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BY A. S. JOHNSTON. NEC DEESSE, NECi SIJPERESSE HEIPUBLlCiE. PUBLIS1|E1) WEEKLY. VOL. 3S-NO. COLUMBIA, S. C. JUNK 3, 183? S3 PER ANNUM THE ? ooLTracsiA IS PUBLISHED BY A. S. JOHNSTON, Every Saturday Morning, EVERT WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING P9RING THE SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE. _ TERMS : Three dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or ?nr dollars at the end of the yenr. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at 75 eet^.9 per square for the first insertion, and 37 i cents fcr every subsequent insertion. All advertisements tldvrad ts the inside every publication ? or inserted j Mtarwiae than regularly, to be charged as new 'or >ftey insertion. Advertisements not having the lumber of insertions marked on them will be contin ued till ordered out, and charged accordingly. All Recounts for advertising, above $25 and under ?50, 9S per cent, deduction ? above $50, 40 per cent, de Wtkw. State of South Carolina. PROCLAMATION. His Excellency PIERCE M. BUTLER, Governor and Commander in-Chief, in and over the State aforesaid. Whareas, information has been received by thitf department, that a certain free colored boy, turned Tom, was feloniously stolen, and tak^ ?n away, by a certain person unknown, from *he residence of bis mother. tiam?*d Ruth Og *iesby, at ijpchelor's Retreat, in Pendleton Ds tncL Now, know ye, that to the intent that the said boy To* inay be restored to h:s friends, and that the said felbn may be brought to 1. * tja 1 trial and condign punishment, 1 ?io hereby of fer a reward of Ttoo hundred Dollars "tor the apprehension and conviction of the thief. ? And, also, Tiro Hundred Dollars to any person who shall return the said boy Tom sate to his friends. Said Tom is about 9 or 10 years of age, perfectly black, & has a pleasing counten ance. The person who carried him awav, is supposed to have flr?d to the lower part of Georgia or Alabama. Given under my hand and the seal of the Statp, at Charleston, this eighth day of May, in the year of our l/)rdone thousand eight hundred and tuirty seven, and in the sixiy^first y^ar of the Independence of the United Srates of America. PIERCE AI. BU TLER. By th? Governor. J** Kwgmam. Dep. Sec. S'ate May 12. Francis Ogicr, J>RUGGIST AND APOTHECARY. n ESPECT FULLY informs his friends and the pm. puMj** that he has purchased from ? r. S. Per <ivaL hisentire stock of well selected Drugs, Chem fcak. Famfly and Patent Medicines, Surgeons 1 n ?fiiifiimiti Paints. Oils, Varnishes, Paint Brushes, Bv? Staffs, together with a great variety of articles, mtihHt Iftf in an establishment of this kind, all ot whieh are warranted genuine, and ef the best ^*A*regolar supply will be kept up and sold at the t ewest Market prices and no effort on the ;>art of the ?ubscriber shall be wanting to give general satisfac tion. A share of that patronage heretofore so libe rally extended to this establishment, is most respect Mly solicited on the part of the subscriber, which fxwB his long experience and attention to business ke hooes to merit. , . Apply at Dr. S. Percival'a old stand, Mam street to Briggs' late Edgar's Hotel. WANTED. A youth about 15 or 16 years of age of good moral character, as an Apprentice to the business. . Apply as above. OUBLIC NOTICE. ? In conformity with a Reso Wr httion ofthe St >ckholders of th* Bank of Char s C. adopted by a general meeting ofthe same, ibeldsn the 3d of February last, providing tor an m ?cr ease of their capital in conform: y with the provi sions of the charter of said Bank, from Two to Fouj Hiflioos of Dollars ? , n ,. e ? Public notice is here' y given, that the Cashier ot the Bank of Charleston, S C. will, at its Banking Www, in said city, receive on the 5th July next,the instalment otTwenry-fiye Dol'ars on each of 'the gjujag Shares in the capital Stock of said Jank, Ag.aVare holder in person, or from h:s a?ent, or attorney, duly authorized, and from no other person wlntrirrr The transfer books w?U be closed on the l?t of June next for the purpose of making out an au thorised fist ofthe Stockholders. In tbe event of any Stockholder declining, or ne WWtina to subscribe for his or her proportion ofthe increased Stock, in all cases the privilege o the new subscription shall be ?old at Public Auction lor the benefit ofthe Stockholders generally, at the discre- ; ti on ofthe Board of Directors. j *Th0 stiosnd Imtalrornt nn Thf* ^rh of January, 183S.