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lomething of the kind—why, I can't un derstand him. Bass. —Broker, here. Broker. — I was just thinking, I’ve got a little note to lift to-day ; and I don’t know whether 1 can raise $3,000 or not; but I’ll tun around and see what I can do. But say, what’s the time 1 (Recognizing Brown.) How are you Brown ? We were just talking about you. Brown. —Broker, I aint in the habit of doing this sort of thing, but, Bass Anyowe is hard up. But to cut the matter short, will you accommodate us 1 ? Broker. —I’ll tell you, Mr* Brown, I’ve heard you called me a base deceiver—cut throat dog—infernal sharp, petty-foggmg scoundrel ; and shall 1 loan you this mon ey 1 Brown.— I'll do it again, you paltry, in significant, shaving rascal; you miserly squeeze purse, you— Broker. —XVell, well, don't get up such a row about it. 1 don’t believe yoa said So : and I’ll take a mortgage on that lot of horse flesh of yours. Brown — Come on ; in this, there can be no dismay j The Gen. Brown was telegraphed to-day. Besides, I hope the the rail road stock will pay. (Aside to Hass) I've sold that lot of horse-flesh, Bassy, ehl So don’t you think we’ve “stuck ” old Bro ker, say I— Bon Ton. EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT. WM. C. RICHARDS, Editor. D. H. JACQUES, Assistant Editor. aufjrns, (Kroraia : •—■ —e * Saturday Morning, Oct. 20,1549. LETTERS FROM THE NORTH. NO. VIII. Philadelphia, Oct. Bth, 1849. Jtlp dear Jacques: I have been passing a few days in this City, and shall devote this letter to a brief record of what I have seen; forewarning you, however, that I have not sought out its “ lions,” and have taken things in a very quiet, matter-of-fact way. Half of my visit, moreover, has been signal ized by a storm which would have done cred it to the Equinox, and which, I cannot help faheying, bears some close relationship to that tempestuous epoch. The rain fell in torrents all day on Saturday, ami the city Wore a most desolate aspect. We, however, escaped the hurricane which the morning papers from New York report as having prevailed in that city—unroofing houses, uprooting trees, and blowing down churches, with sundry other extraordinary proceed ings. Nor have we had one twentieth part of the mud which our Eastern neighbors must have revelled in, if I may jmlge from the state of New York streets during a storm which prevailed there last Monday. Philadelphia is a very pleasant city in pleasant weather—and a brighter morning has seldom dawned than the present one.— The first two days of my visit were also very charming days, and I saw Chesnut Street in all its glory of gay equipages, crowded pave , showy windows, and glitter ing merchandize. One misses here, though not regretfully, the bustle and bewilder ment of New York, and feels a relief from the pressure and excitement so insepcrable from life in that metropolis. I have not visited cither the “GirardCol lege” or “ Fairmount,” as I exhausted them both in by-gone days. Nor have I even paid my respects to Bavmtm, who has open ed a “ curiosity shop” in a somcwlfat showy building on Chesnut Street, the outer walls of which are significantly emblazoned with mammoth sea-cows, giants, wax figures, and other novelties ! I have not yet heard Mrs. Fanny Kemble read Shakspcarc—though I cannot declare myself guiltless of the incli nation or the intention of doing so. This gifted lady is very popular with the Phila delphians, who generally, I believe, sympa thize with her in those matrimonial difficul ties which have terminated, at length, in the divorcement of herself and Mr. Butler. The English Opera is attracting large au diences in the city, and two Prima Donnas arc announced for to-njght, in Norma. One of them, Miss Rosa Jacques, is an immense favorite, and Mrs. Seguin, the other, has a well-earned popularity. I have looked in upon some of the Edito rial oorps. I found Fitzgerald, of the Item, as pleasant as his very clever paper, and full of genial courtesies, proffered with out stint. It did me good to see the hearty, cheerful face of that prince of magazinists, Mr. Godey, who lie trays, in his glad smile, the consciousness that he cannot be dis tanced in the race for popular applause.