"You don't seem to hr.r..VS 4 ..;:liinon sense or common dects, - to live iu this t'tie t,?4Her you nre ledded off, the better," "S:;idly replied Dlr. Wiggihti. tei‘aii have the sale alai risk tit* tditse- quences." And he ills 'rord. The .cd Eng., in le.f.s tltau week, NV 113 unfurled t;rom one of 4.3,5, ':-,Andows of the handsome West End bouse, and the humbled and dis ccn.'cifate Wigg,inses retired to a meaner abode, in a small street, the furniture of which corresponded ranch better with the condition eftf: man who could pay only furty 'cents on the dollar: Wiggins himself wrs - honest at heart; but ;'•the Wir7inse-s 't;ise tray. were weak, vain anti pretentious. The suddenne.s with which they fell from an extreme height isturc - mil tna bliude l . - them, and it was some time before a new trid bettor life began to vitalizetheir actsm - s. It did, however, hanks to the:twill - tile conduct of their head! Insert i= a loisai in the fall of the Wig ..gimAes?. and. a,:good `.s. , uny- lessons in the way 'lacy thans.gen to get along alter their fall. With the reader's lease we :nay look in upon :them ng.ain, at intervals. We think them %worth obscr via".•±. 'Pipe anl Cigni. Smoking, &c. 'These are nuis,anees to the fresh 'green of bone, muscle, and spirit, called "man ' or "woman," before they are previons'i, turned into baeon or ham, that "ne wundee not that all sorts of subterfuges - Pt . :: resorted to by the un.sutokerl, in order to *.e.;ade the nui,..tbee {,r tho . . The smoker often are ahu t u:. °': ntnhr rilach nr . a'aniniber with ',nro :von into thi , , and does it so p,,litely, <vitb, "1 1ik . :.4 . .y0ur par .lon," or "h.pc a cig:tr don't '(',i,enl you," :that it is aliTionit 11.1.ike it, and impossible to ,40:.yr.:71, A French Man, howm er, we see Ly the r , ,svr , .-c, Lit upon a device to dodge be ing smoked, which is original. A party of Ais took pl.tees on the railroad frmn Havre 'to Paris, and were put in one compartment. As soon as they started, fi've 01 them, =- cardiac, M ti...si,gt;, took. rrorn cigar ,p9uches 4';ig,nrs, and 'negan cu light r, tradn to kindle them. A young man einM look hold of the .one who was striking the light, and screamed out, "flea.tens! what would you do, Mon sieur?' •You see. sir," was the cool reply, would light my cigar." "What fur? what to do?" he added, in agony, apparently intenser. "Smoke, - was the response.— "Oh, don't smoke; please don't smoke," cried the anti-smoker, in increasing agony; **`see that sack between my legs—it is pow der I any taking contraband to my brother in law:" —Diable," said the smoker, "you ere a gomd man for telling us of it," and the tiiii,nl%tor , was extinguished, and thetigars returned to the pmriles. The smokers, however, were so indignant at being tl-0-3 deprived of their cigar, that at the next station they culled upon a police• loan. and reported the contraband-powder man. The police began to arrest him, and to open Lis sack, in which were found noth ing but ciermiv:iles, Indkerchiefs, The smckt..r4, yr_ t mcrc indignant. reproached him for f.11Q,d0,1,1. His defence wa-t, "Cigars make me cruelly :kJ:. It' I had asked them not to smoke, beconse of my ill-health, they would have laughed at my effeminacy. My onlyproteetion was the powder ruse." c.nne years since, on the K anan ha, (Va.,) we Were participant in a richer scene than this. Twelve of n 4, a hot ,umther morning, were lint into a big stage coach to start for crossing the mountains. The ohl coach was reeking, with cleati tobacco smoke. The sun was pouring I loan its rays iu intense h ea t. Six cigars were lit, all of had mmlity, and true 3 ioe. Every man, ns he began, "be g ged pardon" of his neighb,ri "hoped smoke (lid not o . i.entl Idui;" but yet began, without further palater. to smoke, and smoke, and smoke. We had lot ci wye , l far before a stench are , :e, alTesled et erybody's at tentiun. an l whirh n m 1,0 an to tie insuffer able. "What is it? 'What's the matter?— Is a skunk (shoat?" were e.mmon exela- At la , t,, when the curiosity of all was piqued to the utmort, a I,ery quiet man an Llva -?, ,, rner of the coach said very civilly. sip 1:6 i": 0 my a.afetitt; I beg your pardc,n, grlo , -1/: , ! n: f lope it don't ofnnd mati,n. anyly•d . ); ho rely -)rry- to be isa groe.ll.lo t , ) ovory ; a5:4'526,1a nrolo ovor:, Qickor and :-..ierscr. fl 9 everfho , ly er a.ifetida. Thr cool, , ignilieant, and half Ittighing: manner nf the 1-tranger, however. *non (7,..1. -lope 1 hi , intent nrnl meaning: and Lc explaine , l him-61 very politely, in say- '•G etlemen, I am an Englishman, travel ine; in your effimtry. The scenery r.n5r.14-3 me is lm•sitching. Your tobacco kills me. 1 hats , : i”.