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J - W - &W S JONES ' AUGUSTA, Ga. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1840. “ ' Vox.. IV—No. 27 ; ~ 11 " ' iTi »rrssrr —ir.i 1 TIJE- CHRONICLE AM) SENTINEL is pum.isurD I) .11. Y TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, A t No. 209 Broadsheet. terms: Duil / paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. Tri-Weekly payer, at Six Dollars in advance or Sjven at the end of the year. We.'kly paper ,'l'hrcc Dollars in advance, or Four at the end of year. CHIIOMULH AND SKNTINEI,. A IJ (JUSTA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4. Owrselvos—Advertisers. Circulation 6,600 Copies! However wo may lie charged nr suspected, wc do not desire to he considered as puffing our press in the following remarks. Be that as it may, however, it. is perfectly legitimate for an Editor to use all honorable means to increase the patron age of his paper, or to extend its circulation.— Hence we feel no delicacy in saying thiough our columns, what wc would say to any gentleman in private conversation, in relation to the circula tion of onr paper, which wc arc proud to say is now daily increasing;-—whether for good or for evil, the future alone can developc. It is always an important desideratum, to advertisers particu larly, to give their patronage to that paper, which secures the probability of its being read by (ho greatest number of persons. The object is two fold—the article advertised is known more gen erally, and in proportion as the circulation of (ho paper is greater titan another, in the same ratio is the advertiser henefitted—and the cost is no great er in our {taper than one that does not circulate over five hundred copies. We consider there fore, that we arc but serving the cause of Adver tisers generally, and promoting our own interest and the usefulness of our journal, in saying that wc now circulate every week upwards of 6.0 OO copies of the Chronicle & Sentinel. We need ' not therefore offer any suggestions beyond this to advertisers, of the important advantages resulting to them, from advertising in this paper over any other in the Slate and perhaps in the South. The Clay Dinner. From the Richmond Compiler, wc extract a short sketch of the splendid Dinner given by the citizens of Richmond to Mr. Clay, which is said by the Editor, to have been the greatest affair of the kind ever seen in that city; more than one thousand persons sat down to the table, at which the Hon. B. Watkins Leigh, presided, assisted by several distinguished gentlemen as Vice Pre sidents. Wc must on this occasion, content ourselves with the sketch of Mr. Clay’s speech in reply to the sentiment delivered by the President. Many other sentiments were drunk, which call • ed forth speeches from various gentlemen, among whom, was one from that distinguished patriot and son of Virginia, the Hon. John Tyler. Mr. Leigh made some prefatory remarks, in the happiest vein, before reading each of the three toasts, which preceded that to Mr. Clay. When he came to that, he indulged in a few sentences of the most chaste and pathetic elo quence vve. have evtr listened to—he touched the tendercst chordsnf the heart, and made the tears to chase each other down many a manly check. He spoke of the object of Mr. Clay’s visit, his present political relations, his past career, and of the brief space on which in all human probability we could calculate upon his services or his exis tence; but pointed to him as a faithful sentinel of the people, one on whom we might rely so long as God spared him, for a vigilant and efficient guardianship of the rights and liberties of the people. He dre.v an admirable moral from Mr. Clay's life, which he held up to the emulation of the youth of our country. Mr. Clay responded in the ablest and most el oquent manner. We know not what deg ee of comparison louse in speaking of his effort. It is the first time we ever heard him, and we can not therefore compare it with any other of Lis ef forts. But it is unnecessary at this day in speak ing of Henry Clay, to use comparisons at all. His name is enough. In commencing his speech, he added to the sensibilities of the company al ready so deeply excited oy Mr. Leigh. Redrew a picture of himself when ho left Richmond, a lank lean youth of twenty, with sandy hair and ruddy complexion, fatherless, homelesi, friendless and