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Yet there was a good humored expression of face, and a lightness of h.art. of step and of manner, that render ed her infinitely agreeable. She could jump to her own height with ease, and was play ful as a fawn. Sally had cherry red lips, and a set of teeth that was the envy of her tex and the despair of dentists. She was married at eighteen, to Colonel". Smith, of Roanoke a sensible, accomplished, well look in man, who loved her with his whole soul. 'They had five lovely children in about eight years, at the end of which time she was bet ter looking and more .interesting' than she had ever been before. The invidious speeks '.of her youth had given place to a clear red and white, beautifully "mingled, and the levi ty ofher action to. a sedate and dignified de meanor. She had all the arlessness of her childhood, with the grace of woman. Smith, as vve viid before, loved her dearly; the choicest flowers, the richest dresses, the most tasty furniture, the most stylish equipage, were all her's to command ; lor his means -ivere ample and his temper munificent. Colo nel Smith was essentially a domestic, man, he was ever at home, rejoicing in his jteem inir cornfields, his pleasure grounds, his green house and his wile and children. Happy man ivashe! for he knew he was beloved in turn by true and innocent hearts! A liberal board, a fine library. a cordial and hearty manner, and a good literary taste, niudehis house the resort of much excellent aitu polished company. He was beloyed by i - l . i "i -tj i i -.me poor as wen as oy tne ncn ior ne oe siowed much in charity gracefully and - without ostentation, I fie had some tastes however, as most men .haye, different from those of his wile. He loved fo.vhuntinsr and lfne horses: but for the tiiie we are remarking that is, for the first eight years of his-married life, he indul ged his taste with moderation. About t In . i. i. . i . . i . i.r lime nowever, ne negan 10 rise earner 10 nis p, ort, and to remain out longer than he had dune, and as it was ever the fashion to carry nith thorn a fhsk of brandy, Smith and his companions sometimes returned not a little flustrated with fatigue and drinking. Pursu their sport with increasing eaiernts they began, after a tune, to. find it necessary to re plenish their ticklers at a neighboring dram shop and even to abide. there a little aiter sunrise to rest and refresh themselves. This roystering life was kept up till the elegant Colonel Smith was about to become a drunk ard. His more refined neighbors br,gan, one by oae, to fail oll'ia their visits, and their pla nt's n'tre filled by rodyish. hard drinking, fox hunter?, whom he formerly had kept at a dis tinct1. To a crili&al discerner it might be no ticed 'hat a change had taken place in his domestic affairs. His fences had gone down aniT briars had grown up in the corners. His fallow ground was not broken up in the fill His crops were less abundant His slaves less neatly clad. His horses shabby. His houses leaky, and once or twice in the last year also, it was noticed that the Sheriff had paid him a visit, and after that for some time" his air was more 'petulant and crusty towards those 'around him. But such was the implicit. confidence of his lovely ''Cousin Silly." as every body called her, that she never once dreamed any thing was wrong. At length having remained at the grog shop lor the greater part of one day alter his usu al hunt, ne was brought home by two of his boon companions, dead drunk. Poor Cou sin Sally, the whole secret at once flashed over her senses, and was like a thunderbolt. But she bore up under the alflction with rare fortitude. The scene was repeated again and again, and it begaji to be common, but such was her respect, for her husband that site did not even murmur. AC length one morning she complained of a most dread ful tooth-ache, the first she had ever had in her life. No remedy could be found, and she seemed to suffer the pangs of death. For several days and nights her sufferings continued, her -appetite failed her, her strength began to give way, and her hus band became alarmed for her situation. A dentist was brought in, but she would not ear fo having a tooth extracted, though het husband urged it upon her most earnestly-; At length, in the urgency of his solicita onjhe declared that ;he would do any thing she would ask him to do, if she would submit to the operation.' At this she looked up with tears in her e'es, and asked him "if he was in earnest in Ml proposal.". 