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Number 126, New Series.
Nonwnnn,
Ct. WEISNEJIIY, APRIL 13, 1342,
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SPRING DRY GOODS.
’ y-Great Barégains to be bad
AT ttiuuiii a cats.
I/Vholcsale a.ml;.;Rctail Dry Guilds Store.
I “7 E are daily receiving fresh supplies of Spring Goods of all kinds and qualities. Our
Goods are mostly received direct from the Auction Rooms. where theyare purchased by
'Mr. S E. Gru-man. whose time iss eut altotrether in the cit .
r: V
\Ve will sell goods this spring
cheaper than ever, and for much less than can be purchased elsewhere, besides showing our
" customers the BES'l‘ and CHEAPEST assortment of goods to be found in the county.
We
can assure all those in want of any description of Dry Goods. that it will be for their interest to
call and examine our goods before purclta.-ring!
Country Merchants are invited to give us it call.
\Ve will not be undersold !
We will pletlge ourselves to sell them
goods as low, or a little lower than they can purchase at New York Jobbing Houses.
N B Millinetiy goods ofcvery description, at New York wholesale p
rices.
GRUMAN 6: Co.
THE NORWALK GAZETTE
Is PUBLISHED
EVERY VVEDNESDAY MORNING,
BY
James Reed, Jr.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTON.
Village Subscribers by Carrier. per year $12 ()0
Mail “ in odvnnce “ " $2 00
Those wholive out ofthe Carrier’s dis-
irict 8: take their papers at the Office $1 50
in a(lv(znce—at the end of the year $2 00
Coinpririiesnf-5 or more receiving their
papers by mail. t:/‘paid in ircivartce $1 50
RATES OF ADVERTISING».
,. For one square, or 16 lines. 3 weeks, 31 00
Each following insertion. .
E<ecutor’s:1ndAtfiuinistratofis Notices. 8! 00
Commissioner's notices, 3f 25
Guardian. Divorce,and other Notices,$I 00
the square.
Yearly advertisers. one square, 3310 00
payable quarterly. The privileg of yearly
advertisers is limited to theirowu immediate
business.
Casual advertisements sent to this Ofiice. m_uSl
be acconipmticd by the cash to insure i77ScTt’l071
Job Printing,
0 F A L L K 1 N D s ,
l/lEATl.Y EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE 0FFl[.'E.
1
L-arpet Rooms,
432 Pearl St. N. Y.
& E. S. Higgins, Importers, Mann-
.1 - lactiirers and Wll()lt'Sal8 and retail Deal
ers, in (iarpetiiigs, Oil Cloths. &c. have on
hand, R.0y8l\Vlltttn. Brussels. Three Ply, Don
ble Super, Superfine, Fine Iograin. Vttll(‘llall
Hall and Stair Carpeting. 'l‘ahle and Piano
Covers. Turkey, Tufted. Brussels and ,Wiltt:ii
Hegrili Rugs, Driiggets. Baizés, Mailings,
Round, oval and Flat Stair Rotls.&c. &c.
Also. an assortment ofEnglish and American
Floor Oil C~loth.from 2 to 2-1 feet wide
The citizens of Norwalk and its vicinity in
want ofany article in the Carpet line, will here
find inducements, such as cheapnes-, large and
various assortments, which are found in but few
cstahlishments nfthe kind.
New York. Sept. 22d. lS40. 45
ENTAL Notice.—DOC'l‘. A. HlLL
tlittviltt't.tif'or the patronage he has recciv
cd in his profession during L2 months past,
in Norwalk, begs leave to inl'or_m the public,
that he still continues a few doors west ofthc
.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.
liicorruptible teeth inserted front one to a
full set. Also,teeth cleansed. separated. ex-
tiact.ed,&.c., and :i ll thosediseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, ifsufferedto continue, are
productive of so much miscliief.
References.——Emer_v Bisscll, M. D.: J. D.
M‘Lt:an, M. D.; Hon. 'l‘homa.s B. Bitler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaztcs. Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danbury. Duct.
How-ll Rodgers, Colchestcr, Ct. William
‘Witter, M. D. VVilliamantic. Ct. t
G. W. Raymon, Draper Gr Tailor.
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. AVING taken a store in the sotitli part of
' O|msted’s Building, east sideofthe Bridge,
is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at short notice, on favorable term , and
in tire Best and Ilfost Fashionable style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all whomay favor him with their patronage.