pcnnyless, to seek his fortunes in the “far West.” He gave a vivid and honied glance at the changes which had since taken place, and described his return at the ago of three score and upwarrls, once more to look upon the hills o’er which his youthful step had borne him, and again to drink at those fountains, where in boy hood he had so often slaked his thirst. The deep pathos with which he described the feelings in spired by his visit—and with which he alluded to a few companions of his youth still remaining, with farrowed cheeks, bended bodies and heads silvered o’er with age, surpassed any thing we ev er heard, and affected the audience greatly. After ho had completed this branch of his speech, he pas-cl) on to political topics, lie en tered into an argument, which wc may he per mitted to stylo most able, to shew that the ten dency of the Federal Government, under the pre sent and preceding Administrations was to a con centration oi power in the Executive, and the subjection of the Legislative and Judicial De partments to his will and behests. Mr. C. spoke of General Harrison, whom ho eulogised highly, and animadverted on various political matters, and upon the conduct of men in power. He spoke for an hour and a half, wo suppose ; and concluded with a sentiment. Mr. < Bav’s -Speech called forth the most enthu siastic demonstrations of applause. Never was audience more enraptured with a speaker. The Richmond Whig says— “ The Dinner went oil in the finest style pos sible. There were between a thousand and fif teen hundred subscribers, from every quarter of Virginia. Mr. Clay delivered a most brilliant and captivating address. For an hour and a half the fall of a pin might he heard throughout the spa cious hall, except when the bursts of rapturous applause, which were frequent and long contin ued, drowned every thing. It was, all in a'l the greatest dinner and the greatest speech ever had or heard within the limits of the Corporation o. Richmond. Besides Mr. Clay, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bolts, Mr. Leigh, Mr. McFarland Mr. Wynd ham Robertson, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Ration, and Mr. W. U. Archer, addressed the company in e'o i quent strains. “ All who were present will remember it as an epoch in their lives, and, in speaking to their children of great national events, say they hap pened before or after the Clay dinner.” Pennsylvania Banks. The Philadelphia Enquirer of the 28th ult. says:—“The Bill to coerce specie payments by the Banks, was ordered to bo transcribed for n third reading, in the Senate, on Wednesday last. This measure, says the Harrisburg Telegraph, provides for an immediate resumption upon its becoming a law, and should any Bank refuse, or hereafter at any time refuse to pay specie for its notes, the Governor is to issue his proclamation declaring the charter forfeited; and to appoint t tree commissioners to take possession of it and settle up its business after thirty days—provided the hank does not appoint trustees for that pur pose previously. The hill also makes it a peni | tentiary offence for the officers of any hank that shall continue to do business after refusing to pay speeic for their notes. Iho Telegraph adds: “We expect the hill will pass finally to-day, and he sent hack to the House for their concurrence, it being entirely dif ferent from the hill that passed that body.” New Jersey Claimants. In th“ House of Representatives, oh the 28th nit. the resolution of Mr. Cave Johnson passed as amended, as follows: Resolved, That the Committee of Elections he authorized to report to this House such papers, and such of their proceedings, as they may desire ' to have printed by order of the House; and that they he instructed also to report forthwith which five of the ten individuals claiming seats from the State of New Jersey, received the greatest num ber of lawful votes from the whole State for Rep resentatives in the Congress of the United Slates at the election of 1838 in said State, with all the evidence of that fact in their possession ; Provid ed, That nothing herein contained shall he so construed as to prevent or delay the action of said committee in taking testimony, and deciding the said case upon the merits of the election. Matthew Jones, Esq. hai been appointed Post Master, at Bark Camp, Burke county, and Well born G. Davis Post Master at Pine Hill, Talbot county. The New Orleans Bee says:—The Von Bu ren nominating convention in Tennessee have not placed Gen. Jackson’s name at the head of the doctoral ticket. They had a little respect for his gory hairs and infirmities, and would not subject aticket with his'nameupon it, to the pros pect of a miserable defeat. The eleeters for the State at large arc Messrs. Huntsman and Greene, two very important personages, no doubt though they are somewhat unknown to fame. Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. New York, Feb. 20, 1840. Onr river is open, and a boat came down from Albany last night. A meeting upon the subject of a general bank rupt law is to he held in the Exchange to-mor row. Some of our most prominent men have signed the call, 9nd the Mayor is to preside over the meeting. The Whig members of the New York Legis lature held a Harrison meeting on the 22d, at which they heartily concurred in the Harrisburg nominations. Stocks have advanced to-day. United States Bank is 70$. Exchange on Philadelphia 73J. The counter-movements of Ohio, Virginia, and New York City upon the nomination of a can didate to run on the ticket with Mr. Van Burcn for the Vice Presidency attract some attention. The Van Bttren party in New York Stite is op posed to Col. Johnson, hut the city is decidedly his, and the Van Burcn party in the city general ly dragoons the Stale into obedience. The move ments of the Old Dominion for Colonel Polk, the Locofocos here say, arc laughable. The em pire of “ Democracy,” nowadays, is not ir, that Commonwealth, but in the dark rooms of Tam many Hall. Richmond is dethroned, and the back cellars about the Park carry the day. “ Ca to,” “ Scipio, and “ Ctesar,” the while writers of the Enquirer, give place to the motley ranks of the Capitol here. The Locofocos of the Park have not a greater pet than Col. Johnson, and they will procure his nomination in spite of all that can he done at Richmond rr in Washington; and if there is any really dangerous opposition in his way from the good society ranks of his parly, they will vindicate his really patriotic ser vices by making him President of the United States, New York, Feb. 28, 1840. The weather is so unpleasant that out-donr bu siness has been suspended. The stock market was depressed, and sales few. The Height of the Garrick packet ship, out, was a curiosity. An immense ship, deep in the water with valuable products, as she was, is in deed a riclt argosy. The detention of the packet ships due here disarranges the lines, and compels the proprietors to charter new ships. 'There arc no signs to-day of any later arrival from Europe. Reports from the British Provinces arc some what squally as to the condition of things upon and respecting the Northeastern Boundary, hut they do not seem to indicate any thing alarming. Exchange on England is at 108 to 108$, but there is very little done in it. There has been a great flood on the Connecti cut river, which destroyed the bridge at North ampton. A large number of persons are upon the Ex change to-day listening to addresses upon a gene ral bankrupt law. Correspordence of the North American. New York, February 20, 3 p. v. There is rather more movement in Cotton, though prices yield slightly. Freights demand ed, are 3-4 and 7-8 d per lh. to Liverpool, and I doubt whether the article c uld be engaged at less, for the accounts of high rates at the South have made ship owners very sanguine. Flour remains very dull. Sales of rye at 05 aO7 cts. wgt. j ''' ~ i Onr navigation north and cast is now all clear. I Stocks sold largely to-day without any groat change in prices. Domestic Exchanges are pretty steady. The rates to-day are, Philadelphia 6} a M; Baltimore 5$ as|; Richmond 0 a 7; Charles ton 3 a 3s; Savannah 5$ a 6; Augusta 7 a 8; Macon 9 a 10; Mobile? a 7A; N.Orleans44 a 4A; Sterling 7$ a 8. Appointments by the President. % cll >d with the advice and consent of the Senate. John C. Nieolls, to he United States Judge for the district of Georgia. R. U. Gilchrist, to he United Slates Judge for the district of South Carolina. I oiled states Bank of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fleming, from the Judiciary Committee has reported a Bill to the Senate of Pennsylvania, to repeal the charter of the United States Bank. Front the New Orleans lice, Feb. 26. From Texas. By the arrival of the steam ship Columbia, Capt. Windle, wc have received Houston and Galveston papers to the 23d insi. TheGahcs ton Gazette of the 22d says, that the steamboat Trinity has ju t returned from a trip up the Tri nity river. She went as high as Alabama, 500 miles, and found die navigation uninterrupted. The new tariff goes into operation on the Ist May next. The following abstract of the bill will he found of interest to those engaged in commerce with Texas: The rale of duty established is 15 per cent, ad valorem on all goods, wares and merchandise im ported, except spirituous liquors, wines and other distilled spirits, which pay a specific duly, not varying materially from the present tariff.