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^ ^ - . ' j - ,v, - - -- r . :r-.jrrtx/gm-*flg?t frtQjfrTWMPIW i | $2PER ArNNTOf. : -; v ,?. ?.?. ^~" - IN ADVANOis NEUTRAL IN POLITICS?DEVOTED TO LITERARY, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. VOLUME III. LANCASTER. C. H.. SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING.NOVEMBER 15. 1854 NUMBER 39 - _ mwv TMPC | letter Mini likeness to her if I fall I Fare- I ?jne<l ? LtSl !.? ?>!? ? ? ' ^ * UULilJUl llUJlllO. THE HEROIC SAILOR. Tale of the Monte Vide&n Service ' Cvramba! Que IntolcnciaJ" The word were altered bv a lovely woman, wlnw Hindied cheek. Hashing eye, and knittc* brow, spoke even more than words the in dignation which tilled her breast. She was the young .rife of Com mod or Coe, the commander of the small navy o tlie Slate ol Monte Vidso. The lady was Spanish by birth, as wel as in feelings, and the cause of her ange was the sight sight of a ship which hat beer, for two days standbier otf ami on I*. fore the harbor, using every signal of in suit and defiance to induce the ship c Commodore Coe to come out, and tigfi iiim. This the latter could not do fo two reasons: The first was illness, whicl confined liiiu to his cot; the second, tha he had not one-third of a crew?notevei sufficient to man his guns. At the moment when she uttered th< words which commence this tale, Brown the Admiral of the Buenos Ay res ship had hoisted a daw at his gaff, a hereoi was embroidered, in legible letters, "Cor Tits Cowahd." This was more than hii noble wife could stand ; for well she knev her husband's truth wild valor. After gazing an inatant at the flag, sh< raised her jewelled hand, and taking frou her finger a diamond of great value, shi cried, to the officers and men who sukx round her on the deck : "I will give this diamond to any mar who will bring me yonder flag 1" For a moment there was no response; the men looked at their otlicera?the nfii cers glanced at each other?but volun teers seethed scarce for so desperate a ser vico. 'What, is there not one of all youi number who dares the trial I In my luis band's ship, then, indeed, manned by cow ardaP exclaimed tbe ladv. while her li| curled with scorn, and her flashing ey? sparkled with the tiro of cputempt. A young officer?an American?wlu had been lately appointed, stepped fur wan], and modestly said : 4,I whs only waiting for my senior* t< speak, Seiiora. Had any of them volnn tecred, I should have lagged toaccmnpa ny him; as it is, I pledge myselfl?? brin^ you yonder list? Insfore the sun rises, 01 die in the attempt! lint I ask not youi jewel aa a prize lor my success?one tre>.' of your glossy hair shall be my reward!' "You shali have both, brave boy !" re plie?l the lady, and her cold look of scon: changed into a sweet smile, as she usken his name. "It Is Cochrane Bennett, Senora!" re plied the youth ; and he blushed beneatl her earnest gaze. He was slim, but well formed; looker very young, hut, in his dark blue eye* un< compressed lip, an observer could readout whose manhood wits not made by yean alone. The sun was setting htdiind a bank ol slowly rising clouds, which threatened darkness ami a storm. The moment that his services were ac cepted, young Bennett turned o the ere* and as he glanced over them, said: "I want six men. to man the whale-Itoai that hangs at the after-davits!" Struck hy hi* gallantry, nearly one hnl of the crew stepped aft?now that they had a leader, volunteers were plenty.? Bennett glance his eve over them, and in a few moment* bo selected six w hom In knew.to be both daring and firm?the) were American sailors. *HJo sharpen your cutlassesJ" said he "I shall not have a musket or pistol in tin l>oat! If we ffght it must be steel to stee and breast to breat? for we must su. or die V The men answered only by a look?foi they were of that class wboae motto is: "Deeds, mot words !