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ABRBBICAW SBMOORAf, llte most perfect Govemment would be tljit which, emanating directly from the People, Goterns least—Costs least—Dispenses Justice to all, and confers Privileges on None—BENTHAM. VOL. I.( DR* WM. GREEN-EDITOR VIIiUKW DEMOCRAT, PUBLISHED WEEKLY, IN THE REAR OF J. BARNES 1 BOOKSTORE. COTTON AVENUK, MACON, GA. at TWO DOX.X.&R3 PER ANNUM. CCJ-1N ADVANCE.-CH Rates of Advertising, Ac. One square, of 100 words, or lees, in small type, 75 cents ar ihe first insertior,, and 50 cents for each subsequent inser ,on. All Advertisements containing more than 100 and less than X 0 words, will be charged as two squares. To Vearly Advertisers, a liberal deduction will be made. Hjf" N. B. Sales of LAND, by Administrators, Executors. Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday In the month, between the hours of 10 in the lore" ~u, and 3 in the afternoon, at the Court-House in the Coun ,j in which the property is situated. Notice of these mus* in a public Gaiclte, SIXTY DAYS, previous to the Jay of sale. gales of PERSONAL PROPERTY, must be advertised in Ji« same manner, FORTY DAYS previous to the day of sale. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate, must be pub* phed FORTY Days. Netice that application will be made to the Court of Ordi ury, for leave to sell LAND, must be published FOL'R MONTHS. Sdetef NEGROES, must be made at public auction, on lit first Tuesday of the month, between the legal hours o jle it the place of public sales in the county where the let •fj testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, shall jure been granted, SIXTY DAYS notice being previously iren tn one of the public gaaenes of this State, an Jat the door , liie Co’itrt llouse, where such sales are lo be held. Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, ntast be published for rtIUR MONTHS, before any order absolute shall be made thereon hy the Court. All business of ibis nature, will receive prompt attention, at the Office of the AMERICAN DEMOCRAT. REMITTANCES BY MAIL.—“A Pustmastcr may en dow money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third person, and frant the letter, if written by himself.”,— Amo* Kendall, P. M a. COMMUNICATIONS addressed lo the Editob Post Pam. II & J. CO WLES, H AVE now on hand at the Store formerly occupi ed hy Messrs. J. B. ROSS & Cos. a general as sortment ol planters' supplies, —CONSISTING OP — Groceries, STAPLE m GOODS, SA3V3SF-EftS, SaSO33, S3. Macon, Nov. 22, 1943. 27 WILLIAM L. CLARK , WHOLESALE DEALER IN STAPLE AND FANCY DRV GOODS, NO. 37 LIBERTY STREET, (.Year Nassau.) NEW-TOHK. Oct. 13, 1843. 22 ts- S.I.VMI E 7- Jl.ir St CO. 4 RE receiving nnd opening a Inrse nnd desiraMe A assort me nt of seasonable FOREIGN and A* MEiUCAN Fancy and Staple <sooUte’. The entire sto k is new and very complete, nnd wil be sold at Wholesale or Retail, at ilmc very lowest pri ces. Purchasers arc invited to call and examine for themselves Nov 8. S3 .Yew Dry Goads, Hat and snot: stoke. at ialdwin’s conwen, cotton avencc, macon, ga. fPHE subscribers are now receiving a general stock A of new staple and fancy Dry Goods, Shoes, Boots and lints. Also Calf Skins, Sole Leather, Hog Skins, Boot Mo rocco. Boot und Saddle Linings, Sdoe Thread, IVggs and Lasts. Superior Anchor Brand Bolling Cloilis. Paper Hangings and Bordering. Crockery-ware. PAINT* 2 AND OILS. Pure White -Lead ground tn Oil, Extra and No. 1 and 2 ground in Oil, C-olored Paints, Best quality Linseed, Tanners and Lamp Oil, Glass, Putty, &c All of wliich will be sold low for Cash. A. J. <i D. W. ORR. Oct. 25. 1813 23 3m. BONNETS. TIIF. subscriber has just received a frcsli supply of fine and fashionable Florence, Tuscan, and Straw Bonnets. Also, * few DRESS PATTERNS, rich Mouslin de uaiie; an assortment of Elastic and Half long Mitts; Rich and Kashi liable Dress Silks at reduced prices; Also one piece Turkey Satin. G. L. WARREN, One door above Geo. A. Kimberly’s Hat Store. Macon, Nov. 1, 1943. 24—ts SUratKlfltaa mi-LifiS AT KIMBERLY’S 83” Mat Shire :«C0 CONSISTING OF GENTLEMENS’ LEGHORN PANAMA, MANILLA, AND PALM LEAK HATS; All of which, will be sold as low as the lowest. May 24. 2 Bagging and Rope. 5 BALES Gunny Cloth, 45 inch wide,. 100 Pieces Kentucky Hemp Bagging, 50 Coil Manilla Bale Rope. For sale hy CHARLES DAY A CO. Macon, Nov. 15, 1843. 26 ts Bagging and Rope. QfVY PIECES heavy Gunny Bagging, •-'WV/ 100 •• Kentucky, do 50 “ Rusia, do 200 “ Coils Manilla Rope, 500 lbs. Bagging Twine. For sale on reasonable terms, by CHAS CAMPBELL & CO. Aug. 23, 1843 15 GROCERIES. tpHE subscribers continue to keep on hand at the ■*- °ld stand, opposite ihe Washington Hall, a good ■*»ortn\er>lof Groceries, Bagging, Salt, 1r0n,&.C., which 2*y will sell low for cash. , „ . C. CAMPBELL &. CO. Msce.., June 7,1843. 4 ts DEMOCRATIC BANNER FREE TRADE; LOW DUTIES; HO DX2BT; SEPARATION FROM BANES; ECONOMY; RETRENCHMENT• AHD A STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION.— J. C. C.ICHOU.Y. M.SCELL: NICUS. A Pleasant Lunatic.’ In the appendix to the report of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, we find among others the following description of one of the inmates:— “ We most not omit a passing notice of an incurable, but occasionally useful, and on many accounts amusing and in teresting patient, styling himself “the cattle drover, sportsman and financier extraordinary to the institution and man kind at large.” He also claims to lie clerk of the new buildings, superintend ent of public works in the state, proprie tor of the steamboat Lehigh, mineral and botanical doctor, See., whose mosaic de lusions are as numerous and capricious as his character and qualifications are unique and surprising. He is a stout, active, well built man, with a handsome, sincere countenance, who is sure to be the first to meet you on entering the gal lery, and endeavor to slide into your good opinion with a sly wink, a coaxing smile, and gentle voice. Wishing im mediately “ to buy sixteen hundred head of fill cattle, four years old,” or ready to loan any amount of money that can be desired, which is forthwith produced, in large packages of bank bills, manufactu red by himself and made payable to his order, at every corporation in the Union, from Florida to Maine. He is never sup plied with a less sum “than a hundred and seventy-five millions, upon the best specie paying banks.” But if you do not need money, he is very entertaining wi.h a description of his extensive farm ing and pasture lands—wilh accounts of his milling and steamboat operations— his droving expeditions—horse racing— blooded cattle—and roulette’ of his own invention ; or, as a physician, he is al ways willing and ready to attend to the most difficult cases ; will exhibit his lan cet of wire and prescribe infallible cures for every disease, from a sore eye to the gout or consumption. Notwithstanding his singularity, he is kind and attentive to those needing assis tance around him, taking great interest in the affairs of the house, and constantly talking about the expense of providing for so many patients; the difficulty of keeping them in order, and the necessity of employing more help, <fcc. He also excels in complimentary notices of the ladies, and is always ready either to dance a jig, or hold the candle, sing a song, or preach a sermon, and, if need be, take a fight, or run a foot race. This is but a hasty sketch of the most active, singular and clever character in the care of the institution. One, whose unfortunate disease has hitherto resisted every remedial effort in our power, and being unsafe to go at large, must, in all likelihood, find a permanent home with in these walls. He was a very respecta ble and intelligent mechanic, who, previ ous lo his insanity, was strongly exerci sed in mind upon the subject of religion, which is thought to be the cause of his disease. His general character was peaceable, but, under the excitement of insanity, lie proved to be malicious and quarrelsome, threatening tlje iivesof per sons, and to destroy property, nnd burn the buildings of his friends and neigh bors. At this time he is cheerful and pleas ant, in comfortable bodily health, still fond of sport, and always ready for a joke. Seeing a person in the hali a few days since with a black eye and scratch ed face, he very quaintly asked him if lie had been “attending a meeting of the owl-creek association.” But it is probable he will be most ad mired in his character of u practising physician, in which he claims a success ful experience of twenty years. His medical opinions are so very strong and clear, and his prescriptions so mild and efficacious, especially in consumption, that we cannot better conclude this im perfect account of his case, and, at the same time subserve the great interests of humanity, and our marvellous profession, than by giving a statement of his prac tice, in this alarming disease. It is but a short time since, he was regularly con sulted by a very consequential and in quisitive gentleman, who appeared anx ious to be recovered from a consumption of unusual severity. The doctor looked wise, as doctors will, and then commen ced his directions as follows : “Take of white puccoon root and red puccoon root equal quantities, white Solomon’s seal and red Solomon’s seal each ten grains, and of sulphate of quinine ten grains; make them all into pills, and take one three limes a day for a year. The qui nine will operate upon the sweet breads of your stomach ; the solotnon seals will roar up the kidneys, and the puccoon roots will knock the knots off the flaps of your liver, and rout out the consumption just as the leaves are coming out on the trees in the spring of the year.” The Family. if there are any joys on earth which harmonize with those of heaven, they are the joys of the Christian family.