'As I live I will do if," said Smith", with energy. V "Will you jointhe Sons of Temperance if I n submit to have my tooth pulled out?" saulshe solemnly.' . 7c$. " said he, after a pause as if gather j?S. strength wit hin himself" yes, as I .ve I will do what I say, I have done ex ceeding wrong, but I have never yet violat d my vy0rd so come on doctor." Ties come oft-tloctor." said the lady, and utvn she sat with as much composure J11 she. were going to take her tea. The utitist had been ready all the time and Rowing how variable are the resolutions of a(!e3upon occasious of this trying charac- eiVhg lost no time in getting to the work. vvhch tooth is it, enquired he." 'She put her finger on one ofher back leth and told him to take that out. The instrument needing some adjustment, he was forced away for a moment, when again ad dressing j himself to the task, bat she this time pointed to another tooth. This some what confounded the artest, but she fearing that herj stratagem might be discovered, urged him impatiently to proceed. This time, as he began to fix the cold imidement upon her tooth, she indicated the one she had first pointed out as the olTender; which no little increased h'13 confusion ; but on her again urging him he wrenched the unoffend ing moliendar from its bony socket. The pang -was borne without the twitching of a muscle or the twinkling of an eye. " "Now." says she, 4il have fulfilled ray pari of the bargain, now stand to yours I j 1 I will do it as I live' said Smith with in crease firmness. ' In tne mean time the dentist was curious ly examining the tooth which he had extrac ted. 'I fear.' said he 'that I have pulled the wrong tooth, for certainly that one? has never ached. Will you permit me, Madam, to ex amine your other teeth V j It matters not.' said she laughing. ;I am certain that has hurt me as much as any of the others V 1) Smith saw though the ruse, and taking his lovely wife in his arms, kissed tyer fer vently. -1 'There" said she. our covenant is , scaled with my bloody' Very good said he as he, wiped. the crimson gore from his lips ami gazed at it on his handkerchief. It is in truth a bloody Itoken but it is the sacrifice of a true heart, and I should be worse than an infidel if I did not fulfill my promise. 1 ' And he did fulfill his promise. Eight more years have transpired and all that time the halcyon days of their early love , have con tinued to dawn upon that house. Sons and daughters have grown up around them, and call them blessed. But Smith ha3 never taken another fox hunt; he has never filled another tickler. He has never been in the inside of that, loathsome grog shop, for he took the pledge and he has faithfully obcrv ed it. I Sally Jones was once twitted by one of her inquisitive cousins about that tooth draw ing, but she cut the matter short i by saying with emotion, :it is better to lose a tooth once, than to have your heart-strings continually tu;red at for a' whole lifetime'.' EFFECTS OF' FEAR. The following is quoted from the Boston Medical Journal a periodical in which we should not look for a fictitious j' narrative, yet the story is wonderful : 'A young man, twenty-three years pld came from the mines to San Francisco, with the intention of soon leaving the latter pi act liy home. On the evening of his arrival he. with his companions, visited the gambling saloons. Alter watching for a time the va ried fortum s of a table, supposed to be un dergoing! the process of Mapping.' from the continued success ol those belting against the bank, the excitement overthrew the better judgmcn'; and he threw upon the -seven-spot' of the new deal a bag which he s lid contain ed Si 1.000 his all, the result of two years' privation and hard laborexclaiming, with a voice tremblm, ! from intense excitement. My home or the mines.' , j 'As the dealer slowly resumetl the draw ing of his cards, with his Countenance livid with fear of the inevitable fate that seems ever attendant upon the tapping process when commenced, I turned my eyes upon the young man who had staked his whole giains upon a card: and never shall I forget the impres sion made by his look of intense Anxiety, as he watehetl the earns as they fell! Irom the dealer's hands. All the energies of hii svs- tern seemed concentrated in the fixed gaze of his eyes, while the deadly pallor Of his face bespoke the subdued action ofhis heart. All arouhd seemed infected with the sympathet ic powers of the spell even the hitherto suc cessful winners forgot their own slakes in the Imzaidoils chance placed upon thej issue ol the bet. The cards are slowfy