* They hurried below to obey hie order*, while other* proceeded, by I?ih direction*, to inuf^t* the oars of tlu bout, mid to pul a nail and water into it. One half hour later, the ?ky wan covered with cloud*, and darkness had net in. llennett hml la-en careful to take the compass course of the enemy'a ahip when the last light of the dying day gave the op|H?rtui)ity -?nd by this alone he hoped Ui find her. At this time, the lady was on deck, standing by the binnacle light, regarding the preparation* of the liitle party, whr were about to chore off. At the the mo meat the bo-it's crew cried out that all <*u ready for a start, the young lender came all to the side of lite Senora. and, taking from hi* nock a miniature, he ban ded it nml h letter to her, saying: "If ( ant not oil hoard at sunrise, lady, ploaui to send the miniature and letter to it* eUrm" "The Senora looked at the portrait?it waa the likenosa of a young and beautiful girl. A tear filled the Henora'a eyes. "You need not go!" said shew "No, yoti lore?perchance are beloved 1 Youi life h? precion*?I will not expcee it!" Ttite is my only sister, whom I almost mlove r interrupter! the youth ; hot one * ho would scorn me if Iplewei tbeaom aid, or dishonored my asme! Send tbi well till to-morrow, or for ever!" The lady was about to answer, and again to entreat hitn 10 stay ; but ere she could speak, he sprang over the bulwarks and the boat shoved off. , ( "Give way cheerily, men! 'A long pull, a strong pull, anil a pull altogether!' " said our young hero, in a low tone, as he * left the ship's side: and he soon felt b} 1 trembling of the frail boat, that Ins orders were obeyed. Hie night was very dark. A calm was on the deep and in the air; but it was j or'' teutons of a stoim. A small binnacle light and compass bad been placed in the boat and by tbese Heunetl shaped his course ?himself taking the tiller, and steering r right out into the idling, regardless of the 1 coining storm and rising clouds, keeping * his eye steadily fixed on the compass? . knowing that if the vessel had remained hove-to at smset, he must be very near 1 Iter. Hut be looked in vain to see her r 1...11 > ....... uuii iwin uj? in me gloom; he look 1 ed in vain to see h light which might 1 guide him lo her. Admiral Brown whs 1 too old h fox to betray hie position by lights. p At tlii" moment when ho " as romplete? ly at a Iom which way to steer, the dar\ '' clouds which had been gathering overhead 1 burst with a long, vivid dash of lightning ? and a peal of deafening thunder; but he * heard not the thunder, ho heeded not the ' rising storm. That flash of lightning had shown him the vessel not one cable'* a length from him. 1 "Sternly, boy*?steady !" he whispered ' when the thimder ceased ; I shall pull under her stern, and get on deck by the [ carved work and netting on hor quar The men pulled slowly and silently on: ' and as he had marked well her position, the young officer found himself close under the vessel's stern. At this instant another flash of lightning illumined the sky r and water; and then, as he glanced up at the gatf, where the flag had been hoisted he saw that it was not there?it had been ) hauled down. K lie paused, thought for a moment w hat could be done, and ilieu formed tits resolution. "I shall go on hoard alone, men !" said he. "Keep the boat where she i*! If the flag is where I think it is?in the id' mi rat's cabin?I will have it! If I am not back in live minute*, nnd you bear f an alarm, shove oil and go back to our ' ship, and tell them that Oxmrane Bennett r died liken man! Yon must bec.autious; reef the foresail?for the storm will be t , , . , down upon us in ten uti'iuies. All this wa* whispered to th#"men. whose heads wore leaned forward to hear ( tlie orders which they dared not disobey, much as they wished to share their leader's peril. , Springing lightly from the Itoat, Bennett c night the qn;irter-nettings with his | hands, and noiselessly ascended to the I bulwarks. Ho could hear the regular , tramp of the officer of the dee*, who, hav, ing already had everything reefed down for the Mow, had nothing to do but to f pare the deck?for it was so dark that he | could not see him. A second more, and the brave hoy was . lown on the deck and at the cabin-door, f which stood slightly open, lie peeped through tho crack, and aaw the red-faced I old admiral scat.&l at his round table, with two of his office's by his side, engaged ( over the content* of a square bottle, which f looked very like that usually found tocon. tain tchmppt. , A glance at a settee just to the left ot , the table showed the object of bis enter. prise., The flag, for whicti he had perilled his life, lay there, where it had been carelessly thrown after it waa hauled , down. | The young hero did not pnutc long to | consider what to do; hut quietly walked into the cabin, and taking oflf his cap very . politely to the admiral and officer*, said in a calm and courteou* manner, to the I admiral. ( "I mil come to l?orrow this flag, to wear ( to-morrow, if you please, sir!" j '"NVliu lite dt-vil are you? Wlint do you mean !" cried Admiral Brown, ha lie . iind liia officers sprang to their feet. "I mri Midrdiipmuti Bennett, sir, of ibe , Monte Videan servteoP* replied Coctnar.e , who hail now seized the flag; "aml mean , to carry thin flag to Commodore (Joe !