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orl darolina ffljristian gb-kmte. last hours. Fcr several years he hag been -waiting calmly for the time of his departure. He was consoled by a late act of the London government, by which the restriction on city burials was so far modified that he could be laid to rest among the great Wesleyans in the City-Road Chapel burying grour.d. His tomb there will be seen with interest only second to that with which Methodist visitors look upon the grave cf Wesley. RALEIGH, X. C. THURSDAY, JULY 1858. jg. Persons visiting the City who wish to make payment for the Adrorate,tcill plea?' call at the. store or Mr. S. IT. YOUNG, on Foyettci-iile street. ' g- SuLscrilers .chose papers hove a cross Mi'' ,rh on them, ore. tkercoy in- jormei 3 ,!,.. th.tr suosertuTion i'iu is olnut to empire ; T . ...... ami 'ire respectfully ly forward ihj lt,i Sl.oO req i nierril ID ( ( ic thi Tin' X. C. Christian Advocate will lureofter he sent to mmr, except to those who have PAID IN A P VANCE. Did SIsn and Young Men- It has been a fl;-.;sim among all nations, from time immemorial, to pay respect and deference to ago. It will not be necessary, in -this enlightened and christian age to en force chw sentiment. Bat the subject may be considered in some of its aspects, with profit, llray Lairs are not a fillet of au thority and reverence, unless tbe virtues diet call forth these expressions abide in the object of esteem. It is becoming in a young man t- take ground on any subject submitted to bis intelligence, with modest firmness but mark, tbe old man should do the very same be has lived long enough to know that such a deportment is conducive io social .comity, and when an older young inau meet on these premises, the inter course exceedingly pleasant and edifying- Aire gives no license for arroguuee, as some'seem to think; nor youth a warrant tlr presumption, as "young America'' sometimes would cause us to infer. What is more -disgusting than a sauey you man saucy because he is smart, and because he has been flattered into the belief that he is a -most extraordinary geniu3. We will tell you, reader, wh-.t is more disgusting fractious, irascible, opinionated ar,e anJ when truths are showered from the "snow-mantled citadel," they come in such ui lovely aspects, as to tarnish their brilliancy and weaken their power. A forgetfdnecs of these truths, and wc think they are suth, is the cause of much disturbance aud sin, not only in private in tercourse, but in .public bodies, or any or der of government inatit-atcd for the public good. An old or young man, who is not properly appreciated by the wise and good may be sure that there is something iu Liin that needs reformation and tbe chris tian, old or young, may call for aid, and be to help tiui out of his difficulty even Christ, who is able to subdue all things unto himself. Look Aloft you Lubber." It Is wefi known to our readers, either in fact, or in accepted theory, that when a person is cn an eminence, if he looks to ward the ground, a dizziness is created that will likely cause him to fall. This is much the case when the sailor is up the mast on board a vessel. The old seamaD, will always keep his eye up, or aloft, as the sea term is. On one occasion a young lad was sent up to perform some duty, and the officer on deck saw that he was in dan ger of falling, from his having his eyes bent on the deck; and hence he cried out, "look aloft you lubber I" The word lubber is applied to one who is not an adept, or who is careless in his duty. The boy obeyed the command and was saved. Brother, we perceive that through care lessness or want of experience, you have come to the brow of a precipice the ex perienced christiru will perfectly under stand our illustration youstill stand upon the brink cf danger,'looking down into the "slough of despoudency," and contempla ting only the horrors that lie in the vast abyss below, and growing more and more incapa ble cf standing where you are, and where you would never have been, had you heed ed the admonition to " watch !" Well may the words addressed to the sailor boy bespoken to you: "Look aloft you lub ber !" Look up, and be saved. School Advertisements. We have several new school advertise ments, tbe Proprietor of one of which sent a request for us to notice. The Editor, Mr. Heflin, is not present at the issuing of the present number, and as he only pos sesses sufficient data to notice these mat ters, we omit to do so. lie will return by the next issue, or the one after, and will jonbtle1 do what i proper in the case. "Ye shall not surely Die." The above sentence, through the heed- ing of which " the whole creation groantth and traveleth in pain until