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Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, and Cominunications recommending Canlidates for public offices or trust-or q pulling Elxhibitions, will be charged as a Advertisements. t 3 aRev. FKuFIIC1 Rusit, is a travelling et Agent for this paper, and is authorized to ; raceive subscriptions and receipt for tne v same. r - 3 - --- 6 -- P ri ;The Hindoo at Home. BY P.. DE W. WAUn. The wealth taste, and rank of the " C owner or occupant have, of course, to do wit h the size, materinl, and; elegaince r of the lindon house, though not as much i as with us. I will select, for illustration, a the home of a native bealromging to the e medium rank of society. His house is t made of mid, hardened by the solar heat, or of unburnt brick,n bout thirty feet square, one story in height, covered with tiles placed upon raftersof bamboos r or palmvra trees, split to the necessary size. Along time entire front of the dl building is a verandah about four feet t< deep, sheltered by the projecting roof, while in the wall are triangular inden. lations wire lamps are placed when thestrgar brilding is to be illumisia. t tel. R1ti iing the low door, which oc cupies a central position, we see on it either side a small verandah or alcove, i formed of beked clay; where the in. F mute receives visitors, or waits the pre. paration of the meal. Passing on, we remurkrihat the centre of the house is t an open court-unprotected from the i. stn antd rain by any roof--upon the t: sides of which are rooms, small, and fr lighted by.grated windows, which serve js little purpose. but to make "darkness more visible." One of these apart. nents is appropriated to the idol-(the Roman "Penntes.") and the rest to the e various members of the household. The p articles of furniture are a f ,w stools--a ft low wooden bedstead--a loose mat..-. Ii and a box for clothing, hooks, and orna menits, In the kitchen may be seen several earthen vessels ('nlled in south. ern India chaiies) some for conking, and others for holding the food when made l ready...-a f(bw small brass drinking t1 dishes --.an earthen harrel to contain the e unhulled rice, with a stone mortar and u heavy pounder to prepare it for use.... I' a brass pedestal to which is attached a lamp of eastern style, and sometimes a table of limited size and height.- .all of tl the most simple kind. Some of the na- a hohs of Calcutta and Madras, ''a ' i a mode Ang/ais." keep l'irge pier glasses, e . chairs, couches, pictures, and the like, I but these pertain not to a purely Ilindoo dwelling, andl ofien conw rust most amus-h ingly with sumrrounding objects. One aparltmerit ini the house of th1e rich Hin' sloo is appropiamted to a purpose rather singuila r, & which, ifrightly used miight e be admiredl, thou' ais employed by them of questionnble utility. It is ca lled the h room of anger or the angry. WV hen a II wife~ is miuch displeaed she runms to this ~ room & shuts herself up, there rema in- C ing till lier husband coIimes, to len rn the cause of her dlispileasure, andl if' possible, remove it. laut her chagrin most fre quently arises from her not hiavinig thev the luxuries of enting.. dress, and equip- I age, which her more favored neighbor l enjoys, and, until that is provided for her, lie must expect 1o be debarred the acciety of his ammhle spouse. If it were not for feurinig to impute to the ~ htusbands of our western continent less phnianey. than their uncivilized brethrens of' the Isast manifest, the writer woul bio disposed to express a fear, that many ivyes oif A mtericai wotil be allowed to remain in their self-imnprisonment, wvithi thiir deamandls ungr ati lied, until hunger and thoughitfualness hadl appensedl their irritation. But this by the way. WVe have seen the Ilindoo at thme resi dlence of a foreigner, our eye has beeni uponmi him when walking the strcet-thonugh - alkowedl to enter his dwelling, we may, thr. I the eyes of others, view hain at home, Thel labors of the day are over, and lie has I r.'turned to partake of the evenaing nienl and .enjoay a nighi's repose. Ihis wife. durinig < hits absence, has been preparing~ his food l which, to a large extent, consists of a dish r 1iumliarly called "rice and curry," anad maay I he thuas briefly described: In nn earthen ,,esseh a gnantity of rico is boiled, while in another. of smaller dimeanhions4, is cooked a ini ghiee a chaickena, fish, or piece of immtton, I to which nr~ addled from two, to four or five a spoooifuls of a powder comoposedl of thiese a aiimng otheor ingredients: ginger, saffron, umnin, coriander, annisseed, red pepper, imarind, tuneric, garlic, made liqui-l in acoanut milk, the amount of these ingre mts depending upon the palate and custom f the person. The meal being prepared, a nall quantity is placed before the idol to ropitiate his favor. The wife then puts en the floor of an interior room a brass ate, or what is more usual, a leaf (two or iore sewed together, if one be not of autli ent size (upon which a goodly quantity f the boiled rice is then piled, and above it m before-named fragrant and delicious urry. Having brought a dish for her lord > lave his hands, he takes his lowly seat for se enjoyment of his repast. Then follows brief prayer-which foreigners in-inuate would be well for Americans to follow. a there were wanting table, chair, plate. or oth, what need of knije. fork, or spoon? 