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Pleasures of Publishing Papers.—
In an article on the stern necessity, and
that unkind Inattention of subscribers and
advertisers, which compel the publishers
of papers to dun their patrons, the editor
of the Wheeling Times very justly and
feelingly makes these remarks: “There
is a mania for publishing newspapers in
this world of ours, that ia more fatal than
the small pox, the cholera, or the yellow
fever. Ninety in a hundred meet their
destruction in it: yet as fast as one dies
another takes his place, gets innoculated
with the writing" fever, thinks of gold and
glory, turns newspaper publisher, drags!
on a worthless life, half fed, half clothed,
toils day and night, heart-sick and weary :
the public slave, vet wielding an engine'
which properly restricted, would move the
world, or make its inhabitants tremble.
The press cannot be free or useful
while it is trammelled with poverty and
dogged with duns. So situated, it will,
it must be, at the beck of every whipper
snapper who lias money enough to keep
the printer's soul and hotly together.—
This state of tilings will not do. We
move that the printers of the United States
divide off in halves and “jess” to see which
shall go to digging ditches and picking
stone coal for a living. It would improve
the situation of both halves mightily. We
look upon every new paper that is started,
very much as we do upon every new mur
der that is committed. We think, there
is another tnan lost to ever) thing useful,
lost to himself, 1 ou»t to the world, and
doomed to a purgatory from which salt
cannot save him. We think that the last
days of that man will In: worse than the
first I—but all noi-t live and learn. We
have become a little hardened to the bu
siness, but if we had liii- to go over again,
we would rather adopt the trade of fish
ing for mi nows with a pin hook, than that
of publishing a paper in the U. States.”
Four Ft \\\v Fellows. Then. Cibber,
in company with three others, made an
excursion. Tlioo. had a false set of teeth
—a second a glass eye—a third a cork
leg—but the fourth had no particular, ex
cept a remarkable way of shaking his head.
They travelled in post coach, and while
on the first stage, after each Ind made
merry with his neighbor's infirmity they
agreed that, at every baiting place, they
would affect the same singularity. When
they came to breakfast, they were all to
squint—and language cannot express how
admirably they all squinted—lbr they
went one degree beyond the superlative.
At dinner they all appeared to have cork
lees, and their stumping about made more
diversion than they Ind done at breakfast.
At tea they were all deaf; hut, at supper,
which was at the Ship at Dover, each m m
resumed his character, the better to play
his part iu a farce they had concerted
among them. When they were ready to
go to bed, Cibber cried out to the w aiter,
‘Here , you fellow! take out mv teeth.’
‘Teeth, Sir ?’ said the man. ‘Ay, tooth,
Sir. Unscrew that wire and thov'll out
together.’ Alter some hesitation the man
did as lie was ordered. This was no
sooner performed, than the second called
out —‘here you take out my eye.’ ‘Sir,’
said the waiter, ‘your eve I' ‘Yes, my
eye. Come here, you stupid dog—pui!
up that eyelid, and it will come out quick
enough.’ This done—the third cried out.
‘Here, you rascal, take off my leg.’ This
he did with less reluctance being before
apprized that it was cork, and also con
ceiving that it would be his last job. lie
was, however, mistaken : the fourth watch
ed his opportunity, whdst the (l ight .'iied
waiter was surveying, with rueful coun
tenance the eve, teeth, and leg laying on
the table, cried out in a flight fill hallow
voice, ‘Come here, Sir, take offiuy head.’
Turning round, and seeing the man's head
shaking like that of a mandarin upon a
chinnier piece, he darted oat of the room
and alter tumbling headlong down st firs,
he ran madly about the ho&se as if terri
fied out of his senses. [Flov.er of Anec
dote.
Laziness of the !laijtian Negroes. — j
The common negro is lazy, and without j
compulsion, cannot ho brought to work ;!
and the moment his work is finished, he
stretches himself under the nearest tree, 1
smokes his cigar and then goes to sleep.
It is not uncommon to see two negroes
sitting on a horse, while a third holds on
by the tail, to get a help on hi- journey.
