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S 0 0 T CONTRIBUTIONS. METROPOLITAN CORRESPONDENCE. LETTER XXVUU New York. Dee. a 'ifiss. 'Winter tardy Preparation for vinter- WantAp- ""' V " wiiaay. season nta Cktus-Jul-Lten t second month in the Metr,q6lis-- The Lectu re Season, New Boo&sTuckermane-Month in Lon don Aete edition of The Vemawee Superb copy f "The Spectator "-Edingburg and ,ew Y ork joint Edition of the British Poets The Uar pers.Their Magazine A utoliograjhy of Ilaydon the Painter Crystal Palace Non-arrital of the huropa. Mr Dear Post; Winter is scarcely up toime withushis season for while the calendar de clares itjto be the. 3d of December, and -bf course the third day of winter, we have as yet no de cided demonstrations of the fact. The weather is cool but not cold, and the occasional remark of the weaherwise, "It looks like snow this morn ing," seems to be rather forced than spontaneous. There is yet no ice in the river and it is only in the extreme northern latitudes of Our territory V that we hear -of obstructed navigation. We are all ready for winter no, not all, alas! I am indeed too hastv in mv remark, and I recall 7t with? anMoresgftre isfntr foXtnVunpfXTOmL. ness of thousands in this great metropolis to meet the inevitable bitterness of the wintry blast to withstand the consuming cold of the unclad sea son which is at hand. In many a lodcrincr place the supply of fuel is miserably scanty, and the di minishing heap of coal or wood is regarded with a half despairing glance by the needy inmates for j they know nut how it is to be replenished. .How ' thankful ought those of us to be who have nothing J to apprehend in the advance of the wintry season j who can see in the prospective, only bright visions"! of glowing fires in our grates, and feel only genial, j warmth within our dwellings. . ' 1 ! The near approach of the holiday season has in-s fused fresh vitality into the channels of both busi ness arid pleasure. The multitude is moving with' ; eagerness to get through the toils of the year by , the time the festal days set in. A very large, mini- ; ber of citizens and tradespeople are builveoHcerii- ed in preparing 'the multitudinous gifts which Santa Claus will distribute upon - Christmas Eve. ; What :i .''pretty fable, by the way, is this of the "queer little genhis who presides over the Christinas dispensation. J I cannot conceivVsgpf amore felicitous represen tation of the supposititious benefactor of the ju- ! veniles. than that of the good Dutch ancestors of this metropolis. It certainly heightens, immeasu rably, the interest of the young folks in their store of bon bons and knick-knacks, to-imagine that they got into their stocking.-, or upon their little ; toilette tables, through the agency' of so nivsteri- ous a being as Santa (Jlaus. lint 1 forget that 'it lacks yet tlireo weeks of Christmas, and' that 1 am anticipating.. And, how do we 'know that Santa Claus will come at all this season ; ; Among the prime attractions of this festal month will be the new series of Jullieilesuue concerts, to commence on Monday next, the.;fth inst. I verily believe that the impatience of the public for the re- ; appearanee of the great Band-it is greater than its ! first desire to hear his matchless baud, and to i watch the waving of his 'inimitable baton. The : vast area of Metropolitan Hall, will be thronged to ; its uttermost capacity during, his isit. couf"s : to a trong. sympathy with, the popular enthusiasm. ! Jullien's band has opened for me a new world of j musical delight and I am fain again to Jose niv-1 self amid its ravishing and bewildering '.'mazes of ; . harmony. The lecture season is fairly begun, and who shall ji enumerate the themes of the -popular discourse"?? ! i . The lectures of Dr. Dorenuison the j'hvsical striic-) ture of the Universe, are perhaps, the most, bril-.; liant and philosophical of all. I r. Holmes is still atl'ording gratification to his select -auditors. He-j sides these, we have lectures upon the state of Ku- rope; upoli Geology; upon Kdiuation: upon the j Past, the. Present, and the "Future." The present) generation should be a wise one. if lectures and ' books can make them so for when, in the annals ; of our planet, were there half so many of either of these agencies as at the present time ? Echo! answers a la Hibii-nicc, "When?"'' ; I have mentioned books, and the theme is too ! seductive to be resisted. You must e'en let me J gossip awhile about several which have interested i me within a few day's. ' j Under the title of " A Month in Loudon ""Mr. I Tuckerman narrates some of his observations du- I ring a recent visit, to that world-renowned city j In spite of the object, familiarity of subject and scenery, the book is a novel one, a result due to the . author's tact in. choosing his point of -observation. It is not a political, or a religious, or a commercial,, or a merely picturesque view, which he gives us, but a general view obtained through the