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r. ' ". " -. -.- j-mn, ,i u..i nu, ..... I .n'n... ill , I II u 11 ,.: v .1 1 -,,.,-., - " 1 11 ' ' , , , .11....... I 111,11.11 J 0 THOMAS LORING, Editor anl; Proprietor : BENJAMIN I, IIOWZE, Associate Editor. ONE DOLLAR Aonam, invariably in M'm VOL. 4. nVF.IlTISEM RNTS, ' "'"" iin !i nited extent., willbe inserted in the IVceky ,1 ,-rct',at the toll.wir. ratcps i. l i', lire' t Kijsrtion, S0.50 l square, 2 months, 82,1 '2 d3. C?5 I 1 t!o. 3 do. 2,! " t 3 aQ. M.OUi I do. 6 -do. 4.( i, - L mntht 1,23 i do. 1 year, 6,1 CO 50 oa 6,C0 't'en'.'nies.or leas, make a square. If at llvtriiie nent exceed ten lines, the price vill be i-i proportion. . , . ; i Iir-ise.ceats arc payable ui the t)meof taeir jasoriisn. . . rY vll c IvertL'eiiientf inserted in the Weekly C in ntrci-ii .ire entitled to uiie insertion in the Tri V't;.icly freeof charge. From the Portland Transcript. T?E VICTIMISED I3ACHEL0K.' r.Y ALBERT BRADLEY DAVIS. ' ?' It y;as lonely, very ionel, very lonely, sunnily the lire, though the moon shone sveetlj through the casement, and the 1 . burned bricrhtlv in the - errate. Ai rich carpet covered the floor richer ' pain tings hung upon the walls. Sofas, loun ges ana easy cnairs were disposed arounci the room. Many rich volumes rich in outward appearance and inward worth, were piled upon the table, or disposed or derly in the book case. A beautiful span iel lay at full length at his master's feet, vet Tom Harris was lonely, very lonely, sitting by the fire. A volume was open heforo h:m, and a full -flood of light fell upon the page ; but the eyes of Tom Harriss rested not there, they were-intently gazing at vacuity. 'rl . t r . 'i . . aai1! I n I tt a ifunnoir in1 I IIA room. -v.'iiai was woisy a vacancy in ins heart, i om rlnrris was a bachelor. 1 ne lnvsiery is soiveu. au w.ihiuci ne vvua ' : . i i , v t i . lonelv. All bachelors are 0, yes 1 know it hi? nvnorionp" :i 1 1 :) i (i nun i; vfrv nnp. ly sitting by their fires. Tom -'-.Harriss - was rich rich in the worl'ds goods -rich in a well stored mind He-was not handsome sensible men nev er are-but he was good looking, that is to say, -mere -was something interesting m his physiognomy an intelligence in his eye. Torn was not an old bachelor. he was only twenty five why, surrounded by every thing calculated to make life comfortable was he yet a bachelor ? His character was good, and his manners plea his Avay to matrimonial felicity. But I'll let you into the secret. Tom some two years previous 'to this time, had been oh, girls for .shame ! yes he really had been ac tually jilted! miitenqd ! bagged ! bah ! Now to a young man full of anticipations of future happiness, full of ambition, and who delighted to think how comfortable and pleasant home might be in the society of her whom he had chosen, and in whom he placed implicit confidence, as Tom did there is nothing will so efFectuallv make him hale himself and the whole world no maiter how 1 found it out as to be decei ved by 'that 'divine perfection' as he had formerly thought. It takes an inch from his stature," and any quantity from his good temper ana peace oi mma. i es, .torn naa been jilted, knocked in end just in the cli max of his joy. He had been playing at cob-house building:, and just as he wiu going to put on the last cob wherreugh bang it ad fell to the ground. How pro Yoking ! Tom wasn't one of the sicKly sentimental kind, he was a man of spirit, he, uid'nt shed tears and tear his hair. Tnerc are but very few that do. the girls often cheat themselves in their calculations about that, but he was down right vexed, and tried to convince himself that he had never carried anything about her, and what made him madder still, he couldn't do it.' ' What a fool he was to love such a flirt, he -would never do it again ; the girls are all alike Tm done with them' that VVTiS tll w:iv '1'i.m vp-.isnnnfl nn.l ho stuck to it for almost two years, and 'twas this that made him lonely, very lonely, sit ting by the fire, Alan is a social animal. Say what we will, we can't get . long and bo happy without some intercouse with the fair sex, deceiving as they often are. We are no doubt the more -fools for it, but then it is human nature and can't be helped. Tom had Sillf 5r t1 h' tn-t lii.