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Webster. i The two volumes of the private mries-|t pondeuce - of Daniel Webster will be |?ub-|' Hished bjr Little, Brown ?fc Co., of Huston, in I the middle of next month. Among the ' interesting letters embraced in the work is! the follow ing : j ' TIIOMAS JEFTEItSOX DESCRIBED I1V DAN1EI. j WE1JSTEK. | I Decemuer, 1824. !' Mr. Jefferson is now between eighty-one t ;and' eighty-two, above six feet liigli, of an , ample, long frame, rather thin and spare. ] llis bead, which is not peculiar in its shape,ir is set rather forward on lit* fdioulilors ;m.l ! liis ncck being l'?ng, there is, when lie is '. 'walking or conversing, an habitual protrn-L sion of it. It is still well covered with hair,! ( which, having been once red, and now turn-j s ing gray, is of an indistinct sandy color, j t liis eyes arc small, very light, and now j neither brilliant nor striking, llis chin is! v rather long, but not pointed, llis nose' j small, regular in its outline, and the nostrils j ] a little elevated. llis mouth is well formed, ] :and still tilled with teeth ; it is strongly j f compressed, bearing an expression of con-! , tentment and benevolence. His complex-;, ion, formerly light ami freckled, now bears' , 'the marks of age and cutaneous affection.'( His limbs are uncommonly long; his 1wmk]sI , and feet very large, and his wrists of an , extraordinary size. His walk is not pricisw;, and military, but easy and swinging. He;, stoops a little, not so much from age as' t from natural formation. When sitting, he ! ( appears short, paitlv from a rather longing' ( habit of sitting, and partly from the dispor-jj iportionate length of his limbs. His dress, when in the house, ia a gray ?surtout coat, kerseymere stuff waistcoat, J | with an under one faced with some material i of a dingy rciL llis pantaloons are v<-ry ' 1 Ilong and loose, and of the same color of his' i coat. His stockings are wollen, either white 1 -or gray; and his shoes of the kind that i ?bear his name. His whole drfess is very i iinuch neglected, but not slovenly. He I wears n common round hat. His dress, i wlien on horseback, is a gray straight-bodied ? coat, and a'spenajr of the Bame material, 'both fastened with large pearl buttons. When , we- firet saw him, he was riding; and, in , addition to the above articles of apparel, t wore round his throat n knit white wolen | tigpet, in the place of a cravat, and black , veiVet gaiters under his pantaloons. life ] "generq|. appearance indicates at) extrnordi- | > .nary degree of health, vivddty and spirit. , f His sight is still good, for he needs glasses ] only in the evening. His hearing; is gen- , qrplly good, btit a number of voices is r?ui- , mated con venation eonfaleit, ^ , MhJoffersoii risdi inthe rihfmi^g ait soon as t lie can see the hHtt^W^bfc'feloek, which kdi- i ^fectlyoppositj^liwh^^d e~*?niut|ahis/her- j inometcr inrhiedia^j^ w he.keeps a regular r jncteorological dijfry.-olle employs!bimself \ L-h icily iu writing till breakfast, which is :it nine. From that time till dinner lie is in his library, excepting that in fair weather lie riiles on horseback from seven to fourteen miles. 1 tines at four, ret nines to the Irawingroom at six, when coffee is brought iu, and pa.-M-s the evening till nine in conversation. I lis habit of retiring at that hour isso stmng that it has heroine <-s>ential Lo hi> health ami comfort. I lis diet is simple, but lie seems restrained only by his taste. J lis breakfast is tea and cotfee, bread always fiesh from the oven, of which he does not seem afraid, with sometimes a slight riccoMiD.-niimeiit ?it" enlil nw.-it II.. bis dinner well, taking witli his meat a large portion of vegatables. lie has a strong preferenue for the wiuju^tlic Continent, of which lie lias heeq^^^^^^^Bily mode preserving tliem. A mutin^Q^^^HVouiid the following, which arc ver^^^^Hfi this uountry, and apparently not at all injured by transport at iun : L Kdnau, Muscat, i>aiiiiati, ami Hlanchctte de Limoux. Dinner is served in bail" Virginia, half French style, in good ta.