, I would point a knife at bis heart.” .

-Out op their ows mouths let them be COS--

pfloat, "Alexandria was saved from inundation

denned.— Among ihe many erroneous statements' pat forth by the opposition, is one charging Mr,* Van Boren with haring opposed the late war.At a proof of the niter falsity of the charge, we giro the following extract from a speech of Mr,Talmadge, Who is now justly esteemed the pet of the party, Mr, Talmadge testifies after the following manner: _ / ■

by the enterprise, of G, Y. Kelsoe, Esq. who _ owns a cotton plantation at the lower end, and ■who levied up to (ho town, and caused it also'to

opposition seem to be extremely anxious to make the public believe that Gen. Jackton 11 disaffected With life administration of Kir. Van Bureo. It appears (a us that deception is the only weapon they care ’about using, and -it gives the Democratic press infinitely more labor in correcting their falsehoods, than in combatting their arguments. In answer to an inquiry as to this charge, the v.encrablq ex-president writes to Johq Bryce, Esq,, "of this state, as follows; .

be levied to the mouth of the Bayou Rapids above. The lower .part of Red River is) one continuous sheet of water, from 45 to BO miles wide, from the lowlands of the Parish of Avoyelles to the highlands at Fort Adams. For forty miles above the mouth, the bed of the river is not to bo seen, and the driftwood and water is tunning out on the right hand bank throguh the low grounds of Avoyelles to tbo Atchafalaya. It is even breaking through and coming in the rear of-tho plantations on Bayou Uoeuf, at Mr. Compton’s, extending up and down the Bayou. There will bo an immense toss of the cotton prop on Red River. The large and extensive cotton plantation of Gon..Thomas, above Alexandria was principally under water. The oversow is greater than.in 15*13. To the Increased number.of cotton plantations, tho damages will greatly exceed that year. Thewaters, however, are beginning to subside above.

"No man rendered more efficient aid than Mr.Van Buren. : . In yonder. Senate chamber,'hir eloquence was often heard tn favor of providing' means and of granting supplies to carry on the war, to feed and clothe our half starred and half clothed.soldiers; while tome of hit prerrn) pertecu/ori wees orciit rejoiciso at the defeat op odr arms. ami SECRETLY IMPLORING SUCCESS TO THOSE OF THE ENEMY.”

This remark soon reached-the-Captain, for which ho resolved to give„bim to .the cannibals, lie accordingly fc when. leaving port steered. to an island in the Pacific Ocean,;by the-name of Savage Island, [inhabited by cannibals;) When they came in sight of the island, the Captain ordered orthalf of the crew to go below, and the remainder with the exception .of'Mr, Gordon, to go aloft which was obeyed, 1 hot knowing; his design. In a.few moments the men aloft espied at a short distance from the vessel quite a number of canoes with natives inllhem; they however, soon came alongside;••the. captain then called Gordon to him, and asked the first mate [Lansing of Albany) what he ehon1d\do with him. mate’s reply was,damn him, heave him overboard! The captain accordingly seized Gordon and pulhim overboard. Afierthecaptain let goof him, be stuck on the tide of one of the canoes; the natives pushed him off,'and would have nothing lodowith 1 himv* ; V;. Tfie captain on seeing that the natives'would not (ake him, hastened below; brought op, and gave to them a quantity of old mity knives,’ lo C*ke the man and do with him according to their custom that is, first to take his life, then roast him, and then eat' him—that ts the custom of the cannibals. When Mr. 6. was but a short distance from the ship, the men aloft that beheld this heart-rending scene, could not help shedding tears of pity .to hear him implore for mercy! mercy!! until at length they reached some distance from tho. vessel, but that did not prevent them from hearing his pitiful exclamation M for God’s sake spare roe!’’ / Mr.'G. said that he belonged in the city of Troy, and the heart-rending thoughts of tearing! a.wifoand two children' to mourn his fate, must have rendered bis anguish more poignant. The undersigned certify that,the above statement is correct. All of which they were eye witnesses to.