-i-. ;i nl.ilncnntioi" He had etfectuallv hanishiVd'.'ih iviv;nd fnr the false one v. ell he might, for she was married now. He kept a horse, a dog and flowhng-piece. yes, and a big walking suck, arid upon these he bestowed all his affection ; ho was immensely fond of them ; now, though before die" 'catastrophe? that is, before he was jilted, he didn't care a pm for them. But the human heart must love something, let it bs ever so much de praved. The most desperate villain, touch hira m the right spot, will melt, though the pitaeulty is to find where that snot 's lint 11 1! somewhere among his affections, nay, o -single word will render him a child ; iomjoved his pets, he took the best of care of them, and they in turn loved him, as much as brutes are capable of loving ; at least they appreciated his kindness. tfut still there was a vacancy, his heart -was big, and this made him lonely, Lsittino ty the fire. . , ' " ii A 'OTv, there was' in the rillae. no arly opposite Tom's mansion, a cottage ; it Was all covered With Woodbine, and its little garden was tastefully set off with Hover pots. Tom loved flowers, and what Was more dapgerous to .Tom's phillosophy, there was a graceful, bright-eyed gardener, of the feminine gender,. J.hat lived in that cottage. - It was in October now. and the flower season was of course over, but the little jraruener was makiuir careiui provi sions for the protection of their tender toots from the inclemency of the approaching winter Tom had somehow taken consid erable interest in these flowers; -of. .course he didn't care any thing about the gardner, Fanny. During the summer past, he had watched the flowers from his window ; he always took more interest in them when Fanny. was pruning them or paying the little attentions that the flowers required. Poor things ! Fannj' might hurt them. And one-, or twice lately, when she was dicing some of them up and transferring them to shelter, -he felt so much solicitude that he even ventured" across the road to look after them. There were flowers1 , in side the coitage too, and he conceived an affection for them. When 1 introduced Tom to my readers he had just returned from the cottage; and felt sue li a solicitude for the flowers that-this made him lonely, sitting by his fire. Somehow the flowers and Fanny got mixed up in his mind. He didn't care for her more than that she was the gardener of his dear flowers that were not his, but so it was. Tom sighed uncon sciously, tl;en cried ' psha !' for doing so, and finally yawned and looked a long while at nothing. Yes, it was very lone ly here, silting by the fire. " Wo "left Tom sitting by the'-fire. Eight months afterwards, we find him there, and would you believe it, there is a female in the same room with him and that female she is pretty is Fanny ! How is this? I will tell you, and young man, determined to be a bachelor, take warning from the fate of poor Tom. ? As the sear-on advanced, and the cold increased, Tom's solicitude for the flowers increased, he had to lsee about them? fre quently, and the more he looked out for them the more anxious he grew. Finally other objects in the cottage, not Fanny, oh, no ! attracted his attention. He became fond of the old lady she was a widow -passed life's prime',-and it was his duty to see that she was comfortable yes, a Christian duty. Finally Tom took such a fancy to the flowers that he must take some of them Lome "to his rcom. . And. plague on it, he must have F"annv come to tend them, and one time when she came, Tom made her stay a long while ; and he talked toher a great deal, ail about the flowers of course, for when ho was done Fanny's face looked just like r rose-bud ; and not Jonir. after when she came to look after the fiovers, a man with a white surplice told her that she could net go back again to lb ie cottage, rjut piu - ner nana m 10m and you 'can guess the rest. Bachelors, keep clear-of flowers, they are perfect man traps, and poor Tom was a victim, But it was no longer lonely, for now, though sacrificed, Tom was happy, very happy, sitting by the fire. THE FASHIONABLE WIFE. A Ifue Picture for the Serious Considera tion of Young Ladles Generally. ' ; You know, my dear. lama spoiled child ; I must have my way this time," said Mrs. Fiiday, a beautiful bride, to her adoring hus band. It was a matter of consequence to Finlay that she should not have her own way -this time. It was. the first time her will that odious, positive word had made its appear ance, and no w was the time to crush, to sub due, it before it had Herculean strength. Finlay was a young lawyer of fine talents, just getting into extensive practice; it was necessary that he should reiuain.,in the city, but a stronger necessity was upon him, his cara sposa would go to the country, to be present at the wedding of a friend. 