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EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT. WM. 0. RICHARDS, Editor. D. H. JACQUES, Assistant Editor. Sltjjcns, GrorotcX: ®— — Saturday Morning, Oct. 2?, 1849. LETTERS FROM THE NORTH. NO. IX. Rathbixn’s, New York, ) Oct. 13, 1849. 5 M;/ dear Jacques: I have to-day, for the first time, found leisure to visit the Fair of the American Institute, now open, and I propose to devote the present letter to a brief account of its very numerous attrac tions. You are aware, of course, that this is an annual festival; at which, everything that is rare and curious, as well as useful and beautiful —provided, only, that it be of American manufacture —is displayed to the public gaze. I shall not detain you with a history of the American Institute, or with an essay upon the impulse and encourage ment it has given to the mechanic art and manufactures in this country. Much might be said upon these subjects, for the happy influences of the Institution and its annual Fairs arc widely felt and universally ac knowledged. I propose, however, to confine myself to the present grand Carnival of In dustry, and to give you some hasty glimpses of its most striking features. It is held at Castle Garden, on the Battery, and proba bly no more admirable place could be se lected—for though Niblo’s Garden was a more central one, it lacked many advan tages now obtained. As you approach the j building, through a long hall, the character . of the Exhibition begins to unfold itself, in numerous models of gates, doors, and ma s chines of various kinds. The most promi nent object among these is a life cutter, [ constructed of copper, and intended for the 11. S. Frigate Saranac. Its beautiful mould and high polish won general admiration.— At one entrance into the amphitheatre, I noticed a large barrel half full of water, with a burning lamp suspended in the midst of it. It is an invention for lighting up the bottom of a river, or harbor—and the ex hibitor told me that his experiments satis fied him of the practicability of exploring, by its use, the sub-marine territory of New York Bay. It certainly promises to be of great value, and Should be tested at once in California, in examining the bottom of the gold-rivers. Fairly in the groat ball, a number of ave nues tempt the visitor, and along whichever he moves, encountering a throng of people ! pressing in both directions, he finds, at cv ery step, something to challenge his atten tion. I found my progress speedily arrest ed by a group who were curiously regard ing a small instrument, labelled “ Patent Sewing Machine—Specimens 3 cents each!” Directing the little girl in attendance to do the honors of this automaton seamstress, she adjusted the needle—tore in two a piece of cloth—and putting the strips together, I submitted them to the action of the ma chine, which, with a motion slow or rapid, according to the pleasure of the operator, i carried the silk along the edge of the strips in a neat and fine chain of stitches. Should , this ingenious contrivance come into use, what will become of the thousands of poor seamstresses, who, “ with their fingers wea ry and worn,” ply the needle in the manu facture of shirts! It would take a week, at least, to inspect carefully, all the objects exhibited at the Fair. You will not, therefore, expect me to mention one-hundredth part ; nor can I allude to them in the order of their actual importance. I had but a glimpse of whole rows of stoves, kitchen ranges, magical ovens, patent hot air chests, registers, and the like contrivances of human genius, pinched to ingenious exertion by the cold of this climate. I peeped only a moment into the machinery room, where numerous ma ‘chines, complicated and simple, lustrous with polished brass and steel, were whirl ing and working—obedient to the impulse ot a magnificent and newly-invented rotary [steam-engine. Among them, I particularly noticed Bodge’s new patent cop spinner, jWhich is a most ingenious combination of ♦he self-acting mule and throstle. It em ploys no bobbins—is adapted equally for hilling and warp yarn, and I cannot help thinking that it must supersede all other spinners now in use. A wool-card-making (machine excited my admiration. It is a Combination of all sorts of powers, and pos itively the wire which goes in at one end from a reel, conics out in the shape of wool Cards at the other ! i There