told with the precision of high-wrought excitement. The seven spot wins. The spell is broken reac tion takes place. The winner exclaims, with a deep-drawn sigh, will never; gamble again,' and was carried from the 100m in a deep swoon, from which he did not fully re cover until the next morning, and then to know that the equivalent surrendered for his gain was the color of his hair, now changed to a perfect while." WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. ' . The following table of j the number of pounds, or of various articles to a bushel may be of interest to our readers: Of wheat, sixty pounds. j Of shelled corn, fifty-six pounds. Of corn on the cob. seventy pounds. Of rye. j fifty-six pounds. j Of oatsj thirty-six pounds. ' Of barley, forty-six pounds. Of potatoes sixty pounds. ! Of beans, sixty pounds. ' Of clover seed, sixty pounds. Of timothy seed, forty-five pounds. Of flax seed forty-five pounds. ,. .j Of hemp seed, forty-four pounds. Ol buckwheat, hlty-two pounds. I Of blue grass seed, fourteen pound. Of castor beads, forty -six pounds. I Of dried peaches, thirty-three pounds. Of dried apples, twenty-four pounds. Of onions, fifty-seven pounds. Ol salt,' fifty pounds. A St. Louis paper tells u6 a. storry of a disconsolate widower, who. on seeing the re mains of his late wife lowered into the grave, exclaimed, with tears in his eyes : "Well, I've lost cows, but I never had anything to cut me like this." THE METHODIST BOOK CONCERN. - The following is an abstract of the decis ion of Judge Nelson, of the U. S. District Court, at Nevv York, in the important case of the Methodist Book Concern, briefly men tioned in the Sun yesterday. It will be re membered that the case was argued several months ago by George Wood and Rufus Uhoate, esqra. for the defendants; and Dan iel Lord, esq. and the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, for the complainants. We copy '.he abstract from the Express: 1. The Judire reviewed the various points in the case, referred Jo the fact that the Metho dist Church wa3 organised in the United States in 17S4. under the superintendence and sovereignty of the travelling preachers, who, in General Conference, were the whole power of the church, the lay members then and now having no voice in church ( govern ment, f Before this the Methodist Church was con ducted by John Wesley and his agents; and the change was made by his absent and wish. The chureh was never incorporated, but held together and kept organized by certain prin ted rules. The plaintiffs say that the differences be tween the Northern and Southern branches of the church sprung up previously to 1814. as to the ownership of slaves. This breach threatened to impair the safety of the church Tne' question arose in 1814,, whether or not there should be a separation, and resolutions were passed, by a large majority of the con ference of that year, held in New York, de cided that should the annual conferences in the slaveholding States consider it best to separate, they might do so. I All the Southern annual conferences were in that event to be organieed in a separate church, to be called '-the Methodist Church South." It was also decided that travelling Ministers might attach themselves to either the Northern or Southern church. The plaintiffs allege that the Conference had this power, and this was confirmed in 1845 by a counsel of the Northern Bishops. The Church, the plaintiffs then say, be came divided into two dis'.inct bodies, North ern and Southern, and that the South was entitled to its share of the property belong ing to the body. The Church owned a large amourt of property, among which was the New York Methodist Book concern worth $750,000, but the agents of this concern as well as the principals refused to allow any division. The plaintiffs further say that a part of them are travelling ministers, and that they and 1.500 other travelling ministers have no interest in this fund that the chu ch has about 460,000 members South, and that there a e about' 639.000 North. The defendants (Messrs. Peck. Bangs and others, agents of the Book Concern) acknow ledge the adoption of the Resolutions, but state that they were intended to meet a con tingenc.y which never occurred, and that the plan of separation was illegal because un constitutionul. and further that the South in withdrawing did so voluntarily, and thereby renounced all their privileges as owners of the Book Concern. They acknowledge that the Book Concern was established by travelling preachers, and that it is to be applied to their