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CHRONICLE AN ) SENTINEL. auguj ta. WEDNESDAY MORNI G, FEBRUARY 19. "7-No mail North of < harlcslon last night. We perceive that the C rolina papers are dis cussing the nominations t r the office of Govern or ofthat State at the ne election. .Sometime since, thre Charleston M rcury nominated the Hon. J. ?. Richardson, at 1 subsequently Judge Johnson and Col. Jas. H. iarr.mond have been recommeaded by their frier e. The whole ques tion, it seems, is ultimate!; to be determined en tirely by Mr. Calhoun’s .reference; for the friends of each of the nora ecs are endeavoring to prove that the nominatio of their favorite will be more agreeable to that g nllcmen, than that of the other. It is really 1 mentabie in a free country, to see a whole Sh c so completely sub servient to the will of one tan, as the people of South Carolina are to Mr. ( .Ihoun. W e give a sample below, in an extrac from the communi" cation of a writer in the Cc rier, who is a friend of Col. Hammond, and opj ses Judge Richard son’s nomination. We p iicularly commend the last paaagraph, in whiclPthe reader is inform ed that if Mr, Calhoun hcMappointed Judge K. to the office, the opposition ■? him will no doubt be elected, or words to thatßTecf “We do not desire to detrlrt in any wise from Mr. Calhoun’s influence if this State. That gentleman has always been Bn terms of intimacy and cordk-.hty with CoJ, H,,smd still continues so. When Mr. R. was the eneml of Mr. Calhoun, Col. H. was one of his staunlhest friends. That relation has continued unbro*?n, nay unshaken, through all the political gus* that have blown over our State. And we unwrtake, on our own responsibility, to assure the llfcrcury, that no par ty, having for its object the overthrow of Mr. Cal houn, or the defeat of the Si»-Treasury scheme, will receive the support of Cil. Hammond or his friends. fi But we desire to be infoiiied whether Mr. Calhoun has really appointedlvlr. Richardson to the governorship. We hop*9the Mercury will not let us remain in ignorancSon this point. It would add very much to th> strength of Mr. Richardson, if that fact was pwlicly proclaimed.” The Ladies’ Companion. The February No. of this itcellent periodical came to hand by last night’s Sail. It is embel lished with -a beautiful engliving of the poet Burns, and his “Highland \Sry.” Among the contributors in this number, w find the names of some of our best writers. S Charleston Races—lirst Day. Co I. Singleton's br. f. Helen, fi 2 11 G* Edmondsion’s ch. f. Mary Elizabeth, 12 2 Col. J. Richardson’s ch. f.Amyme Orphan, 3 3 3 The Greenville MountaineeSof the 14th inst. says—We are informed by tS? Post Master at Cowpens, Spartanburgh Distlct, that the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Lipscomb®,vas destroyed by fire on the evening of the 2l:h ult., together with all the furniture, and abclt SSOO in money -Ihe fire is supposed to have Seen accidentally communicated to a bed, whichSvas not discover- 1 ed in time to extingush it. S Kknts, &c.—The Boston S'irnes says there were never known sc many lluses “ to let” as there are now in that city. Til New York Tat* tier says, that not less than enl thousand fami lies wid relinquish house-keepilg in that city in the spring, unless rents fall frol the present ex orbitant prices. In Baltimorel(thc Sun says,) rents will be reduced very matilally this season. From the New Orleans jle, Feb. 12. ‘Calamitous fSc. That magnificent structure,lie St. Louis Ex change—-the pride and ornamlit of our city built less than two years ago, I: a cost of nearly a million of dollars, is now a sliouldering heap of ruins, with nothing remainlg but the naked and tracturcd wails, which hl/e been deeply scathed by the consuming elen|nt. The fire occurred between tie hours of three and four o’clock, yesterday mor ng. It was first discovered in a room in the ft irlh story in the rear of the building. Its orig ais supposed to be accidental. Hopes were en rtained from the limited sphere of its influence, hat it would be speedily extinguished ; but 1 fore the arrival ot the engines and hose comp aies, the flames had made such progress as to ’ nder every effort to subdue them unavailing. 1 he fire extended from room to room, both abevc nd below, ragin with uninterrupted fury, and msuraing every thing in its course. For four r five hours, hu man skill and exertion were ire otent, and it was only when the interior of the stabiishment had been completely destroyed— \ ien the gorgeous ball room, the elegant saloon, he tasteful and spacious rotunda, and the larg. and beautiful bar room were reduced to ashes- -leaving scarcely turther material for the destrm ;ve energy of the flames, that they were success! !ly controlled. The firemen displayed their sual prompitude, zeal and intrepidity. We regr to add that one ot them had both his legs broke by the fall of a heavy beam, while others we severely bruis ed. \ ery little ot the furnitue v s saved, and the greater portion of that was n ch damaged by the lire and water. Most of tl inmates of the establishment lost all their pers .al effects A painful rumor prevails, it t a planter from the coast, laboring under iiulis jsttioa, was una ble to leave his room and pern ed in the flames. \\ e trust that this is but one i those exaggerat ed reports so apt to