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:>; > ^ ^ -' / * :T * .' . " " \ .; "V ^ . / . ' :.J;7 ' f " * V ' v 'v v'f. ^WKM^G^ST, ~ ' ^tn Jnbtpa&ni $etn^er: Jar % |nm?tiDii ?f % $alitial, Social, ^gmalteal ani Commercial interests of % Srafy ____ VOL. 14. YOBKYILLE, 8. P., THUBSDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1868. ^ - "' ' - mmm ,<...< , WA 1.1 i-i migt i.nrrnr m mm1 l " J - - } THE BELLE OF NEWPORT. J " . ~~ 1 BY J. C. PETERSON. ; 1 ' ~ 1 It was the height of the season at Newport, and ' the kmc piam of the Ocean House was crowded * J with louDgers. Suddenly a young man, with some- 1 thing of a foreign air, exclaimed? 1 "Heavens, Harry, what a divinity ?" i He pointed, as he spoke, with his light cane to 1 *, young lady, who, coming from the etjttr side of 1 tfcg street, Was now picking her way daintily across 1 the dusty road. Her figure was one of unusual i grace, and hier step light andelastie. When she 1 ^reached the house, she glanced at the piaxsa, bat < seeing a soore of idle eyesfixed on her, ahe dropped i her veil and advanced to the ladies' entrance with Bntthe momentary exposure of her ooontenaboe < showed that its beauty justified the general look of| ] admiration. The eyes were lustrous and dark, a J rich bloom man tied healthily on her cheek, and i the fresh air blew freely to and fro her redundant i curls of glossy, ravenKair: added to this the modth ? mm one of indescribable loveliness, around the l dimpled corners of which Love himself seemed to 1 hut e "By Jove!" said the gentleman who had spoken before, "I have seen no Woman so beautiful in aB ) my travels abroad. What eyes! they seem to look t into one's very sonL And such a step, free and t graceful as a fawn's, or rather like that of Diana, c the maiden huntress, herself " i "That^ Derwent," replied his- companion, rf4is i Miss Stanhope, the BeDe of Newport, we oaO her, j beautiful enough, to be rare, but only the com pan- i ion ftvsbtne rich Southctu heiress." "And half the house, I suppose, is in love with r her." i "No, antfyes," replied Henry.1 "She has plen- c ty of admirers, but no suitors; her friend, the rich t Miss Arnott, though ss ugly as a giraffe, carries i the palm off from her." I "I find my countrymen as mercenary as foreign- \ em, though without half the excuse," said Der- t went "However, they can't be blamed. Take my own ease, for instance. Here am I with just r income enough to support myself, and no prospect t of being able to many unless I select a rich wife, a or what is even wofse, goto work in earnest at my f nominal profession! In such a case, one most ei- r thef remain single or look out for an heiress. It . is well enough to talk of 'love in a cottage,' but c what can two people aocustomed to foe luxuries of c fife, do in a house no bigger than a dog kennel, c and With bat one servant, a mud of all work ? s However, you most introduce me to this Miss t Stanhope, I may as well flirt with her Hke the rest" Thus spoke Derwent, one of whose affectations i was to stem Worse than he waa. a That evening aooordmgiy saw Derwent number- 1 ed among the acquaintances of the belle of the f season. She received him graciously, for in addi- n tkm to a remarkably fine person, he had an air of b high breeding; while his countenance carried as- o sdranoe of the owner being something morerin both 1 intellect and heart, than the ephemeral men of o ihshion Mound him - Indeed, Dermal ponanund mrasaal ability, improved by book, study and trav- a eh He talked?to Miss Stanhope of England, and a ha lordly demesnes; of Paris and its boulevards; a of Germany and the Rhine; of Greeoe and her temples, even in decay, the wonder of the specta- b ? ? ? . .1 x -ti 2*1. M tor; ana of iigypt, me parent w au, wim ucr v venerable Nile, her Luxor, her Phi bee, and her b pyramids, which though they have braved three t thousand years, seem as if they will yet, in the e minds of the awestruck Arabs, conquer Time it- v self Nor did he confine himself merely to these monuments of the past He spoke of the man- d ners, the religious and social condition of the na- I tons he had traveled among, from the poor opera- a tive of England, to the free Bedouin of the desert This style of conversation, so different from the v empty small talk and insensate flattery with which her ears were usually greeted, arrested the atten- ? tion of Miss Stanhope; fbr being a cultivated mind E herself, she not only appreciated what be said, but t felt it as a compliment to be talked to thus. In a I word, Derwent managed to monopolize her the whole evening, and when the hour of retiring came, c neither imagined it was half so late. ? "And so you were engrossed by the beauty the b whole of last evening, said Harry, as the friends went to the billiard room the following morning, s "You had other listeners, however, than Miss Stanhope; and, let me whisper to you confiden- t tiafly, We made quite a conquest in a certain quarter. Mas Arnott herself, it seems, heard you * describe your presentation at St James', and was a so charmed with your account of the Queen, that t die has asked to be introduced to you; a favor i never bestowed on a gentleman before." "I forgot all about Miss Arnott, last night" re- e plied Derwent "How does she look? Is she a f woman of sense?" 