medium of literary associations or more definitely through the haunts and homes and habits of Eng lish authors. The book unlike: the' works of its' author generally is effervescent with "life and re ality. -"It is "positively animated and some of its chapters are instinct with a delicate humor. This is particularly true of the chapter On Lions.' The picture of the universality, of the Uncle Tom-phobia in the great Babylon,' is worthy of the pencil of Dickens himself. I can sympathize intensely with the author, compelled to hear Uncle Tom songs in the street; to wash, with Uncle Tom soap in his chamber; to see Uncle. Tom money' boxes upon his tea table ; to answer questions touching Uncle Tom, morning, noon, and night ; and firially to see at three successive theatres upon one night, the eternal drama of Uncle Tomx in successive m. stages of its grand development ! " Verily," quoth I to myself, as I ceased to laugh over this droll picture, "Verily, John Bull is a willing victim of humbug." Mr. Tuckerman's book. is publisheoLby Redfield in his usual tasteful style. i , -.'...' The Yeinassee, in a new and revised form, from Mr. Redfield's press, is the first volume of . what I trust will become in time, a complete and uniform library edition. of the admirable novels of . Mr. Simias. " I donot hesitate to express my opinion that, since "the death of Mr. Cooper, Mr. imms stands at the very head of American-novelists. He is unsurpassed in the border story, and in the delineation of Indian life he is every whit a mas ter. His ploto are consistent, and the develop ment of them effective in the highest degree. In " this ever popular romance of Carolina, the char- acteristics of the author are well developed., The story is full of dramatic power, and the careful version to which it has been subjected renders it, in some manner, a new claimant upon the interest and delight of the reading world. Some felicit ous illustrations from the pencil of Darley increas es the attractions of this pew and beautiful edition. Among the recent issues extraordinary, of the American press, is a new, and superb edition of the Sjjectator, published in six octavo volumes, by the Messrs. Appleton. In every respect this is a re markable undertakingi The typography and pa per are of faultless beauty. The text followed is that of "Chalmers, and the edition is unquestiona bly the most complete one ever made. It is wor thy of mention, that no such edition of the Spec tator is extant in England, and it is not a little creditable to the publishers, that they have surpass ed their most princely London compeers, in the honor they have done to the immortal series of British Essays embraced in the Spectator. The wonder increases when the exceedingly low price of this sumptuous editibn is considered. I believe it does not exceed ten dollars. Xo one will buy any other edition who can possibly afford to pro cure this. In this connection, let me remark upon another "great entetprj; oi" these saniS rihceiy piiidishers viz : the issuing simultaneously with an Edinburgh publisher, the poetical works of the great masters of English poetry. The series is edited by the Rev. George Gilfillan, the fervid and popular au thor of "The Bards of the Bible," and "Literary Portraits."'. A comprehensive - memoir precedes the collected works of every poet included in the series. P have examined, with much earnestness, the three works already published. They are Mil ton, Thompson and Herbert, and J should do the editor great injustice if I failed to express my ad miration. of the manner in which he had discharg ed, his task, botji in. the biographical sketches and in the nbtetf w hich are appended to the text. , It is a luxury to read the grand- old poets of England in this sumptuous edition. The type is large and fair the paper of exquisite texture and the price for each volume is only one dollar. If the enterprise can be matched in beauty ahd-cheap-licss. 1 have yet to learn the fact. - The untiring industry and energy of the Har pers, is exemplified . in the appearance of a new book nearly every day from their teeming presses. I have looked over several of their late issues, and some of them have interested me exceedingly. The December number of their Magazine com mencing the seventh volume is made up of entire ly original matter,' excepting only the advance ,j chapters of Tliackaray's new novel '"The New comes.'' It is a number of which'they mav justly ' be proud, in both literary and artistic points of view.- It s.