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For all a-!v'-rtiscm?mt* set in </<>?/./' ??'?#??/<, Fifty per t.Vrjt. extra will liuu>l<lc<] to the iilivvc rates. DAVIS ?'c t UKWS, ] ' )' I!"a in r ; J.Mr. ?'< W ILSON, /'<) J'rtsx. * I I i uvg-rrACBiT;>3Lt.i MISCELLANY. A Marriage in the Rothschild Family On Wednesday aftei norm, the 4tli ii:s!atit a marriage \va> c< ! !iint 1 witli great pomp and splendor at ?innnet>l>nry 1'ark, near Chiswirk, tho country seat of llaron Lionel do ]{??tlisi;l:il.!. The contracting parlies j were the nprcf-entalives of tin* two <jreat? or rather, the ijivati'st ? firms ?.f the Lothschild family?the* Wide Wmi; Mi-s Leonora, the eldest daughter of ISaron Lionel, and the i bridegroom l>aion Alphonsc, the eldest son i of lhiron .lames liothchild, of I'aris. The wedding r<j>a-t was laid out in two large rooms, one of which was specially l)tiilt to the dinimx room for the occasion. TtotK J../ i ? :.? : 1 </vua ? V ?v> VI* \*?/l ?l*W nil UIMC iilKI s|>len?lor. The walls wore covered with larjjjo 'mirrors, twined 1??npf garlands of tiowuis, lilies, wreaths of orange l>'vis<?)ms, an<! other OmWrnatio Flora suited to the o<ra>ion. TIic outer saloon was lighted from the i*0oit which was entirely composed of glass, over the panes of which were strained tintUlf of white; mnl iiinlr sill-" i" 1 form I " ; Maltese cross. The subdiicod roseat Inn* thus shed into the chamber bewath produced a most beautiful effect. Tables won? vanged along the whol?* length of both apartments, and, but that in litis age of pn?s;r?"is tables turn instead of groaning. we should, have expected tlieni to remonstrate at the weight of silver which was piled :?pon tin-in. Great centre-piece*, epLTgnos, candelabra*, racecups, and massive tankards, llower v?s<s and the clu'fx Casnvrc of Sevres, 1 Mvs l?*n. and Wnrr'^ilof cl??nn?n.l !?** I.I ..I ! ? '*? .1 VIVV.KVI qiiwwui UIU L'WHHJ 111 llfll ion. The wedding cake, a very marvel of sugarnt'cliitGctlire, was in the centra at tin; top, upon a salver, which for si/,.-an.I weight might have done duly as a shield tor Achillea, while behind the scats of honor rose nj> a buffet of j(tjl?l plate?a background quite iu keeping with the gorgoouMie~s of rhe i whole scene. The cavers were laid for 140. ( Olllu illA nl' tlift .. .,..1 \\f - *.?u, kiiiiim ?>??.-? >vt; cannot hazard a yticss as to citlu r ils \vcj?ht or value, but it must, be ciiorgl-piis. * Appointments for Kaneas and Utah. ! Telegraphic advices from Washington flntcrl Ol 'met i?t ?*?*><< /' ? ! ? * t?iDi } CK1ICQ lUilt UIU UUVl/rJlUJ^II'.j) of Kansas lias been tendered to the Hon. liobert J. Walker, of Mississiji|>i, (Secreta ry of Treasury under Mr. l'ulk.) and that the Jlon. i'ayotte McMulleii, has' been clier- j (Id the Governorship of Utah. ^i? \Y;dh<-r ! : f> T> -...1 1 , VM i H many years has resided in Missise *?' >ippi aud is regardad us oho of llm truest J 'HOil'mest prominent citizens of SoUtb? "ftfirWk * >olina. His appointment um?t bo-regarded , as a aery judicious so lectio??! although it is , -doubtful that lie will m-Mni ' ? ? Mr McMullen, of Virginia, is tho gentle- i man who led the opposition upon the lies- I olulion of thanks to Speaker Hanks, which | was introduced by Mr. Aiken. In this connection, we may mention up- i on the authority of tho Washington Even- j )ing Star, that there is positive information ' in Washington city that Utah Territory is ! in a state of rebellion. The Mormons have 'burned the U. S. archives, i'OUij& records,1 *<kc., and avow their determination to drive t'rom the territory, the olliccrs of tbe 'territorial* government, to be appointed by the President, unless he yields 10 their diestation and appoints ihoso recommended by thcin. They have prepared-two schedules of federal oHieers, both of them beaded by iBrigham Young, for Governor, and demand that one or the other bhall be adopted by the' President. -If Mr. McMullen accepts the appointment, ive -have qo doubt ho will put things te right in 'Utah. ^ Carolina Times. Exciting Scene in the House of Commons. 1 Tim London correspondent <>f the Man! chester (Uiardiati gives tin; following spirited ! account of tho scene in the House of (Join , moils on the evening of the oil inst., a more j stril ;injr contrast ihtin the spectacle presented hy th" House at 8 oYloek and at midnight ' can be scarcely imagined. Itoiimlell I'al- ^ mcr hi-ifan the debate. The J'eelitos from ; an army composed of four <;oi:era!s and throe (-ome say t w? ) private soldiers. Tin* o'li| cers are Ci'aham < la<l>toiic, Sidney Herbert ami Loimdeli I'aimer, ami they all addles- , seil tlit- lloiHe on the China debate. The honorableami learneil uiember for Plymouth is a chaiieerv lawyer in tfi'eat practice, ami addrer-sed himself to the lejjal technicalities of the case with milch ingenuity. The House was tolerably full at 5 o'clock, and membi is remuitieil until Mr. Palmer sat down. The House iheii became nearly empty, ami when Mr. Henley declared that he had "murdered" untold iuiiiiIh is i>t* ?