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HE LAY OF THE MOURNER. BY MRS. C. B. WILSOJT. It is not raid the busy throng, When all around from care are free, That tender thoughts came stealing on, Mingled with fond regret for thee ! It is not in life’s giddy round.— The crowded scene, —‘*the hum of men,” My heart is concious of the wound Thot ne'er on earth shall heal again ! No!—it is when the busy day Is o'er; and night, in sable pall, (Chasing each worldly thought away,) Veils lowly cot —and lordly hall! When sleep sits close, on happier eyes, On lids from Sorrow’s tear drops free, Thai phantoms of the past arise And Memory's visions turn to thee ! % Fes ‘ —oft thy smile’s remember’d light Illumes the darkness of my soul, In the calm hours of “stilly night,” When Fancy reigns without control! Oft do the morning stars surprise (Those ling’ring gc.ns pale daylight knowSj) My vigils—ere these wakeful eyes, Have tasted slumber's brief repose! They bear me on from place to place; From rustic scene to lighted hall: And, if Joy’s sunshine cross my face, Deem that I have forgotten all! But wrong them deem !—unquaffed by me, Lethe’s oblivious wave may flow ; I would not loose one thought of thee, For all that pleasure could bestow ! Thy memory !—’tie the light that flings Radience, —where darkness else had been, The link to which my spirit clings, To draw it from this mortal scene; It is the one inspiring thought, From all earth's grosser passions free ; The whisper’d Hope, with rapture fraught, .That where thou art—l yet may be ! They who would bid my fancy range, From dwelling on thy meai’ry here, What do they offer in exchange, That I could cherish half so dear ? My guide on earth, my hope in heaven, The pilot of Life’s darken and hour; ‘Oh ! say—what bliss has pleasure givon, To equal Sorrow's hallowing power ? In considering the congregated world as assem bled on the day of Judgment, the following is . Pollock’s delineation of THE HYPOCRITE. Great day of revelaton ! in the grave ’The hypocrite has left his mask ; and stood In naked ugliness. He was a man Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven, “To serve the devil in; in virtue’s guise Devoured the widow T ’s house and orphan’s bread ; In holy phrase transacted villanies That common sinners durst not meddle with. At sacred feast, he sat among the saints, And with his guilty hand, touched holiest things. And none of sin lamented more, or sighed More deeply, or with graver countenance, Or longer prayer, wept o'er the dying man, Whose infant children, at the moment, he Planned how to rob: in sermon style he bought, And sold, and lied; and salutations made, In scripture terms; he prayed by quantity, And with his repetitions long and loud, All knees were weary ; with one hand he put A penny in the urn of poverty, And with the other took a shilling out. On charitable lists—those trumps which told The public ear, who had in secret done The poor a benefit, and half the alms They told of, took themselves to keep them sound ing : He blazed his name, more pleased to have it there Than in the book of life. Seest thou the man ! A serpent with an angel s voice ! a grave With flowers bestrewed i and yet few were-de ceived. His virtues being over done, his face Too grave, his prayers too long, his charities Too pompously attended, and his speech Larded too frequently, and out -of time, With serious phraseology—were rents That in his garments opened in spite of him, Through which the well accustomed eye could see The rottenness of Jhis heart. None deeper blush ed, As in tfye all piercing light he stood exposed, No longer herding with the holy ones: ‘Yet still he tried to bring his countenance To sanctimonious seeming; but meanwhile, The shame within, now visible to all, His purpose -baulked—the righteous smiled, and even Despair itself some signs of laughter gave, And ineffectually he strove to wipe His brow, that inward guiltiness defiled. Detected wretch ! of all the reprobate, None seemed maturer for the flames of hell; ““Where still his face, from ancient custom, wears ~ A holy air, which says to ail that pass II ab: liy was a hypocrite on earth. TO A LADY. Uouldst thou not leave the princely hall, Should dark misfortunes come, And be a bi ight and gay to all, Within the vine clad home. The May-birds should sweetly sing, To chase each starting tear, And round thy path should violet spring— The loveliest of the year. And thou shouldet watch the beauteous birth The blossoming of Hewers, And mid the merriest things of earth, Record thy artless hours. The laughing rills shall brightly blend Thy smiles in every wake, ;And shout thy name as they descend In beauty to the lake. And ’neath the rich embowering vine Shall ring thy voice of health— Sav—wouldst thou not for these resign -The pageantry of wealth ? The New : Yoifk Evening Post, says— f‘ we are informed,and take pleasure in mentioning the fact that the gentleman of New-York, who