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VOL. II.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, JULY 27, 1833.
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• From the Knoxville Republican. ,
OLD CRIMES.
This amusing ballad has licen long circulated anon-
.onsly, amt his icen generally much liked. Its
•lUlliorsliip is now made known. With the exception
of tao first verse, tiie origin of which is still unascer
tained, it was written by Albert d. Greene, Esq. of
Providence, Khodc-Island.
Old Grimes is dead : that good old man,
Wo no’er shall see him more ;
lie used to wear a long black coat
All button’d down before.
His heart was open is the day—
His feelings all wer • truo—
Ilis hair was some inclin'd to grey;
He wore it in a queue.
When e’er lie heard the voice of pain,
His heart with pity burned— >
The large round head upon his cane
From ivory was turned.
And ever prompt at pity's call,
He knew no base design— .
Ilis eyes v?erc dark and rather small;
His nose was aquiline.
He lived at peace with all mankind,
In friendship he was true—
Ilis coat had pocket holes behind—
His pantaloons were blue.
Unarm'd, the sin which earth pollutes
He passed securely o’er—
He never wore a pair of boots
For thirtv vears or more.
AMONG WHICH ARE—
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s (fold I.over and L’Epine
WATCHES; silver Lever. L’Epine and common
do.; Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Ear and Finger Kings,
and Breast Bins of a great .no beautiful variety;
K,algors’ fine Pen Knives ; Wade at llutcher’s, and
Rogers’ Razor.'; a Kent Bugle, Clarionets, Flutes,
flageolets and Violins; Walking Canes ; .Mathemat
ical] Instruments; Salts of Vinegar (anew article);
Silver Table and Tea Spoons; Chess Men ; Opera
Glasses ; Pistols, Ac. &c.
Ujf Clock and Watch Repairing attended to as
u il.
Athens, July 13—17tf.
But good Old Grimes is now at rest,
Nor fears misfortune’s frown—
He wore a double-breasted vest,
The stripes ran up and down.
He modest merit sought to find,
And pay it its desert—
lie h id no malice in his mind—
No rullles on his shirt.
T
.TBciiieal College of Georgia.
JXilH LECTURES* in this Institution, situated at
Augusta, will commence on the third Monday,
(the hi si) of next October, and continue for six
mouths.
The Professors arc :
L. A. Dugas, M. D—Of Anatomy and Physiology.
Jos. A. Eve, M. D.—Therapeutics and Materia Me-.
dica.
!,. D. Ford, M. D Chemistry and Pharmacy.
M. Antony, M. D.—Obstetrics and Diseases of Wo.
men and Children.
A. Cc-i-.i igham, M. D—Institutes and Pr actice of
His neighbors he did not abuse,
W as soci ible iji.l gay—
He wore large buckles in his shoes,
And changed them every day.
His knowledge, hid from public gaze,
He did not bring to view—
Nor make a noise town.meeting days,
As many people do.
His worldly goods he never threw
In trust to fortune’s chances—
He lived (as all his irothers do,)
In easy circumstances.
Thus undisturbed by anxious cares,
, His peaceful moments ran—
And every body said bo was
A line old gentleman.
jUSCecrllci u
evidently faded away. A deep sadness took
place of liis despair, and a silent sorrow hal
lowed the memory of his beloved! He had
Josepha’s chamber left in the same state in
which it was before her death. On a work
table lay her needle work, and in the corner
was her harp, silent aad untouched. Every
evening did Sellner go on a pilgrimage to
this sanctuary of his love, took his flute, lean
ed, as in the times past of his happiness, on
the window, and breathed, in mournful tones,
iiis regret for the beloved shade!