< at Canton, the lloiiso niiijlit have been counted out tor there were jiot thirty members present. , i Jlut tin' library, the refreshment room18, tin.- smoking i.M.in, ili.: tea loom ami the lob- . I lies \v..re ro\v?l?'i!; ami Mr. Ilnyter aiul i l.ot.l M-il^rav.: woe rn>hiiig about, talking < over t! lis man, soli inline that, nr^invi to those ; : whose seat> w.-iv <l>>uhllul the in.'ouvenioiiee j ! ot'a <li?olnf..ii ..n'ailiaiu.-nt in the Sjiriitj; : of the year, ami every now an. iii.-n lushing inlo tin- !iitl?' room ajij?!o|>* to the |?s?t- : loiiaj;.- !?' . I'flarv to r.-^istei . 'e ofany . ilonbii'ul member whom tin*" .ceeohd < in "baling." To the mi in>|uiiies i a-!<11I to 11i111 as to the i?-ti ol tin* <li- . vision, Mr, Hay tor ivlurn<?l hoji.ful replies; but a- the evening wore on hiseotiiit.'nanei: : became more anxious. Member.- of the most ! ol>l>nsite ixjlilt.-- '.vi'i'o ili.cii.Jn.r ... ""-.i.' I * i'~ tin- policy ami prohahle le-tilt < !' a general s leetion. J'Aerything <!<-iiote<l tint great I vents were sit hnml. The honorable mem- i l?er? l'?>r Little I'eihliington am! Mti.|?ilel>or- i on-iii. who were ciijijting, sni??king,<|tiizzing ? llavter, an 1 speculating ti | >ti %! < >li n u \ "s lit- j tie game," wt-ru within tlie next two liotus ! to snpplv s.iim- listiire Maraulav with an , ] citing chapter lor lii< history ot' l'.nglainj. ; W ithin the Iloiwe, the lew m-.-inlicrs who ] reiii.-.iueil ?'. .> i uie<l a signilicane.e in Menial t < )>|i.line's speech. Whatever the adminis- 1 tratiou w in jeopardy tin: Imuorahle member. ! mindful of ill" "hiiftiiijis :?!!'l that ho icj?ie- < senls a p .pular eou?:ituuney, makes a ro;i>rh i show o! l.a>t i.ijjht he. Lord 1 l'aliueiXoii^n Sieretarv to the Admiralty, < took o?va>ion to >av, "I d'.ller fiom tin: noble lord on mat: v points; ! dill'- r l'r<>in t!?? ( eolll'Se ile ti> ?k t lie oiller vtllilll;'.' ("II hoi k" i Kind's motion.) The rats were d^erlin^- i the sinkiiijx shiji. i i Ahout 10 o'eioek the House lie^aii to fill. ! .Members came away early from evening par- ' ; ties. The white wai>tcont i-> now a thiii'.: of v the past, and ?;? !?jl?-iut-n in the eVt.-niii"- at- \ lire can only !>? difiinjjuiMied from clergy- i men by t!ic "loud" tie ofthcir white clinkers. Foreign Ministers anil attaches dropped in. | 1'iie ]'iiissian Minister. Count Von iSernstoiif < has been an a?ii!tMit.< attendant upon tlx* ( Commons' d< bates this session, and we have ! never had an American Minister who watch- 1 < <i with .-iii h e?<jrossin}; interest the pro- . 1 <:efdii!ix> of tiie Hritish Senate n? Mr. I>al!n?.' t There li.tr I? -ii but one draw-hack to his keen 1 < enjoyment of the strife of parties,and that ir- I the absurd punctuality with which the Km- I bass.-idor for JI a vti enters the diplomatists' * gallery when the venerable American Min- i < ister is there, or is expected. The ll:>\"tie:i | :. ../ i* * i ' < - - " - - 1 i? <iimn uii;i:'v <-m in t'liDJiy, a1: 1 .Mr. 1 : Ins' instinct to jrivt: liim tin* \vi<U->t j> ?il.U* i 1 ?? !*!fi. a!:-! tin* pl.-a-mv wiucli onr allvof t!i<\v(?u!lv liasr aii<! \v!??? : teeth ? vi<! -it>Iv ha> in making i ':? Ann s that, hcn> in j Kii<;!;tti(! at h-ast, they inurt on u-riu- of so- | c al t'ljHa'Uy, siu?jiiy no iitile atniisi-tni.-til to tlf h.il'ittn! < o! 'liv house. 1 lit!\ tin- rttnior runs tliat "the iii" ii]>. !? <i'i I'ornv conies into tif 1'ccr.s' , gallery npon thu lloor, to watch the etl'eet ot ; his party move, ami to sec how ninny re- < cruit> jo:n%thi> mutineers of his camp. Talk I about tin* exeiienieiit of gaining! Charles i James l-'ox '!i<l not <*oim; into ?early | enough. If parties ha.l l.ci-n nearly linlanu-j ?*i 1 in liis <l:*,v, aiul he-had ftpen always on ' the thi'e-ho!J of olliee, the throw of the iliee ! wolilil liave heen a feehle. an'il igiiolile agita- ' lion eo;ur>are(i w ith the shifting chances anil varying fur tunes of the noMu game? of polities. I i Then Hi. li,.yal Highness tl?e Duke of i Caml>r"nl?e eaters Peel's' gallery "nn the opp isite side to r.oril llerhv. 11 is Royal ' 11 i?;ln??*sK should he, erf all men, interested in ; this debate : for it' the Ministry cenpu the! iinpoiiding.d'-fiat upon (r'iiin;i, their n^St jjrivat l?a*ile will bo for the' tfrmy estimates ; i and if tliey <_jo out, ;i^y oilier Cli.'iitcellor of; lti?: F..\<-luM|tiiM^\vinr(it tlo\vg the expfliditure of tlie war (i^wttincn(*wi!li a ruVnless ; hand. Lord ?ord Over-'one, ' (ieneral Fox, the vWefKl?