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me presented itself. ‘What do you mean .7’
‘Why, ask her to become my Wife. If l
[just put it in plain English. . You seem
wonderfully obtuse to night?’
‘Your wife .' You are not serious .7’
‘Perfectly.’
‘Oh, impossible. impossible! VVha.t, you.
with your romantic notions of exquisit per-
fections, marry a plain piece of flesh and
blood like Miss Murray! I'm dreaming.-—
Give me a pinch to wake mel' _
‘Why, in the first place,’ continued he.
evidently nettled, ,‘I do not agree to_the trtith
of your remark that she is so plain; these
thihgs are mere matters 0! opinion. never
expected to go round with a pair of dividers
and ascertain how near the woman I fancied
approached to the Venus de Medici. And
in the second place, if I've come to my
sensesfit ought rather to be a matter of con-
gratulation than ridicule.’
‘Well it is, it is, [assure you; but you
must allow for the disappointment of not
having a perfect angel united to the family;
for though Ithink Miss Murray is suffici-
ently well-loolting.you must admit she is not
much like those etheral creations you have
raved all your.lile about. I have seen many
who had the advantage of her. How mtich
you must have suffered in relinquishing your
long-cherished notions! ldcclare, my heart
bleeds for you.’
‘You may spare your pity. every bitofit;
but the next question is. shall I succeed .7‘
‘That’s for her to say. tint me; but I did
everything for you,in the way of commenda-
tion. while sheivas here. ‘He may have his
faults.’ said I; ‘undoubtedly he has, butthey
are all good. respectable faults,—-he has no
weakness of character, no romantic notions,
he is so eminently practical, and takes such
common sense views of life. It is really re
freshiug to meet with such it ch rracter !’
‘Oh. I've no doubt you ditl, and made tne ri-
diculous enough; but there’s one comfort, if
you ruin my case, you will suffer nearly as
much as Isball. But as all lovers say,
anything is better than suspense. I shall
leave to-nioirow; ifI am prospered. then
you may exercise your wit ad libilum.’
He was absent a week. and when he re-
turned the bright smile which illumined his
features as plainly assured me of the result
of his ‘mission’ as did the two short words
which he breathed into my ear as be bent
over to give me his usual affectionate saluta-
tion.
‘But the particulars,’ said 1, when the usu-
al hour had arrived for uninterrupted corri-
muning. ‘I've a right to know the love af-
fairs in my own family.’
‘VVell, my experience confirmed the truth
oftlie remark respecting ‘the course of true
love,’ but unfortunately my difficulties might
all be classed under the head of ridiculous.
I found Miss Murray in the midst of her
family. rejoicing in the possession of some
half dozen brothers, all younger than herself
-—-not fancy boys, btit the genuine article,
-with turned-up noses and dirty fingers. and
who manifested quite as much curiosity to
learn the business of their visitor, in despite
of family winks and private mudgcs, as was
consistent with perfect good breeding. She
seemed much embarrassed at meeting me,
and so runny times’ inquired particularly
concerning your health, in apparent forget-
fullness that the subject had been thorough-
ly exhausted, that I began to tear you were
suffering frotn some secret malady, of which
I had been kept in ignorance. The family
of course. were inclined to treat me with hos-
pll.=ili[_y, but how to find an opportunity to
declare the object of my visit, was the ques
tion. The truth is, never was poor mortal
so troubleil to give it even the semblance of
sentiment. A morning call, with little bullt-t
heads glancing in and out of the room, was
no time; itwas too cold for an evening siroll,
and pitch dark into the bargain; and a ride
over the frozen grounds would have been
utterly inalmissible, so that I should be ob-
solutely driven to ask her to give me a pri-
vate interview in another apartment, and
without any circumlocution put the qestion-—
‘Pray will you marry rnr-,dear Ally Crock-
er '1’ H-'J'.t'(-,-vet‘, ‘where there’s a will there’s
a way.’ In dueti:ne Iblundt-red forth some-
thing which she un lerstood, and in due time
she accepted me, and there’s the entire histo-
ry ofthe affair; and I can assure you the
wholc scene. and its accompaniments were
as little in accordince with my preconceived
notions on this subject as you can well irn
agine.’ .
‘You expected she would bury her head
on your shoulder in a transport of gratitude,
I suppose.’
‘If I did, ‘I was disappointed. I believe
she would as soon have thought of cutting
it off‘—-and [am notsure but I like her the
better for it. As to any emotion sbedisplay-
ed, the deponent saith not.’
‘No doubt, every thing was ‘virtuouscst,
wisest. dfscreetest, best,’ and then there was
the asking Pa and Ma.’
‘Yes! but it. was much less embarrassing
and awkward than Ianticipated. It seemed
the most natural thing in the world that I
should ask them for their daughter; and
knowing her as they did, they must have ex-
pected as a matter of course that I should
fancy her; but it cost them a great effort. to
resign her. Why. he said, and be grasped
my hand warmly as he spoke, ‘that she was
the very joy of his heart,’ and when I en-
deavored to express my sense of obligation
for so priceless a treasure, his eyes moisten-
ed, and I a It not sure but my own twiukled
a little.’
‘But the time ?—-when is the happy mo-
ment ?’