'he IIindue has what is far more natural nd convenient-hisflingcrs! With these p0n his right hand, he mixes the ingredi. nts of his savory dish, and rolling a small uantity inio a ball, tosses it dexterioiusly ito his mouth, great care being taken lest uy portion fall back into the plate, since ,at mishap would defile the remaining inss. The reason of this extreme fastid musness is the notion that the saliva is a cry impure secretion. A llindoo who is ggardful of religious propriety never ex ectorates within doors. (a custom to lie im. orted also,) nor, if a rigid adherent of the iles of custe, will he touch a letter wich as been sealed by a wafer moistened by io tongue. If no stranger he present, the women %ait on the mren, but a Ilimdoo woman nev r sits down to (at with her husband-she lid her daughters sit patient ly by, said then egale themselves upon what is left. 'he teal over, his thirst quenched by water gain brought to him. lie retires to his ouch, there to chew betel, entertain visi irs, and thus lounge the hours away until ime for retiring arrives, which is usually -0111 8 to 9 o'clock. If the weather be at to) warm he retires to an iner apart t-nt, but if very sultry he chooses the ve mndah, and even the sandy road-side, 'here he converts the dress her has worn nring the day into a covering wherewith shelter himself frot dew, iiisquitos, and erimin-ain relapsing into a sound slum cr. A stranger, when entering a Ilindoo illage at an e irly hour of the day, is rangelyafibeert . he spectacle-multi ides of sie.'o . Ig by the riau-.ide, rapped in their le 0t- clothes, :nd present . g the appiearance of so many corpses ressed in the h:abiliiments of the toib. ising at dawn, the limdoo g'ies to a neigh aring tank, where, with religious care lie eanses his teeth, performs his sa..red ablu. ons, imnprints the emblems of his laitn ip i1 his forehead, arm, and breast, visits the lol for morning worship, returns home to ike a repast frin the cong. drawn sill' oim the hiled rice of yesterday, and then prepared for the duties of the day. Sch is a view of the dwellings ~and elu estic economy of resp'eebullc l l mdus. )es. miding to the lowest in scale we sece the 'uriar, whose home is a small and wretch. I hut, with walls of mud and covering of ilmtyra leaves-whose food consists of a w vegetables, pulled from an adjoiniiig eld, to which are added a tw small lish ken fromi n neighboring tank, or the hones r a carcass which he divides with the arrion crow and the prowling j-ickall. Rtis ng to the highest station, we see the dlwel +g of the rich and honored ot the land, irge adil imposing, built of brick, and with ie top terraced to allo v of the ioring and vening promenade. Within, the apart. mits are of sulliciciet size for domestic urposes, religious pictures decorting the IIs; tables and chairs indicat ing an ac unaittance with the more tasteful foreign. r, while the meal. though partaken of im te same lowly mnainer, and with the e natural implements, is rendered more .c:ious by pickles, chitneys, and o icr ondiments that tempt the appetite ol a lindoo epicure. The pirice of a modserately-siz.ed clav~ ouse (niot inclu idinig the rent ot the ground) about $15, aund tmie anniuael rep;nrs tnot er fromi Sltt. The repairs are usually inde just betore the fall rains set in, anid delayed too long, the dlestruct ion of the~ ntire building is the inevitable result. There aire many custumns respecting thle icahity of lindoo dwellhngs, and airranige. ienits pertainting thereto which are worthy f not ice. While the buildinig is in pro. ess of conIstrniction, t here ma~y lbe seeni ear it a pole stuck into the ground, upon~ii biiohi is placed an carthern jar, coivered ith white spoits, hauvmng for its des gni, to repo' therritl ey, whc olother ise e hrmfl t th bulde orownier. a i person meets with misfortunes in a articular house, he concludes that somie ones are buried undedmr it, and accordinigly Taves it for another imore fortuntato spot. V7hen a sumt of mntey has been istoleni fromit dlwelling, and it is quite certaina