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* ■ m 0ST6KRAI. POSTar. [WltlTTES FOR THE DaRUHUTOK FLAG] TUK IRISU EMIliRAM'S FAREWELL. BY CLEOi'Hd*. Farpwpl! to thee, • Green Erin," Proud England, too, farewell; I fly to the land of Washington, Where liberty loveato dwell:. I long have been a tyrant's slave, But there, shall find a freeman’s grave. I here have suffered many wrongs. And long have been oppressed ; But there shall find a happy home, My soul shall be at rest: What e’er I am, or there shall be, Green Erin, 1 will think of thee. Home of my choice, to thee I come. My hopes point me to thee; Where 1 shall find a resting place— Work out my destiny: Once more farewell, unhappy home; Columbia, to thee I come. MISCBMiAHKOUS. THE REBEL AND HIS DAUGHTER. At the breaking out of civil distur bances in Canada, a few years since, old Dr. K., a resident of Karuston, boldly avowed hia disloyalty. Wher ever he went—and his professional services were constantly required in one direction or the other—he loudly de nounced the government, and advoca- ted reform. By the opposite side he was rtf course considered a dangerous subject, the more so, because he pos sessed great influence in the communi ty. Kvery few days some neighlmr, not so generally esteemed as the Doc tor, for having hinted at the indulgence of sentiments in unison with his own, was arrested, imprisoned, and his es tate, great or small, confiscated ; yet himself escaped being reported to the higher powers, and went on inciting the people to rebellion. At length, however, the knowledge of his radicalism was, by some means, conveyed to the ear of authority and orders for his arrest were forthwith issu ed. As the Doctor was leaving the house of a patient one dark evening, a person, whom in the darkness ho could not distinguish: ran up to him quite out of breath and exclaimed : * Ride for your life, Doctor, her Majesty’s hounds are at your heels!’ The next instant the informant had leAi>ed the wall by the roadside, and disappeared in the darkness without giving the other time to make one in quiry. He had no reason to doubt that the warning was in good faith, and the manner in which he galloped away, proved his intention of tnming it to good account. In a very brief space of time Iris fleet beast had carried him over three miles that lay between him and his home, and w:ia reined up be fore the door. Leaving his carriage and entering the house, he in a few wmrds apprized his wife and daughter of the state of affairs, and declared his resolution of fleeing to the States. ‘ I must be off instantly,’ he said, with a calm energy, ‘ or it will be too late.’ ‘ Will you go in the carriage or on horseback I’ asked Miss K., a young lady of eighteen, springing from the chair, while her father’s spirit of dar ing seemed flashing from her dark eyes. ‘On horseback—on the black mare in the stable. But what are you go ing to do?’ interrogated her father, seeing her throw on her hood, and aeize a lighted lantern. ‘Saddle the black mare, to be sure,’ she answered, and darted out at the back door. There W’as less perturbation in the household than might have been ex pected, for tiie reason that this result of the Doctor’s lioldness of speech had l>een from the first anticipated. Indeed, each of the three felt less surprised that the royal officers were now on his track, than that they had suffered him to go thus long unmolested. Scarcely had the Doctor, with the assistance of his wife, transferred his money and valua ble papers from his desk to his pockets, when the daughter, pale and trembling, rushed in, crying— ‘Haste, father, fly—I hear them coining down the road!’ ‘ I am ready,’ said he. Then, look ing in his daughters’s face, he added, ‘ but I believe 1 may as well meet them; they will readily frighten you into telling tliem all, and-^ * ^Never, father,’ returned the young lady resolutely; ‘ 1 am calm now. Go -—you will find the horse tied to Qie birch in the rear of the barn. Cross the field, and you may elude them.’ Whispeigd ‘ God be with you,’ were m ierchan^d as the rehyl left the house by the back passage and the door was aioaad behind hhn. The moth- the daughter were both pale I apprehension, and in spite of her tat efforta, the latter’s voice stilntly tremulous as she sumed the red entrance had interrupted. There a aeund of horses hoofs, and then a rap at Tfte inmates pretended until it Atoms repeated, lady rotoe and opened continued uneoncern- . poteely re turned the salutations of the two gentle men, whom she met and being asked whether her father was ut home, an swered ; ‘He is not just now but when he went out at dark he mentioned that he w ould return early. Please walk in and sit down till he comes.’ TAie officers glanced at each other ai d thv n followed her into the house. ‘So* i© persons who wish to see father she observed to her mother, who looked up from her work, bowed and requested them to be seated. They complied, but were evidently disconcerted by not finding the object oftheir pursuit within his own doors; for they learned at the house of his patient three miles back, that he had left there for home but a few momenfs before. Significant looks were exchanged be tween them and they appeared to doubt very seriously, whether their prey was not at that moment secreted about the premises. Do you think, madam, the Doctor will l>e at home soon inquired one of the oflicers of Mrs. K. T am unable to say with certainty,’ she replied carelessly raising her eyes to the clock on the mantel-piece. ‘Half jiast nine,’ continued she; ‘he is usually at home earlier. He may have been called to see a new patient—I think you will do well to wait a little longer, how ever.’ ‘We are anxious to consult him pro fessionally,’ rejoined the officer, half- fearing that their real business was sus pected. ‘If it lie any little matter of medicine you want, my daughter here can serve you as w’ell as her father.’ The officer was ai a loss what reply to make and the other noticing his em barrassment came to his aid by saying, with a sudden contortion of his counte nance, and at the same time pressing his hand to his cheek— T want an aching tooth extracted T can extract it as well as any den tist in the township,’said Miss K-, rising and before the mifferer could contrive any plausible means for escaping w ith the teeth, the instruments for extracting were produced. His fellow’, in turn wishing to assist him out of his dilemma, said rather confidently. But I wish to be bled Miss, and I presume yon are not a surgeon.’ ‘I assure you I am perfectly compe tent to serve you in that capacity,’ re plied the yonng lady, without the least hesitation, ‘and shall be happy to apply the lancet, as soon as I have relieved this gentleman,’ and she pretended to exam ine whether the instrument were in good order. ‘He has already escaped you,’ thought the lady, but she only replied by coolly giving her word of that he was not in the house yet ifyou desire it,’ she added, T am reaily to lead you through every apartment’ The indifference with which the an nouncenieut of the object of their visit them so little, and appeared in taeir true characters. ‘We are here madam,’ said the first '■dicer, addressing Mrs. K. in a voice of stem authority, ‘We are here in her Ma jesty’s name to arrest your husband on a charge of High Treason. That he is now in the house we have no doubt and it will be wisdom in you to give him to justice at once, otherwise a search w ill bo instituted immediately—he cannot escape us. The Queen’s minions now made a vir tue of necesnity, and threw off the at tempted disguise, .vhich had availed them so little, and appeared in their true characters. ‘ We are here, madam,’ said the first officer, addressing Mrs. K. in a voice of stem authority, ‘We are hero to arrest our husband on a charge of High 'reason. That he is now in the house we have no doubt; and it will be wis dom in you to give him to justice at once, otherwise a search will be insti- tuted immediately—he cannot escape us.’ Ti ‘ He has already escaped you,’ thought the lady, but she only replied by cool ly giving her word of honor that he was not in the house; ‘ yet if you de sire it,’ she added, * I am ready to lead you through «very apartment’ The indifference with which the an- nonneement of the object of their visit had been received convinced Victoria, functionaries that their object had )>een previously understood yet they con sidered it hardly possible that their intended victim could have made his escape, and began psearOfc with per fect confidence in its success. With each minute’s delay the ladies had gain ed assurance and now certain that hus band and father was beyond the reach of his enemies, they cared little what passage the latter might choose. A portion of the guard which had been placed about the house the purpose of watching any attempt at escape on the part of the rebel was onkred to explore the oot-buQdings. whne the two in command them selves searched the dwelling. le hastily TJ| The discovery of the Doctor’s carriage which her fathers s and horse panting with fast driving, under a shed which, removed from the other out-hoama was as Miss K. had an ticipated when she placed them there the last to be search, inspired the men with fresh ardor but they were finllly obtiged to confess their jenrney boot «. was their jeornev boot leas, and return as empty as theAPtame ora reVl, as he wai Meanwhile, the called by the defenders of the Crown. was far on his way to the States where he was soon joined by his family. A reward was offered for him dead or a- live, but in vain. He is still free to deal out the contents of his saddle-bags to the relief of suffering hmnanitj. a sew pmTmm Everybody who reads the papers is aware that one of the spiciest is the Boston Post. Col. Greene, the editor, is a great joker; but one morning last week he was a jokee, as