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VOLUME XXIII.
‘*7:-T"=.T't’I_l'-.". NoR WA LK GA ZE T TE
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I ants PIRHNTHNG,
O F A L L K 1 N D S ,
VIEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
DENTAL NOTICE.
OCT. A. HILL, l.‘l]&"l{fl1ll'Dftll€ patronage
‘ . he has received in his profession during
12 months past, in Norwalk, begsleave to in-
form the public, that he still continues a_ few
doors west of the Bridge, in Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
Surgery. .
Incorruptible teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed, separated, ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
productive of so much mischief.
References.—Emery Bissell, M. D.; J.
M‘Lean, M. D.; Hon. Thomas B. Bttler;
Hon. Benjamin Isaacs, Not-walk. Nehemiah
‘ Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danbury. Doct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. VVilliani'
VVitter, M. D. VVilliamantic, Ct.
November 20, 1839. 1
LOG CABINc§‘ HARD CIDER
CLOCKS.
HE subscriber has new Clocks from $4 in
$8, and warranted. Also, Spoons, aspure
as coin, or no sale. Spectacles, Thimbles. Pen
Knives. Combs, Looking Glasses and Watches,
Jewelry, &c. cheap for cash, East side the
\_B_,-;,“.ge_ C. E. Disnitnw.
Norwalk, March 2d, 1840.
~ t1“f'P’i>”§:7'o‘.4 NOE CL 0 CKS,
ARRANTED to keep time in all weath-
er, and under all circumstances, having
3” ’ been proved and found honest and true. They
are all the go now, and will be forihe next four
years. LEVI CLARK <85 CO.
April 9, 18-10.
WINTER STRAINED SPERM OIL
OF aspuperior quality, this day received
and for sale cheap by E. 62: W. E. BISSELL.
April. 1 1840.
VVHITE LEAD.
0. 1 and extra White Lead, at a reduced
price, for sale by the subscriber.
Tnos. L. Pi-:cK.
Old Well Landing, April 1-1, 1840. 22
CHEAP FOR CASH.
00 YARDS bleached and un-
1 8 bleached Shirting. smooth, hen’
vy and ev'en, at the low price ofsix and a quar'
‘er cems per yard’ fol salTlI)iy0S. L. PECK.
.. .a.l~
. 1-ti
3 Old Well. April 14. 2'
A DEMING’S ROTTEN STONE.
;l‘ FIRST rate article for polishing Silver,
' Brass, Tin, Steel, &c. &c. in boxes by the
‘ gt'05s, dozen or single, for sale by STEPHEN F.
l\'Ii1.i.s and CHARLES Isaacs, Agents for Not‘
walk.
Norwalk, Feb. 21st, 18-10. 15
CUTLERY. JE IVELRY. (Sm.
HE subscriber offers for sale a handsome
assortment of Razors, fine pen and pocket
ives, Scissors and Shears, silver Pencil
s, silver Thimbles, Breastpins, Ear Rings,
er Rings, Brushes andiCombs of eyery va-
'. Stocks of every style and quality, silk
.et 1-landkfs. and Cravats. Suspendetsi P8‘
Hangings. Bellows, Tea Trsys, Pins, Nee-
5' Threads’ Tapes’ &JbriN VV. TAYLOR.
Weslport, April 28. 1840. 24
5g? NOW IS THE TIME FOR
BARGAINS! ,
TEVENS dc CLOCK have this day re-
ceived an unusually large assortment of
Spring DRY GOODS, which were purchased
for cash at‘ the lowest rates, and will be sold for
cash at prices lower than ever were known be-
fore. This is no pul’f—call, examine, and sat-
isfy yourselves, and as an evidence that the
goods are cheap, they will state the prices of a
few articles, viz. 1 yard wide unbleached Mus-
lin, ofa prime quality, for 6 1-2 cents the yard;
good calicoes for 4 1-2 cents the yard; and for
6 1-2 cen is they have a prime article, and for
12 1-2 cents they hate as good a quality and as
good colors as any body could desire; bleached
muslins, that are as good as we have formerly
“sold for 14 cents, they now have for 9d the yd ;
plain and fiaured Silks, about 20 per cent less
man usua1,.Znd a very large assortment too;
Beverteens and Bang-up Cord, cl193P _°-9 °_°”ld
be desired, together with a great many articles
. which, if weshould name the prices, purchasers
z‘Vllgll"lllll'll{ they were so cheap as not to be
:‘0l"l.1‘.E"pUfCl]aSlfl-é, when such would not be the
case. You must call and look for yourselves.
