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I sickened, and I loathed the food Bestowed yith taunts and gibings rude. I went in vain from door to door : 1 1 begged for work I asked no m.re. Work work methought they miht have . given, . . And earned another prayer i u Heaven. Work work they heeded not my cry; God, too. seemed silent upon high. I would have worked all night, all day, To keep the hunger-flond awiy. I went ajrain from djrfFTTdobr ; This time I begged for bread once more. They spurned me thence; 'twas then I fell, And bade Hope, Virtue, Heawn, farewell. , Iljuschald WjrJs. A TALR. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. FOR THE COMMERCIAL. BY A, LONG CHEEK CO It KEs2 PON DENT. - CHAPTER VI. A duel in a deriou - and solemn uff.iir ; yvlien tivoj men, influenced'' by the infernal puRiou of hate, resolve to play away their lives at the terrible jjara of arms, it "is very difHeult to dissuade them then ! rni. H vv ever. what tlie stipplicalioiis of a mother, the f ar of piinisliiueni and dt-ath have not been aide to t fF-cl, Air. B nn alone attempt ed to accomplisli. Perhaps he iniht hav; siifcetded by throwing himself bet ween the combatants alter the manner of the ancient -Subtile ladies; but Mr. Bnu vvs constitu tionally averse to "such' heroic 'modes. He wMit in search ot ihe police. The first he tuyt appeared -10 soil his pnrpust '. Go oileujieii. said he. a fiigliilul crime isgc in to be C'tmmitied ; 1 renins!' jou. in ihe name. of the l.iw. to leml me your aaoi?tanc to prevent it. At this "in;xpected summons the two po licemen stopped short and looked somewhat astonished ; bit the formula-was s icrarnM. t tl : it prescribed a duty which they ouild ll'.l ' V.ltl'. Whuf then ? they usketl. Mr Beitn bavi ((t exid it d in a l vv words tin wlde all" nr. thev q iito reluctantly sli p ej aliKiir with him into a harkaey- enacb that Ituppeneil ti he at Jial lime passing by. Air. Bena and his lino s waited in ambush' until Mr. le Co velles vneh started aiid then they followed it at a 'distance, to the appoin ted place- Victor most anxi us -o escape Uic no ice hts poitable arsenal was likely to attract, darleJ iujo tia woods as soon as he aliirlited. ' At length, when the usurer thought it time he said: Policemen, seize .that fellow for roe. " . jrntnedtately the officers pursued the 3-oung roan and j having approached him politely. one of them, as he eyed the box, said what is that you have there Sir ? i What is thiit to you? replied Mr. de Cor yelles. angrily. Ah! what is that to us ! Have you anyjicense ? , At this demand. Victor bit his lips and tur ned pale,! having found he was discovered. Is it necessary to hive license to walk ? asked he. Sir. calmly replied the officer, it is not nec essary, any how, to have a box ol pistols. .You are hereby guilty of an infraction of the law;; be so kind as to accompany us to .your dwelling that. we, may learn further particuiujrB.. - Victor foamed with rasre; he cagt his hag gard eyes around asff he .expected succor, .; out none j appeared ; the two soldiers being v? of such a stature and strength as to exact an '.immediate compliance, he abandoned Ihe idea of a shameful and useless resistance V .and followed them to'bis ctrrage that was i :vvaiting . him on the road. " '. An hour after they reached the hotel of the Four Nations, the twoVpoliee.-after in forming themselves of the residence, the name and' position of their prisoner, - set him at !ib srfy and apologized for the inconvenience to fhey had. put him. t Mr. Benn had assisted. it a'distance. the capture of Mr. de : Corvelles, and . noth wiih atanding the success thereof he felt very uri-caay.- v Indeed from 1 Victor1 ' proud disposU t'en, it was to b- feared that that scene would I De attended A-illi riin,cnii1.,.., C consequences or dreadful than the du I it prevented The usurer, ieeliog the evident iieeessit; of pre venting tjieni. drove off. i:i a!i hostel in pur suit of the young man,' and arrived at the hotel a little after him. Ashe entered, Victor was sitliag in an arm-chair, his hand under his head J a prey to a thousand gloomy, maddening reflections; but at the sight of the little old man he rose his eyes inflamed with anger, and in a me nacing tone exclaimed Ah! there you are I Now I understan I it all : you erit those' vil lains alter me and you have come here now to enjoy your triumph! At this abrupt attack Mr. Benn experienc ed lor a moment the feelings of I involuntary terror; but the i lea of his thirty thousand train; gave; hira courage :uid presence of mind. I do not understand you, replied lie. af fecting. astonishment.'