In Havti, where the negroes are free, not
one of them will work for any money,
so long as he has a thrilling in his pocket ,
to bus cassavi bread. Tin v prefer idle
ness to the trouble of earning any tiling.
The poor negro Ins but fi-w wants. A
piece of cassavi bread and salt fi.-li, a
drink of water with a little rum. a lew
oranges or other fruits, v. lm li tire to 1
bad for next to nothing, satisfy the cra
vings of [iis stomach.
The honest toay o f getting into Gaol.
A lad, lately committed to Abingdon pris
on for poaching, was asked how long In
had been a poacher ? who replied—“ Not
Jong, sir,—you see the farmers would not
findm€ no work, and 1 was like to starve
-cso says Ito myself, I never heard ol
anyone starving in prison—but the ques
tion was how to get into one without lo
sift my character. At last I went poach
ing, because that was the honeslest way
of getting into gaol as I Homed on.
A French writer contends, that, what
ever may be the customs and lavys of a
country, the women of it d'-cide tne nior-
Congress. Several matters of great
general interest and importance were
! brought before the consideration of the
Senate to-dav. Among them was an in
teresting memorial from citizens of Penn
sylvania, praying the passage of a law—or
dering United States marshals to direct
the execution of criminals sentenced to
death, by United States courts, within pris
on yards, as is the practice in regard to
criminals executed in pursuance of the
judgment of State tribunals. The mem
orial entered into an eloquent detail of
the had effects that have resulted from
public exhibitions of this character. Mr.
\\ right, from the Committee on Finance,
reported a bill, the same as that reported
as the special session, and then pas
sed the Senate, td refund the duties paid
on goods destroyed by the great fire in
New York. A hill to repeal the laws au
thorizing the establishment ‘*l the lax
press Mail, was'introduced by Mr. Crit
teixkui. A resolution was also introdu
ced bv him and adopted, after modifica
tions suggested by Messrs. Clay and
| Grundy, directing the Postmaster General
to report the receipts and expenditures on
the Express Mai! establishment, its propo
sed extension, etc. A memorial in reler
i ence to imprisonment for debt was pre
sented by Mr. Tallmadge.
I The Rev. Levi R. Reese of Md. of
the Methodist denomination was last week
j elected champlain to the House, on the
fourth ballot.
Mr. Carter, of Tceuessee, offered the
following :
liitolcid. That a select committee be
. appointed, whose duty it shall he to in
quire into the expediency of extending
the provisions of the act of congress lor
the benefit of the snrvi ing officers and
soldiers of the revolutionary army, passed
i’/tli June 1832, so as to embrace those
who were engaged iu the wars of the U
! nited States which occurred between the
treaty oi peace u fill Great Britain m 17:~*1,
and the treaty of G rcenei die with the In
dians in li'Jb, and that the said eominit
tee have leave to report Uy bill or other
i wi-c.
The resolution was agreed to and the
committee ordered to consistol live mein-,
hers. ( i
In the Senate 14th Mr. Preston of S.
C. took Ins seat. Mr. Calhoun li.ul not
yet appeared. In both Houses lulls c.t :i
private nature, petitions, memorials, Ar.
were principally the order of the day. In
the Senate Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, !
presented a memorial from an individual
wlio lias made an important invention
for the improvement of steam boilers,
asking an. appropriation to enable him
fairly to test the invention. It u.,s refer
red to the oomiuitlee on patents. ino
Sen ite adjourned nil Monday, (ieth.)
The House look up the lull of Mr.
Davis, authorising the President of tile
United States, to cause the public ves
sels to cruize on the coast, during the
winter season, and furnish relict to dis
tressed disasters ; ait-1 finally pa yed it.
(\>x:;::i:ss.— lit the House, la-t week,
petitions ami luemnii ils were presented
\in Mc-srs. Daw -mi, Cleavlaiul, and
i Grnitiand, of this state.
] -Mr. Cleat lain! presented the petition
of Mathew Ut. Cl ir Clarke, agent lor
land on behalf of the State of Georgia,
TfK.n mg to he paid the amount of a final
; settlement, ceriiiicate issued by John
Pierre, paymaster general and commis
i sinner of army accounts, on the Dili May,
I(>.->, to the state of Georgia, for s !g:»,-
283 «{), fir payments made by that state
to lier offen's of th“ revolutionary army,
on continental e tahli-dinicni.fnr tc.ec
unitation of tin ir lu.lf pay, and lor other
,p.\- due, tog; titer with the interest there
on now due.
