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Fractions of S.juarcs will he chargr-i] in pro. portion to the athovu rales. t-5?" Hus'.ness Cards fur the ti-rm of omyour, will l>c charged in proportion to 1K<Kpneo they oeeupy, nt Que JJol/ar per 1 im* h'pacc. tw For all nd vertisemeitt.? sol in ij<mf,f>- ? ?/mini Fifty per Cent, extra will lie added to llonbove rules. I") A VIS <L CREW'S, J'nr J,'until r ; LEE ?t WILSON, J'or Pre**. MISCELLANY. : " , ItoMANVK OF 1T1011 I.I IK.?AtllOI)? tlie prc?MI- ' tations to licr Majesty at one of tin- drawin? i rooms this season was a young lady upon lier marriage, and nl>out whose nuptials a story : i? current ui more liijiij usu:u iiiwitm mi un.*?o iinromnutic times. She is lite daughter ? !*:? | baronet, holding n <1 position. Among the suitors nf this young la?lv, w ho is pretty as accomplished, was one of wry ad- ' vanced years.; but it was in vain lliat nil tin- j iithireincnts consequent upon I lie possession of richos were set forth. The fair maiden show- I ed herself completely indifferent. to I lie golden prize that lay at her feet. and in spite of the strong recommendation of "papa," it was un- ! hesitatingly r^ctod. So far, therefore, everything was perfectly natuVal and very unro- I man tic. But itseeins that the gentleman, after his proposals had heon decline^ (of course with the usual protestations of rcsp-ct and cstcem.^ngain sought au interview, mul fissured the lady that his attachment was not selfish? that he was rondy. nt any sacrifice, to do nny- j thing that could contribute to her happiness ; i and that if, if her affections were listed on any j one whose wealth might, not ho adequate to . his good fomino, h" was ready, l>? settlement j t-ven to the extent of ?100,000, to place her JinppiUCSS in ner own power, .--iieii a ui disinterested ntta'duncnt was perfectly unden- ; iablo, and it is said the young laily j omlcitd so much over it that, Jiku the recital <>f Oi'n l- j lo's dangers, it wrought, a complete lvvi-sinn I of I113 feeling. Wc do nut pretend to know 0:1 I what kiinj^>f5"hint" tlie venerable gentleman ! ppoke ngaiiCt?ut speak Pjiftin he diil, ami with | co much etTect that the happy day was soon : named, and the nuptials in due course s ileum- i ized, and the line bride presented on her m ir- j riii^e. to the Queen. The world rfives, with its ! imml generosity, nil almost fihulnus amount to ' Mr. 's fortune, hut it is very well known : that ?rt? item in it is?15O,OU0 railway stock und more than liulf of "which is paying 0 per cent. Tiif. Latk Skn.\T"K JlrsK.?A11 intelligent gentleman residing in this city, hut who is now on a visit to the capital of Texas 011 business, writing ton friend, attributes the lamcti- , table puicide of the late Senator Husk to a mo- j live, which i Ft rue, (and lie states it id ^wid-ly 1 credited in Texas,) reflects jjreat erediffm his I (character as a man possessed of a sc: sit ivy honnr nnd fonil- to RofLen the hur.-h iiid"ciiu>!it. that usually follows the fate of the solf-dT-stmyof life. It seenia that Senator Jinsli's whole nervous system had become terribly shattered by the uncontrollable sufferings the ! death of his excellent and loving wife had oc- I casionel him. 11 stiid that, while occupying ' liis seat in the Senate, durintr *-' ? pendency of [ *he debate on the Kan8n9-^cbnv>ka bill," he triads an arrangement '''9 colleague, Gen. Sam Houston, by which il >va3 agreed that both Houston and himself should vote for the pill. -Notwitlistandine this agreement Hen. Houston lifted against tl.,e V'"* tl,e gubernatorial coiltes1General Houston "being the oppo?'t'w" candidate, ni-eil riuestioniiiir ,Gtfi? fousk ao ciosely that lie f^1 wus iwpoa si We longer to resist the public exposure of Ucii. Hon Aon. For many years Gen- Houston had Jtam his. friend ana compapion?bis ol?l com. rnde in arms during the bitter trial" of the ? Vflfiff tfjdcpendonco?they, liave ?ervcd to gether lflKhe United States Senate 5 ?nd he . ;*b?lJ?fti*, Jiaijnt d adbh tbe idea thafc to ,, longer wouM.occrfBrn'hiin dishonor. Hi bocame the victim tolfio impression that, underlie circumstances, Bis death was or- measure of ^Jnvirruling necessity.* It was of course, a'i iinfojiunptS mania ; but nil this eVj'nees the honorable feelings and manly instincts,of ofie who I not basitate to yield his most precious PSBSf iptoo to a sense of duty, however mista;v xtn*?Philadelphia PrtM. yi'toJW#* Dow't.Hpmands Write.when Awat *9011 Homs >?A.iew daya ago a man returned ''^-Lttw?l|. after a four yeara abaence in Ausand found bia wife roar*iedv Again, and witfc* <hUq l?r her -.Moond husband. The . -irffe^atifioa nor second marriage on the jjr^Ad of theaupposed death of her first hus* <?and, to whom, .now th a t h e has raade'hU ft p pearan<gu aba ia ready to rpt-WJi.The second . J^?R!