— In the office of our namesake, the Gazette, I met with Mr. Peterson, and improved a slight acquaintance with him, much to my gratification. I trust I shall not overstep the bounds of gjopriety, in recording here my happiness in meeting with Mrs. Joseph <■’• Neal, the young and highly gifted asso ciate of Mr. Peterson in the Editorial con trol of a paper endeared Jo thousands of readers by the memory of her husband, who founded it, cherished it through his life, and dying, bequeathed it to her care—a be quest which she is most nobly fulfilling. While pursuing my rambles among pub lishers and. printers, I stumbled, quite inci- j dentally, upon what proved to me the elu- | cidation of a little mystery. You know that I expressed my wonder as to who was the I author of one or two article* published in the Constitutionalist , and purporting to be strictures on the History of Georgia, but whioh were, in reality, only malignant per sonal attacks upon the author of the “ His- 1 tory.” Well, I find that they were written by a resident of this city, who has, at this very moment, an anonymous pamphlet in press here, but bearing on its title-page the imprint of Savannah, and pursuing the same theme with the newspaper articles,, in the same spirit. As this pamphlet is evidently designed to issue from Savannah, as a home thrust upon the History and the Historian of Georgia, I cannot forbear the duty of ex posing what looks exceedingly like duplici ty, in Mr. George Wimberly Jones, the au thor of these ill-natured strictures. I have been somewhat enlightened, moreover, ns to the cause of these attacks upon a work which, whatever its actual faults may be, has yet won a cordial meed of praise from such critics as Walsh, Bryant, Simms, Pal frey, Hoffman, Judge King, and other dis tinguished men. W hen the brochure makes its appearance, I shall probably have the duty of dealing with it more fully—so that I will dismiss it for the present. By the way, I heard Dr. Stevens preach last night in St. Andrew’s; and although the weather was extremely unpleasant, the spacious edifice was well filled. For a church erected twenty-five years ago, it is an ex tremely handsome building. The organ is a superior one, and the music-service was excellent. lam told that the Doctor is one of the most popular preachers iu the city. He is, at present, relieved from a portion of his clerical duties, in order that he may prepare the second volume of his History for the press—a labor in which he is most closely engaged. I have made this letter quite long enough, and will therefore subscribe myself, in the prospect of a speedy return, Ever yours, W. C. R. DEATH OF EDGAR A. POE. Since our last, we have received the mel ancholy intelligence of the death of Edgar A. Poe, which occurred in Baltimore on the 7th inst. Mr. Poe was only thirty-eight years old. Thus, in the prime of his man- I hood, another of the “ Children of Song” j lias suffered the transition we are wont to ! call death ! On the shores of Time, his fin gers will wake for us the music of his won ! drous harp—“ Nevermore.” It is hardly necessary to say of the author | of “ The Raven” and “ Ulalume,” that he { was a man of genius. Even those who have | been most severe in their strictures upon him and his productions, and who most dis like his transcendental extravagancies, will | admit this. That his literary productions are marked and marred by striking faults, 1 his most ardent admirers will as readily ac knowledge. But, with all theit faults, it | is evident that they have won for their au thor an enviable reputation, as a writer.— Their faults and their merits are alike orig inal and peculiar. It is to be regretted that Mr. Poe’s pow ers were so often misdirected and misem ployed. With his genius, learning and taste, combined with great artistic skill and extraordinary powers of analysis, he might, it would seem, have left behind him works that would have placed him in the front rank of American writers. As it is, he has written things that will not be forgotten. Mr. Poe is said to have been as remarka ble for his acquirements, as for his genius, and to have been a man of fine conversa tional powers, polished manners, and warm and amiable impulses. But with all the ex alted powers of transcendent genius, he pos sessed also the faults and frailties which too often attend them; but over these we will cast the veil of charity, remembering him only as a Scholar, a Critic, and a Poet. oitr oossip Column. A Palpable Hit. The following anecdote we overheard re cently, in a New England Rail Road car.