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and Oujaabalee Miss?r. G. Bow - i man, B; A. Price. I tKrfcr Prinew Williams Miss?Wm. IIuUo. Black Swamp?A. G. Stacy, B. T. Jones. v Savannah River Miss?J. D.\V.Crook_ I). Ojikatce Mission?To be supplied. Edisto ami Jehossee Mission?C. Wilson. Beaufort Mission?J. R. Coburn. GEORGETOWN DIST.?C. Betts, P. E. Georgetown?0. II. Prltchard. Santee Mission?M. Eady, J. S. Conner. Sainnit Mission?T. Mitchell. J Black River and Pee Dee Mission?A. M. Creitzburg, J. S. Ervin. Black River?M. L. Banks, Wm. W. Jones. Black Mingo Mission?J. Parker. 1 Cohwayboro?W. Easterling, 11. T. Caper*. i ^ , Waccnranw Mission?W. Carson, G. W. 1 Stokes. .; ' Marion?B. English. Marion Gircriit?E. D. Boyden, H. M. Mood. It 'Bennetsville?L. M. Little, J. W. Crider. j Society Hill Mission?I. P. Ilfighes. Cheraw?II. C. Parsons. Darlington?M.A. McKebbcu, L. W. Hatner. x. ; ' 1 Liberty Chapel Mission?J. A. Miuick. < C()L1:MBIA DIST.?W. CKOOK, P. E. ] Columbia, Washington street?W. A. Gamewell. *, ] Congaree Mission?N. Talley. t Marion street?F. A. Mood. Columbia Circuit?A. L. Smith. 1 Barnwell?S.Jones. W. A. Hemingway, i Orangeburg?D. J.,-,8immous, \Y. II. j Lawton. | Lexington?T. D. Peurifoy, Wm. Mood. . I Santee?1.>. W. Seaie. Upper Santee MUsion?A. P. Ayant. J Sumpterville-?W. H. Fleming. t Sumpter?J. J. Fleming, R. W. Burgess. | Fairfield?J.. A. Porter. g Winnsboro and Chesterfield?J. W. Nertli. Chester?James II. Ward. Colin Murchison, Agent for Columbia 8 Female College. ? CHARLOTTE DIST.?I). Derrick, 1\ E. h Charlotte?J. It. Pickett. c Charlotte Circuit?J. \V. J. Harris, J. S. , Nelson, Concord?P. F. Kistler. Albemarle?W. C. C. Clark. 1 Wadesboro'?A. A. Darby. c Wadesboro' Circuit?S. li. Drown, E. W. <] Thompson. t Chesterfield?D. McDonald. Camden?J as. Stacy. Wateree Mission?U. E. Ogburn, A. J. 11 Cautheu. t Lancaster?J. II. Robinson. li Pleasant Grove?W. Kastcrling. v Dutchman's Creek Mission?L. A. John-' son. T. It. Walsh, President Ca. Female Col- 1J lege. e, SPAltTANBURG DIST.?J. 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Jones, G. W. Ivey. J W Wirtlitmnn /IaWJiiiwt fe ?'? fc>. Townsend, Agent for Tract Causes, in ' South Carolina Conference. r A. M. Shipp, i'rof. in N". 0. University. 0 B. Jenkins and Charles Taylor, Missions- ? rics to China. >'r SpCRioca Bu.ce.?We understand that) g $100 bills, purporting-to be issued by the I Bank of Camden, 8. ^ are in circulation.! P The bank, however, lias no $100 bills. The ^ * bills in question have a vignette of a bee-1 * hive, with thej Goddess of Liberty on the w right corner, and on the left an eagle hold-1 * ing a scroll, with ,lStato Sovereignty?A'a tional Union," inscribed thereon. Hieflg-$ ures 100 appear on the upper right corner -$! and on the upper and lower left corners, 4 '* They are dated 1st June, 1852, and are p atoned W. i. Grant, Cashier, and W. Ale- t| Willie President.?'hurkttvn C'oDrirr. v? 4-' -f ! fr . # *4 V ^ )SL " y * j)ftt teaf 4," e jmbki VP' -m ~1 fiM. l j 1^^ Grvi-u H, W.;SMITH) McrritVviUp, Greenville DUtriqt. I? P. M'klNNFVySlnttfown. P. O., Anderson Di?t, | Vli 4 YELLING A G A'AT.?Aniaxw M. Cook. I To CormpoiijAcntM E. H. O., Marlboro.?The paper is now writ iu> yon directed, to Clio. It goes regularly. W. IF. 8., Alcrrittsaille.? Wc sent the bill* by hand instead of by the mail. No extra charge for tho matter yonr letter refers to. IF. H. S., M'Hl*a?t*lon.?"Will send on Monday next the work ordered. "Would have dono so sooner, but a press of business prevented us. . ' THE METHCDIST CONFERENCE. Wk present in to-dnv's paper a list of tlie appointments made at the late session of the Conference iu Columbia. It w ill bo seen that Dr. Whitefoohd Smith has been selected for the church at Greenville, This appointment will bo gladly received by the many frieuds of this gentleman residing in our village. Our friend,Rev. Lanuy "Wood, we notice, has been admitted into the Conference and will be stationed at Union C. II. llie ensuing year. Our best wishes attend liim. "Wo would gladly publish the entire proceedings of the Conference, but our space