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The North East Boundary. —We announced some time ago the appointment of Mr. Gallatin and Mr. Preble as commissioners to present in be half of the United St ates, to the common arbitra tor to be chosen between them and Great Britain, the claims of this country in respect to this boun dary. In a Maine paper, we find the following summary of the convention between the two coun tries, regulating the mode and train, in which these commissioners, and those on the part ol Great Britain are to discharge their duties, which we annex for general information. —JV*. Y. Amer. JV. E. Boundary. —The National Intelligencer publishes a Proclamation of the President, con taining a Convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed by A. Gallatin on the part of the former, and Messrs. Grant and Ad dington on the part of Great Britain, dated at London, Sept 29, 1827. This Convention has been duly ratified on both parts. It provides for the fulfilment of the fifth article of the Treaty of Ghent, viz. to refer the points of difference in the settlement of boundary to a friendly power, and the parties engage “ to use their best endeavors to obtain a decision, if practicable, within two years after the Arbiter shall have signified his consent to act as such.” Instead of submitting the whole mass of Documents to be examined by the Arbiter, they agree to substitute for them “ new and sepa rate statements of the respective cases, severally drawn up by each of the contracting parties these statements, when prepared, to be mutually communicated to each other by the contracting parties, within fifteen months after the exchange of the ratification of this Covention.—After such coramunicatibn shall have taken place, each party shall have the power of d*.-wing up a second and definitive statement, if it thinks fit so to do, in re ply to the statements of the other party so com municated, within twenty-one months after this convention is exchanged. This is the substance of the first and second Articles of the Convent ion. Article third relates to the bringing of evidence more than that container in the Report of the Ghent Commissioners. Article 4 provides that no Map shall be used but Mitchell's by which the Treaty of 17tf3 was regu lated, and one other agreed on by the parties, con taining a delineation of the water courses, &c. Article 5 provides that all the statements, maps, &c. above mentioned, shall be jointly and simul taneously delivered in to the Arbitrating Sover eign or State within two years after the exchange of this Convention. Article f> requires, that should the Arbiter need further elucidation cr evidence in regard to any point, the requisition shall be made to both par ties simultaneously, who shall communicate writ ten replies to specific questions , but no further ; and these replies the parties shall communicate immediately to each other. The Arbiter is also empowered to make additional surveys at the ex pense of the parties. Article 7 says, the decision of the Arbiter shall be final and conclusive, and shaf! be carried into immediate effect. Article 8, and last, requires this Convention to be ratified and the ratifications to be exchanged within nine months from the date thereof. (This article has been executed.) — Saco Palladium. It will be recollected that the U S. arsenal in this neighbourhood was lately removed from its site on the river, to what was esteemed a more healthy situation on the Sand-Hills. It is rebuilt, we believe nearly, if not exactly, on the same plan, and will be completely finished during the present month. The substantial workmanship and beautiful proportions of the former buildings have been universally praised and admired ; but just as were these lavished encomiums on their former appearance, no one who has examined them in their present situation, will admit that they have lost any thing in solidity of structure or beautiful proportion, under the management of the present undertakers. When we look at them now in the beauty of their architectural symmetry, we feel double regret that they had not been destined to add beauty to the lower part of our city, and increased safety and protection to the whQle population.