relief, and the relief of their orphans, and also to the relief of superannuated preachers. The Court stated that the travelling prea chers claim their share of the fund now. as before separation. The establishment had produced large profits, had been conducted with great judgment, but owed its prosperi ty mainly to the efforts of the travelling prea chers. The fund was originally intended for 'heir benefit, and if attempted to be changed it would be the province of this Court to pre vent it. : The Court also considered that the Trus tees of the Book Concern stood in the light of the Beneficiaries of a Charitable Fund, which had been endovyed by third parties. According to the decision of the original founders, the proceeds and profits had been devoted to their use, and if they came with in the regulations, they were still entitled to such proceeds and profits. The Court desired to administer the law in behalf of the claimants, their case exciting peculiar sympathy. The plan of separation in 1844 provided that there should be a pro rata distribution, and that each should have their share. It bore the impress of good will and good feeling, and was founded, so far as the Court knew, on strictly equitable princi ples. It was adopted by a vote of 147 to 22 in a body where more than four thousand preachers were represented. As to the powers of the General Confer ance, the Court considered that they were as thev were orhziualJy. and that they were not affected by being delegated to any lesser number, or the representative principle, be ing a necessary incident to the growth of the country. They originally nan tne pow er to make as many distinct organizations as thev pleased. The Conference had the same! power in 1844 as in 1784, when the whole body acted lor itself. The members were free to say what was the best policy of accomplishing the great design of the Master in whose service they were engaged, the object being the spread of the Gospel.' The Court also thought that the idea that the Church! had but limited and prescribed powers were erroneous. The Canada uonierence was origmauy a pari, ui the American Methodist Church, but in 182S was allowed to separate. The Texas Con lerence was also brought .into the.Aoicrican Church, and in. both cases by the act of the General Conference. 1 The Court considered that the complain ants had the same right a3 previously to the separation that the claimants were still . 1 . 1 r 1 t 1 1 travelling preachers, anu meir neia 01 iauor within their original jurisdiction. Assuming that the ueneral Conference vas not author ised to make the division etill the complain ants were not deprived of their rights to share in the fund, not having forfeited it; it was not in law. in the power of even the Confer ence to take it from them. i Upon the whole, the conclusion of the court is that the complainants are entitled to their share of the produce of the Book Con cern; and a decree will be ordered accor dingly. Whether the fund shall be adminis tered by an application of the produce pro rata or by an , apportionment ol the capital are questions reserved until the settlement o the decree. ' . The decision concludes by expressing the hope that an arrangement may yet be effec- ted in a spirit 01 narmony and inrisuan leei ing. without the legal enforcement ofj.he de cree. Areto York Sun. MORE FILIBUSTERING. A Project to take the Sandwich Is lands! The San Francisco papers by the late arrival contain various ambiguous para graphs in relation to an expedition that re cently started for the San lwich Islands. The New York Commercial Advertiser i'.ives the following extract of a letter, received from San Francisco bv the last arrival, as explanatory of the matter. It is of some consequence as showing the progressive spir- : c J i . 11 ui our people in vainornia : "there has been an expedition fitted out from here of some three or four hundred per sons, bound for the Sandwich Islands, with tne view of taking possession of them, either by suasion or force. It is rumored that the King has on certain terms agreed to abdicate in favor of this party, which has some cre dence here, and has induced many indeed to join the party. The "Game Cock" and i . I 1 - V 1 two otner snits sailed yesteiday with a large passenger list for the islands. Should the expedition be successful their fortunes are made, as it is as fine a spot as lies out of doors." ' i Daniel O'Connell addressed a new Lord Lieutenent of Ii-plnnd thus "If Khmilrl happen to abuse you in my speeches, I beg- you win take no ottence, 1 shall mean