will not permit. ?? ? A DAY AT WHLIAMSTON. Tins tbrivintr little town is hannilv situ w I k ? ?Wd for our citizens. Leaving Greenville at 5 in the morning we arrive just in time to have a good breakfast at the 41 Williamston Hotel," or with any of the many kind and liospitable families of the place. This place has undergone many improvements since the summer. Although we missed, during our short stay, the bri gl>t jreen foliage of the trees and the balmy meezo which makes the placed so lovely and ieloved in summer, the still cheerful and oyous appearance of its thriving and indusrous inhabitants make ample amends for oss of buds, of breezo, and flowers for a euson. Col. Williams, the founder of the place, md after whose name the place has been tyled. has recently made a donation of land mounting to twenty acres (if we mistake lot) including the Spring, to the Town Counil, provided they would improve and ,ornaneut the place. This they aro now doing, n a manner at once beautiful and complimentary to the gentleman to whose generisity they are so much indebted. We qnlorstood that previous to making the donniou Col. Williams had been offered ?4,000 or the property, but refused, fearing that individual owmrship might prove detrimenal to the interests of the place. May his, ife be,yet prolonged, and people benefitted i i ill love and honor him. Messrs. Sullivan A; Smith are bejrinninar i reparations fur the building a large and ? !-1 ] gant hotel. It is to contain from 100 to ' I -u-?i: uu juvmii>, auunniig a in pie convenience for j unifies and the single gentry. We undertan<l it is tlic intention of the proprietors o complete it in time for the reception of j isitors next summer. Willinnwton has already a number of1 icnt stores, and one or two store-houses in I rocessof erection. Our new friends Gxrvrix 1 nd Stosk are doing good businesses we 1 elieve. We have forgotten the names efj thcr firms, or we would take pleasure in ;iving them " a place and a hearing."? Ve distinctly remember, however, being told ' pon enquiry, that "Williamstonhad no ouoehy ! One may now divine the cause of 1 ier prosperity and happiness. The day we were at Williamston the Piision of the Sons of Temperance at that 1 lace madoquite a demonstration, assisted y Sons and Cadets from Greenville and tho 1 'leasant Grove Divisions. The procession ] ras formed at their Pivisiou room and 1 larched to the Methodist church, where the lceting was opened by prayer from Kev. S. 1 i. Gailuard. The first speech, by ore 1 f the Order, occupied one hour and u half ( ii its delivery. The gentleman seemed to 1 ave been unexpectedIv called udou oil. i Iress the meeting, hut after having made all j1 lie excuses to be found in the role of a cir- 1 umstanee like the qne which surrounded ! lim, he found himself soon upon the arguaent, and dealt with the subject, apparently pen handed, free, and without gauntlets.? ' Ve did not occupy a listening position, con- 1 fluently we are unable to say much in rcard to the speaker or the speech, for fear j f violating the prescribed rules of self and opaiatency. He was followed by a short ddress from the Rev. Mr. Oaiixakd, which re know, from its force and truth, roust havo Bnt conviction to the Warts of all. It was ist auch an address as it is notour privilege 0 bear upon every like txvaaion. After its lose, and a benediction pronouhccd, the >recession .? .ntarched dovrn the hill," ami 1 hua en(tei#t^i^trade. 1 Altogether, W* ililjoyedourelf finely, tried ^ * " ' ii I ***\ V V , ZJr ?" v . ? . '. .vjAL* ^iL ?