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- .. . .... j " . ■ . - g I M t 11 rl Mr 'WSxBxWil 1 M Mil ! k s B y m ib B I <,B hW d y BL/K BL/ ML/111,111/Hf/s , BY WILLIAM S. JONES. €erms, THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL Is Published every Wednesday, AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE, TO CLUBS or INDIVIDUALS sending us Ten Dollars, SIX copies of the Paper will be sent for one year, thus furnishing the Paprrat the rate of SIX COPIES FOR TEN DOLLARS. or a free copy to al! who may procure us five sub scribers, and forward us the money. xHB CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL DAILY AND Tlll-WEEKLY, Are also published at this office, and mailed to sub scribers at the following rates, viz.; Daily Paper, if sent by mail-•• *37 per annum. Tri-Weekly Papsr 4 “ “ TERMS OP ADVERTISING. In Weskly. —Seventy-five cents per square (12 lines or less) for the first insertion, and Fifty cent or etch insertion. M— OnattOJK- ‘CgTI. TTA. j (Education. COVIN ITON FEMALES SEMINARY TIIR PRECEPTORIAL care of th above I name-l I.isticutiun, his been conferred upon the sub-criher, by the Trustees, for the year 1851. A large amount of money has been appropriated by the ci’izens of Covington, and vicinity, for lhe erection of a Female CoUegein this place. A com modious and splendid edifice will be built, and all the apartments tastily and conveniently fitted out. It is confidently expected that the exercises of the Collegiate will commence in January, 1852, under an able and 'fficient faculty. The exercises of the Seminary will commence on the Th rteenth of JANUARY, 1851- Competent Assistants will be procured in the various depart ments. The special object of this School is to instruct young Judies in the rudiments, ns well as m the mure advanced stages of a good education. Follow ing the most approved systems of instruction, with nine years’ exp rience in teaching, the subscriber flatters huuself he can offer to his pupils advantages not surpassed in any School in the State. Particular attention will be paid to Reading. Spelling, Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, History, Competition, Penmanship, &c., as these constitute the ioundauon of a thorough and practical education. The course of Instruction pursued at this Semina ry is liberal—embracing every particular necessary to improve the mind, form the manners, enlighten the understanding and prepare the pupil to move with ease, respectability and usefulness in any circle of society or sphere of action. Much of the happine.-sof every family depends on a proper cultivation of the female mind. To accom plish this object, and in every respect to meet the wishes of parents and guardians, in relation to their ponthful charge, no pains or expense will be spared. The Principal will devote himself exclusively to the instruction and discipline of the School. He will eon ider hims* If invested with a discretionary pare tai authority; constantly treating the S udents with mildness and moderation, governing them by applying the more honorable and generous excite ments to good conduct; but in cases which manifest deliberate wickedness and obstinacy of character, when all advisory measures shill hive proved inef fectual, he will then pro ced to i< fl cl such punhh ment as may I e deemed necessary to rec'aim the pupil and sustain the character of the School. Parents and Guar Hans may be well assured that their children and wards will be accommoda>ed with board on he most reasonable terms, and every at- I tention paid to their comfort end convenience. The price of Tuition is reasonable, and in accord ante with the tirae.-t. The Pupils will be charged from the time of entering the School until the close of the term. All dues must be paid at the close of each term. Music, Wax-work, Drawing and Painting, will be taught t y skillful teachers, at reasonable prices. To persons at a distance it may be well to say —the locality is healthy and desirable ; the society plea sant and cultivate For further information address the Principal. d3l w 3« JAMES 1.. RANDLE, A. B. Kenesaw Female Seminary. A boarding and day school, lor Young Ladies—Marietta, Georgia. Rev. Tbomas F. Scott, Rector. The Twelfth will commence on MONDAY FEBRUARY 3, 18'1. Circulars sent, on application to the Rector. * Hl 4 wj-i Qotels. HOLLAND'S SPRINGS. NOT INTENDING to engage again - , ia-oahlk. ak UmSnuma3.X.would present year, rnr roratona* ol yt-a.s ; or I would fell the Property on a credit to suit purchasers. Fur health, convenience, and as a place of laihitnrble resort, it his been too well kg>wnfor the last 5 years, to nerd a description. ririertnj, Ac., application can be made tome at Cartersville, Ga. f<*2l w 4 • JOHN S. ROWLAND. WALTON HOUSE, BUY JESSE 11. ARNOLD, Eijil At Munroe, IVnlton County Georgia. ' - fe6 ts FRANKLIN HOTEL, BROAD STREET, Auguste Ga., JEIaL ® ne square above the Globe Hotel, on the Suuili -tide of Broad street, n 0-w|y D B RAMSEY, Proprietor. EAGLE HOTEL, MADISON VILLE, TENNESSEE. THE BTBSCRIBKR takes pleasure in returning hisihanks to his filends and KUl the public, for the very liberal patronage here tofore extended to him. And having recently im proved and extended his buildings so as to afford the bis’ accommodations tn almost any number of trav ellers and ;»ersons wishing bo.irdmj, he confidently expect* an increase of public favor and patronage. Building situated on second blo -k south of the Public Square one hundred and fitly feet long— rooms regularly laid off and well furnished. He is also veil prepared to take the bevt care of horses, &c. Stable large and secure—careful and attentive ser vants. In short, the grea’est attention will be paid, and pains taken, to render all comfortable who may call at the Eagle Hotel. JOSEPH R. RUDD. ' Madi nnvilie. August 3, PSO. au3 wtt To Contractors and Builders. SEALED PROPOSAL** will be received until the 'JOih of February 185., for the erection of a Brick EDIFICE for the Southern Female College The plan ot the building, and specifications, can be seen st the Secretary's Office, on and after the 20th ol January. By order of the Board. J. H MURRELL, Secretary of the Hoard ot Trustees. Covington, Ga., Dec. 27, 1850. d3l-wtPe2o LIVERY STABLES, MADISON, GEORGIA. HARKALL HARRIS beg leave to announce to their friends in Madison and ■Xur .iY ■ the travelling Public gene rally, that they have opened the above SFABLES, and that they intend to keep as tine CARRIAGES, BUGGIES and HORDES, ascan be found in any Stables—with careful drivers. Citizens of Madisot? and strangers visiting Madison, by coming to us will always find ready accommodation, to go any where they wi-h on reasonable terms. M tdiaoa. lan. 2H 1850 SPRING HILL MACHINE SHOP?" FOR BULL ING AND REPAIRING £ali kinds oi UOI VON AND WOOL MA- Y—mak.ng large SCREWS AND GEARING,of all kinds—TURNING IRON, WOOD, 4 c., ALSO, WOOL CARDED AND BATTED, •ix al ec from Augusta,on the Louisville road,where the proprietors will be grateful for atiorders—orthey can beleftatC. A. & M. H. W ILLIAMS’S, Angus- G-~or directed to Richmond Factory P. O. d2O-tf HACK & DUVAL GROCERIES, GROCERIES. TllE SUBSCRIBERS are now re ce’’‘n - an extensive assortment of Heavy ■ML »n l Fancy GROCERIES, which they oiler tu;he Planters, Merchant* and Familfeeuf Geor gia, on the most advantageous terms. Their Store is just above the principal Hotels, and they solicit ail purchasers visiting Augusta, to favor them with a call and examine their stock. They uow offer the fid lowing Goods for sale low ; 100 bales Gunny BAGGING, 250 coils | inch Kentucky ROPE, SOhhds. st. Croix, Porto Ricoand N. O. SUGAR 100 bbls. Stuart’s crushed, ground and yellow Do. 250 bags Java, Rio and l.aguira COFFEE, 3l*o zegs NAILS, Peru brand, 20 tons Swedes IKON, assorted sizes, 200 bbfo. Canal FLOUR, of lhe Hiram Smith and other choice brands, 100 boxes Sperm, Adamantine and Tallow CAN DLES, 50,000 SEGA RS, of various quaiit co, 100 taxes TOBACCO, of different brands, 3.000 sacks Liverpool SALT, In fine erder. Aad all other articles usually kept in the largest Grocery Houses. ___ el-w J R. A NV. M. DOW REUBEN RICH’S PATENT CENTRE VENT WATER WHEEL. CA UTION.--Having been informed that a cer taia person named REED, is vending a Water Wheel upon which ths water is conducted by means of a spiral scroll, as upr-a “ Reuben Rich’s Patent Centre Vent,” we hereby notify and caution the public, that we will prosecute, tn all instances, At any evasion or infringement upon said patent, both the maker and party using, and wiil be thankful for tnv information referring us ta j»anirs thus ireeqxiss- Wg GIMIKAT de ('•. Muatgomery, Ala., Jane 11, !S5?. • «2t ts NOTICE. TO PERSONS WANTING HIGH PRES SCUE STEAM ENGINES. OR MACHINERY OF ANY KIND. THE subscriber will furnish ENGINES, or' the foifow-.ng diameter or cylinder, and length of stroke, with a sufficient amount of boilers, at lhe fo*- »•»«>< prices. ]^, e , h a s StrdK. Power. Prior ‘S »• 7-> in. TOhone. *5.000 •’ >®. 48 Sa. « •• 3MO >«. iim. « 2. AXI *- 30 in. 20 " 8.050 15 “ i,n<> ’» 18. 30 n. 12 .. 12UQ o -a- In in. -5 .. 700 Vkr ,!»»,« fk g'vxi workman- p' ' IT laelade Knfor •»J Ulung Ifo.np, ~e , frr , C(ark> - lor - * put up n » and arnnaaM hw 6 P vrJe '‘ AJdrea*. arum J taeaita, L. P. GAKNEH, Ag«u, w. ln;aWE Glu Ur at anv nine, r '“- MISCELUn. SELECTED POETRY. From the Lzuisville Journal. Here is a poem upon theck>e of lhe year, wcr-hy of the genius of Hou J. We do not know when we have seen any thing of the kind that pleased us as much : “Thiscomes o’reading Tom Hood.”