— Augusta Courier. Banks in Massachusetts. —By the returns of the state of the banks in this commonwealth, made to the Secretary on the first Saturday of May, it ap pears that the amount of capital stock of the sixty one banks now in operation is $19,337,800. The whole amount of bills in circulation was $4,884,- 538, of which amount $985,045 were of bills of de nominations less than five dollars. The amount of notes in circulation bearing interest, not inclu ded in the foregoing amount, was $2,599,326 84. The amount of deposits in the several banks, not on interest, was $2,063,072. Deposits on interest $455,654 96. W hole amount of debts of the banks, $30,943, 400 05. The amount of specie in the vaults of the banks was $1,144,645. Ainouut of real estate $640,998. Bills of other banks in the state, $713,319. Bills of banks incorporated elsewhere, $277,531. Bal lances due from other banks, $1,210,786. Notes and Bills of Exchange discounted, funded debt, and other securies, $27,073,978 89. Whole amount of resources of the banks, $31,011,981 92. Amount of debts due to the banks secured by the pledge of their own stock, $1,414,510. Amount of debts considered doubtful, $343,451. Bonis in Connecticut. —On Monday last, one of tbe branches of the Connecticut Legislature (the House of Representatives (rejected by a large ma jority, a bill to establish anew bank in New-Ha ven, to be called the City Bank. The object of the bill was principally to extend the privilege of subscribing for the stock to the stockholders of the late Eagle Bank, who had not caused or partici pated in the failure of that institution. A pretty warm discussion took place on this point. Those who opposed the new incorporation said, that if the object was to restore the rights to the ruined widows and orphans, and to the college, there would be some claim; but how could they pur chase the stock after having lost all their property ? A resolution proposing a committee to inquire in to the propriety of disfranchising George Hoad ley, and for inslituing a suit of perjury against him and the Cashier of the Eagle Bank!! was laid on the table by a vote of Vo to 50. The Senate and the House have concurred in continuing the peti tion, relative to the bank, to the next session A number of other petitions for new banks were presented, butitis probable, from present appear ances, that none will be complied with. Boston Statesman . Forgeries. —A young man from Bremen, was yesterday arrested cn the charge of forging a draft for $l3B, purporting to be drawn by Henry Lear, of Philadelphia, on Brown & Ives, of Pro vidence, R. I. and endorsed by Sturges & Per kins of this city, wnich he negociated at Alstine & Dykers. He confesses the forgery and also confesses forging other drafts, viz :—a draft for ss<) on Gallagner & Mason, which he had cashed at Allen’s in Providence, R. I. about a year a<ro ; about three weeks ago at Fayettville, a draft for s r>o °n Van Gent & Peypers, of this city, but no such firm exists, and that was cashed by Mr.Starks of that place ; about five months since in Phila delphia, a draft for slc7, in the name of Gallao-- her A: Mason, of this city, on McDonald & Ridge ly, of which he had cashed there fa bout four weeks since at Norfolk, Va. a draft of $75 on Van Gent & Pe3 T pers, which was cashed b_, Robert Sauters, and a lew days ago, one for in the name of V ezen \an Lengarke, of Philadelphia, on Thorndyke, of Boston, wliich last he drew in the Exchange in this city, and had it cashed by .Messrs. Allens—one of the signatures he obtained from the book in the Reading Room, in the Exchange. Whenever he was out of funds he sat down and drew a bill and had it cashed with out any difficulty, as he states. jY. Y. Daily Adv. June 6. James Monroe, Esq. Ex-President of the United States, and Lady, arrived in this city yesterday afteiooen, in the Union Line steamboat, from Pln \ . i-fpbir. —Merchant's Telegraph,Ctk hist. - Argus Office, Albany, Tuesday, 5 P. M. Another Fire.—Between 2 and 3 o’clock yes terday morning, a fire was discovered in the lower part of the two story brick building on the corner of South Pearl and Hudson-;', reet, owned by the heirs of Peter MTlench and occupied by C. A. Waldron, Esq. as a retail dry goods store. It soon extended on both streets, and destroyed the ad joining building owned by Mr. J. D. P. Duow, and occupied by Mrs. Haskell, a milliner, and the two next, one owned and occupied by Mr. R. Merri field, and the other owned by Mr. Win. James, and occupied by Mrs. Stewart as a boarding house.