-ems idle to commend a work that com mends itself to over" a- milion of regular readers ! The world can show no parallel to Harpers' Mng . azine, -either in. cheapness or popularity. Taylor's Autobiography of the eminent' English painter, Ilaydon,' (republished by the Harpers), is a book of extraordinary ami varied interest. It is, in f.ict. printed from the Artist's Manuscript, as ar- ranged byhkni fi.the press, and &r tfre very judiciously edited from his journal?, which for forty years, were -penned habitually and copiously, with the utmost -frankness and truth, and with the great literary ability for which he was scarcely less distinguished thaii for his artistic skill. . The vivid but"ainful picture which these journals give us of the aspirations and despoolings, the achievements and. failures of a brilliant but impracti cable man of genius, teaches a most profound and invaluable moral. While we snide at the Artist's vaulting ambition, or. shrug our s!iou'der'sat. his extravagant egotism, we still sympathize-with the magnificent fancy and the generous tieart which fed them ; and we follow the hero lovingly through all the vicissitudes of his changeful life ; now in confident and daring tope, now in despairing fear; to-day in if palace, 'and to-morrow in a' prison ; until we part with him in the vale of years, a heart-broken suicide.. Alas! poor lIaydTi ! Quite distinct from the "absorbing- interest of the strong and original character of the artist himself, the volumes have another attraction in the innu merable vivid portraitures of .most of the great men of his time, and with whom Ilaydon lived on' terms of intimacy and friendship. Everywhere we find genial gossip, clever anecdote, and sagacious arwily-. j Church is composed of an equal number of Minis sis .f character and genius. One after the other, ! ters and Delegates from the various fields of labor we come in pleasant contact, with all those in the ,temr' aud l,ol5tic;i1 Woild of England for twenty i years past, wnom we would most desire to meet, while the art-history of the country .slips before we know it, with all its details, into our store of pleas ant knowledge. I have still other books upon my. mind which I should like tomention, but I have written "enough already and must reserve them for a subsequent letter. . " I have given the Crystal Palace the go-by, this week, supposing that your readers will prefer to have my reviews of the Great Exhibition, alternated with .gossip from the great world outside of its crystal walls. Within them I may say, en passant,) they contrive to keep up a pleasant warmth, and a very respectable attendance. I do not know how much will be immediately 'withdrawn from the Palace, now that the time has coraeiwhen Exhibit ors, may retire their goods but I presume not enough t6 impair considerably the whole fine effect of the interior. - The non-arrival of the Europa at her Northern port, creates some little solicitude in the city ; but I hope w e sha 1 hear of her on Monday. Faithfully Yours;, . COSMOS. WWrrE-N FOR THE SOUTHERN WEEKLY POST.J CAST ALIA. Messrs. Editors, I am little skilled "to drive the gray goose quill," and of course unable to write such nice letters as Cosmos; but, sirs, bv vour leave, will give you, in a simple way, .the panic-' ulars of pleasant little jaunt to the Institution, whose name heads my letter. On the lovely morn ing of Thanksgiving's day, sis of us left College, with hearts buoyant with liberty and the hope of pleasure, and Lent our way towards Nash. We spent the night pleasantly with a friepd, and, re pairing early next mornining to Castalia, found Mrs. Richardson taking her pupils through a- rigid examination. To the examination w listened with interest, and the prompt responses to the difficult questions put by Mrs. R., soon convinced usfthe thorough acquaintance of the young ladies with their studies. The examination of Mr. Richardson's school had been on the day previous, artde were told, was quite creditable. The exercise suc ceeding Mrs. R.'s examination, was Mr. R.'s exhi bition. By this we were highly entertained the declamation was good, the valedictory pathetic, and the dialogues capital. If we mistake not, the dia logues were from the splendid and humorous pen of Mr. R. himself, and certainly they imlitfrted a high order of dramatic talent. About three o'clock the orator of the day, Mr. Wm. T. Faircloth, a member of Wie senior class of Wake Forest Col lege, was introduced to the audience, and received the most ' respectful attention for half an hour, while he presented to them the claims of educa- lion. His speech was logical, interesting ana m- 4 t structive, with occasional humorous hits wbwmJ drew down rounds of applause. The assemblyvas then dismissed, the older part to return to their homes, arid think of the occurrences of the day the young people to prepare for the convivialities of the evening. The twinkling of the stars was the signal for the party to commence. And now, Mj Post, how I wish I could wield, for a fSLrno ments,' the "flexile afid graceful pen oT arIrving 6t a Wiley, that I might portray our party in all its spirit and beauty There were there, lasses many and lovely, some arrayed in party costumes of vir gin white; othen, deterred by the coolness of the eveniug from wearing whitecame out in rich me rinos and rustling silks. As these fair creatures flitted in graceful joyousness before the eyes of the laddies, they felt that such eyes, such looks, such j snowy hands, and such sweet smiles, " would shake the saintship of an anchorite." 