1 "As for her looks," replied Harry, "here she d oomes with Miss Stanhope? Yon see her now, a v tall, lean figore, with a face that might be pretty e if it had a bit of expression. There, that sloucby r awkward figure, is worth just twenty thousand a c year, while the one beside it, all grace, beauty and v vivacity, has not a cent Whether Miss Arnott t has oommon sense you must decide for yourself, for I intend to introduce you on the moment'' c Before Derwent had time to reply, the introduction had taken place, and DerweDt being left dex- a terously to Miss Arnott, while his friend had oon- c trived to monopolize her companion. s It was a lovely morniDg for walking. A shower t the nrecedinc evening had laid the dust the son \ shone without a cloud, and a cool breeze, laden 1 with saline freshness from the sea, blew pleasantly t past The ladies were executing a long-cherished 1 determination to visit the Cliffs on foot; and the s two young men solicited leave to accompany them. In a few minutes Derwent had grown heartily tired t of his companion. She was, he thought, the most ( insipid creature be had ever met Yet to do Miss 1 Arnott justice, she was quite as interesting as most i fashionably educated ladies; but then Derwent 1 oould not help contrasting her with Miss Stanhope, t whose playful wit strong sense, and rich stores of reading rendered the penniless companion as fas- J cinating as the heiress was dull. He was glad e when, the Cliffs being reached, his tetfi-a-tete was ( broken up. He had secretly resolved to be reveng- 1 ed on Harry, and accordingly luring Miss Stan- j - * 1. f Hope ott to look at tne sea rrom a new point, ne i Bet out on his return, without going back for Har- 1 17 and Miss Arnott, contenting himself with i waving his hat for them to follow. 1 If Miss Stanhope detected his little stratagem, c she was not displeased with it; and the walk back to the hotel comprised an hour of sweetest enjoy- t ment to Derwent Though the beauty of Miss a Stanhope had first attracted his attention, it was 1 the qualities of her mind that now fascinated him; a yet we will not deny that what Bhe said received 1 additional interest by falling from such lovely Hps. In short, from that morning Derwent became the 1 constant cavalier of Miss Stanhope; and this, not- s withstanding the marked efforts which Miss Arnott 1 made to attract him to herself. At last the par- i tiality of the heiress became so strong that she 1 frowned openly on her companion whenever she 1 saw Derwent and Miss Stanhope together?finally < the latter, from some cause, avoided his attention, ] jusd left the field open to her more fortunate rival 1 Whether, however, this was the ?arolt of Miss I Axpott'e direct interference, or whether Miss Stan- ] iope herself begaoto think Derwent only trifling c rithbar, oar hero had no meant of diaooveriag. f For three or four days ho bore the avoidance of .1 iuambtrem irilh eoOaparative patience, bat when 1 ie found that she persisted In it, and was appa- c tmlfcr not governed V any whim, he became alsoet waa; withjealousy altd despair. For the 1 bat time ia his life he waa reaBy in love. He no 1 onger thought of the comparative moderation in irhfcH he wobH Biwe to live if he married a wo- 1 ftah wfthottt fortune; on hia part he id now wil- 1 ing to make any sacrifice. After a sleepless night be arose resolving to seek Miss Stanhope to offer y >) ? nn nfMmtir s letinr thai had been 1 jsniup to Msroom, marked "in haste," be read hesstotmdiug mtefligCDoe that the bank in which nost of his fwtiine ifas invested,'had stopped paynent, and that he W** nof oom pa natively a beggar. Those who have never experienced the sodden osaef wealth', and who have never found themrives, aait Were, in an hour, from competence to poverty, know nothing of what Derwent suffered, for awhile be even forgot his love. He read and e-read his letter, but there was no piistake in the hot; he rang for the public papers, the snBoaaoenent of the hank's flubne was there too. He Miood his chamber, how bag he knew not, until at ast thedoor waft thrown violently open and Harry mtered. "What in Heaven's name is the matter?" cried lis friend. -"Have y<m forgotten your engagement o ride wkhme this morning? I Waited till past he hour, and then came up afid knocked at the loor; yon gave me bo answer, though I heard you ralklag about Eke a man Hon in his cage; so I node bold to enter pi ct amw, as a plea of treem? says, liow, don't look as if you would est ne^rbat tell me what's the row." Derwent had indeed glared at Harry Eke an enaged Wild heast when the latter entered. He did iot wish to-be interrupted, much less by his merurial companion; but while Hariy was speaking ie reflected how ridiedoM anger would be, andao, rhen the latter eeased, he advanced to the table >y which Hany stood, and poshed the open letter, rhich contained the news of his ruin, to the inroder. ; "Good God I" cried Harry, when be bad pe- t used it, "how unfortunate. I saw the failure of he bank in the papers, but did not know you owned ' ny of the rascally stock. How came it my dear i eltow ? I always invest in mortgages and ground c entoL" . ^ a "It was left there by mj guardians, and since I k ame of age I have been abroad. I intended to a hange the investment, bat left the business, with >ther things, till fall, intending to be here all the g ummer. And what ia worse, it is my entire for- I one, except about five thousand dol&rs. a 'Ton shock me," said Hany. "Idid not think v t was half so bad.as that" He paased, mused, a nd then said, looking up brightly?"however, r )erwent, you are a lucky fellow yet I have seen v or some days that you have had half a mind to t Bake love seriously to Miss Stanhope; now this t low will rescue yon from that folly, for to marry v n three hundred a year would be lunacy itself diss Arnott will have you if you speak quick, so e heer up, it is always darkest just before day." fi bout to characterise the proceeding Harry advised a s villainy, but he said nothing, only mournfully t baking his head. p "Pshaw 1" said Harry, "what foolish notions t lave oome over you ? Be a man. I wish to bea- t en Miss Arnott would have me; I like to talk to ler companion well enough; and it it's pleasant, ii oo, to dance with such a beautiful creature; but, ii gad, my two thousand a year would not go far to- I rard supporting a wife." t "I will be a man," replied Derwent, with sudlen energy, "I will not yield to this blow. There, j larry, good-bye for the present?I will join you in 1 nhour.". t When the door had closed on his friend, Der- y rent said,? "Yes 11 vtW. be a man. All thoughts of Miss t Stanhope must now be dismissed; the most de- c ightful dream of my life is over. I most hereafter ] oil for my very bread. WeD, let the storm rage? t ! can breast it!" 1 In this half defiant, half desparing mood, he onoluded his toilette and went down stairs. His t irst visit was to the office, where he announced lis intention of leaving early the next morning,? | 'For sinoe," he said, "I mast pall the oar, the t ooner I begin the better." a TTo Koeitafprl whflther to see Miss StanhoDe and ell her all, or to leave her without explanation. 