‘211 ruffering intense a;2;onie , from naii , en riding 'nett 6 ,; - i 4 .-11 you. I did not complain. for I knew you wokin •think nip fa•oidion , . ItidoNl, I thought I could stand your :mike, if you could stand my amtetida." • 'lThat's too od,'• exclaimed one, and then another; ant the "maker'. in the very best of temper, threw away their cigars, and all joggea •Aoi then harmoniously together. „A - ete 3;prl. lady asked a child how long it.took. to build Rome, and was answered a night. '•1107s• do you make that out?" She replied, "necnu , :c manuna told Dar it was not built in a derv:- 2; 2 Zrolltl al CCT ‘..X.e.bangeS gpealC4 of a "fini-lvsl scamp. — Nie wish they were all r,...Why is a banknote like a fisli?— Deeattse if yo.l keep it two days it is likely to spoil. 7,7l:',..."Frietals at a pineli" EME The vrorl , l itaktm us t..l3kers, but soli tude rivskrss ug thinker... A liottd4i.ePper ,rreently ru - cod per ,mia•ion nil nrrtt••i'rrr to board likn,..:o•mel. nheritr anftccrlia a Lunn i.Nevr..nnollierjn 0i,tr0.4 'CTIt exhnitiJia gllg A. PENNSYLVViIi INDEPENDENT WANAL. COLUMBIA. VA. SATURDAY, MARCH 0,185 S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.- ( 3. A. Leinau, Guano; Murray, Young, & Co., New Books; Haldeman's, Wall Paper; T. H. Pollock, Lancaster Mercantile Coil' go; J. C. Pfeiller, For Sale; Geotte IVi!ferd, Justice of the Pence; Nathan wr. Greene, Justice of the reac"C; IL C. rondersmith, New Goods; Geo. 1. Brook; nook Bindery; A. Cohn, $20,00 Rewe.rt?; Smith, Whipper & Co.. Dissolution of (.79-partnership; A Country Residence for Sale or Rent. V-2)^^We return our throits ti Messrs. Shaeffer, of the Senate, and heath and Jackman, of trie House, I:e:4i:dative docu ments. THE Spa!?.ci titAbr.—Witn tt‘z. mild weather ,o.tA.as tht rtakt-alkenittgufUusiness at &Ai:. staec. The spring 11.1:11 'ir; about cora niancim;, as sloAcit bYttic advertisements "at :sera of ou'r Met6htints iri to - -day's Spy. I LIIEM t this establishment addition to the already llir,ge and beautiful stock of 'Fiat ,kood , s on band, and displayed in the windolo; a. new feature is t advertised. Wall PariCrs iu endless., variety of style, pat tern iknt.i ii inlitg ltave been opened, and pre stninc; that flie same taste and judgment i*V! been displayed in the selection of thi.t stock ns in the other departments of the business, ice can safely pronounce it com plete. Call at llaldeman's and judge for yourselves. Fosiam , mvit's.—At/Fondersmith's, new Spring Goods, at his accommodating prices, are advertised, and customers aretinvited to view and purchase the fresh beauties: Fm dersmith understands the popular taste and his display is second to mute in quality, and his stock is made up of &cry desirable arti cle in his line: if our merchants generally open with the promptness and energy dis played ti_t this store our busincts will soon show ttirlintlike briktness. Give Fonder smith NEW NDERY.—We desire to call attention to the advertisement of Mr. George H. Brooks, formerly a citizen of this place, who has commenced the business of Book Binding at I.l.wrislon7. and offers his ser vices to his friends in eilumbia. We can cordially recommend George as a thorough going. clever fellow, and have no doubt that work entrusted to his care will he promptly and efficiently executed. rt.% I k.RO.t ACCI DE::T.- -On We nesdoy night Ilendcrson Doughmty. a citizen ut Columbia, conductor on a freight train on the Penna. Railroad, was killed on the road in West Philadelphia. lie was walking by his cars, and to avoid a train stepped, as he thought, from the track, instead of which he ermssed to that on which the train was approaching, and was knocked down, the cars passing over both leg , , cutting them off. Ile was taken to the Hospital and died shortly afterwards. Ilis remains were brought to Columbia in the Emigrant train on Thursday night. ' WASHINGTON 1101.75 E STATION, P. P. n.