.-' ' ' . i -f ! - Yes ! desemble ; now I know yon Mr. I Benn, y ou have ."Ict rd ilisihonorably towards me. but I swear it. willV.ost you. dear, What will it cost me ? asked ihe usurer, in astonishment. W , You thouoht to save your money by dis honoring nie ; but, continued Mr. de Cor velles as he i-ushed towards the box. you are deceived ! To my despair you have lidded shame. I cannot live, any longer, I must die ? . "!-' I !: At these words Ihe little old man bounded like a tiger, he threw himself into thej arms of the y oung man; seized the box and fell on his kr ees. Oh ! Victor, exclaimed he, for pod's sake desist ! Yes 1 am very guilty. I havp pre vented that infernal duel, but it was to save your iile and that only ! j In the mean lime. Victor growing calmer. Mr. Benn rose up but did not venture to re suiue the conversation; it wsis Vic'or that b Hike silence. "r J ' ' Mr. Benn. you have done wroou. but 1 pardon y on on the condition that you will repair it. You a re" you say. iny best friend. I will not, therefore, be under any - restric tions of -'familiarity with you. U have two ' , . . f : requests to make. '. Speak. Sir. rejilie.I thp old man. delighted at the turn the' conversation w as taking, you know 1 am eutirt ly devoted to 011. I want some money : you will lend nie ' it 1 ? . V some. 1 wish 10 pay an my creditors imme diately. ! t - s - ; - ' I ' At this stratiire d m ind the eyes of Mr. Benn became so (Jistemled tjint lh-y' looked lik- those of a hh : bnl that WasJ not tin linn to diseuss ihe snhii-et : the u'sorer - on such emergencies thouixhtit more hiewd to umke deep reservations and (ofty promises. Well Vii tor, y ull. shall iiave soine. Now as my honor is insolvt d in that duel which ou have prevented, you must !gn y ourself to explain to hiy atl versa ry thecauge of the. failure on my part and to ak him to name airoiu a suitable place and lime You then persist in your purpose ? inter rupted M. Benn greatly astonished. I It is a matter of necessity. That man is about depriving me of the only girl I ever loved, he must die or kill me; there is no medium. A. t this revelation Mr. Benn was at first nonplussed, but soon a ray of hope dar ted across his countenance when, thern will this marriage take place ? In a week. Has this young lady a. fortune,? I She hasA fortune ! exclaimedithe usurerf transported with delight at the idea , This 'marriage will never he. Victor looking very anxiously, asked t who will prevent it ? ) I. : ! ' I . - How? - I do not know, but it will not be ; 1 I swear to you, and the fortune will be yoijrs ! ... The assured tone of the old mrtn. his in spired look, the: knowledge of his wonderful tact, produced a complete change in Victor. Ah! Mr. Bemm, cried he. as he took the band of the latter, if you succeed in your project you may rely on my gratitude. I do rely 011 it ; but there is not a moment to be lost. Let us see.the name of your father-in-law ? Mr. Advl4y a merchant. Ah !he is a merchant? So much the better ! a brother! What street? Richelieu Street, No. 130. i And the nurae of your rival ! 1 , Emeleus Leblay. - f : , JUNIUS. '7o be continued. OUR GUNNER'S SHOT. A THRILLING INCIDENT OF OCEAX LIFE. 0 r noble ship lay at anchor in the bay of 1 angler, a lortiltetl low in she extreme north west of A'liea. The day had been "extremely mild, with a gentle breeze sweep ing to ihe northward and westward, but loi.g towards the close-of Ihe afternoon the sen breeze died away, ami one of those sultry7, oven-like atmospheric breathings came from the great sun-burnt Sahara " Half an hour before sundown1 the captain gave the order to the boatswain to tall the hands to go in swimming, and in less than five minu.tes the forms of our tars were seen leaping from the