American Democrat. (Macon, Ga.) 1843-1844, October 04, 1843, Image 2

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From lhc Cliartesion Mercury, 25)h ult. BY YESTERDAY’S NORTHERN MAIL. ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA. r l'hc British Mail steamer Caiadonia arrived in Boston on Wednesday inoru in«r- The news by this vessel is interesting and important. We have accounts ol the visit of Queen Victoria to France ; of the arrival of Espartero in London; of a further rise in cotton ; and of the close of the Parliamentary session. The British Parliament was prorogued on the 21th ult., by the Queen, who de livered a speech on the occasion, which is said to have been very bitter and deci ded. Some of the Whig papers report that she was opposed to going in person to the House, but that sh ■ was prevail'd upon to accede to the wishes of her min isters, in order to show her confidence in them. Wilmer and Smith’s European Times remarking upon this occurrence, says: The speech itself says little which is not common place, except the portion which relates to Ireland. In reading that portion of the document, her majesty, it is said, raised her voice, and emphasised a good deal. The terms-of the speech, as applied to that section of the empire, are rather strong, but if Mr. O’Connell is to be credited, her majesty substituted “ deep concern,” for “indignation” in the original draft, when spe tkitig of the Re peal agitation. The great agitation wood seem to have friends—not to say spies— in high places, lie was the fir->t to an nounce that the Quern censured her 1 prime minister, and dismissed him \vith-_ out an invitation to dinner, becam e h > introduced her name into his first speech in the House of Commons, when lie de clared his intention of putting down the agitation by force, without her authority. He was the first, also, to announce that the ministry had abandoned their inten tion of coercing Ireland. These secrets ooze out, probably, through some of the ladies in waiting about the court, for the daughters of live have a pr .riptive right for allowing their tongues to out strip their judgement. The loss of the Pegasus appears, on u trial before a coroner’s jury, to have been caused, like that of the Columbia, by sailing too fast in a region of dangerous navigation. In other words, both vessels were lost through carelessness. The P 'vrictnrs of the Cunaul line of steamers have contracted with the build ers of the Hibcrniftj at Glasgow, for a new vessel to take the place of the Co lumbia. Among the passengers in the Caledo nia, is Mr. Macready, the distinguished tragedian. The Acadia from Boston arrived at Liverpool in twelve days. The follow ing is the commercial arti cle in the European Times: The last few days have witnessed un common animation in the Liverpool, Cotton Market produced, produced by the unfavorable accounts which came to hand on Wednesday, by the Acadia, re specting the new crop. On the arrival of the news also at Havre, the cotton market was thrown into great activity. A considerable advance bus been the re sult, and an enormous amount of busi ness has been transacted. Apart from this, however, business generally wears a more healthy appearance than it lias done for some time past, and confidence is reviving. During the last week Cotl ii, to the enormous quantity of 02,000 bales, has changed hands—half on speculation, the other half to the trade. Brie; 10 , in some instances, have advanced as much as a farthing, in every instance an eighth per lb. which, making every allowance lor the news brought by the steamer, is con sidered somewhat extraordinary, when there is at present on hand a stock very little short of a million af bales. Con temporaneous with the Acadia's advic.r, the manufacturing districts have been experiencing a revival, and both circum stances have conspired to produce that extraordinary excitement in the market which has just been witne: sod. 'The trade of Manchester is at the present moment in a state of greater activity than it has been for some years past and all the monthly circulars published in that town describe the activity to be general. But the improvement is not confined to Cotton—the Woollen, Iron and other trades have received an -impetus. For eign orders from various parts of the world are coming in: but what is stilt better, as indicating a permanent improve ment, the' home trade is in- a far more prosperous s.tate. % T!iis favorable state of affairs is the result of extensive orders from Russia, India, the Levant, and Germany, while the accounts of English ?.! nuiacturod goods received from the Failed States, especially the southern parts are said to be encouraging. The last Ijevant mail brought Con stantinople letters of tiie 17ih. The Forte seemed inclined to pur u<* an anti- Christian course of policy. The massa cre of the Nestorians had cm ed gn at sensation. Izzef Pacha had been a; point ed to inquire into the di turiruices of Bosnia. Accounts from Erzeroom were not satisfactory. Negotiations were sus pended.and the Persian collecting troops. 