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! MY FIRST AND,LAST SPEECH, ;, My parents were" respectable'1 hard working people myself.thcir dear son. In an evil hour my Kor father became convinced that his son Hiram Hock wai born to be a great man. After tinn ami manv miseivines ana Hi ovv vivu iv o - ' . i (1 doubttut .bate. PJ m. ' J ai should study the Jaw, At the age oi kmukbi. therefore, J commenced curving iny.spine i upon a hard chair, with mv heels u pon the mantle-piede in winter, and the window-sill in summer, peru sing at intervals jthe lyrical effusions of the gay nd wittv Coke, the factious Fearne, the roman tic Blackstone.ahjd th resistible and inexhaus- tible Chittyi that Beranger of the law. At the expiration of four years, with a stomach shriv elled up like parchment, -weak eyes, and a con fused notion of tJn thousand conflicting Pnci-. pies associated with books bound in yellow calf' skin, I was presented by my preceptor with. diploma lor starvation. That worthy individ ual in spectacle i shall never forget ; he was what is called a r thorough-bred lawyer as a practitioner anp special pleader, he was em:-TBeaUj.-teabwned; and, at the. age of sevenly ' three, had acquired no only a subsistence, but some thought evcjn a sufficiency in case of his demise, to prevent hi widow from keeping a boarding bouse.AU bis actions were squared by rules of law. fend the principles of bis sci ence. In his, intercourse wkb mankind, he con ceived the first duty tofpay a fee ; anyderelic tion from this important ceremony waaa crime equivalent to higjti treison. SeveraLrules had been served, upon, him at different . times, and notices to quit this transitory life, in the shape of blindness, deafness; and temporary paraly sis; but he still remained nrm ai nw m-nuou, and not in "the slightest degree intimidated by the severity of thf attack. By means of an an- tiquated process familiar to himself, bfit utter ly unknown to the medical faculty, termed "the suffering a common recovery, " be was again absorbed in the studies of his captivating sci- onop npvor intermitted- exeent to receive the " hrtnorariiim " all other literature in his esti mntinn Kpinir not worth the snaoof a fi.fa. For nearly half a century this worthy gentleman hurl hopn seated ; unon . an arm-chair adorned f with a leather cushion, of which .there' was taint tradition, that it once had been stuffed with ' hair, but now . flai as a1 pancake, and as totally i destitute of that excrescence as the shining bald pate of the distinguished sedentary. Em pires had been overthrown by terrible revolu tions, moral uiiu pvimutw kuhuco nmAvuuc unnoticed by thisj excellent man. An occasion nl innovation upon the revered common law would sensibly affect his usual equanimity, and it is reported that it was several days before he could recover from the shock occasioned by the passage of a law, permitting a writ of partition to be 6ued out by the remainder man in fee, before the death of the tenant for life. ' -: He was just iq all his dealings and strictly pious in all his! thoughts and actions. Con- ninna i.f a sosroil remainder in the future tie C V. llU J M ...w.,.. - " - pendant upon a particular prior estate created .' at the same time and 'by the same instrument, Co. Lit. 49, a,) dimpled with comfortable as--suranceof an equity of redemDtioo as decided in tlie case of Pulk vs. Clinton, 12 Vez. 59, his mind was perfectly prepared and tranquil upon all spiritual matters. ; And yet he had hi3 bar jokes-and reminiscences of ancient jests served upon a brother lawyer long since gone to final judgment, and oik motion lays would wrinkle un his sedate countenance into something; that faintly resembled a amile, when reminded of these.traditionary jeux d'esprit by a facetious judge who had received Ins quarter's salary. . Under the auspices f f this wortlhy personage, 1 nailed a piece ofj tin; upon the front window shutter of a sniaH room in the noisiest and most disagreeable part of ttie town, and with heroic patience lor runny a long month bode my time. I will pass over that weary interval. How often did 1 deteEiuine to abandon the pro fession and plunge iiito the active business of life, but habit? acquired during my preparation lor practice.and subsequent li6tlefcsnes,with an entire separation from men of business, had utterly unfitted nie now for any other pursuit. I was chained to jthe oar the die was cast. 01 that I had only had the courage to throw aside the 'hateful books! and seize hold of the honest calling of ny fatlier-r-wlio was an eminent lit tle call" butcher, i :' An opportunity at last oourred ; a client,? who mijrerme Mens turn siovr, aosoiuteiy en - v i- . ' J 1 l t 1 gaged my nervices to defend his cause in the Criminal Court, j Why this infatuated individ- ual appealed tome in preference to five hun dred others; it was impossible to imagine. Af terwards it caineto my knowledge that he had applied to severjil others for professional aid, but vainly, not having it in his power to per form that very iinporumt ceremony so agreea ble to my venerable preceptor, and without which it was. impossible to comprehend the plainest proposition ; but the moment it was pocketed, every thing was as clear to his par ception, as the noon day-sun by-the bye, the only figure he ever indulged in, with the excep tion of one other j with which he concluded an argument to' his own; mind perfectly irresisti ble, that "there was not a loop to hang a doubt upon." W ithout any fee or reward, vested or contingent, behold me preparing for the trial of this mighty cause. As 1 passed through the : streets on my way to the Court House, I was impressed with the idea that the whole world was gazing upon me. Ciesars procession to the Capitol was ! nothing to the heavy forebod ings which, shook my frames Upon taking my - seat within the. bar, in vain did I assume an air of affected indifference ; my heart beat almost j to bursting, my inind became confused, all the blood in my body had rushed to the inmost re cesses of my heart, leaving my face pale and -, - 1 , . . clammy us a cold muffin. X telt very ill. and once or twice was upon the point of retiring j found only on the surface of the deep, silentpool under a sudden ijidisposition. I was awakened or the shallow brook. And as the husband irom th genera paralysis by an appeal from , man slept on. the fantastic spirits who attend one of the Judges of "Uo on, sir, with your the dreams l i ted about him. and. r,al - My professional opponent, in manner, spirit and action, formed a strange contrast to myself. He was a pettifogger in the most unqualified sense of the word ; uneducated, scarcely able to articulate three words of English correctly, and with about as much knowledge of the prin ciples of the science as a Hottentot or Siberian oBsack, yet bold, forward and impudent, past all belief. ; The swaggering air with which this gentle man of the bar (confronted a timid witness elic ited great applause from the spectators, and one or two roaring speeches with violent gesticula tions and diversi appeals to the fearless integri ty of his own conduct, so overcame the sympa thies of the tipstaves and the court loungers, that every oyster house resounded with his praise. Independent of these professional ex cellencies, he was a pot-house politician of great renown ; neiweeii mm and the Judge, therefore there existed a kindred svmnathv of feplin .i i i -1 j " , 1 '. ""bf he latter hav,, arrived at that eminent station by re, so of thesame meritorious serv ioes. D.ffident omy own abilities, fearful of the sound of my voice., and embarrassed by the manner oi the Jdgo, who was, rollicking back in an arm cl.air, with liishand before hi oacs. is mnuih sliding some.hiilg ino the. ear of hi. a..T.."' -- "if -!' " ujioii my person, or some siale joke entirely uiiconnected with the aJnimi.