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EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT. WM. C. RICHARDS, Editor. D. H. JACQUES, Assistant Editor. ■ atljcus, (fitoraia: tti Saturday MomiiiStt'O'Octi I3 ? is 11). L g;f JERS FROM THE NORTH. NO. VI. Boston, Sept. 28tli, 1849. My dear Jacques: I have always lmU a fancy f<J>’ Boston, and every visit I make to ihc city seems to increase my preference.— I do not exactly know why it is so—procise ]v upon tllC samu principle, 1 imagine, that we do not always know why we dislike any thing—a philosophy most luminously un folded in the famous Verse : “I do not lih you, Doctor Fell, The reason why I ca m -t toll; But this one thing 1 know fall well— I Jo not like you, Do tor Fell!” Why l do like Boston better than other Northern cities, I am neither obliged, nor able, to tell! Perhaps it is owing to its un rivalled vicinity—perhaps to its endless va riety in the shape, direction and develop ments of its streets, avenues, places and courts ! It cannot boast the architectural elegance of New York—its Washington Street is but a poor type of Broadway—it has no Battery promenade —but, neverthe less, it lias something in it, and about it, that interests me exceedingly. It. has his torical associations of a deeper interest than Manhattan possesses—a Fanueil Hall, and a Banker Ilill—eloquent monuments of the nativity of American Freedom. But I must not moralize —my space is too [brief. I arrived in the “ City of the Pil- Lgrims” yesterday morning, in the very nick lof time for a comfortable breakfast at the I “ United States Hotel” —ft name most fitly I belonging to the largest public house in this [country, and, 1 may add, to one of the best. |] journeyed by the Norwich & Worcester [line, which is one of four daily routes avail able to the traveller between New York and Boston. I have tried them nearly, if not Unite, all, and decidedly prefer the one 1 | have named. I left New 1 ork at SP.M. in the elegant steamer Knickerbocker, whose luxurious saloons, cabins an l state-rooms, make travelling a delight—to say nothing of the beautiful scenery of tlie East River, with its countless villas, its public build ings, and its populous villages. At a place called Allen's Point, we took the Norwich i Boston Rail Road, about 1 A. M., and glided swiftly through moon-lit landscapes, with frequent glimpsesof towns and village , having all the characteristic neatness and thriftincss of New England. I spent, a considerable part of my first morning in Boston, in examining the Libra- Iryinthe Boston Athenaeum. This edifice lis an ornament to the city, and the rooms ■ appropriated to the Library arc among the ■ finest, for the purpose, 1 have ever met ■ with. Ido not remember anywhere, indeed, [to have seen 50,000 vols. so admirably and [beautifully displayed, as in the main hall and the alcoves of this Library. Os the hooks themselves, I may remark, en pat tout, that they are of unusual merit, com prising rare and choice editions of nearly till standard books of past and present ages. I regretted that 1 had not time to inspect them more thoroughly. The brevity of my visit was compensated, however, to some ex tent, by the attention and ready information if my kind guide, the able and accomplish ed Whipple, whose “ Reviews and Essays” have been so much admired. Tlie afternoon of the same day, I had the pleasure of spending with Professor Longfel low, at his beautiful residence in Cambridge. His dwelling—called “ Cragie House” —is invested with a two-fold interest —that of his own fame, and also of historical memo ries. It was the residence of Washington in the wars of Independence, and the very room in which I sat with the accomplished poet, and where ho pursues his elegant stu dies, was the room where Washington wrote his orders and his despatches —his letters tnd his journals. It is so well known, that I shall not be ;uilty of indiscretion or indelicacy, in re winding you that the Poet of Cambridge is lot like most of tlie tuneful brotherhood —a iave to poverty. Enjoying ample wealth, ie surrounds himself with the luxuries of irt and vertu, and dispenses to his friends ‘hospitality as cordial as it is refined and levatcd. I had the pleasure of walking rith him through tlie classic groves of