^t^*e/S'po?.eMi<<n^rttise baby, and jmrtiaaiWiU 4a*?Qtert w*ea?dlne. * - L , _____ ? ? ?BWVPtW Hymn of the Harvestc-rn. ' L i Wo gather them in?tin? bright green leaves ] | With our ?eythes ami ranks lo-tlay, Ami tin.' mow grows big, as the pitcher heave > i His lift in tlie sWflt'ring liny. ' I' () ho ! n liehl! for the mower's scythe, j * ' Hath a ring as a ?lvsliny, ; ' : Swooping tin* earth of its burthen light, ! As it Ming in wrathful glee. \\*? ?t?... ii? - ' .. - h...nvi ihviii hi ? i in: iiiiikiii:^ jmi1ii1p3 j(| Of llioyi'llow and bearded grain. ! jj And tlic Hash of our siekles' 1 iulit illumes ; .. Our march o'er the van<jtiish<-d |ihiiu. |* Anon, we conic with the Mood drawn oar? i |, The citnninjr of modern laws: i lt And a civs stoop to ii* chinking jar, As its rocks its hunirrv laws. i u Wo gather Iheln in?the mellow fruits i (i v....... il... i. ?i . .uvpiiiiio, ?? : iiu'i i i ? ?-, c; With tlie russet, and ?;<ami purple still', pi 'i'n jjanii.-li <>ur treasury. j ;ii A ii <1 eaeli liadujuiey treasury stored i All "uoatli i!s tainted riml, 1 in To elieer our :;ii.-sts at tlic sneial board | ;I1 When we leave cares behind. I !' in We pat lie I* tin ill ill?ill tl:i< LTOodlv sloiv, . I"' Jlut. not. wil.li tlie miser s gu~t, I'or this (treat All l-'atlier we adore, llatli lint given it in trust ; .\!.'l our work of is I-tit. for life. In i!i?> wintry to eome? r * t ! cr? Then it blessmir upon the Keapef's strife, ] ~Ari'l ii shout lit tins Harvest Home. j ^ AVilliam 1.. Mnrev liii'l 110 el.-ment* of n<lven- on lition^ fame. Hi# whole life is u proof of the p! asserti?!i. It was soli.1, concise, positive mat- |j\ t?-r of faet progression in the Ituiliiiii*; up of it< ,tj own proportions?a- step Iiy step he ns" 'iiileil i liv net ion ami l>v irrowth into the concrete re:?1 it v hi' himself liail fashione-l, nti?l he hirn <-ll' of hii'Miiiishe>l. 11 is progress was not rapi'l. hut ,?, it. vms not eeriaia. No :: >>1 i:id tone-1 genius trav<> inspiration |o hi< eloipienee, mill t o me- !i1' 1 ? ? !< of brilliancy ever lent. iis tilt ( w? Iions to his career. "Passion never 1 > 1 * w the in gale*' I lint >tartc<l him < >:i the sen ? !" life; lull j ? 11 vnting himself l?v tin- force of his ??wu will, , ^ lie hatt lc<l his way into umuhooil, f.il! of the ' vigor of toil, ami gaiiiol :trcngtli with trials xv' that iiukIc xji.-rifiK'O useful to him. Shaping ' thoughts into acts, atnl iiioiihliiii; npportuni- ! (,f ties into ilc<lieateil |>i iviligcs which his jii'l'.rc UK'iil. furi'ctl his atiilii!io:i to a>lopt, lie sicppeil at the Very ilium of life upon the roa?l to fame. ' Winning his way into notice, l>y a e'ear up- < 1 i? pl'-M'iation of tin-genius of lahor, ami as-:i::iii:*^ |y to .1,. that which the exigences of the times re- ' j" ijuiretl i<> In? iloiie, he iiia>le jio pause for the lissipating aUuretnents uf youth, a:i<l was at- s]'~ trac-letl hy no follies that threatened to tlini lift the-tar of promise that was h-fore him. llarn:11the Iiii mus v. 1 -. <-1 i it I a\?eS nf II ? ! I.-iri ;l 1 ? f?l 1 J inn, ln> tail lli" i'? 111 : ! :t I if* :i nf his eh::iM> t cl'in hi ami I I'll rati iii the start tn lie, thai which came to he ::i j?r: in the cml.???. I). J)if/<!!/ . ; , r i *i M 111'. II >KK\t w, T:f. Insavk I 'jirr.?hv >rv \ i.?:tor ..f i..l.-!li-.-:iec who filter? tin- Asylum ealis to : 1 lojtiiian. lit- receives thorn :i 1 with n (.<->1 hearty ^I'l-i.tinjr, will ?.-k them to sup ami j tliink with liiin. ami when they leave invite : them to "call often." On the last occasion that wc saw liiin. after setting in his cell ami iti'ln'- wo triif-T in a pleasant chat?no, not pleasant, for svi the feeling of his con-lition provciitvl this?lie | |.,n nril?rc?l at several-times some of his fellows to j , ,t fetch wine an<l glasses. Thoy w<nM jn.-t stare i ' at him, ami he woiihlseem to forget it, until. :l"' suddenly the onler wotiKl l.e repeated ami a- t<;il train forgotten. lie generally labors umlcr j \-j<. wie men tunc, ins place of confinement is a , garrison of \v 11i<-11 ho is tlie commander, ami is ! only prevent c>l from enjoying tlie outside l>y advice of his j^ysieiiins. lie will frequently "0 endeavor to prevail on the impfi-inteiidnut to j (.;l| roam through the country for a while, ninl | when this is ref n.-i <1 will tul niit. nuictly. IloiV- 1 f, man wearsu cocked hat continually, ns?<1 walks j with a eatie. llis appearance bears the mark i ISO o! eccentricity* and treiiiin. but the former mar ! not have been the ease l><-fore his iusaniiv. Hi* i voice is clear, commanding, but. still cheerful. ; JI'trlsbtifj Jlrntld August 15. j Hkvi:kkxi? Kun's \V. fti:i ?One of the i f.,] most imlefatigahle devotees to literature ever ' wj known in this eount ry has just closed a career, ! which was identified with hook.4 and newspa- j " ' per* and magazine.*, and was varied with 1 i m-1 - | f"i suits mid squabbles ami scandals. Mr. (!ris-' t\" wold died in this city on Thursday, at the aire j of-12. JJetter approved as a eomp Icr and cd- . itor than as a writer, he filled a |dacc which ; made him wit'ely known. We should have ?u respected hiiu for the patriotic zoal with which lie upheld the literary pretensions of his own , country, had lie shown in doing either jit lgc- i ! ment ol f.iirnoss. As it was, his liberal maim- j facture of native authors provoked man}' n ; 1"' llinliciims &mil?v llwuw!? it. 41 cd ninny a budding genius. Mr. (Jriswold, a< i \vc have hinted, has left hc'iind him not a few | j* proofs of hi< industry, intelligence, and f.imili- j nrity with literary history* ; hilt he will scarcely take high rank as an author. In <?tIt- j ill or respects he must have Wen singularly un- j ? fortunate, ftiaost of Ishmnel in the \vorl<i of . letter.? ; although we have often heard his j . . name mentioned. it was never coupled with i kindly terms.?X. i'. A/Lion. " j 1:1 -?