spring up n he season of un ■ expected calamity. The destruction of this splei lid establishment —involving, as it does, the lc tof at least six hundred thousand dollars—is t * most disastrous conflagration which we have ,cr had to record in New Orleans. It has and especially the first raunic ality, into corn! plete gloom and consternatior The St. Louis Exchange was the pride and tl boast of the an cient population of our city, ai i it is difficult to conceive the sorrow into whicl this disaster has plunged them. The loss is esi rated at between six hundred and eight hundred housand dollars, ot which >250,000 only arecovi ed by insurance. Heavy as this calamity has 1 lien on our citi “ lh , c P o "'"™ feeiil : curing on the subject, that subscription lUu I ■ retold,ng the Lxchang. were circulated d . ev ,„ £ fore the flames were extinguished. \ L r „ , able amount ha, already been bribed Id's are opeued at the Citizens’ Bai at til „ n , dated Association, and at Me* i R oyer ™ S , O ’’ butal. The Improvement Ban has declared Ttl intention of immediately ret ilding the E change, and in this praisewoit "/ enterprise that institution will not only be sustained by the com munitv, but will be aided by the libera con of tne'Consolidated Association and Citizens Bank, both of which have placed sums varying from $50,000 to >150,000, at the disposal ot the Improvement Bank. The proffer of the Citizens Bank especially, has been most generous, inas much as her directors have offered $l5O 000 to the bank without interest. We have every rea son tc believe that many months will not elapse before we shall have another Exchange erected on the site of the one now in ruins. Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. New York, Feb. 11. The Manhattan Dank stock went off to-day at 92, a decline of 8 per cent upon the actual sales of veslerday. Over a million of dollars, it is now pretty well ascertained, has been loaned by t..c Cashier, upon pretty poor security—to favorites generally, to Government favorites particularly. The Collector, Jesse Hoyt, has or had his sub- Trcasury in the vaults of this bank, but I presume there is no danger of a loss. The Cashier, Mr. Robert White, is a brother of Campbell C. White, the father of that famous gold bill that so pleases the Senator from Missouri. Anon, I suppose, we shall have a report from the directors, but Mr. W hite who holds the proxies of the heirs of the Marquis of Caermarthen, can elect himself, and keep himself, with those proxies, at will. It may surprise some of the unuitiated that there should be Locofoco banks in New \ ork, but soil is, and there is one other such bank here, power ful in wealth—a pet bank now—with others of the smaller kind. When Mr. Van Buren was here, a bank dinner was given him by the officers of such banks, and they were well convinced of the insincerity of his hard money messages so far as they were concerned. If a sub-Treasury was to come, sub-Treasurers drafts and Treasury notes were to come with it, upon which they could traffic. If sub-Treasury vaults were to be, these vaults were to be in their banks —checks and oth er paper devices representing the never-moving hard money. There is no locofocoism in New York but among “the rabble rout,” the Richmond Enquirer so called. These banks and bank di- 1 rectors I speak of are the head and body and soul of the party. Such a blow up as we hear of now in tne Manhattan B ink but developes their modes of operation. Over a quarter of a million Camp bell P. White has in a single loan. The loudest declaimers out of doors, against banks, thus make the most use of them in. The immense tail of locofocoism in such a city as this is thus wagged by its body and head; and if a man of intellect, like Leggett, sets up in opposition, he is cut off in some way or other, or, like Locke, he is trampled down. New York politicians, of the Regency school, are the most accomplished on earth.— With all the suaviter i?i modo of that model of them in one branch of Congress, they have all the elegance and all the fortiter in re of that oth er of them in tUe other branch—while Mr. Van Buren himself, be he in the saloon of a royal court, or in the Republican forum, is the beau ideal of all such a politician can be. We laugh to see South Carolina bobbing in such a play ! A Harrison meeting was held in one of our Wards last night, which gave indications that the bone and muscle of the Whig party in the city will do their full part towards his election to the Presidency. From the New Orleans Bee of the 12 th. Texas. The steam ship Columbia arrived yesterday morning from Galveston in 40 hours. We have received the Houston Morning Star up to the 7th instant and the Civilian Galveston Gazette of the Bth, from which we copy the following items of news. Judge Lipscomb has been appointed secretary of state. The Cherokee land bill has been adopted. Al so the act to incorporate the Trinity coal and mi ning company; an act to increase the minimum value of lands from fifty cents to one dollar per acre, and to make the tax one dollar instead of fifty cents on the hundred dollars, a new act to suppress gambling and duelling, and the act to establish a lighthouse on the East end of Galves ton island. Congress will probably adjourn during the present week. Tariff.