** i Ah lie said thin, lie bounded tothe cubin door, followed closely by h bullet from lliw admiral's pistol, which grazed his ear; . and ere the alarm became general, he stood noon the tuffruil of the vessel. "Loolt out for me below !" he shouted, I and flung himself into the sea without a > moment's hesitation. Uia I mat's crew re, cognised his voice: hu was caught up iu . a moment, urn) drugged into the boat, while a volley of pUtru shots was poured , ut random ny those who were above. ) The storm had now broken out, and the wind began to eomein with fierce and , fitful gust*. | "Up foresail?lie in a hurry, lads;" cried die young hero, as soon aa he could , draw breath after his ducking. The crew did so, and the next moment the little boat was flying on towards the I harbor, before the blast, like a sea-bird i winging its way to ita young one's oast. >< . TOe enemy opened" a harm lea* Are of i grapeshot in the direction; but it only wvl. ?MV ?? ?Aivub naU/llCP^ UIl I board of Commodore Cow's vessel that something had occurred. |j The latter, therefore, at once showed t| lights, and enabled our young hero to j( make a straight course for her. d It was but half an hour after the first tl gun had been fired by Admiral Brown's i, vessel, when the boat of the young hero u rounded to alongside of his own ship. p "llave you captured the Hag?" cried cj the Senora, as Hennett bounded over the a side. o The only answer she received was the v, banner, wet as it was from the water, and H cut in two places by the balls wbich had |( been fired at its captor. 1 The lights of the vessel gleamed not so p bright as did that lady's eyes, when she M caught the noble youth in her arms, and kissed bim again and again. o JISCELLAlOOr I A Bull Fight in Havana. * jjj The following is an ettract from the t| Havana correspondence of the Charles- h ton &tandnrd. d Messrs. Editors : I have witnessed a uuu-ngni i At the earnest solicitation of M au od friend, a native of Prussia, who A has recently arrive I in this city, I was in ^ duced on Sunday week last, to accompany ' him to the "Plata de Torus," and allho' ?. 1 had calculated upon seeing a great deal , of cruelty, yet the reality exceeded both c in cowardice and cruelty all that i had n previously imagined. Words fail ine to P express the disgust that was engendered w in my breast at beholding ten or twelve H. agile men worrying the poor bull with red , and blue and yellow flags, unci the beast ' maddened with rage would make a butt r! at some particular one, who, with much n agility certainly, would slip behind one of the substantial screens placed al short (lis- m tances from each other all around the bull * ring. At the same instant, another bright V* oolored flag would be shaked in the eyea 1 of the bull who would turn with increased " rage uuon his new torraeuter. Two <w ? three of these brutish men were mounted ^ upon the backs of miserable worn out horses, who with difficulty, were induced to approach tiie bull near enough to bring P it within reach of the long lance with ^ which the?r riders were armed. Nearly ^ all the horses that were ridden into th) ring were, however, severely gored, one especially, was led out of the bull ring with his entrails dragging on the j.' ground. When the bulls bad become . wearried and ceased to show light, then darts, attached to which were fire-works P with a buniingfuse were thrust into their ^ necks and shoulders, the explosion of the fire-works naturally excited the already infuriated animal, and it would rush first at one then at another of its tormcnlers, j until having afforded sufficient 'sport,' the truin|iet would sound, and the coup de grace be given. In this manner did 1 j see five hulls mercilessly tormented to J ' dealh ITtwis ? < !?? ? U..n ? 1? *L w |.w.. . niAiit UUH, I1U VIIHII eight bull dog* were let loose, several of them were gored and tossed in the air, but their numbers enabled them soon to drag the bull to the ground, where a stout t) sword was speedily thrust into his very s, heart and an end was put to the animal's |, tortures. My soul sickens at the recol- n lection ot what I that day witnessed.? ; tj Such brutality, such monstrous cruelty, jr and such sheer cowardice, made ine blu-di for my fellow-man. And all this is wit M nessed with gout and enjoyment by beau- u tiful, educated. Under hearted (I)* girls, t| wbo witli a eigh, will tell you 'lis f, "Mimicry of noble war!" h and that they encourage such scenes with 11 their presence, because tbey lo*e to see ' ^ rnen courageous. 