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“The ferment of a IVec, is preferable to the torpor of a despotic*, Government.”
VOL. I.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, All GUST 3, 1832.
NO« £<>„
The Southern Banner,
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published forty days.
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Ordinary for Leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be
published four months.
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Letters of Dismission, six months.
ATHENS
Grammar School.
T HE Trustees of the Grammar School in Athens, do
now announce to the public, that the institution
is in successful operation, under the management of
Mr. Wijliam II. Hunt; a graduate of Franklin College,
and an instructor of some experience. From the trial
made under the present provision, from personal in
spection by visiting committees of the board, and an
attendance upon a quarterly examination, the Trustees
can and do with confidence recommend the institution
to the public, as n preparatory school for youth desirous
to enter the College: And persons visiting Athens for
a summer residence, and all others, are assured that
pupils will be well prepared for College, in pursuance
of the course recommended by the Faculty of the Col-
lege.
Ampin provision will be made for accommodating
the increasing numbers of the school.
JOHN A. COBB, Chairmun.
F.. L. NEWTON, Secretary.
For the publication of a Literary and Miscel
laneous Journal in Athens, Geo.
to be entitled the
SEH3I-IWONTHLY MAGAZINE.
BY JAMES A. URIC IIT.
JN inning proposal.! Tortile publication of a pcrinili-
watches
AND
JEWELRY.
1TST received from New-
I York an elegant aasorlment
, Of LADIES’ AND GENTLE-
1 MEN’S
Gold Lever,
[ Lepine & Common
WATCHES,
Silver do. do. do. ; Ladiea Gold neck and watch chain.;
Gentlemens’ Gold safety and watch chains; Ladiea and
Gentlemens’Gold and Plated watch seals and keys:
Ladiea Pearl, Jet, all Gold, Gold and Coral, Gold ana
Cameo Ear ornaments of a new pattern and very
splendid. Breast pina, Finger rings, Medallions,
Miniature lockets. Pencil cases, Gold and Silver spec
tacles, Gold and Silver thimbles, Shirt studs, Bracelets,
common Safety chains of various patterns; Plated
castors, Plated and Brass candlesticks, snuffers and
trays, Plated fruit baskets, 'Briltania Coffee and Tea
sets, Razors, Razor straps and hones, Shaving boxes
and brushes. Cloth, Hair, and Tooth brushes, Pen
knives, Pistols, Fancy boxes, Bell buckles, Demosthc-
nian keys, Scissors, Snuff boxes. Pocket kooks ami
Wallets, Ulas9 and Coral beads, Musio boxes, Boeil
purses, Childrens Silver whistles. Childrens Dumb
watches, Silver spuons, Silver and Plated Butter knives;
Claronots, Flagellets, common and Octavo Flutes;
Lavender and Orange water. Milk of Roses, und an
elegant assortment of Brass Clucks and Manlle Time
X'ieccs, &c. &c. B. B. LOUD.
N. B Canos mounted with Gold or Silver; and Sil
ver spoons made at shortest notice.
Wanted a few thousand dollars worth nf Georgia
Gold. B. B. L,
June 12—13—cotvSin.
Law Notice.
T HE Subscribers respectfully tender their services,
to their friends and the public in the line of their
Profession ; Persons in Augusta, holding claims against
individuals in the Counties of Clark, Walton, Jackson,
Gwinnett, Hal!, Oglrthorpc, Morgan, Habersham and
Franklin, which they desire to liavu collected, will en
sure every attention to them, by placing them in the
hands of Andrew J. Miller.
JUNIUS HILLYER,
of Athens.
ANDREW J. MILLER,
of Angusta.
June 2C—15—tf.
Sanfordmlle Inn.
JOKH Di-WSOH
R ESPECTFULLY tender his thanks to his friends
and to the public generally, for the patronage he
has received since he opened his house at this place.—
He is now adding to his building, which will enable
him to accommodate his visiters with comfort to them
and satisfaction to himself. His house is situated on
tho West Bank of the Hightower Kiver, (known on the
map of the Cherokee country as Sally Hughe’s place,)
on the mane road from Millcdgcville to Tennessee and
N. Alabama, and in the richest part of Cherokee coun
ty ; in the vicinity are good mineral and limestone wa
ter, and the Gold mines.
July C—JC—eow4in.
New Goods.
