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(Editors’ ffjinrtmraf. WM. C. RICHARDS, Editor. D. H. JACQUES, Associate Editor. (Cjjnrlrstnii, C.: SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 14,1850. NOTES ON THE NORTH; FROM THE EDITOR’S POCKET BOOK. CHAPTER XIII. Washington, “ the City of Magnificent Dis tances ” —lts Population—The Avenue — Omnibuses and their effects —The Capitol — The Patent Office —Extensive additions — A “Curiosity Shop” Post Office —The Treasury —Incongruous Architecture—De sign of Greek Temples —The White House National Hospitalities Government Halls —The National Observatory — The Washington Monument A Dilemma — Interior Design—Government Clerks. Washington has been called, by some Eng lish traveller, we believe, “ the City of Magnifi cent Distances,” an appellation strictly true. It was projected on a scale of grandeur never to be realized, and the result has been to occupy a vast space ot ground with a comparatively small number of buildings. The charter-limits of the metropolis embrace a tract four and a half miles in length and two and a half miles in breadth, lying on the north border of the Potomac River. It is now just half a century since the Seat of Government was established here, during which time it has acquired a resi dent population of perhaps 37,000. The only street of any magnificence is Pennsylvania Avenue, upon which are situated the Capitol, the President’s House, and several of the Public Puddings. It is the grand thoroughfare of the place, and is perpetually thronged by coaches and omnibuses, tile latter being a new feature, but already vastly appreciated. Formerly, the weary pedestrian was compelled to pay half a dollar to secure the luxury of a carriage ride from the Capitol to the Executive Mansion, while now he can ride on velvet cushions, not only over that distance, but, if he pleases, to Georgetown, for half-a-dime! The conse quence. is, that Washington and Georgetown are in as close communication as if they owned a common charter, and many of the Clerks of the Government offices, and many of the tradesmen of the metropolis, live in George town. Members of Congress also hoard there, riding in and out at any time in the omnibuses. The public buildings of Washington are its only attractions, apart from Congress in ses sion und the Smith -oniau Institute. Os the Capitol we have already made some general re marks. Its corner-stone was laid in 1793, and the tirst meeting of Congress within its walls was held in 1800, though the building was not nearly completed. In 1814, it was partially destroyed by the British, and when it was re stored, great additions were made to it, and it assumed its present imposing appearance. Its total cost was not much less than two millions of dollars. As we before remarked, it is not adequate to the wants of our expanded and ex pansive government, and additions now con templated to its length, would add to its general effect. The Supreme Court would then be accommodated with a hall more commensurate with its dignity than the cell now appropriated to its deliberations, and the members of the House would have room to turn round in. The most interesting object to visitors, among the public departments, is the Patent Office, which, however, is at present so ‘ cribbed, ca bined and confined,’ that its ten thousand curi ous models are piled one upon the other, or thrown together helter-skelter, so that there is no satisfaction in examining them. This will be remedied soon by the completion of large additions to the Patent Office, now being erect ed. It strikes us strangely, however, to see the contrast between the main building and the wings. The former is ot the coarsest and brownest sand stone we have ever seen, while the latter are of the brilliant white marble.— Ihe sand stone is liable to disintegration by exposure to the weather, and moieover it can not resist great pressure, so that there is some ground for apprehension that the main building may one day or other crumble into ruins. It will probably be painted (like the Capitol) to correspond with the marble wings, when it will make a most magnificent appearance. Its Museum, as the depository of the strange productions of Yankee ingenuity, will always be the greatest “curiosity shop” in the world, over which the genius of a Barnum might be satisfied to preside ! Near the Patent Office is the General Post Office, a noble structure of marble, where the tifiiiirsol Uncle Sam’s mail bags are regulated • v a large corps ol’ officers and clerks. Both of these edifices are somewhat