April 22, 1840. , 23
DRYGOODS ATAUCTIONPRICES.
To all who are in pursuit of Cheap Goods
will find a lull spring assortment at the
Old Well Landing. Tnos. L. PECK.
Old \Vell, April 14. 233
SCYTHES.
HE Winsted Manufacturing Co. Cast
Steel and German Steel Scyihes for sale
10 merchants by the dozen, and warranted, at
‘ factory prices. CHAS. ISAACS,
- Agent for the Winstcd Man. Co.
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POETRY.
For the Gazelle.
s p R I N G .
The sun now sheds his glorious light around,
Reviving nattire feels the genial ray,
And lightly springing from her sleep profound.
‘ Her Winter's sleep,slie takes her smiling way.
Spring time is round us with her balmy breeze,
All her bright hopes are st_artinginto view;
The buds are swelling oti th_efforest trees,
While shrubs are puting on their vernal hue.
The birds are vvaibling now within their grove,
And flowers lialfopenit-ig deck the green hill-
side,
Wooing the wandering foot away to rove;
Entrancingly the blissful moments glide.
Come forth into the forest, course the plain.
And wander through the vale of murniuring
rill,
And hear their voice in one melodious strain,
Pour forth a song that will the bosom thrill.
It is the song of never ceasing praise,
To her Creator, Naturc’s voices bring-
It is a song which ever thus she’ll raise.
\Vhile time keeps on his course with tireless
wing.
It is a song ofjoyful hopes that spring, 4
Thus ever sings as rolls the yearly round-
Of hope immortal her new wonders sing,
As swells the chorus thro’ Creation’s bound.
In this bright time when all her works are fair.
\Vith their young beauties opening to our sight
Away with every thought or dream of care,
And banish sorrow,nian’so’er powering blight.
Let joyful hope, in concert with the time,
Allure the heart from all its woes, its pains.
And youili. and age, and thoughtful manhood’s
prime,
Be happy while this hour ofjoy remains.
.Nortcallc, Jllay 23, 1840. B.
PSALM_OF LIFE.‘
BY PROFESSOR LONGI-‘l$LLOW'.
Tell me not, in niournful numbers,
Life is btit an empty dream.’
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real, Life is carntst;
And the grave is not its goal;
“ Dust thou ail, to dust returnesi,” '
Was not spoken ofthe soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-niorrtiw
Find us farther than to day.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts though stoutand brave,
Still. like muffled drums are beating,
Funeral marches to the grave.
Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives suhlime,
And. departing, leave behind us
Footsteps on the sands oftime;
Footsteps, that perhaps another,
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
LEARN TO LABOR AND TO WAIT.
From. the Boston Atlas.
GOLD SPOONS 't:s. HARD CIDER.
In a cabin made oflogs,
By the River side,
There the Ifonest Farmer live,
Free from slolli and pride.
T the gorgeous Palace turn
_ And his Rival see.
In his robes of regal state.
'1‘insel’d finery.
At the early morning light,
Starting with the Sun-
See the Farmer hold the plough
Till the day is done.
In his silken bed oftlown
Marlin still must be;
Menial servants waiting round
Dressed in livery. '
See the Farmer to his meal
Joyfully repair";
Crackers, cheese, and cider too,
A hard but homely fare.
Jlflartin to his breakfast comes
At the hour of noon;
Sipping from a china cup,
VVith a golden spoon.