-=- French wines in cases, under the new tariff', will pay a duly of 10 percent, and valorem; in cuks 10 cts per gallon. Cider and malt liquors 10 per ct.ad valorem. Books free; and each emigrant entitled to introduce, free from duty, farming utensils and furniture, in use, to the value of £SOO. Mechanic’s tools free to the amount of £SOO. All invoices of goods, wares or merchandise imported into the republic, when from a place or port where Texas has a consular agent, must have a consular certificate attached to them, de claring that the prices affixed to such goods, wares or merchandise arc the just and current prices of them on that day. Where there does not exist a consular agent of the republic, all in voices must have attached a ccrtiliealc of two re putable merchants, (with a certificate of a judge or notary public as to their respectable standing,) ccrtifing the same facts as to prices. The collector, when he is of opinion that there lias been collusion or fraud, or when invoices are unaccompanied by proper certificates, must ap point two merchants as appraisers, and the duty will he assessed upon the value of their appraise ment. The collectors arc authorised to appoint a sufficient number of inspectors for the protec tion of, and just and proper collection of the re venue. Duties to he paid in cash. Goods, wares and merchandise may he deposited in the public stores, and remain for three months, without du ties being exacted. No goods can he delivered unless the duties have been paid. At the end of three months the collector to make sales of goods on deposits to pay duties and charges on them. All goods in the public stores to remain at the risk of the owners. A draw back allowed on all goods exported within twelve months from the date of their entry, if in original packages. Offi cers and inspectors to he placed at Point Bolivar and at San Luis at the west pass of Galveston Bay. for the protection of the revenue, and de spatch of such business as may chance to offer. All to be under the direction of the collector at Galveston. From the Charleston Courier of Monday. From Havana. The Spanish steamer Alrnondares, Gapt. B. DeSoto, arrived here yesterdey, in GO hours from Havana. The Ahncndares has on hoard as passenger, General Espelala late Governor General of Cu ba, who has taken [edgings at the Charleston Hotel. Gov. E. is on his way to New York, from whence wc learn he will proceed to Spain. We are indebted to a friend for u Havana Price Current and Shipping List of the 22d ult., as also for the extracts of letters which lollow: “Havana, Feb. 22. Molasses steady at 2s, although the supply is barely equal to the demand. Exchange on Lon don is declining; £4OOO sold yesterday at 9s. February 20. Sugars. —Till within a few days the market has been extremely quiet, and prices have grad ually recoded t 5 < a 0J a 6$ and 10$ rials for middling t- 1 ir descriptions, and 0;} and 10$ a 7$ arm rs. for prime and very choice qualities. At me moment however, there is ra ther more activity and the market is steadier and without appearances of any immediate further reduction. Browns and Yellows alone wc quote 6 a 7$ as in quality (equal to 19s. Id. a 225. Id. on board) and Whites 10 a 11$ rs. (28s. 7d. a 21s. 7d.) Coffers have likewise declined and we reduce our quotations toB $ a £9s for good middling to very prime descriptions, and superior qualities 10 a £los, and the demand limited. Molasses is selling at 2$ rials per keg (£l3 pc hhd of 1 10 gallons on hoard) but not abundant The Banks of New York. The New York Express says. “ There has been no subject before the legis lature for a long lime, that will meet witli so hearty a response as that introduced by Mr. Law rence, to regulate the Bills of