'I will say nothing," at last he said. "She will tear of the cause of my departure soon enough; ind even if she had thought of me, well then, iless her good fortune which preserved her from narrying a beggar." He had scarcely arrived at this conclusion, howiver, when he met Miss Stanhope herself, face to ace. He had been sauntering up the stroet, his tands folded behind him, his whole air listless and [ejected. & was taken by surprise, bowed to her rith embarrassment, and then, after she had passid, remembering that she looked amazed at his oanner, he turned about and joined her, mechanially. He scarcely knew why he went back; and rhen he had done it, he was more embarrassed han ever. Miss Stanhope was the first to speak. "Are you ill, Mr. Derwent?" she said in a voice ?f sympathy, "you look so." The tone of kindness in which these words were poken opened the flood-gates of his heart, and he sould not resist the impulse to tell her, and how he ihould cherish her memory, though fate had placed in insurmountable barrier between them. His ' n ^ i. _r i 701X23 HOW0(1 in a UJITClHi ui urn mug chajucuw. j Unconsciously, he and Miss Stanhope walked on, j hough they had long passed the hotel; and when le had concluded they were at the end of the itreet Not until he had told his tale, and a minute or .wo of silence had followed, did Derwent even Tenure to look at his companion. But on doing so, le found she was scarcely less agitated than himself. She trembled visibly, and when, as soon as lappened, she turned to answer him, traces of ears were on her cheeks. "Mr. Derwent," she said, "I will be frank with rou, for in these matters perfect frankness is a miter's right I will not say that this declaration } >f passion surprises me, for in spite of my having leard that you were insincere, 1 thought 1 saw in rou a real esteem for me. It would be affectation ( or me to deny this. That I am shocked at your ] 088 of) fortune I need not say; I feel too great an r merest in you to do otherwise, and this interest f [ am not unwilling, you see, openly to acknowl- <] >d?a" t She looked at him with such noble frankness j hat Derwent, enraptured" by so unexpected an j ivowal, could scarcely refrain from snatching her [ land and carrying it to his lips. Bat he thought t Jso of his poverty, and how idle all this was, so f le kept motionless and silent "You tell me so," she continued, "that you are <; low almost a beggar; and that, therefore, you re- j ngn my hand. But excuse me, for surely it is not } in maidenly for me to say this, are you doing right t n acting thuB? Is wealth necessary to happiness? Will not a sufficiency insure felicity if there is real ove in the union? You have talents, and, I hope, t inergy; if I thought otherwise I could not love t iron. Yon have also a profession, which you avow; laderstand me, I do not wish to make myself a Harden to you, but neither must you suppose that c [ am base enougfrto you, or sufficiently ignorant ( >f what wffl oonstitnte my own happiness, to re* use you because you are a poor, instead of a rioh nan. In a woddjy view, even a penniless lawyer, " be said, smiling, "is a rery good match for the i lompaniou of anchhehess." Amazement at this noble eondnet had kept Der- j rent mlent until now, but he oouM no longer re- ? nain quiet t "And you are generous enough," he cried, "ito ] mite your late with mine, if ever I grow rich e- 1 tough to offer you a home." "I am not very exacting in my taste;*, Mr. Der- e rent," replied the fair girl, "and, therefore, shall te contented with what you would think a very t ramble home. The moment, therefore, that you c am give me one, in which you will bo willing to ive yourself, that moment I will become your wife, t 3nt remember," she added, archly, "I am flesh t rod blood after all, and osnhot live meroly on love, i am willing with that confidence whlchrhy atfeo- j ion inspires, to wait for you, and believe you will f tever seek me until you can support me; but that rill not be long hence, if I judge yotr talents a- r ight. And now, never, never," she added earrcstly, "doubt again a woman's single-heartedness a b Jove." Derwent was equally bewildered and transported, t !n his wildest dreams he had never im&gined Miss Jtanhope as tfobie and generous as he now found t ler. He told her as much. "You flatter me more than I deserve," she re- t >fie<L "life, in all circumstances, is a season of rial ; wealth cannot secure immunity from trouble; f ind perhaps the happiest, after all, are those who c abor for their daily bread, because then* toil sweet- o ins the meal Nay, I am sure I shall love you ( ore, because I shall think yon more manly." J Derwent parted from Miss Stanhope a different nan from what he had been before the interview, f .t was not the knowledge of her love merely which o tad worked the change in hipa, but it was the dis- o overy that he had thought the human heart more o elfish than it is, that he bad doubted the existence ? f a generous affection. They parted that evenof. Miss Stanhope, though she pledged heraelf s o Derwent, stipulated that he should not aocom?ny her to the Sonth, bat that he should at once fi iegin the practioe of his profession. o "You may write to me," she said, playfully, C 'and I will answer, and we shall then see, from I be punctuality of the answers, whioh loves the I oost Next year I shall probably come North gaiu with my cousin, and be assured I will let you A :now of my arrival the instant we are established o t the hotel in New York." ( Derwent had now an object for which to strug- I le, and nobly did he labor for the great end be d tad in view. .The fall and winter he devoted to ssidoous study, taking no relaxation except what f ras necessary for health, visiting nowhere; his sol- a ce being a weekly letter to Miss Stanhope. Her C eplies still breathed unabated affeotioiL High as t ras the estimate he had- placed on her abilities, n bey fell short of the reality as he discovered by 8 his correspondence, and