1 more than half offen- j e ded an enchanting senorita by proving I ?. the Picador to be a coieard, because he "-j ran away when the bull rushed at him.? ? I almost expected to have received a chal- ? lengefrom her lover for this, but he and I have inore than once met at the shoot- di ing gallery, where the skill i have ac- j ipiired with the patol, may possibly have ^ induced him to consider me a customer ,r who was not to l>e trifled with. The foregoing must not t>e considered a finished (' "word picture" of a bull fight, but rather V a rough "pen and ink sketch" of one of the most brutal scenes in wfiieTi un it can I n' play a part. I assure you, ten thousand 1' dollar*, and I love in >ncy as much as any c> man should do, would not induce me to ^ witness another such a scene of cruelly, hi Cheap Soap.?A correspondent of the Southern Banner, gives the following re- P* ccipt tor soap makinir and adds. that it M would b? worth on* thousand dollar* in the hand* of * telii*h pereori,nnd the world 14 would have to unite the puree tiring to (V gel it, but here it it free gratia: ? Take tix pound* of PoUth - 75 Four poundt of Lard - 60 h One fourth pound of Rutin - 2ft it . AH amounting to 11.50 at Beat up the rotin, mix all together well U and cot aaide for (Ire daya, then put the at whole into a Un gallon caak of warm wa- ir tar and tlir twice a day for ten days * tl the expiration of which time, or tooner, at you Will tare one htfndrwd'ffouiNfi of ax* it eellaat toap for 11-50. %] .. i> ' a no i/eiiar-aom ox mow York. Nothing strikes * stranger more r vid1 on his entrance into New York than " le broad and startling contrasts. There a i such a prodigious diversity between its a liferent portions aud its different people, a tat he might well wonder how they all ' elonged to one community, lie passes ' p the great artery of our metropolis? ^ erbaps the most brilliant street in the e ivilized world. The children of luxury nd rank roll by him in the varied tints 1 f the rainbow. Well-housed, well-fed, ^ relleducated, and well-provided, as they " re, they do not know what it is, to suffer 1 ?ck of anything needful to their comfort. 1 'hey walk life's sunny side in "silver slip- 1 ere." To many of them existence is as 1 lerry as a marriage. 1 But let that stranger turn suddenly 8 ut of that magnificent street when he 0 ets abreast of that world known region t' wretchedness, the "Five Points." The 8 rhole view changes in an instant I He v as entered a new world ! He has gone ^ pparently a score of leagues ; so wide ' i the contrast between the "clean" and 1 ?e 'unclean.' The street into which he 1 as turned, ta.es him down at one swift ^ ecent through a dozen distinct layers of jciety. Every grade of existence, as he c dv mces, becomes darker, filthier, fouler * ml innri. L. 1 -* '' I.v>?< r*?ivu, UIMII lit' reacow tnc 11 cry dregs. Sickening odours come up 8 om open cellars. Startling oaths ring ^ ut froin subterranean dens. Children 1 lal have no sunshine on their brows? ^ liildren thai are mere itinerant piles of * ?gs?children that never heard a mother ra v, but only swear?the children that ^ ill yet occupy the prisons, poor-houses t' nd brothels, (unless rescued in time,) are ? ironging the filthy sidewalks. Let us d >llo.tf that stranger on his tour of explo- 11 ition into some one of the rotting 'rooke- 1' es' that overhang the pavement. Aa 1 e enter, the hroken door hang* by a v ngle hinge. We grope up rickety atair* T ays, amid strangj sounds and stifling '' ilours. We open one of the dpors be ? ind which oaths and wild songa are ring- * ig, and at first sight, it seems at if a hut ' SNew Zealand savages has been reveal- 5 to us?or that a cage or srifcCwwt?? as been opene<l by its keeper. Every c pi arc foot of filthy floor has some occu- v ant. Upon it arc stretched the wretch- 0 i in their rags, and the drunken in their F cbauches. The old and the young, the 1 lack and the white, the sick and the 0 nning, all herd together as in a promis- * ions sty. Hither the foot pad brings his 8 lunder?the lieggar brings his refuse md?the poor, shameless daughter of ^ n brings her booty, purchased by the v rice of her character, and her immortal 11 >ul I Here they crouch down to sleep ; ^ ere tncy grovel ; here they drug their * >n*<iences with stupifying