— Magazine. Another round in the wal'sis whirled— Another fwcop cf this bowling world, Through the >fel!ar congiegtitnr.s, — Another race o’er the star-lit track, Os a gr ind el psr, by the ‘-steadiest hack” Os all the fi- ry looted pack, Entered in each year’s* almanac. To course through the constellations. Winter and spring, end summer and fall, Come and depart—the guests to a ball, Where ire do the ••high fint-stic,” But alas, where eacbd&n ?c is a hurried affair Rntree—pir.uette—aivJ diassez < if— wberb ? W tile pleasure i< coin rd. and flirting with care, And the smiles of j'.y have a forced scrl of air, Asif lips were oi gum elastic. With the daint'CFt th.ngs ore the tab’es graced, But the appeii'.e pills al the very first taste, As we tarn from one to :te other, Rel'iciani to go. we remain and f ct, 1 iffac fc-.uh xnr .Trg-Trnrrnya mr m-a-y—j Inwardly vowing to send a ‘Tegr.t,” And never go to another. Hurrying on through app!au-e and jeers, Wbat u “kifimg pace’’ old liice careers! Why it seems al test butor.e cr two years, Since we left . if bi’: s ind tuck-is, When like the old woman who lived in a ehoe, e lived in our red-topped boots and drew Mote watery joy from :hc pumps we knew Than the best of hydraulic suckers. Where go the marbles and knives and toys, That fi I up the heads and pockets of boys; The sbatenes of song ; the boisterous joys, We look upon new as folly ? The toys have been tossed— we know not whore ! Each song was, alas, in truth but an air ; And now, “the town” will »neer if we dare Indulge ia anything “jolly I” Billy Farlow baa been laid in the dust. And the Harlow knife is covered with rust, While a polished four-bladed scion Has taken ns place with a name must fit, For noth the patronymic and it, Have tempers ot very doubtful “grit,” And edges you can’t rely on. Oh, for tiiore days when wa sat by the brock, With a thread for a line, an J a pin fora hook, Angling in boyish fashion, Instead of searching with grim harpoon, Eve and morning, and night and noon, To spear the land cetaciun I Oh, foi those days when we had no care, V' hen the heart and the foot went free and bare, And a thorn in each was a slight affair, A trifle light as a feather, But now what caution is daily plied To protect the one from a iuciis.s stride, While wa cover lhe other with folds of pride Much thicker than any leather ! How we used to troop, whtn the school-bell rang Its cherry, bustling, brazen clang, With spirits and bodies active ; But now it may ring till it rings its knell, For we heed no‘‘lolling” unless from a belle Os “metal more attractive.” Fcr some are married and some are dead, AnJ one has a wild and whir ing head, And souie, alas, are forgotten, And tome hive at’ucked the “flowing bowl,” With a strength and fury beyond control. As it they were w »rm« in body and suul, Attacking a “boil cf cottou !” And ame h’.ve been hunting the phantom Farr <*, And seme have been hunted like wild-wood game By hounds whose eyes of vindictive flame No kit: iness e er could smother, For lhe fiercest ot hounds, with the staunchest breath, That never gives up till “in at the death.” Is a man un the tr.ck oi bis brother. Some sit with folded arms ami dream, And plan an I sketch and idly scheme, Still, merely chalk designers ; While some are diggi g w th sinews bold A name that mar hvo when they are cold; An 1 olbe<a for gold, As if they still were rniuors I Some are attacked by intense cravats, And think there ia mure than their herds—in their hats, Ard have very high hopes and collars; And with whalebone lance—a feariul brand ! They roam like knight-errants over the land, To rid by tbe aid of their gloved wake hand Fair damozeU of lheir—dolor a I Some have toiled on till they gained the top 4JI lUeir.jhCpeX. byt. not contented to stop, %asu '*vue more vifottp From ease and contentment’s crown, And down they come to the primeval ground, Just as they did in the school Loy roual, When they tugged lhe sledge to the lop of the mound, For the pleasure of sliding down. You used to a k Tom’s advice at echo:!, And he gave it gratis —but now he’s a fool Os law, and a special; leader, Whois f e 1 and Iced acd feed and feed With a golden stream that muit no: recede, Until you think from the way you bleed You're a sort of mttai ic leede. And H-’l hoe got him a piece of skin, Bleacired and [>ol shed and rolled very thin, And csvertd with printed I atin ; With a teal cf the pu cs: car mine wax, Una bit of stamped paper—in lead of tacks— Fastened cn by a slip of satin. And Hal, to preserve it fra u impious knocks, Keeps it snug in a tin cylindrical b>>x, Like a scroll ot the Roman Senators, And »-hows it w ih su h an affectionate air That you, 1 am sure, would be ready to swear, ’Tuas cat from ibe back, w th a deal of care, Os the dearest of Hal’e progenitors. And George, who sighed like a turtle-dove, Who was cinbbcd in Latin and crossed in love, At length found pet ce, as was ordered above, In a signoriti’s prattle, Ami suffers no more for “leva’s sweet sake,” But has akin a balm for hie first-heart ache In a title that nought but the earth can shake, In a hundred thousand acres that quake With the tramp ot horses and cuttle. It used to be Medico’s warmest delight To mix in a school-boy brawl or fight, Whether “Wiighl” or wrong began it, And crack our heads with a blow ; But niw when the blood begins to fliw From a head that is cracked, he is ready to asw And bind it U| ,crtr«pau .1. A«d Ben is a srrt of a biped meth, Making a living by cutting up cloth, And eating through pockets and purses ; And finds more pleasure in scanning down Twe ac re feet of a silken gown, Thau a thousand of classic verses I Who wav there else I Ab, yes, “Long Ned,” With the built, mathematical head, So very nice and pariicalar, la drawing ihe b.ueof his triangles true, To where the bypo’.henuse cut and went through; But now ’Us as much as Ned can do To keep “al bis perpendicular.” Thus all ore changed—some less, some more, While running on up our second score Ou Time’s eternal tally. Out of our “teens” and into our tieo, That go on it.creartng in years and size, Till we foil, like Christian, with weary eyes. Through the dark and shadowy valley. Yes, ail are changed. 1 ike a genuine note, Sent by the bank o’er the werld te fl-at, From scene to scene wa ara passed, ’Till worn by lhe frictisnof every ow’s thumb, Ragged and torn by the ceaseless thrum, W uh face quite dim, and patched we como Back to the vaults st last. U. A. P. TEN DOLLARS REWARD -_3 LOST, on the 6th i ©st., sum*'where between the Franklin House, iu Augusta and the city ot Charleston, .1 small Call' skin rm KET BOOK, containing the following de •cribed Notes, as near us can be recollected : One note for >suo, dated 17th Aug., 1850. payable one day afterdate, signed by Wooten, Barksdale & Co- One note for >2OO, dated 17th Aug., 1850, one day after date, signed by William Quinn ; One note lor $53. dated December 20, 1549, one day afterdate, signed by D. B. Ballis; One note for $45, dated Jan 1, ISbO, due Oct. 1, 1850, signed by D. B Dal is; One note for $39, dated April 12, 1849, due OcU 1, 1849. signed by I>. B. Paths; One note for $ 0, d tied March 25, 1848, due Dec. 25, 1348, signed by J. H Walton; One note Tor $27 dated Pea. IS. ISSO, one day af ter da'e, signed by H. W illi> and Gilford Pullen ; One note for $359, dated Jan 1, 1831, due Dec. 25. 1851, signed by M. Andres; One note for $164, iated April 15, 1850, due Oct. 1, 1850, signed by M Andres; Two notes one tor $7 SU, the other for $5.875. da ted Aug. 27, 1847,0ne dry afterdate, signed by .M, Andres; One note fir S6O, die! Jan. 1, 1843, due 25th Dec , 1848, signed by N. G. Barksdale; One note for $59, dated Sept. 18, 1850, one day after date, signed by A Lcseueuer; One nciefor $25, dated Jan. I, 1848, one day as ter date, signed by B. W. Sayre; One note for $75, dated Oct. 20, 1849, one day after date, signed by B. W. Sayre; One note f r S6O, dated Aug. 18, 1850, due 25tb Dec., 1350, signed by L. Psalmcnds; One r»ceipt given by Walker di Bradford for a nare on Wai. Mots for $16190, given March 20, IMS. Fbe pubi c are hereby cautioned against trading for any of said notes, and ihase pervous who made them are hereby notified not to pay them to any per son but the undersigned. A •>' person finding tbnm shall have the above rt ward, and any information given me sc that I can gel them will be thankfully received. Address either this office or. tell diAwl P. M. MOSS, Petersburg. Geo. Charleston Courier please copy above 3 times and send bill to thin othce. felS d2t WM. H. UNDERWOOD & J W. H. UN DERWOOD, lI’ILL PRACTICE LAW in the Counties V ▼ of the Cher- kee Circuit, (except Dade). Thev wfil both ;eiso*al!y attend all the Couits. J. W. H. I’xDkßW?oo ui.i attend the Courts ot Jack son and Habersham counties of the W ©stern Circuit. 3o b will aliened th© se>eions of the Su.reuie Court u Cassville ami Gainesville. AU business entrusted leibem will be promptly and ta.th : u..y ©:;"n Jed to. Oflke next do r :o Hooper A M.tched, “Buena Vnia Ho .'e,' Rome. Ga., al which place one or bv.h will always be f and, except absent, on profes ooal bus'oexs. ja26-w3m wanted immediately. A MIX ot rfv t htbits. *o lake charge of a Grist 2> and Saw M♦ . Oae wb.•» *ios soma cjpertenc© la ile u<e of lou/s s required. A gooi bouw, garden, and tad, wilt >» fam >be and liberal wages given. A man of small tatnilv will be preferred. WILI I kM SHIVERS, Sr. Rock Mil is, Hancock co., Ga, Ja2B-w4l OUR SERIES OF PICTURES FROM REAL LIFE.-NO. 6 o EMBRACING ILLUSTRATED TALES, SKETCHES, ESSAYS, &c. jfir* ■ — --- ■■ X. w \wLJ— CHEAP FBRNITURK. From Arthur's Home Gazette. CONFESSIONS. OP A HOUSEKEEPER. BY. MRS. JOHN SMITH. NO. 111. CUBA? FVkffITUKE. One of the cardinal virtues, at least for houseskeepers who are not overburdened in the matter of income, is economy. In lhe ear ly part of our married life, Mr. Smith .and myself were forced to the practice of this virtue, or incar debt, of which both of us Ind a natural horror. Fora few years we lived in the plain styl® with which we had begun the world. But, when our circumstances im proved, we very naturally desired to improve the appearance sf thirgs in our household. Ojr cans seal chairs and ingrain carpet looked less and less attractive every day. And, when we went out to spend an evening, socially, with our friends, the contrast between home and abroad was strikingly apparent to our minds. “1 think,” said Mr. S»i h to me one day, “ that it is time w e rs-furniwhed our parlors. ‘ If you can afford the outlay.” I -emarked. “ It won’t cost a deal,” he returned. “ Not over three hundred dollars ” said 1. Mr. Sn.ith shook his head, as he answered— •• Half that sum ought to be sufficient.