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BY 11. STYLES BELL. Term* •( Sibwripitoa, TIIE Hkiaui to printed on a large imperial aheet, with new type, at S3 per year, in ad vance, or 84 at the expiration of the year.— No subscription received for a Iran term than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the opliou (ff ,u * publisher. |CP* AovntTWrMrsTH published at the usual rates. BY AUTHORITY. EDUCATION. AN ACT to establish a general system of Educa tion by common Schools. Sec, I, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represents!ires of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the autho rity of the same, That from and after the first dsy of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, the funds of this State heretofore known as the Academic and Poor School Funds, be, and the same arc hereby con solidated, and together with the interest on one third part of the surplus rerenne. derived to this State from the United States, and heretofore set apart for that purpose, aliall eotn|x>sr and constitute a general fund for common Schools, for the State of Georgia. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That within ten days after the reception of such notice, the School Commissioners shall as semble together, and elect from their number a Presi dent ‘ the Board, and a Secretary, and shall also appot ‘ a Treasurer, who shall give bond and secu rity u. the Commissioners for the lime being, and their ortice, in such sums as they msy fix upon, conditioned faithfully to discharge hisduly as Treasurer, ands lion Id any vacancies happen in auch board of Commissioners, by death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the board itself. See. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That it shall be the duty of the Sell* >1 Commissioners in each division, or a majority of them, to lay off their respective counties into school districts, conforming, as nearly as practicable, to the {.resent Militia districts; in the same, in a manner most suitable and convenient for the purpose contem plated in this act. See. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That they shall apply for, and receive from the slate, their proportionable share of the gen eral fund for Common Education, and shall appor tion and divide the same among the several School districts in their divisions, in proportion to the num ber of children in each, between the ages of five and fifteen years, and shall make an annual report to the Governor, of tbs number of School districts in their respective divisions, the districts from which reports hart been made to them, and ih'defaulting districts, the length of time a school bss been kept in each, and also the amount of funds reeeired by themselret or treasurer from the State; and from tales raised, and in what manner the same has been expended, and the number of ehil Iren taught in each district, which r-port the said C > nmissioners shall cauie to be re cord -d by the Secretary, in a book kept for that pur pose B*o. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority alorcsaid, That the Commissioners of eaeh School division, shall, by this act be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate, under the name and style of the Commissioners of the. Common School, and are made capable of suing and being sued, and the Trustees of the s*veral school districts of eaeh di siston shall also lie a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the district schools, with like powers as above, both of which said Corpora tions, shall be allowed and entitled to own real es tate and otlir property, upon which to erect School houses, and for othtr pur{>oses connected with the schools. B<*c. 9 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Trustees shall within 15 days after their appointment, proeeed to ascertain the number of free while persons in their respective dis tricts, between the ajesof live and fifteen years, and return the same to the Commissioners of the School division to which they belong. They shall also re ceive from the school Commissioners, or their Trea surer the funds to which they are entitled under the law, and on the first Monday of November in each year, make a report to the said Commissioaers, show ing the amount received, the manner of its expendi ture, the number of children taught in their district, the length of time which a school has lieen taught, and the compensation paid to teachers and their names. They shall locate and superintend the erec tion of suitable School houses in their rS|>ertive dis tricts, at the most convenient and suitable places for the inhabitants and scholars residing in the same, ahall employ and pay teachers and visit the scliools, at least twice in the year. Sec 10 And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Commissioners and Trustees under this act, shall hold their office for twelve months, or until their successors are elected, and re ceive no compensation for their services. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforessid. That it shall be the duty of the Governor, annually to distribute to the Commissioners of each School division in the State, their proportionable part of the Common School fund, which apportion ment shall be made (by the last census, until the next census be taken, and then by that) according to the number of free white persons, between the ages of five and fifteen years, of which he shall give to said commissioners, in each division, immediate notice. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid, That no moneys received from the State by the Commissioners for School purposes, shall be expended for any other purposes, than for paying teachers and purchasing books and stationary for children whose parents are unable to furnish the ame. ... , . Sec. 13. And be it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid, That after these schools shall have gone into operation, no Trustees for districts shall be sl owed to receive any funds from the Commissioners, sinless they shall have made a return signed by a majority of their number, showing the amount re ceived by them, and how the same has been expend ed, and that a school has been kept in their districts, at least three months in the year preceding, or then 5..-c. 14. And be it further enact'd by the authority aforesaid, That all moneys not drawn by any such defaulting district shall be added to the amount to be distributed the next year, and apportioned among all ihe districts in such divisions. See. 15. And he it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That should the Commissioners, in any division, fail to apply for, and distribute the fund re vived as directed by this law, that shall be subject to a suit for damages, at the instance of the trustees of any district in such division, in any court of law in this State having jurisdiction, and the amount of damages so recovered, shall be collected out of the private property of such commissioners, and not from the funds of the School. . See 17 And be it further enacted by the authority jrforcsaid. That alt white person, between the age, of fire and fifteen year., shall be allowed to be taught a. scholar, in the respective district, in which they reside or in ease their location may make it income nient in the adjoining district, by making applica tion to the Trustees thereof, wlio may prescribe, though no one over the age of fifteen years and under twenty-one, .hall be excluded from said Schools. Sec IK. And be it further enacted by theautlionty aforesaid, That in those counties where the inhabi tants are thinly settled, the commissioners may, if they think it best refuse to lay off the same into achool districts, but they shall employ a suitable number of Teaches who .hall under their directions, teach school not Wager than three month, in any one district or neighborhood, so thatevery section of such cou-ity shall receive, ns nearly a. can be, equal ad vanutgj from said, fund; and it .hall V tbs duty of •he Commissioners of any sn-.h county in which the itinerating system may be thought best, to mention the rime in their .nnu.l report, and so far asrelMes to the county of Baker, t’.fOoutraisstoaers'lwllMn- J&sm SSSBIKKgIWQSaSci fine themselves to the three Military districts of said . county. Sec. 19 And be it ftrnher enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the Commissioners and Trustees elected as aforesaid, in the foregoing act, before tl-f enter upon the duties of their offices. mite the following oath before uny , “ J tt® *” Superior Court Justice of *n tßrior Court, a Justice of the i- mseounty where they reside, viz; I. A. 8., W* solemnly swear, that 1 will faithfully perform nil the duties required of me. by law, as Commissioner of Common Schools, orTrustceof Common Scliools, as the case may he. JOSEPH DAY Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 96th December, 1837. GEORGE R GILMER, Governor. AN ACT, To amend an act, to establish a general system of education by common schools—assented to 26th Deeemlier, 1837. Sec. 1. Be it emu-ted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the autho rity of the same, That the second and third sections of the above recited act, be, and the same are hereby repealed; und in lieu thereof, that each county in this state, shall be considered and known as a common school division; snd that on the first Monday in Mareh, in the. year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and on the first Monday in January, of every year