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BY A. S. JOHNSTON. YOL. 84-NO; ST. z, -j."-* NEC DEESSE, NEC SUPERESSE IIEIPUBLIC^J. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. COLUMBIA, S. C. JUNK 30, 1 838. S3 PER ANNUM. THE 00L~1?3:^. TSLSSOCPa 13 PUBLISHED BY A. S. JOHNSTON, Every Saturday Morning", Il.^U EVERY \YEDNESD Y AND SATURDAY MORNING , D?R ISO THX SESSION OK T H E I. EG IS L AT U RE . TERMS: Three <Wlars per annum, if paid in advance, or Four dollars at the end of the year. ? ADvsRTiSKJiB*t? conspicuously inserted at 75 cents per square for the first insertion, and 37 i cents for every subsequent insertion. All advertisements ordered in the inside every publication ? or inserted .otherwise than regularly, to becharged as new for -every insertion. Advertisements not "having the number of insertions marked. on them will be contin ue 1 till orderedeut, and charged accordingly. JRolorJk^ Solomon* & to. HAVE on hand the following articlesj to which they invite the attention of their customers and the ptihlie ggmeralty^ and offer them for sale on., it he usual terms. ; . ' f .s 500 sacks Liverpool Salt, large size ; 15 hhds. Sugars: .. IW bags Co#ee ; ...... . _ iOhhds IWFata.izas Molasses ; v 20 bbis New Orleans do, fine.; . ? ?. ~~ NewCWeans clarified Sugar? ~ . . Loaf and Lump - , do j Crushed VT- d*: X ^ " , - Jiice, middling and best qualities^ v v ~ V - - : Z LIQ.dpjfeS.,; A - , Champagne Brandy, choice brand ; JL X; ? vfognac do, vtBry old": ' * :v ? Jamaica Rum: ? - " ^ ^ . - v 'Holland" GSnp ^ .,5:. >^4 ^or^Caroltna, andCincinnati Whiskey. ^ - ?:} :? v >? >; |rtr?S. r"t r vStojwto'Ai^loxesNiSMbspaghe, choice braoda ; ' and ;Tensxi?fe^ I ..- ' ^S*sSherfv, Ctatefc arid Mttacat ; ^ ; " ^v: ^"irter^ ^t^ks,%to^d article ; . ^Wiih aa^assortment. of Cdrdiaia^ Spte^rieklesj Salmon, Soap, Tallow and Sperih Oan n.fM'Xno fito??fr.'W9fpr ?nrt ? Butter JFre*h Gystersjif ^ this marker. Sppty v ... -s?i#y-> MTKTlDEbe s$Jd at Auction, on the first; Monday TT in luly ?ex? afclO u tiucki. before the Court , House in-C^ambi^a* t^rtr^Lnd. cdrnain ag*i1 Acres, nearthe,to\ a* St ilman'a Land, nrinxF?T%yUfr? xSk * ?on the-sou^b^^r^i : Cond itions^of -Sale .-?On a c^Qdit utktf^the^first of : - i, ISAAC C. 3IORGAN-'^i& removed hi* "Printing ' ; Op,ce to the room*in t^riter of BfiX PlSr^T^: Book Store, a: the. corner ^Ta^tar j^d Richatrdawi . streets, where" he w8l, as Kereto/we, attend' to all. work in, the Book and Job Ime^-hictfhe may be fa vored with.. _ /*-?*. g| June^ - ' K . 26 Fourth of July. J J rjnHE YOUNG MEX'$ ^SOCIAL CLCTS. of JL Columbia intend celebrating our 63i National I Anniversary r-^y arroratian3ind otherappr&priate.er erejses. His Honor. thelotendsLn^ the Town Coun cil, and the citizens m'gsnearirtTand all those "who ttay wish to. auenc^at the Bapdsr Church at lg-^, are respectfully invited. The. members and bono .|?ry ^rwmbera of. the Club are- requested to meet atL ;>the Library Koom on the mOrning" of ihe- 4th, at llf bwciock, to ibrm. a procession to tiie church- ' Punc ; tual attend nrrce is required. r ? -- '? > * P. Jf. KNAPP, President. ^4?^^3uZ2CB| S&T' " ?>?-. &. it - 'i- r p Jxjmetr^Z ?* ' jsr * - - v;" ^JU \ 4 la Epity. v- > r: LEXINGTON BISTRICT. 'z<? V?orah Howard and others \ . .?> -, v , Jvvs. ; < . T Biilfb^yattition. . . '?^Hp Howard and others, j r\ j " 'yr'> 6 VB1T virtue of a decree of the Court of Bqmty in - JM9 the above, case, I will expose lor ale at public joutcry, at Lexington Court House, on the first Mon day in July next, the following tracts of land, -viz : ^jOne tract containing ibur-hundred autl.eigUty-fi ve-| acres, more or less, situated on Lightwood Creek, in Le^ngton -District, bymfod >y belot^ing to ^?SHRSt, John K. Johnston, Walter" Gantt, and others. One other tract, coiitaining four hundred and ninety-six acres, more or less, situated on Light-, wood Creek, bounded by lands belonging to John iiuattlebaum. Banks Gunter, and others. > Vc ' Terms of Sale.? Cash enough to pay the ccjst^. of the suit, and the balance on a credit of twelve months ?from the day of sale, without interest ? the purchar : ser to crive bond with security, and a: mortgage of { the premises. J. A. ADDISON^ C? KL D.t4j June 9, 'S38 ? -"'?? 