T HF. subscriber having recently received a fresh
supply of
NEW GOODS,
Consisting of Dry Good., Groceries, Hard-warca, &c.—
oflbra" them for sale on very reasonable teruts at his
store opposite Mr, Byrd’s Hotel.
Ho returns his thanks to his former and present cus
tomers, and hopes that the low prices of his guods, will
tiecuroa continuance of their patronage
JAMES C. EDWARDS.
June Iff—14—tf.
CARRIAGE
MAKING.
T HF. subscriber thankful for past favours, takes
this method to inform his customers and the pub
lic in general, that he has enlarged his establishment,
where he intends carrying on the above named busi
ness on a more extensive scale Ilian formerly; having
provided himself with good materials and experienced
Northern workmen, he flatters himself that he will be
ablo to have made to general satisfaction, all kinds of
riding and plcesure carriages,, also jersey and dcarbon
wagons; repairing done at the shortest notice. Har
ness made and repaired. Sign painting as usual. All
orders from adistance attended to with punctuality and
despatch. JOHN REYNOLDS.
SCpTwo or three apprentices between the ages of
fourteen and sixtee'h; would be taken at tho above es
tablishment. J. U.
Athens, May 29—11—wSui.
No Combination, Free Trade,
EARTHEN WARE, GLASS,
CHINA # LOOKING GLASS,
THOMAS S. J. BAIIROW, & Co.
Importers and tVliole.sule Dealers, .Vo. 63,
IValer Street, JVeto York, offer fur sale,
A very largo and General Assortment of
Earthen Ware,
Glass, China, and Looking Glasses,
ELECTED with the greatest care, and comprising
every vaiietyof pink, purple, brown, black, blue
edged, and C. C. Wore, also, every stylo of plain and
gilt Looking Glasses, China and Glass Ware, which
will he disponed of an usual at free and unshackled pri
ces, low lor Cash or city acceptances. The attention
of Merchants generally is invited to our Establish’
inent and plan of husinessf^an calculated to benefit the
interest of all dealing in tho line. Particular attention
will be paid to all orders by letter from our Southern friends
pledging ourselves to pay more than usual attention to
their communications by giving them the newest style
of Goods and putting them doion ta the very lowest cash
price. T. J. BARROW, & Co.
Ab. 88, rVoter Street, New York.
July 13—^17—It.
TO JOURNEYMEN
Curriers.
W ANTED immediately a good Currier. Con-
stint employment end liberal wages will be
given to a man of eteady habita and good moral charac
ter. This Village ie not excelled by any in tho State in
point of health. JAMES C. ANDERSON.
JCp The Editora of the Recorder will pleaae give the
above lour inaertiona, and forward the account to me
fot payment. J. C. A.
Salem, July 0—16—4t.
0= NOTICE. JjI
I Hereby forwarn all persons from trading for two
notes of hand given by me to George W. Ilopkins,
for 940 each, one due the 23th December, 1831, the
other due the 25th December, 1832; both dated 8th
April, 1831; at I have failed to receive the considera
tion for which I was to have had for said uolcs, 1 am
determined not to pay them.
luly 13—17—31,
WILLIAM ALBISON.
DRY GOODS.
(’■ini', following articles can now be had at CUN
H NINGHAM’S Store upon reasonable terms:
LADIES
Gold Neck Chains, Ear Rings and Breast Pins. Mo.
roco Slippers black and colored, Prunella, do. black
and white. Printed Cotton Hose, Plane and Silk do.
Clacked cotton, and silk do. Corsctts and corsett braids.
Carved Combs. Bead Bags and other Riticules. Large
und Fancy Coral, Curls and Hair-Braids,Fans,Dressing
Boxes.
GENTLEMENS
Gold Watch Chains, Breast Buttons, &c. &c. Rea
dy made Vests, Pantaloons, fcc. Black Stocks, Fancy
for summer, do, Linnen Carnbrick Bosoms, Shirt Col
lars and Cravats. Opera and common Boots, Moroco,
Calf and Prunella Pump*, white and colored Silk half
Hose, do. do. Cotton. Walking Canes, and Biov/u’s
beat Virginia Tobacco. 9
DRY GOODS.
Crape Cambists, Bombazines, Fancy Cloths, and
Caaimeree, Bonnet and Cap Ribbons, French Muslins,
Figured anil plane Swiss Muslins, Jackonct, Mull and
Book do. Fancy Shawls and Belts, Handkerchiefs prin
ted for Aprons, Figured and plane Silks, Mandarines,
Oil Silk for Aprons, Fringes. Umbrellas and Parasolls.
