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The Trustees coifratulate thenrielves, tliir friends and the publi.e oni what they nowewcr siler'the permaunent rstablishient if :itn institi tion of learning of so high a charater in thir ])istriet. The benefits which their own chiidren, with others. have experietnced during the past Sssiot, enablcs Item With the greater cionti dence, W recromend the Institution to the pat rinage of tie coltinmuntttity. 'Te Sel.nxl was opetned ott the 18th of Sep tember las;t, with inirty-one Pupils, and has shice been gradually increasing. It is cotident lv expected that tie number in attenilanrce will be. zreatly increased during1 the next Session. Tie lastiitte loiilding now conatins seven rooms. all of which have been built, and are Itstoa, for purposes of Instructio-n. A fite apparatus: a large cecHetiin of Maps: I A natomical Charts, b, &e a Mirsurn of Natural I litory : a Cabinet of Minerals and Shell: furnisih untsud faciliti.-s for acquirine a practical kntowledge of the ditrerent branches of Science. Tire course of Study is gof an elevated chtroe ter, atd more comprehesiive. than that of most fetale inistitutiniis of the highest reputation. The PRnCtr.L devotes the whole of his time to the super:ision and instruction of tie various classes. The Assistants are experienced in their difye rent Departments, anl those only of known sue eum in teachitng are emrployed. The Academical year is livided into Sessions of 11 weeks e-tleh. It is of great irnportance that the stnient be present at the coimenee ment of tie Session. The Clsses are then forrred, and a few weeks delay may ateet thett standing of tire ipil throughliout the year. Expenses. For Tuition in tie Primiary Depnrtment. Ist Di vi-sion, per ci-iitin.. ..... . . i.. oil " Tuiti, on in tire Pt imary Diepart inent, 2nd Division..................... 7 00 .1 Tuiti;on ill the A c:dennic Department, 12 On " "i " CollInte " 1 Or Lessonison the Piano antt ist of Instrutr'nt 18 00 Modern Laigt::ges. aeh.............. 8 00 J)rawing and Sketching from Natutre,.. ril Painting in Oils, rortrait and Landscape, 15 00 Use of A pparatis.................... 2 00 Fuel and care of Unilings............ 50 Good Hoarding can he obtainted in the Vil iage including lights, washing, fuel, & i., at (per month.l.............. 10 00 Prupils entering near the miadle or close of of tire ses'sion, are charged1 from thre tme of etntrance to the end iof the Session. No dedue tin for absence, or oilier causes, bttt at thre dis cretiorn of the Principal. All bills for Tuition, &c., arc payable at tire close of each Session. Bosoks. Stationairy and Mursic, can be obtained in the Village at r'easonrable prices. Tire Department of Music is under thre sniper Tisirn of ione of tire mrost anccur'ate and acc'omt phishedl teachters in tire State: and] it is believed thatt untusuald facilities are al'.;rred forn aecquiring a thoe'rugh knowledge of tis diflicult science.. In addition to regular prir'ate lessons, the ptul-ib in this deparrrtmntt are divided intto elasseb', nda They devote much time to exercises, adaipted to train thre car. and thre v'oice, anrd to impart ant easy arid brilliant excrution. If threy pu-rue the prescribedi course of miusi cal instruction, they acqrer the art of reading musie with facility. They are required to be regulatr and systemat ic in practising daily at the Institute. The training and ettitivation of the voice. receive an unusual degree of attentiotn. The science of Elcucttion is hrere applied, in develop ing the voice for singing. with great effect. rTe Institution has becen almost weekly visited by a large nunmber of the ladies andh gentlemen of our village, who hav'e invariably expressed the highest degree of satisfaction, at whlat th('y have heard arid seen of the proificiency of the Pupils arnd the arrangement of the Institute. And the Trustecs htave only to add in conclu sion, that while in their opinion, thterer arc nmany institrutions of learinrg dieserv-edly popular inorr State, yet there arc nrone which can furnish greater or more stubstantial advantages to young Ladi1e8 than that under the chargc of Mr. RAy MlOND. N. L. GRIFFIN. ED)MUND PENN, S. F. GOO~DE, R. T. MIMS. ." Edger'teld C. HI., De. 4 1851. tf 46 Removal! 'Y Friends and customers can find mre in .L '. the h'ouse belowv Hollintgswortht & Nicho Ias, antd as usual will make to order. for CA Sh, Fineo Drees Boots...............$7 00 do Pump Boots................8 00 do Double Sole Water-Proof.. 