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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.