‘Ah! there’s the rub, I thought I was
very good that I ll-lmtétl no earlier period
than next month; but will you believed me
they would not listen to it before Spring, and
Mary, too-—sh-eturned traitor and only laugh-
ed at my agonies. It was vain that I en-
treated and implored, and expended elo-
quence enough to have immortalizhd me if
it had only been in court or in Congress. ‘ I
left nothing undone; I humbled myself upon
my knees, I loaded her with reproaches, and
her parents, till finding I could not be silenced,
will you believe it, that slie,.the uncomprom-
ising advocate of liberty of speech and oppo-
ser of gag-law, went the unjustifiable length
of putting her hand over my mouth. I
thinkshe did not get it away in it hurryl
However,’ said he. p’-iusing to recover breath.
our wooing was a most proper one, and I
attended as stzitcly to the 'proprieties’ as do
dramatic authbrstotlie ‘unities.’ ‘
‘But, said be. after a briefsilence, ‘it is not
alone her-unrivalled powers of conversation,
or her delightftil manners, that have won me
_.(here I am willing to abjure my former
heresies, and admit that a fair outside is btit
of small consequen_r_:e)—it is her strict relig-
ious principle, her noble and elevated views
ofduty for which I admire and love her, and
would lain imitate her.’ '
"l‘hank God,’ said I, much moved with
the depth and eurricstness of his manner,
‘and. may He give you stretigth to do it.’
‘And now, my dear aunt, good night,’ said
be, rising and affection stely ,kissing my
cheek; ‘I believe I owe half my success to
her lov_e for you; but be thatas it may, she’s
a dear good girl; and I wish she was here
this minute.’
Winter, tedious winter, at length passed
away. and our hero was made happy by the
possession ofthe lady of his love. The
winding up was like all other si : il--i'. occu-
sions, the bride looked beautiful--(cvery-
body looks handsome once-I wonder if I
should !) the bridegroom tried hard to avoid
the look ‘of silliness. so universal in young
Connulml happirlr-ss, and the young Ma.-ters
Murray, in iiriitation of their elders. stptcez d
out a few tears until the passing round the
creature com‘orts rendered further sorrow ut-
terlv impossible. '
And here we leave thr-m—Ch:irlr-s to re-
joice that his,,e_ves have been op: netl to dis-
cover, that there is ‘sometliing than l)u;tl)l\-'
dearer ;’ and both to rt-aliz ', that life is made
up of sunshine and sorrow. and that as wt-
use or abuse it, it will be ottr happiness or
our misery.
From the N. 0. '1'ro12i'c ofllic same date.
The British sloop of war Eurydcie snilerl
from Vera Cruz on the 29th nlt fut‘ Gil’
veston wi'h d"Sp|lCll(’S for the B-itish Min-
ister in 'l'cx.ts. and, also. it was re ported,
for the Texan Government. A great many
rumurs prevailed with reg.-rid to the nature
of these communications. The-most proba-
ble conjecture (most probable from the fact
that a British vessel of war could ba-dly
be ettiploycd to take despatches r.-fa less
definite cliaractr.-r.) is thatihe Mcxir_-an Gov
erumenl proposr-s formally to recognize the
Independence of Texas, on condition that tbi»
latter will not consent to an incorporation
into the Federal Union. *
Raising I/ic, .W'iIi-l.—\Ve. learn that the
Pi_03-ilx Bink of H.it'tt'ot‘d was or few days
since relieved of $315,000 by an inrlivi«.lti;rl
who left as collateral a pazlt.-ge \\‘l'1lCl] llt‘
l't'pl't’Sf'.’.fll(’d to contain a lrrgc arnount of
New York brnlten bank bills, and to htivc
been seal d by the State Comptroller. He
said he would open the package, were it not
_by so doing, the bills would cease draw-ing
interest. He however rnaale a small open-
ing at one cud, sufficient to show that Burk
bills were within. The Bunk officms, hav-
ing some knowledge ofthe man, were in-
duced to believe his story.anvl gave him bills
of their own bank to the above amount. which
be said he wanted to circulate in Ohio. The
long and short of the matter is. thntsorne cir-
cumstances having soon after thrown suspi-
cion upon the transaction, the priclrage was
opened and found to contain li'tle else th -n
waste paper; the few bills included in it, be-
ing rfl small Clt‘fiOtltlfl rttons. Hqlllsilion
has been obtained from Governor .-Lrlaln-in
of Connecticut, upon the Governor of Ohio,
or New York, or both, for the surrr-ndt-r of
the accused.
A morlern Cmcsus —-Tine wealth of J cob
Astor, the millianare. is c.-ti mated at -‘£325,000.
000! and is -.-early increasing at the rate of
4 per cent. The city tux upon his propr-rt_v
l~=st year amounted to $34 000. Mr. Astor
is now nearly 90 years ofage. infirm, and in
second childhood. and yet tears this atlas
like burden with composure. l’rob-bly be
has got ‘used to it.’ The principal heir to
this itnuieuse e:~:t.tte. and upon whom this
lJ'll'.lt*n will fill at his death. is Wm. B. As-
tor, his eldest sm, whose we:-zlih is now esti-
mated at $5,000,000! Mr. A.-tor came to
this country as str-t-rage ptissrriger in a vps
el lrotn Ge-rtri:iny. with very litt'e means, in
carlylife, and by frti-._'ality and honesty, l.rirl
the foundation ofhis imrnen.-e fortune. lie
is b--nevolent. kind, and uniformly courteous
to all. Pri-le forms no part of his character.
