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86 which quarter the troops had succeeded in driving the insurgents. On Monday the troops with concentrated energies succeeded in putting the rebels to flight, and before night that league of desperadoes to whom for two days the choicest troops of France had yielded thousands of victims, was dis persed and flying in all directions. There are thousands of rumors afloat con cerning the insurrection —many of them im probable and some impossible, but the facts are fearful enough to strike every hear* with terror. At least ten thousand victims of this sanguinary outbreak poured out their hearts blood in the streets of Paris. The soldiers suffered the most and although they obtained the victory they bought it at a dear rate. It is stated that at the barricade Rochechouart, defended by less than two hundred men, one thousand of the National Guards were slain, while only two of the rebels were killed.— I might give you a hundred details of the des perate courage of the insurgents, Ammuni tion was carried about in coffins even, and women among the insurgents sold the excited soldiers poisoned wine to drink! The archbishop of Paris, was shot dead in the streets while attempting o quell the tu mult. Five general officers and live members of the Assembly were also slain. When the flight of the insurgents took place in the direction of Vincinnes, —nearly six thousand were taken prisoners and lodged in the cells under the various palaces and the Hotel de Ville and in the prisons of the city— which were filled to overflowing. To trace out succinctly the progress of this terrible affair would require several letters.— I have only glanced at the surface. The ob ject of the outbreak was undoubtedly the pil lage of Paris—nor did some of the insurgents hesitate to bear banners inscribed with these ominous words—Pillage! Rape! Death! The National Assembly sat in terror, and indeed, at one time the success of the mob seemed inevitable. The bravery and fideli ty of the Guards are beyond all praise—and have saved Paris from annihilation! The position of Lamartine in this affair is to me exceedingly perplexing. Now we have rumors of his arrest, and anon they are con tradicted. It would seem however, that he is in some way implicated with Rollin, Blanc, and others, in the insurrection, and yet I can not believe the supposition. Time willdevel ope the mystery; but of one thing I feel sure, that it was the result of deeply laid and cun ningly designed measures, at the bottom of which there must have been intellect and pow er! The new Assembly is composed of moder ate Republicans and this fact is an augury of good ; if indeed we will venture to imagine that anything good can come out of Paris. Gen. Cavaignac is spoken of as the Presi dent of the Republic. The prisoners will probably be sent to the Marqursas—though the proposal to that effect in the Assembly was bitterly opposed by Caussidiere. This astounding rebellion has overshadowed all other events, and I shall not trouble you with English or Irish affairs in this letter, ex cept to say that the formation of armed clubs in Ireland is on the increase, indicating prepar ations for a movement at no very remote day. The Government is of course, forewarned and therefore forearmed. It there is no further insurrection in Paris, o outbreak in Ireland; in short if nothing transpires in the next ten days, to absorb the public attention and throw in the shade all common affairs, my next letter shall include a variety of details concerning affairs in Lon don, where at present however, even Jenny Lind can scarcely drive out of the people’s minds the sights and sounds of horrid wai. This will reach you by the Niagara. She takes the place of the Hibernia detained for repairs. Faithfully yours, E.F.G. ©OITaS IB 53 Ba aTfHIEA IE I? 21 Column (£rcctci> to JFuu. DUTCH TESTIMONY. A steamboat once was all blown up: Some passengers were drowned ; An awful lot were “ missing,” and A dreadful few were found. ’Twas some time after that a case Came up before the Court, Wherein ’twas asked —“ Where last was seen The Reverend Haas Von Woort 1” The witness who was on the stand, Was Dutch as “ Zour Kraut ! ” He and the reverend gentloman Had been on board the boat. His answers —being under oath— Had been both clear and just, Until he came to that one point Wherein the boilers burst. But then they were somewhat confused; Three times his honor asked — “ When was the last time saw’st thou him 1 Tell us the very last.” For a long time the witness scratched His head, as if in thought— At length his brightning visage told The date exact he’d caught: “Te bilers burst — an every ting Vosh scattered all aroun,” An’ ash schmoke-bipe and I vent up, Ve met him comin down.” Cambridge Wit. —At a college, symposi um, one of the party happened to tumble down, when a boon companion roared out, — “ How came you to fall I” “Notwithstand ing” hiccupped the prostrate, attempting to rise and begin a speech, which was marked by a hearty laugh at his first long, and un propitious word. An imitator thinking of playing off the same successful humor, stum bled in the nexl jolly meeting of the kind, when he was luckily asked the same ques tion, knowingly said—“ Nevertheless,” and stopped,—astonished that no laugh followed his joke. - > Mathews’ Last. —Mathew’s attendant in his last illness, intended to give his patient some medicine, but a few minutes after it was discovered that the medicine was nothing but ink, which had been taken from the phial by mistake, and his friun 1 exclaimed : “Good heavens! Mathews, I have given you ink!” “Nevermind, my boy, never mind,” said Matthews faintly, “ I’ll swallow a bit of blot ting paper.” 