old farvard—but my time would not allow of ny visiting the elegant Library and tlie Philosophical Halls, as I wished to do. Messrs. Longfellow and Whipple have, >oth of them, volumes in the press of Tick lor & Cos., of which house, as you doubtless inow, Mr. Fields, tlie author of a very beau iful collection of verse, is a partner. To dm 1 uni greatly indebted for courtesies which constituted the chief pleasure of my risit to Boston. More of this city in my ■ext letter, from Y'ours, always, W. C. R. NO. VII. Boston, Sept. 29th, 1849. If Roston lias no “ Battery,” it has yet a ‘Common,” which is, indeed, one of its aost attractive features. Onus bright on mtumnal day as Fancy could divine, 1 have >een rambling through its shaded avenues, nd watching the play of its fountain, which ‘‘nds up now a lofty jet, and anon a vase die form or a spreading plume of sparkling ‘ater. The “Cochituatc” has proved to ‘°ston no less a blessing than the “ Cro on” to New York; and the millions ex tended in their introduction, liavo certain y been well laid out. I have not found leisure to visit Mount Bnhurn Cemetery—and much as I should Hkc t 0 sec improvements that have been made there since 1 visited it in 1845, 1 must forego tlie gratification. Boston has very few places of public amusement, in comparison with New York. The effort to sustain a theatre here lias been generally in vain ; and the dramatic specta cles, to be popular, have to be presented in tlie amphitheatre of (lie Museum, which is generally thronged by well-bclmved visit ors. As the entrance fee is only a trifle, this is indicative of a highly respectable state of society in the community. Last night I hud the pleasure of attend ing a grand musical concert at tlie Melo dcon, combining tlie distinguished talent of Strakoseh and Madame Biscaccianti. M. Htrukosch is certainly one of the most won derful pianists I have overheard, llis per formances were less characterized by vio lence than those of l)e Meyer, hut to me they were more full of beauty and surpassing sweetness of melody. The singing of Madame Biscaccianti, lu.w cver, was the charm of tlie evening—and never have I felt So irresistibly as then, the power of vocal music. 1 was delighted— nay, almost transported—by the exquisite sweetness and richness of her voice. Full, swelling, and brilliant, it had yet an inex pressible tenderness in its tones, which stole to my very heart-strings, and made them vibrate in perfect unison with its spirit. I have heard the lark singing at tlie early dawn, and have watched it soar upward un til its song was almost lost to the ear, with a feeling of delight akin to that I realized while the voice of this accomplished song stress rose, and rose still, upon the undu lating waves of melody, until its strains were faint as dying echoes. And then I was electrified by tlie full burst of its harmonics like the tones of an orchestra, filling all tlie air with a sense of irresistible melody. Do S not think, I pray you, that I am music-mad, because I have expressed myself in such ear nest words. lam free, however, to confess that I was charmed by Biscaccianti, and could willingly have heard her sing till dawn. A rarer musical treat I have sel dom, nay, never enjoyed; anil it was evi dently most highly appreciated by tlie greater part of a very crowded audience. Boston is the Rail Road City of the New World. From it, there are, perhaps, half a score of rail-ways, radiating in all direc tions, and continually pouring in and bear ing out an immense tide of travel and freight —the details of which astonish the behold er. Here, the policy of low fares has been thoroughly tested and established, and 1 believe that two cents a mile is the maxi mum of charge on any of tlie roads connect ing with this city. There is less hurry and confusion in Bos ton than in New Y'oak, and one is not per petually overwhelmed with tlie tide of busi ness, as in the latter city. This may ac count, perhaps, for tlie more abundant cour tesies and hospitalities of the New England Emporium. 