'The plague had made its appearance. * It had lieeu reported that Queen Vic toria and Prince Albert would visit Paris, but they had determined not to go beyond Eu, and would return to England on 'Thursday, the 7th insf. The arrival of Espartero in London creat'd considerable Mir, and he was re ceived with great respect by all parties, lie was presented, with all due etiquette to Queen Victoria, by Lord A berth .in the Minister of Foreign Affair*, and at the last accounts ivas the gue-t of Lord Tal lin rs'un, the head of the I at. \\ hi/ ad min Ft ration. The Pr nc~ de Joiuville and the Duke d’Aumale, the two youngest sons of the King » f the French, arrived in England with an invitation to Qgeen \ ictoria to visit France, and she accepted their invi tation, and sailed from Southampton on the 28th of August, for Treport—from whence, she proceeded immediately to the < bateau d’Eu. This is the first oc casion lor upwatds of three centuries, ! that the sovereigns of the two commies have met under similar circumstances. . 'Pile last meeting of a like nature, was | that between lb nry VIII. and Francis I. on the field of the (Roth ol Gold, which was followed, two years subsequently, by a war between the same rnonarchs. The reception of the Royalty of Eng | land, by the Royalty of 1- ranee appears to have been cordial, and the ceremonies were appropriate and imposing. The l landing was made at Treport, a short dis ! tance from the Castle of Eu, on the 2d !of Sept. As soon as the Royal .Steamer bearing the Queen and her suite, appear ed in the harbor, the King of the French went on board to receive her, and as he reached the deck a grand salute w as fired from the ramparts and the ships. The steamer then passed on to the lauding, where the Royal family of 1- ranee ap peared to welcome the Qucmi of ling land, who soon made her appearance leaning on tire arm of tire King of the French. | Tht moment the sovereigns s'et their feet on the quay, the air resounded with cries of “ \ ive le Roi !” “ \ ive la Heine!’’ and the band of the Carahiniers struck , up the air of “ God save tire Queen.” “The King then presented her Majcs ■ ty to Lis Queen, who conducted her to the Pavilion, on w hich wav and the lings of England and France. The Kmg Un ioning them at some distance, with the Prince Ali«ert raid the Princes and Prin cesses of the Royal. Her Majesty, after resting a while at die Pavilion, received the felicitations of the authorities, inclu ding the parish priests of Eu and ’i re port! After this ceremony was over, the King, ta!;mg Queen \ ictoria by the hand, retired with her to the extremity of the Pavilion, and the whole Court and au thorities defiled before them, bowing re spectfully as they pa: -ed. Ihe band of the Carabmiers played played again ‘God save the Queen,” and the squadron then galloped oil in tile direction of the ( ba teau. The eight horse state carriage next ad vanced to the entrance ol the Pavilion. The King handed in Queen V le'oriaaiid Queen Amelia, who sal by her side, and then seated himself oj m site to her Ma jesty, with Prince Albert on his right. The Prince: and ■ Joiuvide and Coburg and the Duke DAunmle, having mounted their horses, tlie Royal party set out, sa luted every where on their passage vv till the loudest cheers. The suites of noth sovereigns got into the other carriages, i and drove olf to the chateau.” I The day hemic the arrival of Queen ! Victoria, was marked by an accident that at one moment seemed likely to end m the most appalling calamity. The King | and his whole family started from the | Castle of Eu in one carriage, to take their usual airing. “ The carriage was drawn by four ve ry spirited horses. The party, it appears, happened, in tiie course ot their drive, to pass through '[’report, a small fishing village situated about two miles from this place, and it happening to he the first time the Count ot Paris visited that place, the loyal inhabitants considered it then duty to do their Sovereign especial hon or on the occasion, and they accordingly saluted his Royal Highness with a feu vie joie. The guns were fired just as the i carriage was approaching the neighbor , hood of a bridge which spans the Brezle, j a small river, at the mouth ot which j 'Preport is situated. Nothing could be i more unexpected than the result. The horses, sun ned t y the noise, commenced ! plunging biliously. The positions lost all command of them, and they darted forward towards the bridge, the parapet of which tho leaders cleared at a bound. 