— What will we want ? ” ••A dozen inahosany chairs to begin with,” I replied ” There will be silty dollars ” “ Ton dont expect to pay five dollars a piece for chairs,” said my husband, in a tone of sur prise. • I don't think you can get good ones for less ” “ Indeed we can. I was looking at a very handsome set yesterday ; and the man only asked four dollars fur them. I don't in the least doubt that 1 could get them lor three and a-half.” “ And a dear bargain you would make at that, Ido not in tho least doubt It is poor economy, Mr. Smith, to buy cheap furniture. It costs a great deal more, in tho end, than good furniture, and never gives you any satis faction ” “ But these were good chairs, Jano. A* good as I would wish to look at. lue mm said they were from one of the best shops iu the city, and of superior workmanship and finish.” As I make i* a point never to prolong an argument with my husband, when 1 see Ins mind bent in one direction, I did not urge my vt3w of the case any farther. It was s»:t tlod, however, that we could afford to re fur nish our parlors in a better style, and that in lhe course of the coming week, we should go out together an I select a Brussels carpet, a sofa, a dozen mahogany chair?, a centre ta ble, &c. < my hus- band’s ideas of economy were destined to mar everything. At oue of lhe cabinet ware rooms was a very neat, well-made set of chair-, fur which five dollars and a half were asked, but which the dealer, aeoing that ho wa *, jond our mark, offered tor five dollars. were eht*ap at that price But, Mr. Smith could not see that they were a whit bet »*r than die set of chairs just nnmtioned as offered for four dollars ; end • hich he wa* satisfied could be bought for three and a-half So I went with him t«» look at lhein. They proved to be showy enough, if that were anv recommen dation, bu had a common look in my eyes. They were not to be compared with the set wo had just been examining. •‘Now, are they not very beautiful, Jane,” said in) liushand. “To me they are qii o as handsome as those we were asked sixty dol lars for.” From this I could not but diseent. seeing which, the cunning dealer came quickly to my husband’s side of the question with various convincing arguments, among ihe sTongestof which was an abatement in the price ot he chair*— he seeing it to be for h:s interest to offer ihtui fur three dollars and three quarters a-piece. I’ll give you three and a-half,” said Mr. Smith promptly. ‘ Too little that, sir,” returned the dealer. “ I don’t make a cent on them at three and three quarters. They are fully equal, in eve ry respect, to the chairs yen were offered nt five dollars. I know ihe manufacturer, and have had his articles often.” •• Say three and a halfard its a bargain,” was the only reply made to this by my economical husband. I was greatly in hopes that the man would decline this effer. But, was disappointed. He hesitated far some time, and, at last said Well, I don’t care, take them along ; though it is throwing them away Such a bar gain you will never get again, if you live to be as old as Methuselah. But, now, don’t yeu want something el»e. I can sell you cheaper and batter articles in tbe furniture line than you can get in ’.he city. Small profits and quick sales,—l go in lor the nimble six pence.” My husband in the sphere of attraction, aad I Mtw that it would take a stronger effort on my part bo draw him out than I wished le make. So. I yie'ded with as good a grace as posa ble, and aided in the selection of a cheap sofa, a cheap, overgrown centre tab'e, and tw o or three o:her articles that were almost •‘thrown away.” Well, our parlor was furnished with its new dress in soud lima, and made quite a respec table appearance. Mr S.niUi was delighted with everything : the more pa’ticuiarly as the cost had been so moderate. I bad try own thoughts on the subject: and looked very con fidently fur seme evidences of imperfec’ion in our great bargains. I was not very long kept in suspense. One morning about two weeks after all had been fitted out so elegantly, while engaged in dusting the chairs, a part of the ma hogany ornament in th© back of one of them tell off Ou th© next day, another showed the same evidence if imperfect workmanship. A few evenings afterwards as we sat at the centre table, one of our children leaned on it rat-ier heavily, when there was a sudden crack, and the side upon which he was bearing his weight, swayed down the distance of hall an inch or more. The nex» untoward ©vent was tho dropping of on© of its feet by the sofa, and the warp ng up of a large piece of veneering on the back. While lamenting over this, we discovered a broken spring ready to in aka its way through the hair cloth covering. “ So much for cheap furniture," said I, in a tone of involuntary triumph. My h sbaud looked at mo half reproach fully, and so I said no more. it was now need u» to send for a cabinet ma ker, and submit oar sofa and chairs to bis handy workmanship. He quickly discovered other imperfections, and gave us the consoling information that our fine furniture was little above fourth-rate in qual ty, and dear at any price. A ten dollar bill was required to pay the damage they had already sustained, even under our careful hands A more striking evidence of our folly in buying cheap furniture was, however, yet to co i©. An ultimate fried came in one even ing to sit a few hours with us. After conver sing for a lime, both he and uiy bu-band took up bocks ai.d commenced reading whit© 1 availed my sei of the opportunity to writes brief letter. Our visi or, who was a pret-y stout man had the had fault of leaning back in his chair, and balancing himself on its hind lego; an experiment most trying to ihe best mahogany chairs that were ever made. We were all si ting around the centre table, upon wh en burntd a tall astral lamp, and J was gening absorbed in my letter, when sud deniy there was a loud crash, followed by the breaking of'.he table trotu its centre, and die piicning over of the a- rai lamp, which, iu falling, just grazed my side, and went down, oil and al!, upon our new carpel.’ An ins’ant more and we were iu total darkness. But. ere the light went out. a glance had revealed a scone that I shall never forgot. Our viti’or, whose weight, as he 1 nod his usual brane ug experiment, had caused the slender leg* of his cha rto snap off short, had fallen backwards In trying to save himself, he had cawgut at the üb<e and wrenched that from its centra fastening. Startled by this sudden catas.ro phe. my nu»band had aprung :• his feet grasp ing his chair with the intent of drawiog it away.wbe. the tep o; the back came off in bwhand. i saw ail inis ala sing s glance— and then wa were shrouded in darkness. Os the scene that fol owed, I will not speak. Mv ady readers can. without any effort of the mind, imagine something of ns unpleasant re ality. As fnr ear visitor, whan lights were AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1851. fa. /JSI brought in, ho w:»s no where to be seen. 1 have a faint recollection of having heard the street door rhut amid the confusion tiiat suc ceeded the incident just described. About a week afterwards, the whole of o:ir cheap furniture was sent to auction, where it brought less than half its first cost. It was then replaced with good articles, by good workmen, at a fair price; not one of which has cost us, to this day, a single cent for re pairs. A housekeeping friend of mine, committed, not long since, a similar error. Her hu band could spare her a couvle of hundred dollars for re furnishing purposes; but, as his b’?si ness absorbed nearly a l of his time and thoughts, he left with her the selection of the new articles that were to beautify their par lors and chambers, merely saying to her— “ Let what you get be good. It is cheapest in the end.” Well, my friend had set her heart on a set es chairs, a new sofa centre table, and what not, for her parlors; and on a dressing bureau, naa hogany bedsiead, and wash stand, for her chamber, besides a new chamber carpet. Her first visit was to the ware-rooms of one of our best cabinet makers ; but, his prices completely frightened her—for, at this rate, the articles she wanted would amount to more than all the money she had to spend, and leave nothing for the new chamber carpet. “I mast buy cheaper,” slid she. ‘•The cheapest is generally dearest in lhe end,” returned tho cabinet maker. “I don’t Know about that,” remarked the lady, whose thoughts did not take in lhe mean ing of the man’s words. “AU I know is, that 1 can get as good aitic'esas 1 desire at lower prices than you ask.” It di<i not once occur to my friend, that it would be wisest to lessee the number of arti cles, and get the ramaieder of the first quality. No ; her heart coveted the whole inventory at first made out, and nothing less would an swer. Se she went to an auction store and bought inferior articles at lower prices. I visi ted her soon after. She showed tae her bar gains, and, with an air of exultation, spoke of the cost. “What do you think I paid for this ?” said she, referring to a showy dressing beram, and, as she spoke, she took hold of the suspended looking glass, and moved the upper portion of it forward “Only seven teen dollars !” The words hid scarcely passed her lips, ere the looking glass broke away from one of the scre isthm held it in the standards, ar.d fell, crashing, at our fee'.! It cost just seven dollars te replace the gias« But, that was notail—over thirty dollars were pad during the first year lor repairs. And this is only t c beginning of troubles. Cheap furniture is, in most cases, the dear eat that housekeepers can buy. It is al vays breaking, and usually costs more, in a year or two, t an lhe difference between its price and th it of first rate article*; to say nothing »»f die VJ*.Xalio_q_and want of antisfacuou that always ifo Hutter Era < i fewer articles, if tho purse be low, and have them £ood. MISCBLLANEOUB II- TEKATtItE AJID NEWS. Anecdote of Dr. Maxcey.—Oionu occ ■ ©ion, several <»l tho sin'lcn'H of South Carolina College re oived to «lrig the Doc or’a carriage into the woods, and sited upon a night for the performance of the exploit O.ie of the num ber, however, wa< troubled with some com punctious visiting!*, and managed to convey to ths worthy President a hint, ui.it it would be w*!l for him to sec ire the door of his carriage house. Ins end of paying any heed to this sag gestion, the Ductor proceeded 011 the appoint ed night, to the carriage house and ensconced • his pnrdy person inside the vehicle. In less than an hour, some Haifa dozen young geti’Je men cam© to his retreat, and cautiously with drew the carriage into the mad. When they were fairly onto! the College pre' incts, they forgot iht ir reserve, and bsgau to joke freely with each other by name One ol them coin plained of the weight of ths carriage, and ano th«r replied, by swearing, that ‘ it was heavy enough to have the • Id fellow himself in it.’