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Quarterly and Monthly Adver tisements will be clarge.1 the sune as a single insertion, and semi-nuthly the sane as new O0H. Lr Obituarys and Tributes of Ilespect, over t.vlve lines, charged us advertisementis. Corresipontleniic of the Banner. New YOsRs CITY, Dee. 23, 1854. Christmas Iolidays-Tines in Ne York-Novel iarity-City Items -Our ,Am ui se ent s--New Publica tiocs, &C. Mussas. Eurros : Ere this reateces yoi, Christnas witil all its jollys aid t'estivities will have glided by ; ani be numbishered with the days that were. Anid before we call c .ma'sisunsicalte with Voua aa, tile lig ht ofi nuother ' earl w1i daw6 . i lre thess, in the b .saI. ligif CiL With tlt- WaIves ol life raOlling' a 13 by us we SLsd a greeting tto yOs ssnny so.aihern lume aid w ish yil a pleasat. Christinas mid a lapIly New Yar! To thiose with whomn, tiroiigh Pour kindniess, we have di-,emisrl.sed maniy day, we ten-ler sur best wis.hss for tueir hapopiness atnd prosperity. Times are busy now. "Chriict ma< is coiliog " has been tle Ul Vi saI, el) tul the Juvelinles flor dhe last Ito weeks -anud each ail.st. vimsil5 t.!s o Claus "-t hat, gr.ooud old sprote -ail luerry . IKris.- Krigle" duntkles-s visted tlheni. Now, -thle belles anisd bieauxl Oil Golhltii Inut.cijlitinig the1 plea-uses to the LUsrsidnas aUd .\ew Year's lllolidays are bu-sli pstrpMaring Lo enIjsoy then. Gila t., nll st, h. sIuade social calls be received an1d t., a 1s4 s I it givesn. --Egg Ntog" suppe,-, % sII, %%e are ins'ormed, be vesy nuss inus 4111 that 'sccasi fi and the way Chii jiagna -the terin isrv, applied to Ntennatek Cider-and Egg Nig asid 'di maietf'. generally will disappear would alaan a Maine Law advueate ! New Yeas s day is the gala day with our liwisple*, atid celebraked with ssssre eit giai-iai. thas Cihistinas is. Aissts.ig sistns pleasnsses cionsinesteud wiI its Cole .. ton is i t Ii .1Its ;told s i calls ( all I bions vd it is a k e Lt .) h is fi le isd sasIa' a e .s * tio)is-jo,0r one.s tt e.orse exce pt ed onl that day. It would ahi ti uti much jleasure Lo pup into yout' saicimC o. that day and excamsge A ith *-I tih coltpi I illients of the heasin. Met nait possessing the power of' ubis.i.v %e Cal onijy finaginle the pleassies de's ivedi frus sucn it at ! It is a cuistosm witsi Newa- Y-rke, t-1 expetid mis %#I their ch.tilaus W. I propriat s1a1s at, this se'asi .,I . tle ) ear. Proviais..s beisng verN h''glh at, preseit some chasitable isislslua aided by don:tionss Irfoms vao ious quat te's have opened i -Snp Ilall,' in Ward NO, 3-where ihe p 1. caa receive C(amo Soup tie tissaes a week free of' expeni'e Jlsather a nov' ei wiay of aisdinig thet ind'i..entf but soneL well sut.ted to thaese latitsudes. Quite aL destructive liiae occussnesd here oni Wedhnesday last. It us igisna ted at the Chty Asemeibly lsionnas No. 446 Brouadway ansd csiumied La enty live or tirty busi ldings amons~ig w~ ieh w~as t he Cour-es.rt I la II ol Christ Iiland Woods' Eihioupians Ministrels. Mssst of' the buildings counaused we're old and of' little value. Two msems hers of' Ilose Colnnpany No 7 wer'. buried by tile halling of' a wall and one of thems Jasmes Lawrey unfoI'rtu. niately killed -the oilier being -e ver'uly wo'unded. Theli cold was so intense that water froze ins the hsydratnts antd the hi'seg bec.asme so still theay coul d inot be nsed. lI the tf'iman had snot been thus initerrutpted they would haive easily ar'rested the pro~gress oft the flametls and confined them to the As. semnbly lslooms! Tihse firemen who was killed shsould hatve a snuen tei -erected to' his memiory. For f'urther details of' the lire we refer ;on to the Cent hosed *"Lines" Extra. On Tuceday evening last Col. TIhoms. H Benston delivered an at'ddress on W esterni Geography as connitect ed with the buildinig of' the Pacific ltalil fload. 