the various Bunks of this State, and to provide for their redemption in this city. The main features of this Bill is, that all Banks in the First, Second and Third Districts, or what may he more properly termed River Counties, shall redeem their Bills in this city at par—and the Bills in all other parts of the State shall he redeemed at $ per cent. To accomplish this object, the Safety Fund, now amounting to eight, hundred thousand dollars is to he devoted, and all the Banks arc to contri- j hulca further sum of three per cent, on all their capitals, to carry into effect this most desirable object. The plan strikes us as exceedingly judi cious, and such a plan as can not only he carried into effect, Gut that will ffo very advantageous to the banks. The Safety Fund now amounts to \ eight hundred thousand dollars. The capital of I the “ Chartered” Banks in the State is £36,081,- 460. From the New York Star of the 21th ult. Perth Eastern Frontier. Her Majesty's ship, the Vestal, has arrived at Halifax, bringing intelligence that other ships of war arc expected, with troops and ammunition ! for the use of the Provinces. The New Bruns- | 1 wick Courier states that orders have been coun- j tennanded for the sailing of the 20th Regiment ol Fusileers to India, and the Courier also states ; “We are lurthcr informed, on good authority, that the erection of barracks at Woodstock, in this Province, for accommodation of a large mili tary force, has been determined upon, and the work is to commence immediately.” On these events the Boston Atlas says : “it is a notorious tact that the whole British side ol the line is being fast put in n state of warlike preparation.—Two forts have been re cently erected, commanding the St. Lawrence, the St. Johns, the St. Francis, and the military road ol the Stale ol Maine, Those forts are now garrisoned with three hundred and fifty min, instead ol twenty-five, as stated by Sir John Harvey. Onr own side utterly defenceless—our defences worse than useless. What, then, is our Government doing 1 Is it any nearer to a settlement of the vexed question of the boundary than it has been I What can he expected to ho gained by farther delay 1 By us certainly nothing. It is high time that something definite was done by our Government, cither towards the adjust ment of their boundary question, or, at least, to wards putting our frontier in a stale of defence, r I he Eastport Sentinel remarks with some truth: —'Alter treating the claims of Maine with so much neglect, it is due from the General Govern ment to place her in an immediate state of de fence, so that it worse should come worse, she may not he wholly unprepared to defend what territory she has left.’ 1 he remark will apply to the whole extent of our frontier.” Floitu.—The Baltimore American of Satur day Inst, says:—“ Our weekly report of the mar ket shows that the inspections for the week end ing Thurs lay evening were 25,000 barrels, of which 20,000 were Howard street. Tuo store price ol that description is now £5. Fn m the Philad. North American of the 21th ult. Another Fire at Wilmington, Del. We have just been informed that a fire broke out in the Swan Hotel, in Market street, Wil mington, Del., about one o’clock P. M. to-day, and we regret to stale that up to 4 P. M. it was still progressing—having destroyed a number of adjaect buddings, and much property. It had reached the Union Bank, and was not subdued when the mail left. No further particulars. Another Fire.—We also learn that the barn, stabling, and outbuildings of the Paoili Tavern were destroyed by fire to-day. The fire is said to have been communicated from the sparks of a passing locomotive. Defeat and Dispersion of the Federal Army. Thcschr. Frederick Arnet arrived in port yes terday, in six days f,om Matagorda, in Texas; and we arc indebted to the politeness of Captain Hughes, for the Colorado Gazette of the Bth mat., from which wo extract, the following an nouncement of the defeat and dispersion of the Mexican Federalists. Rumors to the same ef fect, said to have come from Mexican ports, have circulated for some days past; and now, with the confirmation, there can remain no doubt that the attempted revolution has failed. “We slop the press to announce, that ten or twelve Americans, late from the Federal army, have arrived in Victoria. They state that the Centralists threw a strong reinforcement into Monlcroy just before the Federalists arrived be fore it—whereupon the latter hacked out without making an attempt upon the town. The Cen tral troops pursued them, and an engagement between the cavalry of both parties took place, in which the Federalists were defeated, and their whole army dispersed. One portion, some 250 Mexicans a id 50 Americans, wore in arms on this side of the Rio Grande; the rest have stut tered.”