— For nearly a mile they proceeded along the highway, and then struck into the woods, to a cover which they concluded would effectually conceal the vehicle. Making themselves infi ui elv merry at the Doctor’s expanve, and con jecturing how and when h ) would find his car nage, they at length reached tho spot where they had resolved to leave it. Just as they were about to depart—having ence more agreed that ‘the carnage was heavy enough to have the old Doctor and all his tribe in it’— they were startled by the sudden dropping of one of t e glass-door panels, and by the well* known voice of the Doctor himself, whe (has addressed them: *■ So, so, young gentlemen you are going to leave me in the woods, are you ! Surely, as you have brought ma hither for your own gratification, you will not refuse intake me back for mine! Come, Messrs let us return; it’s getting late There was no appeal; lor the window wa* rais d, and the Dootor resumed h's seat. Almost without a word, the dtscomfiited young gentlemen took their places at the pole, and at the back of the vehicle, and quite as expeditiously, i r with less noise, did they retrace their course. In silence, they dragged the carriage into its wonted place and then retreated precipitately to their room*, to dream of the account they must ren der on the morrow. When they had gone, the Doctor quietly vacated the carriage, and went to his house, where he related the story to his family with great glee. He never called the heroes of that nocturnal expedition to an account nor was his carriage ever afterwards dragged a: night into ttie woods ! Kossutm —A Washington letter in the New York Tribune, saya: A communication from KoMQth, the unfor innate Hungariaa General, was received by ’ the Secretary of State to-day. which repre sents that he is in durance in the 'Turkish do minions. and earnestly entreats the good ofii cea of the United States Government to ena ble him to obtain his release with the view of 1 emigrating to our shores. The Secretary of State has expressed his ' intention to transmit immediate instructions to our Minister at Constantinople. Mr. Marsh, to open negotiations with the Turkish Govern ment, looking to the release of the prisoner, and compliance with the terms of his entreaties. The communication wa< transmitted by W. i Frank Taylor, of Pennsylvania, who has jus: returned Pom Turkey, and fiom a visit of j three weeks to th© nobie Hungarian. Kos auth's residence is fixed in a miserable and sickly locality, apparently with the object on tiie part of the Austr an and Russian Govern ments, who designated it, of getting rid of him by the slo v process of disease. He is 46 years ei age, and mucn broken in c onstiiutioo, though represented as being even new a man ' of the noblest aspect, physically and inteiiec- 1 tually. A New Tyfe-Settixo Machiwb —The Courier des Etats Unis publishes the following accou al of a new composing machine which had been invented in France. An important problem had just been soiv ed; the means of pu.t;ng together wi h speed, and a: small cost, moveable type, is discover ed. A French engineer, after having taken every prec.au ion against tmration or counter feit, as well in France a* abroad, has entered for exhibition atthe Wold’s Fair, a compos ing macnine. which surpasses ail the improve ments wh ch have been attempted up to tne present day. Tne new enamine wh ch rejects ih© who © system now in use comprises with in itself, a di-tribu er and a setting st ck. being each cases included, anout twenty tour inches in depth. Within this space are contained tne sixty-four thousand letters required by the compositor iu a day. The same cases adapt themselves alternately to ue distributor and compositor. After an intelligent disposition of the new cases, a min can compos© with Jour different characters. Roman or Italic, Without distur bing the cases or leaving his p!aee. The micnine distributes, regu'a.es, and interlines, at the rate of ten thousand ems per hojr, it does not require o . the part of the composi tor any new appreutic-siiip. The inventor, who his labored tor fifteen years at his work, h s endeavored to preserve as much as possi ble ot the actual m«:nod. and to einploy tne ' characters, loois and accessories, now used iu 1 pnnLDg. Tdo invention is cnar&oterised by simplicity, and the price of the machines is made as low as possible. The remarkable invention is of immense importance to lhe ty pographical art; and it is considered that it may yet be applied with advantage to the elec tric telegraph. from the Home Jcurnol. Divorce of Josephine* Napoleon had become very strongly attach ed to his little grandchild, the sent of Hor tense. and of his brother, Louis, iha Kug of Holland. The boy was extremely beautiful, and developed all those noble and spirited traits of cl aracter which delighted lhe Emperor. Na poleun had apparently determined to make this voung Prince bis he r. This w.ls so gen- ; eraUy the understaudmg. bath in France and j in Holland, that Josephine was quite at ease. I and serene da)B again dawned upon her heart. Early in tho spring of 1807 this thild, upon whom such destmtes were depending, then live years of age, was seized suddenly and vi olently with the cr-'up. and in a few hours died. The blow fell upon the heart of Jose pbine with most appalling power Deep was her grief Ht the Io s es the child ; she was over whelmed with uncontrollable angu sh in view of those fearful consequences whidp she shud dered to contemplate 3he knew that Napo leon loved her fondly. Beit she a’t .o knew the strength of his ambition, and that he would make any sacrifice of his affijciiorji. which, iu Ins view, would subservo the int rests of his power and his glory. For three the shut rup -i^j —4tinually b* hed io tcare. fIU * The sad intelligence was conveyed io Napo leon, when ho was far from home, in lhe »*tidst of the Russian campaign. He had been vic 'orious —aitno-t miraculously victorious —over his enemies. He had gained accessions of power, such as in the wildest dreams of youth he had hardiy imagined Ail opposition to bis sway was now apparently crushed. Napoleon had become the creator of kings, and the proudest monarchs oJ Europe were constrain ed to do his bidding It was in an hour of exul tation lha' the mournful tidings reached him. He sat down in silence, buried his face in his hands, and for a long time seemed ia the most painful rnusings. He was heard mournfully and anxiously to repeat to himself again and again. “To whom shall I leave all this f” The struggle in his mind between his love for Josephine, and his ambitious desire to found a new dynasty,and to transmit his name and fame to all posterity, was fearful. It was man ifest in his palid cheek, in his restlessness, in th« less of appetite and sleep. But the stern will of Bonaparte was unrelenting in his pur poses. Wi han energy which the world has never seen surpassed, he had chosen his part, k was the purpose of his soul—the lofty pur pose before which everything hid to bend—to acquire lhe glory of making France lhe most illustrious, powerful and happy nation the earth bad ever seen. For this he was ready to sacrifice comfort, ease ,and his sense of right. For this he was ready to sunder the strongest ties of affection. Josephine knew Napoleon. She knew the power of his ambition. With almost insup portable anguish she went over lhe death of his child, upon vhose destinies her own seem ed to be so fearfully blended, and with a treni bling heart she awaited her husband’s return. Mysterious hints began to fid the journals of the c in'emplated divorce and of lhe alliance of Napoleon with various urinccsscs of for eign courts. In October. 1809. Napoleon re turned from Vienna. He greeted Josephine with the greatest kindness, but she soon per ceievd that his mind was ill at ease, and that he was pondering the dreadful question, lie appeared sad and embarrassed. He had fre q lent private interviews with his ministers. A general feeling of constraint pervaded the Court. Napoleon scarcely ventured to look upon his wife, as if apprehensive that the very tight of one he had loved so well, might cause him to waver in his firm purpose. Jo sephine was in a s ate of lhe most feverish so licitude, and yet wascompelled to appear calm and unconstrained. As yet she had only some forebodings of her impending doom. She watched, wi.hthe most exci'ed apprehension, every movement of lhe Emperor a eye, every intonation of his voice every sentiment he ut tered. Each day some new and trivial indica tion confirmed her fears. Her husband be came more reserved ; absented himself from her society; the private aceess between their apartments was closed; he now seldom en tered her room, and whenever he did so inva riably knocked. And yet not one word had passed be'.we-n him and Josephine upon the fearful subject- Whenever Josephine heard the sound of his approaching footsteps, the fear that he wascoming with the terrible an nouncement of separation, immediately caused imeh vioient palpitation of the heart, that it was with the unroot difficulty that she could toiler neroßs the Haov. even When supporting herse.f by leaning against the walls, and catch ing at ;he ar icles of furniture. rhe months of October and November , passed away, and while the Emperor was dis cussing wi h his cabinet the alliance into which he should on er, he had not summoned cour tge to break the subject to Josephine. The evidence is indubitable that he experienced in .ensc anguish n view of the separation, but this did not influence fits iron will to swerve from i s purpose. The grandeur of his fame, nd lhe magnitude of his power, was now such, that there was not a royal family in Eu rope which would not have felt honored in conferring upon him a bride. It was at first contemplated that he should marry some prin cess of lhe Bourbon family, and thus add to the stability of lhe throne, by conciliating the royalists of France. A princess of Saxony was proposed. Some weigh.y considerations urged an all ance with the majestic empire of Russia, and some advances were made to lhe court of St Petersburg, having in view a sis ter of the Emperor Alexander, it was at length decided that proposals should be made to the court of Vienna, for Marie Louise, daughter of the Emperor of Austria. At last the fatal day arrived for the announce ment to Josephine. Ii was lhe las’ day of November, ldU9 The Empress dined at Fontaiubleau alone. She seems to have had a presentiment that her doom was sealed, and for ail that day she had been iu her retired apartment weeping bitterly. As the dinner hour approached, she bathed hxjr swollen ey es, and tried to regain composure. They sat down at the table in silence. Nipeleou did not speak Josephine could not trust her voice to utter a word. Neither of them even feigned to eat. Course alter course was brought in, and removed untouched. A mor tal paleness revealed the anguish on eacb heart. Napoleon, in his embarrassment, mechanically, and apparently unconsciously, kept striking the edge of his glass with his knife, while lost in thought. A more melancholy meal was probably never witnessed. The attendants around the table caught the infection, and gazed in motionless silence. At last the cere mony o« dinner was over, the attendants were dismissed, and Napoleon and Josephiae were alone. Another moment of most painful silence ensued, when lhe emperor, pale as death, and trembling in every nerve, arose, and approached Josephine. He took her hand, and placing it upon his heart, said : “Josephine' inv own good Josephine! you know how 1 have loved you. It is to you alone that I owe the few momenta of happiness I have known iu th s world. Josephine ! rnv destiny is stronger than my O’wn will. My deadest affections must yield to the interests of France! ” Josephine's brain reeled* her blood ceased to circulate ; she fainted, and fell lifeless upon the floor. Napoleon alarmed, threw open the door of the saloon, and called for he p. At tendants from the an e-rooin immediately en tered. Napoleon took a taper from the mantel, and uttering not a word, but pale and trem bling, motioned to the Count de Beaumont to take the Empress into his arms. She was still unconscious of every thing, but began to murmur, in tones of angush, “ Oh, no ! you cannot surely do it. You would not kill me.” The Emperor led the way throngh a dark p m ige to he private staircase which conducted o the