are new steering machines, of great beauty of contrivance, instruments for plan ing, mortising, tennoning, moulding, and puch like processes, far surpassing in inge nuity, tb e machines in general use. In the furniture department, I saw many specimens of ingenious contrivance and splendid luxury, which I cannot stop to partition. The upper gallery is occupied with art-specimens, chiefly’ daguerreotypes, talbotypes, pen and pencil drawings, wood ®nd other engravings, chromo-lithography, &c - ll nd well repays the attention of the Mitor. Below these are the flower, fruit find vegetable displays, where superb dah- Jins,tempting nectarines,andmonster pump wins, make glad the eye of the horticultu rist. In the music saloon, I saw a piano-forte, made at a cost of SISOO, to match a suit of furniture in one of the private palaces of upper-ten-dom.” It is of white polished wood, superbly ornamented with heavy and richly carved gilt mouldings. Another in strument, with the Dolce Campano attach piont, charmed mo with its liquid tones. Ihe display of fabrics from the woollen ond cotton mills of our country, was among . Hie most gratifying evidences of American prog rfss Broadcloths of exquisite texture, and shawls of brillinnt colors and fine ma terials, attest the advancement of the man ufacturing interest. Prominent in the Exhibition were the In dia Rubber goods, and I could not but won der when I saw their variety ami finish. — There were life-boats, mat tresses, hammocks, all articles of dress, elegant slippers, and a hundred other things. With even more in- : j terest than that excited by the caoutchoue j department, did I turn to the inspection of the Gutta Pereha goods ; but ns I design to j make an article on this theme especially, 1 | will only say now, that I saw card-baskets, picture-frames and vases, of this singular substance, that would almost put papier mache to the blush ! Passing by the cutlery, the millinery—of the ladies will pardon the neglect!—the hats, the shoes, the shirts with 20,000 stitches, the worsted work, the glass-ware, china, silver, and a thousand other things, I shall mention only one or two more of the objects at the Fair. In the Manager’s room, there is exhibited a patent sarcophagus, or burial case, which is certainly a valuable invention. It con sists of two metallic shells, so united togeth er by screws and cement, that they are her- < mctically sealed. This feature, added to its durability and cheapness, must commend it to general use—especially in cases of the removal of the dead for burial in a remote place. Messrs. Lippincott & Cos., of Philadelphia, exhibit a Bible of their own issue, in most superb binding, reminding me of the mag nificent copy of Webster’s Dictionary, bound by them for Queen Victoria, and described in an early number of the Gazette. This Bible is bound in Turkey morocco, with heavy panelled sides, and plates and clasps of gold plate, while the edges are richly il luminated with water-color paintings on a surface of gold. It is valued at $l5O. In every corner of the vast amphitheatre, there are tempting stands of confectionary, where you may regale yourself with an ice cream, or with bonbons of every descrip tion. During my visit, the vast building was thronged with people, and everything wore the air of a grand industrial jubilee— which, indeed, this Fair may very properly be called. I could not help thinking, as I saw the walls of the castle pierced for the murderous cannon, but now enclosing the trophies of Art and Genius, of the strange contrast between War and Peace. What a transition, from the death-dealing manoeu vres of a garrison of soldiers, to the life giving labors of a peaceful, industrious na tion ! Long may the walls of Castle Garden echo to the glad voices of a happy people, triumphing only in the achievements of In ! dustrial Art —and ever more may that for tress be garrisoned with those instruments ! which, while they subdue the world, obtain the victory at no expense of human blood or human happiness. Excuse the length of this letter, and be lieve me Ever yours, W. C. R. NO. X. New York, Oct. 17th, 1849. My dear Jacques : The rapid advance of that division of the year, which the poets denominate “ brown October,” admonishes ! me that I should bring my absence from the ! chair editorial to a speedy close; and I am | now upon the eve of my departure for Phil adelphia, en route for the South. I