that some nie amtoing its inmtates is thle thlief, the himi 00s, ini sonie places, rub the thmib ni: Is ol Il the personts in the house, imnaginineg that lie name of the thief wit become legible it the nail of the otrender. Scarcelv any hindoos attach Ilower gardlens te' thieir Iiutses--inl that respect <bilb~ring widely romn thie Mahommnedans, biefore whose eoors roses and evergreens inay lie seen ini hutndatnce. Tlheo cause of tis cotrtlwt I mave niever hear I assigvnedl; but the fact rrests attention in the streets of city or 'lage. Tlhe I Iindoo rents his smtall hot urrounds it (except it adjoin other dwel mngs,) with a mud wall-constructs at gate ithi an archiway atnd earthern loinnge mils his house in the ceuntre-digs his well *-rears his chickens-and if lie can obtain ltmphloymecnt sutlicient tom meet his daily ex. ienses, has butt the smallest amount of ap cnt care and trouble. If his house haes >een paid for, a salary of $ 2 50t per imontil vil Iuanply suflice to clothe and feed him. elf, wife, and several childiren. 'The re. tnisites for ihe table of a hlindon ort ouglit in thme market (bazaar) andm pide foi laily, exceplt milk, sugar, oil, &c., wthicI ire brought to the iotise by the seller, articles, though cheap, do not prevent the people from being generally in debt--c casioned by expensive entertainments, gifts to Brahmine and relatives, onl special occasions, marriage of children, purchase of jewelry, and the like causes demanded by custom or self-gratification. The Hindoo Shastras -direct that Brahmins shall eat at two o'clock in the day, and again at one in the night; but this law is at present but little heeded, though but two meals are taken by the people generally. The do. nestic conversation turns chiefly upon the business of the family. the news of the vil laze, religious ceremonies, journeys to holy places, marriages, narratives of heroines and gods, with other tonics not peculiar to that country in distinction from regions more enlightened and Christian. So reoch for the Ilindoo at home. India and the Hindoos. Mining in Ilastern California-The Gold Mountain. We have seen a gentleman just re turned from California who has person. ally visited the so-called 'Gold Moun. tuin,' which has been quite commonly considered fabulous. It lies in about lot. 3 1 deg. North, two hundred and fifty miles east of Los A ngelos in South. erni California, and perhaps ore hundred West of the Colorado. The region is as forbidding as can he, without inhabi ta nts, even A horiginal, though tinere is a sparse population of savages on the Ma. have River, any fifty miles East. To approhlt it, you pass over the Sierra N'evada, near Mount S:mi Bertardin,. across two sand de-serts of sixty to eighty miles, and thence to it region of deep canons an-l rugged mountairis, sterile, a lmoi.st d1 stitute of grass, and141 with no limber except the mi usqnuit, (soiething t like our alder,) which rarely grows to the size of a n mn's arm. The region is infe sted with cattlesnakes in incredi ble numbers, and tie earth so ftll of ninerals (ospecially sil rat uis) that thle water is absolutely poisonous. There is no water fit to drink within sixteen miles of the 'Gold Miaountain,' so ca!ieil. which rises abrait 45t fet.t ratler steelpl v from a canon, vlhici.'z tas n rdlevation of monii one uinewired . fiity f'-t on the' oilier side :f' it. TheI' anitonen is about one-fourth of a mile lon', and the two hills ore surrounded by sand deserts. The lills are composed of na dark horn. /nde reek, with perliips a tenth of white fc/spar inte'rmixeid with it; and the Gbil is foiunid in boatlh, generally ruin. ning in .treaks or strings, tlugieh'site. I tinles showing bulbs or lumps.. liks. a button. It hits been fourad by analysis to -ie avereage of about 85 1.. e'r pound of the rock. EIight miles north of' this 'mountain,' our inforn:mt tried his luck (at dligginge t in the usual California fashtion-scrap. ing off the sitrflie'" earth and wash intg that which lies iemmne'diately above the rock. lie dug thus with two Indians for four hours, obtained about ten ountes of pure gold, taking only the -lunits,' having notting to wash thi eath with. Proba bly as much was thus le'ft as tu ken. He did int try ins ney other spot, but haos no doubt that the gold extends all the way from Sonora in Northa'rn Mexi. co to the upper Saicramei nto and Oregon -a distance of full eight hatundird miles. The region here described is about five hundred smiles fProm th neuiae.i uhgings 5 in California, but cannot be aiaheotLIed by less than at thousan otiles of netital travel. It is very near the boundary line just i-st ahished bay Congress be. tween California and Utah. -A couamny has been formed in San ii lrancisc't expresslyv