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renieitus .vn.ic.ui ?ueccs>s and iliat lie mad
tii" e.\|>erim nt ofapp'ysiig slmivj sojpswi
witii a syrmg< to a b w bunch s, and ihos
cauio to to tiuri.y plump.SiuootSi and fa.
while nllt te r? st upon the same vine we;
so badly miiJo-veci as to be unlit lor us<
Should tills simple remedy pro\e effecta*i
our courage will again be revived in cultiv;
tmg t its delicious table fruit. Frcuon<
C\ nsor.
IIorticuvtcrl:.?Few persons in ilt
country are aware of the degree ofcxcc
lenro, both in regard to size and goodnes
to which iho variou> fruits, arc brought, I
artificial means in Lngland, where wcali
and skill combine to obtain a degree <
perfection, -even for tropical fruits, ut
known in their native climes. The at
nexed article from London's I iorticuitur
Magazine for September, will give ?
idea of the size which lias been given I
the article of grapes by artificial cnltun
The Grapery ut Kinmc? Pari:.?A water
in the Casrnxrcon and Denbigh Hern,
ot July 10, who "had the gratification <
visiting Kinm*!, the princely mansion <
Lord Dinarben, , a noLleman whose name,
the writer truly observes "derives a f;
more splendid lustre from his patriot is
and generosity than from his coronet,1
was much delighted with every tiling; bi
when entered the hot-houses, his "supri:
and admiration were raised to the highc
pitch." He adds, "I believe I may wii
safetv assert that the abundance ofgrape
in their different stages, is not, under a
equal space of glass, to be exceeded i
any part of F.c kingdom; and I shall gi\
t >e dimensions of a bunch which 1 se!e<
t -d far examination, at random, ivithoi
s arching for the largest. It was of tl
second succession crop, and had not y<
r-aelied its maturity. It measured aero:
the shoulders 2 ft. 5 in.; it was in length
ft. 6 in.; the diameter of the leaf was 1
in.; am!, when the bunch is full grown,
probably measure each way about 4 incl
cs more." We shall he greatly oblige
to our correspondent Mr. Forrest, the ver
skilful gardner at Kinmel Park, if, af:<
the bunch is ripe and gather* d, he wi
lot us know the weight and number <
berries it contains.?Editor.
SINGLE KAIL RAIL-ROAD.
The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette lias a
i.!n.rti<on:pni of this natented inventio
I
of Uki Eh.mons & Co. w iih the reroni
mendutions of W. Strickland and Kzr
K. f)r>dt?n model of the single Kail Rail
Ro ?d and appropriate Car, being now ex
hibiting at the Philadelphia Exchango.Its
recosuondations arc the saving of o.v
pensc in construction and repair of mor
than one half the cost of the'double trae!
?safe!v to passengers, increased spee<
?less noise, and no jarring, the weigl
being carried below the surface of thoroat
Horse, steam or other power may be use<
ami with steam the speed may bo safe!
?> Mi mlla* par hour.
The advertisement is accompanied b
instructions for building the Road, an
unv be seen at this office.?Char. Caw
From the New York Ob* rvcr.
DR. HUMPHREY'S TOl'R.?Xo.LiY
Jli;? O.AUU.CJIl
The English are a very plain penpl.icss
addicted to show and tinsel, I bidiev<
and more studious o! real comfort tha
.my o her nation. Tiiis appears in ever
tiling?in their dress, in their furniture, i
their houses, in their equipage's, in the
Vhurches and in all their pubhc building:
What ii tle gol I it at" they have, is chief
r.n the Lord Mayor's coacli. (which by :i
way, is as strong and clumsy, almost ;
a Pennsylvania wagon.) and glitters on ?h
It very of London and Wcstn instcr. A
a g<a ft al thing, the dress of the servan
and on .rider is more showy than that ?
their m inters. And many an America
g.ies , I >hrowd!y suspec, has nt first mi:
taken the por.cr, or head-waitcr, for l!i
w"althy merchant, or banker with ivhoi
lie was o dine. 'I'll" dazzling trinkets an
spleiidi i gew.gaws, which are found in in
great toy-shoos of the kingdom, of vvhic
f? riningham is tiie chief, are made alniO!
exclusively for foreign markets; and mor
of them are sent to this country than an
other.