'But dearest, you know that I have sever al important cases upon the docket, which are just, about to be. tried ; ray clients will be dissatisfied,' said Finlay, in that mild tone ol entreaty, which should find its instant way to a woman's heart. 'iV imnorie ; let them go, vod will have something besides clients to live upon, you know some of these days." There, was much pride, little ser.se and a great want of feeling in this speech Mrs. Finhiy's expectations depended upon a kind, indulgent father, during whose lifetime they could not be realized. Fiiday let it jar upon lu's heart strings and vibrate to the very core, but he excused it. or set it asi(le. , 1 She is a beautiful thoughtless creature, she, .can not be unfeeling." To the countrv they went- " Hell, thought Finlay, -I shall have exquisite plea sure in pointing out to my ; Caroline some favorite scenes, some striking views, which may have escaped her notice. We must sometimes make sacrifices to those we love ; leaving town, after ail, was a matter of little consequence." The boat glided almost with the rapidity of lightning over the s?i ooth,- deep Hudson. Come upon deck, Caroline, we are WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER) 27, nearing the Highlands; never did they look sosp'dlv.5' r It was the momentary glow of radiant col ering which a happy heart gives to nature, i hat at this moment rested eo gloriously upon the pictuesque Highlands. - . 'Come," sfiid Mr. Finalay carefully wrapping the shawl about the faultless form of his beautiful, wile. . -V "Why, George, one would think I had never been up the riveF before in my life." said Caroline, who was in the midst pf an animated discussion with a fashionable friend upon the 'me rite of their respective milliners. " i have seen the Highlands i a thousand times; ail that romantic stuff is out of fash ion; quite outre; nobody talks of the beau ties of nature, but boarding school misses." Thus repulsed,. Finlay lett her, and took his scat upon deck, with a sigh. t; Out of fashion." thought he, and hi3 no ble ferehead was wrinkled which frowns, his proud lip curled, and a momentary hash il luminated his dark eyes with unwonted fire. Out of fashion ! These towering, frown ing palisades, this dark river, yonder rising moon !" He fell into revery long and deep, for now he could not enjoy these things alone. At the end of- it, all the world's consoler, Hope, whispered kindly. she certainly has sensibility, her mind is plastic. I can mould it into any form, and make it a complete re flection of my own." Conjugal affection is a tender plant. The first rude shake sometimes scatters its fair leayes to the four winds of heaven. If bu: one leaf be torn away, all others are loosen ed. In poor Finlay's case they followed one by one in rapid succession. A few wreeks in the country entirely dispel led the illusion which love had thrown around his idol the celestial halo, which he saw was only a hallucination ot his own imagina tion, had dSparted forever. He had a beau tiful, weak woman, with whom his cultiva ted, refined mind could hold no communion. If inlay returned to town an altered man. His high ambition had been sanctified in his own estimation, because it was not entirely a selfish feelinor. In all his visions of success, his honors were to be laid at the feet of Caro line. He entered again upon his laborious em ployment, lie was tor . a time entirely de voted to business, and lost all care; and re fle ttion in the close attention which he gave to his professional duties. But soon he need- ed relaxation ; some place tp which he could resort, to spend at, few .hours in' pleasure- Home did not afford it. ' The spoiled, heart-- less Caroline was engaged in an endless round of fashionable amusements. When at home, she was weary, vapid, peevish. She needed the excitement and udmiraUpn ot a crowd Jo give her animation. It was not worth while to exert herself to please one, and he only her husband. Thus driven from that home, which should have been the haven of rest and peac, Finlay fled to the society of the gay, dissipa ted young men. Soon his olfice and law books were forsaken. His clients' frequent knocks were unanswered ; they became less frequent, and at length ceased entirely. They had lost their advocate, their counsell er. He had rendered himself unworthy of their confidence, The highly gilted ambiti ous Finlay had become a drunkard ! Altera few years, Caroline returned toher fa her's housebecause