nothing personal." "Very: well," replied the magistrate, "and if I should happen to hang you in the course of dutyy I beg you will take no offence, I shall mean nothing per- fom tkc Buffalo Commercial Advertiser. HINTS ON NAVAL DISCIPLINE. Democracy in the Navy. For many years past certain pseudo re formers have undertaken to abuse the public mind in respect to the discipline and mode of government which prevail in the naval service. The idea has been attempted to be. inculcated that the officers are exacting and tyrannical, and that Jack is beaten and banged about in a manner derogatory to his manhood, violative of his rights, and outra geous on humanity. It has been gravely proposed to abolish the existing regulations, disband the personnel of the navy, a d sub stitute the elective system, as more conform able to our republican institutions and the liberal democratic feelings of the people. The necessity of such an innovation has been earnestly urged in a certain journal published in the city of New York, on the ground that the despotic authority exercised on ship-board was inconsistent with the na tural rights of men. and absolutely intoler able. Ail this wretched stuff passed unheed ed, for it was inconceivable that such a pro position could be entertained for one moment by any one outside of an asylum for idiots. The thing was so absurd, fnd its demagog ism so flagrant, that it was deemed impossi ble for any impression to bemade in any in telligent quarter by an arnij0,of &uch hypo crites, even when pretending to act from philanthropic motivesr No man of ordinary understanding requires to be told that not only the efficiency of an armed vessel, but the safety of all on board, depends upon the maintenance of unquestioned and absolute authority on the part ot the commander. Any innovation upon! it is j subversive of or der and destructive of the usefulness of the vessel. Republicanism and equality sound charmingly and work practically very well on dry land, but they are inadmissible on ship-board. Carry out the theory of these reformers, by introducing the republican principle, and you would have the captain inviting all hands on deck that he might take their opinion on the propriety of put ting the ship about or taking in sail. The absurdity of the scheme is so palpable that one would suppose the most sanguine of the. innovation must shrink from pushing it, on seeing the inevitable consequences. And yet the abolition of corporal punishment in the navy, which the have effected, is a sort of entering wedge, likely to work great mis chief. It is the first step towards democrat izing the service, and is to be followed by other seemingly humane improvements, ten ding to the demoralization j of this once Hi -vorite arm of the national defence. We published a paragraph, a few days ago, go ing to show the injurious effects of this be nevolent reform. An occurrence on board the frigate Raritan, notv in the South Pa cific ocean, as we find it described in an ex change, furnishes additional evidence on this point. ! A man who was constantly offending, and was put in confinement no other means of punishment having been substituted for dog ging had made his brags that he lived like a lord; had men to brings his hammock to him at night, his meals at meal-times; that he lived in clover, while others worked, &c., was one night let out of confinement, and, in the confusion, while hammocks were passing down, was seized' by the working part of the crew, blindfolded, gagged, taken to a gun, and had four dozen administered to his na ked hide, with the admonition of "Go and do your ehnre of work." In the morning inqui ries were instituted as to who were the of fenders: answer, no one. ROWAN AND TIlYTVATCfl. OR HOW TO POCKET AN INSULT." Hamilton Rowan, on his way to Holyhe ad stopped to dine at the little inn. at Chapel Currig. There was nothing in the house but a shoulder of mutton, which Rowan order ed to be roasted. Presently the master of a neighboring bunt, with two other iNimrixIs rushed into an adjoining room and sweiiring they were hall-starved, clamerously demands ed what they could have for dinner. The landlord with my apologies. told them he hadlnothing but bread and cheese to of fer them. "Nothing but b-ead and cheese! Nothing but bread and cheese !" they all exclaimed, stamping about the room. "I'm extremely sorry, gentlemen," said the landlord, much embarrassed, "but" 'How d'ye mean?" interrupted the roaster oft lie hunt, imperilously. 