- i ftin Ifairrt Instalment on the 5th of Marrh, 1338: and | lh? fourth and Last instalment on the 5th of July, I 1838. By order of the B wrd of Directors. ). HAMILTON, President B. C. S. C. j "The papers at Columbia, Hambu?0. Chcraw and : Camden, are request hd to publish this advertisement 4Qcea week until the 5th day of July. A 25 f~ ? Southern Tonic. THE success of the Southern Tonic is unprece ; dented. It has been anxiously sought alter by all classes in every part of the Lntted states, and its widely extended distribution has been owing to the jasny requests received trom every section of the South and Sooth West. Although n originated in *?n obscure part of the country but a tew ye.irs since, it , know found in all the p-incipal towns and villages Union, and its vinues as a Cure lor Ague and ffc*er,andasa*5*ertz/ Tonic are appreciated by all ssho have used~it. Bein.' as it pro esses a compound of Southern Vegetables, it is needless lo od'er the as auzaaee that there is no Arsenic, Mercury, nor any the least hurtful to the human constitution in k will be found a valuable Me^licine in all cases of Dyspepsia and disorganised Stomach and Bowels, sad tatients convalescing tn?m B?llious frever, will derive the most important benefits from the use of Southern Tome. It may be administered to dgUgtR sad in&ntsof the most tender age, with kjmsA safety. Prepared by Coster dfc Coxe at their Laboratory, at Montgomery, Alabama. Far ? u by their appointed agent. D. & J- EWART, & CO., Columbia, S. C April 32nd ^ COMMERCIAL BANK ? Checks for Sale, on Mobile, Alabama. March 4 9 JLaic JYotice. THE Subscribers having formed a copartnership in the Practice of LAW, under the title of T?AYNE <fc FAIR, will attend the Courts of >Iont romerv and the adjoining counties in Alabama, the federal Court at Mobile, and the Supreme Court ot A. ta?. Office in the ,o^ of Momgo.er)^ M m*t E. Y. FAIR. Swaim^ Panacea. a dosen ofthe above just received from the Amaaufrctery, which are warranted g??ne fSS? | T^TOTICE The subscribers, Commissioners ap pointed to receive subscriptions at Columbia I to the < apitai Stock of the CHARLESTON' IN SCR A NC E AND TitUST COMPANY, hereby \ give notice, that they will, on the secon.l Monday of June ncxr,and the two following days, from lOo'clock of the forenoon until 2 o'clock of the afternoon of each da}', ar the office of the nsurance Company, in I Columbia reccive subs, ripiicns to the Capiial Slock of the said ofCompany, in pursuance of iheact of the General Assembly of this .State, passed on the 21st of I December last, entitled "An Act to incorporate the j Chareston Insurance and Trust Company." j The foilowingsections of the act are appended for the information of the public: Sec. ~ The capital stock of the said Company shall be One Million of Dollars, which shall be divid< d in to ten thousand >hares, of one hundred dollars each and shall be raised in the following manner The following persons shall be, and they are hereby ap pointed Commissioners to receive subscriptions, at the several places herea*ier named ? At Charleston, John Ma?rath, Alexander Mazyek, W. C. Dukes Samuel Burger, and James Chapman; at Columbia. Andrew Walfecc, John ttryce, Alexander Kirk; at Camuerf, C.J. Shannon, William M' Willie, and C, Matheson; at Cheraw, Jas. Wright AJexander Gra ham, arid Brown Bryan; and said Commissioners, or a majority ol them, gt each of the said places, shall, ; on the secjnd Monday of June next, and the two ' following days, from ten o'clock of the forenoon, un- ?! til two o clock of the afternoon of each day. at such | place in Charleston, Columbia.Camden and Cheraw, I as they shall appoint, receive subscriptions to the j Capital Stock of the said Conpany, from all persons I offering to subscribe thereunto, and paying at the | time ofsubscribing twenty dollars for each share sub- j scribed by them respectively. And the said Commis sioners shall he pi ohibited from receiving Bank checks j in payment forsuch subscription, but they are author ized to receive th notes of specie paying Hanks of | the State of South Carolina. Provided, that the said Commiss:one s shall give at least thirty days notice, by advertismenr, in the several Gazettes published in the said several places, of the time and place of receiving such subscriptions, and Provided also, that no pen?on shall be allowc' to subscribe on any one of the said three days.raore than one hundred shares, either in his own name, or in the name or names of any o* her person or persons, or ofany co partnership or corporation; and Provided further, than every subscriber, shall at the time of subscribing, declare on oath, that is it his true intention, that the shares sub scribed by him, it subscribed in his own name not expressly ia trust for any other person or persons. shall be his property, and that he has not*en;ered into any contract, agreement or understanding, with any per son or persons for the sale or transfer of such shares, or any of them, or that they, or any of them, shall be held in trust for any other person or persons; and if subscribed in his own name expressly in trust for some other person or persons,that it is his true inten tion that they shall be lor the sole benefit of such per son or persoi^, and neither he nor such person or persons has or have entered into any contract,agree ment or understanding with any other person or persons for the sale or transfer of such shires, or any of them; and if subscribed in the name of any other person or persons, co partnership or corporation, that it is his true intention that they shall be the pro perty of the person or persons, co-partnership or corporation, in