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An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. HOYT & CO., Proprietors. VOLUME 5.-4J0. 19. Mr. Biokens on Education. Mr. Charles Dickens, the great novelist, some time daring the last of September, made a speech on education in Birming? ham, England, at the opening of the win? ter session of the Midland Institute. It is tin institution that provides the opportuni? ty of education to labering men in the evening. Each lessson costs but one pen toy. The instruction is elementary and advanced. The institution was established -sixteen years age, and has proven a marked success. It has some 2,600 mem? bers or students. Half of them are arti zans, on weekly wages. Over 400 are clerks, apprentices, tradesmen er trades" men's sons. Many women attend. It of? fers all the advantages of a first-class lit? erary institution. It has its reading rooms, its library, ohemical laboratory, museum, art department, lecture-hall and lectures. .MR. DICKENS thus SPEAKS of what the BMgBnnaE has accomplished. Suppose that your institution should have educated those who are now its teachers. That would be a- very remark? able' fact. Supposing, besides, it should, so to speak, have educated all around it, by sending forth numerous and efficient teachers to many schools. Suppose the {roung student, reared exclusively in its aboratory, should be presently snapped up for the laboratory of the great famous hospitals. Suppose that in nine years its industrial students should have carried off a round dozen of muoh-competed-for prizes awarded by the Society of Arts and Government Departments, besides two local prizes originating in the generosity of a Birmingham man. Suppose that the Town Council, having it in trust to find an artizan well fit to receive the Whitworth prizes, should find him here. Suppose that one of the industrial students should turn his chemical studies to the practical account of extracting gold, from waste color water, and of taking it into custody, in the very act of running away with hundreds of pounds down the town drains. Suppose another should perceive in his books, in his studious evening, what was amiss with his master's until then inscruta? ble defective furnace, and should go straight?to the great annual saving of that master?and put it right. Suppose another sheuld puzzle out the means, until then quite unknown, of making a certain description of colored glass. Suppose another should qualify himself to vanquish, one by one, as they daily arise, all the little difficulties incidental to his calling as an electroplater, and should be applied to by his companions in the shop in all emergencies under the name of " Ency? clopaedia." [Laughter and applause.]? Suppose a long procession of such cas?s, and then consider that these are not sup? positions at all, but are plain, unvarnished facts?[hear, hear]?culminating in the -one special and significant fact that, with a single solitary exception, every one of the institution's industrial students who have taken its prizes within ten years have since climbed to higher situations in their way of lite. [Hear, hear.] Mr. Dickens discusses with characteris? tic originality the reason why the laborer should seek education. We give this par? agraph : To the student of your industrial classes generally, I have had it in my mind first, to commend the short motto in two words. "Courage, Persevere." [Cheers.] This is the motto of a friend and worker. Not because the o;, es of Europe are upon them, for I don't in the least believe it [laugh? ter} ; nor because the eyes of England are upon them, for I don't in the least believe it; not because their doings will be pro? claimed with blast of trumpet at street corners, for no such musical performance will take place [laughter]; not because selfimproveraent is at all certain to lead to'worldly success, but simply because it is'good and right of itself, ["Hear, hear"], and because, being so, it does assuredly bring with it its own resources and its ?wn rewards. He then says seme very admirable things as to the extent of their studies. I would further commend to them a very wise and wittv piece of advice on the conduct of the understanding, which was given more than half a century ago by the Kev. Sidney Smith?wisest an'd wittiest of the friends I have lost He says?and he is speaking, you will please understand, as I speak, to a school of volunteer students Be says: "There is a piece of foppery "which is to be cautiously guarded against, the foppery of knowing all sciences and excelling in all arts?chemistry, mathe matics> algebra, dancing, history, reason lag, riding, fencing, Low Dutch, High Dutch, and natural philosophy. [Laugh? ter.] In short, the modern precept of education Tery often is: 1 Take the Ad? mirable Crichton for your model; I would have yon ignorant of nothing." " Now," says he, " my advice on the contrary, is t? Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order that you may avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything." [Laughter and cheers.] He concludes with an explanation of what he conceives to be the secret of res? toring knowledge, as well as of all suc? cess. And this part of his speech is none the less interesting from his olinching its truth by claiming it as the rule of his own remarkable genius: To this I would superadd a little truth wh oh holds equally good of my own life and the life of every eminent man I have evor known. The one serviceable, safe, certain, remunerative, attainable quality jn every study and in every pursuit, is the quality of attention. My own invention of imagination, such as it i?, I can most truthfully assure you, would never have served me as it has but for the habit of common*place, humble, patient, daily, toil? ing, drudging attention. Genuius, vivaci? ty, quickness of penetration, brilliancy in association of ideas, such mental qualities, like the qualities of the apparition of the externally armed head in Macbeth, will not be commanded, but attention, after due term ot submissive service, always will Like certain plants which the poor et?t peasant may grow in the poorest soil, it can be cultivated by any one, and it is certain, in its own good season, to bring forth flowers and fruit. I can most truth? fully assure.you by-the-by, that this eulo gium on attention is so far quite disinter? ested on my part, as that it has not the least reference whatever to the attention with which you have honored me.? [Laughter.] It was on this occasion that he made the following remark, which has been tel? egraphed, reproduced and commented upon by the whole press of this country and England. " In reference to the appropriate and excellent remarks of Mr. Dixon, I will now discharge my conscience of my polit? ical creed, which is contained in two arti? cles, and has no reference to any party or persons. My faith in the people governing is, on the whole, infinitesimal; my faith in the people governed is on the whole illimitable." -?-:?' Death of the Earl of Derby.?Tho Earl of Derby, one of the most promi? nent parliamentary leaders in England i.s well as one of tho most distinguished statesmen of Great Britain, has ceased to live. He was the fourteenth Earl of tho house of Stanley of Derby, and proved himself during an active, busy life, and in very eventful moments of the history of bis country, a worthy representative of bis brilliant?almost royal?lineage and ancestry, which runs back to the moment of the landing ot the Conqueror?chival? rous, impetuous, high-toned, consistent according to his convictions, and gener? ous. He was born in 1779, passed credi? tably through Oxford, and nerer since, proved recreant to the scholastic tastes which received their fostering impulse in that ancient seat of learning. He enter? ed the House of Commons in 1821. After long service as Cabinet Minister be became premier in 1852, and again in 1866. Lord Derby owned vast estates in Ire? land, and it is a very noteworthy remem? brance, and particularly illustrative of the actualities of what is known as the land question in that country, that, notwith? standing his strict toryism, his "Arms act," his "anti-Irish" legislation and the fact that he had fallen under the political ban of the greatest of Irish agitators who ranked him as the "Scorpion Stanley," so excellent and kindly was his course as a landlord that he could and has walked over his property in Tipperary?the worst of counties in the calender of agrarian out? rage?at any time or season unattended, unarmed and saluted with respect at all points. Chief Justice Chase.?Reviewing the resallt of the late elections in Ohio and -Pennsylvania, and tho causes which led to the defeat of Pendleton and Packer, the New York Herald says: Chief Justice Chase is the man and tho only man for tho Democracy in the next battle. His name as the Democratic can? didate will at once extinguish all those obnoxious copperhe?d ideas so repulsive to the great Union party of the war. The lines which have thus divided the two Parties since the war will be wiped out. 