remote from the great line of the city. Let us return to tuat, and passing along its broad pave, and by ; *h the Hotels of the city, we arrive, about a ntile from the Capitol, at the Treasury. This * 8 the largest of the public offices. It is built sat'd stone, not much better than that of the 1 stent Office, and presents to the spectator a ‘fry long facade of columns, rising from a ‘"fty -tone terrace, which is reached by a broad flight of steps. The columns are of the lonic order, and would have a most imposing effect, httt for the three rows of windows which are Been hi the building beyond them— in utter sub version of the rules of Grecian Architecture! e do not, of course, object to the windows, which are probably quite essential to public offi ees, where there is writingto be done, but we ob ject to the use of a style of building, the pri mary and essential requisitions of which are opposed to the necessities of those who are to occupy it. The Greeks never built their tem ples to be inhabited—they were to be seen ex ternally .and windows were not required in them. hy ntay we not have an American order of Architecture—an order adapted to the times in which we live—as were the Grecian and the Norman to the periods at which they prevailed? Contiguous to the Treasury is the State De partment, a plain, old-fashioned building, of no pretensions whatever. Beyond this is the Exe cutive Mansion, or as it is commonly called, the II hite House, where the Chief Magistrate ot our Great Republic lives and dispenses the national hospitalities. As he is required to do however, upon a salary most insignificant, Wtien compared with that of almost every Eu r°Pean potentate, it cannot be expected that the National hospitalities are either very profuse or ‘vry magnificent. Ihe “White House” is inferior in extent ” * Ncauty to some private dwellings of Ameri -I*n citizens. It is built of free-stone and kept a dazzling white by frequent palming. In l “’ Nhdst of green grounds and green trees, it 1 ‘ a cheerful and quiet appearance, contrast ln? strangely with the splendour of European P l aces, but certainly according better with the ’’ w e re simplicity of our Republican Institutions. Eie hospitalities of the White House con- S|> t of frequent diplomatic dinners and occa s ‘ Nal Urges, at which there is more or less of play, according to the tastes of the President. “ the noon-tide and evening receptions, each l'< h 1 twice a week during the session of Con ■’ •'ss, there are no “entertainments"’ except, ‘ ‘ ‘flaps, at night that of music, by a fine band of musicians, placed in the great promenade hall of the mansion. Just beyond the Executive Mansion are the Halls of the War and Navy Departments, and still beyond these many of the offices of the Interior Department, in a lofty marble edifice, newly erected. If the visitor extends his walk half a mile, he will reach the National Observatory, occu pying a slight aclivity and finely situated for astronomical purposes. A card of introduc tion to Lieut. Maury, the able Superintendant, will assure to him a glimpse of the very supe rior transit instruments, the great telescope and other apparatus of the Observatory. South of the President’s House, the Wash ington Monument is slowly—too slowly alas ! lifting its white shaft towards the pure skies— as did always the lofty spirit of the great and good man, whose viitue it is designed to com memorate. We were never wholly satisfied with the design for this monument, but we should like, now that it is in progress, to see it carried up as spec'ilily as possible. Its tardy elevation is a silent but eloquent rebuke to the American people,—but whether for their parsi mony or for their indifference, let us not pretend here to decide. Either horn of the dilemma is an awkward one, and should be sharp enough to goad them on to liberal contributions to the funds of the Association. The intention is to carry the needle to a height of 500 feet above the temple from which it rises. The blocks of stone, &.C., contributed by the various States, will be placed inside the obelisk, and each illu minated by gas light, at the various stages of as cent, by a spiral stair-case. By this arrange ment the inscriptions will appear to advantage, and especially will the crystal and gold from the American Ophir, gleam out with transcen dant brightness. Asa suitable supplement to our brief notice of the public buildings of Washington, we ap pend the following remarks of a friend—con cerning the Government Clerks. We quote nearly verbatim from the MS. notes before us: “ While the President and his Cabinet Minis ters, with the aid of Congress, are called upon to do the thinking of the Government, the subordinates thereof, who are the principal oc cupants of the ‘ Departments,’ are the ones who perform the manual labour. They are very numerous, and come from every section of the Union. Their duties are generally light, and though as a class, they are generally well paid, they are proverbially improvident. Their office hours extend from nine o’clock until three, and the rest of the day is at their own disposal. It is a common opinion, that when a Clerk loses his office, he is in a more unfortu nate position than he was before; taking it, since he finds himself without business, and and what is worse, without habits of iudustry. Exceptions to this rule are unquestionably fre quent—of which our personal knowledge in cludes many worthy examples.” (Dur Gossip Calm. Health of Charleston. A friend from the country informs us that the most extravagant and astounding rumours are afloat in his neighbourhood, and also in Georgia, where he has lately travelled, in re gard to the health of our city. It is reported that business is suspended, and that people are dying here by hundreds, if not by thousands ! Not quite so bad as that, good friends. Quite a respectable number of us are yet alive, and as ready to serve our country friends as ever, des pite the “Broken Bone Fever.” Our stores and offices are not all shut up yet! Seriously, Charleston is now as free from sickness as any city in the Union, and the only disease which has prevailed during the past month has been the aforesaid ‘ Broken Bone Fever,’ which has not proved fatal in a single instance, within our knowledge, except when united with some oth er form of disease. This epidemic has now almost entirely disappeared; so do not be frightened, good people. * Jenny Lind. The beautiful Nightingale of the North has at length alighted on our shores, and the hearts of thousands and tens of thousands will soon be thrilled by her song The furor she has created in New-York is unprecedented. Our contemporaries of the Gotham press seem to lm ,r e gone mad, on the occasion, and we find little else in their columns but the sayings and doings of the inimitable and half divine Jenny. We join ours to the general voice of welcome to the fail and gifted Swede, with a hearty good will, but shall restrain our enthusiasm until another occasion. * The Fall Trade- Our merchants are anticipating an unusually heavy business this Fall, and are well prepared to satisfy the increasing demands of an increas ing list of customers. Country merchants are already arriving in large numbers, and business is beginning to ‘look up,’ in a manner quite sat isfactory to our wholesale dealers. * Poetical Criticism. An English paper has the following wicked piece of criticism on anew poem, which has just been issued from the London press, entitled “Sybil: A Soul’s History “ Minty absurdity, mere puerility— Writer deficient in common ability ; Striving to wrap up a nothing in mystery, Very affectedly called “A Soul’s History Not a first effort at scribbling inanity, (So says the preface, with ill judged vanity,) List to the merciful sentence we utter, man: Peace to your ‘soul,’ but your book,—to the butter man.” Lunar Metaphors. J. G. Whittier, iu a spirited poem, entitled “ The drovers,” which is included in his new volume—“ The Songs of Labour,” has the fol lowing beautiful mezzotinted picture of an eve ning scene in New-England: But now the day is closing cool, The woods are dim before us, The white fog of the wayside pool, Is creeping slowly o’er us; The cricket to the frog’s basoon, His shrillest time is keeping; The sickle of yon setting moon, The meadow mist is reaping. The figure in the last two lines reminds us of a similar one, in an exquisite little poem, enti tled “Evening at Sea,” by our friend and cor respondent, William Gilmore Simms, though the latter is far more complete and beautiful. W T e will quote the lines to which we refer. We do not know which poem was published first. Wedo not,however, suspect plagiarism ineither case. It is doubtless one of those coincidences of thought and expression which frequently occur between writers who have no communi cation whatever with each other : Anon, Comes forth the maiden moon, —her sickle bent For service in those fields ; a glorious blade Os silver that subdues them at a stroke, ].earing the keen reflection of its edge, On every heaving hillock as she goes ! • A Prospective Flogging. Mrs. Prewett, who edits the Yazoo