now," addres ses itself to mankind in multifarious forms and seasons, as surely as at the fatal be ginning, and with the same results, in na ture and degree. The man or woman who indulges in what is improper and siuful, is furnished with many excuses. The inward monitor is checked with, " this is not so bad as the act of my neighbor," who is a very worthy citizen, and, perhaps, an acceptable mem ber of the Church. On some occasions the sentiment will arise that " it is a habit I acquired years ago, and hurts no one but myself." And the excuses multiply it is tbe fashion of society "when in Rome, we must do as the Iloinans do" God will not mark the trifling errors of youth or those arising from the weakness of age, says the excuse. I am sure I do the best I can " why doth he yet find fault." This is the lie uttered in the beginning' clothed in various hues, as the white light presents the colors of the rainbow through the prism and the whole is but a repeti tion in varied forms of the falsehood, " Ye shall not surely die" though God had said, " iu the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die V Do you not see, reader, the utter folly of listening to a counsel that comes in conflict 'with the word of God, which cannot and i will not return unto him void ? But it is j ouly a " little sin." Who gave you the right to classify sin ? If you do this, you ; will say there are little lies, little thefts, and so on but you will fail, to be sure, to add " the soul that sinnetb it shall die," with the teachings of the history of our ; race ; witu tiie tact tnat ne wno steals a 1.1 . . 1 , 1 1 .1 I cent, without compunction, is paving the : way to become a public or eeer-st robber i without compunction no doubt but that ! the public defaulters, swindlers and cheats i most cf them if not all, were boys who j would " take things" without remorse; or j who checked the early emotions prompted by the Spirit of God, under the advise i ment, " ye shall not surely die !" i Some think that v. peccadillo ought not ' to be judged of harshly. Neither should ;it; charity ought to influence our jadg : ment in all things but tbe truth ehould j not be concealed, that to the repetition of small crimes, committed with impunity, so i eiety owes the existence of all crimes in horrible deformity. And that the Bible no where admits that to be a trifling sin, which breaks any of the eomm&sdisientG the. feast of than. Some of our most distinguished citizens, communicants in one or another branch cf the visible church, have fought and fallen in duels. How can this be accounted for ? Why they became " blinded by tbe god of this world," and were wheedled into the notion, that if they killed or were killed in a cause of " houorable" necessity, they might be assured of the virtue of the words, "ye shall not surely die!" thcugh God had declared " Thou shalt not kill." TLus, from the most trivial to the most enormous violations of the Word of God, does the Devil and his angels" whisper the fatal falsehood, "ye shall not surely die !" Our neighbor need not go back to ,, ituow tnat disobe dience calls down the wrath of God upon the body and the soul of man. Disobe dience to a known, not to an unknown com mandment. Disobedience against whom? The Pure, the Holy, the Just, known as God Almighty, under the requirements of the Law, and as Jehovah by the Christian Church, whose mercy is boundless, whose Love none can write or tell, and the Sacra mental Host of God's Elect, in the Church militant, alone can know and feel on tarth. Good friends, take the Bible for your counsellor and your guide. Listen to its merciful warnings, imbibe its celestial, its soul-saving truths. You are faithfully warned iu that Book of all the devices of Satan. Head the heart-rending appeals of God to you, through the mouths of his prophets. Look to Calvary, foreshadowed, foreshown and foretold, and learn the story of salvation through faith in the Sen of God. Head of his temptations, his trials his poverty, the scoffs and scorn He endur. ed ; the railing and mockery heaped upon Him in the agonies of death his appeal to the Father for forgiveness of his murder ers. Learn the truth, and feel the power of his resurrection. Obey, obey, obey the call3 of Love and Mercy thus presented, and listen no more to the voice that whis pers " Ye shall not surely die." Notice. Rev. Thos. G. Lowe and Dr. Deems will assist mein holding a meeting which may be protracted for several days, at Rock Spring in the day, and Henderson at night, com mencing Saturday at 11 o'clock, before the fifth Sunday in August, Two sermons on eaeh day at Rock Spring, with an intermission for refresh ment. J. Tii.lett. Warning to Boys. Caspar Heisen baucher, a