apartment of lhe Empress. The agi tation of Napoluon seemed now to increase. He ut ered some incoherent sentences about a violent nervous attack; and finding the stairs too steep and narrow for the Count de Beaumont to bear the bo iy of the lifeless pbine unassio.ed, he gave the light to an atten dant, and supporting her limbs himself, they reached :he door of the bedroom Napoleon then dismissing his male attendants, and laying Josephine apon her bed, rang for her waiting women. He hung over her with an expres sion of the most intense affection and anxie ty. until she began to revive. Bxl the moment consciou-iiess seemed returning hj left the room. Napoleon did not even throw himself upon his bed that night. He paced the floor until tne dawn of the morning. The royal surgeon, Corvisart. passed tne night at the bedside of the Empress. Every hour the restless, yet unrelenting Emperor, called at her door to inquire concerning her situation “On recovering from my swoon,” says Josephine, *• I perceived that Corvisart was in attendance, and my poor daughter. Hortense, weeping over me. No !no ! I cannot describe the horror of iny situation during that night. Even tha interest he affected lu take in mv suffering?, seemed to tne addiiionat cruelty. How much reason had I to dread becoming an Empress ! ’’ A fortnight now passed awav. during which Napoleon and Josephine saw but h»H e of each other. During P'is lima there occurred the anniversary of the coronation, and ot the victory es AuscerlrtX. Pans was filled with rejoicing. The bells rang their merries: pee’s. Tue metropo is was refulgent wnn illumina tions. In these festivities Josephine was com pelied to appear. She knew that the sove reigns and princes then assembled in Pans were informed of her approaching disgrace. In all these sounds of triumph she heard but lhe knell of her own doom. And though a careful observer, in ber moistened eye and her pallid cheek would have observed indications of the secret woe which was consuming her heart, her habitual affabtlily and grace never m public for one moment forscok her. Hor tense, languid and sorrow r'ricken, was with ber mother. Eugene was also summoned from Laly by the melancholy dsty attending the divorce. From the sa'ooa he wej.tduectlv u the cabinet of Napoleon, and inquired cf the Emperor if he had decided l H e quesuoi. of a divorce from hie moth-r. Napoleon, who was meet strongly attached to Eugene, made no reply, but prested bis hand ax an ex- ■ pression that it was so. Eugene withdrew his hand, and said: “ Sire ! in that case permit me to withdraw from your service.” •‘ How,” exclaimed Napoleon sadly, “will yon, Eugene, my adopted son, leave me? ” “ Yes, sire,” Eugene firmly replied. “ The son of her whois no loger Empress cannot remain Viceroy. I will follow rny mother into her retreat. She must now find her con solation in her children.” Napoleon was not without feelings. Tears filled his eyes. In a mournful voice, tremulous I with emotion, he replied : “ Eugene, you kno •' the stern necessity • which compels this measure Aril will vou I forsake me? Who then, should I have a son, ! lheohjtctof my desire, and preserver of my I interest—who would watch over the child when lam absent ? Who will bring him up ? Who is to make a man of him ? ” Eugene was deeply affected, and taking N ipoleon s arm, they retired, and covered a long time together. The noble Josephine, ever sacrificing her own feelings to promote the happiness of others, urged her son to re main the friend of Napoleon, “ lhe Emper or,” sho said, ”is your benefactor—your more than father, to whom you are indebted for every thing, and to whom, therefore, you owe a boundless obedience.” The fatal day for lhe consummation of the divorce at length arrived. It was the fifteenth day of December, eighteen hundred and nine. Napoleon had assembled all the kinga, princes, and princesses, who were members of the im peria! family, and also lhe most illustrious offi eirpirp in the grand saloon of the Fuiloriegr—-- itLiiviar«gi- oppressed with the meTanelwly graudeur* of the occasion. Napoleon thus addressed them: “The political interests of my monarchy, the wishes es my people, which have constant ly guided my actions, require that I should trransmit to an heir inherit ng my love for lhe people, the throne on which Providence has placed me. For many years I have lost all hopes of having children by my beloved spouse, the Empress Josephine. It is this con sideration which induces tne to sacrifice the sweetest affections of my heart, to consult on ly the good of my subjects, and desire the dis solution of our marriage. Arrived at the age of forty years, I may indulge a reasonable hope of living long enough to rear, in the spirit of my own thoughts and disposition, the children with which it may please Providense to bless me. God knows what such a de termination has cost my heart; but there is no sacrifice which is above my courage when it is proved to be the interests of France. Far from having any cause of complaint, I have nothing to say, but in praise of the attach ment and tenderness of my beloved wife. She has embellished fifteen years of my life, and the remembrance of them will be forever en graved on my heart. She was crowned by my hand. She shall retain always the rank and title of Empress. Above all, let her never doubt my feelings, or regard me but as her best and dearest friend.” Josephine, her eyes filled with tears, with a faltering voice, replied : “I respond to all the sentiments of the Em peror, in consenting to lhe dissolution of a rnaniage which henceforth is an obstacle to the happiness of France, by depriving it es tbe blessing of being one day governed by the descendants of that great man, evidently rais ed up by Providence to efface the evils of a terrible revolution, and to restore the altar, the throne, an 1 social order. But his marriage will, in no respect, change the sentiments of my heart. The Emperor will ever find in me his best friend. I know what this act, command ed by policy and exalted interests, has cost his heart ; but we both glory in the sacrifices we make for the good of our country. I feel elevated in giving the greatest proof of attach ment and devotion that was ever given upon earth.” Such were the sentiments which were ex pressed in public. But in private Josephine surrendered herself to the unrestrained domi nion of her anguish. No language can depict ihe intensity of her woe. For six months she wept so incessantly that her eyes were nearly blinded with grief Upon the ensuing day the Council were again assemb'ed in lhe grand saloon, to witness th : legal consummation of the divorce The Emperor entered the room dressed in the imposing robes of -tale, but pal lid, care-wern and wretched. Low tones of voice, harmonizing with the mournful scene, filed the room. Napoleon, apart by himself, leaned against a pillar, folded his arms upon his breas*, and in perfect silence, apparently lost in gloomy thought, remained motionless as a statue. A circular table was placed in lhe cen re of the apartment, and upon this here was a writing apparatus of gold. A vacant arm chair stood before the tsble. Never did a muluiude gaze upon lhe scaffold, the block, or lhe guillotine, with more awe than the &a seinbled lords and ladies in this gorgeous saloon contemplated these instruments of a more dreadful execution. Al length the mournful silenco was inter rupted by lhe opening of a side door, and the entrance of J< sephine. The palor of death was upon her brow, and lhe submission of despair nerved her into a temporary calmness, She was leaning upon the artu of Hortense, who, not possessing tne fortitude of her moth er, was entirely unable to control tier feelings, but immediately upon entering trie room, burst into tears, and continued sobbing most con vu'sively. Tho whole assembly rose upon the en rance of Josephine; all were moved to tears. Wilh that grace which ever distinguish ed her movements, she advanced silently to a seat provided for her. Sitting down, and leaning her forehead upon her hand, she lis tened to lhe reading of the act of separation. Nothing disturbed 'he silence of the sesne but the sobbings of Horter se, blended with lhe mournful tones of the reader’s voice Eugene, in the meantime, bad taken a position by his mother’s side. Silent tears were trickling down the checks of lhe Emperor. As soon as the rea iirig of lhe act of separ& tion was finished Josephine for a moment pressed her handkerchief to her weeping eyes, and then rising, in clear and musical, but tre mulous tones, pron ounced the oath of ac ceptanre. She then sat down, took the pen and affixed her signature to the deed which sundered the dearest hopes and lhe fondest ties which human hearts can feel. Poor Eugene could endure this language no longer. His brain reeled, his heart ceased to beat, and he fell lifeless upon the floor. Josephine and Hortense retired with the attendants, who bore out the insensible form of the affectionate son and brother. It was a fitting termination of this mournful but sublime tragedy. But the anguish of the day was not yet over. Josephine, half delirious with grief, tad ano ther scene still more painful to pass through, in taking a final adieu of him who had been her husband Josephine remained in her chamber in heartrending speechless grief, until the hour in which Napoleon usually retired for the night. The Emperor, restless and.wretch ed. had just placed himself in the bed from which he had ejected his most faithful and de voted wife, and the attendant was on the point of leaving »he room, when lhe private doer of his apartment was slowly opened, and Jose phine tremblingly entered. Her eyes were swollen with grief; her hair disheveled, and she appeared in all lhe dishabille of unuttera ble anguish. She tottered into tha middle of the roum. and approaching lhe bed—then, ir resolutely stopping, she burst into a flood of tears. A feeling of delicacy seemed for a mo ment to have arres ed her steps —a conscious ness that now she had no right to en er lhe chamber of Napoleon—but in another moment all the pen! up love of her hear burst forth, and, forgetting everything, she threw herself upon the bed. clasped her arms around Napo ie in’s neck, and exclaiming, “ My husband! my busband !” sobbed as though her heart was breaking. The imperial spirit of Napoleen was fora moment entirely vanquished, and he also wept almost convulsively. He assured Josephine of his love, of ardent and undying love. In every way he tried to soothe and comfort her, and for some time they remained locked in each other’s embrace. The attendant wa* dis missed, and for a hour they continued in this last private interview. Josephine, then in the experience of an anguish which few hearts have ever known, parte 1 forever from the husband whom she had so long, so fondly, and so faithfully loved. Tne beautiful palace of Malmaison, which Napoleon