1 had some pleasant intercourse with our Editorial brethren. Major I’uore, of the Daily Dee, 1 saw for a few moments only, as he was preparing to be off to a great cat tle show, lie adds to his diligent E litorial labors, the cultivation of a farm more than a score of miles from the city, and yet lie is early at his office every morning. By tlie way, 1 saw in tlie office of tlie Bee a most rare and curious volume of British Herald ry, containing the “ arms” of all the nobili ty from a remote ago. It is exquisitely done by band, in ink and colors, and is a treasure of no mean value. I had a pleasant interview with Matthews, of the Bhtde, and found him of just such a genial, hearty spirit, as his editorials indi -1 cate. ITc lias, however, very much in him 1 besides light and sparkling humor, and holds , a high estimate of editorial responsibility. 1 met, also, a most agreeable gentleman in Mr. Simonds, of our excellent and welcome “exchange,” the Saturday Bumbler. 1 re gretted not to have met others of tlie Edito rial fraternity, to whom we hold pleasant j relationship. If I say much more about my visit to Bos ton, I fear our readers will consider it a visitation. So I will lay aside my writing materials, and prepare to depart for New Y’ork at 5 P. M., by the same route which 1 chose in my journey hither. You will hear from me next in Philadelphia, perhaps. Truly yours, YV. C. R. PERNICIOUS BOOKS. No single cause, perhaps, is exerting a more potent influence upon tlie tastes and morals of society, in this country, than our Cheap Literature. Under this head may lie classed many good books, but more bad ones. The bad ones, too, often find more readers than the good ones, and that, too, among a class of persons but illy qualified, cither by maturity of intellect, soundness of judgment, or strength of moral princi ple, to resist their pernicious influences. — The young, the uneducated, and the weak, are the persons most likely to seek the un wholesome excitement afforded by the Y’el low-covered Novel and the Tale of Outlaw ry, Piracy and Bloodshed —and upon them the most baleful effects are produced. What shall be done to purify this depart ment of our Literature, which is now cor rupting tin; tastes and poisoning the morals of our people? We fully agree with the sentiments expressed in the following para graph, which we cut from an excellent arti cle on the subject of “ Light Literature,” in the Yankee Blade: “ There isno department of literature,by which en milling views ofth I cl ah’ ilies of mall, fifty 1 aims, exalted motives ol action, and a purifyi ig love fur moral beauty, may be so easily and thor oughly incut ate 1 in tho ina-s, as by romu ice.— Its pages tire open to every eye ; to high and low. rich and poor: to thoso who never pas beyond the threshold of lee: uie-rootn or cliuroh : to those whom --ny, tract or sermon never reach ” Nowdicre, then, is reform more needed, than in this matter; and we repeat the question—What shall he done? To tlie making of such books, there seems to be no end. They will continue to be printed, while there is a demand for them. Can nothing be done to create a purer taste, and thus cause these pernicious books to be sup planted by better ones ? We believe that something cau be done. Lot the conductors of the Newspaper Press bo true to the cause of good morals aud cor rect taste, and condemn faithfully and un sparingly every bad book that falls under their notice, instead of puffing it into a still wider circulation; let preachers, teachers Em ©oa iEi s 9 w asEaff and parents do their duty, and we shall soon see a change tor tlie better. Brethren of tlie Press, if you approve of these senti ments, “ pass them along.” Let the work lie begun in earnest, and carried on with untiring perseverance. * THE GAZETTE IN MISSISSIPPI. The II publican, a handsome and well con- 1 ducted paper, published in Grenada, Miss., which we have lately had the pleasure ofen- I tering upon our Exchange List, thus speaks of our paper : Richards’ Weekly Gazette. This beau tiful Southern Literary paper is now on our i table. It commends itselfto the liberal pat ronage of the Southern reader. In its ty pographical appearance it is as neat as any paper in the Union. It is filled witli choice j reading matter, written by tlie best writers in the South. Published at Athens, Ga., by YVm. C. | Richards See tlie Prospectus in tlie third column of our fourth page. ©nr Book table. Tin: Poeticat. Works ok Martin Farquuar Tititr —including “A Thousand Lines,” “ Ilacteaus,” “Geraldine,” and other Poems. In one vol. ISmo. New Y’ork : John Wiley. I 1819. The author of the “ Proverbial Philoso phy” lias so many ardent admirers, that a volume of his collected poetical works can not fail to repay the enterprize of its pub lisher We have neither time nor inclina tion, at this moment, to suggest tlie nume rous faults in performances so obviously fraught with great excellencies as those of Mr. Tapper. YVhateverhe is not as a poet, lie certainly is a true-hearted son of song, singing cheerfully and encouragingly to his pilgrim brethren. Many a heart has been cheered by his elevated philosophy and his earnest counsel. “ Proverbial Philosophy” is pre-eminently the master-piece of the volume before us—containing, ns it does, | so much beautiful, delicate and important truth, with a diction so quaint and fclici tous, as to attract irresistibly tlie heart of tlie reader. Few writers have done more good with their genius and their talent than Mr. Tnppcr, and we honor him not less for i liis benevolence of spirit than for his poeti -5 cal merit. Gin: tin and Roman M ytiiot.ooy. By M. A Dwight New Y ork : Geo. P. Putnam. 1849. This is a judicious abridgement of tlie au thor’s admirable work on Mythology. It is adapted for young pupils, anil cannot fail to attract them to the study of a subject so full of interest—so intimately connected with all our first sources of knowledge. This volume is handsomely embellished with outline engravings from most admirablo de ■ signs, and is every way worthy of tlie at tention of classical teachers. ! Evenings at Wo.iduwx. By Mrs. El’et. Ia one vol. 12ino. New York: Baker bz Serib ner. 1849. This is a collection of legendary stories from the inexhaustible mines of German su ; pevstition. An agreeable family party, liv ing on tlie banks of a beautiful river, and possessing in their refined tastes and culti vated minds all tlie elements of social and | intellectual happiness, find a most delight ful acquisition in the visit of a travelled scholar, who has devoted much time to tlie ! study of European, and especially German, poetry and romance. Prof. Azole, to con tribute to the pleasure of his friends, read ■ ily agrees to narrate some of the many le i gends and traditions he had picked up in his travels. These narratives, with the intelli gent comments of the party, make up the contents of the book. Mrs. Ellet has chosen tliis very natural and modest plan of intro l ducing to the public her agreeable research !es into German superstition. She has pre sented us with chaste and graceful transla tions from such authors as La, Motte.Fonquc, Musieus, Hoffmann, Grimm and Lyser—the work of tlie last-named author being, per haps, the best one extant, on European tra ditions. Tlie materiel of Mrs. Eliot’s volume is so essentially poetical and picturesque, that nothing less than a highly interesting book could be expected. Nor will it disappoint the public anticipation. In her nccountsot the Querxen, the Nissen, the Fairymcn, the Lurely, the Erdmannchen, and other classes of the “little people,” there is much to charm the imagination and delight tlie mind. Her legends, too, of ltubczhal, tlie King of the Gnomes—the tradition of the Kyflliauser, ofi which Irving has made acknowledged use in his beautiful legend of Rip Van Winkle — the terrible tales of tlie Vam pyre—and of the Witch Capruslic—the latter being so much iu the spirit of one of Shakspeare’s immortal stories, as to be called the “ Dan ish Macbeth”; —the delightful legend of Santa Claus, a name so familiar to child hood—and a score of other tales and visions of fairy-land—are well calculated to arrest the mind, and charm it into delighted at tention. There are ten of these pleasant “ Even ings”—and we recommend our readers to occupy as many of tlie long nights now at hand, in acquiring the same information which so much delighted and instructed the family circle of the Guions at “ YVoodlawn.” To the fair author of this volume we ten der our sincere thanks, for revealing to us so much of the hidden legendary lore of Ku i rope, and not less for the very beautiful form in which it has been displayed. Tlie work is creditable alike to lier ingenuity ’ and her taste, and will add to her wcll i merited reputation in the field of letters. Our readers shall have specimens of these legends in an early number of the Gazette. A Ltrr for the Lazv. “ They linve b-en at a great feast ■( languages, ate) stolen the scraps ” —Lore's Libor Lost. One vol 12m0.. pp. 19.