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should Tctanii *>il lb*-ui nutti bUreton. with the aniuySj nnd that my head #l)odlc (Hewer for hUiti<*'-ti<)t- At length Ufgtopwnm* deaenbod, anti Vs- Nil tan to meet him, t<> prepossess him in my favour. Ilia reception m now my grand strok; aed I whispered to Hattyl, instructing him as to minute details. What I had heard of their chief led me to admit favourable ex pectation* ; and I prepared my word*, looks, and geitine*, wuh the utmost solicitude. A* the new-coiners broke through the thick bough* into iheepeM spare we occupied, they weie evidently -truck with our relative positions, and Hu- ro|nct uliN-h wwineTto rratiaiu their mtrade*; lor hi this time none of them veil-. lured teritdowtg A* theCnpiiilnapproached,’ 1 rose not, stirred not, looked noi even in ward* him -, till, tawing como close np he *• luted no. by making the lament)’/. which I returned, with u slight motion, nnd then indi cated the rorner of inv carpet; he seated him self exnellr on ihederiensted pot. In a cmi r|e of second* I inrned my ej*e< gravely upon Jitm.unl to remind him fully of the yoke u which he had lieen broken, repeated in Turk lih the ordiiinry salutation. w Iticlt he returned in the liumMest manner. Coffee Imd boeii prepared < I now called for it, and Hadji took rare that a proper interval should intervene between the presenting up my cup nnd his. The few minute* that thin elapsed appeared most irksome 1 to the Captain, who looked like n obcr and homely laritirf; the new-comers spoke imt, but inmcrt wondering e\ e tin me, nnd inquiring looks id the others, who germed rather iMmtii'sd of themselves; while u< me thee*moment* Were if more intense anxiety th.it any foimerpern and. I now held no many string i In ms hand*, thm it was no longer inniter of impulse, hut ol r'llenlation, nnd that too of the minutest points; while the slightest iwlientior. of plan or design would have des it-dved oil. My heart throbbed. *o that it shook mi V\ lien the coffee-cups were mken liny (itliil in Turkey, cotlee is always di -spntehcd before hueines* is commenced,J and utter two or three loin; nnd deep whit*— chnnging my iitniuier entirely. 1 turned abruptly round ami, with wart nth, tiddrew*Nl him 10 tin* effect: ‘ I have long known the tireeke I have Jon;; uilmucd their character, and pitied their misiorimi’ s • I Imve wandered over every mountain, from Mitkronowa to Trickcri — fiom Jsttza now to Aglon Oros; I have cilen eulallt leiki with the Idock Hayah, Mghlirn with the Vhu'li, end rousted kids with the K leplil; 1 have been cn r received ns a friend, and purled with as a brother. I would,but for this dnv, have carried these inipic'shms with me to Europe; but you have taught me to do the Turks justice! i have gone loseek mil mid visit the Annulolos of Ol)mpfcs, mid llie Klcphts of Thessaly, thinking Ihut among*! these men, wlm were ion promt to submit lo llie tyrimny of u Turk, i should see llie true descendnuls of the lld h ues. Had I feared you, I could now have been accompanied by guards, that would have act you at deltauce; taut, cm the centrary, had t kiauwi w here you were. I should have come in visit you alone (expecting more hospitably ft your baud# than 1 do from these itHuinstcr i i. lint it seems you make war, not on your oppressors and rlu - Tmka, lint upon mankind ind < hrminu*. And Imvv arc yon so mmi us to lay your hands on me, the w ell vvialu r of your inee -an Englishman; for whom ven geance will he sought, belli by hi* countrymen mjd the Turk*; nnd one who lias shared the hospitality of till the Capitauiu around you? However,” I milled, ‘‘l call ill purl excuse your tin n ; they know me not, —my capture uiigimtled in a mistake, which I see you hotli regret and are nshtmird of; and I must say, the subsequent conduct of inust of them Ims gone lor to cDuett the impresrious ol their brat v fiiicnecJjL The I’HptfllnV reply fully justified tins ap peal to tlieir nationality; mr ho commenced try nlli mpliiig a justification. ■'l he hoys will tell you, that though I urn not a young man. lam no old ml her. Mot ‘efy Jong ago 1 had houses, lands, anil chil dren. Why should I iiuve hern ii rubber? for whit! 1 in now, those who drove me lo il U’.tifl hear (he hlumc; mid if these allow me tome authority ovu them, it is not for my Ttifouk* sake, bul by memory of sumo kind ness I mice showed t<> tills baud. Look at those men. some of them barefoot, with clothes of siring* rather tlum cloth, with empty tobacco ! atM, mid empty stomachs, what makes tlum lead sueha hie. and what restralul can you ptoca mi men who live so? What care they for life i and why should they / Doe* the in jury limy do to other* bring any good to them? And u Inn serves Uni feasting of a night, and ti e plunder of a day, when they ran carry nothing with them against a week's void, rain, o hunger! Sjteak not, then, to such men of ’ irir English ships, nor us Turkish gibbets; iati Id! them iha! otic Is etnne from Europe, v. lio w ill tejl again Uovv their name is disgraced; how tin y are driven like oxen lit the lieidst, or hutted like bears in the moumuin. Speak to them but words of consolation and kindness, aigl they will lay their heads on tiro ground, and pul your foot on then. Dpt you know wind vve are. We have injured you ;we know ‘vital injury you muy 4 Anit*. We are not all of v ne mind ; vve are as many eapfiiin* a* men, ut.d fewer men tlu.u opinions. 