— By the persevering energy of Cul. Herr, his !las been made a station on the Penn'e lt. It., ami Mar citixens are thus accommo doted with 'a more central depot than the present onb. The trains that leave 'Black's at 8.10 A. M. and 12.30 and 7.35 P. M., stop et the Washington House to take on passengers, and the same trains stop at the same place on arrival here. The Colonel has built him a neat little four by six crib in one corner of his reading room, over the railing of which and through a mysterious hole in the wall dispenses tickets to passen gers. Ladies can now procure their tickets from the hall, with every facility and pri vacy. The trains of the N orthern Central fthil way DOW run to the old depot, under the Spy office, stopping to put down and take, up pas , engers at the station opposite Black's. S.tttuEsr's Senorn.MoYrtmr.—The March number of this escellent juvenile magazine has peen received, and we only echo the pulait., verdict in pronouneing it the period ical best adrtrit. - 4, mentally and morally, to the wants of our chih t .e . m, among all Amer ican publications devoted to pi-lasure and instruction of youth. It is pure. it: its tone and admirably calculated to wean the taste of its young readers from the trashy ..tuff which so abounds in sensation weeklies. Published by Epes Sargent, 259 Washington st., Boston, Mass. Price $l.OO per year. V LACK woon.--We have received from Lcurrl, Scott & Co.. New York, Black wood for February. Its contents arc—The Condition of Women; What will be do with it—Part IX; 'People I have never Met: Lord St. Leonards' Hand's. Book on Property Law; Zanzibar, and Two Months in East Africa —by Capt. Burton; Thorndah, or the Con flict of Opinions; The Poorbeah Mutiny— No. II; A Familiar Epistle from Company to Mr. John Bull. :Cott*: mr,rtn-Av Mcruco CalnunalcAt. Rev t Liable bi-monthly has been received from ehf. publishers. .1. B. Lippen cott & Co., Philadelphia. To properly no tice this work would require a medical knowledge which we do not kr esseqg. From the character of the talent employed on its pages, however, we can readily assume that it is of first class character, and ranks high with flia profession. —a pair of tight Axantet:4; AGIUMI.STRIST.—This excel lazt agricultural monthly needs no recom m._n at our hands--its merits are known and fully appreciated. IVe would, lifyr:ver, call attention to the very liberal r of the pubilcher, Orange .'.add, A— M., to .nupply .111,4NriLerg to his periodical with reran Ford of grin, vegetables nr il.rezero, zentie. the , ;...cF.tege being psid by the rretyti vot Reopening of the Slave Tratit. We find among our exchangtet the follow ing from the New Orletths et_' a, accompa nied by editorial discuSsioii and denuncia tion of the stbektie. Regarding with all Northerners, and se believe .a majority of the mti.rertasclilabie citizens of our South&n States, ttie Itt-opening of the revolting traffit in human beings as one of the heaviest miss, fortunes that could befall our country, t's 4 3 cannot wonder that the article of the Dal; spite of its very disreputable source, &Add create excitement and call fe,ith barnt.?:t op position on the part of leading jourhals. We do not intend to discuss the question, but give the rtiqlere as what we believe to be a prodig:ous hoax, intended to beguile the anti-eirry press into a wa,te of powder.— ft Will doubtless prove a very rich joke to the fire-eaters to draw the fire of the Tribune and its co - operators by a bogus cry of wolf, but ar , f, there not a sufficient number of sub jects 'Of irritating discussion between the two 4eetions of our country without the introduc tion of another firebrand which, whether real or fictitious, must call forth from the rabid of both parties an amount of angry debate and recrimination certainly Clot con ducive to an increase of good feller, bet Ween them ? We copy the Delta's magnificent canard: "Some startling and significant facts have come to our knowledge. We have hesitated to disclose theta, but rifler inquiry, exami nation, and consultation, we are convinced that both duty and policy demand disclo sure. The facts, we say, are startling; they are crucial. They will surprise and encour age many in our counting rooms and offices, and many on the plantations and in the towns, but must of all they will astound the Cabinets of Western Europe, and eminently assist to confirm between the genial French people and our own Norman and lingenot South, an unwritten but hearty, magnaiii lir ins and uneonquerabh , „ league against the eddied evitriee nth! envy, cant and rapacity of England, and the Northern States. Al though the foiled and furious enemies of our institatiOns nbt.y sheke up, uncork, and pour out on our battered brows the foaming vials of their wrath; although the President may he shocked and embarrassed ; althong,h the great, parties of the country may 'H.