1 —i Quincy vs. Bvles. —The celebrated Dr. Byles having paid his addresses unsuccessful ly to a lady who afterwards married a gentle man named Quincy, the Doctor on meeting her said, “ So, madam, it appears you prefer the Quincy to Byles.” “Yes;” retorted the lady, for if there had been anything worse than biles, God would have afflicted Job with it.” < i A Musical Pun. —One day, as Dr. Decker and Judge Putman were listening to the mu sic in the inauguration procession at Cam bridge, the doctor said— “ 1 have heard that they have a college band here, Judge. Do tell me if these persons, who are playing so well, are students'?” The judge readily replied— “ They may have been students , my dear doctor; but I should call them footers , now.” Murder in the Second degree. — A good story is told of an officer in an Odd Fellow’s Lodge, who was rather green in the perform ance of his duties. He was engaged in his part of the duty of initiating brothers into the degrees, and ma le rather crooked work of it. A wag who was present was asked his opin ion of the performances. “ I think,” was the reply, “that should be tried for murder in the second degree .” —Lynn News. i —i Coming Home. —Reading an anecdote of Admiral Lee, the other day, we were much amused by the coolness and nonchalance he is said to have once evinced. When a post captain, the officer of his watch came down to his cabin one very rainy and tempestuous night, and called, “ Sir, the sheet anchor has come home.” “ Indeed,” responded the fear less son of Neptune, “I think the sheet an chor is in the right. I don’t know what the d— would wish to stay out such a nierht as this” ° A young dandy, who supported an enor mous moustache, asked a lady what she thought of his looks. “ Why,” said she “ you look as if you had swallowed a pony, and left the tail sticking out of your mouth.” Newspaper Analects. THE HYENA. Dr. Sparman tells a curious story of a hy ena, which was told him at the Cape of Good Hope. One night the soldiers had a feast near the Cape, when one of them, who was a trumpeter, drank so much that he could not stand up. His companions not wanting him in the room with them, carried him out of doors and laid him down by the side of house, to get cool and sober. The trumpeter laid there, and went to sleep, when a hyena came along, and thinking him dead, began to carry him away, so as to make a meal of him with out being disturbed. It was sometime before the man awoke, so as to know the danger of his situation. When he did so, he found himself on the back of the hyena, who was making off towards the mountain with him as fast as possible. Being horror-struck at find ing himself in the power of the ferocious beast, his fear brought him to his senses and seizing his trumpet which hung about his neck he sounded an alarm. The beast think ing he had only a dead man, was as much frightened at the sound of the trumpet, as the man was at his situation, so that dropping his prey, they scampered away from each other as fast as possible. It is not probable that any other man but a trumpeter would have es caped so easily. 1 > MUSICAL GENIUS. John Sebastian Bach entered a parlor where a large party were assembled, while an ama teur was extemporizing upon the piano.— The performer had just struck a dissonant chord, as he caught sight of the great master; and he immediately sprang from the piano, without touching another note. Tne host was advancing to greet Bach, when, to the sur prise of the whole company, the latter, unable to endure such a painful termination, ran past him, and reaching the piano before the keys had ceased vibrating, resolved the discord, closed with a popular cadence, and then turn ed and made to the host his entrance com pliments. 1 i ABOUT FISH. Humanity demands that fish should always he taken with a hook and line, otherwise the poor things are liable to he driven insane. Female fish are fond of flowers, and plant great quantities of roes in beds. Fish are remarkable for their fondness of learning, very aged individuals of the species being often found in schools. A Cockney remarks that fish are entirely unlike Achilles, their’eels being almost invul nerable. They possess no property and there fore have no hairs. Fish are distinguished for justice, possessing its attributes in a re markable degree, many of them carrying the sword, and all the scales. The larger species are religious, and prey continually. The females are domestic, and make their own beds. When fish approach too near the top of the water, it is supposed that they take cold in their heads, although they do not cough, they are liable to hawk V Fish should avoid small heavy substances which descend into the water attached to lines—frequently it leads to their destruction. None but honest persons should be allowed to go a-fishing, there are such opportunities to “hook.” Although fish have no paper money, in fact