1 hold the fd.'U Sir with these bands; it was the Turk put this musket in its place ; this now must find me Pfcod.” Titc discourse which followed it would lie too long to relate. They afterward retired a little way back into the wood, to consult; not i ven leaving a guard ovr.i me. 1 felt relieved, ta.tii the length and luuduos* of tho discussion i ..aitt aw akeiied my apprehensions. However, they wire of short duration; for presently Vasili cuttie running, mid kissed tny hand, tol ling me that all was arranged ; lie was follow - tdliy the red, who clamorously surrounded nre, le'liiog me titt y baddelotmlimd on making n . their captain, I. without the slightest nidi ration of satisfaction or surprise,—without n i ctray ing word of thanks, - naked w I,oilier they allowed me u voice in the matter, and whether they thought the picture they hud drawn of their life was so very attractive? This was quite- an uawxpcctod difficulty, to ielite from one whose life was in their hands; 1 id as in their new frame of mind they- had lost sight of the connexion, 1 took care to lead tlKiu us far away from il as possible. They now set about persuading me that the whole country was distracted by the Turks and by the robbers; that the present oppression “as like the knife reaching the joint; that thu Turks Imd no strength, and the whole country would turn Klephtt if they would be respectable; mid that the Kicphti would unite among Diem.-elves, md protect the people if they had a chief; that during the last insurrection if they had bad a chief on Whom they could have detiend ed, and to w hom they could have looked", the Turks would have as easily conquered the noon, as re-conqncred their country ; that now, if it was known that an English Bey 7udch ‘’ as their leader, they could collect 300 men ia three days, carry some fort, which would be t ic signal for the rising of the whole country. “ vVhcie.” said they, ‘‘is there a man to oppose us ? The Grand \ irir rannot garrison even Monastic twenty-live thousand armed Greeks occupy the mountain* round Thessaly, from Voio to Tempr, and to Me/./ovo. The T.ig tr.uas of the ftee Grreks stretch fr*.'m Ther roopy las to Pguntcrca. The Albanians are up; the ilosßiansarc up; Scodrahxs3o ( ooGhegues ip. irnis;. the Servians ar our brother*. The Turks w-til not £;h? for the Nizznm; and here, ft j:r. in three dvrs a Turk | would not be left. The harvest urn got lit : w could Uy our bauds at otitc cm nomenac storexilf gram end provision*: ugd the riniage idjtint eummenrmg Never"a*gtic|r mo mem, ana no point is *o favourshfe. to trike the Grand Vixir In the rear; to encourage the flrdck* and Albanians to iho vve*|. nd unite them at length ; and then we vhs.l have the cimitig offol Ilje liatne (treasure.) now on it*, way from (’onstauimople to the army.” Dread, doubt, and coufusicn, ut that lime. fTirflugWout the Ottoman Empire, pervaded men's mind* and opinions, ‘fins incident tier-, vej but to confirm the conclusion* at which I had already arrived. I felt that a soldier of dat ing and u man of energy, might have changed llie face of the K*t. ir “‘ ta|esmnn enough to seize, the hading point*. 1 was convinced, ai- j ho, that the name of Engli himm alone might instantaneously have given importance to such a gathering) and led to rally round m sections, , inlcresls,aid race* which warcciy uny other watchword could ca” together. Those views , f frimkly entered into with the o men. I poiit- j ted to them w hut qualities and qualifications were requisite in the chief of so cespnrale un undertaking; where there was no abertialive, —no middle position betwetn destruction and Bticcess ; and where succeas would almost be rtit ciihius.* That If such a man could he found to lead aiteh a movement, n might perhaps sue-1 ceca, not otherwise; that sueh men ware found mice ottty in ten centiirrs ; hut that, whether it succeeded or fail-d. there would be a curse on the projector*. They gradually liecnme thoughtful, mournful, and subdued ; and tins this strange virion tinted by. Htrangc lo say. the Allniniaii wag now my, wannest partisan ; vve talked ovcr “Alvuiiitm.” , Veil Hey, nnd Arslan l!ev, with whom I found ho bud been at Milica ; mid we thus were old friends. lie now had great d’ id to tell Ins eompnutonx about mo ; and summed all up by saving that I ought to have been an Albanian. J After the Grand Divan was over, they pro posed sending ion flock of the monks to fetch . ii sheep; but, though it was near sunset, I pro-, (erred making for the nearest monastery,acven , or eight miles oil". Our “plunder” (plaeliika) was brought out: whatever was mine vvns punctually restored ; and amongst lhc.se were silver nnd gold articli . I made, them a pre-! nut, after finding that nothing wus missing, of