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UorUooiiaral Memoranda for October.
VBUIT BBPAUVM8NT.
Grape Vines, in greenhouse* ami vineries, where
the wood is matured, will need but little intention ;
u» »oon ns (Ini leaves drop they may be pruned amt
thorough!} cleaned. Guard ngsinst dampness in
houses wliere the fruit is not yet gathered) und
«huu it is wished to preserve ihu fruit to a lulu pe
riod; ihi' bum:lies should lie occasionally looked o
vor and any defective hurries removed; bags made
of tissue pupur, and drawn up over the bunches, is
an excellent plan to protect ihu fruit Iron* dost, in
sects, &c, Vines in llio open ground should be
pruned mid trained us sunn ns the leaves drop.
Pears and Apples should now ho gathered us
fast as tuey ripen; chouse a dry day for the purpose,
and handle them carefully. Cimice lulu winter
potrs well need considerable title.iiion to ripen them
perfectly without shrivelling packing them in wltoul
ttrou, and placing them in a worm collar is recom
mended, nr they may be wrapped in papers separ.
ntely, and paeked in close buckets, which should
bo kept ii, a coo! place, and when any uro warned
for use, put such into a warm mum, of the turn
peraturu offrom 60 to 70 degrees, a week or leu
days, and they will ripen well.
Fruit and Ornam-nliP 'Ti.es may nmv be trims,
planted, ii} doing tuts now, mu 'll Mine is saved
in the spring, when there is so much miter work to
be done ; they will also start earlier in the spring
than trees planted at that time, and w ill not he so
•liable to sillier when dry weather occurs; to pre- j
vent rocking hy the wind they may be secured oil I
Capt. Lovett’s plan, detailed in the p esenl volume. I
See Is nf Frud Trees should he sown this mouth. ■
In all cases the grounk must be made very rich, and
be well pulverized to be successful. Thu stones
of pouches and plums hud bettor he placed in » In- I
dy, and covered with u few inches of earth, umi In ;
the spring crack them and sow the kernels.
Currants, Gooseberries and Raspberries eon. i
tinuo to plant; it is absolutely necessary to set J
them in rich ground if good fruit is tho object
ttot llLIOUT, AND MILDEW OK VVUttAT.—Our
phtlosopbuis buvu llicorised, umi our farmers have
descanted, upon lliu origin und cause, and effect ol
blight or rusi, upon tite stalks of wheat.
Of the effect, it is apparent that the proper juices
of the plants are absorbed hy amnu foreign sub
stance, which prevents the proper ripening of the
grain.
Our naturalists tell us that tho bligiil is a plant of
a purusiioul nature, endowed with all the functions
of growth und regeneration llml arc necessary
lor any plant to have, in order to its kind.
If wo cxnminu with an ordinary maguitier those
parasitcul appearances, found so abundantly upon
cudur fences, we shall li id that limy blossom, fruc.
lily uud increase their kind in a manner similar to
many other plants of a larger growl Ii ; ami it is :<$-
seried (hat the blight when exposed to the action ol
u powerful microscope, exhibits nil ihu phenomena
of u living plant, but tin; truih of that is yet lobe
proven, ns hut few have examined minutely enough
to risk their reputntion on the assumption, while
all admit, that, us u muurul production, it must he
formed according to imturo’s laws, uud that its pro
per nutriment must he the juices of plants. .
lim bo that us it may, ils position hi a plant or a
disease will remain unknown, until It has been
chemically tested ; lint when ils nature and com
position uva once accurately ascertained, then, if a
disease, chemistry will find a cure—if a plant,
chemistry will leach man to apply u remedy tliat
will muko it seek oilier tpmrlers.
Now it appears rational that us lichens, mosses,
&c.,do not very extensively attack Wees in the vig
or of their growth, they will not attack plants
whoso growth is sufficiently vigorous mid healthy
Hence, if wo grow u stalk tliat shuil bo vigorous
in uli its life, and in all stages of maturity shall
linurish w ith luxuriance, then the blight will bo ob
liged to seek other quarters, us the wheal wiil be
of too healthy growth to allow of its substance
being taken up by foreign plums for their support.
In order io grow a stalk of ibis kind, the earth
must lie supplied with un ahuiiduuee of the inuleri-
als that wheat requires forits support, i. o., enrboun,
State*.
Population*
Alubama,
690,750
Mississippi,
375«51
Louisiana,
352.411
Arkansas,
97.575
Tennessee,
829.210
Kontucky,
770,828
Ohio,
1,519,497
Michigan,
212 267
Indiana,
685.865
Illinois,
470.133
Missouri,
382.702
D. of'Columbin, 43,712
Wisconsin,
39.945
(own,
43.112
F’loridu,
54,477
Cut out nil the shoot raspberries which boru the j nitrogen,.hydrogen, oxygen and ashes
present year. Thin out the oldest wood of our. J ‘ "" 1
•rants, and shorter the now shouts. Gooseberries
must be kept thin of wood, nnd the shunts lie well
•cut in, to guard against mildew.
FLOWER DEPARTMENT.
Daltlias,—Wherever they have been cut down
hy frost, which hud been the case in manv piuces,
they may be immediately taken up, and housed for
the winter. Nothing is gained hy leaving the roots
in tite ground long alter the tops are destroyed.
Greenhouse Plants, now tliat thev are in their . , . ,
winter quarters, should have plenty of air and bo M ‘ l,u l ,ln '“ anil ilierelme do not need attention or
A com
pound of nitrogen and hydrogen forms ammonia,
of oxygen and hydrogen forms water, and of oxy
gen uud nitrogen forms atmospheric air.
' I Icnce, in order tltut wheat may grow with the
proper degree of luxuriance, ihu soil must be copi-
ousiv supplied with water, ammonia, ashes and air.
The ammonia may be applied by wetting the
grain und rolling them in powdered muriate of nin*
munin, us a quantity sufiicenl for maturing plant
will adhere to tite grain, und the ashes can he ap
plied to tlie soil, the air and water are within reach
Population of the Dulled States.
According to the returns of the Census rf-l840
States. Population.