PERFUMERIES.
Powder Puffs, Prentis* Genuine Hair Powder Pearl
Powder, Erosive do. Chloride of Soda, Cologne Water,
Lavender do. Florida do. Honey do. Esprit De Rose,
Extract Musk, Jessamine, Vanilla, Orange and Rosea,
Macassar and Bear's Oil, Milk of Roses, Cold Cream,
Cream of Soap, Otto Rose Shaving Cakes, Naples com-
K und Tablets, do. do. Shaving Cakes, Coamitec Wash
lla, Vestimental Soap for taking out greeae, &c.
Carbonic Dentrilice, Tooth Paste and Tooth Powder,
Powder for Colouring the Hair, Preston Salts, Lemon
Syrup.
Athens, July 13—17—31.
cal like the one contemplated, the Editor n aware
of the difficult? which must attend it; but hating been
long convinced that the entire absence of such work*
in the South, and particularly in our oun State, arises
more from u want of literary energy than literary re
sources and capabilities; be has consented with the
advice of u few intelligent fiiends, to issue tin* pros
pectus.
It i* considered entirely useless to enter into a parti
cular, course of reasoning, to demonstrate to the pub
lic that u paper devoted to literary and miscellaneous
intelligence, published in this State* will not at least be
ofaa much utility as other works of the same order,
published in distant ports of the Union. It must, how.
ever, be obvious to every reflecting individual, that the
most strict and general reliance (with few exceptions)
on each und .all nur native resource* ns a people, in An
swering those demands unavoidably arising fmin thn
social compact, must ever result in general as well «►
special bcm litH. \\ by is it that our •* sister states” of
tho North, and to Home extent the West a'so, have gone
so much farther in the devdnpemejit of genius than
ourselves? This question cannot bo solved without
taking into the account the fact, that there the
mediums thro' which the effusions of genius can with
out difliculty or delay meet the public eye, and receive
its aprobation, while here no suehoutlet exists. If an
individual in our own State should feel a desire to com
pile and urrange a few incidents which accident liau
thrown in his way, well calculated •• to point a moral
or adorn a tale,” be has either to pay its postage to a
distant state, or perchance see it gadding to the cabi-
net of a statesman in the columns of some political
newspaper. This reflection will at once produce the
conviction in the mind ofeverv thinking individual, that
the establishment of a literary and miscellaneous peri
odical in this state, will be well calculated to call forth
tho productions of individuals possessed of genius—tho
more scintillations of which, have heretofore been con
fined to the immediate community in which they reside.
The general circulation of a periodical containing
amusing and instructing information, will be of great
utility in numerous other respects; it will create a
taste for miscellaneous reading, which when satisfied
to some extent, will induce the individual to turn to
something of a more solid and useful nature; and when
conducted cautiously with a view to its moral influ
ence, may be made to produce a disposition (particu
larly in juvenile nunds) inimical to vice and correspon
dingly attached to virtue.
The Magaaiue will be made up of Talcs, original and
selected, (but all of very recent appearance) of a moral
and instructing nature. Original and selected pieces
on various subjects of general interest, both in ptose
and verse. Extracts from the papers and periodicals
of the day. No pains will bo spared to render it useful
uqd instructing to its patrons.
TERMS.
!t_j*TIIE SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE will bo
issued in quarto form, every alternate Tuesday, on
fine medium sheet, with a fair type, at $2,00 per bi
mini hi advance, or $3,00 after the expiration of the
year.
Holders of subscription papers are requested to re
turn them as early as the first of October next, shortly
after which, if the list will warrant it, the publication
will he commenced.
Athens, July 24, 1832.
SHIorfU.me.
believe, (lie mosl fashionable par' oftl.ei, .„ ;
the square is beautiful, excelleml'
led wiili a great variety of tree*, and md-. w; .
ling n frequent and careful mowing to n;e t
equal to any square in London. '1 tin is.,
ling which -nrromid* this enclosure is as bi"h
and as handsome us that nf the Tuiterie*,
it will pivo some idea of tho earn bestowed on
its decoration, to know that the gravel for the
DESCRIPTION OF NEW YORK.
We cannot certainly complain of the follow-
mg lively description of our pride-inspiring
city, by that fastidious lady, the notable .’Mad
am Trollope, who notwithstanding her abuse
our western citizens, has very generously
been pleased to do us some jus'ico, both in
her praises and her strictures. Wo commend I walks was conveyed by barges "from Boston,
Stl- NOTICE.
