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THE FARMERS' REGISTER. 



because their legal authority is disregarded by the 

 banks, and the judges have refused to grant an injunc- 

 tion in the worst case, that of the wholesale swin- 

 dling Bank of Gallipolis. " Many of the banks are 

 issuing one-dollar notes in open violation of law, and 

 several corporations and towns have thrown out their 

 shinplasters." 



Of the fifty banking institutions of Pennsylvania, 

 twenty-six have accepted the benefit of the late reliet 

 law, and six have rejected it. The decisions of the 

 others have not yet been heard. 



By this morning^s mail. 



Capt. W. G. B. Taylor, boarding officer, Balize, 

 has captured and brought in a schooner, whose pira- 

 tical character and designs were evident liom her 

 armament, flag and papers. The crew were brought 

 in ironed. This statement is abridged irom Capt. 

 Taylor's full report to the collector of New Orleans. 



No arrival from Europe at New York, to the 10th. 



Three other banks (making 9 now heard from) have 

 refused to accept the benefit of the Pennsylvania 

 "relief law." These are the banks of Doylestown, 

 Easton, and Kensington. The expectation of early 

 resumption of payment by the solvent banks of Phi- 

 ladelphia is increased. 



The steamer Maid of Orleans, with a cargo of lead, 

 sunk at Hat Island in the Mississippi. The loss was 

 expected to be total. — Loirisville Jldv. of 5th. 



The Steamer Duncan McRae, on her trip up the 

 Savannah River, was blown up four miles below John- 

 son's Landing, and sunk in 10 minutes. Two firemen 

 badly injured. The cargo nearly a total loss. — Ch. 

 Courier. 



Saturday, June 19, 1841. 

 The Great Western steam-ship arrived at New 

 York on the 10th, in 14 days from Bristol, bringing 

 London dates to 26th ult., and seven days later than 

 previous accounts. No news of interest, except the 

 defeat of the ministry by a majority of 36 votes in the 

 House of Commons, on the sugar duty bill— the first 

 of the series of the proposed free trade measures. 

 The ministers expect better success iir regard to the 

 corn laws, which they then brought up for repeal. If 

 defealnd there also, Ihey have announced the intention 

 of dissolving parliament, and appealing to the people 

 by a new election. In the mean time. Sir Uobert 

 Peel has given notice of his intention to move that the 

 ministers do not possess the confidence of parliament, 

 and " that their continuance in office, under such cir- 

 cumstances, is at variance with the constitution." 



"An utter stagnation is now rapidly creeping over 

 -every branch of industry, whether manul'actming or 

 cominercif-.l, and whether in town or country. All 

 kinds of testimony agree that in this, ordinarily the 

 liveliest period of the year, there never was expe- 

 rienced in the memory of man so general and com- 

 plete a paralyzation of trade." — Lond. Paper, May 25. 

 From the great dissatisfaction existing in'regard to 

 the late negotiations with the Chinese, we expect that, 

 upon the arrival of the new British commander, 

 there will be a course of prompt and vigorous proce- 

 dure commenced, which must cause a renewal of the 

 war, and lead to results of great importance to the con- 

 tending nations, and to the commercial world. 



Each of the two editors of the New York American 

 and the Courier and Enquirer has published his claim 

 that General Harrison had promised to make him post- 

 master of New York. It seems that these conflicting 

 assertions and claims are to be settled by President 

 Tyler refusing to give this post-office to either of the 

 competitors. This decision will be applauded by all 

 honest and disinterested men. The newspaper press 

 (of both high and low degree) is sufficiently exposed 

 to corrupting influences, without adding thereto the 

 rewards of rich government offices, for partizan elec- 

 tioneering services. 



The notorious Seminole marauder Coachoochee, o^ 

 Wild Cat, with 15 other warriors, 3 negroes, and a 

 boy, have been captured by Major Childs, and ship- 

 ped off for the west. 



The Grand Jury of Boston refused to indict B. 

 Higgins, the mate of the Wellington, charged with 

 kidnapping (as stated in our last.) Their decision 

 has caused great excitement amongst the abolitionists 

 in Boston. 



The Secretary of the Treasury has submitted to 

 Congress his jiian of a National Bank. Our limits 

 do not permit presenting its features. There will be 

 yet much disputation as to the details of this measure, 

 and possibly a faihire of the bill on that ground. 



The repeal of the anti-abolition (21st) rule of the 

 House of Representatives is under reconsideration, 

 by a vote of 106 to 104, and the house is disposed to 

 be very disorderly thereon. This session, so far, pro- 

 mises to be any thing but quiet, orderly, or business- 

 like. Fifteen days have passed, and the rules of the 

 lower-house have not been yet adopted. 



A British cruiser, the Termagant, attacked a Span- 

 ish slaver on the coast of Africa, and was beaten off 

 with some loss. 



The master of a British merchantman has been 

 fined .$-273, by the court of Liberia, for trading with 

 the natives within the limits of the colony. He 

 claimed to be authorized by his government, to which 

 he will appeal, 



A letter from New Orleans, to the National Intel- 

 ligencer, dated 6th inst. says that the ship Charles, 

 which sailed a few days before for Havre, France, 

 was fallen in with about 40 miles from the mouth of 

 the Mississippi, with sails set, but no one onboard. 

 There were fresh traces of biood, and other reasons 

 to believe that either pirates had captured the ship, 

 or more probably that the crew had murdered the pas- 

 sengers, 13 in number of whom 6 were ladies, and rob- 

 bed and abandoned the ship. The passengers had, 

 as was supposed, ,$100,000 in specie. Several expe- 

 ditions had started from New Orleans, to cruise in 

 pursuit of the murderers ; and gr^at excitement had 

 been produced by this mysterious and horrible event. 

 The passengers were mostly inhabitants of New 

 Orleans. Up to the 9th inst. nothing had been ascer- 

 tained, though more than 20 persons of suspicious 

 character had been arrostcd and were in confinement. 

 The crew of the piratical vessel recently captured off 

 the Balize, were supposed to be concerned in this act. 



From the National Intelligencer of the 17th it ap- 

 pears that, after 17 days of squabbling and disorder, 

 the House of Representatives has been finally or- 

 ganized. The 21st (anti-abolition) rule, and its re- 

 peal, are to remain in suspense until the regular session, 

 then to be discussed and ?,ei{\eA, if possible . All the 

 other former rules of the house were adopted — and the 

 members may now proceed to wrangle about some- 

 thing else. 



" A few weeks ago, the court was to sit in Helena, 

 (La.,) to grant judgment to the banks, which had sued 

 extensively ; but the people met, closed the door of the 

 court house, and refused to admit either judge, jury, or 

 sheriff. The judsre was about to hold the court in an- 

 other building, but soon learned that the sheriff had 

 resigned, and no court could be held." — (La. Jldv.) 

 This lawless course is unjustifiable and abominable ; 

 but what else can be expected, when the law, as in 

 Louisiana and Virginia, relieves the banks from all ob- 

 ligations to pay //if /r debts, than that those who owe the 

 banks should consider it justifiable to "suspend pay- 

 ment" of their debts likewise.' Outrageous and un- 

 justifiable as is such violation of law. and of honesty, 

 by their debtors, the banks have no right to complain, 

 tliat their own dishonest and illegal course is thus imi- 

 tated, and opposed to their own refusal to pay what 

 they owe. 



Willis Gaylord Clarke, the printer, poet, and late edi- 