Maine, 601,703
N. Hampshire, 284 574
Vermont, 201,048
Massachusetts, 737,709
Rhode Island, 308,830
Connecticut,
Now York. 2.128,921
Now Jersey, 373 300
Pennsylvania, 1,824.033
Delaware, 78 083
Maryland, 470,010
Virginia, 1,230.797
N. Carolina, 753,410
S. Carolina, 594.398
Georgia, 691,392
Total, 17 063,363.
THE APPOINTMENT
Of Kepresenta'ivus in the U. S. Congress, bnwtd
upon the above census of 1640, was made at, the
last session uf tlie 27th for tite 28t!i Congress—
and is as follows :
1842—Ratio. 70 680—223 Members.
The number of Electors for President null Vint.-
President, under this apportionment uuJ ru'':io u-nl
bo 275, of whom 138 will be necessary for .-. nmuie .
Cotton Crop of 1843.—From tuble*. in, the
Mobile Journal of Commerce, it uppi-urn. ifitit the
entire cotton crop of tite United Stums. defioeii'duiL
the several parts between Sept. 1, IS 13, uni Sept.
1,1841, is 2,030.100 bales, against 2,37ft36!5*suiim
time tile preceding year—showing a deerraau of*
348,456 hairs in the crop of 1843.
Of this quantity, 1 629 490 bales ImvE- koiin..
ported to foreign countries, viz :
Great Britain, 1 292 4:56-
Frnnce, 262 665
North of Europe, 69.(!6J!i
And toother foreign ports. 75.241 bales.
We subjoin a statement oil he Growiu ivui Con
sumption of C .ttini in tile Unites! .Simon, fen the ..ol
eighteen or twenty years, exeiiwivi of west haa
been worked up in families, "i lium having I :eii
sent to market.
C.Hsumed hy, mat isjthe kemds
of OMnafetelsners
1849 4 :i:iC.7)t
watered sparingly. Keep them clean free from
insects, und excite them little us possible at this
season.
Chrysanthemums must now bo brought into the
-parlor or greenhouse, and kept well supplied with
water, and once or twice a week with u solution of
guino. This will make them grow strong nml
and give them a deep green foliage and fme llow.
ers.
Ixias Sparaxis must now he potted in riclt light
•oil.
Tlyacinlhs, and other bulbous flower roots requir
ed lor (lie parlour during winter, should now lie pot.
ted or pul into glasses. A sandy soil, moderately
rich, suits them best; water very little until the
leaves have grown nn inch or two—then supply
literal',}-. Tite latter part of the mouth, tho beds
and borders should bo prepared for pluming sucli
kinds us are wauled to ornament the garden in tile
spring ; when these uro required they should bo so-
lected in acuson, that good bulbs may be secured.
A few good ones are preferable to a bushel of tho
trash that is so frequently sold at auction and bought
because tilery are sold cheap.
Growth
Total crop of ’• 1-5
1845-6
Fkrucitv of an Elephant.—It is impossible lo
imagine the for.icily ul tho elephant when excited
to revenge. Tue melancholy end of Major Hud- ,
dock, ol'iliu 97th regiment, \va*horribly illustrative !
of this. Ho hud fired Ills lust burre!, when an ele
phant gave chase, und Haddock made the best of
his way to a small jungle close by, hoping to dodge
the elephant round it, until it got tired of the fun
and sheered nil’; but, before five minutes Imd
elapsed, he unfortunately run round the verv cor.
ner behind which the animal kept itself concealed,
and in a moment he wus laid hold of. He had no
one with him but natives, who, at a pinch, are tho
greatest fools over burn. The consequence was
that the elephant, having crushed poor Haddock to
death by kneeling on him* began to dissect him ;
and so cleanly was it done, that scarcely two joints
were left together in the body of tho victim. How
the animal could have thus accomplished such a task
by means of that unwieldy-looking instrument it
possesses in the shape ofu trunk is utterly inexpli
cable.—New Sporting Magazine.
application.— Weekly lnle/ligeiic’r.
Justice.—Themistoclcs once declared, in a full
assembly of the people, that lie had a project lo
propose of the greatest public utility; but that he
could not communicute it to the citizens ut large,
because the success of it depended much on the se
crecy with which it was executed. Ho therefore
requested they would appoint u person to whom he
might explain himself without any danger of disco*
very. Aristides (who was so much distinguished
for his integrity ibut he received the glorious sur
name of the Just) was the person fixed upon for that I
purpose by tiie whole assembly. They had so
great tt confidence in his prudence and honesty, that j
they referred the matter entirely to his opinion. |
ThemUiocles, therefore* buying taken him aside, i
informed him that the project he had conceived wav ♦
to burn the fleet of the Grecian stales, which then t
lay in a neighboring port,called the Piraeus; adding j
that by this means Athens would become absuluie
mistress of the sea uud the empire uf all Greece. |
After this explanation Aristides returned to theuf i
senibly, und assured them nothing could be more
beneficial to the Republic than tho project of The
mislocles, hat, ul the same time, nothing could be
more unjust and dishonorable. On heuring this
the people unanimously voted that Tnemislocles
shou.d desist from his project. This story is the
more remarkable, as it wus not a company of phi
losophers. but a whole state who issued an order hy
which they deprived themselves of u very consider,
able advantage, becuuse the means of obtaining it
were not agreeable to the rigid dictates of justice.
following gives
one of two
1827-8....
180:
1839-30...
1830*1. •..
18 tl '2....
1832 3....
1833 1....
toti 5....
i8-j:>.(»
IB 16 7....
1/36 8....
1838 0...s
1839 40...
1840*1.. ••
18112....
1813 3....
1813-1....
500,000
720.0811
637.800
713.008
857,744
076,815
1,838,843
887.477
1,870,43:,
1,305,393
1,154.32
1,3118.725
1,422,830
1,81)1.40?
1,368.532
2,177,835
1,034,94
1.(583,57 4
2.378,87c
3,838,489
1843 3.
1841*3
1848 1
UiVJ 40
1838 9
1837- 3
1836 7
1835 6
1834 5...