young German, was very badly injured in Chicago on Monday, by the fir ing, on a wager of half a dime, cracker held in his mouth. He won the bet, but was seriously burncd,his tongue and cheeks were lacerated, and two of his teeth were blown out. The Fatal Charm. It is a well-known fact that reptiles have he power to charm birds, so that they vol untarily yield themselves to the power of the devourer. We saw an account, some years ago, of the truth of which we cannot doubt; where a man saw his friend stand ing perfectly scid and gazing upon some object on the ground, and on going up to to him be saw a large Rattle Snake coiled, and his friend saying in a whisper, "He will bite me, he will bite me," without the power to move or avoid the fatal jesult. "To be sure he will bite you," exclaimed the Friend, at the same time pulling him away from the object of terror. No other effect was produced on the subject of the snake's operations, but a deadly sickness for a season. So it is with the sinner, charmed by the enchantment of the devil. He knows that he is in a fatal position; he knows that unless he is helped, he cannot escape, from the bitter pangs of eternal death. But he knows also, or might know if he would, that there is a power that can rescue him from present peril and eternal ruin. God has appointed not only his special messengers, but all of the Household of Faith, to attempt the recue of all such from the power of the enemy of their soul, and to induce them to be sick of sin ; to direct them to Him who hath conquered death and hell, and through whom they may enjoy "the life that now is and that which is to come." A godly walk, a proper conversation, a daily exemplification of the influence of the Spirit of God, upon the life and conduct of the christian, are some of the warnings and teachings and preachings which are to j arouse the unbeliever from the fatal charm tjjaj jeaj him to destruction. These are the weapons of the warfare used by the soldier of Christ in the army of the Lord; and the Leader of the Host will assuredly hold him responsible for neglect or the careless use of them. But the promise is "Let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of hi3 way, shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of faults." " Letting the Cat out of the Bag " Our readers know that the above sen tence is applied to cases when persons have some hidden device or secret motive of un amiable character, which they wish to con ceal, but which is brought to light by some accidental circumstance or thoughtless movement of the party under concealment. It is frequently the case that some of the household of faith are always harping upon their own defects and deficiencies, and although they make no definite charge against themselves, yet from the bitter de nunciations they heap upon their own con duct, one would be led to believe they should hold their discipleship among the in mates of a penitentiary, instead of an hon est aud upright circle of citizens. It is true that no one can have any claim to pure Christianity, who has not an hum ble conception of his merits : this he will always find when he comes upon the holy ground of siucere and ardent prayer. He is then within the circle of light, where no blemish or defect can be hidden, and i, . . -j i. :u .ii vicreci is cleansed and purified. There is no faithful Chris tianity without a sense cf self abasement This is acceptable to God, as every believer knows, because in return for this Jesus pours into the heart the oil of gladness, and causes the disciple to rejoice in the God of his salvation. We fear that in many cases there is an affectation in this matter, and where there is a fishing for a compliment; a seeking for undeserved praise. A very worthy pastor was annoyed by the complaints of a sister of the character under consideration. She was so bad, she said, so very, very bad. The reverend pas tor finally said, " well, sister, I think you are fully as bad as you say, if not worse." This was too much for the humble sister who bristling up, cried out : " I would have you to know, sir, that I am as good as you are, any day !" And thus, good reader, was the " cat. let out of the bag:." Dedication. The new Methodist Church at Concord, Randolph, N. C, was dedicated to the ser vice of God, on the 3d Sabbath in Jane. Rev. N. H. P. Wilson preached to a crow ded audience, the dedicatory sermon from Psalm 122, 7. The burden of his discourse was, that it is the design of the Almighty to gather into unity and concord the chil dren of men, and to confer upon them abundance of peace. The Church is plain, neat and comfortable will accommodate two hundred and thirty or more persons. W. C. Gannon. Uwharie circuit, 1858. To Advertisers. Hereafter no advertisement will be in serted in the N. C. Christian Advocate, unless paid for in advance. By order of the Publishing Committee. June 23, 1858. Sea Island Cotton. The Charleston (S. C.) Mercury learns that the cotton and rice crops all through the Sea Island re gion of that State, are very promising and in excellent condition. MISCELLANY. Seven Fools. 