In regard to dress, especially when the
go abroad, the hist question with the Et
glisli s?cm :s to be, What will be comfort
ahle and safe, and not what will attract th
? :r~ .1-- ,
g:;ze Ot S!rangers, or muniymu jmut- *.
rivals. Such promenading as I lnvc see
in a sun iy day, no matter where?but
thousan I miltrs nearer home than Regent'
Park?such rustling of silks, such noddle
of white an;' black plumes, such a show t
long rich vci's and splendid shawls, an
tasselied wlvet-iinod cloaks?von wiii i
vain look for in the s:roots of ioudou, c
any other English city. The richest attir
of the wKtl.hy and respectable classes, i
reserved for what they regard as more fi
ring occasions; and then, though it may b
extremely expensive, ii is nev? r gaudy. J
is often said, o.i the other side of the waiei
that bo h in Great Britain and on the Con
tinent. American travelle rs arc reodiiy de
anguished from the Engl >h by this, th:
the former wear their best broad-cloth evt
rv where, while the later pursue thei
business, or their pleasures in traveliin
suits adopted to the season, and rcscrv
their superfine Yorkshire, till they hav
occasion to present their letters of in rc
duction, and accept tite civiliues which the
procure.
Tne houses of the mi Idle classes in Er
gland are bail'. Ibr comfort and not fc
show. You will tind tliem, iur the inoi
part, highly convenient, in the arrangomci
of parlors, bed-chambers, and all die a;
pondages of a well contrived domes:
establishment. Tnc walls, the partition
the doors, the wair.scoat?everything
substantial and almost massive. The Er
glish are extremely fond of the Royal Oa
as well in their houses, as in theircaihedra
and ships; and they prefer the natural grai
of the wood, to any liveliness of colc
which n.iir.t cculd impart. In the easlk
c and palaces of the nobility, you see much !
^6* ; to admire; but in the finest, you recognise
;e the same sober taste, the same preference!
r, of solidity and value, in pounds sterling, I
v to every tiling light and superficially orna
>. mental.
d, The same remark, rs I have intimated!
i- above, applies to bullish furniture. lf is '
>a good?it is sometimes very "cost!v?it is
comfortable?it is durable?but almost al
ways plain. Solas, lab'es, chairs, curtains. :
is mirrors, dining setts, vVc.?all are plain; ;
1- j but more or less expensive, according to ,
s, j the rank and p euniarv circumstances of |
>v i persons, to whom you happen to be in'ro-i
tb | duc d. To daz/.el your (yes and bewilder i
af j your brain, is not tbc way in which British
l- | pride, or vanhv, is apt to show itself. Ifj
i-i}ou knew l ow much the furniture of a j
ul j single parlor av'tuaiiy cost, you migV
m i nf/vnriiinfr> i <>viv vnma': but tl.e exnense ,
' * r,v,,v -=? - 7 --- - - - -i
to ; is it) the substance ami not in the show.,
['ill have s ii'l that, every tiling in a respectable !
j. j English dcmicil is exceedingly comfortable, i
H j But I ought, perhaps to add, that when I |
I had been in the country thr< e or four
0p; months, a friend said to me one day, 4,I?o ;
" . vou notice that the English have no rocking j
',r | oliairs?" The question, 1 confess, had j
m ; never occtfrred to nic till that moment; but J
\ j I could not recollect that I had seen on'\ j
|t j any where. Afterwards, I met wi ll two j
or three. I believe, hut they were American- j
s( j isms; and though it was confessed, that j
^ | they were a very taking Yankee contriv. i
, j ance for loungers, I could no! perceive, |
| j that tlierc was any prospect of their gain- j
' 1 J ing much favor with our staid and upright- (
I sitting kindred in fh'i 'Father land!" If:
' 1 J
I hev should, however, may we not I ear it
| stoutly maintained, that they ure a British
' ! invention?
10 1
,t DOMESTIC n.\B!TS AND A E It A N GEM EN TS. !
;s j I should only expose myself to ridicule, j
2 were I, with the best knowledge, which a i
?. foreigner can gain in a few months, to '
V | f ? '
}: j speak ex cathedra upon any of iliese mat- |
| ti rs; but a traveller with his eyes ami ears J
(j! open, ami more let en of in'roduction than j
v 1 lie can find time to deliver, cannot lulp re- !
* ceiving impressions every day, from which |
?j ho may deduce, at least some correct gen- j
jp'cral conclusions. My intercourse was!
! chiefly with the middle classes, though 1 ;
| took a good deal of pains to acquaint my- !
I self with the condition, habits and general
n character of the people in humbler circum- j
ii stances.
i- ; One tiling that struck mc very picas in4- j
a ly, was the neatness which I almost every |
|- 1 where observed, in and about the public i
I ? I . 1 I T 1 1
| nnu privrc nouses ai wmcn 1 stoppeu. |
_ The court yards, the gardens, the ii:tlc |
! Dutches of (lowers and shrubbery; the j
0 I floors, parlors, the chambers, the linen, the :
. i food, and furniture?every tiling, for the |
l'! most part, is so clean, and comfortable, and j
j wholesome, that you must be moody, in- i
1 j deed, not to be satisfied and carry away
j {favorable impressions when you depart.