Ou Thursday, before (be Senate ad
journed to Monday (l-th) Mr bayard, of
Delaware, presented a resolution to r. s
rind the resolution, whicli was laid on tlu:
table and ordered to he printed.
hi the House (last week) Messrs. Tail
aferro, Potter, Pope, llli. tt, and Cleve
land were appointed a select committee
upon the petition of (ien. DutTGreen !«.»r
stereotyping the laws of the United States.
M essrs. Underwood, Lyon, Gray,llol
sev, and Reilly were appointed a select
committee upon the memorial of Janies
Ramsey's heirs and representatives,pray
ing'remuneration for tlie invention ot the
steamboat.
From Liter Canada. The Buffalo
Advertiser of the tith instant contains a
statement ol’ Mr. Angus .MeLeotl,''touch
ing the recent occufrenecs at Toronto,
of which he was an eye witness, lie
s ivs,—wo copy tiie condensed account
in the N. V —that the first symp
toms es disturbance occurred the Mon
day prececditig, b\ the burning of l)r.
Thorn s house, whicli was followed by
. Mackenzie approaching with the rebels'
arim 1 with-pears, rifles, &c. Their ac
( know led >ed intention, Mr. McLeod says
.was to lob the bank. Toronto was dov
fenceless, in eouseqaimee of the troops
having been sent otf to Lower Canada.
The people were called to arms, and the
greatest enthusiasm manifested, and the
reinforcements sent tor by the Governor
jto Niagara, Gore, &>c. arrived very op
portunely. Those from Oakville, Whit
by and Scarborough also came, and on
i Thursday 4000 stand of arms had been
given out; on which day Gov. Head, at
the head of -1)1)0 led them on up Yonge
1 street and came up with them 51)00 strong,
at Montgomery's tavern, their head quar
ters. On opening two small pieces on
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
them they fled to the woods, from whence 1
they were soon dislodged with the Ios^ (
of thirty killed. Mackenzie and his for-j
ces were dispersed and the loyalists retur-j
ned back to Torento.—Mackenzie isj
looked upon as a madman. Quiet is re-j
stored. Mr. McLeod was in the action
above referred to. »
Still Later —s, P. M. The cars
have just arrived. There is nothing fur-j
titer from Toronto. People are in arms!
ou both sides of the river. The ferry!
boats are either entirely stopped, or all
passengers strickly examined.
Free Press Office, 1
Burlington, Dec. 12. ) 1
Appearances now warrant the belief;
that the Canada war is at an end, for the!
present. H e have good reason for be-1
iieving that there is at the present mo-j
ment no embodied armed force in the!
Lower Province in opposition to the gov-!
eminent. During the past week the troops;
have passed through the disturbed district
i without opposition, vi.-iting St. Denis, St. j
Charles, and St. llvaciuth—burning the I
property of Nelson and oilier obnoxious]
individuals. j
The gathering at Lake of Two Monn-j
tains, it is also said, lias dispersed. The
proclamation of martial law in the district
of Montreal, and the offer of large re
wards for the arrest of the leading patri
] ots, have driven a large number across
the line into the States. Among others,
j Mr. T. S. Brown arrived at this place on
Monday. It is now rendered very certain,
that the late movement in Canada was an
event not anticipated b\ tlie leading radi
cals, and of course, not provided for.
There seems to have been no concert
! among the head men, and nothing of that
I kind of preparation necessary to sustain
and carry on a revolutionary movement.
Mr. Papinean, as wo now learn, has been
j in no way cognizant of what lias taken
1 place at St. Dennis and St. Charles; and
up to'the present time lfis location is not
■ known.
The Washington ctnrespondont of the
Boston Cu,/•, states that a deputation
of Cur.di ui Patriots Ims arrived at Wash
ington, ready to ask for a recognition of
then' independence.