so gene rously deposited in one of our banks SI2OO, to the credit of the Ex-President, Monroe, for the pay *en of interest on the mortgages on his estate, was Silas E Burrows, esq. K The Philadelphia United States Gazette , says— lt The friends of Andrew Jackson, in Harrisburg, have recently given a dinner to the Hon. Edward Livingston, who was on a professional visit to that borough. Mr. Livingston s speech over his cups, was even remarkable for violence and misrepre sentation.” George Robertson, Esq. has been appointed se cretary of state, by governor Metcalfe, of Kentuc ky- The Boston evening Bulletin informs us that an individual has offered to appropriate SIO,OOO to the establiihinent of a practical seminary for the cultivation <fcf the various branches of agriculture and mechanical, science, to be located in the cen tral part of Massachusetts, and placed under the supervision of the American Lyceum. It is ex pected that this institution,.which is to embrace extensive workshops, gardens, &c. on the most approved models, will go into operation early in . the ensuing spring. Portland , Sept. 19.—We understand there was ■ an affray on Tuesday last among the workmen on the canal, in which one man was killed. Five of the offenders have been apprehended & stand com* mited for trial at the next court. We have not received the particulars of the transaction. CIRCULAR TO THE COLLECTORS. J Treasury Department, ) September 9th, 1523. i Sir: The tenth section of the net of Congress of the 19th May, 1828, on alter ation of the several acts imposing duties on imports having made it the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, under the di rection of the President, from time to time, lo esablish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent w'th the laws of*the United States, as the President shall think proper, to secure a just appraisal of all merchan dise imported into the United States, and just and proper entries of such actual va lue thereof and of the square yards, parcels or other quantites thereof, as the case may require; and of such actual value of every one of them, I have now, with the appro bation of the President, to communicate, for your government, the rules that follow. They will be subject to such additions and modifications as more time and experience may point out as expedient. The above act gives no specific direction as to the number of packages of imported merchandise to be opened and inspected at the Custom House. But it requires, that, in all cases in which the duties are to be regulated by the square yard, the value is to be appraised and ascertained, as well as the number of square yards. The Pfith section of Hie supplementary collection law of the first of March, 1828 specifies the minimum number of the pack ages that are to be opened and exaiwmed, and leaves it discretionary with the collec tors to have as many more opened and ex amined as they may think proper. Hence, in relation to the number of packages to be opened and examined, you will still be governed by the act last men tioned. Pursuing, however, the spirit and intention of the act of the 19th of May last, it will be proper in every case, in which the value of the goods is stated in the in voice, with reference to the running yard, or in which the duty is to be regulated by the square yard, that there should be an actual measurement of a reasonable num ber of the pieces of the goods, so as to be satisfied, on the one hand, that the number of running yards included in the invoice is correct; and on the other, that, by taking the average number of the square yards in the pieces measured, a fair estimate may be made of the number contained in pieces in each package. In the measurement to ascertain the number of square yards contained in any given piece of goods, the lists, fringes, and selvages, are not to be included. In order to the better preparation of this ietter, a correspouder.ee was maintained with the collectors of the principal ports of the Uni on, dining the past summer, in relation to the execution of the act of the 19th of May, and it appears, among other things, that their practice differs on the above point; some including these appendages in their measurements, whilst others have excluded them. On fully weighing the reasons ap plicable to the case, those for exclusion have been adopted. The list of woollen cloths is a coarse border, for -the of distending the web in the loom, and by its contrast of colors, exhibiting the cloth to advantage in the piece. But in the con version of the cloth into garments, it is torn off and rejected as useless. If included in the measurement, the operation would, in deed, sometimes be favorable to the reve nue, but not always, or perhaps generally, as the minimum under which the cloth would be classed, by including the list, would re duce the cost in proportion to the increase in the number of square yards. The differ- ! f-nce, under this