*?' j^b^havemwell ^ perwn ^1^1oo6?m! 1 er*' voice and vfl&p are heard, reminding U8 that winter, the aeason of pork apd cabbage, has arrived. It is not an unpleasant sound rto thooC accustomed, like ourselves, for tin1 lw*t six or eight months to "beef ana mutt^u chops, and visions of back-bones, spare-ribs, and sausage are nothing to the &dizatiou. As yet but few droves have passed, and it is the impression that few hogs will be driven the present season. "We quoto pork at C ceuts, gross, bacon 12 a 14. ADDITIONAL. Last wkkk we gave an account of the election in New Orleans upon the liquor subject resulting iu favor of licenses. A glance at jthe following figures will give one ai< iusiglil to the causes of said result, which we clip from a New-Orleans paper: "During the last year there were expended something near $80,000,000 for iutoxicaI ling drinks in this State ; $2,000,000 of this was expended in New Orleans alone. There were made about 10,000 arrests, directly and indirectly, for drunkenness in the city and State; about 400 deaths by delirium tremens; about 76 murders, besides a host of; other* Crimea. Over 1,000 havo been reduced ta vagrancy and pauperism; the resources of the State have been crippled ; thousands havo been kept out of employment; society ta large has been seriously, deeply damaged in all its relations ; the health and energies of some of our best citizens have Wen destroyed and ruined in life. All this has been done, and more, and yet we have men who tell us that "the ruinsellor is an innocent as a child." OUR EXCHANGES. Oodey's Lady's Book. riKt<T upon our list conies Goosr for December. There has been no falling off in this Magazine, on tho contrary every number is a "Star," ttml every volume adds u cycle to the glory of its editor. The coining volume promises to be equal to the past, and it behooves those wishing to subscribe to do so immediately. We will furnish the Book , and the Enterprise one year for $8,50. The price of the Book itself being $3. Who will J subscribe ? ' Dodge's Litorarf Mnwcum. We hail this newspaper to our list as one of the neutest, cheapest and best that has ever fallen under our observation. Its pages I are filled with the best original and current i i literature of the day. Wo refer our renders to tho advertisement of this paper found in another column. Life Illustrated. ; Tuts paper has commenced issuing regularly, ami wo nre,in receipt of the third number. It bids fair to become a useful news- j ( paper. We should like to have No. 2, if the | ( puplishers can furnish it. Fowlkkb ?fc ( Wells, New York. Price %2.?weekly ] tvofirci5pon0ciK^ of 1ik ?i|feffrti3C. \ ( ?hees vili.e I>j8t, Nov. 23, 1851. r. Prick, Editor ok tiik Entebtcisk : i Dear Sir :?It i? pleasant now and then j i to disburden the mind of business and the cares of every-day life and mingle with friends, relatives and early associates, and exchange kind feelings and greeting* with thetn. In company with n couple of kind and valued friends I left your village on yesterday morning ere the grey streaks of the early dawn had thrown her mellow and enlivening tints above tho eastern horizon, to visit one of the most lovely and romantic sections of our District. Stoping, some ten j miles wo partook of a good breakfast, the I hospitality of an esteemed and energetic cit izen, we pursued our way until wo arrived at MeKinney's, our destination. Here was to be lield a sale of the personal estate of Jo8sph McKinjckv, deceased, and crowds of the mountain yeomanry were attracted thith[rfOii that account. Co!. HOks ho well and il favorably known to the people of Greenville as a prompt, able and accommodating District 1 otiicer, was elevated above the crowd of buyers, and auctioneering with a fluency of *peech characteristic of himself, and which would do infinite credit to the volubility of a French man. The negroes sold, brought enormous prices, saying large and small from five to twelve hundred dollars. This sole, however, can not be taken as the standard price of negroes, as the heirs were the only 1 purchasers and consequently more able to give liberal bids. .. . ? ; Wheat sold from fcl.37-^ to $1.02? cents, \ per busbel. Corn 02 J cent* per bushel by the hundred barrels. I close by saying, that those of your numerous readers in both village and District, who have never visited that beautiful section, and who know nothing of the generous hospitality with which a stranger and visitor if, ^ weleoroeed, should avail themselves of the r4 ~ T f * i opportunity of testing its truth I and of feveltfeight and rapture, besoms iPS* aw^r^4rferi^^ j?pj Clarks Mills. We regretto find the subjoined paragraph in tho Washington Union of Saturday < "Wc are pained to hear that the establishment of 'this distinguished artist has been visited with n calamity by which ho sutlers severe pecuniary loss, atid which will delay the completion of tho great work .