have j spent a busy and most agreeable month in j this and neighboring cities —during which j time, I have participated in many social and I intellectual gratifications. I have been sur ; rounded by the tokens of progress in every I department of society. Everywhere have 1 seen the fruits of industry and the tro -1 phics of skill, in Commerce and in the Arts and Manufactures. A deep and earnest vi [ tality pervades every interest here. The demand for industrial effort is certainly equal, if not superior, to the supply—and the results of unceasing and well-directed toil are scarcely less wonderful than the | fabled fruits of magic, or of fairy power. As I have already told you, Broadway is ! the theatre of great improvements. Splen did stores are rising as if beneath the spell of an enchanter. To-day I witnessed the j elevation of pillars and copings to the fifth story of an edifice, the entire front of which is of solid iron ! In another place, I saw a vast building, the complete frame-work of which was of the same substantial material. I spent n few moments this morning in the splendid store of Stewart, which is one of the features of Broadway. Although still early in the morning, it was thronged with customers, and I found it difficult to make my Way through the multitude that surrounded the tables upon which the va rious goods are displayed. I should sup pose that there were at least 300 persons, eagerly engaged in the fashionable labor of “shopping.” 1 shall not occupy your time with a description of this palace of mer chandize, for I am not sufficiently versed in the nomenclature of fashion, to call things by tlicir right names—and you know 1 would not betray my ignorance to the ladies for tho world! Had I been as rich ns lam otherwise, I might have indulged in the purchase of a magnificent shawl —for you know who! —to the reduction of my bank account, by some eight hundred dollars! Tiie chief events that have occupied the attention of the people here since I wrote last, have been the arrival and departure of the California steamships—the Empire City and the Ohio. The former brought a mil lion of gold, and the latter also a large amount—affording very satisfactory evi dence that the supplies are not yet exhaust ed. I saw a private letter from an esteem ed friend now at the “diggings,” who re ported as the fruits of a recent day’s toil by himself and three others, one pound of gold dust—which, you know, is wortii about $250. Their subsequent labor had contin ued highly productive of golden results. The two steamers have again sailed, bear ing hosts of pilgrims to this modern Cherso nesus. The Ohio left with 450 passengers —a larger number of persons, I expect, than ever before went to sea in a single ves sel. By the way, I heard a pretty good an ecdote yesterday, of a letter-writer at San Francisco, who, having reached that place through great and disoouraging*difficulties, was still resolved to go to the placers. In his own graphic language, he had seen all the elephant except his tail, and he did not mean to stop short of its extremity ! Passing, to-day, the office of the Sun Ei©iiii©® ©aon®i Q newspaper, I observed upon the side-walk a number of,very large circular vault cov ers, bearing the inscription of “ Ilyntt’s Patent Illuminators.” Upon close inspec tion, I discovered that they were made of iron, but thickly studded with solid glass globes—too small to be easily fractured by blows, and yet affording sufficient light to the vault beneath. This is certainly a great improvement upon the old vault covers —ei- ther of solid iron, or of a disc with a glass centre—the former of which arc useless as to light, ami the latter constantly liable to breakage—leaving dangerous holes in tlie : pavement. It afforded me gratification to find that the ingenious inventor of this new vault light was no other than our friend , Hyatt, who made our town his home for some months during the past Summer. I hope he will realize a rich return from his patent. A feud has arisen here between the two Art-Unions, and the city press is arraying itself upon the opposite sides. I hare not time to discuss the merits of the case, biit simply to state that the American Art- Union, which is a Chartered and public In , stitution, complains that Messrs. Goupil, Vibert & Cos. have produced a wrong im pression upon the public mind, by the name and pretensions of their organization—the