! And judging from my own experience,
* j whenever you have occasion to employ
! the laundress, you are sure of having every j
. j tiling done to yoursatisiaction.
r j \ou cannot spend a few days in almost
1 j any pons English family, in any circum- <
I stances, .vithout some risque of coveting
. ; tiieir "man servants and their maid;" but ;
j especially ihe latter. These constitute a j
- j very numerous class in England, and in j
e. j gen- -al 1 mean those of them who aspire j
n to places in good families, are honest and ,
v j f lithful. Tiiey consider it a great privilege
n I to get into such families and when they
ir : have once Ibund a good home, it is under- j
s. i s notion both sides, *o be permanent. They j
!v ; are regarded by their employers, and they
>e r gard themselves as members of the
.i , i i .1 * i i . ...I. t.
is uouso-noiu, in hint oroau sense which
ie j identifies thorn with its prosperi'y and hapkS
pinc.-s- If in the process of time they
's ; marry, and leave their employers, they car}f
ry a'ong with them tiio good wishes of the
n j whole family; and are ever after re mem>
j bored with kindness. Such as wish to reic
I main, and prove themselves wor !iy of
n : confidence, are, 1 believe rarely turned off;
d'| and many of tliem may be found enjoying
>e! a comfortable and re spectable old age
li i u here thev iiave served fur half a century,
st j Xow how much b* tier, for all parties, is
e ; this system than the perpetual change and
y j sore destitution and embarrassment, to
which we are doomed in our domestic ar- j
y ! rangements. It is true, the English have i
i- j their domestic servants; and that they are j
t-! remembered in the prayer of the family ;
e i and of the sanctuary as servants; but this !
)f< does not take a whit from their respocta- j
n j !>;iity, either in the their own estimation, or.'
a the eyes of ihe.ir masters. 1 confess, I do ;
* ; not quite like the word servant, and I never :
it use it, either in speaking to, or of domes- :1
?i", lies in mv own family; hut then, I see no :
d ! harm in it, w here it is customary, especially j1
n ; as this use is so abundantly sanction d in '
ir the Scriptures. r
e j The English, compared with our Euro- p
s ! pcan nations, are eminently domestic in !
j liicir habits and social enjoyments. They |
e i love to ha\e a home of their own, and to 1'
It | make it pleasant to themselves and their j;
\ ! friends. I speak here of the virtuous and }
i- j intelligent classes, and not of the heartless,
> i tippling, horse raceing, cock figliiing, and I
it j boxing tnul iiudes, who, of course, love 1
their sordid and guilty pleasures better than
it* they do their own flesh and blood; and who,
gj instead of lighting up the domestic circle):
e j with intelligence, and joy arc the burning ;
e disgrace, the lingering and loathsome tor- i
)- j ment of their famili 'S. The English love |
y ; to itave their children abou? them, from lite j
prattler of the knee to the full grown man
i- and blooming daughter, and they give a 1
>r! freer and fuller play to their alFoctions, i
| than we arc accustomed to see, particular- I
it i ly in New England. While the children j
)-! of ail good families are taught to obey and j
ic j reverence their parents, they seem to live j
s, j with them on terms of intimacy which con
is tributes greatly to the happiness of the
i- whole endeared circle, and which is a great I
k safeguard, to sons especially, in the most j
Is critical period of their minority, by making '
In home the "uearcs', sweetest spot on earth." !
)t* I I was often delighted to hear the scft good i
<-! night >r goo 1 nm'fvnggo round th" circle.
3!-> mem ?j> ji.1. ??.- i. u?? ? i . i n i i i
and to witness those tender salutations
parting and mooting which contribute s
mite!) to keep t!ie allbctions warm and gn>!
ing between parents and chdwicn. '11
Enslish also take much more notice rim
we do of tin ir children's birth days. Tb
cus'om, 1 am aware, may be carried i
excess, and become an evil; I dare so
this not unfrequmtiy happens; but uh
a line opportunity a child's b r.h day a lion
for recounting the sparing mercies of (Jo
imparting good aUricc, making lastii
religious impressions on his mind, ar
strenghrcning the siiken cord which s!iou
bitid him forever to his family.
I do no! know that the English are rnoi
glad to sec their friends than we are ours
hut in one rospec, at least, they manilb
their pleasure mo e heartily, I am sur
than is cus omary in our frigid climate.
they meet ten times a day they give o:u
other the welcome of the hand, as weil;
the heart; and this, I am convinced, tr
fling as it may stem to some, lias a sile
and Uindlv influence upon the charactcr.Thc
great ditF.'rcr.ce between them and i
in shaking han s.must strike every one v. !
visits England. I speak, ot course, ratln
of the nor hern than the southern stat'-s.Warmer
suns than shine upon our Ne
Englnn J hii.'s, I have no doubt, quicken t?
civilities, as well as the blood of our broil
ren in lower latitudes. S rangers oug!
net however to infer, from thesharp.angk
no I and the careless, republican 44 How uc
which they may often chance to notice i
travelling amongst us, that these are ti
saluta ions in our respectable families at:
social c rcles.