—New Orleans Bulletin, 22dult. From the Huntsville Southern Advocate The Rain for nine Years. The results of Meteorological observations are highly interesting and instructive. They belong to the scientific world, and should he thrown in to the general treasury of knowledge to enrich those who love tq draw from an cxhaustless source. The superficial observer may see little to attract his attention in long columns of figures, but there are minds that find food lor thought among these ‘husks’ of philosophy. The table below has been accurately calculated from the valuable Register long kept by the Rev. Dr. Allan. It exhibits the result of nine years observation in reference to the amount of rain which has fallen monthly at Huntsville, The calculations appended may serve to assist the mind in grasping truth well-nigh beyond its scope. 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Tuk Best Jokk Ykt.—The Maysvillo Re corder, a Van Huron paper, records the election of lllair & Rives as printers to the House of Rep resentatives under the head of “ Virtue Reward ed /” Mktkou Convents in Gukkck It appears that M. Didron, Count Anatole de Saintc Able- Krone, and M. Emmanuel Durand, who are enga ged in exploring the Christian antiquities of Greece, have lately traversed Thessaly, and ascen ded to themetonrs. The meteors is a name given to some famous Thessalian convents, reared on the very peaks of inaccessible rocks, one hundred and eighty feet in height. They are reached by means of open nets drawn up by a cable and cap stain. M. Pouqueville and Ali Pasha of Janina, rema'ned at the base of these gigantic needles, un willing to attempt the airy path of ascension. The principal and most elevated of these monas teries—that which has the name of Meteor par excellence —possesses a refectory, collar, and kitch en, three churches, and a chapel. Tins AND CuttUKNT Watch Wheel.—F. IT.Soutbworlh, a young mechanic, has invented a wheel for using water power, which ho names a Tide and Current Water Wheel. It is de signed to he placed in an open stream, and to work by the natural force of the current, without an artificial head of water, ft is composed of a drum attached to a perpendicular shaft and sur rounded by swinging buckets connected by sli ding bars. These so work as that the current running on one side of the wheel opens the buck ets on the other side, producing action and re action, with an accumulation sufficient to move (louring mills and all machinery of that class.— Like most useful inventors, Mr. Soulhworlh is without the means of making a practical expeti inent effectually to test the value of his inven tion. It successful, it must prove of great use fulness.— Cin. Rrj). Here is “.sic// a good ’un” from the N. Y. Sun day Mercury : A Blundkiiiiuss.—Kissing the cow instead of the milk-maid. Nor Dead.—They have been trying to kil Matlilt in Louisville. The Gazette contradicts the current report, and the last Maysville Eagle says; “The distinguished Methodist divine—the Ivev. John Newland Mallitt—is at present in this city, preaching to large congregations.”— N. U. Picayune. I he Hon. John Rutherford, the last of tho U. S. Senators under Washington, died recently at Newark (N. J.) Mr. R. was a native of the city of New-V ork and is said to have been a grandson of the Earl of Sterling. Transcendental, Sublimated, and Excruci ating Poetry, —This is from the lioston Evening Transcript: " Like to the thundering tone of unspoke speeches, Or like a lobster clad in leather breeches, Or like the grey fur of a crimson cat, Or like the mooncalf in a slipshod hat; Even such is he who never was begotten Until his children were both dead and rotten 1 “Ain t la llurster,” as the boiler said to the Steam Boat Captain, when it blew him sky high. COMMERCIAL. Latent dates from Liverpool Jan. 7 Latent dates from Havre Jnn, 10 New Orleans, Pehruary 20. Cotton: —Arrived since the 21st instant,of Lou isiana and Mississippi 1.0,8711 hales, Tennessee and