draughts of r rlulterated liquors; hero the)' sp^nd their 1 nly lives on earth; and when the abused I: incased, and corrupted frame can bear up ^ n longer, here they die, all in the dark, 1 nd the pauper's grave receives their last lalhsoine relics !?A'. }'. Dutchman. c f? Seed Ticks, * ii There is a prevalent error in regard to t 10 origin of these little parasites, notwith- |j snding they aro so well known, and n a\e the art of making themselves ?o ve- fi ; interesting. It is generally lielievcd H tat they have their origin?as their name p nplies?in lbs seed of a certain grass, |, ut they only enter the outer hulls of those g sed for shelter, or to lie in wait for the ii nwary traveller, for they aro offspring of p i?i large full gracon licks, so freqently f, mud on rattle and othsr animals, which, J attained full size, drop off and re- t( re to some suitable place, and there de- n osito their eggs. It is remarkable, how- e rer, th t they reverse the apparent order p f nature in one particular, and that is hy j, ecting their eggs through their mouths ti F which fact I was satisfied after repeated p hservations. r| I tied them up separately in rags, at tl ifferent times, for tho purpose of asccr- ii lining whether they generated or not, w io?e confined in July and August com- tl lenced laying in five or six days, and >ntined at the rate ot two or three hun- j. red eggs per day, for two weeks or Ion- t, cr, and died in the fifth or sixth week |, fter they were imprisoned. They had e > nourishment, and probably do not re- ? nire iiiv af^-r they cease to be parasiti- h il. They aro very prolific, producing e um 4,000 to 0,000 egg* each, which p xtcb in three or four weeka, and to all ti [>pearance are veritable seed ticks. As ti tev are expoaed to many|casualitiea, it is r robable that not more than one in a thou- p ...U W.HTW <th inmurnj, iur in It rag Ol n ither coarse shirting, anta ainall enough c > enter through tint meshes, did so in |, ttest of the eggs. One yoar is doubtless v to duration of their lives. c With our present knowledge of natural n istory, we may safely conclude ||g no taeei or other animal has a vegetable or- b pn or derives its existence from any other lurce than from parent animals genera- fc ng alter their kinds:?for the fact that f >me insects are always found in certain a ianimate substances is no better evidence f tat they are the offspring of these sab- s JMtcea, than the fact that rats being found e i Houeea?is proof that they are the off- a !>ring of the houses. H. P. c The Usury Laws- ha The entire repeal ot' the Usury Laws i Great Britain has been accomplished . t the recent session of Parliament. The c,t ct by which this was effected is known s ch. 90,17 and 18 Victoria, and is now ,r?! n operation. It is now lawful in Great IriLain to loan money at any rate of inerest and on any description of property . ither real estate or otherwise. The bill passed the House of Lords on 1 he 27th of July: was immediately'1.'11 irought forward in the House of Com |'ul nons, and finally passed that body on I J?' he 5th ot August last and then became I J he law of the laud. As this is one of he important commercial measures ol 8e' he year, we may say of the age, we give ?" he remarks made on the occasion of the econd reading of the bill in the House m' >f Lords, on the 24th of July last: The Marquis of Lansdowne moved the "1: econd reading of this bill. The inoon- . eniences which had been found to result rom the operation of the laws against Jsury had been so many ami so great ini hat notwithstanding strong prejudices on he subject of usury and usurers, it had 8,1 ieen found necessary to relax those laws rom time to time. At the time of the 0,1 ommercial failure* in the yuan 1836 anil ,c 837, it was found the greatest re- 8n ief which was experienced w is the r?i- ? ultof a provision which had been intro- ' uceil not long previously into the act for 1 he renewal of the Dank Charter, oualing the Dank of K ig'.an 1 to dispense j*'1 dth the usury laws. In consequence of liis he (the Marquis of Lansdownc) had een induced to take charge of a Mil in ?.hru house, by which, with respect to bills l'? f exchange, an l other securities of that 1 ascription, the rate of interest was to he ^definitely extended. Considerable ap- ~ rehensiou however, was expressed as to be probable effect of such a law ; and it ras only passed at that time ns a torn orary measure. Nor were those nppretensions altogether removed for many j ears, although the difficulties