- trmioo of ioviw.u il.,. , ,! ,. .riowumun i ypti;nt aperlc;d to; -be hiwf tiA f n . - 1 1 .i l in ci wiiiltnt tlie court woiiUl l.r K'.m i...r ;tt. : wo on up ieit .. r.r. n Mil III their charge, wi I o vol wl.-lin-d aud dictressed me, that I scarcely knew whether I stood upon my head cr my ,vt-U. I, howeter, summoned up siifiieient c-.ujrsigHi to rise and utter the fol- theie words hadi r " - -r ji,-iiiiciiien 01 me iurv no sooner PfSieil mv nnr..l...rl lips, than the c ohccntiated rays of twenty-three ght to bear upon mvpei ton for eyes were oiougnt to Dear upon mvpei ton for oneot tlie janel had ,lot i no of thete org ins but i, a....lrr was a piercer so that 1 im nieuiati ly Hit Ihie lull torce of mv tvo.;i,v..o sitn.n, a target f or , tlie whole sworn twelve to meat, it was awluf ; my limbs trembled be-! neath me. my hand sjhook till the paper fairly ! rattled as I held it. forth. As I was about to ' reiterate the words' iust snoken. thi which pervaded the Court room was interrupted ,.t 4i.,.,J V.nV Aluthinv tor too i:Arh- JJ - V A - -i.'il. i-. -H t...l eM-a T-' urand Jorv. . ana. in siaiea7,tn, wuuw - and took their seats. The ceremony inc bills from this ormidable body MaT."T tXr ; rte Continuance of general war fiercely wag.d by JuJw and then handed to the Attorney Gener- f tue muruer h.huujif, v & ""- ---- j . .... accompanied witn a remars. ia wj all riirht and after much shoving and cries or SZle way, and make room It the Grand Jury," orderwas again restored and the twenr, ty-tbree eyes a,rain commenced mesmerizing me. "Gentlemen," says I, (a long pause ) "Gen-1 tlemen-iftherrlsonebfyou that will"-"--1 t che, t V.i came: from the oneyed juryman, Ike the explosion or a keg or powaer ; uu ftMM W3R llflVKrHriirU IKlUfC OU1 ..... . w be heard again ; it tiirtled the whole assent ( hlawo ; some doz' W loafers dozing upon the back i eats gazed tor a moment about tnem witn a v cant and bewildered stare, then sunk back again into slumber, to dream of pots of beer, emosea sausages ana Urana Junes. xne jfweoij-tv eyes of eleven were withdrawn-from me and . . . - . e: . ' f. t ' bent with curious gaze upon ineir iweiiiu u eyed associate, from whose nostrils bad issued that tremendous ana supernatural oiasi mat gentleman's head buried for some time beneath the rail was not visible; my own impression was that it had dropt offer been liurtea on, ior he was -very busy seeking for something upon the floor. - Our apprehensions upon that point were quickly relieved.-for up it rose again; slowly, as if drawn by some powerful machine, the mouth wide open from edr to ear, his right eye shut as tightly as the one which some amia ble play mate had gouged out in youth on ward it wentr until bent as far back as the nat ural structure of those parts pf the body would permit, every energy of that individual juryman apparently concentrated into the effort to give forth a sneeze that would astonish all mankind. Judging from the iuvoluntary specimen of his powers already given, there could not 'be a loop to hang a doubt upon,' as my preceptor would say, but that his forth-coming effort would realize the most sanguine expectations of the audience. Bench,, bar, tip-stave and spectators, as one man, with suppressed breath and staring eye-balls, awaited the awful explosion there it comes there was a slight preliminary gasp a preparatory heave the eye lopened, the moutn shut, and the nostru ejaculated a slight "nit che," not much louder than the chirp of a tom tit. This was worse than ! the other ; disap pointment pervaded the whole assemblage, with no small mixture of popular indignation. There was something, however, so irresistibly comical in the whole exhibition, that with one accord the gentle world ot general sessions roared with laughter all except I, who' was now -doubly confounded ; all my pathos, the preparation of my weeks, was sneezed away by that infernal one-eyed tjuryuian ; and though silence was caminanded in every variety of cadence and emphasis, from the snap-snap ot the newly fledged constabulary to the deep growl of the old crier, who was famous for the imperious de mands. upon the public for that which he could never maintain in his own domicile, I was utter ly gone, dumb foundered, and, with one or two spasmodic efforts at articulation, gave up, and sank into my seat covered with confusion. What tramspired afterwards; 1 have no recollec tion of. Upon looking over the columns of a newspaper some days after, saw that my client had been convicted, notwithstanding a most powerful speech by Hiram Hock, Esquire. This was my first effort, with; every probability or its being my last, From the German of Jean Paul. T.I1E DUE AM ANGEL. Once the bright angel whose duty it is to watch over the happiness of men the guardian angel of the world drew near the throne of the Heavenly rather and praveq "Give nie, O Father, a means by which I may teach man a way how toavoid,.in part, at least, the many sins and temptations which the fall hath entailed upon him ; for man is not always bad. At times his heart is ready to receive the good which a light external might fix upon him!" f Then the Father spoke; to the angel, and said : , "Give him the Dream !" ! The sweet angel flew over the world, with litis sister, the Dream. is -r : j .1 .i .t rar anu wiue uiey spreaa me gentle in fluence, and the hearts of life-weary mortals were rejoiced But the soft breathings of the Dream Angel fell not alike on all. -To the good and gentle, w-ho had sunk to rest amid the blessings of their loved ones, and whose slumber was deepened by the toil of good deeds which they bad done, there came soft and silent glimpses of the far land of light. Forgetting the narrow prison of the world, their soula roue up, and spread broad and wide over the land of visions, and gazed with eagle eyes upon the glories. But as the night waned, their dreams grew dim, and the outer influence of the soul gently closed upon them, even as the corolla of the night-flower closes about it, and shuts from its gaze its best lpved starry heaven. To the toil worn, sunburnt husbandman, who has fallen asleep in despajr and who ever fear ed lest some grim accident might destroy the fruit of his labors, the sweet dream came like a soft summer shower upon the parched and dusty fields, and, as he dreamed, f he saw the green corn rising in goodly ranks, and gazed with joy upon the small, soft ears