'ilhat harsh, terse diction which char aeterizes hisi Contgresseional Spieeches perva ed that address. Trhoe llal of the Academy of' Music onfe oft * the 'largest buiidings in this city was filied-to oivesflowinig by ani atudiene chlger to. hear Col. 13. Cin his fao. rite hobby.: 'V t'ee It statedl that 43 Deaiths cc. curred on~ boafd the Unaderwriter du rig lie,. voyage irofil 1ivearlata1 itele -607 Etnigraits were oil ltard. An nterestaing suit fair libel is progressing in our City CO..rt. Ili. rai Fii Ie Ir Lditioir i tList- Eveingt. iirr -tome timie aige ublished lill Editor-al inl which Mr. Chas. '. Shel. toll, Ex Presideuit of the Ermpire Sito Dres-!iing Coumpaiy was spikei f'as it " secuntd Sch1ui) ler." For I is, it ltattler geitlenui britiought an action for danages. E.,inent cinsel tre enigaged otn either sid. iad thle verdiet will be of ilopoitainco to the press geiletrilly. Thea is tntuch uneasiness felt ill regard to the Stenniers Washinlgton and Sralh Sanids, The Ibrimer sailed f ofin Stithaarnptn (in1 Dec. 3:d and shuld have arriv. d beibre this. The latter was bund liar Por tland Mainte bit, ha11d I-ot, ari ivel up to last ni'gtl; she sailed on the 5th instait. Since the loss of [ tie ill haled A relic, permoits are ad bniast a I raid it cross t he At iii t ic: an I delay ill tile arrival of any vessel excites leuarl tfr elbodings. Grisi atd Mlart I are here yet deiitt.iig a ntr nilusicat l'teietniad allar ilig a ich treat to the publie wist, like Mltaiter, -, has a inev 61ar sweet thing'S." Th'leat res ''ilt-uses, Operas, an Exiiioso verly ituaginable %a'; ie. vne lit ilI bhatt. Sincet Oetuher, three works have bet ii puli.shed thle sales oi m hieb have texeede la eit hailt Iiitall tat )hOattiis. We refler it, fihe -Nwhr. -l I tr liarnu " auld ''1l tht I iall," FannlyI Feri'. Ntmve1. The fll it is to ,alur Ulkiltg the litst - f tite thar ee. ' Iuilt li-ltl " is a ve iital.le ailibilogralpt y 1.f F.iniIII F. It 'hows 11) ier --initt. t 1er fi iIs " tad espelpciily her barot It et.ili law, N. P. \\ illis whItt appears unde,4.1 the vulphol imu.s title (,' I* av- a .' Passed at the Lust &ssiun of the Gen cral Asbon6ly. OlIGINATING IN TiE SENA'IR. 1. An act tao extei. to Jinges at aailtJer. it- i tat 1 t1aiitiiltg caainalltN.'-i . ' ti' I' a no-~ i .~ h - t 'equts~ire 2. Alt a t t e1 anl t elit'ih-I till aC tqi I ali',.11V f r tilt tisl. ti -i Ua fliut" ill ce alin pait.icillatt. Al act tta :miln i az: tme . tited S; .t.--- Il pu ihase ct1 tain parcels (ofI luna it t, i t.l t a or th lie eeitol of light ises a naconI all light,. 4. Alt net. 1)t gior jile fii the better ttdilliiati;oinal tal' ilstice inl tht- cit c. oai I t. Clitlta' 0 1 a10 l. 5. Ali .et ti iicorprtate the t'ariet!An \\'ater Coinp1anly ill thle ci A "at Ch.o l -. a I S - ,t a. a ahaze he lt tale ta a .;. et na '~t..iaa itn af tia' i ailes u-aa .% ashRaish-ad (Caolipaly . 7. Au ae. is. ie a1aaatai . the C-1111i'1 bia and Cinotlt .\l a..- tetic Ile,'lgailaph t.,.illaJ ailiy. alit1iaNATINO t.s Ti llIOUSg. I. Ai act to ittauha ize ald empow I ini % lll' Ililit - at ()b9tt lit laitthin :ws- ta a tiqt-, 1tii'o-l. t itata a t. tai lth"- eductie and i.aindt tial tile butitl. se1 tit. i-li . uha Itah hie tlhwed to eX' id ti 'i Ci..Ilenio -at the nile ihl. oui .. ( . 3. An act to tatd tin act enititlead "ani tact, tao r-chairter thle Mei chlant's lBaik ta' Sout h4 Carlhia tat Chearaiw." er thet~ caty counmitcil ofi Charlestnma to le.'ay andu c)l lee't tae- 'i the realt es.a taite ol bankis wvithmi thie corporaoate Ii nits ot' said e1t v. 5. All act, to auithtorize thle Checraiw tntU Daraigtoun lRolruaad Complanaa to iacrease teit capa ial stock. 6. Ait tat to i,.c'olpaoinate the Eltm Wtatd Coeter~ty Catip .nay. 7. Ain act tto taetnd ani act to ini. ctiorpoatea the a ii emtlan 's ltuitranace CLaii of Cht arle?.4t, pasiseid t he 16tha day oft Dt.eembert' A. P. 185-. 