He resid s in a plain two story house in
Broadway, although he is the own»-r of man \-
princely mansions situated in every part of
the city. The ‘Astor House,’ ‘City l-lott-l.’
=ind the ‘Park 'l‘li+-titre’ are among the real
estates-owned by him, and the ‘Astor L-br.x-
ry,’ is about ti be atlrl ll to the ll'ltitiUlllPnl~‘ of
his taste, lib:-rnlitv and public spirit. N--w
York owes much to the wealth and influ-
ence of one man for its growth.
R.AlLl't0AD'1'0 Oaneox.--We find Mr. \Vliit
ney's plan ofa Rniloatd to Oregon. wliicli he
submitted to Congress last winter, fully detailed
in the Paris papers.
thing that. sooner or later. is so rc to be tl()nP,l1n(l
its consequencs are viewed at Paris n:ut:li as
they are here.
Not only will Mexico and the S‘i‘llr-s 9“
'South America be compelled to resort to
this road, but even all Europe must do the
same. America will furthermore have the
advaritzige of obtaining. from first hands,
Chinese and lf)(ll.l goods; and of b ing ad-
vised twenty days sooner than England can
of all the political and commercial news or
the Celestial Empire. The interior Lakes
will be substituted for the Mediterranean,
and the daily intercourse between the Pacific
and the Atlantic oceans will wzestfrom Er)rr-
land the keys of European commerce. 5
It is spoken of as some
The following is a translation:
'I‘oo Goo-i—It is said that Mr. Cushing
on being asked to dine with Mandarin Lin,
discovered on the table. something of which
he ate exorbitantly, thinking it to be duck.
Not speaking Chinese, and wishing to know
what it was, he pointed to it, after he l,_,d
finished, saying to his host interrogatively,
‘Quack, quack, quack ‘I’ The mandarin
with equal brevity replied, with a shake of
his head, ‘Bow. wow. wow l’ Mr. Cush-
ing’s feelings can be imaiued.
Pitts-burg.-—'l‘he Pittsburg papers on-
nonnce that the President has subscribed
$lO0; ex-President Adams, $50: and Mr,
Blair, (of the Globe) $200. 3 i
The Attitude of l|Ie:t:ico.—A very gener-
al feeling of relief and satisfaction is evinced
here in view of the tenor of the recent advi-
ces from Mexico. The tidings Of the Ul-
umph of Annexation at Washington had been
received with very general and profound in-
dlgnation, and not one voice in the whole
republic cotintenanced acquiescence in the
iniquitous and nefarious aggression. .But
there had thus far been no outbreak, no to-
mult, no injury to the persons or property of
otir countrvinen. The Mexican Congress
was delibeiatirig in secret session on th--
course to be pursued and it seems highly
probable that a cessation of all . intercourse
with us; Diplomatic and Commercial would
be unanimously resolved on. Farther than
this we hope Mexico will not go. Should
she proclaim a strict non-intercourse, Mis-
souri and the \Vest will be deprived ofa lu-
crative trade with S into Fe, while New Oi‘-
leans and the South will feel the want of the
precious metals which Mexico has hitherto
so larg ly supplied. \\’e. do not feel so sure
as our cotemporarir-s appear to be that Mexi-
I-o \Vlll not resort to harsher rut-nsiircs, but
we cannot doubt l.li‘il her true interest and
that of manltinrl will be subserved by keep
ing within the limit of non-int--rcourse. in
slr ad of wntnring upon uni‘.--'['I'ibune.
\Ve mentioned \'t‘$l.L"'(l-IV that Santa Anna
was strugglirig rrither to -save his. moot-y
than his life, In confirrnatioti of this, tit‘
find in our files his corresprtndc-‘nee with
his hanltt-rs. in which he directs them to
secrete his funds and place them utitlcl‘ llit’
protection ofthe Briti.-:li flig.
There appears to be some dissensinn in
G’n. I-lei‘rera’s Cfll‘ll](‘l.
T/re missing Pac/t'ets.~— We learn from
Capt. Spavin ofthe ship Norman of Boston.
arrived at this port ytsterrlny from fllobile.
that on his outward passage from New Or
l"ltnS to Liverpool, l.e expr-rient:-d the bur
ricane in which the pacltets United St-I93
.-and En-_;{land were suppus-d to have been
lost, on the l2th, l3th, and l4=h Dec. He
never e-xpi-rlr-nCt'(l unytliing like it before.
and his vessr-l l’l‘Ct'lVf‘d a great deal of dam-
age. On the lflth or 20th, lit. 20. ion. 35.
pass.-tl several pieces, of it wreck, a long sky
ligbt, booby hatch-s pieces of boards pain-
ted wltite, &c.———such articles as would have
belouged to a pack-t ship. and he has no
doubt that they b -long:-d to one of the mis-
sing packets.
.-4 POST Ol*’l*’l(.‘l§ FIlCFOR.\l.