All garments made to order are warranted t’. fit.
Particular attention paid to Cutting.
The subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths. Cassitneres,. Sattinetts and Vesiings.
which he will iuake up to order in a manner to
challenge competition. ‘
. Pilot and Beaver Clot
superior Trimmings.
Also, a fine assortment of Stocks of various
styles and pattcrs, at the lowest cash prices.
Fall Fashions received.»
Persons wishing garments ofany description
will find it. to their advantage to call.
hs for Overcoats. with
Norwalit. October 1841. 49
‘ 4 N E "W ,
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT
HE subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &.
B. Lockwood. recently. occupied by M. Banks,
where hegwould-be happy_to receive ‘all orders
in his_ line. He feels confident in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as a
‘Cutter. tbatwhoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on having their work manu-
,Norw,alk. April 20. Josern E. Cortxi-zit 23
, OPAL. and BRIGHT VARNISH. for
‘ -wsa_le.by
W. Stiitmn.
IV/zcre do you Buy Your Dry Goods ?
ALL who study economy in these hard
times. and havetried the Nurwallt market,
will readily say. without the least deviation
from strict veracity—— W}: find the‘Best Assort- _
merit and the Lowest Prices at
GRUDIAN & C-IVS.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORE.
I'Vest End of the Brvirlge.
You may be assuredyou can find any article
you may want. anti no one will dispute but
that the style of Goods displayed will suit the
most refitted tastes. either as to style or pattern.
Let the doubtful call aria’ be satiqfierl.
The 3.SSUl'Itl)“f‘.l here offered, comprises every
new style of Goods to be found in the New
York market, which is replenished daily and
Wffelilb’ from the auction roonts. 'l‘lits iinport-
ant advantage which we possess over our uei;_-h-
hers is secured to its by the residence ofuiie of
the firm in the city. who makes it his regular
business to attend these sales and avail liirri—
seif of the peculiar advantages they uflbrd.
GRUMAN 6'2. Co.
Norwalk, March 29. I842.
ESTPOKT FEMALE SEMINARY.
- —Tlie Sumnier tcrni ofthis School coin-
meucesoo the first \Vednesday of May.
Conditions of Acltrtitlance.-a”5l2ll per aunum
or $30 per quarter (ll weeks) for Board, Tui-
tion in the English Studies. and French. Pay-
ments quarterly in Advance.
Terms for Day Scho'ars in the first class 35
oer quarter-—in the second ‘5i$'l—in the third or
Primary Class $3 per Quarter.
Extra charge-sare made for Music on the Pi-
ano $8 per Quarter. use ofl’iano 32.
Drawing. with use off’-atterus 83 per Quarter.
For further. particulars application can be
made to the Principal.
6t]3
LOUISA A. Sitiirn.
T a Court pf Probate. liulden at Norwalk,
. within and forihe Dl.-‘lt'l(‘t of Norwzilk on
the 26th day of’ Mari-li. A D I842. upon the
Petition rzf Martha Gilbert of Wilton, as paretn.
and Guardian of John W. Gilbert and Maria
H. Gilbert. both of said W'ilton, minors under
the age of twenty one years. showing to this
Court that said m_inors own one certain pieceol
Laud lying in said Wilton. in quantity about
three acres. bounded westerly, easterly-and
southerly by ltighway, and northerly by\Villiam
Greeu’s land, and praying for liberty to sell the
same. as per petition oufile will app¢=ur:—
Ur(l(‘.l' that the Gib day ofJuiie next at 9 o’cloclt
forenor n. be assigned for a liearfug on said
petition. at the Probate Offit-e in said Norwalk,
and the said petitioner was directed to give
notice thereof. by piiblisltiug this order in a news
paper printed at Norwalk, three weeks success-
ively. at least six weeks before said day ofas-
si«_vumi=ni. Bi~:NJ. lsAAcs..lutlge. J3
ISSOLUTION—The Partnersltip here-
tofore existing under the firm of Bt=ebe&
Cuinphcll. in the transaction ofthe coufectionary
business in Norwalk. is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. All acr-oiints due to. or claims
upon the company will be settled by either of
the siibscribers. who desire to effect such settle-
ment withorii delay. L. L. Bi-:i~:rzi-3.