-ap pointed and embrangled, let it go forth that Southerners have taken into their own hands the law, and opened the Mclean slave trade with the South; that Africans are now im ported into 'Mississippi and other seashore States: that in Mississippi there is a market for African slaves, and on plantations in that great and intrepid State negroes recent ly imported from Africa are at their daily work. The authority on which we make this announcement is indisputable. We even have advises that in Mississippi. Hen , ry Hughes and some of his I . litrty now pri ' vately urge the labor immigration move ment, not to open the supply of Africans. but to legitimate, moralize, regulate, mid equalize the supply already opened, Mid impossible to be closed. We have some further details. Some negroes are disem barked on the Atlantic coast and brought overland to the Mississippi cotton fields, but the Mississippi seacost's peculiar facilities fur landing and secreting cargoes, and the conveniences of Pearl river as channel tor distribution, art not overlooked. "The profits of the illississippi slave-trade , arc enormdus. We have been sd fortunate as to procure from undoubted authority some interesting details. They relate to the operations of the Mississippi slave trade, :aid arc authenticated by operators. It need not be said in the first place that the bark engaged in the tratlie to the South must be a tact sailer; for, this is indispensa ble to the security of the officers and crew, the health of the cargo, and the rapidity of the pecuniary returns. For a trip to the': Mississippi coast to Africa and back, there must be a captain, supercargo, three mates, three cooks, steward, and between twenty and thirty first-class seamen. The vessel must be well supplied with extra running and standing rigging, and supernumary spars. ropes. topmasts, and suits of An assortment of flags of all nations will be particularly desirable, het Ile.: tensit use ful is now the French because cruisers will not verify tile colors and take the same liberties as V - ltb. the United States flag. The fare of the ship's crew must be the tcry lit-t, and their good will must Le ; carefully conciliated, because during the ' voyage is mutiny it: ilisastrous; and after the ' niyage a trearlicron. or Nindiethe informa tion is, to say the least, troublesome nod II ex pensi e. To procure the good will of the welt much depends on the mates, over whom 1 4 the captain ought to keep a strict watch.-- For the subsistence of the. negroes there in not be a plentiful supply or hard bread, e..rit Pica), :Ifni MI abillidanee Of vine gar, red perper, pure water, and drugs. In distributing the greatest regularity is to lie obverted. and the very tirst nipbons of disease proniptl3 treat , : I. As to the ra pacity of' the superLir officer, it may it. safely said that a slays :,r n utIiPCS in it more! courage, talent. honesty, fidelity, skill, and ; di-cretion than any other ship in any other trade. Indeed, the captain and supercargo nni-t, between them, act as nit‘igittor and naval officer, merchant and physician, diplo mati-t and m igistrate, out to mention the functions of chaplain. "As'to the expenses and profits of the voy age, the latest ndvices were front the captain of 0, bark which sailed from one of the Cieurgia ports. He has quite recently re turned, r.ra'.. r•lipert's tint on ancount of vigi lance of cruisers, trenrecs had n.ccatnulrted cut the coast, and in a manner glutted the markets, and that in consequedoz'oilf tllis 'the price• had fallen to under thirty tbilleas a bead. The payment, however, must be in gold or silver, as the head men will not, as formerly, barter for merchandise. "We may estimate a cargo to number seven hundred negroes, although many noire than that arc often carried; but whatever the number, none purchased should he over twenty-five years of age. Seven hundred, at an average cost of thirty dollars a piece. will amount to $21,000, and their price in this country or Cuba will range from $450 to $1,200. But if sold for :I'3oo, say, the cargo will net 8350,000. Freely allowing, I then, $130,000 for the entire espents of the: voyage, and all possible loss, the pror.ts of one round voyage Will amount to $200,000. 