See the Farmer pace his fields-
Mark his lightsotiio foot;
Leaning now upon his staff
To catch a songster's note.
Martiu’s steeds impatient wait
At the Palace door;
Out-riders behind the coach,
And lackies on before.
\Vorthy son of noble sire——
At his Country’s call,
The Farmer left his happy home,
Friends, wife, and children—all
Onward to the battle field,
His patriot-course he took ,
Where was cunning Martin THEN?
Lawyer of Kinderhoo/c.
FARMERS! who frotri fertile lands
Brush the morning dews,
Tell me, for your President,
Which ofthese you chose?
.. Stout Yeomen, pause before you speak,
It all depends on YOU: ,
Shall Martin fill that chair of State-—
Or shall Ttrrucxnon?
NORWALK, or. xvnnunsfizur, iinnr 27, 1840.
i MISCELLAf,:'f’NY.
HOUSE HUNTING IN NE\V YORK.
'I‘hc original, “ginuine” Major JACK
D0\VNING, has written a. letter in his very
best style, to the Editors of the New World,
the trials and perplexities which are gen-
erally experienced in New York, by those
who are obliged to ‘pull up stakes’ as often
as the first of May comes round. The fol-
lowing is that portion of the Major’s letter
whioli ‘tells about moving and house hunt-
mg: ‘
I went round the upper part of the _city
because folks said rents was a good deal
cheaper up there than down in town. At
last I found part of a house that I’ thought
looked as if it would do nicely; and looked
at the bill which said enquire at sich a No-
in Wall street. VVell I started off to Wall
street, and after walking about two miles
and a half 1 got -there, and ‘found the place;
and come to enquire the rent, it was two
hundred and fifty dollars. I could’nt afford
to give more than eighty or a hundred dol-
lars rent, so backI went to take another
hunt. At lastl found one that looked as
though it might be a good deal cheaper,
and I looked at the bill, and that said, in
quire at another number in ‘Wall street. So
I posted away down ‘again and found the
place, and enquired the rent. It was a hun-
dred and fifty dollars-. I was studying the
matter over to see ifit would do for me to
think ofgiving so much, when the man ask-
ed me how mtich family I had. I told him
«there was myself and wife and cousin Nab-
by and four children. At that, says be,
‘We never let it to children ;’ and he shot
the door and went in. I had got so tii'ed by
this time, and it got to be towards night,
that I thought that I would give it up for a
bad days work, and go home. VVhen I got
home I found Polly almost tired to death,
for she had felt so uneasy for fear we should
be turned out ofdoors bime by, that she had
been out most all day house-hunting too.»-
But she had’nt made out any better than I
did. I told Polly she better stay at ‘home
and take care ofthe children, and not worry
herself about it, and I'd follow the bttsiriess
up till I got a house at some rate or other.-—
So the next morning I started and .. tram-
poosed the city from one end to ‘tether,
lengthways, crossways, and cornerways;
but Idid’nt make out better than I did the
day before. In the morning I would’ find a
bill on a house that looked as if it might do,
and come to read it, it would say, to be seen
only from two to five in the afternoon ; and
in the afternoon '1 would ‘find a bill that
would say, to be seen only from ten to twelve
in the morning. And then again I would
see a house that looked about right, and I
would step up to the door and ask if I might
look at it, and they would say, they had so
have any more of it, and shet the door and
go in. VVherever 1 went I see the street
was full of folks house hunting, and halfthe
time when I went to look at a bill, there
would be -so many others bobbing up onto the
steps before me that I would have to wait
most half an hour before Icould get a chance
to read it. And when I did get up to it, as
likely as not it would say, ‘ This house is to
let to a small, genteel family, without chil-
rlren;’ so there I would be dished again -—
Once I stood on the steps, readinga bill,and
there was a great, fat, greasy faced woman
stood right-afore me, facing me, reading it
to. She was a cross, sour-looking thing,
and looked as if she had lived on hog’s fat
all her life—-.,and I think it pretty likely she
had, for the city is full of hogs. You would
see more hogs here, in walking the streets
half an hour, than you would see in" all
Downingville for a tvhole year. VVell as I
stood opposite the _old grease spot, reading
the bill, there come up sich a crowd behind
me to read the bill tu, that they knocked my
head right into her bonnet. By the gra-
cious if my ears did’nt ring again! She
clapped her great square hand against the
side of my head so hard it almost knocked
me of} the steps.