9 00 All other kinds of work at thre lowest price. Excellent Work, good Fits arid superior style; gurarantiod to all those that may frrour me with a call. WM. McEVOY. Ja.. 29 tf 2 PUTTING ON A CHEEK; Or TIIE OLD BROWN COAT. "I reckon vou see nothing very par ticular in this, do you ?" said an Ameri can acquanitince of mine, bringing out the cuff of an old coat, and holding it i up before me, dangling it between his finger and thumb. "I can't say that I do," said I, " but I presume it has some secret merit, which remains to be explained." " Ex-act-ly," replied my acquaintance, pronouncing each syllable of the word apart; " yet the coat, of which this is the remaining ciff, was the occasion of my being just now pretty well to do in the world; I giess I'm right, ain't 1?" con tinued he, appealing to his wile, a very pretty woman, who stood by him. So you seem to think," replied she, smiling, Ibut I am not convinced, so far as [ am concerned in the business, that the coat had anything to do with it." " Well, then, I shall just tell my story and'leave you to decide," said he, turning to me. " You must know that there was a time when I was rather hard up, and how to go ahead was the business. I had tried at mercantile speelation, and sunk an immensity of dollars. I had turned lawyer, but that would not an. swer in any way. I took to farming ; no lurk there.' W'ent out supercargo;ship wien t on a reef, and lost cargo. Re :ined to New York, speculated a long while upon nothing; didn't lose mnitch, I hat's certain ; but didn't realize. A t last I give up my busiiess and resolved to unimse miysel a little; so I went South, and joined Bolivar. I fought with him flor three years, and a good officer he was, but lie had one fault as a general, which was. that his army never got paid. I Waited mV three years, and finding that there wa: neither pay nor plunder, I got tired of it, and made my way horre to the States, and at last arrived at the capitol, with only one extra shirt, and not a cent in my pocket. I happened to meet with a tailor, whose customer I had once been, when I had money and paid my bills; and he observed that my coat was rather shabbv, and that I could not appear in it. I knew that very well, and all that he wanted was an order for another; but as I had no chance of pay ing him, I thought it advisable not to take the hint. " I think," said I, " that vith a new vlvet collar, and brass but. tons, it might do very well for an evening party." " I see," says he, " that's an old country custom, wearing an old cant at a ball ; I guess you're going to Mrs. T's. to-morrow nightr. A regular flareup, I atn told. President there, and every. body else. It is hardly worth it, con timed he, touching the thread-bare cufl. Yes it is," replied I ; there'll lie a regu. har jain. and a new coat would be spoil ed. I'll send it to yo i to-night, and you mtust let me have it in the morning, so gooid-ly." Well, the coat cane home the next day, not early in the morning, as I expected, but past meridian ; and I walked up and down my bed room, in my trowsers, thinking wvhat I should do. At three o'clock I called on Mrs. T., and left my% card; went back again and wait. ed two hours for the invitation-nto invi tation. Called again at five andl left an other card, telling the nigger that I had tmutst be some mistatke ; wh'lereupon an in vittiotn caime about an hour after my re turn, just as I was putting my hat on to call again and leave another card, in a very fierce nmanner, I reckon. Well, I went early* to the ball, atnd my coat looked remarkably gay. You could see tha te vlvt olhr asnew, and that thde buttons glittered famously ; but you could not see the cloth was a little worse for wear. In short, my brown coat look edl very smart, and~ I wvas a considlerabhle smart'fellow myself at the time. Well, I stoodl niear the door, looking at the company come in, hoping to kniow some body ; but I presume I had grown out of all pecollection, for nobody knew me. But its the conmpanty were announced, I heard their names ; and if they did not know who I was, at all events I found out who they were. " This won't do," satys I, as the rooms became quite full; "1 may stick againist tIs wall till day light, but I shall never go ahead." So at last, perceivitng a young lady speaking to the datughter of the secretary of the navy, after they parted, I wtent up to her. Having heard her name, I pretended to be tin old acquaitntance, and accused her of havinig forgotten me. As I wias very positive, and very bold, she presumed it wias the cause; and when I gave her my name, which I refused to do till we had been talking some minutes, as it hap. penedl to b~e a v'ery good one, site con sidered that it wvas all right, and in an other quarter of an hour we becanme very intimate. I then asked her it site knew Miss E-, the daughter of the secretary of the navy. She replied that she did; and, offe.ring her my arm, we walked up to the lady together, and wias introduced. Now, thought I, I anm going ahead a little. After the itntroduc. tion, I commtenced a conversation wiithu Miss E , and a gentleman fortn, tn.e. r..licd inc of miy first acqualn. tance, whose arm I had dropped. I con tinued my attentions to Miss E-; exerted myself to the utmost; and on the strength of my introduction. and my agreeableness, I wis soon intimate with her, and she accepted my arm. As I paced her up and down the room, I ask. ed her if she knew the daughter