'he Democracy will become a new party, on new men, new ideas, and new issues. In tho nomination of Chase it will ad? vance from tjie graveyard of dead politi? cians and parties in the rear to the front line of the marching column of events. The name and tho record of Chaso, "too, on the nigger, on reconstruction, on our foreign relations and on tho money ques? tion, will be enough as the platform of this Democratic party. His name will attract thousands of Union men in the North who would shrink from anything tainted with copperhead antecedents or repudiation, and it will rally to the Dem? ocratic standard thousands of Republican niggers in the South. No man will oe afraid of any attempt to put the Govern? ment on the back track, or the nigger or the public credit under the rallying cry of Chase. All such fears, which have hung as dead weights upon tho Democra? cy so long, will bo removed, and with Chaso as their standard-bearer they will be strong as a giant rofreshed with new wine. Ohio an?> Pennsylvania Elections.? Wendell Phillips does not seem to think much ot the recent Radical victories in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In this week's Anti-Slavery Standardhe says, very point? edly: Meanwhile the strength of the opposi? tion vote shows that the administration has net satisfied the oountry. Its friends have rallied and secured another year of grace. The elections of 1870 will turn more directly on the issue whether the Re? publican party has fulfilled the national expectation. In our opinion, unless the administration files a better record during the coming year than that of the past, there will be a very even struggle between it and its foe, perhaps an ignominous de? feat. By small majorities, after almost incredible effort, we have jusfr'Baved the two groat States?Pennsylvania and Ohio; any slight untoward accident, even, would have lost them. It is a poor dependence for a great party. We have drifted thus far on the strength of our soldier-Presi? dent's reputation. He and his Cabinet must earn the future. Sketch of Senator Cooper of Tennessee. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald gives the following sketch of the newly elected Senator from Tennessee: After ? very exciting contest the Ten? nessee Legislature elected Mr. Henry Cooper United States Senator, in place of Mr. Fowler, whose term expires in 1871, defeating ex-President Johnson by a vote of 55 to 51. ' The result was not alto? gether unexpected. Some time ago the name of the Senator elect was mentioned in connection with the position, tho an? tagonism of Etheridge and Johnson being too intense to admit of their supporters coalescing upon the one or upon the other. Indeed, Mr. Jon hson's friends stood by him to the last, when they were defeated by the joint vote of the extreme I?adi: cals and ex-Secessionists, which strango combination of antipodal elements was brought.about by mutual hatred of John? son. It seems, however, after all that the ex President is not so badly beaten. If he failed of an election, be at least had the consolation of witnessing the triumph of j one of his warmest personal friends and the ignominious route of his opponents. The Senator elect, Mr. Cooper, is well known in Tennessee. Ho was born in Maury county, in that State, during the early part of the present century, and is now a man in the prime of life. He is a brother of Edward Cooper, well known to our readers as the Secretary of Presi? dent Johnson during his administration. He moved to Bedford county at an early age, studied law and was admitted to the bar. After a few years his practice be? came large, and he was known as one of j the ablest lawyers in the State. About the year 1850 Mr. Cooper mar riod, and during tho same year he first entered into political Ijfe. At this time he was elected to the State Legislature by a majority of some 500 votes, after a most exciting contest. At the next elec? tion he was opposed by the most popular and influential man in tho county, and his defeat by several hundreds was re? garded a9 a matter of absolute certainty. Mr. Cooper, howover, entered upon the canvass with great energy and determi? nation. He imparted to his supporters the same spirit he possessed, and the re? sult was that, upon the largest vote ever polled in Bedford up to that time, he was returned to the Legislature by a majority of twenty. In politics he was a Whig, and, indeed, never has voted a Democratic ticket that we are aware of. When the rebellion broke out he did not hesitate a moment to avow his devotion to the Union, and his unalterable purpose never to givo his support to the secession cause. During tho entire war his course was con? sistent with his staunch Unionism, so that he will appear before tho Senate of j the United States with a war record as acceptable as that of Sonator Sumncr. Upon ex-President Johnson being ap? pointed Governor of Tennessee, soon af? ter the fall of Nashville, he tendered a State Judgeship to Mr. Cooper who ac? cepted the offer and served in that posi? tion until 1866, when he resigned for the purpose- of accepting a Chair in the Faculty of the