— When the snow flakes fall fast in the wintrv evening, and the moaning winds straggle at the windows, what is so de lightful as to see the happy little ones sporting around the blazing fire. Look MACON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1844; at that little creature in her night-dress, frolicking and laughing as though she had never known or never would know a care. Now she climbs the chair—now she rolls upon the carpet—and now she pursues her older sister around the room, while her little heart is overfiowingly full of happiness. Who does not covet the pleasurable emotions with which the parents look upon this lovely scene? But with these joys are associated re sponsibilities. All the inmates of this family are immortal. This home of their childhood must be either the nurse ry of heaven or the broad gate of destruc tion. The infant prattlers are acquiring hab its and feelings, which are to control them through life, and to guide their destinies forever. How necessary then that purifying influences should sur round them in their early home ! How important the duties devolving upon those who have the control of the fami ly ! How soon will this household be scattered ! This little boy, now so tim id and susceptible to every impression, may soon be breasting the storms of a distant ocean, or controlling the decis ions of justice and law, or mingling in the conflict of armies. He may be hon ored for his virtues and his influence, or be an outlaw, pursued by justice, and the hopeless victim of wretchedness and crime. This little girl may live to lie, in her turn, trie happy parent, rejoicing n the opening virtues, and increasing love of her children : or a wretched outcast, strolling in shame, a disgrace to herself, her friends, and her sex. Around the fireside they are, probably, acquiring unchanging characters for good or evil. They will probably go on through eternity in that direction, up on which they enter the first few years of life. The stamp is in your hand, with which to place upon their characters that impress which can never be effaced. Astro omv—The Physical Constitution oi Sun. When viewed with a telescope, the Sun is often found to have black spots on its disc, surrounded with a kind of border, less completely dark, called the penumbra. They are not stationary or permanent: they appear to enlarge or contract from day to day, and even from hour, to change their forms, and at length to disappear altogether, or to break anew in parts of the surface where none were seen before. In such cases of disappear ances, the central dark spot always con tracts into a point, and vanishes before the border. Sometimes they separate or divide into two or more, and offer every evidence of the extreme mobility which belongs only to fluids, and that very vio lent agitation which seems to Indicate a gaseous or atmospheric state of matter.— The scale is immense on which their movements take place. A single second of angular measure, as seen from the earth, corresponds with the Sun’s disc to 465 miles ; and a circle of this diameter, containing nearly 22,000 square miles, is the least space which can be distinctly discerned on the Sun as a visible area. Spots have been discovered, however, whose linear diameter has been upwards of 45,000 miles, and according to some, of still greater extent. That such a spot should close up in the space of six weeks (and they sekom last a longer time), its borders must approach at the rate of 1000 miles or more in a day. The diameter of the Sun is estimated to be 882,000 miles, while thatofthe earth is little more than 9,000. The Sun is supposed to re volve on its own axis in twenty-five days, nnd in the same direction as the earth, from west and east. There are other circumstances which confirm this view of the subject. The part of the Sun’s disc not occupied by spots, is far from uniform brightness.— Its ground is finely mottled with an ap pearance of minute, dark spots, or pores, wliich, when attentively observed, are found to be in a constant state of change. There is nothing which so nearly repre sents this appearance as the slow subsi dence of the flocculent chymical precipi tates in a transparent fluid, when viewed perpendicularly from above ; so nearly, indeed, that it is hardly possible not to be impressed with the idea of a luminous medium intermixed, but not confounded with a transparent and non-luminous atmosphere, either floating as clouds in our air, or pervading it in vast sheets or columns like flame, or the streams of our northern lights. But what are the spots ? Many fanci ful notions Lave been broached on this subject, but only one seems to have any degree of physical probability, viz : that they are the dark, solid body of the Sun itself, laid bare to onr view by those fluc tuations in the luminous regious of its atmosphere, to which it appears to he subject. Respecting the manner in which this disclosure takes place, different ideas again have been advocated. Lalande suggests, that eminences in the nature of mountains are actually laid bare, and project above the luminous