>. New York : Geo. I*. Putnam. 1849. This is a quaint title for a book, certain ly, and sufficiently non-committal of the ctiaracter or scope of it. We have taken it up a score of times, perhaps, since it arriv ed, and never without deriving some grati fication from it. It is an omnium gatherum —“a thing of shreds and patches.” Com piled without order or apparent plan, it groups together an odd melange of defini tions, quaint facts, and amusing anecdotes, of which we can give no pat ticular idea.— By way of illustration, we copy one or two t i of its clever paragraphs, and shall draw upon its pages more freely hereafter. “ Literary Blunders.— Johnson, whilo compos ing his dictionary, sent a note to th *( i ntleman’s Magazine, to inquire the etymology of the word curmudgeon Having obtained the inform it ion. ho records in his work the obligation to an anon ymous letter-writer— * Curmudgeon, a vicious way of pronouncing recur mi chant. An unknown cor re pondent.* copied the word in o Ids dic tionary, in this manner: ‘Curmulg o.i, from tin French recur, unknown; and mediant , a corres pondent ’ “ Pope, in a not • on Measure for Measure, in forms us that its story wa< taken from CinthioV Novels, Dec. 8, Nov. s—that is. Decade ß, Nov el 5. The critical Warburton, in his e iiti ui of Shakrpcaie, puts the words in full length, thus — Decern her 8, November 5. “ In a catalogue compiled som \ yenrs n:<> by n French writer, of ‘Works on Natural History,’ he has inserted Edgeworth's * Essay on Irish Bulls * ” “Let Well Alone —When Godwii was em ployed iu writing the life of Chatham, h * applie 1 to many of his a quaintanees fir suitable anec dotes and suggestions. Mr. Fawcett supplied him ! with a striking passage from a speech which lfe ‘ had heard Chatham deliver, on general warrants. ‘ Every man's house Is calldd his castle. Why l i Because it is surrounded by a mo it, <>r defende 1 by a wall 1 No. It may be a straw-built but: the wind may enter it—the rain may enter it — 1 but the king cannot.* The point, as Fawcett thought, was plain enough; but when lie came to read tho printed volume, he found it thus ar- I ranged : ‘ Every man's house is called his castle. Why I Because it is surrounded by a moat or defended by a wall"? No—it may be a straw built hut: tlie rain may enter it —all the winds of heaven may whistle round it, but tlie king I cannot.’ “ This indicated what Fawcett call’ and a defect ! of natural imagination.” ©ur Contemporaries. The New Enjtanl Offering. Lowell, Mass. — Harriett Farley, Editor and Proprietor. YYe received, the other day, several num ; hers of this cxc.llent magazine, which hails 1 from the “ City of Spindles.” We tender our warmest thanks to its fair Editor for her remembrance of us. \Ve are glad to | greet the Off l ine; once more. The sight of it awakens pleasant memories. The clangor j of a liun Ired bells seems again ringing in our cars, and we look out, almost expecting to sec before us lofty ranges of Factories, long blocks of brick houses, and a clean pave crowded with the fair “Industrials” of New England. Wc seem to catch a glimpse, too, of a little brown cottage on the beautiful Merrimac —a eosey “Shady J Nook,” where the din of the city is not heard. Rut a truce to this—thinking aloud. Wc took up our pen to write a “ notice” of 1 the JVew England Offering. I The numbers before us are filled with in ; tercsting and well written articles, in prose | and verse, all contributed by those vvlio are |or have been “ Factory Girls.” YVe notice I several contributions from the pen of that sweet warbler of the Prairie—Lucy Lar com, of Y'ine Lodge, 111., whom we remem | her to have met in Lowell, when she was | “ only a Factory Girl.” Though she now ! (occupies a “sweet home in the West,” as j : well as a niche among the “ I’oets of Amer- I 1 ica,” we presume she is not ashamed of lier 1 I former title of “ Factory Girl.” She ought rather to be proud of it, since having been that, she is now what she is—a Teacher and a Poet We wish the Offering and its fair pub lisher abundant success. * The Medical E raminor. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. This sterling medical journal is edited by Francis G. Smith, M. D., Lecturer on Phys iology in the Philadelphia Association for Medical Instruction, Fellow of the College of Physicians, etc., and David 11. Tucker, M. D , Professor of the Theory and Practice ! of Medicine, in Hampden Sydney College, i Richmond, Va., and Fellow of the College of Physicians. These names are a sufficient I commendation. The October number fins l been received. Holden's Dollar Magazine. New York: C. YV. , Holden. The October number contains tlie usual variety of pleasant reading. Tlie “ Auto biography of a Monomaniac” is continued, with increasing interest. Tlie reader will ’ be sure to pronounce tliis issue “ excellent.” * 1 The Masonic Journal. Marietta, (hi.: Hunt bz j Campbell. The October number of this Journal of Masonry, Science and Literature, is on our ’ table. It should receive the patronage of . the Order. * Southern Literary Messenger. Richmond, Y’a. : John R. Thompson, Editor and Proprietor. The number for September and October, (two numbers in one,) is on our table. Its table of “ Contents” presents an attractive I list of original papers, on a great variety of j themes. The only articles we have found time to read, are, an eloquent “ Plea for Art,” and a spirited Poem by William Wal lace, oil “Frederick Jerome,” the hero of the “ Ocean Monarch.” The .Messenger has strong claims on the patronage of the Southern public. * j Blackwood’s £ liuburgh Magazine. American j Edition. New York: L. Scott & Cos. The September number, which is before us, is not behind its predecessors in inter est. “ The Caxtons” and tlie “ Dies Boreal es” of old Kit North are continued. If this number contained nothing but these arti ’ clcs, it would be richly worth its price. ! The American Tlora. Nov York : Cl rein Spencer. The September number of this excellent and beautiful work, is on our tabic. We I have heretofore spoken of it as a most valu able work for the botanist and medical stu dent, Its colored plates arc superb, and en title it to a place iu the drawing-room an I boudoir. It is published monthly, at three dollars per annum. I ! Illustrated Natural History. By Dr. A. B Strong. New Y'ork : I irr> n & Spencer. This is a monthly publication, containing scientific nnd popular descriptions of Men, Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, In sects, &c. Each number is illustrated with i four engravings. It is a useful work.— I i Terms— one dollar per annum General JutcUigniff. T,'ic Election. All the Counties have boon hoard from hut three The .Senate will stand 25 Democrats to 22 Whigs, and the House of Representatives, t'.7 Democrats to til! Whigs. Town’s majority for Governor about 3300, Heath I’. C. (iiiieu. The Constitutional ist, of last Saturday announces the death of I’. ('. (iuieu, formerly editor of that paper. The Constitutionalist says : Mr Guicu was one of our oldest and most respectable citizens, and was well and fa vorably known to the people of Georgia, having been connected with the Press of this State for the last thirty or forty years, lie was a native of St. Domingo, and came to this country when a young man.” The .let ./'-place Rioters. The trial of those rioters was concluded on Friday of last week, by their conviction, and on Saturday they wore sentenced by Judge Daly, as fol lows : if /. C. Judson, alias “ Ned Runtime.” 1 year in the Penitentiary and fine, (the extent of the law.) Adriance 2 months in the Penitentiary; Greene 1 month in the Penitentiary ; Dou glas, Bennett, O'Neil and Matthews, each 50 days in the City Prison. Judson’s wife has just obtained a divorce from him, on account of continued ill treat ment. Frost. We are informed, says the Char leston . Mercury , by a passenger who arrived in the cars yesterday, that there was dis tinct appearances of frost in the neighbor hood of Columbia, nnd for ten miles below. Profits of Cotton Manufacturies at the j South. The Graniteville (S. C.) Manufac turing Company commenced operations in May last, and according to the Augusta Con stitutionalist, t lie profits of the business thus : far are at the rate of IS per cent, on the cap ital. Religion in California. Letters from I San Francisco