Whig, having received an offensive epistle, thus replies: “ If the biped who sent us the anonymous letter from Jackson, signed “Cherubusco,” will come to Yazoo City, and call at the W’hig Of fice, two noble little boys, one eight and the other six years old, shall tie a leather medal round his neck, as a due bill for a good flogging they owe him, payable some ten years hence, with compound interest. ILF We regret to announce that we can give our readers no letter from our valued New York Correspondent, this week, on account of the failure of the Northern mail. * SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE. (Onr 3M The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Moham med, translated into English, immediately from the original Arabic, with explanatory Notes, taken from the most approved commentaton. To which is prefixed a preliminary discourse, by Georoe Sale, Gent. A new edition, with a memoir of the translator, &c.. One vol. 8 vo., pp. 670. Philadelphia: J. W. Moore. The Koran, considered as it is pretended to be, a revelation of God to Mohammed, has, of course, no possible claim upon the confidence or respect of the intelligent reader, but viewed either iu a literary aspect, or as the civil and ecclesiastical code of a vast number of the hu man tamily, it possesses an extraordinary inte rest, and claims a place in every well furnished library. The edition before us is, by common consent, the best one extant, and, indeed, is the only faithful English version. Mr. Sale was a man of great erudition, and well skilled in the Arabic and other Eastern languages. His con tributions to general literature are by no means insignificant, but he is best known by his ver sion of the Alcoran, which is truly a monument to his industry and research. To the text he has prefixed an elaborate pre liminary essay, which embodies a great deal of valuable collateral information, tending to illus trate the Mohammedan Scriptures. It has been charged against him that he has contem plated the doctrines of Mohammed with undue regard, but there appears to be no satisfactory ground for this opinion. He does not commend Islamism as a system of Christian faith and practice ; he often exposes and censures the impositions of its great expositor, and if he bestows praise where it is justly due, he does only what a candid translator and commentator should do. The Koran is, unquestionably, the noblest production of Arabian literature—and Moham med cunningly appealed to its purity and grandeur of style and composition, as proofs of its divine origin. It was considered the stand ard classic ol its age. Little doubt exists that .Mohammed was its principal author, though he did not arrange it into chapters. This, Mr. Sale informs us, was the labour of his succes sor, Abu Beer. As many ol our readers have probably never seen this famous heathen Bible, we quote a few passages from Mr. Sale’s text. The first refers to the Creation of Man : “We created man of dried clay, of black mud, formed into shape: and we had before created the devil out of subtle fire. Aud re member, when thy Lord said unto the Angels, verily, 1 am about to create man of dried clay, ot black mud, wrought into shape; when, therefore, I shall have completely lorined him, and shall have breathed of my Spirit into him ; do ye fall down and worship him. And all the Angels worshipped Adam together, except Eblis, who refused to be with those who wor shipped him. And God said unto him, O Eblis, what hindered thee from being with those who worshipped Adam ? He answered, it is not fit that 1 should worship man, whom thou hast created of dried clay, of black mud, wrought into shape. God said: Get thee, therefore, hence; for thou shalt be driven away with stones, and a curse shall be on thee, until the day of judgment. The Devil said, O Lord, give ine respite until the day of resurrection. God answered, verily, thou shalt be one of those who are respited until the day of the appointed time. The Devil replied, O Lord, because thou hast seduced me, 1 will surely tempt them to disobedience in the Earth, and I will seduce such of them as shall be thy chosen servants. God said, this is the right way with me. Verily as to my servants, thou shalt have no power over them, but even those only shall be seduced and who shall follow thee. And hell is surely denounced unto them all. It hath seven gates: unto every gate a distinct company of them shall be assigned. But to those who fear God, shall dwell in gardens amidst fountains.” The Mohammedans believe Heaven to be a place of great sensual