to muite thiis 'Gabi Mittntatin' antd v'icinuity. It is . titled 'tthe Los Anige-los Gold Alining Coanyeta,' andii Itas or is to have ai capi. talI of 8'750),00t. It laos al ready sen1 t forara ioneer pairty' of onie hatudred inters, wit hi mtplemnuts, pa'~irovision, --WeV have thus given, on indlubita. lei test imon iy, a succt.incmt accunt of thle 'Gobui Alnitnin,' of whose existience we have hitheiirto tavowed scnepticim if not inc reduilit v. It will be seen iihlt it is not a motuniti o(f gold, hut only it moirutin containing goild thiroug~hirut. Yet we doublt whiethaer its like is knmowna elsewhtere in the world. Thie mn sent out to work it are we'll prmovi'edI aniie atrmned, antd a rn to be pa id $6 per dlay 'tand foetud,' which is a considiera tioni ini a regioni where it ts so easy anead s0 per iilousit to get lost. Thn omiteis (all bitt fiour constanetly r'mployedl iiint arry. iag wiater foar dikin g) have bieen brought atway, so thtat the miiin'r. (Socno. ians mainly ) comh1. not mutt off' if they woul.. --Now don't pink upj youiir trips and rush off poest.hiaste lhr this new (Gobl iegioni.- Rememenr thaet it is se. hiutndred meiles fromr any where, ini a fooedless, almost g ratssless, wodle(., wa'. te rless region, whose chief udenizi.'ns aore rattle--qnakes, and whe re the therm'aot. eter frequently shows j 30 to 150f de. grees of Fahre-nheit, with the first drmeop of dirinkalde water sixte'en emiles awamy. Oiir frienod whto visited it met on the waty thither scores of immigrant meni, wvomn and children, totte-rintg Calife-r. nia word, on foot, famishing, and inarly' divested of clothing by the brierms no.1 thorns, through which they hiad scram. blod( sitice thmeir atinimads .starved or sank to die by the way. The holloan.,, vasting survivo re frantic for bread -they had n" ger an appetite for told. Only b italists or large as a tociations can t old of Eastern Cali. st 'oi nia be profitali y ug now; it will soon w in so in the vall. of the Sacramento al md its tributarIl s well. The day of is ndividual sera, rng for lumps and ti rains in the 'g' a' or beds of rivers It s already nea y over.-N. Y. Tri. ,I1 ne. Ili Ic T ons. T The recent rni weather has tended il o retard the prej tions which were in ri trogress for the, phions of Winter. tr however, a Iew nets, intended for ir he approaching ie on, have been re. III :eived from Pir.. Some are of satin fr Ind others are o black and colored ai clvet. Those of lvet arm trimmed sr ,vith a small feoth.r on each side, the il nside trimming -c nsisting of velvet p lowers and foliage-An tints harmoonizing g vith the color of th bonnet, and wn.u c lie latter is of cold d velvet. Several ii if the satin hnnettaiire of brihti colors, til mich as pink, lilac nd green, and they of ire coyered witl bl ek lace of a pattern it once rich until light. These bonnets 'Il are Irimmed en onejside with a bouqie' er if flowers of the stiir.n tint ns the satin. i, ir of velvet f !ia e black ted coloreid il nterniiileed. PIrelsstis of the same n iterial as the dreya atre very g.,ine ra y v worn. Owing to the rlvincrl perriod si it the Ve'nr, these purde sues are now If 'reqiently lightl a tvhel-erd. 'T'hey aire iftein ornamented with bra id or ii phoeel i -ry, and when trimtmed with lace have I. he addition of rdtvs of narrow ve!vew h ibhon. mlbroidiry is ikely to U. omit morn :f)Jto'iable than ever. h Vast nuinbers.of -ses, nm:lnt.lets. rand e ither articles ofr uine now in con rs;' f preparatio t, taiIteind. d tom h: orna ol nented witli ,hr ad elroiderv. A n' eery ofegtirat @i1 iliered silk driss has h. ust buiei coT 1 he silk is grity. r shot ,wIi4 ' t ite Up), front obthe It tirt i Inif1 i grnhdMmid-With -a vreath, of flowers atd fIotlnge. in gray g ilk, the sterns goid ietr'lrils beitii id r: white. Thin corsager is low, open in. Ii 1oI. and hasc it shawl bwirtIer mri'itlid p !red in the same maniner as the skirt, uii edged with white and gray fringe. t 'hie sleeves are d.emi-long, cimhroider- a 'd. anmd edged with fringe, like the is -rlthe. A nflew in o'tre.ial, recentitly in rldiced by the F'rench lianflctizrers. it lis become a great tilvorite with the al 'iri.iani hilies. It is well aliptel at p, Im preselt 5e(ason flar plain working or i.l ior dre sses. as it cioinsists of a rnix, w ure of silk and wool. TFhis fiabric is se nanuf.actuerd lit I, Lns, niid is called td rioire. It is mi :ti!e iii dr-ss lengths, ni ach dress being of onei color, as gray, w 'iolet, green, &c., liut shaled; the front Ii reiith and eorslc ge are orniamentedl ith narrow satin t rip; of a tint difll'r- ti alt from tdht of tho dress; for instance, ni hose stripes may be blue or green on C ray. These dreses are usually made it vi h the corsage to (listen