2833*4
1832*3
1831 2
1838- 1
1829 .38
1823 9
1827 8
[826 7
266.851)
297,288
295.193
276,81 K
246.863
222.540
236.743
210,888
190.413
194.413
. 173.880
, 182,142
, 126,512
I i 1,853
, 120.593
103,483
Hyacinths.—At theseusun lor commencing the
cultivation of tht. Hyacinth is ul hand, the follow*
ing directions, from a recent number of the London
Gardner’s Chronicle, if strictly adhered to, will re
ward the cultivator with good blooms of this beau
tiful nod fragrant parlor flower.
Pick firms plump bulbs, us round at may be.—
These are always the soundest, and are not likely
lo dump oir.
When they are placed in glosses, take care that
the water does not cornu within one inch of the bulb;
put thorn in u dark closet that is rather warm, or
which is better, wrap them all over the glass and
Imlb, witli old fluunel. and keep them in a warm
place till the roots arc an inch long ul least. Some
recommend that the glasses should be durk ; but
that is of little consequence, provided the piuce in
which tho bulb* are set to root is durk.
The reason for this very important ruin is, that
root should ulways bo formed before leaves ; oth
erwise, when the latter begin to grow they have
| nothing to feed them. Nature is most careful
• about thin, as wo may see when a seed begins to
I germinate ami a tree begins to fruit.—But ignorant
I people pop their bulbs at once into a glass of water,
j piuce it in a window, or upon u mmole-shelf, where
! light has free acres**, nnd the consequence is
lint roo'v, which abhor light, will not come, while
j lunvev, who love, the ’ight. rush forward to enjoy il.
Turn fiiiiow 4 a long i*,u>:ii’of foliage, and u top*
; heavy pbiii), which when it does flower, if it even
| g”U so I ir, topples over rvrty time it is disturbed.
! Get phony of 1 M.»u lirsi, and leaves and flowers
j will t«U•• chic ufibcinsclvos.
j The reason why tin w a ter should not touch the
j bulb i*, 11• M il 111c plan: is si »u in growing, the
I orgnoi-able mailer of 11• 0 bulb is dUtuuded with
; fluid before it ran ih compose it, and so becomes
I pmriil, when it c mimanicHies disease in all direc-
' lions by \iriue of its eo» tagious properties. On
, the contrary, if the roots an- active, and the leaves
j uro begming to grow, what water is taken up is
• immediati Iv converted into somi of the matter
that ! lyucintlu feed on.
j Alter roots have m id a fair appearance water
] m »y be allowed to reach their tips, but no sooner,
j and it is only when ti.o loaves are green nnd unfold
ing that it should he permitted to touch tin; bulb.
At that time, that is to say when the leaven arc
green, u lump of charcoal as largo as an egg may
he advantageously dropped into the water, Il will
prevent the water becoming putrid, uud will, be
sides, act ns a manure.
Noun of these precautions can, however, be of
any avail unless the Hvucilhs are kept close to
light continually, from ' 10 time when the leaves are
first turned green. Thu*, and thus only, will u
hen 11 hy growth be ureserved, and u lino vigorous
head of flowers insured. Above nil things too, be
careful to make the plants grow as slowly us pot si-
Itle at first, so as to accumulate vigor against the
blooming season.
EIGHl PAY* LATBBFWOJt EDHOPE.
The King of the French in England-Grand re-
crplion-—Liberation of Prisoners in France—Iho
material change in the Liverpool Colton Market
—Rumors of Trouble in Spam—A new combma
lion against the French in Algiers—DeJ eat of the
Puseuitcs in Oxford—Death of an Irish Mar-
qubss, and of the Lady of the Lord Lieutenant-
Great increase in the English Revenue—Rutlroad
Mania in Britain, (jr«. Src.
Tho Steamer Great Western, Capt. Mathews,
from Liverpool,arrived nl her birili in the East Riv
er, about 19 o’clock Saturday evening.
By this arrival we Itave our usual files of papers
(ruin London up to and including the lltli instant,
Liverpool papers of the 12lh, Paris dates of the Bill
and Dublin nnd Havre dates of the lOtli.
The Western brings 139 passengers. Site lias
had favorable weather—made the passage in four
teen days and thirteen hours.
The Cotton market has been tolerably quiet ; it
is, nevertheless, stuudy, nnd speculators huve been
doing a little. Tho market is freely supplied, und
it will lie seen, by turning lo our report lliul the
committee ol brokers declare the prices this week
for fair Cotton to be—Bowed 4jd, Mobile 4|'j,and
Orleans, 4j. A* regard* the tuture, attention is
almost exclusivury fixed on the new crop.
Tho wheat markets of London and Liverpool
are inactive. As the average returns of the king
dom, made up to Thursday, tite duties remain un
altered. Previous rates have been ruluetaully
paid.
THE SWISS PEM-RutGEB,
The concert at t he Melddeon !»,t ’ '
tended hy a Highly gratified audience Ti"* *** ka
interesting description ul these r.iuarkahi "
is given hy Mrs. Child, in u letter tu il„. n ll,u *'ti2|
cr, written at New York ;—
• The performance of these bcll.rinu. r •
ry wonderful, and well worth hearunr a .«
of mechanical skill, and accuracy 0 | ear
first played at Niblo’s, I closely wat c | 1( ,i ,, hen M
tho orchestra, who are considered l , " '
musicians as any in the country. They
Ellul,
b «mJ
Our Gallant Litte Navv.— Tin*. American
Navy consists of 65 ships of war uf nil classes,
namely:
Ships of the line,
Frigate, 1 -t class,
Do 2 I class,
Sloops of War,
Brigs,
Schooners,
-Steamers,
Total.
The five steamers of War, are tine
Fulton,
Poinsett.
Mississippi.
Union,
Princeton,
This is comparatively
03
4 gnus'
10 do
10 do
-1 do
10 do
small fore*, hut with
Mental Cultivation.—What stubbing, plough.