24 4t ? v JYegroes W&nled^ THE Subscriber is desirous of hiring 50 or 60 Jirstrate .Ve^ro Men to work oh. the Louisville, Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Road, in thevicinity ( of Columbia- Liberal wages will be given..' Per- j sons wishing to hire will call at the Rail Road Office ' Jjack of the Commercial Bank: -- . r' : % A WILSON NESBITT 'Columbia, April 7, 1838. % J 14 Administratrix Sale. BY permission of James S. Guic-nailo, Esq., "Or dinary for Richland District, will be sold before ' .the Court House in the town of Columbia, on the first ; Monday in July next,, at 10 o'clock. A. M., seven and =a half shares in the Columbia Bridge Company.? Also, a lot of Cast Iron Wheels* being part and resi due of personal estate of William J. jfyddelton, de ceased Terms cash. ' "k.; ' 5 * v ""T: " MARY 5fYI>DELTON; ^ r Administratrix of Wm. J, .Hydddton, dee'd^.v By her Agent, PETER J. SHAND. *?? Jmie 16, 1838.-- ' 25 (fieaeral "Orders* 1A0. 7 . ^ ... . _ HEAD QUARTERS, ) - Colpm wav 1st June, 1838. 5 MALACHI FORD, Esq. having been elected and commissioned Major General of the 2d L>i i vtsionof South Carolina Militia, will bo respected 'and obeyed accordingly. By order of the Com ^ Biapder-ia eljief. JAMES JONES, --.'VC " Adj't. and Inspt'rs General. Orders IVo. 74. HEAD QUARTERS, ) i Columbia, 5th June, 1838. $ THE following Regiments and Corps will parade for review and drill at the respective times and | places following, viz : The 15th Regiment of Infantry at Williamson's, on ! Saturday the 23. d of June instant. a j The 4 3rd Regiment of Infantry at BeaufortTs Bridge, on Tuesday the 26th ofJune. j The 3rd Regiment of Cavalry at Barnwell Court House, on Thursday the 2Sth of June. The 11th Regiment of Infantry at Ashley's, on Saturday the 30th of June. The 7th Regiment of Infantry at the Old Wells, on ' Tuesday the 3rd of July next. The 9th Reginumi of Infantry at Lowe's, onThurs I day the 3:h ot July i The 2nd Regiment ofCavalrv at Lowe's on Satur day the Tth of July. [ The 10th Iiogimentof Infantry at Richardson's, on Tuesday the loth of July. -The 8 th Regiment oflnfantry at Morrow's old field, on Saturday the Mrh of July The 6th Regiment of Infantry at Lomai's, on Tues day the 17th of July " - The 40th Regiment of Infantry al Boyd's on Thurs day the 19th July.1 s-vj ; - \ The 41st Regiment afiafantry at Park's old field, on Saturday 'the 21st pf July. '???- <> ? ? . vThe-K)th Regiment of Cavalry. at Belfast, on Tues- ? dajrthe ^lh'ofjtdy. x The 38th Regimentoflnfantry at' Keller's old ^jeld, ' dn Ti&rsday t?e 26cfa of July; ; . The"39th -Regiment oflnfantry at Long's, qjp^at-. urday the 28ttk)f July. "... - v- . ,> The 24th and 25th Regiments of Infantryat Winris boro',.-on Tuesday the 31st of July 4r * X The ?th Regiment of Cavalryat Yongue's.on Thursday, the; 2nd of August next. - ? The 26th and 27th Regiment ei Infantry. at Ches y3fe,:ori Saturday the 4th of August. ; ^ The 34th Regiment of Infantry at Yorkville, on : Tuesday the 7th of August'..^ -- ^ ^ ? I I The -46th . Regiment of Infantry" at-Ebenezer, on Thursday the 9tn of Aagust.^ ' ^ ? , V* ,oTh3 35>h Regiment of Infantry afUnion C~Heuse. . on Monday the; 13th of August. >?5 ?: \ TJje 45 tli Regiment of Infantry afcj^e Burot .. f ioryv an Wednesday the 15th. of August;."^ The 36th Regiment of Infantry' at TinihjpnfiL field,- on Saturday the I8th of August. - i t . The>7th Regiment of Infantry, ni Wilkinsold field, ojv Tuesday the 2ist of August --The ,9th Regimeh tof ( avulry at, Gafneys old fi^d* sjfi Thnrs^.&e 22def Thelst Regime at of InfaniryatBru ton's, onSat^ 'jqjfd^tl^iatof.Sep^teri^^^ * ! <*/fhe<3rdRegiment of I ri fan try ^at Tone y ' sdld.s tore,- ' ^l1^e^yth;e 4th4)rSeptetnber.- y? r. - . ? r Tfr? 1st Regiment pf CayaJiy at. Pickensville, "oii . "Thursday the 6th nf September. ^ ,i^i^5uL RegiineBtrof infantry at Hunter's on Sat utday the Stu,oCSeptember^jf." ^ V t T . - - ^Tl^d R^imen u^flnfontry at Htdl's, on Tues i^ Kegimeat ' of Infantry at Mintou's, on" ? jt ui^s?*/"th?^l^th of September. - ? ' " - ^ ?*;Tiie4l{i Regiment of; Infantry at .Verrennes, on ,?twday th e -tttbpf Sep^embei;. ^ ... TfcQffice'rs aoci, Sergeant* of the 7th Brigade will ass'emolefor Enbrnrmmentn^rSociely Hillt on Mon Kd^tVei lat of OctoDerriext; to remain Encamped l-^P^?9a33%unent of lnfantry will parade for re ' w nnil^ciU at"Darlington C. House, on Monday une Sth'of O^jJferJ^,- - ^ ; Yhe 30t^ Regiment of Infantry at Bennetsvilie on 14th of October. ? X - > - P?-5^e:X?kh< Regiment of infantry at Chesterfield ^Sdurt House, on Saturday the J3th of October. ^ ' " " ,The2Ist Regiment of Tn^antry at Lancaster Court -House; on Tuesday the 16th of October. " < vTfte22nd Regiment oflnfantry at Camden, on Thursday the ISfch of "OClober. " .. ij^The Sth Regiment of Cavalry at Camden, on Sat urday the 20th of October. . ' -? J {The 20th Regiment of infentry at the Swimming Tuesday the 23rd of October. v The' 44th Regiment of Infantry at Sumterville, on .