‘ You saucy good for nothing brute,’ says
she, and her eyes were starting out of her
head as big as an ox’s eyes when he is
drawing a heavy load—‘ haint you no more
manners,’ says she, ‘set out to kiss me so,
right here in the street tit, and afore all
these folks ?’
Itold her upon my word and honor it
was no such thing. ’Twas the folks behind
me that pushed me, and I had’nt the least
thought in the world of kissing her. At
that I thought she looked crosser than she
did afore, and Ijumped olfthe steps and got
away as fast as 1 could. I went home that
‘ night pretty well tired out, and most discour-
aged about finding a house. But I see Pol-
ly grew more uneasy ; so lstarted again next
morning, and kept it up tight and tight eve-
ry day for pretty near a fortnight, till I got
the bottom of my shoes all wore off? Then I
stopped one day and got ’em tapped and rest-
ed upon’t, and then I went at it again. At
last, in the course of my travels, I'found
three houses that Ithought might do, if I
could’nt do any better. But the rents was a
little too high. They asked from $90 to
$100 a piece for’em. Ithouglit'they‘had’nt
ought to be more than $80. And folks told
me those who did’nt let their houses till a-
bout the first of May would have to put
their rents down. So I concludedto watch
these ’ere three houses, and hold on till the
last day of April. One was away over tow-
ards the North River, pretty well up town,
on a cross street leading out of Greenwich
street. Two rooms and two bedrooms on the
second floor. The next was away over ’toth-
er way, beyond the Bowery, towards the
East River, and pretty well up towardsthe
Dry Dock. One room in the basement,
in which a faithful picture is drawn of
much trampling over the house they could’nt i
’ three inlthe third story, and one in the attic, ’
if wanted. Brit the basement was awful wet.
’Tother one was up the Third avenue, not
far from the Alrns House. It took me about
halfthe day, ei"'_cry day for a fortnight, to go
round to these three houses and see that the
bills itfgi‘-C still "on. ' For I thought! as long
asTci)ulrl have my choice of the three Iwas
sale.
of April-, I thought it was time to bring mat-
ters to a close. So in the course ofthe fore-
noon In-allied away up to the Third ave-
nue; t'liat_,'house being a l-ittle the cheapest
rent If phi on the whole, bein times was
very" Ll , rbciter take that. They asked
nitietyjpre dollars, but would take ninety for
a good tenant. I walked along, thinking
I’d try’,/em pretty hard for eighty dollars;
and if‘ ?could’nt get it for that I’d offer hi_m
eighty-five; and if they’would’nt let it for
‘that. I’d".take it for ninety. ,
At l.;i.1ltt'1 came. in sight of the house, and
looked, but I could’nt see no bill'on it. I
went iipand asked if the house was let, and
they said yes, and it was‘ let about" an hour
ago. 1: turned about and quickened my
steps, and walked away down towards the
East: Rver house, and thought I’d take it
right of: ifI had to give as much as ninety-
f,ivedoll.2rs for it. Or even I did’nt know
as I sl’fi::'uld stick at a hundred. VVhen I
got in sight of that house, the bill was off
that too. This made me feel a little streak-
ed, and the sweat started out on my fore-
head pretty fast. I stepped tip and asked
them ift.hc house was let. Tltey said yes, it
was 1'5? that morning, and they could a let
two Ql‘,_,.’,l,i..l‘,eE,,,,.tng)_l'e jest like it if they’d had
’em. 1 begun to be afraid now I’d got into
rather Ta bad box. I did’nt dare to go
home and tell_Polly howthingslooked; and
as it was“-now but little arter noon Ithought
1’d run round two or three streets, and
see ifl"-sec-.uld’t hunt tip some houses. So I
pulled ffiot, and hunted and sweat, till Igot
so tired-Icould’nt but jest stand. There
was a good-many bills up. but some how I
could’nt,..lind any that would seem to do.—
They wais all too high rent, or they tvould’nt
take any--children, or wmething or other was
in the way. I felt pretty bad. So Ithought
I'd go home and tell Polly the worst on’t,
and go rip and see if the Greenwich house
was gone too. When -I come to tell her a-
,,bout it,‘ ' e"showcd a'l;5't_(ttlo dander.