— A quiet-looking gentleman being seated at the table <V hole of one of the hotels in Al bany, during the session of the Legislature, was a little annoyed by the excessive dis play of courtesy among the “ members,” who continually spoke of, and addressed, each other, in the customary language of the legislative hall—as, for example —-“Will the honorable gentleman from Niagara pass me the butter”—“ I will thank the honora ble gentleman from Genesee to hand me the black pepper”—or “ I will trouble the hon orable gentleman from Ontario to help me to a bit of that salmon.” At the first lull in the storm of “ table talk,” our hero, with a very grave face, addressed one of the color ed waiters as follows : “ May I take the lib erty of asking the honorable gentleman from Ethiopia to hand me the salt!” It is due to the good sense of the “ honorable*”, to add, that the joke was taken in good part, nnd created a most general and hearty burst of laughter ! The Difference. A few evenings since, we were passing down the North River in one of the steam boats that ply between Hudson and New ; York. They are slower than the regular i “ line” boats—and upon this occasion, the | Fairfield had a heavy freight-barge in tow. One of the passengers enquired of the C'ap- I tain if he expected “ to put us in to break -1 fast ?” and upon receiving a negative reply, he added—“ Then, of course, you expect to put breakfast into us 1” Our merriment at the pun was not at all diminished by the re collection of a similar one, related of a dis tinguished professor of Chemistry in the [ University of Edinburgh. He Was manipu lating. one day, with oxygen gas, and had occasion to use some in a large bladder— India-rubber bags being unknown in those days. His assistant enquired of him how j they should get the oxygen into the bladder, ’ to which the professor replied, that there would bo no difficulty in that, and suggest ed that it would have been far more perti nent to have asked how they should get the bladder into the ox again I Lame Poets. ; “ Sh:ik-|M’are, Ilyron and Scott, were lame! poets.”— Exchange. So are ■, and , and , and n score of others, whom we eouhi name. ! but will not, lame poets — so eery lame, that even their verses limp most painfully. * Amor—Roma. Hugh Dougherty, a correspondent of the j -Veto York Tribune, points to a novel and 1 curious, but rather fanciful, confirmation ; of the idea that the Church of Rome is Anti- j Christ—the reverse of the spirit of Love. I which is the spirit of Christianity. Reverse ! iiiiiii©® waiiiiW ©i3iiii a the letters of the Latin Amor, and it gives you Rom a. Reverse the spirit of Love, and you have the spirit of the Inquisition. * Climbing Parnassus. Mrs. E. Oaks Smith, a Now England poet ess, has lately, says the I lome Journal, as cended to the summit of the highest moun tain in Maine. She is thought to bo the first women who ever accomplished the feat. She travelled fifty miles on foot, and “ camp ed out,” to get up there. This is travelling for health and enjoyment, with a meaning The plan of sitting cramped up in a stage coach, or lolling in a state-room of a steam er, and calling it travelling, is mere mock ery. Mrs. Smith’s fifty miles would contain more incidents of travel, more enjoyment, than five thousand in the ordinary way. Another Poet. A correspondent, who avers that he has not only paid six months “ superscription” to the “ gazette,” but has sent us five let ters, post-paiil, (in this matter lie lias shown himself a frentleman, if not a scholar,) con taining “ Compositions” for our paper, com plains that we take no notice of him or his productions. To gratify our friend, who has such an itching to see himself in print, we will publish two or three stanzas from one of his “Compositions.” The extract is from a “ poem” addressed to the Sons of Temperance. We print it verbatim et lite ratim et punctuatim: * “ Tho drunkards to tho Bottle gow tharc trobels thare benighting . The girls to the Bottle go thay say thare teeth to whiteiug I shanld like to know Dear friends what are tho Sons of Temperance doing For if it ante stopted in the bud the girls will bee Chewing Thay say young men Tobacco Chew and why not thay at leasure Take a little snuff Thay say and l!ub thair teeth at Pleasure ower Hickory twigs thay all cut down to use the poisonaus stuff and it (’hills my blood to see thair lips stuck fast with the snuff.” oitr Cook (fable. The Singer’s Mawal— For Teachers, Pupils, and Private Students. By F. A. Adams, A. M., G. F. Root and J. E. Swcetser. New York: John Wiley. 