8. At5 act to tlncorporaute the Siouth-. crn1 Mutual Life lansuratice Comanay. 9. An act to icor palte thec societ) ttor thte teel ofut a diget ad supeaciaa atted atniatstetrs af lte Prtesby> terian Church and teitr tam~ilies, 10U. Au act, tst ametnd tihe first clauose of an jet, ettled' "ata act. Il rtieew anid auuetnd the chal ters of certaini tttwtts anrd vittages hetofore~tlll incorpota rated," piassed onl thet 2th day of Dceaiber, A. 1). J8'i3. .11. Ant act to ttauimize the iborma tioit tf a volunteer battta,an 1o be at tached t'a the 23d Regjiment Sout Carolia Mlaitita, and for othe. purgao se8. 12.. An act to incoarporaute thec Sa ving ad Biiding Associtatiton. 13. Ant act to incorporateo thle Spar tainburg Femialie College. 14. All aet to inlctm.....at .il ..: sage oi Murioll aid for oilIer purgone. the rein mentioned. 15. An act to extend the time aid lowed the Greenville aid Colum:,in Railroad Company to topei btook-s of -subscription to the capital stock ul -said cosopany. 16. An act to vest the title of the State in certain escheated property therein muentioned inl certain persons therein namned. 17. An alct to divide Pendleton into two electioi diktricts. 18. An act to incorporate certain religions and charitable societies, and societies fir the advancement of edi cation, and to renew and ainend the charters of others heretofore granted. 19. An act, to renew atnd anmemd the charetes of certain LOWns ansd vil. lages heretofior iicirporated. 20. Ai act to recharter Lhe Bank of Georgetown. S. C. 21. An act to incorporate ceitain Sicietics, associations and companiic,. and to reiew aid atziend the charters of Ithers. 22. Au act to e.xtend the charter of tile towel ofIl' onit, Pleasanst. 24. Arn act to incorporate the Co. Iniobia Alaclhinie Vorks. 25. An act to iticoirporate the Mer. ehatits' Ainaiul Inasuance Companuy. 263. An act to iicopo ate the Coiun bia Femiale Copllege. 27. An act, to alter and amend the charter oif f tle t(oi of Culn3nbia and thlr other purpoises. 28. An act making appropriatitn,. for tihe year coihmeneing Outubler. 1854. 19. Ai act to amend an act enttitl.-d an act to incl rjpoirate the Nrthea--tern Rhailroad Cosunpany. 30. Ait stnt. to amIiend an act entitled " act tb aLnt imize tile firmi ation of it San&aaiuh i iver Vallev Iair.nad Comp1u1iany, 1111 to giat aid in the c istriutin of ttheir riad. 31. An act to a-ithoitrize tihe Tiown C1111l 1c 4 itI Iablirt l g to slibseri be t'. the caplital .toil k lot certaii llailroiadI Colinpalies therein nientioned", and for utser purposes. 32. Ate act to prec.ribe the,- inne and u-i1ms uptol which the City C ell tt &;aie itil 11;3Y subsIcrCibe t1, ;j, capiit al stork l'o railrsnml phnik a..ad, And entri Cl lit panlit:!, :1n-. to cont1ienl, t lie st, b-eriptinis ('a iwade b.% theill. . act t i-c.arter the baud of Di.eleors of the ~1h lioitogical Sieini itoiy of the Spnod of Snlh Carolina aid Gergia. 34. An act to ainend :i act etnt itled "an act, tl charter the Witniiigt. i aed MNitchester Rail ioId Coiipaiv.' 035. An aet to aiieind the charter olf the Bank of the State of S.Puth Caro :it;. Ai ntet it icieorpoirate the York v-ille- Felmale Cilol. 37. An act to au thorize tile Coomep irlier General il accept, the bequest off le late Jo 111llair. 38. An a..t its abolish tho oltice of Ta\ Cllect or fir he eletioni Dist rict of Wm:.h and for other pieposes. 39. An inet to amend the charter of thie tnil (If GeV4rg4e I lwn)W. 40. Aii aet te, ai.e -mlpliei for tle y ear ceami ing in t h-tober, 1854. 41. An aet to ml : if h ands inl the t'ataw- a ind1n m hontagiilai, situlate ll Yoirk and L ica,ter District, aod I its tax Iheiii i- , oether lanli: i said ris, and - f'r t rli pois. Pnioctess Or M Aoio Sno-rT.