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The Russian and Austrian lﬁwspgpers contradict the repsrt,tb_at Odss wu__,ts be Illltle It free port, anlthsy add ttjﬁhs and shipbuilding establﬂmentgﬁr the con-

struotion of merchant vcmls are to be im-.

ﬁdlltoly comtlsnced tit Sebastopol on I very aktonsive scale. ,

Tits Conliacs or LlBIl.IA.— From facts

receatlygpblished, it appears that tho imn

portant‘~ and constantly increasing com- merce of Liberia and the west coast of Africa is rapidly passing front the hands of Americans into the control of the English.

- V ‘Hie diminution of the slavetrade has been

followed by the substitution of legitimate cargoes, and the export of goods from Great Britain has remarkably increased. It is said that there are one hundred ships and steamers, varying from two hundred to upwards of one thousand tons but-then, trading between English ports and the coast of Africa. Ex-President Roberts, of Liberia, states that most of the supplies of

. merchandise of every description go from

England. -—-The only articles going from America, are, tlour, beef, pork, tobacco, horrings, mackerel, and some few cotton goods, but this latter article is constantly diminishing. England furiiishes salt, crock- ery wars, cotton, woollen, linen and silk goods, metals of all kinds, hardware, and all other articles required for a rising and rapidly growing commerce. The palm oil trade is exptinding rapidly, and yet is una- ble to meet the increased demand in En- gland. Only a few years ago, there was not an export of one thousand gallons per annum from Monrovia,but now it has swel- led to at least seven hundred thousand allons. The trade in ground nuts in rance is becoming of great importance. and so it is with all the other articles of African produce, the demand for which_in England, France, and Germany is tar greater than the supply. VVestern Africa is believed to contain titty millions of inha- bitants. nnd the natural products of the country are rich and varied, comprising gold, ivory, coffee, sugar, dyes, fruits,nots. woods, Sac. No better tield could be asked for commercial enterprise. . O I'l‘ALy.

On the 2nd ine1snt,‘the Pope and the King of Naples had an interview at Porto d’Anzio. It is said that those sovereigns have agreed to resist the aggressive policy of tho Western Powers.

The Archbishop of Florence is dead.

The special correspondent of the Daily News at 'l‘uriii, writing on the 4th instant, says that the Austrians will succeed in causing premature oat- bresks. At Massa,on e borders of Modena and Laces, an Austrian commission has con- demned more than seventy ltslisns for supposed political crimes. 'l‘he names of nine who are condemned to twenty years’ imprisonment are giv- en, among whom are three land proprietors and one artist, all with wives and families. Among the condemned is Giovanni Cslsolsri, s native of Piedmont, residing in the Duchy of ltlodena; consequently the Austrians, who have no legal jurisdiction in M0tlOl|'-I. have committed a great outrage on Piedmont in sentencing one of her gubjsota to twenty years’ imprisonment. The writer calls on the Government, of England and France to ace fair play, and asserts that, if they demand the instant liberation of this man, ' triers

. good will be ac, and more Austrian oppression is ltaly will be prevented, than can be accomlish- .a by a cttrtload or protocols. "

Rsroan or ran GUARDS -ro Lennon.- «on Wednesday the 9th inst., atter an absence of nearly two years and a halt’, the three battalions of the Guards, engaged in the late war in the ast, re-entered‘ London in triumph. A more heart-reading scene has rarely been witnessed.

Well -did these brave men deserve the .liearty tribute of admiration and applause which their countrymen were so eager to bestow upon them; for in all the long cata-

ue of brilliant service which the military annals of England unfold, there is none brighter or more glorious than that per- formed by the Guards in the late war. One of the . _ . exploits in the Crimea (witnessing their entrance into London on Wednesday) thus speaks of the manner is which they acquit- tod themselves when in front of the enemy: _" During twenty-e’ ht months they have

gained more glory an endured more hard-

most eloquent historians of their»

during the ‘same period, falls: to the lot of any r ‘rabble since standing armies were. opted by the power; of Euro

a po. hey have not only troblod own great renown. but in the midst’ military

oversiglits and administrative failures, they have conferred a lustre on our aitionsl reputation, which, but for-“tho exertions of our troops individually, would vllﬂo been. sadly clouded. 1-16 one time ruin appeared to threaten the lwliole allied espo- dition, and when e , ' nation was bowed down with shame It the Conduct of its rulers, the quiet fortitude, and enduring l courage of the English soldiers formed the only bright spot in that gloomy picture.