— The second story and north half of the building on the corner of Hudson and South Pearl streets was occupied by Mr. William M‘Hench, asadwel ling. The adjoining building, a carpenter’s shop, occupied by Mr. John M*llench, w T as torn down and arrested the progress of the fire in that direc tion ; and the largo three story building of Mr. Win, Carpenter, in Hudson-street, prevented it from extending on that street. Two of the buil dings on Hudson-street were of wood, of the an cient style, and not valuable. The other two were two story brick buildings. Their contents were chiefly saved, with the exception of the furniture of Mr . Wm. MTlench, the most of which was con sumed. The loss is about SSOOO. Mr. MTlench was in sured SIOOO, and Mr. Waldron to the amount of his loss. The fire was discovered in the cornice or gutter between the corner building and the adjoining building in Hndson-street. Whether the result of design or accident, is not ascertained, though the general impression is that it was the work of an incendiary. This impression is strengthened by the belief which prevailed during the previous day, and which is still entertained, that some of the in cendiaries who have recentl}’ infested the city of New-York, are now among us. A black man was arrested this morning, under a suspicion of hav ing been engaged in this fire, and is now under going an examination at the police office . The President of the United States has recog nized Thomas Thaxtcr.as Vice Consul of the King ofthe Netherlands for the Port of Salem, Massa chusetts ; Lewis T.apmann. as Consul of the Free and Hanseatic Town of Brenten, for the Port of Charleston, South Carolina i, John Baker, as Con sul of His Britannic Majesty, for East and West Florida, and the State of Alabama ; Frederick Au gustus Mensch. as Consul ofthe Grand Duke ot Saxe Weimar, for the United States, to reside at New-York ; Samuel Wright, as Consul of the King of the Netherlands, for the Port of Savannah, Georgia ; Peter Laidlaw, as Consul of the King | of the Netherlands, for the Port of New-Orleans, Louisiana; Charles J. Cazenove, as Consul ofthe i King ofthe Netherlands, for the Port of Boston, i Massachusetts ; and Bohl Bohlen, as Consul for the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. New Post Offices. —During the month of May hist, six new Post Offices were* established in this state -one at Grove Le vel, Franklin County, one at Flat Shoals, j Merriwether County, one at Graysonville, i Troup County,one at Rock B idge, Gwin nett County, one at Straw titer’s Mils, Fayette Countv,and one at Cunningham s Store, Jackson County The one firmer-j ly at Cochran s, Fayette County, was dis- • continued. The editor of the New Monthly Magazine thus speaks of Cooper, the novelist:— •* There is more fancy and originality in Cooper than four-fifths of the novelist sos the times. The power of makim* so much of simple materials ; the truth and fresh ness of his pictures : the thrilling interest which the reader feels in his descriptions ; the very real ity of the tempest and battles, in which we seem to be partakers at the moment, are mere marks of the excellence and genius of the writer. Cooper has mingled with the war of the elements lie de scribes, and shared in combat; and he has only told us what he saw and felt—this is every thing.” The Annapolis Republican of this morning savs —Since the tremendous hail storm of Monday week, which will be remembered for many years in this city, two pretty severe showers of hail have visited this neighbourhood. The aspect on Wednesday night last was truly grand—between eight and nine o’clock clouds were seen approach ing from the West and North, that reminded every housekeeper in the place of their window shut ters, if they happened to have them. For several hours not only was the noise ofthe thunder without a single moment’s intermission, but the glare of lightening was almost as inces sant We have often witnessed seveie fleshes and louder thunder, but never such a rapid suc cesion of flashes, or from so many directions. The heaviest part of the storm was after mid night, when the wind, rain and hail was tremen dous. We regret to learn that B. J. Worthing ton, Esq. had a large tobacco house blown over, containing above 30 hogsheads of unpacked to bacco. The windows in the residence of Leonard Iglchart. Esq. five miles up the Baltimore road suffered by hail.