ocean, ap pearing black above it, while th ir shoal ing declivities produce the penumbra, where the luminous fluid is less deep. A fatal objection to this theory is the perfectly uniform shade of the penumbra and its sharp termination, both inwards, where it joins the spot, and outwards, where it borders on the bright surface. A more probable view has been taken by Sir William Herschell, who considers the luminous strata of the atmosphere to be sustained for above the level of the solid body by a transparent elastic me diuin. carrying on its upper surface (or rather, to avoid the former objection, at some considerable lower le re within its depths ), a cloudy stratum which, being strongly illuminated from above, reflects a considerable portion of the light to our eyes, and forms a penumbra, while the solid body, shaded by the clouds, reflects none. The temporary removal of both the strata, but more of the upper than of the lower, he supposes effected by pow erful upwa.d currents of the atmosphere, arising, perhaps, from spiracles in the body, or from local agitations. Singular Costums in Switzerland. There can he no more striking of the pertinacity with which the people cling to their old habits, and of the little inter course between different parts of even the same country, than the circumstance that each of the twenty-six Cantons of Switzerland has a very peculiar and dis tinct costume of its own, never varying within its limits, and never found beyond them. The greatest oddity is seen in the head-dresses of the peasants. In Berne, they wear around their heads a circle of wings of black lace, spreading out from their faces like the sides of a windmill. In Freyburg, they have flnp pingstrrw hats, with rims broad enough for Lilliput. In Schwitz, they wear on the back ot their heads a white lace cap, shaped like the magnified flower of the sweet pea. Tn Appcnzell, two ornaments like eagles’ wings, shoot out from each ear, and are kept together by a glittering band of beads. In Tessen, a dozen small daggers, with gilded and carved handles, project from the head, wliich they sur round like a radiating halo, while a sort of round carving knife passes through the knot of hair behind. In the Orisons, a green hat bears a plume ot tile lammer geyer, or vulture of the Alps. Each varies thus, and each has a correspond ing dress, equally peculiar and gaily pic turesque, nnd each is so distinct from the other, that nil experienced eye can tell at once to which of the twenty-six Cantons the wearer belongs. Rains of Indian Greatness. The surplus wealth of India that used to be employed in building extensive towns crowded ghauts, magnificent stone or brick sertees, some of them capable of containing from six to eight thousand people: enormous massive bridges, splendid mosques, and temples, is all gone—it has disappeared entirely. All the towns in India, with a very few ex ceptions, are in ruins. Delhi is surroun ded by ruins. Agra, Booranpore, and Aurutigabad, have immense suburbs in ruins. The Deckan is a heap of ruins. Many towns in Central India, that had their hundreds of thousands of inhabi tants, are now literally without one, and are swarming with leopards, tigers, elks and buffaloes. In deep forests you stum ble upon Hindoo temples, Mahotnedan gate ways, stone tanks eight hundred yards square, brick walls of large dimen sions scores, of acres of burying grounds, and all the other concomitants, and proofs of wealth, and power, and popula tion. Malthus would never have writ ten his too celebrated work, nor Goodwin ever written his too little valued nuswers, had they been in India. India is a large forest with agreat many cultivated spots. India—l say it after due consideration —could maintain nnd support five times its present population, with ease; and yet it is unquestionably the poorest coun try in the known world. To the state of the wealth and resources of theoriginal Hindoo nionarchs, imagination can as sign no limits. Very Curious I‘ntpit. The pulpit in the Church ofSt. Peters, at Wolverhamptom, England, is formed wholly of stone, and consists of one en tire piece, which supports it; the flight of steps leading to it, with the balustrade, <fcc., without any division, the whole having been cut out of a solid block of stone. The church was erected in the year 996, at which time it is said this remarkable pulpit was put up, and not withstanding its great age, wliich ap pears to lie 847 years, it is still in good condition, and continues in regular use. At the foot of the steps is a large figure intended to represent a lion couchant, but carved after so grotesque a fashion as seems well calculated to puzzle the naturalist in his attempts to extern line its proper classification. In other re spects, the ornamental sculpture about the pulpit is neat and appropriate, and presents a curious specimen of the taste of our ancestors, at that early period.