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From the New York Journal of Commerce.]
TWENTY DAYS LATER FROM El'*
ROPE.
The British Steam ship Royal William,.
Capt Swainson, was announced by Telegraph
about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and about
ft o'clock we teceived by her files of the Lon
don Sun, Morning Herald, Times, and Ship-
? mg Gazette, to the 4th ult. inclusive, and
.iverpool to the sth.
The Royal William, we understand, had
eleven days of head winds and gales, and ac
complished half* the passage in seven days.
The Coronation took place June 28th, and
of course occupies a great space in the papers
as well before as after the date of the trans
action.
Os general news there is not much, notwith
standing the advices are twenty days later
than before received. The government forces
in Spain have‘gained several fresh successes,
and there seems now to be some prospect that
this ruinous war may be length brought to
a close.
A declaration of independence was report
ed to have been made by Mahomet Ali, the
Pacha of Egypt, heretofore tributary to Tur
key. The latest accounts go rather to dis
countenance the rumor.
The Cholera, or something similar to it, has
rc-appe«rcd at Berlin.
It wasreported in Naples that the King ol
Sardinia, lias been visited with insanity.
There was an attempt, at Revolution in 1 or
tuoal, on the 14th June, but without success.
London, July 4, Half past 12. There is
evidently much anxiety felt as to the exten
sive operations in corn, and their probable ef
fects on the currency and money market. Ii
was supposed that the decided tone of the de
bate in the Lords, on the Corn Laws, would
have some influence on thepric.es of grain.
No alteration is, however, perceptible this
morning in the prices; the only feature is ra
ther large arrivals of foreign corn, which is
offered at 50s. to 00s. per quarter in bon !.
THE CORONATION.
Liverpool, July 5. Before dawn on J’liurs- j
day (June 28th) the metropolis was alive lo'
the interesting and important transactions otj
the dav, which was ushered in by the tiring of
a royal* salute of twenty-one guns, at a (purler ;
before 4 o’clock: streams of persons wore soon
after seed hastening to the point where was to
be exhibited the gorgeous spectacle, and jov
ousness, happiness and loyalty appeared to fill
every breast. At 5 o’clock, the doors ol the
Abbcv were opened, and many ot those li;\
ing tire privilege'“entered shortly alter that
time, and carriages continued to arms in a
rapid succession and set do. n their company
for several hours. So anxious were parties to
secure seats, that the galleries erected in the
open air, in the precincts of the Abbey, wore
partially occupied as early as halt past four, j
Troops and the police w ere brought out dur
ing the morning to occupy the line o! route.
The procession started from the Now Palace
« few minutes after ten. The varied costumes
•of the foreign ambassadors and the other in
dividuals who formed the procession, excited
much admiration. The approach of Her
.Majesty’s state carriage was the signal for die ■
kindliest and most affectionate demonstrations,
and a shout, deep, fervent, and enthusiastic, i
was sent up from the immense assemblage;
iimnv were the fervent blessings uttered as
Her Majesty gracefully bent, forward, acknow
ledged these am! many touching demonstra
tions of loyalty and affection; mid she was
visibly affected with these marks of devotion
and attachment. Throughout the whole line
of route but one desire seemed to actuate all
present —that of best exhibiting their loyalty
towards their Sovereign.
In about an hour after leaving Buckingliam
I’ulaec, her Majesty arrived at the nest en
trance ot the Abbey, and was received by the
great officers of state, the noblemen bearing
the regalia, and the bishops, when her .M.sj
tv repuiredto her robing eliatnber. Her Mij
esty having been robed, advanced up the nave
into the choir, the choristers singing the an
them, “I was glad when they said unto me, wo
"ill go into the house of the Lord.” When
Her Majesty took her seat in a chair before
and below the throne, the spectacle was truly ;
magnificent. Then followed the recognition. I
Her Majesty’s first oblation, the* Litany, and
the remainder of the service.
