turning up Mi round cheek# said: 'Than
you wont take papaawaj!'
No you little impudent rascal: but 1*11
take you away and when your mother
cornea for yoa, I'll treat her so well that
I'll make your lather follow after.*
Thus came happiness on the heels of
ruin. If husbands oftener appreciated
the exquisite and heaven-like affection of
their wives, many happier fire-sides would
be seen. tkOne in love and one iu mind,"
ought to be the motto of every married
pair. And fathers would many a time!
check improvidences, if they were to
make use of reflection and kindness* ra
tner tnan prejudice and strictness.
A COUNCELLOR PERPLEXED.
Not long since, a farmer in this country
frho possesed a "pretty considerable*'
chare of the good things of this world,
but who had no objection to occasionally
taking a "wee drap of the crater," was
arraigned before a Jury of his country/1
(according to the constitution,), on a
charge of being an habitual drunkard;
('according to the statute iu that case provided,')
for the ostensible purpose of securing
to his family the snug little property
he had acquired by honest and persevering
industry. In the course of the
Investigation the following dialogue took
place between the counsul . for the complainent
and of the witnesses for the defendant:
Counsel: Did you ever see this defendant
drunk?
Witness: Why, I have sometimes seen
laim what 1 should call "pretty well how
come you so."
C. I dont understand the expression.?
Explain it*
W. Well to be plain?I have seen him
pretty well corn'd.
C. What do you mean by corned?
W. I mean pretty well shot in the neck.
C. That is more blind than the other.
W. Then call him pretty well cock'd.
Ia __ _ a _ i a*
uon i you unuersianu vnan
C. (rising in a passion.) Answer my
first question. Did you ever see the detcndant
drunk?
\V. Why, as I told you before, I have
very commonly seen him with a pretty
good skin full.
[Up jumps an Irish Sailor.]
Sailor. May it plase your honor, I begin
to be after finding what the spalpeen
would be at. He inanes, plase your honor,
that he has seen the land lubber here
'three sheets in the wind.'
Counsel. And what is that honey?
Sailor. Why it raaues that he was 'half
eas over.' What else, your honor.
Witness. Well now, if you'll jist hear
?ne a minute, I'll tell how it is. I've seen ,
this feller when he want neither drunk nor J
sober, but somewhere about half wa> be- j
- iwixt and between, I mean pretty well
The Counsellor here got o\jt 01 all patience,
and called another witness, who
testified that ho had seen him 'somewhat
slued.' A third wituess had seen hiiu
'pretty fat.*
The jury decided, that although the defendant
was occasionally a little 'coddled,' *
tic could not be called an habitual drunkard.
A MATRIMONIAL TALE.
A fiddler and his wife, who rubbed thro*
life as most couples usually do, sometimes
good friends, at other times not quite so
troll Ito nncnn/l /lair ? - -12 ? * -
ubii) uj>|/buou vug way iw nave u (llBpUlC |
which was conducted with becoming spirit
on both sides. The wife was sure to be
right, and the husband was resolved to
have his own way. What was to be done
in such a case? The quarrel grew worse
by their explanations; and at last their i
fury arose to such a pitch, that each made
a vow never to sleep in the same bed with
each other for the future. This was the
most rash vow that could be imagined;
for they were still friends at bottom, and
besides, thev had but one bed i?? tho
house. However, resolved they were to
go through with it, and as they had not
separate beds, at night the fiddle case was
laid between them, in order to make a
separation. In this manner they continued '
three weeks, the fiddle case being placed j
as a barrier to separate them. By this
time, however, each repented of their J
vow: their resentment was at au end, and i
their love began to return. They both j
wished the fiddle case away, but each had ,
too much spirit to submit. One night,
however, as they were both lying awake
with the detested fiddle case between them:
the husband happened to sneeze, to this
the wife as usual in such cases, bid God
bless him. 'Aye, but, replies the husband
do you say that from your heart, Jenny?'