her husband was no longer able to support her; she returned a faded, disappointed, wretched woman. The viper sting of conscience told her that she had brought all her misery upon herself. Why will not woman learn her own hap piness? Can one whose every thought be fore marriage in selfishness, ceu she ever sac rifice fher own interest to the will of another ! Yet submission on her part will alone insure domestic comlort. Pride lilts itself, in oppo sition .to this doctrine, crying out -'equal rights." But down with the rebellious spirit; her suggestions amount to this "Better reign in hell than serve in heaven." Woman, too. must be man's intellectual companion. Without this, domestic life be comes so dull, so insipid, that to a man of re fined taste and cultivated understanding it is intolerable. The weak idolatry of a fool is valueless and disgusting to a man of sense, but the af fection of a high minded, virtuous, woman, is a discriminating, intelligent, deep .at&ction, which it is an honor to gam . and a pleasure to cherish. A VENETIAN DIDDLER. When in Venice, I had but two zechines left wherewith to fight mv way through this wicked word. My spirits for the first time de serted me: I never passed so miserable a night In my life, and in shame of my -'doublet and hose." I felt very much incliued to cry. like.n child "While tossing on my pnlow. however, I chanced to recollect a letter winch mv hinlnrii nf H.-iloiTiia. Sisrnor Posserini, had given me to a friend of hte, a Signor Anerioli: as he told me. he thought the in troduction night be of use to uie. In the morning I went to the Rial to coffee house, to which 1 was directed by the address of the letter. I here found the gentleman wiio was the object c f -my - search. Alter reading ray credentials very graciously, he smiled, and 'requeued me to take a turn with him in the Piazza St. Mac. He was a fine looking man, about sixty years of age. I re marked, there was an aristocratic manner tfbeut him and he wore a very large tie-wig, well powdered, wjth an immensely Ing tad. Headdrssed me with a benevolent and pat ronizing air. and told me that he should be delighted to be of service to me, and bade me From that moment consider myself under his protection. "A little business," says he, " calU rae awav at this moment, but il you will meet me here at two o'clock wjj will ad- juuru io my casino: where, it you can dine on one dish, you will perhaps do me ithe favor to partake of u boiled capon arid rjee ; I can only ofler you that ; perhaps a rice soup, for which my cook is famous ; and it day be just one or two little th incs not worth' mprit!Au- lnsr 3 jj a v v mm A boiled capon rice soup cither little things, thought 1 manna in the Wilderness. I strolled about,, nqt to get an appetite for that wa ready but to kill time. My ecej!ent. hospitable, long-tail friend "-"was punctual to the moment ; I joined him and proceeded to wards his residence. I ,ji U . , As.we.were bending our steps thither, we happened' to pasa a jluganigeraV (a-haifn shop.) -in which there was some ham ready dressed in the window.j My powdered patron paused if was and awful pause ; he recon noitered, examined, and at lat said, ' Do you know, Siguor, I was. thinking .that some of that ham would eat: delicious! vi. with nnr , capon ; I am known in this nemborhood, and it wouicuiot aaror ?ie to be seen buying ham. But do you go in, ray child, and get ttvp or three pounds of it, and I will walk on and wait for you. 1 . i 1 went in, of course, and purchased three pounds of ham, to pay for which I was obliged to change one of my two zechines. j I carelul ly folded up the precious viand, and reioined my excellent patron, who cyec the- relishing slices with the eye oi'ix gourmand ;!indeed lie was somewhat diffuse irt his owii dispraise tor not having ordered' his servants ti oret t me oekre he ieu home. Durinf thi s pen- patetic lecture on gastronomy, we happened to pass af Cantina, in plain English a wine cellar. At the door lie -made another full In tliat house," said he, "they sell the best yprus wine m Venice peculiar wine a sort of wine not to be had any where else ; 1 shouldhke you to taste it(; but I do not like to be seen buying wine by retail to carry ho'rae; go in yourself; buy a couple of flasks, and bring them to my casino nobody hereabout knows you, and it won't signify in the least." This last request was quite appalling; my pocket groaned to its very centre ; however, recollecti' g that I was on the high road to preferment, and that a