The sermon was preached by the Bishop of
London, from Cliron. xx\i\. v. til. The
Archbishop of Canterbury then administered
the oath, to a transcript of which Her Majesty
affixed her royal sign manual; after wldeh the
Archbishop annointed and consecrated Her
Majesty. Then followed the presentation of
the spurs and sword; the investing with the
robe, and the delivery of the orb; the investi
ture of the ring and gloves, and the delivery
of the sceptre and the rod with the dove.
The Archbishop then placed the crow n on
her Majesty’s head, and the peers and peeress
es put on their coronets, the bishops their caps,
and the kings-of-arms their crowns. The ef
fect was magnificent in the extreme.
The shont which followed this part of the
ceremony was really tumultuous. After tins
followed the anthem, ‘‘The Queen shall re
joice in thy strength, O Lord;” at the conclu
sion of which the Archbishop presented her
Majesty with the Holy Bible, and then pro
nounced the benediction, and the choir sang
the Te Dcum. Then followed the ceremony
of the intfironization, the Archbishops and
Bishops and other peers lifted up her Ma jesty
into the throne, when the peers did homage.
The solemnity of the coronation being thus
ended, the Queen went down from the throne
to the altar, made her second oblation, ami re
turned to her chair.
The Archbishop then read the prayer.; for
the whole estate of Christ’s Church militant
here on earth, «Xec.; and the chorus, “Hallelu
jah! for tire Lord Omnipotent reignetlu” having
been sung, her Majesty proceeded to the altar,
accompanied by the great officers , f state,
when the Archbishop read the final prayers.)
The "hole Coronation office’* being thus per
formed, the Queen proceeded, crowned, to
King Edward’s Chapel, where she delivered
the sceptre with thedo\e to the Archbishop,
who laid it on the altar there. Ilis Grace
then placed the orb in the Queen’s left hand,
and the procession returned in the name state
and order.
Her Majesty reached the palace at a quarter
to six o’clock, and, as she descended from the
carriage, the cheers which saluted her in the
morning were repeated w ith increased hearti
ness and renewed vigor. She appeared as
steady in her bearing, notwithstanding the
• tafegwes ot the day, as when sire set ouf in the
morning, and recognised by her graceful ac
knowledgments the cheers and grain litmus of
bor subjects.
* i 11 fight presented a scene of indescriba
r'o: n*tt. from the illmninvbns throughout
all the principal squares and streets of the
metropolis, the inhabitants vicing with each
other in doing honor to this interesting occa
sion. There was also a brilliant display of
tire-works in Hyde park.
The following is an estimate of the value of
the different jewels contained in the late mag
nificent diadem, the “(Queen's rich Crown,”
and from which the present one, manufactured
by Messrs. Runnell and Bridge, is composed,
anil which her Majesty wore on Thursday:
20 diamonds round the circle, 1 500 k
each, £20,000
1 2 large centre diamonds, 2,000 k each, 1,000
54 small diamonds placed at the ang
les of the former, * j
1 crosses, each composed of 2.» dia
monds, . !
4 lar ,f e diamonds on the tops of the
crosses,
12 diamonds contained m l hr Jleite-de
l is, I'hCt.O
18 smaller diamonds contained in the
i same, *"<*>
Pearls, diamonds, Ac. on the arches
and crosses, 10.(4.0
111 diamonds on the mound, 000
1 20 diamonds on the ujipi r cross, 2,000
Two circles of pearls about the rim, 200
ci i i,ooo i
Notv ithstnniling such an uncommon mass ;
‘of jewelrv, independent of the gold and vdv ot
cap. ermine, «&. c. this crow ii weighed only 10
i ounces, 10 pennyweights; it measured seven j
I inches in height from tin* gold circle lo the tip-
I per cross, and its diameter at the run was livei
! inches.