^^jirsday the ^th of October. , > , j. r .. Th;e 3.r^ Regi ment of Infantry at Black Mings, on roU5|ay: the wth.pT October:" * - V* ' : ?"^nieS3rd Regiment of infantry at Conway borough, -on Saturday. -tbe 3rd nf November next. . . . ?? ?-? ; ; The 32nd Regiment of. Infantry at Marion Court pjfousa, on Tuesday the 6th of November. : , e-The OfBcers and N on -Commission ed 'Offi cere ot ihe -35th Regiment- will i assemble on"Saturdav the -Ijthof August .ibed rill andiinstruction^he-.Officers anJiKof^Commisaioned Offices pjf tehjer' Regi .UUU^i^Ul^^UUmJiqCUVMV/U Jffl U jnc ,y.Q- . ments Vr|Il assemble for the like purpose, ow the day ^previofts to thekr respective ?\^w^;except those of ?ihe-29th Regimen t'of Infri ntry; w?u> a refex<5Used from rthat dury in-conse<iHenee of their encainpmenti raiotns. nf tVw> .iltiKtift of.each Brigade, rropdTViyt; X/tjgauivi v^vuyiui* w # Inspector General at Edgefield C House, beforeltip ? 1 1st df November next. . ... fj^The Maior Cenerals and Brigadier Geneitd? with !HhetrWspectfve StaC -will atteim^l^^evwvfs within ;| jheir-i^^ctive commands, f" ^ " "r ,'v :By?rder of the Commander-in-chiei\ ^ > -tf ^ JAMES.JOXES;^ ? ' '--?3- _ t <fnd ImpecW Geu. ??MbSitiS&ss - -^4 ' in Eqnlty^ .^^?1 < RICHL AND DISTRICT, f W s ^ ^ Ex parte, vf..'V . [Petition for sale of slave -.Sebeeca Broadway. "J ' / *". ILL be sold before the Court .House in Co ; ?C_|r ^ Iumbia, on. the .first Monday in July next, a prime young ne^ro- fellownamed BURRELL, about 27 or 28 years of age.; the object of the^ sale, being to invest the proceeds in girls, for the benefit of the re mainder man." Burrell is good at many things, and, amongothers, iff a good turner. . . ; Terms of sale Seventy -five dollars cash, balance upon a credit of one, two* imd threeypare, interest from^the date, payable ammaHy. ^-Bond., mortgage, and good personal security will be required;^ ^ ' JAS. L CLARK, C. E.tt. D. - June 9, 1838 : - r' . , " ' 24 In the Court of Drdinary. "v* RICHLAND. DISTRICT. J"/ "C George W. E. Green, by V" * V of Elizabeth Green, dee'd J. . . ; . : OX due examination it is ordered* and decreed, that the real, estate of ELIZA BETH, GREEN, late . of Columbia, deceased, consisting of one acre of Land f in CoIumb^rknoVn.by the Lbts number seventy one" ' and seventy-two, on Medium-street, be sold by the Sheriff of Richland District, on the first Monday in July next* . ^ Cash will be required sufficient to pay expenses, and for the balance a bond with good security, (and a mortgage of the property A payable twelve months afterdate, with interest. " Purchaser to pay for titles and all necessary papers. i .*': '-j > ........ JAMES S. GUIGNARD, Ordinary. - Columbia, 7th May, 1838. > ' .19 >. In obedience to the above-order, I^will sell, the above Lots on the first Monday in July next. .... JESSE DEBRUHL, S. R. D, May 12, 1838. _ - v/ i- * ? . V ; ^Filty Dollars Reward !^:: RAN AWAY from the subscriber, -living/ near Jpullodenville, Geo., on or about the first. May, la negro man named DAVY. T^fle is^about; 27 y ears of age, about five feet 8 or 9 inches high, his teeth open in front, having theappeSrance of having lost" one. The above reward will be paid to any< person apprehending said Negro, and lodging him in any jail, so that I may get him. " \ r. * ? , - > ' s WILUAM ASKINS. ' June 23 , 26 4t .. ."5 JYotice to Sportsmen . THERE has been a great deal ofta*k about shoot - ing on the wing, and at flying targets, &c- with double-harrelled guns. I do banter tne world for $500. . J W. - June 23 * v ~ ' ?- ' -^26 3t ? / i T [From the 'New Yorker.] TO MY QUAKER COUSIN. Yes, thou art right, sweet coz ! I own 1 am {L lazy rhymer ? very, And seldom give my harp a tono Of'* illjng music, sad or merry ; Its strings are snapped, or out of tune, And I myself am out of fashion, For wailing ditties to the raoon Was never ray peculiar passion. I never wet my thirsty lip At Helicon's inspiring fountain, Nor even in fancy took a trip To meet the muses on their mountain. The voice of Fame is sweet enough, Douhilesa, for devotees who love her, But then her hill is quite too rough And steep for me to clamber over. Lazy and uninspired, can I Write (or thee canzonet or sonnet ? Or, smitten by thy beauty, try To perpetrate a song upon it ? No? though thy charms of face and form Would madden, like a heavenly vision, When wine and love had