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i 3 Ml t 5.- t t TUB COMET OElSSe The following interesting "details' respecting J the comet which is expected to make its appear i ance ahoat the year 1856, are given by aLBabw net, an eminent French astronomer, and mem I . ber of the Academy of Scienoes, in an article recently copied in the Courrierdsa Eta4aVns. We avail ourselree of a translation of which - we find mlhe Boston Traveler: . . ! This comet is one of the grandest .of which "historians make mention. Its period of reTolai tion is about three hundred years. It was seen in the years 104, 392, 633, 975, 1264, and the last time in 1556. - Astronomers agreed in pre dicting its return in 1848 i but it failed, to ap pear manque cut rendezvous, according to the expression of Babinet and continues to shine still, unseen by us. Already the observa tories begin to be alarmed for the fate of their beaatiful wandering star. Sir 'John Hersobel himself had put a erape upon his telescope, rhen a learned calculator of Middlebourg, M. Bomme, re-assured the astronomical world of the, continued existence of the venerable and magnificent comet. -T Disquieted, as all other astronomers were, by the non-arrival of the comet at the expected time, Mr Bomme, aided by the preparatory la bors of Mr. Hind, with a patience truly Dutch, has" revised all the calculations and estimated all the actions of all the planets upon the comet for three hundred years of revolution. The re .r.n Af !.; natiAnt l.thnr pivea the arrival of the cornet in August, 1858, with an uncertainty of two jears, more or less : so ma wum x w 1860 we may expect the great comet which was - the cause of the abdication of the Emperor Tf 1 a V r rt-iarw t Vint nArtftir 1 n cr nf the general su perstition, which interpreteof the appearance of a comet as tne torerunner 01 some iaun , f!hTla V. heliered that this comet addressed its menaces particularly to him as holding the - first rank among sovereigns. 'rTbe great, and - vnr nnw TrenrieA shattered mon- UUW ' " " 4 . - arch, had been for some time tne vicum o cruel reverse. . There were threatening indi cations in the political, if not in the physical ' horizon, of a still greater tempest to come. lie was left to cry in despair, " Fortune abandons old men." The appearance of the biasing star seemed to him an admoniti. n from heaven that he must cease to bo a sovereign, if he would avoid a fatality from which one without autho rity might be spared. It is known that the Emperor survived his abdication but a little more than two years. Another comet, which passed near us m 1835, and which has appeared twenty-five times since the year 13 before the Christian era, has been associated by the superstitious with many im portant events which have occurred near the periods of its visitation. In 1066, William the Conqueror landed in England at the head of a numerous army about the time that the comet appeared, which now bears the' name of llalley's comet. The cir cumstance was regarded by the English as a prognostic of the victory of the Normans. It infused universal terror into the minds of the people ; and contributed not a little towards the submission of the country after the battle of Hastings, as it had served to discourage the soldiers of Harold before the combat. The comet is represented upon the famous tapestry of Bayeux, executed bv Queen Matilda, the wife of the Conqueror. The same comet, in 1456, threw terror among the Turks under the com mand of Mahcmet II., and into the ranks of the Christians during the terrible battle of Bel grade, in which forty thousand Mussulmans perished. The comet is described by historians of the time as "immense, terrible, of enormous length, carrying in its train a tail which cover ed two celestial signs, (60 degrees,) and prodac- ing universal terror." Judging from this por trait, comets have singularly degenerated in our day. It will be remembered, however, that in 1811 there appeared a comet of great brilliancy, which inspired some superstitious fears. Since that epoch science has noted nearly eighty comets, which, with few exceptions, were visi ble only by the aid of the telescope. Kepler, when asked how many comets he thought there were in the heavens, answered, "As many as there are fish in" the sea." Thanks to the progress of astronomical science, these singular stars are no longer objects of terror. The theories of Newton, Ilalley, and their successors, have completely destroyed the imaginary empire of comets. As respects their physical nature, it was for a long time believed that they were composed of a compact centre, surrounded by a luminous atmosphere. On this subject-the opinion of M. Babinet, who must be regardedas good authority on such questions, is as follows: "Comets cannot exercise any ma terial influence upon our globe ; and the earth, should it traverse a comet in its entire breadth, would perceive it no more than if it should cross a cloud a hundred thousand millions of times lighter than our atmosphere, and which could no more make its way through our air than the slightest puff of an ordinary bellows could make its way through an anvil." It would be difficult to find a comparison more reassuring. r " This celebrated tapestry is preserved in the ancient Episcopal palace at Bayeux. It repre sents the principal incidents, including the ap pearence of the comet, in the history of the con- 3uest of England, by Wiiliam, Duke of Norman y. It is supposed to have been executed by Matilda, the Conqueror's wife, or by the Em press Matilda, daughter of Henry I. It consists of a linen web, 214 feet in length and 20 inches broadband is divided into seventy-two com partments, each having an inscription indica ting its subject. The figures are all executed by the needle. 1 ' ' Hox. N. P. Tallmadce, we are informed, on his own authority, has gone over to the Spirit flappers. His confession appears over his own sign manual, in the National Intelli gencer of Wednesday. Mr. Tallmadge tells us he has been "experimenting," and the result is, he has not only heard the "raps," but has ac tually received "communications" from the land ot spirits among the rest, from John C. Cal houn, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, his old associates in the United States Senate. The Spirit Rapping periodicals, rfnd the per ons who deal in this miserable delusion as a trade, will no doubt greatly rejoice over this new and distinguished disciple. We expect to be told that a man whose sanity nobody partic " ularly doubts, who has been a United "States Senator from the great State of New York, and a Governor of a North-Wcstern Territory to . boot, would not give in his adhesion to the "Spirits," unless they trere "Spirits," just as a well known Judge, on the Bench, in this city and another grave Senator (from Rhode Island) have already been pointed to, triumphantly, as evidence that the "learned," as well as the ig norant, are beginning to be " believers." "Learned" men, it strikes us, sometimes would be better off in this world if they had a iittle less "learning," and a little more of something else. "Much learning," we can't belp thinking, "cloth sometimes make men mad." DrJobn on was a "learned" man in bis day, but Dr. Johnson, we remember, believed in the Cock Lane Ghost, which was quite as respectable a Tapper in its way as the table and chair knock ers of our time. Grave Senators and legislators have weaknesses and infirmities as well as other men, are often as credulous as the most igno rant, as the three illustrious instances just 'cited abundantly evidence. . Now, the mind, it is wellltnown, is just as liable to disease as the body. 