— Balt. Gaz. 7lh inst. i ALBANY, June L j Clinton's Property. —The sale of all the proper tv of De If itt Clinton, (with the exception, we understand, of the carriages) was completed yes terday. The Cases were bid off for six hundred dollars, by a gentleman of this city. The Granu Lodge of this state, at their last session, appro priated five hundred dollars for the purchase of a piece of plate, to be presented to Mr. Clinton, as a mark of their high opinion of his services as Grand Master. This money has not yet been ap plied to its object, and the Vases were purchased with the belief that the Grand Lodge would take them, and” present them to the family of their il lustrious brother. There cannot be a doubt that they will do it, at their annual session, which commences this day, in New-York. It is not. yet known whether the property sold for enough to satisfy the judgment ($0,000), If it has not, the carriages will be disposed of. The overseers of Harvard University held a meeting on l hursday. The corporation informed the overseers that as yet they had not concluded on a nomination of President, and that in the mean time the duties ol the office are discharged by Dr. Ware. The dwelling house of Mr. Barnard. South-St. Boston, was struck by lightning during a very se vere thunder storm, on ‘1 hursday morning. No person was injured. ; Dinner tu Mr. Webster. —A public dinner was given yesterday, in Faneuil Hall, to the Honora ble Daniel W ebster, by a large number of his con stituents, who were desirous of testifying in this public manner their respect for his public and pri vate character. The spacious hall was handsome ly decorated for the occasion, and it was filled with guests, who were gratified with the opportunity of meeting their distinguished representative, and of expressing their confidence in him, and their gratitude for his many and most valuable public services. —Daily Adv. MONTREAL, May 28. A Hoar.— On Friday night or Saturday morn mg some mischievous boys posted up a number of bills lieaded “ Wonderful exploit,” which it was stared that a Mr. T. Waldron, who has just, arriv ed from the l nited States, and was on his way to Quebec, would, previous to his departure, from this city, amuse its inhabitants by an exhibition of ins ingenious art’ of walking under water, which ‘ extraordinary task” was to be executed with the assistance of “ a leathern gar. lent and a glass head, to which a tube is attached that would communicate sufficient air to him. The exhibi tion was to take place in the St. Lawrence, at the entrance of the La ('hine Canal, on Saturday evening last. We are informed that at the ap p- tiled time a great number of persons repaired to the spot where the wonderful exploit was to be enacted, out having waited till long past the hour, and no r. Waldron appearing with his leathern head, they began to suspect that they were hoax t J, ana quitted the place in disappointment. Silk —The letter from the Secretary of the Treasuiy “in relation to the growth and manufacture of Silk, &c. which was sub mitted to the last Congress, shows that this article was carried on to some, extent in Virginia, at an early period of her his tory. It was the first colony in which it was commenced Silk worm eggs, white mulberry trees, and printed instructions were sent over by the British Government. James the Ist, in the 20th year of his reign, gave instructions to.urge the culti vation of silk, in preference to tobacco.- In 1623, the Colonial Assembly directed mulberry trees to be planted ; and in 1656 they imposed a fine of 10 lbs. of tobacco, (the then current medium) upon every planter who failed to plant ten trees for every hundred acres of his land—they at the same time offered a premium of 4000 lbs. tobacco to a person to remain in the Colony, and to prosecute the business and next year, a premium of 10,000 lb. tobacco , to any one who should export 1200 worth of raw silk ; also 5000 lbs of tobacco was promised to any one who should produce 1000 lbs. of wound silk in one year. In 16(36, all statutory regula* lions were repealed, but three years after they were revived. In 1661, instructions were given by the King to Mr. W illiam Berkeley to encour age the cultivation ; stating as an induce ment that “ he had formerly worn some ofthe silk of Virginia, which he found not inferior to that raised in other countries. ’ Mulberry trees vFere generally planted, and silk worms attended to by several of the farmers. “ Major Walker a member of the legislature, produced