whose name or names they are sub scribed, and that to the best of his knowledge and belie! such person or persons, co-partnership or cor poration, has or have not entered into any contract, agreement or understanding, for the sale or transfer ol such shares, or tfhy of them, or that they or any of them should be held in trust lor any other person or persqns. An 1 any person swearing falsely herein, shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of perjury, and shall be liable to the pains and penalties thereof. A nd provided further , that no Bank shall be permit ted, directly, or indirectly, to subscribe for any part of iho capital stock of the Company hereby crea tedr Sec. 3. And the above named Commissioners at Camden, Cheraw and Columbia, shall, on the first Monday of March, respectively, forward correct lists of the shares subscribed, and also of the monies paid on s>uch shares at the time of subscribing, to the above named Commissioners at Charleston, for the purpose of apportioning the same; and the Commis sioner- at Charleston shall make out and forward to all the oriter above named Commi sioriers respective ly, a sched ile of the said apportionments, whereup on the said respective Commissioners shall forward forthwith to the Commissioners at Charleston, the monies which have been paid in upon such >hares as are apportioned to the respective subscribers; and such said subscribers paying their subscription mo nies respectively, shall form the Company above mentioned, upon complying with the conditions, and being subject to the clauses hereinafter set forth. Sec. 4 If more than ten thousand shares shall be subscribed, the Commissioners j hall distribute the ten thousand shares of which the capiial stock of the said Company is to consist,among the subscribers as near ly as may be in proportion to the number of shares subscribed by them respectively; Provided always, that no subscription fo r not more than five shares shall be reduced unless the whole numoer of shares subscribed cannot be oth rwise reduced to ten thou sand. Provided, if any number less than ten thou sand, and exceeding five thousand shares, be sub scribed, the charter thereby shall not be forfeited, but the Company may be formed with a capital consisting ol the number of shares actually subscrib ed, which shall not thereafter be increased. Sec. 5. In case the number of shares subscribed on the three days herein before appointed for receiv ing subscriptions shall be less than ten thousand, the Commissioners shall receive lurther subscriptions not exceeding such number of shares as with those al ready subscribed, shall make up the number of ten thousand shares,at any time ? uringthe ten days next following the fourth >Ionday in June, and keeping them open after public noticevduring the aforesaid period ol ten days, and subscribers shall not then be subject to the li -liration hereinbefore prescribed as to the number wfshares to be subscribe. I by any one person., nor shall they* be required to take the oaths , hereinbefore prescribed " In order to avoiti the great consumption of time i which would be caused by counting tne money as ' paid in, the Commissioners will receive the amount paid on each subscription sea'ed up in a separate package, indorsed with the subscriber's name, the sum contained in the package and the description of notes of which it consists; and if any package upon being opened and counte , shall be found to contain less than the amount indorsed, or any oiher than notes ofspeeie p.iying banks of this State, such sub scription will be reduced in proportion to the defi ciency. I i ca-e of over subscription, the Commissioners will. as soon as practi cable. apportion the stock among the subscribers, and refund the money paid in on the over subscription ANDREW WALLACE, ) JOHN BRVCE, \ Commis A L E X A N D ER K IRK,' ) sioners. o Sistate Sale. (N Tuesday the 6th of June next, will be sold "v-f- at the residence of Mrs. MacFie, over the Store of Kinsler, M'Gregor Co, all t ?e Household snd Kitchen Furniture belonging to the estate of James MacFie, late of Columbia, dee'd .consisting of two New Mahogany Sofas, ? pieces fine Brussels Carpet ing, not yet made np, Brussels Hearth Rugs, a splen did suit of Window Curtains, Rods; Pius and Fix tures complete, Mahogony Side Board, Mahogany Shower Bath. Tables, Secretaries, 5 or 6 sple did : Engravings in Frames, Astral Lam^s, Beds, and Bed Furniture, and a great variety ol Household and | Kitchen Crensils, too tedious to enumerate Also, 3 Negro Woman, a good second hand Car riage and Harness, an old Sulkey, Cow and Calf, j &c. &c. <v. | Condiiions. ? All sums under twenty dollars, cash, I over twenty dollars one year's credit, on Note, with approved security, interest from date, i CATHERINE MACFIE, Adm'x. JOHN BRYCE, Adm'r. ! May ISth 1637 20 3t A Card. THE Subscrtber expecting to be absent the en suing summer has placed his notes and "ac counts in the hands of Mr Wm Glaze, Jeweler, who is duly authorized to receive payment and receipt j for the same. He bus a negro girl to hire, who is a good Cook, i Washer and Ironer, for particulars enquire of Mr T ! Dickinson. WM GREGG. Hay 20th, 1837 21 Chloride JBLinte. 