which, at first no larger than flower buds, seemed, as he beheld them, to expand to ripe maturity. There are certain dream phantasies, and strange sleep changes, that are to be found only in the deep, unbroken blumber which results from extreme bodily fatigue, or in the liht ir I & -w- i ua iuc tjLl UlCtUUc I hln drao-nn-flv nnrf th ah-. era wn fn ATl-i-n regular rest ot a lever even as the grotesque iiuuiusiuu over me uappj; vision ; ior as he gazed upon the golden earsj a purple and scar let cloud seemed to overshadow him, while round about he heard the pealing of bells", the ringing of familiar voices, and the lowing of cattle, and in the intervals there came the shouts as of glad friends at the harvest home. Then the purple cloud gathered again,1 about him, but the dream spirits with their long and shadowy arms drew him through it, and now he stood before a well filled granary, and the tears of joy ran down his cheeks; Hie wife and lov ed ones gathered round bim, and their bless ings and praises sank into his heart, and ming led with the hymn which rose like a golden cloud from the ocean of his soul. And he awoke from the sweet dream , and blessed It for the hope which it had inspired: him with. But the dream flew on to a eruiltv nrimnor who had fallen asleep cursing bis judges, his ' i:u .u ... l . T' w",cn ciung tine coiu uuucib 10 ins i uu; and as he dream- j ed, the prison was opened,; the cofd ehaiZ 1 away, a'nd reroorBe and ra no T0Sgr fiii : their poison fangs upon hisLart. Sht liS , shone upon himndblessed thoughts of mercy ' .n.ntJU n,l ,,n5i;-L I' repentance and reconciliation flittad thm,.h : i:u ..ij : . "J" "'" omterniestnrougli a summer trusting in release, with his heart filled with love and kindness D. , , ii. - . id the cold damp fetters fall from - , his limbsr Were the orison doors onened ? his limbs r Were the orison doors r - ... in I..MU uuuib rc . nu iuiTi.ru lull nnr n n .1 .i.a j . , mained last : and worn down Kv fnm'.n V famine and Sickness, he perished alono in the narrow dun geon. But the blessed "hope which the gentle ' dream had left in his heart gladdened his last hour, and as he died, he exclaimed : " Not my will,-but Thine, O Father Beholdr there was joy in heaven ! r ; It has been said that Hope alone is left with ' mortals- but with her abideth her sister, the 1 oreara, wno ma item ner Kn siwvx .... r t dreams men are led to hope and bv Hani hall 7 hp .a.wi. r J , shall we be saved The New York Courier asks. L, S.na Douglas mad T And the Washington Sentinel ; " V V ' n .ya.ri0U8 Parts of the asks, about the anti Nebraska meeting i fU Pn"c,p?y'T,it 18 8nid- York. "does madness rale Ihe bouVt" wl ' & U 'eem ,Mr. Preston was an un. I trust mat mere iu to im sanity preserved all ' j-. r.u n- i V t ' A- eoviiie, ! irmind. 3 Vr9wmrv editor of the PJe, of New York, wlu, i. t.. ' I - JONATHAN A3 A NEUTRAL. -.. The truth or tne nomeiy ana inreiwtuare . . . , . A cii. j principal nemgerents From fields drench -1"- ed in bloxid. from starving troops and bele-iuer ' I ea cities,, toe eutrc - . oT gold,: The frait- however, of h'lf f rpmj. like the apples of the Garden of are difScult of access, aad guarded oy a thou sand dangerous laws and regulations.; It is difficult for a ship to sail too pear the great Maelspnj, without .beips swall0vtd up ; u ! ' j hmto v r'" it hreauallv unsafe to .have too many dealing - 1 O ' with eiiiaged nafirral belligerents,; blinded by the furious passions of'a long and tierce war. And now that the European horizon is lit .up with the flames of -waf, and the din of prepara tion is heard in every quarter, thousands of keen, adventurous Americans are preparing to nush their fortunes iii every port, and, protect ed y the flag of the Republic, to take the cash of all the belligerents and the ill-usage of none. And as the citizens of this country, about the commencement of the present century, nrofitted largely b the exercise' of their privileges as neutrals, during the wars of Napoleon, the yan kees of the present generation regard those na tional scourges, VV ar, .Pestilence, and tauiine, as Providential afflictions, so long as their blea': sings are confined to "the rest of mankind!" The New England people are. opposed to war only when that calamity diminishes the weight of their purses and forces theiryoung men into uniform jackets and strange . lands. They de light to see the "ihunderin old mouk ies of Lrope" plunged to their eyelids in the boiling waters of internecine strife. Their thrifty souls expand over the fires of a general European conflagra tion ; for it raises the price of freight, adds new value to codfish, imparts vitality to the macker el business, and renders horse-lmans and "no tions ginerally" remarkably saleable. They don't like to be the. principals in a great nation al set to not that Jonathan fears gunpowder but the-bayonet diui't pay, nor are bulletsthe kind of pills that agree, with his constitution: but he delights in the position of a neutral. He shrinks (honor to his refined and gallant'na ture) from a leading part in the disgusting Tim liver exhibitions ot which Kus.sia.ana turxey are tond : out tne paeinc position oi oouie- holder and sutleir delights him hugely. His generous, philanthropic neart swens witu ue- licht when he deems it his duty to supply tne belligerents with bread and meat. Jonainan is a pacific individual, and under such circum C3 - . stances helps the needy nations in th same be nevolent spirit that bhylock aided the eneyan merchant. Famished belligerents are not par ticular, in matters of diet, and all tlm fragrant and artificial articles of food which we benight ed savages of the South refuse such.as macke rel, with an ancient and fish-like smell, and the ligneous hams, and the indigenous nutmegs of Connecticut take prodigiously with the hun gry citizens of a besieged town. Hence, Jona than is now dancing and grinning with as much humane delight around the bubbling, simmer ing cauldron of European affairs as the fright ful witches in Macbetji capered around their famous pot of nourishing, but somewhat eccen tric, soup. His sails will soon whiten the Medi terranean and the Black Sea, and his goods.will find their way to all needy Russians, Turks, English and French who can pay well. Jona than, when he gets to the Dardanelles, will be all things to all men. He will change the com plexion of his political sympathies with every port, and swear by the Crescent when he wants to sell his cod-fish, and by the Cross when he desires to get rid ot his rum. But whilst we wish Jonathan great success in hie nosrtion of a commercial commi.-sary. we , colu,....,rj,, u- , trust that he will be careful 111 respecting witn f religious awe the laws relating to relating 10 neuirais. 1. 