indulgence, as the follow ing passage will testify: “ But the pious shall be lodged in a place of security, among gardens and fountains; they shall be clothed in fine silk and in satin ; and they shall set facing one another. Thus shall it be, and we will espouse them to fair damsels, having large black eyes.” The Koran abounds with assertions of its own authenticity, of which the following is a specimen: “ I swear by that which ye see, and that which ye see not, that this is the discourse of an honourable apostle, and not the discourse of a poet: how little do yet believe? Neither is it the discourse of a soothsayer: how little are ye admonished ? It is a. revelation from the Lord of all creatures. If Mohammed had lorged any part of these discourses concerning us, verily we had taken him by the right hand and had cut insunder the vein of his heart; neither would we have withheld any of you from chastising him. And verily this book is an admonition unto the pious; and we well know that there are some of you who charge the same with imposture ; but it shall surely be an occasion of greivous sighing unto the infi dels 4 for it is the truth of a certainty. Where fore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God.” Our limited space forbids us to quote more from this extraordinary book, which is a com pound of wisdom and folly—of truth and error— of light and darkness—of virtue and vice, un parallelled in the world.” Picturesque Sketches in Greece and Turkey, hy Aubrey de Verb, Esq. One vol. 12rao. Philadel phia: A. Hart, late Carey & Hart. Our readers had a foretaste of this pleasant book, in a Chapter published some weeks ago in the Gazette, from advance sheets politely furnished us by the enterprising publisher. If they read that chapter, they will receive the work with cordial interest. The style is exceed ingly graphic, and most of the material has a freshness, which the scene of the author’s “wanderings,” would scarcely justify the reader in expecting. Mr. DeVere has the eye and the skill of a true artist, and is enabled to suggest new beauties in scenes whose familiarity to us has made them seem common-place. He gath ers fresh interest around the Acropolis—tells us something new about Marathon—beguiles our whole attention upon the magnificent Bospho rus—and, in short, makes us feel, wherever he leads us, that our guide is something more than an automaton. We recommend this volume as one of the most agreeable and satisfactory books of travel, which the nineteenth century has produced. The Deserted Wife, a Novel by Mrs. Southworth. New-York: D. Appleton & Cos. “ A choice new American Novel,” says the title page of this volume, and, of course, we opened it with some interest. Nor will we de ny that the book beguiled a day’s travel of some tediousness, but we closed it with dissatisfac tion. It is a story, the tendency of which we cannot help regarding as decidedly pernicious. A story of American life, it yet rivals in license the productions of the popular F.ench school of fiction. It possesses power Jut this element is not judiciously employed. The incidents of the tale are improbable, and the sentiment exaggerated, and sometimes lacking in purity. It is not such a book as we should recommend to a suscepti ble and ingenuous reader. The Winter Bloom, for 1851: Edited by Rev. Henry D. Moore. Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson. This is the first of the Annual tribe that has yet reached us, and its name, as well as its ap pearance, is suggestive of the winter-holidays— now near enough to be talked about. It is a new species of the extensive genus known as Gift Books, and has very distinctive marks. In the first place, its illustrations are neither line engravings nor mezzotints, but pictures printed in colours, to give the effect of oil paintings. This is a process of modem origin—and is ef fected by means of successive impressions from blocks of wood, variously tinted by oil colours. It is a curious and beautiful art, and the result is not less so. In the volume before us, we have a picture, among various others, of the Ten Virgins, in which the draperies are as richly and variously coloured as they would be in an oil painting. There are also pictures iu a single tint, representing winter and moonlight scenes. The literary portion of the volume is chiefly from the pen of the Editor, who writes with taste and versatility. The book is beauti fully printed, and elegantly bound—two essen tials, certainly, m a holiday book. Our readers should bear in mind, when they are selecting gift books for