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AUGUSTA.;!
TUESDAY MORNING A|s'*aiL 7.
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A wish to examine The Ladiks| Companion,
•which some individual was so cjojirteous a few
days since as to lake from oui| jlesk without
permission, induces us to asks jits reu rn.—
Our friends are never denied the! perusal of our
eriodicals, but we canu )t to have
them taken from the office, parljicjularly before
we have had an opportunity tojgdance at their
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contents. j \
Theatre. I \
In common with a very large ar?<l fashionable
audience, on Saturday night, we received with
much pleasure the announcement;by Mr. Forbes
of his re-engagement w ith the pikjular vobalisfs
now in this city. We predict, thcjnUbrc, that the
merits of Mr. Horncastle will be! acknowledged
at his Benefit this evening, by a full house of the
fashionable an j beautiful of the c»ty. It will be
but sheer justice, to one who always imparts in
his representations so much that ijs| calculated to
delight and gratify. In all his delineations of
character, whether as an actor or a vocalist, there
is the impress of a master. The evening’s enter
tainment, Rossini’s Barber of Seville, is truly a
rich one, embracing as it does th e .combined ta
lents of Messrs. Seguin and Lathams in the char*
acters of Dr. Bartolo and Figaro, and the amiable
and accomplished Mrs. Seguin in (hi'ic interesting
Rosina. Those who, like ourself,jiiave been en*
raptured with the graceful acting ais(* fine singing
of Mrs. S. in her various character!!, will visit the
Theatre to-night to witness her as Rosina.
Model of Anatoms). |
The notice copied in our paper |c|f yesterday,
of the “extraordinary model of m3'|i in Anato
my,” from the New York Heiald, having attract
ed the notice of one of the Professor of the Col
lege, in this city, we were polit|i-/ invited to
visit the College and examine one wh|ch we accor
dingly did. And to our great gratification and
astonishment, learned that the students of this in
stitution had been receiving the li-s icfits of this
model for the last five years. It is- he work of
M. Auzoux, of Paris, and is compo ed of a par
ticular kind of paste called the pa oev mache,
haulenedby some process and beauti villy colour*
ed to the life, exhibiting in the most)tjeautiful and
perfect manner, all the ligaments, jnjuscles, ten
dons, arteries, &c., existing in the Miman struc
ture, as large as life. The figure mo |es on a piv
ot, and is composed of 129 pieces,; qxclusive of
several separate larger members for fkqilitating the
progress of the student, all of which pjay he sepa
rated and examined in the most mimjite manner.
The whole is surpassingly beautiful) exhibiting
as'itdoes with such minute fidelity, kB that it ap*
pears to m possible for a model of thfe ikind to dis
play. | |
From the N. Y. Journal of Comment April 1.
Six days later from Eurpjie.
We have just received London papers to the
evening of March 6th, brought by th|3 packet ship
Montreal. Capt. Griffin. )
Ther was talk of a war between IHtgland and
Portugal. Or rather, such was the til* at Lisbon
by the last advices, which were to the 2.lth of Feb
ruary. j
In the House of Commons, Ma|.;jh 2d, Sir
James Graham gavenotice that if the jlocuments
representing China were not laid j ’lefore the
House by Thursday next, he should an ad
dress for the presentation of all papinls relating
to our commercial intercourse with; that coun
try. j I
On the same day, Lord J. Russel! feinted that
lie had no objection to lay before the druse all the
papers that had been received on this Subject of
tile ‘ North American Boundary;” tins; observed
that the question was scarcely fit yet )to be dis
cussed in Parliament. ! I
There is nothing of importance fnhtp Algiers.
The French forces in Africa number?-| near 50,-
000 men. An expedidon against Ajbll-el-Kader
was to be undertaken soon. i i
There had been a riot at Madrid'; S February
24th,) in the Hall of the Cortes, butii appeared
to have no ramification among the The
city was declared to be in a state of sfite.
The average of wheat for the wjfjk ending
February 28, was 665. 4d.—aggregate for 6
weeks, 655. 9d.—duty, 21s. Bd. :
A new French Ministry had been constituted
as follows: $
M. Thiers, President of the Council find Min
ister for Foreign Affairs. i j
M. Vivien, Minister of Justice. j ?
M. de- Kemusat, Minister of the Interior.
M. de. Malleville, Sub-Secretary, f )
M. Jaubort, Minister of Public Wojrlfs.
General Cubiorcs, Minister of Wail. \
Admiral Roussin, Minister of Mari|u».