\th:?h lie had coinmeuced?the equestrian statue of Washington and Jucksou. Yesterday afternoon, whilst his furnace was in full blast, the roof, from some unexplained cause, took fire, and, notwithstanding great efforts were made to save the model of tho statue of General Jackson and tho building, they were, in an incrcdibly^short time destroyed in the flume*. Several castings of the statue had been taken and placed outside of the foundry, and were saveu. ll?o loss sustained l>y tins tire is estimated at six er ten thousand dollars, and tlic destruction of the model for the statue is particularly to bo regretted, as it cannot be reproduced but with great labor and heavy expense. There was no insurance on the projiertr. We give place for this intelligence with sincere regret; but, knowing the indomitable energy of Mr. Mills as we do, we do not entertain a doubt that lie will arise like the fabled bird of antiquity, and pursue his business w ith renewed energy and success. He has been tried in the furnace of affliction, but ultimately he will conio out unscathed." The Nutmeg Tiee. The California Fanner says that in Third's Valley and Eldorado Cannon, this vuluable tree is found in its greatest perfection. Trees are found here from 18 to 24 inches iu diameter, and full of the fruit, which is contained in a covering like the coating of the English w rdnut. Before ripo it is soft aud quite stringent, but when mature the covering opens and the nutmeg drops. The berries or nuts ripen at various periods. Upon the same tree uiay be found ripe and green troit. The ripen fully aromatic as the fruit from ! Sumatra. The foliago is like the pii;6 or the ] hemlock, each loaf having, however, a sharp briar or thorn upon it. . The fruit grows in cli**ters, similar to tho cherry, and is indeed quite ornamental. This tree can be easily grown, and will become an acquisition, and vvp trii.tf- ??r<? loiwr uoo if n-rtniiftillw luiifiun. ?? 1) " "<-v ?? bv"" J v"""" ted. Gkv.Sam Houston first entered Opngress j as a Representative from Tennessee 30 years ago. lie has since been Gov. of .Tennessee; then a fugitive from her borders; then sin ihjinn chief; then a I'iouecr of Texas; tlmn leader of her revolution; then President; then out of power and esteemed a dissipated, broken down demagogue; then President again ; a reformed man and temperance advocate ; then and finally, Senator of the United States, which position he has held for the last eight years, llo may yet go higher. A dv krti8rmknt ivxtk aoiidin a ry.?The following curious advertisement appears in a Western paper: "Whereas, at particular limes 1 may importune iuy friends, and others, to let me have liquor, which is hurtful to ine, and detrimental to society?this is thoror Fqre, to forbid any persons selling Ine liquor, :>r letting me have any on any account or pretence ; for if they do 1 will positively^pros, route them, notwithstanding any promise I may make to the contrary at the time they may let rne have it." Colt's Revolvrus.?The English papers state that the number of the repeating pistols, or revolve!*, manufactured by Mr. Colt during tho last two yehrs, amounts to two hundred thousand". The Viceory of Egypt dims lately ordered five thousand of them tor the equipment of his cavalry ; and the British Board of Ordinance dispatched some time ago, ten thousand to tho Baltic fleet. wonufenrul Pkesksck of Mind.?A Rome (New York) paper says ; "L.ysi week tho wind was so high on the Jordan level of the Erie canal that the boats had to lie; another strong proof that "Jordan is n hard road to travelm The next day a freight boat was chased by a piractical scow, but the former, with great presence of mind, threw u peck of oats cpou the tow path; the piratical horse stopping to eat the outs, the boat managed to escape." '8omethino Nkw.?An invention which must become popular