Guards rose higher and brighter than all. Then it was, that the brigade was called upon—not in words, though in fact, to sacriﬁce itself to the exigencies of its unto- ward position; and it obeyed without it murmur, even to the death.” Again he says:—“ Would we could think that the troops who dared so much were the same with the men whom London has so trium- phantly welcomed back; but unfortunately it is not so. The real Crimean Guard. have left successors, but few survivors to partake their crowning honors. Of the 3,400 Guards who lctt England in Februa- ry l854, less than 300 have returned. For the rest, innny are laid among the pictur- esque hills which overlook tlie fatal swamps of Varna—many beside the surf which rolls on the wild beach of Kalamita——mnny repose in their glory under the heights of AIma—and hundreds by hundreds lay in the deep square pits on the black ridges of lnkermann. Seventy per cent. of the Guards, it computed, have thus left their hotties in the land which their courage has saved." But in speaking of the ovation of \’Vednesdny last, we need not ask what proportion ot the men saw the beginning of the war, or even took part in the great battles of Alina and Inltt-i-man. They who marched l)eliire the Palace had, at least, all seen the Crimea, atid had nearly all tulteii some part in the siege.

It is said that the late Emperor Nicho- las liiis left a tnanuscript work on the poli- tical and other events of his reign, and that, by his direction, it is to be published tivc years after his death.

The preliminary works for the erection ofa monument to the Emperor Nicholas at St. Petersburg have commenced. It is to be composed of an equestrian status on a lolly pedestal, the four sides of which will represent in basso-rclisvo the four most remarkable events _of that Sovereign’s reign.

Late froni_Callt;nla.

Cu.iroitru.—The Steamer Illinois arri- ved at New York at noon on the ‘.!7th, bringing California dates ofJuly 5, and Pa- nama and Aspinwall to the ltlth. She had on board $1,650,000 in treasure. The Illinois connected with the steamer John L. Stephen, which brought down upwards of $2,000,000 in treasure. The J. L. Ste- phens spoke on her passing, the Sierra Nevada on .the 12th, and the Sonora on the 17th. both bound up.

Advices from San Francisco indicate that the State authorities had apparently deter- mined to make no farther resistance to the Vigilance Committee.

The startling event of the week was the stabbing of S. R. Hopkins, by Judge Da- vid S. Terry, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Hopkins proceeded to the otlico of Dr. Ashe, Navy Agent. for the piirposo of arresting J. Maloney, charged with attempting to convey muni- tions of war to the city for the use of the State. Judge Terry, being present, inter- fered to protect Maloney, and, together with others, formed an armed party to escort Maloney to the Dupont street ar- mory. Hopkins collected assistance, and attacked the other party in the streets. A struggle ensued. in the course of which‘ Terry stabbed Hopkins with a bowie-knife, who fell senseless. The news at‘ this melee was immediately communicated to the Ex- ecutive of the Committee, which was then

in session, and a general alarm was sounded

Then it was, that the reputation of the’ At the latest dates, Judge Terry was

Attho same time, the armoriss of the State troops were invested, and forced to surrender to the Committee. One hundred of the State troops were taken prisoners, but subsequently released on parole. "

still in custody of the Committee, and Hop- kins was still alive.

On the same day Ho ltins was stabbed, two vessels freighted State authorities, were seized in the Bay, by armed vessels belonging to the Commit- tee. Subsequently J. L. Durkee, coin- miinder of one ofthese vessels of the Com- mittee, was arrested by federal oﬁicers, and held in $25,000 on charge of piracy. The Coininitts disclaim any intention to oppose the federal authorities.

Much indignation is manifested at San Francisco relative to the bill before Con- gross, for quietirig land titles in California, said to have been introduced by Herbert. On the day following the stabbing of Hopkins, the committee arrested a notori- ous gambler named Dan. Aldridge. Hopkins was, at last accounts, consi- dered out of dan er.

The evil effects ofthe disturbance at San ? Francisco are becoming evident. Business is in a languishing condition, and it is only at greatly advanced rates that money can be no otiated. Our merchants and other men 0 business know better than we pos- sibly can the condition of such matters; but that the chin lain! of dulncss is univer- sal, we have hatf,plain_demonstration. This is not the worst of the evil. Our mercan- tile relations will becotnc daily more coni- plicated, until order shall have been re- stored. The time is not far distant, when those persons who now are our bitterest enemies will thank us for the conservative policy we have pursued.-—Sacranteii!o Jour- ital.

Murioi-zas IN CAl.lPORNl.t.—ll. is stated that there have been fourtceti hundred murders in San Francisco in the last seven years. There have been murders enough, undoubtedly, and other crimes of every kind; but this number is increased by the exceedingly reprehensible practice said to have been introduced by the core- iiers of murdering a man several times over for the sake ofthe inquest fees.

