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A. H. BYINGTON,
lit to ’3l.’.1u'11l 3l2BIIIli mm Sllltltfilti, diinirul Sntilligiuii, liitrratiiri, filllllllitfi, Slgiir
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ESDAY, NOvmiBEl1{i7.lllis57.
olturi, Jflitbuuiw, the Shire, diiiuiutiim, 30. 30.---lllfiiuhlifibtil in 1800.
VOLUME XL.---NUMBER46.
:NORWALK GAZE’l‘T E.
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(At the Gazette 0f’fice,)
AGENT FOR THE
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
of Hartford, Conn.
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J’. I‘. POOTE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
(:.‘~‘F'IC'E OVER .MflLLORY’S STORE
Norwalk, Conn.
H. C. RANDLE,
——Dl'2AI.l-IR. IN—
Hats, Caps,---llIen’s & Boy's
STRAW GOODS, &c.,
Ladies I-‘tits, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Unabrellas, c&3c.,
No. 2 Skiddv’s Block.
cnoncmvr. BELDEN,
.\iAxu1«‘.s.cruiiE1i AND
lVliolnsalc (/ml Reluil Dealer in
I Tin, Copper, & Sheet Iron Ware
NORWAl.l{, ()0NN.,
Opposilo I). N. ]i’.a.ilroar.l ])cpot, aml
7ie.rl lo iS‘lep/icii.s‘c//1.’.s' Ho/0/.
SE. B. THOMPSON,
A MBROTYPE A-RTIST,
OVER I). ll‘ N. DEPOT,
Nf)R\VA‘[.K, CoN.\:.
NASH,
\.‘{ .:io1...s.i: 1- .-:;:- RI-‘.'l‘AIL Dl-IALER IN
E-1'Z"LVVES,
MANUFAC'I‘URF..'-‘L OF
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
H as constantly on Imml a large: assort-
ment of gcrienzl Hoiise-keepi22g
Fm'm'tm'c, at So. Norioalk,
Conn.
Dentistry.
Doctors HILL 6!. PITCH,
Surgical & Mechanical
D B N TI 3 T S,
Ofiice over the Store of C. J. Grumau,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. HILL. CHARLES FITCH.
C. J. GRURIAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
mares, Salz'ueus,, Vestiings, and Tail-
or’s Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
Sell-‘.E’l'lNGS_. SHIRTINGS, JEANS,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CONN.
O. a E. K. Looxwodn, & co
NORWALK. CONN.,
rriuuiucruuniis or
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
AND DEA LERS IN
Slaves, .Rcm'ges, Furnaces, Cutlerij,
B/‘i".a7m1.'a Porcelain and I'Voo(len
I Vare, am! Kilo/Len Fu.7nz't'z('/‘c
in general, _Pu.mps, Sheet
Lead ¢§- Lead Pipe,‘
C-rac/cery, Glass
0.7Z(l,C/I.2'?2a
Ware.
_Norwalk Post Ofiice.
Jlfail Cl08('s.—Wl-‘.S'l‘.7.3i0 A..\i.. 3.00,r..\i.
do do E.-I‘.-l'l‘, 8.30 A. 31., 4 :l0 1'. it.
do do D. .1». N. u. u., 8.45.
do do New York City, 4.350.
Wssrox, Tiiesday .15; Saturday at 2.00 r..u.
Jlfail Due.—-D. A: N R. it. 8.00 A . M.
do do WEs1',9.‘.l0 A. .\i..6.00 r..\i.
do do EAs'i‘,8.30 A. .\l., 3.4.’) P M.
ii. A. wi1.i.iA.\1s P.M.
Saugatuclr flank.
BANKING HOURS
From 9 A. M. to 12 M.,
“ I P. M. to 31’. M.
H. STAPLES, Presideiit.
B. L. Wooiiwoiwii, Cashiei-.:
Westport, Jiiue 19th, 1857
New Goal Yard.
‘HE subscribers have established a New
COAL YARD at Norwalk, on the east. side
of the Bridge, on Siuitlfls Dock below the Pot-
tery, where they intend to keep constantly on
hand and are now delivering a very .~mprri'or
arlirlrc of Coal, of the different sizes required
for family use, such as for the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all _/res/2 and
pains have been taken to secure tliebes-I /rllltla‘
lmowii in the maiket,s11ch as Spring Mou11l,-
aiu Lehigh, and the Locust Mountain White
Ash; acknowledged by good judges to have
no superior. We liuve also the l’ittstuu vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair rc-
muueratiug prices. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Wiunipauk.
tf2l5 G. H. & J. C. RANDLE.
LUMBER ! LUMBER !
ILL JL HUBBELL have recently com-
menced the Lumber Business at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with every variety ofLumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. I-IILL,
15 J, C. HUBBELL,
WM. ALLl~‘.i\'. Wu. T. CLARK.
ALLEN & CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Bro].-crs and Gem:-ml Land Agents,
DAVENPORTJOWA.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located-
Farms Houses and Lots leaszcil. Real
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Coin-
mission. Money invested. 'l‘u.\'es paid for
uou-resideuts. Money loaned on llll8llCllllll_H.'l‘-
ed Real Estate scciirity. H28
Removal.
V ‘HE undersigned would respectfully an-
nounce tohis patroiis and the public gen-
erally that he has removed to No. 3 l’ho:ui.\'
Block, where he has lifted up a beautiful storc
which is now opened with a new and splcudiil
assortment of Cloths, Cassiiueres_.aud Vest.-
iugs for the Summer of 1856. Giirineiits
made and trimmed in the iicatcst and most
fashiomiblo style. A complete assortment of
Man and Boys’ Clothiiig ready made.
Grateful for long and cOnti.incd favors at
my old stand, I shall ciideavor with reiicwcd
exertion to merit. their contiiiiiatiou.