had embellished w th every possible attraction, and where the Emperor and Em press had passed mar*y of their happiest hours, was assigned to Josephine for her future resi dence. Napoleon also settled upon her a join lure of about six hundred thousand dollars a year. Bhe was still to retain ihe title and rank of Empress Queen. The ensuing day, at eleven o’clock, a i the household of he Tudlenes were assembled up on the grand staircase and in the vestibule, to witness thedeoarture of their beloved mistress from scenes where she bad so long been lhe brightest ornament. Josephine descended, veiled from head to font. Her emotion* were too deep for utterance, and she waived an adieu io ihe affectionate and weeping friends who surrounded her. A close carriage, with stx horses, was be ore the door. She entered it, sank back upon the cushion, buried her face in her handkerchief, and left lhe Tuiiieries lor ever. The London correspondent of the Nation al Intelligencer says : “Lord Rosse is said to have made surprising discoveries with his mammoth teie»cope, and some of the n in direct eppositioa to Newtonian philosophy. We have lately met with an o!d book which relates that Alexander Neckhaos, who was born in 1157 and died in 1217, stated that the reason why the wale of the Angto £axon Castles have often an outward inclination was on account of every heavy body tending to a cen're, and that therefore buildings erect ed <.n the earth’s surface ought to represent a continuation of the radios the earth. Now. w thout saying a word respecting the correctness of the w-riier's deductions, it certainly appears to be a fact from this extract, that the princi ple of every heavy body tending to a centre or in othsr words, lhe Newtonian principle of gravitation was known to Englishmen of sci ence full five hundred years before it was by Sn Isaac Newton. We are tempt ed to join with Solo.non, and say| there is nothing new unde; the sun The connecucn ot Railroads at Macon, is to be completed by tbe Ist day s os November aext 1 St. Loiiis->-The West. The subjoined letter to the Journal Met senger, which furnishes a must glowing dis cription of the growth, progress and future prospects of St. Louis and the West, will be read with lively interest by all classes: St. Louis, Jan. 6th, 1850. Gentlemen:— ln compliance with your ro ques’, I send you to day, enclosed, a statistical account of the business, population. &.C., of his city. By this you will see what St. Louie is now, and form some idea what sh« may be come— whatshewi/l become—the Qiucn City of the great IFebt. Notwithstanding all the tirsfortunes that have beftllen her—cholera, which in two summers swept off twelve thou sand of her inhabitants ; fire, ihe most destruc tive that ever visited any city in tbe Union ; and the California emigration, which took away, according to tho bes estimates, a'out ten thousand of hsr citizens :—notwithstand ing all these drawbacks, she has steadily ad vanced in mmu factures and commerce, and increased in population about ten thousand a >car for the last four years; a history unpre cedented. An undoubted proof of her ad vanceruent and prosperity, is the value es Real Estate, which, through all these troubles, has steadily advanced in price, and still advan ces, never for a moment having faltered or fallen back ; although the present winter has been the hardest fur a number of years on business mon, money commanding freely 2 per cent, a month, yet property of all kinds mlly. sustains its price, and is increasing in value YYri D. made a sale to a friend of JkTX- r *’ums unimproved lota be yond the city limits a* J was offered $17,000 cash, for the same pro perty, and refused, $18,500 being the lowest’ figures. I shall probably close the transaction to-morrow. Immense fortunes have been re alized by those speculations in the last five years. Large amounts are continually com ing from Virginia and Kentucky, to be invested in Real Estate, capitalists not wishing to buy more Negroes or land in those States. I know now of more than a mi'lion of dollars in the hands of agents from Kentucky waiting favo rable investment. Since my arrival here in May, whole squares, avenues and streetshave been opened, McAdamised and nearly all filled with buildings. It is almost like magic. A week frem any quarter of the city, and you hardly know the place. Two long avenues have been evened, a mile in length, since 1 came here, and now nearly built up, and a line of Omnibuses running oa them. Speaking of Omnibuses, they indicate in some measure the importance of a eity. We have a line running through the city, North and South, six miles, the length of the city proper; thence distant from each end, four miles, to Vide Pechi and Lowell, two towns four miles each, although you weu>d hardly know you were out es St. Louis, buildings being erected the whole distance; thence lines also extending Westwardly, one to Drain House, three miles, to Camp Spring. miles, and to Flora Gar den, miles—running every ten minutes. Steamboats are another good indication of prosperity. Just imagine three miles of boats crowded and wedged in. bows on to tbe Levee, and yeu have the appearance of Front-st. during the business season. The daily arri vals and departures amount te forty a day, to and from all parts of tho country, including Pittsburgh and all points on the Ohio, Upper and Lower Mississippi, and the Missouri and Illinois Rivers. We have but one Bank in the State, the Bank of the State of Missouri. A bill is new before the Legislature tesell the interest of the State in this institution; it will pass, I understand from good authority. There are some seven or eight private bank ing houses, all of whom do an extensive busi ness, —that of Page Bacon, the largest, was established six years since. I am told their deposit account amounts to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars daily. They have made their msiness in this short time. Page is a baker by trade, and made a fortune at the busi ness in this city ; Bacon, then a clerk in the Bank of Missouri, commenced the business, and they are now immensely wealthy. All tbe otner houses are doing well, and stand fair ; mazy of them rivals of P. & B. ia wealth and business. We are, in consequence of having but one Bank, flooded with currency from all the Slates from here to sun-rise, which passes in the streets, and is bankable at one per cent, dircount. Missouri is rich in her mines of iron and coal. Within two miles of the city her coal mines are inexhaustible; hence, she must become a large manufacturing city. Factories of cotton, white lead, and mills, are rising up in every part of the country ; Foun dries, Machine Shops, and Rolling Mills are being erected in every quarter ; one Rolling Mill having a capital of fifty thousand dollars is just now being started, and employs about two hundred hands, one of lhe largest estab lishments oi the kiait in me Vtilted states 'l he ere is dug a short distance from lhe city. We have sixteen of the largest class Steam Flour Milla, turning out from 180 to 250 bar rels per day, each; three immense glass works; n fact, factories for lhe manufacture of every article lined, St. Louis can produce. One hundred miles of the great “Pacific Railroad” is located, and in February they commence operations. This is a road started by priva e subscription from St L<»uis to the Western boundary of the Sta e. lhe stockholders hoping that when the United Slates Railroad is built, it will start from the terminus of this road. Be this as it may, the road wi'l be of great importance to this city, for the Missouri river is locked up in ice four months in the year The question is often asked, can St. Louis sustain her present position ? Will she not, like hei rival city, C ncinnati, stand still or re trograde ? I answer, unhesitatingly, no .’ not for fifty years, if even then. Cincinnati had once the whole trade of the Great West; he nee, her sudden growth. Rival cities have sprung up—Chicago, Milwaukie, St. Louis, □ud many of less importance—which have drawn her trade from her, until she has only left the trade of Indiana and her own State St. Luum has for tributaries the vast extent of coairry Wtel of the Mississippi, as well as Illinois and a large part of Wisconsin. You can form no idea of the wealth of Mis souri, lowa, Minesota, Wisconsin and Illinois I went up lhe Mississippi, as far as St. Antho ny’s F’lls, and up lhe Missouri as far as St. Joseph, eaehundrel and fifty miles west of Independence. 1 have travelled through the country a great deal, but before this, had no idea es the wealth and importance of the country. Ou each bank of these rivers, have, within a few years, sprung up cities innu merable, containing many of them, a popula tion of from six to ten thousand inhabitants ; flour mills, bagging and rope Factories and cotton Factories in every county. When in lowa, in company with Ex-Governor Clark, to whom 1 had letters, I went into the country some thirty miles back of Burlington, a beau tiful city of eight thousand inhabitants. 1 have never in all my life, seen such a country. After leaving the riveronn mile, we came up on an open prairie extending as far as the eye can reach. There is nothing to break the view of this great scene, except an occaaional farm house and small clumps of timber. This is lhe great prairie of the West, and extends to the Rocky mountains ; the soil is rich, rich as lhe best bottom lands, and I am told is gener ally six feet deep. Gov. Clark, who has since died of cholera, said he could say with safety, that there was not a loot of land in that large State, that was net productive, in fact rich. Only about half the State is yet laid off. I was surprised to find that at least one half tbe population ot that State ara emigrants frotu Virginia, Maryland aud Kentucky. I visited Mr. Hebard. a gentleman who graduated at Yale College twelve years since, and came to lowa to seek his fortune as he says without a “red cent.” Education not being then cur rency, he was compelled te take the plough handles, and has since pursued with energy and perseverance his occupation. He has a farm of eighteen hundred acres under cultiva tion, perfectly level, and can stand in his yard and see all over his plantation. He employs twenty hands, all by birth Swedes, each of which he pays fifteen do lars a month, for six months in the year, furnishing them with pro visions and houses He is weal hy, and prob ably worth now one hundred thousand dollars, and his name is up for Senator for the State of lowa. I fear, however, he is too much of a Whig to be elected. Such is lowa. Illinois is far ahead in population, and as rich. You will be surprised when I tell you that land, within thirty miles from the Mississippi or Mis souri rivers, sells for from six y to one hun dred dollars per acre, readily. Perhaps tbe reason for this, is the badne»s of the roads. The difficulty is now being overcome, in a great measure, for they are building Plank Roads from every important shipping port on these rivers, back into the country. Wiscon ■un and Minesotaare also rapidly filling up, and are rich; yet their limb r will be their largest article for export fur some years to come—lllinois, Missouri and lowa being en tirely dependent on the-»e two States for all their lumber. They also ship immense quan tities to New Orleans. Lumber is shipped up the Missouri river, as far as Council Bluff, nine hundred miles. 