|^ Marqfiisof Latis- ! ilo\vyofLyr<l \^etis!ryU?il<\ and t!ie Bishop orO*ford,'\verft nmotiif the other spectators, j i ucr noiiy oi (lie HoiiM! whs now crowded to i excess l?y members ; and those who could ; not find scats betook themselves to the gal- j lories. The members' gallery opposite to Mr. Gladstone was especially filled ; for every 1 one cxpected a great oration Irom that right ( honorable gentleman, and they were not (lis- ; appointed. Some of us felt certain that Qlndstonc was studying Lord Derby's speech in the I 1 Ious<! of Lord*. with the intention of sup- j | eradding a higher rhetorical impressiveness i to hisjpvn clear and persuasive met bod. : j We were not deceived. If the attempt was J | not entirely successful, it shows that the j j rijjlit. honorable gentleman desires to ob-i | uuii I rial rhetorical mastery over tlic passions | arid fellings which he has hitherto sought to \ obtain over the reason vgnd judgment. I [I am speaking now of-tone and manner, i rather than-of ihe substance and matt'4f of his sgeech.J His epeechfrbounded in pas-' sages of great and lofty eioqpence, and- it was listened to*^i>h intense interest. Tu filing round with consummate self-possession I to every part of the hou?e'in turn, even ' in ] the benches beliinil him?i'ujl of his thepae, I /Tin ninl iu>pired I>v I lie ?;ra?deur of liis sub jeet?his only dil!iciiltv seined to be to ex press the abundance ol tlie images sujijjested bv an exhaust less fancy, and to curb the exuberance ol words which rose to bis li|i? in unsought and unstudied profusion. 11'nia-terv over our noble 1'nglish tongue is a lliiny; to wonder at. No man 1;\ ii:>_r has such rich store of adjeetive;1, of equivalents, of Wolds expressive ol ilie ni.*e?u shades of meaning. \\ hull be tries* conj iu*ions with tJi? ^avtyers. he beat- '!*;TVi a*IUwir^wV.ifinjdflHfcsuTtk-lv and nice t.-elmio.fl disi'ui-mon^^Hrftgn' he rises to higher cotisi ler;jtyrt?M$5*\C'n*s to be never so much at hoMyghmV 4ufty generalizations, and tin? >->\*:fi?ruii4ion and application of greater principles. The contrast between the might of <treat llriliati and the bopeles-'iies- ol the Chinese, of course :tfioii|.'?l a tciiipiin^r th<mo fur rhetorical contrast. "?ii ok to China, :uu! make wai upon those who stand In-fore you as women all'! children. You can earn no ^lory <?f siicli \varfar>.?." 'I'llis passajje was delivered witli consummate art, an<l in the laujfuajje of the tjrceu room, ',hrou?"ht the hou?e down.*' The peroration was also most ellwlivii. When the accomplished irator ami d<hater sat.ilown, the House re-oun?h'?l with ?!ef? n<linLT shouts. Cheerinii o |.iv!oiiji?'<l ha". seartvlv heen heard since "sir I * ?1??-i t 1'?i-i'.s speech on the Corn laws. I am told Mr. (Ilad>!one*s speech trained ?<'\vra! votes for Mr. Cohdcti's motion. It lid not convert me. My di.-tnist of Mr. I ' ladstono's judgment is only secured to my admiration lor his attainments and liis 4- uiils. The si*n-:ttion produced by Mr. CUatl iuii'-'s ration lia<! s<-arc iy Mib>idcd, when I-oil.J l'-ihiKT^oii io?<\ '1 in; oiTjision was i great <>!!? , hut the I'liim; Minister at iii>l mm i:i"-i 1 i !y n.-?l to it. lb; has had 0 sirii-.f;!.- almost *dag!i; handed against 1 t-omhlnali >i> of ixiraoidinarv 1'arliaiiientary \wight. His colleagues are re>|M*i't.%hlif liK-n, consilient ]>oli:ii-ians and >o.| a Iniinistrators. 1'iit si-am-ly one of lii'iii commands llic; svmjiithies of the II >u-m-. or is able (o make a powerful divrr-i<?si in 1 lis favor. Kohi.i t Lowe waved the ISiMtUli ?!...# ..I. .I.I I.: - > - .%*> ?v?v iii * -? ji?-??ixm inn in a hoatrieal nrtuuer, but it is his ill hick to ? une<in.:i!ia*ory, and to confirm tin; disike with which h?{ is regard 1. Sir i>i?rjjo ( rav, in his voiecwif raven hoarseu'ss, r.-ail ?-<?j?:<his extracts iV??tn tin* lMtie 11.-ok, and argued upon them with ui.->ipriu? lexterity ; hut he never ii-?-s to impros;ivenes?, ami i-i not popular with tin* llon^c, <pecial!v with til-' Liberal party. Tin; At.oriiey < -ucrul handled tin* legal question ivith clearness acd ability, hut narrowed the r>ue to a question of lawyers rather than " ?r stat<;>:n-ju. Mr. Lahoitcherc is an iimid'!c and conscientious man, sincerely de>iivs to do his duty, but his style i> d:sli.jtred by a factious impressiv-jiiess which Against sueh roUeJigties look at the ivuiendotK d<-lilting power arrayed a ;:?in-L the government. Dizzv >r<; and htd>!ou<i and <!r.il?aui mi his right might ni engaged with sueeess, and the stunt ieart of our I'limo Minister would never liavc i[n:itie!e?l. Hut a shot in th?ir rear iviil often ; plead panic among troups who tvoiiM see whole armies deploy in their ir>nt without appieheu.-iou. It was not only thai ' Juh'.'iiiv's," lire was of tremendous ever!!**, (he mischief was that every shot ;.??? iu.-i-ii |i-.-criioi) Hi !lie ministerial camp. Willi this fi-udVhlVr rajjiuj; aiouml liim, iti>l i-vfi v minute bringing tii'.ings of sonic iif\v \\;;v?-iwhat won?k*r ifshn statesman ft'!n? ivirriv! lis through tin* lias-iati war wi ll xntt.-ililc firmness, <Uion!>I seem lir>t a!ni<>-?; .> <! 