Once he stood thus, lost in fancy, in Jose
pha’s chamber. A clear moonlight night
wafted to him its gentle breezes through the
open window, and, from a neighboring cas
tle tower, the watchman called the hour of
nine—the harp woke its tones again, as if
swept by the breath of a spirit. Strangely
surprised, he let his flute be still and with it
ceased the echo of the harp. He sang now
with deep emotion Josepha’s favorite air;
and louder and stronger did the strings re
sound the melody, while their tones accorded
in perfect unison! He sank in joyous emo
tion on the earth, and spread his arms to em
brace the beloved shade. Suddenly he felt
himscif breathed on, as if by the warm breath
of spring, and a pale and glimmering light
flew over him! Strongly inspired he call
ed out,
“ I know thee, beloved shade of my sainted
Joseph a! Thou didst promise to hover o’er
me with thy love, and that promise thou
hast fulfilled. I feel thy breath—thy kisses
on my lip; l feel myself embraced hy thy
glory 1”
With deeper bliss, he seized anew the flute;
and the harp sounded again, but yet lower and
lower, until its whispers dissolved in distant
and indistinct sounds !
Sellner’s whole faculties were powerfully
excited hy the apparition of this evening ; he
threw himself, restless, on his bed, and in his
feverish dreams the whispers of the harp yet
called on him again. He awoke late, and
harassed with the phantasies of the night, he
felt his whole being wo*idrously affected; and
a voice was alive in him, which was the anti
cipation of a speedy dissolution, and which in
dicated the victory of the soul over the body.
With infinite desire he awaited the evening,
and passed it in Josepha’s chamber.
He had already lulled himself into a sweet
dream by means of his flute, when it struck
nine—and scarcely had the last stroke of the
Boston, June 22d, 1833.
FROM MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
At the Bite Tavern, to his uncle Joshua, put
ting up at the Stage Tavern in Newbury,
port.
Dear Uncle :—I’m all of clear lather.—
W e’ve streeked it qa, so fur, beyond all ac
count. We haint stopped no where long
enuf to get a shirt washed; and all that I brot
on are as dirty as pizen. I wish you'd send
me on two or three clean ones to-morrow ;
and if them cordcroy pantaloons is fixed, I
should like to have cm sent along at the same
time. ’
You may thing its rather curous that I’m
stoppin here in the Bite Tavern ; but you
see there’s such a thuaderin swod of folks
up to the Tremont, that I thought upon the
whole I’d better git my vittles down here and
so go up and bunk with the old Gineral when
it comes night; and what’s more than all that,
I used to git my fodder here, pretty much,
when I run that coaster up from Downingviile
with hoop poles and ash staves.
night afore lust, says the President to mo,
says he, “ Major Downing, I’m off to-morrow,
after early breakfast, for the White House.”
“ Why,” says I, ** Gi -oral what do you
mean ?” ** Why, Major,” says he, “1 mean
wuat I say,” just so “ and if they can do
without you at Downingviile, Fff like to hive
you go along, but you must be up beuuies,
for I’mofl'like'a streak of lightning.” “ Then,”
says I, “ Gineral you go the Rail Itoails this
time, eh ?” “ Oh ! certain,” says he, “ be
cause I’m going on business, Major Downing.”
Well, as sure as two and two makes four,
ajt 6 o’clock yesterday morning all of us had
our .breakfasts snug aboard, and soon after
we were seated in an extra pilot Coach, and
on our way to Providence, whip and spur, I
tell you. At noon we were aboard the steam
boat Providence, and had good accommoda
tions, but a plagy rough time. Ilowsoinever,
we got to New York just time enough, as the
jockies say, to he too bio for the Philadelphia
boat; but she was still in sight when we hove
round the battery, so we signall’d her, and
stage or two in a hired carriage, a night in a
cou try inn und the whole in Hi r ri- > •*.
for live or six weeks two sheepish looking
persons ire se-j i uuogii.ag o.. „acu u-.t-i s
arm, looking at water fulls, or m.«. mg mor
ning culls, aad guzzhug wine and cakes; then
every thing Ulls Luo file most niouo.o.iuus
routine: the wife sits oa oue side of the
hearth, the husband at the other, and little
quarrels; little pleasures, little cares,\md lit
tle children, -jr .dually gather around them.
This is \that mnety-niue out o. a huuurou find
to oe the delights of lov : a ! , n ,
unonv.