Christmas and New Years, this new and attractive “winter bloom.” Dies BoßEALEs.orChristopherunder Canvass: By Prof. John Wilson. One vol. 12mo. Philadelphia: A. Hart. “Dear, delightful Elia!” said one of his admirers, of Charles Lamb, and are there not thousands to say of Prof. Wilson, “dear, de lightful, fascinating, old Christopher North !” We, at least, say so, genially, and with a vivid recollection of the pleasure we have enjoyed, both in the “Noctes” and “Dies” of his fertile imagination. The readers of “ Blackwood” need not that we should tell them any thing of the volume before us, for they have already be come familiar with its brilliant,clever gossipy —charming, and withal, instructive dialogues between Christopher North and his imaginary interlocutors, Seward, Bullard, and Talboys. We have read the “Dies” with a relish scarcely inferior to that with which we welcomed the Noctes Ambrosiana to a first reading, shad not yield to the ill-natured suggestion of some reviewers, of their inferiority—a criticism probably suggested by the too frequent failure of authors to equal their first great success. The old man is still eloquent, impassioned, va - rious, comprehensive, subtle in argument, and genial in humour. His happy egotism is not a whit abated, or a whit less pleasing, and we do not know if “Christopher under Canvass” has not caught from lake and sky and moun tain, a vigour and intensity of mental energy, which he did not display in the little back par lour of Ambrose ! Os one thing we feel assured —that no intelligent reader can fail to derive both delight and instruction from the “Dies Bo reales.” jfm Ms. The Gallery of Illustrious Americans.— Under this title, Messrs. Brady, Davignon &. Cos., of New-York,are publishing a magnificent work in numbers, each containing a portrait and biographical sketch. The fidelity of these portraits is guaranteed by the fact that they are all executed from daguereotypes, taken by Bra dy. They are engraved by Davignon, and we do this skilful artist simple justice when we say that we have never seen portraits to sur pass in artistic eflect those he has already pro duced in this Gallery.” The biographical sketches are prepared by C. Edwards Lester, Esq., a writer well known to fame, and one singularly qualified for the delicate and impor tant task of presenting upon a single page, the great points in the life of a great man. In this we think he has happilysucceeded.and his vigo rous, discriminating, and graphic sketches are fit accompaniments to the elegant art-labours of his associates, in this truly national enter prize. The Gallery will embrace only twenty-four portraits. Os these one half are already pub lished, beginning with the late honored Presi dent of the Republic, who, since he was thus properly chosen to be the initial subject of this modern portrait gallery, has gone down to the silent grave, amid the lamenting of millions of his fellow-men. Number two contains the portrait of our beloved and revered Calhoun, a most signal and faithful “counterfeit present ment” of his noble face. The sketch of his life, accompanying his portrait, was written be fore his death. Next in order is Daniel Web ster, anil following him are Silas Wright, Henry Clay, Col. Fremont, John J. Audubon, W. H. Prescott, and General Scott, —in all nine por traits. Os the selections already made, we may be permitted to express our earnest approbation, and we doubt not that this magnificent work will be carried out to the satifaction, if not of every one, at least of the vast majority of its patrons. Our space does not allow us to en large now upon its value and its claims to popu lar favour, but we cannot forbear expressing our sincere desire, that a project so truly na tional, will meet with a corresponding reward. The entire work can be secured tor Twenty Dollars, and no American citizen who can af ford to purchase it, should be without the work. The Art Journal.