1 was in independence this summer a beautiful town, on a high and commanding point, in the richest coun y in his Btace. Lend in any part of this county •ell? from sixty to one hundred dwHar* an acre, yet it is the most Westwardly of any in the State. The town contains about 4UUU inhabi tants and is as pretty and thriving a place as I ever saw, mostly settled by .Marylanders Virginians and Kentuckians, who have become wealthy by the 6anta Fe trade. Seventy of those old traders are said to be worth a million oi dollars. 1 mention tnese things to show vou the growth <»f the Great West, and con sequently lhe growth of £si Louis, for these biates areal! tributary to this city. Speaking of ium er and tne importance of the trade, a geniieman from Huston, who has six saw mills in Minesota, and has a capital of forty thou sand dollars invested in this business, told me today that his lumber could be laid down in this city at eight donors a thousand ; it readily commands here now twenty-five dollars iu large lots, and in small, thiny and thirty-five. i fear I trespass upon your valuable time and must close tn s hasty, rambling and desul tory epis.le. I beg your pardon for writing so much; but it is in character, fur you know 1 m rambling and desultory in my habits But before 1 close, 1 wiil make a prediction. lam no prophet, but here gees : that Si. Louis will, in ten years, contain a population of 200,000 souls. Believe lam insane or enthusiastic, it you please, but if you live until tne time ex- VOL.LXV—NEW SERIES VOL.XV--NO 9- j pires you will be then able te judge of lhe prophecy. During the winter the climate is much milder than that of the Atlantic cities es the same latitude, and so far I have suffered less from cold here than in Georgia. In fact, for lhe last week, it has been warm and sunny ; overcoats have been laid aside, and the snow is all melted. We had fine sleighing for about a week; and having a fine hone and sleigh, I enjoyed the full benefit ofa winter’s sleigh ride. Again I must say something of St. Louis. The burnt district is all built up with beautiful buildings—the style of architecture, in my opinion, far surpasses any of the eastern cities. Magnificent and tas*eftil cast iron fronts are all the rage, and s x and sevon stories high are not uncommon. These buildings are all fire-proof. We have two theatres, one new, which is to open on Wednesday night next; I understand that Sol. Smith— Old Sol, you know him of course—has purchased a site to-day for anoth er, which he savu shall not be excelled in the United States. He has the funds to build szch a one; and as this is his home, his family resi ding here, no doubt it will be a splendid affair. An ampitheatre. after the style of Asley’s of London, is nearly completed, and will open on the first es February. Take a trip up the Mississippi next summer and see what a world is tbe great West. It would be delightful to visit St Anthony’s Falls, now as much a summer resort for Western people, as was formerly Niagara and Sarato ga. A Buffalo hunt would bring you out, and you could return as fat as a Western porker— they killed one here the other day, weighing 800 pounds. I must close, fer you will never waste your time to decipher these scrawling _ and rambling gyrations of my pen. Again I ' ask your pardon, and hope ever to remain j < ■ ”” k our most numble serv&n. , 'V-■-i ' J. H. O. Arrest of Another Fugitive Slave—Riot an Rescue of the Fugitive* Bostow, Feb. 15, 1851.-—Deputy Marshal Riley, and assistants, arrested at Corn Hill Coffee House, to-day, one Frederick Wilkins, a negro waiter, on a warrant issued by the U. 3. Commissioner, G. T. Curtis, on a com plaint that said Wilkins is a fugitive slave. He was taken without opposition, and carried im mediately to tbe U. S. Ceurt-room. The news of the arrest spread rapidly, and the Court-room was speedily filled by a large crowd of rather excited spectators. The ex amination, however, went off quietly. Seth J. Thomas appeared for the claimant, and Messrs. Small, Elias Grey, Coring, and others for the defence. From the documents offered by the claim ant, it appeared that the accused was the prop erty of John Debree, Purser ia the U. S. Navy, of Virginia, and that he escaped in May, 1850. The deposition was to the effect that lhe claimant had seen the prisoner at Bos ton and conversed with him, when the pris oner acknowledged that he had escaped from Norfolk. The counsel for tbe defence asked for a postponement in order to prepare tes timony. This was granted, and Tuesday next, at 10 A. M., was assigned for the exami nation. The Deputy Marshal then ordered tho room to be cle red of spectators, which was gradu ally done. The prisoner remained in the custody ofa dozen men, as by a law of the State, tbe jail eannot be used to imprison fugi tive slaves. His counsel wishing to consult with him, they were readily admi'.tod into the room to the number of half a dozen. They remained about an hour, and in the mean time a large crowd of negroes gathered upon the outside, blocking up the entrance to the court room ; and as the door was opened to let the last law yer leive the room,the mob from without sud denly rushed in, seized, and knocked down the officers in keeping, and filled the Court room. The prisoner himself was frightened at the demoniac appearance, and fled, with a cry of murder, to the farther end of the room. He was, however, secured by the mob, who had speedily silenced lhe opposition of the few officers in the room, and taken in triumph down the stairs, and into tbe street. Tne offi cers did not attempt to follow and with shouts of triumph the meb hurried off with the fugi tive, and were last seen in the vicinity of Bell knapp street, whero negroes chiefly congre gate. While the mob was in tho court room, the sword of the Marshall, hanging in the sheath over the desk, was drawn by one of them and flourished over the heads of tho officers. It was afterwards found in the street. The mob showed no weapons, though a number of the negroes boasted of having revolvers in their possession. One negro, in his flight, dropped his k* ife. There was several white persons in the mob, but they did not appear to act in lhe rescue.— The rescue, of course, caused great excite ment throughout the city, as one es the must daring outrage* upon taw and wider ever en acted. It is thought impossible to arrest tne fugitive, as his friends have no doubt hurried him off ere this, to the Canadian frontier. U. 3. Marshall Devent is absent at Washington. Somethino New. —A actory has been es tablished at Galveston, by G. Borden, jr., called lhe “ Meat Biicuit Factory.” The meat biscuit is a newly discovered article of food, and highly esteemed on account of its alimentary qualities, and for the length of time it may be preserved. The factory con tains an engine of ten horse power, which drives the machinery, consisting of biscuit machines to knead, roll, and cut the dough, a grist mill to pulverise the biscuit, and the guil lotine for mincing the meat, to facilitate the boiling. The Civilian contains the following account of the process of manufacturing the b acuir: “There are four wooden canldrons er tubs for boding the meat and evaporating the liquid or broth—the two for boiling the meat, hold ing 2 300 gallons, will each boil 7,000 lbs. of meat in twelve to sixteen hours. The other two, for evaporating, will contain some 1,400 gallons each. Ail the tubs are heated or boiled by steam passing through long coiled iron pipes, supplied at pleasure either from tbe es cape steam from the engine or direct from the boiler ” “When the meat is so far boiled or macera ted that lhe liquid or broth contains the entire nutriment by a simple process of filtering so that the broth goes into the evaporator pure and free from fibrous matter. It is then evapora ted to a degree of consistence resembling the Golden or Stuart’s Sugar House Syrup; its uniform density being determined by a liquid or syrup guage. One pound of this syrup or extract centainsthe nutriment of some eleven pounds of meat (including its usual portion of bone) ae first put into the cauldron. This ex tract is tiien mixed with lhe bestind finest flour, kneaded and made into biscuits by means es the machine before mentioned. The biscuit is baked upon pans in an oven so constructed as to produce and uniform firm ness. The proportion is as 2 pounds of ex tract are to three pounds of flour, but by ba king, the five pounds of dough is reduced to four pounds of biscuit, and this will make what the inventor claims—the nutriment of over five pounds of rnsit in sue pound of bread, which contains, besides, over ten oun ces of flour. • The biscuit resembles iu appearance a light colored sugar cake, it is packed in air tight casks or tin canisters ofdifferout sizes, pan of lhe biscuit being pulverized by grinding in a mill for the purpose, and thus packed with the whole biscuit.” The same paper states that the War De partment, in order to test its qualities, has ordered a large amount for the troops upon the frontiers. A Model Officer.— Patriotic Sentiment Col. Shel’aday, U. 8. Marshal for lowa, re cently addressed a Union meeting at Da buque, and speaking of the fugitive slave law, said: But, sir, I now announce to this meeting and to lhe world, that so soon as I refuse to perform my official duty under this or any other law of my ceuntry, that moment I will cease to be a government officer. Sir, I have taken a solemn oath to support the Constitu tion, and to perform my duties according to law, and when 1 fail to do so. let the shades of my fathers arise from the tomb to rebuke me, and let the detestation of all good men pursue me deep into a traitor s grave. Mr. President, I with my friend on my right, (Col. Lovell) am proud that I am a citizen of luwa. Our escu'cheoH has fewer black spots of disunion on it than that of any State in the Union. I say, sir, lam proud of the Slate ot nay adoption. Point Gut to me the mao in lowa who dares t» utter ihe word Disunion, arid 1 p edge you that I as a Government cfficer will arrest that man for treason. [Loud and repealed cheer ing] Sir, the Union must be preserved. A Novel Proceedikc.