'And there is con tagion in an unhealthy moral atmosphere, just as deadly to the intellect as the coBtagion of a pest house is to th& physical system. Some minds are so constituted that they can no more venture into so densely credulous an atmosphere as that, for instance, which hangs all over this "Spirit Rapping monstrosity, and come oat of it as sound as they were before, than they "can go into a cholera or ship fever hospital and come out untainted. We are sorry that such men as Mr. Tallmadge catch the disease from such men as Senator Simmons, but Senator Simmons got it from. Judge Edmonds, and Judge Edmonds in turn was inoculated by somebody else that was sick. N. Y. Expiess. :emmendatiqns to the text or V ' ' SHAKSPEAREv i- y V TheN. T.Evening Post states that Mr. Payne Collier is preparing an' edition of Shakspears in one Tolunra which will contain all the plays and all the bid readings, and the new readings from the folio of 1632, which appear-to merit notice; : ': -.. -'5-. - The Post states Mr. Collier has devoted him self to the study of Shakspeare for the last half century. The history of his late discovery is briflygiven as follows : According td his own stateineut, -early yi iB4, no purcnasea a weu- worn copy 01 tne' second 10110 eaiuon 01 wo "Works of Shaksneare, printed in 1632." It was full of MS. notes, to which he paid no at tention, but laid his purchase aside as rather a bad bargin. Some three years later, having oc casion to refer to this copy, he noticedor the first timo, that the name of "Thomas Perkins" was inscribed on the cover. There had been an actor by the name of Perkins, whose Christian name, on investigation, turned out to. be Rich ard ; but in looking further, he discovered, to his surprise, "that there was hardly a page which did not present, in a handwriting of the time, some emendations in the pointing, or in the text while on most of them they were frq; quent, and on many numerous." Mr. Collier gives in his volume one thousand emendations of Shakspeare's text, derived from his 1632 folio, in which, of corrections of all k'-nds, there are not less than twenty thousand. " Although," adds the Post, several genera tions of distinguished" commentators have la bored upon the text of Shakspeare, every one admits that it is often incomplete and corrupt. The best critics have done but little. There are passages which defy any but the most forc ed interpretations, and attempts to elucidate them have too frequently "made that darker, which was dark enough before." But here is a book which effers a thousand emendations, so clear that we "cannot hesitate to accept them." We annex from the Post some specimens of emendations, concerning which, we agree witn ttfat paper, that the alterations of the unknown critic have at least the merit of common sense. A writer in the London Athenaeum expresses his firm conviction that this emendator must have had access to an authority which we have not. He cannot suppose that any man, even with all the advantages which nearness to the author may have given him over ourselves, should have done so infinitely more than all others Dut toeether. if he had depended solely on the same power of conjecture which those others possessed. "We are of opinion," he adds, "that the internal evidence, ns a whole, leads to the conclusion that the book in question was amended with some copy used by the prompter or manager of a theatre in which these plays were performed, somewhat about 1682. It this conclusion be correct and to us it is irresisti ble we have here, in all probability, a genuine restoration of Shakspeare's language in at least a thousand places in which he has been hither to misunderstood." The following are some of the alterations giv en by the Post : In the "Tempest," act V, scene 1. Yon demy-puppeti. that By moon.hin- do the green ur ringlet make, Whereof the ewe not bile?. For green sour the MS. gives green sward. In the same act : Holy GoDSalo, honorable man, Mine eyes trm noriable to the show of thine, '&11 feliowly drop. Which is altered to : Noble Gonyalo, honorable man. Mine eyes eTcn sociable to the flow of thine, Fall fcilowly Jroj. In the "Two Gentlemen of Verona," act IV, scene 3 : Madam. I pity mnrWyocr grieTanm, Which, since l know they virtuously are placed, I giTe consent to go along with you. In the alteration, a line is supplied : Madam, I pity much your grieT&nrea, And the mutt true affection that you bear. Whkh, since I know they Tirtuously are placed, 1 giTe consent to 70 with yon. . In the ''Merry Wives of Windsor," act 11, scene 1 : Will you go an heirea ! This word has given rise to infinite conjec ture. The unknown writes : WiU yoa go on here ? Act IV, scene 3: . "I will bring thee where Mistre Anne Pae R at a t.rm bouse a feasting, and thou ahalt 1100 her Oide gamo, said 1 well." j Which is rather incomprehensible ; it reads in the corrected copy : Curds and Cream, said I well ? In "Measure for Measure," act I, scene 1 : Since I am put to know, that your own science, r.xceeds in that, the list, of ail advice My strength can )iiir you; then, no more remain, But that to your sullirivnry, as your worth is able, And let them work. This is certainly better thus : Since I am apt to know, Jke, But add to your sufficiency your worth, And let them work. The following statement of the extraordinary degree of ignorance prevailing in England is made in Dickens's "Household Words." It might well challenge belief were it not founded on official and authentic sources : "It has been calculated that there are in Eng land and Wales 6,000,000 persons who can neith er read nor write that is to say, about one- third of the population, including, of course, infants ; but of all the children between five and fourteen, more than one-half attend no place of public instruction. These statements compil ed by Mr. Kay from