in frottt, and w vith basques. '1'T is shape has been of ayled the cirsa ge veste, its it presents ll lie appearance (f a jack et of the il amte Itaterial as ti' dress. Va lencia, b: >oplin, merino, an tli4: iaterials inten. hi led for plain costi wns may be male tp ilh ni the same way. Maiiv Indies ine! ii 'v :oovenient to have the skiitif the drss it eparatie from the corsage, the latter p: :onsistling me''rely of U jackt, w hiebl iin ny be either of tIe samet~ .m.iterial as io1 bei skiirt, or of ainy e'ther. For dlinerc - oistone ~i dlamaosk .sukd is miiuch empifloyed. ali iresse s oif this mat- ri ah a ro madie rathler i i1 iltin, thet trimmmilel conisistii nu en-lv .al >f Iliht passeinwttrie, reve rs of liac.k w aice, or ro~ws oft miorolw velvet, ke. A c'i lininer dlress of clinm silk has been mtirb. .9 vith two jiltes, the opper onie~ openi ini w he tunic ftron, a i with thea edges el :iiked. T1he cor~ige wans open amtil it aged1 with dholi l.versi, peinkedi andl hi Sleeves demii.lionig, ieachin~g just belbow inl he, elbownt, edlged vi th pinIk ed frill s. bamcri uindir.s-eves. T'hin tundier. F mEeves tire gzrtauallyv disappearcintg in bi ot-dooir dIress its the eni ilv weather adl in1 ennee's. For waillking dress manty ii aieis now'. wonrt et s-- il brslieeves of' lit snw mal~terlmi .-t thai dres'; even for mi iiakers have dlevisedt iasoirt eef mo(1litic.. m(n1 uf thie tipeni patenda undler.h.ve; it I' s cailledl thie Mlanchitte'Linis Quinz', li mdt is a dlemi plagoed. tsmihily cointi-e-l e it the i risi, aitte 'ded 'nih liwo r ews ol' h: iceiili whichhl o'er thie ha el.- -[e r York TIriine. Cr Cr ..... ... - Imlpor/anti .i soc''ia~i -An~ asn:a' o. is been'i foirmed~i .t ,erus;. 1.i, ab. h's Ii ior Its obIjec(t ilhe irarry ande seiitie mi. ms't etiont of alI itibjects (one~te'dl weth hili he li lo iri.u ''. illimIiars gre all P're- is tiry ettmbracet b ' ---a iho \ci on:'rr:nwan bili Inde the l'inphir i. ie. Thewl t herOronetes. i TPhe Anglcean .t '0 lem hoda the omret 01 ~r patron. Xee :.- s renhni~g at Jaftm, en Ih)m slenis and iii r at ;-re co~rrespondilol e. intiiiita e vo imi e r ' he a'n ii'tnally. i Muh lighlt, it is hib'evedt, will in thlies man-- int nier, in thrown upp mitny imoportanlt sub.m ects in hitenture, listory, geology, and var. fo ious branches of sdence-.a The Beggar and his coat. The beggar is a being by himself creature belonging to a distinct and idly calumniated class. His home is herever charity ol'ers a straw pallet I a crust; his care is to make himself ok pitiable, and his craft, like that of e bee's is to extract something of val. 3 from every plant which he may eet in his wanderings, be it sweet or tier. There be some beggars who e very philosophers in their wray, who ok with a stoic eye on all the develop. ents of misfortune, and who brighten eir pathways with gleams of most er. tic genius. But others again are ex. cmely common-place members ofhu. anity, and are subject to all the ills id frailties to which mortals, in gener. ust bow. Nay-they have even more nryances, in many respects' than tho. which full to the lot of the common. ity ofrmankind. 'The pangs of des. sed love' are theirs in an eminent de. me, and though they cannot much nimplain of'the law's delay,' vet cer. inly, with good reason may they raise eir voices against 'the insolence of lice.' And ihen, who is there that sees more the crooks, the crannies, and short. mmnings ofthis wicked world, than mes the jollo beggar? He- knows tales love which some who look on him, ith contemnipt. woull give the very ap es of'their eyas toknow. A ye, many a iin ted hi//et rou i as been (at rust-r the sunbIroiIwnd ianri orf thin merry e1ndiennt, and right skillfully, if the eas's, can ie net the go.hat ween, not iting his heft hand know what his-right andl doeth. There is joy for the mendicant when linds haimself entrusted with the se. ets 'l those wio -sigh like furnance,' r sighs bring thrift to his 'itching parn nd thrift brings joy to the mind of the emrlicant. But have a care, old gray !aril! If the business thou falowest he undi out, thy hack will be likely to feel a lash, for jealounv.has peering eyes, ri-s -hanad wthch i. arniraoing in- 0caut. ition. Aye. Iaiv'a a tare, trid mendi. mat, and see that thy hi//ei doux are do. Verled in the proper place, and at the ropeor time! I laving thus premised, we will to our le, in order that our readers may take mssing glance at that rarest of all enalicants, Francois Goran. Francois was once a maker of coats sunny Prance, but fromn both France nl con: making he has long been ex. atriated. Francois had a genius, and begging as a calling which a lHrded greater ope for the exercise of his genius, an dil the business of the scissors, the 