— Tne Mobile Tri bune of lhe 13:n inst. says, Mr. Nathan Johnson applied yesterday to Justice Wiggins fur a warran. to arrest one George Armstrong, who, he alleged, had stolen his i*ife, four chil dren, four bedsteads and lheir furniture, and two dozen fowl*. Armstrong, he save, during nis absence, came to bis house, which is situa ted several miles in lhe country, and some distance from his neare t neighbor, brought a wagon with him, and carried off bis wi r e and plunder. He says that he traced them to the city, and here they secreted. The Justice granted him a warrant, and he started off with me officer in search of his faithless better half, her lover and his property. A Sailor’s Descriptiui* of a Hurt.—Go ing to see my father ihe other oay, he axed me 'o go a voyage a hunting with him, so when the swabber had rigged ihe horses, they brought me one to stow myself aboard of, that they told me she was in such right and tight tr m, ehe would go as fast on any tack as a Folk stone cutler, so I got up aloft and clapt myself athwart the ship’s this’n and made as much way as lhe best of’em. After some lo ihe windward ofa gravel pit, we espied a hare at anchor ; on gelling within hail, she we,^« d n d bore away- We held her chase a ion* ume. and had come up with her, when my nurse came bump ashore upon a alone. lhe backstay broke, she pi ched me over lhe tore castle, came keel upwards and unshipped my | shoulder—so eink me if ever I set sail on a bad privateer again. CONGRESS?” SENATE Fbb ' l6t — The Chair laid before the Senate a com munication from the Secretary of State in re ply to a resolution of the Senate, in which he ■ays. that the next session be will submit a report on the grad native Male of dip'omatio salaries. Also, a communication from the Secretary of State in relation to the payment to Mexico of the instalment due in May next, and that one E J. Forstal tad advanced to Mexico $650,000, on ascon nt of that instalment. Alio, the correspondence in relation to the seizure of the British vessel, Albion, for a vio lation of the revenue laws. All of which Here ordered to be printed. Mr. Douglass reported bills authorising the Legislatures of Oregon and Minnesota to take cnarge of the school lands in those territories; also to allow said Legislatures to appoint ad ditional clerks when in session, and they wore both passed. Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, offered a resolu tion repealing so much of the resolution of the Sonata providing fortheroporting of the debates, as allows Senators to revise tboir speeches. Laid over. The Senate then took up the bill to regulate he fees to be allowed Marshals, Attorneys, and Clerks of the U. S Courts. Adjourned. HOUSE. The House resolved itself into committee of the Whole on the River and Harbor 841, which ’ ' dart: „ ’*•- fc-, Me««-s. I Featherston, Clmgman, Toombs and Gorman | against the bill, and Taylor of Ohio in favor' without coming to any decision, and the House adjourned. IN SENATE Fan. 17. Mr. Felch presented the credentials of the Hon. Lewis Cass, re-elected Senator for 6 years, from March 4th, 1851. Mr. Hamlin presented the petition from the State of Maine praying a modification of the Fugitive Slave Law. Ho moved it be refer red to the Committee on the Judiciary. After the preaentalien of other petitions. Mr Atchison moved to reconsider 'he veto by which the petition bad been referred. Mr. Chase opposed the motion, Mr. Hamlin said that the subject of the mod ification of the law was now before the Com mittee ; several memorials had been referred to it, and the bill introduced by the Senator from Indiana also. The petition was respect fully signed, and he thought it should be refer red. Mr. Berrien pointed out the difference be tween the bill of the Senator from Indiana, and these petitions. Mr. Seward opposed the ro-considoratien. To deny a reference of e petition was to deny the right of petition. He was no agitator, had done nothing to agitate on thio subject, but when the people spoke through their petitions, their prayer ought to be considered. Mr. Badger replied. Mr. Bradbury said it made but little differ ence whether the petition were referred or not: the committee had already determined to report that legislation on the subject was unne cessary. Mr. Butler had had nothing to do with the consideration of this subject. He would nev er resist the presentation of a petition or bill, again, for he thought it as idle to attempt te stop the progress of fanaticism, as it was te calm a maniac by singing lullaby*. Mr. Hale alluded to the operation of the bill. In New York the fugitive is sent back to slavery; in Philadelphia thr free man is kid napped and sent in to slavery. In Boston a mob rescues the fugitive from the Court House. Ho was an aggitator; he gloried in being an agitatior. All great measures resulting in the rescue of man from bondage and oppression followed agitation. O'Connell was an agita tor. If no agitation, corruption and stagnation would ensue. The Scripture toll them of the pool near the temple which required agita tion to make it pure. Mr. Berrien read the petition and said that respectable men would never have signed it. Mr. Foote replied to Mr. Hale, and stated upon authority after consultation, upon the mob in Boston that the government intended to execute the law rigorously and te the letter. Messrs. Cooper and Rhett entered the de bate. Mr. Pearce said he knew all the parties concerned in the Philadelphia case. He re pelled the insinuation that there had been kidnapping. He knew the Commissioner to be a man of honor and wholly above such an intimation. The party to whon tbo slave had been rendered was a neighbor and a gentle man, and he had immediately returned him. Tun Ociintwi MW- He (Mr. P.) abhorred it. He consider ed the first agitator was the devil who had corrupted the heart of the first wo man. While they did not know who would be the last agitator, they conld guess the char acter of some of bis successors. Messrs. Pearce, Butlor, Hale end others continued the debate. The motion to re consider prevailed, and the petition was laid on the table. Mr. Clay offered a resolution calling upon the President to lay before Congress any in formation he may possess in relation to the recent outrage in Boston —to communicate what measures he has adopted to meet tbo oc currence, and what additional legislation i> necessary to execute existing laws. Mr. Seward moved a resolution requesting the President to communicate any information he may possess concerning the forcible abduc tion of any citizen in New Mexico, and the reduction of such person to Peon servitude. The cheap postage bill was then taken np, and pending a proposition to make an uniform rate of 2 cents, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. On motion of Mr. McLane, the Hense re solved itself into Committee of the Whole on the State es the Union, when he closed the de bate on the River and Harbor Bill. He commenced by dealing with the charge of inconsistency in supporting the bill, which had been attributed to him on a former and referred to several instances where the most eminent statesmen and best public men in the country had voted in favor of bills for harbors and rivers, and also of the veto. With reference to the exercise of the veto power bv different Presidents, a distinction, ho said, had been taken between harbors and ri vers from which a revenue is derived, and canals and other internal improvements, which are not of'hat class, and to which such exer cise had been limited. He remarked that Gen eral Jackson was in favor of lhe Harbor and River Bill, while Mr. Polk advocated tbo right of the 8 ate- through which a river passes, to make improvements and levy tonnage duties— which coaid only be the delegation of a power that belongs to Congress, and which it would thus indirectly exercise—that of regulating and facilitating commerce. Having disposed of these subjects, Mr. M Lane was proceeding to examine the prebab revenue for the present year, which he state in nine cities es ihe Union alone bad yielded six millions of dollars during the last mouth; and was about to show the amennt which, in his estimation, two millions, would be availa ble for the objects contemplated in lhe bill, when tbe hour, to which the duration of a speech is limited, expired. Ho estimated fifty millions from customs for lhe year 1851. Mr. Morse, of Louisiaua, followed, and re plied to many of the arguments advanced by Mr. McLane, relative to the view taken of the harbor and river bills by different Presidents, which he said were exceptions to a general rule. l he committee, by this time, was fairly em barked on the wide sea ofthe bill; appropria tions which it contained were either negatived or carried, as were amendments that were of fered. Tellers wore occasionally appointed, and at one lime the committee refused to sue tain the chair in its decision as to the mode of dealing with the details of the bill, which vtoe was afterwards reversed, and the decision of the chair was sustained, A motion was made to adjonrn, which waa nvgatived by tellers. Other details of the bill were taken up and disposed of, and at the time of doing up this report, the committee was still sitting. Evening Session.— Houte.— A large number of amendments were offered to tbe bill, nearly all of which were rejected. An incidental de bate sprung up, involving the constitutionality of the bill, the consistency of certain gentle men, and the great importance el tbe several items in the measure. About nine o'clock, Mr. McLane offered a sabst.tute for the bill. Much ceufasioa here prevailed, and there were occasional scenes of seriousness and hilarity. Itisnew 10, P.M. and the House still in session. IN SENATE Fix. 18. Mr. Clay’s resolution, calling for informa tion concerning the recent forcible resistance to the laws in Boston was taken up. Mr. Clay expressed himself as astounded at the bigh banded outrage perpetrated by tbe mob of negroes in the third city of the nation. Mr. Davis, of Mees., expressed himself of ihe opinion that this law waa unpopular, but that public epiuion in Massachusetts would not countenance forcible resistance. Mr. Hale said it was useless to attempt to enforce a law which the moral sense of the people could not sustain. He cited several other mobs, one in this city. Also the refusal of a Mississippi Judge to issue his wiit for the arrest of Gov Quitman, as cases where in dignation might have been as well expressed as in thia instance. . Mr. Davis of Mississippi, did not believe tbe Northern States would enforce lhe law. Mr Foster denied that any Judge tn Missis sippi ’had refused to do his duly. Messrs. Clay, Davis, of Mass., and Cooper, continued the debate, and the resolution was adopted. Tne bill from the House to reduce and modi fy tbe rates of postage was taken up. Tbo amendment fixing an uniform rate of two cents, to be prepaid in all Casos, was rejected—yeae 7, nays 41. Tne Senate adjourned. HOUSE. The House took up ihe regular order of business, to receive the reports of standing committees, when Mr. Burt, of South Carolina,