official and other authentic sources, for his work on the social condition of the pi or in England and Europe would be hard to believe, if we bad not to encounter in our every-day life degrees of illiteracy which would be startling if we were not thoroughly used to it. Wherever we turn, ignorance, not always allied to poverty, stares us in the face. If we look in the Gazette at the list of partner ships dissolved, not a month passes but some unhappy man, rolling perhaps in wealth, but wallowing in ignorance, is put to the ezperinun tum crucis of "his mark.'" The number of pet ty jurors in rural districts especially who can only sign witn across is enormous, it is not unusual to see parish documents of great local importance defaced with the same humiliating symbol by persons whose office not only shows them to be "men of mark," but men of substance. We have printed already specimens of the par tial ignorance which passes under the pen of tne poet omce autnoriues, ana we may venture to assert that such specimens of penmanship and ortbograpy are not to be matched in any other country in Europe. A housewife in hum ble life need only turn to the file of her hus band's bills to discover hieroglyphics which render them so many arithmetical puzzles. In short, the practical evidences of the low ebb to which the plainest rudiments of education in this country have fallen, are too common to bear repetition. We cannot pass through the streets, we cannot enter a place of public assembly, or ramble in the fields, without the gloomy shad ow of ignorance sweeping over us. The rural population is indeed in a worse plight than the other "classes." Eggs. In the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, on Tuesday, MfrRowLKT, from the Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred a petition for a law regulating the sale of eggs by weight, reported "that the present mode of selling eggs goes back as far as the memory of man runneth, and the granting of the prayer of the petitioners would produce the most direful results. It would completely rev olutionize our whole code of kitchen laws, ren der usiess all cooking receipts, and bring down upon the heads of the members of this Great General Court in general, and upon the heads of the unmarried members in particular, the anathemas of the whole fraternity of cooking maids, for presuming to innovate upon this time honored and hallowed practice. If eggs were all of a size there would be no necessity for legislation. The committee therefore rec ommend to the feathered tribes a strike for an increase of feed, and an application of the ten boor law, and that the .petitioners have leave to withdraw." The report was accepted. Frahcosu's Hn-poDKOxa In New Tr.i- f ral or an accompaniment of the World x bit, we scarcely know ; which ws thrown open to the Gothamites forCthe first tima Monday night, and was filled4, about balf an hour before the performance Commenced, by an" audience of between nine and ten; thousand persons. A bout an hou pvevious to the time announced in the advertisement for opening the doors, (says a New York paper,) the building was beset by an eager and impatient crowd, "who, in their anxiety to be first, appeared to have lost all control over themselves. Hats were jammed, coats torn, and those who were so unfortunate as to have corns suffered "some" in the crash. But when the doors were thrown open, the scene that ensued oan be better imagined than described. The vanguard, composed of those who were first to enter the building, made a tremendous rush to secure the front seats, but in their effort to obtain them many were knock ed down, and, we believe, a few slightly injur ed, but none seriously. About half past seven o'clock every seat was occupied, and by eight hardly a vacant space was left in the passage. The scene presented was brilliant and magnifi cent in the extreme. All around the amphithe atre was one dense mass of human beings ex ceeding in number any assemblage we have ev er seen inside of a building in this city, not ex cepting even the audience attracted to the Jen ny Lind concerts at Castle Garden. As these were swayed by the different enactions excited by the various performances, the effect was ex ceedingly fine and imposing. At one moment, as the dashing and graceful female equestrians 8 wept by them with the 6peed of the wind, those at one side would burst into a long and wild hurra, which swelled in volume as the ri ders passed on in their fleet career, until the whole audience joined in the cheering. Then again during the travestied turf scene, by mon keys in jockey dresses, mounted on ponies, the whole house was convulsed with laughter, which became more vehement as one of the an-' imals fell while his horse was leaping a fence. It is very seldom, however, that such accidents happen to Jacko, for though a very ungraceful rider, it is not an easy matter to throw him. The audience was formed of persons of every condition of life, from the sturdy and indepen dent mechanic to the kid gloved gentry of up per tendom. These latter paid one dollar for the privilege of sitting on cushioned seats, while the former were contented with their hard, wooden benches at twenty-five cents; and well they might be, for in this case they had certainly the best position, and were enabled to see the performances to more advantage. Then there was an intermediate class, who paid fifty cents; but we doubt if they were better off than those who gave less. However, we believe all were satisfied, and the judgment of the whole audience was favorable to the exhibition, if their repeated approbation may be consider ed a fair indication of their feelings. The performances commenced with the grand tournament, "The Field of the Cloth of Gold." The tilting exhibited a considerable improve ment on the exhibition given to the press at the grand rehearsal. Several lances were broken, and the contending knights appeared to be more in earnest, although the victors on this oc casion, we think, were the same. The warrior in black armor unhorsed all his antagonists, and, as usual, received the prize from the Queen of Beauty. After the tournament came "La Trapaze," which consisted of a series of the most daring feats on the rope, by the brothers Siegrist. Elevated at a height at least thirty feet from the ground, these daring gymnasts performed a variety of startling feats. But the most interesting feature in the whole exhibition was the race with six horses, one mile heat, rode by M'lls. Angalina, Caroline, Adeline, Leontine, Eugenie and Sylvestre. The greatest excitement prevailed during this race, and ther was some betting on the result. The cheers and cries of the audience, urging on the novel racers to their ntmost speed, and the bold