1. The envious man who sends away his mutton because the person next to him is eating venison. 2. The jealous man, who spreads his bed with stinging nettles and then sleeps in it. 3. The proud man, who gets wet through, sooner than ride in the carriage of an inferior. 4. The litigious man, who goes to law in the hope of ruining his opponent, and gets ruined himself. 5. The extravagant man, who buys a herring, and takes a cab to carry it home. G. The angry man, who learns to play the tombrono because he is annoyed by the playing ot his neighbor's piano. 7, The ostentatious man who illumines the outside of his house most brilliantly, and sits inside in the dark. I'unch. An Educated Ministry. "An unlearned theology," said Melancthou, "is an Iliad of evils." "If we lose the learned languages by neglect," said Luther, "we shall lose the gos pel." Actors Turned Preachers; 7?ev. Mr. Strickland and Rev. Charles II. Weeks, both formerly connected with the theatrical pro fession, preached in Xew York, Sunday; the j former at the &-.Tlem Baptist Church, and the latter at the Fifth Avenue Baptist j Church. The attendance at eaeh place was j large, and the sermons quite able and in structive. Pkuwned. Four sons of John Parsley, in Baltimore, aged between 19 and 20 years, were drowned en the 13th inst. while out sailing. Love. In one of Mr. Winthrop's letters to her husband, Gov. Winthrop, occurs this passage : 'I have many reasons to make me love thee, whereof I will name two : first. because thou lovest God: and secondly, be- j fami y anJ he attributed the difference be cause thou lovest me. If these two were j f..n nnvplist and wife to diverse views wanting, all the rest would be eclipsed.' Killed lv Lightning. Mr. Samuel C. Hale, a merchant, of Green couty, Missouri, was killed by lightning on the 2Gth ult. Ho : , p v un i-ooi ! was a native of North Carolina, and wa a : brother of F. J. Hale, the well known editor of the Fayetteville (X. C.) Olmerrcr. Long Sermons. There is no excuse for a long sermon. If it be good, it need not be long; if bad, it ought not to be long. Trapiting House Ants. Take a large sponge and wash it well, and after it is dry lay it near any spot frequented by the ants, and sprinkle fine white sugar over it. In a short time the meshes will be nearly filled with the minute insects, which can then be destroyed by dippingthe sponge in hot water, and after washing and drying, it may be re plac?d again. Thousands are often destroyed at a time, and by repeating the process the locality will soon be freed from them. IIvrocRisr. That is a striking remark of Sir Ilobei t L'Estrange : 'You will find in the Holy Scriptures t..at God has given the grace of repentance to persecutors, idolaters, mur- derers.a'lulterers: but I am mistaken if the whole Bible affords you any one instance of j a converted hypocrite.' Flowers. To preserve flowers in water, mix a little carbonate of soda in it, and it will keep them a fortnight. France. A correspondent writes from Paris : 'A pall rests on Paris, and a deep sense of insecurity rrvaflps the entire pub- about midway between Cairo, ana Aiexan lic mind The Emperor 'has lest his head' j d"-- The rivr there is eleven hundred in the metamorphorical sense, as he probably feet wide and a steam ferry-boat is now will ultimately in the real sense. Fate of Abel. 'I believe mine will be the fate of Abel,' said a devoted wife to her husband one day. 'How eo ?' replied the husband. 'Because Abel was killed by a cluh club will kill me if you con tinue to go to it every night.' Tue Cultivation of Tea. A Washington corresponnent says that the Agricultural Bureau of the Patent Office is making prepar ations to test the cultivation ofteainthis country. The seed will be preserved in China specially for this purpose, planted in glass cases, and shipped in October. By the time of their arrival here they will have suf ficiently sprouted to be set out in beds. Af ter being tested here, the plants, if successful, will be distributed among the Southern States. An rrder for a great variety of seeds will also be sent to Egypt ia a few days, through a house m London. This list in cludes wheat, barley, rice, clover, (Trifolium Alexandrium,) &c. Of the Bight Stamp. The llev. Doctor Wentworth writes from the Methodist Mis sion rooms, Firft Chau : " None