satisfactory e vidence of his having 7C,000 trees grow ng in the year 1664, and claimed the pre mium.” It is believed, that most of these statements are taken from Mr. John Ty lers answer to the silk circular of the Se cretary of the Treasury ; and we present them directly in ibis form, to give them the better chance of attracting the attention of our readers. We understand, that some little attention is now paid by a few persons in this state to the rearing of the silk-worm; nor do we very well see, why more care should not be taken with it—without mean ing in the slightest degree to supercede the cultivation ol tobacco. Our climate is suit able to the silk worm, as well as the mul berry tree. Tfiete iscmoug’h of the mul berry tree in our own neighborhood to show the practicability of planting and raising it in any desirable quantity. No one can take a walk up our beautiful canal without string indeed how happily it propagates it self. Perhaps iT our farmers were to di versify a little their modes of culture, it would he somewhat better than the eternal round of corn, wheat and tobacco. The The plaster and clover system—the artifi cial grapes—even broom-corn, h’ we would make brooms and brushes of it; more and bettle cattle; a few more sheep and a lit tle more wool ; hemp ; flax ; silk ; a great er variety of orchard fruits, and finer grapes, (particularly when engrafted on the luxuriant wild storks;) more cotton and woollen stuffs carded, spun and woven at home, &c. &c. might help the cause, and cere some ot the evils of these hard times. But w< lorbear, lor the present, Richmond Compiler . YorkV; lie, June 5. Manufactories. — rt e learn that a com pany composed ol men of enterprise and wealth, are about engaging in an extensive manufactory of Cotton Goods and Iron mongerv, to be located in tins or an adjoin ing District. They have our best wishes for th eir success in business The Hon. Wm. T. Nuckolls, and Gen. Tucker, Representatives in Congress from this State, passed through this village yes terday evening in the stage People s Ad vocate. A correspondent of the Baltimore Ga zette invites the curious to see thirty thou sand silk worms in operation, at the late residence ot Mrs. Non is, three miles on the York county road, in Baltimore county. T hey are attended by a boy ; and the wri ter podges himself that “ the silk can he cultivated on a farm, which has the black or white mulberry trees, with much Jess trouble than any thing else which is raised on it, and with no interruption besides to the ordinary farming business.” This good 1 ul\ will probably have eggs enough to supply the whole country. Those who wish to try the experiment, can be at no loss for the place where they are to obtain ‘hem. Baltimore has, perhaps, furnished during the present year, more silk-worm eggs, than any ther town in the Union.- Richmond Compiler, 6t \ instant • The YY elland Tonal. —This great work which will be another object of interest to the vicinity *>f the Falls of Niagara, is already partly navigable. The Canada pa pers furnish accounts of the passage of a vessel from Si. Catherine s to Lake Onta rio, a distance ol five miles, down the Twelve Eile Creek. The event was ce lebrated with much feeling The Gover nor of Canada Was present, with other dis tinguished personages, who all anticipated the time, now last approaching, when e navigation will be opened between the two lakes, and the largest vessels in common use upon them will be able to pass safely and expeditiously from one to the other.— The great, ingenious and expensive exca vations and corfsti uctions which have been made by the skill and perseverance of man. ft> elude the cataract of Niagara, and to surmount the cure hopeless barrier pre sented by the nature of the country at that place, will afford many scent sand objects intert sting to the crowds who annually \ isit that attractive spot.