To the staid habits and strong domest
tit s of *li: English, it may be owing, in pa
as well as to a sense of religion and a biter
conscience, that suicide is much moi
rare among them titan among tlv ir gay at:
sprightly neighbors of die continent. Th<
have too many attachments which the hen
cannot forget, and they know tha? too man
care for them to make it an easy mailer t
form and execute the fa'al rcsolu ion.Ilence
many, no doulr, bear up against ti
adversities of liRs and live on for ihe sr.!,of
their friends who have not strength <
principle enough to pro'ect them aga'n
their own suicidal hands ; and who bu* fc
the though's of the domestic fireside, s
long endeared by the presence ot wife an
children, of father and mother, and brotl
ers and sisters, would snap the brltti
thread, and leave themselves to he ft she
up in the Thames, or to be visited by t!
coroner in their bed-chambers.
Yours sincerely.
From the Religious il >ral<i.
QUACKERY ! QUACKERY !! QUACKERY !!!
Tin's is empha ically the age ofQuacker\
The sober and unpretending decisions of to
perience and science are, unhesitatingly, e>
changed by mul itudes, for the boastful an
I* -1 1 A
mercenary pretens:ons ot ciiun;uun:>
Our newspapers arc disgraced by no:ices c
Nostrums of wonder working efficacy
such as T's Panacea?lis PanaceaThompsonian
Botanic remedies?Ilvg. in
Piils?Calomile Pills?Dr. E's celebrate
Family Aperient Pills-?M's Balm?Motl
ers Comfort, &<?. A:c. These are but
specimen?u tittle of this numerous clas
of cure-alls. All these are represented t
be sovereign, and many of llicm to be tin
versal remedies. Horse loads ofcer ilicr
tes are furnished in attestation of their sui
prising virtues. These, it is well knowi
may be obtained in support of any cutis'
The healing power of the once far-fa met
but now almost forgotten," Metnlic Points,
was tested and certified by thousands
These cer;ifica'ts are sometimes recante<
and yet continue to be published wi.ii th
most unblushing dishonesty ; and not ur
frequency these ceriifieate makers die (
the very diseases of which they assured th
public they had been fortunately relievec
? ? 1 1
Rut Quacks arc not satisfied merely to sen
forth to the public their specifics ; they be
come itinerants?cancer doctors?men pre
foundly skilled in the art of healing genei
ally?consumption curers?dropsy curer
?stammering curers?curers of all th
painful diseases to which poor flesh is hcii
penetrate the length and bread h of the lam
We were blessed, not long since, in thi
city, with the professional services of adit
Anguished gentleman, who advertised tha
lie would cure, effectually, corns on th
toes, without pain, but, unfortunately, nc
without fee.
Mr. Editor, if the system of empiricisr
were exclusively in the hands of nativ
Americans we could endure it; but foreig
Quacks, like the lorus's of Egypt, are d?:
vouri ig the land. English, Sco'ch, Iris!
French, Dutch, Spaniards, Italians, ou
even the Indians of our western lurcsts, a
well as their less worthy disciples, arc reri
during us their healing skill. Richmon
has just been honored with the presonc
r>f 4tihc celebrated Uculist, ol UeJ Lao
Square, London." Illustrious man ! I,r
it not be imagined that these generous a1
tendons are confined to our cities. An ob
scute village, in an obscure corner of thi
State, uas the temporary residence of
noble agent of the Russian, French ad<
English (iovcrnmcn'3, sent to this countr
to investigate the symptoms and treattner
of th.4cholera,after it had subsided in Eti
rope. The disinterested man cared not lb
money. lie was impelled solely to a dc
sire to cure 3 promising young man c
consumption, a discasewhich our unskille
Physicians could not relieve. lie \va
wonderfully successful. He soon pro
nounced the youth perfectly well, exeef
that his strong h was not restored. Rc
ceiving, not a reward, but a liberal dona
tion, from the delighted and grateful friend
of ihe foriunate patient, he escaped in tim
to avoid tiic mortification of witnessing hi
death, and above all of losing the gif's.
It is a reproach to our nation that thes
vile Nos'rttms are in such demand. The
are manufactured in large quantities, dt
posited in extensive ware-houses; distribu
ted through the land; vended at every strce
in every village, and at every cross roac
and, generally, at exorbitant prices. Larg
and princely fortunes have been amasse
bv this gain ft! traffic?amassed ton nrfi*4
C '
" L'.'.'.'ff? ii i wi in iai wn L'jiiiiar^
:it from the earnings of the poor and des'.i
I ? 1
;o tu<'.