'edle, anid the goose, ergo tailorizing as eschewed by Francois for the trade t and mystery of begging. In pursuance of his scientifirc inten ins, Francois crossed the briny seas. ral took tip his abode in the city of the rescent, but never till yesterday was lnownhut ie has pursued his craft ith thrift. Yestelay, however. an licer of the First lunicipahtly Police 'rested him while in the act of at strac. ig a snaI quantity of cotton from a tie on the Levee, and straightway was taken to the guard house. When ere, it was discovered that his cot hic sreemieid to b an heirloom through anv generations, and which, in its telhwork exterior, would present no v it ing spaecta.cle in rhe 'gI ass of fiash. at,' even ii htabitinig 'thre mauuId of form, -was wrauddead wirh sormething of a met ie raaturea, As ithe examin ationr of a mrndiranit 's coat prnoee, deLposit ier depos~it, anal p/acer after placer cre- ainripped'a rul formn 'that samec' raid art. no h-ss than SS 917 25 in silv ~er, arid ) ina gold, anda S.) ini pa curreincy er'a senrt rolilinag rund irumbhlirng on thre mrdalroom floor, io the intinite dealighit rth oli arial spactato~rs Francois ranrd s mroney wvere next lntrmoducae-l to Re. >rdear Gen'ioi., tartd queastirns concaern. Irhis 't raveul's history,' which dlevel. aa-d thre facts abovo tilludedca to, told i-aranis thlat Ihe would Ihavye to comnamit im foar trit arl ber tire Ma yor's Ciiirt, pirrsuaniea of wirie dece, the imen carat is iiow ira dararnce?. Sral, whinle irnarrerated int thIi lonely cell. ni4 t rare iceehniis oft ihe raeglha:mit! lie ilarhmk whd IaIcwake, anid if Tic aileeaps, he Ii dlreraim af hars prec ius hrea p, aurlda of the tient paersever nce wich eniahtaed hhrir ta I hcet anrd re-tairn them. lI I will thmrrk of a arrver iia rathers' hi:mdis, andia as he do -s , te4 in tea wvilI chase ''ah at her daown ract cheek, oir w-mdelrr awry ai maehnehdo. v u:r''s, aamionrg rhe rots of las timta'-trrrst'. hecardl, anti thein wilI grief, incansahr Iat!c h~tiena 'nataura' so ft oarsae' friin the per rm-merae r k nly rab ea. ~A ini. i' aa-enramary ben placed randlen akarndlkey, mray noat tirreves break tharough~ di steat!' oar ray noit tire tae kanmdIedr m tire illirg lay saome laisy i-etndiary ! There iradntessr for thre menicaairantm thea very ot'h~t'~ Sira li the hlardnied weal Ith. never ta are sepjarated fromr his bondy by maghat air a aya, e raipped from has corat or imanny cot s, lay aarinis, knives! hrault tire se etH of a laang lhfe air puatienit gathteritng be piosed, and by it thie fiure' success of thre "ridicanut hre jeopordlize.d, withouatr tire fain. srt rhadaowa oaf redlrees? Thecro is muttrder contem'iplatiion, andta it may be that thre arning will findl thre maondicant a subjec't r a coroner 's jury, the, which, ye goals 'crtl..N. el iu. Letter from Smith O'brien. A copy of the following letter has been received at the Colonial Office from ir. Smitih O'Brien: " arlin in Probation Station, Maria Is. VAN DIE.4ANS LAND, Feb. 28, 1830. "My DEAR Potra: I would have written you sooner if I had had any thing agreea. hie to communicate, but I have been un willing to grieve you by telling you that your worst anticipations with, respect to the sort of treatment which I might possi. bly experience in this colony have been re alized. During a period of about two months I suffered as much as the in humanity of the Governor of this Col-, ony, Sir William Dennison, aided hb th' Controller-General. Dr. Ilampion, coul'd inflict. My health at length began to give way so rapidly under the solitary confinement to which, during this peri od I was consigned, that the doctor of the station became ser:ously alarmed, and h:s representations prosluced sucli a relaxation of the retrictions under which I was placed as had the effect of restoring my strengt h. I shall abstain from distressing you with it detailed narrative of my experwtnce or of the magnanimity of British uncuonasries as illustrated by lily treatment in this is land. I shall rather impress von with a persuasion-happily well foutsedl-that I hear, with wonderful cheerruliess, ail tho privations to which I asm subject. Every other source of suf'ering appears !o me to he so insigniticant comspard with that of separation fruo may fatmly that I reconcile myself to the minor vexations incirlntal to miy position as to maters of conmpa rative inditfrence. Yet, though I could :er:minate the pains of this seperalion, hy aItowina Mrs. O'Brien to corne to Van P.Cem'r Land, I feel more strongly than ever that it would be the gr-'atest injistice to smay children to bring them to a country the present condition of which I w:!) not trust myself to describe. I, therefore, can see no definite termination of the cal::anti es ot my lot, except that which you and other friends took so much pains to avort, the deliverance which will be eidh-ted hy death; and I confess that I dled.',ratcly think that my death would be more .tdvan tageois to ity children than that they slhould follow me to this colony. "I an afraid thal, some of my fellow ex. ileo. ough en'y ing ther: rig :: ert y'whieh w- It- . e.