of Gen eral S- , -wio was near us. She replied in the affirmative; and I requested an introduction, which was immediately complied with ; and I offered Miss S my other arm, and paraded them both up and down through the room, making them laugh not a little. Now I'm going ahead, thinks 1, and my old brown coat looks remarkably well. "Here is the President coinig up," said M iss E-; "do you know him ?" " I did once, a little, but lie must h:ve forgotten me, since I have been in South America so long" The President came right up to us, and addressed the young ladies. I made a sort of half bow. " You don't recollect Mr. --i" said Miss S-. I recollect the name well," replied the President. " You are well supported, M-r. - ; you have the army and thel navy on each side of you." " And the highest officer of the State before me," replied I, with a low bow; " I ought, in. deed, to feel proud. It makes amends for ali the privations I underwent in my last campaign with General Bolivar, for the general and his aid-de-camps fared no better than the mnentiest soldier." This last wits a hit. I did not say that I was aid-de-camp to Bolivar, but tIhey thought proper to fncy so, Tie Preuident made me a bow, andl, as it appeared, lie want. ed to have some iniornation from that quarter; and lie asked me many ques. I tions, all of which I was able to answer with precision. A fter a quarter of an hour's conversation, during which the whole room was wondering who it was that was so intimate with the President, and many were tryir.g to catch what was said, the President presuming, as Boli. var's aid-de-camp, that I could give him information upon a certain point, and not wishing to have the answer public, said to the young lidies, 4 1 am going to do a rude thing; I wish to ask a question, which Mr. would not like to reply to except in strict confidence; I must take him away from you for a minute or two. I beg your pardon Mr. -, but I feel and shall be truly grateful for the sacrifice you will make in giving up for one moment such charming society." I fear the loss will only be on my part," said I to the young ladies, as I dropped their arms,and followed the Presideit to a vacant spot near the orchestra. The question which the President put to me, wias one which I could not well answer; but lie help.-d tme out of the difficulty by answ:ng it himself according to his own vieu s, and then appealing to mime if lie was not correct. I replied " that I certainly was not at liberty, although I left the service of Gen. liolivar, to re. peat all that I knew; fortunately," con tinned I, bowing, " where such clear sightedness is apparent, there is no occa sion for the question being answered." " You are right Mr. - ; I wish all those aboulie had vour discretion and high sense of honor," replied the Presi dent, who had one of my new brass but. tons between his thumb aiid finger; " and I perceive by your reply that I was also right in my conijecture. I am much ob liged to you, and trust to see you at Gov ernament House." I bowed and retiredl. I am going ahead now, at all events, thought I, as every one was lookingr at me as I retreated. I had been walking arm-in-arm with the (daughters of the two first officers of the State, I had been in confidential communication with the President, and that before all the clite of W ashiing ton. I can now venlture to or der another suit of clothes; but never w~ill forget you, my old browu coat. The next day the tailor came to me ; lie heard what had-taken plae at the ball ; and I amended my wardrobe. Everybody caine to me for orders, andI I ordered every thing. Cards were left in showers; I was received everywhere ; the President was my friend, and from that moment I went ahecad faster and faster ever3 day, till I am as you now see, well off, well mar. ried, and up in the wvorld. Now, 1 do0 pertinaciously declare, that it wvas all owing to the 01(1 brown coat; and I have kept this cuff, to show to my wvife, to prove I am grateful; for, had it not been for the old brown coat, I should never have been blessed with her for a com panion.". "But," said his wife, round whose w~aist he had gently encircled his arm, "the old brown coat would have done nothing without the velvet collar and new buass buttons." "Certainly not, my dear." " And they would not have eftected much, without being babked by-" " What ?" , "Impudence," replicd the lady, giving him a slight slap on the cheek. 