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120 THE GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY WM. C. RICHAItDS. Office en Broau-st, over bookstore of W. C. Richards & Cos. Terms: Two Dollars per annum, to be paid strict ly in advance. If payment is not made within the first six months of a term of subscription, the price will bo Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ; and, if de layed until the end of the year Three Dollars. Advertisements relating to Literature and the Arts, and a lew others of a select nature, will be pub lished on this page of the “ Literary Gazette ” at the customary rates. Business Cards , (of five lines and nder,) will be inserted one year for Five Dollars. CORRESPONDENTS Furnishing articles by contract, or solicited favors, will please mark their letters with their initials as it will be a general rule not to take unpaid letters from the post-olfice unless they are so marked. Commu nications of whatever nature must be addressed to Wm. C. Richards. Anonymous communications will receive no attention. If a writer desires to pub lish without name or with a nom deplume, he must still furnish the Editor with his proper name, who will of course observe a proper secresy. Writers will please send fair ms., written on one side of the sheet only. TRAVELING AGENTS. The names of all duly authorized traveling Agents l’or the Southern Literary (Fizette will appear in this •olumn, and, to avoid imposition, every one will be provided with a written certificate ot agency, signed by the proprietor, which, in cases of necessity, the Agent will produce The following persons are duly authorized travel ing agents: Rev. W. Richards, Samuel P. Richards, Charles F. White, Rev. D. Ingles, J. J. Richards, Robert H. Richards. SPLENDID PREMIUMS! J m~A RARE CHANCE TO OBTAIN VALUABLE BOOKS fTIUK proprietor of the “ ’Southern Literary Ga- X zette” offers the following premiums for Clubs •f Subscribers, three, five, ten. fifteen or twenty in number Ml competitors for th* premiums must re mit the subscription money • th the names of the Club, a id the undersigned • |j forward the Premi um in a iv wav that he m*v be directed. I. For Oleibs of Three, with Six Dollars, ho will give a copy of either of the following valuable works, viz: 1. Low ling’s Fruits and Fruit-trees of America ; 2. Allen’s Domestic AnimaL and Domestic Agricul tu e • 3. Proverbial Philosophy and Piceiola ; 4. HeAdley's Facrert Mono #• ts or his Cromwell. 2. For Clubs of Five, with Ten Dollars. 1. Georgia Illustrated, handsomely bound and gilt; 2. Orion lagazine. vol. 1 and 2, do.; 3. Dowling's great illustrated work on Romanism ; 4. Lossi igs pictorial history of Am. Revolution; 5 Shakesp ‘are Novels, elegantly bound in octavo ; 6. Union Magazine, for one year; 7. Any two p izes offered under the first head. 3. For Clubs of Ten, with Twenty Dollars. 1. Any two of the prizes under the 2d class, with any one of the first class ; 2. Encyclopedia of Geography, three large volumes illustrated ; 3. Complete works of Bvron and Moore, each in one royal Svo volume, hound in calf ; 4. Chapin’s large and elegant map of the TI. S. ; 5. Bonner's splendid map of Georgia ; sh Dick's complete works, in three large and hand some volumes. 4. For Clubs of Fifteen, with Thirty Dolls. 1. Either of the prizes in class 3, with either in 2 ; 2. Lippincott’s splendid Family Bible, in extra mo rocco, gilt: worth $lO ; 5. Miniature Classical Library, containing 24 beau tiful .32ino volumes, elegantly bound and gilt. 5. For Clubs of Twenty, with Forty Dolls. 1. Any prize from each of the classes, 1, 2 and 4 ; 2. Walter bicott’s complete works, 10 elegant vols. ; 3. Shakespeare’s “ “ 7 “ i. British Essayists 8 “ N. B. Spocial combinations will be made of the above prizes to suit the wishes of competitors; and, where it is desired, other books of equal value will be substituted. Address, by mail or otherwise, WM. C. RICHARDS. Athens, Aug. 12, 1848. ts Periodical Literature* SAT C. RICHARDS & Cos., Athens, Ga., willre- V v • eeive and forward subscriptions to the fol lowing Periodicals: Southern Review, quarterly, 5 00 per ann Knickerbocker Magazine, monthly, 500 “ Hunt’s Merchant’s Magazine, ‘ 500 “ Deliow’s Commercial Review, 500 *• Union Magazine, 300 “ Graham’s Magazine, 3 00 Literary World, weekly, 300 “ Neal’s Saturday Gazette, 200 “ Orders must be accompanied by the amount *f subscription in current funds. Athens, May 27, 1848. FOUND: A Lady’s Gold Bracelet* Enquire at this Office. sHtnyiriiil&liJiki kaVßiisAifc'fl’ is AU la Tlf &. BOOK, CARD AND LETTER PRESS mi pamiris. Executed with ftcatuessand Despatch A T THIS OFFICE. K. SPENCER, DENTIST, Under tho Newton House, and opposite the Presbyterian Cnurc a, ATHENS, GEORGIA. 