Who, Mr. IMitor, arc the inventor
ie and paten cos of these specifics?:hcs>
,n ' panaceas?these drugs ofmagical efficacy
is Who arc these vargantCharlatans? Ostler?
to cow-drvers, ditchers, coolers, sailors, brc
iyiken merchants, Wc. &c. Men witiioL
at j learning, without experience, without pru
Is 1 den.ee, witliout modes v, without honesty
i,: It' ihey possessed a spark of generosit
ii! thev vroulJ publish their discoveries for th
id ; benefit of the world, and have them subjec
!J j ted to the ordeal of sci( nt.fi.; experiment
[Ifthere are, exceptions to these remark;
re j I presume there arc even these will hejudg
; | cd bv:lie* company in which 'hey are found
st j If that could be said of these paten
c, i Nostrums, which is proverbially offerci
If { of Old women's physic, 44 If it do n
*1: | pood, it will do no harm," it would be for
p.- .i _ n?,
IS lunais lor lilt: euiiiiiiuiiii v. j_?u\, iiius
'i- 1 many oflhent are patent medicines, which
tit j in the hands of the unskiled and rash
? jmust prove extremely dangerous. Tlsa
is | they are sometimes, by good fortune, salu
i? tarv, I do not deny; but that their genera
-r ' tendencv is evil?only evil, and evil con
tinuallv, I have no doubt.
w I Mr. Editor, can nothing he done to di
1 .
K*! mtnish the sad effects of the Nostrum Man
'* j ia? It is a pity that some method of ob
taining and publishing facts in reference t
? these specious remedies has not been do
! . vised. By good fortune some invalid i
In ; relieved by t!ie tise of a vaunted specific
1(: the grateful patient tenders the interestei
'' j Quack or vender a certificate. It is pub
. j lished and republished, and circulate*
,c through the land. A thousand aredeceiv
rt
' , i'd, disappointed, and perhaps injured lr
" { it, but publish no certificate for the warn
. i ing of their fellow men. I casually hear*
two persons remark within the last weeks
^ that they had used, without advantage, i
f Clam of matchless virtue?so represents
- i to be.
If you, Mr. Editor, should call the at
j tention of your readeis. and especially o
your brother editors, to this subject, I havi
3|., no doubt that the public mind may be dis
abused, and much pecuniary waste, an<
jr bodily suffering, be adverted.
! I suppose the public wi.l feel no farth
j : er interest in the writer of this article, that
.? j to know that he is
*' vn PTTVSTn.W
lei " v * * ~
d i From the Charleston Courier,
ic i Fugitive, Slave Re-captured.?The Pilo
, Boat Virginia, Capt. St::vf.nson, arrivec
i at Savannah late on Wednesday night las'
from East Thomas on, Maine, with Atticus
the slave of Messrs. James and Henri
. Sagfrs. in possession of Mr. J ames Sagurs
[ j who left Savannah in the Virginia, on tin
! 5th uh., in pursuit of tho sclir. Susan, o
j j Boston, Phjlbrook master, suspected o
. | having the slave on hoard. On reachin;
j'rj East Thomaston on the 20th May, Mr. Sa
_ j gurs hired a conveyance to West Thomas
_ | on, where the Susan was lying : hut it he
n j ing Sunday, took no steps that day arres
j ' the fugitive. On the 23d, he procured :
i i
I \v ?tiI at 11 11 uiii uiiai x uuiiiua w.i, uiu mi wui
j ccr at West Thomaston, and proceeded !<
;s j the Susan, where t!:e clothing and tools o
0 I Atticus were founJ, but whence he hat
j_ been removed. The Magis rates of Wes
{m Thomaston, refused to lend liim their aid it
r j the further pursuit ofthoslave; but a letter
1 ; believed to have come from one Kelleruji
! the Mate of the Susan, was left at a stort
l' in Wt st Thomaston, to apprize Mr. Sagurj
j' ; of the place where the fugitive was secreted
, cn his paying $20. Having paid the mon
j* jcy, he was shewn the way, in company
e'; with Capt. Parlow of Savannah, and Cap ,
u j Robinson of Thomaston, Piper, the con
( Istable, and several others, to an old barn
j where the fugi ive was found, concealed it
j ! some hay. On the discovery of the negro
j i a mob collected at the barn to prevent hit
j removal, but violence was prevented by th<
( i spirited interposition of Cap'. Robinson,
i APnr flip notrrn ivns nlncod on board a boa
| s-> - c _
? : to l)C conveyed to the Pilot Boat, the mol
^ , exhibited further symptoms of violence
| throwing stones, and threatening to sink th<
I* | Pilo: Boat, if she lay there uivil night, ant
' | rescue the negro but no further difficult*
SI ? .