—A bill modifying the present rate of duties on imports, and reducing them to the uni form advalorem tax of 15 per cent., has passed both houses of congress. The present high du ties on distilled spirits are not reduced or mate rially varied. Another bill has been passed, which abolishes the bonding system, and provides for the storage of all goods introduced without prompt payment in cash of the duties due on them, and for their detention till such payment be made. The steamboat Emblem struck a snag and went down in Buffaio Bayou, five miles this side of Houston, on Wednesday. No lives were lost, and we presume she had no cargo of consequence as she was coming down. She will, it is thought be raised without much difficulty. The Columbia passed theTexian brig of war, Colorado, Commodore Moore, going into Galves ton on the evening of the Bth instant. The following gloomy picture of the present condition of the business concerns of New York is drawn in the Express. We would fain hope that too dark a coloring had been given to it, were it not that private letters confirm its correct* ness : Many cf the banks resemble in their business appearance the dry good stores in Pearl street. The officers, like the merchants, are there, but they are without customers. The paper that is offered, is now, a large portion of it, so weak,that they find it difficult to select sufficient on which to make their loans. Indeed, in the experience of nearly forty years, through periods of embar goes, wars and various restrictions on commerce, we have never seen less spirit and courage among merchants than at the present time. Those that aie in debt find it next to impossible to realize any thing. Those out of debt, and these are few indeed, have no wish, nor is there any inducement to make new arrangeinente. Not only 7 are the mercantile branches of trade affected, but the me chanical sutler in the same proportion. The me chanics arc out ot employ, and at a season of great suffering too. No plans are on foot for building; and some of our best contractors have hail to g’.ve up. Ihe capitalist who lives on his money is also an equal sufferer, for his stocks have depreciated and have fallen, in some instan ces fifty per cent. Real estate has declined to a point not known—rents, particularly stores, are ;30to 50 per cent down. This is a gloomy pic ture, we know, but it is not more gloomv than the fact justifies. From the Baltimore American. Fram - and Algiers. i’hc recent accounts from the seat of war in Africa show that the French are making way suc cessfully against their semi-barbarous foes. * It is rather singular that during the whole course of modern history, including a period of so main years no permanent conquests have ever been made by European powers over the Mahometan nations occupying the southern shores of the Me diterranean. This ls the more remarkable from the tact that a vast extent of coast lav open and bordering upon a sea which w„ s continually tra versed by the vessels ofChristian nations, so that means of access were always at hand. Nor hav causes of grievance been w anting. To sav noth ing of the old grudge which gave such intense ar • dour lolhc crusades, and which was never extin- L guished, the inhabitants of the Barbary countries ’ in later times were a notorious race of pirates, who r deemed it a most meritorious act to pillage every • Christian vessel that came in the wav of their ’ corsairs, e..<l to make slaves of the crew. This ■ practice was continued as a regular custom, age > after age, and so far from resenting it in the way . that would seem most natural for high spirited ■ and powerful nations, that is by exterminating the whole nest of marauding robbers, the matter came to be looked upon as a thing ot course; Eu ropean captives reduced to slavery were redeemed by heavy ransoms, and the right of the plunderer thus to enslave the citizens of every country was virtually adknowledged. In more recent days im munity from this species of outrage was purcha sed by the payment of an annual stipend—a sort of black mail —and the Dey of Algiers reckoned among his tributaries some of the proudest sover eigns of Europe.—lt was no longer ago than 1804 that the lordly ruffians of the red flag at tempted to levy this exaction from their republican contemporaries on this side of the water; it was paid in lead and cast iron—a species of currency sufficiently raetalic, but not convertible to much advantage. We may thank the Barbary gentry for giving us an occasion to discover for ourselves and to show to the world the first decided adap tation of our taste for naval combats. It was in the harbour of Tripoli that the heroic spirit of the American republic, which afterwards confronted the first maritime power of the world, first dis played its true quality in the soul of Decatur. North Africa, now known under the name of the Barbary States, was subject to the Roman sway, and constituted a large province, including various subordinate ones—Mauritania, Nuinidia, Getulia, &c. It was to this region that Cato re treated in the hope of preserving some remnant of the commonwealth sacred to pristine freedom. Upon the decline of the Roman power the coun try was overrun by the Saracens, who not choos ing to stop on the shores of the Mediterranean, crossed over into Spain and even penetrated far into France. The Christian nations of