-te and abundance. No wine is |)?t on the table till the cloth is removed. In conversation, Mr. .! ti'erson is easy and natural, and apparently not ambitious; it is not loud, as ehalleiigiti^ general attention, but usually addressed to the person next to liiui. The topics, when not selected to suit In; character and feelings ?>f lii.s auditor, tic those subjects with which his tnind teems irtilaiiy occupied ; and these, at iresent, may be said to he science and Idlers, and especially the University of Virginia, which is coining into existence almost entirely from his exertions, and will rise, it is to he honed, to usefulness and credt vnder his continued care. When we ivcre with liiin, his favo.iite sul'jec.ts were J reek and Anglo-Saxon, historical reeolections of the limes ;tinl events of the Rev jlution. and of his residence in Frame n I i oni 1 783-4 to 1789. il!t. J i; K J'E IiSO N'Vi AC Cor NT OF VATKIC^ 1IEXKV. Pat lic k Henry was originally a bar-keep r. lie was inarrictl very young, an. I going nto some business, oil his own account, ,vns a (>ankiu|it before the year was out. U'hen 1 was about tli<-age of fifn-eii I left lie school here to the college at \\ illianisnng. I stopped a few days at a fiienU's in lie county of Louisa. There I first saw in?l became ae?juaint?r<! with Patrick 11<*iiy. Having spenttlie Christinas holi<lays here, 1 proceeded to Williamsburg. Some |uu.-!iiuu arose auoiu my auumsioli, as inv wparatory studios had not been pursued ?t thcschool connected with that, institution, fliit de-laved my admission about a fort light, at which time Henry appeared in Williamsburg and applied for a license to ractice law, having commenced the study if it at or subsequently to the time of my Meeting him ii Louiso. There were four Namiuers, Wythe, lYndlctoii, 1'eytori Kanlolph. and John Randolph. Wvthe and Vndlclon iit once rejected his application. Hie two Kaiulolphs, by his importunity, .verc prevailed upon to sign the license; itid, having obtained their signatures, he ipplicd again to Pendleton, and after much ntn aty and many promises of future study, uecceded in obtaining his. lie then tumid out for a practicing lawyer. The list case which brought him into notice vas a contested election, in which he ap)eared as counsel before a committee of I lie ilouse of Hurgessiis. llis second was the 1'arsons cause, already well known. These tnd similar efforts soon obtained for him so nuch reputation that he was elected a neinher of tlie Legislature. lie was as ivell suited to the times as any member ev;r was, and it is not now easy to say what ,vf <Jmiilil linv'i* flimn u-ifiioni lir,... v. IIij was far before all in maintaining In; spirit of the Revolution, llis influence .vas not-extensive with the members from lie upper counties, nut) his boldness and their votes over awed ami controlled the uore cool or the more tim'ul aristocratic jiMitlemen of the lower part of the State. His eloquence was peculiar, if indeed it should he called eloquence; for it was impressive and sublime, beyond what can be magined. Although it was'diflieult when >e had spoken to tell what he had Raid, yet, >v!jilc he was speaking it always seemed di cctly to the point. When he had spoken n opposition to my opinion, had produced i great' effect, and I myself been highly dcighted nnd moved, I have n^ked myself ivheii he ceased, "What the devil has he laid ?" I could never answer the inquiry. His person was of full size, and his manler and voice free and manly. His utter ince neither very fast nor vpry slow. Hia tpeeres generally short, from a quarter to a 'iftlf an flour. Ilis pronunciation wan vulvar aild vieraus, but it was forgotten while >o was speaking. He was a jnan of very ittle knowledge of any sort l. ho reud noliing, hu.1 had no books. usurping one November from 'Alberinarle etftlrt, he bor;owed of me BfuineVEtway's,''in two volumes, saying he should have JegHfre iu the vi?t6r /^reading. In the spring bt4?e?med them, and dect*red he hwr not been iblo to g& Tu^herytbaa'l*^rtjjj( ott^irty )ages inTlie.firftt vploine. Xle wrote ahuo^lotbiflg-^iio could not wriio. The rtaoluion of '75, which have .beep ?scri^d to ? . rr | him, hiive hy many been supposed