I ensued. Mr. Sagurs expresses hims* 1
l{ j much indebted to Capt. Robinson, and Mr,
i Sleeper, Mate of the brig Elizabeth, foi
)t their conduct on the occasion. The Sa
vannah Georgian concludes the detail o
n j the above particulars, with die following re.
. j marks :
" These facts, as above detailed, exhibi
: a disposition on the part of some of the East
j \ to interfere with he riglvs of,he South,whicl
j , cannot be too loudly censured.
We trust that Messrs. Sagurs will adop
| 1 the legal course to have the captain an;.
' ! mate of the Susan, forthwith demanded o
" j the Executive of Maine, so that they ma)
bo made amenable to our Penal Laws. A
n ! resilience of ten years in our Penitential)
i would teach them to respect the rights o
* ! the ci izens of the South, which, in this case
'* J for the consideration of a few dollars, or as
s | vile a spirit of interference with our peculiai
; domestic institutions, they discarded fron
! their thoughts.
V | ^
it j The Follv Island Cases.?We have
i- i already published a notice of the former o
r these cases, in which a verdict of S700C
was rendered for the portion cargo of the
>f brig Amelia landed on Folly Island beach
d | ana destroyed by order of of the Cit)
s j Council of Charleston, in November 1S32
- A second suit for the brig and rcstdue o
>t ! the cargo on board of her, destroyed in like
; ! manner has been since decided, and the
1.1 very inadequate verdict rendered of SSOC
s I for the goods, and 330 for the hull of the
e j brig. Appeals ha e been made in boll
is j cases,in the former on the ground of ex
i ccssive, in the latter on the ground ofinad
ie j equate damages, but as neither of their
y involves any points of law it is not likely
j. | that the decision of the juries on the fact!
} will be disturbed. We give below the re.
t, ports of Judge O'Neall in bo'h cases
1; : Another case is pending in the name of P.
e | \Y. Johnstone, one of the unfortunait
d i passengers of the Amelia whose mcianchoh
v lors of!:!' wife end children from the click*
trwmmj* JIH vrr** r y. rXJ ? ; VW ?x:- i i i n IP IWI f m ' '
i-! ra, on board of that vessel, so deeply exci- <
J ted the sympathies of our community) :o re- s
cover the value of his furuiiure and other
a ; priva'e property d<-s roy d on the same oc?
| casion. These verdicts have been rocov- c
i er? d nominaily against a former Intcndant
i- of the G\ty, and one of the officers of the
it Guard, but they will be paid by the City c
i- Council, who recognize their responsibility, J
. and will look to the Legislature of the (
y Slate for indemnification. We have i j
e fact r.o doubt that an nplication will bo
made to the Legislature, at the next s^ss'o 1
. ! of that body, for an appropriation sufficient
! to cover the amount involved in the three |
! cases above mentioned, and we have as ]
. | little doubt that the Legislature will prompt ,
I I ly yield a favorable response to the applicarl
| tion. The Council, it is true, committed
0 1 a trespass in tne des:ruction of the Amelia
-1 and her car^o, but it was done under a
1 C* T
! s'rong sense of public duty to the people
i, I both of Charleston and the State at large,
i, The purpose was to prevent the spread
t of cholera, the terribio plague of modern
- times, and then the more terrible because
1 so little known among our people. Wheth
erthe measure resorted to for this end was
necessary or not, no human being cau now
- tell?all rhat we know, aud happily know,
. is that the result was auspicious?that the
. pestilence was stayed and vanquished on
0 tlie immediate spot of i's demarcation?ha'
_ the City and State were saved; and the
s honorable responbility assumed and incur- ,
. red by our Council on that ocasion, for the
j well being of the whole State should be
. i borne by the whole a a e. as a common
j j and average loss, and the Legish ure (
_ I should cheerfully order indemnification
v | from the public treasury. That the Legis.
^ latere will do so, we have, as we have alj
ready intimated, no doubt, that body having
already recognized the obl'guion io :nd m- (
^ nify in these cases, by granting to Mrs. *
j Gibcrson, one of the passengers in the
Amelia, on her petition in December, 1833, <
the sum of $2042 :n compensation for the ]
P full value ofherpriva'e property, destroy- <
^ | cd on Folly Island.?Charleston Courier. \
" j Depository Archives at Venice.?This 1
^ unparelled colloc ion contains 9,GG1709 volume
s ofstiched quires ofM3S., divided into (
" 1,890 depar r?rnts,nrrnn_.e l in 283g Iieries, (
1 halls, &c. and covering shelves which,
placed in one line would rea h more than t
17 miles. A thousand writers working ji
eight hours a day cuuld not copy the col- i
lee.ion in 700 years. Taking a very low ^
) ! average, each volume contains 80 leaves, ,
f | about eighteen inches long and ten wide;
and ihesc leaves, if placed one next the o;hr
<-T without any interval, would girdle the *
I equ itoral diameter of the earth more than 1
. cle\en times; their weight exceeds 0,200 j |
f tons. Each leaf being 13 inches square, I <
r thev would, if spread together, cover thirty j t
r | square miles. '
[.Alhcneum. j
. i ? - i
^ * -*? "\T
m W-w^i* W?>J , (
Liverpool, April 24.