we will endea vor to show. A tall Vermonter step ped in the Colonel’s office, and inquired if there “ was any letters for him in the office?” The Colonel, who was hard at work upon an anti-coalition “ leader,” replied in the negative. “ Wa-al, this is the post office, aint it?” “ This is the office of the Post,” said the Colonel, very blandly. “ Ye-as.jest so. Wa-al I didn’t know hut my old woman had rit down about the gown I talked of gittin for her. Ye see I cum from up towards Ver mont, with a lot of brumes and axe hel ves, and sich like horticultural fixins, to see if I couldn’t dicker a little mite in Bosting. And ” “You will find no letters here,” said the Colonel, interrupting the Yankee in the full flow of his narrative. “ This is office of the Boston Morning Post.” “Sho! wa-al I see Morning Post’on t’.ie sign, cum ter think, and I might have knowed that yow didn’t deliver letters in the artemnon; hut you see I didn’t expect nun this mornin’, for Zekel Peabody started from bum ten days ar- ter I cum, and he told me that Kezi.ih was goin’ to write a letter to me to git her a yaller sainmon-cullered delane, and I dunno how many yards to git, no more'n a hen with her head cut off. But I’ll drnp in to-morrow morning’ about daylight, and mabby there’ll he a letter. I sold my necessaries almost out to-day, and I dunno but I shall trade a little mite in horseflesh. I’ve got a colt here that’s about as equil as anything that ever wore huffs. He'll leave about as large a tract of country behind him in the course of the day as any other animal. He’s been kep in the stable several weeks, and when I started from hum, and set the blood to suckulatin in him all of a suddent, it gin him a leetle tech of the blind staggers; but I jumped out of the waggiu, and stock my jack knife in the third wrinkle, and set the blood a runnin’—that reliev ed his systim, and he goes like a bird. W a’ul I’ll drap in to-morrow mornin' and see—then* aint no evenin’ or arter- noon post office in the city, I spose—I sa-ny, yew haint got a nag you’d like ter trade, hev you ? Ef yew get my colt, yew can lay ’em all out on the neck. Don’t yew ” “Confound the fellow!” said OoL Greene, who had been trying to write all this time. “ Sir, this is not a post office for the delivery of letters, hut the publication office of the Boston Morn ing Post; a newspaper, sir, is published here. Do you understand it now, my friend ? I am not a man of letters, but of types. Ha, ha!” “ Sho-o-o ! Yew don't say so! Wall, I don’t keer a dum whether I get a let ter any how, for if I don’t, I shan’t hafl' to buy no gownd!” The Vermonter sauntered out, and the Colonel resumed his pen; hut he re- memliered the Vermonter when, on the following day, the Evening Journal commenced its leader with the follow ing words—“ The Post of this morning contains a long and rambling article on the Senatorial question, coalition,” Ate. — Yankee Blatle. Scene in a Country Court.—A friend of ours yesterday was called to give evidence in a court held by a jus tice of the peace, iu an adjoining coun ty. Accustomed to the staid propriety of the higher courts our renders can judge ofhis astonishment at hearing one of the lawyers talk to the justice after this fashion; “May it please your honor, 1 did not intend to become ex cited in the trial of this cause, but you are so infernal stupid that all efforts to control my temper are unavailing.”— New-York Tribune. DEBATING SOCIETY. We copy the following proceedings of a debating club from ‘‘T’he Town.” Scene—Small room lighted by three penny candles with four and twenty young men sitting round a table Presi dent raps on the table and speaks' President—Gentlemen of the Univer sal Eaglewinged Intellectual Debat in Society the President begs leave to re nounce himself in the cheer. The ques tion of debate is ; which is the most nonrishin, to the human race—greens, or taturs f Mr. Brown has the floor. Mr. Brown—Mr. President, I taturs!—decidedly taturs! Don’t we know that Alexander the Great fit his most scrumptions battle arter eaten a ek of taturs ? Didn’t Napoleon onaparte eat a bushel o’tatnrs afore he fit his last battle with St Helena on the prararie west of the Alleghany mountain ? Therefore Mr. President, I induce the fact that tatnrs it the most nonrishin’? Let Mr. Smith spflficate that if he can f [Sits down in a heap.] Mr. Smith—Mr. President the gen tleman aays taturs—I says greens!