Indeed I do my love, Nicholas,' replied his j
wife, T say it with all my heart.' 'If so,' I
said the husband, T fancy we might as
11 ? - **
wen remove me riddle case.' i
I
GOING AS FREIGHT. j
An Irishman whose funds were rather
lovr had footed it all the way to Wheeling
ancf was still desirous to get as far as Portsmouth,
thence to proceed by canal to a
point not far distant from the latter place
where work was to be obtained. Having
worn his toes through boots and the heels
of a pair of old shoes quite low, he gave
up the idea of using Shank's mare any
longer. There were plenty of steamboats
puffing and blowing at the landing, and
he beeame quite fascinated at the idea of
auch an easy mode of conveyance.
'Captain, dear,' said he, stepping on
board a beautiful craft?*'Captain, dear,
and what *J1 ye charge to take me to Portsmouth/'
* Seven dollars, in the cabin.'
'Sarpo dollaral arahl mvqa dollar*.
.r
p.
Why captain dear, I lioVt the lialf ot 1
thai num.
* Oh, never mind that Pat, I'll take I
you a* a deck passenger for three dollara
if you'll half work, your passage, that is
help the hands to wood the boat,*
Pat roused some minutes on this pro- *
position and then put another question, '
1 And Captain dear what'll you take 1
about, a hundred and aaxty pounds ot 1
freight fort* I
4 Pll charge you seventy-five cents for 1
that.* i
Then Captain you see Pro just the |
boy that weighs that?so }ou can enter ]
m ft AI fmi orht And 1*11 atAui m urn i? anil* . I
? - ** "J ?-? ' ,
enough some where below strairs. '
A proposition so norel pleased the Captain
highly and calling one of the hands
he gave directions to have Pat stowed
carefully away in the hold?and ordered
the clerk to enter on the freight list?
'One Irishman weighing 160 pounds.
Pat kept snug until he reached Portsmouth,
a distance of 356 miles?having
shown himself but twice and for only a
few minutes at a time during the whole
passage. There he paid his freight of
seventy-five cents honorably and was
next seen with his bundle tramping it
along the tow-path of the canal for his
desired destination.?Bait. Athenseum.
From Vera Ckuz.?By the brig Paragon,
which left Vera Cruz on the 8th of
May, we have information to that dale, bu' '
nothing of special interest. The follow-;
ing vessels were at Vera Cruz and Sacri- |
ticios. The French fleet encased in the !
C? C? '
blockade, under the command of Admiral *
Barzoche, comprizing the frigate L'Her- |
mione, the brig Eclipse, and a launch? I
barque Anne Eliza, Bisroe, from New <
York; the Mexican brig El Unico Hejo, i
Laguna, from Cadiz; the English brig i
Marv, captain Wheeiright, from London; i
the U. S. ship Ontario, commodore Bn-eze. !
On the 10th instant the Paragon passed in ]
sight of the U. S. ship Natchez standing I
for Vera Cruz, and on the 14th spoke U.
S. frigate Constitution, commodore Dallas, (
bound for Tampico and Vera Cruz. Ad- <
vices from the city of Mexico is brought I
as late as the 5th inst. The blockade of
their sea ports had thrown the population 1
into commotion, and created a great ex- 1
citement against foreigners. The natives I
indulged in threats and insults, and evinced i
their resentment in a way calculated to 1
nV/iilo n r\ r*??rt U f D -
VAVUV U|/pi cu^liniuno U1 uailgcr* I\CiSUIU* V
tions had been offered in the Mexican Con- {
gress for the expulsion of all Frenchmen,
but were not passed. It is believed that !
a revolution will soon take place, the ef- i
feet of which will be to bring about a I
change of ministry, and introducing men ! 1
into power who are disposed to adjust the t
present difficulties with France upon the !?
terms proposed by the offended nation.? I I
/> n o
From Texas.?The steam packet Co-JI
luinbia, which arrived yesterday in three |!