Cumberland University of | Lebanon. His career on tiie bench was most honorable. Several times during his term he endeavored to resign, but Gov? ernor Brownlow, although aware of his Consorvatism, declined to receive the resignation, bot insisted upon his retain? ing the position. In one of his messages to the Legislature Brownlow referred to Judge Cooper in the highest terms of praise, expressing his earnest regret that the State Judiciary should be deprived of J so pure and upright a member. This encomium was all tho more flattering when it is remembered that the Judge was an openly avowed political opponent of the Governor and lookod with horror at his administrative acts. At the recent eloction in Tennesse Mr. Cooper was the Conservative nominee for v,he State Senate from tho Eighteenth .'District of Tennessee and was elected by a large majority. He is a gentleman of j ability and is looked upon as a rising man in his State. ? Of course we would have preferred to see Mr. Johnson elected; but wo have no doubt that Mr. Cooper will mako a most acceptable Senator. A New Danger.?Sonator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, Is greatly exercised over what ho apprehends to be a new danger to the Republic. In a speech which ho recently made at Madison, in that State, before an Agricultural Society, ho greatly alarmed his audience by giving utterance to tho following declaration : *-lt was," he said, "for many years believed by our wisest and purest statesmen that our in? stitutions wore In danger from slavery. But it is my honest belief that they are to-day in far greater danger from the combinations of capital, the consolida? tions of monopolies?the great trinity of power, railroad, express and telegraph companies, which are struggling to con? trol the destinies of this country?than they over were from slavery." The Wisconsin Sonator may be right, but wo think he puts it down a little too Btrong. If tho business and progress of j the oountry did not require railroads, ox press companies and telegraph lines, they would cease to exist. ? The discovery of Junius, so often announced, has at length, it is said,.been placed beyond doubt bj tho researches of the Hon. Edward Twisloton, of England, who has, for tho first time, called in the aid of a sciontitic expert in handwriting, the well-known Mr. Charles Chabot. The results will shortly bo made public, to? gether with fac similes of the autographs of Junius' Letters to Woodfall and George Grenville. j Generosity to the Defeated, The following article appeared original? ly in the New York Turf, Field and Farm? er. Its catholic sentiments are worthy of being reiterated all over the country, and if acted upon more generally would redound to the good of a common coun? try : "Because a man has fought with you there is no reason why you should always regard him as an enemy. Nor do you strengthen your cause when a man is down by trying to keep him down. Grant understood this principle when ho received tho sword of Lee at Appomat tox court houao, and Sherman recognized it when he proposed terms to the army of Johnston. But neither of these dis? tinguished Generals acted without a pre? cedent. They but followed the example set by many illustrious commanders be? fore them. Among our own countrymen j who extended generosity to the defeated, we poiut to that great and good man General Washington. On the 31et day of December, 1776, there arrived in Phila? delphia near one thousand Hessian prison? ers,.taken by the commander of th>3 Pro? visional forces in what a State paper was pleased to call 'his late fortunate and suc? cessful expedition to New Jersey.' The General, in sending the prisoners to Phil? adelphia, recommonded the Council of Safety to provide suitable quarters for them ; 'and'?wo quote from a public doc? ument?'it is his earnest wish thatJhey may bo well treated, and have such'prin? ciples instilled into them, whilst they re? main prisoners, that when they return on being exchanged, they may fully open the eyes of their countrymen in the service of the King of Great Britain, who are at present not a little jealous of their En? glish fellow soldiers." Gen. Washington clearly saw that the Hessians had nojust quarrel with us, that they Had been in? duced to invade our shores and fight un? der the British flag because Great Britian bad represented us as wholly in the wrong, as a lawless set of plunderers and pretenders. True, they were hired to fight against us, but tho miserable pit? tance they received would not keep them loyal to the British flag could we win their friendship by acts of kindness when helplessly in our power. Tho Council, fully understanding how bitterly the American people wero excited against the Hessians, for