\Ve learn with lnlr-asure that the l)0Sl!!‘-85'
ter Ge-ner—tl has owl» red the offices of the ten
l.l‘:it'r-lllng Agents of the Departure-ut and live
rtr-ptitiws, to be nbr-'isht-tl. and by this move-
mr-nt alone sortie 825.000 will be s-iv«d.—
Tliis is it very good step. proitir/(‘(1 (‘-Vl|lCll
we hope is the case) the Head of the Deputi-
tnr-nt has devised and put in train the inc-.ins
of detecting Nlziil d--predations. (lellnq!lt‘flJt’S.
e;-.c -it-it/tout the aid of these Agents
That Mr. Johnson is l)t'Ill. on sxving nton
ev, we believe; that he can and will rcduce
the cost of Mail 'l'r=trisportation under the
Cheap Postage l_;'»]\V at least one-/'10/ft (not
one /mrulrerl per cent. as the t\"ladis-iriissn
had it.) we never doubted; though this cari-
not be accnmpli;~h.--rl at once-—-not until th--
contracts have all been rt-newt-(l, which will
take place one-fourth each .V*'-"" '0 '9'“? l'''
elusive. \"’t‘_ have not so sanguine hop-s
that Mr J will prove himst-lf the People’.-
l’ost:nastei‘ in other rrsprcts; e-speci -lly that
of saving the ('.'ll‘llt)!i(lS of factory girls’ six-
pguco-s nnrl widows’ miles wlilcli hive bill]
erto been sbamr-fully wcstr-d in Post Office
advertising. espr.-ci rlly Contracts. The lists
of Letters must be advertised hon-~s'ly after
tlit‘. lst ofJune next, and no thanks to airy.
function-try; btit the Contracts, on which
$30,000 per annum lirive fut‘ mun)’ YUOTL‘
l‘tr(-in \V',t3[r‘-d_ may lyre :1 great (l- ill l)L'll£‘l‘ :'t(.l-
Vt-rtisrd for 35] 000. A. simple Of illl llii"
contracts to be given out at the next lvltiitg.
prltilr-«l on a broulside and posted c‘0nSui<‘u-
oiislv in the. public. part of each Post Office
need not cost 0Vt'l‘ SL000, anl \\'0|il-l be
worth tvri-‘e the presi-nt advt-rlising which
costs some $30000
Can any one it'll us when we are to have
the P. .\l. G»-nernls lnslrrictinns to Post
rnrisfers basetl on the new l_i~'1\\ .7 Can any‘
one inform us what re-'_rnlation they will
cntitaiti tending to enforce and make I-fll‘f’l.|l~
nl that provision r-fibc L1 v which directs
the p-iblic-ition of the Li~‘t of Letters unfail
iriglv in l.l'iejntirnals nftlie larQ‘o-st t'itCtiln-
tion .7 L-.-t the.Ruforru have fair play.
N. Y. Trilmizc.
B tptisl C/"t.21.rr:/2./77;./Is/~7r'cry/ —The Baptist
Br-rot-rl of Foreign Missions having rleclnred
that lllt-‘._V can aproin' no one as a rriissinnary
having slaves. and insisting upon holding
than as his property, the Virginia Board
h')V9 nppninle-rl a con .'en'ion, [0 be hell in
Augusta, (GL) in Mtiv next. to confer on
the ‘nest n']l'flTlS of protnotintz ‘the foreign
rnissionnry can-e and other interests of the
Raptist denomination at the South.’ 0 her
Southern States are responding to the call.
Ann!/ier complaint.--A complaint. was en-
tr-rerl yesterday, we understand ftg2ll{lSI.ltlll’lf‘S
W. Porter for violating the statute reg-
ulating the sale of intoxicating drinks.
P. S. The case crime on before Oliver
Stone Esq. and Mr. Porter was found guilty
on three indictments and fined fifteen dollars
and costs, ntnounting in all to twenty three
dollars, which was promptly paid. Two
persons Slimlilonml as wi'nr-sses, were sent to
the stove House for refusing to testify,
Drtnlmry Times.
The Tyler party will need a S..;,,.,-,._,..
township -or perhaps a School District will-
do——as a City of R.-ftige. The \Vhigs whom
they betrayed and deserted don’t like them.
and now the locofocos. wvbom they have
faithfully served, are kicking them on; of
office and reviling them as coarsely and
sweepingly as though they hadelr-ctetl Clay
instead of Polk. Hon. N. P. Talmadge is
especially the object of locofoco execration.
Fire at B'ristoL—-Chauncey Jerome,Esq.
suffered a serious loss on the 23d in the de-
3ll'"_°ll°" l1V 578-, of his. extensive clock es-
ttib_lisl1nient at Bristol, consisting of eight
buildings. with most of their contents.-
'I‘he loss we learn is from twenty to thirty
thousand dollars. about half of which was
’this and the Hartford liae~—- to run in
SUMMARY.
Rotary Steam E-rt.gine—Mr. J. Wriglit
of this city. a furnaceman, has made an im-
provement upon the steam engine which
promises to be of great service. The usual
manner. revolves inn cylinder describing a
circle about three feet in diameter. T-he
steam is applied to the piston by a set of in
geniously contrived valves, which regulate
the force and pres.~ure_su as to produce a
steady circulrr motion.——Rnc/‘tester Dem.