state the Rev. Mr. Roberts, | formerly pastor of the Methodist Church, in Jersey City, and Rev. Mr. Wheeler, of the ; same city, have succeeded in erecting two 1 places of worship in California, and are now i attending to their pastoral duties among the votaries of Mammon. Florida. We learn from Tallahassee, Florida, says the Savannah Georgian, un der date of 27th September, that informa tion had been received that the contempla ted interview with Billy Bow-Legs could not j be had by Gen. Twig's, as appointed for the 18th. Billy has ] istponed the talk for the 18th of this month. Red Iliar. The Alexandria Republican i states that the losses through the inundation will be immense. In that parish alone, if j the crop of cotton be estimated at 25,000 | bales, and of sugar at 10,000 hogsheads, with the usual quantity of molasses, the loss will be -1,700,000; and should the in juries done to the corn crop, and property I generally be taken into consideration, it will i run up to 83,000,000. The lied River val ley, instead of giving 130,000 bales of cot | ton, will not yield this year more than 80,- i 000. Here is a loss of 85,000,000. | Spanish Claims. The President lias ap -1 pointed 8. Teackle Wallis, Esq., of Balti more. a Commissioner to Spain, to examine ! into the validity of the claims set up by par ties to large tracts of land in Florida, prior to the cession of that Peninsula to the liui i ted States. Chagres Mail. ’The New York papers i state that the Postmaster General had deci ded upon sending a regular mail by the ; Crescent and Empire City, to Chagres. Arrival of Emigrants at J\ t ie- York Tlie New-York Express, of the Ist inst., says: “There has arrived at the Quaran tine ground, since the 2d of April to the Ist of October, 103,193 emigrants, being an av -1 crage of 890 per day. Latest from Yucatan. The brig Melaz zo, at New York, from Sisal, reports that when she sailed, Sept. 10th, It was report cd that tlie Indians were within fifteen miles of the place, nnd it was expected that an at tack would soon be made. The inhabitants ! were greatly alarmed, of course; but the authorities were preparing to give the Indi ans a warm reception —and they were ; strengthened by some 500 men from Merida. Cholera. Not a single case of Cholera his ! occurred in London among the Jews , which is attributable to their sanitary laws. ®lje olfr Iborlfc. The steamer Canada arrive 1 in Halifax, on the 2d. inst. From the Telegraphic Re ports received at Charleston, we glean the following items: The Cotton Market. “Cotton is dull, but prices arc the same as by the previous steamer. The official report of the Board of Brokers makes the same figures as last week. Sales of the week 28.000 bales. The ac i counts from the manufacturing districts are 1 rather unsatisfactory.” The Cholera. Since the commencement of the Cholera in London, it is reported that upwards of 13,000 persons have died with , the disease. The deaths by this epidemic have materially diminished in Paris. Hungary. Preparations are making to i besiege Comorn. The officers are said to have had a meeting, and agreed to surren der on the terms offered the Magyars. The whole garrison is desirous of leaving the ! country. The bombardment is said to have already commenced. It is rumored that Bern was captured by the Russians ut Wallachia. Many Hungarian officers have been put to 1 death by hanging, &c. Turkey. The Sultan lias refused to de liver up the Hungarian refuges,and the Rus -1 sian Minister attempted to bully the Sultan into complianC 1 with Austria's demands. A Council was held, arid the Turkish Gov ernment positively refused to surrender the refugees either to the Russians or Austrians. I Kossuth nud his companions liato been fur nished with passports by the British Min ister. Italy. The Pope's reception at Naples was magnificent. He evinces no disposition to return to Rome at present, and no pro gress is made towards the settlement of the existing difficulties, tvitli respect to RoniMi ; ass tire ©ur ©ossip Column. Daguerreotypes, We understand that the rooms Dr. TTuslmcll, ttic Daguerrean, in this towq, will he closed in two weeks. Dr. Bushnell makes excellent pictures, as our citizens know, and all per ons who wish to secure their likenesses before he leaves, will do