-?-? Mil. Vi.pstt.u's Kve.?The following refur- j Pfc ' once to Mr. Webster's eye occurs in l'rofessor m j Shedd's address before the Massachusetts Col- a| j oni/.ation Society : The tropical eye, when found in conjunction ls with Caucasian features, is indicative of a CI j very remarkublo organization. It shows that tremulous sensibilities arc reposing upon a ?nj base of logic.?No one could fix his case for a . ^ moment upon thnt great Northern Statesman. who has recently gone down to his grave, I'1 without perceiving that this rare combination si was the physical substrata of what he was, and (J( what he did. That deep black iris, cinctured in a pearl white nclorctie, and, more than all, ' that fervid torrid glance and gleam, wero the ni exponents and expression of a tropical nature ; tc while the thorough bred Saxonism of all the cj re?t of the physical structure indicated the calm and massive strength that underlny and supported nil the passion and all the lire. It woo me uuiuu vi twu (jrouv iiuujuii i-yjjw ?i? u i single personality. It was tlio whole torrid li coue upheld iu tue temperate. To Vake T<4ron * B*Fr Tendkr.?To all those , who have worn down their teeth in masticating * poor old touch cow beef, we will say that car- t< bo n ate of soda will be found a remedy for tlie ii evil. Cut the BtaJ|e? the day before using Into" n slices about two inches thick, rub orcr them a I small quantity of soda, wash it off next morn- n in3, cut it into suitable thickncss; and cook to * notice. The same process will answer for fowls t and legs of mutton, ct& Try it all ye who love J, delicious, tender dishes of meat . * * - <-r!y t ^ 0 ^ ? Cellar Justicb Tj^kt.?-The Warrenlon White ,&?ye Chief iastice T?ney j* at tbis time in tba . enjoyment.of uiopt excellent health and spirits.; J o wcoks ?inca-hc .CAmo to, the Fin quitt&finto Sulphur in a fooble at*l debihUterl condition. 1 Since that time hta health ?? wonderfully im- T ,v proved,-aad k? now looku* $ t< ie? yta^ago. Jtrigelaney #j* Wn<n tb#> V * ?6??^fot? f?#o?er ' eighty tears of ?ge.. He w?* append Chief i . . k . . _ > . T. i? inn mil agjrcnmiiin.1 irniiiuwmcvrennuem laninritine 011 the Religion of Revolutionary Men. I know?1 sit;!i when I think of it?that j itherto the I-ivnrli people havo been the ' ast religious of all the nations of J-'urope. 1 i it because thy idea ol (?od?which arises i 0111 all the evidences of nature, and from , | le depth of reflection?15ein<; the profound- j I 4 and weightiest idea of which human in- j i dlijielicc is capable, and the French mind I L'iu.vr 'ho most rapid, but the most super- ! i i-ial, ihe lightest, ihe most uniclh-ctive. of j i u i ... . i ... it i.iin']n-;iii races, mis mint! lias licit. the ! I >!'< ( ;m<l S"vcrity invcssnry to cany f:ir and i i in? il?<- fji'eatc?>t conception of tlio human j ii<l<-rslainJing ? I Is it because r>?ir jvovcrnments have al- ;' ays taken upon lln-niselvcs to lliink for lis, > believe lor 11s, :nii] pray lor u> ? Is it In*- ' uiso we are ami lutve been a militarv ]? .'?- j , le. a sfMier nation, I?>il by Uinirs, befogs 1 i?l ambitious men, from battbvfielil ! I>:it- ' i* fjcM. luakiii!' connnests an.l m.vor I ' a ill.-in : rava^iii'*, daz/.liiw, clctrniij' i?l ??]?:intr Kit rope : and !>rin?;in?j home |' ic manner". vices, bravery, I'^lilm-ss ;:ts?l ? lpietv of the ramp to the lire-side of the ' _ j! I know not, 1>ti! :?j 11 i! is thai, the tin- I ^ >11 has an imm' !< * ? progress to make in i linns thought if she wishes to In: five. If " a look at tin- characters, compared as re- j ' tids religions sentiments, of the threat, na- I >n? of l'.uropc, America, ewn Asia, the :ul- j niM-r.. I".. ?ri.~ < x _ .> .. .. I.-. i i iv 111* *l l (>1 ir country livo ami ili<\ forwttinjr c>inI'iflv 1110 oii!v iil< :i for wliieli it is worth iniT ' '"1 ?tltcy livo :in<! <li<- looking I lie spi-rtalo!-, or si I most at posterity. Oil..ti (lie hisfnrv of America. tin* historv , Kn^!ati<l, ami tin: history of Kranre ; read | i' i;rr:i' lives, ili.- great death*. the great , mlvri!oin?. 111? "real \vor<l< of the hour v i(*fi tin- ruling tliotKjlit of lift' reveals its.-lf*, ,, the Inst words of living?a nil compare. 1 in?v!ic iii.il f. ! nVreil. always in the name of Cio-I, ft?r x mm thev nctcil; am] the Liberator ? ?!* j, iicrici ilioij coiili liii-j to (! ?! the lihertv | tlie poo].]< n11> 1 his own soul. f Sydney. tin ynnnu martyr of patriotism. ! iltv of nothing hut impatience, ami who 1 il to expiate his cmiiilrv's ?ln?am ofliher- ; r sni.l l<? his j ii!or : liI rejoice that I <!ie e loectil towards thu kin;*, hut a victim re- a !Wil lo the Kinjj on Il'ijh, to whom all o i< due.