render' d warm ; Some dreamer of the fields Elysian ! No ? though the wicked world should swear vC\r Thou art the latest importation jTi - From that bright realm where seraphs are 1 Bending for aye in adoration ! For beauty is at discount now fjSfe ^With the dull muse that weaves my numbers, Nor laughing eye, nor polish'd brow, :~f. - Gleams on her in her dreamless slumbers. But, for the brightness of thy youth, r And for the chasteh'd love I bear thee, And for thy gentleness and truth, ; Which even thievish Time must spare thee, ^jgAndffor thy heart which overflows *v?? With kindness for the wrong'd and lowly, yf Alhd for thy guileless soul which glows ^r-^ With tenderest feelings, pure and holy ? for that fen^Dfcfceal for right 2 W - Which-burnetli in thy bosom ever, f \ And for that steadfast frith, whose might ^4 - I*1 peril's hour shall fail -thee never ? ^r^Fojr hu man sympathies which bring . . hearts around thee to adore thee? For these, dear coz ! I.kneei.and fling \ The tribute of mysong before thee. i 0 l hers may ^nnetize the spellv^ . v That lives'^withm thy radiant glances, I " -And lying lordlings "boldly tell V - That Iovehnessa round tbj$e dances ' ^^VowsTraay beoffer'd thee in rhyme, ; V ' ^And worship paid iirconi^iftneirp* - ri But these will pass with passing time/ *x" * For beauty thatf the wind is fleeter. Be mine the better task to find . v . . ? ,..r-;For theea tribute undegrading; , ^Flowers from the garden of the mind, Fragrant and pure^and never-fading ? - . . _ Gems from the mines of knowledge won, Brighter than fancy ever painted ? * ? ; ' An offering t(i lay upon - 1 ?> The altar of a heart untainted. So, when the hand of Time hath reft - From face and form thy youthful graces, ' ' "" A tenderer beauty shall be left To sanctify their fading traces ; '? - ;"'A chastexi'if rad ia nee, bo rn of though t, ? ^ v AKohnd thv'nath shall then be shining, [ Front- the ; Albion. ] ^ c ANTjQ.mTifis.^r,; vv ^OD^^-tKe mosfdecidefl tests by whichihe progress a co.iBfmxinity in.&viliSatiomtiiay be ^ro^diisvther^inocie oftreatihg the fehiate ^mem&tete^fcthei^ amongst 'ba rbafrians -only^ ad vanced be aod^iaiigbters universally secluded from the .ordfnaiy worksoflifer and compelled toper form offices of -a menial description-r .^'Iiithe most aneient "age rs of 'E gypt? of ,^w^clr ^he sculptures apd paintings*: of Bent- Hassan <jr Thebes; afford any memorial, ^wefiui the la -dtes^m^e belter r ranks :trf life, bearing the .same relatiotr ^of 'equality; tb the. lords of the -creation as they -do at this moment in F ranee or England. They sometimes sit together wrthe same couches und chairs V generally, indeed, in the same room; the ladies herd to gether, as is very m u ch-the; ease in South America.- But this circumstance-argues no difference in point x_of Station."^' They- have their attendant slaves and a II tlWt tokens of respect and luxury around them.; f"vSofae'bf the Theban frescoes have; presented other memorials also, which are often found-to be the accompaniments of jr matureii state'of society, namely, an addiction to excitement by the produce of the ^rape.;^vWe ha v6' re presentations, not only of gentle'men"taken home by their servants in a state of the mtfst helpless intoxication, but also of secret fes tivities among women of fank, "during which the slaves are as busy in supplying the basin as the stewardess of a steamer when there is a-swell in the "sea. TheYading flower, de pending from the feverish hand, tells a sad tale of indulgence not very consistent with a patriarchal state of society. % It should be re marked, however, that ancient Egypt was distinguished for its beer/ "which was of an Excellent quality? ^temptations not to,be re sisted;-;; ? t -Vvv? ??? .-"t-f; ? .In Mr. Fenimore Cooper's delineation. of London life, as he has been pleased tg. desig nate his slight acquaintance with a few peersv and gentlemen, he has given some elaborate criticism upon the various intonations of the raps inflicted upon the knocker of his door by the footmen of his visitprs.rr'Soskilful did he become during his brief experience in the notes appropriated to every order, that he deemed himself qualified to judge at once, upon hearing the peal of sounds, whether his caller was a duke, a marquis, an earl, a ^baron, a commoner, or a, dun. No doubt the ^American conceived that in describing these matters>;for the "benefit of his countrymen, he was denouncing to them a nuisance which the world never heard of before, and was, in fact, confined to the