C. A. 1 InuiiNus, Esq. proposes pub
lishing a“. Monthly Review of the Macon
Market,” to conuncurcou the Ist Janua
ry, to be printed in letter form. It will
contain tin* .receipts of cotton for each
month, and for the season to date stock
on hand, with similar reports of hist year
—prices of cotton iu this ami other home
and foreign markets, freights, rates of ex
change, e.
Such a publication will ho creditable
to our city, and a convenience to our
merchants, and is entiled to their en
couragement. —[ Macon paper.
Vox nr.it it l Presence or Mind.—
One of tin; coasters that ply in our bay, {
carnet') anchor last week off Freeport j
The sailor who threw over the anchor,!
carelessly let one of the flukes catch in!
his j>(.;.j icket, \-.iiicli was buttoned up close!
and the unlucky tar was dragged over-!
hoard with ice anchor, and unceremoni
ously carried down in 12 fathoms deep
to take uj) a herih in ! 1 . v .lone’s Locker.
Not liking his sudden exit, and feeling
that he was anchored on rather unconi-!
foldable ground, the gallant sailor, noth
ing daunted*i>y the accident, unbuttoned;
his jacket, threw it oil’and thus extrica-j
ting himself from the iron grasp of the!
anchor, came hack to the surface and was
taken on board with no further injury j
! Beni the shock his Feelings experienced 1
by .si une .period an application of the
cold water bath.—[Portland Advertiser.
Lorn'toTtvr. Powrn. <>o Wednesday l
la<t, Mr. Norris of Philadelphia, made
triii of a locomotive engine, built by him I
for the Austrian Government, to be used j
on a rail road between Vienna and Tri- j
este. The trial was made itt presence of;
a number of gentlemen, on the inclined j
plane near Philadelphia. This plane is
-Mi!) feet in length, and ascends at the
rate of -Dti feet in a mile. The engine
: ascends the plane in three minutes and I
fifteen seconds, dragging two loaded cars >
and sixty-three passengers—the weight in
motion, including that of the engine and
tender, being -15,500 lbs. In descend-j
ing the load was increased hv a large ad
dition to tiie number of persons, and at
three different times the train was brought j
to a dead stand, by the power of the en
gine alone.
Vtt.i.u.vv. We have heard of a trick
of a lawyer, who, having to defend acrim-j
: inal accused of highway robbery on a!
1 moonlight night, had an edition of al
-1 tnauacks printed, showing that the moon
<lid not shine on the night specified, and
of course his client could not have been
identified even if he bad committed the
I robbery, and thus gained the rase. Os a j
similar nature is a manoeuvre 1 nely prac
tised by one of our ten thousand shin j
.plaster factories which have sprung up j
since the suspension of specie payment.
A large edition of a “Counterfeit Detec
tor'’ was published in which the notes of
the particular institution were pronoun
ced good, and these were circulated as j
aren't courier far and wide.—The unsus-j
pecting farmers and others, finding the 1
Detector correct in other respects, receiv- 1
cd its authority on this point also, and
the notes were readily taken. In this
manner the institution foisted ofl'its worth
less paper upon the unsuspecting, and the
! abominable scheme of deceit and fraud
■was consuhiated. [Baltimore Trans.
THE ADVOCATE.
BRUNSWICK, (Ga.) DEC 28, 1837.
' St. Simons’ Island. This beautiful spo/
deserves a better description than can be giv
en in the hasty scrawl of a plodding Editor,
but rather than its charms should lie unnoticed
in our columns, we venture to undertake the
task. As our Northern friends, interested in
r.miswick, examine the map of Georgia, they
look on St. Simon’s merely as one of the bar
riers which protect our harbor from the vio
lence of the storms, and little dream of its quiet
beauty. We have seen nothing in this sec
tion of the country that can compare with the
scenery of the Island. It is about twelve miles
in length and four in width. It was once cov
ered with a heavy growth of the live oak; and
many clumps stiil remain of
• The green r. ii'd senators of might} - woods."
The houses of the Planters scattered at in
tervals of a few miles, present perfect pictures
of what artists call “still life,” and would en
tice the most restless spirit, to give up the in
jurious excitements and sordid pursuits of the
busy'world, for the more enduring pleasures of
a quiet, well regulated life.