1000 lbs. Dry Chloride Lime for sale. The value of this powerful disinfecting agantani purifier, and its comparative cheapness, should com mend its free use to every family during the fresent season. Superior Fresh Tamarinds.. Just opened, a lot of very superior fresh Tama rinds, put up in clarified syrup, in one and twftpouud jars. Apply at E. SILL'S Drug Stole, May 27 6t near RoachVtfolel. Notice. WANTED at the Saluda Facnry, one Fcmily to keep a Ronrding House for boardiag fe males, and 3 or 4 families of Children to work is the Factory. Also, 15 Girls t? Weave on Power I opras None will be received but those who can com$~Well recommended as to character and industry. Appli cation to be made at the Factory, to WILLIAM J?XKS? Sup* 3f ay 27 21 4 Clark's Hotel. THE Subscribers feel grate'ul for the very libe ral patronage that has been extended towards them, since they opened the above Hotel, and beg leave to inlorm their friends and the public that they have reduced their prices of Board- to the following rates : For Transient Boarders. From 1 to 60 Days (with Private Tabio) pr. Day - - $2,00 From 1 to 60 Days (at Regular Table per Day - - - - - *1,50 For Regular Boarders. Dver 60 Day* (;nqluding Lodging) pr week - $6,00 " 60 " ^without Lodging) pr week - - $4,50 ROACH & THOMPSON. May 27 - 21 THE POET'S GRAVE. ?No home had he, the mountain brown His lone and lowly couch supplied, And not a star from heaven looked down, What time the wa idering minstrel di?d. Upon that hill He slumbers still, No sculptured urn records the spot, But pitv's tear, Bedewed his bier, For strangers mourned, that knew him not. Whence came that minstrel ? ? from a clime Far distant o'er the dark blue sea, Where freedom was so wild a crime, That none but outlaws dared be free. A felon band Laid wa-te the land, Her slaves were bought ? her freimen bled, That minstrel's songs Proclaimed her wrongs; His sword avenged them ? and he fled. His country now hi-* home no more, Dejected, heartless and alone, He sought upon a distant shore. For that denied him in his own. His fortune* fled. Ambition dead, Himself a heartless wanderer, driven. Without, a ray To cheer his way Without a frienifr? a hope, but heaven. Lament ? lament, ye sens of song, And chaunt hf* dirge notes round his gravfc . There feil a brother of your throng, To famine and to grief a slave. Yet why lament ? He died content ; No lingering look to life he cast, His hours were rife. With grief and strife, But there in peace he sleeps at last. J. M. M. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OP EBERHARDT. Fadlallah, the son of the mighty mon arch Bin Ortob, succeeded on the decease of I he latter to the throne of the kingdom of M ousel*. He was still in the flower of his days; was intelligent and even more good naiured than clever, so that in a short time he had acquired the entire affection of his sub j -cts. He was in particular commended for the filial tenderness he displayed towards his widowed mother* the queen Zemrouda , devo ting himself, in ?'very way he cou'd imagine, to her happiness, and to shed light and plea sure over the evening of her days. Upon a.-cendingf the throne, instead of dooming her to a widowed solitude, as formerly h?id been the custom, he left her in possession oftlie same royal honors and the same splendid establish ment which she had enjoyed during the late sultan's life. He even took a vow that he would never raise a new queen to the same rank until he had erected a splendid palace for his future consort, so as not to deprive his queen -mother of t lie l^ast portion of her present possessions, or subject her to the slightest inconvenience. The young monarch possessing a great laste for the arls and sciences, as well as e- teeming their professors, bestowed liberal encouragement upon m *n of letters, numbers oi whom quickly resorted to his court. He had sufficient discrimination, however, to distiii cruish between those who possessed no usefu Uilents or endowments, whom he soon dis missed, and those whose sound principles and knowledge entitled them to his patronage. A vouncr Derv-se at length appeared at his court, whcTse singular penetration and acquire ments, whose wit and personal accomplish ments attracted the attention and won the ad miration and affection ot all ranks. He became the constant topic ofco iv< rsation, and always of applause. It could not fail at leng It to r achthe ears of the monarch, whose curi osity led I) .in to wish for a personal interview, the Dervise not having taken a single step to recommend himself to h;s pattonage. e summoned him. therefore to his presence the Dervise obeyed, and appeared to such gn at advantage, in point of intellectual en dowments, of such nob'e principles, uhie to so many accomplishments and such address as even at a single interview to win the royal favor. King FadUlah admired and es teemed him, declaring that in this instance, report had in no way flattered the object of its applause. He entreated of the young stranger that he would frequently visit him ; while the latter availed himself of the invita tion with so much modeoty and discretion as to remove any suspic on of interested motives for his return ; and so great was the progress he made in Fad lallah's good opinion by his superior character and conversation, that he appeared always dissatisfied if he had not conversed with him in the course of the day. He at length attached him wholly to his court, retained him as much asp?