to have j i been written by Mr. Johnson, who acted as | his second on that occasion ; but if they were written by Henry himself, they are not such as to prove any power of composition. Neither in politics nor in Ins profession was he a man ol business; lie was a man for a debate only. His biographer says that he 1 read Plutarch eycry year, 1 doubt whether he ever road a volume of it in his life. I Ilis temper was excellent, and he generally ' observed decorum in debate. On one or j two occasions I have secen him angry, and ' his anger was terrible ; those who witnessed it were not disposed to iousc it again. In' j his opinions he was yielding and ]>ra?-ti?-a-1 Me. and not di.-poscd to diller from his! 'friends. In private conversation In; was i ! agreeable and facetious, and, while in nvn-, i teel society, appeared to understand all the! j decencies and proprieties of it ; but, in hisj i heart, lie preferred low society, and sought | as often as possible. He would hunt in the pine woods of Fluvanna, with overseers, J and people of that description, living in a camp for a fortnight at a time without a I change of raiment. 1 have often been as-j ' totiishcd at his command of proper Ian- > ; gitage ; how In- attained a knowledge of it 1 never could find out, as lie read so little j i and conversed little with educated men. After all, it mu~t he allowed that lie was; ! our leader in tlie measures of the Kev..ln- i lion, in Virginia. In that respect more was J j due to him than any other person. If we . had not had him wo should probably have j j got on pretty well, as you did, bv a number i of men of nearly eipial talents, but lie li ft j j us i.ir ot-nmu. j us biographer sent thei 1 ^11?*< t.;% <it* liis work to ine as they were; , printed, and at tin; oii.l asked fur inv opin- j ; ion. i told him it. would be question here-1 afu*, whether his work should be placed on ' ; t!ie .-.helf of history or of panegyric. It i.-< j a poor book written in bad taste,and gives; ! so imperfect an idea of 1'atrielc Henry,! that it scein* intended to show utl' the wri- j j ter more titan the subject of the work. I . I Mil. JBfc'KCItSON S OI'IMOX OF AXDUKW j JACU-ON. t feel much alarmed at tli<? prospect of [seeiiiij (It'll. Jackson President, lie is one of I he most unfk i tK' I know of for such a j place. lie has had very little respect fori laws or constitutions, and is, in fact, an able military chief. 1 lis passio is are. terrible. [ \\ lien 1 was president of the Senate lie v\as a Senator ; and he could never speak ou account of the rashness of his feelings.1 I have seen him attempt it repeatedly, and ; as often choke with rage. His passions i are no doubt cooler now ; lie lias been ] much tried since 1 knew him, but he is a' il.ilifierniis 111:111 Mr. Cliuak-'.s miserable ami nondescript i uiam?cripl lias frequently furtii.>hed thej basis of inanv a spirited bon mot, ilit; best; we ever saw having been penned by the late j Major North. lint the peculiar illegibility j of Mr. CliOate's hand-writing will bo seen ; i by tin; following incident: ( >u t In: occasion of I ho meeting it became j necessary lliat the letter ?,t declination! slioit}i,l bii [inb'i. iy ira l, a:* i 'lie chairman , was called upon to fulfill tin; uflice. Chair-j i man accordingly r. " in his scat and thrust j ' his head into his l.-fi ham! pocket to find I the letter. Letter wasn't ihert?. Chairman j tried the right?no go. Tried the coat tail i pockets?no success. Letter turned up missing. Chairman started at Secretary, i , and Secretary, in turn, scrutinized llie conn-' ; tenauce of the Vice President ; no Cboate; manuscript to be t'ound. The next stop was t*nr fll<> n..r<rtn t<. i? tf.io .~l ? -?.I ' i "U.ncwi .w go loliis hotel, Colonel llichard L5. Jones', in Luck street, and linnt the letter. Col. Junes was as busy, when his guest entered, j as a musk-rat at high water, engaged in 1 giving a Dutch carpenter directions for making an ornamental cornice: ! "What's the matter sir," he asked as the fut gent rushed into the saloon, pulling like j , ? porpoise; "what your hurry?" ' ' "Why, Colonel,.I'm us'mad as thunder ; j I've lost Unfits Choate's letter to the Demo-1 cratic meeting, and they're waiting to hearj. it read." * I ; "All, indeed! that's a pity," remained the j Colonel, with his usual sympathy. "Where | did you leave it last?" "Well, tlffe fact is. I don't. kno\*; butTin : pretty sure I left it in my room." "Have you looked there?" "Yes, but I can't find it." ? 