-- N. Y. Daily Adv. Kentucky. —The tempest of party rages higher in Kentucky than in any other state?. Ihe friends of Clay are directly arrayed gainst those of Jackson. The election of Governor in August next is considered a sort of test of the Presidential contest iy Barry is taking the rounds of the several counties, and InS competitor Metcalf, is by this time by bis side, playing all the arts of stump oratory upon the peo jde. Mr.Clay will scarcely be able to keep himself aloof from the animated contest Yet whatever be the causes, the effect is certain and deplorable. IMote violence, acrimony, recklessness of attack and abuse, does no where characterise the present con test. The most private transactions ofthe parties concerned are ripped up and ex posed to public scrutiny V\ herever Barry has appeared, there is always some devot ed friend of the Coalition ready to meet him in angry strife, to gainsay his assertions and to attack his character They have even stooped to put up Darby against him. The pecuniary embarrassments of Mr. Carry have been animadverted on in the newspapers. He has been represented as an insolvent and a desperado. 1 Arc you not a bankrupt l Is not all your property conveyed away in trust, even dowu to your sows and pigs, pots, kettles, spoons, and blankets? Are not small executions of 8 or 10 dollars, against y*>u, returned by the sheriff of Fayette no property found?— The friends of Mr. Barry have not rested quietly under such attacks ; but they have retorted with the utmost asperity against Mr. Clay himself. They have hunted up the records of Fayette county, for the'list of Morgages on his property—and attempt ed to show that his property is laboring un der intolerable liens; and that he, too, is a bankrupt and a desperado. The mind shrinks with disgust fiom these exhibitions. They are personalities, which the excess of party spirit engenders, and the public good cannot possibly excuse Richmond Enquirer. Some of our Opposition editors have fa vored us with their opinions aiTayed in a dramatic dress. Were we disposed to fol low their example, we could not be at a loss for facts and circumstances admirably calculated for that kind ol composition For the present we content ourselves with quoting from the National Advocate, the following sketch in illustration : DIALOGUE. DRAMATIS PkItSONJE, Ms. , the only Jackson man in the town of******, and We. Scene.— The printing office —devil employ ed in his usual avocation of “ kicking up a dus .’ Two press’ sin operation , at tended by a noise like that made by a carding machine . Jacksonian. - I say Mister, have you got our papers ground out yet ? Editor.— I hey are in readiness, Sir; boy, hand the gentleman the bundle directed to . J.—ril tell you what, Ulster Printer, I want to have a little talk with you about Jackson and Adams. You’ve told some pretty damn’d tough stories about the old General, and I’ve had thoughts of stopping your paper, and taking the New Haven Herald. E—W Eare sorry to offend our subscrib ers. Our remasks on the General’s cha ractf r and conduct may have been some what severe, but we have endeavored to adhere to the truth ois all occasion®. We look upon General Jackson as a dauntless and successful soldier, but as entirely des titute of the requisite qualifications for the Presidency ; besides— J.—l don’t care a snap about his quali fications; be is a bettor man than Adams, and that s enough. How you can support Adams I can’t see. Dtd’nt he pass the sedition laws and stamp act ? Answer me that. ti. —John Adams did indeed recommend the enactment of what is termed the sedi tion law : but I have never before heard that our present Chief Magistrate had any agency in passing the stamp act, though J think* the charge more reasonable titan many others that have been preferred against him. I fear, my friend, that you have im bibed some erroneous notions respecting 9 ti J.—- Y° u dont deny that he made the sedition laws, and ’taint much matter about Mother. Now let me ask you two or three more quest ons. Did ut Adams hang a man ’cause he could’nt pay his debts] Did’nt he and Clay hire Toby Wattles to go to Keiituck and ’sassinate Jackson ] and didn’t Jackson save V\ ashington when Jefferson ran away in the continental war? E. I hardly know how to reply to you. J. [Chuckling ] Aye, I thought I should puzzle you You can’t dispute what I have said, tor I read it all in a ’dress made by Mi, Scremer, Governor of Pennsyl vania £ Your zeal for the General seems to have led you into some chronological and historical errors. J —?! don’t care nothing about errors.