'Tis true, there was no dancing there, but if the flushed cheek i the kindling eye, the merry laugh are indications J of Pleasure's presence, she was there. And we fear that little arch-fiend Cupid was not far off, if i pensive' looks, soft whisneis and rosv blusTies tell ' i his whereabouts. The supper which came oft about one o'clock, was in capital taste, and receiv ed many compliments from the ladies. The pleas ure of the evening was protracted till four in the morning, and e-veu then it was with a sigh and soft I pressure of the hand, that the young swains bade the-fair ones good night, wishing them sweet slum j hers and pleasant dreams. Such was our party. Oil'! no, 'Such was not our party, 'twas infinitely mote delightful, and I have utterly failed in my description : but it' I can't describe, I can remein- ; ber it, and 'twill ever be a pheasant little picture, that, in alter years, wi 1 rise painted on the eye cl nieiiiory. I Apropos to the party, Mr. Post, we have always ; heard Nash was tamed tor good brandy and pretty girls. In judging the first 1 am no connoisseur, j being a tetotaler, in 'matters of beauty 1 aip .somewhat of an amateur, and I defy any bachelor j to frequent the atmosphere of tiie Nash guls, and j enjoy their sweet smiles, without being softened, i and before a lengthened seige, surrendering at dis- cretion. i .1 A word or two, Mr. Post, about this classically "film&urjd L do. Castaha, th&seaf of a male and feinaie school, is situated nbctt ten iiiiles west of Nashville, eighteen east of Louisburg and near forty -seven uonh-east of Ilaleigb. 'lis j naturaliy a beautind' place, and its enterprising i citizens have much improved it. They have al i ready erected one academy, large, comiuodiou, I 1 .. I..- J... 1 . 1 rii iinu expressly lor eoucaitouai. purposes lliev propose building another on a slight elevation on the opposite side of the principal street, facing the one now finished. I would like to dilate a little on. other improvements, the kind hos itahty of the citizens, kc, but hav'nt time. Mr. Kichardsoii j and lady, having had advantageous offers made j them at Franklinton, will open school" there in j January. This interesiing spot will not be desert ed, however, as I learned that Mr. and Mrs. Averitt will occupy in the stead of the teachers iiuw leav ing. Pardon my prolixity, Mr. Post, accept my wishes for the happiness of the two married mem bers of your trio, and my hope' that the bachelor may have many such pleasant occasions as the one which we enjoyed. A Visitor. t For the Southern Weekly Post. N- C. CONFERENCE M. P- CHUKCH. This Conference of the Methodist Protestant. within the District, and recently held its annual session at Fairfield in Guilford' co., 11th Nov. 1853. i The ere were thirty-two Ministers belonging to the Conference, of whom twenty-five were present, and also, twenty-one Delegates chosen bv the churches from the laity. Its session embraced a period of six days, and shows among other things the fol lowing : , Houses of Worship in .the State 66, Valuation about 22,000 ; Circuits and Stations 16 ; Num ber of Members 5T35 6 ; received during -the past year 722 ; nett increase 63.6 stationed Ministers and Preachers 41, unstaiioned do.. 21 ; Total 62 ; re ceived into the Conference 8. Ordained Elder John Gordon ; ordained Deacons J. G. Stockard, J. W. Naylor and Jos. M. Kennett. - APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR: C. F. Harris, President. Albemarle Ct.,-J. F. Speight, Supt, J. E. Norman, Asst. Roanoke-Wm. H. Wills, q a t -vyhitaker, Assistant. Halifax B. L. Hoskins, Superintendant, Granville Jno. L, Micnaux, " Orange-H.T.Weatherly, ' J. A. NeeseTl. C. Hays, C. L. Cooler and J. G. Stockard, Assistants Guilford A. Gray, Superintendent, R. R. prather, N. Rob bins and Jno. Gordon, Assistants, Randolph-A. W. Lineberry, Superitendant, Jos. Causey and J. W. Haith, Assistants, Davidson A. Robbins, Superintendent, J. Guver, Asst Yadkin David Weesner, T H Pegram, Mocksrille-Q. Holton, g G ft Cleaveland J. Deans, " Buncombe-Dr. J. L. Crumley, Superintendent, R. R. Michaux and A. Pichers, Assistants Wilmington Station-Dr. C. Finney, Superintendent, Fayettville R. H. Jones, Tabernacle Mission To be supplied. MonroeJos Parker, Superintendent, Left without appointments at their request : A. C Harris, C. Drake, J. Henshaw and W. J. Ogbura. Left in the hands of the President : DauL Thompson, J. W. Naylor, J. W. Lechie, J. Snotherly, R. Cochrane and J. M. Kennett . Joe.' Gilbreath deceased the past year. W. H. WILLS, Secretary, m" "Spirit of the Age," and other dtr .papers please THE RESCUE GRASS. Columbus, Georgia, Nov. 20, 1 853. Dear Sir : I have received your friendly let ter of the 12th inst., and in answer, have to say, that I have entered your name in my book for one peck of the seed of my truly valuable species of grass. I have no