N. B.——Goodsbought of me will be cut gra-
tis if desired. 27 'l‘l‘lOlllAS RILEY.
g Land For Sale. _
ABOUT eight acres of good Laud, ncar
Maiu-sl.., one mile. north oftlic Bridge ,is of-
fered for sale upon very 1-casoiiablc terms.
It is adinirably adapted for building lots,
or for gardening purposes. having a quick
and rich soil, and a large bed of vegetable
mould or compost manure, thereon _; or it. is
well calculated for ufirst rate meadow. Itis
wcllfeuced, and in it very eligible location.
Eur further parlicul:u's P.llqllll'f‘f1l.l.lll.‘=. 01-
cc.
Horse and 0x Shoeing.
HE subscriber having taken the old stand
formerly occupied by Waterbury and
Dunc-.111, in the rear of the old Bakery, foot of
Mill Hill, devote:-: his entire attention to the
careful and judicious shoeing of Horses and
Oxcn, for which he has uuequalli~d fhcilities.
From his many years experience, devoting
himselfexclusively to this branch of business,
he is confident he can give entire. satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patron-
age. Particular attention paid to shoeing
Horses with tender and diseased feet.
JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, I857. H13
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“a“vi.i's3s°ms at
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THE Subscriber would 1-e.spectfiillyinform
hisfi-lends and the public generally,
that he is ‘still located a few doors north of
the turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva
Gray, whore may be founjl a geuer:ilass0rt-
tllelll. of CABINET Fuiixiruuiz.
UmIerlaI.~i'ngi11 all its dcp-.irtineutsatten-
ded to at the shortest notice and upon rea-
sonable terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
Norwallr Iron Foundry.
EVERY dcscriptiouofCAsr1xu done at the
slioi-test notice and in the best. manner,
as cheap as can be obluiiicil at any other es-
tablishmeiit in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Puinps_.Iro1i I~‘ci1ce.l’Osts.Ruilin0s etc
furnished to order. Patterns cxcculildi at
short notice and upon reason:tlilo_ terms,
'1y1 ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Horse niasiiéi.-;;““”“
FINE lot of Carriage and Horse Blankets
just made 11p by the Slll)SCl‘ll.N£l'. Also.
Buffalo Robes, &c.,—ull for sale at " hard
times prices.” WM. S. JONES.
East side the Bridge, Westport, Conn. tf44
AL.\l of a Thousand Flowers.
Balm of X Thousand Flowers, for salel.-y
KNAPI’ A’: LYNES.
IETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
‘sf Hartford.
~"- -..'/r’_‘-'-I’/"r,1’:'!.»’ mi. 1819. C‘/’/arrter Perpelutil.
$1,000,000.
-1. re (‘.13-».».-:.»f' loss (will ¢l(.i.mggc by Fire,
.___¢,‘,.-I-,5 ("._-.--:;.it:;.=, - .. - - -
on '1'e/‘ms cirlapliicl [0 Mi: /ittzuznl, and
1'o7is1'.slc*ul llilllt I/to laum of
(‘f/7il])tf’lLSalin/;L_
GEO. R. COWLES. Sole ./Igent,
1y34 For Norwalk and vicinity.
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D. B. BOOTII,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
6| \VALL S'l‘REE'l‘,
Ni-‘.W YORK.
AMOS HUN '1',
Am] 1)y‘o.S‘€(Z1l.£07' of Claims lie/‘ore
the seoeml Depwrzmems am!
the Court of Cla.im.r._
\Vasl|ingtou, D. C.
Wholesale
.'PAPER DEALERS
MARSITALL BROTHERS,
58 Coiirtlrwzdt Sereet, N. Y.,
:41.
ROBERT T. MARSHALL.
1y24 Bl-JNJ. L. MARSAALL.
lloitod.
Do you want a superb Soft Fur Ififl ?
G0 to ltANDLE’S.
I ‘HE AMEl{lCAN GAS BURNER. one of
the best :‘iir-tiglit coal stoves in the mar-
ket, for sale at BELDEN’S,
Corn Shellers.
EW pattern Corn Slll‘ll!‘l'S_. a first rule or-
ticle for sale by W. C. S'l‘[tl-.'l*3T.
RIED Apples, Plums. Psaclicsaiiil Cher-
ries, at lilsickiou ti: ()i..\1.s'i-1-:A1>’.~i.
"1-CJUNTRY Pork. clear, at
(J S. E. OLMS'l‘EAD‘S.
frlhl(l'l‘I-I Y SEED, at
S. F‘. OLi\lS’l‘l-".AD’S
Imported cigars.
F Clioic-.n Brands, always on hand at the
(Between Washington and Greenwicli-sts.)
Orders and consignments respectfully oo-
.“l. ‘r f
- 3 "H U KNAPP ii’. LYNES.
Worsteds! Worsteds!
VEIIY SHADE, by the Pound or single
saeiii, at the Jewelry and 'l‘rim1'ning
Slmc. Main 1-tract. O. CLAltI\'.
Just Received
LARGE lot of Summer Ranges called
_ the L0llG.Sl.:l.I‘ which are coiisidcred supe-
“°" '50 mlynllngr, of the kind, ever yet. oflbred
I l" “'35 "13-1‘ket,a11«lare warrcutod to give good
Sill-isfilcl-l0ll_. and all those wanting raugesl
_W0uld cordially invite to call before purchas-
ingclsewhere. Also the celebrated Banner
Stove on hand and for sale as usual at,
BELDEN’S
'.l.'ooth Brushes.
A NEW lot just received b
ximir e LYNES.
WNorwalk Emporium.‘
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PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
l’c-gctaililcs, Fisli of All liiinls,
clams, Oysters, &c.