Knight has brot me your letter, and I’m she lay by for us to come alongside. We
dreadful sorry you did’nt pay the postage on’t, c.une on to this place in little or no time;
for I’m runnin terrible short of change.— part of the way by water and part by' land ;
There’s been an awful lot of subscription pa- if rail-roading can be called land travelling—
pers brot in to us since we started—and of which I have mv doubts,
you know* it would’nt look well for us to re- I When we got here, thinks I, now we’ll
fuse cm, seeing they pay all our expenses; I have some rest, for the people’s line don’t go
but take it in the long run, I dont know hut till to-morrow morning, any how. So I gets
it would be cheaper for us to pay our own I hold of my carpet bag just as we came near
scott, and then we should’nt have to be all Chesnut street wharf, where the river was full
the time giving away so much. Why, there of steamboats, and steps aboard of the one
in New York when the man got his hands nearest the shore, thinking the President was
blowed off, it want none of my doings, but I close after me. As soon as I got cleverly
they come right to me and the President, the landed, I looks round for the President, and
fust thing. At the rate they are jamming one sees him aboard of another boat, with her
another there will be a good many broken I streamers flying, going down the river like a
limbs, and if I’ve got to help pay for all of streak of lightning, sure enough. Iiilloa !
em, my pistareens will git pretty well thinned says I, what does all this mean ? So a stout
out here afore we git back. man steps up to me, aud says he—“ Sir, that
I’m dreadful sorry that you’ve come clear up is the William Penn steamboat, belonging to
to Newburyport to meet me and the President, the Rail Road Line for Baltimore, and now
Why, od-rot it, Unkle, the President aint go- bound for the Rail Road at New Castle.”—
ing there ! You see, arter breakfast, I and | Then, says I, I’m smash’d, that’s all, the l’resi-
Cut a. couple of cards oa ;n iu >t circle of
about two inches in diameter. Perforate one
of these at the centre, and fix it on the top of
a tube, say a common quill. Make the other
card ever so little concave, uud pi ice it over
the first, the orifice of the tube being thus di.
rectly under, and alnlost in cont ict with the
upper concave card. Try to blow oiF tne up
per carl. You will find it nooiasiyi \Vc
understand that the cause that counteracts the
effect at first expected at t uis singulir phe
nomenon, has lately puzzled all t!i • members
of the Royal Society ^ A medal and a hundred
guineas are said to be the rexvur . of t e suc
cessful discoverer. We recomm *:id die in
genious reader to find it out London paper.
iforei&tt
\ dent and me have parted company—it’s a
trick of that little Dutchman, Van Burea.
Your affectionate neflu,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
the President was sittin there in the Tremont,
when in comes five or six folks from Newbu
ryport, to see about the Gineral’s going down
there ; and he told ’em if they’d come in next
morning, he’d ax Woodbury afore them and
let ’em know. Arter they’d gone out, says I From the Washington City Chronicle.
I to the President, what’s Woodbury got to do I Randolphiana.—Speaking of two distin-
with it? Here’s a letter from Uukle Joshua, guished Virginians, (brothers) Mr. Randolph
says 1—lie’s come clean up to Newburyport said, “ One, sir, is always splitting hairs, and
clock echoed, when the harp began to sound purpose to see us, and he’d feel terrible strip- I the other cant hit a barn door.”
softly, until at length, it vibrated i > full ac- ed if we sneaked olTand did’nt go there; here’s Gen. of Md. happening to say in
cord. As his flute ceased, the spirit-to tes the letter, says I, only look ou’t. So you Congress that he was a “ matter-of-fact-man,
take me to thv faith-
JV.il l.
insulates
l’TuCtlv ! Oi'
-Prosector and Dc-
.Vtici George M. Newton, M. D.-
nionstrator of Anatomy.
In addition to the > .ove, Clinical Lectures will lie
delivered in the City Hospital, and every facility af
forded the student for practical experience.
The fees auc, for the six Ticket* $100
Graduation, $10
(Matriculation, - - $5
Good Board, with Lodging, may be obtained at
$13 per month.
For particulars see Circular issued in June.
AUGUSTUS B. LONGSTREET,
President of Board of Trustees.
L. D. Ford, Secretary.
Augusta, July 13—17—ft.