gangways, the ports, the nettings bowsprits, jand some of the more venturesome look their leap from the arms of the lower yard. One of tlie studding sails h id been lower ed into the water uiih its corners suspended from the main yard arm. and the swinging boom, and into these some of the swimmers made thi i way. Among those who seemed to be enjoying the sport most. In anily weie t wo of the boys. Tim. Wall. tee and Fred. Fairbanks, the f,,i ter of whom w;is the son of our old gunner. and in a hi nj-hinif mood they started out fioni the sluddino; s;ijl On a' ni.ee. -. ' There was a I. aid ' ringing about of joys on th. tr lips as they put nit. a id they start, d through she w'ater like' fishes. . Tlie surface ot" ihe sea was-as smooth as glass, though its bosom rose in lonir and heavy swells that sit in from, the Atlantic. A vessel was moored, with a long ! sweep from both cuhhWkin! the buoy ol the star board anchor was far away on the starboard quarter, where it rose -and tell with the lazy swells like a drunken man. Towards this buoy the two lads 1 made their way. Fred. Fairbanks taking the lead ; but when they'-were withi 1 about twenty or thirty fathoms of the buoy Tim. shot ahead and promised to win the r iee. The old irunner watched the progress of his son with a vast, deal of pride, and when he saw him drop behind, he leaped upon the poop, and was on the point i f urging him on by a shout when ;i cry reached him . that made him st.tri. as i he had been struck by a can non Hiil. "A rdiark ! a shark !' came from the caj -tain rtf the forecastle, anil at the sound ef tliese ten iie wonl- 'be met) who were in tJie water leaped and pluuge'd towards the ship. Right abeam, at the distance of three or four cable'. length, a shark wake was seen in the water, where the b ick d the monster ws visible.' His course was for the boy s. For n moment the gunner stood like -one-bereft ol sense, but on ihe next he shouted at the top of his Voire for the boys to turn, but the little ;Jel'nvcs heard htm not. stoutly the two swimipcrs strove for ili'e goiil, all un conscious ol n he "bloody, death-spirit: thai hovered s near them. Tln ir m try laurii still ratio-"out over the waters, and at length )hey both t.aicliid the bu'.y together. Oh. what drops of auony started from the hn-w ol our old gunner. A boat had put od hut Fuirhft.iks knew I at it eoubl no loach tbeb; in mc.ssoii. and every moment in expected In S-'C the III Mister siok liom Siglo and then Iie'kaeiv iat all hope would be iroiie Ai thai nioni'iit ;i cry n-Mcned tin si.ip thai went iKrougb every heart like a sir am of fire ihe boys bad discovered their enemy ! ' The cry- started old Fairbanks to his sense-! and quicker than tin ught he sprang to the quarter deck. The gui.s were all loaded and shotted fore and aft and none knew their temper better than he. With a steady hand, made strong by a sudden hope, the old gun ner seized a priming wire and picked the cartridge of one of the. quarter guns; then he took from his pocket a percussion wafer and set it in its place, and set back the ham mer of the patent lock. With a steady giant strength, the old man swayed the breech of the heav gun to its bearing, and then seizinir the' string of the Jock he stood back and watched for the next swell that would brins tlie shark in range. He had aimed the piece some distance ahead of his mark, but y et a singlt moment would settle his hopes and fears. Every breath was hushed j and every heart in that old snip be.sit painfully.4 The boat wa yet some distance from the b vs. .while the horrible sea monsier was -fearfully near. Suddenly the air was awoke by the roar of a heavy iron, and a the old man knew his shut was gone, h s.uik hack upon the comb ingof . Ihe"bateh. and covered his faee; with his hands, as if afraid to see the result of hi etfoits. for if he' had failed, he knew that the boy was lost. --T-j For a 'moment after the report ofthe gun had died away upon the air. there was a dead silence, but as the smoke arose Iron Ihe surface of tlie water, there was, at first a low murmur breaking from the lips of the men that murmur g ew louder and strong er until it ?welled to a deafenintr simut. The old