As good as tliemarket. affords. constantly to
befound at the well known establishment of
MEEKER & OLMSTEAD.
_%‘Goods of the above description re-
ceived daily, and for ale at wholesale and
retail on the most. favorable terms.
Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended hiebu-
siuess is now not only prepared to re-
pull‘ and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as
usual, but is also prepared to make the
same to Order. Tasteful Carriages or heavy
Wagons made in every style to suit the pur-
chaser, and at prices to suit the times.
EDSON BEERS.
At. the establishment formerly occupied
by Charles Isaacs.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW WINTER STOCK l
5' THE Subscriber liasjust returned
from New York with a new Stock of
S, , .«_ FflSlllOllR.lJl8 Jewelry,Watches, Pla-
ted Ware and Fancy Goods. which he ofl'crs
to hiscnstomcrs very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaii-ed.
Accordeons timed and repaired.
Collin Plat.es,Spoons, Rings, &c.,neatlyen-
gravcd. O. S . CLARK,
S. B. OLMSTIIAD,
II’/iolrsale and ReluiIDealer in Gi'ovei~ie.~‘
Prom‘sioiis,&-'c., .t\"o. I4 and I6 .Mai'ii-st.
Hssjiist received an entirely new and
extensive assortment-of goods which
he will sell on as favorable terms as any in
the trade. Thcpublic are respectfully in-
vited to cull.
Norwalk,Jan.1st, I857.
‘ New Styles. 2
Pmlfiew Goods &.'low prices
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlemen aud Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippcrs,as has ever been presented to the
publicinthis market. The styles are new;
the workmanship neat and beautiful ; while
the material is of the finest. texture and
most durable quality. He has some very
elegant, plain and fancy colored, Ladies
G:-.il.crs; also, Gent-‘s Patent Leather Boots
and Shoes, with an endless assortment of
Boysnud Misses Shoes, allof which will be
sold very low for casli. Thepublic are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. 1,fQ]
Oils ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter
sl.ruiued, bleaclicd Lard and Polar, Lamp
and Machine Oil. Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts
pergallon. pure Neats Foot. Oil. The above
Oils are of the best quality, and for sale b
t,liebn.1-rel. or retail by W. C. STREET,
Great Bargains in
LUMBER,
AT SOUTH NORWALK,BY
THOMAS Ii. PEEK.
UST RECElVl«‘.D, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
3 her, all sizes ; 150,000 SpruccLatlis,200,-
000 ft. Boards, 190,000 ft. 1 1-4, I I-2. and 2
inch Plank, 30,000 ft. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce
Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft.
llcmloek Boards, 50.000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles. '
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, May 10, 1857. 1
Notice.
” TIIRO (.70 H B Y DA YLIGI-IT.”
Selleck’s Line of Packets
On and after Tuesday, March 17th.
______ IS57, the Sloop Mary A. Selleck will
" commence her regular trips for the
se zsou. leaving Norwalk every Tuesday, and
Pike. Slip, N. Y., every Saturday.
The Domestic loaves Norwalk every Satur-
day and Pike Slip every Thursday. One of
the above vessels will be at the Pike Slip
dock at all times, so that Freighters may ship
their freight at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put on board.
] I SELLECK & DEMMON.
N. B.---All freight to or from the line of
the Danbury Railroad, taken from and deliv-
ered at the Company’s F1-eight Depot, without
charge. -
'vouNcs,”irorrs &. co.,
Merchant Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to Jan. H. Beers,
CHAS. E. Yonxcs,
LEWIS Hul’l's,.
Hi-zxnv M . l’iiovv1r'r.
Norwalk_—fiachine Shop.
‘1IE‘subscribc-r having taken the shop here-
- _toforc occu pied by Dimou Finch, and lit-
ted it up with special reference to 9. Gem-ral
-lilac/Ii"-P101:/Ii'IIg and Repairing BMSl7l€.S'.§‘,
would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
criptiou. He has Latl1cs,a Planer, etc., for
all work appertaining to his business, and
from his many years experience in Manufac-
turing, zrnd his familiarity with all kinds of
M'.u1ufacturer’s Machinci-y, he feels confident
that he can execute all orders in a substan-
tial und workmaulikc manner.
much experience in the manufacture of For
Machinery, Building of Blowers. &c.,l1e is
enabled to give particular atteiition thereto.
'2 A. C. ARNOLD.
Old Brown ‘Windsor Soap.
Lolv 5" SONS. genuine for sale by the gross
dozen, or single Cake, by
KNAPP ck. LYNES.
ll
IIANDES having furnished himself with
0 g :1 suitziblc team fora general Cm-mun
Biisiiicss, would rcspecfully solicitthe patron.
age of those wanting c-.u-ting done. Orders
left at the store ofClias. M uivy, (Fish Mar-
ket) will be f-.iitlifu1ly and promptly attended
I.
0.
Norwalk, June 22nd. 1857. tr-.35
Just Received,
NEW supply of those line Pocket Books
and l’o1'tiiioiie-.15, which will be sold at
very low prices by KNAPI’ LYNES.
Patent Chain Pumps.
A NEW and superior-Chain Pump.thc best
Ill usc.for sale by W. C. STREET.
P0 WDER and Shot. , l'at_cutFuse, &Caps,
M ()LMS'l‘EAD’S.
V'(7IL\7;7§FIiTiINX'U1EICEEEus, .7“_
0i..usruAD‘s.
Selling Off
LARGEIOL of Dre:-rs Trimmiucrs, Ve]-
vets, Moire Antiques, 1-‘.-;.,,_,.§’.,._ ]\,[05,,
Trimmings, iic.,at extremely low prices.
0. S. CLARK.
Salt ! Salt I
SACKS ofprime Liverpool Salt,jus
received and forsale ;also,
100
Sugars.