thereafter, or so soon after the above mentioned days, as the same can be conveniently done, the justices u the inferior court of each county in this state, shall by order, entered upon the minutes of the court, ap point five fit and proper persons as commissioners of common schools, in the division wherein such justi ces may reside, and shall within ten days, thereafter, cause a certified copy of such appointment, to be de livered to them, which shall be sufficient notice of the same. And such commissioners shall continue in office one year, or until their successors shall be ap pointed. Sec 2. And lie it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if the said commissioners, or any of them, shall be unable at any lime to procure the ser vices of a treasurer, as eonlemplnted in the fourth section of the above recited act, it shall, and nay be lawful, for the president of such board of commis sioners, to act as treasurer, who sliull give bond and security to his excellency the governor, and his suc cessor for the faithful discharge of his duty, as trea surer. And the said commissioners, within ten days after their appointment, shall by order entered in the minutes of their board appoint for each school dis trict to be laid out agreeably to the fifth section of the above recited act, three trustees, all of whom shull re side in the district for which they shall be appointed, and shall be notified of their appointment within ten day* after it shall be made. See. 3. And be it further enacted, That if the jus tices of the inferior court of any county, shall not within one month after the time herein before fixed for that purpose, select and appoint fire commission ers, as aforesaid, who shall accept their appoint ments, the said justices of the inferior court shall themselves discharge the duties of commissioners in their division; and unless said commissioners shall, within one month after their appointment, select and appoint three trustees in each district or division, who shall accept such appointments, the justices of the peace, and such other person as the justices of the peace may appoint, shall discharge the duties of trustees, in any district in which such nppoimmert shall have been omitted; and the commissioners’ ap pointment by the court, may fill by election any va cancy which may occur in their hoard, during the year; and a majority of commissioners, and of the trustees, shall lie competent to perforin the duties re quired of them respectively. Sec. 4 And lie it further enacted, That it shall lie the duty of the trustees of the school district, to col lect by subscription, such sums as the citizens of the district may be willing to subscribe, which shall be applied to supply an amount of money, in addition to what may tie allowed by the state, so as to enable them to employ a suitable number of teachers in the district, provided there shall be no liability on the trustees for said subscription money, further than to transfer the said list of subscription to the teachers where such school may be taught. Sec. 5. A rid be it further enacted, That the justi ces of the inferior court, in the several counties, ill this stale, lie, and they are hereby authorized, at their discretion, to levy an extra tax in their respec tive counties, not exceeding fifty percent, on the gen eral tax, which shall be added to the common school fund of saic county, and paid over to the commis sioners aforesaid, by the tax collector, who shall give bond and security for the same, as in case of other bonds, for extra taxes. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the trus tees of any county academy, lie, and they are hereby authorized, to pay over to the commissioners of com mon schools, any funds in their hands. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That his excel lency the governor, within the month of January next, be required to cause so much of llie above re cited act, as this act docs not repeal, together with this act to be published in the newspapers of this state, und also, to cause the same to lie published with the acts of the present session. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the eighth, twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second sections, and so much of the ninth section as refers to the notice to be given by a justice of the peace and free holder to the trustees of their election, and so much of the sixteenth section, as re fers to the balances in the hands of trustees of acade mies and their treasurers be, and the same is hereby repealed. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, President of the Senate. Assented to 29th December, 1838. GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor. Bay. Bricks and Pork. AA TONS prime Northern Hay, 20 M. Bricks, 10 Bbls. Mess Pork, For sale by jan 22 2w WOODBURY & BTACKPOLE. C.EOR.GIA LUMBEK COMT. THE subscribers, agents of said company, offer to contract for delivery at Darien, or elsewhere, of hard Pine lumber of the best quality, sawed to any dimensions that may be required, and at low prices. They will have on hand at their depot in this city, a good sup ply of lumber of various sizes. WOODBURY & STACKPOLE. Darien, Jan. 22,1839. ‘ 3w Justices Conrt for 18JJfJ. A COURT, for the 871st District, will be holden at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the 4th Monday of uadi month—to wit Monday 28th January, 1839. Monday 25th February, 11 Monday 25th March, “ Monday 22d April, “ Monday 27th May, Monday 24th June, Monday 22d July, Monday 2f*.h August, 41 Monday 23d September, 4 ‘ Monday 28th October, “ Monday 25th November, “ Monday 23d December 44 A ffrnnd of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term after the first. w CARPENTER, . Justice of the Peace for 271st, Dialnct, Darien, January 29*t 1839. OF every deserption executed at the of* lice of THE DARIKN HERALD. DARIEN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 183‘J. For the Herald. Wsmnnii Love. Fain would my muse the love of woman sing, And the rich fruits which from her virtues spring; Fain paint her worth, the sympathizing tears That dim her eyes when miseries tale she hears. Oh rich in virtue, skilled in every art, That sooths the mind, or heals the bleeding heart j Thy generous soul leavrs nothing yet untried, To ease man's lot, or blessings rich provide. When the rude storm runs howling throughout the sky, And from the surcharged cloud red lightnings fly; The ivy still the rugged oak entwines, It fears no lightnings flash—no raging winds. Mclliinks of woman’s love ‘tis emblem meet, By keen misfortune rendered doubly sweet; That twines its magic folds around man’s form, That fears no earthly ill—no worldly scorn. Darien, .March 23,1839. For the Herald. “The Mill small Voice.” When mental darkness wraps the soul In clouds of dark dispair, And notan earthly hope is left The lonely heart to cheer. When life seems but a feverish dream, And anguish rends the breast; And earth has not a haven meet In which the soul can rest. There is a voice, a “still small voice,” Directed from übove, That whispers to the aching heart, There is a Qod of love! That voice the dying christain hears When on his bed of death; That voice the saint like martyr cheers, While flames devour his breath. Yes ! dark would be man’s lot on earth, And life a mockery prove, Did not that still small voice declare There is a God of love! Darien, .March 23d, 1839. In the Bijou Almanac for 1839, edited by L. E. L., is the following which she wrote a short time previ ous to her leaving England: FAREWELL. My liule fairy chronicle, The prettiest of my tasks, farewell! Ere other eyes shall meet this line, Far other records will be mine; How many miles of trackless sea Will roll between my land and me! I said thine elfin almanac Should call all pleasant hours back ; Amid those pleasant hours will none Think kindly on what 1 have done 1 Then, fairy page, I leave with thee, Some memory of my songs and me. Tlic Snow-Storm. The cold winds sweep the mountain's height, And puthless was the dreury wild, And, ’mid the cheerless hours of night, A mother wandered with her child. As through the drifted snow she pressed, The babe was sleeping on her breast. And colder still the winds did blow, And darker hours of night came on And deeper grew the drifts of snow— Her limbs were chilled, her strength was gone. “0,G0d,” she cried, in accents wild, “If l must perish, save my child!” She stripped her mantle from her breast, And bared her bosom to the storm, And round the child she wrapped the vest, And smiled to think her babe was warm. With one cold kiss, one tear the shed And sunk upon a snowy bed, At dawn, a traveller passed by ; She lay beneath a snowy veil; The frost of death was in her eye; Her cheek was cold, and hard, and pale; He moved the robe from off the child, The babe looked up, and sweetly smiled. ~ saaaoaaa&srea From the Newark (N. J.) Daily Advertiser. THE WIFE AT HOME. It has been one of the most serious ap prehensions, that in the multitude of our associations and public combinations, men and women might chance to forget that they have any thing to do individually. Me have societies to take care of our health, and societies to take care of our kitchens. Alms-giving so far as done at all, is done chiefly by wholesale. Perhaps tve may sec the day when we shall dine together, like the Spartans, and when ail family cookery and education shall he done upon the large scale. These thoughts were brought to my mind with greater force than common, a few days since, upon my making a visit to the house of Mrs. Nelson, the wife of a reputa ble farmer, a few miles from our village. If I were to attempt a portrait of this excel lent lady, I could fill a volume ; I can only (rive a sketch outline. Mrs. Nelson is, in The American as well as the English sense, a fine woman.