-----T.a pig zenid is caii tied to the~ top, o the te.'ir by windlaiiis and chtam, andiu wiked by steami ; IL is tei put mi uiight andi day, anud at teisded hv two se'us t' mn- -in uiitfr the fh'e aind t..v t1 o puonr the muehaed leal imao tin strzaieis. Azier passi..g thet str .in eS it IidIs a distan~e ofi 150 feet. thei~ p~assapt threlnghl thle air' giving' the intot ai hulge inl b r bsasiin of watei ; here a manlt is enigaged ini dipping theim (lit. ,ith a1 la1 :Ie and throin~mg them51 u)n an incl inted pilatie, dfown which the~y riun to a drumu heated by ste..mii and13 wosrked by) miitfchmery, so ast to lry the aniot; when dry they atre passed iitol a revlinisg d1roi, whtich stopjs fly act'tin ol' machztiinery every five inliinte firn ~sbflig themi; frroui tis drusm tiey ale thrsuwni int~ ai hiop per, and f r1om this paiss over a1 series of uu: meined plfantes, whseret the defetivye shu t, airt'e ari ied oIl, attd :hlen thlronghl Seives into0 d:awers, where the~y are assorted hby the action uf mlachinter) on s-ives; thn inito t he ha ge boxes, fsumha wich~ they ate takens and pntt ini to sacks, weighed, and are reaid3 ftor use. It, is cur etitly rumolredI in New Y'ork that 33ne of1 she hI hgeet, pouwem ii r~Urope, thonliuht ito b Ruial, hai unlide ai very large. andi liberal teler ts all the Colliti's htiw of steamassii. Thei idea, however, of sellintg o'ut, is till entertauined b3 the proprietors. '1Tni ruimor has cauased a gnod Ana1 of etle A Friday an Unlucky Day ? From tite imniemnorial Friday has b.-en fiownied upon as a day of ill omen. And though this prejudice i. less preva.ent iow than it has been ol yure. when superstition had general sway, yet there are many even in this matter of fhCL age of ons who would hesita c (Ii a day so inauspici.-us to begin an undertaking of muomentous import. And how many brave nmari. Ners, whose hearts ulquailing could ieet, the wildest, fury of their ocean homne, woild blench to even bend their sails onl Friday. lut, to show with how much reason this feeling is indul ged, let us examine tie fillowing ii. portanit tlets in conniexionii with our new settlencnt ind greatness as a liation, and % e will ste how lit tlecause we Aieriens have to dread the fatal day. in Friday, Augist :1, 1492, Chris tLpher Culohinbus sailed on his great voyage'L oil discovery. On Friday, October 12, 1492, he first discovered land. Oil Friday, January 4, 1493, hl Sailed onl his retuirni to Spatin, Wh14ih if' he had not reaced in safetV 1he lapy result woiuld never have been kniown w leen fed to the settlement of thi,, vast coltine;.t. On Frhday, Maarch 15, 1-193, he arrived at. i'alhs ill salety. Oil Frida%, Novenmher 22, 1-193, he arrived at IIspani a in his second v..) ;ge t , A tnoera . Oh Fd adav Jun c 1.3, 1494. he though 1111known to hie meli, d i.~o,-eIrd tile coutinlit, oi Amserica. Ot Friday, .\llrn 5. 1696, llen Vil. olit Englanoti galve to .1 lialI C,.)0,t lis voinini,,Ioion waiiieh ld1 to le .I c aery o Ntormi A-iserica. TlIi.s Iz tle lorst A;am-rcan -State apoer in Eng laid. On Fi io). Sopteliber 7, 1555 Me i en ,. . -S i St. Augst ihc, Ol. toldest. seit;.n -ni, in h Umted dies I!.ya in roe tha lofiorti }3Jar. - 'Ofi~i~ayNvivernb- i I;i h aN Finer, with the v'i I.,INiII., oi:o l th.arbor ol' "copvi eo1t o4wni; and0 uti the -:o;oo.- o' .1....h o o 0j tI au .ust como ..it-. to,- 1 e n-O..-r . ;1 rI t ..-'it g. * ~~ instiano.. Oi 1 m:., *Februa.y 22. Georg W as.hoogtn, th-.- Iittoer of American, ireedlorn, was burn. (In Friday, .1 . 17. Bunker lill was seized aid uitified. onl Friooa, Octuober 7, 1777, tl surrender of' Saratoga was mnade which had such power aid infinence ,-. tiduenIg , ranee to declare l'or o.. On) Ft iday, Seiteinhei r 221,380, is, treason tot Arnold wais laid bare. whicn saved it, iooin destructioon. On Friday, Octobe 19. 1781, the. --2IIorenne at. Yoork town~i, the cr0owlomlo glory of tho American arI', 0occuirre . 