From the Talcs of Knrncr
Tiii-. harp:
Thu S ■•”*• u.cy and his young wife were,
ur ' yet, in the gay aud glittering spring of fife.—
Neither interest, nor a mere passing inclina
tion, had united them. No! lave, ardent,
loaig-tried love, had hue i the seal of their un
ion. They had early become acquainted
ceased with it; the pale and glimmering li*>ht see, lie took your letter and read along where Mr. It. observed, “ I know that, sir, for when
flew over him again, and in his bliss he coahl you to' 1 atooui tau.Truckmen gitten so much the gentleman has not got a fact he makes
twill’ ; cotton ready for their new frocks ; and one.”
how the Artillery had been scowering up their « Gov. P is too heavy for the turf and
pieces. And how they’d used up seventeen too fight for tiie draft.”
pound of rotten stone; and how the Light la- After Mr. Monroe, receding from his oppo-
fantry had bin drillin every moraiu, for as sition to President Madison, took office under
much as a fortuet; and about the new wind- that gentleman, Mr. Randolph, who had en-
. Strangely affected by the occurrences of j less bedstid they’ve got ready for us to sleep couraged Mr. Monroe to become a compcti-
thc evening, Sellner, as before, tottered back I on at the hotel. When he read that, the old I tor of Mr. Madison for the Presidency, and
to his chamber. His faithful servant was j Gineral did look tickled euuf; but when he had organized a party for him, deeply rcsen-
alarmcd with the appearance of his twister, j come to where you tell about that smashiu I ted the defection of his chief. Mr. ftlo.iroe
and hastened, notwithstanding his orders to j great gun they’d got on oi l Town Hill, that one day made a good natured remark about
the contrary, to the Physician, who was, at they did’nt dare to fire, without putting on a Mr. Randolph’s dog. “ Say nothing of my
the same time, an old friend of Sellner’s. He | fizz big enuf for ’em .to run over into the dog, sir, dogs are faith/u/, but men, Colonel,
only utter the words,
“Josepha! Joseph a I
ful breast.!”
For the present, the harp took leave with
light and trembling tones, till its whispers
again were lost in low and trembling sounds!
with each other’s, sentiments; but the delay
of Sellner’s preferment had constrained him j found him with an attack of fever of the same ’ next county, fore she went off', the President I men are faith/ess.
to put off the completion of his wishes. At! symptoms as Josepha had, but of far stronger j haw-haw’d rite out, and says he, there, if 11 Some one having
remarked that the con-
THE LECTURES
iF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE oftlic State
length he received his appointment, and the 1 kind. The fever increased considerably,
next Sunday he led his true love, as his wife, throughout the night, during which he con.
to his new dwelling. After the long and con-: tinually raved of Josepha, and of the harp
strained days of congratulation, and of family In the morning he was more composed ; for
festivals, they could, at length, enjoy the fair the great struggle was over, and he felt, clear-
evening, in cordiail solitude, undisturbed by ly, that his dissolution was at hand, though the
any third person. Plans lor their future fife, physician did not perceive it.