— All I know is, General Jackson is th” He ro of three wars, and that he has filled his country s glory full : and that Adams is an old democrat—not a bit better than Tom Jefferson. There ain t nobody in our town hut me that s got spunk enough to go for Jackson ; but I mean to do as Mr. Ran dolph does, 4 ‘ cry aloud and spare not.” How to answer one question by asking another. A pleasant example of this art, in which Saunders has the reputation amongst his south country neighbours of being a proficient, occurs in the tra ditional records of the far-famed university of Auld Reekie. A professor of what in this coun try is called Humanity , and who flourished not a hundred years ago, was pot more noted for his classical attainments than for the delight which he took in exercising his wit upon sucii of his pupils as he considered to be fair game, either on ac count of their negligence or stupidity. Amongst the latter, the learned professor seemed to consi der the *.,'ell known D E———, the amiable cha racter of and excellent father might have served to shield his untalented son from the caustic wit of this gentleman. On one occasion, when Davie had been even less prepar ed than usual, the learned Dootor, in a supercili ous manner, thus accosted the unfortunate pupil: ‘ Pray, Sir, can you tell me’ how r long a man can live without brains ? To w T hich Davie, looking up in the face of his interrogator, and with a grin, to which his longitude of chin gave inimtable ef fect, promptly, but unexpectedly, replied, “ How auld may ye be yourself, Professor ?” English paper. SKETCHES IN ITALY-St. Pvt?*, I)av June 29.—A1l Rome was in a bustle to-da iously counting the *fiours that were to p a b s J }j ( a P** the illumination and girandole should eon *!!!' re Having spent an hour or two in the Caint” ! ♦'*?* afternoon, (of which time a full half wase-. , 18 ed in contemplating the dying gladiator’s n ending pains) i was pursuing iny way towards X Peter s through rather a retired street, win -, :• tie Abbate, whom 1 had heard hiiiinnint 1 tempt at a tune for some moments behind *or <* ing abreast cf me, inquired the hour, ana ~u t**’ ing told, very unconcernedly asked rue to f!’ lum a bayoc or two (half penny.) Replying tir ? I had none about me, he impudently rofr”.rL } “ Non ne atete, ch It is on such occ;<f'ons as the present that a f • notion of the immense magnitude of St. p et a ! r maybe formed, (for 1 will venture to assert t p.* three-fourths of the inhabitants of Rome are tl o assembled in this vast edifice.) The motion heads, on looking down from any elevation in tl church, resembles the tossing to and fro of tfi e 116 when gently agitated. At the doors some id-lookmg wretches are bawling out and bus"‘JY ling to the faithful, true portraits of St. Peter” and St. Paul; whilst others are shaking monev box e * and begging for money to buy masses for the verianimi y poor souls !) in purgatory. Pjl r r | from far distant parts, armed with cockle shell and staff, are kneeling before the splendid grand aita • whilst the toe of St. Peter (who is on duty U-'dJ ’ gaudily arrayed in rich brocade mitre, ar.J receives the kisses and homage of thousands ti the prince to the peasant. The former is prer?? ed by his lacqueya, who wipe the toe with a w ’ handkerchief before he kisses it. One youn-r man 1 observed (whoso smiling happy ; lce denot* cd her as not of melancholic temperament) a * tively employed in bumping the heads of so 4!f her acquaintances against the toe, on their stoon! ing to kiss it—much to the amusement of the h! standers. 1 J ’ The busy hum of conversation in the cathedra! is now suddenly overpowered by the simultaneous burst of four organs m various parts of it. and tC full peal is accompanied by the strong cTio ruß “ 0 c the Pope's choristers, from the deep °bass to tho shrill musico s rich notes, much better adapted fin my humble opinion) to church singing than to the stage. The whole audience are now entranced in delight, and silent as the midnight hour, listen, ing with cager’anxiety to the beautiful and pathet* ic music of the Catholic church ; and even after two hours have elapsed, and the final chorus is dy. ing away in distant reverberations through the loity aisles, it is with a feeling of regret that you find yourself pressed by tho crowd towards the portico. But here is a sight to increase admira tion. The whole front of St. Peter’s is illuminat. ed by large paper lanterns, giving a softened but splendid appearance to the idifiee. The different military bands play the most lovely Italian music in various parts of the great square, which is now thronged with those coming out of the church - and the stranger is preparing to depart, highly gra tified by the magnificent scene when the great bell tolls—a vivid and brilliant