Felit de !a Lozere, Minister of Con|coerce,
M. Cousin, Minister of Public Institution.
M- Gouin, Minister of Finance. • \
Ihe Debats adds, that M. Lacavcj {Laplace
was offered the portfolio of financed |but re
fuse, 1 . \ «
London, March s—(Evening.)—jjhk gloom
which has prevailed for some days f|a*t in the
Money Market appears rather to incrlnlse than
otherwise. The sales of the stock to'dl.y have
not been upon nearly so extensive a sal Jas they
were yesterday and the day preceding. - This is,
Imw-ver, the result of lire great apparent caution
exhibited on the part of the jobbers, »},;> appear
but lit'le disposed at present to the a
mount of stock in their possession, value
of money has been steadily maintained jat about
o per cent, on stock, which may be talUn as the
average charge m the city generally fort the dis
count of the first class of mercantile paber.
Not a hint has yet transpired from !lhe west
end of the town of the intention of the Chancel
lor of the Exchequer, in respect to th-ejplan he
intends to adopt to make up the acknovj- lodged de
ficiency in the public revenue. Opiniod contin
ues to be much diversified as to whetlUjra fund
ing of Exchequer Bonds will be rei&lrteo to,
or an open loan negotiated. It had haifdly been
stated that the capitalists of the city, tl/ho have
usually taken parts in loans, are desiro'in* that the
Finance Master should obtain the “ mqans” he
requires to complete his budget, by ar {applica
tion to them for advances. In the oLainment
r rr"? l r m . ay rei l uired > there vjould not
be the least duliculty.
The quotation of Consols for Accoxnjt, at the
termination of business this afternoon Hvas 904
78, and for money 90*. It will be pen lived that
the Conslango is rather increasing, a ill should
the supply of Money Stock continue, ,1 further
advance may be expected, especially if [the Bull
party continue their operations for' an jimprove
ment in the prices of stock. The n diction in
the value of Consols for Account <;|day has
amounted only to about * per cent.; w i jle for im
mediate transfer it been from I to fjJer cent.,
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1 some sales having been made in the course of the
morning at 90* in the bona fide bargains.
The of the Three and a half per cent,
reduced annuities, this afternoon, did not produce
any consieerable increase of business in their
transfer offices for this stock. The last bargain
in this stock was made at 99*, or f per cent be
low the opening prices. The price of Exche
quer Bills has been subjected to a further depre
ciation ; from 3s preni. this species of security fell
to * late in the afternoon. India Bonds declined
also to 2s discount, but they afterwards rallied to
par.
The prevalence of adverse winds continue to
retard arrivals from the westward. The mer
chants connected with the United States are most
anxiously awaiting advices from the other side ot
the Atlantic, in the hope that more favorable in
formation will be conveyed on the subject of trade,
The Canadian merchants too are looking for let
ters with solicitude, as the important changes now
in progress in the colony are likely to affect the
value of property in parts of the Lower Province.
Pahis. March 4.—The Paris Savings Bank
received on Sunday and Monday last 645,000 f.,
whereas it paid out but 533,000; thus keeping in
its hands a balance of 112,000.
The money market has opened with a great
tendency to rise and French Rentes are in great
request.
Half past four. —The rise in the money
market has continued, and tne Bears have met
with immense losses. Another failure to a large
amount has been announced this afternoon. A
certain degree of consternation has been caused
by this intelligence, as this failure will probably
be a prelude to many others.
In the midst of this money crisis little attention
is paid to politics. The new ministry is recruit
ing a majority. It is reported that the Secret
Supply Bill will be moved on Friday, and this
will prove a criterion for the strength of the
Thiers Cabinet in the Chamber of Deputies.
The Five per Cents, for cash, are at 114 f. and
at 114 f 35c. for account, Three per Cents, for
cash, are at 82f 85c. and at 83f. for account.
London, March 4.—The late accounts from
Havre, speaking of the Cotton Trade, slate that
business, without being very active, had moved
on scale, fair considering the large sales that had
taken place in the early part of the year. Up to
the 29th ult. the stock in hand was estimated at
73,000 bales, of which 66,000 were American
descriptions. The sales of the week had reached
7,812 bales.
Paths, March 4,— Coffee. —Laige purchases
have been made in Martinieo and Guadi loupe, at
Paris, Bordeaux, Havre, and Marseilles. Stock
on hand 1,800,000 bbis. This article is in great
request.
Cottox.— Stock on hand in the five towns
above mentioned, 76,000 bales, making 16,000
bales more than there were at the same period
last year.
Liverpool, March 2. —Cottox.— A moder
ate amount of business was transacted in Cotton
this day; the market was, however, rather dull.
Egyptians were *d to *d lower. American
sorts were unvaried in price, 3,000 bags were
sold.
March 3d.—Our market this week is very stea
dy, and American a little dearer than last week.
The business to-day. amounts to 2,000 bags,
all 1o the trade, consisting of 260 Brazils, 8* a
9d; 50 Egyption, 8* a 9f;100 Surats, 4£ a sd;
and the remainder’American, 5* a 7*d.