>sible neai his person, and by d grees succeeded m availing himself of his talents for the public service. In a short time the king conferred upon him the highest office in the sate. i his the Dervise repaid by observing the strictest fidel iiy and affection ; though fie refused this last proof of i:is kindness, declaring with great modesty that ho was unequal to it, and tnat he had moreover taken a vow to re use o'Bce, inasmuch as he preferred his freedom to the highest honors und to the most enormous wealth. The King was astonished at his m ideration, and fro. "Ti this time forth regarded the Derv as as his first friend ami f t vcJrite. Once as the Dervse was accompanying tlie king to the chase, lie entertained his master with an ac count of h:s travels and many singular adven tures. Their conversation at length turned upon India, and when Um Derviso ha J related Siv.-ral very ex' inordinary events that had occurred there, he concluded by saying, that in the same country he had become acquainted with a certain venerable old b.amin, one who had penetrated. into some of nature's deepest secrets. 44 He died in my arms," continued the Dervis' , "and wilh-kn&last words cornmu TTTco^ctf-ro uie cne of h,u ra rebiTjeffreis, undr r the express condition, that I would never confide ii to any other mortal." Surely, thought the king, this must bu the grand art of making g<ld ; and then his refu sal to accept the highest office i:i his kingdom directly occurred to him ; this suspicion he communictcd to his friend. "No,, my noble master," replied the latter, "it is something far more wonderful ; it is the see ret power of again restoring a deceased body to life by a migration of my own spirit." Just at that moment a roe was observed bounding past them, and the king, who was prepa-ed to fire, brought it down by a shot through the heart. "There," he said to the D Tvise, "you have now an opportunity of displaying your power," "You seer.i to doubt it," returned the Der viss, "but 1 will soon convince you of its truth;" and this he pronounced in a very deep and earnest tone. At the same t me he fell down dead, and the next moment the roe sprang up, as lively and well again as ever. ? It bounded towards the king, played a thou sand pretty tricks, displacing its attachment to him in every way it could, and then f? 11 lifeless upon the gra;s, while the Dervise on his side got up again. Fadlallah was lost in delightful astonish ment as he beheld this strange transaction, and then he entreatpd the Dervise by every thing tha: was sacred, to impart to hjtn the nattire of the secret. At first the latter made many objections, .assuring the king that th :re was nothing h i would not willingly encounter to promote the pleasure of his noble patron, holding his own life light in the balance ; yet j he could hardly venture to break ihe sacred vow he had mad / the old bramm, and he trust ed his majesty would excuse him. This oniy induced the monarch to make fresh and more urgent entreaties, so as at lengih, to convince his favori'e that there was nothing which he ought to refuse to so great a prince, and particularly a secret that some time or other, lie would himself most probably communicate to a third person. The monarch, however, musl consent to take a binding oath to preserve a strict silence io regard to the affair, upon receiving which the Dervise taught him two cabalisiical words which were not be pronounced above the breath, for fear of destroying the potent charm of which he had just given so lively a proof. The King was full of impatience to put his knowledge into execution upon, the spot, although the Dervise appeared as if he wished to dissuade him. But lie spoke the dreadful wonder-words that he had learnt, and suddenly he found his body inspiring the dead body of the roe. The Dervise heregave him little rime to consider the nature of' the metamophosis ; for he treacherously took possession of the lifeless form of thj monarch, and the same moment, se. zing the Weapon of his ma ter he would have leve led it at the roe, had not the King, aware of his design, suddenly concealed himself in an tdjacent thicket. Rejoicing his in successful villanv, the Der vise proceeded in the outward semblance of Fadlallah towards ihe capital, and shortly he found himself sealed upon the king's throne. No one suspected the cheat ; even Fad lallah's own mother received her supposed son with her us^al tenderness, though it was a little more d.fficult on the part of the Dervise to counterfeit an affection he did not feel, for