Nnrwallt, March 19.1842 1. H. CAMPBELL.
The business will be continued at the old
stand, by L. L. Beebe, on his own account. 12
ELLING 011' at Cost!—'l‘he sub-
scribers being about making new arrange-
ments forihe coming year. would ofler their
small stock of Gncnries. consisting of Tea,
Cofiee. Sugars, Molasses, Soap, Candles.
Spices, &c, &c at Cost. Also an assortment
of fiist rate Wines. Persons in want of the
above articles. will do well tocall.
N. B. Persons having accounts with the
subscribers are requested to ~° VValk up to the
Capting‘s Office and settle.”
N S&S H BAILEY.
_ Ell’ G1'oceii'ies.—St (.‘.roix—PorioRi.,
co—Brown & White Havana and Loaf
Sugars, by the barrel. or at retail--4 Hhtls. Su-
perior West India Molasses-Gun-Po\vder_-
Old 66 Young Hyson, & Souchong '1‘eas...
Ground Cotlee, Pepper. Alspice & Ginger.-
Cloves, Nutmegs. Cassia. dc Ititlign-—Bunch
Raisins in Boxes. Half& Quarter Boxes--Ja
va. & paquira Cofice by the Sat-It-—Wheat,
Buckwheat 81. Rye Flour—Butter. Lard, Cheese,
Codfish 66 Mackerel—W. Hull 5!. Sons’ Pa-
ten Refined Mould Candles—-Patent Hydrati-
tic Pressed do: W. Hull 62. Son's steam Soap:
Principi aml Havnnna Segars, doc. just received
and for sale low by W C SAMMIS.
Norwalk. Dec. 6. 1841.
RATE and Poudrette.—'l‘he sub-
scriber will receiveorders from any person
to procure Urale and Poudrette from the Lodi
Manufacturing Company. It is said they are
valuable Manures——will ripen the crops of corn
and potatoes some weeks sooner than any other
mauures. and by far more economical than any
other, and the company warrant their manures
to he more than fifty per cent better than any
Poudfelle that has been manufactured in New
York. One of Ilie great benefits in using their
manures, is the economy with which they can
he applied. One boy will do more in one day
than two men with team carting out manure
in three days. Farmers and gardners who have
tried this manure say that one bushelof Pou-
-drette is equal to a load of barn yard manure.
Terms 82 a Brrel fir 5 harrells or less.
delivered on board boats. and 1'51 85 a barrel for
any largerquantity to which is to be added car-
tage in New York. Each barrell contains “4
bushels struck moasure. , .
_ WM. H. RICHARDS, Agent.
. Westport, April 4th 1842. '
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AN- ALPHABET OF SHORT RULES,’
WELL wurvru REMEMBERING.
Attend well to your business.
Be punctual in your payments.
Consider well before you promise.
Dare to do right.
Envy no man. I
Faithfully perform your duty. .;-‘
Go not in the path ofvice.
Have respect for your character.
infringe on no man's right.
Know thyself. I
Lie not, for any consideration.
Make few acquaintances.
Never profess what you do not practice.
Occupy your time in usefulness.
Postpone nothing that you cart do now.
Quarrel not with your neighbor.
Recontpense every man for his labor.
Save something against a day of trouble.
Treat every body with kindness.
Use yoorselfto moderation.
Vilify no person's reputation. --
\-Vatchfilly guard against idleness.
’Xamine your conduct daily.
Yield to superiorjiitlgement.
Zealously pursue the right path.
RUINOUS COURTSHIP. l
Mrs. McClintoc.k keeps a second hand
clothes store down in South street, and doe-
a flourishing business. Though four dif
fereittgentlcinen in succession have held‘
the office of husband to this lady, and all
ofsuch ominous circumstances, there are no
less than three candidates lorthe same office.
The widow McClintock has completed her
'ugal and prudent. They were both agreed
it pursuing the same course. And it is al-
ost needless to say, that their prosperity was
' roportion to their wisdom and prudence.
P
Peace Principtes.—Wefind this anecdote
f Willlnin Lfidd in the last number of the
cmocratic Review: ,
“It was not mere good nature. but the
rloption ofthe peace principles, which made
int thus gentle-hearted. A story. which he
ltr-_h told with paculiar l‘t‘llSIl, will illustrate
his moulding of charactcr——the gradual
rogress of his mind in adopting the peace
rinciples. ‘I had,’ said he, ‘a fine field of
-'g.r,ni'n, growing upon an out-farm some dis-
tance from the homestead. Ivhenever I
‘trotle by I saw my neighbor Pulsifc-r’s sheep
in the lot, destroying my hopes ofa harvest.