1*49. This little volume has some points of ex cellence, and will commend itself to the in telligent teacher of the delightful science of Vocal Music. It is quite practical in its method and comprehensive in its scope. — Designed chiefly as a book for classes, it is still available to the individual student.— The early chapters, on the cultivation of the organs of the voice, are quite an impor tant feature of the work. Root & Swketsek's Collection of Church Mu sic, comprising many of the most popular and most useful Tunes in common use, together with a great variety of new and original Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Sentences, Motells, An thems, Chants, &c. New York : John Wiley. 1849. There are so many new Collections of Church Music, that it is difficult to discrim inate between them. If, however, the abil ity of the compilers is any guaranty of tbe excellence of a music book, the present may be safely regarded as a valuable addition to church psalmody. The work contains many new tunes, and new adaptations of favorite airs—furnishing a great variety of styles and effects. The Pcstalozzian method, so deservedly popular, is the basis of the ele mentary part of the w-ork. The authors re fer the student to the “Singer’s Manual,” prepared by llcv. F. A. Adams, under their supervision. The mechanical excellence of the work is not its least merit, and we hope it will be come as popular as it deserves to be. Success in Life. The Merchant. By Mrs. L. C. Tuthill. New York: Geo. I’. Putnam.— 1850. Emerson says— “ One thing is forever good ; That one thing is—snoeess and he speaks truly; therefore all aids to the attainment of success should be eagerly sought, ami gratefully received. With this reflection, we opened the attractive-looking volume, the title of which we have placed at the head of this article. A friend, in whose judgment we have great confidence, had spoken of it in strong terms of commenda tion, and we therefore expected much grat ! ification in its perusal. We have not been [ disappointed. After citing several eminent examples of Success in Mercantile pursuits, with some remarks on the Progress of American Com merce, Mrs. ‘Tuthill proceeds to speak of the “ Elements of Success,” among which she includes Knowledge, Integrity, Industry, Economy, Perseverance, Foresight, Enter prise, Punctuality, Courtesy, .1 Good Wife, &c., &c. Let not the reader infer from this array of common-place themes, that the book in question is dull and prosy. No thing can be further from the truth. Eve ry page is replete with interest, as well as instruction. We most cordially commend the work to young men, and especially to those who are preparing to seek success and honor in the paths of Commerce. We are glud to learn that this volume is to be followed by five others, on the same plan, entitled “ The Lawyer,” “ The Me chanic,” “ The Artist,” “ The Physician,” and “ The Farmer,” respectively. The re maining volumes will l>e looked for with interest. * FronTenAC: or the Atotarho of the Iroquois. A Metrical Romance By Alfred li. Street, fine vol. 12mo, New York: Baker &. Scribner.— 1849. Sir Walter Scott's genius comiielled us to admire his exquisite metrical stories, aud we have, in consequence, a penchant for such matters. It was, therefore, with inte rest that We took up Mr. Street's book—nnd although its throe hundred pages were some what ominous of weariness, we confess to a very considerable degree of pleasure in their perusal. Fi ontenac is a simple tale, based upon some incidents in the border history of Canada and New York. It is divided in to nine cantos, whose sequence is natural, and the interest of which is agreeably sus tained. The author is a poet of the daguer reotype school—skilled in minute scene painting—fond of details, and elaborating, sometimes, simple incidents, to the detri meat of the general effect of his work.— There are many very beautiful passages in Frontenac—while, on the other hand, there are frequent blemishes, especially of versifi cation, and feeble, common-place diction.