1 1 Protected, as he will be, by the flag of a great nation, he should not presume too far upon that fact. The slightest false step might involve this country in the war which will probably soon shake Europe like an earthquake. If the cupidity of our sailors and merchants should tempt them to forget honesty and violate the ws of nputi-alit v. thp flames ot u-nr won 1,1 lp;in o. A.1..J;' a S the general conflagration. Ii Jonathan gets to ! selling contraband gunpowder and illicit mus kets, and the keen lynx-eyed belligerents dis cover the crime, it will blow up all his pros pects for reaping a fortune from the European war. Or if he dabbles, as he is rather fond of doing, in the plunder and privateering busi ness, he will be ignominiously kicked out bf every port of Europe. It is dangerous for a neutral, however great, to tamper witb bellige rent nations, when they are excited by all the vile passions with which war renders hideous and heartless the human heart. They would care no more for our stars and stripes than the enraged and wounded bull cares for the red flag uf the Matador. , England still denies the doctrine of expatria tion, and the fifty thousand unnaturalized Eng- ; lUh seamen in the commercial marine of New ; England will, in all probability, give us much trouble. For English naval officers, we regret to say, do not hold long sided, nasal-toned, scripturely-named yankee skippers from Salem, Nantucket, Boston and New Bedford, in high esteem ; and when exercising the detested right to search, in time of war, will examine the con tents of a suspected American vessel, for con traband goods and English deserters, about as gently as a tornado pries into the affairs ofa forest of thick scrub -oaks. A neutral has to submit to insults ; for angry men deal out rough usage to neutrals as well as to enemies. Jonathan, if he wishes to make money in the Mediterroean and the Black Sea, must, like the passive Jew, expect to have his gaberdine much spat upon. Indeed, we f ar that the Russians, Turks, English and French, will make a perfect spittoon of him if he- prac tices smuggling in tobacco too boldly. The maintainance of peaceful relations with belligerents will depend upon American neu trals having nothing to do with the political af fairs of Europe. If they meddle with the con cerns of any of the nations engaged in the war, we will be forced into the fight. However deep ly we may sympathise with the Democracy of Europe, and however cordially we might re joice at the success of a united struggle for in dependence among the people, as a neutral, protected in our trade by the law of nations, we should do nothing to promote revolution and insurrections among the people of Europe. Fervently as every friend of liberty may pray that the people will seize the opportunity, which a general war among kings will offer, for the triumph of Democracy in Europe, yet, as neu trals, our hands are tied. If our New England brethren, therefore, whilst they are eagerly pressing their fortunes in , the Mediterranean and Black Seas, interfere with political matteis, theywill be forced, much against their wishes and interests, to assume the highly honorable but dangerous position of principals in the great war irom wnicn. tney hope to extract so much profit, as-thrifty neutrals. Rich. Dispatch. .... Cm.. MtP.RIinFB Tli WncMnnnn 0.. l. l T " . .iiiiniii ofu UUI i lishesa denial from the brother of this ditin. guished omcer, ol the recent story set .i ." 1.1.1 m W m tin foot in I mat journal, mat ne naa entered the service of the French Emperor. He says it is Cl. M.'s-i intention to proceed to the Danube, for the pur- i pose of witnessing the military operations of contending armies in that country, with the view of acquiring information in the art of war i for the sole purpose of benefitting our own . L - . ' .1 .1., I , . ..... country anu me service to which he belonfs. An Editor in Luck. The U on. Nathan , r" ' Kenoma,n belonging to an old revo -lution and puritan family seated nt. I.ifi,i.i Conn., has just died, leavine a lare f.,rr,,n-.' i BUiyunnK Irm ioU,uuu to 200,000. in ly legal heir to this vast estate. of recetv- thatvj'it u an m wind; wtiicn wowsnou-.T. . wasfinisaea, tgooa .is strismgiy iiiu9vr.rv ty? rrr'J..- th one ' tnieveJiBV cimmereiai neuiram,;. uMiiiift5i; i 'From the l London: Tioiea, Har:ch k he time is; now, come, " when - th hear '; p tens and the estaousnmeni oi a ct , l ' - -.1 i....- A . D 1 ...... a nnn.a.J'A . Vt i 4iFirMaei ' haI WV flf I . Ji .k -...f " unit ! effectual measures should question! ot oeace and war V ' V; 1. W V V V. w u " J- ror of i Russia ii formal, summons, calling apt on hiai to give within six 'day from the "ire-ceipt-tff that communication a solemn promise. :ind engagement" that-tie will caue his troops to evacuate, tiie Primjipalities of the'Danubeon or before the 30th of April. The' couriers who are bearers of this dispatch from London and Paris started on their journey yesterday morn ing. They will pass through Berlin and Vi enna, whence it is understood . that similar de mands will be forwarded at the same time by the Cabinets of Prussia and Austria. . The re fusal onHlie-part of Russia to comply with this iii st demand, or to return a fitting answer," ill be regarded by the rowers as a aeciarauon oi war. it is calculated mar tnis commu.n r t 1 . i , 1 will re'ach St. Petersburg in nine or ten days Very Dossiblv the Emperor Nicholas will not avail ' himself of the formal term of six days which has been extended to him, as there can be no . doubt of the purport of his answer ; but, at any rate, in less than three weeks that an swer will be known, ahd the forces of the allied Powers, which are in fact already on their way to their-respective destinations, will by that time be in a position to commence immediate hostilities. : Uufinithe arrival from the Tagus of Admiral Corry's Isquadron, which was seen yesterday evening -outside the Isle of Wight, and has now cast anchor at Spithead, Sir Charles Napier, the commander of the fleet, transfers his flag to the Duke of Wellington. . That portion of the naval forces which is already completely ready for active service will shortly assemble in the Downs, and proceed early in March to the Kat tegat, where it will await the opening of the Baltic, which is seldom accessible for maritime ; .l vr. .u. f i -k opemuons ue.uro u.f ..tier .r. i u nf March, so that the presence bf the fleet' off the shores bf the Baltic will coincide in point of time with the period at which the definitive answer of the Eitupernr Ot Jlussia to the ultima turn of Europe can be received. The Russian. Baltic fleet consists of three divisions of about nine line-of battle ships each, which are now lying in; the three naval ports of Revel in Es- thonia, Helsinfors in r inland, and Constadt all within the Gulf of Finland. Of these three stations,; Revel is commonly free from ice ten dxvs or a fortnight before the upper part of the G Visions rated the guns' of Constadt. Helsingfors is protected by the fortifications of Sweaborg, built on three islands ppposite the mouth of the harbor, and mounting sUU guns, and barracks and case ments' for 12,000 men. The Isles of Aland, which were seized by Russia when she effected the conquest and annexation of Finland iu 1809, are also an important naval station, as they command the Gulf of Bethnia, and threat- . . . . . I en evenxhe capital of Sweden, to whiclfrking dom they ought rightfully to belong. It would be a wise and