1 ?v 1 )i>* oil.Is against li:m in this '4real !?:i?t!?. for ministerial e.vis iellee. Tilt! l-.fiV tnn? and manner !i:il>iin:il to the viscount, l?y degrees, however, reasserted themselves. Ilis narrative of the alfair of the lorcha was dear, rwncis.; and succinct, and he successfully stripped the v?il from Chinese duplicity and cunning. The proofs which the noble viscount a< cumulated %f Chinese cruelty, l?:i:-l>xti*ity an?l ferocity ought to liave led the House to douht whether th'eir sympathies had not been a little too easily enlisted in favor of this quasi-meek and unoffending people. 13ut the 13-iiicli shell reserved for his opponents was Lord l'almerMon's account of the combination by which he wa* assailed. Kvery hit at tile "coalition" was rapturously received by his friends and the II ii)!n^ lord Sill il.nvn unii.l cheering. - * D'Israeli fn!!ow?l, nn<l his ppcoth wns slm?\ , smart and elVectivdy delivered. One hit was lustiiv choered l>v the opposition. 'jJThe first minister is, of ill! ini*n,tlie mat) who cannot hoar :i coalition. Why, sir, ho is the archetype of political combination without avdweil principles." A great part of the opposition leader's speech was unstudied and evidently externporaneortfc ; and some telling hits at the Prime Minister's past political consistency lashed his followers into a frenzy of delight. The house at this moment is densely full, and in a tumult of excitement. Mr. Cobden makes a sharp and etfecti.vo reply, and then the question is put from tlie chair, The hourglass is turned up by the dork.a't the table, and for three minutes every iu'evcry lobboy and waiting room rings as if its last moment was come. Metnhnr* ??!./? had uiailo up their minds, and had avoided debate for fear they should hear anything lo unsettle their purpose, throng in at the door, which is then locked and guarded hy the sergeant-nt-arms. The ayes slowly defile to the right, and the noes to the left. Mr. Cobden and Mr. M. Gibson having been deputed to act as tellers go to different doors to count, with Mr. Hnyter and Lord Mulgrave. Slowly the members retorn to the House and resume their seats. Tho excitement becomes every moment more intense. At length tho last two tellers arrive and comraumenus their number*. Mr. H?yter leaves tho table, goes to Lord l'jrtmornton upon tho treasury bench,-and -wjMi?peri?.r Thfl noblo JbrcJ hangs his hoa^J. The clorl; in t , wig nml gown hands tlie paper to Mr. Co ?!??. A mighty shout arises. The coalitii have been successful. The (iovertiniei i have been defeated, lint "order" is calle i t The House wants to hear the numbers. . i Slowly Cobden, and M. (Jibson, and lift ter, and M ulgrave then retire. They ai vancc, making their obeisaiiccs to the chai nin! then the honorable member for the We Hiding, in a loud clear and firm voire, rca? l tlw numbers of ayes and noes. "Sixteen ' exclaim those who are quick at arithmetic; calculations. Frantic. cries of'"Hear, hear which is what is understood by parliamen ary ''cheering," arise from every part of tl Imiise. except the front treasury bench. Tl I )erbyitc.>? are vociferous for the country gei ' tlenieii have strong lungs. The l'oelil army, generals and private, soldiers, take u the clamor. The outsiders?like Layan Mowyer ami < ;oo<lerir.li, politicians unattacl 1 <'il, a* Mr. Shiol would have en Hod then ! swell the* tumult. The Kusselites ami tli | Lord King section, the Nonconformists an j the I'ur.ce party, join in the uproar. Tl noise i< deui'-ning?a hundred hulls of Hi shan would hardly add anything to the di ord-T. The Speaker lets the storm expen its furv, and fur some minutes it rages m i controlled. The House looks at the l'romie a-= if it excepted a ministerial declaratioi l?t:L I'silmerston makes no si<jn. lie lis first to communicate the tidings to his roy< illi>(less. The House adjourns at half-pa , two, and mem hers go heme to think of the election speeches, and dream of a fiant war dance by Commissioner Yeh over tl liritish Empire. Dreadful State of Affairs in TTtali. Washington, March 21.?A letter \v: received hero to day lYom \V. W. Drun in<i!i<!, United States Supreme Judge i Utah Territory, by tIi? ii<lministratio?. 1 i gives a sad an ! deplorable picture of tua tvrs in that Territory. The following is ti ken lVoin iht- letter : i ''Tin: leading m< " 'he church ar inert; traitoiis than ever. Only a few <la) since all tlie papers, records, dockets' an nine hundred volumes of the laws, were t;i ken out of i lie Supreme Court Clerk's o lice and burned. An 1 this is not the on! in.-tanee of tli'-kind. 1 say to you agait and through v-?n to the LYesident, that it i impossible for in to enforce the I iws in 111iT errilorv. Kverv man hern huMs his lil' ! a' tin; will of l>ri^!i:im Young,and lierc \v | arc* without protection, i "l am lit mlv of opinion that Tlahhitt \va tnurdtrcd hy Mormons under thedirection i lir:trh:mi Young, and not h}' thft Indiai Murder is a common thing here ; an Mormons cannot !> . punished with a Mo mon jury, witness, olHei'rs and Governor t pardon. It is too cruel and must not b hi<lured. A man. not a member of ehure.l is muni red, robbed, castrated and impri I oued sol.