.Hermitage, May 9, IS40. ‘ Sir—Tour letter of the loth of the last month has been received. The information which it communicates, that I am represented by come designing politicians as having abandoned the support of the Republican Administration of Mr. Van Buren, is truly surprising to me, and has been justly characterized by you as a slander. No one acquainted with mo or feeling any respect for my character could credit or'aid in circulating such a charge. My relations with Mr. Van Buren continue, as they were, throughout my administration, ol the most friendly nature. They have* if possible, been made more cordial, as far as my feelings arc concerned, by the signal ability and steadiness .with which hc-has steered the vessel of state through tho storm which has of late, threatened it.' To think of abandoning him when he is so nobly performing his duty, would be treachery (o republican principles. Thanking you, sir, for (he frankness of your communication, and for the evidence it affords of yoor sincerity as a friend, and justice as a politician. J am very truly and respectfully^ Your obedient serv’t, ANDREW JACKSON. Mr. Jons Brycb Cra\vfordsvilIc la.

An Ordinance

To prvkekt Bathing is the Ohio rites, with--

: IS CERTAIN LIMITS,. Be il ordained by the Tnulret of the'ihum of Vevay, That each and every person whV shall be guilty of bathing between sunrise and shoset in the Ohio river, will)in tbe lim<(s of the Corporation ofVevay, shall be fined io the shfla of.' not less than one dollar nor over five dollars for? eyery such'offence.' ■ < *• . .Approved’by the Board, Juno 1,1840. V1 - : J.C. EGGLESTON, Pret'n Attest— I. Stevens, Clerk. .

Grattan, the patriot, well known tp every Irishman in this country, in an address to his countrymen, dated Pbhiladelphia, May 20, 1840, fays; f ‘Respect! {ig^ politics and the coming presidential contest, in the Dll, Old Democratic Pennsylvania will he found firm in tho position assigned'her—‘the Keystone of thei confederated Union/ The intelligence and patriot? ism of her citizens are such as to place them beyond the reach of the deceptive snares of Federalism, disguised by the assumed name of Whig. This delusive gilding docs not hide tho cankered baseness of the majeatcrial sword of the reign of terror. Their principles are the same; and - the remnant of’tho men who supported the elder Adams in hla despotic measures, are the leading whiga of the present day; and they are as bittorly opposed to the present talented, patriotic, and detnocraetic president, Marlin Van Buren, as they were to tho great and immortal founder of the Democratic creed in politics, in America, Thomas Jefferson. • I firmly btievo that Martin VaQ Baron’s majority in Pennsylvania wilt be mpro than double wliat it was on his first election, Tho efforts of tho privileged, rag Bankerf and Corporators to wrest the govermfiant from the people, show that they are only endeavoring to enact a farce they have been long and Joudly rehearsing; but they never cad sustain their parts, or please tho people, they have as? fiociated themselves together to cajole and delude. This eloquent patriot concludes hia address in . (|»« following language:, “It fs the duty of erery

AnOrrtinance

Lbvtiso Tax for Corporation purposes, foe . Xhe'year.T840. . Be it ordained by the Trutieet of the Tbicn ofVetay, That all the real estate and town lots assessed in the said town of Vevay, subject to. taxation within the. Corporation of Vevay, shall 1 bp taxed for. the year A. D.T840 at the rate of' twelve and a half cents to the hundred dollars or the valuation thereof,, as appears on the Assess* ment roll of said town for the said year, to. bepaid by and collected of the owners and‘proprietors thereof opt of said lots, according to the act of incorporation incorporating said town,. And further, that each and every free wbtip male' person, resident within the limits of said Corporation, over the age of twenty-one years and trader the age of fifty years, shall-pay a poll tax of-twenty-five cents, to be collected agreeably to' the said-act of incorporation.-fThat the owner' and keeper of every dog, kept'within the limits, of said town, shall pay a tax therefor at the rate'.' . of ono dollar per bead; and the owner and keeper.of every bitch, kept within (he said Corporation, shall pay therefor the sum of two dollars, and fifty cents per head. Providing that no person shall bo taxed for real estate at'a less sun than twelve and a half cents. . ‘