patron, cot what he might, was still a patron, 1 made the plunge, and. .issuing from thecanlina. set forward for my venerable "iriwd casirio, with three poui dsof ham in one piocket, and a flask of wine under each arm. j j 1 continued walking with my j excellent long-tailed patron expecting every moment to see an elegant, agreeable residence srail- ins in all the i . . . uetiuiies of nature; and art ; when, at last, in a dirtyv miserable lane, at the door of a tall dingy looking house, my Msecens.s stopped, indicated that we had reached oun journey's end, and marshalling me the way that I should go, begat) to mount three flights of sickening -stair,?, at jthe top of which I found his casino ; it was a little place, and a deuce of a place to; boot ; in plain English, it was, a? garret. (The door was opened by a wretehed old niiscreant, who acted as cook, aridi whose drapery, to us ' astronomic simile.swas -'done to ra?s." Upon the rickety apolpiry 1'ora table were placed a tattered cloth.! which once had been white, and two plates; jand presently in came ajarse bowl of boiled rice. j "Where's the capon V- said my: patron to his man. ! ''Capon-!" echoed the ghost of a servant; "the ." ' ' t .! , , "Has not the rascal sent it ?" cried the mas- ter. "Rascal 1" repeated terrified. 'T I.-npw hp vvnnhl the man apparently riot," exclaimed my natron, with an air ol exuftatiofi, for which I saw no cause. "Well put down! the ham and the wine ; with those; and the rice, I dare say, young gentleman, you will be abje so make out. I ought to apologize, but, in fact, it is all your own fault that there is not more; if I had fallen in with you earlier, we should have had a better dinner." j , . I confess I was surprised, disappointed, and amused; but as matters stood.i there was no use in complaining,! and accordingly .we fell to, neither of us wanting the best .cf -.all sauces appetite. , j I soon perceived that my promised patron had baited his trap with' a fowl fo catch a fool ; but as we ate and drank . all 'care van ished. andy rogue as I suspected j him to be, my long-tailed friend j was a clever, witty fellow, and besides lolling, me ,a jnumberof anecdotes, gave mq some very good advice ; amongst other things to be avoided, he cau tioned me against numbers xf people who, in Venice, lived only bj' duping the unwary., I thought this counsel came very from him. -Above all." said he. "keep up your spir its and recollect the Venetian proverb, A hundred years of melancholy will riot pay one farthing of debt.' " REYNOLDS AND THE ORPHAN. A lady apnlied to the-, eminent .philan- thrbpisi of Bristol, Richard Reynolds, on behalf of a little orphan boy. i After he had given liberally, she said, uVhen he is old (enough, I wiliXaach him to name and thank" his benefactor.' ''-Stop," Aid Abe good man, "thou art mistaken! We do not thank the clouds for rain. Teach him to look higher, and thank Him who givelh both the clouds and the rain." I - 'This is really the smallest horse I ever saw," -said a countryman, on ( viewing a Shetland pony. ' . : : '--... ' "Indade, now," replied his Irish com nnnion. t;buL I've seen- one as small as two of him." 1 850 A lady in this vicinity, on consulting a neighbor on the loss of her son, was an swered in tears. ''If Billy's grandmother is in heaven, I know she won't see Blly abused." Starch up, brush your whiskers, and lay in a plentiful supply of soft nonsense, and the girls will call you a nice young man. ? Si ,, Soon after the battle of Lobau, a Wit observed that Buonaparte must- now be in funds, for he had lately received a check on the bank of the Danube. - From the Baltimore Clipper, St p. l&'A. ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS. We have but little additional news bv the Cana da to add to our telegraphic synopsis of yester- a Her Majesty is still sojourning in the Highlands. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has commenced a tour to the North, with the view of ascertainin'r the condition of the agricultural and manufactu ring operations of that district. Great prepara tions have been made for his reception in Belfast. The recent Government appointments of his Ex cellency has given great satisfaction altogether. LordCarendon appears to have become rather popular. . ;,,,,. It is reported that the Chancellor of the Ex chequer has determined to advise the abolition of the paper duties the stamp duty on nevvfpa;eis, and the duty on advertisements. . The trade and navigation returns for July have been published, and the results leave ample testi mony to the prosperity cf the general business of the country. There is a slight falling off in the" exports, principally however, in cotton goods. In the aggregate, the exports for the lasA lvonth fall below the corresponding month of 1819, over five hundred vessels, and on tonnage of about 85,000. IRELAND. The Repeal agitation his been again revived by O'Connell, but the attempt proves almost an abor tion. The Irish Tenement League, for the en forcement O: t?nant rights., is beginning to attract considerable attention in both England and Ire land, and all parties are fully impressed with the necessity of placing the law of laudlord and ten-, ant on a more equitable footing than it' has been. ,C l Ey e l a n n . Ohio, Sept. 16. GEN. HINTON THE MAIL-ROBBERY. The preliminary examination of General Ilin ton was closed on Saturday evening. He was ad judged guilty,and bail was fixed at &lo,000. . . The General not being able to proejare bail for so large an amount, left this city yesterday for Co lumbus, in company with General Jones, United States Marshall, where lie will await- his trial, in the Franklin county jaiL , . A JEWISH FESTIVAL. Monday was the most sacred day in the Jewish Calendar; it was the tenth of the month Tisri, and the last of the ten annual days of repentance. It began Sunday evening with sunset, and termi nated at the same time Monday evening. It was the ancient day of atonement. On this day the High Priest cute-red-into the Holy of Holies, whicJi he could do only once in the year, and sanctified with the blood of a bullock and a goat, the prin cipal edifice of worship and the altar: he then sent a living goat into the Wilderness, this beinr svmbolical of the .abandonment of every nsin.-?r-One of his most important duties was the ac knowledgment of sin The ancient institution is j interesting to Christians as well as to Jews, and is viewed as expressive of sonic peculiar doctrines of. evangelical religion ; and it is ur happy fcr j Christianity that the Jewish ceremonies are njml' studied with more interest by Gentiles. This is a ; day of severe fasting with the Jews neither food nor drink is tasted. It is a day devoted io humil iation, confession and prayer. Bolt. Clip. CONGRESSIOXA1, i In the Smote, on'thc 17th,?theiG was very lktl.-: ... . .' . , , ... . of importance transacted. A bill to cede Arkan-, , a , - x. sas and other States, the swamps and overflow ed , - j - x, 'o. . . . . , Al ,- ... , ' hinds m the States in which they he, which pass- i - ed the Senate some hme since, vs retorned from; x. ... , . I the House with an amendment. : . T - . . . In the House, ; on the lth, the Senate bill to- , . . . . i jo!i reduce the minimum price of the mineral lands m ,r- t; 3r- - e i tk Qr,! Michigan and Wisconsin, was passed. The. Senate , i n L in n;.;t ,J bill to suDDress the slave trade in the District of, Dia xo suppress ; Columbia was passed, 68 to 108. The bill from the Spnate; PTantine the risrht of way and dona-; .. th: r -r:r i tions or lanas xo iw, , a 1 - . . ..A......-.. v4'i M tlfAOrl v.rvm I'll. ' tO aiU 1U lUe COUStlUClilOiiVii lamunu iiviiM. vui- cago to Mobile, was passed, 101 to 75. In the Senate, on the 18th., Mr. Chase, pursu ant to notice, asked leave to introduce a bill pro hibiting slavery in the territories of the United States. Mr. Clay said, VI oppose the leave. I hope it will not be granted. There is peace now throughout all our borders, and I hope it will be Twrnptnal and universal. I trust the Senate will at x anddescisivelyset its face against all fur- once ther agitation upon these exciting topics." , Mr. Cass said, "I heartily concur in what haa been said by the Senator from Kentucky, and moves to lay the motion for leave on the, Uble. Mr. Hale moved to recommit the bill to the ttee for the District, with instructions, to comnni report a bill to abolish slavery in tha , District of j Columbia.. It was rejected yw 9, nnys 45. NOr 6. ' After further proceedings the Senate went into an Executive session. t , Irtlhe Ilsus:, on the 18th, the' House went in tc committee of the whole on the state of the Un ion and took up the bill topav an instalment of three rnjlliona and a quarter dollars" to Mexico avi.u4uiiig iu ireuiy 01 race wirn country. - After debate, the committee rose, and - the bill was passed yeas 1 28, nays SO . 