the expression of a pure and virtuous heart cannot bv any art or hypocr.sy be imitated. ? The false king excused the absence of tin.' Dervish, by saying, that he lijid been greatly deceived in him. that he was by no me tns the wise man he took him for ; and that being engag'dln an argument with him, he (the King) had not concealed his opinion of him, upon which the D rvise had left him in a huff, declaring that he would never more submit to any of the ki ng'j command's from the mo ment he should reach the frontiers. This invention obtained credit throughout the whole court, for there were many who had been jealous of the Dervise *s influence with the monarch, and were rejoiced to think that he had incurred the royal displeasure. All tongu -s were now !o:id in their aspersions of him, insomuch that the Dervise in the Kmg's shape, had an opportunity of hearing the r al, but by no means flattering opinion entertain d of him at court. He resolved to revenge himself at a fit opportunity, but at present he had more important business to occupy his attention, namely to secure possession ol tne throne which he had thus treacherously obtain ed. For this purpose he issued a royal edict to all his subjects for ihe speedy destruction of all the roes throughout his dominions, each being entitled to a handsome reward for every one that should be taken. The real king would infallibly have been destroyed, as coming within the operation of this act, had he not luckily avoided his im pending fate by escaping m'o the corpse of a deceased nightingale, which he found at the foot of a tree. In this transmogrification he flew as fast as possible towa ds his capital of Mouse). He iiad a great curiosity to learn :n what way the treacherous Dervise was proceeding, as well as once more to b 'hold hisdear.y beloved mother. He took his station, therefore upon a tree directly oppo>iieto the queen's chainbe-, over which it cast a cool delicious shade. Here he poured his sweetest song ; but so mournful withal were the strains he poured, that the princess sat enchanted tor hours at her window listening to him. liut it sadly grieved him to think that she had not the least suspicion of the cause, and that so far from feeling any degrer of compassion she only amused herself aloft* with her slaves, in praising the compass of Ins notes. St ill lie ceased not, both morn aDd eve to pour his tender song, until the dppioach of t co'fW seaeao. feaxfu, Jest sho | misfit lose her little musical gueat, gavu orders |tohn\-e him, if poss.ble, secured. The transformed monarch heard the whole ] of this speech from his pcrch on the bough, j and when the queen'*} birdcaicher appeared, to securo him bv some sle g"**t of hand, he sal quite still and quietly permitted him to take him. For the unhappy kir:y wished for not h* \ ingso much as to avail himself of this ocea j s.on to approach nearer hia affectionate mother. ' So the bird catcher, then, presented bitn to the queen contained in a cosily cage, and he received a hi<jh reward, She soon orden d a still more splendid residtjjee for him, con structed of the finest god wiro b?t?L ? iv-tu rubies, emeralds and sapphire>sj>eside,s oilier precious materialaujifipflr^??^ ^ *? ?uart^ h:m witJrUiA-atTTIoit cara fend lenderness. -/fs^sbe now pi^t ber hart{ ir^r the cage in order to transfer Jiim to ft "^*c" not merely permitted her to take him without the least cherupping or flutter, but looked mto her face with so soft and musical an expres sion, pecked and billed her hands so very affectionately, that finding him, so tame the Queen held him more gently than before, when he fluttered round her face and neck, and seemed so delighted that the Queen was quite overjoyed with her l.ttle feathered guest. She placed the cage on a marlh slab ? leaving the door ajar, so that the King was at liberty to fly in and out when he pleased ; still continuing his fluttering kisses and caresses. She listened hours together lo his song, played w th him in a thousand little ways, and pronounced him the sweetest preity favorite she ever had. The poor king felt very happv in thus still beinc the object of her love ; and it was only when his treacherous foe, the wily Devise 1 made his appearance, in his stolen body ; and I when he lavished his hypocritical attentions | upon the Queen, with affected filial respect, ! iimt he felt as if a dagger went to his heart, j And though his indignation was a I in vain | he could nol? help from betraying it by biting ' at his fingers when he touched linn, striking ! with his little wings, and uttering the most i sharp and lamentable notes, at which the j Queen a..d.i?er supposed son tipj>earcd much I amused. | In addition lo her nightingale, however, she had another favorite in her apartro. nts, I which had been presented to her when she ' was only *welve years of age. It was a lap dog, ahd from that time, it had never been ausent from her side; a very faithful little creature, but it was very old, very cross, and verv ill. And alas, one moruing the princess found it 'ying de.?d upon its cushion near