International Art-Union, which is, in re ality, a private adventure, and responsible [ only so far as the honor and ability of the firm extend. lam sorry that this quarrel has occurred, for I should like to see both ’ Institutions prosper —and while I feel the | deeper interest in the prosperity of the American Art-Union, I cannot sec why the International should not also exist and j prosper. Allow me here to congratulate our read ers on the return of the wanderer, whom j they know as “ Flit,” and to advise them 1 that he will speedily resume his pen as our welcome correspondent. A parting word, before I close, of Rath bun’s Hotel, to redeem a promise in my first j letter. It is a most excellent house—situ ated in the very focus of business —with a cuisine equal to any, perhaps, in the coun try. Messrs. Rathbun & Armstrong, its | proprietors, arc model hosts—the former j having all the knowledge and tact of long experience, and the latter all the energy , and vigor of youth. They are courteous and exceedingly attentive to their guests.— I I cannot do less than commend their house to our travelling readers. I am truly yours, w. c. u. LIFE IN CALIFORNIA. Bayard Taylor, one of the Associate Edi tors of the JVeiv York Tribune, started for California, ns our readers arc aware, seve ral months ago. His letters, written at dif ferent points on the route, and published in the Tribune, have been full of beauty and interest. lie has now actually passed the “ Golden Gate,” as he calls the entrance of San Francisco Bay, and finds himself on the terra firma of El Dorado. The last Week ly Tribune publishes several letters, writ ten since his arrival. The correspondence of the printer-poet is fresh, lively, graphic and terse, and we cannot, we think, do our readers a greater favor than in making a few extracts. IVe will commence with his First Impressions of San Francisco. “ We s crumbled up through piles of luggage, and among the crowd collect© 1 to witness our ar rival, picked out two Spaniards to carry it to a hotel. The barren side of the hill before tis was covered with tents and canvass houses, and near ly i 1 fro it. a large two-story building displayed the sign, ‘ Fremont Family Hotel.’ *• We were only in the suburbs of the town, crossing the should t of the hill, the view extend ed all around the curve of the bay, and hundreds ot tents and lions s appeared, scattered all over the heights, and along the shore for more than a mile. A furious wind was blowing down through a gap in the hills, filling the streets with clouds of dust On every side stood buildings of all j k : nls, begun or half-finished, and the greater ( part of them mere canvass sheds, open in front, j and covered with all kinds of signs, in all lan guages. Great quantities were piled up | in the open air, for wont of a place to store them. | The street- were full of people, hurrying to and j fro, and of as diverse and bizarre a character ns the houses: Yankees of every possible variety, i i native Californians in sarapes and sombreros,! Chilians. Sonorians, Kanakae from Hawaii, Chi nese with long tails, Malays armed with their everlasting creeses, and others in who-e embrown ed and bearded visages it was impossible toreeog j nise any nationality. We came at last into the : plaza, and made for the Parker House, a two-sto- j ry frame building, on the lower side. At the cor-1 nerabove, the American flag was flying from a; I iole in front of the Custom ilou-e. “No place was to be bad; but through a friend, we succeeded in obtaining lodgings at the City Hotel, at sl2 a week each—board, S2O a week additional. A room, containing two cots, two chairs, and a table, was given to two of us; some of the passengers, less fortunate, paid $3 in ano ther place, for the privilege of sleeping on the floor. The fare was ample and of excellent qual ity—fine fresh bread, cream, capital butter, and Californian beef, which is the best in the world.” Here is another item. Only think of it, |0! ye Editors, Printers, and Newspaper Pedlars ! What a paradise for News-Boys! Newspapers in California. 