days from Texas, brought us files of the
Banner to the date of the 18th ult. Con- <
gress was in session, but in duiiy expec- I
tation of adjourning. President Houston
had declined executing the land patents, i
in a communication to Congress, explain- '
ing his views at length. The Banner re- I
marks, the course of the executive had I
been severely censured by some, but it is '
thought his explanation will be deemed I
satisfactory. i
At a ball lately given at Bexar. a ren
centre to??k piace between Major Tinsley j I
and Eugene Navarro, which resulted in i l
the death of both. Tinsley shot Navarro j <
vith a pistol, but was killed himself by a j |
Bowie knife io the hands of his expiring ji
antagonist. We have not learned the im-1 <
mediate cause of the affray, but under-!;
stand that an old feud existed between the ' '
parties. 11
It is thought that Congress will adjourn ' i
on Saturday the 19lh ult. i I
ThP r^rilnmbiu Imd a ?#???!. i <
_ u.u iiu-i u iuu^ii pa.ioogo '
across the golf. On board of her came '
120 passengers. ? Ibid. 1
Philadelphia, May 14.? Another Mil- |
lion in Specie.?Quite a sensation was 1
produced yesterday by the appearance of \
thirty-two drays immediately opposite the |
Hank of the United States, each dray i
containing sin keus and each keg. as is ,
supposed, about $5,000 in specie, the |
whole amount to about a million. The (
' Monster," it seems, is getting stronger,
now having within its vaults upwards of (
7,000,000.?Phila. Inq. t
Young Women*?There is nearly al- J
ways something of nature** own gentility
in every young woman (except indeed ^
when they gettogether and fall a giggling;) j
it shames us m. n to see how much sooner
they are polished into conventional shape,
I than our rough masculine angles. A vul
; I
I gar Moy req ores great assi'uity to m<?v?
three steps?1 do not say like a gentle ]
man, hut like a body that has a soul in it;
hut give the least advantage of society "r ^
tuition to a pleasant girl, and a hundr< d (
to one hut she will glide into refiuemcr , (
b?-lore the boy can make a hew witkoni
upsetting the table. There is a sentiment (
in all women, and sentiment gives delict* (
cy to thought, and tact to manner. B<
sentiment with men is generally acquired
an offspring of the intellectual quality no ,
as with the other sex, of the moral.?
[Ernest Maltravers.
Connubial Bliss.?A young lady, residing
at Farrington, Ontario county, possessed
of great charms, personal and me':
tal, rich, and highly esteemed by her f;i
mily and friend*, committed suicide I
days after marriage! tier husband, turn*out
to be a drunkard.
HEiaasBaHaaBbasMaBssfi
AN ACT.
?OR RSBUILDINO TBS ClTT OF CBA?LSS>
TpK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
/ Representatives now met and silting
a General Assembly, and by the autho*
'ity of the same. Thai the Governor of
ihe State of South Carolina be, and he is
hereby authorised and directed, in the
name of the said State, to issue bonds or
other contracts, to be countersigned/by
the Comptroller General, not exceeding
in all, the sum of Two Millions of Dol*
lars, one million of which shall be payai?t
ihn ?vn!pAiinn of tffentv VMra. and
the other million at the expiration of thirty
years, at a rate of interest not exceeding
six. per cent., for the purpose of. procuring
a loan on the credit of the State,
to rebuild that portion of the city of
Charleston now lying in ruins; that the
said bonds or contracts be issued in such
form and for such sums, and the principal
and interest be made payable at such times
md places as shall be most effectual in
procuring the said loan, upon the best
terms, either in Europe or America; and
that the faith and funds of the State of S.
Carolina be, and the same are hereby
pledged to secure the punctual payment of
the said b<*nds or contracts, witn the interest
thereon.
Sec. 2. That in order to effect the said
loan, the Governor is authorized and directed
to commission such ageni ur agents as
the President and Directors of the Bank of
the State of South Carolina shall appoint;
ok.11 k.
v II i\y ii oaiu agrui w a^riibo ouau ut lui"
powered to receive the said bonds or contracts
from the Governor and Comptroller
General, and to make all such arrangements
as in his or their judgments may be
ieemed expedient for procuring the said
money and placing it to the credit of the
State, subject to the draft or oraer of the
President of the Bank of the State of
South Carolina.
Sec. 3. The money when realized in
Charleston, shall be deposited in the Bank
)f the State of South Carolina, and shall
jecome part of the capital thereof.