0N thousand tonis of tobacco are an nually squirted over the face of- creation, and twenty tons of ivory are worn out chewing the weed every seven years. Hlalf-wittied people have a talent of talking much aned saying littlo ' The PermanenCY of Early Ian pressions. This truth reveidja power which moth. ers have above all others, by which to school the immorfal spirit for whatever sphere they choose.' No, lessou of early life is lost. Though not perhaps made visible in its fruits for successive years, yet, from the niture of the mind, no early impression is effaced from the ta blet of memory. I stood by the cduch of the aged sire of ninetv. I talked to him of scenes that transpired a few fleeting months before, and a vacant stare was all his reply. I asked hiP concerning the far distant period of his childbood and youth, and at once the fire kindled in his eye, and a smile lighed up his furrowed brow. Words fidged apace as he glow. ingly described thel scenes of life's fresh morning, when the old homestead rang with his nerry laughter, and the brook where he angled, glided along in its beau ty, and I said, "Surely, the impressions of childhood are .engraved in ineffacea ble lines upon the,"pirit." I saw a man of middle age, unprinci. pled, profligate, an abandoned ; but now arrested in his car er of guilt by a sud. den chain of refliction. His thoughts were busy upon 'te past, and anxiety was written on his brow. H is mind was pbsorbed in the most thrilling scene of his childhood. He stood, in imagina tion, a youth at the bedside of his (lying mother. He looked again upon her palid brow, on which beamed a heavenly smile. He heard again her voice in words of dying counsel. The faltering accents of her last prayer for tly blessing of heaven to rest upon his early years, again thrilled his :soul, and I saw the tear of penitence start from his eve, and the sigh of contrition heave his heart. And I said " 'hat mother's faithful warn ing lives after the ihoughtlessness of twenty years, powerful to alarm, restrain and reform. Surely, childhood hath a power to retain lessons of wisdom and love, which belong-not to the experience uf age." I saw another, ..d;grey-haired man of ighty, who n to the grave from lis-hearthstn Z kWori -iilage- -For many years he had lived a widower, de pendent upon the kindness of a cherished son. A numerous 'family of sons and claughters had been reared ly his faithful care, and now were widely scattered broad. As he rapidly descended the vale of life, his active mind began to fail, and before lie died reason was partially ethroned. In his last delirous moments, when in the weakness of second child. ood, he sighed for soothing words (if love, lie called not for his slumbering nor his loving children, but most tonelingly pleaded for his remembered mother. Iis mind, in its awful wreck, retained no ther impressions than those of his early life, when she dandled him uponiq her knee, watched over him through the reary night of sickness. He saw again, Vivid as in real life, the form of that sainted mother, and he longedf once more to hear the music of her voice, and feel the prossure of her hand upon his fevered brow. So deathless is the influence of the fithful mother over her innocent child. Her impressions upon the heart are like letters cut in brass or granite. God has elected her to a calling more curious and wonderful than the magic art of the sulptor; for her's is not to present a litfeless~ form of beauty to an admiring world, but one instinct with " Thoughts that breathe and words that burn." a workmanship which will reveal forever the touch of its early fashioning. Moth er ! the tear of your child wtill be wiped away. Its sorrowvs are fleeting. " The tear down childhood's cheek which flows, Is like the dew-drop oa the rose ; When the next summner breeze comes by, And waves thc bush, tho flower is dry." But the impress of your life upon its soul is immortal. PREJsUDICE.-It is no easy task to re move the prejudice with wvhich in our in tercourse in the world we~ have had to contend, especially when they have been of long standinig and fairly acquiesced in. Individuals are apt to judge all men alike, more particularly if they entertain deep seated feelings of dislike toward a few they become prejudiced against the many. Some never think for themselves; nor act by the advice of their own judgments, they are accustomed to the lead of others, while they followed-their prejudices have been early formcd. Others on the other hand are overgrown with Profes sional prejudices, they are constantly cry. ing out against this breach of professional law and courtesy, that innovation against established usages, they see the moat in others eyes, but not the beam in their own. THrE SrA~uY-G CABBAG.-A corres pondent at Shanghae, writes to a gentle. man in England, that lie is about to send hinm some seeds of the Shantung cabbage, which one of the French missionaries had procured in the north of China. He says that it somewhat resembles the Savory in appearance, is of a delicious flavor, and weighs 60 pounds. It is supposed that July or Atugust is the right month for soim.