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~.i singular vegetable were shown to us lihlay• They were taken from the garden j \Vm. Choate, Esq. of Derry, N. If.— jecJs of squash and water melons were toth planted in the same bed. The result appears to be a vegetable, half squash and j ia lf melon —in both cases, the melon the ] 3r „er end, the squash the neck, and the jj nc of distinction between the two dis lincly shown. —Boston Traveller, Sept. 10. Midshipmen. We understand the imnes of some dozen midshipmen have teen striken from the roll by the secretary ; (he Navy, one the recommendation of ihe Court of Inquiry, in consequence of having participated in the disturbances at the naval school, sometime during the month of March last.— Norfolk Argus. Not Bad. The marriage of Col. Bragg, of “ a little more grape ” notoriety, is no ticed by the New York Globe as a surren der of the gallant Colonel, “which,” the Globe says, “served him right! He should have known that his battery could not re sist small arms of women.” EMTOII’S DEPARTMENT. VVM. c. RICHARBS, Editor. D. H. JACQUES, Assistant Editor. Sttljcns, CtrovQia: frC Satnrday Morniii?....Sfpt.29, ISI9. LETTERS FROM THE NORTH. NO. 11. Ratiibun’s Hotel, A'eir York, ) Sept. 19th, 1849. j Mi/ dear Jacques: It was quite refresh ing to me, I assure you, to receive the Ga zette of last Saturday, this afternoon, and to glance at its familiar face amid the bus tle and excitement of this crowded metropo lis. There is something peculiar, too, in the sensation with which one welcomes his own Journal so far away from home. His articles have a freshness and interest even for himself, which is so rarely the case when they are printed under his eye. lam not a little interested in the story you are now publishing, from the pen of a Georgia lady, anil I cannot help thinking that it will awaken the attention which you chal lenge for it. Since I wrote you last, I have been absent from the metropolis. With the decline of the sun on Saturday, I stepped on board one of the North River steamers, and went up to the city of Hudson —a place endeared to me by many associations of the past, and by the continued preseneo of esteemed friends. It is a quiet, agreeable town, of some five or six thousand inhabitants. Its situation for health and scenery is unequalled per haps. Rising gradually from the eastern margin of the River, it occupies a most commanding position, and shews to tine ad vantage from surrounding points. The view of the River and the Catskill range of moun tains, from the hill to which the town rises, is magnificent, and sufficient of itself to de termine a lover of the picturesque in his choice of Hudson for a home. You are not ignorant of the varied and surpassing beauty of the Hudson River — perhaps you are even familiar with it from observation. Be that as it may, you will be quite willing to have me speak of it in those strains of admiration which alone scent ad equate to convey my idea of its loveliness. Among other points of attraction which arrested my eye during the passage up the River, was the country seat of Edwin For rest, which we so recently celebrated in the Gazette, in Mr. Simms’ tine poem, entitled “ Fonthill.” As I gazed upon its towers and battlements, I could not help feeling an emotion of regret that its gifted occupant should have suffered his name to be shaded with popular disfavor, by yielding to im pulses not in jiuison with the dignity and nobleness of liis character. The traveller on the Hudson, who has been, like myself, absent for two years, will discover changes upon the shore. For near ly forty miles from the city of New York, the right bank of the river is changed from a sloping beach to a wall of stone, upon which rests the structure of the Hudson River Rail Road. This great work pro gresses with considerable rapidity. It is completed to Sing Sing—a distance of 32 miles—over which cars are frequently run ning, and sometimes in the space of an hour. At one point on the river, the Telegraph crosses, and the passage is effected by the elevation of two very lofty poles upon the opposite banks. These poles arc made firm enough to resist storms, by numerous radii of stout wire proceeding from various points in their elevation,and fastened to the ground on every side. The travel on the Hudson is constantly increasing, if I may judge from the great number of boats advertised daily for Alba ny. These boats, moreover, are many of them as large ngain ns those of former years, and yet they go densely thronged