—Temperance, early rising, industry, and above all serene cheerfulness of soul, have left on her cheek at forty, those roses which fashion and excitement often blast before fifteen. But what I took my pen to notice, was that truly feminine and Christian trait of my good friend—she is a keeper at home. Though I have been a church going man many years I do not remember any oneof our clergy enlarge upon this scrip ture phrase ; and yet the older I grow the more meaning there seems to be in it. The best women in the world are those who stay at home . such is the opinion of the best judges, to wit their husbands. The worst women are those who have no home, or who love all other places better ; such is the verdict of those who meet them abroad. A wife in the house is as indispensable as a steersman at the wheel. Who can count up the cases where poor fellows have been ruined by their wives ! This is a hard saying, but if it were sof tened, it would he less true. Surely it is no disrespect to the better sex to point at these rare exceptions, which like the dim tarnish on the face of the moon, make the other tracks look all the brighter. After you shall have exaggerated to the utmost, the number and the faults of the gadding, gossipping and idol women, we still have a million of American house-wives, brigh tening a million of American homes and hearts. Her husband is not the meekest man in the country, nor by nature the most hospitable, but she makes up for all like the credit side of an account. In the exercise of the passive virtues, she finds her greatest happiness. She holds it to be one of the very first duties of life to render home de lightful, first to her husband, next to her children, and then to all who may enter her hospitable doors. Early in life, she observed that several of her husband’s inti mate acquaintances were becoming irregu lar in their habits : she and Nelson talked it over at length. He being a rough man, declared it to be his intention to break of all intimacy with Lang and Shepherd, on the spot. “O no ! husband,” said she, ‘that would be cruel, remember the proberb ‘A soft word breaketh the bone.” Let me n lonc to bring them to their bearings ; at any rate, give me a month for an experi ment.” ‘You ! Mary,’ he exclaimed in astonishment, ‘you amaze me; surely you will not follow them to the bar room, ns Jemima Murphy docs her good man.” “No, said his wife laughing, “hut we women have some secrets left still. Wait hut a month.” The month rolled round. Nelson had hard work to refrain from falling upon the two men violently, but he waited to sec the issue, and even kept out of their way, that the incantation might be interrupted. At the close of less than three weeks Lang and Shepherd were two of the most quiet, orderly and domestic men in the ncigbor hood.—“Why Mary,” said Nelson, “what in the world have you done to them ?” “I! husband ! I have not exchanged words for weeks.” “Then you have had some witchcraft at work.” “Not I,” she replied ; “the story is soon related. I had observed for a long time that their homes were grow ing dismal, and I often told Mrs. Laug what I had heard concerning her husband. Indeed I had heard you tell of his repea ting over his glass that abomidable saying, ‘the devil’s at home.’ After my conversa tion with you I set to work—not on the husbands, but their wives. Simple crea tures ; they scarcely knew what I meant. They wished indeed that the men would spend more time at home, and even wept about their late hours and ititn drinking. But they were not prepared for my telling them that they must redouble she attraction of their own fireside and table—make the cheer better—the fire brighter—the chil dren cleaner—the welcome heartier ; call in a pleasant neighbor to tea —have a little singing in the evening, and even invitc'to a comfortable supper two or three of the husband’s tavern cronies. The thing took admirably. The wives triumphed, and I hope you arc satisfied.” Though it is likely Nelson did not just then suspect it, this was the very course which had proved successful in saving him self from ruinous habits. And most earn estly is it to be wished that all our towns and villages were filled with such wives as honour and love the family institution ! Ev ery one has made the observation that there are many more women who are religious, than men; but the filial cause of this has not so often been remarked. Divine prov idence by this discriminating favor to the one sex, pours