--nnrlington Gmazte The Power of Kindness. "Tom! Here!" said a father to his boy, speaking in tones of authority. The lad was at play. He looked to wards his father, but did not leave his companions. "Do you hear, sir!" spoke the father, more sternly than at first. With an unhappy face and reluctant step, the boy left his play, and approached his parent. " Why do you -creep along at a snail's pace ?" said the latter, angrily. " Come quickly! I want you. When I speak I look to be obeyed instantly. Here, take this note to Mr. Smith, and see that you don't go to sleep by the way. Now run as fist as you can go." The boy took the note. There was a cloud upon his brow. le moved away, but at a slow pace. "You, Tom! Is that doing as I order. ed i Is that going quickly t" called the father, when lie saw the boy creeping away. "If you are not back in half an hour, I will punish you." But words had little effect. The boy's feelings were hurt by the unkindness of the parent. He experienced a sense of injustice-a consciousness that wrong had been done him. By nature he was like his father, proud and stubborn ; and these qualities of his mind were aroused, and he indulged in them, fearless of conse quences. "I never saw such a boy," said the fa. ther, speaking to a friend who had ob served the occurrence. " Mv words scarcely made an impression on him." "Kind words are oaen most powerful," said the friend. The father looked surprised. "Kind words," continued the father, "are like the gentle rain and refreshing dews; but harsh words bend and break like the angry tempest. The first develops and strengthen good affections, while the others sweep over the heart in devasta tion, and mar and deform all they touch. Try him with kind words; they will prove an hundred fold more powerful." The father seemed hurt by this reproof; but it left him thoughtful. An hour pass. ed ere his boy returned. At times during .his absence-he was angry at the delay. and meditated "the initietion of punis ment. But the words of remonstrance were in his ears, and he resolved to obey them. At last the lad came slowly in, with a cloudy countenance, and reported the result of his errand. Having stayed far beyond his time, he looked for punish. ment, and was prepared to receive it in a spirit of angry deflance. To his surprise, after delivering the message he had brought, his father, instead of an angry reproof and pnnishment, said kindly, " Very well, my son; you can go to your play again." The boy went out, but was not happy. lie had disobeyed and disobliged his fa ther, and the thought of this troubled him. Ilarsh words had not clouded his mind, nor aroused a spirit of reckless anger. Instead of joining his companions, lie went and sat down by himself, grieving over his acts of disobedience. As he sat thus he heard his name called. He lis tened i "Thomas, my son,'' said his father, kindly. The boy sprang to his feet, and wias almost instantly beside his parent. "Did you call, father?"' " I (lid, my son. Will you take this package to Mr. Long for me ! There was no haesitationm in the boy's manner. lie looked pleased at the thought of doing his father a service, and reached out his hand for the package. On re eiving it, ho bounded away with a light step. "'There is a power in kindness," said the father, as he sat musing, after the lad's eparture. And even while ho sat musing over the incident, the boy came back, and with a cheerful, happy face, said, "Can I do anything else for you, fa. ther I" Yes, there is a power in kindness. The tempest of passion can only subdue, con strain, andl break ; but in love and gentle ness thcre is the power of the summer rain, the dow, and the sunshine. Punctuality. Alt! that's the word-punctuality ! did you ever see a man who was punctual, who did not prosper in the long runi We don't care who or what be was high or low, black or white, ignorant or learned, savage or civilized-we know if he did as he agreed, and was punctual in all his engagements, he prospered and was more respected than his shiftless, lying neighbors. Men wdo commence business should be careful how they neglect their obliga tions and break their word. A person who is prompt can always be accomo dated, and is therefore "lord over anoth r mlan's purse," as Franklin would say. Never make promises upon uncertainties. Althotigh the best men may sometimes fail to do as they would, the case is ex cedingly rare. He who is prompt to fulfil his word, will never make a promise where it is not next .to a moral certainty that he can do as he agrees. If you would succeed, be punctual to the hour. Return borrowed money the moment you promised. In all things if you are thus you will succeed-you can.ot help it. Those who are prompt in their business affairs, are generally so in every depart ment of life. You never know them to be late at church, to the polls or to bed. A promptness in every thing characterises them. May you be thus prompt. From the State Rights Republican, 20th ult. Fire. Between 12 and 1 o'clock this morn ing, the alarm of fire was given, and upon repairing to the place, we fonnd that the kitchen attached to the dwelling of our fellow-townsman, Mr. J. M. Allen, situa ted in the rear of Mr. Alex. Brodie's Stol, on the corner of Richardson and Lumber streets, was enveloped in flame, and the roof of the dwelling partially burned, with a ftir prospect of