seed to dispose of this year, but will be able to supply the demand next year, say, in June, July, and August. The demand is very great, and only such as send me their names will be certain of seed. My price is $5-for a peck, which isfylenty for a person to begin with, 'iou will sow them as early after receiving them as you can, as it makes thera come up early in Septem ber ; and as it grows rapidly, -y the middle of November, you can put your stock upon it. I1 will then keep them fat through the winter and spring till you see it forming the heads for seed, .1 i ii i rrl lf nen iney should be removed, mis g.ass, nu ever, nas tnis remarkable quality, tnai it iuuv uc cut or ate down after the heads are formed, and then spring up and make as much seed as if it had not been touched. This will enable you to use a field of it until in June, and, perhaps, in your cli mate, still longer. The first year sow the seed in drills, after hav ing the ground well broke up, twenty inches apart. StfwtJrirrSrri- Qavf kt!j.. Tim se.ed wil not sprout till September, even if sowed in June or Ju ly, which is the time to plant them. When the seed rip ns they shed out easily you will strip the heads with the hand or shake them in a bas ket, let plenty escape to the ground for a stand on the same ground next September. After you save your seed for other fields, sow peas broadcast or in drills, and turn under the grass peas and seed which fell to the ground in gathering. This is the plan to restore your exhausted fields and which you must, adopt. When you get plen ty of seed, you will find the grass ploughed in makes an excellent manure to the field, and will j make the peas grow with a rush. The grass saves the ground or field from washing rains through the winter and spring. It keeps your stock tat throughout the winter and spring. Tt will enable your milch cows to give your wife the best of milk, and cieam, and butter. It enables you to have fat beef, mutton; kid, pork, turkeys. and chick ens. It w ill save your corn and fodder for plough ing time. It will, after doing the above, yield you from four to six tons of the most nutritious hay per acre for your horses and mules and cattle. It re turns also an excellent coat of manure to the field. The pea protects the field also from the washing rains of summer and fall. The vines give shade to the ground during the hot months. in the fall, when ripe, they are a valuable food for man or beast. And the vines give a large coat of manure to the field. Now, the lb scue seeds will be no in their time, and by November 20th, is ready for your stock again anil so follow it up until the third or fourth year, w hen, if you wish to cultivate the field, put in your plows and turn, the green grass under; it is not hard to do. This gives the field ano'her coat of manure. Now plant the field and you will see it produce as well as it. ever did, besides having paid you all the time it took to re store if. .,.'.' A - . This is my experience well tested, and if the pea does well with you, it should be used with in' grass, as have said above. If not, then the grass will do it single handed. This plan will cost you but little, either in money, labor or time,; aud'will make vour exhausted fields yield you good crops f 4 i again, and that forever, if the. plan is followed. The best of it too is, that you get paid, richly paid, all the time, while it is effecting it. I must ask you to help me intioduce this inval uable species of grass among your friends m the good old North State. They will find it the mot valuable grass ever introduced, or w hich can be in troduced. It is. for the South, far more valuable than silver or gold, and its worth is above rubies. I will send seed to you Vtt llaleigh, to sell for me, if you will consent to act as agent. Accept my my best wishes, while I remain, Your ob't serv't, ' B. V. Iverson. - EVERARD IIaLI., ESQ. N. Ii. Theie is no danger from this grass spreading ; it can be got. rid of at any lime before the seeds ripen and fall out, by ploughing it. up. 13. V. I. The Patent Office. j-Among the patents grant ed in 1852, is one for frosting the surface .of glass plate by covering it with sand, pebbles, and, water, and rocking it 'backwards and forwards, so tliat the sand will pass over the surface, -r Another Was for acampbene, lamp, the wick of winch is surrounded by a chamber filled with water, to extinguish the lamps if they should be accidentally upset. An other for a machine for making patent medicine, which, considering the amount of drugs annually passing through the human stomach, is no', unde serving of notice. The ingredients 'are fed in be tween cylinders, and they come out manufactured pills. Just the machine for cholc'a times. - . . . Disgraceful Funeral Scene. On Tuesday, a party from Jenkinton, came to Frankford for the purpose of burying a cHld. The cortege consist ed of a hearse, followed by a dirt cart, drawn by an old horse, containing three women, one of whom was the