and fearless mannerof the riders, reminded us strong ly of scenes on the race course. Ihe female equestrians of the Hippodrome are more grace ful, and with their loug hair streaming behind them, and their faces flushed with the excite ment, in our judgment, surpass the tight laced leather breeched jockey. We regret to state that the enjoyment of the chariot race which look place between M'lls. Mason, Sylyestre and Marin, was considerably alloyed by an accident to one of the fair charioteers- As the horses were impelled to their full speed, one of the chariots, approaching too near the fence enclosing the stadium, struck against it and was upset, throwing its occupant to the ground, and falling upon her. A cry of hor rors" burst from the audience, and for a few mo ments the most serious apprehensions were en tertained for her safety ; but she soon recovered from the shock aud regained her feet. Some of the performers immediately came to her assis tance and carried her off the arena, but she re appeared in a few moments after, leaning on the arm of Mr. Franconi, apparently little the worse for the accident. This satisfied the audience, and the performances were resumed. The second part of the exhibition commenced with a grandee procession in honor of Ceres. The principal feature of attraction in this pro cession, was the car ot the Muses, on which was represented the goddess herself, scattering with a profuse hand ears of golden grain. Surroun ding her were four of the muses, all the figures forming a group, which revolved as the car moved. On the front and rear of the car, were other figures of the muses, the whole present ing one of the most brilliant spectacles. The remainder of the performances consisted of an ostrich race, grand steeple chase, contest be tween two four horse chariots, and other in teresting sights. Well Done, Louisiana. A few days ago, three bills, subscribing on the part of the State of Louisiana to the stock of the Jackson, the Opelousas, and the Vicksburg Railroads, res pectively, passed the House of Representatives by a decided majority, and subsequently passed the Senate by a vote of 22 yeas to 1 nay, aud have doubtless ere this received the sanction of the Governor and become laws of the State. The roads named received the aid of the State as follows: "Sixty-four thousand shares at $25 each, a mounting to $1,000,000, to the stock of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad Company ; forty-eight thousand shares of $25 each, equivalent to $1,200,000, to the stock of the Opelousas Road ; and thirty-two thousand shares of $25 each; equal to $800,000, to the Vicksburg and Shreveport Railroad Company." By this timely and liberal aid the above nam ed roads will be prosecuted to speedy comple tion, arid very soon the Crescent city will be reaping a rich reward for her enterprise, and the State of Louisiana herself will receive a return of tenfold for her liberality. The New Orleans "Bulletin," referring to what has been done in that State during the past jear in-, aid of railroad enterprises, says: "New Orleans has voted a tax of three and a half millions of dollars ; the parishes have and will vote large sums ; individual subscriptions have been libe ral ; and the State has subscribed three millions and six hundred thousand dollars. In one year more we shall have at least three hundred miles of railroad in running order." Another Discovert or Gcaxo. The N. Y. Journal of Commerce states that parties in that city have ascertained the existence of a large deposite of guano, on a barren and uninhabited island of the ocean, lying more than 200 miles from the main-land, and are negotiating with the United States Government for the protec tion of their rights, in case an effort should be made to secure these hitherto unknown treasu res. The valuable agricultural properties of the article are now generally known and appre ciated, and a great demand has been created for it in consequence. Not less than 100,000 tons, to. arrive, have already been sold, and it is es timated that the importations of the present year will exceed 200,000. tons, for which the farmers of the United States will pay several million of dollars. We were witnesses the btbef day of a .sudden death one ef those instantaneous and ;unao coontabls cases where thr silver ;Cord; M" not loosed but suddenly snapped,' where the golden bowl falls and is broken, where the tower and fabrioof humanity, witbon premonition orseeb ing cause, drops into ruin.;""i w iU i. We were walking along one of the mam strata of the city, and just before'.' us .was -waCking .-a man whose size and seeming strength. . contras ted strikingly with the miserable-and,; tattered.: garments he wore--too mean and too poor for the poorest and meanest occupation. Sudden ly he stopped, or rather half stopped, and with out a word or a motion to betray cause or con sciousness, fell dead upon the sidewalk. He was immmediately lifted up by. the passers-by and put upon his feet, for it seemed to no one, certainly not to us, that this could be death so quick, so sudden, so totally unexpected, and without the shadow of warning. But all assis tance was useless. Tho great conqueror had been present, and left to us only the memento and moral of his visit. The man thus smitten before our very eyes was evidently of the lower if not of the lowest class and had brought upon himself his own fate by excesses whose trace was clearly perceptible. But for all that he was a man, similarly consti tuted with other men, with their hopes and fears aspirations and depressions, joys and troubles in life perhaps inferior to most, but made royal by death, and lifted into a region of rev erence. He, poor, degraded, and despised a drunkard and an out-cast, the object of ridicule, contempt, and commiseration, perhaps without a home to shelter him or a friend to aid pass ed in one instant and at one breath from his tottering, staggering debasement in this world, to the presence ot such grandeur as it has not j . i i . . ; , nterea into tue uetin 01 mmi iu siutont. ust now grovelling here before ont eyes in suchsfsin, shame, and squalor as itwas pain ful to contemplate, a fit object for'police and parochial regulations, he soared suddenly into the realization of truths that neither the learn ing of Locke nor the piety of Pascal could con ceive, and became in an instant ages in advance of all the sages and savans he has left behind. "Just then so low, so base a thing, And now beyond the stars." We have seen deaths in many shapes, but never in any so terrible as this. There has al ways before been some premonition some warning, no rnattrr how brii-f and the possi bility of escape. But in this case the wisdom of a thousand physicians would have been worthless, and the strength of an army with out avail. -V. (). 