*' , < The r< puolicans of Cronv.vell only sought '! wnv ?>r ?i<.il even in thcfe-ld fl>atli<>.? ' fir politics were their faith, their rewn a | ?ycr. their death a p*alm. One hears, s. fci !s that f?od was in all the move- j '' in!-: of these great people. i j' Tc.it cross the sen, Iraverse La Maneha, 1 lie to r?nr times, open onr annals and lis- !' i to the last words of the great p ?iiti<"d i ors iii ino urania til mil liberty. <)iu> ultl 111 i i ilc that (Sod wa< eolip?ed IVoin tin* ' il. {lint his name was unknown in tlio. % Cf 11 aero. Hi?t<>ry will have the air of an rj iois! when she reoonnfs to postorjtv those ; inhibitions, rathor than 'loath, of ooicbrainon in tko greatest year of France ! The i ? tiin?! only have a (rod ; the tribune and i ! tors have none. Look at Miraboau on the: hod of death.? rown mo. with llowors," said ho, ''intoxi- ; j*t o 1110 with perfume*, lot nie die to the ; v md of delirious limbic,!"' Not a word of >d or of his soul. Sensual philosopher, j j desired only supreme sensualism, a last ,, liiptnonsnoss in his agony. Contemplate Madame lt-?!aml, llic strong- p ;ineu woman 01 me revolution. on tlio ! ? rt tliat conveyed her to dead). She loolc- j u contemptuously on ihe besotted peonle ] t! 10 killed (heir prophets and ?syl>iI-?- Not ' il *!nnrp towards heaven ! Only one. word ( tt the earth she was quitting: "Oh Liber- ii M Approach flic di:ncrAon door of tlieOiron- : <' i*. TIteir last nijjlii is a ban.jnet ; llie t< iv hymn, the Marsellaisc ! 1( I'ullow CamUle Desnionlin" to his oxeen- J ll on. A cool and indeeenfc pleasan'rv at ! t e trial, and a lonpinpreeation on the pr??il- ! g i ... !.- i i. ?' < .1 ? I' , in*.-, "in; i lie urn I.IM UlO'lgllS OI llllS'iy- ! ? man on his way to thu last tribunal. I I lli.'ar l)anton on tin* pint form of the scaf- ! n Id, at the distance of a lino from (rod an<l j a ernity : "I have had a good time of it ; let | " e jx<> lo sleep." Then to the executioner : j 1' -"You will show my head to the people? i f; is tho trouble!" J lis faith nntiihilntion ; I I s last sigh vanity, lhihold the French- ! e an of litis latter rg<; ! ?> I p What must one tlnnk of the religions | d ntimciits of a free, people, whose great lig- <1 es seem thus lo march in proeiy^ion to ti inihilation, and t<f whom that terrible tiiin- o ler, death, itself recalls nejther the threat- 1 lings nor promises of Uod. * o 'I Iki* *< ?t it < I t! If nt/m tfil l.?ni 1 ? J Iiv J--.W.IV IIIV.II "IMIUUU \HH| II us quickly been H'anded. This,liberty won u y fo inucli liorojfin, and so niaeli genius, l us not found ii Franco a eonscienco to p iclter it, fiGodio avenge it, a people to n fend it againi iho atheism which lias sen called gloij. All ended in a soldier j id some apostaje republicans travestied in> countier*. ' / 1 atheistic republicanifm j in not be heroic?When you terrify it, it ends; when yci buy it, ilxellsiuclf. Who ^ 'ould take any eed ? The people ungrated and non-Cxis snt 1 So finish atheist revoilions.' , .. 8 ? -m. *' \ Fkkb PAS8Bf +*A fireman ootho .New rork Central ri 'road a&kwd ibe Suporiuindant for a f# jflprhich b# dgcUrfcd fciir-' j lg, saying, "TJK&'mpany employed you, { n<l pity you aoSSeh- for . your services, ^ txl there or.r t|gO endfj. If you wore nt , /ork for r fagaBi dollar a day, and wan - cd to go wipuld yon expect" j liia to hilcK QgB^^irn and tuke you j The i "No,* sir f but ] I,e ,vms a ^ ^ " ^ ^ ^lt mq^ 1 A Lecture 011 Dress My Dbau Voi*sc. IjAdiks:?Mv llietne is "I Mess"? vi-rv important, is it not I and rery prarti.*al. (^uite avvurc am I that sati<*s rtouKI revile my subject as contemptil>l<-, ukI prudes sneer at it as weak. Well, let lliem <lo so. 1 meanwhile dare to npine that lliev are hot h very wronj* ; for all the philosophy in tlie universe cannot prevent its Having us oil", nay, i admit, loo frequently its undue, we ight. I.ft us. therefore, eon<ider how much of our serious attention it rnavjustlv deserve, without hceomiug the ill-i'n<jfrossin;; subject of our lives. Very certain it is that Press acts frequently as a reflex of the mind. Thus vain friv>litv. careless slovenliness, cold formalily, iclfish extravagance, or modest elegance, are desectod at a glance. As a rule dress is beautiful according to !s appropriateness ; and it is precise!V in t.: ?i- - " * ;n.-? n.iitliui.n IIIUL UIC J' tvilrll llMVe tilt* nlv;uil:iif0 over u?. A y?>tnijr French inail>'ii drosses with l*:?r greater simplicity tli:m t?r A merican girls. After marring, the iy!t: of her die.-s alters; and as ago advances, the French woman so adroitly arranges icr ciisliiini', tliat, without assuming v<>ulh, at all times a most unsatisfactory process,) ho actually contrives to conceal the ravages of time, and, inmost eases, | resents a leasing exterior. A dies?, to he com mo. ilfmtl, should not >n!v he adapted to the age. and style of the venter, hut should al.-o he suited to the oc. iiriiuii tor which it i.s require] ; ami should, noreovor, hear some proportion to lier cirimitatices. Kxtraragance in <Irons, nn<l a ervilo imitation of llic costly tollies of the lass immediat'y al?ovc,or inorelv richer, is >!ie of the growing evils of the ilav. O hat young ladies would h.