guiinei sprang to his feet and gazed out upon the water, and the first thing that met his view was the hune carcase of the shark floating with lite bi lly up a mangled mass. lu a lew moments ihe boat . reached the dariniT swimmers, and half dead wit h fright thev were brought on board. The old man clasped - his boy in his arms, and then over come by thi powerful excit-menl, he "leaned upon t e gun for support. I have seen men in all the phases of rx7 cit'ement and suspense, but never he. ve I seen human beings, more overcqrqe by -thrilling emotions.., than on that startling. eight when thev first knew the effect ofthe gun. InerVehbt. T THE REBELLION IN CHINA. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE N..Y COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. , ' . 1 ...... Canton. January 26. 1852. You may have observed, in the newspa pers, frequent reference to a rebellion in Kwangi. This; appears to cause more no tice abroad than it dues in C antop. T ere is no excitement here, and trom all ibal I can learn the disturbance is limited to a por tion ofthe Kwangsi province, and is not likely 10 extend to otheis. The rebels can be more easily bribed than beaten ilito submission, and in the end Emperor Haamloong will probably deem it wise to buy up the chiefs, instead of trviiiiT to catch them The Chi nese are very singular people. They some times rebel against mandaiias who become notorious for their rapacity-and corruption ; but this is no evidence of -dissatisfaction with thi ir political Mistitulions. On the contrary . ihee are. considered by all the Chinese to he the "perfection of human wisdom. Heie are no theorists of "human rights.'1' 11 apos tles ol "liberty, equality, and. fraternity J' to up'tnrn the fouodai ions of society . The Chi nese are perfectly co. tent wjlh the theory ol th ir Government, and ma justly be termed (as they have been) "a nation pf incurable conservatives." They may not he much at lached lb the Tartar dynasty, and. as a gen eral thing, are 'probably quite iiditlerent about it ; and if another family should be sealed upqn the tltroae. and maintain tin same system ol Government, the great ma.-s of the people wouhl care little about it. There are no. broad and invidious distinctions of classes among them. The road to the highest honor is oi.en to all, and Ihe son of a coolie mav -become the Pi hue Alihis'er, if he has tiie talents and perseverance to treiul the paths of i literature, always open, ami open to all. which lead to me highest others in the Empire. Assaults Irom abroad, and the introduction of tbreign ideas niaytend to disturb the system ; but so Jong -.is the. ex clusive policy is maintained, so long will the Chinese qui' fly revolve in the circle which has been woven round them. The foreign trade is fast leaving Canton and concentrating at Shanghai. The I tier port is near to the hear of the country, an. the greatproducing and consuming -district? f China. Full thiee-tburths of all the American. trade will be transacted there next year.' -"- .--'' ;---'M , W hear that Commodore A ulick is soqn expected in the steam frigate SusquehaA :iali, and it Is '.rumored tliai he has instrud? f 'l lllf'll M. .I'l. It! 1,. ...1-11 .11 1,1 ffcl 1 11 11 . ' 1. . t . ..... .. ; n a cosisiiieranie ueei. i-vs me '-Japanese is lands are situated upoi. the great hL'hwav eiweea Shangtiai .intl Ciliai'oia. it appeari to be rh'hi 1 tie Government of the United Stales sinajhl dema.al Irom the autlioriues a clear undeVstahdiog. as to the manner in which our ships sli ll be received, which may be driven by -dress of weather or oth erwise to seek a, fiarbor on lln ii-j shoies. The success ol' an expedition to J'ipau. wilii tlll dij et. will dej e. d iiliog- tin r Uj.on the taeij and fi:m lessoi the couianiinler.. Toe Chinese a'e goj ;g over t.t large nuiii- !ers to Ca liloriii 1. b it nearlv all. id' Ihemj . . 1 . - - - 1 with the' . loieuiion or--, returning- soon- as they have obtiii.ied a moderate competency. They do not like the idea of being bu;ied in a strange land. They must not be 'consider ed emigrants, who intend tu settle and be come cittzeus ofthe- imv world,' but merely as hired laborers and adventnreis. . The t-ade between China and California is becoming quite valuable. HOW TO BRING A WITNESS TO THE POINT. Lord Cockburn was one of ihe most inli mate friends. Jetfrey had first his associate and friendly rival at the Scottish' bar. and afterward his brother on the Scottish bench. Many stories.