influence into the social fountain. As are the mothers of a nation, so will be the sons, and in a measure, the husbands. But to exercise full influence, the wife must be a keeper at home. She will find enough to employ her longest days, in the endless circle of household cares. While she will welcome the eve ning visiter, and often enlarge her frugal board for the bevy of frityids, or even join in the social party or the cheerful sleigh ride, these things will be the exceptions, not the rule. So living, she will give hap piness to an ever increasing circle. “Her children arise up and call her blessed ; iter husband also and he praiseth her.” C. Q. From the Upton (Eng.) Journal. VILLANY AND RETRIBUTION. In the spring of 1833, two young ladies, sis ters, named Louisa and Ellen Price, of /.Jatigc noch Park, were placed by their widowed mother at the boarding sell ool of the celebrated Mrs. Sherwood, between Powiek and Worces ter three mile, from the latter place. Louisa was then above sixteen, and Ellen fourteen years of age. It appears that Mrs. S. was in the habit of assembling her pupils and friends of both sexes every other week, for the pur pose of performing concerts of sacred music. To these parties there came, among others, two young merchants from Worcester, named Harris and Benson. We passover the occurrences of threcyears, during which lime these young creatures, na turally interesting, and gifted with superior abilities, were singled out by Harris and Ben son for their marked and undivided attentions; j these becoming obvious, were communicated i by Mrs. S. to the mother, between whom and the young men an explanation took place, and they were ultimately received at her house as the future husbands of her daughters. A brother of Mrs. Price dying in 1835, left them, it seems, a sum of money, Oil condition of their not marrying until they attained, respectively, the age of twenty-five ; and as the mother re fused her sanctiou to the marriage of herdaugh ters until the arrival of that time, the circum- stance was made a pretext by their professed lovers to induce them to consent to an elope ment and private marriage : and in an evil hour these two innocent girls, with all the fond af fection of young and confiding hearts, embark ed their future worldly hopes and happiness in one frail bark—the honor of t heir admirers— and eloped wilh them before daybreak from Mrs. Sherwood’s house. They proceeded to a neighboring church, (Hallow ) u few miles off, the keys of which they hud obtained by bribing the sexton, who asserts that he was to tally ignorant of their intentions. Here a mock ceremony of marriage was performed by an accomplice, who was dressed in tile habili ments of a clergyman. They resided for some months after this in a cottage, ornee in the su burbs of Worcester, and here, in April, 1837, Louisa, the eldest, gave birth to a daughter, the child of Mr. Benson, to whom she thought her self married. In June, of the same year, Har ris proceeded to Lisbon on business connected 1 with tile firm, where, ns it subsequently turn- ; ed out, lie married a daughter of Mr. Kent, a wine merchant, of the firm of Kent und i Brothers. He returned to England in Febrtm- ! ry, bringing his real wife with him, and pur-1 chased a house at Kempsey, on tile banks of the Severn. Soon after Harris’return. Benson left Louisa then Ihe mother of two children, with whom and her sister he hud been constant- j ly living up to lliat time, and took up It is rest-1 (fence in Harris’ house, from whence lie sent ■ llie unfortunate victims a letter, stating the fuels in relation to the villainy practised upon litem, and offering, in the name of himself und partner, to make a settlement upon them by way of re paration. Words would fail describing the shock pro duced by the communication of ibis totally I unexpected blow, which robbed them of all I that rendered life, in their estimation, worth preserving. Ellen died n fortnight after in the. lunatic asylum, near Droitwich, in the arms of her sis ter, whose mind it seems was sustained by her determination to execute a fearful veugeanco on the guilty causers of their bitter sufferings, which she too faithfully performed. Learning that her pretended husband was to be married on the 19th of March, and that lie was to return from Worcester to Kempsey on i Ihe preceding evening in a gig with Harris, to j (lie latter, site planned and put in operation tile following frightful mode of retribution : After strangling her two infants, and leaving a letter on the table, stating that she would not let them live to heur of their mother’s disgrace, she dressed in men’s clothes, armed herself; with a brace of pistols, and knowing the pro- ! liable time of their approach, took her station < in a small shrubbery