my money and a ieleocupe ; my baggage- , horse wiiH laden, my mule brought to me, -one held the bridle, another Iheitii rup ; and they accompanied me down to the road. They ; them pressed round me, to shake hands; and \ us this was an exceptional cit-e, I did shake hand* with them. ‘I he Captain said, “VV e trust implicitly in you ; vve have axocted no prom ise fr m yxni, that you would not cause search ito tie made for us. When you speak of us, I am sure it will be to plead our cause; when von think of us, il will not be with anger.” j i it--aired tln iii of (he gratification I should feel, not only in preventing search lining made for them; hut in contributing to their pardon nnd ii rioraiion lo lo ir homes. Our parting wii.i muni like the severing of affectionate | friends Ilian of robber* front their prey; and I had h it them some fifty paces, when the Alhsuian ohouled after mo, “If you hate any, friend* coining this way, just give them hnyourdi (mile.) and wo will tjke care that no ‘ one hurts them.” ! When vve found ourselves again alone, our ! very mules seemed instep out, and pot us much ’ space us possible between us and tile Klcphls. (iur first impression vvns that of wonder at the ■ reality of our escape, the next was the ri col lection of the wanton cruelties, from which j even the monks wore not exempt; one poor I wretch bud at this place, a few day* before, : been run;,mued by the monastery, and was sent buck without nose, lips, or ears! TVc honied on. without exchanging a word, until we were long out of both ear and mils ket-shul. At length we made a halt, when j lludji dismounted j and, running up to me, showed me, with the most exiranigimt demon Mintionsof joy, a small black thing, exclaiming. •This lias saved u-*, mid 1 have saved ill” A til of holy wood (wood of the eioss.) witjiin 1 tin envelope c>f wax-cloth, to ttovu it from the vvcl, was the object thus displayed. Hadji told me that, from the moment of his capture, all In* feuiH bad not been in the least about hint self, bul about the holy wood: before be was stripped, be lmd confided it private!) to \ nsili; and nothing now could exceed In* joy, at its being rts,toted lo hint, which restoration had been our dclivci am c. Here be devoutly kis sed it. i entreated lobe allowed to look at it, to.whiclt he at length consented. I unfolded the wax-cloth, -three several coverings us jia per mid silk; illu-ii got to some cotton in the middle: •There it is,” said he,“in the cotton ; but It is not u very large bit.” “No, Hadji,” 1 said, “il cannot be very large; for 1 can neith er feed nor sec it.” Tim holy wood hud van ished! ! Being better mounted, 1 hurried on lbiuking the diauastcry could not be distant, nor doubt ing tlmt 1 could mistake the way. Dawn be came pilch tlurk ; uud, AmtdstUm Unpenetrable gloom of the woods, my anitlia! picked its way. 1 heard the’ waves stag in jVm my loft,—some timcs'cloin to me. sometimes far below ; and thsii sheetWT'phosphoric light showed afar the breakermatked i oast. I hat 1 now got n considerable way before the rest, and was ‘doubtful whether 1 should still goon, when a dog rushed at me, and se! up a fearful yelling, l'resently 1 was hailed by several voices : I answered not. At lust the singing ofa Tur kish ball rang in my ear, ami several allots followed. I slutted a-heud jnnd niter spuring on about a mile, finding 1 was not pursued, and fearing I had lost my way, I halted, dis mounted, and drov e un mule into a thicket, a liitla off the path. I had not been long thus secured, when I heard shouting in the distance; uud soon recognised Hadji's voice. I therefore , emerged front my place of retreat, feinted with exultation tny escape front this second band, and inquired how they bad avoided them. 1 was uns vered by a most “tm-Orienlal roar of laughter.” The man whehad so bravely dis charged their muskets were not Klepths, but guards. 1 had passed before they challenged,, they had heard me; and. not answering or stop ping when challenged, they were about to pur sue when Hadji came up, and told them who 1 was. 1 thought it, nevertheless, a hard ease lobe s'i-.e.l by the thieves for an honest man,’ and shot at by the honest men for u thief. THE SIT REM UY OF THE LAWS. * Scarcely a day passes, the experience of, which does not prove to us the imperative ne- : eessiiy of maintaining to the utmost point the supremacy of the law s. It is not only in the strictest accordance w ith the theory of our government that the people should” hold in vcnoratioii their own nets, but the more we obs<-rve the workings of our system the more thoroughly are we convinced that legal res traints being once disregarded and trampled down, the hole fabric must inevitably fall into confusion and disarray. The offspring of ptibi-e sentiment acting in a spirit of mutual compromise, our government looks to the maintenance of the Laws for its perpetuation, nnd any infringement of them, if permitted to go unpunished, is so much taken from the security of person and property. —It is in vain to talk about public sentiment and the reserved right of the