1 “ Speculation commenced with the moment of landing. The most ingenious and successful opo | ration was made by Mr. Fitz, of New York, who ! brought 1,000 Weekly and 600 Daily Tribunes ; He sold the whole lot In less than two hours, at j one dollar a piece ! I tearing of this. I took about a dozen papers, which 1 had used to fill up crevices i in packing mv valise, and Njld them for $lO to a man who wanted to retail them. I was satisfied with the wholesale price. Papers of late date, I ’ am told, bring $5 at the mines.” The following item is not of so pleasant a character, and does not speak well for the morals of the Capital of the Gold-Land : Gambling-Hells. i “ What I saw that night and yesterday, satis fies me that the half is nOt yet told. Business was over about the usual hour, anJ then the har vest-time of the gamblers commenced. Every ** hell” iu the place—anti I did not pretend to number them—was crowded, and immense sums were staked at the monte and faro tables. A boy of fifteen, in one place, won about SSOO, which he coolly pocketed and carried off. One of the gang we brought in the Panama, won $1,500 in the course of the evening, and another lost $2 400 A fortunate miner made himself conspicuous by betting large piles of ounces on a single throw.— ‘ His last stake of 100 oz was lost, and I saw him yesterday dashing through the streets, trying to j break his own neck or that of the magnificent garanou he bestrode. lam glad to see that the Alcalde, in hi last address to the ayuntamientn , j has recommended that means be taken to check this infamous business ” One more extract, and we Close ‘. Distinguished Gold-Seekers. “I met, yesterday, with Mr. Edwin Bryant, authorof ‘ What f saw in California ’ He has just arrived by the overland loute, via the South Pom and Great Salt I.ake, and is scorched to (ha complexion of an Indian. * * * * Mr. Du rivage, of New Orleans, who, with live others, ! reached here t'ta r hihnahun arid the Gila, was so reduced by thirst while orossing the Great Desert, 1 that he became delirious. He is now here, ns , wi ll as Mr. Freaner, the correspondent of the Picayune. I was glad to meet with Mr. Osgood, the artist, yesterday. He has been here two cr three weeks, having dug one season with -ueh good luck, that he intends returning to the mines shortly. Mr. Caleb Lyon, who is also residing here, inf irms me that his best two days’ digging ‘ amounted to $1.0t2.” While on the subject, we will make an ex tract or two from a letter published in the Boston Chronotype. The writer's pictures, as will be seen, are several shades darker than those of the poet of the Tribune. All do not wear the same kind of spectacles in California, evidently. Hear the Chronotype correspondent : “ YVhil ■ stopping here (Sac ramento) for a few days, to recruit ourselves j it little before proceeding to the mines, (a distance of 50 to 75 miles by land,) we heard Very different stories about gold-digging ; from what we did at home, or even at San Francisco. All that come from the mines, come direct to this place, and thus we have the means of knowing the truth, Nearly’ all that come down are sick, and there are numbers of them coming in every day Most of our passengers have been up, and have come back poorer than they went away. They have mostly gone to work ! down here afid at Francisco. * * * * I have been very sick with the bilious fever, and for two days I was obliged to have a doctor. There are a great many here that have been sick as well as I, nearly all the i time they have been here, and are making preparations to return, as the physicians j say they will be unable to stand the climate. I don’t know but what I may be obliged to ; return, if I continue as sickly as I have ’ been, but I want first to get enough to square up all round. There is money enough here, and gold enough, but it is the capital ists that make so much, and not the men that dig. ’Tis true, some of the diggers make a great deal, but they are fe;v in num ber, for there are not many that can stand it long enough to amass anything.” * our Cook (table. Pkoveriual Piiilosoihy. A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, originally treated by M. F. Tupper. In one vol. Bvo. New York : Baker & Scribner. The wonderful popularity of Mr. Tupper’s “ Proverbial Philosophy” is attested by the multiplication of editions, and not the less by the appearance of handsome and expen sive ones. The volume before us is an ele gant octavo of nearly 400 pages, printed from large and clean type, on fine, hot pressed paper. It is illustrated with vig nettes on wood, worked with the letter- j press ; and handsomely bound in gilded mo- ! rocco, makes a most attractive gift-book and ornament for the centre-table. Appleton’s