— We have not time nr space, now, to examine it critically, and shall content ourself with selecting a random passage or two, as speci mens of the whole. Here is a picture of In dian stealth and treachery—describing the murder of Count Lavergnc : “ Near and more near, with eyes of flame, Tbe Indian creeping, creeping, came, Until he paused and drew His hatchet; then loan’d quickly back, And from his clutch iu whirling track The glittering weapon flew; It fell iqion tho soldier’s head, Who, as gushed out a stream of red, Groaned deep, and started from his bed, Convulsive, to his knee ; In vain; in vain ; tho hatchet drank Again bis blood, and down he sank Beneath his enemy. And, ns in pangs of parting life, The quivering soldier lav, The savage drew his gleaming knife, And wrenched the scalp away.” Wc have marked one expression with ital ics, as an instance of the poet’s faultiness of diction. “ A stream of red” does certainly convey to the reader’s mind the idea of blood, but it is neither forcible nor elegant, and mars, we think, the general beauty of the passage. The following is a description of an In dian torture-scene, and well displays the poet’s power of painting by words : “ .Shooting and leaping the Huron* went — Wildly and fiercely their limbs they bent; As each one passed, he thrust bis knife Deep in the stem We-an-dah’s flesh, Who, though all over were wounds from the strife, Though at each thrusting burst out afresh, In torrents, the smoking and purple gore, Unflinching, unshrinking, the torture bore. As peeled from his body the skin in strips, The death-song rose to his scornful lips— Rose to Ilia lips, while his haughty eyes, Sought the pure depths of the rosy skies.” Mr. Street has not confined himself to any particular measure in the structure of his verse, for though, in the main, it is octo syllabic, it embraces a great variety of stan za, and often presents very abrupt transi tions. We are half inclined to think that the poem is too long, or, at least, that if it had been told in half the number of lines, it would have been more effective. It is, how ever, a very interesting romance, and de serves to be extensively read and admired. The History of Pexdevms—His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and his Greatest En emy. By W. M. Thackeray. New York : Harper & Brothers. 1849. The readers of “Vanity Fair” will need no other recommendation of “ Pendennis,” than the name of its author. As far as we can judge by the perusal of Part I, the lat ter will not fall behind the former iu inte rest. “Vanity Fair” established Mr Thacke ray’s reputation on a firm basis. Asa sa tirical delineator of the fashions and foibles of society, he holds a high rank. He makes our social fictions appear so supremely ri diculous, that we are absolutely ashamed of them. The wood-cuts with which “ Pendenniß” is illustrated, are capital. We shall copy some passages from this book, in another department of our paper. We will give herd a single paragraph on the JVewspaper Press : “ They were passing through the Strand as they talked, and by a newspaper office, which was all lighted up and bright. Reporters wore com ing out of the place, or rushing into it iu cabs; there were lamps burning in the editors’ rooms, and above, where the compositors were at work, tho windows of the building were in a blaze ot gas. ‘ Look at that, Pen,’ Warrington said: — • There she is—the great engine—she never sleeps. She has ambassadors in every quarter of the world her couriers upon every road. Her officers march along with armies, and her envoys walk into statesmen's cabinets. They are übiquitous. Yon der journal has an agent at this minute giving bribes at Madrid, aud another inspecting the price of potatoes in Covent Garden. Look! hero comes the foreign express galloping in. They will be able to give news in Downing street to morrow ! funds will rise or fall—fortunes be made or lost; Lord B. will get up, and holding the pa per in his hand, and swing the noble Marquis in Itis place, will make a great speech; and Mr. Doolan will be called away from his supper at the Back Kitchen ; for he is foreign sub-editor, and sees the mail on the newspaper sheet before he goes to his own.’ And so talking, the friends turned into their chambers, as tbe dawn was be ginning to peep.” * £l)c (Dlir tllorlb. By the steamer Caledonia, we have Liv erpool dates to the 29th ultimo. The only cloud of war which now seems to threaten a storm, hangs over Turkey. If the Sultan persists in his refusal to deliver up the Hungarian fugitives, he may find the Cossacks knocking at his gates some bright morning. The Czar is only waiting for an excuse to annex the dominions of the Sublime Porte to his Great Empire. But what will France nnd England say nnd do ? We shall see. Liverpool Cotton .Market. We have again to report a quiet cotton market. During the past week prices of the American are with out change, but at the same time we may re mark that it has been difficult either to buy or sell on satisfactory terms. This contin ued dullness is not attributable to nny change in the accounts received of the grow ing crop, which are still unfavorable, but to the discouraging state of the Manchester market, which, as yet, exhibits no signs improvement. France. France now enjoys a perfect tranquility, and there is no prospect at pres ent of another political agitation. Indeed, public opinion is apparently becoming more and more averse to revolutions, in propor tion as the increase of trade and commerce exhibits the advantages of internal tranquil ity. Mr. RiTes, who succeeds Mr. Rush as Minister of the United States to the French Republic, has arrived in Paris. Hungary. The latest Telegraphic ac- I counts state that in Hungary the greatest confusion still prevails. At Comoro the officers and men are in a desponding state, laboring under the convic- I tion that resistance against the Combined Austrian and Russian forces is useless. ; Gcorgey*s conduct his helped to Increase this feeling. The London News condemns Gcorgey's conduct, nml states that Kossuth, Beni and BemMnski are at Widden, in a state of positive destitution. Turkey. Accounts from Constantinople of the 1 fJtli of September, state that the Km peror ofltussia eta ploys no arguments at Court for his demand for the delivery of the l’olisli and Hungarian refugees at Widden, but says in letters that he will consider the escape of one of them ns casus belli. If the Sultan does not give a simple yes or no to his aid-de-camp, he threatens to return to Warsaw. The Sultan persists in his resolution, and is backed by the Foreign Ministry and the Grand Vizier, Mahomot Ali Pacha, but a great majority of the Coun cil are alarmed at the threatening tone of the Czar’s note, and no official announce ment of the Council's decision had conse quently been made. There is reason to be lieve that the Turkish Government, urged on by the English and French Envoys, will reject the demand. It is supposed that the Emperor of Itussia will put his threats of war into force, should the answer of the Sul tan be in the negative, although nearly the whole of the Turkish fleet is in the Golden Horn, quite ready for service, and could de fend the entrance of the Bosphorus ; yet the Turkish army bears no proportion to the forces that would be brought against them. The Emperor would march against the Tur kish frontier in a few days. Sixty thousand Turkish troops nre concentrated around Constantinople, but the English fleet could not reach the Goldeu Horn sooner than fif teen or sixteen days. The Russian flest could be within the Bosphorus within twen ty-four hours. The greatest anxiety prevails among all classes. The greater majority are opposed to war, as destructive to commerce and in dustry. There are British subjects among the refugees confined in Wedden. General Guyon, Longworth, and O’Donnel are nam ed. £l)e fitcrarn tDorlir. .Mrs. Trollope. Anew novel, by Mrs. Trollope, entitled “ The Old World and the New,” is announced. Miss Pardoe’s new work, “ The Court and reign of Francis the First, King of 1 ranee ”is about to be published, by Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, who have also just ready for publication Ilumbolt's “ As- I pects of Nature. Harper &( Brothers have in press “Glimp ses of Spain,” by S. T. Wallis. ff. S. Osgood, the painter, was, at last accounts, digging gold and doing well. He had previously been gathering the dust, by peddling newspapers. Major Ripley,V. S. A.,is about to issue a work entitled “ Mexico and the United States.” Miss Frederica Bremer,the celebrated au thoress, wns nmong the passengers by the the Canada. Her appearance in this coun try will create some sensation in literary circles. The Late Mrs. Butler. Mrs. Fanny Kembl c, late Mrs. Butler, lias resumed licr readings of Shakespeare in Philadelphia. Margaret Fuller. The New York Mir ror says, that, Miss Fuller, who has been