people to apply the remedy for any real or imaginary evil, in anticipation of the operation of the laws. It is not that in- Mances may not occur in which the parties on vhem summary justice isinflieted receive only’ THU JNTOIIvrTOSH HERALP,, the meed of ihvir own folly or wkkedue but that aptridaliiitem miliried to day on a guiity Individual, may, to-morrow, ■ visited on the best and jiuifst roan in the comwfoiiiy. Let the designation of offoiico* punishable hy law be once loat sight of, and each man'* particular whim and rapricc at once become the arbitra tors in matters involving life snd property, in addition to this, it must lie borne in mind that, particularly under popular institutions, the only source of redress t* to la (blind Inf the regtilirly eonsiimted iepai tribunals of the ‘ land, uttd in disregarding the restraints of the 1 law and destroying the sanctity of their acts, llm only hairier between good order and uiia rule is Broken down.—lt would be well for every citizen, when hn beholds the laws set at deitaiire in regard to *|e pertou* or properly . o* hi* mends or his neighbour*, to apply the { ’ outrage to himself, and remember that in pro tecitiig them he in fact only acts in aclf-pre ; nervation. We have often heard persons ia!k of w hat are called extreme costs, hut in our j opinion there is no case, however extreme, that will justify a breach of the law, and we < cure not whether the object of violence be in j 1 fault or not, the instill to the community at large is equally great, for the reason that its ’ authority ia ns much contemned in the one instance as the other. So firm Is our belief that no circumstances w ill justify w hat has been railed “Lynch law,” | or tit other words, the indulgence of popular passion in punishing either in person or pro perly those against whom a Huddett popular rxchMnent may for the moment b 4 directed ! that vve have never seen the slightest practical | manifestation of the kind without experiencing a conviction that where ttueb tilings are tole rated, no matter how upright arid correct a man may be, he has no protection against lawless violence. In close connection with j this sulqect is the duly of upholding on ail i occasions the ministers of the laws m the dis charge of their duties, lie who stands by and suffers an officer of justice, clothed with proper ’ authority, lo be overcome by superior force, or prevented from ex cuting his duly, becomes ’ un aider and abettor in the vviong committed, ; and, as such, is liable to severe censure. To be convinced of the propriety of seeing the laws maintained, n ts only necessary to bear in mind that, in proportion to the confi dence of offic’ rs in the aid of thrtr fallow citi zens w ill be their promptness in executing their : duties. Officers frequently tee thin g* without \ seeing them, rimply because they know that | interference on their part will only result in failure and disgrace, but this would riot be tin cate if they know that tut appeal to bystanders ; for aid would be promptly answered. Hand in hand with the support of iflicersby the community, should go their protection by tli” Com is of justice, which should ils cases of resistance visit the ufiemlert with the utmost extent of punishment of which llie offence is cupable. If an officer knows that he w ill I e sustained by the Court in Ins lawful acts, and Ihnt siteli a* may resist will lie seveiely pun ished, he will incur danger cheerfully and unhesitatingly, whereas if lie feci* a distrust of the countenance of his employers he w ill na turally be reiiii.'s in his duty, and avoid if ps xiblc personal rii k. Tub Data* Msbkiit, eke.—As many who are absent from the city fcal an interest in th price of articles of dress. &c. we give a brief review of the present slate of the market. Hals arc I'fithcr high, and continue to make head- way. Shoes are ?otc, and a still fuitlier ! falling ff is in some instances, observable. Boots uni brightening up. Vests, some de mand for them yesterday, but few in the mar ket. Bunts are tight, Coals eney, and the de muud for a light article good. .Smeltings are (town, and aic considered a /rg-itimate article for speculations. With those who deal in ’ efnekt. it is neck or nothing-—they are however, a .shade lower since llie commend incut of hot weather. Gloves bring a handsome price, although the stock on hands is limited. Peo ple still hang on lo suspenders. Umbrellas are unsteady, expanding, and becoming tight ac cording to the caprice ofotho weather and bold era— — \Ve heard of several that went off t ester dny at no price at nil, ultbough this cannot be considered n fair quotation Watches—no obtaining cash for them—they go notwith standing, on tic. Canes—holders Wick out for high prices.— W hiskers are occasionally sub ject lo a share. Finger rings, taking them all round, are without change. Breast pins are in demand, and go before shirts, dickies nod ; other more necessary article* of appnrel. \\ ateli-guards ate considered a safe m-resf nient.