'The third horse was dragged after its companions, and lor a moment the de struction ot the whole party seemed ine vitable; but fortunately the position was enabled to acquiie some command over the fourth liurie, and lie did not iollow. Had lie done so, there couid be no doubt of the result. Assistance, however, was j happily at hand, and tiie whole paity wore released from their perilous posi tion, not, however, before ttio traces had beau with great difficulty cut, and the horses, oi course, leu into the stream Be low, and H ere injured, but both the posi tions l believe, escaped. Tiie Steamship Acadia on her arrival at Liverpool, run into toe American barque Merchant, of Newport, K. i.—tiie | latter sunk ui forty minutes, but the cup* tain and crew were saved. The account says, “no blame whatever can be nuuch- I < u to those ui iiie steamship ’ —or course hot. Brain'.-—The Revolutionary Ministers carry oii before them m tho 'upitaJ. Bv a decree dated the ltith,"govern ment had u> Ctuied Espartero, and those who signed ia.> protest, deprived oi their rank, titles, and employments. The Jbveiling Chionie e states, that the J rebuts has telegraphic news Horn Barcelona of the 2.U1). Great disquiet ude prevailed. Rioters had puheddoivn tiie electoral lists Irom the doors ot the provincial deputation. No troops had arrived and this increased the agitation. LIV hit POOL MARKETS. From “ Tl LUur.r und Smith's Furop.an Films ” Cotton, -\u_ r . 25.—80th speculators and tile trade have purchased extensively ot Cotton this week, and though no de cided advance is quekdon American de scription.-, an aniei du.nit of l-Brl |er lb iias, in some instances, been ol taiurd. Brazil has met a better demand, but tiieie is lttlc drfki.-ition to sell at j resent rates. Altogether the market closes steadily wuh a chem ing aspect 1- r holders. Spec ulators have bought 1.700 American, and the entire sales have amounted to 45,010 bales, viz: 11,0110 American, 3,170 Braz il, 2,040 Egyptian, 00 West India, Ac., 2,340 East India, A,c. September I.—On Saturday and Mon day last a fair amount of business was doiie, the sales averaging about 0000 bales each day, but the reports of injury done to the new crop by wet, which were received on Tuesday morning, by the Acadia, unexpected impetus to the demand, and altogether changed the aspect of our market/ The speculative purchases have been oil a most extensive* scale; the trade have also bought more fn ely, and though prices of American have advanced 1-Sd to l-4d peril)., some parties have w ithdraw u their stocks in anticipation of a further improvement. Egyptian and Surat are 1 bd to Fid per lb. higher, and Brazil is rather dearer. To-day, the demand has bet n less exten sive than previously, but prices continue firm. The sales this week have com prised t.3,13t> bales, viz: 52,310 Ameri can, 4000 Brazil, 1,530 Egyptian, lUU West India, Ac., and 5,100 East India, Ac. ; 1,31 0 bea lsiund, and 300 stained were offered by audio., to-day, and most part found buyers in some instances at an advndce of l-2d per lb. on previous rates, speculators have taken 27,300 American and 2000 Surat.' Tuesday, atu riiooii, Sept. 5. The Cotton trade since tiie tuose ol last week lias not displayed any degree of briskness; but the general tone of Ihe market fias been firm, and the quo ations of Friday continued steady. The de mand on ibe whole has proved tolerably firm, the transactions oil Saturday con sisted of 4,00() bags, yesterday tiUOO, and to-day they will amount to about 40)10 i.aics. In American produce gene rally nothing of material importance inn. oc curred, business being quiet but linn. Hu in:, August 31. Cotlou. —There has been a good de gree of activity displayed in our marke. since our preceding report; the sales du ring the .au three days of the past week Ujiioiillted to upwards of 000.) bales, and a further advance of f.i to 2 was obtained on Ended .States, middling descriptions m particular, to wilieh the attention of buyers was chiefly directed. The transactions have, however, been to a less considerable extent since Jhe opening of the. present week, alt tint tgli they stili continue to no rat.ier brisk, but the fahing oii m the demand is perhaps momentary, and may be ascribed mainly to the recent large operations, hut also in some measure to the tenacity of holders who seem inclined to raise tin ir preten sions. This firm attitude, coupled with a general feeling of confidence, which has been increased by favorable t nor of the advices to the ~tli hist, brought by the Argo, from New York, and the reite rated encouraging accounts from Liver pool,hove imparted fresh life to specula tion ; and as the shipments coining for ked from the other side of the Atlantic are likely to be very circumscribed for some time hence, there appears to lie ev ry prospect of further improvement in prices, an anticipation which the present amended aspect of busiuess seems fully to justify. The imports of cotton during this month amount to 13,807 bales and the sales to 411,000,including the portion held by speculation, which may be stated at about 7,0H0 bales. The