well to call soon. * South Carolina Instituto. We learn from the Charleston Evening *Yci?3, that, at a regular meeting of the Hoard of Directors of the South Carolina Institute, held on the evening of the otii instant, it was Resolved , That lie* time of holding the first Annu il Fair of the Institute be postponed until the third w kin November, and that the Fair be opQuod. and the address by .las. 11. Hammond, j E*q be delivered, on Tuesday night, 20th Nor. The Editors of all the papers that have advertised the Fair, are requested to pub- ‘ lish the above notice, and niter the date in their advertisement. Byron’s Satan. The American Cabinet quotes the follow ing passage from Byron, which it says can not be matched by anything in Milton : ‘ His b**nw was like the deep when t**mposMa*t : l Fierce and unfathomable thoughts engraved ! Eternal wrath on h’s immortal face, And where he gazed a gfoom pervaded spact. % More Curiosities. A plank from the Bridge of Sighs. A small cheese, made of the milk of hu man kindness. A small quantity of tallow, extracted in the days that tried men’s souls. A pair of boots made on Horn's last. ’ A pair of scissors once presented to a rich editor, by the subscriber who nicer found fault udlh his paper. Another Farody—Outragoous. Some wicked wag, having had the liardi i hood to perpetrate the following rascally ! rhymes, has had the impudence to deposite i them, clandestinely, upon our table. We suspect “ our devil” had a hand in the busi ness ; if so nothing can save him, on con viction, from condign punishment. Wo pub lish the lines, to the eternal disgrace us the writer. We shall expect our friends, the J poets, to show u “ proper resentment.” “ POETOGR A PITY, nv qt izz, .in. Take a litllo sen-e The less you t ike the better, For if 30U take too much, Bo sure you rhyme ‘twill fetter. 1 Jo it up in words That will rhyme tog ther, As the line above, You s *O, will rhyme with —wrath r. Talk of “ Indies’ eye•<,” And the “ eve dug breezes, '* And the “ zephyr ** sighs/* Am mg the verd int tre ses ! Speak of “angel forms,” “ Checks and lips of roses,'* And of “ golden curls’* ’.Mi l which “young Love*’ reposes. If you'll mind these rules, You’ll be sure t > “go it,” For nothing can be e isier Th m t< be a 1 manufacturer of sos .- ii siol Iy, -nt m ’ ;il dogi t 1 t/. * jjj a 2 fig uF li &¥♦ i Till- SKAKSPtim CALENDAR. Prepared for Iticlmrdft’ Weekly Uuzeue. October 7th —\\ illiuiii, first King of tlit* Netherlands, abdicates his throne, that lie might marry a Roman Catholic lady. 1840 “ Were 1 crowned the m *st imperial mo air h The eof most wo tliy ; were I the fairest youth That ever made eye swerve ; h id force and know’ ledge j More thin was ever mans -I woull not prize them 1 Without her 1 >vc: f*r her employ them all ; ! Commend them and condemn tln-m to her -ervic •, ’ t)r to their own perdition.” [lVintcr's Talc, Act iv, Scene 3. t j October Bth.—Richard Brinsly Sheridan ( horn. 1751. “ lie U'OS his f lly like a stalking horse, and ■ under the pres aitation of that, h’ shoots his wit.” [As You Like ft. Act v. Scene 4. Octobkr 9th.—The death of the Emperor Charles VI, which caused a war in Germa ny that continued eight years. 1710 “ O, now doth death line his dead chops with st el; ! The swords of soldiers are his troth, hi* f.tngs ; I And now I e toasts, mouthing fie Posh of men, In undetermined differences of kings.” [ King John , Act ii, .Scene 2. October 10th —Great hurricane at the mouth of the Ganges. 1737. ‘“Blow, winds, atnl crack yoo.r checkt! rige! blow !” [hmj, fear , Act ii : , Scene 2 I October 11th.—St. Salvador discovered by Columbus. 1492. I “ What jjj thi- world ! what news are these !” [2 Hairy VI, Act iii, Scene 2 October 12th. —Revocation of the Edict ‘of Nantes. 1085. “ Wise men ne’er sit nnd wail their loss, I But cbcerly seek how to redrew their harms.” [3 Henry VI, Act v, Scene A. October loth.—Seaman's? Widows Socie ty founded. 1732. “ (>ur hint of woo 1 Is common : every day some sailor's wife .... lias just our theme of woe!” [ Tempest, Act ii. Scene 1 ill A ii ii J A HAA, In Milledgevillo, on Sunday last, Ezra Dug g tt, Esq., and Mi-8 Charlotte S. Brown—both of that city. Iu Milledgeville, 01 the 2d inst. Dr. Jos. 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