proud was he that such a foman was some duy to be his wife. ? Nor did that day.appear far distant Hisknowl- 0 dge of European languages brought him several 0 ureign clients, whom other lawyers were unable * a convene with; and one of these clients placed 8 case in his hands which he won, and which, from , be large claim at risk, as well as from the abtruse oints of law involved, brought him much reputa- t ion. His business increased so fast that he wrote v o Miss Stanhope: % "Congratulate me, I have gained the first move 0 n the game, and am now considered a hard work- j og lawyer; I am already able to offer you a home, mt let us wait another year that we may be oer- f am. n And she replied: "I have placed my faith in ( our hands, and rejgice to find yon all I hoped. ( )ear Derwent yon are more precious to me now j han if worth millions, since yon have shown that ou are something more than an idler." f About a month after Derwent received this let- d er, a note was bronght to him, the sp peremption ( if which was in the handwriting of Miss Stanhope. ( le opened it with emotion, for he knew from it B hat she had arrived in New York. The delicate j ittle missive contained bat these two lines:? "Come to me; I am in New York ; my present f tome is No. ?, Union Square." <j "Who does she, or rather Miss Arnott know in c Jnion Square?" he said. "I expected to go to c he Astor, or the Irving." He thus soliloquized t is he drew oif his gloves. It does not take an expectant lover long to walk r wo miles; so Derwent found himself, in half an d tour, at the door of a magnificent mansion, on q rhich he saw, with bewilderment, the name of o Stanhope.' Just as he had rung the hell an ele- I jant private carriage drove up, and Miss Stanhope lerself stepped out. He looked for Miss Arnott l o follow, but she did not Miss S. was quite aone. The servant obsequiously bowed, and show- f id the way into the drawing-room, whither, first c jiving her hand to Derwent Miss Stanhope led ( lur hero, his amazement increasing as a strange, ( rild suspicion, which the name on the door had 1 iret suggested, grew stronger within him. VT? 11 *1 - - * - It 1. .. .1 . 3 _ A 1_ - Ills amancca Dnae musicauy laugnea at ms per- ? ilexity, and leading him to a sofa, said, as she laid I ler hand fondly on his shoulder:? ( "Are you %}tonished ? Will you believe me ( rhen I tell you all this is mine ? You have thought t no a pattern of frankness, dear Dement, yet I taye been deceiving you for a whole year; making t 'ou work when I had enough for us both. But I r fished to test you; and now that I have found ( 'ou even more than I hoped, and that I love you f >etter than ever, you will not," she continued, d ooking up archly into his face?and, truth must >e told, kissing him?"disown me, even though I f im co-heiress with my cousin, in my own right, to o wenty thousand a year." 4 ( How would you have acted, reader? We will I ell you how Dement did; he took the beautiful I sreature in his arms, and blessed her over and-over igain. Blessed her, not for her fortune, but for f ler having taught him to rely on himself, and not o i' ?1 . ?J1. IfJL XL-i f jO live cue icue me 01 a mere iuku ui luriuue. v "And you will still follow your profession, and s vin an even greater name?" said bis lovely mis- I ress, her fine eyes kindling with enthusiasm. "I rant a husband I can be proud of, and I know I 8 lave found such a one in you." Derwent made the promise, and she^ continued : ^ "As a girl, I wished to be loved for myself rath- J fr than my fortune; and my scheme of going to ^ Newport, as my cousin's poor oompanion was the * esult of that desire. There I found one whom I d elt had but one fault, and that was idleness. There I found you, preferring the penniless girl to ^ he rich cousin. But I saw you wasting your fine * lowers .away in a life of mere fashion, and was ^ lesitating whether I ought not to strive against my * ocreasing affection, when your ruin"?she hesitaed, and then added quickly, blushing roseate over aoe, neck and bosom?"but you know the rest" Derwent has no superior as an orator, and has ? leclined a nomination to Congress, because even ^ ligher honors are open to him. His wife loves !: lim more devotedly tfian ever, and is still as beauiful as when known as the Belle of Newport. . , t , fi HaT" A New Brunswick paper advertises to sell 0 he accounts of its delinquent debtors at auction ( o the highest bidder. I B The San Francisco courts are trying to deide whether it is unlawful to pick chickens alive, a fading. ? ACT" '* *" "i?*1 rO ORGANIZE TBS CIBCUIT COURTS. I. Be it enacted by Hie Senate and.Bmue of ^qtretentatioet of (he State of 'South Carolina, ww met and fitting in General Assembly, and by be authority of the'tame, In pursuance of Section 3 of Article IV, of the Constitution, die State is lereby divided into eight CLrtuits, u follows:',. 1. The Counties of Charleston and Orangeburg hall constitute the first Cirooit " 2. The Cbonties of Edgefield, Barnwell, Cofleon and Beaufort shall constitute the seoond. Cir:uit 3. The Counties of Sumter, Clarendon, WDiamsburg, Georgetown and Horry, shall constitute he third Circuit '' - ? ? - . Ajih ww n * *?/. 4. The uountaes ot unostewoia, mannpro , maion, Darfington mod Kershaw shall constitutethe ourth Circuit. 5. The Counties of Fairfield, Richland, Newler" y mod Lexington shall constitute the fifth Circuit 6. The Counties of Chester, Lancaster, York ind Union shall constitute the sixth Circuit 7. The Counties of Abbeville, Lauren sand Sparanburg shall constitute the seventh Circuit " 8. The Counties of Greenville, Anderson, Ooolee and Pickens shall constitute the eighth Circuit IL The Circuit Courts in the first Circuit shall >e held as follows: 1. The Court of General Sessions at Charleston, br the County of Charleston, on the first Monday f February, June and November; and the Court f Common Pleas at Charleston, for the County of Jharieston, on the. seoond Monday of February, rune and November. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Orangeboig br the County of Orangeburg, on the first Monday f January, May and September; and the Cojirt f Common Pleas at Orangeburg, for the County f Orangeburg, on the first Wednesday after the irst Monday of January, May and September! IH The Circuit Courts in the second Circuit ball be held as follows:. 1. The Court of General Sessions at Edgefield, or the County of Edgefield, on the first Monday f February, June and October; and the Court of Jommoa Pleas at Edgefield, for the County?of vdgefield, on tbe first Wednesday after the. first fonday of February, June and October. ; , 2. The Court of General Sessions, at Bartweh, 3r the County of Barnwell, on tbe foorth Monday f February, June and October; and the Court of lommon Pleas at Barnwell, tor tbe County, of Urnwell, on the Wednesday after the fourth Money of February, J one and October. . . ;< > i 3. The Court of General Sessions at Walterboro' jt the County of Colleton, on the first Monday fter tbe fourth Monday in February, June and )ctober; and the Courtof Common Pleas at Walerboro', for the County of Colleton, on the Wedesday after the fourth Monday of February, Jane nd October. 4 The Court of General Sessions at Beaufort, w the County of Beaufort, on the second Monday f April, August and December; and the Court f Common Pleas at Beaufort, for the County of leaufort, on the third Monday of April, August nd December. IV. The Circuit Courts in the third Circuit shall <e held as follows: 1. The Court of General Sessions at Sumter, for he County of Sumter, on the first Monday of Janlary, May and August; and the Court of Comaon Pleas at Sumter, for tbe County of Sumter, n the first Wednesday after the first Monday of FanuaTv, May and August 2. The Court of General Sessions at Manning, or the County of Clarendon, on the third Monday f January, May and August; and the Court of Common Pleas at Manning, for the County of llarendon, on the first Wednesday after the third londay of January, May and August . > 3. The Court of General Sessions at Kingstree, or the County of WilliamsbuTg, on the first Monlay of February, June and September; and die 3ourt of Common Plea* at Kingstree, for the bounty of Williamsburg, on the first Wednesday fter the first Monday of February, June and Sep 4. The Court of General Sessions at Georgetown, or the County of Georgetown, on the third MonLay of February, June and October; and the Court f Common Pleas at Georgetown, for the County if Georgetown, on the first Wednesday after the hird Monday in February, June and October. 5. The Court of General Sessions at Conwayboo\ for the County of Horry, on the second Monlay of March, July and November; and theConrt if Common Pleas at Conwayboro', for the County if Horry, on the first Wednesday after the second donday of March, July and November. V. The Circuit Courts in the fourth Circuit shall >e held as follows: 1. The Court of General Sessions at Chesterfield, or the County of Chesterfield, on the first Monday if January, May and August; and the Court of Common Pleas at Chesterfield, for the County of Chesterfield, on the first Wednesday after the first donday of January, May and August 2. The Court of General Sessions at Bennettsille, for the County of Marlboro', on the third donday of January, May and August; and the 1 . P n Til T? u in ;oun 01 Vyominon jrieas ac Deuueiiaviut;, iui iuc bounty of Marlboro', on the first Wednesday after he third Monday in January, May and August 3. The Court of General Sessions at Marion, for he County of Marion, on the first Monday of Febuary, June and September; and the Court of Common Pleas at Marion, for the County of Maion, on the first Wednesday after the first Monlay of February, June and September. 4. The Court of General Sessions at Darlington, or the County of Darlington, on the third Monday f February, June and Ootober; and the Court of Common Pleas at Darlington, for the County of Arlington, on the first Wednesday after the third londay of February, June and October. 5. The Court of General Sessions at Camden, or the County of Kershaw, on the second Monday f March, July and November; and the Court of P?m^on fnp tho flnnnttr nf or. yuuiiuuu ? luao av v?uiuwu, -v. ?v Vw?*mV v? haw, on the first Wednesday after the second rlonday of March, July and November. VL The Circuit Courts in the Fifth Circuit ball be held as follows: 1. The Court of General Sessions at Winnsboro', or the County of Fairfield, on the first Monday of January, May and September; and the Court of Jommon Pleas at Winnsboro', for the County of ^airfield, on first Wednesday after the first Menay of January, May and September. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Columbia, or the County of Rioblaod, on the first Monday of 'ebraary, June and October; and the Court of Jommon Pleas at Columbia, for the County of tichland, on the first Wednesday after the first fonday of February, June and October. 3. The Court of General Sessions at Newberry, or the County of Newberry, on the first Monday f March, July and November; and the Court of Jommon Pleas at Newberry, for the County of Jewberry, on the first Wednesday after the first fonday of March, July and November. 4. The Court of General Sessions at Lexington, or the County of Lexington, on the first Monday f April, August and Deoember; and the Court of Jommon Pleas at Lexington, far the County of /exington, on the first Wednesday after the first fonday of April, August and December. VH The Circuit Courts in the sixth Circuit hall be held as follows: I 1. The Court of General Sessions atChestervilJe, i for th# Cbtrttfyof Chester, on the first Monday of \ January, May and September; and the Conrt of < Common Pfeas at Cbestervilte, for the County of < Chests*, on'&e first Wednesday after the first i Monday of January, May and September. 