-licve that the ;ifati">t simplicity is noL only compatible kith the mo?l esquisiie refinement, hut is ;.Mu-rally the tc?t of it ! ') that theyconM oinprehcnd how that, in these ?lavs of loops, gauds, and somi-mascnlino all ire. a ..ung IsdIv )lres-ed with feminine simplicity s a real refresHment to the visu-il organs! As ?. M.I.. I. i - > i,,uu!!y osenew extremes, as imlliiiiy can 1<p so eriiledly olj-'dioiiabli- a<a fa<-lyoonjj lady, 'litis tin-pretty simple little liotmet setting I'timl t!?? faci-, tlf 'Htjli it may disclose some on<dder:d?le portion of tin; hair, is never liaiipjiti^ at the hack uf the liend t' a well dressed pt-rson, while tlx; deep in lain ?jivos a draped ami gnieefid appearncc to iiie wliol.-. Artificial flowers and atli< i> slii>ii!.l bo'.i-?'<l witli nice discretion; II.I thf*n niilf r>l* lli.i I ..?? ? - li:?.. .. j ...-o '- ?j> ?'vni is so mslitifominy as overladen tierv, except indeed, it be faded truinper}-; ic latter, though more obviously disjjustin;^, s scarcely more objectionable tlmft tin; oilir. Hats next comcMinder discussion. Tlioy i" both ?jra?:efnl and appropriate for voting iris, to \v!io>c rounded features they arc pouiiarlv suited. They are elegant andcouenietit for equestrians, romfoitable for long oil n try rambles, or seaside excursions; but lat the}" should be adopted as a matter of isle foj- ladies of maturity, independently I* those .considerations, call, I fancy, only o lamented as "a folly of the day," folic}' are singularly ut.beeomiuij when the lush of voutli is past. T...? - ? * - urn Km iuv ;u iiiumiui in, some so ingiililly masculine, others so graceful ?tu<l conI'liicnt, that 011c can hilt urge, as a general j lie, a strict avoidance ot anything fast, j )rpcnd upon it, dear young ladiscs, a wotan t<> ho lovely must be also womanly. | And now we come to hoops. What can I ossihly he said, think yon, in favor of such gly, graceless, dangerous appendages? ll ni>t ho obvious to every tasteful person, ! lat dresses should float gracefully round j ic figure; certainly, they should not ding >it. lUtt can anything he more disfignr- j lg than the host of perabulatin? winecasks j -stiff, hard, nnd rigid of outline?rat the | xlretnity of which the skirts may he seen > llutter in and out with every gu-'t of wind. >, holies, ladies, whv not at once discard it-se horse hair and whalubom; ahominaions? To near them is to take a rotrorsulc s!cj? in civilization. Am! now, my dear young friends, hi-forc again bid you farewell for n time, let me r<je upon you the propriety of suiting your ttircto the occasion. Can any thing he lore absurd than "Parisian llowers, thin oots, delicate tinted gloves, ami dresses of liry texture, for the early seaside stroll or lie woodland ramble? These things, howver ben 11 tifill in themselves, are inapprori;itr> nrwl uririin o n...l ? I ? ,,,p1,v' "v"u "MU imposition ; whereas a stronger and simpler loss gives ono the idea of justness and iste. I trust I have not intruded too long n your time and patience; but I leul that have not dono justice to tlie importance f iiny. subject. And, however the sage nay smile, and the prude may sneer, depend pen it, very much of the comfort, welleing, and happiness of your families dcicnd opon I ho propriety, neatness, ami iiodesty of your dress. The Dkfeat of Puiokkss at Lkwbs I a c f.s .?The London Star thus comments II t^>o defeat of Mr. Ten liroeck's mare Vibress, nt the Lewes Races : 'The success of Tournament for the Lewes >onnly Cup, yesterday, and the defeat of he American mure Prioress, have created a ensation. The Americans are sorely charririA/1 Aitrl rnwn*/! ili<rtnJA?tAHo avM / ...V.UpUMUlHVAl ijltbrt'mridc by Prioress as humiliating and Arid no wonder"; for tliey ipoijly- boasted of the "stars mid stripes' iverttie (lower of English turf celebrities. \t Goodwood, n lesson wns tnuyht them ; or in the)r overwhelming* co/yfidenee -they illovvcd their horses to bo rid^n by nrititfe ookeyft, totally ignorant of uie art and tact ixerctsed by an English rider. Still, tho widrtesA of the pace at*:Goflfdwood enabled Prioress .td'Hvo' wjth.'her "cootoetitora to i^arly a dUtatffio froin hdrpe/ At /Lewes .he case w*y*4i<jrGd, for the ra^jwMsto the iwift,'and Pr&rfe? on *l?>m Brother Jona(inilT had founded his hopes, was cut' down )rt boa^t' g : 'dytrbt r ^ ^Z V ^ A Fighting Turk. | "Pierce J'tinjjiMit," in the New York I News, (ells tin* following good story I i ' I hiring the operations of the allies in the Crimea it was resolved to cany the water in from a beautiful spring of the finest ' (''nton to the camp. Leather pipes, or I liosc, wore employed, which wore laid on tlic; ground. One morning, while tho wa; (< ! was being supplied, the minaret soundj e.l to prayer, ami one of tlie Turkish foIi diers immediately went ll?>p on his knees ! t?