March 4th.—No alteration has taken place in
our market since yesterday. The demand con
tinues moderate; 3,000 bags met with purchasers
and previous rates were maintained. 100 Baha
ma, B*d a B|6; 120 Pernam, 8* a 9d ; 200 Su
rat, 4* a 4|d.40 Egyptian, B|d; 2,540 American
5* a 7*d.
London, March 4.—(Thursday evening.)—
In Teas there is not quite so much doing, as most
parties are anxious to obtain late information of
what is going on at Canton- There have been
some entries of British manufactures at Hong
Kong. Tobacco—Kentucky, a very limited ex
tent ofbusiness has been done in this description,
during the month, and prices still continue to re
cede ; Maryland, very few purchasers; Cuba, a
large parcel was offered to public sale, on the
26th ult., but a very small portion was taken by
the trade, and these, of <he selected qualities; in
middling and ordinary descriptions, prices may
be quoted at from 9d to l(Jd.
Antwerp, March 4th.— Coffee. —Had not
been inclined to advanced The sales comprising
250 bales of ord. Batavia, at 33 to 34 cts. 150
bales of whitish at 34* to 35 cts. 100 bales Suma
tra 28* cts. 300 bales ord. St. Domingo 30 a 30*
cts. 300 do Brazil, at 29 a 30*; and 1,000 green
ish, at 30 a32 cts. Cotton was not in demand,
though India sorts continue scaice; 247 bales of
Virginia had been sold at 33 cts.
Jacksonvill, March 24. Col. Twiggs'
Expdition. —On Thursday morning, this gallant
Col. started from Garey’s Ferry, in the steamers
Gen. Clinch and Win. Gaston, with eleven Blood
hounds, for the Ocklawaha. The number of
Regular Troops was 275, besides a large number
of citizen volunteers. The entire force is reported
to have been in excellent spirits, warmly animated
with the hope of success, and confidence in the
enterprise.
From the New York Times
Van Buren during the War.
What was Mr. Van Buren doing while Gen.
Harrison was fighting the battles of his coun
try in the late war ]
Mr. Van Buren was enjoying “ the spoils”
of the office of Attorney General of the State of
New York, and the pay 0 f a Senator of the -Hate
at the same time. He was a judge of the Court
of Errors; but instead of discharging the high
judicial duties of that station, he had the indeli
cacy—io call it by no worse name—to act as
counsel on one side of every cause that came be
fore the Court while he was a member of it.
Suitors naturally supposed that a fee to a Judge
of the Court to act as Counsel, was money bet
ter laid out than it would be in employing an
aider man who was not a member of that body.
If a cause were ever argued in the Court of Er
rors while Mr. \ an Buren was a Judge thereof,
in which he was not employed as Counsel, we
should be pleased to have the Argus point it out,
and tell us where the opinion ot Senator Van
Buren can be found.
On the same days that he earned his Counsel
fee by arguing a cause before the Court of Er
rors, he also received his per diem allowance as
a Judge of the same Court !
In addition to his salary as Attorney General,
his per diem pay as a Judge of the Court of
Errors, and his counsel fees in the same Court,
he wras employed by Government to act with the
Judge Advocate in the many court martial trials
that grew out of the war; and he received for
this last service enormous fees. In the trial of
Gen. Hull he received a fee from Government
of SSOOO, and, we think, a like sum in the case
of Gen. Wilson. Such were his “ spoils” glea
ned from the war in which Harrison did the fight
ing.
Mr. Van Buren never fought, but he once came
so near it as almost to smell gun powder. The
late John Suydam challenged him. And what
think * you, reader, this “ Northern man with
Southern principles did 1 “ Fought of course !”
you exclaim “as a Southerner would have done.”
'—Reader, you are mistaken. Mr. Van Buren’s
Southern principles/rozed out, and he refused to
accept the challenge, because the bearer of it,
the late Hon. Thomas P. Grosvenor—a man as
much his superior as a statesman, a scholar, and
a gentleman, as the meridian sun is brighter than
the dead lights on a ship’s deck—was not in his
estimation a gentleman ! Had Mr. Van Buren
refused to accept the challenge for the reason that 1
he was in principle opposed to duelling, we would
commend him for it; but in placing his refusal
upon such ground he exhibited at once the un
principled calumniator and the craven. Do the
proud sons of the South desire to ingraft upon
their chivalrous stock this aspen of the North ?
Is this the picture they would have hang up in
their gallery of heroes as the embodiment of
•Southern principles 1
The following sketch of the close of a speech
lately delivered by Mr. Rives, before the voters
of Nelson Co. Va., Mr. R’s native place, we clip
from the correspondence of the Richmond Whig.
Mr. Riv.ts heie said, that we was told to-day,
by an old friend who was then present, that he
(Rives) had quit his party —to this charge he
would answer. Mr. Rives said, I ask if I were
not justifiable in quitting my party, when my
party had quit principle]—(loud applause.)