these hired soldiers had been guilty of many gross outrages, listened to the advice of Washington, and January, 1, 1777, they issued an order setting forth t the nature of the capture, and concluding as follows: "But, from the moment they are rescued from tho authority of the British officers, wo ought no longer to re? gard them as our enemies, at least while their conduct will justify our favorable opinion. It is Britain alone that is our enemy; the other powers of Europe are I not otherwise so than as .influenced by her, and many of them are from the strongest motive interested in our favor. It is the officers and troops of Britain on? ly that are heartily engaged in the unjust war against us, from avarice, ambition, and thirst of dominion. And notwith? standing the pains they have taken to pre? judice the Germans against us, we hope they will find it impossible to prevail on them to continue to imbue their hands in the blood of Americans, many of whom are their countrymen. The most favor? able opportunity now offers to weaken the force of our enemies, by making their auxiliaries our friends; and we earnestly entreat our countrymen to embrace it, by suppressing any resentment that might naturally arise on recollecting their late hostility, and treating the much injured and deceived Hessians', now in our power, in the most friendly manner; as a people we wish to unite them with ourselves in cultivating the fertile forests of America, extending its manufactures and commer ce, and defending its liberty .tnd indepen? dency against all attacks of foreign and arbitrary power." There is wisdom in liberality of this kind. The logic of it is plain, for to strengthen a cause we must Win over to it those who have been hos? tile to its interests. The statesman is not a partisan. His policy is broad but firm and just. Some of our leading mon have been slow to recognize this fact/ Because an enemy once, they havo labored to keep the South always in enmity to the North. But the people have been wiser than some of those who have aspired to lead, for partisan feeling has been rapidly dying out. A reunion of tho States is once more within the range of possibilities. In the halls of Congress there will appear, tho coming winter, representatives from near? ly all of tho States geographical!}*, if not politically, recognized. And through this union of what was once Federal and Con? federate, the cause of liberty and educa? tion will be strengthened. Both sections have learned to bo more tolerant of each othor, and therefore wo may expect greater harmony in legislation, and the development of the country to be most rapid. Tho history of wars seem to con? firm tho idea that, instead of regarding one with whom you have fought as an eternal enemy, wo tight with those that disagree with us in order that we may bo come hotter, truor friends." ? Think of n child famishing?dying for want of food?in Jersey City, in the midst of thousands of peoplo, tho father, unable, from 6icknoss, to work, and a stranger in a strange land ! Such an event occurred on Saturday night. Two other children belonging to the same family, aro said to havo suffered unappeased hungor so long that they will likely follow the little one already dead. Such occurrences are enough to make us doubt the value of tho social system undor whioh wo claim to be the best, happiest and least oppress? ed of all the earth's peoples.?Northern Exchange. J From the Columbia Phoenix. Columbia, S. C:, October 27. Mr. Editor: On my return to this city, I find awaiting me bundles of letters, in 5uiring concerning the approaching Fair. ?o roply by letter would be the work of an amanuensis. Hence, I beg the use of your columns for a short communication, and would respectfully ask all papers in the State, interested in our success to give it an insertion in their columns. 1. All articles intended for exhibition, will be brought to Columbia and returned after the Fair$ by all the railroads frei of charge. 2. All articles should be securely bag? ged, boxed, or barreled, and all* stock should be attended by a groom or be suf? ficiently well broken to stand to the hal? ter. 3. Everything shouid be plainly mark? ed, and directed to me at Columbia, and must be in Columbia by the 9th of No? vember. AH produce can be shipped by ordinary freight trains, between this and the 9th of November. 4. Owners of stock should immediately notify the agents of the railroads upon which they ship, from what depots and the number of head of stock they intend shipping, that the required car-room may bo furnished them. The various stock trains will run to Columbia on Monday, the 8th November, and owners must su? perintend the shipment of their own stock. 