mother of the deceased child. They be came very drunk before they left the Borough, and indulged in a regular fight. The women were so drunk that they had to be assisted in the cart, when they were soon wrapped in slumber. Phil. Ledger. The man who thinks he is above his business is really beloW it, and in undertaking it has shown himself a cheat. He is in no sense rWmrlorl iw a v? c really moral and respectable work ; but, for the time being, he should not expect or desire to be treated as other than that which he has undertaken to be. Would y6u have noble offspring? See that you choose for them a noble mother, since she alone must be their only teacher in that early pe riod, when lessons are best acquired through the sympathies, nnd when the heart seems rather to strive against, than to obey the understanding. Simms. One of the most important, but one of the most difficult things for a powerful mind is to be its own master; a pond may lav quiet in a plain, but a fefce wants mountains to cbmpasfe and hold it hi. 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T THE SANDWICH ISLANDS- This little group, formerly the object of so much religious interest to the 'people of the United States, and now the subject of political discussion, lies in the bosom of the PucTflc Oem, Irr -Jwwgffo&JUifeg-jfle' W. from Washington, and 20 degrees North latitude. The distance lo the coast of Oregon or California is about 2500 miles, and to that of China about 4800. These islands are ten in number, containing 7000 square miles, and a native population formerly esti mated at 150,000. Two of them are uninhabited. Several of the larger ones are remarkable for the aw ful features of natural scenery which they present, including vast volcanic mountains, and towering peaks covered with perpetual snow and inaccessible to man. Lying just wilhin the tropic, in the same latitude nearly wilh Cuba and Hayti, nnd surrounded by the immense expanse of the Paeific, which tempers the heat of a vertical sun with its delightfnl alternation of land and sea breezes, the climate of this p-nup is cel ebrated for its mild and equable character, and its healthful influence upon both natives and.-strangers. The soil is in many cases too precipitous for cultiva tion, and in some others subject to inundations which greatly interfere with the operations of industry. But on the whole, owin to the kindly influence of the climate, nature here richly rewards the hand of labor with some of the choicest productions, and yields her fruits with such easy abundnuce that the most indolent or helpless of the inhabitants need never suffer for want of food. Bread fruit, cocoa-nuts, plantains, bananas, yams, taro, sugar cane, coffee, all thrive on these islands and furnish the untutored appetites of the natives with a rich variety; of substantial luxuries. The grains ai.d fruits of temperate latitudes do not flourish, but these native productions arc of such a character as to answer all the wants of a simple and temperate people. Pigs are raided with great facility, and constitute an important article of trade with the ships of all nations that frequent the islands. Yams are also sold in great quantities in the same way. The taro is a fine nutriiious root which requires to be cul tivated where the soil is liable to be overflowed. It is baked in holes in the sand highly heated. The roots are taken out when they are done, beaten into a dough-like paste, and eaten with the lingers. The frujit of the bread-fruit tree is another substaniial article of food, which is thrown in a green state into the fire 'hnd 'ro:is!ect ftpidly, It luoks inside, whi?n codke'd, like potato, and tastes like the hard-boiled yolk of an egg. When first taken from the fire, after the rind is removed, it resembles a nice white, smok ing loaf ot bread. These trees bear four or five crops a year. Besides these n .tive fruits, many others, in troduced from tropieal lands elsewhere, havfe sueeeed- dwell. The orange, let; on. 1'me, citron, 'tamarind, pine apple, and fig. are all cultivated, and may be pro duced in abundance. The native sugar-cane of the Sandwich Islands is remarkable for its size. Sugar is now manufactured from it to some extent, and there can be no doubt that in the hands of the Anglo-Saxon race, these is lands rniirlit be made to produce sugar and coffee abundantly and of a fine quality. The Sandal tree and other valuable species of wood are natives of the soil, and were formerly exported. Through the faithful labors of American missiona ries, the savage and degraded people Of thee islands have been not only converted with remarkable facility to the Christian faith, but have been brouffbt through the 'instrumentality of school?, books, and papers to a high degree of civilization. The history of their abandonment of idolatry :'nd the destruction of the relics of superstition is familiar to. all. It is much to be lamented that owing to the frequent arrivals of j foreign ships, and the