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the day specified by charter for the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Chdsapeake and Ohio Canal Company, they assembled at the City Hall at 12 o'clock. M. A large majority of the Stock of the Company was represented. General John P. Van Ness (Mayor,) resappointed Chairman, and John P. Ingle, Secretary of the Meeting. According to a standing order of the Stockholders, the Chairman appointed the following gentlemen the "General Committee" to investigate the accounts and affairs of the Company: Elias Kane. B. S Forrest, Charles J Foulkner, C. W. Coldsborough, Edmund I. Lee, Samuel M'Kenny, Richard S. Cox, George Bender, Hugh C Smith, William S. Nicholls, William A. Bradley, Thomas Carbery. The President of the Company then presented the Sixth Annual Report of the President and Directors to the Storkholders, which after being read, was referred to the General Committee." George C. Washington and Thomas W. Pairo were appointed a Committee to examine the proxies which may be presented at the meeting. The meeting then adjourned until 11 o'clock A. M. on Monday, the 16 h instant.-Not. Int. Perhaps it is due to Mr. Archer, the respected Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Relations in the House of Representatives, to state, that the report of his remarks on Diplomatic Missions, published in this Journal some daysago, were not submitted to his revision; which may serve to account for some errors in names and amounts of trade, which one familiar with the subject, would readily correct in reading.--Ib NEW LoCOMOTIVE-W have the gratification to state, upon the authority of letters received here. that Mr. Edward A. G. Young, (son of Cept. Edward L. Young, of this place.) has succeeded in constructing an entire new Locomotive, for the New Castle and French Town Road, which has exceeded the most sangn ne expectations of his friends, and drawn from some not before friendly to him, an acknowledgement that she is a master piece of Ma. chinery. On the first trial of this engine, and when it is known all machinery is a little stiff, until the parts become nicely ad. justed by attrition, without any head-way being given to her, she ascended the inclined plane at French Town, (the grade of wich is 42 feet to the mi'e) with a load of Tons, at the rate of 12 miles per hour. It is really a source of great pleasure to 09 to notice such evidences of native talent, persevering industry,leading to results so useful to Society.--Norfulk Beacon. SMALL Pox.-We have again the gratification of 80 nouncing that n e new case of Small Pox has occurred in this place. Of the patients at the Hospital, (seven in num. ber,)not one has died, some are nearly convalescent, and all are improving and in a lair way of recovery. We may venture to assure our country friends, who have been ciently vaccinated. that no dangerse now be apprehended in visiting this place - Lynehburg Virginian. The ernise of the U.S. frigate Potomac. whose arrival was announced a few days ago, was probably as active and extended as any that was ever performed in the fame pe riod of time. 11 commenced on the 26th August, 1831. and terminated on the 23d May, 1834. A letter from Captain Downes to the Navy Department, says " During the cruise of the Potemac. she has touched at Rio de Janeiro twice; Cape of Good Hope, Quallah Bal. too, and Sooson, Coa-tof Sumatra: Bantam Bay and Bata. via, Island of Java; Maeso and Linoon, China; Sandwich and Society Islands; Valparai-o three times; Calino the same; Coquimbo, Galapagos Islands, and Puna, Bay of Goayaquil : boarded while on her station in the Pacific. seventy-one American vessels, amounting to upwards of eighteen thousand tons of shipping, and manned by more than eleven hundred men; has failed oversixly one thousand miles, and been at sea five hundred and fourteendays and during this time, and in sailing this distance, through every climate. in her voyage around the world, all hands have never been called out but once, at night, and that, three days out from New York; nor has she had a spar carried away, or lost a 11141 by casualty, or had one seriously injured. NEW YORK, May 31.- The Mechanics' Bank at Pa. terson, N. J., closed 10 doors yesterday, at 12 o' lock, and for the information of those who came krocking for ail. mistance. pos'ed on the door a notice, signed by the Cashannouncing that the Bank had suspended specie payments This Bank was is corporated but a year or two ago, and from the want of age, or something else, has lottered very much in its movements for some months past. -Journ. Com. The Colonization Society of New York have resolved to raise the of two thousand dollars, and place the same at the disposal of the parents towards farnishing he supplies now " gendly required in the Colony of Liberta, and which are to be shipped, if the means of purchasing them can be obtained. by the Jupiler, which is to sail again for Africa in about a week. CHARLESTON. May 30. From Malanzas.- The brig Marion, Capt. Croff, ar. rived at this port yesterday. in a very short run from Marion Mafanzas. having left that port on Sunday last. The has only been absent from this port fourteen days, SEVEN of which she lay in the port of Matanzas. By this arrival, we received a file of papers to Saturday last, inclusive, and the following letter from our attentive correspondent: MATANZAS, May 24.-The demand for all description of island produce yet continues; our sto k of Sugars is considerable, and prices may decline a trifle, a very small portion has gone to the United States this season, and if the demand there should revive, prices may possibly be maintained. As usual at this season of the year, Brown Sugars are much sought for."