A LL-Pcrsnns having demand* against the Estate
uf Dr. James Nisbet deceased, are requested to
present them to the subscriber, or to Eugenius A. Nis
bet of Madison, Morgan county, by the first day of
January next, for payment. Persons indebted to said
Estate are requestru to came forward and make pay
ment by the samo time.
ALFRED M. NESB1T, Executor.
Julv 13-17—tf.
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES
AND LIFE IN NEW YORK.
I N undertakingthe publication of a paper, devoted,
as this is designed to he, to the ple'sures, amuse
ments, fashions and divertisements of life, tho subsea
hers have been animated by the persuasive encourage*
ments and gratuitous promises ofsupport, of many of
the most influential, enlightened and respectable mem
hers of tho New York community. It is to a certain
extent, a field unoccupied by others, und one which is
deemed important to be filled. For while the politi
cians, the theologians and the literati of our country
have each their separate oracles, which (like that of
Delphos) proclaim aloud and defend their several opin*
ions and inteicsta ; the cause of la&hion, pleasurable cn
tortainrncnls, o( taste and recreation, find but few pub
licationsofa periodical kind, appropriated solely to
their encouragement and support. To paint “ life as
it if,” without the artificial embellishment s of romance;
to speak of its propensities for enjoyment, its appetite
for pleasure und indulgence, und its tendency to enter
into occasional follies, is to do what many must ap
prove, and no one can condemn. For it is certainly no
more improper to record the acts of men than to pro
mulgatc them orally to the World. ** Pleasure,” cays
the noble Frenchman, “ is the chief business of life,”
and however seemingly incorrect the maxim limy he
in the estimation of some, yet it is literally true, for the
devotee certainly takes pleasure in the exercise of hi*
religion, the merchant und mechanic in their several
branches of employment, and the man of letters in his
books; while the sportsman who chases the hare, and
attends the ring or the race, is only pursuing pleasures
in congeniality with his natural or cultivated taste.
In presenting this new candidate for favor ami pa
tronage to the public, it IB the intention of the publish*
eri to render it us interesting us possible, nnd to pleusc
ull if they can, without wounding the feelings or dis
turbing the prejudices of any. The language will he
always chaste, so that the most delicate may approve.
The paper will treat of Fashion, Tunic and Scene* ol
Real Life, gathered from the every day exhibitions of
the world. Theatres, Museums, and other fashiona
ble places of resort, will receive appropriate notices,
while the Sports of the Turf, the Ring, t: e Pit, of the
Fisher and the Fowler, will engross no inconsiderable
portion of attention. The proceedings of the Com is,
civil and criminal, willas far as posbibk* be given.when
matters oi interest occur, and more especially those ot
the Police, where life in all its forms and coloring i* *<>
faithfully portrayed.—It is also the intention of the edi
tors to devote a considerable portion of each paper to
the compilation and dissemination of the new* of the
day, in asuminaritl form, which will serve as a bri»*l
and faithful record of all important and passing events,
condensing a large maw into u comparatively small
compass.
With these intentions, fully ami Cdrly piochynud,
and with the most perfect good feelings toward* all our
co-laborers in the same vocation, we present uurscUc*
before an enlighted community, os candidates for tiiuii
patronage and smiles.
WM. T. PORTER.
JAMES HOWE.
ICP Post-Masters,’ and other Gentlemen who w ill
act as Agents for oar paper, by giving us notice, esn
have forwarded to them subscription papers sod extra
copies.—April 1832.
Blanks of ull descriptions for
sale at this Office.
Hr perusal—Spirit of the Tunes.
" At length. however, no found ourselves
nlive on board the Lout which \vu. to convey
us down I lie Raritan river to New York.
“ We fully intended to Lnve cone to Led, to
hoitl nur hones, on enterinc tho steniitboal,
but tho sight of a tuLLi neatly spread, deter
mined us to go to dinner tusteud. Sin und
shiunc would it have been, indeed, to have
closed our eves upon the scene which soon
opened before ns. I have never seen the bay
of Naples. I can therefore make no eontpari
son, hot my iui'igin.Hinn is inejpabln of eon
ceiving any thing of the kind morn bountiful
than llits harbor ol Now York. Various and
lovely ure the objects winch meet the eve on
every side ; but (be namin'; of litem would on
ly be to give n list o r words, without convey-
iiig the nintest idea of the scone. I doubt if
even the pencil of Turner could do it juslire,
bright and glorious os it rose upon os. We
seemed to enter tho harbor of New York upon
wave's of liquid gold, and as we darlcd past llie
green Isles which rise from its bottom, like
guardian sentinels of the fair city, the setting
sun slrencbcd his horizontal beams farther und
farther nt oaeli moment, as if to point out to
us some new glory in the landscape.