—JV. O. Picayune. MAN SOMETIMES A VEGETABLE. The amusing ’Georgia Lawyer,’ (no less ‘ a personage than thelloit. Judge Chnrllou, Mayor oiSavunnali.) in the lost Knicker bocker, gives the following anecdote, in proof of bis position, that man is some times nothing more than a vegetable Two friends, and brother lawyers of mine, were travelling, some vears since, on the circuit. Their route led them across the sandy hills that form the northern boundary of the Alathnmalia, one of the noble rivers of our beautiful state. Those hills, or ridges however, are ns barren nod desolate as Ara bia Petrtr. You might plant a Yankee there, and lie would not grow ! Perhaps after this assertion, it would be ‘surglus sade’ to say, that no effort of industry or ingenuity could coax a blade of grass to rear its head above the sterile soil. It was n rainy, gloomy day, uud after traiclling , for some time, without encountering any signs of human life, their hearts were cheered by the sight of the ‘smoke that so gracefully curled,’ and they knew, forth with,’that a cottage ivas near.’ And sure enough, there it was. Aeliimsv, ill-shapen log but. with interstices, or to speak more classically, ‘chinks,’ wide enough to throw a sizeable bear through. My friends dismounted and entered. A fire of pine wood, or light wood, as it is technically called, in the clay chimney. In one corner of the lire* place were huddled a bakers dozen of‘yellow complected’ brats. A tall, gaunt female, with long uncombed tresses, or bunches of coarse red hair, was seated upon the floor; while in front of the fire, and occupying the only stool in the ho vel, sat'the ‘lord of the soil,’ shivering under the malign influence of a tertian ague Good morning, my friend,’ said one of the visiters, who is celebrated for his polite- , ness and urbanity. •Morning!’ was the laconic and echo-like reply. (I believe that is an incorrect ex pression. Echo like a woman, gives the last word.) •Fine situation you have here,’ resumed my brother attorney. ‘Fine!’ responded the hosg what’s it fine for?’ •Why, I should suppose von would have good sport here, in hunting.’ •Then you suppose a great lie. You can’t hunt, ’cepting you got somcihihg to hunt at, kin you?* •No; that’s a very clear case ; I thought, however, that so near the river, there would be plenty of deer. Still, if it i* not > n good hunting ground, il i* a fine place for (tiling cattle.’ •It it, it it? h’posen’ the cattle get* in the swamp. And the river ric* pon’em, and the fooli don’t get out of the way, but get drowned! How you gwine to raise ’em then, ehP •That certuinly is very bad,’ continued Imy indefatigable friend; ‘but there is one 1 comfort left yotT If you have not the rich est soil, nor the best hunting ground nor the greenest pasturage, you have what is better than the monarch’* diadem, or the highest niche iu the temple of Fame; you have health.* ’I have, hare I, stranger!” Dont you see tTl'erffYallcV-romptrcted crlttur* in the corn er tlTcre? Them’* got health’ sn’t they!— I'he old woman there has got it, ’*ti’t hc! And look at me, with this cu’ted *ger •ba king my bones into a jelly! You call that health, don’t you; •Look here nty friend,’ exclaimed my brother chip, ‘answer me this question, nnd I w on’t ask you another. If you can’t get anything to grow here, and nothing to hunt, if all your cattle drown, and your family arc all the while sick; why in the name of common sense, do you not up rlieksaiid he off? Why do you stay here!’ *<)h cause the light wood knots arc so j ’mazin’ handy!* Gentle reader !—look me steadfastly in the face. Upon your honor, as a gentle man, (or lady,) do you believe that was an animal ? I)o you think that a real genuine man, or brute, would have remained his whole life, under these circumstances in such a spot 7 No, you don’t. Now that is what I call a man of the r egrtalde species, I can’t i*'ll whether a egetab!c thinks or not; but if il does, I will bet my spectacles against the prettiest lady's eyes in the coun try, that the man* idea of heaven was that il consisted of a large pine barren, where the light wood knots were ‘’mazin’ handy,’ and where he could shiver the whole day with* a‘cu*sed ngcr,’ over a large fire of the aforesaid light wood knots, kept in perpet ual flame by the ‘ministering angels of the place.’ The Death or Col. Pluck.— Colonel Pluck died suddenly, on Monday morning at the Blockley Hospital of disease of the heart.—An hour before his death, he was walking about as usual, and had given one ol the resident physicians the politest of his bows. A few years ago, the name of Col onel Pluck was in the mouths of the militia system hating people from “Maine to Geor gia”—his name became ns familiar as a household word, Inn when the Colonel be came an inmate of the Alins House, his name (lied suddenly away nnd now, alas for military glory, he has died as sud denly himself.— -Herald, Thk Florida Bank.