-ly ior ?piestioning the authority 1 the church. l'ersotisare now in tiie l'eni teiitiarv, ronvirted he tore tins I'robat Judge, who arc wholly innocent of an^ 1 cnm.iiai. llos-. ] '. W. Pi< kkxs.?* * * We oa say witl? the most assured confidence Lli: ! Col. I'hkctis lias never, either directly c indirectly, bv his own ac.t or that of anv on else, sought <of any sort under thist any other administration. lie holds, himse ' howevr, ready at ali times to do his dut to his country in anv post were his sorvi ccs may bo honorably and advantageous! bestowed, lie believes that it becomes hi J State to take her part (as things no stand) with the great Democratic party ? the I nion, t>> light the battle of Constitt tional reform openly and manfully befor ! the world. And if it become necessary, li Wnldd n.it sliiii'.i: tVnni ln.iu.r tin ovnniuii ; r> _ "" j of licit policy, oil the part of South Carol i nn, in tin; Cabinet or elsewhere. 13ut li neither courts nor (personally) wishes ft ; any such distinction. We pen this pan I <;*rapli in sheer justice to an eminent fellov ! citizen whose luiml ami feelings we happe j to know ami appreciate aright. The coui try h:is no abldr or more devoted son tha ; he, nor one less disposed to thrust himself ui becomingly into public affairs. Edjcfield Advertiser. \\r ... ir 1. rt/i in A&iu.\uiUiN, itiareij ^u. Mr. Apploton's licaltli is improving, bi , it is bis intention to resign the editorshi j of the Union at once, and return to h i home in Maim*. Humor says that be wi ; receive a local appointment from Mr. Duel anan?probably the Colloctorship at Por | land. Indications point to Hon. John SKdel I of Louisianna, as likely to succeed M | Mason as Minister to France. He is pro ! ty sure to receive either this or the inissio | to Madrid. ] The post of Minister in Russia is said t ! have been tendered to Mr. Aiken of Sout j Carolina, but the latter would' prefer to su< ( end Mr. I)alln3. nrovidnd hp rim nn an. The chimecs of Francis Gallagher, of Ba tirnore, for tlic Consulship' of glasgow, ai very good. There are hundreds of applications ft th,e Liverpool Consulate, which will soon I vacant , but no selection has yet been inad Being Wound ur.?A lady acquain anco informs us thai, as she was pns?.iii througlf 23d street, sho saw ah elegant] dressed woman creeping along the paveinei and op the steps of a house, where she ran the bell ?n groat haste. Guess what wi the mattwr ??a pair of new fashioned 8tc< hoops had broken and wound round In ^erspn with a tenacity that rendered it in ! possible for her to'walk. jyew w or/c Mirror. A darner was given to Ex-Secrelot Guthrie, on Wednesday last, in which 3( persons participated.'*Ho made an ef qupnt epeecii hi reportse ton toad;-. ^ v ' J S' :n Wauuingtom, March ?8. Tr# jury in the ctrsb of jLee, charged wi l" the mnrdef of- Ilnmo, have rendered a vc diyt of'>N*t Guilty." / . ' f .< i ' in a I* i "ii ii > ' ! i1 11 jhi /. *ate !>- A Sokn'i: at Kowauo Kveijktt'h Lkc-| ill Tt'ltK AT Ai.HANY. A letter alllldillg to till! nt | eulogy on Geo. Washington pronouncid by J. the ILoii. Edward Everett, at Albany, a few evening* ago, says : y- "I cannot soon forget the scene on the il- stage of last owning. In the spacious pulir, pit of the Church of the distinguished clerst ! gyniiin and author, tli?? Ucv. Dr. Sprague ; Is : at his side were Judge Conkling and the | venerable Xott, who more than fiflv-three I ;il ! years since melted the heart of the people | over the grave of Alexander ITamiltoii. < >n , t- j ihe stage, the Chancellor <if the Regents of j ie I the University, Mr. I.ansing and Gov. j ie j King sat together. On the other side, Mr- j ii- i Fillmore. Immediately in the rear, Philip te j Church, and John Miller?in llieir day, p : companions of Washington ; and in front, J, j the great orator. I- "Sir. Everett introduced an eulogy on 11, , Uulus King, which was felicitously express* e j ed. He did not forget?h<; never does? d | to allude to the fortunate men who in active ie j health and bright mind, could recollect II- | how the Father of the Country walked s- j iintl talked among man. Scone after seen*;, d i character after character of history, like pici J tares from tlie pencil of Macaulay, passed r, i before; the audience, and lite national heart j i. heat high, and the lire of patriotic fellling is sparkled and shone from hearts whence parid ty had seemed to have cursed it out." jr Tiik Haptist Ooxvkntion.?Wo. learnjc t'(l from the last. Christian Index that the ,c Baptist Convention of the State of tJeorgia will meet in Augusta, on the -Gth April. Among the important business that will be brought before the Convention, will be? is 1st. The appointment of delegates to at* l- tend the biennial Convention at Louisville, .. K"v M?i a. .1? /' > ... . ?.|J lit At. J\ 1/ 111': X.DIIM.