— This is a collegiate church, and was ori ginally dedicated to the Virgin, but the name was altered in the time of Henry 111, to St. Peter. In a discourse in behalf of an asylum for the blind, the speaker began by grave ly remarking. “If all the world were blind, what a melancholy sight it would be!” Below we publish an article from the Dublin Nation, in which the subjects al luded to are treated truthfully and graph ically : Prom the Dublin Nation. The Pnnjanb Swag. Falstaff. —l must give over this life, and I wil give it over, by the Lord, an’ Ido not, I’m a villain. I’ll be damn ed for never a King’s son in Christendom. P. H i:nry;— •» here shall we take a purse to-morrow, Jack ? Falstaff. — Where thou wilt, lad! Til make one ; an' Ido not, call me vil lain, and baffle me. P. Hexuy.— l see a good amendment of life in thee; from praying to purse taking. Falstaff-— Why, Hal, ’tis my vo cation, Hal; ’tis no sin for a man to labour in his vocation. [King Henry the Fourth. An article lately imprinled in a san guinolent London print (properly called ‘the bloody old Times,) respeciing the meditated seizure of the Punjaub, and the consequent absorption of its territory and revenues into the Anglo-Indian Em pire, gives us an opportunity of express ing, ns Irishmen, our national disgust and abhorrence of the mingled hypocrit ical humbug and desperate lust of plun der that seems to characterise the Eng lish people, and does certainly stamp with infamy the columns of many of the leading Ehiglish journals. “ Where shall we take a purse to-mor row, Jack?” is the constant inquiry of those shamelc a caterers for bleed: ‘who shall we rob next V is the never-ceasing howl of those jackalls of the British lion. Nor is the sound at all unpleasing to all devouring Bull ; he smells a “swag” in the eastern breeze; he hears the chink of silver high over the desolated villages of Scinde : he sees flames like molten gold rising over the plains of the Pun jaub; the descendant of tire sea kings, John Bull continues a sen-king, ami is as easy to rob as ever; the instinct of plunder and massacre is strong within him; he is ripe lor murder and robbery in any quarter of the globe where mur der and robbery will pay ; “ Pride in their | ort, defiance in their eye, I see the prigs ol’human kind |iass hy” from province to province, from sea to sea, in search of “swag” and glory ; they go forth plundering all nations. One rapacious outrage upon humanity does not wait upon another, with this mammon-worshipping people. Success or failure seems to be equal to them ; no sooner had they evacuated AffghanisLtn, because they got no money, then they fell like Tigers upon Scinde, where there was money to lie got. Hardly have the bones of the unburied dead upon tho plains of Hyderabad been picked by the vultures, than the British pant to let loose their blood hounds upon the territo ry of and its two and a half mil lions of annual revenue. Let who will blame them for this, plunder is nothing unless it is well followed; but wliat amuses us is, that Exeter Hall stands where it did all this while ; that the An ti-Donkey-Big-Stick-Wallopping Associ ation is thriving; that the Quakers’ An ti-Cut-throat Society ; and the Methody Missionaries Land-Jobbing and Tract Shop are going ahead ; that cant, and crime, nnd poverty rule at home, while rapine, blood-guiltiness, and plunder lost rage abroad. And this is moral England-—this the palladium of liberty—this the envy of surrounding nations and the admiration of—pish—pshaw—humbug !! There must be something hopelessly wrong in the moral condition of a people whose politics resolve themselves into “ who shall we rob next?”—whose sol diers and sailors are careering the globe, eager to pick a quarrel with any liody that has any thing that they can steal— whose messengers of civilization are al most invariably heralds of war—who find or make excuses to cut the throats of people who dislike cant and cottons and reject Bishops and bombad r rs—who force Christianity and hardware upon nations from the mouths of their trims — and introduce printed calicoes und Bibles at the point of the bayonet. What is the Punjaub to them, or what the intestine quarrels, assassinations, and reprisal murders of its infamous rulers ? Are the poor tillers of the soil to.be at tacked and robbed because the black guard aristocracy of the laud tails to log gerheads ? If two thieves come to blows in the street, shall a man be justified not only tti robbing them, but also in robbing the honest men they have robbed before V But you will see how it will be. Any stick will do to beat a dog, and any ex cuse will serve to beat the People of the Punjaub. Two millions and a half is a splendid revenue, besides prize-money and plunder, promotions for the officers of the Army, and for the Generals, Cros ses of the Bath. Altogether, it will be a splendid “swag,” and, as the blood hounds of the press say, tee must have it. John Bull will take the purse of the Punjaub; “ in’ he do not, call him a villain and baffle him ; 'tis his vocation to rob, and 'tis no sin for a man to la bour in his vocation." Then, when the blood ts shed, and the money clutched, he will appear at Exeter Hall, in due i NO. 39. course, saying, “/ must give over this life, and 1 will give it over ; by the Lord, and Ido not, lam a villain ; I'll be damned for never a Punjaub in Christendom." GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. Eruption of Bit. Etna. Great Devastation—lnhabitants fly ing in Alarm —Destruction of Hu man life. The following particulars of a recent eruption of Mt. Etna are given in a let ter from Palermo.