These Sher-p were oftbe gaunt, long-legged
kind, active as spaniels, they could spring
over the highest fence, and no partition wall
could keep them out. I complained to my
neighbor Pulsifcr about them, sent him
frequent messages, but all without avail.-
Perhaps they would he keept out a day or
. two. but the legs of his sheep were l0tl_£,'s and
my grain rather tnore tempting than the
adjoining pusttirc. I rode by again-——the
sheep were still there; Ibccame angry, and
‘told my men to set the dogs on them. and
lif that would not do, I would pay them if
vuL‘ati'd the Situation by death—still, in spite! [hey would shoot the sheep.
‘I rode away much agitated, for I was not
so much of a Peace man then as I am now,
and If»-lt literally, full of fight. All-atonce
a light flashed upon me. I asked myself,
42-} year, but not one of her present suitor:
is over five and twenty; the yotingest o
them all is Jemiiiy O'Brady,a gentleman of
leisure. who has retired from the hod carry-
bccome his bride this spring about the time
that brides in general begin to pull‘ off.
'When C)’Bi‘ody popped the question, flit
widow intimated that he must begin to (lie.
himselftriore gentci‘-lly before she could poi.
sibly listen to any proposition of that sort‘;
and taking down .1 half worn suit of blul
broadclutl) from the wall, she recouiuiendcd
it to him as the very thing to make love iii,
Poor Jemiuy little knew the wily nature of
a widou-‘s heart; so he bought the clothels
and paid a good price for l.l1t’lIl—-VVRIII home
and put l.l'lt‘lll on. practiced before the glass
the whole afternoon, and the next daiycallell
on Mrs. M-:Cliutoc.k with the easy air of ‘ii
qt'[lllt’flll]n \\ ho feels himselfsure of succcfi
in the business which lies next to his he-an.
The widow heard him with more favor
than usual ; the other bi-aux began to look
gloomy, O'Brudy dropped in daily, and iii};
agiried himself near to the summit of MS
ivishes, when Jllrs. llIcClintock told him,
one evcningthat her inte.-rtded husband ought
to be able to change his dress occasionally,
and exhibited a snufl colored coat with pants
to match. for his consideration. He bought
these also, and in doing so. expended his
last dollar.
The courtship proceeded, with favorable
indications for it wet-l: or two longer, when
lhé widow remarked to Mr. O'Bratly that
blue and sauffcolored coats were out of lasti-
ion, and suggested a splendid, invisible
green, which Jeminy would have been visi-
bly 9;l'r-.t'n enough to purchase, only his fi-
nances were quite exhausted. ‘ My money
lS all 'out,’s:iiti O'Brady. ‘ Then you may
get otit yourself,’ nnswt-red the widow ; ‘ and
the more shame for a poverty struck villain
as you are, to be nfther a woman of fortune.
that ownsa clothing store vallled at more
than a hundred and fifty dollars l’ Jeniniy
pleaded ; the widow would not hear him;
he cursed, she screamed ; he threatened, she
called for the police. Jemmy could not en-
ter into the bonds of wedlock. but,l;ie had to
enter into~bonds for his good behavior. A
luckly escape if he only knew it.
P/Lilo. Ledger. ‘I
"THE SCHOOL OF EXPEl’tlENCE. ‘_
Two young men, both of them mechan-
ics, were married about t.he__saine time, and
entered life with iipparently equal prospects,
except that one was rather given to extrava-
gance and fashion, while the other was more
prudent and frugal. The wife of the latter,
however, being of a different turn lrotn her
husband, became uneasy because the former
without. any superior zidvantages, made more
show than what he did. and had many more
fine things. She told her husband that his.
income must be as great as the othei"s. and
that she knew they were able to appear as
well as their neighbor. . _.