consists in a small padlock, with the owners name engraved upon it, wlueh is aflrvod t*> an umbrella opened. This, it is supposed, will guard against the stealing of umbrellas, and 10 this light v/ill, if successful, be considered as an infringement of natural rights. What a pity doing throng ia so muclij pleasanter than doing right. One bad sheep! will lead a whole flock astray in less than a! week ; and what ia true of sheep ia equally > truo of people. One vixen in a street will | turn the whole neighborhood into scandal! pedlrrs in low time than you could teach them the alphabet. ^ Thk Mocur is a Foot.?Nothing ia sacred in the eye of the mocker. Religion he spurns with supremo contempt. "Fools make a mock ut sin." Fools of this kind have always been plenty in the world.? They mocked the Savior in his dying agony on the cross, and made fun of the disciples and new convert* on th? day of Pentecost, amid the astonishing displays of God's converting power on that occasion, A revival unattended by the presence of the mocker might well be questioned a* to its genuineDees. I' ~ ' IMm ' ? - tionlly for..^U<nrvfti<kd? ihen it waJ fK>uVfed ifito tlifc tfifcv would thrnst'their t< noses into itVand eat with the greatest eager- t\ noes. Jiut they soon becnuieso lean and bo- v i ny that it was evident that there w*s gnnW* t thing wrong, either in tho animals them- a selves, or the manner of feeding. The own- t cr at length resolved to stay in tho barn and i watch them while eating. Ife. accordingly I stationed himself near the horses, after ha'v- s ing tilled the manger with oats, but so ecu- I trived to screen his person asnot to be easily t seen. v'; 'jj/f t The horses dropped their noses into the t grain, as usual, with avidity and began to t eat Vith a will. As soon, however, as quiet t wjis restored in tho barn?broken only bv {. tho monstrous craunching sounds of hungry e horses, busy nt their food?the gentleman v j olmervod thq latter to cease suddenly from r (feeding, and start baclc suddenly from the C manger, with a snort of pain or affright.? t Peeping cautiously ovor into the manger he i saw five or six enormous ruts wl?o were ruven- t ously devouring the grain ; and as soon as r the horses ventured, vith the evident hesita- J tion and misgiving inspired by a little expe- i rience, to approach the manger and again t insert their noses in the grain, these fero- I cious creatures would spring at thoin and ? bite their lips. In this way the game went c on?the horses, prompted by hunger, occa- c sionly making an effort to get a mouthful of v | the grain, and the rats as regularly drivintr << j thcu) back, until, in a very sj>ort tirno, tin- J f ! oats were entirely devoured by these pi-r?<ical savages, and the poor horses left empty ! J A Mklancholy Cahe.-?At St. Louis, on ji the 1st instant, the hotly of a well dressed I j and remarkably handsome man, about 25 < j years of age, was found lying dead in the t I street, and on his ]>erson was found a letter, i I in which, nfter stating that he died by his s | own hands, ho says : f | "My name is Francis Henry de Longville, t born at Paris, April 4, 1828. My tamily i | was ruined by an extensive speculation in '1 [1849. 1 married one of those girls of whom J i the world has few, and thought my happi- r | ness assured. I quit my native land with I my little family in the month of May and ti disembarked at New Orleans, July 24 1854. c But alas! having tasted happiness only du- I ring fifteen days a frightful ealamnity cover- f cd me with mourning. My poor beloved ? wife was attacked with the terrible cholera: c after two bouts of horrible suliering, shojt expired. Hardly whs she buried when my | ? poor little boy, aged three years, died of the ! I same dist-ase. Nly despair was very great, i Hut (ohI had still left me a little daughter of t j thirteen months, whose ainile gave me new " i strength to resist in future, for, in this poor a little innocent, 1 saw all the sweetness of her \ beloved motlieh I asked nothing more ol j t Go?J than to live for my child. Hut God I j; was pleased to strike me again, taking from o mo the only good he had left me in the world, s The 20th Oetol>er \v:i? the unhappy day on which I closed the eyelids of my last treasure. o Having, then, no consolation left, I resolved t to make an end of it. Let no oue Ma me mo, for every man of feeling must understand what a burden life had become to tuc." A Know-Nothivo Oath.