politic measure, well calculated to check the immoderate ascendancy of Russia, if the events ot the war enabled the allied row ers to restore these islands to the Scandinavian monarchies, with which they are intimately connected by race, religion, past traditions, and national spirit ; and we cannot but hope that the gallant people ot oweden may take advan tage of this conjunctu.e in affairs to recover the provinces which were so shamefully wrested . ... , half a century azo. -, 'f i' Vi t 1 1 V IV 1 t I U I ... HIV. Itll vU 1 ady on their way to the East will precede by very little the period which may now be assigned for the ces sation of all suspense. The first two French columns, ot about 8,000 men each, will embark simultaneously at Toulon and Algiers, while the British division is making its way up the Mediterranean. We learn at the same e learn at the same time, by . t t . . . . r . the loth instant, that the forte has acceded to the convention proffered to it by England and France ; so that on their arrival in the Turkish territories the trobps will be received under the provisions of a specific engagement with the Turkish. Government As a further proof of the excellent umierstanding and cordial union whieb'exist between the French and English Governments, we cannot omit referring with great - satisfaction to the circular addressed by the Ministers of these two great empires to all their agents and officers abroad, directing them to ue their utmost endeavors, in all parts of the world, to protect the property and interests of be taken touring tne - ft.. Tllluft ofnearlT three ulf, amLit is of course important that the di- U"V' ' - ""V" " "r , " . ' T . . n . r. . , ., 1 nffioinl nnnbtmn. on condition of navinft little I to keen the slaverv Question in motion. is ot the ttussian neet wnicn are tnus sepa-1 5 ' , vf.,-. r ,fL . S, r . u A- :: rilu ki-j - .-. dearer for it tn years of fertility. These latter I There has been some diversity of opinion a oilouiu. iiui uc cu.uicu iiu ic-wiHic uuun 1 . . - - ... . f each as they would those of their own country- J nia," a double sheet of "precisely the same di men." This is a most striking proof of the un:- mensions with the New York Times, which it ted policy .and common intention of the two great States, and in all the various emergen-1 cies to which a state of war may give rise in different parts of the globe, it is alike honora- ble and useful to both nations that they should afford a joint protection to the interests of their subjects abroad. The Emperor of Russia is driven to very dif ferent expedients to express the annoyance and irritation which be feels towards his former al lies. The regiments in his army which bore the names of the Austrian and Prussian Sove reigns have been commanded to change their designations, ine Military Commissioner or Envoy of Russia who has habitually resided at ! j Berlin is ordered to join his regiment on dutv. and (Russian officers are not to wear Austrian ; and Prussian decorations. This last hint is not undeserving of imitation in Germany and-else- where, where the badges of servility to Russia arc uuw iw iiiuiiuuu. t, nut u iue last iw weexs o otner people in ine woria,- we venture to the cldef Ministers of Bavaria and Saxony have say, would have so soon felt the want of gas actually received and accepted the Russian Or- lights and supplied it with so little parade as der of Sc. Alexander Newsky ; "and what is still the San Franciscans have done. Their works more extraordinary, ueneral Castelbaiac, late Jfcrench Minister at bt. Petersburg!, who has just been recalled in consequence of the im- pending rupture, thought himself justified in accepting the same decoration from the Empe- ror whose Court he was about to leav. Th nomination of Prince Pashkewitch to the com mand of the army on the Danube, ia a measure which gjves no very high idea of the resources of Russia in her superior officers. Prince Pash kewitch, was at no time a General of great eml Biucramy. uiw iu, ana lnnrm tor his years i we do not take Prince Pashkewitch to be the . " .uia rmy irom tne gieat aimcuitym which it is placed, with an enemy ip strong positions behind a great river all along us front, and the probability that it .u .uun.jr u menaceu on both flanks by an r. .v vv.ihbou ui me Deal troops in the world. It i. in fact, difficult n mmL;,f. what operauons can be attempted with success oy any army m such a position, threatened as !f , T 8 u Rna on lU hne of operations ; ?k vUK We ,cf1rtain,y do not anticipate v lie Liperor of Russia will engage to evac- nate th? Principalities in deference to the sum- ii is on an siaes and in ita lin. r .: uw..,, ,,,, umer rowers, we have yet to learn v.., i.x. nniu mem against their will. Lacomc The following is a copy ofa dis patch said to have been sent to the White in.use .uy an. intimate friend of Preside at i lercv, wnen the result of the New Hampshire election was known at Concord:. Dear Sir Yoor old ward has been carried by tbe oppowtion, and even the State itself has gone to ; i- 1 Some of the Clergy and -,Professors at the North, are so violent asrainst the Nebrank hill that they talk nbout " taking up arms.".VVelL letthem ' Who's afraid?" r Genius. A Yankee has invented a machine for extracting the lies out of quack advertise ments. Some of them are ntr bm r I tering the laMaine, as onlj tbe truth comeati - - .M- nenc.e ; nia munurt nnntsimn ai ; i i tk. ..;jik j xt r .r. . ., i JatTr, i ,p Por.Ti. T .i"P 7 J w wnM ony yet tney Merchants visiting this city for their Spring sup- TZfX L i a - -du n tbe- &nn were getting the as cheaper than the Orlean- plies, - before making theiV purchases, asfuring campaign he displayed neither activity nor fer- nns. As we were not one of those whom it con- them that every inducement will be offered to se- tlllty Ot resource. iie IS DOW. monnvr nrna w naid not nnni.li ot.ntUn i. .U- .. a ' At. a. i SUTPLYIN&JOO S The Empecot Napoleon, la his recent speech toine reocnvaamu?,,u P 'r f j and the policy that will continue UE- " The' inaufficiencr of th4 harvest was esti vessels. C6uld"the Government under take the purchase of these ten millions of hec tolitres on eterTDoint of the globe, in order .to sell them afterwards in all the markets of France f f Exoerience and nrudence T- affirmed clearly enongh that such a measure wouia nave been encompassea wun emoarrassments oi n insurmountable character, ana witn inconveni ences and dangers without number. "- Private enterprise alone possessed 4 the -financial and material means of effecting' so great an opera "tlon: The Government conseqoently -adopted: the only course that was practicable ; it encour aged freedom bf transactions, by delivering thercorn" trade "from" every impediment. The elevated price of an article so necessary' to the UUUUt, B CUlSUillV , UUl It W utuuci nor desirable to evade it as long as tne aenci- ency was not provided for-;' for, if "the pjice of wheat had been lower in trance man in roe circum -adjacent -countries, the foreign markets would nave been supplied at the expense oi ours. -..'" " ": - - ." That state of things -was