North Alabama, 2,373, Arkansas 178, Mobile 170, together 18,609 hales. Cleared in the same time’ for Havre 1,08!) hales, Hordeaux 4(17, Hamburg 900 Oenoa 277, Trieste 974, New York 340, Ports mouth. (N. II.) 900, together .0002 hales, making an addition to stock of 13,007 bales,and leaving on band, in. lusivc of all on shipboard not cleared on the 26th instant, a stock of 123,416 hales In our report of last Saturday morning, we ob served that the cotton market closed very firm on the evening previous, and with a pretty fair de mand—since then, however, the inquiry has been more limited, and transactions have been on a ve ry moderate scale, the already high rales of freight and the impossibility of procuring vessels without acceding to the further advance claimed by mas ters, having caused many of the principal opera tors to withdraw from the market. The transac tions of Saturday did not exceed 1800 hales, pur chased in small lots, and generally on terms that scarcely supported the rates before current. On Monday the sales amounted to about 3,300 hales, but the market was exceedingly heavy notwith standing, and prices seemed more inclined to droop than on Saturday. Yesterday the market was again very flat, and most of the sales, which reach ed to about 2500 bales, were at irregular and rather drooping prices. Our quotations are the same as previously. The sales during the last three days amount to 7800 hales. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS. Louisiana and Mississippi —Ordinary, 6| a 6; Middling,C.J a 7j; Lair, 8j a 8;/; Hood fair, 9,j a!)j --(loo I and line, 10| a—. Tennessee oml N, Alaba ma —Ordinary, middling, fair, good fair, good and tine, 6j a extremes. STATEMENT OF COTTON. 1839. Oct. I,stock on hand, 15524 Receipts last three days 18609 “ previously, 632631 651240 667064 Exports last three days, 6002 do. previously, 438646 413648 Stock on hand 123416 Sugar — Louisiana —The supply on the Levee is further increased, and the demand slightly im proved, though the transactions are still confined to very limited lots, either for the city trade or for the inferior. We have heard of no sales of large parcels. Tho prices remain at our previous range, say 3J a4j cts, with an occasional sale of very choice at 5 cts. On plantation the prices are the same as previously quoted, with but few transac tions. Shipments to other markets, on planters’ account continue to he made both from the coast and the Levee. Havana Sugars continue dull on former prices. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Charleston, February 27. Arrived yesterday— Lino ship Sutton, ilarkman, New York; li L brig Tyhee, llerbest, do. Cleared —Packet ship Victoria, Lennox, Liver pool; brig Cervantes, Tufts, lioston. Went to sm yesterday —Ship Stephen Phillips, Thomas, London; schr Lydia, Konkeal, New York. At Quarantine— Line brig Paul T. Jones, Ire land, from Philadelphia. In the Offing —A herm brig; a schooner; and sshr Mary Hen from black River. The Dawn In Breaking o’er ns. BV T. HOOKE. The dawn is breaking o’er us, Sec, heaven hath caught its hue ! We’ve day’s long light before us, What sport shall we pursue ! The hunt o’er hill and lea ? The sail o’er summer sea ? Oh let not hour so sweet Unwing’d by pleasure fleet. The dawn is breaking o’er us, Nee, heaven hath caught its hue ! We’ve day’s long light before us. What sport shall we pursue > But see, while we’re deciding. What morning sport to play, The dial’s hand is gliding, And morn hath passed away. Ah, whe’d have thought that noon Would o’er us steal so soon, That morn’s sweet hour of prime Would last so short a time ? But come, we’ve day before us. Still heaven looks bright and blue; Quick, quick, e’er eve come o’er us, What sport shall we pursue ? Alas, why thus delaying > We’re now at evening’s hourj Its farewell beam Is playing O’er hill and wave and bower. That light we thought would last, Behold, cv’n now ’tis past; And all our morning dreams Have vanish’d with its beams I But come, ’twerc vain to borrow A lesson from this lay, Forman will be to-morrow, Just what he’s been to-day. From thf! New Orleans Picayune. Jim llrowu and his Echo. A LEVEE STORY*. If an etching wore to he taken of all the cases that are picked up by the watchmen on the Levee, they would prove us varied, if not as interesting, as Catlin’s gallery of Indian portraits. The Le vee of New Orleans, about the “witching time of night,” is to [offers what the Boulevards of Pa ris, Bond street of London, or Broadway of New York, is to dandies—it is their favorite prome nade. It is there only the original characters are to bo caught. You might ns well look for an alligator in the Aroostook, as fur a regular loafer in any other part of the city. Jim Brown, a genius who lays claim to the highest honors of the loafing brotherhood, waa arrested on Thursday night, in what might be called a peculiar situation. Jim’s countenance and whole outer man would no doubt have a fine effect if conveyed to canvass, hut both the artist and the composition to bo used should be out of the ordinary course. A scientific bill slicker, with the aid of an admixture of Mississippi wa ter, treacle and ground charcoal, could not fail to give a living likeness of our hero; to be attempt ed by any one else with other materials, it would prove a dead failure. Jim Brown having got ns blue, as “Kentucky ketchup” could make him, and the cabaret being an every day resort of Ins, ho sighed for change; he sought novelty, looked out for some new slate of existence, and finally found it in an old steam boat boiler that lay on the Levee. Into it he in troduced his person, and when inside, thinking it impregnable to any assailing patty, he cut up sundry and divers shines in the way of singing and talking to himself. As the concave form of his temporary habitation gave an echo to every thing he said, the watch mat; who heard the noise fancied there were two Jim Browns instead of one Jim Brown in the boiler, and Jim himself was somewhat puzzled to account for the pheno menon . “ Go ahead, steamboat,” shouted Brown. “ Go ahead, steamboat,” responded the echo. “ Fire up," said Mr. Brown, and “fire up,” an swered the echo. Charley was a believer in supernatural and natural spirits, and debated for some time in his mind whether or not he sh mid examine the boil er, or go to the doggery and liquor. At length he summoned up courage, proceed ed to where the noise came from, and asked. “ Who’s there 1” Jim and Jim’s echo answered, “It's none of your business,” “ Oh, there’s a pair of ye there," says the watch man. “ No,” says Jim. and his echo endorsed every word that ho uttered. “ No, sir, I’m of the sin gle cylinder make, two hundred horse power, with a strong stroke. I’m a regular buster, and no mistake.” “ You’re vagrants; come out of that,” said the watchman. “You’d belter get out yourself. I’ll blow up, I’ll collapse in two minutes,” retorted the loafer, who hail slcarn enough in him, at all events, to warrant the assertion. Charley finally go* Jim Brown out of his hi ding place, hut was at a loss to discover where Jirn Brown’s friend could have vanished to.— Jim swore as much as would set a pile of pine wood on fire, that he did’nt see no gein’man there hut himself.” * Well, I’m blowed,’ said Charley, “if there war.i’t no inwisihle indiwidual there with you, the sympathy that seems to exist between you and that ere boiler, is the strongest case of hani mal magnetism that I ever did see in all my wast hobscrwatio.i.” Jim Brown and Charley was seen moving along towards the watchhouse, in Baronna street, what has since become of him deponent know cth not. A Pi-ocs Theatre-oder.—While our old acquaintance, Wills, waa convulsing the house, a few evenings since by his performance of Pe ter Spyk, a man from the country was so uproar ious and vehement in his enjoyment of the scene, that one of the police hinted that he was setting just behind some ladies, he should be more mod erate in his mirth. “Oh well,” said he, “if I disturb the congre gation, I’ll quit, but I reckon I can make it all right.” He forthwith betook himself to one of the ta bles, purchased a tier of pies, returned to the box and handing them over, said, “ Here gals, help yourselves.” They indignantly refused this courtesy from the well-meaning stranger, who thus replied to their refusal, “ Well, don’t put yourselves to any onplush about it, I guess lean eat’em myself."— Natchez Courier. A fellow asked the meaning of “ Reward,” the other day:—“why,” said another,“it means some times five dollars and sometimes ten, and I have known it run up as high as fifty.”— Maumee Ex press, “Go it while you’re Yousq.” — A lad of fifteen years of age has lately been sued for a breach of promisie, by a girl in Maine, one year younger t han himself.