Hand Books. Philadelphia: Geo. S Appleton. IVe have probably made mention of some of these beautiful little manuals before, but they will bear a second notice, and espe cially that the series is now before us com plete. It may suffice for us to give their names, and to say that there are no better guides of the kind to be met with at twice their price, which is only twenty-five cents each —bound in gilt cloth. They arc—l. Etiquette for Ladies ; 2. Etiquette for Gen tlemen ; 3. The Ball Room and Evening Parties; 4. Courtship and Marriage; 5. Conversation and Table Talk; 6. Toilette, Dress and Fashion; 7. The Happy Pair ; 8 Crochet; 9. Knitting, Netting and Fancy Work; 10. Chess; 11. Whist; 12. Games for Evening Parties Guild’s Cheerful Companion: A Book fir Young People. Philadelphia . Geo. S. Apple ton. This is a collection of twenty beautiful stories, both designed and adapted to inte rest and improve the young mind ; and we recommend it to our little friends and their benefactors. £l)c 01b lU or lb. Liverpool dates of the 6th inst. have been received. The news is important. Turkey. The Sultan of Turkey has or dered the Hungarian refugees to Constanti nople. England and France have sent a strong note to Russia and Austria relative to Turkish affairs. There is no reason to doubt that the best accord prevails between the English and French Cabinets, and, it is said, that a pow erful French and English squadron will be ordered into the Mediterranean forthwith, to be ready for any emergency pendiug the issue of this absorbing question. Italy. The manifesto of the Pope lias ap peared in an official form, and has been re ceived with feelings of deep disappointment, if not resentment, in all quarters. The feeling was especially participated in by the French soldiers, several of whom were put under arrest for having torn down, or oth erwise defaced the copies of the manifesto affixed to the walls. The amnesty in particular was made the object of popular odium. The attitude of the French military authorities is quite ex pectant. It awaits orders from Paris, but disapproves de facto the measures ordered by the Papal Government; and whilst the cardinals dare not walk the streets of Rome for fear of encountering the popular fury, the victims marked by their inquisatorial decrees walk about freely. The Pope relying upon Au-tria or Spain, or both, and being promised funds from Russia, seems to imagine that public opin ion will come over to his side, and thus shuts his eyes to the most obvious conse quences. The debates on the subject in the French Chambers are anxiously looked for, and should the French troops be withdrawn from the Papal States, there are strong rea sons to apprehend that a fresh revolution would immediately break out. From Venice there is nothing new, except that there is increased gloom and despon dency on the part of the inhabitants. France. The suspension of intercourse between France and America, caused much sensation in Paris when first announced, but a rumor having gained general belief ( that England had offered her mediation, that feeling considerably subsided. M. Marrast or M. Thiers is erpcctcd to be sent to Washington in the place of M. Poussin, .(len. Lnmoricicre’s mission to Russia has proved a complete failure. He ha? left St. ] Petersburg on hiS return to Paris, without being permitted to present his credentials to the Czar as the Ambassador of the French Republic. England — Sir John Franklin. A com munication from the Lords of the Admirul | ty, under date of October 4th, states that hopes are entertained that the news brought i by Capt. Parker, of the True Love, arrived at Hull from Davis’ Straits, of Sir John Franklin's ship having been seen by the na | tives as late as March last, beset by the ice ! in Prince Regent's Inlet, is not without foundation. From the same source, reports ; have been received that Sir John Ross's ships are in the south of Prinftc Regent's Inlet, and that the vessel's of both expedi | tions are safe. This hope is somewhat strengthened by a telegraphic message to i the Admiralty, since received, from the | Mayor of Hull. (General intelligence. The Musquito Affair. The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune I thinks that there neither has been, nor will he, any serious correspondence between the I diplomatic representatives of Great Britain and the United States, in relation to the I Mosquito