A few days since, we rode from the south end
to tlm church, which is situated near the centre
of the Island. It is completely embowered by
the most magnificent oaks—as it were a tem
ple within a temple. Hitch a grove, as the no
blest of American Poets has described, in lan
guage worthy of Milton’s sacred lyre. Though
the hymn is familiar, we cannot refrain from
! inserting a few of the lines which memory
] brought back, ns we stood-beneath the “vencr
! able columns” at whose base, sleep those whose
i da vs are ocr—
“The groves were God's first temples. Ere
man learned
To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,
And spread the roof above* them, —ere he framed
The fifty vault, to gather and roll back
The sound of anthems, —in the darkling wood,
Amidst the cool and silence,lie knelt down
And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks
And supplication. For his simple heart
Might not resist the sacred influences,
That, from the stilly twilight of the place,
And from the gray old trunks, that, high in
heaven.
Mingled their mossy houghs.and from the sound
Os tiie invisible breath that swayed at once
All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed
Ills spirit with the thought of boundless Power
And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why
Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect
God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore
Only among the crowd, and under roofs
That our frail hands have raised ! Let me, at
least,
otfer one livmn—thrice happy, if it find
Arc sd -nee in his ear.'”
Tim simple church, had been decked out with
the forest dress in commemoration of the ap
proaching Christinas, and many a tropic plant
mingled with the foliage of a more northern
region. Tiie English Prelates showed much
deep philosophy, knowledge of, and human na
ture, in retaining so much of the ceremonial
of the Romish Church. Whatever addresses
itself to the eye, makes a deep impression on
the mind, andthough religion is altogetherspir- j
ituak yct we know not why it should despise
the aid which outward objects can impart.
; The Puritans, in their zeal, deemed all the
j ordinances of the Catholic Church as children
i of the woman ot' Babylon, and avoided them as
contamination. In the older settlements of
New England, are to be seen‘meeting houses,’
built after the Puritan style, with the pulpit on
j the broad side, and in wilful violation of all
I rules of architecture, so built that they might
; bear no resemblance to the cathedrals ol Rome,
jor the churches of the Episcopalians. The
• observance of Christmas too, was deemed in
1 the highest degree sinful, —it we mistake not,
laws were passed by the Pilgrims prohibiting
1 any such profanity. It is a noble feeling,which
' prompt men to dedicate, all that genius and
wealth can offer, to the service of their God.
And the number is small ofthose, on whom the
chairs of the flesh hang so lightly’, that they
feel the same religious emotions within the
bare and ill proportioned walls of a Puritan
meet'ng house, with its awkward pews and
grotesque pulpit, as in the deep shade of some
I Gothic Cathedral, where every sound and ob-
Bect is fraught w ith grandeur and solemnity.—
IFor one we envy not that spiritual indepen
dence, which is unaffected by the world, in
[which through a wise decree, we have been
[placed.
I But to return from a long digression. These
[scenes have not always been thus quiet and
peaceable. St Simon’s has been the chief
[battle ground of Georgia. Up its noble bay
has sailed a Spanish Armada, and its soil been
[profaned by the feet of invaders. But the one
|was forced to retire with signal defeat, while
[‘the insolent foe’ paid with their blood for their
[temerity. At Frederica, are the ruins of Og
[lethorpe’s city, and the lines of his fortitica
[tions can be distinctly traced; but
[“The long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall,”
[and the luxuriant vegetation of a warm climate
[reclaims the spot occupied by the ramparts. A
[cannon which once belched forth its ‘iron in
[dignation’ on the assailants, now lies on the
| bluff rusty and spiked. Long may it be ere
| the sounds of war shall again break the still-
I ness or disturb the soft repose “of the sweetest
[ isle of the ocean.”