up a steep ascent, where j the road overhangs the river. Oil the approach | of tlie gig, it appears she discharged both the ! pistols, one of which look effect in the bruin of Mr. Ilcnson, who was driving, and who fell from hist seat; tile horse, taking fright, started off, and before Mr. Harris could seize the reins to arrest him, plunged over the cliff’ into the river, where bothhorse and rider were drown- J ed. The poor girl was found dead, weltering i in her blood (having stabbed herself,) across the lifeless body of Benson. The horse apd gig floated on to Gloucesterbridge, where they were tuker. out of the water. Harris’ body was picked up near Tewksbury ; his young widow, we regret to say, is likely soon to be- j come a mother. Mrs. Price fortunately died j within a month after the elopement. Titus ! have the earthly hopes of five families been blasted prematurely, and two innocent and lovely women, who under bright auspices might have been the ornament and delight of society, gone down to the grave in sorrow. Owe no Man— Tl tis may Lit bad poc- ’ try, but depend upon it, is excellent sense, it is an old saying that the debtor is a slave to the creditor. If so, half the world enter into voluntary servitude. The universal rage to buy on credit, is a serious evil iu this country. Many a man is ruined enti rely by it. Many a man goes inton store fora single article. Looking around, twenty things strike his eye; he has no money, but buys on credit. Foolish man! Pay day musteomc, J and ten chances to one, like death, it finds! you unprepared to meet it. Tell me, ye who j have experienced it, did tlie pleasure of possessing the article, bear tiny proportion ; to the pain of being called on to pay for it when you had it not in your power. A few rules, well kept, will constitute much to your happiness and independence. Never Iniy on credit when you can possibly | do without. Take pride in being able to say, “I owe no man. ” Wives arc some-! times thoughtless— daughters now and I then extravagant. Many a time when neith er the wife nor the daughter would willingly give a single pang to tho they urge and tcaze him to get pleasant enough to be sure to possess, but difficult for hint to buy: the purchaser on credit is dunned—sued; and many an hour made wretched by their folly and indepen dence. OM Roberts present the complimcnta to the ladies, and begs they would have the goodness to read the last eight lines once a week ti II they get them by heart, and then c , „ their own excellent dispositions will direct. Never owe your shoemaker, your tailor, your printer, your blacksmith, or laborer. Besides the had policy of keeping in debt, it is downright injustice to those whose labor you have received all the benefiet of. How happy the man w ho owe not a pound, Hut lays up his fifty each’ year, that comes round : He fears neither constable, sheriff, nor dun ; To bank or to justice has never to run, His cellar wefl filled, and his pantry well stor’d, He lives far more blest than n prince or a lord, Then take my advice, if a fortune you’d get, Pay off what you owe and keep out of debt. Real Luck. —A grocer in Tc•lioupitoulas street drew a quarter of the SIO,UUO prize in the Grand Slate Lottery, Davis *. Cos., managers. He bought the ticket just as the lottery was drawing, and made no little nou rish with it after he found what it had done for him.— N. O. R ‘tc. o Hr Person, said a gentlemen to the great Grecian, with whom he had been disput ing—“ Or. Person, my opinion of you is most contemptible.” “Sir,” relumed the Doctor, I never knew an opinion of youlhat was not contemptible.” VOL. 1. NO. 11. Anecdote ok Cooke. —George Frederick ! Cooke was always fond of a frolic on his bene- J fit night, declaring that lie never took liberties with his friendsatany other time. Itonce hap pened, diiriug an engagement at Philadelphia, that on stieli an occasion lie was short of money, and at a loss to raise the wind for the accustom ed breeze. In the dilemma to inspirit himself in some way or other. Huving reached tho corner of Cullowhill and English streets, ho cast his eyes towards the Delaware und per ceiving one of those enticing signs of three golden balls, he turned the corner, und enter ing the fatal door, addressed the man behind the countorthus: “My name is Cooke. This !is my benefit night. The manager can’t do without me, s I am up for Richard 111. I ( want some liquor. I have no money. Now I propose to hypothecate my royal person for $lO, and yiiu may lay me on one of your j shelves.” The joke was a good one, and tho master of ceremonies paid $lO, and Cooke was laid tip. The theatre that night was crowded, and at 7 o’ clock the manager came forward to apolo gise, staling that villi ihe promission of the audience the performance would commence with the fitrcc. lie had sent in different direc tions, but was unable to find Cooke in the city. He presumed the tragedian would be forth coming in the course of the next half hour. — As the manager retired he was informed that a boy wished to see him in the green room.