territory, but that the affair will be amicably adjusted, the more especially as other governments besides that of the j United States will insist on the free navi j gation of the St. Juan. Important Rumor. The Washington cor respondent of the New York Journal of \ Commerce writes—“ There is a rumor that Russia has determined to close the Black , Sea to the commerce of the United States, j and of all nations.” California Items. A commercial letter, received in Philadelphia from Valparaiso, j dated Aug. 29, says that one lump of gold, i received at Valparaiso as a remittance, weighed and was valued at $7,000. The Chilian Government were preparing vessels at Valparaiso, to send down to San Francisco and bring home the 700 Chilians driven from the mines by the Americans, j and whose effects were seized and sold at | auction, in consequence of an American be- I ing stabbed by one of them. It is estimated that there is liquor enough j in California to allow a gallon a-day to eve | ry man, woman and child for one year; and two French ships passed Valparaiso early in August —the one with 80,000, the other 00,000 gallons of brandy. Clarke County Agricultural Society. — The Fair of the Clark County Agricultural Society will take place at Watkinsville, on Wednesday, the 31st inst. An address will j be delivered on that occasion by Y. L. G. { Harris, Esq. Health of Charleston. The Charleston Board of Health report thirty-six deaths for the week ending on the 13tli inst., of which number twenty-one are attributed to Stran gers’ Fever. French in Minrsota. The Minesota Le gislature have directed Gov. Ramsay’s mes sage to be printed i:i French. This shows I the character of the population. Andrew 11. 11. Dawson , Esq. has become associated with James M. Smythe, Esq., in the editorial management of the Augusta Republic. Col. Fremont has accepted the appoint inent of chief of the Mexican boundary sur ; vey, in the place of Col. Weller, removed. Jackson Monument. The citiz. ns of Bal timore intend erecting in that city, a splen did monument to the memo y of Gen. An j drew Jackson. Ajipeal of Americans in Behalf of h'os | suth. Some eighteen or twenty Americans | in Paris have united in an earnest letter to Mr. Carr, the American Representative at Constantinople, urging him to do what he can to sustain the Sultan in his refusal to surrender the Hungarian refugees, und to offer them a shelter in our Mediterranean ; fleet. California Gold. The sum placed on de posite in the mints of Philadelphiaand New Orleans this year, to the end of September, | amounts to £2,807,825 88, The JVatural Bridge of Virginia, and the property adjoining, is offered for sale. Rev. Dr. Wainwright, of New York, has | returned from Europe. : :jS JJ li D jJ Di. D !j j THE SHAKSPEARE CALENDAR. Prepared tor Richard*’ Weekly Gazette. October 21st. —George Combe, the phre nologist, born. 1788. , “ It's monstrtius labor, when I wash my bruin, j And it grows fouler” (Fowler). [ Anthony aud Cleopatra , Act i, Scene 7. October 22d.—Civil war between Pom pey and Caesar begins in Home. 50 B. C. “ Domestic fury, and fierce civil strife, Shall cumber all the ports of Italy.” [Julius Caesar , Act iii, Scene 1. October 23d.—The world was created, according to Usher. 4004 B. C. “ The poor world is almost vix thousand yoars old.** f is You Like It. Act iv, Scene 1. October 24th. —Style of “ King of Great Britain” assumed by the English Kings. — 1804 “ This title honors ine and mine.” [3 Henry VI, Act iv. Scene 1. October 25th.—Mary, Queen of Scots, condemned. 1589. “ 1 am about to weep ; but thinking that We are a queen, (o. - long have dreamed so,)- cer tain, The daughter of a king, my drops of tears I’ll turn to sparks of fire.” [Henry VIII, Act ii, Scene 4. October 26th.—Dr. Doddridge died.— 1751. “ All his mind is bent on holiness.” [2 Henry Vt, Act i, Scene 3. OcTODEn 27th.—Gold discovered in Ma lacca. 1731. “Bell, book, and candle, shall not drive me back, When gold aud silver beck me to come on.” [AT rag John, Actiii, Scene 1 REV. J. H. 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This work contains nearly thirteen hundred Hymns, original. nd select yd, liy 172 write:*, be sides pieces credited to fifty-five >brations of Ilyin: sor other works, the authors:* p of which is unknown. Forty-five are a uraynious, beii g traced neither to authors nor colic ;i *n. The Supplement was undertaken by Rev. Messrs. F.ller and Jet* l ’-, n Ueso ic tation of friends at the S. uth.