The. proprietors of the pt-ople’s line of
steamboats, comprising the Knickerbocker,"
Rochester. South America, Columbia and
North America, have given the most un-
qualified orders to the officers not to race
with other boats; they have also given iri-
structions for their boats to lie by on darlt
and tcnipestuous nights and in foggy weath-
:31‘.
A Colony for Ir/'tt:r'r..——VVe lc-arn that a
company. consisting of twenty persons, male
und female, old and young, has been fort'nt—d
in the town of V-«‘:illingfr»i’d, who start for
Iowa on .\lontl.ry next. Success attend them.
lvlit-.'ft‘.t’mlgl'1}fl-l.S frotn Coiinecticut settle,
will be found, at least in some degree, at
guarantee for hone.-ty, industry and correct
inor.rls.—-N. I-I. Cour.
St.-nla Au;i’.s leg. if we can crrdit thr-
strartge shtemr nt of ti Paris correspondent of
the Couii»r dos Eias Unis, was r-xliurn-d.
on histlov niull. and thrown into a common
sewer.-—wus picltrrl up by it strt-et. potter
and sold to an‘ Eii«_rEish-man, who sent it to
London. where it is exhibited among other
cc-lr-hrities. in o gl-«ss jzir. preserved in spir-
its of wine‘. Doubtful.
T/re aflzzir at Rio ——'l'he Neitiniial ln'clli-
gencer says: We have reason to suppose
that the Brazilian Government has not con-
silt.-rt-d the brief inistindei‘s!:iri='l:iig between
our i\'li.'.-i.-‘ter and its 0.t1luli()I‘llli'S on this oc-
casion (the seizure ofthc I’-irpis-) as of
.<uflicit—-nt consetpienco to be tirade a sulject
of rr‘-monstrarice to this Govt-rntiicnt.
Neitrsfrom 'I'c:t:as—.\-Ve learn that Gen.
Houston has at last opt-rily declared himself
agairist annexation. We have been longex-
pi-cling this.-—consequenll_V ue are not disap-
point. d in the slightest possible degree. “E.-
are happy in the belief, hmvevc-r, that he
does not possess SllffiL'l("lil irtflut-ncc to thwart
this great national tnr-asure.--:lIarIisonia.7z..
The Governor of New York has pardon-
ed l-lonora Sbr»pbt-rd the notorious forr_v_r-r,
tr-hr, has been for several months confined at
Sing Sing. This is loudly condemned.
Ge-orgc Potter, the notorious pickpocltt-t
who made such strenuous efforts to r-v:rrl--
the penalty of his crimes. and oflv-red l000
dollars to one of the deputy ltr-r-pt--i's
nf the city prison to permit his escape,
was also pardoned by Governor Wright
on the 17th inst.
The official vote at the late election in the
Cjlv of New York for Alderman is as fol-
tmtf.-_ :—_\vhi;- 9 677: Loco 23.494; Native
l:'j_(3t3.~3 Native majority over Whig 5988;
Loco over Native 7829; VVhig and Nrtivv
over Loco l8-18.
It is rumored. that Orson ilytle-is lit ll"-
come the prophet and head of the Mormon
Church. It is not said by what pro---ss hi-
is In derive his niitliority. P|‘0l'l:il‘-lt‘ not
from lierivt-n above, but as in the case of Joe
Sznitb. from the earth beneath.
A.r,rricul/rrml Scftnnl.—An flC"'l(‘Ulltll‘:il
school is about to be opened in West Corn-
wtill, C1.
An A.g’l‘iCl)lill)l'fll School for the education
of y-onng~n‘=v n who tlo'Sl'_'E') to be farm--rs, has
hr-gin rip:-nr-cl on it llffle farm at AHTOT1, on
the east bank of Cayuga Lake N Y. by
Chas. C. Young. ‘
The Comrnon Council at Albariy
unanimously arloptrrl a resolution to loan the
credit of the (‘fly for the construction of it
Rsiilroa-l from N. Y. to Albtny on the. east
side oftbu I-ludson. for the same amount as
was done for the Albany and West Stock-
britlgu Ptnilrorirl.
'l‘hr_= proprietors of the Express. running
b-twt-t~‘n the city of N. Y. and Albany have
proliibiled the salt-of spiritoiis lif.]!l0l'S on
board tb--ir b0-l. A good lll\'l\‘tHnt‘l][.
The Count-ctictit Riv.--r C-wtripiriy b='ivt-
jnst corriplr-tr-tl a large an'l splendid boat ‘the
ll.-ro_’ which is tlr-sig_ri'=d as :1 spare boat on
case
have
any oftlie regular l)0nlS are dts:ibled.——Pa/I
Neatly lialfoftbe town of Lindon in
Canada West was consnttu-d by fire on the
l3'.b inst. Four sqzinrr-s and portint S of
three others. co"ering an area ofabntit thirty
acres of gl‘ntin(l, wt-t'(‘ l'¢'(ll}('(‘(l ‘tn iisl)t.’s.—-
The lussiis r-sti.nati-d at «'b"350.000.