Was it not time to quit the party, with Mr. Van
Buren at its head, when Van Buren and his par
ty had formed a coalition with John C. Calhoun,
the arch nuliifier and changeling, to prop his par
ty from falling under the frowns of an enlight
ened public, for coalescing with federalists, and
bringing their doctrines into the practices of the
Government—(great applause.) View the pro
fessions of Mr. Van Buren in 1834, and his prac
tices in 1836 and since, and say if his profes
sions *and practices are the same. Has he not
departed from the Republican faith, and was
it not time for him to quit party when the party
had quit country —(great applause.) He then
asked who had changed—Was it he, or was it his
party] Here Mr. Rives read a poition of the
preamble to the address of the Legislature of Vir
ginia in 1799, to the people, setting out nine
specifications of charges against the Federal ad
ministration of John Adams, and then showed
that Mr. Van Burn’s course and conduct had
rendered him obnoxious to eight of those char
ges, thereby clearly proving that Ur. Van Buren’s
administration is as objectionable as that of old
John Adams.
Mr. Rives here reviewed General Harrison’s
creed, as gathered from his speeches, his votes,
and his letters, and clearly proved that he is and
ever has been, a Republican of the Jefferson
school, and then urged upon all Republicans, by
whatever name they might be called, to flock to
the polls and cast their votes upon the honest
farmer of North Bend. He called upon the far
mers to rally to the old Hero’s support, and save
the country from misrule. Mr. Rives sat down,
amid loud and long continued applause.
The U. S. ship Relief, of the Exploring Expe
dition, and last from Rio, has arrived at New
York. The New York Herald states on the au
thority of some of the crew, that there are nearly
two thousand American and English sailors—at
least fifteen hundred—on the various islands in
the Pacific, who were enticed away from the dif
ferent whalers and other vessels, by the native
women, and landed for mutinous conduct.
The main portion es these poor fellows are
compelled to sleep on the ground, which is strong
ly impregnated with saltpetre. After being six
mouths ashore, completely naked and exposed,
drinking a peculiar intoxicating liquor, used in
these regions, their legs swell, and they become
bloated and puffed up till they look like so many
large oblong bladders. When once on shore they
seldom leave, for they are thenceforth not worth
a fig. They become miserably indolent, and la
zy, are treated like dogs by the natives, with,
perhaps few exceptions.
Many curious animals have arrived in this ves
sel. Lieut. Long has brought home two remark
able dogs. One he picked up at Sydney, and
the other at Terra del Fuego—also a splendid
white cock-a-too, with a long queue like a celes
tial—a rare bird, obtainable only at New Holland.
These are of great value to this country, and per
haps their like have never before been seen here.
From the New York Express.
Abolition'.— lt appears there has been great
excitement on board the steamboat Norwich, Cap
tain Coit, on her way to this city. A number of
gentlemen were on their way to Albany to attend
an Abolition Convention, accompanied by a col
ored man. The Captain of the Boat refused to
permit this individual to sit at the table, but offer
ed to set a separate table for him and his white
friends. The passengers held a meeting on board
and discussed the matter with perfect order (or
three hours. The result of the meeting has been
sent us for publication as follows:
Steamboat Norwich, }
Tuesday morning, March 31. $
Some of the Abolitionists thinking that the
rights of one of their olack friends were invaded
this morning, called a meeting of the passengers
for the purpose of publicly expressing their dis
satisfaction. After a full discussion of the sub
ject however, the following Resolution was adopt
ed by a vote of 44 to 12. 1
Resolved, 1 bat the Captain of the steamboat
A orwich, in excluding from the public table a per
son of color, acted in accordance with the custom
of the Boats on the Sound, and that in offering
to provide a separate table for him and his friends,
he did all thit any reasonable man could ask.
By order of the meeting,
E. WRIGHT, Jr. Chairman.
G. Sumxer, Jr. Secretary,
P. S. It is understood that the colored per
son and most of his friends are on their way to
the Albany Abolition Convention.
Blue Ink.— This writing fluid is extensively
used, but according to the following paragraph
from the New \ ork Commercial Advertiser its
use should be avoided in letter writing, book
keeping, and, in fact, all important writing trans
actions :
One of our Wall street friends has called with
a bill of exchange received this morning, from
New Orleans, dated March 17. The bill itself is
perfect, the filling up and signatures having
been written in black ink. But the letter of instruc
tions,which filled the residue ot the first page of
the sheet, with the exception of some half a dozen
words or fragment of words has been entirely
obliterated. By some means, the letter got wet
in the mail, and the writing is entirely washed
out. So also of the account current on the second
and third pages. More than three-fourths of the
writing has entirely disappeared, and the liquid
of which it was formed, is now probably mingled
with the kindred blue of the Gulf of Mexico. In
any event, this account current is most con
clusively liquidated. By the way, it would be
well for speculators, buying lots in lithographic
cities, to wr i, « their notes in blue ink.
Prenticiana.