Europe seemed to be content with expelling these intru ders, and seldom carried war into Africa. The conquests of the Spaniards under Ximenes, the great Cardinal, though prosecuted with much vi gour for a time and apparently with every pros pect of success, were soon suspended and finally abandoned. The expedition of Charles the Fifth accomplished no greater results. What Napo leon’s schemes were, in connection with his E gyptian campaign, it is difficult to say—grand and comprehensive, no doubt, after the character of his genius. But they were never carried out. The designs of France at present seem to look towards a permanent occupation. Europe is re turning the visitation of the middle ages; and Bar bary, long accustomed to attack, is now obliged to stand upon the defensive. Some speculators upon European politics say that the French King has it in view to establish a kingdom in Africa for one ot his sons. It would be very well for the cause of civilization if he should succeed in doing so. The vast resources of that fine country have been lying unproductive for ages. Since the days ot Carthagenian greatness, when the galleys ot that maritime republic swept the Mediterranean from one end to the other, and, if we may believe old chroniclers, even ventured beyond the Pillars of Hercules, or in modern phrase, the Straits of Gibraltar, and boldly steered into the Atlantic— since that epoch no great commercial city has risen on the Atlantic coast; while on the other . side of the midland sea, the Italian cities, particu larly Venice, reached the highest points of mer- J cantile splendor and magnificence. The French occupation of Northern Africa may be followed by important results in another view—that is, in connection with the introduction of civilization in other quarters of that vast conti nent. Ihe discovery ol the Niger’s mouth, the settlements which are going on upon the West ern jeoast, together with the increasing trade which several commercial nations, and Great Bri tain especially, are endeavoring to foster with the rich districts of the interior, may all conspire with the movements at the North to bring about one great result. The various advances of civiliza tion, renewing and resuscitating long dormant energies as it proceeds, starting from different points, and stimulated by diverse motives, may at some future time meet and unite together in the heart of Ethiopia. Stkknbehkex’s Assignment.— The Phila delphia correspondent of the New York Herald, says that Steenbergen’s assignment has been filed in (he Recorder’s office in Philadelphia.— The Bank of the United States is a professed creditor for §648,000. The Bank of Penn. Township, §26,000. Two banks in Baltimore, §200,000. Loss OF THE ship Star— The ship Star, J. Mallet, master, sailed (from New York for New Orleans, on the 16th ultimo, with an assorted car go of liquors, dry goods, rice, paving stones, etc, and got ashore off BlackCeasar’s Creek, on Car rysford reef, an the 24th instant, at two o’clock, A. M. Ihe wind was light, and the disaster was attributable only to the strength of the current. Every effort was immediately made to relieve the ship, the passengers working with the crew to lighten her, by throwing overboard the paving stones, and by running out an anchor astern, with the hawse* - to the capstan. J'he wind came off the land, and every thing was thrown flat aback, the ship being head on, and she had begun to move astern, vv hen the purchase parted, and it was found impossible to get her off without assistance. She now began to thump very violently on the reef, and in the course of the 27th bilged. A portion of the cargo and passengers have already arrived at this port, and the balance are expected daily South Floridian 1 stinst. Salt.- This article constitutes an important item in the internal trade of the State of N. York. } salt springs of Salina, apparently inexhausti ble, > ield annually large supplies of this indis pensable commodity, which is carried Westward >y the canal, and finds a ready market in the in- Tv*' o!! hm the year 1839 in the town of ‘Salma 2 804 718 bushels of salt were inspected, being a larger quantity by 289,686 bushels than was ever inspected there before in one year. A Turkish Laht.—A letter from Constan tinople, quoted by the Aouvelllste Vaudois an nouncesa circumstance which, if true, evinces an extraordinary innovation on the old habits of I the Mussulmans. It states that the voung Sul : tan, yielding to the pressing request of his sister j Mihirmah, has granted her permission to proceed to England, and be present at the marriage of i uecn ' ,‘ctona. She is, the writer says, to «r o to t°^°VV he M< f S rOSe steamer ’ accompanied by Dr. Millmgen, the English physician, and a uu : mcrous suite, and after the marriage, is to proceed to Naples, and from thence to Switzerland, to pass the summer, but is not to go to Paris, an ar rangement which is said to have given great di J ! satisfaction to M. de Pontois. the same letter informs us that the Sultan is about to is« U e a hatti-scheriff, authorizing Turkish, Greek, Arme nian, and Jewish women to wear the European dress, and that the announcement has given delight to the fair sex, who will no lon-er be j compelled to hide their charms under the feredee and the yarhemak. ° machine has laleiy"hoe n i„ trodu . ced on the extensive works of James Hunt Fen of Rowden Hill, near Chippenham, for making bricks, which has excited much curios tv The cylinders revolve about once a minute, making 6 m the cour.