Sell icr’s flute, and Josepha’s harp, tilled up The patient disclosed to his friend what had
had’nt told Woodbury that I’d go to Coucord 1 fusion apprehended from the passage of a pro
afore the Representatives broke up, I dccl -re posed law was only imaginary, for that its
I’d go down aud see them fellers. But I practical operation would be extremofy gen-
dou’t believe Woodbury will let him go, so I tie and slow ; Mr. R. said, “ That reminds
guess you’d better post back to Dowmngville me of the Frenchman, who pulled the trigger
as quick as the old sorrel mare can carry you I of his gun gradually, in order that it might go
so as to be sure aud get every thing ready. off gradually
Woodbury come in here this mormug to | After Congress' had authorized President
liers
Ouf'-SoiriA ‘'carotuia, wi^be^nimenc^onLie 'j 10150 hours, which only appeared too short taken place both evenings; and no opposi- see if I was willing to go to Governor Arm-1 Madison to repeal by proclamation, during
second Monday 'ii November next. . j for the lovers; and the sweet harmony oi tion of the cool-minded man could bring him strong’s—and I at him about goin to Nowbu- their recess, the non-intercourse laws of the
The Bo ini of Trustees of the Institution appointed their tones was to them a fair prelude ol their from his opinion. As the eVeniug c me on, ' ryport—says I it wont do—it never will uo United States,as to France, should she repeal
by the Legislature, consists of the following incin- future days. One evening, they had enjoyed he grew yet weaker, and begged, with trem- j upon -forth to go down among them fishermen I her Berlin and Milan decrees, and as to Eag-
themselvcs so long with their music, that Jo- bliug v6ice, to be carried to Josepha’s chain- »•* Marblehead aud round there and not go to land, should she repeal her orders in council;
sepha began to complain ol the head-achc.— a her. This was done. With infinite serenity Newburyport—for its jest like nawing rouud Bonaparte nominally repealed, his decrees,
She had concealed an indisposition whiehshe I he gazed around, hailed its fair recollections the crust ofa squash pie and not eatin noueoi and the President accordingly proclaimed that
had experienced in the morning from her anx- with silent tears, and spoke calmly, but firm- the inards. But fie would’nt .agree to’t aud I the embargo laws were no longer in force ns
ious consort, and an, at first, unimportant at- ly, of the hour of nine, as the time of . his | at last I got rather wolfish and I told him, to France. Mr. R. was reminded, he said,
tack ol fever was, by the excitement ot the death. The decisive moment approached, 1 says I,.if you.dout let tne President go down by these circumstances of a convivial society
music, and the exertion ol the mind, the more and he desired all to quit his chamber, after io "Newburyport iq see Uaikle Joshua anU the in Richmond, to which he had belonged when
increased, as she had, from her youth, suffer- he hail hid them farewell, except the physi- rest o.i ’em, I wont go up to tne Governor’s | a voung map. This club having fallen into
cd much from weak nerves. She now con- j cian, who persisted in rein'd :ing. The ninth ’ with you to night, and that’s all
hour at length sounded hollow from the cos- ~ ' ’ ’ ~
Hon. C. J. Colcock, President; Rev. Jasper Adams,
D. D. Sec’y; Hon. W. Drayton, Hon. II. L. Pinck
ney, lion. Sam. Pkioleau, Hon. Elias Horry, Na
thaniel Heyward, *R.J. Turnbull, Mitchell King,
Jacob Ford, anil 11. A. Desaussure, Esquires.
* Hon. James Hamilton in the place of R. J. Turn-
bull, Esq. dec.
The Professors are :—
Of Anatomy, John Edwards Holbrook, JL D.
Of Surgery, John Wagner, M. D.
Of Institutes and Practice of Medicine, Sam. Henry
Dickson, M. D.
Of OJsiotrics and Diseases of Women and Infants,
Thomas G. Prioleau, M. I).
Of M.ticria Mcdica, Henry It. Frost, M. D.
Of Chemistry, Edmund Kavknel, M. 1).
Of Physiology, James Moultrie, jr. M. D.
Demonstrator of Anatomy, John Bellinger, M. D.
Clinical lectures will lie given twice a week, du
ring the ensuing Session, at the Alms House and
Marine Hospital, by Professors Frost and Wagner.
SAM. HENRY DICKSON, M. D. Dean.
July 13—17—mot.
Notice.
T HE Subscribers have during the last week re
ceived a fresh supply of*
New mid Fashionable Goods
From New York, suited to the Season : among them
ara a few elegant pieces of
SULTANA,
Bonnet and licit ixibbons,
Ladies' Berlin Lots,
“ Tuscan o.Irate, do.
“ Satin, do. do.
“ Open Work, do.
■ ALSO,
Shoes and Boots*
T. dt J. CUNNINGHAM & CO.
Athens, July 13—17—4t.
0^7" Book and Job Printing neatly and ac
curately executed at this Office.
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ccaled it uo longer from her husband, hut anx
iously sent Sellner after a physician. He
came, treated the ni liter as a trnlo, and prom-
ised that she would be much better in the
morning. But, after an extremely restless
night, during which .she was co st nitly deli
rious, the physician found poor Josepha in a
state which had all the symptoms of strong
nervous fever. He employed all the proper
means, hut Josepha’s illness got daily worse.