Ml III,EH at Evansvh.i.i:. A gentleman
who came passenger by the Rodolph. oil the
Ith inst., (fives the following statement:
Between 2 and 3 o’clock on .Monday morn
;ug last, the steamboat Naples from this city,
■ landed six passengers at Evansville, la. Three,
of them were suspected of being gamblers,
and had played and invited other passengers ,
t<> plav with them oil hoard of the boat, on
Sum!av. ()ue of the other throe was loimd a
little before sunrise near the whait'-hoat. mur
dered, having been stabbed through the heart
with a long knife. II 1 had evidently been
robbed though about S"is "ere found in his;
pockets, and 1 or 5 more in si!v er on the ground
near by him. The remaining 2 passengers .
who were landed were young men, one ot
them named Warner—they stopped on board
of the wharf-boat. The three gamblers
could not be found. The two young men j
stated that tlie gambl'Ts tried to he familiar j
with the murdered man on bo in! of the boat,
and invited him to play with them, an I upon
landing, invited him to drink vv i;h them, w liich ;
he accepted. immediately upon drinking,
they saw the lour leave the whari’-boat logeth- j
or, but heard no conversation between them, j
After that they siw nothing more of cither of,
them until tin 1 murdered man was discovered. I
Suspicion of course was strongly fixed upon j
the three men. The civil authorities took in- i
st'lit measures lor arresting them. The young!
men gave a description of their dress and ap
pearance, and they with others wore sent oil’,
m difi'erent dir ctior.s in pur nit. But n > tra-e
other than that of rumors was In • I of tin ~
up to ‘i or'.’, o’clock in tin: aft■ Inooiyi b n tin ■
Rodolph left.
The dress mnialore I ; .an v s qni'c
1 common, like that of a labota r. In one of Ins
pockets was found a key which mil, , ke 1 one
]of the trunks landed by the N.iph s--in tins
trunk was valuable clothing • so of the
linen was marked‘lll Loncdho.* All ol the
six men left at at Evansville, are supposed to
, have taken passage on hoard the Naples at
this city.
Intern u, Imit.ov i.mf.nt — G’.iiiaa v,
v\i» Tennessee. Col. Long, Engineer
in Chief of the State of Georgia passed
through tins place a lew divs ago, and ,
we had the pleasure of ;m interview with
him. The Georgians are progressing
rapidly w ith their works of Internal Ini-[
provTinent, particularly their \\ estern
and Atlantic Bail road. Col. Long con
firms what we have all along urged as the
policy of Georgia. They do not expect
by extending their road to the Tennessee
river, to secure the trade of East 'Tennes
see, hut to open a channel of commercial
intercourse with the Vest and North.
From the point where their road will
strike the river they look down the Ten
nessee and up tin’ Ohio. The Colonel
states that the obstruction.- in the 'Ten
nessee at the Tan, Boiling Tot and Suck
can lie completely overcome bv a few
dims and locks, the cos! of which will be
very inconsiderable, compared with the
great commercial advantage.'- to he deriv
ed from the work. The citizens of
Georgia expect this improvement to he
effected in a few years, and that, m the
mean time, the canal through tln* Muscle
Shoals will he completed, and then bv
means of their road and the rivers, they
w ill have an uninterrupted commerce
with tlie whole region of vo-nntrv down
the 'Tennessee and up tho (Muo, to the
city of Louisville. They expect to se
cure the trade of East Tennessee In a
connexion with tlie Iliwas.-ee Rail Road,
and not by the liver, except for such ar
ticles of commerce as are ot' great hulk.
Their views are not so contracted as to
look alone to East Tennessee. This they
consider as hut a small spot in the great
commercial field theV are seeking to reach.
They expect, by means of the v irions
schemes of internal Improvement now in
contemplation ami progress, to on n up
such a communication, not only with
East Tennessee, hut w ith the whole north
east, long before the Char:! Hon and Cin
cinnati road will reach the heights ot the
Btineomb Mountains, as will place tlie
State of Georgia upon a commercial em
inence not to bo over-towered by any
ol her Southern sisters.
These are, substantially, the views of
Georgia, a- collected !>v our interview
with Col. Long, not in bis language, to
be sure, but m oftr own, though express
ii>g-pret’F>“!y tit'* same general outline of
the subject.—[Tennessee Journal.