nothing but shiners, they often make a run upon the banks. They have no fondness for any kind of fruit except currents. Which is to be the Man I —The opinion prevails more and more generally, that the solution of the present state of things will be an attempt at monarchical reaction, whether in favour of Louis Napoleon, who has been already saluted, both in the departments and in the capital, with cries of “ Vive 1’ Empe reur !” or in favour of the Duke of Bordeaux, who quietly looks on and bides his time. At present, however, I think the chances are in favour oi Napoleon- Whichever course the reaction may take, it will meet with an ob stinate, and perhaps bloody, resistance from the ultra-democratic and anarchical parties. —Paris correspondent of the Daily News. Labor in the United States.— lt has been officially stated that there are 3,719,000 per sons engaged in agricultural pursuits in the United States; in manufactures, 781,800- in commerce, 119,600, in learned professions, 65,200: in ocean navigation, 55,000, and in internal navigation no less than 33.000. ©pinions of tljc JJrm. fisaT 1 We shall offer no apology for quoting occasionally the language of our contempora ries concerning our efforts, except that custom authorizes it. Our friends will be glad to know that the Gazette is appreciated in many quarters, and those who are not yet of us may be induced by the praise of disinterested par ties to regard our Journal as deserving of their support. We might multiply these extracts to a great extent; a few, however, will suffice to show which way the wind blows. Ed. The “ Southern Literary Gazette is the title of anew paper which has been recently com menced in Athens, by Wm. C Richards, the first three numbers of which have been receiv ed by us. As its title imports, it is designed to be a parlor journal, adapted to the wants and tastes of Southern readers.. It is a neat little sheet, handsomely primed,, and presents a very fascinating exterior; Out like Antony Lumpkin’s letter, “the inside is the cream of the correspon ience.” The Gazette affords weekly a most agreeable and entertaining re past in the wide field of literary journalism evincing tact, skill and ability on the part of its editor. It, therefore commends itself in more favorable terms than we can employ, to the kind consideration and liberal patronage of an intelligent public. Terms, $2 a year, in advance. Ad iress W. C. Richards, Ath ens, Geo.— Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel. A Journal from the South. —We take pleasure in noticing the aivent of an able weekly paper, devoted to Southern interests and Southern literature. “The Literary Ga zette,” published at A thens. Ga., is under the able management of W. C Richards Esq., well known in thai section of country as the late editor of the Orion Magazine. The num ber before us is filled with original contribu tions, from such writers as Mary E. Lee, Charles Lanman, etc., etc. A clever paper entitled “The Listener,” not by Caroline Fry, is the gem of the collection. We sincerely hope the Southern public will support this journal by ample patronage. It is an imperial quarto of eight pages Teims $2 per annum.— Neal's Sat. Gazette. The Southern Literary Gazette. —We are pleased to see this effort to furnish a South ern public with light literature of domestic growth, in a fair way of success. The gene ral tone and style of the editorial department is creditable, and its columns are enriched with occasional contributions from writersnot unknown to fame. We cordially wish it may realize all that is expressed for i t by a fair correspondent.— Geo. Constitutionalist. The Southern Literary Gazette is the title of a spirited, tasty, and well-tilled quarto, which has lately found its way to our sanctum, from Athens Ga. The paper i§ brimiul ol choice matter, original and select, and the typography is worthy of the contents. As the publisher has spared no pa ns in getting up the sheet in a style creditable to the South, we trust the people of that section will not permit it, as in the case of too many other papers, to languish for want of a generous support. The Gazette is published by Wm. C. Richards , at $2,00 per annum.— Yankee Blade , Boston. Southern Literary Gazette. —The iirst number of a weekly imperial quarto, bearing the above title, lies before us. It i> published at Athens, Geo., and is edited by W. C. Rich ards, Esq., a young gentleman of fine literary taste, with whose writings we have been con versant for the last eight or ten years. The Gazette looks well.— Western Lit. Messenger. A Journal from the South.— The “Great YVest'’ is not alone in appreciating the neces sity ol extending the field of literary enter prise. A Southern candidate for popular la vor, has appeared at Athens, Georg a, which bids fair to maintain an elevated position among the weekly literary papers of the Un ion. The fact of the establishment of a Journal in which talent and capital are investel, in a section of our country remote from metropo litan influence, is a cheering evidence of an unceasing demand for mental aliment, suited to the sectional taste of a growing and widely diversified population. The Literary Gazette , is the title of a hand some imperial quarto of eigut pages, edited by Wm. C. Richards, whose literary labor*