its being consumed, but, all credit to the vigilance of the ndependent Fire Engine Com pany, and Capt. Monteith's Engine Com pany. the dwelling was saved, though in a greatly damaged condition, notwith standing its close proximity to the burn ing building, and doubtless prevented the destruction of the property contiguous. Our attention was particularly drawn to the manly exertions of Mr. J. J. Mackey and Mr. Peter Knapp, of the Independents, and those of Mr. Jas. Brown, and another, whose name we did not rightly learn, both members of the Hook and Ladder Company, who, plac. ing themselves within and upon the burning building, in the midst of the flame, render great service with axes and hose-pipe, in conquering the devouring element. Indeed, each and every mem ber of the Independent Fire Engine Company displhyed a commendable zeal, the one apparently endeavouring to trans cend the other in serviceable perfor mances. The fire originated, as we learn, in an apartment attached to the kitchen, but it is not known from what cause. In -ll probability it was the result of accident. The property belongs to the estate of Thomas McCullough, and was insured. Mr. Allen's furniture was fortunately saved. TiHE WOUNDED SoLDIER.-A venera anecdote: "The iorning flwgt0 battle of Yorktown, I had the curiosity to attend the dressing of the wounded. Among others whose limbs were so much injured as to require amputation, was a musician, who had received a musket ball in the knee. As was usual in such cases, preparation were making to lash him downt to the table, to prevent the possibility of his moving. Says the suf'erer "Now, doctor, what would you be at?" "My lad, I am going to take off your leg, and it is necessary you should be lashed down." "I'll consert to no such thing. You may pluck the heart from my bosom, but vou'll not confine me. Is there a fiddle in the camp ? If so, bring it to me." A violin was furnished, and after tuning it, he said: " Now, doctor, begin." And he contin. ued to play until the operation, which took about forty minutes, was completed, without missing a note or moving a mus cle." ,TRUE PHII~osoPHY.-T sawv a pale mourner stand bending over the tomb, and his tears fell fast and often. As he raised his humid eves to heaven, he cried, "My brother! oh, myv brother !" A sage passed that way, and said, " For wvhomn dost tho~u mourn ? "One," replied he. " whom 1 (lid not sufficiently love while living: but whose inestimable worth I now feel !" "What wouldst thou do, if lie were re stored to thee ?" Th'le mourner ieplied, "that he wvould never offend him by any unkind word, but he would take every occasion to show his friendship, if lie could but come back to his fond embrace." " Then waste no time in useless grief," said the sage, "but if thou hast friends, go and cherish the living, remembering that they wvill die one day also." MIND YOUR OWN BUsINEss.-Tot tell a man to his face to mind his own busi ness, would be considered about equal to knocking him down, or as the Frenchman said, "horizon talizi ng his perpendiculari ty." And yet it is one of the simplest rules of right conduct, and one of the most useful that mankind can adopt in their intercourse with each other. There is a great deal of Paul Pry spirit in the human heart, or wonderful inquisitiveness in regard to the personal affairs of rfeigh bors. This fault makes more mischief in the community than almost any other cause, and creates more malice, envy and jealousy than can be overcome in a cen tury. Let every man mind his-own busi ness and there will not be hialge trouble in the world that there is. CALIFoRNIA GoL.--The entire yield of California in 1851 is estimated at $75,000, 000. The amount of gol by the El Dora do, the last steamier with gold, added to the previous arrivals, makes an aggregate of $7,025,000 since 1st January, and including the deposits at New Orleans in January, makes an aggregate of $7,705,000. The exports in the meantime have been $5,042, 000, leaving a balance in favor of the coun try of $2,03,000. DEFERRED ARTICLES. THE NORT EASTEaN RTL.RoA.-From what we learn, this enterprise has met with a popular favor worthy of the public spirit which characterises our communinity, when ever the interests of Charleston are involved. It is now well understood by every individ ual, whatever may be his station in life, the laborer, the merchant, indeed without par. ticularizing, every individual, who feels that his home and his household are his all, that it becomes his duty to contribute his mite to aid as far as his means will allow, any pro ject that will benefit the place where Lis homstead is permanent. Entertaining these views, and sincerely believing that it is highly important to our interests that the North Eastern Railroad should be constructed, we trust the Commit tees engaged in the patriotic although oner ous duty of calling on our citizens for aid may be untiring in their efforts, and that they be met without an exception, with such