> praise Allah ? Unfortunately he went i down right upon the hose, an?l his weight consequently stopped the current of thai | '"first element," a^ J'indar calls water in his , lirst <Mympid. ' Jot up," cried an English soldier. ! "Youlcy vous avez, lahonto, moil cher , .Moiisi.'iir lo Snrqno," <ri a luew-liman | willi 11 is native p i!iU:tiijss,"/i> 'ft'I up" ! "That ain't the way to make a Turk ! mow," cri?*?l another, "this is the dudj*?'." j So raying he knocked his turhan oil'. : Siill tIk* pious Mus?clinaii went on with ! 11is devotion* ! | '-I'll male*; liiin stir his slumps"said an! other Mirj:!i-ihniaii, giving him a loinarka' l>!v smart kirk. To the wonder of all. i sun UK' milurhamwl, well kicked follower of j tlie Prophet went praying on as though he ! was :i forlydiorse parson, "lloot awa, 1 inon?I'll slunv ye how we servo obstinate folk at nuld Heckle," qniellv observed a Scotchman?he whs however, prevented, tor the Turk having finished his l,\llah fcn <tIl<iftrose <Mid began to take oil' his ' coat?then to roll lip his sleeves, and then | to hedew his palms with saliva, and then to put himself into the most approved boxing latitude,as la Vatikcc Sullivan. He then advanced in true Tom liver slyle to the Englishman who had kicked him on the lumbar region. "A ring ! a 1*1 i.i-i . r mix i Miomcni i iiu soaiieis and Bailors, per: fectly astonished to see a Turk such an adept in the fistic art. The Englishman, nothing South to have a hit of fun with a Turk of such a truly .John Bull state of mind, set to work, hut j found he! had met his master?in five minutes he had received his yuvntuni svff. the Turk coolly replaced his coat and turban,he turned round and said to tlie admiring bystanders, in the pure brogue ; 'Bad luck to ye, ye spalpeens, when afther j 'kicking a Turk, IM ?d\Uo ye the next time to ji>t be sure he's not an Irishman Tlie mystery was solved?our Turk was a Tipporary man ! A V1 isoinia Skktcii.?Many years ago, when tho old country of Monongalia was boumled upon the. oast by Maryland ? when the trusty rillo was the only defeucc of the "pale face"?a hunter of Monongalia left his rude cabin to try his luck in the minting oi game. 1 lie 0ay was pleasant, am! alter Mrnliiiig for hours over the rough peaks oi liriery Mountain, our hunter was , cnught miles from his rude home in a Jreneli| ing, autumnal rain. Weary an<l wet, heat i length found a shelter of bark hastily con! structeil by a former adventurer who had ; likewise been engaged in the hunt. This : retreat was gladly taken passession of by Fulton, the hunter, who had not occ.unied it but a lew minutes when, looking through a crevieo of his shelter he discovered, not more than twenty-five yards from him, a large wid cat quietly lounging upon a log. Fclioii immediately plimed his gun afresh, and taking deliberate aim at the varmint, fired. The old rifie did its work well, and dywn tumbled the cat. Fulton reloaded his ! gun and was surprised upon looking again ! at the log to see the wild cat again upon it. This time he was more careful in taking aim, and when the smoke cleared awav the cat was missing, no doubt having received this j time a fatal shot. In a few minutes the 1 rifle was reloaded and behold, the wild cat | is occupying his usual place on_ the log! "Something wrong," thought the hunter. ami amr examining lis gnu carefully, lie concluded to "try again,"?"bang" went the gun, ami down tumbled the cat. "(luess i you won't get up this time" said Felton, | ant! after waiting soinc time to see, Fulton | concluded to go to the log, nnd found on ; the opposite side from iiis shelter three wild ; cats, weltering in their blood. Fellon exi plains it by saying that the wild cats had i fiiiiml fits* / fih/Miea r?f o ?! #* and while one of the gang was acting sen! try npou the log, the rest were e njoying (he* I feast; a?J n* often as the sentinel was killed another took his place. Fulton is now nn j old man. lie still lives upon Hriery Moun! tain and keeps the old ritle as tlio com pan| ion of hU early years. Some may think i this is a mere story of a hunting yarn?hut ?n .i.? ~J.i T.:.~ i:? 4iii nnu iiiu uiu mull "ivu 1111 IJIUUIL for truthfulness niul integrity. M or gun town Star. ?<< A Youno Lady Ovkiiboaud.?As the pnssengen* wna getting ott* tlie Illinois Belle, nt the Central Warehouse wnrf-bont, on monthly night, a young, lady, in Btpp ping troin ilio lieUe lo the warf-boat nVade too short ? Mi*p, ami dropped between the two boats into the river. Iler protector, who, we Injlieve, wns traveling with her, nnd who was assisting her from one boat to the other, gallantly?stood still, and looked down at hen- One of the deck hftnrfv who heard tlid ?plnS>liing in llie water, and the vouhg fady screamed for help . .1 i..?' ii J. _Y.'? n j ? 1 uncii oui, {jiv uui. yj "?y ? ?na "C?sonso" lift wont into the wnlor nn<l rescued the laily. As ?rton hs uhe xtns placed out of danger on that boat. heV- "attendant rushed to her, nnflUdasping ',f'r '? '"9 em" braoo, oxc.taiiood, "Oh.! n?jr dear, you li?ul . fifced to ha^e ffeep drowned,* Hq rtfis m inncli rejoiced that ho left,' the darkej Any?, without ginift1 me n-.dimo, or - *ven tankin' me. for jnnirtin' uf de,rife?'*rti|r hii galr?Selma {Ala^Uepdr'ier, "Were Jpu ip ^rkJ#Mid H>e g^ .<?ST,1i^? ^-.