1 Parliament, since my last, has been nccuj ied t t
j with only one subject?on which Ministers ^
) I have got a triumph, which is remarkably like !
f! a defeat. A debate on the policy of the min- *
j : istrv towards Spain has occupied three uiglits 1
. j in the Commons. Sir II. Harding moved an a
j address to the King against the renewal of c
1 j the Order in Council (which expires early in
j June) for suspending the Foreign Enlistment
i Act, and against the employment of the Roy. s
: j al Marines in any service which is not trictly t
5 | naval. Roebuck made a slashing speech
f I against Ministers, and retired without voting.
Harvey did the same. The Ministers did not s
. ; speak until the third night of the debate, when t
| Lord Palmersfon replied, lengthily, but not J
' ! very strongly, not only to a clever speech on
* j the Spanish question bv Sir W Follet. but to
. I Q.'t. R Pnnl'c t:?iinla. snnlon ten davs before '
y I ?JI1 IV. V/V.I W IMMIIVk] - J".-- - ? ?
i I as to the weak position and cloudy prospects t
. j of the cabinet. Peel smashed this reply, and a
- J again avowed that he was ready to assume ^
, the mananagemont of public affairs wh?n
Lord Melbourne walked out. The debase
\ closed with a division, when, in a house ofodO I
L i members, ministers had a majority of 36* I
} I It is a moot point whether ministers can
, i remain in office. Spring Rice announces ,
i i that he will bring in the Budget on the 8th
1 i May. Bets have been laid, heavily and even i
r that he will be out of office then. Even if c
p Melbourne stays in, I think Rice and Palmers- s
j ton must go.
' | There have been riots at Manchester, the
r ; result difficulties there : manufacturers having c
j no work on hand, the starving hand-loom wea- t
f vers assembled and pillaged the provision t
. shops for food. Special constables were called
in, and the military called out, but the rioj
j tors separated on promise of relief from the N
| town authorities, which promise has been dai- v
' ; ly kept to thousands of starving artisans.
1 It is said that Mr. Cass, the American Minj
ister, has gone to Turkey to coax some island
t ; in the Archipelago from the Sultm.
Lord Alvanley has brought up in the Lords
f! the question of employing British troops in
Spain. Lord .Melbourne said boldly, he should
by no means desert the Queen now, in her I
. troubles. j.
j-1 The sum of j?7,300 is subribed to the Wei- ,
! lington state to be erected in London. Only
' { ?2,000 is wanted. Chantry is talked of to *
' j make it. t
I iSLYLiN JJAVS LiATtiK f'KU.u 14 v n/v- ;
| POOL, AND SIX FROM LONDON'. 1
Now York, June 13. ^
By the fast sailing packet ship Shakespeare o
f | Collins arrived yesterday morning from Liv- b
) erpool, wlu nee the sai'eil on the 10th May, to
; which dat#? the editors of the Mercantile Advertiser
have received the papers of that
! city, and London papers of the 15th ultimo. ^
In Liverpool, the market for Cotton was
dull, and the price had declined from $d. to P'
r n
The Money market in London continued c
? in steady state, and in the Stock Exchange is
) very abundant, but for commercial purposes it "
, had rather increased in value.
The packet ship Virginian, arrived at Liv- tl
1 erpool on the 15th ult. She carried out ad- t<
" vices from this city, to the 25th April. We tl
j regret to snv, (says the Liverpool Times ot c
t , the 10th ult.) that their contents are gloomy o
r both from New York and New Orleans.? ti
i, The arrival of the George Washington from a
. England, with the news that the Bank of I
England had authorised the Bank of the Uni- ii
ted States to draw on it for two millions ster- d
| ling, is the only really good news in these pa- tl
i! pcrs, all the rest is gloomy. p
Sir Francis Burdctt is re-elected to Parlia- g
j ment,for Westminister.--Mercantile Advertiser, o
CHEliAW GAZETTE
ji.M; 21, 1&U7.
All accounts concur in representing the
:rops in tlie middle States as very promising.
A Steam Packet built for the purpose, has
:onnnenced running between Charleston and
?hiladclphia. Ardent spirits are totally excluled
from the Boat. An example worthy of
mcouragoment by steam boat travellers who
cgard their lives.