Tiie Dutch hath a proverb which si\s._
“Thefts never enrich, aim* nov ri >h.'
an*! gravers hind- :
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
Central R ail Row*. Our attention
has been attracted by a splendid new
Locomotive Engine, lately placed on the
road, from the manufactory ot M. W. Bald
win, Philadelphia* This beautiful ma
chine is called the “Macon,” in compli
ment to our sister city; and we hope some
dav to have tlie pleasure of being one of
Ia multitude of our citizens who w ill enter
that city by the aid of this engine, llovv
!joyous will be that day. .Many of our
readers recollect the enthusiasm which
pei railed the whole of the “empire State."
when the lirM boat passed along the great
Canal. The tremendous //// dcjoic that
resounded through the delighted citizens
that the fxxit Ikiil started, —the whole city
—the whole State, was given up to joy
and festivity —a proud day (or New Y ork
—nor was tins all in idle dream—the
hopes and expectations ot the most san
guine friends of the scheme have been
fully—yea, ten fold realized. Yet tins
great undertaking had its opponents and
bitter enemies, but now they “hide then
diminished heads.”
But to return to our Rail Road—on
enquiry as to the progress and prospects
of tin: work, we ascertained the following
facts:
Tim road bed is graded to the extent ot
73 miles. The rails are laid 35 miles,
the cars running that distance, and the
Macon mail and passengers are now ear
ned 30 miles on the road. This shortens
the time between this city and Macon a-!
bunt 1 hours; a connexion with the stage
line will he made in a lew days 10 miles,
further up. The contractors for laying
superstructure is pushing on w ith a heavy
force at the rate of about 1 1-2 mile per
week.
The grading is under contract to a
point 70 miles from this city, and on
Wednesday of next week, contracts will
he extended to 100 miles, ami the road
will he graded that distance by the first ol j
January next.
The force cyi the line is now about 4!)0j
men.—Two parties of Engineers are ac
tively engaged in defining tlie line from j
Ogee I tec onward, and the result of their 1
surveys shews a more favourable route
than was originally calculated on.
The inhabitants of Burke county are a
vval.ening to the importance of a connex
ion by means of a bran li between our
road and Augusta, via Wavne-borough—-
and if we may he permitted to express an
opinion on the subject we have no hesita
tion in saving that no Rail Road project
"in the St ate oilers a fairer promise of profit
th ui this branch. A public meeting is
c.dled at Wayncsburniigh, on the Ist Mon
day in .vugust to deliberate on the subject.
We siv, "Hod speed them in the good
i work.” [Savannah Georgian.
Ex it: Aop.m x vi: i E la i i:ic u. Tur.x
omi:\ \. —A most singular appearance in
the heavens is described in the Cart'olton
Miss. Enquir: r as having been witness
ed in that neighborhood on tlie night of
tlie 2.’th ult. For some time previous,
there had boon an excessive drought.—
< >:i that night, about S o'clock, the air be
came clouded, the clouds running gen
erally South, and for two hours there
was a continual discharge ol electricity
all around the horizon. —“During tiiis
incessant corruscatimi,” says the Enquir
er, “there shot from the pointed clouds
1 a brilliant volley of sparks, exceedingly
bright. Some falling towards tin* earth,
others running in a zigzag course, cross
ing nearly the whole firmament. 'These
luminous sparks shot forth sometimes large
and singly, and at others branching out in
every direction in the most splendid ar
borescent manner. \\ e tire told, tor we
did not witness it, that the scene was one
:of the most gorgous and he.iiitilul ever
witnessed. 'The whole atmosphere ap
peared imeouunonlv charged with the
electric fluid —tiie radiant flashes assum
ed sometimes the form of light, rolling
. with velocity athwart the heavens—and
are said to have been painful to the eve
from their frequency.—'These sparks,
which were vividly brilliant, resembling
large balls of lire, suddenly struck with
a hammer and living about in tlie most
fantastic manner. Others have compar
ed them to the' sparks sometimes produc
ed bv tlie blow-pipe on metal heated t > in
tensit v."