-Ui .? : ??MW4 J 'JKfe ' . V * > . a *>& : a . ' I Love the Night. I love the night when the moon ttrenm bright Uii flowers tliRt drink the dew, When cascades shout ns the stars peep out From boundless fields of blue ; But dearer far tlian momi or star, Orjlowers of gaudy line. Or bubbling trills of inountuin rills 1 lovty'I love, love Tot'! I love lo stray, at tlie closc of dnv. Through groves <>f linen trees, | When warbled notes" from song bird's threat: Are voeiil in the breeze. I loy.e the night, the glorious night, When hearts heat warm and true ; Hut. far above the night, I love, 1 love, 1 love, love?you 1 ??. ? ? A Tiiree-MincuJ House.?A ccrtait Dr. IMatikj ha?l a horse so thoroughly uso< j up as lo l>o wojllili'ss?the *only goo( j "points" remainingbeing where tlio bone; | distended llie .ckin. So lie prepared todls i pose of liiin in thiswise : ilo went int< I the stable-witli a lath, and gave the annua j a regular rib wasting three times a day j until,filially, whenever the excited Iioim j heard his step or saw his face, lie would be i <rin to kick and plunge like one possessed Arnvc?l at tins point, tlio doctor borrowed ; the decorated blanket of a once well known | nag, called " While Feather," and envelop ! ing llie remains of his horse in it, sent liiui to auction to bo sold, with directions to th( auctioneer to "let him slide" if he could I get a bid of forty dollar*. In the mean j time, the brute was advertised as-a celebra ' ted horse?kind in harness?had made his | mile inside of three minutes?was handy a ' the plough, and sold only because the own , er bad no further use for him. ' vju lite ?.:.iy oi uiesaie, a crowd gallior j ed?ramong whieh was the Doctor, wlioir i (lie horse n<y sooner sa\v,tlian lie licgan to manifest signs of uiica-dudss, which tb< auctioneer called life and spirit ! Tho first l?iil was seventy-five dollars, nnd soon run up to one hundred?one hundred and twenty-five?oue hundred and fifty? at which price tho nag was prononneed j sold. The buyer, (a down-easter,) paid "tlx money, and harnessed the spirited animal : to his wagon, informing the crowd that Ik : was going to Cape Co.l, where he belonged ; lie had not been absent more than an , hour, when he was seen wending his way back, not. having got quite far as Cajx I Cod ! lie told the auctioneer that he had | returned to make some inquiries, which, perhaps, it would have been as well ti i have made before ho bought the horse, i "You say this horse has made his mile | under three minutes ?*' " Yess." ' May I be allowed to enquire how loii? .siiiK> r "Certainly?within three weeks." ' '"One questiuii more?where did he da ! it ?" | ,-On the Rutland railroad cars?dowr ! grade !" The presenl owner made up hUniind in stan I or, that the term "sold" had a doublt signification. JIartforil Courier. Dickey and Susnv.?Dickey was poflj ?and Susey had a rich mother?Dickey loved Su?ev,and vice versa?Dickey wanted to marry Susy?mother was "down on" that measure?Dickej* was forbid the premises ?notes were exchanged through a i knot-hole in a high board fence that.-jnelosc the yard. One day the 0I4 went out "calling," and Dickey was duly ' informed of the fact?called on Susey?re( maincd a little (no long?old lady was : close at hand?Dickey had no chaneo ol ! escape without detection=-at the instance j of Susey, Dickey popped "into tlie jfipfot? j old lady saw tliatiSuscy looked cojTused? j guessed that Dickey had been ttbont, but j supposed, of course, lie made good his es: cape?thought perhaps the yonng couple i had agreed to elope together?determined ! to he too r.mnrt for them?accordingly, shut Susey up in the same closet where j Dickey was concealed, and giving her a ! pair of quills ami a pillow, locked up for | the night?didn't sue Dick?-y?next morn, ing went to the closet to let Susey on!? i "'Oil, Lord 'f"-r-a scream?coirfd't get breath for a moment. Finally? "Aliein ! Dickey, is that you ?" "Ves, m.Vrnn."' "Aliem ! ahem!?well, Pukcy? "Stisev, dear go and sec about tlio bveftkfast. j f Exit Stiffij.] i "W,.|l, Dickey.**" -Ma'am." "I>iekoy 3-0U mnst stay to breakfiist?' " CotvMii't ma'am." "Oil,hut you mnst." ffriekoy concliirfcrj to'stay.} Breakfast Table?"l>ietcey, F bnfe . Infer thinking about you a great deal lately." I ftimnncA mn'om vni-tr lololn tw 'Y'J '"" 7 ? "You nroinihwtrions find honest, I hear. "I ne\'er brrtg, ma'afti" "Well now, upon iho wholo, Dickey, J think you and Sitsey had better yet mar fied /" M 1 The Boston Tost lets off the following sqirib J . "Shy, pomp yon nigger, *bor<r jou ge ?lnl n??w hat " Why, at (! eshojv. ob coortg.* " **Wb?tVye price of shell tff^nrticl^.a - dnt"? ; . ? "I iloti't know* don't know,** fhopkttpwwaiwtdor." * f - 'Jnfih V ^ i ?' >?- :. ' f 11ie ne w? frtfoy? the 'iritWio 1 by l<u'ei%ipM tbe newKpipeifri indie*! 