— What was it that gave snch delightful K moments of rural ease to Mary Queen of Scots when she was put in prison by George 111 for not reading the Bible ? History answers greens? Where would General Washington have been afore the battle o’Waterloo without a pot of Smiled greens? Ask history? What is it that makes Bob Tyler such a poet ? Ask his father and his father will answer—greens! Mr, President I have done. President—Gentlemen of the Univer sal Kaglewinged Intellectual Debatin’ Society, I puts the question to vote which is the nourishinest to the hu man race, greens or taturs- (15 voices)—Greens! (8 voioes)—Taturs! (1 voice)—Both! GEMS OF THOUGHT Kindness, like the gentle breath of spring, melts the icy heart To Adam, Paradise was home; to the good among his descendants, home is Paradise. Better by far not start an object, if its pursuit is to bo abandoned at the first difficulty. To think is the proper use of mind, and it ts astonishing to find how little this trite truth is recognized. If we are not content with such things as we have, we sliaT never he satisfied with such things as we desire. A kind word will often tell more than the severest reproof, and a sigh of sorrow makes a far deeper impression than an open censure. Open your heart to sympathy, hut close it to despondoncy. The fiower which opens to receive the dew shuts against rain. Enjoyment is more durable than pain. The one is the immortal firmament the other the transient clouds which darken it fora time. Sir W. Temple says, that the first ingredient in conversation is truth the next good sense the third good humor; and the fourth wit Serious Effects of Waltzing.— Some highly impressionable yonng gen tleman atthe North thus describes the effect his waltz had upon him: At the first I thought I was going to heaven on a hand music. For the next five minutes 1 appeared to he swimming in a sea of rose leaves with a Wne an gel. This soon changed to delirium of jieacock feathers in which my brain got so mixed up with low-necked frocks musk and melody, that I have fed on flutes ever since. How dizzy the yonng man must have been! It is a wonder he lived through such a spell. Trouble.—A man who has nothing else to trouble him, will be troubled with himself, which is the greatest of all troubles; and to those who are free Irotn great troubles, little ones answer the same purpose. One of the most miserable discontented rogues I ever knew, was a rich old bachelor, who de nounced the world and all things, in it Iterause he could not shave himself without drawing blood. He ended at hist by cutting his own throat in des- pair. An Irishmans Advertisement.—Bar tholomew O’Flaherty, Wig maker Mu sic Master, and dealer in dried apples from Dublin gives the public infonnation that he has opened a shop in Pig Alley No 12 where he carries on the business of making ladies caps, repacking pork, and setting hen’s eggs under ducks ex cept what falls down and breaks. Horse jockies and farriers may be sup- plied with gauze aprons and saddles smelling bottles and all other vegetables at the shortest notice. A traveller in America records the following anecdote:— “I heard a a genuine Yankee story from one of the party on deck. I was inquiring if the Hudson was frozen up or not during tho winter ? This led to a conversation as to the severity of the winter when one man by way of prov ing how cold it was, said— ' ‘Why I had a cow on my lot up the, river, and last winter she got in among the ice, and was carried down three miles liefore we could get her ont again. The consequence has been that she has milked nothing but iee-cream ever since.” An interrogatory of silver sweetness and an answ er of diamond beauty are contained in the follow ing method of getting to go home w ith her.” The moon shines bright, Can I go home with you to night? Answer— “The stars do too— I don’t care if you do.” help to pay for a lightni village ef which he claimed: “I have helped to build hou*e forde Lort, and if he chooses to donder on H and knock it down he musht do If at Ms own risk. PROSPECTUS OF THE DARLINGTON FLAG. rt'HLISHED AT DARLINGTON C. H., S. C, The Darlington Flag will be published at Darlington Court House, bv JOHN F. DeLORME. The Editorial department will be con ducted by James H! Norwood. The ne cessity of such an enterprise has long been spoken of by the citizens of Darling ton Distirct, but no one hitherto has taken any step for the advancement of an object so desirable. While the surrounding Dis tricts, with a laudable zeal for the diffusion of knowledge and general intelligence, have established their own newspapers, Darlington with resources inferior to none, has been content to be tributary to them in this respect. We propose to under take the work, and would earnestly solicit in aid of this enterprise, not only the good wishes but the exertions of those citizens who admit the importance of having a weekly - paper established in the District The Flag is intended to be a consistent and independent journal, devoted as tar as practicable to the interests of Agriculture, Commerce, Science, Literature and reli gion. In politics, it is unnecessary to say, that our paper will be devoted to the advo cacy of the rights of the South, and any thing having a tendency to advance her interest, or defend her honor, will receive our prompt attention. In short we will endeavor to make the Flag, such a paper as the wants of the people of the District call for, and would also solicit the favor and patronage of our friends in the surround* ing Districts. Terms, &c.