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V OL. XVIII IHfTiIKPERANCE BANKER j IS THE Organ of llie Sons of Temperance ANU OF TIIK State Convention of Georgia: j PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BV BBXIAniX BKAHTLV. LT Term*—One Dollar a year, in advance. Letters must bo Post paid, to receive at- j tention. | MORAL AND REUGIoBs^ “After all, take some quiet, sober mom ‘tit of life, ami add together the two ideas of pride of man’s life and behold , him, n oreumie of a span, high, stalking | through infinite space in all the gian-j deur of liitleness. Perched on a speck . of the universe, every wind of heaven j strikes into his blood the coldness of j death; his soul floats from his body like melody from the string day and night, as on th wheel, he is rolled along the heavens, through a labyrinth of worlds, and all the creations of God are flam ing above and beneath Is this u crea ture to make for himself a crown of glory, to deny his own flesh, to mock at his fellow sprung from that dust to which both will soon return? Does j not the proud man err? Does he not die? When he leaaons, is lie never stopped bv dillicullies? Wlien tie sets, is be never tempted In pleasure? When he lives, is he free from p <in ? When he dies, can in* t scape the com mon grave ? Pride is not the heritage of min; humility should dwell with frailty, and alone for ignorance, error and imperfection. ’ -Rev. Sidney Smith. ‘Pur Biautiful. — How sweet toour remembrance are the tilings we have enjoved in our time, because ol tlmir loveliness. Pew things present them selves to the o’is rvation unassuointeu with this felicity, could we only separ ate from them the cor uptmii, wliicli they have engendered. Our vision do rives its charms Irom the tilings which are in harm my the picturesque and tne ull iform contributed largely to its advantage, ami so do tne thing which are brilliant; and the colors of which me light. It is usual for the mind to x ;*<■ rn nee two orders ct circu-n.stun ecs, tin- f.ivmable and the unfavorable. Prom the unhappy constitution of things in general, it is competed to draw in ne largely from the in than from the oilier; but the more we seek to raise i. above the common five! of surround i ig influeiic -s the gr ater elevation w ill i achieve nut l , therefore, it should be to the fntiter we should adhere, and Hot to the latter. NoVeithel.-ss, it is, 11i< T IIIV iieCessarv itm: every mind | D * ~ should Cviifiprehemt nature of stir- j routining objects. ’•"< tins t lie re j is no right ap|hioii'.Mo of reason, tilt* j abscence ot ; eot .ii.-- continual discomfort an J a w mt oi correct judg. | i ne ii t . When the grt.n Author of Nature! created the vvoild utid all that is in it,; he made all things perfect; the abscence of which has arisen through man’s in- j difference, want of education, and; want of benevolence. Distant nations, j acting conjoinly with our own have j now been affording opportunity for a more powerful development of the or gans of excellency, by adding their treasures to the gnat Exhibition. It due attention In- paid to this considera tion much good training will derived both to the mind and the vision. I'or the improvements w hich w ill bring com forts to our hearts we have little to hope for, whilst we depend upon liie tll iris of a proud aristocracy. The firesides \ of the rio i, and those of the people, are too much separate con&i ierutions with those who take the lead, and a better state of things regarding the human family will rest very much vviih the j operations of a -vise and benevolent legislature. The people are b tier aware ot vvliat they need than those who are better co operating for them. It is. therefore, highly essential that j they should not he interfi led witii in the choice of their represematives The Kentucky New Era says— Wild Cats is the very appropriate title given to th ■ ruinsellers and their sym pathizers in Maine; such was their des firnation throughout the late arduous a°nd glorious struggle it. that State And most wofully were those same “wild eats” whipped in that great contest; and so will they Ire whipped in every fair fight that takes place in any ot the States. Tiie raising and fattening of snails has of late years very much increased in France, and, according to a recent calculation made ot one of the I arts Markets, the amount cosumed annual lv in France is about 6,000,000. Ibe price averages from nbo-t 50 lo 70j cents per 100, and one individual is stated to make over 8101)0 p f annum bv his snail beds. Discord >Ji ‘ - .-•’•-ugd’ O’ “ “' ,|r -• >-N- .. .l * iRANCB. Fledge of tlieSons of Teinpe rHCfe.““l, withoutreserve, solemnly pledge my honor as a man that I will neither make,buy, sell nor use, as a beverage , any Spirituous or Vlalt Liquors, Wine or Cider. Officers of ihe Grand I>ivi*iou. E. If. Myers, (J. W. P. Mocon. B. Brantlt. G. W. A. Pettfield. W. S. Williford, S. Scribe, Macon. E. C. Granniss, G. Treas. Macon. 