We set an inestimable value upon the right of
suffrage.— Rich. Inquirer.
And yet, highly as you value it, if the princi
ples of 3 7 our candidate for the presidency were to
be adopted in Virginia, your vote might in all
cases be counterbalanced by the vote of negros
as black as the Devil.— Louisville Journal.
|g|The principles of this administration will final
ly receive the assent of the whole American peo
ple.—Col. Benton.
We presume that all this will come to pass.
Colonel, about the time of the fulfillment of an
other famous prophecy of yours—it will be fulfil
led when the water of the Mississippi turns to
gold and betakes itself to running up stream.
Louisville Journal.
The New York Evening Post, in a eulogy on
Col. R. M. Johnson, says, that “ all his dreams
are of liberty.” Strange, that the Postshould, by
I such an allusion, remind the public of the well
known line—
“ Dreaming of freedom in a slave's embrace .”
Proceedings of Council. i
• Council Chamber, April 4, 1840. j
Council met—present the Hon. A. Cum- |
ming. Mayor—Aldermen Dye, D’Antignac,
Crump, Parish, Dortic, Warren, Thompson, \
Bishop and Harper.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed. I
The public docket was taken up and the fol- 1
lowing cases tried : ,
City Council,
vs. M. Crawford, violation 18th sec. guil
ty, fined $5 00
T. Liverman, “ “ “ 5 00
B. Liverman, “ “ “ 5 00
H. McMahon, “ “ “ 25 00
«< u 5 oo
“ “ “ “ ordered to
be presented at the next Superior Court.
Mr. Harper appeared and took his seat.
City Council, vs. Joseph Roe, violation 18th
sec. continued.
The circular asking co-operation upon the sub
ject of petitioning Congress for passage of a
General Bankrupt Law, was read, and on mo
tion, that a Committee be appointed for the pur
pose of acting in the premises,
Messrs. D’Antignac, Dye and Harper were ap
pointed the Committee.
The proposals for grading and paving Jackson
Street from Broad Street to the Rail Road Depot,
were then read, and the offer of A. Sibley at $lO
per M. was accepted.
The election of Drain Contractor to keep the
ditches, roads, drains and bridges in pood order
till the Ist of January, 1841, was then gone into,
and on second balloting, Charles McCoy was
elected at the rate of SIOOO per year, or $750 for
the lime specified.
The following returns were received from the >
different Officers, with the Collector and Treasu
rer’s receipts for the amount annexed :
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, $472 25
City Marshal, 62 75
Clerk of the Lower Market, 76 25
“ “ Upper “ 237
Jailor, 19 62
Keeper of the Lower Bridge, 1,821 00
“ “ Upper “ 131 35
“ of the Magazine,
The Clerk of Council reports a cash
balance in the hands of the Col
lector and Treasurer, $30,776 56
Os which amount is in city scrip, 20,153 62
The Keeper of the Hospital reports five pa"
tiems remaining in the Hospital at this date.
The Sexton reports the deaths of 14 whites
and 8 blacks, during the month of March, of
whom 13 were children.
Messrs. Russell and Hutchinson, Auctioneers,
return for duties on Public Sales, the last quar
ter. $321 80
Mr. W. E. Jackson, Auctioneer, return for du
ties on Public Sales, the last quarter. $278 35
The following Resolution were offered and
passed.
By Mr. Parish :
Resolved , That the Street Committee be au
thorised to grade and level the Street from Broad
Street to the Grave Yard on the best terms which
may offer by contract or otherwise, and that said
Committee be authorised to change the direction
of the ditch, and to place Bridges across the same
I where they may be necessary.
Council adjourned, to meet at 7 o’clock.
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Saturday Evexixg, 7 o’clock.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present—Aldermen, Dye, Crump, Thomas,
Harper, Hitt, Warren, D’Antignac and Jackson.
The Mayor not being present, on motion M.
M. Dye, Esq. was called to the Chair.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.
The bills were then severally read, and the fol
lowing ordered to be paid.
Salaries of Officers, Watchmen and
Lamp Contractor, $2,587 66
On account of Streets, 130 31
“ “ Hospital, 124 25
“ “ Jail, 43 60
“ “ City Hall, 34 05
“ “ Bridges, 401 99
“ “ Incidental, 54 25
$3,376 11
The following bills were referred to the Com
mittees named:
J. Simpson, Sexton, to Committee on South
Commons.
S. S. Browne, Superintendent Fire Apparatus, 1
to the Committee on Engines.
H. Caffi.i, to the Committee on Accounts. 1
J. H. Spencer, to the Committee on Streets. 1
J. J. Cohen, to the Committee on Accounts. j
W. Glenddening, to the Mayor. ?
Hurbert and Roll, t® lie on the table for the *
present. j
The following Resolutions were offered and ,
passed.