'Where the profits are so exorbitant, we can ertli understand why the business bits been began in the South. We can well un derstand the impossibility of closing the trade now . 4 be,.;fart, and most of all. we now can anderttand Ant the great question is not whether there sintil be fur the South n supply of African labor. tvecause that is now settled, and the great and absorbing question is whether, according to liughes' method, the supply shall ht. so modified as to be legitimate, flair, regular, and egnal." W.S , IIIN(ITON AND M Lf,tr... RAlL nok.u.—At an election hell On the Ist inst.. the following named gentlemen were elected offiders. President—J. B. Rallies, Fulton, twp.; Directors—J. J. Eel:art. Port .Depesit, 3141., Joseph Ballanee, Fulton. Jeremiah Brown, r., Fulton, :James Me.‘_ , 'parran. 'Ful ton, S. W. P. Boyd, Fulton. ,John Long, 'lmmure, Martie, J. K. Man ning. Washington Dor., John A. Sheriff. Laneastor sits. ilionirt ,. Baumgardner. do.. John Black, do.. John C. Walton. do.— Jeremiah Brown. sr., was duly elected Sec retary, and Jos. Dallanee, Treasurer. TKE DESK/CI:ATM STATE CONVENTION.- This body, whieh assembled at Harrisburg on Wednesday of last week; adjourned on the succeeding Priday, after having adopted I platform fully endorsing the Lecompton policy of the Pretident, by d vete of 111 ayes to 1 nay--=.20 niembeii declining to vote. Hon. W. A. Porter, the present in cumbent, was nominated with but little opposition for Juidge of the Supreind Court, and Westley Frost, of Fayette county, for Canal Commissioner. Police Items BLACK SPIRITS AND WIIITE.-0a Saturday last a female of dohbtful morality, doubtful color, hut undoubtedly drunk, was brought before Esquire Welsh, 'Charged with disor derly conduct and genera' idesti- and prosti tution. She was disgustingly filthy, and rather uproarious, evincing a decided disin • clination to a promenade upon the support ing and Protecting arm of Hollingsworth, who only obtained the honor of the lady's company in a social morning call on the 'Souire by a deceptive inducement of whis key—a "ted" of that beverage being (meta hponcally) held up as a reward fOf good be haviour: Fitt gave bed' naMe as Mrs. Mary Burroughs; stated that she was a boarder with Julia Miller, colored, of Tow LED, and that she was n white woman; her present uncertainty of complexion being superin duced by an artificial stratum of dirt. Julia had turned her out of doors, in default of snm alleged to be duo from Mary for board, seizing and hoiding the effects—clothing, jewelry. &;c.—of the latter ns collateral.— Mrs. Burroughs accepted consolation iu the insidious shape of corn, and under the mol lifying influence of that potent assuager of grief wandered through [lib streets during the bittcr night f f Friday. Next morning, her condition hedotning Itdolvn, a boot] Sa maritan gave leer shelter and food, and cote muniL!ated the fact to Justice lirelsh hence the arrest: The prisoner expressed a Wil lingndss to go down below, (Ate referred to Lancaster; not the other place,) and plead Mud 6r a little stimulus. Matt. confided to the Justice a portion of her affecting history, and revealed the names of a number of her admirers, black and white. We suppress names out of respect for the feelings of the families of the colored gentlemen implicated. Awaiting the departure of the 'cars for Lan caster, whither she was banished to labor fur the public good, for thirty days, the light one was accommodated in the cellar. BANIsIIED Tar: WARD.—On the same day Bill Brown (figured in last week's police re port as dangerously stabbed in the iir,) ap peared before Justice Welsh; questioning that :klagisti‘htb l s authority to incarcerate the fair but frail Burroughs in the borough lock-up. The darkey magnificently offered to pay the costs, and give any amount of security for the woman's good behavior.— The 'Squire's disgust and indignation, which had been with difficulty suppressed during B's recital of her miserable life on the llill, here found a legitimate object for its expression. Ile drew himself op to his full height, and fixing the black man with a glance, thundered forth a decision unperal elled in legal record: "Bill, I'll give you thirty mintites ti leave the Ward; if you're found aboveLoenststreef in half an hour I'll Send on down fur thirty days." And William left. 