1). P. Jokes, G. Chap. Palmetto. War. Woods. G. Con. Madison. TSM 3loodworth,G Sent. Liberty Hill. Office of the Grand Division. ) Macon. Nov. Ist, 1852. ( To tht Sons of Tem/ieranc* in the State of Georgia: lieloved Brethren :—in entering upon the duties assigned meat the lute session of the G. D„ I feel impelled to address to you a few words of advice and exhortation. I have but one object—the advance of our most useful and beloved order. I shall not make a merit of proclaiming my incapacity | for the office, but will assert, that with your co-operation our order will prosper; with out it, an •‘angel from Heaven” would not have sufficient capacity to give it ad onward impulse. We must all work—work hear tily, unweariedly, zealously, or our order will prove a “splendid failure.” I have, according to the best of my abili ty, selected Deputies for every county. In a few days they will receive their commis sions. I have requested them to notify uie ol their acceptance, or if they decline, to nominate some worthy brother to take the otiice. If I cannot obtain a deputy for eve ry county, who will attend to the work,/ will endeavor to get one for every Division. I shail not publish the names of any until they formally accept the appointment, and as fast as they accept, I will till up the list in the Banner. J hope there will be no delay on ihcir part. There are many Divisions, which have not reported to the Grand Sscribe, for two, three ami four quarters. The probability isth.it they are not Working. Why is this so, brothers? Have you gone back, or has the cause receded in your community f Let it never be admitted. Get to work again, or if at work, make up your quarterly returns And forward them at once. If sleeping, wake up; if languishing, be encouraged, and make another effort lor Love, Purity and Fidelity, the three Daughters of Tem perance. if your Division is not strong enough to stand by ilselt, unite with the sister Divisions in your neighborhood and consolidate two or more into one. 1 hope, however, that even this will not be found necessary. I have been instructed by the G. 1). to see it tile Divisions, Which have ceased to uoi'k can be revived, and it any of litem are past resuscitation, to ask a surrender of their cn.iriur, books, &.c. Ido not wish to make iliis demand upon a single Division, anal hope, brothers, that your Zealand in dustry in tiie good cause, will save me Irom tiiis p,.infnl alternative. Let me urge upon tiie Subordinate Divis j ions to keep trp a regular correspondence I i with the Grand Scribe’s Office by sendiug i ! tip their quartely returns punctually at tiie ; ! prescribed time. Elect and’ install your of | treei'S’ fegulai ly. Remember that any T. i ; W. T. can install,and you need never wait for a deputy to be present. If you have I not new men to elect every quarter, remem ber that there is no longer a Constituiionla bar to the ptrpetual re-election of all the j old officers. Few men, true and steadfast, can therefore, keep up a Division. Let me exhort you to have frequent pub lic meetings in your Division. Set every man to speaking, who can make a speech for Temperance. Keep the subject before your community. Agitate—agitate, or else we shall grow stagnant. If possible, have | a public demonstration every month. If you wisli to appear in regalia the necessary authority ean be obtained from your deputy G. W. I*. j Come, brethren, let us move again to our ; glorious work ; let not your banner droop ; i raise it high—(ling it to the breeze; Heav en’s balmy breath shall shake out its drooping lolds, and it shall shortly wave i over the crumbling stronghold of our direst foe. ihe order expects every brother to i do his duty. Yours in L I*. & F. E. 11. MYERS, G W. I*. I’. S. I desire that the brothers into whose hands this may come, will give it as wide a circulation as possible. Let the G. D. W. P., W. P. or R. B. read it in each Division and circulate it among the brother hood. UAWiTa OF TJSMFJiKAftCfc. J 1 i-iiaM.i:. No member shall make, buy, sell or use as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider. Officer* of the Or mid Section. J. W. Benson, G. P. Macon. B. Burton, G. A. I*. Pondtown. L. C. Bhwson, G. S. T. Atlanta. Rev. J. S. Wilson, G. C. Decatur. S. M. H. Byrd, G.G. Orford. SW. P King, G. W. Thoniaston. 