2. The Court of General Sessions at Lancaster, I for the County of Lancaster, on the first Monday i of feBruiiy, June and; October; add the Conrt-of i Common Pleas at Lancaster, for the Conn ty of i Lancaster, on the first Wednesday after the fittt i Monday oif February, JtroS and October. \ 3.,WChnrfdf Generid Sesaions at Yorkville; t for the Cbhnty of York, on the first Monday of j MaTch,Jnly and\Ndvember;aOd the Court'of ] Common Pleitrit YorknUe, for the County of 1 York, on the first Wednesday after the first Mon- t day 6f Marcb,July aod November. " i 4. Hie Conrt of General Sessions at CnlonviBe, ] for the County of Union, op the first Monday of i April, August amfDecemiber; and the Conrt of 1 Common Pleas at UmbnviHe, for the County of ( Union, obtfthe first Wednesday after die first Moo- ( day of April, August and December. VII. The Grtniit Courts in the Seventh Circuit < shaflWheM as follows:" i 1. The Court of General Sessions at Abbeville, 1 for tbe Coanty of. Abbeville, on the third Monday- f of January, May ana September; and the Conrt 1 of Common Pleas at Abbeville, for the County of < Ah t\\A Wo^nho^atr ffiA tlSfil 11 Mob^^J^uary,^May and September. i 2. Thie/tSart of General Sessions at Laurens- 1 iOfej'fbr thb Couiity of Laurens,on thb third Monday of February, June and October; and the Coort 1 of Common Pleas at Laorensville, for the County i of Laurens, on the first Wednesday after the third < Monday of February, June and October. 3. The Coilrt of General Sessions at. Spartan- < burg, % the County of Spartanbotg, on the third 1 Monday of March, July and November ;aud the Court of Common PTeas at Spartanburg, for the 1 Cbtihty of Spartanburg, on the first Monday after < the third Monday of March, July and November. 1 IX The Circuit Courts in the eighth Circuit < shall be held as follows: ] 1. The Court of General Sessions at Greenville, J for the Coufoty of Greenville, on the second Mod- j day of January, May and September; and the < Court of' Common Pleas at Greenville, for the 1 County of Greenville, on the first Wednesday after the second Moncbty of January, May and Septem- { bar. ~ 1 2. The Court of General Sessions at Anderson, foftheCoobty of Anderson, on the fourth Monday of Jantnuy,' May and September | and the Court of ComUmirF^we at Anderson, for the County of Andevfoo,' bn thb first Wednesday after the fourth Monday of January, May and September. S. The Cdurt of General Sessions at WalbaHa, for the Cdftnty of Ooouee, on the second Monday of March, July and November; and the Court of Common Pleas at WalbaHa, for the County' of ! Oconee, (ra the first Wednesday after'the seoood Mobdaf of March, July and November. 1 4. The Court of General Sessions at New Pick- \ .ens, for the County of Pickens, on the fourth . Monday of March, July and November; and the . Conrt of Common Pleas at New Pickens, for the County pf Pic^en^, on* the first Wednesday after ( the fonrth "Monday of March, July and November. ' X The Judges elected trad commissioned for the several Circuits shall hold the Courts of Com- 1 mon Pleas and General Sessions for the several ! Counties in their respective Circuits; provided, 1 said Judges shall interchange Circuits, upon their 1 request to and order of the Chief Justice, or upon j the order of the Chief Justice without such re- . quest, whenever, in his judgment, it shall be ad- "j visable. XL Should the business before the Court of * General Sessions, at any term, not be completed on the arrival of the day fixed by law for the hold- 1 ing of the Court of Common Pleas Tor said County, the Judge presiding may, in his direction, adjourn said Cohrt of Common Pleas until the said business of the' Court of General Sessions shall have been concluded. XII; The several Circuit Judges shall have pow1 er to hold special sessions within their respective ' Circuits, at any time in their discretion, or at the discretion of the Chief Justice, of whioh the Judge presiding shall give such notice as tho Chief Jnsi tioe may direct, or as may, in his judgment, be ne| oessary, should no directions be given. I The Clerk of such Court shall, at least fifteen dayB before the commencement of such special session, cause the time and place for holding the same I to be notified, for at least two weeks successively, lib one or more of the newspapers published nearest the place where the session is to beholden. All processes, writs and recognisances of every . kind, whether respecting juries, witnesses, bail or otherwise, which relate to the cases to be tried at the said special sessions, shall be considered as belonging to such session in the same manner as if they had been issued or taken in reference thereto. All business depending for trial at any special session shall, at the dose thereof, be considered as of course removed to the next stated term of the Conrfc. Said anecial sessions shall be held in Dur seance of an order which shall be transmitted to the Clerk of the Court, and by him entered on the records of the Court. XUL Petit jurors summoned to attend the Court of General Sessions in any County, except the County of Charleston, shall also attend and serve as jurors for the Courtof Common Pleas next ensuing in and for said County. XIV. The Judge of the Circuit shall have power to direct any Circuit Court in his Circuit to be adjourned to a future day, designated in a written order to the Clerk of said Court, whenever there is a dangerous and general disease at the place where said Court is usually holden. XV. The Judges elected and qualified by taking the oath prescribed in the thirtieth Section of the Second Article of the Constitution, which oath, to the Judges under the first election, shall be administered by the Governor of the State of South Carolina, who is hereby empowered to administer the same, and to the Judges under any subsequent election by one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, shall forthwith enter upon their duties; and all cases begun and pending in the Courts of Com- ? mon Pleas and Sessions of the Provisional Govern- 1 ment of South Carolina at the expiration thereof 1 shall he, and the same are hereby, transferred to I the County Courts having jurisdiction of the same, I established by this Act, with all files, records and e property pertaining thereto and to said Courts; J and all processes, writs and recognizances of every kind, whether respecting juries, witnesses, bail, or t otherwise, shall be considered as belonging to the Courts herein established, in the same manner as ? if they had beem issued or taken with referenoe il thereto; provided, that no