By Mr. Harper :
Resolved, That the Committee on Bridges be s
authorized to build a house for the keeper of the ®
Upper Bridge, provided it can be built at an ex- j
pense not exceeding three hundred dollars.
By Mr. Harper : r
Resolved, That David L. Curds, be paid at
the rate of one hundred dollars per acre, on his “
conveying to the City Council that portion of his *
lot which is necessary for opening Ellis Street,
through his premises, and that he be allowed the s
further sum of fifty dollars for removing such t
portion of his buildings as are now on the land
required for said Street. Jj
By Mr. Harper : a
Resolved, That the Committee on the River : I
Bank and Wharf, be instructed to have a brick s
wall made near the north line of Bay Street, at
Campbell Gully, with a slope on the side next to >
the River, over which the water may pass. I
By Mr. Hitt: J
Resolved, That the Street Committee, adver
tise for proposals to cut a ditch through the lane
or alley running through from Walter Street, to s
the Beaver Dam, and report the same to the next >
meeting of Council. ii
By Mr. Hitt : *
Resolved, That the order preventing Citizens f
from taking gravel from the South Commons be
rescinded, and that members of Council have
power to grant permission as heretofore.
Council adjourned to Wednesday Evening
next at 7 o’clock. S. H. OLIVER, Clerk.
Vert Particular. —The St Louis Pennant
gives the following as the memoranda of a fiiend,
made on the night previous to his marriage :
“iV/em. —Have John black my boots—turn my
shirt-ruffles on the left side—get shaved and have
my hair oiled—be married at ten o’clock—have
the lock taken off my double barreld gun and
oiled—tell John to have “Bose” well fed during
mv absence —make a short prayer immediately
after getting up—if countenance pale, order some
brandy and water —pay the parson an X.”
Our readers will peruse with interest, the fol
lowing'farcwell letter from Madame America Ves
pucci.
To the Editors of the New Orleans Bee :
New Orleans, March 30th, 1840.
As I am about to leave the United States and
return to Europe, I think it my duly to tender
my thanks and farewell to the American people,
and I request you to permit me the use of your
valuable journal as a medium of communication.
Compelled to fly from my unhappy country,
to abandon my family and friends, without sup
port, without protection, my thoughts were natu
rally turned to America. From infancy I had
heard of the glorious country to which one of
my ancestors had given his name; I had learned
in tender childhood to respect and cherish it, as
my second country ; I bad been constantly told
that it was the refuge of misfortune; that all who
had suffered for liberty, would find hospitality
and protection there. I imagined that it would
not refuse to adopt an unhappy exile, a descend
ant of Amerigo Vespucci, and I came full of con
fidence, to ask of it an asylum. The title of
an American citizen, a spot of ground where I
might pass a tranquil existence—this was all
that I asked from the American people. It was,
however, more than the government could con
stitutionally grant.
But I was told that the nation itself would
1 cheerfully do what Congress had not the power
to accomplish ; I was informed that the world
must not believe that America had refused an
asylum to the descendant of Amerigo Vespucci.
I was advised to apply directly to the people.—
The Senate ot the United States, through the
committee to w hom the subject had been refer
ed, encouraged me to make this appeal, and sta
ted that it could not fail to be favorably received.
On ibis occasion, the Senate itself set a gener
ous example, and in the course of one of its sit
tings, a national subscription was opened in
my behalf, to which many of the members of that
illustrious body contributed munificently. This
noble example was imitated in various parts of
the Union. In many Slates, lists of subscrip,
lions, drawn up by eminent individuals, were fill
ed with the most honorable names in the coun
try, and in a shoit time, a very considerable
amount was obtained. Although the sum sub
scribed far exceeded my expectation, I could not
deceive myself by accepting as a great national
gift, that wl.ich had proceeded from the generous
impulses of a certain number of individuals.—
My object in coming to America was not to ac
quire wealth, hut to obtain from the nation itself
a spot of ground, where I might find repose from
the fatigues of my troubled existence and live in
peace. But although the descendant of Amerigo
Vespucci would have been proud of a national
donation, she cannot accept individual tributes.
I have, there fore, dt termined not to receive the
amount of the subscriptions collected in my be
half, and I request you, sir, to make known my
resolution to the public through the columns of
youi journal.
It is my wish that those gentlemen who have
been kind enough to undertake the collection of
subscriptions, may decline receiving the sums
subscribed. With the amount already
collected, it will be reimbursed by the depositories
to those who have contributed it.
I cannot terminate this communication with
out expressing mv heartfelt gratitude to all from
whom, during my icsidence in the United States,
I have received kindness and attention; I thank
them from my inmost soul for the friendship they
have displayed for me, and on the soil of Old
Europe, I shall continually cherish the recollec
tion of their kindness.
Accept, sir, the assur_nce 4 of my distinguished
consideration.