1 "Why, that is very atrange; nobody has ! entered your room since you left. Suppose i you go ami take another look ?" Tliqjat gentleman Acquiesced, mid tliey nsscnded the stars together, when f.it gent espied a paper lying on the floor, which he declared to bo the missing document, "this he seized, and hurried up to the State House, , where the Meeting was in session. lie entered, and as tlia- apdionco were 6n tlje climsteric of expectancy to know what Mr. | Choate's sympathies^ were, fat gent's ap|?ear"tfnc?, r?d as a lobster in a 'new suit of ver- 1 million, with ftpapprin his hand,produced 1 a round of appt*Ute, * Fat gentletijah subwtdeSf'lofo 9 chair, and wiped his fitcu with a square yard ofcarh- ' hric, liile Secretary arose, adjusted his npeotnolcs^ind neck-tie, pulled updiis fthirt tjollar thrde quarters of ife irich higher, whd then ' unfolaed the .document' When he (Jid w>, lie blushed scarlet) return'' - ing paper to fat gent ami sat down. Au-t diencu began to hiss, while fat gent soon saw that instead of the Choatc letter, he] had brought with him, by mistake, an ar-j chitcctural design. The house then went . into an uproar. As it was too late to read j the letter, and while the Secretary staled ) the facts of the case, our fat friend returned j to Col. Jones, to enlist his sympathy.' While the Colonel was thus listening to his! cliunih by friend's narrative, in comes a' 1 hitch carpenter, with a planed board upon ! Iiis ann, sawed in angles innumerable. Ihitchy looked irate, ami, as a matter of: course, Iiis employer wished to know wliv. j "Why, Choiies, 1 sluist give uj> dis cliob, i an<l has noting more to do mil it?dad i.-li all.*' ! "\\ liy not in was lliesnrpiised rejoinder. Ves, why not?" added fat gent, quite interested in the man's manner. "Well. pecaiiMs it takes too much slitufl", und too much work; und I loosli inoiiev on it besides." "Why, you get ail you ask, don't you?" inquired I he Colonel. "Ves; but you tell me dat de diagram was plain, und you sends me. one what ish different every ten foot und ash hard to make as der turyfel." 4 Wliv, that,s odd!" saws the Colonel, "lot's look a' it?" Den*, by louder!" said Ihitehy, producing the paper and spreading i( on the table. "Slioot dell me how you dinks I make dat for six tollars!" "The ducc!" exclaimed the Coloiivl, with emphasis. Coed gracious!" said the fat ifenth-man, "he*# been making <i cornice by that Ohoutc letter." Such was the ease. The carpenter?a i newly arrived Leipsigcr?had by some mis iiikc got lioi.i ot 1110 tat gentleman's treas-l uru, ami supposing it to he (lie Colonel's draft of a "lain Yankee cornaee," alul faith-' fully eiideavered losaw out one pateni. It j was a mo.-l unexampled ease of perseverance tnnler extreme difficulties, as 0?>l. Clioate's maiiii.script looks very much what a Virginia worm fence must appear to a gentle- , man upon a hard spree. At the present moment a Jew stands at ' the head of nearly every walk in life throughout Europe. The Rothschilds command the money market of Europe, some in i Paris, motile in Vienna, some in London, ami , that family loaned immense sums to both Russia on I lie one hand, and the Allies on the other, in the late war in Europe. In lit craiure, tor centuries they have produced the ablest scholars, the subtlest of all think- . ers, the foremost men of each age. In the , dark ages, and amid the greatest persecution, they produced lights whose lustre still shines; and now in England, a Jew, l>'Israeli, leads the House of Commons, and a ,lew is Lord Mayor of London. In (J er many at least a half a dozen of the most dis- i tinguished professors are of that race. The i great Neandcl' himself was one of them, i awl Mendelssohn, who was the envy of j I (>oethe for his power of language. In Spain, i men of this