Cheaperthan ever, by A. MOREHOUSE.
Hides ! Hides !
CASH paid for all kinds of Cattles Hides,
, at S. E. 0i.iisrsAii’s.
I74 and 176 Chatham Square. New York.
Having had '
WPOETRY.
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Pamiliarvlcounsellng.
in‘ HDWARD c. GOODWIN, EDITOR or TH}: urcnrmw Is-
QUIRRR. '
There’s a long dreary winter sooncomiug;
'l‘here’ll be ineu very hungry for bread;
’l'liere‘ll be plenty ol agents out dunniug;
Look out for the breakers ahead.
If you've ears in your corn~cribs, be careful 1
There’s money coined down in the store;
And ’tis well to give thanks and be prayerful,
And good to remember the poor.
The wind will sweep over the valley,
The snow-drifts encompass the farm;
See to it your cattle you rally-
That the colts are housed warm in the barn;
See to it the windows are tightened-
The cracks neatly stopped in the door-
Aud their, when the warm fire has brightened,
(‘all over the wants of the poor.
While its blaze in the kitchen is gleaming,
Rethink you of those that are cold;
When the face of your daughter is beaming,
Co look to your bank notes and gold!
Go look, without feeling of blindness,
'l‘o those who demand from the store,
And be thankful that God, in his kindness,
Has given you food for the poor.
Do not say they were wasteful, and squandered,
When prosperity smiled in the land; _
That, instead of hard working, they wandered,
And deserve well the fate that’s at hand;
For who made you 11 judge and a keeper
of those whom the storm has come o‘er ?
As you were the fortunate reaper,
Be kind in your charge of the poor.
Do not foolishly give, but be prudent;
Find them work, if you can, that will pay,
Your duty now makes you a student
Of your brother, as well as your hay.
Let the shoemaker know some employment,
And the blacksmith be shoeless no more;
Such discretion has sweetest enjoyment.
Be shrewd in your care for the poor.
Let the organist come to your basement,
Whom the housemaiil is happy to see;
Nor shake your head over the casement
\Vlieu the monkey taps there for his fee.
Do not say that you wish he was banished,
To grind on some desolate moor,
But remember his children half famislied,
And that music is loved by the poor.
I.et the mother—whose baby’s thin fingers
Press sadly her half frozen breast—
In whose garret grim poverty lingers
'l‘ill she curses her ceaseless 11nre.~it——-
Be nursed by the widow, now childless,
You have promised to feed from your door;
Let her, with her tears and her mildness,
Assist you to comfort the poor.
For a long dreary winter is coming,
And men will be hungry for bread;
'l‘l1ere’ll be plenty of agents out donning;
. Look out for the breakers ahead.
If you’ve ears in your corn-crib, be careful;
'l‘l1ere’s money coined down in the store;
And ’tis well to give thanks and be prayerful,
And good to remember the poor.
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From the Courant. -
Meditations over a Railroad Bond.
It is a very pretty thing,
' And charmingly engraved;
Au neatly gotten up a cheat
As ever broker shaved.
And 1 have quite a lot of them,
All safe and sung at home-—
Euuugh to make a picture-book
As large as Gibbons’ Rome.
I knew I bought them very cheap-
At only eighty-three;
Indeed, we liiggled quite a time
Befoie we cold agree:
“ What! eighty-three for ten per cents!
Dear sir, you must be crazedl
Yet I shall have to let them go,
For money must be raised!”
Before that very week was out
I thought I smelt a rat,
For X was told that I could buy
For even less than that.
My neighbor bought at seventy-six,
1 never asked him how;
But lam very glad to hear
That he has got them now.
Those thousand dollar promises
Are printed by the ream,
And being secured by mortgages,
How very safe they seem.
Moreover, I reserved the right
'l‘o change theui into shares,
Whose income, by and bye, would be
A fortune for my heirs.
The coupons—-those delicious thiugsl
How temptiugly they look;
As beautifully lithographed
As 0lue_v’.-i copy book.
Yesl there they are-—uot one cut off-
The ranks are perfect yet,
And like to lie, for all that 1
For them shall ever get.
The boy that shows, for halfa dime,
Six rattlesnakes alive,
'l‘he other day, was urging me
To view his precious hive:
“ I say, sir, want to see the snakes?
Une of ’eui’s eat it toad.
llll let you see ‘em for a bond
Of that ere western road!”
Ah, welll the dream is over,
And so I sit and sigh,
And curse the day when oily tongues
Pernuaded me to buy.
I spend my time, with tearful eyes,
O’er their delnsivo charins,
In singing and, lugubrious hymns,
And poniteutial psalms. HARTFORD.
MISCELLANY.m
vuacfiav
Naples.
’l‘h1'cebi'a.nclies of the Bourbon race
of kings have long cursed Europe and
liumauity by their reign, viz.: those of
France, Spain, and Naples. The latter
country, or, as it is sometimes called, the
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, meaning by
it the Island of Sicily and the southern
part of Italy, has it population of about
eight millions. Its lcuiliiig physical fea-
tures, the volcanoes of Mount Etna in
Sicily and Vesuvius in Naples, may be
taken as emblems of its past and present
political state:
Froiu 1734 t.0 1799, a branch of the
Spanish B011 rboiis reigned over the United
Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily. The
royal family, tliroiigli the progress of the
French revolut.ion, then fled from Naples
to Sicily, where they remaiiied till 1815,
when the overthrow of Murat by the
Austrians allowed them to return. Jo-
seph Bouapnrtc liad been crowned king
of Naples lll l809, but, ‘on his removal to
Spain in 1808, the crown was conferred
on Murat, the favorite cavalry officer and
brother in law of Napoleon.