- Extracts from Preface to the Supplement. “The Rsa ini t co tains o Con-'Otis supply of excellent hymns for the pu’pit. We tin* acquaint ed with no collection if hymns combining, in na equal degree poetic me; it. evangel e :l sentiment, and ariih variety of sul jects. with a happy adap tation to pulp t services Old songs, like old friends, are more valuable than new ones. A number of the hymns best known, most valued, a id most frequently sung in the South, are i fiun lin the P.-a’mLt Without them, nohyinn j book, whatever may be its excellences, is I Inly ‘ to b come generally or penna: ectly fO| r.l, riii that region. To supply this dcfici: ncy is the de ! sign of t he Supplement. From Rev. C. D MilLry. Ga. I am very anxious to have it (I* almis ) gencr . ally ctculi ted in Georgia, behoving it lias claim* paramount to all other Hymn Bocks in me. From the IU ! i%ious Herald , Richmond Va. It has evidently be n compiled with much c.v-e, and comprises.! sufficient variety of hymns tor all I the purposes of wo ship. The w< rk desen es high praise for its j mity of style and expre si on. It has great nod deserved merit, and as a whole is not only well adapted t the o ? j .c; a.med at, but ! supe ior to its predecessors. From Rev. John Dowling , New York. If I were to enumerate the by which | the Psalmist is di tinguished above every < *hft* v I hymn book with which I am a quainted, I shofild ;ay, 1. There are no liymus o;Ven>iv •to a cor* Ire -t taste, ad most of them possess a high degree j °1 poetic excelleme. 2. Every hymn mav bo read with propriety from the ] ulpit. 3. All the j hymiH are adapted to bj sung, being properlv | lyrical in their character, and not hisUirh al of did itic. 4 Most oi’ the hymns are of a suitable | leng’h. From the New York Baptist Register. The Psalmist is one of the most delightful h... i complete books of the kind we ever had the priv j ilogc of examining. It is the very book wanted. Ihe joetry D choice and beautiful, the sentß meats a e s riptural, expressed with peculiar feli j city and force, and adapt, and to every variety of 1 condition,—thcieis soihi thing for every Lo y and | eve-y 000 ision. ; From Graham's Magazine , Philadelphia. r \ hi Psalmist is in our . pin'on. decidedly tl e j best eoinpilation of -acred lyric j-octry ever pub | lished in tnis country. Fiotn the Musical Vhater , Burton. This is trucly a literary gem, besides being a sweet “ P.-nlmi-t'* tor ih : Church of Christ From Rev. Il’illia nT. Branthj, Augusta. Ga. Our denomination has been placed under lust ing obligations to Brethren Stow and Smith, for the di-criminati-ra and taste exercised in the pre , paration of this work. A dis deiatum in now | supplied which has existed and been seriously felt bv pftbt-irs for many years. Brother Ide did not j speak extravagantly when be r.rououneed the rsalmi-t “perfect in its kind, leaving i othing more to be de irtd f- r this department of wor ship.” 1 think your book only requires to bo known to secure for it an extensive circulation. From Rev Spencer H Cane, D D. New York. I have no hesitan v in saying it is better adap ted to the wants of our < hurches, and affords greaier facilities to those who lead in worship, in the selection of appropriate psalms and hymns, than anv othercompilatio j with which I am ac quainted. Its poetic and cvangelic.il features aro worthy of all praise. From Rev. A D. Scars, Louisville, Ky. 1 have given it an attentive examination, find I unhesitatingly pronounce it unequalled | hether it beco isidered a boc kof sacred poetry, j ~r a * adapted to n fine the taste, ami promote the interest of our denominational worsh p, it stands u- rivulli and, and inu t super edc the U'.* of every oth r Hymn Book ever publ shed by the denoiui nat on. 1 am satisfied that every friend of the denomination, Eas r , West, North a:l South, must see the propriety of sustaining one Hymn B"ok common to the Fajtist Chu ch. Tho Psalmist is the bock. %* The work is rapidly ci cula'ing in allpirts of the Union, also, tie British Provinces, a ..! an ord r h is also been lately received for ts supply from Lot don. * Price of the 12uio. pulpit size, in sq lendid bind i mg, at from *1 25 to 3 00. 18wo. jv w h md j M) m ly bound iu sheep, at 75 ets. 32m0. po -ket I size, handsomely bound in sheep, at 5b 12 ets. 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