1'icayu.ie. tSf We are occasionally supplied by the country newspapers of this and neighboring States, with romantic accounts of elopements of fair daughters of the Anglo-Saxon race with swart sons of Afric : and for the last few months these events have become so numerous as to give some- cause for alarm lost the evil should spread and magnify. To what is this new feature in our society to be traced, but to the effect which the reading of Uncle Tom's t 'abin has had, and is calculated to have, on the minds of silly, weak-minded young ladies ? One of the English papers recounts a curious circumstance which occurred in that country, from the same cause. A lady, whose nervous temperament was so highly excited by the pe rusal of that now fashiouable production, and who happened to be, at that time, in that pecu culiar situation " in which ladies like to be who love their lords," gave birth to two young ba bies of tine physical conformation, but whoso skin was of the color prevailing in the domin ions of the King of Congo. Investigations es tablished the pleasing fact, that there had not been a colored person seen in that part of the country tor three years previously. And so the phenomenon was properly referred to the ac tion of natural sympathy. In this latitude, however, the eflect of the dangerous novel is seen in a mure physical and less phenomenal shape. Several married and unmarried ladies have recently exhibited avery striking partiality for kis-ing those whom the sun hath fiercely kissed. And not content with this mark of favor, they hive, in too many in stances, exposed their shame by actually elop ing with them, leaving their husbands or the houses of their fathers, and throwing themselves and their purses into the arms of Borne strap ping negro. Various instances of this kind have occurred of late, which it is unnecessary here to particularise, as some of them have already appeared in the news columns of our paper ; and if thore b not an immediate cessation of them, heads of families must bogin to exercise more discrimination in selecting their colored servants, lot Sambo, the groom, or Ponipey, the coachman, should turnout to be an African counterpart of Don Cassar de Bazan. In fact, there is some reason to fear that, with the silly young ladies affected in this strange manner, suitors who happen to be of the white species will have to adopt the prayer which Shakspeare puts into the mouth of the Moorish priuce "Mislikc me not for my complexion." It is only very recently, and since the publi cation of Uncle Tom's Cabin, that this strange fancy has developed itsolf in womanhood. Sol omon, tho wise, among his numerous wives and concubines, had one favorite whom he describes in his song as black but comely ; and Moses, we know, gave great offence to his brother and sister by wedding an Ethiopian woman; but we have never seen it recorded in history, or found it true in practice, that women of the Caucasian family ever entertained affection for the negro race. Poor Dosdcmona is tho only lady who is recorded to have had such a weakness, and she expiated her unhappy love with her life. And it is a very curious and interesting fact, that the erring female, in one of the recent cases we have alluded to, stated that her foolish act was insti gated by her reading Othello. If that tragedy could have had such an effect upon her, are we not justified in imposing the prevalence of the evil to the effect which the reading of the new romance of Uncle Tom's Cabin is calculated to have among that class of weak-minded young ladies who arc as yet uuafToctei by the Roches ter Knocking? JN'I J' Herald. The Medical Gentlemen from twenty-nine State, met in Convention yesterday in thiscitv, registering at the start 400 odd names, and more coming on. In the evening, Hon. Hamilton Fish enter tained them in his house on the Second Ave nue, and Dr. James R. Wood in Irving Place. Other gentlemen of the medical profession also had their houses open. Ex-Mayor Kingsland gives them an enter tainment to-night, on the fifth avenue, and the houses of four or five medical gentlemen are thrown open. On Thursday evening, the grand Dinner comes off at the Metropolitan, where other guests than those of the Faculty are invited. The presenoe of such a large number of doc tors is quite a novelty in our city ; for, though we have here over 800 in the city, yet we have never before seen them in masses and croups. t r r Fruit from Palestine. The editor of theCin cinnati Commercial has seen an olive lately pluck ed from Mount Olivet, east of Jerusalem, a fig and a number of grapes from the valley of Beth lehem, all in an excellent state of preserva tion, which were sent to Mr. Corneau, an exten sive wine grower in the vicinity of Cincinnati. He intends to plant these seeds, and we hope he will be successful in the growth and propaga tion of these rare specimens of delicious fruits. A letter from Genoa to the New York Adver tiser, states that Sardinia, and in fact all Italy, will be better represented in the Crystal Palace Exhibition in New York, than in London. The fine Sardinian barque, Maria Eugenie, Captain Coldmbino, has sailed from Genoa with some fifty tons of the finest specimens of Sardinian art and industry, and another vessel is- now re ceiving a larger quantity for the samo destina tion, valued at some 500,000 francs. 'if. 1QR THI vRBQISTVB. t'vltojr. Kts r jrETii RaWkr YVaxrJSiJri-r'Tb&t it is me anxious. witm or me r iwgpj,'"v Carolina to marshal! itsoroes for the great pur? posa-of redeeming & State' that yod have, long and abl served.. from the influence anddorhi nation.of the Democratic party, is not "mikhowi to tou a oartv with which, it is to be presum- edyyou never sympathised, and with which yon can never co-operate.; mt may not De unneces sary, however, to-remark, that th eleven ts of 1848 are stiU fresh-in the memories .of many who seldom forget, and as seldom forgive, what they conceive to' be injuries to the party of which thev are members:' and one of those events, to which I would particularly refer, wus your strong and unequivocal opposition to the nomination of the Hon. Edward &tanly to. tne Governorship of North Carolina a circumstance which has doubtless resulted in a material change of feeling on the part of the friends of that distinguished gentleman towards you a circumstance to be deeply deplored, but one which, nevertheless, exists. Ruptures of this character are, and cannot be otherwise than, fatal to the success and duration of any party : and, as the union and harmony of the Whig party in this State is a consummation now ar dently desired ; and, as such a consummation depends largely, in roy judgment, upon the ad justment of the difference to which I have re ferred ; and, as I have no reason to believe that any Whig, east of this City, would hesitate to do you justice ; and, as I suppose that you are not in the least unwilling for your conduct, in the premises, to ba judged by gentlemen of your own party, you will excuse me for submitting to you the following interrogatories : 1. Had you any just ground of opposition to the nomination of the Hon. Edward Stanly, as a candidate for the Governorship of North Caro lina in the year 1848? and if so, will you please, through the medium of some public journal, state what that ground was? 2. Did Mr. Stanly, as has been alleged, say to you, at any time during the year 1847 or 1848. that he could not, and would not, under any circumstances, accept such nomination ? 