Thf. Regatta. The annual meeting of
| the Aquatic Club of Georgia, is to be held here
|ou the 15th of next month. As the notice in
| serted in the advertising columns, may not be
[ generally read, we call the attention of the
[ members to the advertisement. Avery intor
| esting race will take place between two of
[Gen. Floyd’s canoe boats, and the boats of
| the Augusta Clubs. These latter boats were
[ the winners at the regatta on the Hudson last
Summer, and we are informed are perfect
specimens of the class. Although owned by
the gentlemen of Augusta, it will be a trial
j for superiority between the Georgia dug-outs,
j and the Whitehall wherries. The trial which
| has been avoided by the New York gentry,
! under an affectation of refinement, will at
length take place, and all their scruples will
not now avail them. Whatever may be the
result, the Aquatic Club of Georgia, we are
j confident, will feel under obligations to the
| Augusta Clubs for bringing the question to a
! speedy issue.
The Glynn Hussars. This Corps par
aded a few days since, and we can hardly ac
count, for not having talren note of the fact at
the time. The necessity of keeping alive
some organization and spirit in the Militia, is
too evident to require argument. It is with,
regret, therefore, we are obliged to say that
this Corps, composed of the young nten of
Glynn, is in a declining condition. Twice
within two years, it lias been called out into
actual service, once into Florida and once into
Ware County. On both occasions the mem
bers turned out promptly. Why should they
now neglect duties, which may be required at
any moment. Cavalry is the proper force for
this country. The population is sparse—the
heat during the Hummer renders the Infantry
discipline impracticable—every man owns a
horse, and the Georgians, every mother’s son
of them, are most fearless and accomplished
horsemen. As some military force must be
kept up, the young men ought themselves to
sustain this association.
The Flora of Georgia. By a refer
ence to our advertisements, it will be seen, a
work containing an account of the plants of
tills State is soon to be published. Every per
son who has attempted to study the Botany of
the South, understands the difficulty now ex
perienced from the want of books. Elliot’s
Botany is now seldom to be obtained, and the
works on this science are generally too techni
cal. A gentleman informs us, there are three
thousand different plants in the State al-
I ready discovered. No where is there a finer
field for the Botanist. Our forests are “a wil- j
derness of flowers”—every week during the i
year puts forth its blossoms. The flowers ofj
the North, fade before the more brilliant hues j
of the Southern clime. The Flora of New
England is decked with all the simplicity of a 1
mount lilt nymptli, while she of the South, is
! gorgeously arrayed with all the magnificence '
\of an Oriental Princess. The low country of j
j Georgia has no minerals, not a stone is to be
j found for miles, and its Geology presents noth
, ing particularly interesting. Ornithology and
j Botany arc the only studies, but in the pursuit
! of these, the Naturalist can find employment
j for ail the time he can spare from the calls of
| business.
Dissipation in tiie Sixteenth Century.-
An ancient Chronicler thns speaks of
XII. of France: “The good king for the sake
of his wife, totally altered his manner of living.
Whereas before lie used to dine at eight o’clk.
in the mooring, lie now did not dine till noon,
lie had also been accustomed to go to bed .at
six in the evening, he now frequently set up till
midnight.” These late hours and unseasonable
meals soon killed the king in his forty-fourth
year. And a man who had spent his life in
“feats of broil and battle,” was finally destroy
ed by complaisance towards a young wife.
The New York Canals are closed by ice,
and ice to some extent has been formed in the
Hudson.
Internal Imfrovf.htf.nts. At the last ac
counts, the bill introduced by Mr. Kin" had
passed the House with some modifications, and
it was confidently expected it would pass the
Senate without opposition. When it shall
have become a law, we shall publish it at
length.
The Florida War. From all indications
this expensive, vexatious and disgraceful am
is now rapidly drawing to a close. Every week
brings accounts of the voluntary surrender of
the Indians. The different posts are strongly
garrisoned, and troops are thoroughly scourhi"
the country. Before the Winter campaign
closes the war must be terminated.
Marshal Vauban was ordered by Louis XIV
to inspect the Canal of Lanquedoc. The in
spection being made, and his opinion of the
merit of the work being asked by the kin"
he replied—“ Sire, I would give all that 1 have
done, and all that I expect to do, to be the au
thor of a w,ork so admirable and so useful to
your kingdom.” The Marshal both repaired
and improved three hundred fortified places,
and constructed thirty new fortifications. He
had been present at more than a hundred bat
tles, and had conducted fifty-five seiges.