5. For further particulars, all con tribu tors are respectfully roferred to the "Pre? mium List/' with the regulations attach? ed, recently published in the Charleston and Columbia papers. 6. The attention of contributors is es? pecially called to the first clause of the 4th paragraph, of this communication. Very respectful I}-, D. WYATT AIKEN, Secretary State Agricultural and Me? chanical Society. Pulling Together.?The Louisville Commercial Convention have hit upon one of the secrets of the failure of most of the attempts to induce European im? migration to the Southern States. Want of concerted action between States has been the difficulty.. Each State has had its separate agent, and each has done his best, with his limited means, to coax im? migrants to come down there and settle. In doing so ho has been, as in duty bound, highly eulogistic of his own State, but not quite so willing to praise other Slates. In effect the Southern immigration agontS have been pulling different ways and not altogether, when nothing but a united pujl, and a very strong one at that, can divert the traditional tendency of all new? comers to go westward. The Convention recommended a union of all the State agencies into one under a competent head, and they had no hesitation in selec? ting Commodore Maury for the place. The cboico is a good one. No man in this country better understands the cli? mate, soil, and diverse advantages of the different Southern States for various classes of settlers, than Commodore Mau? ry. Since the war ho has paid particular attention to the subject of immigration, and has done mere for that interest in Vir? ginia?officially and otherwise?than any man in the South. He is woll known and highly appreciated in Europe, and any re? ports or circulars which he maj' cause to be distributed throughout the Continent will command attention and confidence. It is upon information so disseminated, freely and 83-stematically, that the Conven? tion rely to further the cause of immigra? tion, and they invite all the Southern States to contribute funds to that object. This will work well, probably; but there would be an advantage in having a num? ber of active, reliable sub-agents station? ed at the principal European ports who would use their personal influence upon foreigners about to embark.?A7". Y. Jour? nal of Commerce. -*? Tue PoAt Royal ?ail Road.?We had the pleas uro yesterday of an interview with a gentleman, representing the inter? ests of the Port Royal Rrilaoad Company. From him wo learn that the stock ($3,000, 000,) is taken by the National Railway and Trust Company, who propose to build and equip the road. Tho road is estima? ted to cost about 82,250,000, and tho roll? ing stock, etc., about 8750,00. No stock has been subscribed in tho South since the war. Before and during tho war?300,000 wore subscribed, which have been scaled to 8150,000. The right of way has been generally given, but in some cases has to be purchased, and this, together with de? pot sites, &c, it is estimated, will take an? other $150,000 of stock. The road was partially graded during the war, and tffe work dono represents the 8150,000 first named. Our informant says that tho cross ties are being got out, and that work is actively progressing, begining at Coo sahatchie, the point of junction with the Savannah and Charleston Railroad. He says that iron and rolling stock are all purchased, soino of the iron is on tho way, and may ho expected to am'vo in this city about tho 10th of November.?* They purposo finishing and running fifty miles of the road, from Coosahatchie Northward, some timo in January, 1870, and hopo to completo it to Augusta by May next. For tho present, we aro told, Coosahatchie is tho objective point. We aro further informed that the Com? pany propose to establish towns and vil? lages along, tho line of tho road, to give away alternative sections of land, and thus" induce emigration.?Charleston Cou rier. -4? ? Butler has been "interviewed." He wants "gold to be made an article of mer? chandize." He adores a motallic curren? cy. Ho is in love with, gold and spoony on silver. "* - i " Nothing in the Papes."