-e of such a revolution, thirty-two i bricks.— Taunton (~Ms.J Journal. Safety of Steamboats. —As is th« al ways after any very serious Calamity by steam boats has occurred, various suggestions are now making through the newspapers for tendering those vessels more safe. Among the best we have seen, and one which appears entirely feasi ble, is a suggestion made by the correspondent of the New Lendon Gazette. The plan designs the preventing of boats from sinking under any cir cumstances, whether by being burnt or by stri king snags or rocks. It is proposed that in con structing steamboats, and it might be added any other kind of vessel, copper cylinders, air light, shall be placed under the upper works ot the boat of sufficient capacity to sustain the vessel after she had sunk to the deck. In the bottom of the boat there should be a water gate, with machine ry to open it in a moment, so that in case of fire, the boat could be filled to the deck. There would therefore be but little to burn, and after the fire should be extinguished, the “gate” could be clo sed, and the water pumped out. All this could be accomplished in a very few moments, and though considerable damage would ensue, much property would be saved, and better than all there j could scarcely be danger of loss of life. Indeed, every boat in itself would be a life-boat. We think this plan entitled to deep consideration. No possible objection to it strikes us at this time, and as we live in an age of experiments, it would do no harm to try this one. A single set of cylin ders would wear as long as a halt dozen boats, so that, in the long run, the expense of fitting them would be very small.— Balt. Sun. Sxow in Vermont.— Extract of a letter I from Vermont in answer to a question of—How is the Snow Market ? “The snow market with us is so well supplied that nearly every individual has '•‘■gone into it ” rather deeper than he at. first intended, notwith standing that the stock is higher than at any previous year. Many of our snow brokers, who have very large deposites in private and public Banks, would be very happy to have the daily instalments which are accumulating, liquidated, and the balance credited to new account of 1841. They think a strong rein should be applied, which . would effectually control the late heavy im ports.” “What is the News'?” —We are wearied, wearied, wearied with this incessantly repeated question. It is asked us certainly one hundred times per diern, on an average. Such an inter rogatory should never be put to an editor. It is quite as much as he can do to write the news, not speak it. Moreover, it is the most meaningless as well as the most provoking of all queries.— People that ask it, do not expect a reply ; or if they do, they must set a very indifferent value up thc time of an editor. Time, time, time is the very jewel of our souls—it is cruel, yes savage, todeurive us of it by long reiterating double-still ed common-places about nothing at all.— Even. Signal . Climate of the Mediterranean—Beau tiful Skies.— Rain in the summer season is very uncommon in every part of this sea, and an almost uninterrupted drought continues from the beginning of May until that of September. For instance, rain fell but three times in 1833, once in 1836, and five times in 1838. But in winter completely the reverse happens; rain then falling Ivery often, either”' in constant or interrupted showers both during the day and night, but par ticularly the latter. In the spring and autumn it 'j occurs frequently and at intervals, or day after : day, as in this country. As respects rain, there i fore at these seasons, there is nothing peculiai in the climate. The most remarkable phenomenon accompanying the rains is the want of electricity, or at least the exnibition of it; for neither during | showers nor constant rains is it often seen, and ; thunder and lightning are seldom witnessed.— Thunder especially is uncommon. This, indeed, is so very rare that, save at Smyrna and Alexan dria, I never witnessed what may properly be , called a thunder storm; one attended with those terrible peals, and vivid flashes of lightning, which are so often met with in the United States. ; Another peculiarity respecting electricity is, lhat j it is generally involved in cold and not in warm weather.* which is generally the reverse of what occurs in this country. Besides the peculiarities mentioned, there are others belonging to the climate ; among the lat ter are the rareness of snow and hail, of water spouts and meteoric appearances. Os these the only ones I have observed were shooting stars.