1. o. of Kecliabitc*. Officers of Georgia Diet. Tent, No. 28, loca ted at Washington, Wilkes Co.,Ga.: John K. Smith, f). P. G. R. Washington, i ft H.ml’ ilef, i* G. R .VlahM, PENFIELD, GA. NOVEMBER 20, 1852. ! Rev.G. G. Norman,D. D. It. Washington I A. 11. Sneed, D R. S. I E. Ii O’Neal, D. F. S. ’ L. F. Carrington, D. T. ~ iO. W. Hancock, D, L. ~ _ ; KeciiubitcN Fledge. j 1 hereby declare, that 1 wiliabslain from all j intoxicating liquors,and will not give, nor offer i them to others, except in religious ordinances, |or when prescribed, in good faith,by a medi i cal practitioner ; 1 will not engage in the traf fic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis ■ countenance tiie use, sale and manufacture ol ! them ; and to the utmost of my power, 1 will endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence : from all intoxicating liquors ■aißaßCaT-" IcaPiaLn oTANtSiiURY’S EXPEDI TION TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE. FROM THE LITERARY WOULD. All Expedition to the Valley of the Great Sail Luke of Utah: including u Des cription of Its Geography, Natural Histo ry, and Minerals, and un Analysis ol its Waters, with an uutlieulic account of the Mormon Settlement, &,e. By Howard j Siausbury, O .ptaiu Corps Topographical Engineers, U. S. A. Philadelphia: Lippui cotl, Gram bo, & Cos. The parly of investigation lod by Capt. Slansbury lor the purposes of a reconnaissance of the greut Western routes and t survey of the Mormon Ter rilory was organized by the Bureau ol Topographical Engineers in 1849. In June ol mat year the expedition, melu ding eighteen men with five wagons unit forty-six horses and mules, set forth from Fort Leavenworth. It reached Salt Lake City ul the close of August. A year was passed at this point in win ter quarters and in a comprehensive survey ot the adjacent regions, the route to Fori Hall, the circuit of the lak by land, its exploration by water, a scientific adjustment of localities, measurement of distances, and un ex amination of the agricultural and min eral resources and the naturul history ot the country. On the 27th of Au gust, 1850, the company set out on its return, pursuing generally the “same route, by the emigration road, of the advance, and reaching Fort Leaven worth on the 6th of November. The objects of the journey were of a practi cal character, and were pursued with a systematic zeai and fidelity, fully ex hibiting the value and importance of the scientific training of the officers of the army. A man lias a very inadequate idea of the services of a modern officer, at least ot the school of those who gradu ate at West Point, who thinks his duties h ; gin with routine and pipe-day and end with the slaughtering of his toes. A battle may be hut of single occur rence m a life-time; but on the vast area of duly ot our great Western pos sessions the officers of the army ure continually exercising their capacity as engineers, surveyors, pioneers, (or esters, with the multitude of relations to the Indians of the wilderness, to the emigration parties which the remote frontier life induces. There they en counter every variety of hardship, of climate, aud prove their manhood bj tests unknown to the camps and par. udes of Europe. They ex Li Li t every’ uu} the virtues of courage and efiffu-- runce, though seldom honored with thej glory ot military conquest. Their acts! aie those of tne soldier, hut they minis ter directly to peace. They lay down ihe mad for the emigrant, instruct him iu the best methods of transit, and neu tralizc Or overpower the hostility of the savage. When actual wurlare tests their powers on a more brilliant field, I they are found, as in Mexico, the sure’ masters of victory. Gapt. Staushury and Ids brother offi cer's Expedition t itlie Gp at Balt Lake! besides providing a Ifbcral fund of in. j formatior and elitei ;amiAcnt for the general reader, is Hi ,■ .k> and with praoti-i cal results which wii, guide over his 1 long journey the little caravan of the/ humnlest emigrant. Buch is the itine- I rary of evefy day s journey by which the progress of a camp u.uy he regula ted with military precision, ihe meteor i ological journals, the advice as to routes, and llie example, worth as much as j any of the rest, of cheerful, uniform of good sense and perseverance. The value of u nice calculation of resources and adjustment of means to the ends of the journey is not to be de j sptsed on tile prairie. Every where j along that great route Capt. Stansbury, ’ in 1849, found the wreck of capital and I comfort in the abandonment of articles jof value. We have constantly in his journal such records as these : “A small party, witha single wagon, drove into camp just as we w ere leav. ing the ground. ‘They had formed part of a company from St. Louis, had proceeded within sixty miles of Fort Kearny, but had quarrelled, and be come disgusted with the trip and with each other, and had separated. These persons were on their return to St. Lou is. They gave discouraging accounts of matters ahead. Wagons, they aatd, could be brought upon the route of emi’ grution for from ten to fifteen collais a- I piece, and provisions for almost nothing a all So