?The Eich' rhdhd Enquirer and Examiner has a spicy chabtef on the Bubject ol newspapers, elicited by the stereotyped remark of ih^ different readers, after scanning the * mi? niature world' of a daily issue of news, that " there's nothing in*the paper." I* says: " And me*? are always grumbling about their papers, and insinuating how much better iney could do it. They talk as flippantly about "fine articles" on every imagir.abfe subject, as if they could effect such .a change. Let some of these over? running philosophers try it for 150 days in succession. " And then they think it is nothing to 1 select' for a newspaper?yo? have mere? ly to run the scissors through a half dozen exchanges, and you have got mat? ter enough. Now this is the" most impor tantj and the most difficult department to fill on a newspaper. ? Very few men have the slightest idea how to do the work. It requires a thorough newspaper man?who knows the public appetite well?who knows what is going on in the world?and who knows how to re write add pack a column into a dozen lines. " Men who skim a newspaper and toss it aside, little reflect how much brains and toil have been expended in serving up thao meal: Busy heads and busy hands have been toiling all day to gather and to prepare those viands, and some vast building has been.lit from cellar to garret all night to get that paper ready for the newsboy by crack of da win "'Nothing in the paper!' Nothing in y?ui head! that's what's the matter." -4P-: ? The New York Tribune, commen? ting on the recently published statistic* of the Confederate army, says: "Wo repeat the expression of our firm conviction that the Confederacy never put 100,000 men in line ot battle at any moment, and had not 50,000 men in its encampments around Man?ssas Junction, when McClellan stood inactive and irreso? lute for mo.itha before those encamp? ments, at the head of 150,000 to 200,000 ot the best man that over shouldered arms. We are further confident that he had 10,000 more men in hand, and, but for indiscriminate furloughs, would-have had 25,000 more than Lee, when the lat? ter commenced his movement on our right flank,-which caused 'Little Mack'?after standing tamely by and seeing one-third of Jiis army smashed by two thirds of Lee's?to destroy or abandon millions1 worth of provisions and munitions, and commence a precipitate'flank movement9 to the James.'* No doubt, observes the Macon TeU> gragh, tho leading Northern papers will soon find occasion, in their quarrels, to push inquiries into all the conditions of relative strength, and equipment between the forces of Gen. Grant and Lee in tho memorable campaign which terminated at Appomatox. When these are known to the people, there will be not one drop of glory left in that campaigning, except for those who stood on the defence: ? ? Hon. John M. Mason.?The Alexandria Gazette has the following: " John M. Mason, for a long time one of the United States Senators from Vir? ginia, and the representative of the Con? federate States to the Court of St. James, is now a resident of Seminary Hill, ana almost daily drives into town in an ordin? ary no-top .spring wagon, with a blue body, and behind a dark brown horse, by no means remarkable for its looks or gait. The ex-ambassador wears a black felt hat with broad brim, a bobtailed beaver cloth s?ck coat, grey breeches, the legs of which are stuffed in a pair of heavy boots, and long buckskin gauntlets. He holds the reins and handles the whip, too, as though he had not forgotten his boyish days; and tne hale, hearty old rlan, as seen going into the bank or the stores on King street, present* little of the appearance of the distinguished gentleman who, but a short time ago, was acting a conspicuous part in the drama of life, where the scenes were laid among courts and palaces, and when a nation's life was the object sought for." Revival of Southern Trade.?At no period since the war has the Southern trade with this port been 8? brisk as at the present time, and all the regular steamers employed in this business, be^ sides many sailing vessels, find full era: ployment in carrying the products of Northern and Southern growth. The freight for the Baltimore line of steamers has increased to such a degree as to re? quire more tonnage for its transportation, and an additional boat will be placed on the route next week to relieve the press? ing wants of shippers for greater accom? modations. Of the extensive variety of goods going forward to supply the wants of the Southern people, a general assortment of housekeeping articles and furniture" form a large part, which fact is. a very good index of the returning prosperity of that section of our country. With good crops, well requited labor and peaceful times, the South is destined to fully equal its former achievements in the production of material wealth.?Boston Journal* -+-B-j ? A young lawyer was examining a bankrupt as to how he spent his money. There were about two thousand dollar* unaccounted for, when the attorney put on a severe scrutinrarngfaco, and exclaim? ed, with muoh self-complacency, "Now, sir, 1 want you to tell this court and jury how you used those two thousand dol? lars?*' The bankrupt put on a serious face, winked at the audience, and said : "Tho lawyers got that." The judge and audience were convulsed with laughter/ and the counsellor was glad to let the bankrupt off.