cause shall be trans- s ferred as aforesaid not oognizable in the Circuit Courts under the Constitution on original process n or appeal. i; XVL The Circuit Courts herein established shall be Courts of record, and the books of record i? thereof shall, at all times, be subject to the inspec- A tion of any person interested therein. f XVIL The Clerk elected in each county, under t the provisions of Section 27, of Article IV, of the f Constitution, shall be Clerk of the Courts of Gen- v eral Sessions and Common Pleas, and may appoint c a deputy, who may perform the duties of Clerk, t for whose acts such Clerk shall be responsible, and s a record of whose appointment shall be made in s the Clerk's office; mid such appointment may be d revoked at the pleasure of the Clejk; and in case I do Uferttttiau, tnediogg^^ w J bond befcre entering op the dntiedW XVIII. All suits in Equity depending in the *S Courts of Chancery, iod not flntffy disposed of, to :ranaferred to the Coui? ofQmma*I!imsln and pi ht their respective counties, nod ipoo the dooketsof said. Courts for the atategteraa Q hereof oextenaeing, and thereupon ahall behetid n aried and determined, with all rights respected and .m ^reserved, io the am manner ai d rTiirinattr m wrought there; Provided, Hut do cause shall be b xansfened to the dockets of the Courts afore- ea laid, not oognitable tWrera hodfeFtW Cohstiiutioti: dr Provided, fbtther, Thht all'oaoaee depttldrarfas ft trf th rtniiwto and iMrtwk ttertlhlilU M thereto, cognisable tinker the Constitution, in the u Uoorta of Probate, shall he transferred to 'arid rit 3onrta. ';* < '! th XIX. All books of record, all files and *11 prop- co ?ty of whatsoever kind of the Courts of Charter ra) y, except as hereinbefore provided, shal, on the tk irat day of January, A. B., 1809, he transferred Wi ?the Courts of Common Pleas for the Coutaes oi raving jurisdiction of like causes; and the several hi DleHtr of the Circuit Courts shall receive thesttne Vom the outgoing Clerks and Masters of said U Courts, and receipt Jhcrefor, and also enter and in eoeipts upon the records at theirrespecrive Coujta pi XX. AH writs heretofore issued (or which, he- a i 'ore the ratification of this Act, shall have, been f.i asued,) and made returnable to the terms of the 3ourta of Coaamool^eas, as heretofore established dc ?y law, shall be retoniahle to the termi of the said ? Courts which shall first issue in each Coanty respeo- qc lively, under .the provisions of this Ash * XXI. At the term , of the Court of Sessions and M lommon Pleas which shall first ensue in melilfie "ounty after the ratification of this Act, it shall be ?! ;he duty of the Jodge presidingto call the dockets *h >f the late District Govt, and to pass such orders ht proposed by the Solicitor on the S?e?ons, ot W :be plaintiff's attorneys in ajvil causes, a* in the ? udgment of the Court may be proper to trausfer ? he unfinished business to ita proper tribunal fbr ~ idJndiSiaon.:. ,..010,^::^ m In the Senate Hotaae, the twentieth day of An- V rust, in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight randred and sixty-eight ' - *" L. BOOZER, oc President of the Senate. ; yt ... F.J. MO8E8, Jb., ; in Speaker House of Representatives, fo Approved: Robbut K. Soon, Governor. ? - ft -?* - * ? ? *' B ADMIRAL NEJL80K* s.; p, BY J?ME8 PAKTOIf. 1 - I N Horatio Nelson, born in England^ J in 1768, was of he son of a country parson of the Church of Hog- th and, and a descendant of the Walpoles, one of M i /n? -n Miii.tfrrtAi.iAAA.rm2 ^ room xioDert rraipoiej was mine ammjier # jf England daring the reign of George the Fast W hen be was nine yean of age, his mother died, fai earing eight children living oat of the eleven she K i&d had Her brother, a Captain in the Navy, same to her Amend and, pitying the oondkkm of i fatber.left with so many children, promised te ed ake charge of one of the boys, and assist him to >< mteraeaitor. Tho visit of this oticfe in the 6howy ^ miforni of that day appears to have mads a deep m oppression 011 the mind of the future admiral,' tat W! rhen he was bat twelve years of age, though a ^ reakly boy and small for his years,' he begged his m atber to ik him go to sea with his unete, who had & ust been appointed captain of a fine ship of sixty- & bur guns. His uncle wis Surprised at the prema- g, are application. pi "What," said he in his letter, "has poor Horar io done, who is so weak, that he should be sent to w] ough it oat at sea? Bat fethimoome; and the g, irst time we go into action,' a' eannon ball may wj mock off his head, and provide tor him at once." m If his node snppoeed that these words woold er errify the lad, he was mistaken, for the boy soon ^ ifterwarda presented himself on board his ship, rod was entered on its books as a' midshipman. 0f rbus it was that Nelson entered the British Navy yQ )f which he is the brightest ornament ' He was a midshipman seven yeare, daring which w he served on a voyage of discovery hi the Polar th Seas, and afterwards in the East Inches, where the dimate so reduced his strength, that he "only es- ^ aped death by returning to his native country, of [n 1777, at the beginning of our Revolutionary ft War, he was promoted to be lieutenant, and soon 8p ifter saw his first war-like service. Boring oar var he cruised in frigates against American and to French privateers off the American coast He was m )ne of those active British officers who gave Congress and Dr. Franklin so much trouble, by cap- M ;uring their tobacco ships, their mail packets, and ^ he vessels laden with arms and ammunition. It n vaa owing to sucb an JNelson tbat a wbole year ometimes elapsed without Congreaa receiving tidngs from their envoy in Europe. He had, how- ^ sver, no opportunities of winning much distinoion. He was known to be a brave and efficient <je ifficer, and in 1789, when he was thirty-one years Ti ?f age, he reached the high grade of post-captain, p< It was daring the gigantic wars which began in vith the French Revolution, and ended with the ca ?nishment of Napoleon, that Nelson performed to hat astonishing series of exploits which have im- se nortalixed his name. Appointed to the