light is seen in dif ferent parts ofthe building running like wild lire from point* to point, uniting and ascending oven to the highest pinnacle ofthe cross, till inYorty se conds, on the second toll, the whole building ap pears one mass of fire, and lightens the surround ing campagne for miles * I freely own that ne ver in the course of rny life, has any circumstance so completely amazed me. It seems the superna tural work of enchantment,bursting on ones surfit like some sudden and awful vision from above. There is one deep expression of wonder irom the dense crowd assembled, for there is no tinm for more, it being in this one moment, in all its glory, blazing like some giant meteor to all the world around. On recovering from my astonishment, I found there was a rush toward, the bridge opposite the Castle of St. Angelo, to witness the girandole, or fire-works. This was a contrivance of Michael Angelo s ; and from the insoiated, and lofty situa tion ot the Round Tower, the castle is admirably adapted to this species of exhibition. Suffice it to say, that the splendid imitations of Vesuvius vo miting fourth its fiaines, the representation of wa ter-falls, etc., called forth repeated expressions from some lovely Roman mouths near me, of— .“Q mama mia! che bclla c vsa /” and the no fre quent, “ Dear me, how beautilul!” from some of rny own fair country women; and on the final rocket being sent up, I retired, like others, to my home, (after taking an ice on the Corso,) and con gratulated myself on having seen one of the most magnificent sights it is possible to behold. VIATOR. * 4000 lanterns and 200 firepots are employed in this exhibition. 300 men (suspended by cords on the outside ot the dome, etc.) simultaneously set fire to the contents of the latter, each man having about seven under his charge, wliich he ignites as quickly as possffile, on the first sound of the great bell. A late London paper contains the following sin- O gular paragraph : Successful Lawsuit. —ln the Insolvent Debtors’ Court recently, a person named Wm. Charles Lmpson, came up to be beard on his petition.— His schedule contained a statement that appeared to astonish the Court."’ It was—“ l attribute my insolvency to an error of judgment of the late Lord Chancellor Eldon.” In answer to the inqui ries of the Court respecting this extiaordinary statement, the insolvent entered into a long detail of’the particulars of a claim he had on the estate of a bankrupt, which had been the subject of a Chancery suit; and Lord Eldon, after much con sideration, having still some doubts, directed an is sue to the Court qt King s Bench, where he ob tained a verdict; hut the estate being exhausted, he never received any benefit, and havk * his costs to ft. a y> was utterly ruined by the cause lie had gained. The insolvent was declared entitled to his discharge, but was ordered to amend his sche dule, that the imputation it cantained against Lord Eldon s judgment might not remain on re cord. Morgan up the M issouri — This noted devoted victim to the sacred order of Ma sonry, who in the space of !3 months has undergone more transmigration than ever Indar did—w ho has been dead and again alive—who has been buiied in hollow stumps, and afterwards found lying most uncomfortably on the banks of Lake Erie — who has been the noble with his coronet, ami again the humble seller of drums who has travelled over more climes with niora expedition than ever did Bar* n Munchau sen— who has alternately excited the curio sity, sympathy, and astnoixhnunt of the world, has, at last, much against his will, been idem fied residing among the Gega gaga tribe f Indians, about 220 miles up the Missouri. This information is derived from some <>,’ the returning, emigrating, half breed Indians, who gained the infor mation while in Arkansas, from a persou who had been travelling up that river upon a fur hunting expedition, and who was well acquainted from his boyhood. The hunter of fur states, that JVlorgan is a princip 3 * chief of the tribe, has married the daughter of King Gegagaga, all the kings bearing that name, and is known among them a * Homenechleco, or the White Warrior.-"’ Every endeavor w r as used to, and was r.- sorted to, to induce a disclosure, by wh at means he had arrived at his t!„ n abooe but he resisted both art and entreaty an no satisfaction could be gained respecting the cause of his sudden, mvsterious disap* ptarauce.