Sec. 4. The Presideut and Directors of
;he said Bank, are authorized and required
:o loan to such applicants as will rebuild
.hat portion of the city of Charleston
which has been destroyed by the late fire,
lwo millions of dollars, if so much be re
]uired, under the following terms and regulations,
viz:
Clause 1. As soon as the said loan, or
tny part thereof, may be effected, any
ipplicant desiring to build upon the said
jurnt district, may avail himself of the
jenefit thereof, by making application to
he said Bank, setting forth the plan and
estimated cost of the building he proposes
o ere< t, together Willi the situation and
the lot whereon the building
11 ~ ?u j - -l i*
HI- mcrviir, ami upon uie ITCSUieni hllG
Directors of the sai;l Bank being satisfied
with the title, and that it is free from incumbrances,
they shall direct the said lot
to be valued by the commissioners hereafter
named, who shall certify their valuat
011 to the said President and Directors;
whereupon the said President nnd Directors
are authorized and instructed to loan
to the said applicant one half the appraised
i al e of his said lot; and all applications
for the said loan, shall he made within
iwo years from the passing of this Act.
Clavse The applicant shall enter into
bond in a sufficient penalty, with condition
to pay to the President and Directors
)f the said Bank of the -State, the principal
Rum of whatever may be loaned him,
n ten equal annual instalments; the first
[)f which shall be nnvaMo
- ?? | J ~ vv ?V nil VV
years from the date of the bond; also,
ivith tire further condition that the money
loaned, shall within one year from its
receipt, be expended in the erection of
brick or stone buildings upon the said lot
:>f land; and also, that the said applicant
diall in all respects comply with the provisions
of this Act; and the said bond shall
be secured by a mortgage of the lot of
and; and the form and nature of such
bond and mortgage shall be prescribed by
lit. President anu Directors of the said
Hank, un or the advice and direction of
he Attorney General; and if the said,
norigagc should at any time become for'eited,
either by failure to pay any part
>f the principal or interest of the said
b in at the times specified, or by a breach
>f any of the conditions of the said bond,
.he President and Directors of the said
Sank shall and may, aftci six months noice
to the obligor, his heirs, executors,
idminislrators, or assigns, either pertonally
served, or published in one or
in.ro public Gazettes in the city of Charleson,
proceed to sell the property mortgaged,
bv auction, lor ready money, for
ho heat price that can be obtained for the
;arne, which said sale shall he advertised
or three weeks previously, in one or
nore t?l the public Gazettes of the city of
yharleston; and the monevs arisincr fmm
J ---? "
luch sale, shall be applied by the Presilt?
u and Directors of the said Bank, in
>ui9iacuon 01 the said bond; any law,
is a >re or custom, to the contrary thereof
it any wise, notwithstanding: And the
urchaser at such sale, his heirs and as
gns, shall be deemed to be seized of a
?>d and absolute legal estate in fee simde,
of the premises purchased, as against
til persons whomsoever, their heirs and
>;signs, not claiming by or under a para unt
title.
Clause 3. Whenever the amount first
oaned, shall have been expended in the
/ ??ction of buildings as aforesaid, the
ud applicant, his heirs at law-, legal ret'JceseataliTeB
or assigns, may make ap-1
plication for a further loan; wbeieupon
the President end Directors of the said
Bank, shall cause the said commissioners
to ascertain and report whether the sum
origigally loaned hasvbeen applied as aforesaid;
and upon the same being certified to
the said President and Directors, they
shall make to such applicant, his heirs at
law, representatives or assigns, a further
loan, equal in amount to one half the appraised
value of the said lot, should so
much be necessary to complete the improvements
thereon; which said loan shall
be taken upon the same terms, and subject
to the same conditions as - the first;
and a further loan shall be made, equal
to one half the value of the lot, should
so much be required to complete the iipprevements
thereon, whenever the said
commissioners shall certify to the President
and Directors of the said Bank, that
the amount already loaned has been actually
expended, agreeably to the provisions
of this law; and as soon as a good
policy of insurance upon the property, to
the extent of the amount previously loaned,
shall have been duly assigned to the
Bank; the said additional loans shall be
taken, 6ub|ect to the same conditions, and
shall be secured in the same manner as
A 1 <S a a _ a r . *
ine nrsi. Ana in case any pari 01 me;
said two millions shall remain, after ma*
king the said loans, the same may be lent
to any applicant, or his heirs at law, representatives,
or assigns, for the purpose
of completing his improvements, upon
such securities as may beemed satisfactory
by the President and Directors of the
said Bank.