nevertheless eer-. tain to produce a situation of difficulty which could only be eombatted br activity of employ ment or bV Private charity. ine uevernmenr therefore anclied ! itself, from the commence menf of the'year. to opening credits which, ex ceeding by a few millions only the resources ofa the budget will, with the co-operation or tne communes and of the various companies, en dure the execution of a mass of public works estimated at nearly four millions of francs, without reckoning two millions appropriated by. the Minister of the Interior to charitable estab lishments, i , " I recommend above all to your attention the 8Vstemnow aaoptea Dy me city oi x-an : fnT xf it n ds, an d -I-truat it will, to the whole of France, it will for the future prevent, in tbe-jjricj of, corn, those extreme variations whicbijr times of abundance, cause agricul- tnt tr lancFuJah in conseauence of the low price ' n aKAn ran -mil iaha nr nui'Diiirn'R ui !tBr"8"t hundred millions 0? francs, and the lading of of wheat, and, in years of scarcity, force -the question open, and allowing the people of Ne poorer classes to suffer so greatly from its ex- braska to make their own laws on that as well cessive dearness. ' as on other subjects. But the amendment ' That system consists in establishing, in all the great centres of population, an institution of credit, under the name of Caisse de Boulongerie, men can give, auring me moniusoi year o. - i . . i . i i r r being in general more numerous, it is easy to conceive that the compensation between the two can be effected with facility. In addition, this immense advantage is gained ot rounding so cieties of credit, which, in lieu of gaining so much the more when bread is dear, are interest ed, like every one else, in its becoming cheap ; for. contrary to what , has existed up to the present time, they make their profits in seasons of Farttlttxr anil iiua mnnpv in nrnjinnn OT Knftr- of fertility and lose money in seasons of soar- city. 1 am happy now to announce to you tnat seven millions ot nectoiitres 01 ioreign wncat have been already delivered for public consump tion, independently of the quantities now on their way and in store ; and that, consequently, the most difficult moments of the crisis are past. "There is one circumstance which has made a profound impression on me, and that is, that during all tais severe winter, not an accusation has been directed against the uovernment, and that the people have submitted with resignation to suseringa wnicn iney were just enougn to W ," l . I f L 1 impute to circumstances alone a new proof of their confidence in me, and ot their conviction that their well-being is, before everything, the object of my constant pre-occupations. i SAN FRANCISCO. Mr. Maule. agent for Berford's Express, has placed us in possession of a number of San Francisco papers, which we have been reading with much pleasure and profit. If there is any one thing more than another, which . tends to give a correct idea ot the amazing develop ment of the extraordinary city in question, and of the wonderful country in which it is situa ted, it is the number and character of the jour nals which lit supports. They indicate, not only that there must be a great population and great wealth in the community in which they live and nourish, ' but that the intelligence which requires them must be far above the average. -J- We have before us, 1st, The "Alta Cantor singularly resembles, in its general appearance and "getting up." the paper being apparently the same, and the type and arrangement being so much alike, that it is hard to distinguish them at the first glance.1 Its columns are crow- 1 ded with news and advertisements, and it .has about it that unmistakeable business air which denotes prosperity, and the demand is so -great I that it is issued twice a day. It has,- besides, a weekly paper, and a paper for the steamers. 2d. . The Sad Francisco Sun, a paper, about as large as its Baltimore namesake, and resemb ling it very much in other respects. This is, we think, edited with more spirit than any oth er paper we have seen from the same city. 3d I The Caforaia Chronicle. 4th. The San Fran- cieco Herald ; and, 5th. The Weekly Journal. There are several others, which we have not now before as, but all of which indicate a high degreo of prosperity. - 1 have alwadar been completed: three miles of pipe have been .laid and the city basks in a perfect flood of light, while all around it is as dark as the darkest nights in the year can mako it. True, tley pay $15 per cubic feet for the 1 ; 1 1 If A. I 1 1 . m luxury : uui, u iney nave a plenty ot money and no poor kin, what is it to us? Besides, the President o the company, at a grand jollifica tion given or the occasion of lighting up the streets for the first time, proved to the satisfac tion ot an whom it may concern, that though nous nrocesa which rovultAd in tho nmf $15 was lesa than $8, to grasp the method of reasoning. ,n must bave been verv strong rea- soning, however, to have established so knot ty a point, iind very convincing withal, , for it seems to have satisfied everybody. Another proof of the high civilization to be found on the Pacific consists in the number of of every speeies of histrionic talent, by which i the eommanitv of San Franciscn i di.iinm.Uh i ,i t i , . ed. In this respect, there ai ferenee between the gTeat ' any of its older sisters upon-1 Several artists, of various ' Western city and i pon the Atlantic board. descriptions,, have m.il. nialttV.. - . T!- X I l to be acting beforethe inhabitants of a remote .aw., uiioiaun, III VUUVCKllie IIICniM TH uruvmviBi wwn. xney nave lOUna OUt. to their . .L. .u ...j; ., ' . '7 - vvsk. uk tlm Muuience is nignty appreciative, Ann nftt lidrriAaArfl .a ... -. I , v uc Miiiugu Wllu anyiutng worse tnan tueir very best acting. ' - : j.uc arvuiiugs wnicn Qonot Strike tne eye a K .a l. . i-i . - . r so much as the immense crowd of shinninir always in the harbor, and the huge business transactions oi wnicn oan t ranciseo is every day tbrscens. But they are highly significant, nevertheless,1 and, in connexion with its busi ness, justify us in pronouncing Son Francisco to be the moat extraordinary citv of which t i have any account. jicA. Post. , " ; ffWut tfotjOnt) book WUlard'rf n0. tel, -Washington, is the following recent entry: "Mrs. Lewis and husband, Buflalo," Why not f Mrs. Lewis may be much, tha batter man i ....-. Mni. a. o nviAa , nira . inramnp rn rr n I ninao wnf, inn rnpmap vpa ju un 1 111 i 1 1 1 1 K 1 1 1 1 1 . ' - . wa I wvwB v MW UhCllLIUIl Lf I LIIF : C". tl - 1 A UUl LIUU fll L1ICU lln I.I llllll'K. UI1I1 I I N I. I n UV PRING, 1854. ft,'irli.tAl wWm1b. ration oTi defend and followers of Martin Van Buren. snapped up, the other day, with precocious and uncom mon satisfaction, a floating paragraph which represented Judge B. to be hostile to the Ne braska bill. -The Enquirer felt certain from the first that the ex-collector was a freesoiler and now that the fact was established, like the old woman when told that the turkey had eaten up the grind-stone, it could not forbear the selt complacent exclamation : " I told yu s6."