advance during the same period may he written at 1.5 to oon American oaimary and middling qualities, and f.L to 2 on superior grades. Rice -not much inquiry has been mani fested in Carolina Rice,which we quote at f.21 to 24, per 50 kill, (duty f 1,37 1-2) paid ; 201 tierces were run off at 1.20 to 24, according to qualify. We have re ceived a supply since our last report, of 130 tierces. Sep. 2. - Immediately on the receipt of the advices from New York to the 10th ult.,-which readied us on Thursday last, in conjunction with very healty accounts from Liverpool, our market at once as sumed a most animated tone,-and a large amount es business was done at an ad vance of 2f to 3 for ordinary and mid dling sorts of American Cotton, Yester day, however, the demand abated, and the : sales did not exceed 2000 bales, but the trade closed firmly. In American Pot ash, the transactions this mouth have comprised a few hundred bhls. Pots at 381 2:1 ; ninety bhls. to arrive at 38f. 02, and 20 bbls. Pearls at 44f. fit). 1 .ondon, September 4. Cotton. —We have had a good market for Cotton, but the demand has been checked hy hold -r> requiring an advance of Fid. per lb. on previous rates. The sales of the last ween comprising 2,100 bales Surat at 3d a 3 1-2, 150 Madras at 3 1-2 a 3 3-Id, and 30 Bowed Georgia at 4 1-2 to 4 3-txl per lb. Antwerp, August 10. Cotton —The high demands of hold ers prevent all operations in that article, and confined the sales of the week to about 300 bales Louisiana, at the current price of the day. Amsterdam, August 20. Cotton. —In consequence of the rise which has taken place in the foreign, particularly the f rench markets, nos al so advanced here at least 2 1-2 cents, per half kilogram, at which rate 3000 bales found buyers. A little business was al-o ■done in Surinam, though this description underwent no improvement. HAM Bntti, Aug. 25. A fair amount of business was done in Cotton during the last week, and im proved prices were obtained for several parcels ot United Slates; 000 hales of .V w Orleans were so and at 4 to 4 1-2 sell. We earnestly call the attention of our readers to the communication of “ Clin ton.” it is on a subject of the deepest interest to the people ol Georgia ; a sub ject which will no doubt be taken under the serious consideration of the next Legislature; and it is to be hoped that, that Legislature, by acting upon it~m a ! decisive and cflicient manner, will be, on the occasion, the organ of the general w ill. This communication is written in an able and perspicuous manner, and places the subject in a clear point of view. It requires only to be read in or der to be well understood. We shall certainly, before the meeting of the Leg islature, call the attention of our readers to the subject as frequently as we can.— A ngueta Con ylit nl ion a lint. F\oni the Amnuta Cou*titutiunalisi r.AGADO, Wilson Cos. Ten., Scpi. 1, 1843. “ Permit me to trouble you a little.— We are trying to push <jur turnpike to < hattanooga, the head of the Georgia an I South ( aro ma Rail Road. It is finished from Ohio to Cumberland, and in a lew months we will reach Murfreesboro via Gallatin and Lehdmon. From thence by way of Shelby ville and Huntsville, to Ditto’s landing is mostly done; but we prefer the way by Manchester, Pelham, and Jasper, to the depot at the head of your road. VViil your road reach Chat tanooga 7 It so we can then cross the Union with Our rope, bagging, Ac. “\\e want to know the exact state of your road. It is ol the highest import ance to Kentucky and Tennessee for your state to bring the road to the Ten nessee river. We can then drive our stock to the depot, slaughter, pickle, Ac., and on your road reach the sea hoard, in a few days. In return you can send us our goods, rice, Ac., in iact any ot your surplus that we need. He find that this road will a.is er the purpose intended hy the Charleston and Cin cinnati hail Hoad. “ Please give us all the information at your command in relation to your road .—its length, cost, speed 61 cars and time when it will be finished. ’ This is a plain letter: written by a plain man, in a plain way. It shows, however the workings of a strong and comprehensive mind. It shows moreo ver tlie views and wants of the region with which our iupnn omen's are to connect ns. \\ hat a world of interna, commerce F in re op. tied to view by the suggestions made, and information con tained in this plain production ! A re gion hounded hy the Mississippi, the U hio and the A egany Mount fins-—the most fertile country in the word, w ilh a population of near two mil.ions—mid rapidly increasing, will lie placed in di rect and rapid communication with us. A large portion of this region would use our route for their exports, and the whole trade for our own consumption iron and he direct. We should no longer be ti mid, as we now are, consuming bagging, ha con, flour, Ac., which comes to us hy n circuit of 