,jng, digg ng, uuu harrow iug is to land, tnuiking, re
flecting und examining is the mine. Each has its
, proper culture ; und us the land thul lias suffered to
lie waste and wild for a long time will be over
spread with brushwood, brambles, thorns, and such
vegetables which have neither use nor beuuly, so
there will not fail to spout up in a neglected mind u
. great number of prejudices and absurd opinions,
which owe their origin partly to the soil itself, the
passions and imperfections of the mind of man, and
partly to those seeds which cltance to be sculler.
. ed in it by every wind of doctrine which the cun
ning of statesmen,the singularity of pedants,and the
superstition of fools shall raise.—Berkely.
Remedt for Cancer.—Tite cure fur this awful
disease which so often outreaches '.lie skill and ex
perience ol'llie best physicians, has been the hobby
of a thousand charlatans. A receipt which lias
been successful in two instances, the only limes in
fact tliat its virtue has been tested by A uteri,
-oans, is prescribod by the old Spaniards in Louis
iana. It is simply the yolk of an egg mixed with
•alt as long as it will receive it. This in the form
. ofasulveis applied to the cancer twice daily.—
We huve lately heard of another successful triul in
a family in-Caddo parish,Louisiana.
Southern Reformer.
Marriage and Education.—Examine the first
choice of a girl. Amongst ul! the qualities which
please iter in a lover there is, perhaps,
not one which would be suitable in a bus.
band, nnd, in fact, she frequently secs little
more of him site ioves Ilian the beauty of bis form,
or, perhaps, the elegance ofliis dress. Is riot this,
then, the most complete condemnation of our sys.
tern of education ? From an apprehension of too
Strongly affecting the heart, we conceal from wo.
-mini all that is worthy of lovo ; we ullow tho sense
of the beautiful that exists in them to bo lost among
futilities—the outside pleases them—what is with
in is unknown. When, therefore, niter having
been united sue months, they look fur the delight,
ful young mun whose presence charmed them, they
••re often very much surprised to find iu his place
only un -impertinent fellow, an ignoramus, or u
'Simpleton. Yet tins is• lint is cnnitnonly termed
in the world u marriage of inclination.
Going Through the Motion.—A good story is
told in n Now Y ork paper of a dissipated cliurcctcr,
who went homo to his wife one night *,boozy,”nnd
called for slipper. Tne poor wife, who, while site
could do so, provided food for tier family by her
own toil, informed him, with tears in iter eyes, tliat
there wusooclii-ngtogol a supper out of. •‘What.’’
said he, ‘luiveo’t you n piece of cold meat ?”"No
••Give mu u piece of bread, then.” He wns told
there was none, ••Wlm! nothing—nothing V’—
•Nothing ul all,” iopLcd tho poor wife,“not eten a
crumb,” After u pause—Very well, very well !
give mr a clean plate, knife and furk. By Jupiter !
I'll go through the motions anyhow, if l starve ajter-
A Watch fur a Sultan —I.’
the description of a splendid lime-piece
walcliss lor which an order had been sent from Con.
sluutiuople lo London by tite Turkish Sultan Ab
dul Muschid, and the workmanship of which had
been put into tite bunds of Messrs. Hurl& Son,
celebrated manufacturers in tite great metropolis:
This watch is of the diameter of live incites ac
cording to the order transmitted to the makers. Il
is in a double case of gold, ihu inetul being of the
standard of twenty two caruls. The back of the ex
ternal case is beautifully enamelled with Mowers,
with a border of arabesque scrolling. This part of
the workmanship is very exquisite; tin; brilliancy
of tlie colors and the delicacy oi the pencilling be
ing superior to anything of the sort ever produced
in this country, and surpassing anyining we huve
seen uf tite kind in foreign manufacture. Tue dial
is opaque white, enamelled on copper, similar to
English watches iu generul, but llio figures are
Tui Itish characters. The bauds urc of bloc steel,
set with diamonds ;—the one bund represents u dun
—tlie oilier a shorter durt or ariuw, with tlie cres
cent at one end. The movement i.s duplex, with a
chronometer balance, and jewelled iu ten ruby
holes. The watch strikes the hours and quarters
by itself, as tlie time represents, which striking is
repealed, together with the minutes, hy pushing up
wards a small gold slide; Tito inner bottom Is of
crystal, in order lo show tite repealing mechanism,
and ihiough iho crystal are two holes, to wind up
the striking part and tlie movement. Wires, in-
stead of the old method hy u bull,arc used, and tlie
sound is must harmonious uud powerful, and us
near the tone of a collegate or cathedral clock as
can he imagined. Tlie puiidunt or liand.e is form
ed liy five scrolls, beautifully engraved and shaped
pyramidically. The watch, ns a whole, is perhaps
the most costly und elabji a o pit ce of mechanism lo
measure time yet produced by English workmen,
and duos great credit to the makers. Tito price
of tlie pair is 1209 guineas.
Capt. Warner’s Invention.—M. Jobbard, ol
Brussels, w ho lias devoted much attention In pyro
technic works, lias communicated lo tho French
Government what he stales to be tlie composition of
Captain Warner’s destructive power:
It consists of u Congreve rocket, made in this
way—the head of it is composed ol a Hollow iion
cone of great streugili, containing n kilogramme
of fulminate of mercury ; oil which is placed the
usual charge of the locket, of wniclt tlie body is
twice us long us those in general use. He dis-
charges Itis projectile from a directing tube from
tile port.hole of the vessel, and on a level wilii the
water, so that his projectile, skimming along the
waves, winch support a part of its weight, fixes it
self in tlie side of llie enemy’s vessel, where ii
bursts when the fire reaches tlie fuiminuting pow
der, uud, making un immense opening iu it, sinks it
at once. The proper tango of mis rocket is onlv
three or four miics ; but Cupl. Warner imagines lie
.•an st ud il five or six by discharging it from a cun-
itin. lie dues not say iliat lie w ill attain his ob-
net ill the first attempt, but lie will try on until he
succeeds,
Apple Bread.—A Frenchman has invented and
practiced with great success, a method ol making
irend with common apples, very far superior to pn
lame bread.