con. tributions as will evince a determination that the work shall be accomplished, and prove the truth of the adage that " when there is a will, there is a way"-which will insure us a rail-way to what will. redound much to the onward way of our increasing and to be in creased prosperity as a commercial eity. It gives us great pleasure to learn that one of our monied institutions-the State Bank, has promptly stepped forward and subscrib ed to the work, and we feel assured that the example will not be without its effect. In terested as they are in every movement cal. culated to advance our commercial facilities, an enlightened and liberal policy dictates a generous and helping course to every enter prise predicated on a prospective benefit. We feel assured and speak with confidence, that the subscriptions to this Road will be suffi cient to put the question beyond doubt that it will be commened-that it will be con tinued-that it will be completed-and that within the shortest possible period. Let our cilizens take care that it fails not-let the city council make it sure that it shall not be abandoned.-Charleston Courier. From TaPrico.-The schiooner Mary El len, Capt. Earl, says the New Orleans Pica. yune of the 12th inst., arrived yesterday from Tampico, bringing $50,000in specie on freight. By this arrival we have files of Tampico papers to the 2d inst. We observe that on the IGth nlt., a duel was fought near Tampico.,between D. Fran cisco Melgarejo de Guzman, Spanish Consul, and Jose Maria Pina, a Lieutenant of artille . At econd fie.tleriwjill hay C..tin from his second asserts that Pina violated the rules of the duello by firing be fore t! e proper time. Great excitement was manifested on the subject. Gazman subse quently died of the wound he had received. Several shipwrecks are mentioned in the Tampico papers. The Mexican schooner Enilie was lost on the bar on the 27th of December. The brig Frances Elizabeth sunk with her crew near the Gazones, on the 12th ult. The coasters Tuspan and Ednardo also sunk, but their crews were saved. The French ship Boulounnaise was lost on the bar on the 7th' uIt. Her crew also was saved. Great discontent has been. created in Tampico by the new regulations for the col lection of the DerchQ de cosumo. The pa pers say that they are oppressive and illegal, and impose most annoying restraints on commercial intercourse. NEW YORK PoLITIcs.-The correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, writing from Washington, says: "It is understood here that the rupture between Gov. Marcy and Gov. Dickinson, in New York, is complete, and that open hos tilities between these two eminent statesmen are about to commerce. Mr. Dickinson charges Mr. Marcy with bargain and sale; with having sold himself to the barnburners, thirteen in all, who, with singular unanuimi ty, are all out for Marey-and having be trayed the Cass Hunker interest to thme barnburners. The papers arc ready-and in the hands of the printers-and are pro bably now being struck off for general cir culation. " It is now certain that New York wvill not act harmoniously at the Baltimore Conven tion, and that the Hunker delegates will in no case go for the Barnburners. In a word, - New York will present a divided delegation, and on that account will be as little able to dictate .the nominee as Pennsylvania. The only concentrated power in the Convention will be presented by the northwestern States. PROTEeTING LETTERs.-Many thousands of letters sent to the Post Office are returned as dead letters, the persons to wvhom they are sent not being found. These are destroyed unless they contain enclosures of some kind; and often information of value to the per sons addressed, or their friends, is destroyed wvith them. In the new edition of the regu lations of the Post Office, about to be publish ed, it is provided that in every case where the writer of a letter choses to protect it from the chances of being opened at the depart ment, and destroyed as a dead letter, he can do so by prepaying the psstage, and writing legibly on the sealed side the words "t:o be preserced," in this case it will be secured from the liability of being committed to the flames, and its seal will remain intact. FokGER.-The following facts about the fraud practised on the Bank of Charleston, to which our despatch referred, we find in the Courier: " A servant called on the gentleman in question yesterday morning and handed him a note, purporting to have been written by a lady, and containing a elleek for 9220 on the above named Bapk, signed W. B. Pringle, which she requested him to collect and give the amount to the servant. He, not for a moment suspecting any fraud, went to the Bank, presented the check, obtained money, and gave it to the bearer of the note. Short ly afterwards, however, the check was de teeted to be a forgery, but the serrant had departed, and the gentleman who had pe seated it was unable to give an eiseption -~ whereby he might be recognised."