with passengers, morning and night. The fare varies from two shillings to one dollar, exclusive of berths and meals, which are in variably charged at half a dollar each. In this way, the low price of passage is some what compensated. The fare of the Rail Road will probably not exceed one cent per mile, and the time of passage will be five j hours, for a distance of 150 miles. At Hudson I encountered our truant cor- ! respondent, *• Flit,” and you may be sure I rated him soundly for his recreancy to the j Gazette the past Summer. He pleaded in extenuation, that lie had been vagabondi- | zing among the hills and vnles of the Hud son—seldom hearing of the great world, and therefore illy prepared to continue his “ Let ters” to his own or his readers’ satisfaction. As he promised amendment upon his return to the city next month,-1 could not do less than let him off—as I presume our readers will be willing by this time to serve, Their’s and your’s, faithfully, W. C. R. NO. m. Sept. 21st, 1849. My dear Jacques: We have another three days’ wonder to excite us, in the shape of a rupture between the President and the French Minister. Major Poussin has sud denly been dismissed, and we arc no longer in diplomatic relation to la Bello France. — I shall not trace the history of the events which have induced Gen. Taylor to give the French Minister bis passports, as that is ! the province of the political journals 1 may briefly state, that the immediate cause is the refusal of Be Tocqucvillc, Louis Nn ; poleon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to re- : cognize a demand of our Government for the removal of their Minister on the ground that he had made insulting communications in some negociation pending between the two Governments. The remoter causes are j I not well understood as yet, though the pub lic prints are teeming with elucidations of the mystery. Some of our wise ones are discerning specks of war on the horizon 1 The French President, it is alleged, isseck j ing a quarrel with us, in accordance with 1 his spirit towards Republican Rome; and if this be true, the dismissal of his Minister ! will amount to the casus belli he desires.— For my part, I do not believe any such thing—and I have full faith that this diffi ; culty will be amicably adjusted, even if it | involves the dismissal of Louis Napoleon’s ; right arm—the celebrated Do Tocqucvillc. But let us leave French politics for French Art—a most satisfactory exchange, by the way. I spent an hour to-day at the Galle ry of the International Art-Union—estab j lished here recently by Messrs. Goupil, Vi -5 bert & Cos., from ,Paris. 1 have spoken of it, editorially, before, and shall hereafter renew the subject in an extended article 1 j allude to it now, to say that a glimpse at the | numerous exquisite paintings on the walls of the Gallery, cannot fail to kindle the de sire of membership in the Union. There are gems from Bela Roche, Bubufc, Lan ] delle, Ary Scheffer, Muller, Court, Wald ! muller, Brochart, and many other French artists of reputation. These, with many other paintings, will be distributed by lot in December, when a magnificent engraving j of “ The Prayer,” by Dubufe, will be sent to every subscriber. The annual fee is Five j Dollars, at which low rate, there should be many thousands of subscribers, for surely it is an object of no small importance to make our people familiar with Foreign Art, i and thus increase their interest in the pro j Auctions of American artists. In this connection, I must express my re gret at being absent from the city at there | cent Festival of that favorite Institution, j the American Art-Union. It is reported to | have been a delightful affair. I shall not fail to report the attractions of the New Gallery in an early letter. Broadway is undergoing great changes, j I one of which I alluded to in my last letter j ! —the re-paving with the Russ granite.