— The ignis fatuus and aurora borealis in no part of the sea did I ever witness ; and the absence of the former may be ascribed with good reason to the height of the adjacent land and the same quantity of marshy ground. The mirage is sometimes seen ; and I had once the pleasured beholding, about sunset, the shadow of a vessel below the horizon, perftctly depicted on the clouds, intervening between her and the vessel in which I was sailing. But of all appearances the most peculiar are those of the clouds in warm weather, and particularly in the afternoon. They then become tinged with every color which most gratifies the sight, and adorn the skies in the most fantastic manner; red, orange,yellow, blue, and all colors, being mingled with the most exquisite beauty. Fhe skies, also, are made still more lovely by the clouds assuming a variety of forms, as those of rocks, trees, men, beasts, and other animals and inanimate objects. These beautiful skies, however, are lost in a great measure in winter ; for they then lose their rich coloring, are often obscured, dull, heavy, and diffused ; and j become even less handsome than those of the j Atlantic.— Dr. Horner. There is an esprit du corps about MajANoah that does him much honor. In speaking of edi tors, he observes:— “Good fellows, as they generally are, and de serving a better fate, they are like a flock of sheep, whose noses are marked with red ochre, led on by some bell wether, who feathers his own nest, and is the only one who can ‘look up’ and snuff the free air, because he feels his oats, and thinks he can lead the whole concern. ♦ ♦ ♦ It is ihus that when victory perches upon our banners, the meanest and least available, the un known. and sometimes most unsuited, make off with all the spoils, leaving the editors, who are said to be ‘looking up,’ the merest crumb from the official table. Were editors more united, men who obtain high stations from their labors and exertions, would scarcely venture upon the expe riment of ‘whistling them off, and letting down the wind a prey to fortune.’ I go, hereafter, against the election of any man who is not pledg ed among other acts of devotion to his country, to be lr.e editor’s friend.” J Knowledge of the World— The great se cret of a knowledge of the world consists in a sub serviency to the will of others, and the primary motive of this is a mechanical and watchful per ception of our own interest. It is not an art that requires a long course of study, the difficulty is putting one’s self apprentice to it. It does 'not surely imply a very laborious or profound inquiry into the distinctions of truth and falsehooc to be able to assent to whatever one hears; nor any great refinement of feeling to approve of whatev er has custom, interest or power on its side. The only question is, who is willing to do so ? Those are slow to wear the livery of the world who have any independent resources of their own. It i not that the philosopher or the man of genius does not see and know all this, that he is not con stant and forcibly reminded of it by his own fail ure or the success of others, but he cannot to practice it. He has a different scale of eiS lence and mould of ambition, which ha.e „„,hi^g in common with current maxims and time-serv ing calculations. He cannot bring himself to give up his best grounded convictions to a rich block head, or his conscientious principles to a knave, and in doing this consists the chief knowledge ot t..e world. Fuxkt Point of Djscussiox. —We per ceive by the correspondence of the Star, that a new matter of discussion had arisen in England, as to the manner, form and words by which the Queen of England is to be married. The ritual of the church of England makes the wife promise to “love and obey ” the husband. Now Prince Albert is to be one of the Queen’s subjects, and we miss our estimate of the character ol ictoria, | if her husband would not be her subject any how r , queen or no queen. r l his matter has given rise to quite serious and protracted discussions among the quidnuncs-; and we do not see how they managed it. However, it is all settled be fore this time ; and all the ladies in America are anxious to hear how. — N. Y. Dispatch. The English, in their late conquest of Kernaul, Indoostan, found immense treasures. Beside £150,000 in specie, a letter says:— “We have alredy discovered 500 or 600 brass guns and stores, w-hich for quality and excellence, almost beat the arsenal at Fort George, and the treasure*alone,amounts to nearly £ 1,000,000 ster ling. There is powder enough in the fort to blow the whole of India to the North Pole. J lie military stores are sufficient to supply 100,000 men for two years. There are about 500 suits of complete armor, beautiful things, and swords (Damascus blades) worth 40 and £SO each. Ihe Kajah has a pair of pistols the butt, barrels, and every other part, except the springs, are of solid gold, with pure agates es substitutes for flints. Gesxa.y Punctuality.—“ Remarking on this subject to an English gentleman on board, he told me the following anecdote in point:— ‘During a temporary residence,’ said he, ‘at May ence, I made a slight acquaintance with one of the the inhabitants, of the name of Klopp. He had much of the honesty and conscientiousness i attributed to his countrymen; and, though in practice a plain straightforward, matter-of-fact person, was nevertheless addicted, like Germans 1 in general, to abstruse studies. Subsequently, for the sake of the baths, I shifted my quarters to Ems, and was one morning sitting at breakfast, when a rapping at the door announced a visitor, and in walked Herr Klopp. After the usual com pliments, I enquired whether he had come to Ems for pleasure merely, or on account of his health - ‘ For neither,’ replied the honest German ; ‘my errand is to you; and I shall return home direct ly I have paid off a little debt.’ I was not aware, I told him, that we had any pecuniary transactions whatever. ‘No,’ replied Herr Klopp, ‘not in money ; but if you remember, on such a day (giving me the day and date) we passed each oth er on the Mayence Bridge. I had recently been reading Fichte, and my head was lull of specula tions ; so that, though conscious of your bow ing to me, I omitted to return your salute. It is true that I recollected myselfin the cattle-market, and indeed pulled off my hat, but that hardly satisfied my censcience. So the end is, I have come to ac" quit myself of the debt; and here it is ’ And, will you believe it, sir ? with all the gra vity of a Prussian senlry presenting arras, the scrupulous German paid me up the salute in arrear !’ ” — Hood's Rhine. From the Farmer’s Register. Machine for Husking [or Shucking] and Shelling Corn.—lt is stated in the Ma ryland papers that a machine has been introduc ed for husking, or (as we Tuckahoes say) shuck ing corn. A correspondent of the American Farmer says that this machine “which has excit ed much admiration on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for two years past, was invented and put in use by Mr. Hussey, the inventor of the reaping machine,” of which statements have been given in the Farmers’ Register. The same wri ter says that many farmers there, with the former machine, have shucked and shelled their corn “at the rate of 40 bushels of shelled corn per hour; and of 100 bushels per hour of corn pre viously husked.” This, if correctly described, must be a very curious as w-ell as valuable ma chine; and we are surprised that so little pro gress has yet been made in extending informa tion concerning, as well as the use of both those machines of Mr. Hussey’s. North Eastern Boundary.— The Phila delphia Sentinel of the Bth inst says : “It was rumoured at the Exchange last evening, on the authority of a gentleman from Washington, that Mr. I ox, the British Minister, had transmitted to the Secretary of State, the ultimatum of the British Government relative to the boundary question.” The New \ ork City Banks. —According to an official statement, the loans of 22 New \ ork city banks, on the Ist of January, 1839 amounted to $35,947,375. Same time this year,’ $26,900,173. Decrease, $9,047,202. Specie in January 1839, $5,008,353. This year, $4,495.- Decrease, $513,216. Circulation in 1839, $0,494,243. This year, $4,028,737. Decrease, $1,465,506. From the Ladies Companion. The Past. BY SAMUEL WOODWORTH. The Past! What is it, but a faded dream I ? n i lSedjoy? ~ of bu bbles on a stream Which flows unceasing to a shoreless sea, ’ 1 he boundless ocean of eternity. The Past! Where is it.' In the eternal mind It still exists, to all the Future join’d In one vast panorama! mortal eye Sees but the Present, as it passes by. The Past! Why is it that it leaves behind bo sad a legacy to all mankind ? Memory looks back with vain regrets and fears \V hde lingering o’er the urn of wasted years. * The Past. How is it that we don’t improve from these instructive pictures as they move? Precept-experience— how can man demur’ ’ He wise to-day —’fs madness to defer’” Thus mourn the bundle, with the grave in view Thus teach the wise-and what the? teach is true.’ But hope— sweet hope—illusive hope.still smiles- Points to the Future, flatters and beguiles— * AH trust her treacherous promises too far The bubble bursts—and we are what we are! Lusus Nature Extraordinary On day night last, Dr. Alanson 8. James, of No 74 West Broadway, succeeded in delivering a iadv of this city, of a very remarkable monster It consisted of a being of about the usual <6™ “r imams at birth, bn. having added ££ «° ] tra pair of arms and a double face- th* h i peered to have been originally tw„ hells f back to back, but seemld to have so fnsc'' 1 each olher that the head was not much tl"cr : han an ordinary one, hat having a face on ri ther side of it. h on ei " i ha<l t a C l ° mmon attachment to the < hat k ‘h n ait endmg °PP° site the other, so s that the elbows came in contact. There was 1 but one pair of legs, but they had no joint from ' oUmVnV 16 °°U bUt r e tapCri,lg doWnvv *rd , feet b t t° m ’ , Cy terminated dump 1 teet, but the most singular of all was, that this 1 monster did actually live several minutes after be < mg born, one mouth, however, performing the 1 whole act of resp.ration, the other mouth termi Dating early in a eul de sac. The lineament sos ‘ either face were perfect and well marked Th mother of this curious monster is doing well ' The doctor has this specimen now in his possp s sion, and it has been seen by many physicians who pronounce it to be an unique specimen of the kind. —New York Sun. Iron Steamboat. —The iron steamer “V a | ley Forge” has shown herself well ad ipied to the navigation of the Western rivers by her capabilit of withstanding snage. In p ssing down the sissippi she struck a snag by which another boat had been sunk.—The iron steamer was not at a i| injured. It is stated that all the steamers that ply 0 the Thames between London and Greenwich are made of iron. Fact.