—The Flag will be sent to subscribers at ^2,00 a year payable in ad vance, or 2,50 at the expiration of six months. JAMES H. NORWOOD, Editor. JOHN F. DeUJRME, Publisher. ProspoctiM OF THE Palmetto-State Banner. THIS Journal, the first number of which appeared on the 3d November, 1846, has since its commencement, steadily advoca ted the principles then announced by it, as those which should actuate its conductors, and the Proprietor refers to its columns as the best criterion of the correctness of his assertion. For the extensive patronage already accorded him, the Proprietor feels deeply grateful and to those new subscri bers who may lie induced to favor him with their support, he can only say, that no diligence, no effort, no expense consis tent with his means, and the purpose of his Journal, will be spared in procuring for it such matter as will be useful and entertaining. The Palmetto-State Banner aims to be the exponent of true Democratic prin ciples—Democratic according to the strictest construction of Uie State-Rights school; and for these reasons it is in Fede ral polities for the Constitution of the Un ited States, and against Free-soilism, So cialism, Bwrnburning and Abolitionism; and as decidedly, iu State Politics, against the disorganizing notions that would up root our good old Institutions; and especi ally does it deprecate the destruction of our Banking system, whether of the State, or the private Institutions, as mischievous —nay, as ruinous to the industrial classes, inasmuch as the destruction ofvhe Bank of the State would tend to put the people the hands of the other Banks and the money-power, and on the other hand the destruction of private Banks would dis turb the equilibrium of that gbod old and long-tried system of currency that has made South Carolina the envy of the States; it advocates consequently the pre servation of all. In the Editorial Department, the sub- scriber has associrted with him Mr. Alex ander Carroll, and pledges himself that no exertiou shah be wanting to render this Journal interesting in every department As an evidence ofhis spuit of enterprise the Proprietor inlands presenting his rea ders with a greatly enlarged sheet, award ing them fully one additional page ofmter- esting reading matter, thus rendering it the largest weekly paper in this State, and with but few exceptions, in the United States. The Palmetto-State Banner is published at the office in Columbia, eve ry Tuesday, in time for the morning mails. Terms.—Two Dollars per annum. One Dollar payable half year in advance. 13?” Post Masters obtaining three Subscribers, for a year, pay ing two dollars each, or six, paying one dolrar each, for six months, will be entitled to an extra copy free of charge they acting as Agents for the paper. This offer is made with a view to enable the Publisher to furnish each Post Master with one copy of the Banner. All Letters and Communications on business connected with this Establish ment, must be addressed to the Publisher, post-paid to secure attention. I. C. MORGAN. Columbia, 8. C., 1861. Just Received. JAMS assorted, Durand’s French Bit ters, Wine, Porter, Champaign. Also Toys, for sale by R. & R. M. ROLLINS March 12 2 tf Legal Wit.—We feel that the law- yera, at tho present day, are getting rather rusty. We seldom find recorded any specimens of the wit which used to flash around the bar. The beat thing we have heard from them, lately, was a remark by Charles Chapman, Esq., of Hartford, Ct- A Baptist clergyman was on the witness stand, and Sqnire C., who kneto his profession commen ced his cross examination in the foHow- ing manner: “ What is your occupation?” “ Oh, Sir! I am a humble candle of the Lord.” “ Ah! yes—a dipped one, I believe,” said the wicked lawyer. r.. . in any other citv in the' , Union. Dutchman on peing called upon to We also import direct fine WATCHES, Jp to pay for a lightnimr rod for tl. a English, French, and German Fanc - dertermined sha! Wholesale Umbrella, Parasol and Walking Cane Mann- factory, 133 .TIouting street, UP STAIRS.—The subscribers would inform dealers and jobbers that they jean be 3 lied with any quantity of the above s at as low prices as they can be bought »r a lightning rod for the English, French, and German ih, toward the building of Goods, which we are dertermine I liberally subscribed ex- **• sold at as low prices as they llUtTA VwaI .wwl A.. i iu l homrlit from nnv nlhnr \mvmrinr S Faro BesUiced oj HO Dollars FROM CHARLESTON TO NEW YORK! The great Mail route from Charleston S. C. LEAY ING the wharf at the foot of I au reus street, daily at 3 P. M. after the ar rival of ihe Southern Cars, via WIL MINGTON and WELDON, N. C., PE TERSBURG, RICHMOND, to WASH INGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADEL PHIA, and NEW-YORK. The public is respectifully informed that the steamers of this line, ftom