— j There arc several splendid buildings going ’ up, including a Bank, a Hotel, and several . | stores. One of the latter is for Mr. Leroy Wiley, one of the proprietors of the Etowah Iron Works in our State, and is to cost nearly $30,000 The various improvements I at this moment in progress, will cost nearly 1 ! or quite half a million of dollars. The great Fall Trade Sales of Books arc now in progress, and the spacious halls of Bangs, Platt & Cos., the Auctioneers, are crowded by “ the trade” from all parts of the Union. You doubtless know that these sales arc contributed to by nearly all Amer ican publishers, and of late years, by seve ral English booksellers. The books are sold to the highest bidder, in lots of from two to fifty, according to circumstances, and from | samples sent in for the purpose. It is re ported that the sale of the Harpers’ books I on Tuesday amounted to nearly $40,000. — j Many thousands of the books sold by them have yet to be printed. It is quite amusing to witness an eager competition among the buyers for a popular book. When such an one is “ knocked down” at a given price—a few cents, perhaps, below the market rate— I a fine illustration of the “contusion of! tongues” ensues, and a storm of voices rages | over the hall. “ Ten to Smith,” “ Twenty { to Jones,” “ Ten to Davis,” “ Five to Ilus- j sell,” “ Ten to Thompson,” “ Give Williams twenty,” “Six to Simpkins & Cos.” and a score of similar exclamations, are pelted out j at the obliging auctioneer, who repeats them with as much fidelity and precision as pos- j sible, but who, sometimes, gives up in sheer : despair, and begins again, de novo. 1 will not protract this letter to a greater length, lest 1 weary’you and those so much | beloved as the readers and patrons of the , Gazette. Ever your’s, W. C. R. (Pur (Possip (Column. Hayti. The brig Hayti, which arrived in New York last week from Port-au-Prince, brings the intelligence that Hayti is no longer a Republic. Soulouque, the President, has been proclaimed Emperor, under the name of Faustin I. The new Emperor lias issued a Proclamation, to which he, strangely enough, prefixes the words, “ Liberty— Equality.” The black tyrant beats his white brother across the water—Napoleon le petit —“ all hollow.” Health of Charleston. Last week the Board of Health reported six deaths by what they designate as the “ Strangers’ Fever.” The papers then ex pressed, very confidently, the opinion that the disease would not become epidemic.— Charleston papers received this week, say not a word on the subject. Why this si lence ? Many persons are waiting to learn the true state of the case, before venturing to visit the city. Has there been a decrease or an increase of the fever ? M. Poussin. Our contemporaries are filled with official documents and long dissertations on the rupture between our Government and the French Minister. It is scarcely possible that an affair of such trifling importance can lead to any serious difficulty with France. The Gallic Cock, we think, will | hardly deem it obligatory on him to do hat- j tie, on account of the hot-headed young chick ( poussin ), who has given such mortal vrastai ©&asß!Jß. offence to the “powers that be” at Wash ington, by his alleged ill manners and ill temper. Probably M. De Tocqueville is right, when he says “ there has been unne-- cessary recrimination, and marked faults on both sides.” Le Coutrier des Ktats Unis thinks the decree dismissing M. Poussin rather “ brusque and severe.” The Tri bune says: “M. Poussin’s recall has been decided on by the French Government, in dependent of his difficulty with the Cabinet at Washington. M. Do Montholon, the son of Gen. Montholon, is said to he named his successor.” This is not improbable, as M. Poussin is a Democrat, and Democracy is not in favor in Paris, at the present time. * California. tSoutlicy, in his “ Common-Place Book,” qotes from Wither, an English poet, who wrote in the sixteenth century, the follow ing lines. If there is not much poetry in them, there is a great deal of truth : “ I've heard those say that travel to the Wes% I Whence this behoved metal is encreast, ’ That in Ihe places where such minerals be Is neither g ass, nor herb, nor plant, nor tree. And like enough ; —f<>r this at home 1 find, | Those who too earnestly employ the mind | About that trash, have hearts, I dare uphold, As barren as the place where men dig gold.*’ £l)c £itcranj tHorlir. A A'cw French Dictionary.-- Messrs. Little & Brown have just published anew French Dictionary by M. Spiers. It is spoken of in the highest terms by the Lon don Examiner. Messrs. Harpers are about to put to press anew novel by the author of “ June Eyre.” Frederica Bremer, was expected in Lon don at the latest dates en route for the Unit ed States. Howard —Robert Carter & Brothers have i in press, “ Ino. Howard or the Prison World : of Europe.” Dana — Allston, —The admirers of Rich ard Dana, will be pleased to learn that a new and complete edition of his Poems and Prose writings is announced by one of the New York houses; and also, to he edited by him, the writings of Washington Allston. Poe. —Edgar A. Poe is lecturing on Poets and