'Squire, Why didn't you include the South Ward, and fix thb borough limits as the boundary of the forbidden territory? We advocate banishment ill its most compre !leash*: form. r,i;:ir We call attention to the card of the Lancaster Mercantile College. in another column, which is nbottt to enter upon its second year, shrtounded with rapidly grow ing favor. Its graduates have giieu eti dence of its merits, and its increasing pat ronage has warranted in fitting up a new Hall, into which it will be removed in a few days. ffor Irl NCM OP Contsmr..----A. special meeting; of the Town Council teas held March 1858. Members present, Messrs. Black, 'Fraley, Murphy, Murton, Pelau, Pu sey, Pfahler and Metz—President. The PrPsident stated the oltject of the meeting; to be, to elect a Supervisor Ea. the prc.”nt year, after which flit rullowing moots were placed in nomination: Jesse Knerr, Jacob Crosby, David Evans, Satn'l Waites, It. llinkly and A. Goodman. Coml. ell then proceeded to no election of Supervi sor, which resulted in David Evans - receiving a majority of the votes, who was declared duly elected. Mr. Black moved that the Supervisor be employed for the present year, (Sundays excepted) at $1.25 per day, which was agice'd to. Mr. Fraley it ovisl that:: bend be given to F. S. Ple&., Esq.-, for $4OO, of the Road CoMMitts. cashed Ey hien ; bothi to be dated March 8, ORA payttbrd April Ist, 1859, which was agreed to. IMr. Posey moved that an order he arAwn on the Treasurer for $5OO in favor of the Road Committee, which *as agreed to. Mr. Pusey moved that the cliairmLn of each committee be required to make report at every stated meeting, provided ho has any thing to report, which Was agreed to. On motion Council adjourned. Attest, Wu. F. Ltorn, Clerk. A Cuntors Weunisc.—Says the New York correspondent of the Charleston Cou riee.—An intestine wedding took place a few dap since between a Mr. nemly B. Melville and Mrs. 'Sarah K. Seymour. The parties have both been married before, and each have a family of seven children—those of the gentleman comprising six daughters and a son, and those of tire lady six sons and a daughter. The sons acted on the oe ca.ion as grootnsmen to their future father, and the daughters as bi-idesmaids to their future toothier. The fourteen children, dressed alike, according to their sox, entered the church arm in :1641: and ranged them selves on either side of their parents, who are horn remarkably Itandannte, and looked su- The bride is wealthy, and was richly dreswd in a pearl colored moire antique. with tosey laces, ved diamond brOoch and bracelet. For the Columbia py Philadelpititt Correspondence. PIIILADEi,i4iIA, March 10, 1558:2 T tast lifesalliancr—The Laws on Mar riage Contracts—En;qlEih Pews—The Ref troFe. Bill—The Queen's repay—City News. Id that most veracious tif clironicles "the posthtubous papers of the Vickwick Club," it is recorded that on a certain foggy after noon, the adventurous partners in the highly respectable firm of "Sawyer (or San-bones according to Mr. Sam Weller's reading) and Co., late Knotkemorf, Surgeons and Physi cians"—sat on dither side of a smoky grate in a little back parlor of their premises, and gloomily discussed the past success of their joint efforts to heal the sick, and repair the damages of the maimed, for the meagre con sideration of a genteel professional living; and took counsel of each other upon the propriety of longer maintaining a struggle against adverse fortune and strong Competi tion. After a pause of sdmc minutes, Mr. Ben Allen, the junior partner in the oTheern, with a sudden flash of light through his Mind; declaimed to his friends, "I tell you what it is, Bob, you must do the only thing that can be done—possess yourself of Ara bella, and her two thousand pound in the funds." To which Mr. Robert Sawyer made an swer, that although having a perfect appre ciation of the soundness of his friend's views, and the practical wisdom of his ad ' vice; there was one obstacle—probably the only one=to miffing his advice into effect, and that was the decided aversion of Ara ' belly herself to the arrangement. "In point of fact, Den," said ht; with a dismal resig nation, ".Vohr ni'ster never did like me; even from childhood she shunned me, and re jected my boyi23ll mementoes of affection: on one uedasion I remember giving her an ap ple which she declined, upon the ground thitt I had kept it so long in my pocket it was Warn - I—When you and I, Ren, ate it together by alternate bites." Under the influence or this affecting remi