- 1 want to do as other people do,’ was
her all conquering argument. Her husband
yielded again and again to her entrc-attes,
although professing that he was not able.‘
At length his more showy neighbor failed
and seeing their fine things sold under the
hammer bf the auctioneer, his wile. who
far from being destitute OI .‘_-,’°0d l9*'ll"g3- be
gun to mistrust whether by irnttuting them,
and ‘doing as other folks do.’ they might
not meet with a similar fats. .Shc inquired
of her husband how his afiiiirs stood. He
told her that his expenses had exceeded his
income. but he hoped to get through and
pay what he owed. '
Before long, he was sued for a debt. Then
his wife was in panic ! Sue knew that his
misfortune was chargcableto her folly. al-
though he never re-proached her, not cast
any I uul.-ind reflectiuns. Disturbed with
conflicting emotions, she tried to plan sortie
way to get along in this terrible. difficulty.-
Butfinding all her endeavors fruitless. she
said to her husband with unfeignetl distress‘
' What shall we do ? what can we tlu4?'—
' Do '1’ he calmly replied, ‘ we must do as
other folks‘ do—have our fine things sol.i
under the hammer i’
This was enough for her. She had seen
the beginning and the ending of this com-
rtion folly, and she was satisfied.‘ Frotn that
time he had no trouble to ‘persuade her to be
.VVOl‘l(l it not be well for you to try in your
‘own onduct the peace principles you are
.p.ret_-hing to others .7 I thought it all over.
in}; business. on the strength of an “qUl\'”d',;tndlS(’lllt‘:d down my mind as to the best
lent promise from the widow that she would con’rse to be pursued,
,"'l‘he next day I rode over to see neighbor
; Pllllilfitfl‘. Ifoutid him chopping wood at
his door. ‘Good morning. neighbor.’ No
answer. ‘Good morning I repeated’. He
gave a kind of grunt, like a hog, without
looking up. ‘I came,’ continued I ‘to see
about the sheep.’ At this he threw down
his axe, and exclaimed. in a most angry
manner, ‘Now aren’t you a pt‘ctt_',' neighbor.
to tell your men to kill my sheep? I heard
of it——-ti rich man like you to shoot a _poor
man's sheep!’
‘l was wrong. neighbor,’ said I; ‘but it
won’t. do to let your sheep eat up all that
grain; so I came over to say that I would
take your sheep to my homestead pasture.
and put them in with mine, and in the full
you may take them back. and if anyone is
missing. you may take your pick out of my
whole flock.’
‘Pol.-ilet--looked confoundcd——he did not
-know how to take me. At last he stauimer-
ed out, ‘Now, ‘Squire are you in earnest’:-’
‘Ct-rtuinly I am’ I answered; ‘it is better for
me to feed your Sllt-3t‘t.l in my pasture on
grass, than to feed them here on grain; and
I see the fence can't keep therri out.’
‘After a"tiiou'icnt’s silenc:-—' the sheep
shan’t. l.l‘t)lll‘llr‘. you any more,«’ exclaimed Pul-
sifer. ‘I will letter theln all. But l’ll let
you know that when it man talks of shooting
I can shoot too; and when they are ;ls'lfl(I
and neighborly,I can be_ kind too.’ The
sheep never again trespassed oti my lot. And
al1(llPnCt‘,l'ellIelllI)€l‘ that when you talk of in-,
juring your neighbors. they talk of injuring‘
yon. \Vhcn n.itions threaten to fight, other
nations will be ready too. Love will beget
love; a wish to be ‘at-peace will keep you
in peace. You can overcome evil with
good. There is no other way."
A Fact.-'I‘he ready wit of a true born
Irishrnsm however humble his station, is ex-
ceed only by his gallantry. A few days
since tie observed a casein point. A sua-
den gust of wind took a parasol out of the
hands of its owner: and before we had a
chance to recollect whether it would be eti-
quette to catch the pai'asol,ol'a lady to whom
we had never been introdued, a lively Emer-
alelell‘ dropped his tiod of bricks, caught the
ptlI'i1S0l in the iitidstof its gyruttous, and pre-
sented it to the looser with a bow which re-
minded us of poor Power. ‘ Faith, iha’ai'rn,’
Stlld he as he did so, ‘ if you were as strong
as you are handsome it. wouldn't; have got
away from you., ° Which shall I . thank
you for first, the service orthe coiiipliiuciri?’
asked the lady, smiling. ‘ Truth‘. ina"aiti,’
said Pat again. touching the -place tvhcie
once stood the. brim ofwhat once was it bea-
ver, ‘that look of your own‘ beautiful eye
thanked me for both l’ If that bod ‘carrier
will issue proposals to ‘ tache the '_lunta'le‘.’
we’ll do his advertising gratis. and lit-‘a‘1_l1l5
list of pupils. He has a genius for thetbing.