in Home for several years, has been marri ed to an Italian Count. William Gilmore Simms. John Russel, of Charleston, has just published “ The Cas sique of Accabee; a Tale of Ashley river : With Other Pieces,” by W>n. Gilmore Simms. Mr. Calhoun. The N. Y. Courier an nounces that a work by Mr. Calhoun, “On the elementary principles of the Govern ment, and the Constitution of the United States ” will be published at an early day by the Messrs. Harper. ©cncral intelligence. Health of Charleston. The following ■ paragraphs from the Courier of the 10th inst., contains the latest inteligencc we have received in regard to the Yellow Fever | in Charleston: | “ This morning we publish the official re port of the Hoard of Health, which gives the information that there were eighteen deaths by Strangers Fever, during the week end ing on the 6tli instant Os these it will be seen that 8 were natives of Ireland, 4 of Germany, 4 of Scotland, and two of the United States. Eight of the eighteen died in the City ; Hospital, being a strong evidence that the | disease prevails principally among those j who are not careful in their habits, and do not seek a medical attendance promptly.— At the same time we state that at no former period, within our recollection which ex tends over a period of near thirty years — have the cases been of so mild a character, | or so readily yielded to Medical treatment. The .Yorthener. The steam ship North oner will be withdrawn from the New York and Charleston line for a few weeks, for the purpose of furnishing her with a pair of new w heels. Late anil Important from California. \ The New York Evening Post of Friday, says : “ In a private letter just shown to us, from a respectable gentleman of this city, now in California, dated September 1, it is stated! “General Riley and Hutler King arc not ex l*cted to live.” Financial Movements. The liank of the , State of Georgia has established an Agency at Rome, Ga. Vi. E. Alexander is the A : gent We are also informed, says the Savannah Republican, that an Agency has been es tablished at Sparta, in this State, by the Planter’s Bank. Coffee We understand, says the Repub lic, that there was, a few days since, a car go of Rio Coffee in Charleston, for which 10 cents was offerer!, and refused. It is said to be held at 12 1-2 cents. If this is true, it will soon be time to recommend the use of mild decoctions. tleorgia tiohl. The Dah'.onega Watch man, of the lltli inst., says i “We have just seen a piece of Gold, found by William Keenum on the Yalioola, within a few miles of this place, weighing 10 dwts. aud 23 gr ins.” J THE SHAKSPEARE CALENDAR. Prepared for lticbHivß* Weekly Gazette. October 11tli.—Tombs of the Kings of France destroyed. 1703. “Whymay not imagination trace tlie noldo dust of Alexander till lie find it stopping a bung bole.” Act v, JSccne 1. October 15th.—Mrs. M'Lenn, the poet css. known ns L. E. L., died. 1838. “ And when yon would say something that is sad, Speak how I fell.” [Henry VIII , Act ii, Scene 1. October 16th.—Bonaparte arrives at St. Helena. 1816. “ They have tie I me to the stake ; I cannof fly, But bear-like I must fight the course.” [Maibeth, Act v, Scene 7. October 17th.—Wolscy deprived of the Groat Seal. 15*29. “ Hear the king's pleasure, cardinal: who com mands you To render up the great seal presently Into our hands.” [Henry VIII, Act in, Scone 2. October 18th.—Sarah, Duchess of Marl borough, died. 1744. “ Art thou not second woman in the realm t” Hast thou not worldly pleasure at commaml, Above the reach or oouipavs of thy thoughts 1” [2 Henry VI, Act i. Scene 2. October 19th.—Corner-stone of Wash ington Monument laid. 1847. “ Whose remembrance yet Lives in men’s eyes; and will to cars and tongues Bo theme and bearing ever.” [ Cymbeline, Act iii, Scene 1. October 20th.—Ship-inoncy first levied. 1034. “ These exactions Whereof my sovereign would have note, they are Most pestilent to the bearing ; and to bear them. The back is sacrifice to the load.” [Henry VIII , Act i, Scene 2. NOTICE. The Quarterly Oration of Fathe** Mathew I)i ----vi.-ion, No. 84 Sons of Temperance, will be deliv ered in the Methodist Church on Saturday 20th Inst., at 3 o’clock IV M. by Brother J. W. H. Underwood. The Officers and Brethren of other Divisions, and the public are re-pectfully invited to attend. J. M. HUNT, ’ll. S. 