In 1820, an iiusucccessfiil attempt was
made by the Sicilians to establish a. free
government, since wliicli, oppression, iii-
suri-ections, assassinations, executions and
imprisoiimeuts have been the order of the
day in both the Sicilies.
The latest insurrection in November,
led on by the Sicilian Baron Bentinega,
was soon suppressed. Its specific object
is not well known.
The present monarch, Ferdinand II,
who ascended the throne in 1830, has
been a perfect Nero. He is often called
King Bomba, which means a bombshell,
in the Italian, but precisely why this nick-‘
name has been attached to him we are
not aware. To such a pitch have his
atrocities risen, and so deep and wide-
spread is the dissatisfaction among all
classes of his subjects, that partly per-
haps from humanity, and partly froui fear
of another general outbreak in Europe,
England and France have endeavored to
produce some change in her measures and
policy. ’ Russia, in the meanwhile, op-
poses all interference in the domestic af-
fairs of an independent nation, and Aus-
tria, for her own sake, endeavors to ob-
tain some concessions from Ferdinand.
Failing of their object, the English and
French governments have withdrawn
their ministers from Naples, while the
tyrant remains as firm and sensitive to
any interference as a southern slave-
holder.
lii December last it soldier named Mi-
lano, made an unsuccessful attempt to
assanite the king. He said he had con-
templated the crime "ever siuce the king
perjured himself.” His demeanor on the
scaffold was firm. The soldiers at the
execution were deeply moved, and some
of the officers wept. It has been conjec-
tured that the wliole affair was got 11p
for effect, in order to furnish an excuse.
for refusing any concessions to the de-
mands of England. The former opinion
we think more probable; certainly, the
event is a perfectly natural one. As it
is not unlikely that the reign of the Bour-
boas, both in Sicily and Spain, is drawing
to a close, it may interest some to refresh
their memories with a sketch of the Murat
family. Possibly the son may become
connected, as the father was, with Sicilian
affairs. We should iuuch prefer, how-
ever, to see Charles Albert, of Sardinia,
taking the lead in regeneration of Italy.
The name of Prince Murat has been
so f1'equently mentioned recently in con-
nection with possible eveuts in Naples,
that a brief glance at the history of his
family will be foimd highly interestng.
It is alleged, in some quarters, that the
Muratists constitute a considerable party
in Neapolitan dominious; while in others
the existence of any such party is un1'e-
servedly denied. It is also alleged that
Louis Napoleon clandestiuely favors the
pretensions of his cousin.
But whatever may be the value of all the
statements put forth in the public journals,
we have not yet learned that the Prince,
who is siirroiiuded by some distinguished
enemies of the Bourbous of Naples, is
truly indifferent to the progress of events
in the Italian peninsula, although his
claims to the crown of the two Sicilies
are certainly anything b11t legitimate.
The life of his late father, Joachim
Murat of Naples, is one of the most ex-
traordinary in modern times, presenting a
succession of those signal vicissitudes
which occur only to the experience of few
ineu, conspicuously illustrating the danger
which ever attends an unscrupulous ambi-
tion, as well as the instability ‘of the
grandeur and greatness which sometimes
invests the path of the unsuccessful ad-
venturer. The son of a publican of La.
Batisiile, Joachim Murat in early life as-
sisted his father’s business, which he was
destined to follow, having evinced no de-
sire for intellectual study, or for mechan-
ical pursuits. As he grew older, he be-
came so careless as to be utterly incapa-
ble of attending to the business, or even
of grooming his father’s horses. His dis-
sipations did great injury to the establish-
ment, and ultimately be parted with his
father.
A roving disposition impelled him di-
rectly towards Paris, where he earned a
livelihood for some time as a valet clu place,
and as a waiter to a 'reslwu.'ratem‘. The
employment was irksome to one with a
passion for romantic adventure ; and, en-
tering the army, he commenced a career
in which he ultimately won a crown and
the fame of being one of the greatest
cavalry generals who ever lived. His
fortunes were intimately associated with
those of Napoleon from the opening of
the campaign in Italy, in 1796, until the
battle of Leipsic, while the marriage was
materially strengthened by a marriage
with the sister of the Emperor. In com-
maud of the cavalry, he performed bold
and glorious feats at Marengo, in pursuit
of the Austrians from Ulm; at Auster-
litz, Jena, Eylau, and Friedland. He
accompanied Napoleon in the disastrous
expedition to Moscow, conducting the
retreat from Smorgoui.
Joachim, like his master, did not enjoy
a lengthened tenure of sovereign author-
ity. He was proclaimed King of the
two Sicilies in 1808, on Napoleon-‘s
“transferring” his brother Joseph to
Madrid. Joachim was not endowed with
many noble qualities, but, by great dis-
play and apparent frankness of manners,
lie for some time enjoyed the good feeling
of the people. He, however, subsequently
betrayed the weakness of his character;
while the fortunes of Napoleon were on
the wane, Joachim, looking to the safety
of his throne, volunteered to join the al-
liance against him; negotiations were
opened with Austria and England, and
conducted with treachery 011 both sides ;-
and it is needless to say that they did not
result to the advantage of the wavering
monarch. The news of Wateuloo reduced
him to temporary despair, but in an evil
moment, he resolved upon one more at-
tempt to recover his kingdom. The fate
of the ill-starred expedition from Corsica
is memorable. A gale of wind scattered
the vessels, containing only 200 men, and
Murat found hiniself at Pizzo, with only
thirty followers. He was captured, and
shot on the 13th of October, 1815, ex-
claiming to his executiouers, as he threw
away the white handkerchief that was
_offered to bandage his eyes, “Avoid the
face, aim at the heart..”
v<Q>o
E‘ The British Post office is just two
hundred years old. In 1635 Charles 131:
started a post office on a few of the prin-
cipal roads ; but it did not succeed. Ed-
ward Prideaux, attorney general for the
Commonwealth in Cromwell’s time, began-
an officc f'or the wcekkly conveyance of
letters ; but it was not until 1657, that
the office was put on any thing like its
present footing.