_______.____.
The Impudent Bride.—Not long since
in Liverpool, as a couple were going to be
married, and had proceeded as far as the
Churchyard gate, the gentleman stopped his
fair comrade with the following unexpected
adllre,g_ ~Mdry, during our courtship I
have told you must of my mind, but not all
my mind. When we ttreinurrtedi I shall in
sist on three things.’ ° What are they ?'-_—
asked the astonished lady. ‘ In H18 5751
place,’ says he, ‘I shailllie alone ; secondly:
Ishall out alone; and lastly. I shall bud
fault when there is up occasion—-can you
submit. ; to these conditions ?’_ p‘ 0 yes sir
very easily.‘ she l'l‘pllt~do ‘tor ifym he alone
Isliall not. ifyou eat. alone, I shall ealfirst.
and as to vour finding fault without occasion
that, 1 thibk maybe prevented. for I will
take care that you shall never want. occasion.
—— I
‘I will not. have such it noise here.’ an-
grily exclaimed the keeper of ii porter boost
to a man who had been patronizing his but
too freely. and annoying every body urount.
him. ' Now looka ‘herefstaiiiiiiered out.
the drunken man, ‘ if you want to keep. it
quiet house you mustn't iiell‘ltquor_. _. The
landlord wnfcornered. _
my friends, he would coutin_ue,adt.'ressing toe,
.A TALE OF. 'ri«;into‘i't.- -
The Editor of the London New Monthly
a well known Aero'nau't.‘and it_éarly.in t,b,e same
words: _. " - ‘
' It was in one, of my ascents from Vaux-..
hnll. and a g.(-ntleman by the name of Ma-
vor had engaged himselfasa companion in
my aerial excursion‘. But. when "the time
came his nerve failed llllll,‘!lIld I looked vain-
ly around for the person who was to occupy
the vacaut seat in the car. Having ‘waited
for-hitn till the last possible moment, and
the crowd in thegarden becomingiinpatient
I prepared to ascend alonex, and the - last
cord that attached meto the earth was about
to be cast. off: when suddenly a strange-geri-
tleiitan .pus_hed forward and volunteered to
go with me into the clouds. ' He pressed the
request with so much earnestness, that ‘hav-
ing satisfied myself. by a few questions, of
his respectability. and received his promise
to submit in every point to my directions. I
consented to receive him in lieu of the absen-
tee ; whereupon he stopped with evident ea-
gerness and ulacrity into the machine. In
another tninute we were rising above the
trees; and in justice to my compaui9n,I
must say, that in all my expcrit-nce,. no per-
son at a first ascent had ever shown such
perfect coolness and self-possession. The
sudden rise of the machine. the novelty of
the situation. the real and exaizgerated dan-
gers of the voyage, and the cheering of the
spectators are apt to cause some trepidation.
or at any rate excitement in the boldest intlis
vitluals ; whereas the stranger was as com-
fortable ‘as if he had been sitting quietly at
home in his own library chair. A bird
could not have seemed more at ease, or more
in its element, and yet he solemnly assured
me upon hishonor, that he had never before
been up in his life. Instead of exhibiting
earth. he eviucr-d the liveliestpletisure when-
ever I emptied one of my bags ofsand, and
even once or twice urged me to part with
more of the bull tst. In the mean time the
ivinil, which was very light, carried us
gently along in a north east direction, and
the ‘day peing particularly bright and clear
we enjoyed a beautiful bird’s eye view of
the great metropolis, and the surrounding
country. ‘ t
My companion listened with great inter-
est tvhlle Ipointed out to him the various
obj~cts whichive passed. till I happened casu-
’ally to observe that the balloon must be di-
rectly over Hoxton. My fellow traveller
than for the first time betrayed some uneasi.
ness, and anxiously enquired ' whether I
thought he could be recognized by any one
at our then distance from the earth. It was
Itold him, quite impossible. Nevertheless
he coritinm-d very uneasy. frequently re-
peating. ‘ I hope they don't see me,’ and en-
trenting me earnestlv- to discharge more
‘hallast. It then flashed upon the for the
first time that his offer to ascend with me
had been a whim of the-rriozm-nt,_and thatyhe
feared being seen at that perilous elevation
by any member of his own family. Ithere-
fore asked him if. he resided at l.-_Ioxton. to
which he replied in the affirmative; urging
again withigreat Vt‘I)t~'lllt‘DCe the emptying
of the remaining ssind bags. _.