precincts of this modern Babylon, I forget whether it is to the same ^author we are indebted for "some smart re marks upon those affected diners out, who make it a . point neverto arrive until the soup is about to quit the table. ! :If Mr. Cooper, and the said satirist, wbo | ever he may. |?e? would take the trouble to ! look at Mr. Wilkinson's copy of a Thebnn j ! fresco, No. 176, they would there find that ? ' both evils of which they complain were known ; i to societv thirty or forty centuries ago. The i English late coiner justifies his tardiness, by i pleading the extreme torture to which a se | dentarycompany is exposed during the awful ( half-hour that precedes announcement of din ner. In this respect we might take a bit lrom j the Egyptians: they had generally musicians : lo entertain them brforc as well as after din ner; and, like the Russians and Germans, I ! they also had their cordials, which were handed round in the drawing-room beiore j thev applied the appetite to the more sub i stautial luxuries of the saloon set apart lor ' banquets. Will it be believed that they often j ; dined on roast beet and goose ? that they had | their puddings and pies ? that they drank j their wine out of glasses, and that they even challenged each other, and drank healths as we do this nineteenth century \ There is scarcely any musical instrument familiar to us which the Egyptians did not possess from the earliest times ? the harp, m a wonderful variety of forms? the lyre, played with and without the plectrum? the guitar (the i Spanish guitar!) ? the tambourine fhe single and double flageolet? the trumpet, the cymbals, the drum, and the sistrum. There is a passage in Plato referring to the Egyp tian music, which is very remarkable on ac count of the high antiquity which he ascribes to Egyptian civilization. 41 The plan," he says, 44 which we have been laying down for the education of youth was long known to the Egyptians, that nothing but beautiful forms and fine music should be permitted to enter into the assemblies of young people. Having settled what those forms and what that music should be, they exhibited them in their temples; nor was it allowable for pain ters, or other imitative artists, to innovate or invent any forms different from what were es tablished; nor lawful, either in painting, stat uary, or any branches of music, to make any alteration. Upon examination, therefore, you will find that the pictures and statues j made ten thousand years ago are in no one particular better or worse than what they now make."* '' \ A remark in Bruce runs in a similar vein. Speaking of the harps of a tomb at Thebes, he says that 44 they overturn all the accounts hith erto given of the earliest state of music and musical instruments in the East ; and are altogether, in their form, ornaments, and compass, an incontestable proof, stronger than a thousand Greek quotations, that geometry, drawing, mechauics, and music, were at the greatest perfection when this instrument was made; and that the period from which we date the invention o{ these arts was only the be ginning d( the era of their restoration." The harps in qlifcstion were of the limes of Ra ni eses III-, abfcut 1235 years b. c. No won der that Brucevwas so much lampooned in his tey *, for if accumulating evidence had not sifrce entitled him to be ranked among the most intelligent and accurate of travellers, people, even now, might be Well astonished at his talking of the restoration of arts at a period when many can scarcely believC'that they were in their infancy. : instead of laughing wiOi George Selwyn, we should now laugh at him for his caustic " insinuation against Bruce's verapity. Some one asked the traveller, in a, large company at dinner, 44 What -musical*' instruments are used in Abyssinia -Bruce answered, "I think I saw one lyre there,"- ^George whis pered into the ear of the person sitting near him/ "Yes^and thereMs' one less since he ; left the country.".:; ^Ir appears, in fact, from a description" given- -A th enaj us, that up wards of six hundred musicians' were employ ed in the chorus, amongst whom, we re fffijM "hundred performers on' the 'cithara, in tKfe Bacchic festival ofPlolemvyPhiladelphus. ' The castanets; like the guitar, are. suppos ed -very generally to be of Spanish, or aF least "Moorish origin. There is. no doubt they' are Egyptian, the only difference being thot in Spain they are: made of the wooa pf the cliesnut^casuma) wherens in ancient Egypt those small cymbals,- played with the finger and