Ex t rxsiv r. i n:r. i\ .Monti r 'The
Mobile Examiner of the 27th ult. says—
“A destructive fire broke out last night,
at about 12 o'clock, in the store of Oliver
vk (’i)., corner of Water and St. Michael
streets. Several of the adjoining houses,
with much of .their contents, were com
pletely destroyed. Among them were
the offices and warehouses of M m. \ E.
Smith, 11. Griffin, John Tieknor, Smith,
Wright A. Cos. JohnG. W alton, M Brog
; don and B. Leavens. We have not yet
learned the extent of tho loss, nor the
amount of property insured.”
News had been received in Loudon t'r >nt
tin' Cape ol Good Hope, of another t: ts
! sacre bv the Callers, which had pt-ilv
excited a great alarm. \ party of 250
emigrant farmers, including men. women
and children, who had gone, with their
wagons and effects, to the place selocti and
: for their settlement—near Tort Natal, in
. tiie territory of the Xnnht chief Dmg cut —-
on the night of the 7th day after tlpur ar
rival, were suddenly attacked by a party
of Dinga-m s people, and til! perished, in
cluding Mr. Peter Reties, their load r.
This intelligence reached Coiesbay March
4, ami was published in the (irahntn s
to.w n Journal of ihe Stli
Yesterday vvr.s about as had a day as |
any we have had —thermometer up to j
0(5 deg. in the shade! YY hat will the world
out of America say when it is stated as a
fact that atjNewburg, above the Highlands
and on high ground, the mercury was at
0s deg. at 0 o’cloth of the night Tuesday .
with! Havana, Demerara, &.C., are now
the coldest places on the Globe. The
mercury never goes scarcely to 01), and
almost constantly ranges between 82 and
>B, with a charming sea breeze all sum
mer. W e have always considered the
West Indians a cold place. There the
constitution becomes acclimated, the
blood thinned, the pores ever open, and
the sea breeze daily cools down the air.—
[N. V. Star, 20th inst.
Another Steamboat Accident.—
We learn from the Cincinnati papers that,
on Thursday night week, the steamboat
Detroit, on her way from Pittsburg to
Cincinnati, struck upon some obstacle in
the river, supposed to be a sunken coal
boat, and was run ashore and sunk. The
passengers, among whom were Messrs.
Ci, \v, Crittenden, and others, on their
return from \V ashington, landed in safety
and were taken to Cincinnati by the Buf
falo. .The boat and cargo supposed to be
a total loss.
Tm. Moselle. The late fall in the
river, says the Cincinnati News, lias expos
ed the remains of the hull of this ill fated
vessel. In looking into the hold the re
mains of one more male unfortunate were
discovered, hut decomposition had so far
progressed, as to render recognition, or
even removal, impossible.
Tm: Giraffes. A singular incident
occurred at this exhibition the other day. j
A young lady came into the pavilion,
having on a straw hat, surmounted by a|
wreath of artificial flowers, among the [
colors of which green seemed the most,
predominant. While her face was turn
ed the other way in conversation with a
friend, one of the animals came up, and
I casting a very inquisitive glance at the
j flowers, came to the conclusion to test
jibe real qualities by the application of
'the taste. Accordingly reaching forth
its long neck, the giraffe took a gentle
! nibbling hold of the top piece, and the
i strings being loosed, off came hat, flow
ers and all, to the no small fright of the
ladv. Alter capering around the enclo
sure, and the taste not suiting, the hat
was dropped uninjured near the feet
jof the fair owner, with a graceful
salutation from the giraffe. It must
he remembered that these splendid ani
mals are in a few days to he separated,
and taken to other cities for exhibition:
and it is in no wise probable that they
will ever come together again here. And
besides, such are tlie vicissitudes of our
climate and tlrtrextreme delicacy of the
animals, tii.it it is doubtful whether they
can survive the winter. Should such
, prove the case, w hoever does not improve
i the present opportunity of seeing them,
! may have to regret his indifference ni.inv 1
J years if not 'during his life time.—[N. ’t .
Express.