[From the French of M. Huerue de Pommeusc,
“Sur ten Canauv JYavigtbles .”
Foreign. Accounts from London to the
3d and Havre to the 4th Nov. have been re
ceived at Boston.
There had been an alarm of cholera in Lon
don, three persons having died, and, as was
supposed, of that disease. Every precaution
has been taken to prevent the spread of the in
fection, and the Courier of the 31st October,
stated that for nine days there had been no new
instances of attack.
It wasitlso reported that the cholera had ap
peared on board the hospital-ship Dread
naught, and that, other cases had occurred in
various parts of London. The three persons
who died of it lived in the vicinity of Lime
house dock, where the disease first appeared in
Id: 13.
The London Globe remarks that the late
speculations of the Bank of England in pur
chasing stock, etc. combined with other causes,
have produced a redundancy of money in th»
market, and it is now difficult to find safe cm
ployment for it any reasonable rate of interest;
it is offered freely at 2 3-4 and 3 per cent., and
we know of large sums having been given oil
at 2 1-2 per cent, upon picked securities.
'J’lie London Globe also says, tlmt the con
templated arrangements of the Bank of the
United States for extending their business by
establishing agencies in Europe, continue to
attract attention both there and at Liverpool,
where it has caused alarm, lest Mr. Biddle
should attempt to monopolize the cotton trade
between the two countries. -With regard to
London the Globe believes the agency will be
confined strictly to banking business; and
this arrangement, it is said, has been fine.'.l
' upon Mr. Biddle by tire circumstance of
Messrs. Baring & Cos. having expressed a wish
j to discontinue the agency, and the difficulty of
j finding other parties to transact his affiiirs on
the same terms, and in whom he could place
implicit confidence.
The taking of Constantina was announced
in Paris on the 22d. The news was received
with great joy and the liveliest enthusiasm. It
was announced to the inhabitants by salvos of
cannon from the Invalids. Many houses were
illuminated in the evening, and a grand Te
! Deum was celebrated at Versailles on the
i 28th, in the presence of the King and Queen
] of Belgium, the Duke and Duchess Alexander
j of Wirtemburgh, and all the other members of
j the royal family.
Accounts from-the manufacturing districts
] were more favorable than for some time past.
I Sales of Cotton at Liverpool had been large,
| at an advance of 1-8 to 3-8 per lb.
Education. In a debate in the French
Chamber of Deputies last Spring the poet
and traveler, Lamartine, opposing the idea
that education should look only to what
is productive in a temporal view, conclud
ed his speech as follows :
The soul, the intelligence is the har
mony of all our moral faculties, —that
harmony wherein reside conscience and
genius, — conscience, and genius, the only
objects which your educational system
forgets. But as to this conscience and
genius, what produces this? What de
| \ elopes them ! Is it calculation 1 Is it
j mathematics, the only science which feels
j not, thinks not, reasons not? No. It is
those moral studies, which you would ban
ish into exile among the inutilities. What
then will he the result ? You will have
a nation of admirable workers, fit to make
bridges and rail roads, and tissues and
cottons. But is this all the man ? I s
man a machine, a mere tool; fashioned to
make money, to produce, in a given time,
the greatest possible quantity ol physical
result? Has man no other than a mer
cantile, an industrial, a terrestrial end !
If so, your system of positive instruction
is perfect. But forget not, gentlemen,
this doctrine degrades human nature.
Man lias another end, an end more no
ble, an end more divine, than to move
stones about upon this earth. The end ol
man is thought, conscience, virtue; and
the Creator of the human thought divine
will not ask of civilization whether it l> as
formed skilful operatives, useful indit-'*
trials, and numerous manualists, but ratlt
er has it elevated, and ennobled, aggran
dized, and moralized, and dignified thit*
thought by giving action to the great la
cilities which constitute man ?
A frigate-pelican, or inan-01-war hire.
; was caught at Buffalo, on the sth i |l?t
j says the New York Sun, measuring D
feet from tip to tip of its wings, althong t
in body scarcely larger than the largest
gull. It was exhausted, so,as readily 111
be taken, and is supposed to have been
driven so far inland by the severe gale o
that day. This bird is scarcely ever seen
[outof tho tropics.