uisecnce; Benjamin Allen, with dis torted features and wild gesticulation gave utterance to the follcwing tremendous words, which deserved to be handed down to posterity—and accordingly they have been: "It's my opinion, Bob, that these girls don't know what they do want." The right worthy order of young lady know nothings, of which Miss Arabella may considered one of the early grand past mis tresses, has been perpetuated even to our day, and has increased to a Most alarming degree; multitudes of them have immigrated to our Cotintry, or sprung up indigenous plants on American soil. The last ease of a young damsel, "beau tiful, highly accomplished, amiable," and all that, but who lacked the one thing most useful to her sex, and in sober truth did "not know what she did want"—is feinted in a village newspaper of a Western State. She was the daughterof a nabob in an East ern city, and having gone to spend some time with d fainily of friends in the west, was eiptivated by the insinuating manners and ardent devotion of an Irish gardener; accordingly she walked off with him one day, and the two were made one for life.— Premising that tho the story is true—and the latitude and lotigittalt of the scene is not the very best plum facie evidence of its reality—We have a few words to say on the subject, which may be worth the attention of our young holy readers. It may seem all right and proper to the narrator—or inventor, of this story to treat such a subject in his pert and flippant way, to be served up as a spicy ragout to tickle the palates of his village readers; but to the reflecting and considerate, them is Mlle thing fur from amusing in the wanton sac rifice of a beloved daughter and a tenderly cherished sister; we say sacrifice, because in view of the circumstances of the case it can be considered as nothing else. Leaving out of question the difference of education between the parties, or admitting such a consideration to be a mere fanciful matter, of not. the slightest real importance—what should he thought of the surreptitious and fraudulent manner in which this connection was rerFected? A young girl leaves the home of her pa rents, on a visit to distant friends; she leaves her home in all sincerity for a tingle purpose, and with the assurance that at no remote period she will return as she left, the dutiful and confiding child of solicitous and affectionate parents: But suddenly she yields to a childish whitn, or ephenieral pas sion, and commits the most important act in a woman's life; and this she does, of course, without receiving, nr seeking one ' word of counsel from parent or friend; with infantile eagerness, and silly trust, she sur renders her life's happiness on the persua sion of one who, most probably, has no mo tive but what is utterly selfish, and seeks no and but what is mean and sordid. It is no palliation or the crime committed by the 'principal -actor in this miserable burlesque on the "holy estate of matrimony," to say that the chief fault is with the parents of the girl. It is true that they acted very im prudently, and judging the result only, with faithless disregard of their parental duties, to permit their child to go away for weeks or months amens. comparative strangers, beyond the pale of their control, or the ad vice of any friend. nut this is only one of the evil fruits of that juvenile independence so peculiarly American. Children of either sex doprretty mach as they please; and what is in reality only a judicious parental control, is often regarded as tyrannical oppression, which if for a moment put into practice, is at the least remonstrance instantly and ut terly relaxed. It is surely not assuming too Much to say that parental counsel is absolutely essential to the young and inexperienced woman Just about to enter that condition of life which, as it may prove happy or miserable, will de termine in all probability the °terml fate of herself and of others yet unborn. As it is certain that parents should have no coercive power to ptermote a union between unwil ling parties, so is it equally true that a young female particularly. should 'under no circumstances contract a marriage without the convent of her parents or of some persons occupyin:7; the place of parents; or if that consent is otit of the question, time should be taken to consider the subject well, to weigh objections, to dedide With intelligence and without peril. Whatever may be the