of our con verts are 'still-born.' They all exhort and pray in public." PuxisnED for Insulting the Emperor. A man, named Leger Ferre, carpenter and poet, has been tried for an insult to the Eai peror Napoleon. On Easter Monday he ac companied the fraternity of carpenters of Chartres io a procession, which it is their wont to hold on that day, and after dinner he sang a ribald song, of his own composition, entitled 'Confessions of the Emperor to the Archbishop of Paris,' The Chartres tribunal sentenced him to three months imprisonment The government, not thinking the punish ment severe enough, appealed a minima,tmd has obtained a judgment of twelve months. Insaxitv Religion. Dr. Ray, in the re port of the Butler Hospital for Insane, in Ithode Island, says : 'I believe and it is in some measure the result of considerable ob servation of various pyschological states that in this age of fast living, nothing can be relied upon more surely for preserving the healthy balance of the mental faculties, than an earnest practical conviction of the great truths of Christianity.' New Wheat. The Fredericksburg, Vir ginia, Herald thinks the market will open at about $l,or a little less. It hears cf an offer by a miller in that place, of $1 25 for a crop to be delivered on the 17th inst., or 1 deliv erable on the 1st of August. Professor. Dr. James B. McCaw, has been elected Professor of Chemistry and Phar macy, by the Board of Visitors of the Virgi- j nia Medical College. A Fine Sentiment. When Dr. Shauffler was about to leave his country as a missiona ry, a German Princess, holding his hand, said, 'Christians never part for the last time; good-by.' Tsesou Pain. The London Quarterly Re view, in a very interesting article on the philosophy of pain, says, 'Pain is a grand preserver of existence, the sleepless sentinel that watches over our safety, and makes us both start away lrom the injury that is pres ent, and guard against it carefully in tha time to come.' Ci.e ansi s( Cotton Seed. An intelligent correspondent, residing at Antwerp, writes under date of May 19th, 1858, that a machine for cleansing cotton-seed hai lately been in vented, and is now in operation in that city. From two to three tons of seed can be cleans ed per day by a machine o-f-faur-horse pow er, with the assistance of three persons. The cotten surrounding the seed is taken clean off, and can bo sold to carpet manufacturers and paper-makers at from thirty to fifty francs the one hundred kilogrammes. Alter the oil is pressed out the cakes remaining can be sold for the same price as other cakes of oleaginous seeds. The cost of the ma chinery is said not to be expensive. This is an important invention and promises to be of incalculable advantage to cotton-growers. L'nion. Trials. It is not in the light and sunny places of the wilderness that the traveler most sweetlv reposes, .t is under tne shadow of a great rock, or in the depth of a sequestered valley : ana so ic is wnn a Chrisf'an. The sun of prosperity withers our joys, and changes the green leaves into the "sickly colors of autumn. Adversity is like the winter, which prepares the ground for the reception of the seed, and for the rich and glowing luxuriance of spring-time. The Cause. The 'incompatibility' which has caused the separation between Charles Dickens and his wife is thus ac counted for by n letter in the Boston Bee: 'I was vesterdav conversing with a gen tleman well acquainted with the Dickens they take in regard to the religious educa tion of their daughters. Mr. Dickens is a decided hititudinarian in his views, and ' i ll -.1 1, iU T'..:ii.i.!.in I'lmrnli Zenwuy aite. m --- -- , while Mrs. Dickens, an Ldinburg lady, ,,, fWirinPa of l'resbyterianism, still clings to the religious ideas inculcated in her youth, and she nat urally wishes her daughters brought up in c I - ... the same way. Italian Liberty Scrip. Mazzini has undertaken to raise a new loan ; this time the bonds are made in a style very pictur esque. They represent two armies in bat tle ariay, a cross surmounted by a crown of thorns and reposing on a cannon and a cof fin. The tricolor and a royal crown lie on the ground, and at the bottom is seen the cupola of St. Paul's church two women in white robes and a steed ready to be off, complete the decoration. The funds are to remain in the possession of Mazzini, who promises to employ them in the cause of European liberty. A Teacher had been explaining to his class the points of the compass, and all were drawn up in front, toward the north. Now, what's before you, .John V 'The north Sir,.' 'And what behind you, Tommy?' 