Poetry, at Richmond, Va. -♦ O - (Dur Contemporaries. North British Review. American Edition. New York : L. Scott & Cos. The August number of A'orth British is before us. It opens with the continuation ofa former article on Morcll’s “ Philosophy of Religion,” in which that work is pretty severely dealt with. This is followed by an interesting article on “ Swift and his Bio graphers.” Vincent Gioberti, the Italian philosopher and patriot furnishes the sub ject for an article of which his “ Introduc tion a P Etude de la Philosophic” is the I text. Lvneh’s Dead Sea Expedition is reviewed in a very candid and appreciating spirit, and while its prominent faults are pointed out,its merits are generously acknowledged. Under the head of “ Note-w r orthy Novels,” “ Emelia Wyndham” “ Jane Eyre” and “ Fanny Ilervcy ” arc noticed. There are also articles on “ German Socialism” “The Slavonians of Eastern Europe” “ Fall of the Sikh Empire” &c. * Sarlains Union Ma-azine. Philadelphia: John artain & Cos. The number for October lias been receiv ed. It is not behind its predecessors in at tractiveness and value. Its illustrations are, ns usual, of a high order. Mary llow itt’s story —“ Mr El worthy’s Heirs” is con tinued, as is “Roanoke; or where is Uto pia.” * Godcy’s Lady’s Book. Philadelphia: L A. Go d -y. The October number is on our table, and may safely be pronounced an exceedingly attractive one. It contains no less than fif teen illustrations. A portrait of Frederica Bremer, with a biographical sketch, by Ma ry Ifowitt, add much to the interest of this number. * Water Cure Journal. New- York : Fowler & Wells. This is an excellent Hydropathic maga zine, and should be in the hands of all who wish to inform themselves on the subject of the Water Cure. The September number has been received. It contains many inter esting and valuable articles. * (California items By the steamship Empire City we have received an abundance of nows from the 1 gold-land. Our exchanges from all quar ters open rich with “California Corres pondcnce.” They form a strange medley of the most contradictory stories. One writes that El Dorado is all that he antici \ pated—and more, and that he shall be sure i to return loaded with wealth ;another warns iiis friends to beware of the golden humbug— that most of the wonderful stories told in the States of the abundance of gold, and es pecially of the big lumps, are false, that the country js barren and the climate intolera able, and that though there is plenty of gold, it costs more than it is worth to get it &c. &c. The extracts which follow will illus trate what we have said. Our readers can form their own opinions on the subject. “The correspondent of tlie Philadelphia ledger, writing from San Francisco, under date of July 9, says : So far as relates to the wonderful mineral wealth of California, the most exaggerated stories that have been told of it do not over color the reality. Tlic whole country is full of gold, which can be had by digging for it. But those who come here, as many do, and imagine that it is to be easily picked up, will bo wonderfully disappointed. The dig ging of gold, so far as it regards labor, re quires far more excessive work than the dig ging of canals.” The Transcript contains a letter, dated July 9th, 1848, from which we take the fol lowing : “ I can get a bigger salary here than the Governor of Massachusetts, so that I shall be apt to get along. At any rate Ido not mean to come homo till I can get a big pile to bring with me. I saw two pieces of gold yesterday, one of which weighed 27 ounces, and the other two pounds.” N. W. Morrill, who is at the Diggins, writes to his friends in Lowell, — “ There are thousands of poor, disconso late men here, who came with the expecta tion of getting rich, but who arc wofully disappointed. As for those big lumps of gold which yon hear of at home, they aro not to be found here. lam in the mud and water digging for gold. Some days Ido well and some days I got nothing. I think if I can procure enough to be as well off when I get home as 1 was when I left there, I shall be back. When I return, I shall take the steamer, for I would not undergo the priva tions of the routo we came, for all the gold in California.” “ A correspondent of the Tribune, under date of July 28th, writes:— A gold seeker at the Tuwallamy diggins, July 20th, says : —The labor of gold digging and washing is exhausting in the extreme. Thousands who come out here brimfull of hope and courage, are bringing their exu berant stock to a poor