Alter having boiled one third of pealed apples,
' u bruised litem quite warm into two thirds of flour
■eluding tlie propei quantity ol yeast, and knead
I llio whole wititoul water tile fruit being quite
ulYicient. Wticn tite mix'uru had ncquired the
- insistency of paste, lie put it into a vessel, in
liiclt lie allowed it to rise twelve hours. By tin-
• rocess lie obtained very excellent bread, full if
nnd extremely pnlltshlo and light
fewer ships m ihn Into war. we shook ilia English
nnvhI power in its foundation, hy lies troying tite
prevalent idea of their invincibility.
Tilt: FATE OF THE A POSTLKS. The following
bnet history of tlie fate of llie Apostles, we have
never seen in n popular pri> t fill a day or two ago.
il may b' new to those whose leudiing has not
been evangelical, to know tliat
Bi. Matthew is supposed to huve Hollered mar
tyrdom. or was slain with a sword ai i be city o
Ethiopia.
St. Murk was dragged tlirough lit Mreots u
Alexandria, in Egypt, till he expired.
St. Luke wus hanged upon mi on vc tri e in
Greece.
St. John was put in n cauldron o;f btu'Jjng oil at
Rome, and escaped death ! Ho ufterwn i ds died u
natural deulli at Ephesus, in Asia.
St. James the Great was beheaded .ii Jerusa
lem.
St. James tlie Less was thrown (from a
or wing of the temple, and I lie it boa tin
with a fuller's rltih.
St. Philip was hanged a
flicrapoiis, a city of I’hygta
St. Bartholomew was fi-iycd alive, by tin: cu
mntnl of a barbarous king.
St'Andrew was hound •> a cross, whence
preached unto the people mr i lie expired.
St. Thomas wus run through tlie body villi
lance,.at Coromandel, in tlie East indies.
St. Jude was shot to death with arrows,
St. Simon Z-alot was crucified iu Pc
St. Matthias was first slutted and tin
ed.
St. Buritulias was stoned to death hy tl e Jews
at Salma.
St. Paul was beheaded at Rome, hy tiio tyrant
Nero.
Chief IIakbi of tub Hebiiews.—Tlie great
body of tin* Hebrew persuasion iu London is ut the
present time much ngnnled iu consequence of tlie
approaching election to ihuullicuof chief rnbbi of
England, which has been for some time vacant hy
the death of tlie Rev. Dr. Solomon tlersciiell, uud
which is appointed to mko place in tite course of
ihe ensuing month. Tlie llev. candidates for tlie
office are Dr. Nathan Mureus Aider who lifts been
chief rabbi of tlanovur since A ugust, 1839 ; Dr.
Benjamin Auerbach, who lias been chief rabbi of
Darmstadt for ten years. Dr. llirschfield, who
lias been for a short time chief rubbi of East Fries,
land. Tiie whole of these Rev. Gentlemen are
cell lirated on tlie continent in llie Christian and
Jew i>ii circles (or their piety und allainuieiits, tlie
three first being doctors of philosophy of eminent
foreign universities. Dr. Alder, who possesses
high testimonials and recommendations from the
late and present government of Hanover, it is ex
pected wi'l ho the successful candidate, although
tlie friends of the other Rev. cundidiitcs are equal
ly confident of succos.
pintincie,
• io de.itli
raitlst ii pillar, at j
lie
in..
julicud-
Virginia.—The titlii gs which reach us front tlie
ditto re lit parts of Virginia, warrant us in tlie belief,
that, in November, this old Commonwealth will
cast her vote lor Henry Clay, and resume Iter place
in tliat true republican path, along w liiclt once led
Ihe Union,
This opinion has not been hastily formed, al
though we admit that »e have but recently come to
the conclusion. Heretofore, we have believed
! that those who counted certainly on Virginia for
! for Henry Clay, were too sanguine, und permitted
their wishes to he father to their thoughts. We
know that there was much prejudice existing against
some of Mr. Cluy’s principles ; and wc were aware
tliat an unscrupulous Pruss hud, for many veurs,
been engagi d in tite task of blackening his charac-
ter, and rendering hint odious in tiie estimation of
llie Viigiuia people ; nnd wo were doubtful as to
, 'lie ability of the Whigs to remove tiie impressions
| thus falsely created. Wc, however, candidly ad-
mit that we underrated t
Iriends. They have g mo he fur* me people In ev
ery quarter ol the Sink*, nnd hy fair and open dis
cession of the principles of our party and llio char-
uctey of ils leader, opened the eyes of ninny who
have heretofore been unable to see tlie light uf truth
and we repeat, that Virginia is safe for Henry
Clav. Our opponents will iiif.-ct to laugh at this,
hot tvo happen to know that some ol tliem are far
less sanguine about carrying Virginia for Poik.
Ilian they were six weeks ago.— Petersburg (Va )
Intelligencer.
The cheese which came to hand by the Great
Western was in excellent order, nnd sold readily |
at llie quotations. Indeed, so growing is tlie feel. ]
ing in favor ul American provisions generally, that
it promises to becomu one of tlie most thriving
trades between the two countries.
The vessels now sailing for America tuko but
few goods. Shipments being low, freights are con
sequently low.
lo American hands there lias been hut little du-
ing, uud they remain unaltered in value.
M oucy has Ik oil in increased dein ind—first rate
hills us two and a half to two and throe quarters,
nnd others tlireo to five per cent.
Mr. Marble, the American Comedian, continues
to grow in fuvor with the Cockneys.
Pending the visit of the “ Citizens King” lo his
Royal Sister of England, news lias arrived from
Tahiti of some additional indignity which the
French had put upon an English officer.
The affairs of Tahiti ure reduced to their relu.
tive importance: they huve not censed to excite
regret, hot they do not awaken uny fears of war
like character.
Tho accounts from Berlin state that tlie King
had given a dinner, to which were invited tlie grand
dignitaries uf the Christian churches, and also llie
grand rabbi of tlie Jews. This is tlie first time
that a rubbi lias hud tlie honor conferred upon him.
Thursday was kept by tlie congregation of St.
Bride’s Church, Liverpool, as a day of thanksgiv
ing for the lute abundant harvest.