Now York, indeed, appeared to us, even
wlion wo saw it by a soberer light, a lovely
and noblo city. To us, who had been so long
travelling through half cleared forests, and so
journing among un " l’m-as-good-us-you”pnp-
ulation, it Ncemed, pci hups moro beautiful,
more splendid, nnd more refined (ban it might
have done, hud we arrived directly from Lon
don ; but. making every allowance fur this,
I must still dcrluro that f think New York
ono of the finest cities I ever saw, and nsmueh
superior to every other ia the Union, (Phila
delphia not excepted,) us London to Liver
pool, or Paris In Rouen. its advantages of
position are, perhaps, unequalled any where.
Situated on tut island, which I think it will
one day cover, it rises, like Venice, from the
sea, nnd like that fairest of cities in tho days of
her glory', receives into its lap tribute of nil
the riches of tho earth.
The southern point of Munhntlnn Island di
vides tho waters of the linrbor into tho North
nnd East rivers ; on this point stands the city
of New York, extending from river to river,
nnd running northward to tho extent of three
or four miles. I think it covers nearly’ os
much ground ns Paris, but it is much less
thickly peopled. Tho extrnmo point is forti
fied towards the sea by a battery, and forms
an admirable point of dclenco; hut in these
piping days of peace, it is converted into n
public promenade, und one more beautiful,
I should suppose, no city could boast. From
hence commences the splendid Broadway, as
the fine avenue is ralied, which runs through
the whole city. This noblo street may vie
with any I ever saw for its length und broulth,
its handsome shops, tienl awnings, excellent
trotloir, and well-dressed pedestrians. It has
notthecrowdedglitterofBondstruet equipages,
nor the gorgeous fronted palaces of Reguut-
slrect; but it is magnificent in its extent, and
ornamented by several handsome buildings,
some of them surrounded by grass and trees.
The Purk, in which stands the nohhi City
Hull, is u very fine area. I never found that
the most graphic description of u city could
give me any feeling of being there; and, oven
if others have the power I tun very sure I have
not, of setting churches und squares, anil long
drawn streets, before tho mind’s eye. 1 will
not, therefore, ailejppt u detailed description
of this grent metropolis of the new world, but
will only say that during the seven weeks we
staid here, we always found something new to
sec nnd to admire ; and, were it not so very
far from a I the old world things which cling
about the heart of a European, I Should say I
never saw a city mere desirable ns
denc.e.
The dwelling-house* of the higher classes
are ftxliemely handsome, ami very tidily fur
nislicd. Silk or satin furniture is ns often,
in oftener, seen Ihue chintz ; the mirror, are
as linntlsoine ns in London ; tho chefrutiicrs,
slabs and marble tables as elegant ; and, in
addition, they have all tho pretty tustefel^ de
coration uf French porcelain and or mom in
much greater abundance, because at a much
cheaper rate. Every part of their houses is
well carpeted, and the exterior finishing, such
ns steps, railing, and door-frames, ure very
superior. Almost every house has handsome
green blinds on the outside; balconies tire not
very general, nor do the houses display, exter
nally, su many flowers us those of Paris and
London; hut I saw many rooms decorated
within exactly like those of an European petit
maitresse. Little tables, looking and smelling
like flowerbeds, portfolios, nickuacks. bronzes,
busts, cameos, and alabaster vasps, illustrated
copies of lady-liko rhymes hound in silk, and,
in short, all the pretty coxcomicnlities of the
drawing-room scattered about with the same
profuse and studied negligence as with us.
Hudson Square and us neighborhood is, I
not ns ballast, Inn os freight.