— Col. Gamble, the President of the Union Bank of Florida, publishes in the Floridian, some account ol the doings of this institution, and the reasons why it has not resumed spccia pay ments. The Bunk in order to resume must have curtailed it* loan* to such an extent that the short crop of last season would not enable the people to pay, and which if they could have (laid, would have left the country without a circulating medium. The loans of the Bank amount to three and a half millions, aud its circulation to two , hundred and eighty-six thous.uuj, dollars. It is snid that the circulation is murlt less than the convenience of the country de mands. In May, IS]7, when specie payments j were suspended, there were two banks in Middle Florida, with an aggregate capital of 51,350,000, and an aggregate circulation, amouniiiig, probably to S'dOO.OOO of notes of other banks, not notv to be found. There is now but one Bank, with a cap ital of #3,300,000. and a circulation less than #300,000. The deposits now are: about the same as in May, 1837. Foroeky and SwtN-nLiNo.—The indi vidual who is said to be guilty of the fash onanfff criincr cited above, Pizarro Ed munds. He has obtained a large amount of money from different houses and one of the Banks here, (not less than #30,000 it is supposed) with which lie has gone off. Several gentleman have gone in pursuit of him, and he has been seen by two of them, we understand ; but contrived to give each the slip. When last heard of he was in Washington City, whence it is probable he has gone weslvvardlv. The conduct of Mr Edmunds has caused general astonishment, lie had been liv ing in Richmond about four years, and in that lime had gained the esteem of a large circle of acquaintances, and gotten to be generally popular. He had been for two years or mote, a member of owr Common Council, ami was President of the Union Savings Bank of our city, lie is a young man of not more titan thirty years, of mild, unassuming and winning manners. He en joyed more than the esteem of his friends, and that he should have so abused their con fidence has occasiond great surprise. There are some, as there always are, in such a i case, who say that they are not at all sur ; prised, but they are few at most. lie has a wife and three interesting little daughters. Mrs. E. is an amiable lady, beloved in the circle of her acquaintance, and of most respectable family. When we sec an man like Mr. Edmunds, in all his rel ations so blessed, sacrifice his good name, and forfeit the esteem and respect of friends, and his happiness withal, for what is but trash in the balance, as he has done—we be hold the frailty of poor human nature in a light which is painful to look upon indeed. —Rich. Com. Flour. —This article is in great demand here at this time, and the little that is in i market is selling from sixty five to seventy five dollars per barrel. The same article we find by reference to a late Pittsburgh paper is worth only three dollars and fifty cents in that market. What a disparity!— Texas Telegraph. Sport. —Twelve persons, six on a side, hunted squirrels in Miami county two days last week, on a wager of 200 bushels of corn. One jiarty killed 1041, and the other 1032 squirrels in the two days.— Cleveland • Her. Receipt for Coughing in a Place of Worship. —The Rev. Mr. Binny is very ’ impatient of any thing like noise in the chapel while he is preaching. In th win ter of 1837 1 heard him preach a sermon, on a Sabbath afternoon, lujthe Adelphi Chapel; and, it being the season of colds, there was a very general coughing in the place while he was in the midst of his discourse. Una ble to bear it any longer he paused and beg ged them lodesitl, in order that he might not be interrupted. The audience did the best they could to comply with his wishes; still in some cases, they could not help themselves. When he came to the conclu sion of the head of his sermon on which he was dilating, he paused for some moments, and then slid, “now my friends, if any of you wish tocaugh, I’ll wail a little till you have done.” The observation was follow ed by • considerable pause on the part of the preacher, but the invitation to cough was addressed in rain to the audience : 1 never knew greater stillness to prevail in any place of worship. The truth was, con gregation wag surprised bcyouJ measure at the observation ; and the more so, be cause felt utterly at a loss to know wheth er the Rev. gentleman was serious in mak ing it or only intended to be ironical.— Grant. Fortune Hunters in Sew York.—Sever al fashionable fortune hunters, with the re quisite quantity of mustachios, imperial* and whiskers, (little brains required,) from France, England, and other foreign parts, arc now in this city, tetively engaged in business, and making every effort to carry off cur fair millionaires. On every cool evening, half-a-dozen of these youths may be seen at Niblo’s Saloon, admiring the feata-of the immortal Ravels, or simpering to their inamoratoe* at the wit and drol lery of Burton- In Euiope, il is curious that New Y'ork has the reputation of pos sessing more female fortunes that any city in the world. It is true too. We hare a list of 88 young ladies in New York who are worth from #IOO.OOO to #l, 500,000 each ; but lo match this, we have u list of 150 young, handsome fellows not worth a penny, and hardly