— This beautiful work, for August, has reached us through Messrs. Vertue &. Go., of New-York. Our readers may not all be apprized of the existence of this work, and we therefore mention briefly, that it is a large quarto magazine, published every month by Messrs. George, Vertue & Cos., of London, and published to American patrons at seventy-five cents a number. It has been over twelve years in progress, and is beyond ail question, the most magnificent Art-Journal in the world. To describe it in words suited to its merits, as compared with the Art productions of this country, we should have to deal alto gether in hyperbole. We can say with perfect candour, that it is the most exquisitely beautiful work of its kind we have seen. Each number contains several very large and highly finished steel engravings, each of which is a gem of Art. The letter press of the work embraces from thirty to forty pages, closely printed, and inter spersed with hundreds of the finest wood engra vings ever produced. These are chiefly Ulus* trative of every variety of design in the Fine Arts. A brief glance at the number before us may not be uninteresting. The frontispeice is a superb engraving, ten by nine inches, of “A Greek Girl,” from the picture in the Vernon Gallery, by Eastlake. The face is wondrously beautiful,and its lustrouseyes fairly fascinate the beholder. We have seldom been more charmed by a picture. The next plate is from a has re lief, by Foley. It is an impersonation of Grief Two exquisite female figures partially draped, and kneeling before a stone cross, around which a wreath of ivy is twining its virent tendrils. The third engraving is of the largest size, from Stanfield’s justly celebrated, though somewhat early-picture of the Lake ol Como, it is a scene of impressive and matchless beauty—that steals into the heart with a soothing influence. The graver has done credit to the pencil of the painter, who has certainly superadded charms to Italian scenery. Among the letter press of this number is an article, entitled “A week atKilarney,” by Mrs. Hall, which is illustrated by a dozen or more vignettes on wood,of charm ing grace and delicacy of finish. The leading paper is on the “Chemistry of Pottery.” It is followed by a thoughtful article on the project ed Exhibition of 1851—a sketch (with portrait) of the sculptor Wyatt and another of Linton, a painter of great promise. A large amount of Art-Miscellany completes the interesting con tents of this number of the Art Journal—a work which we recommend to every lover of the Arts, as an absolute treasure. We believe that it is supplied by both Mr. Hart and Mr. Russell of our city, at the publisher’s price The World’s Fair.— This grand exposition occupies much of the public attention in Eng land, and creates much discussion. The con servatory to be erected on Hyde Park for its accommodation is to cover eighteen acres of ground, and to be upwards of one hundred feet in height, so as to embrace within it a splendid group of lofty trees, now standing on the Park. It will be roofed with plate glass, of which nearly a million and a quarter of square feet will be used. The guttering of the building will measure twenty-four miles in length. Four thousand tons of iron will be employed in the edifice, and the stretch of tables on the ground floor will be upwards of eight miles. Galle ries will be constructed to increase its astonish ing capacities. If the building is used only for the I air, the rent of it will be nearly half a million of dollars, but if, as is expected, the structure remains as a permanent ornament to Hyde Park, the total cost will exceed three quarters of a million of dollars! The statis tics here hastily noticed will give our readers an idea of the magnificence of the projet. We earnestly trust that the proposition recently made, to transfer a great portion of this won derful “show” to the United States will be car ried into effect, of which, indeed, there remains little doubt. Medal to Sir Robert Peel. —A splendid medal in bronze, or electro-gilt copper, is to be struck by Messrs. Allen &. Moore, ol Birming ham, to commemorate the life and deeds of England’s greatest statesman. Philadelphia Art Union. —The annual picture tor 1849, of this excellent and steadily progressing Institution, is now ready for distri bution. It is a line engraving of Huntington’s exquisite picture, entitled “ Mercy’s Dream,” a worthy embodiment of Bunyan’s beautiful alle gory. It does infinite credit to the Art Union and to the Engraver. (Par Cnatßitifinraim We learn from the last number of the Casville Standard, that Mr. John W. Burke has retired from the editorial chair of that paper, and has been succeeded by Mr. R. F. Bennett. We are sorry to lose friend Burke from the editorial fraternity. May prosperity attend him wherever he may go. Major Godman has sold his interest in Laurensville Herald to Messrs..). D. Wright, and R. M. Stokes, by whom the paper will be hereafter conducted. The be t wishes of his editorial brethren follow Major Godman in his retirement. The Southern Literary Messenger. — The September number of this sterling South ern Monthly is on our table, and presents an attractive array of original articles