'My, coat-tail,' said he, trying at the same time to get a glimpse of it. Iron Bridge over the Xile. A great tabular iron bridge is now being con structed at Newcastle, England, and will be completed in about two years, for the Egyptian railroad, which crosses tho Nile employed to do the business. It does not suit the gc-ahead spirit ot the pusha. lie was once detained for four hours in cross ing, by cn accident to the boat, and be then gave Robert Stephenson orders to build this bridge. India. The Loudon 'Patriot' says,the project of the London Missionary Society to send twenty additional missionaries to India within two years, 'is hardly three months old ; and yet four-fifths of tho men, are already at the Directors's disposal.' Retail Whiskey Shops. It is esti mated by a Memphis paper that there are only one hundred and twelve retail whis key shops in that city. Ireland. A paper laid upon the ta bles of the Houses of Parliament, headed 'Agricultural Statistics, Ireland,' shows that since 1817 tbe exteut of land under cultivation has increased from 5,200,000 acres to 5,800,000 acres; and that emigra tion has diminished from 179,507 persons of both sexes in 1851 to 95,082 in 1857. The Needle Women of London. The poverty and ill-requitted industry of tho nee dlewomen of London are causing loud cries for reform and remedy, which, it is to be hoped, for humanity's sake, will not all end in noise. The London Morning Ilera'd strong ly denounces the terrible and gigantic system of wrong that prevails. It is said that to such straits are thousands and tens of thousands of young men and girls driven, that there is no rescue for them but that of actual slow starvation, or the infamy and disgrace that will at least give them food while they live to need it. The Herald quotes a recent police report, and says that 'a wretched, half-starved woman reveals to the magistrate such a tale of extreme and cruel privation as must, we should imagine, make many of the gay and fashionable votaries of the dress and fashion shudder as they assume their brill iant robes. Her occupation was that of a mantle-maker, and for making up one of these splendid and showy garments, which every lady of fashion wears, she was paid by the wholesale dealer the infamous pittance of five farthings, or, at the utmost, three half-pence! If she worked early and late, from morning to night, or rather nearly all night as well as day, throughout the week, she might possibly earn four and 6ix pence, little more than enough to pay for a decent lodging. Yet, out of this miserable dole she has to provide meat and drink, clothes and lodging, nay, even the very needles and thread with which the gay clothing of the rich, and fashionable, and virtuous, is pre- nared. Here we have tor the ten thousandth time the living picture of the poet's sad but immortal words 'Stitch, stitch, stitch, In poverty, hunger and dirt, Sewing at once with a double thread A shroud as weli as a shirt.' The Herald insists that to cope with this evQ, with any prospect of success, it is ne cessary to go to the spring head, and find out the exact source of the stream which sends forth sneb evil and bitter waters. Meeting of Editors. At a meeting of the editors of the Church papers, held in Nashville, the following resolutions, pertain ing to the conduct of the several papers, were unanimously adopted: "1. lit.torcl, That we conform to the usage, generally obtaining between editors and publishers, in publish ing notices of books issued by the publishing house ; nevertheless, pay a due regard to the interests of the Church. 2. ThM from and after the installation of the editors, wo will send two copies to each of our Church papers, and that one copy of each bo kept on tile for the use of the office. 3. That we will publish no article that we are not authorized to give the name of the author, if demanded by per sons who may consider themselves aggrieved. 4. That our Church papers be published at not less that two dollars per annum, in ad vance, nor will we continue sending to any subscribcr.who shall be more than one year in arrears, after the first of January next. 5. That we will adhere to the advice given to editors m the Pastoral Address of the bish ops; that we will take due notice thereof, and govern ourselves accordingly. G. That we regard the publishing of lung obituaries as an evil. 7. That those who arc not subscri bers, or do not become so, be charged one dollar lor the insertion of marriage notices. S. That we will remember each other by name uany in our prayers. Five Men Killed Five Others Wounded. Nine men were instantly Killed lucsday at Harpers jIines, leuii , by the falling of black damp. Five others were seriously injured, but it is hoped they will reeoveK Something to Feel Glad About. I EuttiDg in our sanctum, says the editor of the Jjeaven worth I lines, now some years past, on a cold aud blustering autumn day, wc were attracted by the entrance of a .,;.k.,.,;Jw. i ni J . 