Clause 4. The valuation of the lots
upon which the said loans are to be made,
and also the certificates of expenditures
upon the buildings, shall be made by a
board of five commissioners, two of whom
shall be appointed in behalf of the State
by the Bank, and two in behalf of the
City, by the City Council, and a fifth to
be chosen by the other four; and in case
any vacaucy occur, it shall be filled by
the same parties who had appointed to the
place so become vacant; and the said board,
or a majority, (having been first duly
sworn to the faithful discharge of their
duty,) shall, in all cases where a loan is
to be made or increased, certify their valuations
to the Bank, and make such report
of facts as may be necessary and
proper to enable the said Bank to discharge
its duty to all interests concerned.
Clause 5. In all cases where the value
of the lot has been loaned, it shall be
the duty of the borrower to cause insurance
to be effected upon the building
.1 l . _ I -1 _ _ i
wereon, ana 10 Keep me same renewed
for the amount of the loan* or so much
thereof as may remain unpaid, and to assign
the policy to the Bank, as collateral
security; and in case the said borrower
shall neglect so to do, the Bank shall
cause insurance to be effected or renewed
* * ? * * * "" 4 T^? t*p a! A**rof
the said Bank, and shall demand from
the said borrower the premium of insurance
paid and all expenses, and if the
same are not paid within one month, then
the bond given by such borrower shall be
considered forfeited, and he shall forthwith
be bound to pay up the whole of his
debt, as though the instalments had all
been made payable at such date of forfeiture,
if the said Bank shall deem it expedient
to require payment of the same;
and in cases where a policy of insurance
is required by this Act, the Bank may accept
in lieu thereof some other collateral
security.
Clause 6. No loan shall be made upon
any lot upon which theie may be a wooden
building, unless sufficient security be first
given that the same shall be removed
within one year from the passing of this
Act.
Clause 7. The interest to be charged
on the said loan shall be fixed at as low a
rate as will cover the interest to be paid
by the State, with the necessary charges
of remitance, but the said rates shall in
no event exceed seven per cent, per annum.
Sf.c. 5. Before the said loan is effected,
the City of Charleston shall, by an ordinance
to be duly ratified by the city authorities,
guaranty the State against all
loss to arise from loans to be made to the
_ A _ + -
citizens 01 ^narieston, under tno authority
of this Act.
Sec. 6. The lessee or tenant for life of
any lot of land within tlTe said district
shall be allowed the benefit of the provisions
of this Act, if the owner of the reversion
or remainder join in the mortgage
to secure the amount loaned, in such form
as may be advised by the Attorney General.
Sec. 7. The mortgage executed by the
applicant shall be a charge upon the land,
in favor of the said Bank and its assigns,
from the date of its registry in the office
of mesne conveyance, against all persons
whomsoever; and all mortgages shall be
recorded, or lodged in the Register's office
for record, by the applicants, before
any money shall be paid by the Bank.
Sec. 8. And whereas, the frequent visitation
of the city of Charleston by fire,
the destruction of property, and the loss
nf lift* jkapakm '1 11?
... .... ..........u uivicvjri auiiiuuiail Hie
Stale of the evil of permitting other than
fire proof buildings in the said city; and
whereas, the funds of the State herein
authorized to be advanced on the security
of buildings in the said city, may be endangered,
and no inducement is offered
to individuals to erect fire proof buildings,
so long as others are allowed to build in
their immediate neighborhood of combustible
materials: for remedy whereof, Be
it enacted, That hereafter it shall not be
lawful to build, put, erect or construct,
within the city of Charleston, any wooden
ding with a roof of combustible materia)}
nil every building or construction, framed
or constructed of wood, or having mor?