On the ninth day, Josepha herself felt that
her weak nerves would no longer sustain this
malady; indeed, the physician kad already
mentioned this to Sellner before. She knew,
herself, that her last hour was come, and with
tranquil resignation she waited her late.
“ Dear Edward,” she said to her husband,
as she drew him for the last time to iter breast,
« with deep regret do I leave this fair earth,
in which 1 have found thee, and found true
happiness in thy love; but now I may no long,
er remain happy in thine arms, yet shnil Jose
pha’s love still hover o’er thee as thy good
angel, until we meet again on high !” .
Having said this, she sank back, and fell
asleep forever! It was nine o’clock in the
evening. Whai Sell ter suffered was inex
prcssible; he struggled long for life; the
shock had destroyed his health: and when af
ter many weeks’ illness, he recovered, there
was no more the strength of youth ia his
limbs; he sank into a hollow mcb^icholy, aad
tic tower, Sellner’s face was transformed, And
a strong impulse glowed on his pallid countc-
nance!
“Josepha,” he cried, as if impelled by
Heaven, “ Josepha, hail me vet once more on
my departure, that I may feel thee near, and
may overcome death by thy love !”
Then rang the strings of the harp in tones
loud and brilliant as the songs of victory, and
over the departing one waved a glimmering
fight!
“ I come! I come!” he said, and sunk back,
struggling for fife.
Yet lower and lower rang the tones of the
harp, his last strength was now exhausted by
convulsion, and as he departed, the harp-
strings broke at once, as if tom by a spirit’s
hand 1 - - .
The physici.tn, trembling, closed the eyes
of the deceased (who, notwithstanding his con
test with death, lay as in a gentle slumber,)
and left the house in deep emotion. For a
l° n - time, he was unable to dismiss from his
mind the impression of this scene; and he
observed a strict silence as to the last moments
of his friend ; until at length, in an hour of
social confidence, he imparted to some friends
the occurrence of this evening, and ei the
same time showed them the harp, which he
had received as a last legacy from the de.
oonsnd I
a young man
about it.— I the practice of drinking too much wine,agreed
So they stivered up to the Governor’s house to drink no more till it should rain. An unex-
alone. 1 gess they had an awkward time on’t—I pected drought ensued, which seemed likely
dont see for my part how they got along with it at never to terminate. The club was in dismay,
ill—hut I surved ’em right enough, I told ’em till at length a member proposed a resolution,
1 would’nt go if they did’nt do us 1 said. I which was unanimously passed, in these
sai l J would’nt and I did’nt words—“ Resolved that it does rain.
If the folks hunt got but one shirt washed Jl r . ,uid Mr. , members of the
I’l gil you jest to send th U, and I guess it I House of Representatives, each vehemently
will last me till I git to Downiugvilie; aud assailed Mr. Randolph in speeches on the
come to think on’t, it v font.no matter about ff 00 r of that house, sparing no bitterness oi in-
the corfferoys, for I ixiught a second hand vcctive, nor extreme of personality. When
pair of satinet ones up in Brattle street of a he rose to reply, each took a seat by his side,
nigger, aud I guess they’ll answer all tiie pur-1 to show-complete fearlessness ot his expected
pose till I git down home. From your lovin J retort. To the surprise of every one, he
ueffu. I spoke to the question before the House for an
MAJOR JACK DOWNING. hour or two without alluding to either of his
„ —7, . . . antagonists- The gallery was chapfallen—
FVwn the Philadelphia Com. Herald, July 4. | Hq his spe ech, and had almost gain-
The President of the United States passed I seat, when suddeuly he rose again and
through this city yesterday afternoon, on his sai(]j M You will observe, Mr. Speaker, that I
way to Washington. The following account kept the r 6ad of the question, with-
of his Journey is given by our friend Major
Jack Downing:—
Major Downing to his Uncle Ben.
Philadelphia, Wednesday Evening, July 3
Dear Uncle-—Well I’m fforly beat out at
last; I’ve got left here by some of-their “ tar-
nal steamboat revolutions,” as .Jemma Tomp
kins, says, and I’ll be hanged if I cau kom-
out deviating to the right or to the left, in
search of game that would not reward the
hunter’s toil.