3,000 miles, and with a freight and profit in some instances beyond the original cost. AVhat then should be done to make the best of the millions that have been inju diciously expended upon tlii- great and noble enterprise 1 Tire strongest oppo nents of the work may consistently con sult the interests of tire state in making the best of expenditures which cannot now lie recalled. Under existing circumstances the duty of the stale would seem to he a plain one. The state should not be involved farther in debt, nor is there any necessity for so doing. The contemplated change in the legislative department, will leave a Con siderable surplus in the treasury from the present rate of taxation, after paying the expenses of government, and the in terest on the public debt. Let this sur plus, together with the income of the fin ished part of the road, lie prudently and economically applied to laying the su perstructure upon the road as far as Cro s Plains. As there will shortly be a connection with the 'eastern terminus, the finished part of the road will produce some profit, and when extended eleven or twelve miles beyond the point already provided for, that profit will be very considerable! There, the Memphis branch will intersect, and for about sixty-five miles of the state road, must be a power ful feeder. In fact, it the state road should progress to this point, and never beyond; it won and draw a trade that would probably pay an interest on the cost of that part ol the road. The fertile ?u iies of the Etowa, the Oostenuhla, and t haf tooga, and eight or ten of the finest coun ties of \labama, w’ill pour a rich trade through this channel—fed by an unin terrupted steamboat navigation on the Coosa as io\v as the Ten L lands. The enterprising stockholders of this branch are oiv rapidly completing the grade of their road w ith their own force, and as tin' grade is very light, they only require an assurance that the state will meet them, to insure the completion of the work at an early day. The state cannot, and will no' hesitate to give this assu rance, whatever hesitation there may be on the part of some, to a funner progress for the present. For the expense will be trilling, and even at th s point, the road would do a heavy’ business w ith the west, in addition to that it would re ceive by the way of Rome, over the /viem ph is branch. This will be generally be lieved, when it is known, that many of the goods now consumed in Tennessee aie waggoned from Madison , the head of the (Jeorgia Hail Hoad. Whilst 1 now write, heavy trains are loading at the depot in August;;, destined .or Knox ville. How greatiy would tills trad, in crease, with an extension of railroad in cihties even 140 miles farther ? It is a great error to suppose that tiie state road would be useless unless entirely finished. The truth is, if the eastern eon ections were formed, it would do a very con ld e ruble business with a terminus even at the Hightower river. But it is hoped, the state will not stop here, or at tiie junction of the Memphis branch, or at any otlier point short of Cross Plains. At this point the work will answer most, if not all the purposes originally contemplated. The turnpikes now building from West mid Middle Tennessee would only have to be ex tend. and a little fuither, and it is believed on good authority, that it Georgia carries her road to Cross Plains and stops there, 'Tennessee will finish the iiiw assee road, either as a railroad or a turnpike. The one would be as good a feeder as the other. But suppose neither should be done ? W e should be on the very l>or ders of the enchanting country through which this road passes, and to which it leads, and most of its trade, would as clearly belong to the ports connected with our road, as that of any portion ot our own back country. H e even now compete for it, and their want of an out let and market, may be readily imagined when it is known that with the present inducements, wagons now come from A hingdon, in Virginia, to make their ex changes in Chattanooga! And what kind of country is this, the trade of which is to he added to that already pointed out 7 The fine climate, the fertile soil, the ho and and beautiful scenery of the High wassee, the Upper 'Tennessee, the Clinch, the Powell, the Holstein, and Broad riv ers—in fact, of the entire country lying between the Cumberland and Unika mountains, have.been the tneme of every traveller, and in every thing that is desi rable to the cultivator of the soil, is not surpassed by any country in the Union. The population of this country now reaches near 300,000, and with the lull advantages of a cheap commercial inter course, tiie population would soou be double and ! 'The unintended length of this article admonishes me to conclude it, and I do so with an earnest hope, in which I think 1 will be joined by every reflecting citi zen, that the State may not be induced, either by prejudice or passion, to under value this great enterprize—that our leg islators may not act hastily, or refuse to act at all. 