3. Did you, in any conversation between yourself, and any Delegate to the Whig State Convention held in this place in 1848, say any thing to such Delegate intended as a reflection, in any degree, upon the character or conduct of Mr. Stanly? 4. Was your opposition to-Mr. Stanly's nomi nation the result of any apprehension entertain ed by 3'ou that his nomination, at that time, and under all the circumstances, would give him ad vantages over you in future elections you hav ing declined the nomination yourself? I am jiot aware that these questions, at present, are improper ; they .are courteously addressed to a gentleman who bas frequently been honor ed by his party with places in the councils of his country, and to one whose talents and patriot ism adorned those councils: and it is therefore to be expected that they will be answered with that promptness, fearlessness and candor for which you are distinguished both as a gentleman and statesman. I am a Whig, how much soever some may hav-3 doubted it. Time and again have I given my feeble support to Mr. Stanly the idol of his friends, but terror of his foes. He has gone from us to a land of adventure and enterprise, and our best wishes accompany him ; but we shall hear from him again. His reputation is national his honor is unimpeachable ; and, although the Californias are rich in their gems and their ores, I think you will agree with me when I say, that, within their limits, will never be found a purer specimen of genuine gold than this illustrious and devoted son of North Carolina. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant. RICHARD I. WYNNE. FOR THE REGISTER. Mr. Gales : It is the unanimous wish of the Whics of my neighborhood, and I believe of the Whigs of this County generally, that their bre thren throughout this District should not com mit themselves to either cf the Democratic can didates (Venable and Lewis,) now canvassing the district. I make this suggestion, as 1 am reliably informed, that there are arrangen ents being made, throughout nearly the whole dis trict, to bring forward some Whig worthy of their unanimous support. Ihe name ot our candidate will b made known as soon as the arrangements are perfected, in full time for him to canvass the whole district. Yours trul', Granville, May 6th, 1853... Wanted Ax Angel for Heaven. And ,o death closed those little eyes shrouded their bright glances. Oh, that the sun would not come streaming in on his shrouded form, as if there was no grief in the world. How sweetly he sleeps, that little coveted an gel ! - How lightly curl the glossy ringlets on his white forehead ! You could weep your very soul away to thing those cherub lips will never, never unclose. Vainly you clasp and unclasp that passive, darling hand, that wandered so "often over your cheek. Vainly your anguished glance strives to read the dim story of love in those faded orbs. The voice, sweet as winds, blowing through wreathed shells, slumbers for ever. And still the busy world knocks at your door, and will let you have no peace. It shouts in your ear ; its chariots rumble by; it smiles broadly in your care-worn face ; it mocks you as you sew the shroud; it meets you at the coffin, at the grave; and its heavy footsteps tramp up and down in the empty rooms from whence you have borne your dead. But it comes never in the hush of night to wipe away your tears ! Wanted, an angel forhoaven ! Can you look up? Can you bear the splendor of that sight? Ten thousand celestial beings, and your own radiant child angel in their midst, "In his eyes a glory light On his brow a glory crown." Wanted angels for heaven ! Cling not too closely to your beautiful treasures, children of earth 1 A letter from Paris in the Washington Re public says: "A horrible calamity has just oc curred here,' and it may be well to make it known, as such accidents ought to serve as ex amples. A gentleman, feeling a slight itching in his ear, took up a friction match, in order to dispel it. In the ardor of a conversation he was sustaining he introduced the sulphurous end ; the contact soon produced ignition, and the dow ny lining of the ear caught fire ; a portion of the sulphur adhered to the flesh, and burnt there per sistently. The unfortunate man never spoke again. His sufferings were so agonizing that his tongue became powerless; and after two days' torment and unavailing efforts of the sur geons, he diod. Philip Allen, Democrat, has been elected a benator in Congress by the Legislature of iwnoae isiana, to nil the seat lately vacated by the expiration of the term of Mr. Clarke. MARRIED. In Louisburg, North Carolina, on the 4th in stant, by Rev. Dr. Ridley, Mr. Thomas White, jr., of Petersburg, to Miss Matiy L. Shaw, daughter of the late Robert J. Shaw, Esq. DIED. In this City; on Saturday afternoon last, Lewis, second son of Dr. W. H. McKee, of this City, aged five years. . . In Columbus, Miss!, 7th April, of Congestive Chill, after a short illness of thirty-six hours, Mrs. Margaret HaynesBaskerville, wife of Chas. Baskerville, Esq. Mrs. Baskerville was born, in Granville Coun ty, N. C, on the 1st October,7 1823. After her marriage she reside in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, until she left in the Autumn of 1851, to find a home in the West. WILMINGTON taRKET. ky 7tb." - NAYAb&TORKS The sale yesterday: and this morning reach only 350 barrels Terpentine, at $4 for virgin, $3 SQ Tot new yellowdip, and $1. 60 for bard all per 280 Ibs The 'article comes in - slowly, and is In demand at ; above quota tions. We note sales ye'sterfajr of 100' barrels Spirits Turpentine- atv,47ia4B centa per gallonj holders; however, are generally firnvak 60 ots," The stockf offetinglisr jvery lights and. bat little of the article arriving No Bale's of "either Rosin or Tar that .we can. hear ,of. Cotton--Sale of a small parcel at I1 per lbJ 4 LumberRiver A boat load about 40,000 feet) of Jooring boards changed hands yesterday at $KjperM j --..