muelrfif arduous enterprise-! rashly undertaken, umJ prosecuted with 'out previous knowledge or suitable pro paction ! What else could be expected ? • •We passed to-day the nearly.cottsu med frugmentS of about a dozen Wagons that bad been broken up and burnt by their owners : und near them was piled up in one heap from six to eight hundred weight of bacon, thrown uwuy for want of means to transport it further. Box es, bonnets, trunks, wagon wheels, whole wagon-bodies, cooking utensils, and m fact almost every article ot household furniture, were found Irom place to place along the prairie, aban doned for the same reason. “The road, us usual, was strewn with fragments of broken und burnt wagons, trunks, und immense quanti ties of white beuns, which seemed to have been thrown away by the sackful, their owners having become tired of earning them further or afraid to con sume them from danger of the cholera. ! Fhe commanding officer at Fort Kear ny hud forbidden their issue at that post on this account. Stoves; gridirons, 1 moulding planes, and carpenters’ tools of all soils, were to bo Imd at every step for the mere trouble of picking them up. “To.day we find additional and mel ancholy evidence of the difficulties en countered by those who are ahead of us. Before halting to noon, we passed | eleven wagons that had been broken up, the spokes ot the wheels taken to j make pack-saddles, and the rest burnt or otherwise destroyed. The road has been literally strewn with articles thul hud been thrown away. Bar iron und steel, large blacksmiths’ anvils and bel lows, crow-bars, drills, augers, gold wasiiers, chisels, axes, lead, trunks, spades, ploughs, large.grindstones, bak mg-ovetis, cooking-stoves without num ber, kegs, barrels, harness, clothing, bacon, and beans, were loutid along the road in pretty much the older in which they have been here unumoruted. The carcases of eight oxen, lying in one beep by the roadside, this nioniiu •, explained a part of the trouble. 1 rec ognised the trunks ol’ some of the pus sungers who had accompanied me from St. Louis to Kansas, on tiie Missouri, and wtio had here thrown uway their wugons and every thing they could not pack upon their mules, and proceeded on their journey. At tie noon hull, an excellent rifle was found in tlie river thrown there by some desperate emi i giant who hud oeeu unable to curry il| any further. In the course of this one j day the relies of seventeen tvuguiis and , the carcases ot iwuity seveti head ox-j ens have been seen.'’ Flour and bacon Jjad been sold as low as one cent per pound, and in uri ny cases meat hud boon used for fuel, and so on till we are sickened with the recital. In the early summer 0fT849 a Mr. Briilet, a trader fro n Fort Laru mic, on liis way to St. Louis, in the course of forty days on the road, hud met not less than four thousands wag ons, averaging four persons to a wagon. It was one of Capt. Salisbury’s reg ulations on the journey, never to travel ou Sunday, except in uses of necessity. Ilis testimony to the favorable results of this course, looking merely to tem poral prosperity, ugiues with that of the most profound observers who liave tested the results of human labor and the amount of human endurance by the institution of a week or six days’ toil followed by one ol rest. “I here beg to record, us the result of my experi ence, derived not only from tne present journey, but from llie observation of many years spent m llie performance of si.ni>ar duties, that, as a mere matter | of pecuniary consideration, apart from all higher obligations, it is wise to keep the Sabbath. More work can be ob- | tamed from both men and animals by its observance than where the whom j seven days are uninterruptedly devoted I to labor.” We select u few of the incidents of i the journey : A DUTCHMAN ON ROUTE. “We passed ulso an old Dutchman, j with an immense wagon, druwn by six I yoke ot cattle, and loaded with house hole furniture. B hind (allowed a covered cart containing the wife, driv- j ing liei self, ami a host of babies—the, whole bound U the land of promise, ot , the distance to which, however, they seemed to have not the most remote idea. To the tail of the Curt was at tached a large chicken coop full of fowls, two milk cows follow ed, and next came an old mare, upon the back of • which was perched a little brown-faced, j bare.fooled girl, not more than seven years old, while a small sucking colt brought up the rear. We had occa sion to see this old gentleman and bis caravan frequently afterwards, as we passed and repussed each other, from time time, on the road. I he last we saw ; of him was on the Sw eetw ater, engaged in sawing his wagon into ‘.wo parts, for the purpose of converting it into two carts, and in disposing of everything he could sell or give away to lighten his had.” A IIA