6 vera. nm?roroi?ing condition 01 lW<3e0tt0 | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^ ^ " . ' '(' ' 1 g ' . : Prominent Members o^arlia&enli a 1 A sketch by an Englisji JoiimnJ^f fcbrua p~ : notabilities of Fui lianienlsays*" tlmf^\vbile ^ i Lord Pnlincrsion, i" tl$? opjtrlon- of iho ' writer, lias about t&O best -dp" J statesman of his Tel.. livelr. J thirty-five years as 10*- public* life,- * | *...7 uMiiiv in *ii., una - niu- ? merit, with any tangiCle principle or coni* , nrehensivo policy. Lord Palfneratc^'i-., i principles nn<l policy both consist in ^keeping in oiliee, aiul were in tlio EngMui* or s1 Atncituui statesman wlio, in this respecfj is his peer ? Certainly, on this side the water, whilst we have man^ patriots have every di.-positron tosuMe their .counr*^ tiy, there arc none who can show . jia. ^Tong I uiwium:ii ? iciiuro oi pgwer . | ston. Lord John Rnsscl is n man of tibill-' i ! ty, tact, versatility,probably tlic onty rnem?5 - j | bcr of tlic.IIousi! who pan coi>o wiiji 41*aI*w* ? j I j incrston in a pm/iamcntaiy ttmcoOt>0?K; ? I llis experience ia almost as'grqpr' diTu?'Tn& . political morality quite as lft x, as, lli^at> | the astnto chieftain of the ^verrttpdlw-* I force?. Lord John otico emcrgcJ from* tlio v t j club rooms and tried liis liand at *book " ' . i making. JI?? wroto a play, wliiiTr . i damned the first night; and he published*'. . a volume on sonio subjects or othef?-fijb one remembers what?which is now 111 possession of the trunk makers, however, he has plenty of talent and cunniag, of a i parliamentary sort, and as .a- demagog?o> s will beat some of our own politieans. Mr. , Gladstone, as a speaker, is equal to c-itfiw of these prominent persons, and ns a rfltt. far superior, lie is one of those" rare i ings in phblic life, an lioff^st and -?jj<jnsi;> I tent gentleman, a man of principle conscience. Hut the man in .the Jlofts? t who has led the most remarkable (f^ree^risD''Israeli, ..lie is one of the' few^ literary i men who have sucoeeded in politics*. Hpi > has written love novels, and invsterv novels^ ; ' mid nil that soi I of- literature Vhicli was 1 calculated to damage him among tlio rep -4 : resentntives of pounds'* sliilings ifnd pencqflt, .",*J I yet his financial statements hi* the Uot^B - are said to bo dearer and simpler than1., those of Goulborne's, Barnings, or ? I ! and the superiority of his capacity as ^ - j I ' anciur recommended him to the JDerby. -adfTj* j ministration for the Chancellorship yof H 1 Exchequer. Dut.this is not liia - j 1 j triumph. D'Tii-aili u ^#*"j j race, name, features aod figure, tktf? "fatter* - i by the way, superb : a Jew' \vh*>has * #rit: - " jj j ten lor his religion, and gloried in itf.yct ^ j 1 fought his way airainst all the 1?rMu^lie?fl > i which hedge around the upward ' pftth* <of | every soil of Israel in Great. i fought ami conquerc(Lj~ujitil ho . -j | come the recognized leader in tl* .;IjToyse:' j of Commons of the tory party /oCmX^u|i . ;| ; ; England. His toryisnimw hak?5$&ip& ? | ?a Jew and a 1 uiali^.TeadwigJg^B& " *'j j Protestaut1 tfVf>tY '-pari*-* 1 ; English it ; .'j j cheat?sftcfi it triumph' of UrJWK'rJ%ain|# j ' j oanks ami blood as no farcerjifttkaJAr | tory of all mankind cgjn parftJlcT^^p^fiSP. * * ' mastered tlic nobles of Eiiglnwd and 5 tlieitt in -spite of tla-ir distrust. and l^I^ic-li * * his l^vorffVi^^^^'^'S^P'" ^04^- 4E$tg5' " ' *S ??3 <iiff*^Tpy -, to hay* Uojj>t"ofConimo?i8. 1 ue 1 ones ?ut?te Jao .i. wapun 10 complain 01 tueir OTnrnijpgiJV iTlsraeli is a thorn intfieaide ofiyfc.'iinufe^' istry. lie is a ready debater, f^wa^hWj^r j| active,dashing leader; eloqAJepfc, ' s^poiit& . , A fearless, aggres^ve. The r?j9jJe*of.^e 2s-* ' bates in lilts -British l^\rlmmci)t caqffot ^ ' lo observe Mr, D'lsraali's ^xccssiggfr sofo tnde as lo.the manner in wlijll* gfon is vo'idacting the forejgn^affoirs?^ | Great Uritain, and the t?hn?d*bnt \{hoibt3j?iV siyie in wmcu lie reiresires w.pygioqfy^oT j the noble'lord at the jiend Q? -t&l&K1* " ment as to any little niisttflfcd pen to have irtade. Ttjo ih' India lias fallen' like nnetber-JWft^ arae$Kt! into the Ii:w?^s oRbis " ' less leader of tli? opppsitipnyaj^'i^Hftl^'^i^ 1 the Grand Mogul in f&At ftntK'&'ferafeli the rear, Lord Pahfic'ritbh'i^Hke^l? 46;- hate ; a not time ?f it for tlie'jtaft six * * Riclirriotnd' ;Pe?p<xtch.. | Steuious Charge acmssX CavfSmBpiSavans.?A recent numtar ,2>f tb?*l|BKf8tijiu Examiner contained air ac?otfa? .{of ?f * ' . -i "fine discovery" by- Professor : PitfM,: of Cambridge, \viri^j">rovcd lb at tb^fAnn of' the continents sJ^|P'thcir Upbeavtf-Vaba^e J the sen, had been determined by. .life (ioii of ilie ran upon' tfrtj earth, . Sprite rtc- % count of the theory was published frtV 6df columns.- The appearance of thiifndfcry > ii >o r.^riK .. i..I#..- ' ?* rf f vcuivu IUIU1 ? IVItlVl IIVHI ^ r/ Winsloy, of Troy, tvbicbis printed jo the Traveler. Ho claims for himself,;/th;? qteery which the ClnwjMiQi iSxanifM*; i tributes to Professor Piofce/HlnE' ntca bis claim by reference, to. jpublititttidflp* * v A of his which were printed cm r " ' years ago/ la Jiis potter be-make^t^#/, allowing grave charges ? ' * . r . W)r. Window states Hint - first book $putni?ing- Lbo ^ifggoetiott , arj<V ' proof of lliUufin(Kdis<Myej^rt'l^ C?ttWt^j& j tn 18S3*, and left m persopf ft CO^T^f^ ?C. y tbo house of I'l-presso^. Picrc&.'JSd.W&T ?<afn a flint liii nrMtinlni) and J fMftk. M "i : I