an idea, who are smell ing out their fortunes—-an account of each with his pretensions, we shall give one of those days. This is the great market for matrimony in the new world. All fortunes and all fottuite huntei* meet on this great exchange of hymen. One of the beauties of the system too is the fact that, though talent, tart and personal merits must sometimes decide the question, yet fortunately a calm impudence and pleasing foolery most often determine the day. There arc no tedious settlement and dila tory negotiations about rank and other fooleries here. We go for beauty, love, morals and money. The following we extract from a Mobile paper of a letter date : HEALTH OF MOBILE. Tlte past flics by us, and the future brings with it nothing lo cheer our drooping spirits. Oil one day ne heard with feel ings of gladness, that only a dozen dralhs occur, but our hopes arc shortly ensiled by the knowledge that the next furnishes a double quote of tenants for the tomb. These visitings, 100, are at our very fireside, —if we look for our friends, they will be found suffering eren at our doors, and vve have nothing but the wretched opportunity of seeing them perish, without having the power of reaching out a hand to save! The strong and y oung have been mostly cut off—those to whom vve might look for a promise of usefulness, or for assistance in this hour of distress. No class or occu pation is proof against the insidious influ , encc of the oppressor.—lt stalks into the mansions of the wealthy, where care and attention of every kind is furnished with a prodigal hand, and into the low hovel, where the wretched have nought to live j for, kutdailv toil to gain the necessaries of ! life. Sleltncs* has become n sure prelude to death—for the chances of recovery are not one third, when the disease has compelled the patient to lay upon his pallet—and in a few short hours, he feels sure of remaining no longer among the inhabitants of earth ; alter hope is abandoned by the physician, life often lingers for days and nights, and leads us to throw to the winds the oft told tale, that “w hile there is life there is hope.” In the midst of this gloom cannot a ray of light be dispensed ! We fear not ! Terror has apparently paralyzed our energies, and tve appear but a statutes of man, Let indi vidual aid, then, be continued—let those who proffer it bear it in mind, that however dangerous their troubles may be here, thev arc by their services, laying up a crown of glory for themselves hereafter. The daily interments in the City Grave \ ard, since our last, are as follows : Thursday 12th inst, 10 Friday 13th, 17 Saturday I4th, ]1 Sunday 15th 9 Monday 16th, 20 Tuesday 17th, 8 Wednesday ISth, 15 Total, 00 The Houston Telegraph gives the fol lowing derivation of the name of Texas: Texas is the Cotnmanche for the residence of the happy spirits in the other world, where they shall enjoy an eternal felicity, and have plenty of deer, and always at hand. By taking this sound as they pronounce, it, and giving it the Spanish orthography, it gives us the word “Teaas,” which is the “Hasty Hunting Ground,” or the “Elyciuh” of the Commanche,— This is a true history of the name, as derived from Isowacany himself. Colored Criminals. —lt is instructive to cast an eye at the Sessions on Saturday. Out of eighteen sentences and convictions for assaults, thefts, &c. no less than eight are of the colored race of fiee nsgroes, i. e. the expenses of one half the business of the lower courts, and those attendent on costly prisons, retinues of turnkeys, dec. have to be incurred by our city and state to attend to litigations and crimes of a part of oar popultions that constitutes not one hun dredth in the whole census of the state, and not one-twentieth of that if the city.— N. Y. E-.-. Star. I DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW YORK f The new French Church, the Sational Theatre, the Dutch Reformed Church the i African Church, and four other buildings, were destroyed by fire between 4 and 7 o’clock on Monday evening. The work of destruction, ssy the Sun, commenced in the theatre, and originated in the gas room, from the carelessness on the part of the man engaged iu superintend 1 that department, who left the stop cock tur ned, aud let out • stream of gas which fil led the space under the stage. From tlte light which is there kept burning, the body of gas took fire, and in an instant the whole space under the stage was in flames. The scenery and adjacent* wood work were vn • few moment* in a blaze, aHd the flames spread so rapidly that the people who were in the theatre had to make their escape out of the second story windows, leaving all the wardrobes, dtc. to the devouring element. Ofall that the theatre contained, the iron chest of Mr. Wallnck, and a few trunks were rescued. Within fifteen minutes after the fire com menced, the whole of that great edifice was in one sheet of flame, which sent forth sucHl an intense body of heat as to set fire to the African Church, on the opposite side of Leonard street, and to the dome of the French Church, which