— He found the lad, who presented a note writ ten in cyphers, which ho at length translated thus: “Mr. Dear , I am in pawn for $10; send and redeem me, or it will bo impossible for Richard to be himself to-night. Yours, COOKE.” The manager started immediately after the first star, and found him nicely shelved, and a plate of crackers and cheese, and a botlle of brandy by him. In the button-hole ofhiseoat was a piece of paper, marked “No. 148, pawn ed for $10” The amount was paid,-a hack was called, and Cooke and the manager rolled to the theatre, where the former bad just lima to dress and commence. “Nuw is tile winter of our discontent,” &c. It is said he never played Richard better, or received greater ap plause. — linat. Era. Death nv Suffocation. —On Friday last, a coroner’s inquest was held on (he body of John Winterscale, a convict in the State Prison in this place. After an ex amination tlie Jury returned a verdict, that “ he came to his death by suffocation in attempting to swallow a piece of meat with out mastication.” —It seems that the con vict above named had been in confinement sortie six or seven years, and had never been known to ask for an extra allowance of food at at any time previous to the adop tion of the new system of goverrnent; but that since that change, lie bud several times requested an extra allowance—and had even on the morning in question requested a double portion. This, we believe, it was not according to the rules or the prison to allow him. About 11 o’clock (being rather unwell, and probaly therefore not so strict ly deal wilh ns he otherwise would have been) he went to the kitchen and requested of the keeper there a portion of victuals, lie received a potato which lie ate; and during a momentary absence of the keeper, lie probably caught up a piece of boiled meat, in In's great haste to swallow which for the sake of avoiding detection, he lost his life. CURE ron INTEMPERANCE AND SMOKING.—INDIAN CUTENESS. A friend of ours, who lias had extensive dealings with the Indians of Mississippi, re lates the following characteristic anecdote, which tie says is undoubtedly the Irulii. A chief by the name of Glover, in some gush of passion, happened to slay another Indian. The invariable penalty for killing among those primitive beings is death, and ihat punishment is by lHeir custom to he inflicted by the near est friends of the deceased. These had met together with the prisoner in their charge to execute the last sentence on poor Glover. He asked one favor of the judges before lie died and as generous enemies, he hoped they would grant it ns it was the last he would ever ask of them; it was that he might be per niilted to take one glass more of liquor, and smoke one more pipe of tobacco. So small a request was readily granted; they promised to postpone the execution until lie drank and smoked again. Having got them sufficiently committed to this proposition, he gave them to underslnnd that he never intended to do cither. Such is the sueredness of an Indian promise, that sublc,rfugi U w thus saved Glo ver’s life and this occurtence took place ten years ago. Life and Fahlun, in Sweden, a few ycar* since, witnessed an incident wich yiaiTukes of the romantic. In opening a communication betwen two mines, the body of a young miner was found in u state ol com piclVpreservation, being impregnated with the vitriolic water of the mine, when exposed to the open air it became stiff. 1 he features were not recognised by any per son; but tradition had preserved (he recol lection of the by which he had been buried in bowls of the earth more than half a century ago. All further inquiry was dropped; when suddenly* & decupid old woman, leaning on her cruches, advanced and discovered that the party was a young man to whom she had been engaged by ’ promise of manage tiftv years beftire. She threw herself on the body of her former lover, and bedwed itjwith many tears, faint ing with joy to have again beheld the object of her a flection before she dccended to the tomb. The contrast between these parties, one of them bi'V/tl during fifty years, yet preserving alfme features of youth; tho other, bending beneath the loud of years, and living, if she could he said to ini.- an equal space of time, above gftnnnd, may he conceived, lmt cannot ‘'A'"/';-* The Patriot Trials at Kingston,SflH The trails of the deluded men who Windmill Point, hMe terminated. JKK ;..k-n, taj turn* liven excutc.d ‘ an-.i 130 remain o*t scutenc . .V-ir * k Star. . *•