Char eston to Wilmington, are in first rate con dition, and are navigated by well known and experienced commanders, and the Railroads are in fine order, therebysecur- ing both safety and despatch: A THROUGH TICKET having alrea dy been in operation will be continued on and after the linM of October 1849, an a permanent arrangement from Ckmrlutmi toiheigWerk. Passengers a vailing them- selve* thereof, will ha VO* the option M*- continue without delay through the rou'e or otherwise, to stop at any of the inti r- mediate points, renewing their seats cn the line to suit their convenience. By this route travellers may reach New-Yoi k on the third day during buisiness hours. Baggagn will be ticketed on board the Steamer to Weldon, as likewise on the change of cars, at the intermediate poin's from thence to New-York. Through Tickets can alone be had from E. W1NSIOW, Agent of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company, at the office of the Company, foot of Laurens street, to whom please apply. For other infermation inquire of L C. DUNCAN. At the American Hotel. March 5 1 tf 7 ill can be New 11,bought from any other importer in York or elsewhere. All of the above Goods will be sold on accoinmodalinc terms. ROBERT LECKIE & Co Chirfoston, S. March 5, 1 3jn ANDERSON W. SEXTON, GIY'ES notice to his friends and the public generally, that he keeps constantly on hand, Domestic Goods of all kinds. Groceries and Hardware, which he will sell upon accommodating tenna A LIST OF POST OFFICES I.Y DARLINGTON DISTRICT, Darlington, C. H„ Mount Elon, loaveusworth, Swift Creek, Harts wBfc Effingham, PleasMItView, Society Hill, Cartersville, Gum Brandi. Merchants Bluff, RegnlaUeas Of the Board of Free Schools for DarlingUn District. . For the information of any who mat be interested in knowing, the regulation: of the Board of Free Schools for Darting ton; you will please publish the folloviri By-Laws, of the Board. “This Board shall meet quarterly oi the 4th Monday in January, April, Juh and October.” “The District shall be divided into a: many Divisions as there are Commission ers, and one Division assigned to eacl Commissioner, who shall exercise a specia supervision over the Free School systen in said Division, both in regard to Teach “All Teachers who have under the charge Free School Scholars, must mak a quarterly return of the same, to tli Commissiontj of the Division, where h teaches, or to the Beard at its quarter! meetings. The return should embrar the name of the scholar and that of th parent, the numlier of days such schoh has actually been taught, and what studs he is pursuing. And likewise teaci ers are requested to state itoow many sclu lars not. of this class, are under the charge, 3b that the number of scholars i the District may be known by the Board L Each Commissioner is authorized he has any doubt, as to the qualificatio oi any Teacher, who has under his chare Free School Scholars in his Division, t require such Teacher to be examined b some one competent to the task, before h agrees to pay the tuition of such.” “Any person proposing to teach Fre School Scholars, can present himself t the Board for examination at any of it meetings and if such examination is sui tained, a certificate may be given by th chairman to such applicant, which wi authorize him to teach iu any Division < the District.” “ All accounts must be made out by Te: chers for the actual number of days, eac Free School Scholar has attended h school, and he sworn to before some Mi gestrate or one of the Commissioners « Free Schoold before it will be paid by th Board.” 1 “All accounts must be presented throug some Commissioner, and ordered paid b the Board, before the Treasurer is authc rized to pay the same.” ” school days shall be deemed oil arter, and Three Dollars per quark the price allowed for scholars, taught spel ing, reading, writing and arethmetic. Tf the higher branches of English, and whe the rates of tuition are as high as Fot Dollars per quarter, the Commissioner, he thinks tho circumstances require i may permit scholars to be entered at thi price; but in no instance to exceed thi amount.” The District is divided int Five school Divisions, No. 1 embrace Horse Branch and Mechanicsville Bet Companies. Na*2.—AH those portions oi Blac Creek and Mount Lion Beats, which ?i on the North side of the Darlington Ron JewHjig to Skinner* Bridge on Lyrtch. No- 3 —All that portion of Black Cree and Mount Elon Betts that lie on the Sout side of the Darlinton Road leading to Skii ners Bridge, together with.Capt.H. S R< gen Company Beat .known as Beat No. < Lower Battalion. ^Division No. 4.-The Darlington Villag Division No. 5.—Embraces the Savar mih, and Capt Wards Beat, known a Beats No. 2 and 3, Lower Battalion. Hie following persons compose the Bead Division No. 1.—B. F. Wilffcmson, “ “ 3.—T. C. Lew, u 3 -—Nelson Stuckey, “ « 4.—Wm. Law, b-—Jaa McCown. B. F. WILLIAMSON, Ck'man. T. C. L\w, Ctfri; Treasurer, 1ft