-IIIKMI (lie It question of a Theological Seminary for the L- .South will be discu>so.l anil settled, i- 2d. Kspecinl attention is necessary to be extended to domestic and foreign missions, e 3d. A State Bible Board is to bo organ's ized. d 4th. The election of a Board of Trustees i- i for Mercer Univeisily. f- ! tlh. The claims of (lie Index will then y I bo urged. U will be for (leoigia Baptist l, | to say, whether they desire to make their is i fondly cherished organ a fir.-t class paper. ^ ! Death ok tiii: 1'ki:siim:nt\s Xkimikw. e ! ?We hi icily announced yesterday the sud! den death of Mr. Kskridgu I.:;ne, of I.ans | caster, Pennsylvania, n nephew of the Presuf ident of the I'niled Utales, and brother of! is 1 Mi>s Lane, who, at present, prosifies at the ,1 i White House. We learn that Mr. Lane r. had heen in lisposed for a day or two with 0 intestinal inflammation,but it was not conu sidered as at all of a serious character until 1 the night before hist. His death, there s. fore, has taken his friends by surprise. Mr. r,f L. was about thirty years of age, and uni married. Miss Lane, accompanied bv the 0 President's pi ivate secretary, .1. It. Henry, j Ksq., and several other friends, passed through Baltimore this morning on her way to Lancaster to attend the funeral. n The President remains in Washington. Hall. Patriot. " WaSIIINOTON'. Much Hon 1? -T ^ ; Walker, in aeecpting tlic Kansas GovernorIj. ship, does so, il is understood. with the inv | lention of resigning the post as soon as he .* : succeeds in restoring tranquility to (he Territory. To do this, the Administration has promised to stand by him in very emergency. It is well understood that had it proin^ j ised as much to Ex-CJovonior deary, the lat1 ter would willingly givo returned, hut then ' j it is insinuated that he should liave first consulted the views of the new administration heforo he left the territory. Had he done so, there ij every reason to hclicve that lie would have been sustained. The most exie ... , travagant anticipations arc entertained ot I >r \\r?n'..._ .1 i: i ... I I >i iiiivur in lliu UlSC'llJirj^O Ol U1C UUIK'S WlltCh ' i lie lias finally consented to assume. 11 IIox. Fayette McMullkx.?It will l>e 1* recollected that wo recommended th|s penn tleinan to President Buchanan for the office v of Postmaster General. Out recommenda lions was disregarded, but we were pleased to see that the Goloiu-l'-a claims for an office have not been entirdy overlooked. It is now stated, that lie will hcrtainly. bo tenlt dered the Governorship of Utah. Ip Col. MoMullen will succeed J'righam js , Young, one of the most notorious scamps in II the confederacy, nnd wo trust he will exert., j, his influence to abolish that horribk practico which allows a man from one to one hundred wives?or rather just as many as I | he may fancy.?Petersburg Erjtresa, " * The 'Gakiioi'K (Jotiluiov.?This is the name ot' a new cotillion which is being pracn ticad in this city. The lauies swing corners. Having done tliis, tho gentlemen .? place their arms around their necks and 1 Kiss them on the left cheek. Young ladies 3* screech and fall into young gcntlcmeu's . arms. Gentlemen seize young women a; round tho w*ita aud waltz of their seats., e If wo are not much mistaken, tho garrote cotillion will becoi'no a very popular Insti>r tutiou. The world moves. ^ ^ Albany Times. Lou* Mooted made a ppeeph at the'PUta--* l>ur<r'tne?tra tliA ntliflr pvoi.iniv an.l I'nJt/.lxul ,, o into" one of the morning papers in a stylo of 'J injured innocenco amhindignatjon combined quite characteristic of the lady, g us By a correspondence in tho Richmond el Enquirer, it appears that Mr. John A. Washar irigton has confuted again to place the n- Mount Vernon Estato in tho hands of the Common-health of Virginia. ' '.-J - & vu 1 ^ 1 ? . There iR now a runvor current that Mas. ? il.~ L.'?I:-1. *-;H .* py iiiiiiuu, IUU ?tuuiurc.v, Will oOUIl CI* )0 feet a reconciliation with her hiisban^kjt . ?" Ex-Sccrctary Mnroy has d?rtrnc<f tHe~publio dinner tendered hini t>y the merchants of, BuUiraoYe. !?Y i . . ?t -T& >, The London Funcbhas pitiless ami bitter sr- obituary notice of Iho lato I'reeton 8. Brooks. ' >& , - "My Home." A watid'rer in n cheerless laud, Uncarcil for where I roam! Yet, still, my heart, with silken chords Is linked unto my home! Oft, in the melancholy hour, l)oth sweet remembrance come, And bind me with its pensive power, More strongly to my Home! I've stood upon the sea washed deck, 'Mid hlnek despair and storm. And braved tin.- horrors of the wreck, And death in varied form; KYn then, eaeh surge, with snowy form That rushed me swiftly by, Like mingled voices from my homo, Seemed bidding me good-by! Where buoyant feet to music beat, Amid the festive dance, And lip met lip with nectar sweet, And eye the blushing glance, I've mingled; yet my heart was sad And weary with the throng,? No charms f<>r me the music had, No gladness in the song. For even llicn, soft o'er my soul, J.ike perfume from Spring flowers, A silent, inciting music stole l'rcali from 1113- natal bowers, Oli, saered spot! more dear to me Then all tlie pear's of ocean : For lliou 1ms treasures, rich an<l rare, Which claim my heart's devotion 1 And Mcm'ry 'twere indeed a "waste" Of withered hopes, and gloom, But for the green-spot on my heart? Th'oasU of my Home. Can I forget the simple prayer, "Father, who art in Heaven!" Repeated from my mother's lip*, .......1-1. I...?