and incon- u. eoiences which had been anticipated f rjire not found to result from it. 1'eople ould wot. l?e brought to believe tliHt :Q nonej was as much a commodity as any I irdinary article of produce?tbat its w alue must bo regulateil, like the value ( f any otber commodity, by the ordinary ('n irinciples of demand and supply?and ^ hat it was as iut possible to fix the rate f in teres*, at which it should be lent as t) t)fix the price at which corn and butter hould be sold. This prejudice, however, had gradu.illy so isAppeared, and the ohjeel of this Dili ras, as the same considerations applied (j o land and other property as applied to i'iIIs of exchange, to apply to them the ame legislation. People were not deter- jj ed from raising money upon such stvuri- . |( ies at a higher rate of intere-t than five p >er cent, by the present state of the law ; I . ut they had recourse to collusive praeices and fraudulent proceedings in order jj o evade its operation. The iucon venien. es to which this IM wore very seriously -It in Kngland, but they were much more eriouslv felt in Inland, when? the cir. um * , , , Il.l tances of manv estates were such that .. , . sin \ whs impossible to borrow money upon ( hem within the limits which the usury i ' Ob sws present. I he result was that an- W( uities were granted, an I various suhterages ami contrivances were n-sorb-d to, 'V ud, in the end, a m i -h higher rate w o aid than if the money could have l>e.-n r >( ad, at its market value, upon a in >rt (jt age in the usual way. The usury laws, m i fact, did no good whatever, hut they roduced great incouvonience ; they afjcte'l to dr what all tlio powers of the tin /Ogislature could not do?to apply a dif- Tii ;rent principle to one description of com* to nodity froin that which was applied to in< very other, ami they interfered with the 0f rinciplo of supply and demand, Ilavig referred to Calvin as among the dis oij inguished men who had doubted tlieir wj obey, and to Jeremy Flentliain as having tic ealt the first gieat blow against them, toi lie noble marquis concluded by express- nv ig an earnest hope that their lordships th rould consent to the second reading of uf lie bill. tn Lord Campbell expressed his great sat- w< auction that th * Usury Laws were about on > l?e entirely swept away. From his all ing experience in Courts of Justice, he ould bear testimony to the mischievous 'en fleets which they produce*I. They had a * cen practically swept away in all cases toi xcept whoro real security was given ; clc ut in the cases in which tiiey were re- cri line) thev led to u rmr*I ': ' ? 9?.. ?. " ion, and proved most disastrous and even le< uinous to those whom tlicy were avowed- re y intended to protect. They had given an great deal of employment to tho Kn- pn umbered folates Court in Ireland, and le< e believed that many estates in Ireland no rhich might otherwise have been diacn- un umbered had Iteen brought to the ham- eo nor through the oporalion of those laws. in. Lord Brougham supported the bill, ju otli on mercantile and moral grounds. 'le The Lord Chancellor also supported the gr rill. The usury laws could always be de- pt sated by a person who was willing to re- sa ort to something which bordered upon ly raud. Building societies had been ex- w mpted ft6m their operation in order to tb ncouragft the industrials classes to make m m?H weekly ?t monthly mvest meats eat o< A their dAinga. But the exemption ct id been taken advantage of by people jo had cajjital to lay out, and who ind that, by making use of these sosties, they could obtain real security for eir money without being subject to the .triclions which the usury laws imposed, lis fact had been brought prominently fore him in a case which had occupied j attention in the Court of Chancery duig the last two or thrco days, and he ought it was a strong reason for placing ese laws upon a rational footing, and enabling people to do openly and dijtly what they could now accomplish indirect and crooked means. Lord Kedesdale would not oppose the cond reading of the bill, but thought it glit to have been introduced earlier in e session, that there might have been ore time for consideration. The Marquis of Lansdownc said every alter of detail had boon omitted from e bill, and the principle was one which J not require any long discussion. We had intended to make a few rearks on the operation of the Usury iws, in reply to certain positions asmed by tho Louisville Journal; but we d the communication published by us