thumb; were composed of metal. * 'Nothing can be more commonplace thaii the remonstrance "made by some ofour prudes against what the/are pleased to call the mo-. <lern grossness of opera danccrs-?their stand ing on one foot, the other/being elevated and^ extended to the arm, while the figure of the fair artiste spins about like a top? their short flights in the air? and, in short, all those rapid variations of attitude by "which the Mefanies and Mercandottis extracted so mucti applause -and hard cash from J'ohii BuUV* Taghonr is levying- large contributions, on the Tt u^ii ans , and Duvernay intends td^obtajn a^Jrevehue Indie than equal "to that of rfiany a German principality . *4 Such distortions ofthebUman frame were never seen before ! All the result of the vicious stage of society at which we are arrived! shameful abominations? they should be confined to the French academy, where, no doubt, they have been invented ! And the petticoat ! ! 1 r Remembering these sage criticisms, ! con fess I could not help lal^hihg outright when I beheld, in a copy of the Beni H&ssan memorials, a group of female dancers^ one pirouetting away on one footi'thc otheriei?* tended precisely in the Academic style, and the arms outstretched. : I thought. ^t' first it was Taglioni herself! There are eighty dan-; cers in all, some attitudinising, the arms rais 'ed above the head and the hands gracefully meeting; some dancing in pairs; some, evi dently JiguranUs, waiting until vthe principal artistes have finished their exhibitions. And then the petticoat? I am sorry to say it? is not an inch louger than Taglioni's. It is, however, but justice to those prime val days (I speak of 3500 years ago,) to re mark, that, though the dresses of the female dancers were sufficiently fine to show the form and movement of the limbs, they generally reached the ankles. Round the hip was a small narrow grrdle adorned with beads or ornaments of various colours. In most of the respectable families the slaves were taught^ dancing and music; but it appears that fr^e Egyptians, who derived their subsistence frotp the display of their talents, were also Occa sionally ^engaged at private parties fot^toe entertainment of guests by dancing and per forming on various instruments. Sometimes * Pluto, 2nd Book of Law a. > > ? a man danced a solo tu sounds made l>y the ' clapping of hands. Tile minuet i/e la rour is claimed also as a , French invention. Hut here we have it on a Tin-ban fresco .' It would appear, moreover, that the hornpipe, which a fiords so much de light to the galleries in the 14 beggar's Opera." ' was not unknown upon the Nile at the period i in question; and that the Highland reel, the ! Irish jig, the Spanish bolero, the quadrille, : and mirubile dictu , even the galopade, are all , neither more nor less than imitations of the I performances familiar to the Egyptians long j before the Trojan war. Nay, Joe Grimaldi, or at least some kins man of his, as well as his friends Pantaloon and Harlequin, flourished in that hoary age; and there is absolutely in one of these monu ments a perfect prototype of Jim Crow. That popular monster J certainly did hitherto deem 1 an original. But when I find that he has only ' been copying from an Egyptian fresco (No. : 241) nearly four thousand years old, I am compelled to exclaim with Solomon, Well, { there really is " nothing new under the sun !" Curious Specimen of Indian Imposi tion. ? Among the lower orders it is no un common thing to find men who can counterfeit so skilfully the semblance of death as to de ceive even a medical man, until the hand is ap plied either to the heart or pulse. These men are frequently at very great pains to acquire this faculty, and practise it for many purposes. Itserves sometimes as a meansofconcealment, but more frequently it is made available for the purpose of imposition. The imitatoi of death is laid upon a charpuJd , or light native bed, and being painted as, if covered with wounds and bruises, he fs carried in a state of complete nudity to the* house of an Eu ropean magistrate oi other civil functionary ; here a pitiable story is related of his having been murdered in some remote village, and with bitter tears and lamentations the magis trate is entreated to send officers to makeoffi-. cial investigation of the case, and if possible bring the perpetrators to an expiation of the. outrage. In the meantime, the friends of the unfortunate murdered man, having excited the compassionate interest of the Englishman, or some of the