wood on the outside thereof, or the roof
of which is constructed otherwise than is
prescribed by an Ordinance ratified by the
City Council of Charleston, on the 8th
May, of the present year, entitled "An
Ordinance to prevent the erection of
wooden buildings, and to provide greater "
security from fires," shall be, ana it is hereby
declared to be, a public and com*
roon nuisance, and as such shall be abated by
the judgment and process of any court
of competent jurisdiction; and the persons
respectively, building, covering or constructing,
or instrumental in building,
covering or constructing any building,
roof or construction, contrary to this Act,
or to the provisions prescribed in the said
Ordinance, shall be subject to the same
Cenalties in all respects as are provided! wy
the said Ordinance; and all additions
which shall be made to houses and buildings
already erected, and all houses and
buildings which shall be erected on old
foundations, in part or in whole, shall be
deemed and considered within the provisions,
restrictions and regulations of the
said Ordinance and of this Act; and full
power and authority are hereby granted
and confirmed to the fitw flniinoil nf
Charleston, to determine the materials,
thickness and construction of the walls
and other parts of buildings, of different
dimensions and character, within the said
city; and to make such other provisions
by law, as they may deem expedient, to
promote the erection of safe and convenient
fire-proof buildings, and to provide
greater security to the said city from fires.
Provided always, that none of the securities
against fire, prescribed by this Act,
shall be diminished by any action of the
City Council; and provided also, that the
marshes flowed by the tide within the said
city, shall be excepted only to such extent
as has been excepted by'the said City
Council.
Sec. 9. And whereas the whole property
in which the funds of the State are authorized
by this Act to be invested, may
be also greatly endangered by the wooden
buildings and sheds already erected upon
the said burnt district since the late fire;
If., ;* ~ ik.t 1 ~ - U..MJ!
UP IIPIIUUCU mukCVCIJ WUUUCII UUlldillg
erected upon the said burnt district, be,
and the same is hereby declared a public
nuisance, and as such, shall be abated as
aforesaid. And it shall be the duty of
the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Charleston, to cause the same to be abated
or removed at any time after the expiration
of one year from this date, giving to
the persons occupying the same, at least
three months previous notice of their intention
to remove the same. And all persons
who shall receive damage to.their,
property by reason of such removal, may
| to the Court *>? Common
Pleas, who shall thereupon cause
| the damage to be assessed by a jury, in
I view of the premises?and after having
'heard the parties or their counsel; and
the jury in assessing the damages, shaii
I take into consideration the advantage
which may accrue to the petitioner by surrounding
his premises with biick instead
of wooden buildings; and the damages
so found by the jury shall be paid by the
City Corporation to the party entitled.
And in case the City Council before removing
the said buildincr. cVi?ll
w ? J/1 Vitl lU
have the damages assessed, it shall be
lawful for them to file their petition in the
said Court, giring notice to the owner or
person in possession, and thereupon the
said Court shall cause the damages to be
assessed by a jury as aforesaid; and the
finding of the jury shall be conclusive upon
all parties; provided always, that the
City shall not be bound to indemnify or
pay damages for any building which has
been erected or constructed contrary to
the provisions of the Ordinance hereinbefore
mentioned and referred to.
Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the
President and Directors of the Bank of
,v.? Ci.i e 1 ? ..
wig ui ouuin uaroiina to make proper
provisions for the punctual payment
of the Interest of such loans as may be
effected upon the credit of the Slate, under
the provisions of this Act; and also,
for the ultimate payment of the principal
thereof.
Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the President
and Directors of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina, to cause to be
opened in the books of the said Bank, an
account in which they shall debit them*
selves with the profits arising out of the
additional capital, created out of the two
millions loan aforesaid, for the year ending
on the first day of October, in the l
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-nine, and with all the future
profits of the said loan, as the same
6hall hereafter be annually declared, which
said fund, with its annual accumulations,
shall be considered solemnly pledged aud .
set apart for the payment of the interest
on the said loan, and the final redemption
thereof: and it shall be the duty of
the President and Directors of the said
w% a
nana, annually to report to both branches
of the Legislature the exact state of the
fund.
Sec. 12. When the profits of the Bank
of the State of South Carolina, shall have ?
paid the interest of certain stocks, and redeemed
the said stocks, for which they
have heretofore been pledged and set apart,
the said profits snail also be considered
solemnly pledged and set apart for
the payment of the interest on the said
loan, and the final redemption thereof.
Seb. 13. The said President and Directors
shall make such additional compensation
to the Attorney General, as they may