011 Friday, July 5, 17761, Ihe mI-.. tioni1 in Congress was mait b)) Joll. Adaims, Sec koldedo by Itichar.d ilni , A.e, that tile United Coloies a or-, Ito 001 Il-liht oulgl t to) be, re an10 d1 ill depetndlnt. Tliun., )by loilt. Crous eXamIl leS, w e -ee that, ho wever it may be wilia oilher tion er2ie.no le. lteve, o11 od.'d to a ill o i. I d a . % 4 u d ~.' e e O4 Ie . - e.w...1 0 . to W~0Arr A C-orrrnV.- Ilhe numboI. r iEt sjia1e ulnes. ill the* tUmted Staotes. i' est i mated aot 2,91 .153, and t he poopn Iatoin at. 23. I8 I,787.--l'ho mio-n thickly3 settled State is Massaeb~usett,, wheroe the ianhain avrg 137 to the '.jaore unleec, aond the most05 thinlyv K0eO tLbd. ( .-egon, wt hieh anly a verago/s 25. If the enlti re e, u0nt ry was u1n000 as t hick ly popu 'latedl as the Statte tot MNa-o.nehnt~tIs, its Inoloh btans ganu li noinbher 3915,j87..1 ! Ad ijl et t he old bay Siate is nlot, so ihickly sett led, onlt oonianiungoo atbOlt 1,0010,000 01 pe ole. Won't it be a great, conn-Il tr) , whent3I it gets sett ledI, well Icioced, ando b~oardedl over. Thois' calcoilat ion wvas miade, too. belo rie a he Gadlsdten t reaty, which, is rt illed. wvill great ly extenod the area -. fdeertiser amd Gazelte. )On M'onday~t, it was1~' e sIi ilited t hv a oseporteor toor the I Ier-.hil, t hat th'e folloowiig numbelJ.Lr of meitchantics. of va rious.1 doe.cripjtion01, wereC out. (of' cem lloy menot. ino New York, viz; 7,000) tailoris and Ilailoore..eso; 1,500 enin~tet. Imikers. uph11.olsterers5, &c.; 2,000 ma11 Nonis; 700 maciniiists. sm-ths, &c.; 500 priniter'.; 130 stereotypers; 45) book hinders, Iholers and st itcher-; 400 shoe tooakers; 20)0 house50 caIrpen~ters; 700 ship carpetnters; 500 rope malker's, riggeors, &c .; 2001 plasterers; 600 p jlur11abers; 2i50 .rimbrella moakors, anid 300 hatterm--nmag at Loitud of 15.. 450. Since the foregoing estoimate was mailde, we learn froml valriouis tel egraphio despatchesi that a mnultitude . f oth.e tmechanics hav hcc dii charged, and that sevetal tlu.-an.. rnore have been notified that, the% will be dismissed to-day. How to %poil a Higia kpir ited Wife. " What did you speak in that wam to your wife fur, young rnan 1" asked old Uncle Rodgers o' his nephew. Because it's fun to see her spark up," replied the h'-pefuil benedict; " I like to make her black eyes shine, and her round cheeks grow red as my darmask rose. It's quite tragic the way she puts her little foot down, anod says 'sir.' fly the lnuses ! it' you'd .staid lung enough, Uncle, I'd have bhownt you a Queen. Yoii've no iden how grandly she tosses, back her fierce little head-or with what a .ido like air he rings those delicate hands of hers. It quite breaks the nionotony1 o f lile to get til such a temipe.st ~i arder. You see, Micle, one tires (of clear sunshie ad b ue sky-and so, as I know she oawns this spunky tem per, Ijaa.t touch it up with the spur matiimnia il. and let, it gallop till I .,eu lit to fin ill." " I've as good a mind to root out that sapling, I fil, and use it faver sour ,houlders as I Id.l this rnorniIr to eat 11)3 b eak fast be4ibe you spjoit'd my appetite. "ot itre ttkiing the sur'st way to ruin at finely strong; organizatiolm. 'iving your presence, I deosqi,e tii itan Who thus fipc"ers .-. ith a pia.ssioi ate but lovinlg spirit. Luok at youii. -.le -- how dleate her bewat o. .,'o-, at 3-: r household- ie vitrv i'pi. -it a1st. 1ad 1itatnhess. The 'iltil. lix -o"s on th .0iat1 1.; ih.- 1llginag .m1. ,as-lling heie an id m ere give at '.nt. te t u m i c'Io1 1i-.i1 to I)Iaa 1o111h . I I I innc. Thlat. i0nagOe that icls ., ru.- 4 no li to ) our 11ar1or, I ha domt lt ioo le-s h(il a flity-vio-a to ! It tunis mit thai a w . . auit-v de.e d all old, exjeaii'x ;o;,holstecir like my-elt. Thon,. luok at (he, vines shIev hA. Triiiild -Ct flowers sh'. '-v - illat leat ioWeiti h10 wh 11 s .t a:.-hr~t ange;iIi i~li' iv o i is .