-perhaps mythical are current in Scotland, bringing out the contrast of ihe two friends Jetfrey and Cockburn in their character of barri lers addressing Scottish juries : Jeitrey, me clear, vine inieneci. spea- kunr in a-dtslincf. musical vpire. Irom which the Scottish accent had been' almost eradi cated ; Cockburn. the Scotchman all over. andr what is more, the Scotch humorist. . - One of the stories told was as follows: Tn one cast,' in which Jeffrey and Cockburn. when barristers. Were . engaged, a question arose its to the -sanity of one of the parties concerned. Is the delendant in your .opinion perfectly sane'?"-said Jeffrey, iMerrogaiino one of tin witnessed, a hjiu. stupid looking countryman. The witness gazed in bewilderment at lite questioner, but gave - no answer. It was clear be did not understand the; qtiestion. Jeffrey re p'n led. allerimr the word : Do you think the ib fendant capable of managing his own affaiis'?-' - Still in vain ; the witness only stared lh harder. - I ask you again " said Jeffrey still with his clear English language, -do you consid er the man perf ctly raiional?" No answer 'yet; the- witness only staring vacanily at the eloquent liltle figure of his interrogator, and exclaiming Eh 1" -Let me tawkle himl" sail Cockburn. Then assuming bis broadest Scotch tone and tiiriiinir to the obdurate witness. t "Hie you mull w i ye ?" . ' Ou ay." aitl the awakened Cimon stretch ing out his ,snuff horn. v ; t 4,Noo. hoo lang ha ye kent John Samson V? said Cockburn. taking a pinch; ' ; ; . .u Ever since he was tiiat'.hi2nT,,iw,a8! the read v'renl v. the witness indicating "'with'' his hand the alleged altitude of Joho Samson at - V - itt e period oHus first aquainlanee with him. 'An d'ye think 1100. at ween you and me.'T ve tinnK 1100. aiween you siid the barri-Jter. in his' most insinuating Scotch manner, "lhat there's onything inlill ihecrnlur?" " ; J witdna iippen him wi a bull-calf." I wouldn't trut him wit lit the guardianship of an iuf int bull was the instant and brilliant rejoinder. The end, was attained, amid the convulsions of iho court; what Jeffrey could not do with all bis cleverness. Coctiburn had done' by'dint of hU inveterate Scouidsm. ARRIVAL! OF THE STEAM ER D lxNJEL WEDSTER. TWO DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA The steamer Daniel Webster, which left San Ju an on the 4th inst., at 8 o'clock P. M., arrived at New York on Monday nig the steamer .New Orleans, co on the 17th of March! have ij; 150 000. it. She connected with winch left San Fnincis Iler passengers (125) Passengers report the road from San Juan del Sud to he in exeellent condition. The Transit Company's large liht dr.d't boat, E hinuid 11. .Mil-L-r, was completed hi tiai j to take n,a poition of the Daniel Webster's passengers, and i found ad mirably adapted to the purpose. San Juan was quite healthy'Fine weather pre vailed during the five days that the Webster lay in port. : , j There is little to add td the intelligence from California by the Eldorado, but there is later hew.s from the Sandwich and SOeietv Islands. Some of the latter group have declared themselves a" re public without creating any excitenitnt. -The San Francisco Herald of March 1G: says: We have been informed that six passengers ofthe steamer Ohio, were feiuid 'drowned at the anchor- . .. , 1 - " age i'F Chamvs while attempting to get into a small boat to iro ashore. Two of them were la dies, and two others were gentlemen Who jumped into the water to rescue the ladies. This is the second accident of this kind that has occurred re cently at Chagres. ENGLISH MIXERS. Twi-nty-three English miners, including an as sayer and superintendent, sent out by the Nauveau Monde Mining Company, arrived here a few days siuCv'. on their way to the town of Mariposa. Most of them are from the copper, lead and tin mines of England. A portion of the company, who put up at the