('i. ?.?.V-i-v''' ' petersburg;markets. : ..." 5 ; 'y. . May 7th, 1853. Tobacco. Our breaks are steadily increasing, with an animated market; we make no change in our figures : CommSugs 4a5f c. ; good.do. 5Ja6Jc. ; common leaVwa8c. ; good 8al0c. ; fine 10al8Jc. In Cotjon, hear of sales at 10c ; stock light. WHEAirarrives more freely, with sales of red at 95al00c; white lOOalOTc Corn Receipts heavy ; we quote a dull , mar ket at 53a55ct8. Flour Small sales at 4a$5. Bacow Va. cured, hog round, llc. ; do. sides 11 Jc. ; Western sides 8Jc. ; do. shoulders 7 Jc. ; do. jowls 5c. ; hams 12al2Jc. Western barrel Lard 10c. ; Va. keg lOJallc. Guano Stock light, sales at $55. Lime 135al37J. Plaster, City ground, $7 per ton. NORFOLK MARKET. May 7. Corn moderately active, with sales of Yellow at 57a57J cts ; good White 53, and fair to good Mixed at 50a51. Cotton Holders are asking 9al0J cts no sales. Flour Family $6Ja7 ; Extra Superfine $5 a5J ; Superfine $5a5i ; Fine 4. Guano firm and in demand at $42a$44 per ton. Liquors Apple Brandy 40a45 cts ; Whiskey 23a2d. Naval Stores Rosin is quiet we continue to quote $1,15. Tar is soiling readily at $2,12 for mixed lots. Turpentine nothing doing. Provisions in good supply but heavy. Aless Pork $16; Prime 14Jal5 ; Rump 14i. Vir ginia and North Carolina Ilarns lljal2J cts ; Hog Round 10 Jail. Nothing doing in West ern. Lard 10all cts. States have undergone no change. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SPADES, SHOVELS, SAWS, &c. E P. Tabb & Co., HEAD OF MARKET SQUARE, Noefolk, Va. IT AVE A FULL STOCK OF Ames' and English Cast Steel Spades and fehovels, ' Ames' long handle Spades and Shovels, Grain scoops,' long and short handle Forks, Asparagus antL Uay Forks, llay and Garden Rakes, Cast Steel Garden, Planters and Potatoe IToes, Polished Trace, Back Band and Halter Chains, ' Cross X, Pit, Mill, Hand and Pannel Saws, Armitage andother qualities of Anvils, Best Solid Box and Cotter Keyed Vices, Smiths Bellows, Stocks and Dies, Screw Plates, Best Steel Face aud Pane, Haud and Sledge Hammers, Mill, Flat and i Round Bastard Files, Cross X, Pit, Hand and Tenon Saw Files, Best Cast Steel Wood Cutters, Ship and House Carpenter's Axes, " " " Ship and House Carpenter's Adzes, " " "' Shingling and Bench Hatchets, " " , " Adze, Eye and other Hammers, together with a general assortment of Bench and Moulding Planes, Braces and Bitts, Chisels, &c, which they offer as they purchased them, upon the best possible terms. Norfolk, May 10, 1853. w3w 39 -jyTEW ARTICLE Cultivator Hoes, the best JJI yet offered t farmers, having an extra steel point which can be reversed, thus gettiug double wear out of the same tooth, and when worn out can be replaced at one-half the original cost, the Standard remaining perfectly good. Cultivators with three and five hoes of this kind are manufac tured at the New Agricultural and Iron Depot in the most substantial manner and warranted to please. Extra Hoea for sale can be attached to the ordinary Cultivator frame. These Hoes and Cultivators are te be fouad only at SAM'L KBORUM'S. Norfolk, May 10, 1853. 39 ANEW and Splendid assoroment of PIANOS, received this day at the Music Store. May 10 38- K. W. PETERSILIA. s TATE OF. NORTH CAROLINA, Ashe Coun ty, Court of Plea's and Quarter Session, Fe- bruary Term, A. D. 18-33. Petition for partition of Land. John Spurlin and others r. Jesse Phipps and wife Jane, Jesse Hill and wife Patsy, and the heirs of Zachariah Spurlin deceased, whose names are unknown. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that Jesse Phipps and his wife Jane, Jesse Hill and his wife Patsy, and the heirs at Law of Zachariah Spurlin deceased, whose names are unknown," live beyond the limits of the State of North Carolina, it is ordered by the Court, that publication be made for six weeks ia the Raleigh.: Register, "notifying and requiring the said absent defendants to be and appear at the next Term oCour Court, to be held for the County of Ashe, at the Court.House in Jef ferson, on the 4th Monday in May next, and then and there plead, answer or demur, to the petition filed against them, or the same will be taken pro confesso as to them. . k - ' Witness John Ray, Clerk of our said Court, at office, the 4th Monday of February, AD. 1353. JOHN RAY, C. C, C. April 20th, 1853. , 336 STATE QF NORTH CAROLINA, Is thb Sur pbeme Court. The Attorney General against t Clayton Moore, assignee, and Hannah Smithwick, Elizabeth Leggett, Lawton Cooper and wife Sa rah, Samuel S. Sheperd, Thomas Sheperd, Jo seph Holland and wife Sarah, Elizabeth Holland, George Gordon, and William H. Gordon, heirs of Samuel Smithwick, deceased. Information filed to repeal aud rescind a grant made by the State to Samuel Smithwick, decas ed, for lands lying in the county tf Martin. It appearing by affadavit, filed in this case, that Elizabeth Lsogktt, one of the defendants, does not reside in this State : This is to give notice to the said Elizabeth Leggett to- appear at the next term of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, to be held at the Capitol, in the city of Raleigh, on the second Monday in June next, then and there to plead, answer, or demer to said information, or the same will be taken as confessed, and heard ex parte as to her. E. B. FREEMAN, Cierk. April 19, 1853. w6w 83 I TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Chatham I County, Superior Court of Law, March Term, 3. Mary Williams vs. David Williams, Petition for Alimony. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that David Williams is a non resident of this State : It is therefore ordered by the Court, that publication be made for six weeks, successively, in the Raleigh Register, a newspaper published in the City of Ra leigh, for said David Williams to appear at the next Term of said Superior Court, to be holderi for the County of Chatham, at the Court .House in Pitts borough, on the third Monday in September next, then and there to plead, answer or demur , to said i petition, -or the same win be heard z parte, and proceedings taken thereon pro confesso. Witness, WilliamS. Gunter, Clerk of our said Court, at office, in Pittsborough, the .8rd Monday in March A. D. 1853, and in the 77th year of American Indepen dence, .w.. :. . W. S-GUNTER, C. S. C. v April 15, 1853: ''rr. Adv. $5.62$. '?2-6w. ALSO,"- fresh supply of Oil Paints, Artist Brushes, Millboards, Stencil Brushes, &c. ' ...... I. Tr . nr ntimnit),. . ..Raleigh and Gaston Rail nnaA Tlowf D Rad We M .Mail Train. Accommodatian. PS 2 North. South. North. South. RaleighrV Forestvilley Franklinton, KJttrell, : , Henderson, Ridgway, Warrenton," Macon,y', Littleton,' Gaston, 4 p. m,4, a m 'a 15' o a m.j 3 50 4 45 3 10 9 25 P- rn. 3 10 2 5 I 15 12 10 30 10 11 525 PS 10 30 11 30 10 1 80 12 50 12 30 13 6 7 16 V 7 80. 