. mcmoAif, Detroit City Banks, V . . 10 a 25 ■ . Bank of River Raisin, Monroe, do. ! Solvent coontry [chartered] Banks, - 25 to 50 Joint slock ,Safety Fend and Wildcat, ■ \ no sole : ILLINOIS. ,■ ;, . ‘ i . State Bank of Illinois and its Branches, 11-2 dts, Bank of Illinois and branches, Shawnee- . - town, * 1,1-3 du. Bant of Cairo,.' . 5a 10 dis. IllinoiiSarings Bank, 1 '; fraud Manufacturers 1 and Miners 1 at Jackson, '; ’• Grand Merchants and Planters Bant at Chicago, * fraud .. . ; ALAIAMA, V ■ Stale Bank and brunches, .10 dii. All other solvent do. ' ■■ vs|isbti,tanu« '■ '■ l : j Philadelphia City Banks, • V r ■ par a 3 prem. Pittsburgh banks, a3 - *\f. Country banks, ' ; par - ■* ■'. '■ . ; TEKXEme. ;* - -v.’ Baoks of Tennessee and branches,; 1 - 71-9 dis* Planters 1 Bank and branches, - . . .”71-2 dii. Union'Bank and branches ; : - " ' - ; ,7.1-9 dii. Ye&tmao, Woods and Co. v;/ 71-3 dfc vjtmjiisia. •.' .: Bank of Virginia anabranches, par Farmers 1 Bank of Virginia and branches, par Valley Bant and branches,;. .'par Northwestern Baht of Va. at Wheeling, par Merchants 1 nod Mechanics 1 Bant at do, , : par , and branches,' . • . r . par •’ * MEW TOSS. City Bants,, 5 a 10 prem. Country Bants, ’ , . 3 a 5 premMechanics 1 Sc Traders 1 Bant, Albany, fraud MAKTLAND. Baltimore City Bants, - , par a 3 prem. Country Bants, ■ 2 dis. * 7L0IXD1. Southern Lifo Insurance and Trust Company, St. Augustine, 23 a 50 dis. All other Solvent Bants, • 30a50 dis. OEOICU. * All Solvent Bants, 10 a 50 dis. BOUTB CAK0U51. Charleston City Bants, 6 a 71-3 dis. Country Bants, -do. do. N0ZTII CAK0LIN1. BantofCapeFcar .5 a7 1-2 dis. All other solvent Banks, do, beV England. Boston City Bants, 2 a 5 prem. 1 All other solvent Bants, par a 2 prem. CANADA. ’ Montreal City Bants, 25 dii. Quebec do. 25 dis. Bmt of Upper Canada, at Toronto, - 36 dis. Mechanics’ Bants, Montreal, : . fraud Ottawa Bant, do. fraud Mechanics 1 Bimt,5t Johns, . fraud

The Troy Times eays, that ‘'General Harrison is neither an abolitionist nor an anti-abolition-ist.” This is as specific as n picco of chalk! Wo recommend the Times lo tho following,.as still more definite. —Ohio Siatetman* "To know General Harrison’s principles, it is but necessary la know the principles of the whig parly. They are perfectly and harmoniously identical.”— Rochetler Democrat .. Bravo! This will remind the reader of the following dialogue. — Cu/T where is the spade! JVpgm—Wid do harrow! ,1/oj/fr;—Well, where is the harrow! Jfegro —Why, wid de spade! Wa^tr,— Where are they both! Jfegro. —Dey both togedder—maeia want to breed fuss wid pour nigger dia momin!

GEORGE MURRAY, DENNIS MURPHY, JAMES McCULDV.

■ From Africa.—A good deal of difficulty has lately occurred at Gambia; between the natives and the colonists. The latter had been obliged lo send for troops to Sieyra Lone, Two of the chiefs had been killed. McCaftie’a Island was strongly fortified, in the hourly expectation that it vtfould be.attacked by the natives. Nearly all trade was slopped with the interior.

Be U further ordained t That the tax on eicV sheep i which shall be found at large wiihiimho’ Corporation of (he town of Yavay, after the'let day of July, 1840, shall be taxed at twenty-five cents per head. • v Approved Juno 1,1840, . . J.C. EGGLESTON, Pra't. Attest—I. Stkvbks f Clerk, ' ' •' ii , June-18,1840. , .•v. v

From Cantos.—Canton papers as late as the 1st of February have been received in Now York, The blockade declared by the British Superintendent, on (ho loth of January, was raised the following day, in consequence of the release of the British subject who bad been imprisoned by tho Chinese authorities. -

The total population’of London is now 1,950,000 bouIi, Bodies without souls probably amount to half as many more.