her bed, whence it had bitnerto always sprang to salute her in the morning. This was a cruel blow upon the Queen ; she could not conceal her gr ef, and declared her fixed determination to have the little dog stuff-d, so as to be enabled to keep h'.in still near her. " 4 All thrs-tww comrfHiTHca^eOr1^ -our toys. Dervise, who instantly waited upon the Queen in order to console her on her loss. In the i mean time, however, the real king had I availed himself of this occurrence ' to leave ' the body of the bird, and take possession of i* that of the lap dog, in order to please his j mother by bringing her favorite back to life, i When the Dervise .entered the Queen's ! apartment he found her to ii:s infinite aston ishment, playing with the pretty little dog, | frisking about as usual. In great ?1^? acquainted him that as she was lamenting ovi-r the little fellow just before, and stroking him for the last time, he jumped up, and began to bark, caressing her as if nothing had happened. "Indeed,'* she continued, "1 think I never should be comforted for the loss cither of tny pretty lap dog, or of my sweet nightingale, that pours such delightful songs." Saying this, ''she looked up, and what a s:ght! she bnheld her nightingale stretched lifeless at the bottom of his ca gc." The extravagance of her grief was row greater than for the loss of her dog, and she refused to be comforted. The Dervise, irri tated ai these lamentations, and forgetting for a moment the part he was playing, reproached the Queen sharply for this morbid sensibility , a weakness he said, the less excusable as she must know that all tint lives must sometime die; and he add?d mockery to hi? roproach-. es. "Strange," he continued, *'that she, who ha d been deprived of a consort whom she outfit to have loved infinitely more man these senseless animate, could have consoled herself for his loss, and yet waste her foolish lamen tations over them." I The Queen, unaccustomed to such language j from her affect ionite son, now wept more bitterly than ever, and persevered -to her lamentations and reproaches so long that the Dervise became alarmed at havingthus incon I siderately assumed his natural character, and ' sou "hi to make the matter up. But he had vo te too far, and all his endeavors were now fn vain "Well, well," he suddenly exclaim rd. as a last resource, "I will do what I can j to lighten y oik grief. Every morning your , martingale shall come to Ufj again, and sing i as much as you please." . The qu.vn looked at him with an air of ' surprise, and did not conceal her doubts.? In fact she fancied her son had suddenly run "What I have promised you," insisted the Dervise, "shall be done, were it only to con vince -> ou that mine are no empty word.-. So fo thwith he laid himself down upon the sofa and sent his soul into the nightingale, whi *h to the no email as'onishhment of the Queen, b.gan to flutter about and sing as exquisitely as before. The real king in the form of the dog w.ib a spectator of this sc. ne ; and ava.ied linn self of this opportunity to take possession <>f his i own body, w iic!i he d-d the moment the w.ly I Uervis ? left it. He then sprang ofl t he eufai, j ran to the case and sizing the nightingale i hy the neck wrung it till it was d- ad. j "Madman," cried the qu*-n, transported 1 with anger at the deed ; -what is it you do 1 Is ihis your affected kindness and respect for your mother, a mother who has lavished upon you so much care and tenderness . It was now king Fadlallah proceeded .o inform her respecting every thmg which nad passed, in consequence of the treachery of the Dervise. The queen was the less inchn d to Question the truth of what ho stated, as she recollected a variety of little circomstan* ces which though not before noticed, now corroborated it. In particular the decree issued against the roe?, and '.he account she ' had received of th% U*rm+'B tody being j fount! li iJf devoured by ihe wolves under a j tree in ihc wood. Thus after a .-hort reign of ! power a?.d splendor, the traitor received the I j t reward of his deeds; having betrayed j tlj?* u" in >?t inj/ra.'itudo and basen 88 towards tin* b?.st of niaotr-r.^. All his Infernal arts were insufficient to fcrte-n him from the haod j of t at juu?ce, which is dealt out equally j from on high. From the Ik>:4*n Post . PARAGRAPHS ITOS HEIGIIT& ' ? Height of Folly.