M«i:k .Viewin' Stkamin.;.— AVe
have before us the outlines of the organi-;
1 /.ation of “the Atlantic Steam Naviga
tion I'otnpanv,” at Liverpool, Capital:
1 LT.lft.tm!), in ! ft,COO shares of ''sl'. It
is proposed to build six Steam Ships co-t!
I's‘d,Oi!!) each; w hich it is confidently
I believed will return to tiie stockholders a
| dividend of at heist 20 per cent.
A Mill NT OF TII.NXAia: IX TliT. I NTTT.I)
St vrrs. We learn from public documents, 1
, that the amount of tonnage in the I nited
States on the 3ftth September, was 1,-
S'.lli.fm tons. The following compose
the most important districts :
New York 110,*-71 ; Boston 2‘d! ,00 i:
New ( Means 02,375 ; New Bedford 75.-
130: I’hiladelplua S 1,7 !**'; Baltimore (57,-
|0I: Portland 53,0 m): Barnstable 17,-
010: New London 1-1,(525: Y\ aldoboro',
Me. 30,050: Nantucket 20,0(il).
Si icidt. is\ Tilt: Text\\ Minister. We
: learn from the Lexington, Ky. Inteliigen
j cer of tlie 17ti> instant, that I’eter W.
Grayson, Esq., of Texas, committed sui
cide at Bean's Station, a few days before
hi shooting himself with a pistol, through
tlie head. Mr. Grayson was on his wav
■ from Texas to Washington City, having
received and accepted from tlie Govern
ment of'Texas, the appointment of Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to the Government of
the I nited States. The act.it is said, was
committed with much deliberation. Mr.
(i. was a native of Kentucky.
It is estimated that there are now about
7iiU steamers navigating the waters ol the
Tinted States, distributed as follows:—On
tiie Mississippi am? its tributaries upwards:
'of 4i.lt); on the Southern rivers and sounds
(sft: on the Hudson the Delaware and Long
Island sound. SO: in New England, down
east, some 20; and on the the Northern
lakes from (50 to SO.
'The Charleston Mercury, savs, There
.are now about sixty stores and dwelling
houses hi progress of erection pr comple
tion mi diderent parts of tho “burnt dis
trict." Tiie ruins arc fast disappearing. 1
Com mom m. —Why is a newspaper like
a tootl:! Tii'lif D'ye give it up? Because,
every body should have one of his own.
and not to borrow his neighbor’*
I *-IBrom Bentley’s Miscellany.]
A THE WIDOW CURED,
Or more than the Doctor at fault. j
It was in the year , but no matter
—I have the most treacherous memory
imaginable tor dates—when Quinrz was
at Berlin. You of course know who
Quarz was—if you do not, I'll tell you.
He was the celebrated musical composer
and musician at the court of Frederick
the Great, and, bv the w ay, taught him
the flute. Quarz was the pupil of the
famous counterpointist, Gasparina—
Quarz, in short, was the man who, as he
was leaving the orchestra one night,
heard a hall whistle in his ear, ticketed
for him by tlie Spanish Ambassador, who
I was in love with a certain marchioness. 1
: can assure you the aim was a good one,
j and the maestro might well bob his head
1 and wink his eyes.
At tlie time of which I was speaking
before I got into these phrentheses, Quarz
was forty-one; tall and well made in his
person, and of a noble and characteristic
countenance, which, joined to a talent
whose superiority none could dispute,
gave him free access to all societies, and
caused him to he well received every
where. He was, among others, particu
larly intimate with one Schindler, a friend
;of his youth, who had followed the same
studies —almost with the same success.
What a blessing was sucli a friend! In
his house, after the fatigues and adula
tions that every coming day brought with
it, Quarz passed his evenings. At Schind
ler’s he sought for a halm to the wounds
of envy and jealousy, fortified his mind
[against the caprices of the great, and
| above all, from Schindler he was sure to
meet with a tribute due to his genius, and
praises that came from his heart. But
death laid his cold and pitiless hand on
Schindler, and with his terrible scythe cut
that knot which only he could sever.