11,1 thinly clad, who told the old story of " no Monroe from L.verpo.,1, arrived hrr to-father-family sick-out of employment," da'', 'j.'" ' the - W &o. We were at first disposed t, express i J'u tl'e " V"''0 a mock sympathy, and say we could do ! "u .ff, uuJ,w" nothing- h,,r. hn.'. aft j boarded by Cyrus . I leld, from whom cniUJiuiU" Willi llUl?. UIJU UU MJ IIUUIUICU i - - , from hcadj to foot, while his conduct and! l""l? expenenccl very bad demeanor Lore such an impress of truthful- & requiring sixteen days V, reach ness and sincerity, that we could not find i their Jf '',:ll"- U made two un it in our heart to speak harshly, and final- j esful attempts to lay the cible 1 lie ly dismissed him with quite a handsome : "ttempt was on the 2G.h. ,e had little sum, contributed iu the main by our j la,.J out uPrd of forty ....le and were printers-who, by the way, are proverbial, g.oln al""f tliC uuiudim. he world over, for their generosity. The i 1,0,1 "a'.d' and !hc -N !ari Uu tiext evening we were somewhat surprised i the start.i.,: point ud u vai.u.g to find the lutlc fellow once again hanging i he arr,,val ot Agamemnon. e shall diffidently about our office door. ThiV"cuPl time, however, his eyes were bright with I lh 3Io"n?c h0ll hc ;'a?:,ri ,li0. af" happiness, aoJ a sweet smile played over i fr".n of l,0.2tt lh -' and lit up his handsome features. We j ."!e, has bcca .anJ ""-tleJ- asked him to come in, but he merely step- F'IJ,7a ,n 6"J "I"'" d thought ped forward timidly, so as to catch our ear, j the? &houM, SU(lce: and earnestly though stuttcrioclj whisper-! . e w"a,Ler I'ccn very Mormy and cd, " Mamma prayed for you last night," J" verJ ' with thei. operations, and then disappeared as noiselessly as be ! of the vessels was slightly damaged had come i " mgara s machinery worked well. All ' Thank God, thought we, for that moth- ou board wero wc!I cr's prayer! And though years havo great HRITAIX. passed since then though we have bus-j On the 1st, iu the House of Lord, the tied through noisy incidents, and mingled ; question on tho admission of Jew into in life's struggles, as wc are all forced to Parliament was taken up. Lord Ih rhy re do a rememhrauce of that "Mamma pray- ' ceded from bis opposition to the me:iuri ed for you," still sounds as grateful and as He believed it was impossible to maintain sweet as when it first fell from the lips of thnt innocent boy. LATE NEWS. Later from California. ARRIVAL OF THE STFAMER STAR OF THE WEST. New York, July 11. The steamer Star of the West has arrived, with tho California passengers and mails to the 20tb ult., and 91,500,000 iu gold. Eight thousand persons had left the State for the Frazier's I owing to the scarcity had advanced 3G per cent. Six steamers and ten sailing vessels were detained at San Francisco for want of hands. The Hudson Bay Company had station ed armed vessels at the mouth of the river to prevent emigrants carrying goods into the iuterior, hut American vessels are re ported to have entered in spite of the blockade. Business in San Francisco for the fort night had been quite active. There had been large sales of provisions, aud mining implements, clothing and firearms at ad vanced rates Ilaxall flour sold at auction at a heavy decline. Superfine at 11 a ?12 small lots at $14. OREGON. The defeat of Col. Stcptoe is confirmed. He fell into an ambuscade, and was attack ed by a large number of Indians. lie was forced to retreat with a loss cf seven killed and fifteen wounded. Tne troops were not sufficiently supplied with ammunition. A general Indian war was expected. Gen. Clarke had dispatched troops from San Francisco and Los Angc-Ios, to assist Col. feteptoe. CENTRAL AMERICA The Cass-Heren treaty was still under consideration in tbe New Greuadian Leg islature. A joint committee of the two houses had been appointed to make some compromise. M. Belly's contract with thft Cent.