.O-O-O—i——-
3- The Hon. Robert Toombs has
been re-elected to the ‘Senate from Geor-
8”"
Shame.
This is emphatically the age of cheap
finery. We are all running away after
appearances. Instead of striving to ob-
tain the best, we are content with the
nearest. cheap imitation of it. VVe have
abandoned realities, and are grasping at
their shadows. Vfe say, what is the use
of paying it great price for a sterling ar-
ticle, when -we can get something that
looks just like it for a little one? So,
we take the sham and reject the genuine,
and then put ourselves on the back for
our shrewdness and economy. We have
got the glitter ; who cares for the gold?
The old proverb is musty and beliind the
age.
_We have rim so far ahead of its fogy-
ism in our fast ways of doing things, as to
have discovered that it is the glitter which
makes the value of the metal, and not the
solidity and purity of the gold within.——
We have become as wise as serpents, ac-
cording to the improved theory of wisdom
—getting the most-for money, rather than
the best ; and it is to feared we are
not always quite as harmless as (loves
in our way of getting it for our wisdom
savors a little of the quality of that which
was brought to bear iipou our mother
Eve. There is a twang‘ of deception
about it.
‘We build houses with fine brown stone
fronts made of brick, covered with paint-
ed and sanded plaster, marked 00‘ into
sham blocks ; we enter through oaken or
walnut doors made of grained pine, and
pass through vestibules floored with mar-
ble mosaic made of clay, and sit. on vene-
red sofas before scagliola chimney pieces
and mantels made of enameled iron. Over
such mantels we place mirrors in gilt
frames, enriched with elaborate carving
made of composition pressed in moulds
and stuck on with glue. In one receas
we hang hundred dollar water color draw-
ings, that is to say printed imitations,
which cost five——antl in another, handsome
book cases with mahogany faces and pine
bodies, filling the lower shelves with books
and the other with richly bound blocks of
wood, _of assorted sizes.
Just now, pictuers are fashionable ; so
we go to auction and buy “valuable oil
paintings” which are made at short notice
by the quantity, and “carefully selected,”
and soul at prices, varying from five to
twenty-five dollars “includiugan elegant
frame.” ‘We have have them sent home
without and compuuctions visiting of
conscience about the smallness of the
price, for that is the artist’s business, not
ours ; and we call in our friends to admire
them, (preserving a discreet silence as to
their cost,) which they do with so much
ardor, that we begin to feel a little uncer-
taiu whether they are not poking fun at
us. ..
The next time we get into an omnibus
the uncertainty is removed-—foi' as we
glance at the small gallery of art ranged
above the windows, we experience a slight
feeling of surprise of not the most agreea-
ble kind, at recognizing the hand of the
artist (Or one of the same school) who
executed the remarkable specimens which
decorate our walls. We find that Our
bargains have introduced us to an exten-
sive circle of very indifferent acquaint-
ances of their own class, which we feel in-
disposed to cultivate, and we begin to
suspect that, if any body has been cheat-
ed, it is not the painter.
We scatter marble statues made of
painted iron along our garden Walks.———
We drink our coffee on great occasions
in initation Severes, china cups, filled from
silver coffee pots, flanked by silver cream
jugs and sugar bowls, all made of plated
Aldata, sitting in dining rooms covered
with cheap carpets of Brussels pattern,
and lined with rich oak paneling made by
the paper hanger.
We wear sham cravats on our necks,
buttoned surreptitiously under spurious
front ties, around false collars made of
white paper; and on our feet self-com-
pressing Cougress gaites, with rows of
delusive buttons of front, to convey the
idea. that they are fastened in the legiti-
mate way.
We display massive seal rings and fob
chains and carry ponderous looking pen-
cils, which are marvelous for the space
the small quantity of gold in their hollow
bulk is mde to fiill. _
Our daughters wear expensive point
lace adornments (we do not know their
names, nor do we know much about lace,
except that it is some kind of net work of
fabulous cost,) made of some more econo-
mical material, and washed in some way
which is a profound secret so as to give
them that yellowish tint supposed to mark
the genuine article. ’l.‘hey wear Canton
crape shawls which John Chinaman never
saw, and cashmere shawls manufactured
at Paisley, and India. siks that never
passed the Equator, and furs which would
astonished the animals whose names they
hear, if they could see them.
When they (the daughters that is,) are
married, we give grand weddings, display
tables filled with extiavngantly expensive
bridal gifts setts of gold and silver spoons
forks, fruit knives, tea services, necklaces
bracelets, &c. ; touching tributes of affec-
tion from dear friends who are on our
visiting list, and have been invited to the
ceremony, and which after the parade is
over, are carefully packed up, and-quietly
returned to the jeweler from whom we
hired them. '
[This sham is going a little out of fash-
ion since some indiscreet person exposed
it.