M. E. AMERICA VESPUCCI.
Early Marriages. —The authorof a work
called “The Mond of Le Trapp’s Pilgrimage to
Palestine, gives a curious account of a practice
prevailing in some parts of Arabia.
“ Parents are accustomed to promise their chil
dren when they are but two years old, one year,
or even younger. A Catholic Arab said to me,
a few days since, rubbing his hands for joy : “ 1
have just promised my daughter—it is an excel
lent match for her.” “ How old is she V * “ A
fortnight.” “ And her intended 1” “Four years.”
“ I have doubly to congratulate you—never in my
life do I recollect to have heard of a more inno
cent couple.” The father of the male child buys
the girl; he bargains about the price, and pays
down part of it immediately, byway of earnest.
In our European countries parents could not set
tle their daughters respectably in life, unless they
were to give them a portion ; here, on the contra
ry as you see, t ie father is paid for his daughter,
so that the more children of the female sex he has
the richer he is. How often have I already
hoard the expression. “ My wife cost me so much
—’ tis a high price.” In conversing with the
workmen who made chaplets and other things
for me, I have frequently asked this question:
“ How much did your wife cost you 1” and those
to whom I addressed it. answered it immediately,
and with the greatest sincerity. “I paid eight
hundred piastres for mine,” said one of them, one
day. “ Four hundred piastres.” “That is very
low in comparison.” But, father, the piastres was
worth more than it is now.”
Yankee Courtship. —Jonathan Dunbatter
saw Prudence Feastall at meeting. Jonathan
sidled up to Prudence arter meeting, and she a
kinder o’ sidled off. He went closer, and asked
her if she would accept the crook of his elbow.
She resolved she would, and plumped her arm
right around his. Jonathan felt alloverish, and
said he liked the text —“Seek and ye shall find,”
was pretty good reidin. Prudence hinted that
“ask and ye shall receive” was better. Jonathan
thought so too, hut this axing was a puzzler. A
feller was apt to get into a snarl when he axed,
and snarling wamt no fun. Prudence guessed
strawberries and cream was slick. Jonathan
thought they warnt so slick as Pru’s lips. “Now
Jont,” said Pru, and she guv Jonathan’s arm an
involuntary hug. He was a leetel startled, but
thunk his farm wanted some female help to look
arter the house ; Pru knew how to make rale good
bread. “Now don’t,” said Pru. “If I should ?”
said Jonathan. “Now don’t,” said Pru. “May
be you wouldn t’ —and Jonathan shuk all over,
and Prudence replied, “If you he comin that game
you d better tell my feyther.” ‘-That’s just what
I want,” said Jonathan; and in three weeks
Jonathan and Prudence were “my old man,” and
“my old woman.”
Colored Salt. —There are hills of colored
salt near Darabgird, Persia, white, black, green,
yellow, and red. This salt the people fashion
into trays, and whatever else they wUh, and send
them to distant regions. In all other countries
salt is produced from the bosom of the earth, or
from the concretion of water, but here it appears
, 1
in the form of entire mountains. The n]
which is twelve miles from D .ab, ap
glittering with particles of salt, which was * mo . S
abundant in each handful I gathered from
path than sand or earth. —Sir W. Ousel,y' s T r *
vets in Persia .
Venice. —When I say that Venice is built 0
the waves, I make no use of a figure of speech”
it is not the land rising above the water, it
the bed of the Adriatic itself, which nerves *
populous city for its foundation. Its streets are
canals—barges are its wagons—gondolas
carriages—and the lagunes which surround
seem formed expressly to contribute to its secun
ty and accommodation. It is a beautiful and sin"
gular thing to behold vessels of every f orm an .
size threading the city in ail directions, and fl arr ,
floating on the tops of the masts, breathy t
roofs of palaces, and the cupolas of churches
The piles on which the city is built, connect to"
gethei numerous islets, which are but a sh
distance apart from each other; when they
not so connected, the intervals, between tl
form canals, which penetrate and circle round th*
most central parts of the city. There is scare T
a dwelling which you may not approach
gondola, scarcely any which you may not aisl
reach by land, through the lanes or alleys, ca lJ i*
here cale , and which are united by about /
hundred bridges. The grand canal, as it
the great artery into which the others flow j?
vides the city by its tortuous course into’ two
parts, and presents an imposing spectacle to the
stranger who passes through it in his gondola in
the superb edifices which line its sides.
The celebrated Rialto is the only bridge thrown
over the grand canal, and famed as a monument
of bold architecture. A row of good and regu
lar shops, mostly jewellers arid goldsmiths, crowd
it on each side. It was built in 1559, in the time
of the Doge Pascal Cicogna, at a cost of the re
public of 260,000 ducats, or about 750 000
francs.