‘No Jack,’ says she, ‘ if you have delay-
ed so long that wc’ve lost the chance of get-
ting a ILQIISP, and have to be turned out of
doors to-morrow, I shall lay it all to you,
"every hit of it. I must say you might a
known ‘i}+‘.-tier.’ ,
V, Noti'§;‘Iolly does’nt hardly ever give me a
hard trot; _,-and come to have this from her,
poured fight on top of the trouble I was in
about a house, male me feel bad enough,
aunt Ke>:iah,. I can tell you. But I told
Polly, lrettin would’nt help the matter a hi‘,
and if she’d give me a mouthful of bread
and bullet‘. I’d go and try once more. At
that sheicame tn :1 little, and sot on some
bread and butter, and then we started ofi to
gcther. ‘ We went all round over the place
they call Greenwich village, though if I
was to,-dial could’nt tell it from the city;
but we did’nt find a single house or part of
hous"e\t‘lttrrt would seem to do, till we got up
the cross street where the house was that
I’d picked out afore. As soon as we turned
round the corner, and come in sight of that
are house, I looked and the bill was on. If
I'd a had a halfa ton weight took of m “
shoulders I could’nt a felt lighter than I
did that--minit. It was about sunset, and the
last day of April. Theold folks, that own-
ed the house, and lived in the lower part of
it, were-gstanding out on the steps and look-
ing very wishfully, first up the street and
then down the street, and I knew by their
looks they felt as if it was their last chance, for
if they did’nt let it that night, may be they
would’iI%rl‘et it for the whole year.“ I give
Polly"‘s‘a_rm a jerk, and whispered to her,
and says I, ‘Now do you keep still as a
mouse, and not appear as though we want-
ed a house much, and I’ll get that for low-
er I'Pl'll"}7(‘.l..’
VVe walked along up in a careless kitid of
way as if we wasn't looking for any thing.»
Then we stopped a little and I looked up to
the house, and says,
‘ Mister, you've got to let your house lay
over this year havn’t you ?’
“ We'll? says he, ‘Idon’t know; the man
that talked of taking it hasn’t come yet; but
he may be in this evening.’ A
‘ Well Mister, says ‘ what’ll you take
for them’ rooms in the second story .7’
‘Aint you suited yet?’ says he, eyeing
us very __sharp,~_and stepping down of the
steps.’ ' '
‘ Not exactly,’ says I. ‘If I could get
your house low enough, I don’t kow but I
might tal git.’
‘ Well‘,"’says he I've calculated to geta
hundred dollars for it; but bein it's getting
late I'll Let it go for ninety.’
I told "hini‘I couldn’t give him that, but
if he’d a mind to let it go for severity 1’dtake
it. He said he couldn't think of that;
though he didn’t know, for a good tenant and
good security, he might say eighty, to a
quiet family family without children.
At that, Polly couldn’t help puttingin a
word in spite ofall I’d said to her; and says
she. . -
‘I should like to know how _the New
Yorkers expects folks to get along in this
world without children.’