#*'0 i.A:i: % thli a as of slit, Ww-S III%', p- bolde that tie pou.1-eIsSuOaa .' LI, a lie-ili.- s this tei1ts 3 iou to atn a 11: t w il t -I el end hi a -:L.' 't of our dofmesti.,, l.;.' Von are n ight) ser ious z.a *t Lii. it-tie ho:og, imcl e."1 - Seri us ! unlort nately I atm st omiehg tiore-a victim to ;a owna indulgecie ilk tile snnite inCfot '. tin. Yoi htat e heard'," heit' U.eb-. Iiodgers gave a great sigh, that I :. "aot 'haalplpy at hoaiiie. My own fi6o,1 Ever, hit aif'at !" Iad the olid man g ve iititer earti a sava-ge blow with his caiie. It a mnano inarries al wniie un. torinents her into at liend, who's t. blaime hot himself? My wile Wa very handsomne, and a" Ott say -I..pul ky. .'here iever need to have beena a warmn word between us, bitt I iked to. see tier iagry I liked to see ihe deh eate no 'tto ils expand-the large ba t ight eyes sentillate sparks of fire tott I did it, j:,it onice too of'ten, I know~v the very tis.o " that anger ra sed the fitad barrier of opoosition, aid talt, thee seiise of right became an ex etto1 anold impet ious torimentor. - And iow his uncle is dii'eit ttr',t Ihea hiOe ofl your nephe w, wtei itt hu'o1ed for poeaci, annd tortnLI'ed w ith, lho fr eshl Uopeninig 4o1 ohd wounds. I| tell 30ott, Illal, you will spoi 34our wife. 3'ou wtill ruin her: it's nlot imaaly; it's a burninga' shoame,"' and)4 theo old unnin's thin lipos quaivured with ex I lal said. nothiung then, bunt w hent he returned Joe gronid his paride b tweent his teeth anid beggedt his ii jfe's paord'on. "ll nev'e, tatuiit 3o 00oir f'an a:.ain C2lar'y." het said iln a low tonit. 'Ai sloe aCepIie'd .as she~ hid hei' te'aiiI (ace ini his thoosuiti. "~ I amar so quick, so passionate-but Iianever' be.gin it; anid .ou haove ben'.l so itoble t hat I will ti'y anid conttrol ttis hasty tuempel'. liut lal," she addled ro gal sly, shiakinlg hter cutris ino lon., face', '"what, will y'on do ihr y'ouir Qaueein wh''lat wall becomei of' Dido trage.dy, ete.-ha?" that a mn looks bozadsoame w Ient lae liUshes] andia a kiss seaoledl the a econ cihI at ion. To ay, after lomrty yeaa s ofl wedded lif'e, Ilal botnsts that lhe re. mietmblers but once making up~ af'te r a stormt ad t hat wats away baick al the houney itmo an. Ever sintce, he has had still waters and a pleasaat v'oyatgv; ad Uncle lidg rs, who died. yearas ago-pace be w oth his ashtes--ised to call I Ial's haoa p aradise oan e'arth. Cuars-rMa i'aLsars FOa -in E QUaa. '-Victoria will htavet uite a Chr'i.tmoas prOeent fromt Ava: india, l'ar an emi biassy has arrived ait lomaty with about, two dozen~ small boxes, conl. tatining procionas stor'es and geld anid silver aticlob; . couple 01 dOZUti of' at larger size, 6 iag curvsttes of tet; Abram was a weaver; David made coats-of-mail; Solomon made baskets of the date tree; the Caliph Omar manufactured skin,; Ottman sold eatables; Ali the cousin of the Prophet, hired himsell to a master fore"% salary. j he Ottoman sovereigns did not think it beneath then to submit to this law, in imitation of so many eminent examples. Thus Mohamnied II, sold flowers; Soliman the. .Great Im: e Slippers: Achmet I made ebony cases and boxes; Achmet Ili. exeeled in writing, and in emblazoning the canonical books; Selim 11. printed mus lins. Tils I-tack PILagase ia the' lFoueesthi Cenatury. There was one disease. called the Wlack death, the black pligue, or the -rent mnortality. The most dreadful visitation of it was one that began in Chinaa, epreadi over Asia, and, in the year 1348, entered Europe. Europe was hOen, however, not unused to plagues. Six others have made them selves famous during' the preceeding eight and forty years. The black plague spread from the south of Eu -ope to the north; occupying about three year- in its pasSage. in two years it had reached Sweden: In three years it had conquered Russia. The toital inifluence came among men ripe to receive it. Europe