~.l ..1 -J Cuii I forget tin: manly voice, Hoard in my youthful days, Which called 111c to my father*!} knee, lu censure or in praise ? Can 1 forget my brother, true, My sister, gentle, kind; And all the pimple joys of youth, IJy innocence refined? No! they are twined about my heart, And ivied round 1113- soul; And never will they wither olf Till I am pale and cold. AY hen 1 shall sink lieneath the stream Of life's unnumbered ills, Oh, take me back and let 111c dream licneath my native hills! The Chevalier AVyckutl", the very prince of volunteer diplomatists and love makers to ladies of uncertain :w<> i* nmnim flw? guishcd stran^-rs now in Washington, Really, on seeing him we fancied our eyes were playing us false. Instead of being the dashing bandit looking fellow, with an eve like a hawk at one moment and like Shvlnrk's at another, as folks are apt to pictine him, he appears as though bashfulness was his besetting sin above all others, and in dress and air is as iiniet and modest a gentleman as one would expect to meet in a country clergyman. Our court, Judge Withers presiding, ad-V. i e.J jv/.....vm w u?n , ft iiiiiuhw unions i1uuu. There were no cases of great interest to be tried, at least none in which the sympathies of the whole community were greatly enlisted. The Judge passed the following sentences previous to the adjournment : David Taylor, sheep stealing, several cases ?guilty?~o for each sheep, and in default of payment on the first of May next, to receive thirty nine lashes in each case ; Capers Counts, assault and batter)', fined ten dollars ; John ft. Davenport, indicted, fyr riot, found guilty of assault, lined $100 and one month's imprisonment. "** 1 Newberry Mirror. ? ?? AxOTIIKU Sl'DM.MUNE TELECnAPH.-rTelegraphic, communication between Europe and Amcrica will be far to# profitable an enterprise to be monopolized by a single company. Already, there is a rival corpoiation started in London, under the ti tic of the European and Arriorionrftfirnational Telegraph Company. They^proj)oso to lay a submarine cabfe frtmi the South coast of England to Capo Finisterre ip Spain; thenfce through the.-^tlanti.c ward to Capo Cod. The whole distance will bo 3,9(i0 miles. The work is to be completed in 1838. ^ ^ The latest application of tho "insanity" dodge, is that made by John G. "Boker, the wealthy liquor dealer of the New York city, who asserts the insanity of hfs daughter Mariano* Petrinella, as ovinced in her clandestine marriage to his late coachman John.l)ean, against whose preciouB character we hear no Ryllable breathed except ?i _ *- ? * iiiou hu is jiiiui iiuu jnsiiuorii. nno W|ia insane daughter,it is understood, be war on the point of sending otl' to Europe in Wednesday's steamer, in spile of her earnest remonstrances, had not the police interference prevented. ^ Swindlers Ahkkstkd? To men ?wbo have beeu watched by our polices for some time past, named Colton alias Soodgrass, and Hammond, were arrested ^bout 2 o'clock yesterday, just obtaining a bont $60 under false pretenq^'from a Off Jtfl(ick, of Abbeville, Colton jpdthiffie were lodged in the Guard Ilonae, find will be sent out of the city to-day,' aftv they. Dag uei+eotypes with iba^hief police. . Charleston Courier. Tub Last D.Ay.^-Tjbe prophecy of Dr Cmnmin'gs, a ^^Whiiaan, that the affairs o this world will/tie w.ound up?'0n the- l3tl of next June, |a'creating considerable ex cite<nont in Ptrifc Tbo sn>ash will b&caus <ed by a tremendous comet cqpriog in con tract .with djrajenrtl). Other "learned The bano"j|ftjfefwki the comet is coming, bu i 00 001 <*neve iu tuo "smash." Brain-Labor. It has become fashionablo to attribute nearly all t!ie maladies that prevail among us to over-worked brains. There was nevor agreater dcclitsion. A hundred brains aro under-worked where one sutlers from hard study. The little, puny infant is fed on all tho abominations of our present cooking system, gorged with candy, until colic and convulsions are produced, then drugged with opiates to subdue tho distress, and llio good nurse or great doctor exclaims, "Oh, what a head ! it's runiiin:? all away with its dear little body !" And so it is fed again and gorged again, and stalled as usual, and doctored evermore, to bring the body up to the standard of the brain. Stran<'0 logic, this ! The majority of our boarding-school masters and misses stiller very poor health. a?"