Early Cucu.mbc'rs.——Col Bull prt-sr-ntel
us \'e.~ter«’nv with a fine cu«-uinbvr raised on
bisiprc-miss-s, \\'l]lt‘ll was a foot in lenQ'lt.
1111.7’!/’0?(l C'ou.rant '25!/L.
‘My son,’ said an old lady, ‘low must
Joiizili felt when the wlrnle swallowed him ?’
‘A little down in the mouth, I suppose,’
was the young hopeful s reply.
-Owing to a crowd of OI/LN‘ 712'/ill:-r we are
rnnable to rnalre room for it,’ as the editor at
the dining table said, on b--ing asked to taili-
some pudding.
Rev. Orcstrs A. brntinsnn is to deliver
lhe annual A(lill'-‘SS ljt-—'fnl‘t' lllt? Lilt’l':Il'.\' S--'
cieiics of St. i\lary’s College. B-iltimore. at
the next commencement in July.
P/io3n.i:'r: Bank of Ha.rlfnrrl.——'I‘he sum
loaned. we tiritlerstarrd, uas 5| l,500, instead
of $25000. as stated. The amount of money
irfpaclrage of "collateral security,‘ was two
one (loll-ti‘ bills.”
Gen. Jaclrson has declined accepting’ the
tsarcoph-.igiis' which once enclosed the body
ofa Roman emperor and tendered to him by
Com. Elliott as a final enclosure for his.
The Town Elections in New York show
a not \Vhig gain of ninety-three, which is
pretty well for one year. What better proof
can we have than‘tbis. that New York, fair-
ly represented is a VVhig State.-— Express.
The Globe establishment has been valued
at $35,000, and passes for that sum to its
new proprietors.
Prof. Silliman has reached home; on his
return from his successful southern tour.
“‘I’ll be blessed if I do,” as the girl said
insuredat the Etna office in Hartford.
when her lover popped the question.
INKLINGS OF ANNEXATION.
The N. Y. Herald hasa letter from Central
America, dated ‘Panama. Feb. 20th,’ from
which the following is an extract. The writer
is speaking ofthe projected Canal or Railroad
across the Isthmus. and goes on:
‘We have a vast interest in this pass, inrle-
pendent of the immediate benefit to comrnerce
which this project involves. As a nation
our destinv seems fast urging us towrads
the coast afDa.rz'cn—t/ie barrier is too feeble
to protect I/ic pray. Mexico weak as she.
appears to us, is powerful, \\ hen comp:-ircd
with every other people on this continent ex-
cept ourselves. The Govern ments"ol Yuca-
tan, Gnatetnalai and the few inrlepr-ntletit
tribes of Indians immediate-ly b.)l'(lt_-‘ting on-
the Isl.l)ll'iUS. are s-:arcely worth naming as
ohst.-iclr-s. 'l‘-.vt-nty thousand “It'll disciplined
Ill!-‘I’! from the the Mississippi Valley‘ an.
able to fight through front the Rlr) Grunt].-
to isthmus of Darien. That such will be
done after a generation or two of crna/.'c7's
has passe-d aivay, is as certain as that the
people are able to do it, if they will it, [1 is
NORWALK , GAZETTE.
\Vcrlncsday, April 30, I845.
Ruronir IN -rnr-: MILITIA LAws.-—-\'-Ve "am
right glad to see a movement made to amelior-
ate the burdens under which the citizens ofthig
State are suffering from iheill-conceived militia
system. Year after year has rasscd,and tl;¢-sfg
burdens have been subinitietl too, because the
strong arm nfihe law has forced such submiss-
ion, but the murtr u s and com;-laiints have been
loud and deep. The system has lost all respect
in the rriinds ofihc people, and it has come to
be looked upon as a pieceo|'de,<;rading drurlgery.
This perhaps is not true, to the Full (xtent, of"
nniforrn.iiitlepcr:dcrit cnrnpaiiiesyet the burdens
in these are not the less onerous. Often, when
the capricc seizes some vain glorious coxcomb
of an officer. all hands are drivr n ill in at dis-
tance of 18 or 20 miles, for the space of 1, 2 or
3 tlays, and the destitute, and. men of means
:r sh me tb .t soliztnrlsottic a country should
remain in such uninproving h inds. Thr-
ht st portions of America are in posse-ssi’-=ti of
a worn not race. too weak to flonrisl , too
proud to toil—n race wh--se destiny is con
n--cted with nothing but wri-lrtliirlnrt.-s and
«iv c:i_\'. To ease them of their feeble domin-
ion, would be to confer a great benefit to [ht-
comtiioti interests of the world.’
The morality of the burglar and liiglii\'ay-
wayman snuntls rather odd as yet in if e mouth
of'Young Anit.‘rit::i.’ lint it will slip offas glib
ly as from the tongue ofany Pizarro, Frerlericl:
or Napoleon. ‘tr/‘Icr u gcnciatbn. orlu.-o ofcronl;
ers /ias passer! ait'n_7/.' The downhill road is
easy to travel, and the pace nti it is sure to in‘:
l)ff)"e.