No record of the time remains to us
whether Madame Schindler ‘lamented
him sore.’ There are some sorrows over
which we are forced to throw a veil. Ter
i Imps she did, perhaps she did not, shed a
i tear—perhaps a flood ot tears. Habit
and long intimacy are mighty poweriul
things.
Yet though Schindler was no more,
: Quarz still continued his visits; w hether
from long custom or particular affection
i for his lost friend, does not appear—and
, the young widow continued to receive
■ him with her accustomed welcome.
For a considerable time no particular
occurrence happened to interrupt their
interviews, the motive oj' which seemed
to be a mutual consolation. It is only by
looking closely and examining events
with attention, that we can discover any
diminution of their affections for Schind
ler, hut bv degrees lie faded from their
memory. They now and then spoke ot
him, it is true, hut loss and less, tiil at
last they ceased to- speak of him at all.
Schindler was allowed to slumber peacea
bly in his case of wood, was quietly ill
umed, “ret/aiesat in part .’’
For myself 1 can perfectly understand
all this. 1 can see no necessity for re
maining inconsolable at an irreparable
loss, and can conceive no follv greater
than his or hers had they doomed them
selves to eternal regrets.
Whilst the lamp burns, if ever so feebly
nourish the flame bv all means; hut once
it is extinguished, it is a waste of time
and common sense to trim it or supply it
with oil. There is an old French song
that runs thus—
■Quaiid on est inert, e'r.st pour long temps.”
Thus, as 1 said, Madame Schindler
had given up weeping, and as every one
should have some occupation or other,
she bethought herself of getting anew
husband in lieu of the old. The idea
was not a bad one. Is ii not so? YY ith
this view she employed herself in repair
dug the disorder of her toilet —in smiling
on her visitors—in coquetting with them
a little. And who can blame her? If
you know mankind as well as I do, you
must he aware that these tilings, much as
we may despise them, go a great wav in
the w orld. Depend oil it, that if a wonjan
is simple in her manner, and plain in her
dress, and without what most people term
affectation or coquetry, no one will take
tlie trouble of looking at her twice.
Madame Schindler's house underwent a
similar metamorphosis to her own. The
venitiaus, that had for a whole year been
carefully closed, began, to let in the day,
and were draperied with more care and
elegance than ever. The very furniture
seemed to assume anew life. Her doors
opened almost of themselves to her for
mer friends or new acquaintances, and
more tlnfn one guest at a time took his
seat at her dinner table.
Quarz was, as may lie supposed, al
ways welcome; and he had this advan
tage, that come when lie might, she was
t at home to him.
Nothing U>s could hr rrvppcfed from
so old a irieud and no one could possibly
find fault with her for that, vou will allow.
One day, in the midst of an animated
conversation with her amiable favorite,
Madame Schindler all at once burst into
tears complaining of a pain in her side
and a violent headache. Quarz was
“aarp.-tit soins,” and did and said all
that might have been expected of him in
such a case.
Madame Schindler went to bed ami
sent for a physician.
Well, you will say, what i- there extra
ordinary in that! Yesterday 1 had a
stitch m my side and a headache, and
"hat can t hoy have to do with your an-
Doift be impatient— much. As vou
shall hear. y
Quarz was seated by her bedside when
the doctor entered. lie felt her pulse,
and his lips expressed by a slight but sig
nificant contraction, that he entertained
no very favorable opinion of her symp
toms; whilst Quarz kept bis eye constant
ly fixed on her pale countenance, where
the finger of death seemed to have set
his fatal seal. lie was sad and inotion
i less, and awaited in silence the stern de
crees ot Heaven. But the patient had
perceived tlie evil augury of the physi
cian’s eye.
‘I see,’ said she, with a feeble voice, ‘I
see, alas! that I am doomed to die. I had
rather know the worst than flatter myself
: with a vain delusion.’
M ell, said he, ‘since all the aid of
medicine is vain, I leave you, Madame.’
He east a melancholy glance at Quarz,
who was now really affected.