-* To get drunk a nth lie across the rail road *o obtain repose. Height of Ir.qiiisiliv&tigss. ? Tjo climb the housetop, 8nd Joolc down the chimney to sec wiiat one's neighbor has for dinner. Height o f dign'ly. ? To run against a post irnhejtreet, and then beg pardon for the ^ncou n terr ~ Height of gallantry ? When intoxicated t<i reel along the street, with a lady under your armto escort her safely home. Height of Honor. ? To defraud one's laud lord or tailor for the sake of discharging one's gamblin? dehts. Height of Temperance. ? To keep one's akin constantly soaked in ardent spirits, without ever getting drunk. Height of Impnulence. ? To* quarrel with j all your neighbors, who will not agree with youi own views and notions of things. Height of Benevolence. ? To tumble down the staircase and break your head to avoid stepping" on a kitten that is reposing on the stair? H right of charity. ? To ar've a po>r bejjgir, a tloilar and at the same time threatening to horsewhip him he ever troubles you again. Height of Ridiculous. ? After beta? tumbled down a precipice in a stage coach full of pafr* sengrrs amidst the shrieks and groans and fainting, to hear a lady, with tears in her eyes inquiring for her bandbox. A * Height of Absence, or Obliviousness.? To forget that vou are married, while abroad, and pay your addresses to another. Height of Chagrin- ? To p:ck?up a retti rnf < i dropped by a lady of very genteel figure and | appearance, walking before you, and upon i h -r turning round to receive it from yotirhand, behold a set of features as black as rhofly. Height of Mortification. ? To make an offer of your hand to a lady, and learn for the first time that she. had been long betrothed to your partner. Height of politeness.- -To run a?ainsta po*t? get your head nearly knocked off, thetf turn and humb'y *apo,o?is,> for the accident* A Whale Fight. ? From the description <rivon U3 of fhe sanguinary battles which not unfn quently occur between Sperm Whales, wo should think "that no animals Ught with such dreadful ?erocity. The females always go in droves of about twenty* w;ith one very large male in company. A majority of Ibir . males wand?r over the'OUPBn uUflte. When ever a lone whale meets with a drove, fm forthwith turns upon the male the grcntp and gives him battle. Our informant says ho at tacked one of these .males while engaged in a fight, and succeeded in taking him. Their manner of fighting is bold and deatructire.? I They rnn backward from each other Several rods, and then rapidly advance,head foremost tiieir great square heads meeting with a dread i fuJ suddenness. The scene was one ol awful ! display. The two monsters, being among the ! largest of their 8}?ecie?, advanced Upon each ! other, with their jaws, which measured sixteen ! feet in length, widely extended, exhibiting j huge ro.vs of great teeth, and presenting the most ferocious appearance. They cleaved { much of the flesh from <-ach others heads, and left deep marks of their immense- teeth H other parts. In the affray, one of them had his jaw slewed round and many of his teeth stove out ; while the jaw of the other was broken off, so that it hung to the head only by the flesh. It is said that these battles are nor uncommon; and the conqueror always joins the droves of females, and resumes the c misc.? j New Bedfor.d Gazette . ' T' j Amendment of the Criminal &av>. ? A mo* J tion has been inadein the House of Common*, j by Lord John Russell, for 1 >ave. to Uiing in j several bills for amending our present-criminal ! law. After taking i comprehensive view cf i the complicated and difficult question in hand, and showing by statistical tables that crinar has not, as some persous anticipated, increas ed as capital punishment was diminished, but that convicticns have increased in proportion, as the puni-hment has been more justly pro portioned to the crime, the noble lord explain ed the nit ure of his measures. He purpose* to abolish the punishment of death in al! ens;;* i of forgery. He aUo propos s that ofiVnc.es I against the person shall no longer be punished i capitally, unless where it is evident lliat mur der lad been contemplated. Another 1*11 provides for the abol tion of the punishment of death in cases (they are numerous.) where judgment of death must now be recorded, | although there is no intention to have the j srntenee carried into effect. Robb< ry upon ,| the p rsor, burglary, burning of stack-, piracy burning or destroying ships ? all of whcii u:<*p at present capital offences ? it is likewise proposed to reduce to a secondary class of crime, with certain limitat ors. It is further proposed to alter the existing jaw on trans portation so that the minimum infl.ction of this punishment shall not be less than ten years, the maximum for life, and the intermo diatn term of 'iftern years. It is finally pro pose d to limit the s condary punishment of imprisonment to a maximum of five years. ? London j aper. Origin of 'bun.' ? The expression to dun for a debt, is supposed to have arisen from the name of a famous Sheriff* officer, in the reign of Henry VII. named Josepli Dun. This nufu was so very dexterous, thft it was usual when anv one refused to pay a deiit, to 8av to tiic creditor, ?VVhy don't you dun him 1' that is ro say, why don't you 'send Dun to him 1? Erg paper. j ? 4 James K no .vies, fi Point Judith, in tlu laat war, lived in an exposed situation, near the ocean, and never went to bed without having his gun well charged by his side. One nignl i here waa a violent thunder-gust, which 6hook 1 tin house to l's foundation Husband, hus band, screamed the wife, get up, the Bntiah have land 'd, or the day of judgement has come, i audi don't know which.* 'By gosh/ said Knowles* springing up and se?mg musket, : '{am- ready for either !'