Marriage.—Look at the. great mass of
marriages which take'place over the whole
world; what poor contemptible affairs they
are! A few soft looks, u walk, a dance, a
pose myself, so as to kompose for you a tole-1 squeeze of U»e hand, a popping of the ques-
rable sketch of the matter. It was somehow tion, a purchasing of a. certain number oi
this way. You see when we got to Boston, J yards of white satin, a ring, a cier> ^an» a
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The packet ship O de off V *
from Liverpool, brings advices to the 1st June.
We find the following i .teliigc.iee ia uiu, .
can tile Advertiser.
The most important intelligence received
is the ratification of the preliminary treat*,
for the settlement of the affairs of Hollao
and Belgium, and the conclusion of a settle-
meat between the Sultan and Viceroy ...
Egypt, Ali Pacha. The accounts
stantinoplc are to the 8th of M tv, .t id
contain assurances of the concession b
Sultan of those points which the. Vic ;•
Egypt had originally demanded us t
of his conquests and conditions of in ■:
The debate on the subject of the . . ■
of Colonial Slavery was going oa .'in
ment with great warmth. Sir ii
spoke at great length against the plan u.
isters. Though he admitted that there \v,o>
necessity now to abandon Slavery- in the ab
stract, he contended, however, that the coio
ies would not submit to the manumissio;:
their slaves hy parliament, and that they wer
not hound to submit. He was replied to,
equal length an 1 with great ability, by Mr. -
Stanley, who contended, in the most uaqualri
lied manner, for the right of parliament in the
premises, and also for the expediency.—
Some modification has taken place in tlio
plan proposed by ministers on their first pre
sentation of the measure. It is now proposed
to raise the sum necessary to indemnity the
planters, not from the labor of the slave, bu:
from an additional tax on sugar.
There have been some disturbances at Ant
werp, arising, as nearly as we can learn, from
the elections to the New Belgian Chambers,
and some other political questions. One
cause was the organization of a new Society,
called. La Loyante, the place of meeting of
which had been closed bv the Magistrate.—
Tiie house of an Editor hud been surrounded
—something of a tumult excited against him.
But the affair, though magnified by the papers
and letter writers, appears to have been on.;
of inconsiderable consequence.
Paris, May 28.
It is quite certain that the Duchcs3 of Ber
ry is forthwith to be liberated.
. The Augsburgh Gazette of the 23d April,
mentions that the insurgents in Bosnia, ha!
assumed a formidable attitude, and were;
about to invade Albania, in which case the*
Sultan, though he has made terms with one
rebellious subject, may find himself embar
rassed by revolt nearer to his capita!.
The Debate ia the Clumber of Deputies
on the Minister’s financial measures were
resumed on Monday and Tuesday, and on the
latter day the measure was carried by a ma
jority of 97.
France—Marshal Soult has developed
lr> plan for the reduction of the effective
force of the French army, with a reserve.
The effective force is to be fixed at -310,009
and the mobilised National Guards 273,000,
will amount to a total of 883,900 men availa
ble in case of war. Accounts from Paris
state that the Ambassador of Don Pedro had
an audience of M. Boglie, and it was in agi
tation to advance Don Pedro tea millions of
francs. •
Holland and Belgium.—For the sake
of our commerce and manufactures, we art*
glad to have it in ourpower to announce that the
ratification of the preliminary treaty between
Great Britaiq, France, and Holland, mention
ed in our last, on the part of Holland, has
been received, and that as a necessary conse
quence, the embargo on Dutch shipping has
been taken off'. R seems to us, however,
that, if what has transpired relative to the
treaty be correct, matte ri: arc just, with the
exception of the capture of Antwerp, statu
quo ants bel/um, and then; still remains ample
field for d.plomatic chicanery and delay.
From a note added to the Amsterdam Price
Current of Tuesday, it appears that the news
of the ratification of the preliminary treaty
had given great satisfaction to the mercantile
interest. It is observed that the transabtioos
in Dutch funds had that day been active and
important, aad tl^at the market closed ftrmiy
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