‘ Ah. then you have children,’ said the old
gentleman, changing his manner in a ino-
ment. ‘ \Vell, there’s a great difference in
children. Some families keep ’in very qui-
et, while in others they are dcsput trouble-‘
some. I dare say you keep your’n in good
order. '
‘ We'll,’ says I, ‘I must be-'a going; I
3’ that rose by arms and arts, fell by lust ofcon-
wliatkind of security will you give me ?’
‘ Oh,’, says I, ‘,I’ll_’.p:Jy-the rent every
week in advance, if youiwant it. But I
can’t.give eighty dollars.’ _ '
‘ Well,’ says’ be,‘ you may havb it for sev.
enty five, at_id’that_’s_the lowest." L \
‘I’ll take it,’ says I, ‘and here’s a silver
Well, when it come to he the last day, dollar’ to bind the bargain till I move in.’
At that the old man took down . the bill,
and Polly and} turned to go home to get
ready for the great battle the nextday.
And now, Dear Aunt Kezi:1h',' l’ve got to
break right’ offshort, for the prltitet‘ says l’.ve
spun my yarn out so long he can’t wait for
any morc.._ But. l’ll.try to give 3" ’ “count
of the moving _in my next letter. \..rive my
love to Uncle Joshua, and I remain your lov-
ing nephew. Jl1AJoR JACK DowNiNo.
, ENGLAND.
The present position of England is an ano-
maly on themap and in the history of the
world. A sinal l, obscure island -on the
western coast,of Europe, she stretches her
gigantic arms “from sea to sea and from the
river to the ends of the earth.” From her
dominions in the East she has drawn treas-
ure in gold, silver, andjewels, to the amount
of one thousand millions sterling. In Aus-
tralia, she has a colony, occupying a territory
equal in extent to any of the modern Euro-
pean kingdoms and bidding fair to become
one day, amighty empire. On the western
Hemisplicre she owns a territory as large
as Europe. Her sceptre. is swayed over one
hundred and fifty millions of subjects. Her
wealth at home is altogether incalctilable.
Three or four years ago Sir Robert Peel,
then representing Manchester‘ in the House
of Commons, presented a petition to parlia-
ment signed by fiftecn hundred of his consti-
tuents. It was computed that the united
private fortunes of these petitioners would
pay the national debtl In that case, the ave-
rage would givehalfa million sterling to
each man. For the purposes of foreign con-
quest, the present power of England is tin-
doubtedly superior to that of any ofthe uni-
versai empires of antiquity, and to any mod-
ern nation on the globe. This power has
been built upto this gigantic height by along
c_otirse of policy, admirably contrived to ben-
efit"hei‘self, and oppress the world beside.-
Her colonies are every where in a most de
grading state of vassalage. India has been
stripped of all its treasure, and now is saddled
with a land tax, or rent; for England in as-
suming the government of the country, trans-
ferred the absolute ownership of the soil
from the deposed sovereigns, to hcrself.——
Holding Gibralter, the key of the Mediterra-
nean and the most commanding fortress in
Spain, she almost entirely monopolizes the
commerce ofthat great inland sea, and con-
trols the destinies of Spain and Portugal.
This is the nation now at war with China
on a point ofcommercial privilege, and in a
hostile attitude towards Russia and Persia
on account ofher Indian possessions, and to-
wards the United States on account ofa dis-
puted boundary. She may find, like all
other nations which have pushed their con-
quests too far, that her aggressions will stir
up a combination of enemies altogether too
formidable for her to cope with. England
has touched the highest point of her great-
ness. ller power has culminated, and from
henceforth mtist, ifpast history furnish any
index to the future, dcclinelike other nations
quest, and by luxtiry.
To arrest this downward course, England
should pause in her career ofa ression ,and
assume a iuore liberal policy tohvards other
nations. Her wooden walls, her inaratime
supremacy, her unbounded wealth will not
avail, when the concentrated hate of all inan-
kind shall pour out its vials of wrath upon
her head. When the hordes of China and
Tartary shall rush down upon the plains of
India, simultaneously with the Persian cav-
alry and the disciplined armies of the Rus-
sian Czar, the days of British dominion in
the East will speedily 'be numbered and
finished.—Harassed by party anarchy in her
own bosom,—-her main strength occupied in
the East, it may be that her Canadian pos-
sessions will slide away from under her yoke,
in the event of a war with the United States.