]But they still wear sham flowers in their
bonnets——that is, in the little straw or
velvet caps they use to cover their back
hair when in the street—-and sham braids
of hair on their heads in front of the
aforesaid bonnets. -
We scan the performers at the opera
through lorgnettes, hired at 25 cents 11
night, with a deposit for their safe return
as nonchalantly as if they. be1°“_g9d
to us. We ride about in carriages hired
by the year, coachmen with velvet hat-
bands, big buckles, and large 09-99 90933
included, all got up in the mostoelaborate
style. We build churches with stone
fronts, and brick sides decorated on the
outside with carved stone brackets and
cornices, made of painted wood or clay,
and on the inside with wall paper panels,
and painted recesses, and pilasters and
mouldings, half of whose shadows always
fall the wrong way by daylight, and _by
gaslight become “confusion.” We stick
all manner of’ plaster gimerackery over
,the walls and ceiling. We point a. deep
alcove behind the pulpit, and then neutra-
lize the effect by putttiug a sofa. against
the wall where it is painted, so that when
the preacher sits down he has the contra-
dictory appearance of resting his head
against the wall, which is supposed to be
ten feet in his rear, and maintaining all
the while his upright position. It con-
fuses our ideas of proportion and perspec-
tive dreadfully. -
We also found our notion of architec-
tural proportioii, once treated with the
most imwnrrantable contempt, by an or-
gan front in a new church was intended
to be something beyond the reach of crit-
icism. The organ was so designed as to
require a column at each flank, supporting
an entablature across the top of the front
pipes. 'l‘o effect this, the builder had
taken two Corinthian columns, such as
they were too long by several feet, had
sawed off the shafts to the requisite length
leaving them as broad and squatty as
Egyptian columns, and then put them in
their places, spoiling bytheir abominable
mutilation and deformity, the whole de-
sign, which, if properly carried out, would
have been good enough.
\Ve turn up our eyes with edifyi1igcon-
scieutiousness at the idea. of shaving ten
per cent. from a promissory note, and turn
them down again complaceutly, and prick
upon our cars at the offer.of ground rent.
or mortgage at the same discount, be-
cause “ you see that it is a different thing
it is a——it is—that is, you know-there,
is a difference, when you take real estate
security, you——a a a—itis—so, you see
-——a-a-a.——” to be sure ; not a doubt of it ;
nothing could be clearer.
Then, we write elaborate art criticisms,
profusely illustrated (by the aid of o.
Glossary) with learned technicalities,
such as breath, tone, warmth, chiaro ob-
scuro, perspective, light, touch, foreground
midle distance atmosphere effects in-
terspersed with a deal of cant about
handling, style execution, composition",
idealism, lovely bits of distance, &c., of
the meaning of all which we have as ac-
curate a perception as schoolboys, with
imperfectly developed mathematical or-
gans, have of what the dreaded Pons As-
inorum is all about have got through say-
ing it “ off the book.”
We have a great many other shams
among us, grave, thoughtful men, who
never say any thing because they never
have anything to say ; their gravity and
thoughtfulness being of the owlish kind
requiring no brains, but only a discreet
silence, backed by a solemn countenance
_to give them effect ;—-dignified men whose
dignity consists in looking pompous and
pronouncing long tailed Words, with a
sonorous wobble of the voice calculated
to produce a feeling of respectful awe in
their hearers ;—celebrated writers whose
names nobody ever saw or heard, until
they were placarded in big letters on all
the blank walls, and announced with a
flourish in flash newspapers, (which them-
selves, should take 9. high rank in the list
of shams, only we can’t stop to deal with
them now,)_for which they get up Blood
and Thunder stories, by the yard, mixing
sixteenth cent’-ary grandiosity, and our
own dear nineteenth century’s J akeisms
in the same speaker’s mouth, in the fanni-
est manner conceivable.
There is a besides, which we have nei-
ther time nor space even to enumerate.
Altogether, when We think of how little
of any thing genuine we see or hear—or
of how few things we can say, “this is
itself‘ and isn't something else,”—of how
we are constantly trying to throw dust
into our neighbors” eyes, conscious, all
the while that they are trying the same
thing with us, the wonder is that we can
ever look each other in the face without
laughing.—- l’Veel.'ly No7't/i Amcricmi.
. N.
Financial Calamities.
At the late meeting of the Synod of‘
N. Y. (Presbyterian Church), a Pastoral
Letter was addressed to the people of the
people of the several churches. Rev. Dr.
Potts appears to have been Chairman of
the committee that reported the letter.
It is an impressive document, commending
itself to the approbation of all Christian
men. It is worthy of greater attention,
as coming from a Synod embracing within
its limits (as the New York Observer
states) a greater number of leading capi-
talists and men in business in commerce
and manufactures than almost any other
body that can be named.
“Many of its ministers are eminent for
their learning and talents, as well as their
great moral worth, and their influence is
powerful on the business community at
large, as well as upon the individual
churches which they serve. The laymen
in the eldership and membership are many
of them prominent merchants, traders,
and professional men, who are accustomed
to take an active part in the advancement.
of the great interests of society.”
We give an extract referring especially
to the calamities of the times, and the
lessons taught by these reverses:
“Permit us to invite your solemn at-
tention to the emphatic rebuke which this
catastrophe gives to the spirit and prac-
tices which have so long characterized
modern traffic, and which God hates be-
cause they are equally at war with love
and justice. This catastrophe has come
not in the shape of coufiagration, or fam-
ine, or pest, or war; it has come in the
shape of a. quick and violent ‘overthrow
of the inauufactnres and trade of the
land. Is there, then, anything in the
principles on which these have been con-
cocted which has provoked such a fearful
reverse? Search and see, beloved breth-
ren, and consider how far you have been
partakers in other men’s sins, whether by
your example, or your silent submission
to practices which will not bear the in-
spection of God’s law.
“One of the crying sins of the age has
been an imperious thirst of gain. It has
become an epidemic malady. This ma-
king haste to be rich is condemned by
the Word of God, not only because it is
the token of a covetous heart, but be-
cause it spurns the law of 9. prudent mod-
eratiou, and assumes risks which are akin
to the presumptuous ventures of gambling.
While many are lbiisy in asking the prox-
imate reasons for-"°this vast disturbance of
the course of business, is not this the
season which enplains all its mysteries?