inmates of his house, solicit a gratuity for defraying the expenses of the funeral, for which they aver that they have no means ; and if the trick be new to the be holders, an ample shower of donations will most l:kely be afforded to the poor bereaved creatures. The moment their object is se cared, the sorrowing family withdraw, carry- j ing the corpse of their deceased relative, J who, as soon as he is out of sight of the house i where the imposition has been practised, re- 1 turns to the mortal world, and again conde- J *cends to make use of his limbs, taking care to appropriate an adequate share of die boun ty which his ingenuity has purchased. Hav ing then cleansed himself from the stains and artificial wounds, the whole party disperse, to avoid apprehension when the fraud is detec ted. I was once staying at the house of a ci vilian, when one of his servants came in and reported that a murdered man had been brought to the door by a party of his. friends, in the manner related above. He intimated at the. same time that, from the appearance of the strangers, he wan suspicious of th?&j statement, and believed the dead man to be-sh counterfeit. We Wnt out and found a squal id looking corpse with two or three wounds upon the chest* and with many m arks. of vio lence about othef parts of the person. The bed upon which tlietiody lay extended^was placed upon' iKkj^round, and all around U squatted tlmtelatives^ andT f riends who ^wbed it, howlingarid streaming, and groamngwitfj a touching enipjiasrs.^which wowkj. have., excited the sympathy 6f the most obdurate. My friend approached to examine t^ljodyy but was assailed with* a thousand importuni ties rio rtd po 1 luVex the co rpse before thelites of sepulfure had been performed. Hejthete^ fore refrained' from touching the'ioSx^itt;. Ills h^d, tut remarking to the people' that' wood could Hot defile it, jhe stru ck tlie^harp' end of his billiard Cue,, winch he Kai .inV.bis hand, into, thie.side of the" supposed corpse. This evidently disconcerted the sujTOundirtg tlrrong^but as the bo3jf ?how^(]',i)6.\sfgti^^ ammation or any fear t>f incurring a rpp?Ji~ Hon of ther: test just inflicte"d? , Vo think that the suspicion of the ebupprassi had been Tin founded. The blow was^. with increased force; and until tfiej^mr^Jint, of the cue penetrated, the flesh be t.W?ea; ri&s^ A very slight ^ quiver of almost impefceivable movement of tWjiead., discoveredthe cheat, and my fri^n3jhiett^olil the people that 'they hajj; better take,the, body to the hospital* for. that life was not "yet ex tinct.-' 4,Wa,*- wa/* s3i(J they, "why thelnan has been dead since cockcrow ; how then can he bealive now ?" (An idiom quite as purely' Hindostanee as it may be thought Irish.)?7 g Bring a tea kettle of boiling water," shout-; ed the gentleman, to the dismay of the fami ly. M,Sir, great sir, what would you do boiling water ? The" man is dead." "v^' Ex-^ actly jo, my good friends^ and that'-is the reason you- afe all weeping .sorrowful/ " What else, physician, -and ftnpw how Yffjbring such dead men as th ese to4i fcrf3->The pfrorfel I o w% fiegg^I hard that thV bodymtgbt tj^s^redf^irl the kettie ?; stift" the difa^ m'aff proved no^&btifc s rrt d I IjquS nt i t^wa s po'u red upon ; his \feet,whenhe ^bouncedj frcTm'Tiis charpahi , ami upsetting one- ha lfcff lii^Htlle, brothers and cousins,- fled 1 i k e rf 'sprfitrarltftP than an earthlv body. fLftutBicohs's Hin dostan. ' Jt . . ' , jr. "V- ?* vi? -?>' ?* c - ? V ^ ?? ?* ? 'i?~. ? ? i? ? ? ^ . From the Pefirtsyhaman. ! A Hint for warm Weather.? :Some where in Java, ./or in jother eastern regions, the a boriginal . legislators, while holding a " palaver," keep themselves cool by a device hat njigbt Perhaps be advantageously adopted in Congress during the warm weather. A jar sufficiently' large, and filled with cold water, is provided for each member, who gets into it dicing the session, and sits until the hour of adjournment, immersed to .his neck iD the traoqujllteing fluid. The measures taken are therefore ?alm and deliberate, and the debates ire likewise, free from beat and illrtemper. 