principle, might sometimes prove 13-he very great against the revenue. The reason for excluding fringe is consid ered to be equally strong, although, as an ornamental appendage, it cannot be called useless. Yet, if fringe is to be included in the square yard measurement, the -foreign manufacturer will be furnished with a mo tive to enlarge its dimensions and reduce its cost. Thus, while the main fabric may be greatly enhanced in va ue, it may, nev ertheless. by the effect of the fringe, be completely reduced from one minimum to another, to the manifest disadvantage of the revenue. The enclosed documents, (lettered A,) furnished by collector Jones of Philadel phia, exemplifies the effect of including and excluding selvages and fringe in the mea surement. It appears to have been a long establish ed usage of tr.ide, in some ports, to allow a per centage, not, however, exceeding five per centum for measure, on broadcloths, in the running yard In other ports, the same per centage has been allotted as uj discount from the price, on the same kind ; of cloths. There is no direct pVovbion in* 1 the revenue laws relative to these discounts,’ which appear under one or the other form 1 to have been always allowed. BuHhe col- ‘ lection law provides that the ad valorem ‘ rates of duty shalhbe estimated on the ac tual cost of the goods. Hence, it has been deemed consonant to the spirit of the law, to allow all fair discounts or deductions ac tually made oil the face* of the invoice.- Such allowances may, therefore, be conti nued as being deemed reasonable, as well \ as leietofore sanctioned by the government, The usage, howevei, must be continued to hioadcioths, not extended tocassimeres, or oilier narrow Tgoods, nor must it exceed the above limit. In regard to the measure of length to be used, Congress having established none for the United States, the Euglish standard, as hemg the one‘generally ,n use in all the St.ites of the Union amt st be the standard adopted. You will therefore be confined to resort to this until otherwise directed iu maimer as you have heretofore done in vour district. J In the execution of the duties assigned by ar the appraisers, it will be necessa ,rytfou they should make certain re.urns to he Collectors, aud keep certain records in their own office. fur 'herance of these objects forms are enclosed herewith, numbered l &, 2. IS umber 1 supposes a case wherein wool len goods aie measured for on importer, and consists of seventeen columns, including the” column for remarks The columns being filled up according to the facts ilici ted in live appraisement, will exhibit, it is believed, all the information requiied by the Collector for ascertaining the duties cor rectly,. Similar returns will of course, be made by the appraisers to the collectors, in relation to other goods appraised ana meas ured. Number 2 is the form of the record book to he kept in the office of the appraisers, and is intended to exhibit a full view of their proceedings during each quarter. In pre paring this form, it has nut been thought necessary to include every description of goods that will be appraised aud measured The appraisers w ill, themselves, make such additional columns, as their experience may point out to be necessary. The principal object of this record book is to have under one view, the cases in which differences may have been discov ered between the running yard per invoice, and the running yard per measurement ; and the additions made to the invoice val ue of goods. The foregoing remarks are more immedi ately intended for ports at which there are public appraisers already appointed under existing laws, but they apply also, iu part, to ports wheie there are none. For ex ample ; the regulation, by Jaw as to the the number of packages to be opened and examined is obligatory upon all the collec tors, but it does not follow that in everj case of importation a formal appraisement is to be made, subjecting the Government to expense. Thrs in both description of ports, must depend upon the facta disclosed by an examination of theinvoices* and open ing and the packages subjected by the law to these opperations. There is only this difference, that at the ports where there are public appraisers, these officers iu conjunction.with4he collectors, w ill judge of the correctness of the invoice prices, as well in relation to the packages not opened and inspected as to those that are; and will be governed by the result, as to whether a formal appraisement is neces sary or not. At the ports where there are no public appraisers the collectors them selves must be judges ou the points in ques * tiou, and act accordingly. It devolves on those who are thus to de cide and act to make themselves acquainted by all the means in their power, with the qualities of goods liable to ad valorem du ties and their current market vvalue at the place of exportation Microscopic, or magnifying glasses, sometimes called “coun