- lt is almost a pity that the Enquirer's triumph should be so short-lived. The next mail, but on!, brought an extmguisner to its joy, in tne shape of letter, written more than a month ago a spontaneous tribute from, Judge d. to the author of the Nebraska bill, and a volun tary and complete endorsement "of it' provi sions We give it, as published in the W ashing- ton .Sentinel ; - . ' . . iNxw. IORK, keb. 8, Dea Sir: Allow me to say that I have read with great satisfaction your very able speech on the Nebraska biilnow pending before the Senate ; and I should have said as much some days since,;if my engagements bad not preven ted. JiSO.u have placed the measure upon the broadband sate foundation ol excluding tne slavery question from Congress,by referring it, as ;ellas other questions ot sell-government, to the d cision of the people of the Territory. This fully accords with the . spirit of our insti tutioin. "if. Congresa had never attempted to legislate concerning the domestic policy of the btates and Territories, we should have escaped the slavery agitation, which at one time threat ened the stability of the Union, The sooner we retrace our steps and allow otner people to manage their own affairs, the better it will be fur the country ; at least, such is my judgment. While 1 fully approved the great principles which you advanced, there, was one point on which I feared the bill, which I have not seen in its present form, failed to carry out. your own. vic i tnougnt an unquaiinea repeal of the Missouri act of 1820 mht have the ef feet of reviving the law applicable to the terri tory when yre acquired it from I ranee ; and thus Nebraska might be made slave territory, bu tht action of Congress, instead of leaving the which you submitted yesterday has entirely obviated that objection ; and the measure now stands on a ground which cannot be success- lully impeached, though it may bes assailed oy bout the expediency of bringing the matter be fore Congress at the present time ; but, since the question has been made, I do not see how it can be doubted, especially by any sound de mocrat, that the measure ought to be adopted. We shall have slavery agitation until that is done But when Congress shall fully assert the great principle of non-intervention in the local affairs of the States and Territories, the people will be satisfied, agitators will lose their occupa tion, and new strength will be imparted to the Siillars of the Union. Such are my , views, in ew words ; and, without troubling you further, I am, very, truly and sincerely yours, ' GREENE C. BKONSON, Washington, D. C. Hon. S. A.-DotfGi,As. REGISTER POWER PRESS AND JOB OFFICE. ' We are prepared to execute all descrip tions of JOB PRINTING, nt reasonsOjle rates, with neatness and dispatch. Our office is supplied with the very latest styles of JTEW AND FASHIONABLE TYPE of every description necessary for the prompt exe cution of AND PLAIN AND FANC1 JOB PRl.YTfXU, SUCH AS Pamphlets, Circulars, Ball Tickets, ILL HEADi, BUSINESS CARDS, FREIGHT BILLS, HAND BILLS, PROGRAMMES, LARGE POSTERS, BLANKS &C, Iu as neat style as any other Establishment, and in any quantities. . " MRS. MAYNARD wottd inform the public that she has recently rented and fitted up the large white house on Hillssoro' street, three hun dred yards West of the Capitol, and in the immedi ate neighborhood of the late residence of the Rev. Dr. .Mason, and opposite that of Mr. Courts, near the line of Railroad that eonnects thi Raleigh and Gaston and Central Rot. , which house she re spectfully presents to the public as a BOAKUIJNt HUUSE. She would be glad to accommodate and use every effort to please the tra-relling community, day boarders, and monthly boarders. Her table shall be supplied with the best luxuries the market af fords, and every comfort added to those who may choose to stop. ... She would also state tl at she has recently built some thirty or forty stalls, for the' accommodation of horses, which she. will board by the day, week or month, at as moderate prices as can be afford ed. JQstlers; attentive ;OK.d accommodating, and will be readj at all, hours to obey the public call. . .JJAKTUA MAYNARD. II. Pennington, Supt. Jan'y .20, 1853. 7 w&sw WHOLESALE DRYGOODS TRADE SPRING, . 1854. W. C. & E. G. JAMES & CO., have just received a large and beautiful assortment of trench, English and American Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, for Spring and Summer wear, of the newest and handsomest designs, embracing al most every artic e usually found in their line of business all of which' have been purchased on the most favorable terms, aud selected with great care and attention, and with special reference to the wants of the North Carolina and Virginia trade. They respectfully solicit an examination from will find . Steele itnmnU mi firvwa ry department as any in this or any of th- North- era markets. Their terms will he made as liberal as those of anysimuai establishment. " i'- W. C. & E. G. JAMES .j- CO., Powell's Row, opp'te.West Hill Warehouse, Petersburg, March 7, 18M. 2m 20 -'- r, CARD. " : IfR. FRENSLEY takes this opportunity of FRENSLEY takes this 'XfJL'informing his friends, and the public general ly, that his School (in the Halt opposite that of the Odd Fellows) will be open, on Friday, March 24.7 from 1 till 4 o'clock P.. M. and on the .day fol'ow- o :n a -p xi r .nov.;r r. m.-.,.. " . . . J the evening of the same days, the Hall will be Ditr Maifon shn DIM V sh in n n h a n naa . in hnenfromTi till S o'clock., for the reeent nn nf r . " - ' - 7. ;-r-T gentlemen. I . - o : ... .1 - - , 1 jar. r. pruiioeo iu use iuo name cierUOl)9 to give that satisfaction which has secured to him oh i i- i i ' a . ' - - I lormer vvchivub su uoera b paironage. L All the new and beautiful dances both of this I country and Europe will be. taught, comprising, in part, for Misses and Masters, El Bolero, La Jota Aroganesa," Broad Sword Hornpipe, A La Ta'mbrine, Postillion PoUia," La Torrentella, Grand Flower dance, Grand Scarf Dances, Characteristic Dances; ke.', '-'-'y --" ' K Persons wishing to enter the class had better do so on the days named, as Mr. F. will fulfil other appoinments, if a class is not formed by the above date. The class' will be taught during the Ses sion, on - Friday, and Saturday of each week. Any notice left at the Post Office, or. at the Ysr boro house, for Mr. F., will be attended to. Matuk IT, 1854, 23 21 1 iniftthe resident tor the. removal ot collector to bCDreserT-' Bv"tj-wuw,".w,ui- u s5wiir i v f . r .'