Agamemnon, a ship of sixty- gt bur guos, he was sent to. Corsica with a small d< quadron to take part with Paoli, who was strug- et ding to expel the French, and restore independmce to the island. Toung Napoleon Bonaparte ax lad left the island with his mother and brothers, in ind thus escaped the chanoe of contending in arms w! VltQ tne man no wma Juuerwurua vu yiaj su 11x1jortant & part in his history. Nelson won some distinction on this expedition. ^ kfter besieging and reducing the town of Bastia, \e joined next in the siege of Caldi, daring which p ie served in the batteries on shore. A cannon- ^ >ail struck the ground near where he was, and fc lashed some gravel into one of his eyes with so nnch force, that he lost the sight of it forever, Juch, however, was his ardor in the service, that m ie only allowed this serious and painful injury to ;eep him from his post one day. The town sur endered at length, bat by an omission, waica was ho irobably accidental, his name was not mentioned ither in the dispatches or in the lilt of wounded. mi le felt the omission acutely. ^ ^ "They have not done me justice," he said; "but < lever mind, I'll have a gaxette of my own." He seemed to have a clear foresight of his future " ;lory, and he had an unbounded confidence that, f he had but an opportunity to render striking ^ ervioe, he would know how to improve it "I feel," said he, once, "that such an oppoztu- ^ iity will be given me. If I am in the field of glo- n< y I cannot be kept oat of sight" . I < y m <? _ T> _*4 I That opportunity was soon Hia. wnue wertm- ^ jh fleet was cruising in the Mediterranean a French ^ leet, superior in every respect, came out at Toulon or the express purpose of engaging it Daring he notion which ensued, Nelson handled and. , ought his ship with splendid ability and valor, thi rinniug applause from friend and foe. Night losed upon an undecided contest The next day ' :v he battle was renewed, when two of the French hips struck to Nelson, and th?y wfre'the only f hips taken during the fight The French licet thi irew off, and Nelson urged the'British Admiral to ini inrsue. bu tMPttekninMi ButNdMo wua m*n leof the ahipa aad eottpftiW-the odwfrtD *i4aw. s crew and boaitled one m naailwnil koa vn an inlawfc aiuI'Ma alm?i 4a " li. WBWIJW yyiTT"' ord *>vHN>T| FfffPH^^ftr>0Tifr*T<y ifwiiinM * winning thie victory, Ntl*?. vu knigfcted?ii& omoted, and eeda to' ft shore attack, Parinuneot voted him a pien&on of x>o batteries, m ten iN^^SJinift and ft mni a'ii'hdallii mVi drill m 1 latvtU^ 166 inamts a poo totoL tnfi, oonuVKntV Jped ^ te fint time he det the eaeihv .wkearftfa!>?& ?, that he won elaoo had aocrared the MedrtortaaoaninaeiiBfc reach vesselIs, W*)m J'lLA nT^Ifftf^tf fwaip b attack. Ho at oooe ordered IS fiw tfii hi rred, and as he rose from the table, be aiibW sofreti;: ^?.v *.,/! h. rj*t n^kitaa t.? "> "Bsfttwdpartitott/la tmnifyT MTmw'0B I a peerage of^eetimaauw ^ ? oraing. Never in the whole history of naval ufare had an enerny's fleet beeneo Qeriy^degtroyL Of the seventeen vessels of the French, nine ire taken, three were burnt, one was sank, and or escaped. He wonHa jgfefage I . Hrwdeew 0d Baron Nelson, add awarded a pension of two It WW eood e^-thii mtpandhied^trinmph, tub lending at fte : at be fell in bte^.f tw was far from being worthy if ihe.sftdtienWf eh amaa At tbedni^t fcf hisgfaspbedsifcately repudiated his good and faithfhl Wifc^WMfc iiB iin| that lie had solulttododJndLhff:' "I call God to witness," said taoatIMM her for the last, time, 'Hhat there is nothing in He was amply infatuated, with a ooarae and senal woman, and bad not strength enough to break e spell: ? twux5o|ii The of CoDenhanen adH increased hia ren7 xr-TW- -f ' * JIM" O* r W1.1 r ation, though it added, nothing tttfcdgnodnawe England. He really seemed to enjey fighting, r the midst of tte ba^wheti tl^ ihdt add ' "It is 5""t any of us at any momentabnt, ?ark yoa,-I ould not be elsewhere fhr thoneindn V i.vw It WW reported to him,at thia naomwt, that Ihe mmander-in-chitf was aignaflin* for the action cease. Pattingha glass tebii bfind ?8re,he id to his captain; "I really do no* serf the signal, jeep jwnefor xer battle flying; that'* wit joala; nail mine to the mub" . .?>?:**&>? * The last and giertwl iifrsisa algidl iMaae'see* red his country waft in wroiring the YMtotyef1 iftlprj by which bindiaahfeiFife* ago naval met, and frostzated Kapdean'sgiantf vading England. ffispJan Of atfakop this boston was simple in the extreme : every ship was attack as soon as she name hear enough to a ves1 of the enemy/ * T: "In ease signals cannot be seevwrieleaiiy aoderood," were hie immortal words, "ne evptaiii can ? wmnir if h? nliM hi# whin Anwiife that Of SSI temy." I ? The British fleet consisted of thirty-one vessels xi the French fleet of forty. ^ they were going to action, Kelson signalled thai sob&me sentence hich thrilled and inspired the whole fleet; "England expects every man to do b? duty/H *! It was received with enthusiastic cheering, and ien Nelson said: "Now, I can do nomore^ We must trust to the eat disposer of all events, and the jristfee of our use. I thank God for this great opportunity of ling my doty." When be came on deck, in Aril uniform, covered th orders and decorations, he wm urged not to ike himself so conapicuomra' mark fcr tin eoefnor I will die with them.". * Kit! uJ And so it proved. In the midat of the potion a isket hall stmok. the epanletta oa hia lift abonh t, and penetratadlw body. He fell to thedeck. "They have done fir me at last, Hardy;" add "I hope not," said Captala Hanfr. "Yea," rejoined the hero, "say baek-boaeis 3t through." . it-V He lingered three htoro in gta&Ulfa. H? test )ogitts were of Lsdy HasnHo&'abd his daughter n& a'.wxv * r. . Take owe of lfrrrtMtTailj fc>||(iiiij Hardy," d he, while hia Hffe was ebbing; "take care of >r JUdy HamOtoo. Benember tluU I bare dy Hunltea W W ditttft* Horaua ? a lithe (onqr'a fleet ?a almost dertroyed, he hered these worda: ;. "I thank God, I hare done niy dtty." , 9* A Bof&lo maa publishes a card to the effect it the wagee recent hyhiayimi^ eon for niarchr Radical processions, suppEee hiifiumly with tier.