nation have, in former days, as professed Jesuits, while secretly retaining i their own faith, obtained direction cwn of < the Inquisition. In fact, there are few heights of power to which they liavo not ; attained, as there are no amounts of perseeu- ( tion they have not endured. No matter i what they undertake, they seem to push it I through with a vigor and an enterprise that ' carry *luit point to the furthest attainable i degree, and further than will be reached by < any uther. Tlie ablest musician in London ( was a Jew, Braham, who retained his voice ? and his position till about eighty, forming his name out of^Abraham, by the simple expedient of dropping the A, to disguise his origin. And so in like manner, the most I distinguished actress of Paris, at this mo- f ment, is l>achel, the Jewess. In fact, po ? matter what they turn their hands to, phil- f osophv or in fine arts, money chanj;in?ror I ol.l clot lies, tliey; uniformly push their oo- < uupations to an extent, ami with a closeness < of computation, that carries theip beyond < all competitors.?Philadelphia LeJyer. i Hiievitv.?A merchant, at a season of 1 business depression, received from ono of liis customers ut a distance, in answer to a pre- < vious dun, a letter Btating his didlcnlties ' and requesting time. The merchant paced ) his counting room with lowering brow, and stopping suddenly, turned to his clerk, and < said : I "Writfl (ft flint mnn irltiiniil .l.ibi- " The paper was ready, and the pen filled I with ink; but not receiving any message I for pome moments, tlie clerk asked: I "Wbit shall I write?!'-. 1 "Something or nothing, and that very i quick.''**" ' I Back to J& desk went the clerk, and rjn>- I idly moved his Sogers over the paper. ITie r letter was 6fint to the office, and by return * of mail came a letter from the customer, I inclosing the njoney in full. The mer- ] chant with, glittering eyes read the* letter t ftlld hastpninrr in bin r>b<rlr b? oni.l ? MWbat duTydtt >vrite to: i wfoteji^wlfat you t<ffa mb, nnd kept < a copy of <1 v Going ta-fcift IcUer-book, fttld opemug he 4 fottod tha-follovrifffcl 1 ? "Dear ^irr^8omothing'or>??^mjj, and 1 tjipt xerv #)}($:. Xauro^cc.^ u ? brought ttoey^ay. ? i ^ iw,... ...I- _l_ ..- ?. I !'- 11 1,1 " 11 11 1 Mary. She blossomed in the country, Where sunny,suiiiincr llings Her rosj* nriiH about the carlli, Anil brightest blessings brings. Ilutiltli was her sole inheritance, Anil grave lier only dower: I never dreamed lite wildwood Contained so sweet a llower. Far distant from the eilv, And inland from (lie sea, My Mary bloomed in uoodness, As pure as pure eould be. She eaught her dewy freshness l-'roiii bill and mountain bower: I 1 1 4 1- !1 1 1 i iit?vi;r umiiut'ii uic wnuwooa Contained so sweet a flower. The rainbow iiui.-t have lent her Some of its airy grace; The \vil<l rose parteil with a blush That nestled on her face, The sunbeams got entangled ia The long waves of her hair, Or she had never grown to be So modest and so fair. The early birds have taught her The joyous matin song. And some of their soft innocence, She's been with them so long. And for her now, if need be, I'd part with wealth and power; I never dreamed the wild wood Contained so sweet a flower. Seeing the Elephant. A friend tells us of a ri?*li incident that nitcuircd the other day in the court-room at Frankfort, in which the proverbial allracLiuris of the; elephant are very forcibly illustrated. It seems that, ou the day in question, a menagerie was cxpeeted in the city, and the people were naturally on the r/ui virc for the approaching sight?an interest which, as the sequel shows, his honor the judge ^keenly participated. Notwithstanding, the court was held on that day, though not exactly as usual. In the progress of the morning's business a case of continuance arose, which the judge was evidently not at ..ii i ?