Monday last, from one of the Cham r of Commerce, is sufficiently conclure on the points at issue. Our readers (and tho Legislature of N. jrk especially) must bear in mind that is important change in the commercial J icy of Creat Britain, is not a hasty e. It was begun in the year 18.33, and s been nrrii.lnolW* on.I J'.ll. ? ? ? J V.V>?t.VF|?5U, monstrated by experience as sound poli, and now after twenty years observa m, is universally acknowledged in Great ilain as the only just course to bo purel, with duo regard to the interests an<t ilfaro of the borrower and lender.?.V. . Knquirer. Ax Eccentric Wxi.u?A railroad aclent took place a short time since near mdon, by which a Mr. Hailing was kill, who it seems was an eccentric characr of the queerest kind, lie was a mar wealth, and liis heirs paid him the ac stomed funeral honors, expecting to en y liberal bequests but when his will us opened it road as follows: "This is my t.a&tun?Qt. I give and be leath all my gooPS, present or fuiur? ovablo or immovable, in England or on 0 continent, to that railroad company 1 wh >se road I have had the happiness meet with death, that blessed deliverce Irorr. inv tcrrestial prison." Further on, the testator gives Iris roans for his bequest. The idea had taken in possession of his mind that Ire was stiiied to die a violent death, and the >st desirable one, in his view, was that used by the explosion of a locomotive, s traveled, therefore, constantly, on a railroads in England, llelgiuin and anep. There was not a station where > was not known. All the conductors L*re familiar with his peculiar costume.? e had narrowly escaped death several no?. Once lie was shut up in a car unr water, another time he was in the \t car to tin* one that was shattered, d lie described with the greatest en'hti ism those terrible accidents, when he w death so near without being able to tain it. Disappointed in Europe, he nt to the 1'uited States, lie made frolent excursions on the Ohio, the Mis ippi, th Ontario, an 1 the Niagara, hut twiihatanding frequent explosions, he airne 1 with a whole skin. He was desled to Ikj crushed under a car of the sther country. Couktky Nrwsiw nuns.?Tho editor ol u New Yi>rk "Musical World and mcs," some time since, paid his respects his "Country Exchange*" in the follow* language, which savors much "more truth than poetry." "We sometimes tind in a dirty looking jht by ton newspaper, published somelore on tho periphery of civilization, arles more interesting, and written in botr style, than often appear in the "mamuth weeklies," or "leviathan monthlies,r at emanate from the literary hot houses our large cities ; and many of the connf papers that we receive, ' ro not only ill lilled, but elegantly got up, printed excellent paper and clear type, and in respects worthy of commendation. "Your lountry editor is generally an irnest* man. lie is a hard worker and vigorous thinker, lie has often to conid with difficulties and ovorcomo obstn!S, the mere thought of which would itsh the soul of the city fopling. Hehas i dozen or twenty assistants to make soitions, rend and prune eorresjiondenoe, view books, notice magazines, look after d correct telegraphic despatches, attend iblic meetings, exhibitions, concerts nnd :turea, and givo reiHirts thereof; liehai ' army of compositors to 'set up a col nn in fight minute**,1 no proof-reader U: rrcct typographical error*, nn<l no fore an to ace that the paper is made U{ St right, leaving him simply to write tli* ader and a few self-suggesting para apha ; nor haa he a 'lightning prose1 t< int off his paper at the rate of ten thou ,nd an hour, while he it aleeping quietat home, or enjoying a Hipper along ith his friends. None of theae aids hai ie country editor. On the contrary, ii i*ny caees, he haa not only to write hi> Inawpk nbdi?> ?*** nnmunication* into ahape, clolho the ad T. !, vertisemeuts sent liim in uniforms of ori thography and grammar, set up Ins matter, impose the forms, and print the paper, but, at the saiuc time, he may have | to do the marketing for his family ; dig | the potatoes for his dinner, and hold the . baby while they are being cooked. Nor is ink, paper, or any other printing malerial so easily obtained in the middle of Texas or Illinois, or even in the interior of our own State, as in the city. By every mail sve receive halves of newspapers, with the announcement that 'owing to the water in the river being still low'?or some other uncontrollable cause?'our paper has not arrived, therefore we are again able to