2 10 12 25 2 45 3 15 4 15 617.50 -'U2 10 9 30 II 85 11 '86 8 25 9! 9 p.m. Il'pni1 P-m.'7 30 a. m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and retn,n Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. , n v. Passengers neglecting to 'provide themSPiT. with Tickets before taking the Cars, are h hi ' ' to an extra charge. ' abI Office of the R & G. R R. Co. l , y-fe. .: - Feb. 22, '63. tf 17 . . v . UNPARALLELED DISPATCH. . Daily Line! THE undersigned 'informs the public that h ' now ninninga daily line of light draft Steamer, on the Cape Fear River, consisting of tk follow' boats: New Steamer Zephyr, " '" Major Wm. Barnett, 13 inches draft ; , Fanny Lutterloh, 14 . 7; , . Rowan. One of these boats will leave Faycttcvillo everr morning (Sundays excepted) at 7 o'clock; and Wil mington every day (Sundays excepted) at o' clock, landing goods and passengers in Fayettevilli in fifteen hours thereafter. Goods intended for these boats should be sent U the care of J. & D. McRae & Co., or E. J. Lutterloh Wilmington, who will forward at the usual rate of commissions, the Steamers Zephyr and Major Wm. Barnett are elegantly furnished for the accom modation of passengers. Passage to or from Wil mingtdn, $3. ' T. S. LUTTERLOH, Aeent Fayetteville, Feb. 10, 1853. j 3m AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP CoT" the company's magnificent sew STEAMSHIP "Golden Age," 3,000 Tons, willb Dispatch, ' For Port Philip, Melbourne and SidneT, Australia, abo THE 15TH0FJTJNE. THIS Steamship is of the size and strength, and in every way eoual to tneooiiins line of Meamers, being S00 feet beam and 32 feet hold. She is double diagonally braced with iron bars, and every improvement that ex perience and science can suggest has been adopted. Her accommodations for Fii st, Second, and Third Class Passengers, are believed to be superior to any steamer ever built Her model is .unequalled, and it is confidently expected that she will make the trip from New York to Australia within 50 days stopping only at the Cape of Good Hope to coal. Passengers may rely that every attention will be paid to their wants, and that the ship will be libe rally supplied with every comfort. An experienced Sergeou will be attached to the ship. RATES OF FARE. First Cabin Ladies Saloon, $375, First Cabin Upper Saloon, $350, Second Cabin Lower Saloon, $275, Third Class Forward, $200. Children under 12 years of age, half price. Eight cubic feet of baggage allowed each passen ger, not exceeding 200 lbs in weight. Books are now open. A remittance of one half the amount will secure a berth balance to be paid withia 30 day before the time of sailing. For Freight or Passage, apply at the Office of the Company, to. J. HOWARD & SON, Ag'ts, 34 Broadway. May 2, 1853 37 w4w NOTICE. " STRAYED from the premises of the sub scriber, on the night of Sunday, 10th in stant, two Gbey Horses, of medium size, one large Horse Muxe, and a small one year old Mule the Mules both sorrels. , Any information respecting them will be thank fully received, and should any person take them up, they wilLbe suitably remunerated. - JOHN T. KENNEDY. Goldsboro', May 3, 1853. 37 wtf $10 Reward. LEFT on the 20th of March, ALFRED, a copper-colored boy, 18 or 19 years old, well grown, 5 feet, G or eight inches high, talks on the end of his tongue, had on a wool hat, badly worn, and yarn clothing. lie carried off a cloth cap, blu cloth coat, and a blanket. ALFRED has relations in Raleigh, and also at William Turner's in Johnston Co The subscriber's Post Office is at Raleigh. CASWELL POWELL. Wake Co., March 22, 1853. 25 tf State Day Changed. IN obedience to the Order of AVake County Court, made at its last session, notice is hereby given to Suitors aud Witnesses, that the State Docket will hereafter be taken up on Thursday. Witnesses and Suitors on the Civil Docket will attend on Tuesday those on the State Docket on Thurdav. ' JAMES T. MARRIOTT, Clerk ". r " of Wake Ceunty Court. April 1, 1853. 28 wtC iif Commissioner's -Offioe. 1THE undersigned has been appointed Com missioner for the States of Virginia, Ten nessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas, and expects to receive the same appointment for other of the Western and" Southwestern States. He is prepared to tako the Probate of all Deeds, Powers of Attorney and other instruments of writing to be used in those States. Also, Depositions to be read in any of their Courts. As Notary Public, having a seal of office, he can take the Probate of Instruments of writing te be used in most of the States of the Union. NATHANIEL J. PALMER. Milton, N. C, May 3, 1853. 37 3w M. i Schloss & Co. EESPECTFULLY announce to the citizens of Raleigh, and the public in general, that they have removed to the vacated Store of Mr. Roul-. hac, on Fayetteville St, where they have opened, and are still receiving a complete assortment of fancy dry goods, comprising : ' Extra fine Barege de Laines, some superior fan cy Brocade Silks, plain and black also, a large as sortment of fine Parasols and Fans, Bonnets, Rib bons, Shoes, Gaiters, some extr fine white em broidered crape shawls, in fact, most everything in the Ladies' liae, to suit their tastes and wants. They also offer for sale, a fine assortment of READY MADE CLOTHING, which have been mostly made to order, under the immediate supervision of Mr. Jos. Schloss, who hagjjojourned in Baltimore for several weeks, for that purpose. They are also receiving all kinds of Kentucky Jeans, White Linen, Navy Duck, Vestings, Shirts, made inthe latest style and fashion, Handker chiefs,' Laces, Stockings, Gloves, &c. They ' have also for sale some superior Gold Watches, Chains, Rings, and Breast-pins, both for Ladies and Gentlemen. ' Ladies are earnestly requested to call and buy great bargains, which are daily spread out on the front counters for inspection, and are unconnected with ' the Gentlemen's Ready -Made Clothing, as they will be sold in the adjoining room. M. SCHLOSS & CO. Raleigh, East side, Fayetteville St., one door below Mrs. Marling" s, and opposite the Post Office. April 8, 1853. ' 30 tf r The Stajres - . - T o w- tliTTV -D.l.J-1.' J C 1 i r- . .1 a uwupuHi oauBDury, every cjuuusjt I j and Wednesday, at 7 A. M., after the arrival oi me vjars rrom tae JMorth, (at the tormer piace awiva af an aU 7 T f lair ri a. auu cm.1 v v mm . vuv- mlt I x iuy JuAt wjf Ashboro'; Pittsboro', Haywood, &c. 'MV ;ifuaiq otiv&vu nim gwv . v . . Teams, and Troy built Coaches. Fare through $8 only- . JAS. M. WAUmJ-i., tontracter. Deo; 18,. '52. wly 103 GUANQ irill be transported over the Raleif n ."and Gaston Rail Road, at low bates, through out the year?, . ;- ; ' - L. -O'B. BRANCH, President. March 29, 1853. lm 27 mm-
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