_ e ' ? iinjiiin-M 111 iitvur. ms countenance, indeed, grew absolutely stern with disfavor. The lawyer in charge, having urged his plea with the ingenuity and ability at his command, was at length in the act of-yielding the point in despair, when a brother lawyer, especially up to snuff, rose and whispered into his car that the menagerie had arrived, and the. elephant would swim the river! The suggestion was big with relief. Brightening with hope, the wily lawyer at. onee drew himself up deferentially, and, addressing the court, said: "May it please your honor, I have this moment learned that the Great American Menagerie has readied this city, and the elephant will immediately sioim the Kentucky river ! The people I am informed, are already thronging up??n tht hanks to witness liie extraordinary fact." The hit was palpable. The intelligence of Buchanan's election could liardly have brought a more wonderful diango in the bearing of his honor, llis ?terii courtt^panancu at once relaxed into lie most genial complacency, and, in a tone jf generous excitement, ho remarked : ticiitletnen, I grant this continuance, and idjouru the court. I never lmre seen an dephaut swim a river, and, as I am an old nan, it ins't likely that I'll ever have a bet.er opportunity. The court's adjourned !" The last thing our friend saw of the court, t was making for tbo river at a speed never :ontemp]ated by the Life Insurance Com:ompuuy. Verily, there's no resisting the :lej>hanL??Louisville Journul. Curran's- Humor. The humor of John Pliilpot Curran, the I . ? i ? ?< i aiwwiin xnnii unitui, m <15 Ultcil uruiitl UJHI I nrcical. On one occasion lie arrested the ittcnlion of tli? bencii by tire following statement : "()n my way to Court, my ord, as I passed by ond of tlie markets, I ibserved a butcher preparing to slaughter a . jalf. Just jis his hand was raised, a lovely jhild approached him uupwpeiyed, and, ter-ible to rebite, (I still see thqlife blood gushng out,) the poor child's bosoin was under lis hand, when he plunged the-knife into" ?''Into the bosom gf tlie child ? " exclaimed the Judge in a tone of deep horror. 'Into the neck of the calf, tny lord, but four hardship sometimes anticipates." When vindicating his countrymen fiom the charge of being naturally vicious, ho wiid hat he had never yet heard of an Irish nan being born Urnnk. in ins Inst lllncsx, lis physician observed in the niprning Unit 10 appeared to cough with more difficulty, 10 answered?"That is rather surprising, a?, [ have beon .practicing all night." In commenting on a decision of Judge Robinson? ?o said, "I have "never met with the law as aid dowivtby your lordship fn any book in ny library.!' The Judge ' replied' ibat he u?ik_*cu;u vunpu s Horary was very biimii. Elobinson had written sonic Anonymous miophlets, which gavo Ins Antagonist tile >ppd'rtunity to rejoin. "My library may be wall, but I thank heaven among my books hero are none of the wrdtclied productions >f the paropletcm of the day. f finth it nstructlve my lord to study good works ban to compose bad ones; 'My books may 5$ few, -but tltfrtifle pagte??We the writer s iai?oa-Hmy *helf ft not displaced-by5" any iuch rtinfeirtrfOtfity Ahat their authors are tshat^ed (opV# th&h." Mysteries, Miseries and Delights of Turkish Bath. 1 alighted at the door of the head bathing establishment of Grand Cairo. Heboid me now, in the vestibule of a genuine Kastern huimnum. Two tall Numidiau slaves assist me to disrobe, and in the place of niv multiplied garments, attire me in a piece of loose cloth, buttoned jrfst above the hips. Thus denuded I am mount ? ?i upon a pair ut wooden clogs or pattella, about leu inches in height. 1 atn tbuu supported on either side while 1 made my wijy over I he gla>sy marble lloor to a bathiijg. saloon, mimber one. Hero T am stretehea up??ii a plank, covered by :i white cloth, and recline at an angle of lolly-five. Tim room is then filled with vapor, and in about ten minutes I am perspiring profusely through every pore. I grow faint, the vapor is turned off, a few buckets of tepid water are thrown over me. a c.nn of collee is ad minis lured, ami a few whill's at a chiboque. I am revived, and am straightway conducted into bathing saloon number two. Here, sitting on tins side of a marble reservoir of hot water, I am drenched with buc kets of the scalding liquid. I aui thea laid down and scrubbed from head to foot with woolen gloves and a sort