ters, “are often resorted to as useful aids iin determining the true quality and value of cloths, of whatever material composed, | that are of a fiue texture. Manufacturers in Europe use them, as well as common purchasers. You are authorized to procure such glasses for the use of your office, con trived in the best manner for answering the purpose in view.; a permission that will na turally apply only to those officers where ’from the amount on importations the col lectors suppose that these .instiuments will prove advantageous. No furl her remarks are deemed neces sary to be made to you at this time. Uni formity, as far as it may be practicable in the rules and fermsio be observed in the several collection districts, in executing the act, is very desirable liven where it may be supposed that the ends proposed by the act may be equally attained by the pursuit of different means, the principle of unifor j miiy is still desirable, on account of the nu merous returns made to the Treasury from all the Districts of the Union. 1 remain, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, RICHARD RUSH. From the Baltimore American. Commerce of Mediterranean —The shores of this great inland sea were among the earliest that history records as cultivated and civilized This precedence they ow ed as much to their natural fertility as to the facility of navigation afforded by that great inlet of the ocean Considered in all points of view, the coasts of the Medi teiranean comprise perhaps the region the most favourable, on the whole, of any in the world, to populatton and wealth. Whenever they.have enjoyed governments even moderately good their natural advan tages have pushed them to a high degree of prosperity. .Egypt, Tyre, Cyrene, Carthage,; the ancient republics of Greece, Asia Minor, Italy and Sicily ; and the mod ern ones of Venice, Florence and Genoa are examples of this Yet such is the in fluence of bad government, that there is not at this day a country -chiefly bordering on that sea, that does not fail far behind in the general scaie of European industry and If the humane ‘in the possible destruction of Turkish power in a part of these coun tries, foresee some melioration in the con dition of a.part of their race, the merchant will not be without his advantage in the probable extension ol commerce. It is not easy to say how greatly this would be aug mented by regular government, and laws protective of property, in regions so sin gulai ly lavoui ed in climate, soil and variety of pioductions. Constantinople, from .its position already a grand entrepot, even un der a Turkish administration and the cen tre of a.vast trade both by sea and over land, would become a residence truly im perial. It is a curious subject of specula tion, if circumstances had allowed Peter the Great to push his conquests on his southern instead of his northern neighbours I and instead of/onnding hi s city of pS i in the marshes of the Neva* to h*ve occu | pied the city of Constantine on the magni ficent Bosphorus—what vaster acquisitions | would have aggrandized his successors, | and what sensible changes would have oc curred in the condition of one of the most interesting portion* of the globe Front all appearance, we are likely to see, in this generation some rival of the ancient magni licence which followed the successors oi \ Ctesar to the Thracian Bosphorus, and the harbour ol the “ Golden Horn. Home nas been the scat of two empires the most extensive that have ever existed, a military ! and a religious one. Constantinople, winch has alreaoy been the seat ot <wo, may be come the residence of a third. From the Boston Daiiy Advertiser. FROM CAN ION. We are indebted to a friend tor the loan of Canton papers to March 29- The new- \ ly appointed Judge, named Yewstowtuug, i had just arrived from Canton. He was reputed to be a man of great strictness aud severity, and great benefit was expected from his justice and impartiality. The new Howkwan, commonly called by foreigne/s the Hoppo, or Commissioner of the Cus toms, was daily expected. His name is Eecnlung. This officer is appointed by the sovereign. An express was received at Canton, March 29, from Peking, to send up to court 3 OOi) taels from the land tax — about $4,000. The Register says that the embarrassments of one of the merchants of the Cohong, had been a subject of veiy great interest for several weeks, and that bis debts would amount to the sum of sev enteen lacs of dollars, with very few assets to meet them, and his failure, or as it is called, the breaking of his Hong, was con sidered inevitable. Ills arrears to the cus toms for duties were upwards of four lacs, and the remainder of his debts were chiefly .to European and American residents. — The matter remained iu suspense, waiting the arrival of the new Hoppo, when it would be brought to an immediate issue.