market—for, after divesting their white hands of their white i kid gloves, and working a la mode for one I week, your amateur dealers in gold dust I find tlicinselves bankrupt of mental “ pluck” and physical strength, and leave in disgust, some (grown already way-wise) for home, but many to bunt down the ignis faluus.” “ The same correspondent gives bis expe rience, as follows: Gentlemen, do not advise a dog to come to California. Wliy r have Col. Fremont, Farnham, and others so studiously misrep resented this parched, barren,mountainous country ? The entire Northern portion of Upper California is inferior to New Eng i land in every respect, while the Southern half the same territory is baked and burned I by a scathing, scorching, sun for nine ! months of the year, without rain or dews, and deluged during the other three. The j timber is sparse and almost valueless. A letter received in New York from San Francisco, states that the writer had seen a piece of gold weighing fourteen pounds, and that $4,000 had been offered and refus ed for it. This correspondent further says, ! that he lias made a clear estimate of the yield for September, October and November, and that it amounted to $12,000,000. The i number of people at the mines is 25,000. The amount of gold brought into San Francisco in twenty days, previous to the sailing of the steamer California, was a mil lion of dollars. Another says in a letter to the Trenton State Gazette : i “ There are great many stories from the mines, but from all I can learn a man must work hard and have pretty good luck to get an ounce a day, and the majorit y don’t get that. From what I have seen of California though the gold and money part is up to my expectations, I would not live here half a life-time for all the gold in the country.” These will do as a specimens of the latest California letters. We arc sorry to learn that C. W. Holden, proprietor of Holdens Magazine died in | California, on the Upper Sacramento, on : the 13th of June last. ©cncral UntclUgnuc. Another California Company gone. — The Imu-cII American of the 21 -t instant, says : The ship Harriet Rockwell sailed from Boston for San Francisco on Wednesday, with the Franklin California Trading and Mining Company. John McCoy, Jr. of this city is one of its officers, and we hope Cali fornia may have many inhabitants as good as he. The capital of the company is $30,- 000, divided into a hundred shares. Removal of Mr. Walsh. —Robert Walsh, the Consul of the United States at Paris, has been removed by the administration, according to a Washington correspondent ! of the Tribune. The Republic of Sierra Madre. —The N. Orleans Patria assert positively that the plan of separating from Mexico the States this side of the Sierra Madre, and setting up an independent Republic, is still prose cuted with great zeal Some 3000 men, ac cording to this paper, arc to establish them selves along the Southern boundary of Tex as, procure arms and ammunition, and When the j iglit time arrives, cross the Rio Grande and raise the new standard. The plan is said to he most skilfully arranged, and the laaders arc provided with funds. The Patria is of opinion that the Round Is land assemblage is really destined for Tam pico, and has, in reality, nothing to do with the expedition to Cuba. Death of Israel Post. —Mr. Israel Post, long known as a publisher of New York, died at Panama on the 6th of August, of Cholera as alraady stated in one of our California letters. Florida Indians. —lntelligence has been received at the War Department, stating that the Seminoles disclaim all connection with the recent outrages. General Twiggs says the Indians are peacefully disposed. The Hire Crop. —We were shown yester day (says the Savannah Republican of Tues day) some new Rice from the plantation of T. S. Clay, Esq., on the Ogecchee River, and learn that the lot of 3,100 bushels sold very readily. We also learn that the har vest on all the plantations in this vicinity l promises well, and the general health was never better than at this time. Irish in America.—K New York corres j pondent of the Dublin (Ireland) Nation, estimates the number of Irish in this coun try at four millions! Female College.