'the. Javanese Solaus cannot lash themselves; in^i tury by violent gesticulation, foi any. it&mpt at making a splash would probably result in being spilt. Thus, these cold-water a ' jars have a tendency to prevent all jars r?f # warmer and more disagreeable nature. Under ihcsoiirrnngements, the phraseology tho lloi'se might per.haj>s require alteration?. In stead of being " out of -order" a gentleman might be told that he was "out of water ,M and instead of ordering him to "take his .scat," the member might be required to 44 get info his jar." The effect, likewise, of so many diversified countenances protruding from the eroekery could not he otherwise than picturo** que and entertaining. Lycnrgus in a pipkin would surely be as imposing as Diogenes in a tub. PftENTICUNA. It was but to-day that one of the most pro- . mineut friends ofthe Administration made this declaration. ? 44 Kvtry defeat "ires me fresh courage 7" ? iV. I'. Kxfrress. That fellow must have become, bv this vme; the most courageous fellow in Christ < te;.uo?n. is there any piirallel to the impudence of - those who attempt to pass off the sub-treasury r> system as a plan to divorce the money pow er from the political power? ? Georgia Her- ' aid:. Yes* there is a parallel to it in the conduct ' of tlie ..traders who went among the Indians and passed of)' packs of cards as the bible , ? . * . The office-holder* would destroy the whole credit system of the country for the sake of getting their own paltry salaries in specie. ? Va. I \ \ <x ? ? ? ' They have just^iboiu as much public spirit ^ as tUc.tfellowr; described 4^by "Bulwer, who ^ would burn up a city for the jwrpose of roast ing his eggs. \i;r ~ Mr. Pierson O. Thomas has received hn| commission as Postmaster in this "place.-?. Southern Mercury. So there's a Post-office gone to p. 0. T, ' : " * . ?? ? ~ -?V i'vSfX - ' The Democracy is moving. ? Albany Ar-i - gus. x;- ^ t " Feet foremost to it$ narrow home, , ^ Every thing was against us at treble tio i\.? Rich. Enquirer. .???<> ? "i Particularly the votes ofthe people. Three years ago the Globe alluded tp* certain local victorv ofthe Whita'as iyAs6[i" _j \ - ^.1 'tin ? ? - ? ? - L - iT . , _ Though the election has ?one against v\% we have not met with a Van Burcn manyeCv*' who despairs of the republic.? xfiich. Inqxtir-* * ?"? . . Probably not. "The Van Biirentye* too much sense to despair ofthe* Republic merely because they see the- Government* passing into the hands yf thje-WJiigs." They despair. of the spoils , but .not of the Repub-^' lie. ' % . '-4-r- -t ' ;; Mr. Wright is at least the equal of Mr", 5 Webster in rearing awav from a question the web of sophistry. ? Georgia Constitutionalist, No he is not. Mr. W right is tolerably acute, but he never cuii make a tceb stir.- f ~ Hard Irishes in JUiafivnppi.^pA friend ha*} sent us a copy of the Raifniond^liss.'Times, There is not a single editorial remark or h single communication in it. "* Tlie' whole'pa per is filled with advertisements of *jSfceriffiT sales, and 4 Trust Sales' ? 81 io uumber.+)low beautifuMy sounds the late boast of Senator Walter; "There is no distress among constituents." i v * ? V > "*?*?. A dog wenrover the Falls of Niagara a fe% * weeks since. :" The anhnaPS reflections pasfl^ % ing over ihis stupendous precipii# of wateni must have been curious,^ iV; |7 Svn. \ - They must-have been vastly ^similar to the presentreflecti&risof the Van Bu rental ty.-^r Lvuisrille Jour* . maorjmest i^a'ric h ^abbey" z^pet spread' aU dav-on the faR)l rt" op^ia'^rT liunulityp snccesso fr(end-^w -Vardsf-^uj^f efite^g 'S. \Vhe&is>' the 0 c c asj o nfo r\her UfeintU^ ElktoS&f v'.'Way:? RiverGazrtfe;-^ lh6 escap& 6?t ture'by iwb'yi)tin in'thls c o u n ty"ja il er;o [Te prlaone^yfmn: the old Keeperr: t.tvromng floor. m thi nainfevjs^o^tnr^ throttgll the lower part.o was ocCto iieepet^s ja"Vesidfe teVS,ihr;Mis ^^^TioliU) berl^^alii?} no morg. A JrZr*''' futhjB d;iy after Crfeeitr a c d-sePltfs dog caiichrfh^third*; so"t er, and jh<j . whvlethree, ; oners caprtii^fty two Ladies J anr^gra atfd ^.dog^5 erall y n^pe. jr P?bHc ' IS hereby given, thai a .sp^cinl Court for the ite spatrb ofthe unfinished bu#ine??.of the Court of Common Piearf for Barnwell District, (South Caroli na,) will be-heltlon the second iVIondar in July next, being the 10th of>aid raomh ; fit wbiek- time and place all persons any w Ue concerned, Atforney*, Plaintiff*, Defendants, Witnesses, and Jurors, are no tified to att<Srw. <By an orilerof the HOnojable John B. O'N^At^t; ORSAMUS D. ALLEN, Clerk. ?? June 23, 1838 td To Builders. flpHG Plan and Drawings of the L/brory of the M'- Sonth- Cetolina College are left with Colonel Blandij*g, at the Commercial Bonk, where all ne ceesury expUnaUont4v31.be given, and proposalsfbr its construction will be recerv:e4. till 20th July,- when the comtact wifl be made. ROBT. W. BARNWELK , Chairman of the Building Committee. * nnbia, June 23, 183JJ. 20 k^r ryV