One of the most remarkable features of tlie day
is tho speculation which is now going forward in
new railway projects, nnd of tint number and ex
tent of these projects, ihe crowded columns of tlie
London and country papers afford daily evidence.
It has been sluled by persons practically acquaint,
ed with the subject, lliul tlie railway nets obtained
from the Legislature during the last Parliament w ill
require for llio completion of tlie undertakings
within a trifle of twelve millions sterling—si.\ v
millions of dollars—but if all lliu parlies who pro.
pose going to Purliiimenl in the next session, suc
ceed, at least six limes that amount of money w ill
he abstracted from the ordinary channels of trade !
On the 8ili inst., Dr. Symons, w ho was opposed
hy the Puseyites, was elected Vice Chancellor of
Oxford University hy a majority of 882 to 163.
The Gazette of Tuesduy notices tite further pro
rogation of Parliament Iron: Thursday, Oct. 10,
to Thursday, the 12lli of Dec.
The arrival in England of Louis Phillippe und
his minister M Guizot, on a visit to Queen Victo.
ria, is the primary attraction of tlie week. Thu
reception which tite French monarch experienced '
at landing wus hearty nnd fervent ; uud from llie
time ofliis setting foot on British soil, until lie found
himself in tlie royal apartments of Windsor Castle,
his progress resembled nn ovation.
markets.
The Liverpool Colton Market.—Report ending
for tite week ending Del. 11. There is no libera
tion in prices, nnd tite market this week lias had a
more steady and settled appearance tliun for some
time past. Theie is still however, a want of ani
mation, und tho supply is abundantly large. Tlie
future prospects of llio trade almost entirely de
pends upon tlie extent of the American crops. It
is considered tolerably certain tliat there will con
tinue to be a good consumption for llie article ; hut
aland activit} of our n ” r?*' finite conclusion can can lie arrived alas re.
Col" the people in ev- ! '.lie crop. Speculators have purchased 3,
200 hales tins week, chiefly low priced American,
at 3d lo 3 1-4-1 per lb. Exporters hive taken 1,-
■150 bags, und llie sales altogether amount to 26,540
bags.
lighted With the perfect preois.on .if Mie' m. V" h| ^l
Yet the Coinpm.oiogu.us |.loy u ot „„, re , v
lulls, but elaborate and difficult uiuhic • ii n P ,e ttriL|
Fra Diav. lo, for instance. If |j, IK w *, ,' e OVc * r torei 0
ing the bells, II would he less |
two belle, with such precision, is cert ,0,1?^ S'I
luus exploit. No wonder lln-y art . 1)(j | 'f 11 'iUrrii.1
live liours a day to accomplish it. Ti* re hetri(l
combined hulls is like a powerful mus’ic.bL, * M
ly sweet, liquid and meludi ms, st , at c *trei». I
lance is mure agreeable than m e verv
because the rnetall c sound issnltoned bun' no1 *ij|
performers themselves appear too muc'l, i i.
when viewed closely. A writer m one at macll "*i|
jestingly underiouk to prove that Hiey
mill certainly if one of Alaexel’s figuressh
ed aiming them, in Hie a,,me dress, it «•■■,,'m' 0 be C |fc I
very easy to detect the counterfeit. Till, m . ^"I
look attitude is the inevitable result of a I mec i!ll| bl|
ed habit rtf listening intently, in order |”''i
ticular note m the right place. It ** c ^P»:.l
lolling I lb* music go deeper into tlicrs
ear. Ir I were gifted with power to m , “j,
that struggles lorever within me, I could • "**l
such restraint in the mudo of utterance” t gSI
break all the bells iu desperation. ’
Four of these men began to practice their ,1*1
art seven years ago. At first, they used but »L uT'l
tm; gradually increased the
| 1 heir company now consists of seven. ^*1
flirty-tunbells, varying maize fri.m
the smallest dinner-bell. They had b T Mlt, |
factored for then,, and carefully all t,„e, I hy „
tnctal. It look nine months of patient i,™ P ? l
tuneio • perfect concert pitch. " e "
upon a spring. A piece of leather goes Sal
ballot the tongue; the leather strikes the h„ii 111
render* tlie tones more soft and aweou Thsvnh. I
Ir. -linger and thumb upon the s dc s of t J I
ilms obtain a steady hold, while they prevent dla
mg vibration**. Ieiur0, 1
The lowest boll is the lowest C of the trebleelifli
and they run up three neitve* and one.luam,mth
the sell,,-tones. Four of them play the a,r; thvl I
three play a harmony in the lowest active ofV|
ll) a guitar ac-compniiiineiit to a soinr Tv'I
thrill note* beaut.fully. Every piece
ranged lor them. Tlieir mstrucor play, itf„ rt |,
ihe piano, a bar at tune, as ,f he were teach,ns .
cal spelling. Being unable to read music, tlTrv |„ m I
,t altogether hy the ear. But nature and art haven, J
them so perfect in this mailer, that one of ilicm camratl
ring a false note with ils being instantly iletecied branl
the Olliers. So correct arc they in their tone, iwl
a Piano can he accurately otttMied by iriem Their I
memory, too, is wonderful. Any one of Huns ad
■taniatieuusly tell the notes that are to be played for SI
bars ahead. Their bells have lo be changed frequent. I
ly.ofien with as much rapidity ns printers take uuibebl
.ypes. Sometimes a bell that is at one end of the log. I
table is needed at Ihe oilier extremity, but they new I
forget to pass it along in season. 1 1
Their skill and exactness seem almost equal to the 1
chimera ol Cambridge, m England, wlm rang a pealofI
66111) changes, with Hindi regularity and harmony that I
in each tnuuMnd change* the time did mu nrrjSI
sixteenth ot a minute, and the cnmpai, of the lut f
thousand was exactly equal to the first. 1
, f ^‘ E Bum, Out run.—In glancing over a paper from
Calcutta, we find an account of a- traveller Irotn the
mountains of Norway, who has lately arrived in Indu,
and is announced as a ‘'wonder,” being a timiafide Nor!
wegian runner, who was about to attempt the discovr.
ry of the source of the While Nile, on hint ml
unattended. lie expects to lie absent Ireiii India only
about tour nion'h.saud he is to go in a il i reel Ii no.crossir-g
desert* and swimming rivers. He runs a degree in
twelve liours, andean go three days vritfioutloodorwa.
ter, by merely taking a dish or tw o of syrup of rasp-
berries, ol winch lie carries a small bottle; and whin
he does procure food a very small quantity will suffice;
but when it is plentiful he catseuuugli lor three davs.