- him'sejf, in the business of' his office, the friends 1 PETERSBURG, VA. Etake pleasure in announcing to the Mer chants of Virginia and North Carolina, ti. .t one of our house ha just returned fiooi ttteN.siiu and East, Where he has purchn-e.i au mten-.n-and commanding stock of Boot, slices, BrogMi;. Trunks, Carpet Bags, Values. Wrappiiig Fapci. Lacings, jfec'; and all other articles bciongii. to our branch of business. Oir assortment this season will be much larjr.i and more varied than heretofore, in order to atit the demands of a rapidly increasing trade. Our goods have "au been bought of first hands. u::i selected with great care by an old buyer, of t iirty years experience, with speeiaV reference to tie wants of the . - VIRGINIA AND fNORTH CAROLINA ; MER. : : CHANTS. We are now in receipt of a portion of our Stock and are in dailjxpectation of large acces sions thereto, Wbich"wiU render our assortnaiit one of the most complete and attractive ever of fered to the Southern Trade. In solicitiug an examination, -we assure our friends and the pub ic generally, that cur prices shall be found as low' and as reasonable as thvse of tiny similar establishintut south of Massa chusetts. fiSy Merchants and 'others buying Ly the Package - or Dozen will find it to their interest to examine our stock before purchasing elsewboro. as it is our detertoinatiuu to sell as cheap as uuy of our Northern eonkpetitors. '.-. W. R. JOHNSON & CO., Two doors below Paul & Mcllwaine. East side Sycamore st., Petersburg, Va. Feb. 24. 1854. im j; Raleigh Livery Stables. THE Subscriber has taken charge of, and fully refitted, the Livery Stables formerly occupied i.y Jere. Nixon, on Wilmington Street, and solicits the patronage of the travellling Public He has on hand a number of fine Horses and Carriages, genteel, elegant, substantial, comfortable, and will be prepared, at the shortest notice, to furnish Travellers with conveyances to any part of the State. Also, Carriages furnished with careful drivers, to convey individuals or families to evening parties, or for visiting calls. Horses will be kept by the day, week, or year, at prices to suit the times. Horse Drovers will find, at all times, good ac commodations. EDWARD YARBROUGH, Jr. Raleigh, May-31, 1853. 4-ly JBgy Owing to the present high prices of grain and provisions, I shall be compelled hereafter to charge 37J cents for a single feed, instead of 25 cents. E Y Feb. 3, 1854. NOTI C E. TTJ'E are pleased to inform our friends and the j public generally, that since the destruction by fire, of th stores recently occupied by us, and of nearly our entire stock of China, Glass, Earth enware, Sac, we have, through the kindness of Messrs. Patterson & Cooper, Commission Mer chants, made arrangements to continue business, in the store just vacated by them, at the foot of Sy camore street, where we shall be happy to see our friends and all who wish to purchase anything iii our line. Our stock, we may say, will be an uu tirely new one; in prices, we are prepared to ofl'er as great inducements as heretofore. We avail ourselves of this opportunity of return ing our sincere thanks for the very liberal patron age heretofore extended to us, and hope by our usual promptitude and fidelity to merit aud secuiv a continuation of the same. KERR & MARBURY. Importers and Dealers in China, Glass and Earthenware, Petertburg, Va. Frb. 14, 18.')4. wGw 14 S1 i TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Granville Countt. -Court of. Pleas and Quarter Sfs- sions, reorunry lerm, lo4: James H. Twisdale aud others vs. William Ar nold. PETITION FOR A SALK OF LAND. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that William Arnold, the defendant, in this case, resides beyond the Hniits of this State, it is thert--fore, on motion. Ordered, by the Court, that ad vertisement be made for six weeks successively, at the Court House, in Oxford, and at three other public places in Granville county, aud also in the Raleigh Register, notifying the said defendant of the filing of this petition, and that, unless he ap pears at the nest term of the Court, and answer the petition, the same will he taken pro confesso, and henrd'ex parte as to him. Witness, Augustine Landis, Clerk of our said Court, at office, the first Monday in February, A. D. 1854. A. LANDIS, Clerk. March 3, 1854. Pr. S5.62J 19 Gw COACH SHOP. rrHE Subscriber respectfully informs the Pub I lie, that he still occupies the well known Stand of Mr. Willie Johnson, ou Wilmington St. about one hundred yards South of the Capital Square, where he is prepared tfr execute every thing in his line of business. Buggies 4" Coache- &.c, made of the best materials and in the mot fashionable aud durable style. He would say to those who may wish to pur chase Buggies or any thing in his line, that they would do-well to call upon him bef ire purchasing elsewhere, as he is determined to spare n either pains nor expense to please those who may favr him with their custom. He is determined to sell ut prices to suit the times, Also, repairing done cheap at the shortest notic e. JAMES BASHFORI. Feb. 14, 1854. 14 City Tax List. T"OTICE is hereby given, that I will attend at l tie Intendant s Office,, m the new building on the Market Square, on Saturday, the first day of April next, to take the City Tax List for the cur rent year, according to law. ' WM. DALLAS HAYWOOD, Intendant. Raleigh. March 10th, 1854. td-21 Notice. B1 Y virtue of a decree of the Court of Eouity for Stokes County, passed at Fall Term, 185?!, on Friday, the 14th day of April next, at German town, we will offer for sale to the highest bidder the following Town Lotf and Lands, belonging to the estate of the late John L. Bitting, deceased, to wit : Two lots in Germantown with six acres of land adjoining known as the Dr. Andrew Bowman property, on which' is a large Dwelling House and all other necessary improvements, the dwelling house well constructed for a Tavern or Store. A house and lot known as the Jesse Banner property. The house and lot now occupied by James Wilson. The house occupied by Samuel L. Bitting as a Store house, and the lot whereon it is situate. Two vacant lots whereon Smith Carson formerly resided. Two vacant lots opposite to Peter Tuttle's. One vacant lot adjoining Joseph H. Hartman.. Thirty two acres of land near Germantown adjoining the lands of Peter Tuttle and others, mostly bottom and very valuable. Two shares in the Adam Fry tract of land adjoining the above tract. A credit of twelve months will be given with in terest from date, purchasers giving bond witli u- Lproved security. .t All the rest ot the lands belonging to said es tate, amounting to some five or six thousand ai-res in various tracts, some of which are very valuu ble, we will sell privately at ULy time when pur chasers apply. Of As an inducement to purchase situations in ami near German town, it may be mentioned that the Masonic Institute, one of the most flourishing high schools in the country, is iu successful operation in the village, at present numbering between 10 and 100 pupils and more coming in. Persons de sirous of a cheap and healthy residence during the years their children may be going to school would do well to take advantage of the above sales of property. n ' ( R. D. GOLDING, Commissioners, j JO& BITTING, Feb. 28th, 1854. w4w-18 I XCELSIOR. Spring Fashion for Geutle 2j, men's Hats. Just received by W. H. &. R. S. TUCKER. Jan.27, 1354. y iTllASS SEEDS. Red Clover. Orchard and Jf Herd's Grass Seed. A new supply received Was day by n. U. TI R.Ntn, N. C. Book-Store. Raleigh. Jan. 10. 1854. . ICE. A tierce of Fresh rice, very nice ia i. 11. TOWLES fttortx
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