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Hill, Aid. R B C.II w 1!. Term, I Samuel W. Lynd, Conn John M. Peek, 111. i ‘Phis wo k emitsiins nearly thirteen Itund ed I h ums, original ami selecthl, by 172 writers, be sides pieces credited to fifty-five <• If ctinns of 1 lyrnrs or other works, the autlj<-rs!i p of which is unknown. Fofty-fivu arc atn>m nioiis, being traced neither to authors nor * oMetions The npp rmei.t was undertaken by Rev Messrs. Fuller an l Jeter, at. the solicitation of friends at rhe South. — k'.etrarts from Preface to the Supplement. “The Psa'mi t <e tains a copious supply of excellent hymns lor tin pulpit. \VY are acquaint ed with no collection of hymns combining, in an equal degree poetic merit, evangelical sentiinen.% and a rich variety of subjects, w ith a happy nd.if - tation to pulpit services Old songs, lik. old friends, are more valuable than row ones. A number of the hymns l est known. most ruined, and most freoueiitlv sung in the South, aren't found in the Psalmist Without them, noli yum book, whatever may be its excellence s. is I k W to become generally or permanently popular in that region. To supply this deficiency if the de sign ot the JSnp|dement. From Bet. C. J). Mallory, Oa. 1 am very anxious to have it (Ikalmisf) gener ally circulated in Georgia, believing it has claims paranwnut to all other Hymn Books in use. From the Religious Herald , Richmond Va* It has evidently been compiled with much can', and comprises a sufficient variety of hymns for all the purposes of worship. The work deserves high praise for its purity of style and expression. It has great and deserved merit, and as a whole is not only well adapted to the ol ject aimed at, but superior to its predecessors. From Rev. John Dowling, New York. if 1 wen* to enumerate the excellences by which the Psalmist is distinguished above every other hymn book With which 1 am acquainted, I should say, 1. There are no hymns o tie naive to a cor rect taste, and most of them possess a high degree of poetic excellence. 2. Every by inn fnav be read with propriety from the pulpit. 3. All tlm hymns are adapted to be sung, being properly lyrical in their character, and not historical or didutic. 4. -Moat of the hymns arc of a suitable length. From the New York Baptist Register. The Psalmist is one of the most delightful and complete books of the kind we ever hud the priv ilege of examining. It is the very book wanted. The poetry is choice and beautiful, the senti ments are scriptural, expressed with peculiar feli city and force, and adapt’ and to every variety of condition,—there is something lor every body and every occasion. From Graham's Magazine , Philadelphia. The Psalmist is in our opinion, decidedly the best compilation of racred lyric poetry ever pub lished in this country. Fiom the Musical Visitor, Boston. This is truely a literary gem, besides being a, sweet “ Psalmist” for the Church of Christ. From Rev. William T. Brantly , Augusta , Ga. ( hir denomination has been placed under last ing obligation* so Brethren Stow and Smith, for the discrimination and taste exercised in the pre paration of this work. A desideratum In now supplied which has existed and been seriously felt by pastors for many years. Brother Ido did not speak extravagantly when be pronounced the Psalmist “perfect in its kind, leaving nothing more to be de-in and for this department of wor ship.” 1 think your book only requires to bo known to secure for it an extensive circulation. From Rev Spencer //. Cone, D. 1). New Yotk. I have no hesitancy in saying it is better adap ted to tin? wants of our churches, and affords greater facilities to those w ho lead iu worship, in the selection of appropriate psalms and hymns, than any other compilation with which I am ac quainted. Its poetic and evangelical features are worthy of all praise. From Rev. A. D. Sears, Dnvisvi/le, Ky. I have given it an attentive examination, and L unhesitatingly pronounce it unequalled.— Whether it hr considered a book of sacred j oetry, or as adapted to refine the taste, and promote the interest of our denominational worship, it stands unrivalled, and must supersede the use of evry other Hymn Rook ever published by the denomi nation. 1 am satisfied that every friend of the denomination, East, West, North and South, must set* the propriety of sustaining one Hymn Book common to the Baptist Church. 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