character of many of the white I residents who have taken up their abode among them, J some of the vices of civilization have been introduced j along with its blessings. The consequence has been j that they have not improved very much, for many years, in morality, and their numbers, jevhich ought naturally to have increased, have remained nearly stationary. The missionaries of the cross have had a i hard trial in resisting the steady encroachments of the i missionaries of rum and other agents of Satan, who have been zealous to undo all that they have accom plished, and for t.e sake of gain appear willing to see the little nation entirely extinguished. ' The Sandwich Islands constitute one independent kingdom, with a regularly orga ized government, a written constitution, and nearly all the important in stitutions of civilized countries. The government is modeled after hat of Great Britain, in accommodation to the claims of the chiefs and the habits of the peo ple. The monarch has wisely availed himself of the ministerial council of t e white missionaries, and by their aid has s'teered the ship of state safely through many formidable dangers. The great dread of the king and the people at present is that France will manage by some means to seize upon their country as she has already done with some of .the Seciety Is lands. The domineering conduct of the French in the Pacific, for several years past, has been such as to excite the suspicions of the whole world, and it is quite natural for the people of this little- group, who have experienced so many of the blessings of Protestant Christianity, to dread the dominion of an unscrupulous Catholic Power, whose encroachments upon other groups in the Pacific have been so arbitraryaud violent. It appears from recent intelligence that the question of annexation to the United States is seriousiy entertain ed by a considerable party in the islands, and it is reported that the king is not unfavorable to such a change. ITie English and French consuls have enter ed a formal protest against the measure, and Mr. Severance, the United States Commissioner, has de fended it with considerable ability. This question bids fair to become a serious one with our government As the, policy which may be necessary to dispose of it is not yet monopolized by either of the great political parties which divide the country, we may be permitted to speak ouLsentiinents in regard to it without reserve. ; It is purely a nation al question, and we cun hardly conceive tHe nroDrietv of permitting it to become involved with those domes- . nuivn ngiuiue uur own poo pie. If there were no probability that ei! er f France would in a few years jassU,e tJ '-Vf of these island9,it is clear to tis tlvat th,.': '"'l to the United State would bq both iJ?'' Bo ! nc ci 14 Cel. r.ate tions Th in th soilei by Ji Ashe and 1 of tl . Oi sent befo' . We App K occ n. 10 er surd. The idea of incorpoi-juin i -'Mil; Saxon Confederacy a nation of lial-F linked p our inhabiting a little group of islands ..... -S five thousand mile from ourj people who wilhin our own retolloci " . tJ 111 l.ft .. ' . - 11 11 ion w,.. ed among the most degraded! s;ivi.rt. , Sea. -would busily regardtdinst-xt,,..., . 1 and puerile by all intelligent meu. OI noining morc juiauui:, notlnno- --u i- with the character ot our mst uti,..,o t, y f ized and Christianized to a reni:irL--,i,' " Qiut-i men ivitwti uuuiiion tiler re nothing mtheir nabits, ideas, J,n,i cn ' to warrant their annexation to in en.. ""'J view of adding thereby to ou own ui rv . tv All tlin nhi lto til .it i 1-1 1 r j j" "i umwrnni,, such a measure could be as well ;uui m " ly secured by treaty, and a ;:uarail:t.t IVt'l pendence. r'c,f But when we take into considi iaiion design of France to get possession of ih," y to convert these neutral isl;.n4s ii to i r . - . . ' co"nv s innuence upon me commerri.i imt.i: . . ... States would be altogether uliftvrTal,!,. an1 proximity to our western eoasjt migi.t a' uay ueuuiue eiiremeiy uangerous, we c.oi:ie,s-! J.. t 1 J ! " 'c I; question assumes quite another -ns ' . Am ... I -:'oice of fc.a. it seems to us far less injuriuusT io "Hie,., protection of our flag a harmlens :ind the natives of these islands irjan lo s;iiTt-r Ff.'.' plant a dangerous colony mid :t military torch on the path of our commercejvi;h otn . - ...i.- t j i. i . L . . Es pecially n inis coum ue enecu-ti w itLout iviiw. slavery agitation. ' The difficulties arising from annexation consent of both partie3 would j be great ir.dee raaue a wen oruereu repuoucan ctate of sutV, I. - I I I 1 1 . f.. als would be no easy task, but the islands ls arc c4. of sustaining half a Million nfi l'fpulatitm ivi;; and in a few years a tide oft emigraiion fr0E, countrywould set in that direc ion. suthncntto-- them with a white population far excei-uini,..? bcrs the natives of the soil. assimilation of the people to fyich beinuOit fViiicrican habits,. progress rapidly, and a flourihiug Slate-f,,. of these elements, grow up afnid the Pacific Ocean. -r-- SINGULAR ADMISSION HP - TTt. T . 