1 don't understand this, Gwilliam! Nothing but bread and cheese to offer us ! Why, I smell something roast- ing in your kitchen at this very moment, sir They all swore they smelt it. Why, that's very true, gentlemen " said the host, still more embarrassed. -There certainly is a shoulder of mutton at the fire, and I wish with all my heart I could let your honors have ii; hut unfortunately it's bespoke by an Irish gentleman in the next room there and" "A what ? An Irish gentleman, did you say, Gwilliam?" roared out the master with a sneer. 'Yes, sir, andi " t Here the landlord was interrupted by a perfect mouth-quake of laughter, in which the whole trio joined. , "Pray, what's this Irish gentlemen like?' demanded the Sauire. as soon as he could speak. '-Has he been long caught ? Has he lost his tail yet ? Oh ! Ibr heaven's sake ! do tell us has he lost his tail yet, Gwil liam ?" 'Ay, has he lost his tail yet, Gvilliam7" echoed the othersj'and again they all laugh ed most outrageously. "ludeed gentlemen" began the landlord. " No more of this," said the Squire, cut liner him sliest, '-unless youi mean to make us sick sir. Go ! send the 'mutton to us. and let this Irish gentleman have a Welsh rab it. And d'ye year?" continued he, pullinsr out a fine old family repeater, and putting it into the lmdlord's hand, takethis in to him, with my compliments, and ask him if he can tell what time of day it is by it. Go ! o-o. sir I do as 1 order you ; i or it shall be the worse for you !" The landlord, who durst tot disobey, after many apologies, delivered the watch with this message to Rowan, who ms overheard all that has passed. j Perhaps the Squire could not have selec ted a worse subject for this gratuitous insult han Hamilton Rowan, who seizing- one of 11s travelling pistols wincn lav in the win dow, immediately joined the trio, who were aughing heartily at thejoke. 'Gentlemen,' said Rowan, with great su avity, "l am sorry to interrupt your mirth ; I delight in a joke myself especially, when its a good one. But the fact is, our landlord lere, who must be either drunk or dreaming. or both, has just brought me this' watch, with a most impertinent message which he affirms he was ordered to deliver to me by some gen- tteman in mis room nere. iow. though 1 cannot for an instant suppose any person pre- ent," continued Kowan, fixing his eye on the Squire, "guilty of so blackguard an act, I must request as a mere matter of form, to know whether any gentlemer. here did send me this watch; with any such message. I'll thank you for an immediate answer, gentle men 1" added Rowan; examining the pri ming of his pistol. ' for there's a delicious ittle shoulder of Welsh mutton just roasted, that I'm .anxious to pay my respects to." Perceiving them all dumblounded; Kowan emanded of each in succession whether lie was the owner of the watch. They all replied in the negative. 'Most extraordinary !" said llowan ; then calling in the landlord, he asked him if the watch belonged to him. "To me, sir? No sir!" replied the mnnih great astonishment. 1 "Do you know any person then, out of this room, to whom this watch belongs ?" deman ded Rowan. ' Out of this room, sir ?" :Ay ! out of this room, sir! Have the goodness to look back this way and speak-to the point sir f" jic I "No, sir, certainly, sir. r-I don't knowany person out of this room, sir, to whom that watch bolongs." A .. "Very' well sir; now go and serve the mut ton up ! Well, upon my honor now ! this is mighty comical !" continued Rowan, as soon as the landlord left the room. Here's a watch belongs to nobody in the; room nobody out of the room not even to the person from whose hands I received it.. I Well. I must keep, it; I suppose, until a claimant starts up. I've no other course to pursue. In case you hear of any such gentlemen ! there's my card (throwing it on the toble.) Upon my word, a mighty handsome watch ! a repeater too ? Let me see ay. just fourteen minutes forty five seconds past five, the very time to attack a shoulder of Welsh mutton ha, ha; ha. Good morning good raorntng. You see I know what time of day it is!" " And with this Rowan left the room. "The watch." srJd my informant, "still remains in possession of the Rotvan family." From. Ike Jourkal fif Commrrtc of TuesJay last. CAPT. WATERMAN AND THE CREW OF THE "CIIALIiBNGE." ? The "Challenge" sailed from this prt with a crew of GO men a-iargo portion of whom arc represented as having been landsmen. Te labor of sailing the sbip was consequently devolved on the experienced port ton of the crew, and was ! re garded by them as too onerous to bo endured. The result is thus stated stated in tho