-*?Many buries- 1 ones have been perprtrated at the expense of . the Know-Nothings but the folldwiug'oath, which is said to be of the third degree we think one of the best out, and we give it. .for the benefit of those who may wish to initiate ? I in that degree: ? Oath.?UI Solomon Swipes (or Snooks as . may Ire.) hereby solcmny swear (hold up j your right hand) this my oath, to endure 1 forever and a day after, (raise your right leg) v that if 1 catch ??. Itnmsm I /?!>?? ........ " * ?,.v V"*"k (, right eye) alone in the woods (hat your left eye,) or some out-of-the-way place (open your mouth,) that I will pound him into a jelly, or chop him into sausages (swallow this " meat axe,) I will eat hitn without pepper or salt. (Music?"King of the Cannibal Is- c lands,') and in this way endeavor to annihi- c late the whole tribe of worthless rapscallions I1 ?so help mo teapot? That's all.?Madison Visitor. _ ti What are Yoc to no??A diminutive r specimen of humanity appealed to our com- ~ passion a day or two ago to relievo him by purchasing a copy of a weekly paper with which he had been, to use a term of the trade 1 ! "struck." His L)ue eyes and rosy checks attracted attention, and in reply to inquiries | he stated that he and his only brother sup- , ported his mother, and his mother support- * ed his father. In reply to a question wheth- H er lie did not sometime* swear, the liwio chap ; ! with an embarrassed air eaid, "not often, but when a big boy steals your papers, and e you can't lick him, what arc you to do?" [ Ni 10 York Courier <t Jtina. " j Wono TwisnNa,?Torn presented his bill c to neighbor Joe for service rendered. The a \ latter looked at it, and expressed much stir- | <il uio amount. "Wiiy,i.om, itetrikes IDC that you make oi;t a pretty round bill ? here eh I" "I'm sensible it's a round one," . quoth Tom, "and I caino for tbe purpose of getting it squared!" k/M/.J I' ? A DlTviCRfiJicit^?A feftow walking thro' 8 the Old Jiaily at the time of execution, when M an Irishman was on tho point of boing off, inhumanly bawled otit?"Are you there : * I always raid you would cotne to he hang- 81 ed !" "You're a liar," replied Pat, "if it was the last word I had u/say ; I did not com* Iwathronyht. J Thb I'o*t Smith.?Alexander Smith, the , young poet, baa been appointed by UieQueen d Assistant to the Astronomer for tyeoUand. q I v v ta i I 1 ; , I, . . ?-T . Oil 6d Do they enable companies o^ass arbtind In review, on battalion or Vegneiital fwBttas in any bettor order than tlioy rbuld othefwisedo? Do tlmy ett'ect any- I hwg, for ttiecarrying ouOof o-rtaur\ttiino*t ibuoTcte) patrol regulation? which coujd not >e easily attained in a less eunjbrous and pss troublesome manner ? CoiimionjpKmse, Nicked by every-day observation, gives a lout "nay" to each Of tliCse queries. But, x'sides the negative reasons tliut might Ikj irged by the friends of a militia change, t bore are some positive evils connected with he system as it now stands. Muster grounds, lie country over ; are famous, or rather we ^ vould say infamous, as the places whore old j jrudges arc fought out and fresh quarrels ugemlered. 'lney ure often the scenes of iis>ij?.ition, and llbt unfreqUcntly of the lowst debnunehery. While they are exactly Idapted to the W ishes of loafers ami idlers, attlera and brawlers, thov take the laboring nan from tiro toil which supports his family o a scene of silly idleness, tho peaceful and etiring citizen from his quiet homo to a .1 dace of wrangling and strife, the business nan (in whatever avocation) from labors hat are really useful to a round of stnmbings evolutions, a living caricature upon ev1ry known system of military tactics. More>vor, not these same muster-grounds tho boson fields of that class of low damagogues, vho