of fuller's earth. Then drenched again. I am next submitted to the operation of peeling, a process which removes all accumulation of dirt and scurf upon the surface ; which, in fact, seems to take oft" another skin. The peeling over, I am drenched again. The next stage is that of pumice-Stoning, applied ? ? - * t ? ? * 1 - " to uiu m>u;o oi me hands, llic solos ot the foot and lieols, until all horny and hard parts are rubbed down to a delicate softness. Now comes a season of comparative leisure and repose. f am next made to sit up, and in my sitting posture am shaved?the hairs are carefully pullud out of my nostrils?my ears are picked?my hair is cut.?my whiskers and moustache are trimmed, and my head is, at last, declared to bo linidicd. To these processes succeeds that of shampooing? namely, moulding the Ik-sh, cracking the joints, and loosening every integument in every socket throughout the frame. Then a lathering all over with a peculiar kind of agreeable emollient soap ; and then another drenching. The time is now come to be introduced into bathing saloon number tli ee. The atmosphere ut' this is, after the temperature of the Inst, gratefully cool, and here I sun permitted to immerse myself in a large cistern of moderately cold water. Oh ! how refreshing and restoring, after the sweatings, rubbings, serubbings, scaldings, pill lings, pinching*, kneadings, crackings, iiairtweaking, Weatherings, pumiec-stonings of numbers one and tw&' ? 1 am reluctant to quit my present quarters, but am commanded to get out. I do so, and my tender and new-born-infant-like skin, as susceptible as the surface of a skin ned eel, is gently wiped down and enveloped in fislieet?then, mounted once more on my lofly?patten,- and supported, as -^at first, I am led hack to the robing wiloon, where, laid npon a inaUras* on the floor, with my head raised by a pillowy and with a quilt over ine, I am presented with a cup of coffee and a persian kulian. I sip, and puff, and dose ; and dose and puff, and sip; and am ot' opinion that, after all I have undergone, my present bli>s has been cheap lv min-liuaxil T ? !> 11" ???? y i . ?-w ...j, .???.ie by a polite inquiry if I will bo a second time bliumpou(-<l ; to which I answer, "Car* tainly not." In half an hour or thereabouts 1 rise and dress, and leave the hummum. And now it is I feel the benefit of my bath. I seem to liinvc gone back to tha days of my childhood. My body is lighter and more elastic than a (father. My spir] its are exuberant. I nYn conscious of breathing the circumambient air through millions of pores. J am ready to shake bauds witll the donkev, nnd caress the boy. The ex i 'n i* .i- i i" ivmiii! wonu iitsvor luoKt-u so ouauuiui?me future never 80 cheering. I mil rea<Jy to do nny body in the universe a good turn, go ends my Turkish butli. & Art and Science at Home and A? into ad.?The question of moon's rotation lias been miu-h discussed for tin} past My. months in the London Time?}.and MecbSir ics' Magazine, growing out of a letter pnfc^ lished sottie time since by the welt known astronomer, Mr. Syntonde, "Mr, S. took the position that as the nioorr always pre^ sents the same face to 4h? earth, it canp.o^ nave it ruiHUOll on us axis, ana lllflt tlltf prevailing opinion .-(aught in astronomical works, tbrtt it rotates on its axis once in 28 dayff'exactly, to a sccond, is wrong. lie lias been supported in his controversy iy 'Even Hopkins and othen? and Mr. John Gurobacli lias published d pauipblet supporting tbo smiie views, in wlttab be as&ogft , that Newton's proposition rolativo ixy tfyp moon's rotatiog lias been entirely misumfers , Btood by, bis followers. Dr. LaVdpcrJbas" 'V' iuU /<Atnn i\nt in rl/.frfiAoa ?Kk v rcfationn, and l>r. Wliowell read'n'j)?ple|r I before the late meeting, of the S&p ' eutiflo Association. / '?l ArRuftsian |Jrino*:, vvT?o is a fanatical ad? r. inirer of an inRtrun^iol.w^ioli lias falleo into genoral disfavor of j^te years?the guitar?lias putniriou^stl- jil}gtho guitarists of Europe to a .p?ibl\o^r.J.5f ^of t^ieiir skill next tuontli at liiURs^rftyflnd hps proofed a gold Uiedal to the h^t a?d 3 r silver opo ltotheMcon^^.^,