I his wonderful rn-in carries with liim only amap, a com
pass, and a Norwegian axe. lie has already made wine
Wonderful journeys, having gone from CJoiistantioopbi
to Calcutta and hack in 59 days, for winch die Sulim
gave him ®'i,9U0 ; and Iroin Farts lo St. Petersburg m
13 days. Helms certificates from the .lUllioritiet it
Calcutta and St. Petersburg, verifying these very ex
traordinary facts. He is about 46 years of age, and
slightly made. He trusts fur safety in ins perilous
journey loins speed, as he says neither dromedary nor
mail can overtake him.
Fatting Pork.—Falling lings must now havens
much as they can uat—they should bo urged for
ward ns last ns possible before cold wcilllia atonies.
They will gain more iu one week now than two
week- three mouths hence. There is imp li in tho
garden now that may he added to the miisli for
hogs. Pumpkins, refuse squashes, cablMigvs, up.
pies, potutiies, Ac., may he hulled up or C'-CUsiim-
ally fed out raw, just for variety—lor a pig is a
gentleman that prefers u variety of Jislu:* and a
good dessert.
Give him ulso your greenest corn, milting up
cob and corn and stock, un inclt or two long. Ho
will cut op all clean while they ure nuvtdties iu his
pen- After all your rnuiu stay fur Tutting him up
is grain ufsomu kind. Indian corn grouaid, is best.
Buck-wheat conies next ; rye is good mixed with
Indian ; and outs always make tue break fust relish
well.
Von should hear in mind to let your Jiogs huve
charcoal every yeur; therefore »e name it shat
you need not suppose what was said und cte 'iea '- o
it last year will answer for this. A little iM-inn-uat*
toots good. And brimstone need iilanii Do < ix-s.
since we keep it to whiten straw with.
Massachusetts Ploughman,
Henry iv of France.—Henry rend with pleas
ure every tiling that wus published concerning his
operations, for under his reign every one enjoyed
free liboity of speaking, writing and printing, and
truth which lie sought after every where,cuma in
her turn, even to tlie throne, to seek him. Tito
gruuteSt compliment which can bo puid to kings is
to believe them worthy lo uttend to Iter voice. Un
happy most tliat reign lie wliere llie history of it is
obliged to conceal ils author: L’Etoile relates that
Henry having read the hook called the Ami-Soldier
asked his Secretary of State, Villoroy, if lie had
seen this work, nnd, upon his replying in the nega
tive, “I: is rigid you should see il,” said he, “fur it
is a hunk which tskes tne finely lo tusk , hut it is
still more severe on you." He was desired to pun
ish nn author who had written Nome satires upon
tlie Court. “Ii would be against my conscience,”
said this good Prince, • to trouble an li"nest man for
naving fold tho truth,”
A Girl's L g Amputated while in a Mks-
meric State —Last work, a girl, who wus affect
ed with a swelling in her knee, had her leg taken
otl'by a surgeon w lulu iu a ni -smeric sleep. There
is no doubt about the luct. Force surgeons were
present—one ope rated, one assisted, unit one watch,
ed the case. I’ney all agree as to the fuel, but two
of them assert that slur sull’-red pain, as there
were twitching* of the nerves, &■:, Sue. herself,
is unconscious of having sullercd any pain,—Eng
lish paper.
Unly conceive it. — Iicrschcl estimated the star
"Lv ris''to he more than 54.009 limes larger than
the Sun, which fills u cubical -pace of661,472.000.
009,000,000. 100,000.000 ol such slurs lie with
in the range of the lele-cope and between every
two there is an interval of more than 20,900,000,-
000 miles of space. Wlm cun think of what lies
beyond tiie telescopic view 1 In such a thought is
out the mind lost in tite immensity ol the universe !
Mesmerising a House—Something rich.—The
other day, lire crew uf the Wapello, tit St. Louis,
were completely nonplussed by a fraclious horse
which they were endeavoring to get on board.
Mr. Ediott, u mesmerizes, war requested to oper
ate, and we are happy to learn, did m> to with tin
mediate effect. Simply looking the uuiriial in the
face, muking a few passes down his nose, and with
perhaps, a gentle “ llu-oold horse !” tlie scnsalivc
creature became perfectly docile, nnd walked
aboard without even once saying neigh At leust
so suys a St. Louis paper.
The Potatoe Blight.—A New York Farmer
inis discovered tliat tlie potatoe blight IS caused by
a small insect. He bus discovered u small green
colored mogul in tlie suvity uf llio diseased potatoes
on his faun. The disease has been on llie increase
for several years and bus excited grent|iotere*l in
Scotland, Germany, Sweden and Russia. Another
farmer suggests that, to prevent llie dtseuio fron
spreading, tlie sound potatoes should bespread oui
and dried thoroughly, before they me stored awuy
He says;—“I find them in tlie worst stute on tin
wettest ground ; tho Curler potatoe is the most de-
cayud ; tite common round red ones, nearly a-
muclt; ami the ladies’ fingers scarcely at all,
'Tho cfloctive military force in Ireland on the 1st
inst, including cavalry, infantry and artillery, we>
26,900 men.
Morse s Telegraph Works by Lightning.—
During u thunder storm at Baltimore, on Thursday,
Ihesupcrinlcndantsof Morse’s Magnetic Telegraph
removed the galvanic butteries, uud suspended the
operations uf tiie telegraph, to avuid being injured
hy llie electrical discharges from ihe clouds ; the
lightning having been attracted by llio wires, coun
teracted tite effect of the discharges from llie lint-
iLiics, and interrupted the operation of the tele
graph.