FRY FAMILY O.N THE I’KAIItIK. “We passed to-day through a large village or settlement of the prairie-dog, ( Arctomys ludovicianu,) extending in 1 length not less than half a mile. These liitle animals are very shv, und, at the least approach of a stranger, hie them selves with all speed to their holes, in which they partly bury their bodies, leaving only their heads visible just above the surface of the ground, where, so long us the alarm lusts, they keep up a continual harking. The note somewhat resembles the bark of a small puppy, but is nevertheless so pe culiar as to be instantly reeognisd ever afterwards by any one who has once I distinctly heard it. They are very i hurd to get as they tiro never fouud far from their holes; and when shot fall immediately into them, where they are generally guarded by a rattlesnuke— the usual sharer of their subterranean retreat. Several were shot by us in tiiis situation, but when the bund was about to be thrust into the hole to draw | them out, [the ominous rattle of this dreaded reptile would be instantly heard, warning the intruder of the dan gor he was about to incur. A little white burrowing owl also ( Stryi cuni cularia) is frequently found taking up his abode in the same domicil; and this strange association of reptile, bird, and I beast seem to live together in perfect j harmony und peace. 1 have never j personally seen the owl thus housed, but have been ussiired of the fact from so many, s various, and so credible sources that I cannot (loiibt it. The whirr Os the fattldshaFte I h'tive heard frequently when the a'fteiii’pt was made to invade these holes, and our men at length became afruid to approach them for this purpose.” game, beef and an Indian’s appetite. “The flesh of a fat buffalo-cow is perhaps the best beef that can be eaten; wholly free from the rank flavor which marks the fat of the male, it is at once juicy, tender, nutrioiuus, and very digestible; added to which it has u game flavor which renders it tar su perior to the very best beef of the States. It may, in fuct, be not improperly de nominated, ‘■game beef.’ “This was the first time that any of mess had partaken of that fumous dish, the hump,’ und the quantity disposed ot was the host proof of the intense relish with which it wus enjoyed. This and tne tongue, tciidor-loined, buss, and marrow-bones,are considered the choice parts of the carcase, and where the ani mals ure plenty, no ether parts arc ta ken, the residue being left on the ground for the wolves. Borne idea may be formed of the great digestibili ty of this species of food, as well as of the enormous quantities devoured at a single meal, from tiie fact that the reg ular daily allowance of ration for one employed in the Four Company’s serv ice is t igln pounds, the whole of winch is often consumed. It is true, however, that an old mon'ntftineer seldom eats any thing else. If he Can get a cup of strong coffee, with plenty of sugar, and us much buffalo-meat as he can devour, he is perfectly happy und content, nev er feeling the want either of bread or vegetables. * * *• [Subsequently meeting with an In dian encampment of Sioux,] “the whole band Lulled about ten o’clock on the bank of llie river, but several of the old men and the chief of the village continued with us until our jiaon halt. I invited the latter to lunch with us, which lie did to his entire satisfaction, devouring as much m6at as the whole mess beside ; and I afterwards espied him seated at one of the messes of the men, as earnestly engaged in laying in an additional supply us if he had not eaten for u week. The Indian, in fact, from his wandering habits and uncer tain mods of existence, acqires the fac ulty of laying in, when opportunity of lers itself, a store of food against the fast that may follow, thus approximating the instincts of oilier wild denizens of ; the forest.” MAINE COFFINS OI IDONF.. “I witnessed at the I’uciiic Springs an instance of no litile ingenuity on liic part of some emigrant. Immediately along side of the road was what pur ported to be a grave, prepared with 1 more than usual care, having a head hoard ort which was puinled the name and age of the deceased, the time of his death, and the part of the Country froirV which Came. I afterwards ascer tained that this was only a rune to con ceal the fact that the grave, instead of containing the mortal remains of a hu> man being, had been made a safe re. ceptaclc lor divers casks of brandy, which the owner could carry no fur ther. He afterwards sold lus liquor to some traders further on, who, by lus description of iis loculity, found it with out difficulty.” A TARTY OF INDIAN WOMEN. “The valley of Ogden’s Creek, or Ogden’s Hole, (as places of tins kind, In the no riC. clatiii •; of this country, ure culien,j lias long been llie render- , cow of tin .V-miliw i Company, on .to- count of ns lino range for stock in the i winter, and has been the scene of many , n merry reunion of the hurdy trappers i and traders of the mountains. Its i streams were formerly full of beaver, , but these have, i believe, entirely disap peared. Some few antelope ivere i bounding over the green, lint the np. , pcarunoe ot (rest) ‘lndian signs’ ac counted for their scarcity. , “During our ride through the valley i we came suddenly on a putty of eight i or ten Indian women and girls, each with a basket on her back, gathering grass-seeds for their winter's provision* They were of the class of ‘root-diggers,’ : or iko guide called them, ‘snake diggers.’ The ihstanf they discovered ■ us an immediate and precipitate fliglu [ took pluce, nor could all the reinoustran. , ces of the guide, who oalled loudly af ter them in their turn language, induce them to hall for u single moment.—. ‘Those who were too close to escape by i running hid themselves in the bushes and gruss so effectually that in less time than it has taken tonurrale the circum stance only two of them were to be seen. These were a couple of girls of twelvo or thirteen years of age, who, w’ith theif baskets dangling at their backs, set off at their utmost speed for the mountains, and continued to run as long as we coilld soo them, without slopping, or so much as turning their heads to look behind them. The wffiola parly was entirely naked. After they hud disappeared, we oame near riding over two girls of sixteen or seventeen, who had ‘cuohed’ behind a large fallen tree. They started up, gazed upon us for a moment, w aved to us to uouliuue our journey, and then fled with a ra. pidtiy that soon carried tluni beyond otir sight,” A recoimissance around Great Salt Lake was found to be attended with pe. uuliar difficulties, chiefly from the ab* seme—in one Case for a distance ot seventy miles; and the soil for the inoet part was found irremediably barren and unproductive, glistening with salt like a surface of snow in dry weather, aud suddenly converted into mud, or rather mortar, in wet. Thie was the scene of some of Fremont’s hardships. The dis. Acuities occur ou the west side of the lake; upon the oast are the pasture grounds and mountain settlements of the Mormon population. In another paper we shall uotioa Captuiu Slansbury’s impressions of this singular people, iu connexion with the mtcieslmg volume of his associate iu the expedition, Lieut. J. \Y. Gunnison, who has written freely of the present condition and prospects of the Latter Duy Saints. Mean while wo com mend Capt. Slansbury ’* volume as a full eat. tsfuclory, and much desired acoount of Hie geography, the geological, and oth er peculiarities of the region, ilis style is simple end unpretending, hut it is correct and manly, and we never weary of it. in flife scientific depart ments lie has the aid of Professor Bpen. uer F. Baird, and Professor Haldeinan, Charles Girard, Titian R. Peels in the classification emi descriptions of the animal world. Prof. Torrey contri bules to the botany, Prof. Hull to the geology, and Dr L. D. Gale’s ansi ysis of such of the mineral w aters as survived the hazards of the journey. The ineteorolofiical observations were faithfully kept and recorded. Two or. cellent maps of large size, calculated to he of great use to the emigrant, uc coiripuny the volume, furnishing the route by the forts and the liberal range of environs of the Mormon oily, with’ exact detail. ‘The engravings ure nu merons’ ami from well chosen points’ of observation; but they have, from ! waul of liberality—of which v/e see rio i traces iu the other portions of the vol ! ume, which is thoroughly well printed, or from some other cause, fallen into inefficient hands. They are, many of them inefficient specimens of lithogra - - phy. A BtqUBST to Dogs.— Onthes:li of May, l'OtJfi, Mr. Bushby, a gentlemun of considerable property, who died at Kingsbridge, left by his will a pension of jC2S to lour of his dogs. Ho had been remarkable for Ins attachment to the canine race, and when it was re marked to hint that a portion of the sums expended upon them, would bo better employed in the relief of his fcf. ’ low-creutures, he replied, “Men have i attempted to deprive me of life ; a faith ful dog has preserved it.” Mr. Bush. !Ly had; in fact, owed his safety to a dog, when attacked by brigands during a tour in Italy, and the four animals to which lie made the bequest had d*. scended from that one. ‘The deceased fading his last hour approaching, had the four dogs placed on chairs by his bedside, received their last Caresses, re turned them with a trmnblihg hand, aud died, as it were, between their paws. A man ol talent |. lost it Iu y” :o < , j >• o . .i. , Wittr Ctij Isritern of Diogcnso you fin odd ;• i.n ha v“ biv Mick. NO. 47-