The grand canal is a continuation of the arm
of the sea, which divides the island of Giudccea
from the Piazza San Marcoa. The island is, i„
form, a halt moon, and protects a great part of the
city, stretching away towards the western hori
zon. We admire it in the magnificent Temple
of the Redentore, raised by a vow of the republic
at the public cost on occasion of the plague which
devastated Venice towards the close of the 16th *
century—it is the work of Palladio, and consid
ered one of his most perfect. Alongside the
Giudecea lies the small island of San Giorgio
Maggoire, in the midst of which is the grand
church, dedicated to that saint—the noble archi
lecture of its f acade Js also "Palladio’s and (its
tower, at once graceful and bold forms, with the
surrounding group ot houses a point of view sin
gularly elegant and picturesque— and we mav al
so fancy it placed there as a beautiful scene in a
theatre, to delight the eyes of those who pass
from the Merceiia into the grand Piazze, or who
promenade in the Piazzetta San Marco.
Latest from Havre.—direct.—The ship
Corea, Capt. Jackson, arrived at Quarantine
yesterday, sailed from Havre 6th ult. Capt. J.
brought neither letters or papers. We learn that
the Corea has two or three cases of s nail pox cn
board, and will of course he detained at the Quar
antineGroundfor purification.— Charleston Cou~
ricr of yesterday.
Danc i no. “lam an old fellow,” says Cowpc-r
in one of his letters to Hurd, “but I had once my
dancing days, as you have now, yet I could never
find that I could learn half so much of woman s
character by dancing with her, as by conversing
with hei at home, where I observe her behaviour
unobserved at the tabic, at the fireside, and in all
the trying circumstances of life. We are all
good when we are pleased ; but she is the good
woman who wants no fiddle to sweeten her.”
“I can’t bring myself up to the sticking point,”
as the hog said ven he got away from the butcher.
Consignees per South Carolitm]ilail Koad.
Hamburg, April 7, IS 10.
L & W Dothard; Peeves & H; J Torry Hill,
D’Antignac & Co; Hoke & A; II McKinly; Kerrs k
Hope; B \V Force; H P Peck; Aldrich & Shove;
Cress k Turpin; L Roll; R Allen; A B Mallory;
J & S Bones; J G Winter; I S Beers k Co; J & II
Hora; J W Houghton; Reese & Beall; W M D’An
tignac; Stovall, Simmons & Co; Clark, McTeir Sc
Co; T J Parmelee; Hand & Scranton; G R Jessup;
S Kneeland &■ Son; T Dawson; Jeffers t Boulware;
M R Smith; G Parrott; J F Benson.
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool , March 3
Latest dates from Havre Ftb.'Z s
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Cotton. —The same feeling which characterised
our market during the latter part of last week,
still exists. Holders are very firm and unyielding,
and buyers discover a good disposition to take
hold, though they seem unwilling to- meet sellers,
consequently little is done either by holders or
factors —principal sales are by planters, in small
lots. The prices remain without change.
Ordinary to middling, to 6^
Fair, 6£ to 7
Good Fair, 7£ to 7 A
Prime and choice, 7| to 8
Freights— To Savannah, 75 to 100 cts per bale?
to Charleston, by rail road, 30c per 100 lbs. for
square, and 40c per 100 lbs. for round bales.
fQGroceries. — The demand for groceries is very
limited, and the sales are confined to small parcels.
The market is, however, well supplied wi.h all de
scriptions at our quotations.
Exchange. —On New-York at sight, SJ per
cent, for current funds; Charleston at 5$ per
cent; Savannah 2 per ct.; Philadelphia a 4 per
rt.; Lexington, Ky. per ct.; Richmond 4 per
cent; specie commands 6 a S per cent, premium.
Bank Notes. —
Savannah Banks, 1a 1J per cent, prem-
Columbus Insurance B’k 2\ « « <»
Commercial Bank, Macon, 2k « « «
Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) 6 “ “ <•
Agency Brunswick,“ 6 “ « *<
Planters’ and Mechanics’
Bank, Columbus, 2k “ « dj s .
Central Bank,
Milledgcvillc Bank, 2$ « « »»
Ocmulgee Bank, 4 “ «
Monroe Rail Road Bank, 5 “ «
Hawkinsvilie Bank, 4 ** «
Chattahoochie R. R. & B’k
Company, 6 “ « «
Darien Bank, 16 “ « it
Bank of Rome, 33 u « , t
All other Banks now doing business, at par.
Specie Paying Banks. —Mechanics’ Bank, Bank
of St. Mary’s, Insurance Bank of Columbus, Com
mercial Bank of Macon, and Brunswick Agency in
this city.
New Orleans, April I.
Cottm. —Arrived since the 27th ultimo, of Lou
isiana and Mississippi 11973 bales, fernessce and
North Alabama 3312, Arkansas 387,M00.ie loU>,
Florida 112, Texas 17, together U 327 ya cs
Cleared in the same lime, for Liverpool 5243 bales,
Havre 613, Marseilles 625, Antwerp 4SS, Hat ana
392, New York 311. Boston SO, together 10767