delight in viljifying true worth and panloring to the meanest passions of their w eak eHow-men ? There are other reasons that might be suggested why our militia system should bo ither materially modified or else altogether ibolished, hut it is unnecessary to give them icrc. Ati instance of the unequal and unjust >p?Tation of tho present regulations occurs o us, hoSyever, at this moment, and wctiote t briefly. Men who have hold a commision seven years are by law exempt from urther military duty. Now it so happens hat many of our best people have an invincble repugnance to taking those commissions. They have no earthly turn far the military, daily other very worthy person.,, who have 10 such repugnance, aim vet so difiident, so ittle calculated to succeed in a mixed crowd, is to be barred out l?y the very force of these ircuinstanees from benefitting themselves >y this commission privilege. The cotwe|itence is that our military duty is done in i largo part now-a-days by resjiectnblo men if middle nge, incn of substance and charncer, while the exempt arq often much younger men, who, because of a little pertness or irasa, get a commission of some sort early ii life and hold on until cleared by law. I lore, lltli. nro ni"1 ? , ?... .......j vruniHun! unci iiMitn men, toting?' their musket? intjle old Held, at the ijjro ?>t" foity-five, while many a one twenty ears younger stands smoking Ins cigar i.i he shade of a tree, and finding tun in the ridable awkwardness of the squad which ho .,j tml to command. Is this an equal or a just ystcin ! Wo hope our Legislature, will at least ab-lisli these abominable beat company in users.?\EdgcJicltl - Idvertisrr. jryr -7 Sir Isaac Newtcn. In the middle of the seventeenth century here was an English boy of means and d?ninutive appearance, and behind all other toys of his age. lie was constantly at the jot of his class; and verily it was believed hut this boy would become only n bungler f some kir,d, for surely the soul of learning > jw not in hiin. At the age of twelve a change was wrought n the character and fortune of the youth that md never obtained^* "reward of merit,*' ami ras regarded by teacher and school master k an inferior. At this time an altercation 00k place between this backward boy ami he one nltove him with in ilio nlo?o n *IVI V pon the latter treated hi in with indignity iid violence. '1 he pride of the boy waa outraged. lie ouki not revenge the insult by a blow, beausb he was took to copo with, his opponent hysically. IIow, then, shall ho humble his sBiiJtanti lie resolved to surpass him in lie class, and there remain, to look down ipo# his enemy, and clip from him the lauds he so indiscreetly wenrv. lie resolved ?accomplished; became a most devoted cholar; commenced a career of glory ; and lir laai-c Newton appeared with a key to mlock the mysteries of motion, and to draft i truer chart of the stupendous universe. A. Fkmalb SwinOi.hu.?The Petersburg, Va.) Eryrn* gives an account of a "handcana, attractive-mannered and lady-like feunfr tvith flanira. tnU nrfi*v fnre ^?* ( " * l " ? V T ' ' * ," 9 ^ " " *f switching blueey^roty lips, neatly-mouldd fair hand, and perhaps a foot to corres otid," who paid a visit to a number of the irst class dry goods stores of that place, and nade purchases, of emhloideriea ond other oatly goods, ordering the bills to be seat to , certain welthy merchant. The dry goods nen, says the Exjtrctf, found they had been erv neatly hoaxed on a Monday morning arty. The fair swiwdler waa nttired in a landsome drab mantilla, straw bonnet and >luo voil, and was fair and comely to look LjJ ipon. Many surmises wfcttire to her are x-ing discoursed about town, and when she jets within the clutches of tho hiw wo mar ay a little mtire ot\ the aobject, At present^ re consider itg consumate piece of efffontey to attempt 'such a thing in a city of the ize of l'etorabnfg. 4 A FAMiNit tinparalled in the history of the oimtry, is said to be prevailing io the land v f JudeeCleopatra'* EA?'Ur#bs.?Tbo famed ^ ^ v, ar-ring* of Ck?patn?4rere rained at 9600* 00.000--they were otdy pearl! 1, ^ . J