Expedient.?The scarcity change is complained
of every where, and particularly in the
large cities. The laws of most, if not all,
the States prohibit the em'ssion oi smaller
bills than one dollar, and in several, smaller
bills than five dolls, are prohibited. To remedy
the evil, it has been projfcsed by a Boston paper
to the Banks in that city, where bills of one
dollar and over are allowed, to emit bills of 81
25, 81 50, dec., by exchanging these for dol
dr uji;?, payments or so cents, oo cents, &c.
may be made ; and the New Orleans Bulletin,
proposes in that city, where bills under 85 are
prohibited, to issue bills of 85 25, 85 50, &c.
The Editors of the North Carolina Journal
)f Fayetteville, seem surprised that the
Charleston Banks refuse to redeem their bills
with "any thing in the shape of money"?
that is, any thing tquivalevl to specie. They
seem not to have understood, before, what is
meant by suspending specie payments.
FOR THE CHERAW GAZETTE.
CIIERAW & WACCAMAWRAIL-ROAD
CONVENTION.
The Members of the Convention assembled
it Marion Court House on Monday the 12th
jf June, inst- in accordance with the call of
:ho President, Col. David S. Harllee.
The President slated that the Commissioners
who were appointed by the Resolutions
massed at the last meeting, to procure a rc:onnoitsance
of the route, and report 011 cer:ain
subjects of inquiry referred to them, were
ready to report.
Therenpon, Maj. Thomas C. Evan?, as
Chairman, presented rhc REPORT of the
Commissioners.
Col. D. S. Ilarllcc then read the Report of
lie Engineer, and in his address afterwards,
mnarted to the Convention, mnr.ti intprratinf*
nformation, received by him in corresponding'
vitli several gentlemen, on subjects connected
vith the proposed construction of the road.
On motion of Maj. W. \V. Harllee, the re)orts
were referred to a committee of tive
nembcrs; consisting of Maj. W. W. Ilarlee,
Co!. Joim Campbell, Maj. Robert Munroe,
Maj. William Ellerbee, and Col. James Boa}*,
(appointed by the President,) wlio reported,
jy their Ohairtnan, Maj. Ilarllce, the followng
Resolutions; in presenting which, Maj. *
larlice addressed the Convention in an eloquent
manner; with much point and effect.
The Committee to whom it was referred,
o consider the Reports submitted to the Conention
by the Commissioners appointed to
irovide for exploring a Rail Road route, from
he town of Choraw to the Waccamaw River,
md that of the Engineer, who made a survey
if the same, beg leave to Report,
That tlicy have examined the Reports, and
ubmit the following Resolutions, for the adop
ion of this Convention, viz :
Resolved, That the Report of the Commissioners
be adopted ; and that it, together with
he Report of Edward 13. White, Esq. the
Engineer, be printed.
Resolved, That this Convention request the
'enators and Representatives from the Disricts
of Chesterfield, Marlborough. Marion.
C7 '
.nd Horry, to use their efforts to procure the
charter of a Rail Road Company, to be caled?"The
Chcraw and Waccamaw Rail
load Company," at the next session of the
legislature.
During the sitting of the Convention, adIrcsses
were delivered by Col. John Campbell,
dajors Thomas C. Evans, & William Ellerbe,
haractcrised by sound practical reaoning,
in a manner animating to the friends
?f the important undertaking; and the pro:eedings
altogether, evinced a settled purpose
o carry out a project, so highly essential to
he prosperity of the country.
The Report and Resolutions were adopted
vith great unanimity of sentiment?after
vhich, the Convention adjourned sine die
DAVID S. HARLLEE,
Pres't R. R. Con.
S. M Stevessos, j secl.ks_
kl). b. \\ heeler, (
Editorial Contention.?Conventions of the
Editors of News Papers have lately been held
n several of the States; and we see by the
ast Raleigh papers, that the Editors of the
hree papers in that city have (at the suggesion
of several of the fraternity in other parts
f the State) issued a notice inviting the
Voprietors of Newspapers published in North
'arolin, to assemble in Convention, in the city
f Raleigh, on the first Monday in Septemer.
A New York correspondent of the Charles>n
Courier, in a labored article, the design of
hich is to shew that the removal of the deosites
and derangement of the currency had
0 agency in producing the present commerial
embarrassment, introduces the following
icce of history, furnished by an acquaintance.
"In the great fire I lost about seventy-five
lousand dollars: my creditors, to whom I staid
my affairs, told me to go on; I showed
icin that all my available means would hardly
over that loss. They encouraged me to go
n, and not only renewed my paper, but thro*
leir influence I got a credit in England fcr
ny sum within, a hundred thousand pounds;
accordingly ordered, at various times with1
the last year, about five hundred thousand
ollars of Dry Goods, laid in at such prices
liat when sold the gain was at least twpnty
er cent. But it did not occur to me that these
oods were not in demand to that extent, for
thers had pursued the same game, and com