Gault House, left this city on Wednes day morning by stage. They brought with them a large quantity of baggage, tools, &e. They in formed us that-they left isix miners at Panama. sent out by the Ajriia Frio Company. ! , " ' "' " '," ;" From Ihe London Times of March, 22. THE BRITISH AUMlf FOtt 1852-3 The military force of Great Britain will com. prebend a Ilegular Army of 101,937 men, exclu sive ofthe regiments employed in the East Indies and maintained at the Company's expense. When we examine', into., the-distribution of this very considerable force, we find that about 38 000 nie 11 are on foreign service, exclusive ofthe troops in India, so that some 5 00p remain for hom-j duty in Great Britain : and as otliceis and rlon-coni-nnsi aied otlicers usualry average alumt thirteen per cent n tlie strength jof a corps, we may con sider the militarj- force in these islands as some thing' 60.000 stiongj Altogether, therefore, one half or very nearly so, ot our land force is stationed at home; its.! subsequent distribution giving as nearly as possible two fifths to Ireland and three fifths to Great Britain. When wo add to these number&a Constabulary ' of 12 000 men in Ireland, admirably equipped and disciplined, 6 000 Marines serving on shore, a certain proportion of Artillery, and 50;000 Pensioners, not to mention the coast guard and the dockyard battalions, it will be thought perhaps we make a respectable parade, es specially if one soldier, by eflective arms and judi cious practice, is hereafter to bo made as good as two. The charge for the land forces is, of course, increased in proportion to its numbers, 3 602.007 being the sum asked, in manded last year place of jC3.52 1,070 de- I Stockton Jjurnal. EMIGRATION FRO.ti ClILI. Quite a large number jof Chilenos arrived a few da"s since in the ship Huntress, from Valparaiso. An: immense. amount jof, property lias been des troyed in the mines. Dirt, which had been thrown up for the last two years was wa-hed away Snow to a considerable depth had fallen in the moun tains, and if a warm Tain should fall in a day or tvo. the whole country will be overflowed. Stockton Tmes. THE FIRST NEWSPAPER IN VIRGINIA.! : Palmer's Register states that the rirst press in this State was imported by the city j of .Williams burg in 1780; The prices of advertising and sub scriptions of those times are thus stated in the following extract from the terms of tho paper. contained in its first issue: "All person's may bejsupplied with this paper at fifty dollars a year, and have advertisements (of a moderate length) inserted lot ten dollars the first week, and seven dollars for each, wiek afl.r." .Si lt should be recollected, too,-? that this was a weekly paper, making the cost to subscribers about ninety cents a nhmber. - .-. We saw the above first in the Richmond Re publican, from which paper it seems to be taking the round. The year is evidently misprinted 1780 instead of 1080. " We once possessed 'a file of the Virginia Gazettoprinted in- Williamsburg in 1744-5 (which we Isbonld be glad to have re- .? 1' the turned to us, by the way)- and there was a press 1 in Norfolk in 1775'whlch Gov. Dunmoro unce ro ruoniously caused to bo removed on board the Fowey man of war, previous to the conflsgr&tion of tbo town. Sorfolk Herald. , From the San Francisco Herald of MarcA 6. CHINA. j Burning of Hang Kong. The bark Wra. Watson, arrived yesterday, 60 day from Hon Kong, bring-;, ing intelligence of a most disastrous cooflagraUou in that city. . ,. Nearly all the city is consumed.. . Hundreds of lives have been lost. Every newspaper office has been destroyed. The bark brings no flies, and we are dependent on the officers of the - vessel for the few particulars which we subjoin. The Are occurred on the 26th December, and commenced in the China Bazaarl It spread with fearful rapidity among the bamboo bouses of thd Chinese, and soon communicated to tho finest part ofthe city, becoming perfectly resistless. The loss of life among the Chinese was dread- ful. The number that perished had not been as? certained. One Colonel of an English regiment lost his life in the attempt to blow up a building and arrest the flames. Also a Lieutenant