—We clip the following from an ex change paper, and without any comments pre sent it to our readers:—“lf a dealer have a . lY | articles of which he wishes to make a quick rc | turn, and consequently is willing to sell at a ; small profit, he is sure to advertise them; but if | he mean to make a large profit out of his custo mers, he is generally rather sly about it. Ladies and gentlemen who have their eye-teeth cut. ne ver trade at a store where they do not advertise ” Order of Celebration of the Twenty-Se cond of February, 1840. The Committee appointed to make arrange ments for the celebration of Washington’s birth day, have appointed Capt. W. T. Gould, Mar i shal of the day-. At 10 o’clock A. M., the procession will be ; formed in front of the United States Hotel, and proceed to the Presbyterian Church, under the j command of the Marshal of the day, when, after divine service, Washington’s Farewell Address wi:l be read by the Rev. C. Sturges, and an Ora tion will be delivered by Wm. R. McLaws, Esq. ORDER OF PROCESSION. Ist. Augusta Artillery Guards. 2d. Clinch Riflemen. 3d. Major General and Staff. 4th. Brigadier General and Staff. ; sth. Colonel of 10th Regiment and Staff and Officers of the 10th Regiment. 1 6th. Officers of Army and Navy. 7th. Orator and Reader. Sth. The Reverend Clergy. 9th. The City Authorities. 10th. Magistrates of the City and Countv. 11th. Fire Companies of the City. 12th. Mechanics’Society. 13th. Medical Faculty and Students. 14th. Citizens. The pews on the right and left of the centre isle, will be reserved for the procession. The Authorities of the City and County, the Reverend Clergy, the Members of the Fire De partment, the Mechanics Society, and the citizens generally, are respectfully invited to join the pro cession, in the above order. Salutes will be fired at sunrise and at noon, by the Augusta Artillery Guards. Committee of Council. G. F. Parish, Chas. B. Hitt, Wm. E. Jackson. Augusta Artillery. Clinch Riflemen. John N. Raiford, Wm. M. Frazer. O. E. Cashin, John A. Snyder. Daniel W. Dill. Wm. McLean. marine intelligence. Savannah, February 16. Arrived —Brig Seaboard, Dennis, New Orleans; steamboat John Randolph, Lyon, Augusta. Charleston, Feb. IS, Arrived yesterday— Brig Lancet, Kruse, Matan zas. Cleared —Schrs Diadem, Derling, Grand Caillon, (La); Abba Tlmla, Hopkins, Franklin, (do.) From this port-- Line ship Niagara, Smith, New N ork: C L brig Emily, Sherwood, do; brig Daniel Webster, Adams, Matanzas; schr Curlew, Lis cornb, Baltimore. At Quarantine —Ship Charleston, Eldiidge from Boston. qO 3 clinch riflemen, attention— Appear at your parade ground on Saturday, the 22d instant, at 9 o’clock, a. m. By ordei of the Cap tain. (feb 19) DWELLE, A. O. S. Cj* LAW NOTICE. —The undersigned practi ces in the Superior Courts of Columbia, Washing ton, Scriven, Burke, and Jefferson counties. feb 19 2w CHARLES J. JENKINS. Cj 3 Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his profes sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity. He will be found at his residence, the first brick building above Guedron’s stable on Ellis street, recently occupied by John L. Adams, aug 17 t s {KcW. G, NIMMO, General Commission Mer chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door to the onstitutionalist. n ov 7 c 3* exchange on new York—ax sight, and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by nov 23 GARDELLE & RHINO. C3* L)r. W. FLINT offers his services to the ci tizens ot Augusta in the different branches of his profession. He may be found at all hours at the late residence of Mr. A. M. Egerton, second dooi from the corner of Mclntosh and Reynold streets. ncv29 j y (O’ TO THE LOVERS OF THE ARTS- Thc Paintings at Mr. Richards’Drawing Academy, (Masonic Hall,) will hereafter be opened to visi tors, every Saturday afternoon and evening, from 2 o’clock until 9 o’clock p. m. At night the rooms will be well lighted. dec 19 G3* NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Train between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as follows: UPWARD. Aot to leave Charleston before 7 00 a if. “ Summerville, “ - -S 30 “ Georges’ - “ - 10 00 ‘ Branchville, “ - 11 00 “ Midway, - “ - 11 30 m “ Blackville, - “ - 100 M. “ Aiken, - - “ _ 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 downward. rsot to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.m. “ “ Aiken, - “ . . 730 “ Blackville, “ - . 930 “ Midway-, « _ _ 10 30 “ Branchvill “ - - 11 00 “ Georges’, “ - - 12 00 m. ‘ . “ Summerville,“ - - 2 00p. m. A}rive at Charleston not before 300 Distance 136 miles. Fare Through—slo 00. Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20 minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not longer than 5 minutes for wo'* and water at any station. • To stop for passengers, when a white flag is hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also at Mnealhs, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T. 0., Rives , Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnsons, and Marsh’s T. O. Passengers no will breakfast at Woodstock and dine at Blackville; aown, will breauiast at Aiken and dine at Summerville. may-21 TN. POULLAIN & SON inform their friends • and the public generally, that they have received by late arrivals, and are now opening * t iesh and general assortment of GROCERIES, at the stand formerly occupied by Clarke, McTeir & Co., immediately opposite the Globe Hotel, and will be pleased to fill ail orders sent them. AH Cotton confided to their care will be sold free of commission. A stork of Scull Shoals Manufactured Goods will be kept constantly on hand, dec 12 wtlmay