issue only a half sheet,' &e. Occasionally, au 'exchange,' published on the extreme verge of newspaperdom, disappears altogether for a few weeks, and when it again makes its appearance, the editor, in his leading paragraph congratu lates 'our readers on the re appearance, and are happy to state, that having obtained a large supply of paper, the publi! cation of the Herald will not again be interrupted,' ?ke. Men who have to struggle with such difficulties, can spare no time to nonsense and frivolity ; they are chary of their space, and hence the readableness of thenjjKijKirs." Whiskey axd Newspapers.?A glass of whiskey is manufactured from perhaps a dozen grains of mashed corn, the value of which is too small to be estimated. A pint of this mixture sells at retail for one shilling, and if of a good brand, it is considered by its consumers well worth the money. It is drank off in a minute 04 two?it fires the brain?rouses the passions?sharpens tho appetite? deranges and weakens the physical system ; it is gone?and swollen eyes, parched lips, and an aching head are its followers. On tho same sideboard upon which this is served, lies a newspaper, the new white paper of which cost threefourths of a cent?the composition for the whole edition costing from ten to fifteen , dollars per day. It is covered with half . a million of types, it brings intelligence . from the four quarters of the globe?it I has in its clearly printed columns all that is strange or new at home?it tells you . the state of tho market?gitfte accounts , of tho last elopomenfc, tho oxoeution of , tho last murderer?and tho latest steamboat explosion or railroad disaster?and , yet for all this, the newspaper costs less than the glass of grog?tho juice of a few grains of corn. It is no leas strange than true, that there arc a large portion of tho community who think the corn juice cheap and the newspaper dear, and the printer has hard work to collect the dimes, when the liquor dealers are paid cheerfully. IIow is this? Is the body a better paymaster than the head, and are things of the moment more prized than things of eternity ? Is tho transient tickling of the stomach of more consequence than 11 the improvement of tho soul, and tho inftnnation that is essential to a rational , boing 1 If this had its real value, would not the newspaper bo worth many pints of whiskey ??Forest City. 1 Don't Stay Lonu.?"Don't stay long, 1 husband," said a young wife tenderly, in 1 our presence one evening, as her husband was preparing to go out. Tho words themselves were insignificant, but the look of melting fondnoss with which thoy were accompanied, spoke volume*. It told all, ' tho whole of her woman's love?of her 1 happiness when with her husband?of her grief when the light of his smile, the P source of all her joy, beamed not upon her. W-. "Don't stay long, husband," and I fancied I saw the loving, gentle wife, sitting alone, anxiously counting (be moments of I her husband's absence, every few minutes ,J running to the door to see it ho were in sight, and finding that ho was not, I thought 1 could hear her exclaiming in disappointed tones 'not yet, not yet.' "Don't stay long, husband," and again I I thought I could see tho young wife, rocking herself in the great arm-chair, nun nti-j/iuu muugii ner loving heart would break, as bor thoughtless "lord and mister" prolonged bis stay a wearisome length of time. 0, yo that havo wives who say "l>o?'t stay long,'' when you go forth, think of them kindly when you are mingling in the busy hive of life, and try, just a little, to make their bathes and hearts happy, for they are goins too soldom found, and when lost too soldom replaced?you canI not find amid the pleasures of tiio world, the peace and joy that a quiet home, bles[ sod with such a woman's presence, will , a (lord. I Accidkni t^.v^MaiT AoiNr.-T-Wo i rogret to learn that Mr. O. H. Wells, <?tw of th? mail agent* on the Orocnvilio and > Columbia railroad, was badly hurt on ??* torday, by eJlhWt jumping or failing from > the cars. * His collar bone, it is thought, t was broken, and hi< shoulder dido ated. It appears that an alarm had been given > by tiie engineer, and Mr. Wells, on look. ing out and seeing a pkc? of timber on . thy true:, became frightened, and think* r in^ that the cars would be- up*?t, jumped j off. The cars however pawed over the i obstacle with any difficulty. There bcW i no one prosent qualified to awojrt th* reads I the Columbia mad MM to re*?h J? - yesterday?Southern Right* Aawoeate. 1 %