was full of pvt ty wars, Citizens were immured in cities. ill unwholesme houses over looking filthy streets, as in heleagued fretresses, 1;r robbers, if not ariies, occupied the roads beyond their gntes. lI ibandinen were starving feu.al slaves; religion was mainly supersti iienm; ig..rance wa, dense and morals were debased; aid 1.ttle control was set upon the passioins-Vessels with dead t rews drifted about ins thI Medm-. terranean, mid brought coirrammii * ,. iiifectioni to ih. si r.s in which the stradited. Ill What spirit did th - pe le)I, Sup1erstitiinsl ai. the% wer iin those -ld times, imeet the c:Ilanibtyj. Many cainaitted edieide in !.el. AIrch W-4. M~id rich men, sw, I the wrath o i-aveI rom them. Nelves, carried their tria--ure tt the churclhes, and nstalrii-s ".0i.; Ihe iioliks, fearillg to I eceive infection witi it sh;,t their gatts againist ally ulich oilring, it was d,,,w jy throwrn L. them ivei tihb enl Evei n.otmd ilets, coru do-d by asXj, y waIeredt ahout livi'i a- the dena. I I..utes 1iniitted by t i.elr i i its tmimnb:ied to rusms. ,."Y 'Iagnile au11lb.v the flight of terrified i habitamns, many thouslaidi vil higeswire left: .d-eli.. ly etyrpty. and sileit as the wioods and fields. 'ile Pope inl Avignon, was fore.-d, beeanse all the churebiyarls w -re full, to consecrate as the burial place the .iver Rhne, and insure to tihe faithful an interment, if not in holy grounds, at least in holy water. Ilow the d-ad were carited out Of towns for burial in pits, and how the terror of the people coied the ihncy that, through indec. nt ha'te. many were hurried out and thrown into those pits while living, every one knows-it was the! incident of plague a, all times. Italy was reported to have lost half its inhabitants. The Venitians.le-i to the iWlands -and . tirsiik their city, losing three men in four: and in Padua, when the plague ceased, two-thirds of the inhabitanta were missing. This is the black-deajth which biegatn towards the cluo of the year 1318 to ravage England, and of which Aitony Woods says, extrave ganmtly, that at the close of it, scarcelyT a tenth part of the people remained WoFronD CoLLto,--We are gr,,ti fied to leama nthat the Second Term of this Institution which will begin on the seconid Wednesday in January next, will open with a largzly ir.creased numaber of Students. WVe are happy als' tio chromiele the arrival of -Prof. Doore anid Tutor Blaer, who will be aidde~d to the Faculty of' the past Term. T he kni'wn ability of' the whole Fa. culty will be a suffiient guarantee to l'.rents anid GIuardianis that their sons anid wards can receive in the WVofbrd College, anm education of the -h ghe, order. - EEnrn MostENTSUNDAY.--..iB ditar eut nations i'very day oft the wie~ set apart for public worship :--Sldy by the Christians, Moniday.b Grecaans. TIuesday by the P~ Wedniesdamy by the A ssy'ian 'Tmok'. and ( 8.I ur dayhyte v. Adlel tio this the ha by' 'thed Jyvs evohition'o' the earth, giving ev ery Ivazriatisonu of h.'agitude au ifthm-reit lhom Iamnd it bescon s 'ppsarent that e ver-y lmiellt is Sulndayv WVhy is the letter K lie Ia pig's + tail ? ecause it i., the lattoe nd of Pork Wur is the..etter .0 a most;. Uncoer. tain letter ?-m'8eeansal infaium a -XteiiVe value; tlree dozen boxes, of he meat safe ftishioni, supposed to contain wonders of Buriman art, marblb sta:es, ivory boxes, and elephant's tusks. There are also ten ponies. Sonling amnd Pozzollimi. The Suspicion of Poison.-The New Orleias Picayune, in referring ti tne report (f the neglect of Mudame So' tng's remains at, Vera cruz, which we lately published, says: We have absUii.