-ut-t& nlier find their lot little more enviab; than tmit', and the snore I reflect upon the cirgunstance of their position the Inure do I rejoice that I have kept myself uanfettered by'any engage ment, even though wy resolution in this regard very nearly cost moe my lire. Cim. silered as a prison, Maria Island is as lit tle objectionable as any spot that could be chosen. The scenery is very picturesqu c. and the ical oflicers have been as kind as they could venture to be under the inhu man regulations laid down for their guid ance by the Controller General. I am, therefore, rather sorry to learn that this sta. tion will soon be broken tiu. Upnm the abandonment of this station I shall proba. bly be removed to Port Arthur--a change which will, I fear, le productive of neithe benefit nor satisfaction to ie. Tell Inv Limerick friends that my recollection of their kindnerws is as vivid as if I were stilll their representative, and believe me your very obliged and attached friend, WILLIAM S. O'BRIlEN. Diamond Cut Diamond. The other lay, a gentleman who had oc. casion to cross Ndew York in a c..b, found, on alighting, that he had no change in his pocket. The only shop at hand was a ci gar store, in which there were sotme three or four fellows, besides the proprietor, puf. fing the villainous weee. The gentleman entered, requested the cabman to follow hisi, and haing a five dollar to the "Yorker." askedi hi to chaine it. The cigar vender handed him a three dollar bill and balance in silver, out of which the cab-mans was paid, and went on his way rejoicing. Bait a maoinerst afterwards, the gentleman, looking at the hill, fonnud it tie a very s-i picious lookinag dsicumsent, purporting to lie of the flsgtowna, iLmsber ands Ming Com pany, sor some such ambliguous andl apicrv phatl in-stitution. Finding lie had- .een shiavedl, lhe asked the cigar vender if that was a Sgood bill. "A good bill! yes !--I wish I h-id a thou sand of 'emn," was the answter. "Blil," (winking to a villa-nois looking~ person,) "ain't that 'ere a good bil I!" "Good as wheat!"' saidl he; andi "gond! good!"' was echioed rousnd the shmp. "V'ery well,"' s;aid the genstlesman, 'I ask. ed for iniform-it ion. Yua seemi to have no doubt of theas gennsineness of die note, and as you were kind enotutgh to accomnuxaslate me, I think thle best ti.inik I c'an do is toa bareask at at your couantser. Gentlhenen, try anothier cigar apiece at smy expe-nse." The cigar mitan was regularly taken in anti done hor--canght in hsis miwn tra p. With great rel uctanmce, hie c h aged the sputaraous simte, and the' operat on lost thie initended vict im bunt about a shlling. As lit was leaving the store, one of the' lo a iers. touchliing Iim s n thle siohouder, sa id. "u'eonse of 'emn," said heO, "anid I'll hect high that you're a Yanakee."' "I ami't any thing else!" ren;i-td the gen tlemuan: anmd whli'e I 'ms in t his vs l age, I mecan to keep nmy eyes opein A M A N5.Y TrrT t.F. l6:1.too w--WVhen Lient. (;overn~or Patterso~n, sof Westfield, N. Y.. wiato is persotnahay knovn to sonie of our citir.ens, and who bears an ex~altedl re piutation for intelbigonc. and kind. hearted edlness--wa* speaker of s he New. Yoirk Le gislatutrs, aso is usual at the oipe 'g of the house, some dozen h)oys presramed them selves applicants for the place ci maessetg er. lIe Ingniired their niasses, and into their condlitions, in order to mii'ke a pro per selection., He eriae, in the course of his examination, to a smaller hav, abiout ten years of age, a bright looking Iad. "\ 'ell, sir,"' said lhe, 'what is your nammeV "Johni I lancock, sir," replied the boy, nromniply. "What!" said the speaker, "you dnlknot sign the Doclaration of Independence did you?" "'No, sir." replied the lad, stretching him: self to his utmnOSt proportions, "but I would it I had been there." "You can be one of the geasengirs, said the speaker.