7 .,!'-, j.iie jc Teetnans oourrn.u, me principal irdfj. Kornan Catholic Church m thicouutrv.is.srts A . . 1.1. utatisuu wiiii mf appouiiiiiuui 01 rro'est::tea lains in Public Institutions. "The rule i ly piciiu, sas iiie journal,, " ill reh-reiice I poor-houses, and all institution supporto'd !,; r t- .... 1 . , '"' money, unuer our government we do not rt business such .institutions have ivith salaritiic. but if such; arc to be, it is evident ilh-v .'no.c chosen of the religion most jun rally jwm the inmates. of such iutituti6iks.v If xnvUk, had insinuated that the Catholics w.-re a -na - :?j len to the public funds than the member-uf w denomination, or that tlie bff-.scjourii:g of t generally of that persuasion," trie I'mi-n't J-n I J l. .... 1 1 1 4 . uu.u nave laneu 11 in niL'n qnujeon. mil ha e r- J 1 1 . - A. I . !.... ueavureu lojnaKC capital out qi U lor !: c ftx-mt of the Roman cause. But it hjappens ti.i. timvtn a voluntary admission from head quarter-. N.av that the paper did not blush to receive i;. Bu however, is not one of its weaknesses. In com 11 edition i-ji.U the tWet;jfn, rus.,, from noticing a strange article, dhat a p pea red inik number of the 3". Herald, irj editorial type. It; on the division of the Churche en account of ip slavery agitation, and seetns to lave bewi deir rebuke the northern Methodists for that question to distract and We were particularly astoni passage : divide- t heir r ied at th- fifcS In nlam truth thr rtinwh hn iio ruiiwrn wll hliK'"- institutions. It is the first an'd pkramoiait iluu -ffr ministers, of vrhatpv-fr rallincr tn fkmre lliime!vr- tsi inculcate on their flock, obedience esta!iid-il a and lovnltT- in ihn Annetiti,;..,, ii"T.l..i- v l.ieli tlev!:V'. U. out such a rule as this it would be fieces.-ai v. f.rl! ments to regard ecclesiastical bodies as daiievroii in the State, too likely to become cofisp:n!tc st'ie-rj f watching. It has been usually followed vfiih ruv fidelity with most European cburchtis bv noit.-. nijre clw than bv the Church of Home, which owe? in of.; preponderance to its careful avoidance of j lii.cii Oi We commend its example to the Mehhoflist.v" We confess that we are at a" lloss vrk-'tirto attril ute such a paragraph to ignorance, to k orlo: spirit of satire which sometimes! sWv- Ve-tW very ef fectivelv in the. eolumns of the ller'OJ. .We to" always thought that a sen i ratio,) of the Cliarchf! the State vas a pre-eminenily PrUhinl ika,E that the voice of all modern history condemned to Catholic church more severely h:i:i unv other for ju frequent interference with po! ic.l questions. f Ti-el.-ii--d totfit other the Catholic priests, instead of pre .chi "0J' nltv to the Constitution nndi r i liieh tlit'V liff 311 constantly fomenting discord ;;mj exciting tne pP to resist Mnce. We have ;d wavs lln-ard that in Italy Germany, whenever a movetnenjt towards rcp'J institutions takes place among ihe people, and p. spirit runs hi?rh. the Catholic njriestho-rfl are unanimous supporters' of arbitrju-y pnvrer. e w mpmhpr th pAnfrnwrcv in lbf Swiss CaDtOIiS but r . . . T ' utrtns iew years ago, in wincn jemocrauc t the leaders of one party, and the! Jesuits of the and how the republican cause fihallT triumpDe " . ! r ' All th ... n M.l.u, J J 111, . 1 1., 1 1 iTj'V ' ., . uu it vnous iiiu similar iat-s, ic --" in. fiKh In the recolWW" the editors of the Herald. ButUhe lleraia- j , .... Mi hnr. :u u,.-. : .c.inj o the mi-'"'" 1 !..nll llljwnr UCllCI til. Ill UUJ3tlv- I ..... . . . itnrlfTr. I oeen organized m tins country ii" n'1"-"" ,ul fnmrtiAt, Ck,.1 o.-t.t,r. nnd HoV VlL'"rou ISO i - . a (tip nol's for nave conienaea ana comuiuen .- . overthrow. How then we iisk, co ,111,1 the wilh CH-K n k.w, r.,.l immiih-ntc insult t-ie Met1 dists.more grossly than by eoniujewiiiig - - - u v. i. i. uaic-iatcu iuij"---- exanirif ot t is i ..hn ik r nurrn a 1 . . . . . .... i 'i We are somewhat inclined to 4ufpcct tlie u- J r . ...v, m.iv. v.. t . a. rlaeiann' vkr A;a- .....,. -hfct. flDPCarS "1 """"w ui us iirucie. it must iw-v- . j, satire. If it was in earnest, e jean hardly' of anything more imprudent. Metfiodm m " States is mnrdi mnri nowerful and 1 1 i inA niiivort n I knd intetufi-. : CatlMlicim Pri:iriu till' .-alcuhiii''-' Pr01 irift the Herald may one day regret having even apt to insult the former by commercing w- the latter, in. those very points w ieie U. haS's0fj most heinously against the poli ical iustnutio Whatever may have been inteiiicu, - - frain from expressing our ut'er contemp cowardly spirit manifested by so manj i which indulges In the freest criticism iPn whicli pur oWn home-bred Frotcstant cli J proper to pursue, out aarea i a pfl r- 'r- x . . 1 V. 1 ; ,U nnniiniTR of eulogy cuurvu vuiy in iiic iunt'v -- 4:m., : . . . t ie timeN 1 It is one of the most alarming - -j j i i, no I'tnnosed a leade" urrou luc jjiicio " i regard to them upon a large poruou i