'That they will adopt some prudent and discreet course to bring it into usefulness and piofit. 'I hey will receive the approbation, 1 am sure, of the present generation, and secure tiie gratitude of unborn millions. ULLN'I ON. It is not often that we allude to letters received by u» from various sections of the State respecting tile probable result of the elections next Monday. Such let ters are frequently the communication of what the writers wish, and not a true state of the condition of parties.- if ive were to believe all what our correspond ents communicate to us, there can exist no doubt ol the trtuu.phant suece sos the democratic party. But, on the other hand, the letters published in tiie whig newspapers express as much confidence in the success of the wings. Who are to he believed ? The result of the elec ron will determine that question. In Lie mean time we must say, that we wrote to several friends in the country, from whom, we were confident, we would re ceive correct information in regard to tiie prospects of the elections. \\ e have their answers before us, which contain the most sanguine expectations ot the entire success ot the democratic ticket for Gov ernor and Congress. One of these friends write us: “We shall succeed in electing our entire ticket to the Legislature, as well as poll a majority of votes for < oop er, Stark md Johnson, with occasionally a whig to help us along who cannot be made to support Clay, bank and tariff. < >ur opponents cannot beat us with Craw ford, Stephens and Chappell; but unless vve are united, we may beat ourselves. The ivhigs depend entirely on our dis union : to this they have been looking with solicitude, in this eomity we are uni.ed, and if by the democracy in tiie other counties of the State an unbroken front is presented, whiggery will have received its quietus for a long time at least. I have heard excellent news from all the adjoining counties. The democ racy have the numbers, the strength to elect our candidates lor Governor and Congress And will they not exert their power ? Our opponents, in pursuance of their favorite po.tcv, are making offensive war upon us, in order to divert attention from their mineral le points; and shall we assist tneni in our own overthrow by so much supineness and indifference ? Must we be supine and indilferent be cause we have the majority ? Shall we give up the ship to them 7 No, never, as long as time lasts. YVe can ca ry out our principles by electing democratic candidates for Governor and Congress. We ought "to do it, and we must do it. If we cannot give up one day to our country, we deserve to be beaten.” All the letters ive have received breathe the same sentiments, and convey the same niton nation.— Const it lit ionalist. A SCENE AT DUMBARTON, (Scotland.) At Dumbarton there was a scene as rich as that from which Bir Walter Scott drew his first chapter of the Antiquary. Passengers for 1 xieli Lomond take coach here over to the Luke, which is five miles distant. 'The quiet town ot Dumbarton was invaded this morning with an unu sual number ot visiters, to say nothing of dogs, luggage, Ac. Extra conveyances had to tie provided. 'This created delay. 'The “Dumbarton Arms,” as well as the “(Coach for Locti Lomond,” rejoiced m “ Mrs. Currie” as proprietress. 'There was a gentleman with us who, with less perhaps of natural hostility to “woman kind” than Monkbanis, manifested the same testy impatience that characterized the Antiquary’s colloquy with “Mrs. Macleuchar,” whose placard assured the pub ic that her coach tor “Queen’s fer ry” :elt Ed in borough promptly at and o’- clock. 'This gentleman hist mildly urg ed “Mrs. Currie” to hasten the departure of the coach, which she said would be “round to the stand in no time.” Alter waiting a few minutes he rang the bell furiously, and when the lady made her appearance the gentleman pointed to the clock, with tiie remark that she laid kept j ! ini twenty minutes too long, and that il he lost the steamer by her means he would not pay her a baubee lor the coach. Bhe reiterated the assurance that the couch would be round to the door by the time the gentleman could get down stairs, and then retreated to her own dominions. 