The business movements of the day have
derived a large part of their vehemence
from principles with which Reason and
Providence are at war. Men have been
aiming to get something for nothing ;,
aave speculated rashly upon a futnrity
always dubious; have risked more than
schemes upon treacherous uncertainties";
which God has ordained‘ that the growth
of what is valuable should be gradual.
calamities to the pressure of .an-.' almost
sion and overtrading. We believe" this:
trading, and find in it a cupidity which
disdains the laws of God. Let us judgé:
of its effects. - ' - '
but, as you see, has over-strained and
broken the delicate and necessary machi-
nery of credit, which, in the Christian
vocabulary, ought to be but another
name for a prudent and honorable integ-
rity in the dealings of man with man.
ciation and inflation of values, Which,-
iii some quarters, has assumed the di-
mensions of a gigantic system of lying or
chicanery. Witness the abuses of stock
jobbing. ’ '
“ It has led to the introduction of ar-
ticles iuto the internal and external com-
the gain of the few on the ruin of many:
drink. — 1
“It has prompted a resort to many
nrts—say, rather, tricks of trade—_—the
object and effect of which is to impose
upon the consumer: witness the false in-
voices, the false entries, the false marks
on merchandise, the false advertisements,
and the other mixed deceptions,..whic1i
are no less hated of God than those‘ false
balances with their false weights which
Holy Scripture has declared to be ‘git
abomination to the Lord.’ ' “ ' ‘ ‘
“It has fostered the most irrational
outlay in shops, dwellings, dress, equipage;
and entertainments; exhibiting an ex.-
travagance sufficient to provoke a sar-
casm, did not. sorrow for the loss of
Christian and republican simplicity pre-
means of which the cost of food has been
unreasonably increased, to the great in-
jury of those who were in moderate"cir-
cumstances, especially to the poor, and
thus has incurred the guilt of extortion.
“ It has filled society with a luxurious.
sensualism, which has already gonefar to
growing up under its influence.
“ It has engendered a. monstrous spirit
of pecuiation, destroyed much of our faith
in legislative virtue, produced a horrid.
public and private trusts—and, by ‘these-
very heart of public confidence.
“ It has trampled on that sacred law,
which, by enjoying a religious rest for
body and soul, aims to cool down and
keep cool the feverish spirit of gain ;--ma-
king many of the great corporations
which are the carriers of the land, agents
of great mischief, and sufferers from. a.
great punishment. ‘ r ' “ 0
which the craving -for speedy fortune,
under the name of enterprise, hasbrought
riod when it has ruled the traific of the
world. The question _is, whether‘G‘od is
not at. war with any system which pro-
ceeds upon principles and involves conse»
quences so offensive to Him, so noxious
to the individual and to society? And
to this question, beloved breth'ren,”you"
know well there can be but one answer:
‘ Verily, there‘ is a God who judgetli in’
the earth.’ Can any one fail to see his
majestic jurisdiction in the means by
which he has made this madness of men
recoil upon them, and forced covetousneés
to be its own punishment? In the very
heart of a land abouuding with the ele-
ments of wealth, he lays his hand upon
it and locks it for a. season. By a touch
of his finger, he affects the securities os
property until they seem to crumble.
The air is thick with the dust of falling
and fallen‘ fortunes.
“ Where is now the wise man? where
the secure and boasting man who pre-
sumptuously thought that our material
prosperity was beyond reach? God has
brought to naught the understanding of
the wise. He has defeated their counsels
at‘ every point. At a time ‘when men-
slept,’ the moth has frayed, the rust has
eaten, the thief has stolen. In this cat-
astrophe, the innocent indeed have'sufl'er-
ed with the guilty. The innocent‘ shall
have their compensation in spiritual good.
serve, is the simplicity of the methods by
which God has caused a spirit of fear
and distrust to demolish the towering-
fabric which but a little while ago seemed
so stable, and called forth so much boast-
ing. When God wills, the building shall
cease to fall. Meanwhile, Christian broth’-'
ren, we pray you to stand still, and ask -
the meaning of the catastrophe. But
more especially we commend you to con-
sider how for any of you, by free and
bold speech, enforced by a wise and con-
sistent example of moderation and integ-
rity in your plans of business, can aid in
reconstructing the edifice of public and’
private credit upon Christian principles.
N ow is the time to attempt this difiicult
but necessary task. Keep yourselves un-
spotted by the base practices which we
have held up for your warning. Utter
your remonstrances against them. Rather
suffer the martyrdom of Christian poverty
than consent to countenance the least
departure from the straightforward paths
of integrity. Honesty in all things is
one of the great wants of the world at
this moment. N ow is the time for the
church of Christ at least to set her mark
upon all Shams and lies and frauds, how-
ever consecrated by usage. Let her pul-
pits lift up the voice of warning, and let
her tribunals arrest and discipline the
least violation, by one of her pledged sub.
jects, of those laws of God which enjoin
honesty in word and deed.
“But we beseech you to remember
also, that a legal integrity may-‘ he
served, and yet an absorbing love of J ain
eat out the spiritual life of the soul. gWo
solemnly counsel you, brethren, to let
your moderation be known unto all men.
Be content with the calmly gotten fruits
they could lawfully risk, and" built their-. -
showing in all this that they" are diss'ati'8- .
fied with that Divine constitutionfiby”
- “ The testimony of even worldly-wise
observers concurs in ascribing the-present; V
universal indebtedness, and that g
to what they term unwarrantable' expab.
to be true, but only a part of the -'trnth.1 C
We seek for the prompter of -this-=over- =1
“ It has not only strained to the utmost; -0
“ It has introduced a factitious dep2'e- -
merce of Christendom. which have based.
witness the traffic in opium and strong
elude other emotions. . .
“It has produced combinations by-.
curse the youth of the land who were
progeny of frauds among men ‘ holding".
means, has eaten as a canker into the ’
“But why enumerate all the--evils
upon our day, and upon every other _pe- _
But what we would now have you Ob? _
Norwalk Chronicler