^ do their teachers. And our professional men, lawyers, doctors, divines, editors &c.t arc continually complaining of disordered bodies, and as constantly imputing the __ 1 1*1. t ? * " ?' wiHjii! cvii uKtvi-r-wiii'i;hi Drains, Nonsense! We have looked into this matter a good dual, and have eumc to tli>j conclusion that the reverse of tlie cominou theory is true. We do not believe it will hold good in one case in a huudicd. Indeed, it is very difficult to overwork the. brain. The brain was made for work. It is constitutionally adapted to work without ceasing, except during the hours of -lee p. It can see, hoar, observe, think, meditate, co-ritafe. ' calew lute, scheme, j)!:m, jud^e reas->n, compare, resolve,all the day !<>??lj, with all its energies, aii'l without injurious fatigue, provided the bodily conditions are kept goocf. We. take the ground, that no brain in a sound body can ever be. hurt b v linrJ study. Hut thi-> herein is all the dilHeulty. Wo subject the vital machinery to all sorts of misuses and abuses, so that the niind can h:irrl!v w??rL* Ml nil mwl fln?t? tVw* mischief comos from working the mind too I) a ill. No. It is (lie lnn.lv wliirli is orerworkcd. It labors hard to got lid of the false conditions imposed upon it. The stomach is oppressed with improper food*, tho blood is loaded with viscid humors ; tho secretions are pure : no proper attention ? paid to exercise, to breathing, to rest; and all of tlie laws of health are perpetually violated. The organism struggles for dear life. It requires all the vita! or nervous er>ergies to preserve existence. There is ? little spared for brain labor, and so the brail* works but little. And when the machinery of life is thrown into irreparable disop1der, or some of its abused organs break uv i> ii iiimv-i i uu nil 14 tit. III ?ii 4(1 i ell VJ nil physiological habits, i.s it not consoling: to lie down isi blissful ignorance or the real cause ? Look, for a moment, at the history of tliegreatest philosopher, .the hardest thinker^ i j the most industrious brain laborers who have ever lived?Pythagoras, l'lato, Wes! ley, Adams, Von Humboldt, KJgewortb ? Tliey were from childhood hard studentsThe)'were always acting, always thinking,. No sun ivcr went down in the evening, during their long and eventful lives, without their mental storehouse of wisdom being greater than when it arose in the morning. The world never heard of more assiduous students. lint they never sufforeii from over-worked brains.' Such a thought never entered their heads. And why f Simply because they livo<|_. plainly, their.^ food was simple, their habits wero teinpqrate and regular; they paid attention (fo th? rules of health ; thev keot the bodilv- nu? | chinery in good condition, ami lionce brtiim j ami body were always ia workin/f order; and work, hard work, too instead of destroying either, invigorate^ both. \Vhoi?=v will our medical philosopher.* teaehan erring worldjthe truth oiiJ.liid iniportaaf^Sttl** je^l-4?L i/e ll_ {jfj, I rritca._. ^ < ~ "TiotfM voit "tiift Tho ^CfTiicngO' Timft'tells tfitiMbl lowing story and votf- j ches fwr its truth : * . 'There was a crowd in the ?ffi6G;of the city marshal yesterdaywhero tlmt good tUi^ti#rofiiciat^S3 Wiliri?v.\vo'dd to the p(jj>r. ' ?tilnd^^.,k, all of you antf the j woman with tlid baby have a < The crowd ooinuH.ed, and again, and ugjafn^ .woman afterw^man each with a baby iftlitr arms, kcprmgMin^ forward tefcthe desk, Tl?e inarshal ^wRr^olN' for. a while, fn<yMlio mf^lp^nfi tTni^nrAe# famn- ^ j | mi- iook, wnu nn" cxrimiiiaiioiv. was?-unci, ~ ? when it tmifetl out that the mother wa? lending her bahv to her .acquaintances, to secure to tla-in tlie immunities which she herself enjoyed. Tluro was a laugh all mum), ami a fresh start." Effkcts of Hastv Lkoisi.atiox??Piiji J Armohiks.?Wo regret lo learn frontNational:Intelligencer that, although.* kgiB< Committee of W^hvs and Means 1 R<f tyKtf".. ted an item of thre^ hundred nnd sixty tlrot#^ sand dollars for the national armories, tfa ; i such item appears^} the law, and the mattV ufacture of su?S fofpbo current ye?tr must" ; > be cooMileg^iy cbffiiilcd, or tlie finniic^l ingenuity of the War Department must b? exercised to find a method of borrowing" from some other fund. TIio prob?bilhy; is that the clerk?, were over-tasked in tfoa hst dreamy hours of tiio sessiofy thoughts of war were not uppermost i^V i their minds. . O.v Dira From Washington. ?tbe Washington correspondent of the i 101k Sun says that Col. Pickens has i tendered- the Mission to EngJgpU ; but tfio i ' telegraphic correspondent of^HSs Baltim<tt? Sun states thatKx-Governor Aiken hasbeen tendered the l'ost at St. Petersburg, vrlnoh < ho may accept but prefers to succod Mr? Dallas. * ^ J ^ Governor Gorman, of Minnesota, has i#? ' 1 sued n proelamatiou calling an extra session1 ; of the Legislature on April 27, .for the pW? ' , * po6e af making the necessary laws to tify ' ' * able the people' to form a Stafe con$t?i($J !* lion ; also for the purpose of disposing <jf 1 1 lands granted at the last session of Congvo^ .j in aid of railroads in the Territory. '! A