A part of San Francisco is built upon piles over the water, and in some of the streets are occasional openings or traps. By chucking a dead body down one of these, a subject is made for the coroner. The body ﬂoats out, is picked up, duly sat upon, a verdict of “found drowned” ren- dered, and then it is poked down again, and so kept in lively requisition as long as it will last. Occasionally, when trade is dull, we suppose it live man is sent down. This practice, with the cases that come legiti- inately before him, keeps the coroner in pretty active employment, and make his oﬂice a very irable one; while the stim total of murders is swelled to an amount that corresponds with the general exaggera- tions which fortn the peculiar type of Ca- lifornia so‘_ciety.-—-Proin'drnce Journal.

A Query for See tics.—ls geology to be credited when slie asserts that mati- kind have for thousands of years maiii- tained their cxistence on a crust’!

Unproﬁtnble.—Tlie secretary of an American instittitioii made the tollowing eatery on the minutes :—“After gwine through the yewzel fowms, there was a collcksliiin taked tip, but nothin’ was taked in.”

Two Ganr EvsN'rs.—Undcr this head an American editor announces, “ The Empress of France has got a baby, and my wife has got anotlier.”

tilleen minutes,ons regiiaoltt of infantry two _ .

ith arms for the u,

companies of cavalry, 4' live oonzpanisst 319" 0fﬂQ.'_ ‘ls./uly 7. 1856.

of artillery were in mot . L ‘ ’_. ; Yoga ooruaiittsltt rs for the pcstyear In the raeautime, Mslonsy and hil‘p‘srty boys pin to ssknowl s blessings show-

iiiiiom refuge in It bricli boildinst went 3 «torn.» at ‘,0. . A,!""sNp an Ibu-

guards: and foﬁtiﬁsjl. bThi‘sh bugdinggqas :'.':I§'°l"u '" _, '_ 4, ''l’,'.“-,’” °'‘ "‘°

invests on a si es y e ommit cs» ‘ - ‘ ’, '

troops, and be inmates ordered to suvroa- ,,,,’,I£,l:°,:'::):"ll&,l,, ,,,'§’ ‘ .,:;:‘;‘l-gvgzf

all’. THO] 059" ad Wllllollt llellllllbll, Ind‘ ‘pg;-ggo much injured ‘*0 ' , ,.nd

Mslonsy and erry-were conveyed priso- IOVll..wllI0l’6 so than croft _ in

nets to the head quarters of the Committee. this County baton. 10‘ W0 I *0 IMO.

the n-op—in srsrsge-rm iieplspns oflsts. M“ . “H ‘ e tsto are we no you- wss surlisorisr to Pa-n-y we have had for many cars, and we trust in Providence, the bli ht ii that valuable and autrituoss but it thingspphsn ofsnd gone by. "he 'l.‘urn'p crop exceeded that ol‘ 1854, which ssed all previous years they have been grown on the Island, by 1361 bushels more, from six acres which received premiums, an six acres of the former your ‘having the saaie premiums. . The Hay crop was superior to any we have had for many years, and every appearance of it still more abundant crop this year. The sale of clever seed this season, is not equal to that of last, owing to the enormous advance in price, being ﬁfty per cent on white, and about twenty on ‘ red’ which has almost excluded nonsubsoslbers from purchasing. Another reason, is that more seed has been raised by individuals who i_ould aﬂord to sell it at it less price than the Society's. For the reasons given above and s deﬁciency in the amount of subscriptions, also retailing some of the seeds at a less advance than for- merly, as your Committee considered your fund would allow—-the balance Sheet does not show the some progress this year in favour of the Branch, as it has done since the present Secretary has been in oﬁce—-still we are pro- gressing. The Balance in favours!‘ the Branch in 1854 being £60 5s.-id. and for the past year £60 l7s. Gd. _ The Reports and accounts being passed una- nimously the appointment of 0 cars for the current year took place as follows:— Mr. George Jones, President, T. L. MoNutt, Vice President. Coiiiiin-ss.—Wni. Jsrnioson, Esq., Arthur Rauise , Esq, Ben‘. Besristo, l-Isq., Jos. Bea-

risto, q., John ‘loo-nsead, E , Mr. Thos. Cairns, seu., li.C. Green. Esq., tn. Bearisto, Esq., Bcnj. Dar ., Mr. Robert M‘Nutt,

b . Jas. Campbell, £11., r. in. S. Williams. Persons chosen as eligible for Secrets and Trensruer for His Excol1enoy's selection 0 one. nines Fraser, James Csrabbell, Esq., James 0. Pope, Esq.

A vote of t anks was unanimously given to the president for his untiring exertions in for- wardin the Branch.

Mr. ones as President then took the chair Moved and oarried—'l‘hat the re rt and ro- ceedings of the Branch be pablis ed in all the lsland pers.

Roso vsd—1.‘hat the Secretary for the Branch uoorrcs ad with the Secretary of the R0 al Agricultural Society relative to the dispose of the turnip seed remaining on hand.

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