The Hutchinson Family visit-d Sing Sing
PIISOD, on Sunday lust and took _pa't in the
Chapel services utider the dir«ction of the
Cliriplain. The scene was indescrib. b y
touching and the music, which was of an
entirely religious character, r-vidr-ntl_v
pl'U(llIt't’fl the bappit-st effect upon the prison-
ers. in the Female Prison ‘.\'ly iMuther’s
Bible’ was sung amidst the hall stifled subs
of the cont-it-ts and the tears of the keepers
and SPt‘ctators. The introductiori occasion
ally nfsuch t-.\ercis~s. by breaking th~- dread
-nonotony of the prisoner's life and Inspiring
hope in his d-sparing mind, rnust lend '0
strengthen wholesome discipline at the s um-
time that it will supr-rs-rle, to some extent at
least. l.l1"ni‘C«'S-il1_V of pliysicul ptzni l')'llrnl
as a iuerns ol securing that important. end.
'1'/'il)u7ie.
\Vc find the following paragraph in the Bns'nn
Dz.i'V Mail:
I-iqutest on a. box: of Bones.-—Yestt-rrl:i\'
morning, Coroner Andrews held an inqm 3
on n bo-it o.‘ biimau Lanes, left at the VVou-es-
t--r depot some rlavs since, by some person
iinlrnown. The box was direct d to a phy-
sician ‘n N-w llaven. None of the em-
plnyers belonging to the depot could givi-
rrny information in relation to the box, and
the jtiry re-turnr-xl a \‘t‘ft'll't‘l. ‘that the bones
he-lougrd to the burly of a stranger, uho
came to his death by some means to the ju-
rors unknown.’
learn f'ou the liiichtriontl Stat‘. that ‘:1 mo~t
shameful riot has occurred at the University
of Virginia. Th:-students. it ser-tits. com-
in.--not (I -I sv-tins of rnock si‘rr~n=id-s on thr-
‘C;1lnthiinipi:in,’ principle-, uhivli lt-lug do‘-
n"|Ul'tct’ll by the Proft--ss-its, their houses were
mobh--d one after the other. fire cmcl ers
thrown into them.‘ and other outragr-s perpe-
tralcl of an exceedingly fll~il'fTllfl[]'t"lt:il'llt'lI"‘T.
especially to the fr-rnales and children-—
'l‘l-ese (ll'.=Q‘l‘ti(‘r'lIll st-eries were followed tip
night after night, until it become ni-ct-ssarv
to call the police. and finally the military
force, and the Uni_vr-rsitv is now in the pr-.§.
-r-s<inii of 71 body of 50.’) soldiers. St-me ef-
.’.n~rg- lmt-p hm-n made towards a r--cnncilin-
tion. and :1 SN of r-solutions were passed bv
the stttdnts at =t forrn-ii rntc'iug for that
purpose, but the ri--t~-rs refused to sign lhr-ir
-1-2r-t-e to tl‘II‘m. Must nfthe Stndvnts l~.avt--
l.-ft ; the Faculty it is uorlo-rstood will r sign
and for the pr:-s--tit the Ct.l'e;‘e ap; ears to b--
hrolren tip .\'l.rnv oft”-e stnrlt--ri‘s. says the
Stnr. took no pirl in this sliritneful sifllir. but
there is a point r-f honor an-.nn<_r nll stu l- nts.
not to be tale: ht-art-rs. even upon the t.'u5lt_v
Baltimore Sun
IOTWA i\’()'l‘ A s1i?i7E.
Thu q-iestiori has been taken by a vote of
[hp pthipll’ of lo-in on the adoption of the
prnp,r);r-tl S’ ile Constitution. Slllillclt-T‘i1l re-
turns are in in l--nvr‘ nn t‘l~-tibt that it has
been 7'I’j(3lJ[(.’(l by a tlisij-rirlly of more than $2
000 l
U. S Sezzrzlc.-—lt is well known that this
bodv hr-l.l an extra scsion, after the 4-lurlion
of Mr. Polk. for the purpr-so of arranging
the Cabinet settling‘ new appointments, &.c.
but it is not so well know ri that this honora-
ble to 'y lnittli‘ an approptiatiun payingt.beni-
e.-ltn-5 srimh sip,-iy to seventy thousand dollars
of the peopl-—’s tiinney for their mileage, or
traveling expenses, at the rate of r-iglrt dol-
lars for every twenty mile: distance between
the seat of got-ernnir-tit and their homes,
while neither oftbetu stirred ti foot from
“:7..Sl‘llfI’_IlOl‘l or altered the position in which
they stood at the conclusion of the prcvintis
session. Thus their mode tip it C0715/Tl/Cll"l:c
journey, and most oftbt-m took the pay for
it. Among them we observe the name of
John M NllPS’lhfi loco economist, public
loving Senator from Connecticut. Ha re-
Rozo at I/re U2/ii'crsi/y of Vir_.r,rirri.:z.-- \Vr-l
”“""‘lV stilllcirnl by daily toil In support their
families, are put to an expense xx lricli they
are ill able to bear and from \\‘lllCll all will admit
.not tbeleast earthly good arises,
Oilicr States have given their attention to this
matter, and either abolished the system or very
essentially modified it; and it has-long seemed
a neglect on the part of our Legislature, that
some action should not have been bad, to place"
this State on equality at least, in this reform,
with our loss boastful, and perliaps lcss favored
sisters. \Ve have been led to notice this subject.
from the fact that a petition to the General As-
sembly praying for a change in these respects,
has been handed us by Captain Cunningham of
the Mohicaiis. Others we aretoldarc, or will
be in circulation, and it is to be hoped that they
will be numerously signed, that our Representa-
lives will ltave an opportunity to gathcr some-
thing ofpublic sentiment, on this subject, in this
quarter, and thereby ft-cl some constraint to give‘
the subject their favorable attention. Other por-
tions oftlte State, have, several of them, spoken
lierctoft re, and others, probably, will join in sim-'
ilar pctitions at the approcabing Session. Let
there be no rest, till something has bccn done.