This, howeverwvas out of the question,
considering the altitude of the balloon, the
course of the. wind,-and the proximity of
the coast. But my comrade was deaf to
these rt-asons—be insisted on going hgber,
and on my refusal to discba rge more ballast.
deliberately pulled off and threw his fiat,
coat and _v.aiscoat overbozi rd. .
‘_ Hurrah, that lightens her ! :lte shouted;
‘ but.it.’s not tnnugli yet,’ and he _beg..‘n to
. uulooscing his cravat.
{ Nonst-use.’ said I——‘ my good fellow. no
body can recognize you at this distance,evcn
with his telescope.’
Don't be too sure of that,’ he retorted sim-
ply.‘ they have sharp eyes at Mile’s.’
‘ At where .7’ . -
‘ Mile’s mad. house.‘
Gracious I'IeaVe.": l—-the truth flashed up-
on tile in an instant. I was sitting in the
frail car of a balloon. at least a mile above
the earth. witha lunatic l The horrors of
the situation. for a minute, seemed t_o deprive
me of my own senses. A sudden freak of
distempered fancy—-a transient fury—the
slightest struggle, might send us both at a
moment's notice, into eternity I In the
mean time, _the maniac, still repeating his
insunecry of ° higher, higher, higher,’ di-
vested himself, successively, of every re-
maining article of clotbing—-throwing each
portion, as soon as taken off, to the winds.—-
The motility of remonstranceuor rather the
probability of its producing a fatal irritation,
kept rue silent during these operations ; but
judge to my terror, w hen having throw his
stockings overboard, I heard him say, ' We
are not yet high enough by ten thousand
mile.-s—-one of us must throw out the other.’
'I‘o describe my feelings at this speech is
impossible. Not only the BWIIJIDESS of my
position. but its novelty. conspired to bewilder
me-for certainly no flight of imagination-
no,11ot the wildest nightmare dream had
gver placed me in so desperate and forlorn a
situatioii. It was horrible—liorrible !—
Words, pleadings or retnonstrances were
useless. and resistance would be certain de-
struciinn. I had better have been unarmed
in an American wilderness. at the mercy of
asavage Indian! And now, without dar-
mg to stir a hand in opposition, _I saw the
lunatic deliberately heave lirstlone and then
the other bag of ballast from the cur. ‘ the
balloon ofcourse rising with proportionate
rupidity. Up. up it soareif——to an altitude
I lltld never even dared to contemplate. the
earth_vvas lostto my eyes, and nothing but
huge clouds rolled beneath us .1 The world
was gone forever! The maniac,‘ however.
was still dissatisfied with our tllicelltt. and
.. . Wilt-I-is 11?:-Nnmlwt. .15-‘° 7.
says he has the following story from the. lips. of ,
any alurin at oucgreat. height from the‘
again, began to mutter. , y -i» - 3-7 .
' ' Have you a wife and children 7' he ask-
ed abruptly. V ‘ » - . :
Prompted by a natural instinct,-and. with
a piirdonable deviation from truth. I «replied
that I was married. and had fourteen young
ones who depended on me for their bréadl
' Ha l. ha! ha i’ laughed the maniac,
with a sparkling of the eyes that chilled my
very marrow--' Ihave three bundrediwivés
and five thousand children; andifv the bats
loan had not been so heavy by carrying
double, Ishould have.‘ been home to them by
this time.’ T T
‘ And where do they ‘live 3'’ Iasked, anx-
iousto gain time by any question that ‘tim
occurred to me.‘ « -’ -
' In the moon.’ replied the maniac ;- ‘arid
when I. have lightened the car, I shall 50
there in less than no time." ' - “.*
I herad no inore.for_suddenly appuacbing
me, and throwing his arms around my" lib-
dy—-———-—-
Perilous Position of St. Petersburgffo
It is melaucholly to contemplate the constant
danger in which this brilli-.iut. capital is plag-
ed. If Mr. Kohl's picture is not overcharg-
ed by the occurrence of a strong westerly
wind and high water, just at the breathing
up of the ice. would at any time sufli_c_e__to
occasion an indumition sufficient I0,.dl_'o_W._I
the whole populationund to convert _.t‘l't:o
entire city with all its sumptous palaces-i__nto.,a
chaotic mass of ruins. The Gulf of Finland
runs to a pointas it approaches the inoutlz
of the Neva. where the most violent gale!