-al American government had reached Pana ma, via Europe, and created great aston ishmcnt. The Mexican Forced Tax on Ameri can Citizens, &c- Washington, July 14. A letter from U. S. Minister Forsyth, in Mexico, asking an opinion relative to the forced levy by the 2uloaga Government, on the property of American citizens residing in Mexico, having been laid before Attorney General Black, has by him been thoroughly exam ined in connection with the official decree and the treaties with the Mexican and oth er Governments our own being placed on a footing with the most favored nations. While it is admitted that a general tax may be imposed; according to legitimate forms for usual purposes, yet, taking all the data into consideration, and looking at the present condition of Mexico, the collection of money in the manner proposed is deci ded to be in the nature of a forced contri bution. This is the position of Mr. Forsyth, and he will be advised that he will be duly sustained. Ex-Governor Geary, now here, has been re-imbursed for expenses contingent upon three companies of militia, raised while he I was Governor of Kansas. I From Havana. New York, July 14. The Htoanur Philadelphia, from Havana on the ih in stant, has arrived. Jhe American brig C. Perkins, of New York, having landed a cargo of slaves on the Island, the matter applied to the atting United States Consul, Thomas Savage, for papers for another voynge, oflliing him a bribe of 1,000. Tho bribe was refund and the next morning, before 7 o'cloek.thj C. l'erkin keahd over, and sunk in the harbor. Doubtless holes had been bor d in her during the night, and filling with water, sdie sunk. Don Miguel dc FJmbil, a wealthy hank er, had been thrown into prison tT u.-ing insulting language to Gen. Concha, in a petition for lowering the taxes. The pre sentation of the petition was pcrMs-Ud in three times, when tho petitioner was ar rested. Beninglo Leon, a noted bandit, has been shot and killed by the police. The Fourth of July was noticed in Ha vana. Gi n Concha presented tho Captain of the American ship Swallow, with a Spanish flag, which was hoisted when the United States nation d salute was fired on board the vessel. News from the Cable Fleet The Ocean steamers CanaJa and Arabia have arrived at Halifax and the ship Alice Monroe, from Liverpool, at Boston on tho 10th iust., j-ince our last. . 4 Boston, July 10. The nhin Alic was received tue fIlowm' ; inviolate the principles for which their lordships had mj long contended, without bringing themselves into collision with tho House to consider whether there was any possibility of satisfactorily settling all dd". ferenccs. lie believed that the suggestion of Lord Luncan, that the Commons nl.ouM be allowed to dispense, by resolution, with the words 'on the faith of a Christian,' when a member of the Jewish persuasion applied :t0 take hi seat afforded the only solution ot. V1C ""3'. autIp "u-rct m-, though with great regret,be was prepared to accept the measure. Lord Lyudhurst consented to postpono hi3 bill, and Loid Luncan, in moving tho Biver mines, and seconJ fading of bis measure, explaiti ,. , , . i ed that it gave the House of (.'ominous the ot laborers prices j r of 0luitti the Wfrd ,t,D ,,ie fj;,h of a Christian' by resolution, but required that any member of the Jewish p( r.-u:isii n should present himself iu the lir.-t im-tam e at the table of the House an 1 st:ite his (in jections to the oath in the form i j which it now stood. After some debate the econd reading was carried by 143 to 97. Disas.trou3 Hail Road Accident. New York, July IK. This inoruirg the express train lrom this city for Dun kirk met with a mutt disastrous uecident. When mar Shin Hollow, tevinty five miles from this city, the two cum wen; thrown down an embankment tl.iity Icet, and smashed, caused by the broking .f a rail. Five persons wire killed, via : Mrc. Adam Bay, Win Chihler, (a b"; ) 11 Word, a child ot Mr. Louis Lay, of New Orleans; and a child of Mr. Brow n, of Tioga Valley. Forty-seven passengers were wounded, seme of them fataliy. Mr. Lay mid wife, cf Xew Orleans weie fdightly injured: Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Tiogi. Valley, arc bad ly hurt. Nearly all the passengers why were able went westward thi morning. From California. Charleston, July 13. Tic steamer Isabel has arrived her and bus aceour ts from San Franeisco to the 20th ultimo. The news is generally uniri.portaM. Tho defeat of Col. Sieptoo by iie Indians is Cf.rifirmed. The Fi.-.zer river exri cnunt continues, and largo numbers arc ttill em igrating timber. Bun Over On Saturday nieht last. the train on the Columbia Bond run overs negro man near Charlotte, X. C. It was supposed that the negro was murdered and afterwards placed on the track to avoid suspicion. Troops for Oregon. It is rumored that Gen. Scott has issued preparatory orders for all the available troops on the Atlantic seabord to be ready to reinforce the army in Oregon and Well ington Territorios. A detachment cf four hundred men will sail from New York on the 20th instant, in a spceial steamer for Aspinwaii. j hese movements arc conse quent upon the defeat of Col command. Stcptou's Indian Affairs in Florida. Augusta, July 10 The Tanir.a Pen insular of the lOtb instant reports thnt Ca-pt. McNeil succeeded in cbtuining a au with the chief of the lalLLas-ces ou the 7th, aud the prospects were favoiablo to a removal.