—- The insolvent in such case is committed to ,custody, and is afterwaids transported to Ele, iu Western Tartary, for life. In sev eral instances the bankrupt Hong merchant, has been .pardoned, and iu that case is per mitted to return to his house. According to accounts from the Birmau provinces, Amherst town was in an unpro j mising state. At Rangoon tnere was an intelligent and liberal native governor.— Dr. P rice, the Missionary, had the care of the education of some Birman noblemen, and obtained the Bible for their use, from the English Bible Society at Canton. Washington, Sept. 22. We understand that an arrangement has been entered into at Green Bay, betwixt governor Cass and colonel Menard, com missioners appointed by the President for that purpose, and the Winnebago Indians, by which the .latter yield to the U. States the present occupation of what has been termed the Lead Mine District, and agree to receive the sum of twenty thousand dol lars for the injuries they have already sustained from the encroachments of the whites; and promise to convene at a future day, lor the purpose of treating for a final cession to the United States of this valuable section of c<>untr y,-—Journal. It will be seen by an official publicatihe iu another column of our paper, that ton M exican govern ueut has rescinded the or der by which all invoices of foreign goods received iu the Mexican ports were to be presented iu those ports, with the official certificate of a Mexican consul or vice con sul in the port whence the goods were shipped. The ordinance had caused much inconvenience and delay to merchants, and its abrogation will cause general satisfaction to the commercial world.— ib . OFFICIAL PAPER. The following letter from the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs of Mexico has been officially commuuicated to the De partment of State : To H. E. Joel R. Poinsett, Minister Plenipoten tiary from the United States of America. Palace of the Federal Government , ) Mexico, 19th June, 1628. $ Most Excellent Sir: The most excellent President, after a mature examination of the report made to him on the subject of the provisional obligation imposed upon foreign commerce to present, in the ports of the Republic, all invoices of goods bro’t to them, certified by the Mexican consuls vice consuls, or commercial agen<s, at the ports whence they proceed, and having also tukeu into consideration the several rem< n strances to which this has given rise, has been pleased to direct that the said obliga tion shall henceforth cease and have no ef fect. In consequence, the necessary or ders have been given by the Treasury De partmeot. I .iare the honor to make this communi cation to your excellency, by command of the most excellent President, and to repeat to you the assurance of the distinguished consideration with which I am, Yopr excellency’s very ob t serv't. JUAN DE D. CANEDO. Responsibility of Carriers , Masters of Vessels , and Coach Proprietors. The responsibility of carriers, by land and water, for the goods intrusted to their care, is now become a question of very general interest, both as it regards the pub | lie and individuals engaged in fhis brauch iof commercial enterprise. Considerable t capital has been long embarked in this ! lrade \ , b . ut of4ate years, two most impor tant additional classes of carriers have been called into activity, by the progress of mo ! dern invention aud improvement—we al lude to the proprietors of stage coaches and the owners of ste,;m vessels .Os these ; T ll , l *' e * ast quarter century, ahe former I, c “ een surprisingly increased, and the i ,alter have altogether created by the most i wonderful and musuistlul of human discov j eries. We shall, therefore, make no apol- I ogy for attempting to call the attention of j our readers to a subject of such magoiiude aud importance as the legal responsibility of these public servants for the safety 0 f whatever is entrusted to their care: and as this part of our law is a subject of much historical interest, we shall,take this opor lurmy of offering some observations both on its origin aud present state. Both in this country and in England,(from whence in deed we have Wowed our more recent doctrines upon this poinrj ve w the law as follows :—lt is irapossju the public servants of this class to iij t V responsibility for goods, however va. * ‘ by any general announcement th H Mui will not hold themselves ‘liable i than a certain sum, unless they aie , ed of their real or estimated vain*. - a certain msuiance premium above •’ *” dinary rate of carriage ; and that ar tisement in the newspapers, or even H ? ted placard displayed at the wharf or ! office, unless it can be proved to have?’ | seen or read by the person confidi,? ; to the carriers, will not be effectual limitation of the general which they are liable. But at the time, wherever there is distinct ev f 1 that the person sending goods was \J* ed of this limitation, either by the c ? j him>elf or by his clerk or agent a? | chooses to run the risk of the safe •’ ’ of his property at its place of destij.’ rather than pay the increased rate of ‘ j riage ;in such a case we understand i* ’ there can be no doubt (unless there a e “ cumstances of personal suspicion) th a * ? ship-master or coach- proprietor has ceeded in limiting bis individual respond ity. And it would be a matter of extr? injustice if it were otherwise ; for it mil J remembered, that under the edict Canpones Stabulari, which wehavea? ed, and extended, the public servaui ? only liable for himself and those emijU by him but also for the fraud or nmem? of his passengers—a risk against which | is quite entitled to secure himself, and • running which, he is unquestionably justjt in exacting a corresponding remunerate •To the Editor of the Baltimore Gazette The subject brit fly torched in iheabcv is one of very general concern in thiscci try, where travelling by stages and boats has so much increased, that int! latter there are often many hundreds j o| neying in the same boats, and, of cours where all sorts of spirits are huddled i gether—but it is also highly interesting krftiw, how far the proprietors of puli houses are liable for the honesty of the servants and guests. For example, I state a case of actual and very recent o currence in a public house in PhiladelpH which is now kept by a well bred gerul mm, and which I consider decidedly (t most genteel and comfortable in a citvni distinguished for the style and accoinnu, dations of its taverns- A highly respect! ble French gentleman, bearing an introdut tipn from gen, Lafayette to one of the nun accomplished scholars in that city, bo jus ly distinguished for its science and litera ture, stopped at the house in question, am without fear or suspicion, left his pocke book in his chamber, whilst he went to hi breakfast; on his return his pocket boo had been stolen and he was left in a city without a shilling, but happily not with out a friend, for he was generously reiievei by a loan from the gentleman to whom hi brought the letter of introduction—quer as matter of law merely—how far was tbi landlord bound to reimburse the loss, eap< posing that to be proved ? It is a q(italic that interests every iaudiord and every in veller in the United States; and no lawyei could better answer it than you, but as it u in the way of your “vocation,” take ootid I do notask it professionally, lest you nigh demand a fee. From the Charleston Courier. Practical Effects of the Tariff.— Tin following is an extract of a letter from ai experienced and extensive planter in tbi vicinity of Augusta, to his corresponded in this city—it is dated 26th Sept. 1828. “The noise now making abcut the Ta riff, I think will all end in smoke. Whel the people find they can get their coari clothing cheaper than the last year, the) will settle down and be contented. I haw bought my negro clothing and shoes 10p cent, lower this, than the last year, ad sixty per cent, less than when I imported the former direct from England, a fen years ago; and the fabric is at least 10 pel cent, better in wearing. And, besides, what has our Triff to do with the fall in price of all the cottons raised in other parti of the world. It is all madness and folly. The whole secre t is, we raise ton much of it, and ought to turn our attention to some* thing more promising and productive,” The Tariff. —A few days since a tailor in Baltimore was expatiating very loudly against the Tariff and the friei ds of lb* American system He contended, thatwa had better import cloths , because, a sh said, they could be had cheaper!! A by stander asked him if it would Jiot be still better to take off the duty, and import ciothes already made—because they could be had cheaper—for, in England Jour neymen work for a shilling *ieiiiog p e ’ day. The tailor reflected a few when he declared himself satisfied, and tht* for the future he would not only justify general principles of the Tariff* the friends of the American system# From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. In the case of the People against flunti which the District Attorney moved to briflj on in the Oyer and Terminer, day b ofott yesterday, Judge Edwards on reading affidavits refused the motion of tire ant s counsel to continue the cause another circuit and it has been set for the 10ih October next. The indict* ment in this cause was found at the instants of Mr. Russel, in August 1822. The trial was not moved on until September when defendant appeared and was resdj sot trial, alt was then postponed on aC * count of the absence cf material witness 61 on the part ol the prosecution. A c° CI * ndssiou was forwarded to London to t the depositions of witnesses there ; and > B the course oflast wiuter, the fcojun*el for tbj defendant consented to the appointment new commissioners. Since the indicting was found, the three counsel employed M Mr. Hum, Mr. H lines, Mr. Van Wyck# and Mr. Emmet hawe died. His presec* counsel axe Messrs. Price and £* Willi#**