-d altoagether froi, alluding to the reports as to the cause of tie death of Stntag, w hich weie rife at the tne in Mexico, and tat were not long in spreading throughout this country. The very day on which we received the news ol' the sad event, we also received through the post lifice ani annymous note, suggesting the most horrible suspicions; of which cotmm1Iunication we took no notice at die time. On the subsequent arrival nvre frmn Mexico of several gentle mnCI, who were mI a position to horm an op 1ion(i as to the circunstances, we m11aide itquiiries, which resulted in impressing 'jpou our min s the sicken. :ng fear that. there might be some iuindation fir tihe suggestions of our m1114iiyntius correspondent. We learlwad, 1,0, from) them. that :ll tile lacts connected wth Ii the d.,ith t'USonitag. aildI witI the eqially itser plilea ble demise'lof poml PozzUohni, wht., drip ped dead fromiu his chair, uiakt a pa elil ly in the iiiost robust healit h. verie not al owel to be published or coniniited on by the. press of the ,It.* of Mexico, and thai. it wan, not .I.eriitied ;10 hild a pust mrNein X.gm ;. .imttit'lo ill c her ca.w. I hese -irctim ene, utogother with Somet2 ot hers we II iat ilitei nil , colil in , we tinik ti e1t. a deepi onii' moion-leitous iri ci c-t Have lieretoflire eschievwed, what ,DAYS WarouT Nairirds.---D-. ard tinre i., niA':hing that .tdk'*s ~.:lgca oa- re niocil.;y, ii - -I. '3 edeaI a. the Sea.n of the year who tile ddy, te t! longaet, ihat u. abst-L 'f die night., Il.- ar . at I. Mtie t Ill :he m iroig. it it i -- .acitona e4t to -,e* s'ome ricil, -11a1d oit ko lmie oif tiie- ..d *tLIAed aliiut midniight; it was as -iglt as it I- here half aai huttir hntnie -at dowtn. You Could see distineily. It t, all was qiiet ill the Street: it --coined as if Llt inhabitaints were Pont tr were del. N., si ns of life-stores closed The sun -:.-ies down at. Stockholm at intle before 10 o'cloc(gk There s. .-eat illunliniation all night; as lhe.4..mn .:asses round tle earth low.ard tih aorth pole, tle refraction ofthe r:is is -ulien that ytou see to read at midnight. [)-. Baird read a letter i the forest. oit-uar Stockholm at itilt-ght. withat irtifieial light. Ihere is a .aountain 1t, the isothnia, whasre, on the 21st. tIf J114, the sun does not o down at Ili rravellers go there to see it. A nieamboat goes up f-o.a I8.okh->hn fbr tie purpose of carry iig those wiho ar. cairno'us ti witness the phenomenon. It o 'curs only one night. The stin mes douawn to the horizn, you can -ee;le whole face of it, and in five linutes it h.-giins to rise. irds(J anid anima.ls take thelir accuistomiied rest at the usual hours. Fhie heits take to the trees about seveni i.'chock, P. M., and stay there until the sttn is well tip ini the miotring, and the peoiple get into the habit of rising lateC too. 'J'EPERtATUR5 (iF CITics IN 'rnE rTl'IIATE.:L& la trUDES.--Uhaa average temperature of Rosto'n during a periiod o1 twentty-six years has beetn estiiina teal at foil y inte deagrees Fahrenheit. rThat of Qiebiec duriing a series of years has beeni compu~at.Ed at fori.y de grees; thtat of Monatreal Eihrtv.ltour; New Yoark fily two; Punifadelpaliia l'if. ty-t wu, antd Bahimorllie fift v ftiir. T..at ofC Ni' folk is as hiigh as lifty tinle; Charlesqtoin sixty.six; Saivainah sixtyV s-es e :;and Newv Orleats st, a-even; Key West, Firidat, is proibiibbt the warmest place in the United Statecs the average~ temtperatatre there throiigl 'iut the year beinig seve'nty seven~t anld a hatf; anld Stan Diego comeits neixi. with a templleraturt of seveinty two. 'Te eli .ate ini Sani Franicisco i a litt le warmer thban thait ot halt i mo'r . the mnean height of lie i hi miomueter in t hat city the ye. r raoslndt being~ fifty six degrees. it-STRinx at-a''ADESEN.-Th.-doe,* tinelS of a'it s mi itea.-h hat no mtai mal~y heiU ao is <lest in); ithat. iev r., tone many ,tcari a vtocat atn wherehy lbe may- earti his bread,. if p*redes~ tng toa do so'. A enri..us list is givenib Maradjia of the tcattii:tions taf oaIri archs, e'atipht, arvi sualtaits, which coii motnces with the first mmin At.