— The Ohio Female Col- 1 lege was dedicated at Cincinnati, with ap propriate ceremonies, on the 4th inst. Edgar A. Poe, the poet, has joined the Sons of Temperance. Arrival of German Refugees. —The brig Chenamus, Capt. Caleb It. Moore, arrived this morning from Smyrna via Gibraltar, with 27 passengers. Among the number arc Col. Henry Ney and Henry Villechamp, j two officers in the German Republican army. Col. Ney is a connexion of the celebrated Marshal Ney, and Col. Villechamp has a ! brother in New York. A brother of Col. Ney, it is said, had been previously arrest ed and shot near Frankfort. Italian Exiles.. —By the arrival at this port of the Italinn brig Arsace, Captain Schiaffino. on Friday night, says the New , York Tribune, we received papers from Genoa and other parts of Piedmont. Last Saturday we paid a visit to the vessel, and were spectators of a most painful scene.— W e found on board a score of Italian young men, all exiles and fugitives from unhnppy Italy, and every one in the most destitute situation. These gallant youths belong to the most respectable families of Lomba dy, nnd during two years of revolution and war they fought in all the battles for the inde pendence of their fatherland. SI)C 01D Iborlir. The steamer Cambria arrived at Halifax on the 19th instant. She brought Liver pool dates to the Bth inst. We give below the most interesting items of intelligence: France. —The Paris Monitcur publishes a decree, reinstating seventy-one Lieut. Generals, and fourteen Major Generals, i who were placed on the retired list by the Provisional Government of the February Revolution. The French Government continues to rc | fuse passports to the German refugees, who were passing through France on route for ! America. General Oudinot is expected to arrive at Paris on the 20th. The appointment of Lucien Murat, as Ambassador to Madrid, is considered an act of conciliation to the two parties in the Cab inet. i -hi.stria and Hungary. —Comorn and Petcrwardcn still hold out against the im perial forces; the former commanded by ivlapka and the latter by Riel. The Rus sian General Berg had a long interview with Riel, on the 23d ultimo, which result ed in the Hungarian General going to Hay nan to arrange terms for capitulation: The impregnable position of Comorn induces Klapka to demand good couditions. A letter received from Vienna, of the 31st ultimo, states that several Magyar chiefs had been executed, among them an Ex-Min ister of Austria who had proved recreant to his country, nnd that one General had been hung and another shot. Kossuth’s mother and his children, and the wives nnd children of several Magyar chiefs, had arrived as prisoners at Pressburg. A letter from Vienna states that the Em peror of Austria had pardoned Georgy, who had departed for Styria, where lie intended to reside. The imperialist forces entered Vienna on the 27th. Rome. —Barelii, the Pope’s Minister of the Interior, has arrived, and installed him self head of the police, and entirely under control of the French authorities. His first decree is concerning the paper money, and guarantees the notes of the State for their declared value, and imposes fine and im prisonment on all who refuse to take them. ltostolan, the successor of Oudinot, has assumed the command of the French army of occupation. A Te Deum has been sung in all the churches of Russia, in honor of thetriumphs in Hungary. The Emperor of Russia was at Warsaw on the 20th. The Austrians have evacuated Modina, the last place they occupied in the Pied montese territory. - oitr Cook (table. The Crayon Reading Book— Comprising Selec. tions from the various writings of Washing ton Irving. Prepared for the use of Schools One vol. 12ino. New York: Geo. P. Put nam. 1549. If it be desirable to put into the hands of the pupil models combining the highest ex cellence of morality with purity of style, then surely this new “ reading book” is em inently valuable. It was a happy sugges tion, to compile such a volume fur the pur pose stated on the title-page, and we doubt not that the book will be exceedingly ser viceable to the cause of education. It will be none the less acceptable, however, to the general reader, whom it will furnish with the best collection of the “ Beauties of Ir ving” ever yet made. Half Ilonts with the Best Authors. Select ed and Arranged with short Biographic,d and Critical Notices. By Charles Knight. In four volume.*, 12mo. New York: John Wiley.