4 james McPherson & co., DEALERS in Hooks, Stationery, Music, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FANCY GOODS, PAPER-HANGINGS, &c., ATLANTA, GA. GOULD, KENDALL & LINCOLN, BOOK-SELLERS & PUBLISHERS, No. 59, Washington St., Boston. ALBON CHASE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods , Perfumery, Paper Hangings , Sfc., fyc., fyc., Opposite the College Campus, and under the South ern Banner Office. (TIP Orders filled at the Augusta prices A THE NS, GE ORGIA. WM. C. RICHARDS & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOK-SELLERS, AND DEALERS IN Stationery, Music and Musical Instruments , Cutlery and Fancy Goods generally, BROAD-STREET, ATHENS, GA. Wit. C. RICHARDS WII. N. WHITE. FERRY & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c. BROAD-STREET, ATHENS, GEORGIA. ME VTON HOUSE, B. H . MAR T I N—P ROPRIETOR, T i 1 VS, GE •RGIA. W. B. CHERRY, Surgeon ar.d Mechanical Dentist, ATHENS, GEORGIA. Office on Dr. Reese's lot , near the Epis copal Church. 2 R. J. MAYNARD, BOOK BINDER, Over the “ Southern Banner” Office, A THENS, GEOGRIA. FELLOWS, WADSWORTH & CO., No. 17 Maiden Lane, New-York, IMPORTERS OF English and French Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, Fancy Goods, fc. npHi-JY have constantly on hand watches troin the X manufactories of Robert. R-tskcll, AT J Tobias b’ Go , Johnson, B Id-st , Taylor, Jno. Crugg, IVm. Martin, M Tobias, T. F Cooper and others, as well as all the varieties of (leneva and Swiss work Itc A general assortment of Fancy t fooDs, suited to the sales of .J ewelers, Druggists, and others, Gold Pens, Allen & Thurber’s Revolving Pistols. May 13,’ 1848. 1-ts To Country Merchants. o®. 9 EXTENSIVE PUBLISHERS, Wholesale Booksellers and Stationers, No. D North Fourth-St., Philadelphia. KEEP constantly on hand, a very extensive as sortment of BOOKS AND STATIONERY, such as arc adapted and usually purchased for coun try sales, which they will sell on as favorable terms as the articles can be purchased in this city, New- York or Boston. Having an extensive BINDERY connected with their Establishment, they are enabled to supply or ders for all the varieties of Blank lFork, in the best manner and at the shortest notice. Officers of Banks, and Clerks of County Courts-, will find our Blank Books equal, if not superior, to any they have ever had in use, and orders by coun try merchants will be promptly attended to. Particular attention will also be paid to all orders through country merchants or by mail, for Law, Medical and Miscellaneous Books, for public or private libraries, and no effort will be spared to complete all such orders, on the most rea sonable terms. dealers will find it to their advantage to call and examine our large stock, before making their purchases. Philadelphia, June Iff 7tf PROSPECTUS Os a Semi-Monthly Paper to be published in Athens, ENTITLED THE MICROCOSM. THE subscribers will commence the publication in Athens, Georgia, on the first Saturday in Sep tember, of a paper with the above title. It will contain Short and Amusing Stories, Moral Essays, Humorous Sketches, Gems of Poetry, An ecdotes, Items of General Intelligence, Scraps for the Ladies, etc., etc , both original and selected. Par ticular attention will be paid to the selections. The Microcosm will be published every other Sat urday, on a small sized sheet —on good paper, and with small, clear type, and will be furnished at tho following rates: One copy, Fifty Cents per year: Eleven copies for Five Dollars, and Twenty-Three copies for Ten Dollars, invariably in advance. All letters must be post-paid and addressed to BURKE & SLEDGE, Tiios. a. btjrke, ) Athens, Georgia. .TAS. A. SLEDGE. $ Athens, August 19, 1848. Scientific and Literary Agency. To Trustees, Teachers and Professional Men. UIAIIE subscriber offers his services to any of the X above classes for the selection of PHILOSOPHICAL AND CHEMICAL APPARATUS, suited to the wants of Academies, Seminaries or Col leges, and also of AMERICAN OR FOREIGN BOOKS in any department of knowledge, for