I he great defect in the hoij.es j. their ex
treme uniformity—when you Lave .een one,
you hnvo seen all. Neither do I quite liko
the arrangement of the rooms. In nearly all
the houses the dining and drawing rooms are
on tho sumo floor, with ample folding doors
between them; when thrown together they
certainly make a very noblo apartment ; hut
no doors can ho barred sufficient between di
ning rooms. Mixed (honor parlies of ladies
and gentlemen, however, urn very ror:. which
is a great defect iu the society, not only as de
priving them of the most social and hospitable
manner of meeting, but as leading to frequent
dinner parlies of gentlemen without ladies,
which certainly docs not conducu to refine
ment-
Tlio evening parties, excepting such us aro
expressly for young people, urn chiefly con
versational. \Ve were too Into in the season
lor large parties, hut win saw enough to con
vince us tliut there is a society to lie met with
in New York, which would he deemed delight
ful any whero. Curds are very seldom used ;
and musie, from their having very little pro
fessional aid nt their parties, is seldom, 1 lie.
hove, as good us what is heard at private eon-
certs in London.
Tho Americans have rertainty not the same
besoin uf bring amused ns other people ; they
may be (lie wiser for this, perhaps, hut it
makes them less agreeable to a looker-on.
There lire three Theatres nt New York, nil
of which wo visited. The Park Theatre is
the only one licensed by fashion, hut the Bow
ery is infinitely superior in beamy ; it is, in
deed, its pretty a theatre ns ever I entered, per-
feet as to size and proportion, olcganlly deeu.
rated, nnd tho scenery mid machinery equal to
any in Loudon, hut it is not tho fashion. Tho
Chatham is so utterly condemnod by tho boil
toil that it requires sumo coinage to decide
upon going there ; nor do I think my curiosity
would have penetrated so far, had 1 not seen
Miss Milford’s Itienzi advertised there. It
was the first opportunity l had of seeing it
played, ur.d spi:o of very iridiflerent acting, I
was delighted. The interest rnilst huvo been
great, for, till llm curtain fell, f saw not uno
quartet of the queer things around mo ; lhe;i
I observed in the front row of a dress box u
tody pet forming tins most maternal office pos
sible; several gentlemen without their coats,
nnd a general air of contempt fur the decencu s
of lifo certainly morn than usually revnl’L
At the Park Theatre I again saw Ilia Am •-
ienn Roscius, Mr. Forrest. lie played this
part of Damon, and roared, I thought, < erv
unlike a nightingale. I cal,not admire tins
celebrated performer.
Another night wo snvv Cinderella thnro;
Mrs. Austin was tlm prima donna, and ‘much
admired. The piece was cxlrcinulv well got
up, and on this occasion wo saw the Park Flic-
nlro to ndvantago, for it was filled with well
dressed company; hut still wo saw many
“ yet unrazored lips’* polluted with the grim
lingo of flio linolfiil tobacco, and heard, with
out ceasing, the spitting which of course is its
consequence. If their theatre- had tho or
chestra of the Feydeau, nnd a choir of angel,
to hoot, I could find but little pleasure, so tong
ns Ihey were followed by this running accom
paniment nf l/nough-base.
Tho Exchange is very handsome, and ranks
about midway between the heavy gloom that
hangs over our London merchants, ami tho
light und lofty elegance which derornlc lliu
Bourse ut Paris. The churches are plain, hut
very neat, and kept in perfect repair within
and without; hut I saw much which had not
tlio lea-1 pretension to splendor; the Catholic
cathedral nt Baltimore is the only chuch in
America which has.”
Action fur Damages.— \ few days since in
one of the hack slums of this proverbially dit
ty, yet beautiful metropolis ; a servant liny left
an nsh box outsidff thu threshold of his mas
ter’s door? hot whether from carelessness nf
frolic cannot he precisely ascertained. Tho
latter, however, was most probable, ns thu .
rogue united to a pair of laughing black eyes,
n most knowing curl nf thu upper lip, nnd war.
moreover a late tnport from the land of wit and
blunder. The box was o«ly a few momcnt i
in its new location, when n full blown, wull
eyed dandy, with n radicul castor, ruffled frill,
and a pnir of spick and span nankeen inexpres
sibles, came fluttering down tho street, proba
bly on his way to a lea party. But alas, how
eften are the wisest purposes of man frits It; -
ted by a trivial, and if foreseen, easily avoided
rircumstance. Our dandy was engaged in ol ! -
justing the collar of his—no not of his shut,
for on the voluntarily opening of his vest, in
consequence of the accident I am going to re
late, It was di-.eovered that ho was completely
independent nf tlio English addition, and ac
cording to tho Putia fashion, wore nothing hut
dicky nnd wrist—well us I was saying, he was
bringing the extremities of his collar to an ele
gant conjunction on the (ip of Ins chin, when