in prose and verse. “Judith of Bensaddi,” a tale of great interest, is commenced in this number. A poem in the measure of Tennyson’s “Locksley Hall,” entitled “Past and Present,” by Susan Archer Talley, of Richmond, contains lines not un worthy of a comparison with that fine poem. The Southern Agriculturist, for Sep tember has been received. C. M. Saxton, and E. Blanchard, Publishers. The July number of the Edinburgh Review opens with an article on “Quetelets Theorie des Probabilites.” This is followed by papers on “Merivales’ Rome under the Em pire,” “Church and State Education,” “Meri me’s History of Pedro the Cruel,” “Goethe’s Festival,” “Guizot on the English Revolution,” “The African Squadron” and the “Gorham Controversy.” The Westminster Review has just come to hand. L. Scott &. Co’s. Re-print, New- York. The Charleston Medical Journal and Review, for September, sustains the high repu tation of the work. The leading article is on “Poisoning by Ergot,” by Middleton Michel, M. D. Among the Editorial Miscellanies is an article on the epidemic which has prevailed so extensively in our city, and which is styled a Quasi-Dengue. Believing that this article will be interesting to our readers in other sec tions of the country, (our city readers have most of them a very satisfactory knowledge of the disease, gained in the school of experience,) we have copied it in another column. fcuitin A Company has lately been established in France, for the manufacture and sale of port able houses. Gutzlaff, a Missionary, that an extensive So cialist movement exists in China. The Northern mails are still vexatiously irregular. The steamship Isabel will resume her regular trips to Havaua, on the Ist of Octo ber. Captain Lynch’s Dead Sea Expedition has passed through three editions in London. A delegation of nine Menomonee In dians is in Washington. The town of Romney, Va., has a popu lation of 609, the females outnumbering the males by 35. ‘The Sea Serpent paid a visit to the Irish the other day, in the Bay of Dublin. The wife of Gen. Avezzanadied in New York on Sunday, of the injuries she received by falling out of the window, as related a few days ago. There is a project on foot for uniting New-York, Brooklyn, and Williamsburg under one municipal government. Mr. J. H. Johnson, inventor of the new Incombustible cordage, died in New-York, on the 30th ult. The population of London is estimated at four times that of New-York, or about two million of souls. A lump of gold, weighing three ounces, was picked up near Rutherfordton, N. C., the other day. Other large lumps have lately been found near the same spot. John Inman, a brother of the eminent artist, Henry Inman, for many years editor of the New-York Commercial Advertiser, is dead. Steam engines are manufactured at Wa tertown, N. 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A colossal statue of Bavaria,by Schwan thaler, which is to be placed on the hill of Seud ling, will surpass in its gigantic proportions, all the works of the moderns. It will have to be removed in pieces, from the foundry where it is cast, to its place of destination—and each piece will require sixteen horses to draw it. The great toes are each half a yard in length. In the head two persons could dance a polka very conveniently, while the nose might lodge the musician. £(p IhtOß nf tlj t Paq. The Crops. —The Columbus Sentinel says : From all sections of the Cotton country we re ceive gloomy intelligence of the crops. A cor respondent from Russel writes us : “The dam age to the crop from the storm has been very severe. We must have a dry fall, or the Cot ton will rot, most of it being on the ground.” Constitutional Movement in Canada.—To ronto, Sept. 3.—The Municipal Council of the country, representing over 100,000 people, have passed resolutions in favour of calling a Con vention to frame anew Provincial Constitution. They recommend all other municipalities to take the question up. Fire. —About half-past eleven o’clock, last night, a fire broke out in Butcher Town, on the premises of Mr. Muhlenhaus, and consumed the entire building. We hear the loss estima ted at SISOO or S2OOO : SIOOO of which was covered by insurance The firemen could ren der little service, owing to the entire absence of water. —Columbia Carolinian, Ith inst. Nashville and Chattanooga Rail Road. — Three hundred Irish labourers have arrived at Chattanooga, to break ground on the Nashville and Chattanooga Road. The work before them is most arduous, but magnificent in con templation. 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