England must pause. ' She is a noble nation
with all her faults, and has thousands of no-
ble hearts, heating with purest philanthropy
and‘ most expanded benevolence. She must
listen to the suggestions ofreason andjustice
now. while in the height of her power. She
must yield somewhat of that selfish oppres-
sive policy wich has made her very name to
be execrated in every quarter of the globe,
or her doom is sealed.—-Sta.le Eagle.
The Book of Jasher.-—-VVe shall shortly
have a literary, or rather a Biblical curiosi-
ty, to present to the American reader, which
we feel confident in predicting will excite
great interest among those who take pleasure
in reading and studying'the Scriptures. It
is the book of Jasher, referred to in the Bi-
ble in Joshua, and in the second book of
Samuel, and which has been in the progress
of translation from the Hebrew for several
years in England, and is now completed, and
will be published in a few days in this city,
in a very elegant stereotyped edition. There
have been several simulated books of Jasher,
a notice of which we find in the =Rev. Mr.
Horne’s Commentaries on the Study of the
Scriptures; but they bear no analogy to the
present work, which is written in the purest
Hebrew, and translated with an elegance
and fidelity highly creditable _to the eminent
scholar who has been so long engaged in the
work. The preface to the Hebrew edition
speaks of it as having been brought from Je-
rusalem, with other sacred rolls and ‘manu-
~'cl'iptS, at the destruction of that city, and
can’t think of‘ paying eighty dollars.’ And
[began to edge along a little.
‘llIr.,’ saiysihe, ‘if you" take the house,
;
Centtlryf ,On the discovery of pl"Il'll.i[]0”H‘l3
manuscript was copiedhand carried i_ntI) Ve‘.
nice, where ,it was print'ed by order of ihé
* Jewish Consistory of’Rabbins in 1613 and
is now for the first time translated" intdthe
English ‘and published. The Royal Asiafié
Society had a copy‘ in Calcutta, and "brave or-
ti‘; ;1lsl1€bR€(;'- Mg. Agaims to tr-antslate it;
' aanorie on ei.1'l'0' . ' , -
lation was already in progibdsl, tllfti: fiirflntif
:::r:%:;.:':;‘.;:;::t:.“;:t:*..i.;"::;'*: it
- - tl r o-
equal rank with‘ any o_f the’ fIllSSlfl0‘ 1:90:13,-2
not strictly canonical." It does not difli-r with
the Bible in a single instance-, but aiiiplifies
the events recorded in Scripture, witli the
single difference in chronology of soinc’5t)
years, by inakirig Noah and. Abraham cori-
t.empoi'ary--commencing with the ‘creation
of Adam, and ending with tliedcath ofJosh-
ua. Josephus refers to this book, and the
great Mendelsohti extracts copiously from it.
Recently the book of Enoch has been dis-
covered, translated from the Ethiopic and
published in England. Professor Stewart
as lately reviewed it. 'I‘he'disco\-ery of
missing books referred to in Scripture, and
the many yet to be discovered, joined to the
singular signs of the times in relation to the
chosen people, give great interest to this and
similar works. This book, which makes
nearly three hundred pages, clears up some
points somewhat obscure in the Bible, ‘and it
is very full in detailing the events of the
reign of Nimrod; the building‘ ofthe Tower
of Babel, and confusion of tongues; the
causes preceding the destruction ofthe doom-
ed cities; the sacrifice of Isaac, andthe life
of Joseph; and has some curious facts about
the deluge.--N. Y. Star.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
Erlmimd P. Gaines artrl his W;tfe, vs.
Relfi Chew and otlters.-This was it Zsuit
brought by the complainants for the estate of
his only child, Myra Clark, the wile of Gen.