-"Erie Gas. Barnum. The fame of Barnum is not co~tfined to our continent. The following arttfl"from the London Dispatch isa.frank veds el. ing tribute to the super-eminent grea'(es of Barnum n a general line. Our English friends exhibit no jealousy of this tunrival led genius in the science of mystery and humbug. He is hard to beat in'teed,:. Barnum is a genius. lleja the snmrtct. man of a smart nation. hie beats Ken tucky, and Kentucky beats the world. lie is the master of the noble sciencq of humbug, and the omnipotent art of puffery. Nitcol. Mises, Ilolloway, Morison, panting at the hrnhlest distance, hke Time, "toil after him in v:,it." Warren was a babe, md Henry hunt but a suckling, to him. The Columbus of exhibitions-the Law of shows-in a word, the ighty apostle of the great truth that you must venture a sprat if you would catch a herring-Barn. 11n was the friend of newspaper tnen, and lie poet of asglt-eeing hum-anity. In a word, he was the "guide, philosoplher and friend," and also the proprietor of Toni TI'hunb. and by dints of paragraphs, adv'r twements, "reports of scientific men, em inent in the medical world," printed pock et handkercheif.s, managenent of the Queen and the Court, a Lillipution carriage, and four, and studied impromptu paragraphs, lie contrited to snake ?25,00() a year out of a rather disagreeable looking lusus na turt, and the insatiable gullibility of "a too confiding public." lie undertook to create a General Tom Thumb fever and had but to come,see and conquer. Cows with five legs, infanta with two heals, a pig.faced lady, jnd a learned hog never rose above two' rce at Greenwich fitr-because BarnunWas not the showman. Even the "Siamese Twins" failed to hold their ground, and retired in disgust front a Barnum world to the back woods where, it is said, one ofrtha.got marcied tr a wife t ai "'' ' - havy satiji~etil eir ber.;sttao ,. Lady" prophesied at the Egyptian Hall and=. promised husbands and coaches and six to all who consulted her, with ually indif ferent success. Th istsa and the more recent sybil .e aracters " by hand writing have ly'mudoa living af it, and Barnum, has stod 'alone--aYdn kee unapproachable by the power of the moos skilful puff, preliminary, oblique, di rect, unfluential and diatactic-in short, of every form described by Puffi, and pour tryed by "Critic." ~ The 'General has re tired upon his laurels, which mean- his shillngs. he has built his palace "on the banks of the O-hi-O." out o1 the six penny draws from the sale of his bior&raphy and kisses, t, the ladies of Great Britain. Bit where Barnum recoils, it is only to make the great leap forward. Jenny Lind has found a showman worthy of her geni us.' She has nothing to do in order to be great. hlenceforth site need neither merit nor earn it. Barnum will do it all. U SCOLDIsC-AS ANECDorE -We will not say that any who have the scoldingt propensity are absolutely incur ible, but we know some very obstinate Cases. We also know some persons wvho have such a happy mental organ zntion, that they never indulge a petu. ant spirit. An anecdote will illustrate tiese cases. Two thriving farmers, A. B., lived.n neighbors, whose wives were pattes ns mergy, industry, frugality, neatness, Each had been married about fifteen years, tnd the wife of A. proved tb.a terma gant. while that of 1B. had kilen. pet-. ulantly, since her marriage . b~Iese men wvere ontce in the midst of an interesting :onversation,. when the dinner born frm he house of Mr. A. was sounded, and lie taid to B., 'I moust go att once, or may wife wvil give me such a lectttrd.' 'I really wish,' replied B., 'that I could hear mn wife scold as your's does, for five mninu tas, lust to see how it would sound, for she has never uttered a crooked word .sinece our marriage.' '0,' said A., '.;et your -wife a load( 0' crooked wvood, andl you ,willt hear it l warrant you, for nothing makes my wife rave equal to that.' lFarmer B. kept his own counsel, and who 'n he wvent to the forest to prepare his year'a supply of wood, hi was careful to cut eachI crooked stick on en-h sie of the enirve, so as to preserve it etntire, nand to bhrow all auc~h stteks in a separate pile suh. oct to his order. WVhen his old stor~c of wvood was consmedl, hie collected'art entire oad o~f those crooked sticks and deposited htemt at lha door. amid said nothing.- When ie camne to dinner the next day, he expect.. ad the verification of the proph,'cy. bu-te neah, as usual, was well cooked, and in. good time, anid his wife cnmeo to iho l/ard *vitht her usual beneficent smile, and said tothing relative to the wood. As fast as he wvood wasted away, his curiosity and mnxiety increased, till his wife one day itaid .0 him: 'liusband, our wood is nearly ex aiusted, tend if you have any ntore likaothe, .aat yon broughat me, I wish you would get t, for it is tihe best I over had, ij teround he pots and kettles so nicely,~. , Incttasasr. or GOL-D AND S ti 'stiiatedl that the gobl and d nto) the U. S. from vario paas xord over & above the Ox-e, tariM the .st 3 year.., ataqun tot onedbnvel 1-. ions of dollars. All banik nojogaundkr, $1.k are should be p 'ted rm circulatuon, away into the 2 t~pehple id save horm from itfao to6ad if dollars.' 9r'ta fto~ad