Private or Pub lic Libraries. From his intimate acquaintance with the processes of scientific manipulation with the suit able instruments,and the maker’s prices, he can fur nish, at very short notice, a schedule adapted to the wants or means of purchasers; and he will undertake for a small commission to furnish and guarantee any apparatus of a scientific character. His connection for many years with the book trade will enable him to render material aid in forming Li braries, and he is in continual receipt of all American and Foreign catalogues. He also offers his services to those who desire to have estimates of expense for publishing books, and for any general literary or scientific purpose what ever. “ WM. C. RICHARDS. Athens, May 29, 1843. SOUTHERN Mutual Insurance Company. nPIIIS COMPANY has been organized by the X election of the following Board of Directors: J. G. Hill, Griffin, President; James Clark, Esq., Lumpkin , Vice President; John U. Par sons, Griffin, Secretary; H. 11. McCay, Esq., Americas, Actuary; L. R. Brewer, Griffin, Treasurer; C. Lewis, Griffin; H.J. Sargent, Griffin; Wm. H. White, Griffin; Wm. Boyn ton, Lumpkin; John Dill, Ft. Gaines; Charles F. Bemis . Ft. Gaines. The principal office is located in Griffin, and agen cies established at various important points in the State. Vhe Company is now prepared to take risks on any kind of property on the mutual principle ; a principle which saves to the insured more than half the expense of insuring in common companies, as he has nothing to pay but his proportion of actual loss es, while those insured in other companies have to pay their proportion of the interest on from 100 to $500,000 capital stock of the company. A full ex planation of the plan can be obtained by calling on WM. M. MORTON, Agent at Athens. (fcr* The following parties, residing in Athens, have taken risks in the S. M. I Company: Rev. Dr. Hoyt, David Holmes, Asbury Hull, H L. New ton, C. Richards & Cos , C. B. Lyle, Reese & Ware, F. Bradford, McWhorter & Cos., Geo. Prin gle and others. Athens, June 24,1848. 7tf CONNER’S U . S . TYPE FOUNDRY! THE undersigned are now prepared to fill all or ders they may be favored with, at the following prices, for approved six months paper ; or a discount of 10 per cent, will be made for cash on delivery. N. Scotch Faces. Regular Faces. Title. Shaded itc Agate, 80 72 120 180 Nonpareil, 04 58 ]OO 150 Minion, 52 48 84 132 Brevier, 4-1 42 74 120 Bourgeois, 40 37 6C> 1 08 L. Primer, 36 34 60 1 00 Small Pica, 34 32 56 1 (M) Pica, 30 30 52 90 Presses, Chases, wood Type, Cases, Brass and Wood Rule, Imposing Stones, Composing Sticks, Stands, Leads, Brass and Wooden Galleys. Brass Dashes, (40 kinds,) Ornamental Combination Bor ders, and all other articles necessary for a complete Printing Office, furnished with despatch. 1 Ihe series of Scotch Faces we have introduced at a very great expense. They are not only beautiful, but are well adapted by their peculiar cut, for Book as well as Newspaper Printing, and where known have given very general satisfaction. Our regular faces have been got up with great care and are, as well as all other articles manufactured by us, not surpassed. The metal from which we man ufacture is of a mixture peculiar to ourselves and at the same time of a superior quality and duribility Sheet Specimens of the new Scotch Faces, and of July 0 1848* W 1 bC rCady f ° r (lcliver y the 25th The New-York Herald, Sun, Courier & Enquirer Evening Post, Globe, Organ, Sunday Despatch At las; Washington Union, Albany Atlas, Daily Wis ss?’ &c - &c ’ Publishers of Newspapers who will insert this Oetnhft 861 th - r n e v previous to the first of October, 1818, will be paid in articles of our manu- ML™ y ” JAMeI CoSusS’ ° f * heir Corner of Ann and Na-tmu-ste N. Y. LEONARD SCOTT A CO.’S RE-PUBLICATIONS! THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, THE NORTH BRITiSH REVIEW, BLACKWOOD’S EDiNB’GII MAGAZINE. r I HIE above periodicals are reprinted in New York X immediately on their arrival by the British steamers, in a beautiful clear type, on fine wdiite ta per, and are faithful copies of the origin uL—] lack wood’s Magazine being an exact sac simile of tw Edinburgh edition. The prices of the re-prints are less tlia i one-third of those of the foreign copies, and, while they un equally well got up, they alio dali that advantage to the American over the Lngli u reader. Terms.