1 V : And the House adjourned. ; Inthp ;ic, on the 19th, Mr. Pratt moved that his bill respecting the abduction of slavei from this Pistrisi'bo taken up. " -! Mr. Htle moved tint the motion be laid oii tho table lost, 2? & , V . s Some discuss! wi'took rkee, and the motion to take up the bill was lost.' ' . . . The civil and diplorufttic bill was taken up", and the amendments ffli n-jjoittc werccarriedZ . Ir. Cass moved an item often thousand dol lar3 for the expenses of the Turkish mission. , Mr. Underwood opposed it, but it was adopted, Go to 19. Mr. Davis, of Miss., moved an, item for copes of the Annals of the 2d and 3d Congress, and for the history of the exploring expedition.. Argccd to. - .. , ... .. ... : Scn;c other emendments were offered and dis cussed. ' - ,, (. Mr. Davis offered .n amendment for extending the Capitol under tho direction of the President of the U. States. He moved, to add two hundred thousand dollars. Agreed to. ' . . - , . ..- Several other amenlment3 were agreed to. j: The Senate, without reporting the bill, adjourn cd.' ... In tiie Senate,, on the 0th, Mr. Hamlin moved that the Senate take up4ho blU to secure recipro cal free trade with Canada, which was rejected, 11 only voting in the atrirmative. ' ., Mr. Davis, of Mass., submitted a resolution, which was ;adopted, requesting the .Secretary .of the. Treasury, to, report what have been the meas ures adopted to prevent fraud upon the revenue, bince the passage .of the act of 1819, and what has been the result," ; v . - j ;r The bill to establish Post-roads in the United fctates was taken up. Numerous amendment were nade, and the bill passed. ne uiu to extena tne laws ana judiciary ays- tem of tllC Unjted States Jto , California, was then taken up, and finally passed. -.: , ... .J.'JL.e bill establishing collection districts in Cali fornia, was taken up, and finally passed to a third reading. ' In the Iuse, on the 20th, on motion of Mr. McLane, of Md., the House resolved Itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Disney in the chair, and resumed Hie consideration of the naval ap propriation bill. 5 . ', - Mr. : Kaufman introduced a proposition to in corporate, by the,. President, by and with the ad vice and consent of the. Senate, the nurviving of- j -ficers of the Texas Navy into the Navy of the j Unitcd ht.Uc). . , j Messrs Kaufman, Stanton, of Tenn., Howard, j jolm A King, of N. Y., and Thompson, of Miss., . a,ivocat(.(l the measure, and Messrs. Cleveland. I ial v CroWjClJ, Carter, Vinton, Jones, f Tenn., Taylor, opposed it. It was finally rejected by a vote of CI in the af firmative tq 71 in the negative. - - i After discussing several important aueudrjucntff, the committee rose, and the House ,at 4 o'clock adjoirrne!. . .'.' TALL CANDIDATES. Judges Johnson and Wool, ; and . the Rev. Mr. Edwards, are the Whig,. Democratic and Free 8oil candidates for Governor of Ohio. Tho three met at Cleveland a short time since, and It was found that they measured nineteen feet ! - : -.. r, . t ... Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has applied to the legislature of Mississippi for a penrion,n consitlc- ration of the military services of her late husband. What a sad reverse for the lady who, a year or two ago, was believec to be the wealthiest woman in America. . . ; -.--'. ;, . -.,7 Z. - T'.T'! " -' ' DsaUx cf the Kentucky Vat .Hoy. f Andrew Braud, the Kentucky Fat- Boy, xiiea ' - e -s - , at Albany on Wednesday, after an illness of J J':- t ' r about four weeks. He wai a native of the town of . . .. Calhoun. Davts comity, Ky., and was in the , 10th ' .. . .,i., vear of Image. He was probably the largc:silm- . . . - ,. ' man being in existence, weighing no less, than " ' " 37 pounds. He came to Albany for the purpose , r. . . . .) ,. . , of attending the State Fair, but was- immediately . . f if att kHj with his Iast inacs8. ne was accomian- - , . . J . . - . . , ... thing that human wisdom could suggest was prolong his existence and alleviate his -1 suSbringa. ROTIISCinLD AND HAYNAU. An "Elector of tho City of London," it is said has addressed the following note to Ercn Roths child, (who it will be recollected introduced Haynau as his friend to the proprietor of Barclay and Go's brewery i) "Sir, -if Ilaynaa is! your friend (!) I can be so no longer, sir. Yours, &c. BRIGHAM YOUNG, . And two other mormon Saints, in calling, " th Faithful" to the Great Salt Lake city, close with: the following appeal : " Push the Saint to Zicoi and persuade all good brethren to come who hawe a wheelbarrow and faith enon-h to over tiie rcoonlaina." - roU it f.
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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