Stamens Acctni:-.\"r.—-.=\ serious accident occur-
rctl in this vill-iige on Friday afternoon last, by
which two ofourcitizcns citme near loosing their
lives A scaffold erected near the eves of Olm-
stead’s building, notv being remodled, fell to the
pavement, carrying with it, Russell Orsbornc
and Henry Allen. The latter struck a pile of
boards and bounded some 10 or 12 feet, but was
so slightly injured as to be out the next day.——
Mr. Osborn struck the pavt-merit, the scaffold
only intervening, upon his back, and was badly‘
hurt, though it is graitifying to hear that he is’
doing very well, and will probably recover
in due time. The liiglit from which they
fell was some 20 feet. A ‘third individual was
on the scaffold at the time, assisting in getting‘
la bunch ofshingles upon the roof, who saved
‘himself by clinching a stud and drawing himself
iinto the building.
STi:.t.\tBo.i'rs, &c.—Tlie new and clcgant steae
mer llcro, intended, according to the New Haven
‘Palladium, for the New Haven route, made her"
first trip to this place on Saturday afternoon in
,-place oftlie Croton, transferred to the Long Is"
:land route. The Hero will make a trip a day‘
lt-aving this place at 7 A. M, and New York at
2 P. M. as we have been informed, until the new
-boat intended for this route shall have been com-
pleted. She is of beautiful model and finish and
dcsigncd liir a crack boat, and we are told there
is CVL‘I'_V reason to think that she will meet that
expectation.
No clue; says the Pt)ll;’_’_lil»i(‘(’.l'Sle Tr-lr-grapl‘i,
has yet been nlitniticd uftlic mnttr=_y stolen from‘
the barge Clinton, or of the robbers. The 21--
tiioun! lost turns out to be larger than it was
Thr-share of the Fzirnicrs
and M nti!'at:tnrer's i~ 812,500 ; that of the bank"
of Punglikepsie $19297; of the proprietors of
the boat 5$~5G9—total 5322.066. One package of
several
_«_tcm-rally supposetl.
the bills trontiiittiiig hundred dollars,
in--lotigitig to the Farriir-rs and .\lanufactnrer’s'
Batik. was left by the robbers in their l)2i2~l.e_-—.
The B mks have increz.-sod their reward for the‘
recuvcryitu 33,000.
The Matlisoninn is to take the name of Uni
/ctl Slates Jourr.-al. Every body is anxious to
it ash linnst-ll’ of ilie defiltmcut of Tylerism,
even ofits f(‘lliC‘ll’tlil’&lllCP..
SOFTLY OVER trrirsrzr-:.—Tlie democracy in trait;-'
ing the young man who does up the nominal
part oftlicir editing business, should not be so
boisterous as to be heard outside oftheir den.—_-
Such delectable terms as "d—d fool” may be
applicable enough, and somewhat in (keeping
with the usages oftlie party, but are rather harsh
upon polite ears, and go to prove either a very
giwttfaznilirrrity on. a s/tort acquainlance, or a.
want of rcspector of harmony arnongthe family
democratic.
OUR RI-3LA'l‘l0i\’S WITH MEXICO.
Speaking oftlie probahilty of a war letween
the United States and Mexico, the New Orleans
Picayune of Sunday, the 13th ult. has the fol-
lowing:
ceived 300 dollars for his share of ‘the spoils’
--that is, for traveling from VVs shington to
Connecticut, and back (z_.r,rai71., when he had
never sot his foot out oftheprecints of Wash-
ington city.
Thanks to the honor and integrilv Of ll?!’
man, our VVbig Senator. the Hon. Jibez W.
Huntington, despised to touch the unclean
thing. He leftthe people loving men to
take ‘the spoils,’ and stands untrrinled from
this new species of public plunder. Some
of these spoils-men took from the public
treasury in this way nearly two thousand
dollars" apiece! Such a fine thing it is to
be ‘a patriot and love t/re people !
N. H. Herald.
“The papers received by the mail yester-
day confirm -tl.e report that the squadron
about to set sail for the lvlediterram-an had
l‘t;’Ct’lVt‘fl countt.-rmanding orders. and that the
vessels comprising it, will proceed to the
Gulf of Mexico as speedily as they can be
got ready for sea. This is a wise measure
of precaution on the part of the Government;
and one. if it does not put a damper upon
the belligerent disposition of Mexico, will at
lezistafiord security to American commerce
in peril of Mcxicah cruisers, and at the same
time concentrate a force along the coast ca-
pable of redressing promptly any wrongs
that may be committed against United States
citizens.”
Norwalk Chronicler