belong ing to II. B. M. ship Ilastjngs was killed by tho falling timbers of a house who t had been blown up A Sergeant of sappers and luiuefs met a sim ilar fate. , ' ' , The public matket was destroyed and much suU'eritig was experienced for a few days after the tire. The Governor and Sir Win. Bowmen had convoked the Council, and among other provis ions ado ted for the public welare, was one for bidding the construction of bamboo houses. Tho Chinese houses were to be built of stone, or of the material used in the construction of the Vic tonne Hoods. All the printing offices were destroyed, with . the finest edifices and' public buildings in Hong Kong. ' 1 ' . ' 1 : We have not yet been able to procure further particulars of this disaster. I A CURIOUS FACT. Mr. Buchauan, among the issues on which ho says the Whijr party has ben thoroughly beaten, mentions the United States Bank in his Baltimore letter. It is a curious fact in this connexion that the Pennsylvania Legislature passed Resolutions praying for a re-charter of the Bank, without a dissenting rote , and it is said that Mr. Buchan an's name may be found on record to the flame effect. Whatever od. ma may be attached to the establishment of a Bank, the democratic party Is entitled to a large share. Even Gen. Jackson would have continued 'a U. S. Bank, provided it could have been modelled according to notions. '.-'..."'- Ids own LOLA. MONTEZ. Rather a spicy performance, as wo bear came off 01 Sat unlay evening, behind the scenes ofthe Howard Athenaeum, in which Madame la Com tesse de Lansfeldt took an active part, and which was not included in the small bills of either the afternoon or evening entertainment. It seems that Lola, who entertains some sort of a grudge against Madame de Marguerittes, on account , of an historical article of hers in a New Yik paper;! came to the theatre in the evening, and attempt ed to attract attention by walking into tho green room, and pretending to have lost a gold pin Not the slightest notice, hdwever, being paid her by the well bred persons there, she marched into the property room, of which she took possession, surrounded by half a dozen of her retainers T'he prompter, who entered the room for the purposo of shutting off the gas, as the room was not wanted, was ordered 4o leave the "premises In a hurry; and upon attempting to insist on the exe cution of his duty, was assailed in the grossest I langunge. and actually expelled tn ct amis, pull nosibus et scratch-fact ibtcs by the celebrated dan- " seuse. Having failed to create any disturbance, or to even in the slightest degree auooy the . pef sons on the stage, Madame Lola decamped with het posse, muttering curses not loud but deep-voVv all the world in general, and Madame do Mar guerittes in particular. Mr. Parsons-,-tho person:, assaulted by the Countess, and "a most ' amiable gentleman, we hear, does not intend to entr complaint before the Pollc Court. 1 liost-on Mail, April 12. IIUNOAR1A2J3 UN' TURKEY. The Scioto (Uhio) Gazette publishes an extract of a private letter, supjHised to be from Hon; John P. Brown; and dated Constantinople, Feb. ( 15, which bays Tho Hungarian 'refugees who embraced' Moslemism at Widen.-and were sent to 'Aleppo, baring expressed a desiro to ly aside their Islaiuisra and proceed to tbe United 'States, have received permission to do so. Most of them Niuve already left there, furnished each with a sufficient aniount, by the Sultan, to cover their expenses, and protected by British passports The Late Sir John Harrey and Gen. ScctU - Washington, April 7, 1652 - To the E4it0r of the Republic : '. ! . ' t j ' : Sia : An article is going the rqnjpds of the pub lic prints, paid to be copied from tbe Halifax pa pers, headed General Scott and the Sato Jobo Iarvcy.'i This a small affair And scarcely ; worth noticing; bnt the fact are Incorrectly statod, and not at all similar to those which did occur bo tween Sir John Harvey andmn officer of our army at the battle of Stony Creek. General Scott was not prescut at that battle. I believe an Interview took place between bim and Sir John Harvey near Fort George wbicb led to tbe intimacy sub sequently existing between tbera. N. TOWSO.V.