are always those from the west, to that the
mass of waters, on such occasions. is always
forcibly impelled towards the city. The
islands forming the delta of the Neva, on
which St. Petersburgstands, are extremely
low and flit, and the highest point in the
city is probably. not more than ten or tivelvo
feet above the sea. A rise of fifteen feet
is therefore enough to place all St. Peters-
burg under water, and a rise of thirty feet in
enough to drown almost every humttnbg.
ing in the place. The poor inhabitants are
therefore, in constant danger of destruction.
«never can be certain that the whole 600.000
of them may not. within the next twenty
four hours be washed out of their house:
like so many rats. 'I‘o say the truth. the sub-
ject. ought hardly to be spoken of with levity-.
ior the danger is -imminent, and the reflec-
tion often makes hearts -quake in St. Petertl,
burg. The only hope of this apparently
doomed city, lS,l.h:tt. the three circuuistances
may never occur simultaneously, viz. high
water, the breaking up of the ice, and
the’ gale from the west. There are
so many points of the compass for the wind
to choose among, that it would seem pro-
verse in the extreme to select the west at so
critical a moment; nevertheless, the, wind
does‘ blow very often from the west during
spring, and the ice floating in the Neva and
the Gulf of Finland is of a bulk amply guf-
flcieut to oppose a formidable obsticle to the
water in the "upper part. of the river. Had
the ancient sages of Okhta kept meteorologi-
cal rt-cords, one might perhaps be ableto
calculate how often in a thousand years,
such a flood as we are here supposing might
be likely to occur. A8 it is. the world need
not be at all surprised to read in the news-
papers one of these days that St. Petersburg,
alter rising like a bright meteor from the
swamps of Finland, has as suddenly been
extinguishtd in them iikea mere will-o-the-
wisp. May Heaven protect the city.’
Foreign , Quarterly Review.
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Congressional.
Correspondence of the N. York Tribamo. L
Moivmtv. April 4.
In Senate to day, several communications
were received from the Departinents, among
which was one from the department of War,
giving a list of the officers of the civil depart-
ments of Government, with a systetn of rd-
trenchment therein, and the names of pet'-
sons reiuoved from office other than than
appointed by the President and Senate since
March 4th, 1841.
Resolutions of a meeting of merchants,
manufacturers. &c, at.Pl'tiladelphiaExchango
on the 29th ult. relative to the general af-
fairs of the country, were presented.
Mr. Even: from the continittee on Finance
reported the loan bill without ainendruentl
Various petitions were presented, among
which was one by Mr. Crittcnden, ofcitizeua
of N. York praying for the reform of abuse:
which exist in Congress.
Mr. Wood bury introduced a bill to guard
against inconvenience of Government and
its creditors in the event of a vacancy in tho
office of first Comptroller of the Treasury.
'I‘he remainder of the day was consumed
-in Executive session.
In the House, the civil and diplomatic ap-
propriation bill, was taken up in Cumming.
of the W hole on the Union (Mr. Thompson
of la. in the Chair) the l0th section (the bill
consisting of 241 sections) being under con’-
sideration, and a motion having beenmado
to strike out thissection. which appropriate;
for the salary of the Pier-itlent’s Secretary to
signdL-and Patents. This motion was re»
ecte . '
J The items "relative to the Branch .Mintl
coming up Mr. Green (who on Thursday:
last. reported from this Uoniinittee on Public
Expeutlitures a bill to abolish the mints)
said he had intended to move to strike out
all the appropriation: for this purpose; but,
as it would delay this bill he’ would defer ill.
subject till they came to the. bill reported by
htiit. .
Mr. G. Davis moved to strike out an item
relative to these mints, intiuzating his inten-
tionto strike them all out. I
This gave rise to a debate on the-necgggi.
W_ of therbranclg, . mints. theii-_ rolutivq id.
portnnce, &e. tit which M,eu;g.gQ.___p_g{l
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