adjoined the theatre on the north. Fora long time the fitemen, by almost incredible endurance and perse verance, kept the flames at hay on the Af rica Church ; but their efforts proved ulti mately unavailing, and the walls were com pletely gutted. Iu the mean time, the dome of the French church had become penetrated by the flames, which spread from thence lo the wood work, and continued the work of de struction throughout that costly edifice till nothing but its marble walls and pillars were left. The organ was saved. The rear wali of the theatre fell soon after the roof gave way, and the Haines instantly seized on the rear of the Duteh Reformed church, in Franklin at., and it* handsome consistory, occupied in part bv Fanning 8. Worth ns a classical school. This church, one of the oldest that had been left standing in the city, hud during the last summer un dergone u vciy expensive improvement; but the walls arc all that is now left.—The consistory was not so wholly consumed but is an utter ruin. By the falling of the thcatie walls, the flames were also enabled to seize hold of a two story brick building adjoining the rear on Leonard street, which was badly occupi ed, and vve believe always ha-1 been : Jtlso, to an old wooden building in the rear, oc cupied by several poor families. Both these were destroyed. The buildings op posite the theatre and French church, on Church street, were several times set on fire by the heat, but were saved. The rear of the block of three elegant buildings on Franklin street, detween the two churches, mere also somewhat scorched, but not materially damaged. The Haines spread front the African churclt to a brick and a frame house ad joining on Leonard street, both Wicupied py black*—bul they were saved with the loss of their roofs. No other private buildings wore much injured, though the continual showers of cinders from the burning edifices lodged on every roof for blocks around, and set fire to a number, but not to such an extent as to be beyond the control of the inmates. The amount of property destroyed by this conflagration cannot be short of #250,000, at a moderate estimate. The Theatre, which was owned by Messrs. Moran and Vy n.tr, was insured, but on the scenery, deearatiosia, wardrobes, and other properties belonging to Mr Wallack, there was not a cent ofinsurance. The French church was of very recent erection, and its construction and em bellishment* tv I'Ve of the most extensive and splendid order. Its cost, was about 80,000.- what amount of insurance if any was on it we did not hear. The Ilmcli Reformed Church was of the old school—plain and substantial ; but, should the walls be left fit fora re-crection of the church, it can hardly be rebuilt short of #20.000, The African congregation have lost pro bably #IO,OOO by the destruction of their church. PROOF THAT A MAN IS DEAD. A subscriber to one of the eastern papers, a few years ago, being sadly in arrears for the same promised the editor that if his life was spared to a certain day, he would not fail to discharge his bill. The day passed and the bill wits not paid. The natural conclusion was that the man was dead—absolutely de funct. Proceeding on this conclusion, the editor in his next paper placed the name of his delinquent under the obituary head, with the attending circumstances of time and place. Pretty soon after this announcement, the sub ject of it appeared to the editor—not with the pale and ghastly countenance usually ascribed to apparitions, but with a face red as scarlet. Neither did it, like other apparitions, wait to be spoken to, but broke silence wish— “ What the and 1. sir, did you mean by publishing my death ?” “Why, sir, the same that I mean when I publish the death of any other person, viz; to let the world know that you are dead.” “Well, but I’ll be cursed if I am dead.” “Not dead ! then it is your own fai?t, for you told me that you would positively pay your bill by such a day if you lived till that time. The day is past, the bill is not paid, snd you positively must be dead ; for I will not believe that you will forfeit your word, oh. no ?” “I see you have got around me, Mr. Editor, but say no more about it; here’s the money. —And harkee, Mr. wag, you’ll contradict my death next week TANARUS” “Oh certainly, sir, to please you ; tho’ upon my word I can’t help thinking you died at the time specified, and that you have really came back to pay thus bill on account of your friend ship to me.” Anecdote.— We once knew a man who, on his return from a public meeting, burst open his door in a range, upset his children, kicked his dog, hurled bis bat behind the grate, and paced the apartment with the ferocity of a chafed tiger : ‘What is the matter, my dear,’ said his amazed wife. “Matter!” roared the angry husband, “matter enough ! Neigbor B. has publick ly called me a liar!” “Oh, never mind that my dear,” replied the good woman, “he can’t prove it, and you know nobody will believe him,” “ Prove it you fool!” roared the roadman more furiously than before, “be did prove it! He brought witnesses and proved Usn t\ „• spot !”