— Anew eruption took place on the wes tern side of Alt. Etna, on the 17th of No vember. The crater opened near Monte Rosso, not far from the eruption of 1832: Three rivers of lava are formed, and are flowing rapidly in the direction of Ma lette, Bronre,* atfd Aderno. At the date of the last account, November 22, the la va, which is flowing across the Bronte is of considerable thickness, and had ar rived within a mile of the town. The inhabitants were flying in alarm, carry ing off their portable property. Bronre was enclosed in two streams of lava, nnd the position of its inhabitants was fright ful. The lava took as its lied the high road from Palermo to Messina, nnd it is feared that it may fall into the torrent of Simeto, which is quite close to the road from Aderno to Leon Forte, and which falls into the Gulf of Catania, where it might catise great accidents. The rood from Palermo to Catania is intercepted by the lava; All the cantons around Etna are afllicled with an atmosphere of ashes, which obscures the sun’s rays.— The subterranean rumblings of the vol cano are heard as far as Catania, and the ground Ims a sort of quivering motion, which leads the inhabitants to fear ati approaching earthquake. A curious cir cumstance took place at Catania, the night before the eruption. A fine rain fell which changed the color of the silk in the umbrellas and burntjit. A profes sor of chemistry having analyzed this rain, found that it contained a large quantity of muriatic acid. Thecruption commenced, as already stated, on the 17tli of November, about half past two o’clock, in the desert region of Monte Rosso. A thick smoke, mixed with sand, was sent forth, and rocks hurled in to the air, showing that the force below was most active. A constant undulating motion was soon perceived to make its nppenrence, and it descended rapidly to the woody region, w here it divided into three streams, the somnern one proceed ing towards the wood of the Malettc, the south one towards the Bronte, whilst the third menaced the district of Aderno.— During the day the smoke increased tre mendously, and, being collected above Etna, covered it completely. A quanti ty ol sand fell from it continually on the eastern part of the mountain, and did much injury to the shrubs and crops.— A strong smell of sulphur was percepti ble even at the bottom of the mountain. On the 19tb, the lava continued to make its way towards Maielte, and the tilled grounds of Bronte. The whole popula tion was alarmed. The southern branch approached Basilliani, four miles from Bronte. An excessive activity continu ed to prevail in the crater, and sand still fell over the whole southern and eastern sides. On the 20th, the stream of lava which had threatened Bronte, appeared to direct its course towards the south, over the old lava of Mount of Egitto.— The other two currents pursued their course, one towards Aderno, and the oth er towards Malette. On the south and east Etna is covered with smoke. Another letter, dated Palermo, 4th, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that the la va had swept away several houses, and destroyed 67 persons. Palermo.— lntelligence from Bronte has been received, stating that the erup tion of Mount Etna still continued on the 2Sth of December. The lava has reached the decline of the mountain, and approached the river Simeto. Consider able damage has been done to innumera ble fertile fields and vineyards. Seven ty men, who were employed at some works, are said to have fallen victims to the descent of the lava. A Friendly Act. It has been mentioned by us already, that while the whigs of Richmond were putting up a club loom, calculated to contain some two thousand persons, tho floor gave way, and about one hundred and sixty persons were precipitated into the cellar,—many of them being serious ly injured. At a meeting of the Rich mond Democratic Club on Friday last, a series of resolutions were passed to assist the whig sufferers. The mover of the resolutions contributed twenty dollars, and his example was followed by nearly all the other persons preseut. The Whig observes: “ Our brethren have acted like men. They have shown that we all belong to the same family; and that, though polit ical views may separate us in one sense, yet, when suffering is presented to our eyes, we are all united. They merit our warm acknowledgments, and we make them in the name of the whig party. —