—Payment to be made in Advance! For any one of the :ou first, (the Review-,) $3 ayear For any two “ “ 5 o For any three “ “ 7 “ For all foui of the Reviews, - - 8 “ For Blackwood s Magazine, - - -3 “ For Blackwood and the four Reviews,” If) s L U B B I N G! “©a Four copies of any or all oi the above works will be sent to one address on payment of the regular sub scription for th ee —he sou th copy I eingg ;dis. No such allowance, however, wil be made to clubs, un less THE MONK IS PAID IN FULL TO THE PUBLISH ERS, as in such cares no and scount will be given" to agents. EARL Y COPIES By a late arrangement with the Briß li Publishers of Blackwood’s Magazine. early sheets of that work will be so warded to this country, so a< to insure the receipt by American subscribers of the entire number of the Re-print, befo e any portion of it can be made use of by oriie • American publishers This will make the work far mo e de-i abb than lie etofore, and it is hoped wil! lead to an in it a cot’ he sales sufficient to justify the cost of the arrangement Wm. C. Rich rds & Cos. are author ized Agents for the Re-publications, to whom remittances may be made, or otherwise di rect to the Publishers, L. Scott & Cos., 79, Fulton-Sfree ’ New- York. I’ ROS I ECTUS ’ OF Th? Southern Lrt.rarv Gazette A WEEKLY J )"RNA CAME . E > IN AC EXS. GEO. ON SATUP A . TUG 1 TH OK VJ EDITH) BY WM.C. RICHARDS. HHHERE is not. sontn 01 ti e Potoin r, a ringle X. Journal wuoge sou* ol |prt js t*► dovplopo and foster literary tas’e and talent n the South ; m , this tact is certainly a sutheie 1 leasoi for ;u >an pst ai tempt to establish surh a journal. The failure and previous efibr s canm ! 1 e regarded 1 \ 1; p intelligent mind as an argument agnins; such ui often It. Those failures may have e> 11, and probub \ were, the re suit of circumstances no onger existii o Tbe need of such an organ in our 11 idst, is so universally ac know ledger!, that not to atten pt to supply the defi ciency, would indicate a disregard o the signs of tin times scarcely more surprising than inexcusable. The progress of the age, and the rapid advance of the South in Commerce, Manufactures, and Internal Improvements, imperatively demand a correspond ing advance in literature. To aid iti this great ob ject, he lias established a Weekly Journal at the sea of the University of Georgia and rallied around r the bestw’ri ers of the South. The Editoi is assured ot the support of his able coadjutors in the Orion Magazine, and also of much other assistance from t e most prominent writers 0 the South. Ihe GazctteD tiiai eup inf matter both original and selected ; and co* , pri ; p. Tales, lissavs ’"’.k ®esot Travel, Poetry. Critici ms, and a Rener al Miscellany ol informat-imi in all departments o- Literature, Art and Science. Particu r attention i given to Scientific ami Practical > ech.-.-rcs. In Mechanical execution it issurnasse bv no con temporary, and the aid of the tine arts will not b* wanting to enhance its attractions. Portrai’s of Bouth ern writers, and pictures of Southern Life and Scene ry will be presented. The Editor Confidently appeals to the friends of iter.dure 111 R’outh ; and lie is happy to announce that Ins enterprise is of uo doubtful issue. Fy pri vale effort a large and generous list has been obtain ed, and upwards of One Thousand Subsckibeks nave pledged their support to the paper. Until this was accomp'ished, the e.;iror was unwilling to pub lisil ills Journal, but it is now given to the public with til mx?D>T I J OCaI asßUran( *e thai it shall be permanent TERMS.—I. The Southern Literary zette is published weekly, on a handsome imperial quarto of Bpa es—printed from new type, on fine white paper. J 1 ~. It is furnished to sinirl- subscribers at Tw# L)°t lars per annum, in advance; and to clubs of six tor Ten Dollars. DCF* All communications, not containing remittances or solicited articles, must be post-paid to ensure at tention. Editors desiring an exchange will pietist fcopy and notice this prospectus, and send their Dap r '"> marked “Gazette/ Athens, Ga. . 1 WM. C, RICHARDS. Athens, May 13, 1848 N by ‘ SIC f °'WM r r- A“,t! /fpTA'cf July 2T, 1848. RICHARDS ft Cos. HO y A Atii)¥o¥sE^ T C Mc(YV ;. IE fTA ’ GEORGIA. J. establiy’ae'l hon^ L ain taken th ' 3 the public gencrallv * *"5 Bolwit3 the patronage make all feci at home. # Pai " 3 wiU be Ulor/ses and buggies furnished.