'The gentleman hastened to the door and waited lor a few minutes, when there being no sign of the coach, lie returned to the sitting room, and again rang the I bell. When “Mrs. Currie” appeared, he assailed her with a volley of imprecations, i and, while threatening her with pains [ and penalties lor interrupting his visit to the Trossachs, the coachman’s horn an nounced that all was “right,” and the landlady marshalled her excited patron to the door. But here an unexpected delay occurred. The testy gentleman’s son was missing ! It was now “ Mrs. ; Currie’s” moment of triumph and re venge ! “'The coach canna wait, sir. It is o’er late noo.” “ But i cannot leave my son !” It’s na my fault that your daft son is na here.” “Wait but a moment. Run after gty son, boy ; you shall get a penny for fiT “Will you get intil tho coach, sir, or shall 1 do. patch it without you ? The ‘Emperor’ will be half way up the Loch before it gets there, and gen-’ tlemen will miss their visit to the Tros sachs.” “I entreat you to wait but a minute, Mrs. Currie.” “Awa’ wi’ your Mrs. Currie's; it is but a moment lx'fore ye were tnisca’ing me an ugly old wo man ; but it is no use ciavering here. The coach must be aiva’. You can wait atiither day lor your near-do-ivcll son.” At this critical moment the young gen tleman was seen running towards us with a boy at bis heels. During this scenetheotherpassengers were convulsed with laughter, and Mrs. Currie, while taking her revenge, in great apparent earnestness, had much difficulty to pre serve the riyily of her own muscles. It turned out that the youth had indulged a very natural desire to get a sketch of Dumbarton Castle, and while engaged in his drawing had forgotten the coach. Extract from Mr. Weed's Letters. The Whigs are striving hard to attract attention from their calamitous rule, as a party, to the imagined difficulties that threaten the democratic ranks. Howev er ingenious they may think their plan, it will not succeed. \Ve were once pres ent at the examination of a noted rogue, who seemed greatiy relieved at a cry of fire in the street—hoping the alarm would absorb the attention of the Court: “Mow came yon in possession of this stolon watch!” asked the Justice: “There’s a fire ! there’s a tire!” screamed out Long tinger.', with the mot commendable setf possession, and lie made tor the door.— Never you mind the fire,” said the con stall e, as he put him back to the stand, “ they’ll | lit it out without your help, I giie. s.” So with the ivhigs : they are on trial before the countiy. —but when asked why they have squandered the public money —or made a bankrupt law—or pulled each other’s noses? they scream out, “ the*locos are in trouble! the locos are going to have a fight ! hurrah !” Now we reckon the “locos” can settle all their matters themseives; and the whigs may as well keep their seats in the crim inal box, and take the consequences of their misdeed ' coolly—for tiie people will not allow them to escape the issue. Aue-//c.roi Register.■ I MRS. SIDDOXS. Siddons was tlien witching the world - -witching in its most solemn sense ; lor though her smile was exquisite she might have sat for the picture of a Bybil or Py (lioness. The stage had never seen her equal, and will probably never see anoth er so completely formed to command all its influences. Yet her beauty, her act ing, even her movements, were charac teristic, and their character was noble melancholy. 1 never saw so mournful a countenance combined with so much beauty. Her voice, though grand, was melancholy ; her step, though superb, was melancholy ; and yet there was so much of living intellect in her expres sion, such vast variety of passion in her looks and gestures; she so deeply awoke the feelings, or so awfully impressed the mind, that it was impossible to escape the spell while she moved upon the stage. In this language there is not the slight est exaggeration. 1 have seen the whole audience burst into tears at the single tone of her voice. Her natural concep tion was so fine, that the merest common place often received a living spirit from iter lips. I have seen a single glance from lier powerful eye hush an audi- nce —1 have seen her acting sometimes even startle and bewilder the actors beside her | There is a, perhaps, a genius for every act, and hers was the genius of the stage i—a faculty of instant co nmunication be tween the speaker and the hearer—some unaccountable sympathy, the power to create which belongs to but one in mill ions, and which, where ij exists, lifts it* possessor to the height of the act at once, and constitutes perfection. It may l e presumed that I saw this traordinary being whenever it was possi hie. Out her chef d'ceuvre in my eyes, was the “wife of Macbeth.” he charac ter seemed made for her, by something of that instinct which in olden times combined the poet and the prophet both in one. t had the ardor and boldness mingled with the solemnity that belong ed to the character of her beauty. lier entrance was hutried, as if she had but glanced over the letter, and had been eager to escape from the crowd of attendants to reperuse it alone. Site then read it in a strong calm uoice, until she' come to the passage which proved the pre-- tcrnatural character of the prediction.— ‘■They have more in them than mortal know edge. When l burnt with desire* to question them further, they made themselves into air and— -vanishe As she was about to pronounce the las® word, she paused, drew a short breatl*