Gaines, by virtue of his last will, dated in
July, 1813, against Richard Re.-lf and.Bev-
erly Chew, the pretended executors of said
Clark, under a revoked will. dated in May,
l8ll—a will hastily made on the occasion
of his having determined on a sea voyage,
and revoked by his will of July, I813.
The documentary evidence, with" tlgetesti-
mony of several respectable vvitiicssei-5, clear-
ly establish the will of 1813, its existence up
to the time of Mt‘. Clai'k’s death, and the
mysterious disappearance ofthat will, which
Richard Relf had imp.'ope.rl_y possessed him-
self of, at the moment of Daniel Clark's
death, of the key ofthe case wlicre the said
last will was deposited, and, soon afterward
produced the will of 181 I, had it probated,
and,.under it, disposed of and preyed upon,
and continued to dispose of and prey upon
the vast estate of Daniel Clark, t-.-stator, for
nearly a qt.iarter of a century.
For near twenty years of that time, the
lawful heiress, Myra Clark, resided in and
and'near-Philadelphia, inthe family of Col.
and Mrs. Davis,as the2°'rrlaughte_-r, under the
name of Myra Davis, ignorant of her real
name, parentage, and r2'ghts, iintil- the 24th
ear of her age, when Col. Davis apprised
her of these important facts. After which
discovery she married Mr. W. W. \Vhitney,
who, in taking legal measures to recovcrher
estate, was thrown into prison, and otherwise
pcrsectited, with a fury worthy ofa Spanish
inquisition, untilhe lost his life. This per-
secution was continued against the widowed
Myra and her orphan children until they
and their. persecutions were made known to
General Gaines, who, in his youth, and up-
on his first visit to Louisiana in 1803, had
enjoyed the friendship of her father. In his
efforts toilearn from her how he could best
contribute to vindicate her rights, he made to
her proposals of marriage, which were ac-
cepted. The evidence and the law were
ably and eloquently summed up and present-
-ed to the Court by her counsel, Grymes,
Chinn, and Peyton, and by Mr. Mcflenry
on the part of the defendants. The decree
of the Court fully sustained the rights ofthe
plaintiff under the will of 1813, and ordered
that the property sold under the will of l8ll
should besestored to Myra Clark Gaines,
the only child of Daniel Clark,» and his le-
gitimate and lawful heiress.
This decree cannot but remind the parties
concerned of the maxim, that ‘God protects
the innocent.’
At the Sandwich (U. C.) Assizes, some
ten day ago, Philip Huffman and his daugh-
an indictment of having together procured
the daath ofan infant, known to be the child
of Mary Huffman, who is supposed to have
been living in incest with her father, in the
county of Kent. The evidence adduced a-
gainst the prisoners was of so _ conclusive a
nature, thatfno doubt whatever was left onthe
minds of-the Jury, of their mutual guilt;
and a verdict was accordingly rendered of
guilty, with a recommendation of the unfor-
tunate woman to mercy. They were ‘both
sentenced to be hanged on the 15th May on-
suing. On the Judge passing sentence, the
woman manifested extreme agitatiom and
swooned away. She has since protested a-
gainst the judgement of the Court declaring
herself in nocent.
We learn from the Boston Transcript, that
the Rev. Dr. Clianning has resigned his '0!-
fice as Pastor of the Federal street Church,
He, in. his letter of resignation, stated that he
wished to. continue his connection with the
_society, but requested that the salarywhich
had hitherto been paid him should be added to
that of his colleague, Rev. E. S.{Gannett. .
The Rev. Edmund S. J.mes,,oriiie'-Meir.-
odist Episcopal Church, has been elected
financial Secretary of the American Bible
zarried into Spain, where the Jews had their
.nost celebrated colleges tip to the eleventh
Society.
Daniel Clark, deceased, devised by him to '
ter Mary, were brought before the bar, on ‘T
\li,
Norwalk Chronicler