— 1849. Mr. Wiley lias done the American public u real service in re-printing Mr. Knight’s well-arranged and copious specimens of the best Authors. These four handsome vol umes constitute a librury in themselves, which would be to the man of limited means a treasure of literature “pure and unde i filed.” Here, at a glance, arc seen the names honored and revered of all who ac knowledge the power of the human intel lect. A catalogue of them would make this notice unwarrantably long; it is enough, perhaps, to say that it would be difficult to name a distinguished writer, of whose qual ity there is not a taste. The novel features of this collection of “ Elegant Extracts,” are the comprehen siveness of its range and the uniformity in the length of the articles selected from each author. This latter feature is suggested in the title, “ Half Hours,” &c. In addition to these, the volumes embrace precisely three hundred and sixty-five passages—one for each day in the year—and every sev enth article is judiciously adapted to Sun day reading. Three hundred authors are represented in the work—the vast majority of whom are crowned with the laurel shaded by the cypress. In addition to the extracts, the Editor has | given many judicious and valuable notes — biographical and critical —upon the authors who constitute this brilliant galaxy of lite rary stars. We heartily admire the work, and recommend it to our readers as the most valuable compilation of brief speci mens from “ the best authors,” that has ever been made. We shall occasionally draw upon its copious pages for material to enrich our columns. The Maoic of Kindness ; or the Wondrous Story of the Good Huan. By the Brothers Mahew. New Yor-k: Harper & Brothers. 1849. This is a Fairy Tale in tended to illustrate ] the magic power of kindness over the human heart. It is not only a very readable book, but one that cannot fait to leave a salutary impression upon the mind of the reader. Typographically it is a perfect gem. Southey’s Commom-Place Book. Edited by his Son-in-Ltrw, John Wood Wartor, B. I). Now York : Harpor & Brothers. 1819. The second pnrtof this work is on our ta ble. The work Ims already been notieod in our columns nnd we need only repeat that it is an invaluablo treasure, of all kinds, qunint snyings, witty passages, und useful information. • Address delivered before the meuibeja 1 t Pal metto Lodge, at Laurensville B. C* or. the occasion of the celebration of Bt. Johns Day. By S. A. Godunvn. Our thanks are due to the author for a copy of this able and eloquent address, It is a candid exposition of the character and objects of Masonry. The author is Editor of the Laurensville Herald , ono of the best and ablest papers in South Carolina. * ill A it A j A IB agio In Auraria, on the evening of the 16th, by S. Roberts, Esq., Mr. Wesley M. Mc- Allister to Miss Jane Waeeler. In Hancock county, on the 26th ultimo, Mr. Lafayette Eldridge, of Louisiana, to Miss Caroline Brantly. In Irwinton on the 16th inst., Mr. A. V. M C ael to Miss Aurelia F. Gray, both of Irwinton. JJIZA-filA. In Charleston, S. C., at the residence of Thos. M. Horsey, Esq., on the 15th instant Nathaniel B. Reed. In Savannah, on Tuesday 18th inst., of brain fever, Mr. I. S. K. Murrell, aged 34 years. Near Madison, 31st ult., Mrs. Mary Henrbetta Mclntosh, in the 18th year of her age. In Lexington, Ga.,onthc 14tli inst , Mrs. Keziah Dupree, aged 62. In Augusta, on the 20th inst., William A. Culver, a native of Hancock county, in the 20th year of his age. $ a ib sub urn may. THE SHAKSPEARB CALENDAR. Prepared for Hie hard s’ Weekly OiMtle. September 23rd.—Invasion of England by Queen Isabella. —1320. Nought shall ninke us rue If Engrand to herself’rest but true.” [Kins’ John , Act v. Scene 3. September 24th. —Poet Laureate first appointed.—l4B7. “ O momen'ary grace o? mortal men Which we more hunt for than the grace of God.” [Richard HI, Act iii, Scene 4. September 26th.—The ‘ Peace of Re ligion* established in Germany.—l6ss. “ Who should study to prefer a peace If holy churchmen take delight in broils ” [Henry VI. Pair I Act iii. Scene 1. September 20th.—Stephen the Martyr died.—33. | “ O God, defend me ! how am I beset !” Muck Ado , Act iv. Scene 1. September 27th.—Nicholas Brown the founder of Brown University died. —1841. “Sir, I praise the Lord for you ; nnd so may my parishioners; for their sons arc well tutored l>y you.” [Love's Ijihdr Lost , Act iv. Scene 2* September 28th.—Miltitides lead the Greeks in the battle of Marathon.—49o. 13. C. “ If it be aught towards the general good. Let honor in one eye, and and ath i* the other, 1 And I will look on both indifferently ; ’ For let the gods so speed in 1 *, as I love i The mine of honor, more tha i I fear death.” [Julius Ctetsar , Act i. Scene 2. j September 29th. — South Sea Bubble j hurst.—l72o. *• To mock the expectation of the world.’* [Henry IV. Pari 11. Actv. Scene 2. 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