On tile withdrawal of the batteries, tiio wires
were operated upon hy each successive flash of
lightning, tile ten-graph working precisely in ill ■
same way as whoa in operation lor tite transmis
sion of intelligence; thus proved (wliut few doubt)
that thu elect licit} of the unnosphere, and Hint gene
rated hy the galvanic buttery, are identical, or alike
in their operation upon conducting substunccs.—
Sun.
A Cousin's Lips.—The lips of a pretty cousin, nvi
the Richmond Siar, are a sort ol neutral ground be.
tween a sister’s and a strangers. If you sip, it is n l
because you love, nurexaclly because you iiavc &rigls,
nor upon grounds P.alonie, nor with tho culm salisfac
lion tliat you buss a favorite sister, it is a sort of In
cus pocus commingling of &,!, into which each feeliig
throws ils part, until ihe cotwatt'imiion is t'-.nliinjt,pe
culiar, exciting, delirious and emphatically slick. Tin
is as near ton philosophical inalizii.>>iij us we coi
well Conte* A!! tlie girls are the editor's cousins.
Guano.—Tho N"w York True Sun s. y-;"\Vcco:
versed the other day wiihau ioieliigeiilgi'iilR-imnwIii
lias visited nearly all the coasts and Islands wheregu*
aim is obtained, and lie incut oued a curious lad in il
lation to its value as manure. Much ol il now brough
in market is utterly worthless* and llie reason is, that
it is takon Iroui 'hose places where tare .s rain, it
leached, and ihu lerliliziug properln.- or, washtI
away. Thai oniy is good w
tuues where there is but Ini
i Inn ml in those la'
Cure For Founder.— The seeds of sunflower
are ihe best remedy known for the cure of founder
in horses. Immediately on discovering that your
horse is foundered, mix about a pint of tlie whole
seed in his feed, and II will give u perfuct cure.—
Cultivator.
The daughter ol llie Prince de JoinviHr was horn
on tlie second night of bombarding Mogudure, aud
bus been named Victoria.
Gov. Branch has reached F'loridu, and assumed
his duties us Governor ol the Territory.
A Quaker W. mm's Speech.—Dear friends, there
arc three tilings I very much wonder at. The first is,
that children should be so foolish as lo throw up stones,
brick-bats aud clubs into fruit trees, to knock down the
fruit—if they would let it alone, it wuuld fall itself.—
The second is, that men should be su foolish, aud even
so wicked, as to go to war and kill one another — if
ihr-y would let one another alone, they would die of
themselves. And the last thing that 1 wonder at most
uf nil is, that young men should he so unwise ns to "n
after young women—9 they would stay at home, the
youi g women wuuld come alter them.
Importation* this Year.—The importations of for
eign goods into the United Stale* tins year will proba
bly amount to one hundred and fifteen millions of dol
lars. Of this amount, the importations into Fluladal-
phia were about eight millions, while the importation*
into New York were seventy-five million*.
"Pa, does tlie world turn round !"
"Yes, my dear ; it turns un it* axis oace iu twenty-
four liours."
“Bow often is tliat ?”
Why once a day.”
“Well, 1 thought so ; for Mr. goe* down lo
Uoodsvilie most every day with a jug, aud belore he gel*
heme he has to stop and lay down beside the road, and
hang on to the ground to keep from falling oflT!”
Novel and Interesting,—We learn that our «W
fellow citizen Air. it. Downey, i.ow living in New Ai
iuny, has obtained a patent lor a iiiacli-ne to aid nit* 1
ii ilg leather, by w h ell lie can uivnulaclure ilia adicl-
in hall the time it has heretoiuro laseii, and save <*■*
had of iho bark, flu uses no steam or cheimcai
agent, liui simply deprives the lodes of a niri el mucof.
■tud introduces tne liaik liquor by intans oi lus matioOC'
The city council ol Now Albany have appointcdl***'
notice ot practical uud scientific, men, a: i lie request ol
Mr. Downey, tu examine the process and macli no ltd
to report thereon at as early a day ns practicable. iG
understand that the committee are lavoralily inipre**®
as tar a- they Lave gone iu tlieir examination.
Louinille J
fxivE and Suicide.—A young man named Janie*
Garnett commuted suicide at Ins room in GranN
street, New Orleeaus, on Wednesday nigiit week, hj
taking laudanum. From a Idler written by him previ
ous to Ins taking the latal dose, explaining llie warn
ol llie act, it appears there was a lady ill the c asf '
Tea was first introduced into the L'nitcil State*i*
1720; in hall a century altcrwurds it was one oil"
Revolution ; and, at tins tune, the annual coiuumpW*
amounts to some four or fivu millions ul pounds.
Sir John Ilersliel says thunder can scarcely lie lieud
more than twenty or thirty mile* from llie Haihi •*
tliat lightning may bo seen at a distance olttvo***’
dred miles.
The MiilrMcs reports that a w- man named M-‘ l | lbe '
son, in South Coventry, Connecticut, has returned fm
the grave, having been "told by her Ssviour to a"
hack to the Barth,” aud warn llie people that "ill* .
is short,” which she docs daily, and during til* nl f
hold* converse w nh angels, whoso celestial form*
compass her bed !
Van Burcn (Ark.) Iu'oiligencer, ofO.'tobcrOh
1 exm
Tl
says. Wo learn horn a gentleman just Iroin
that the inhabitants ul the north-eastern portion'
as arc sufiTc-ribg greatly for want of provisions,
the water in that region hi
line place, to M.ssouri that Went out last " inter»
spring.
ufl'e*'
it or provisions, aarj!* 1 * 1
almost totally
Met** S e, ‘
We find llio following m Noali'i
uot bad.
Wbou lovely woman litis tier saucer,
Aud Ituds loo tale licit lea will slain,
Wluil art a ill heel ili-tl end disaster!
What wash will inuks il while *|siu.
The unly way tbst slain cm* cover.
To hide the spol from every eye,
To chest her father, mother, lover,
And blind ibeir vision. i» dye-
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