1 lie patient expressed a wish to be
alone, and Quarz and tlie doctor retired
to an adjoining chamber.
Some minutes afterwards they were
, again summoned.
Joachim,’ said the dying lady, address
ing Quarz, ‘you perceive that I am about
to leave you. But before I quit this
world—before I take my eternal rest, 1
have one favor to beg of you—one onlv
i —say, will you refuse it on my deathbed?’
You may imagine the reply. Quarz
did what you or I would have done in
his place. lie promised whatever it
might he, to comply with it.
‘1 hope you will do so,’ said the wid
ow, with a voice still feebler, ‘but dared
not rely on it. It is, that before I tlie,
you should make me yours. Call me but
your wife. I shall then be the happiest
of. women, and have nothing Further to
wish for.’
The request was a singular one, but
Quarz had promised, and really the en
gagement hound to nothing, for in a few
moments, the tie would be broken by the
divorce of death.
He therefore consented with a good
grace, and sent for a Notary Public. The
deed was drawn up in due form. lie
signed it. The doctor signed it as a wit
ness. The widow, with a trembling
hand, affixed her signature to the paper;
and ali was over.
But ali was not over.
‘Doctor!’ cried Mrs. Quarz, jumping
nimbly and completely dressed, out of
bed: ‘1 am not so near tlie point of death
as you imagine, and have every inclina
tion to live long for my husband.
Now look upon the tableaux. The as
tonishment of the two witnesses, tlie nota
ry wiping his spectacles, thinkings his
eyes deceived him—the doctor biting his
nails at being deceived as well as the rest.
Only think of a doctor being taken in?
Quarz, who was well pleased with the
adventure, said smilingly aside, ‘a good
actress, faith! If I were an author, I
would write a port for her.’
Ine curtain fell. Madame Schindler
was young and pretty, and rich besides.
Anecdote of Mir/.a Smf.ffv, late
S*i:t mi; Minister of Persia.— Amongst
tin 1 variety* of cruel punishments by which
the late Shalt of Persia, Aga .Mahmoud
Khan, chastised those unhappy wretches
amongst his subjects who offended him,
cutting out their tongues, their ears, and
digging out their eyes, were the most len
ient. One morning, some of the royal
goolams having just returned front a dom
iciliary visit of this kind, to nn unfortun
ate village under the ban of the king, and
its doom having to lose a certain number
of eyes, extracted from the heads of its
inhabitants, the people in attendance pro
duced the fatal bag, and the sightless or
gans of vision poured out before his maj
esty. Scrupulous in the execution of his
: orders, the Shah immediately began with
the point of his canjar deliberately to sep
arate them one by one, to ascertain if his
sentence had been punctually obeyed.
•Ylirza Sheffv, his laithful minister, who
had long regarded such repeated acts of
violence and cruelty with secret horror,
now hoping to make some impression
said, “Does not your majesty think it
possible that God may one day not be
pleased with this?” The king slowly raised
his head, carefully keeping his dagger
between the filmy heaps he was counting
and solemnly replied, “Sir, by my head,
if there should be one eye too few here
I myself will make the number up with
yours.” The rash philanthropist awaited
his fate in shuddering silence, well know
ing that the word of his master was itn
movable; but happily for him, the sentence
hail been too scrupulously executed to re
quire the forfeit of his compassion, and
he even remained in favour. He had
the rare lot for a prime minister in Asia,
ot closing his eyes in peace, after a life of
eighty years, lie died in ISH).—[Sir R.
i\. Porter's Travels.-
Absexck of Mind. Various editors
throughout tiie country have been vicing
with each other to see which could fabri
cate the best case of absent mindedness.
Among all we have seen, none has been
noticed better than the following: A
voting lady carried a letter to tlie post of
fice, dropped herself into tlie box instead
of the letter, and did not discover tho
mistake till the clerk asked her if she
were single. —[N. HamphshireGazette.
“Massa, one oh your oxens is dead
todder too. I was afraid to tell of cm
bof at one, Traid you couldn’t bore it "