following: Extract of a letter from tie Ccnsijnen of tkt dip Ckallmgt, atrirt&.at S&n Fraud ice t Of. 20A. " Six Francisco, Oct. 81, 1851.' Shc arrived here on the 29th instant, iri' beau, tiful order, her crew in rather bad plight, having suffered from dysentery, by which six men died, and three were lo&t- from the mizen yard In a gale. Some of the sailors ran away before th ship Game alongside the wharfj and told' such shocking stories of the manner iri which they liad been treated that a great excitement was created amongst the boatmen and sailors on tho wharf, and the moment she arrived alongside tho wharf her decks were covered with tho mOli; Vrying out for the captain and mate, to Lynch' themj and had they fallen into their hands it would have -f been impossible to rescue them. They fortn nately left the ship before she came to the wharf. It appears that it was the intention ol the crew i. seizd the shin otritio, murder tho Cant, and mate get her into their command, and go whero they pleased. This was attempted about 12 o'clock in the day. The mate was knocked down and stabbed by the crew but was rcscued'by tho Captain, who succeeded in bringing, them tb du ty, and they were not very kindly treated' after wards. The Captain and Mato have kept out of the way. The excitement was so great .that lho( mob visited our store, having, heard that they , were secreted here. They took forcible posses sion of the establishment, and searched until they ( were satisfied that no ono Mas concealed ( hca, when they retired, not however without the in terference of the police and Vigilance Committee. x They have threatened the ship to burn and scuttle her. She is now In the hands of tho U. S. Marshal, with a strong guard, as atso a guard from the revenue cutter, and we trust all will pats off without further disturbance. v UN I TE DS T ATE S MINT. Operations of the Mint, at Philadelphia Jo f the week ending 20th Kcvembcr. Amount of coinage A- -v - $1,415,352 , Amount paid' on certificates lor bullion deposited and assured -Amount of outstanding certificates payable on demand - - -Amount(' of bullion on hand' tin assayed belonging to depositors Amount of bullion on hand belo:ig- 1,459,377 385,431 " ! ' 172.535 inL' to the United States, having been paid for by the bullion fund Coin on hand belonging to the bul lion fund - - - - 4.433.352 1 C37769 Third Auditor's Office- BountV Land The following reports on bounty land ca ses were made from the Third- Auditor's Of fice during the month of November, (twenty four working days:) i Certificates of service, under the act J of 28th September, 18501 - - - 10,271 Do, qhder bounty land1 acts pri- i to 1850 - - - 24 Do. invalid pension cases - - 00 Total -Pension Office. - 1 10.355 For the four weeks en- 1- ding November 29. 1851, there were issued from the Pension Office Warrants. Under act of September, 1850 - - 10,823 Do- do 1847 - - 409 Total - - T During the same time there-'w'ere e'l of claims " Uader act' of V847- Do of 1850- -- i - 11,335 cxamin- - 409 - 20,223 Total - - - - -20,632 We learn - thutf there are at present 011 hand only about 66,000 cusch requiring set tlement, to which, however, must be added a current income of about one hundred and fifty new cases per day. - -. j Wc regret to announce the death of Thomas A, Hayden, Esq., formerly one of the Editors of tho Mountain banner. He died at Burthefordton on the 21st November, agedj abont 40 years. Mr. Hayden was a practical printer.. He waa for fif teen years the foreman of the Charleston 3fcrou ry office, and in 1818 be established tb Moun tain Banner. He was a handsome writer, a man energy and excellent biai&esn habits, and 0, most useful and worthy citizen. Standard. Colcmbu.S. C. Dec. 3, 5.30 P JL fn the Senate to-day the bill iutroduced by MrJ J. II. Adams, of Richland, appointing the fourth Monday in April next, as the day j on. which tho Convention shall assemble, was passed! to its sec ond reading by a vote of 32 to 9. I THE AFFAIR OF THE PROMETHEUS. Immediately on lecHpt of the intelligence, at Washington, of the firing on this vessel by tire British brig of war Express, a competent narkl' force was, by the President's direction, ordered to repair to San Juan de Nicaragua, to protect American vessels from Hko outrage for the fr ture, and inquiries were addressed to the Briti government to ascertain whether the cOnducr f the commander of the Express uas promrfl crders from his gwn-riinient. v . '
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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