fault of the victim in this foolish sacrifice, it Will appear tri ding when coritpared with the deliberate wrong perpetrated by the nialb actor in the scene, who had nothing to losb; rind every thing to gain by almost any termination to his speculative venture; and there is little to choose between the sordid thief who steals a child from her natural protectors, and the base villain who inflicts the single other deeper wrong upon a woman's character and happiness. But perhaps more culpable than any one or all of the actors in such a fraud, arc the laws relating to the marriage Contract, which recognize as valid and binding the loosest forms, and permit almost any one to witness and ratify the ceremony. The laws in rela tion to Marriage should be framed tb protect a woman from fraud, and riot to facilitate het ruin tinder the flimsy guise of securing her "rights:" and perhaps we shall have such laws, when in some sections of our country theft ceases to be regarded as a fun ny peccadillo, and swindling as a shrewd accomplishment. The latest nn‘Vr, freni England announces the defeat of Lord Palmerston's bill for the rendition or punishment of fugitive assas sins, doubtless rather from a feeling of national pride, because the suggestion comes from a foreign government, than from any reasonable objection to the bill itself; for it is surely not very violative of "public liber ty," to punish men who plan and attehipt a murder, 'whether of prince or peasant. 'Victoria has been frequently accused of intellectual weakness: indeed, her defamers sometimes hint at developments of mental aberration. But Her Majesty's reply to the petitions of her American Colonies Who ask leave tb consolidate tlieii• government into one great colonial empire, gives evidence of an intelligent benevolence and political wis dom which if possessed by one of her prede cessors, might have put American affairs in a position somewhat different—though hard ly superior, to their present condition. her answer was—and it seems much more like her own than that of her political counsel lors—that she "would be ruled. In this mat ter, entirely by the wishes of the Colonies themselves." adf• city affairs present no item of interest thin week, except the evidence or approach ing tine weather in the genial sunshine which is runnihr, the snow into the river, not a whit faster than desirable, after the last fortnight of very bitter weather. PH. From Europe. We llaVe news from Europe one week later. by the arrival at New York, on Satur day evening, of the steamship Europa, from Liverpool, with dates to the 20th. The British government was defeated in the (rouse of Commons on the bill to amend the law relating to conspiracy to murder, upon an amendment offered by Milner Gib son, which censures the ministers for not replying to Walcwski's despatch, but pro fesses a readiness to amend the laws upon die investigation. The ministers were de feated by 19 majority. Lord Palmerston was granted leave to bring in the bill to alter the government of India, by a large majority. The trial of the directors of the Royal Brit ish Bank was in progress. A French refugee, named Bernard, had been arrested in Lon don, charged with being implicated in the late conspiracy to assassinate the Emperor Na poleon. It was stated that Sardinia and Belgium will both succumb to the French demands. Nothing later from China had been received, but the details of the de patches brought by the last steamer chow that Canton was virtually in the possession of the British. A week's later news from India httd been received. There is nothing striking iu the intelligence, although its general import is favorable to the English. Sir Colin Campbell would soon march on Lucknow. Gen Outram had twice defeated the rebels. The Liverpool cotton market opened unsettled and iscited, and advanced considerably. But it subsequently- became quiet and firm. On Friday, the 19th, Or leans middling quoted at 7 f ld. Breadstuffs are dull and with a declining tendency.— Provisions were also dull. Th:: London money market continues growing easier.— American securities were active, and had slightly advanced. Consols closed at 971 and 97i. The Peet Eryatt at a null right Mr. Bryant, in a late letter from Spain to the New York Evening Post, thus describes a bull fight which he attended at Burgos: "We found the place, which they told us was capable of containing six thousand per- , sons, already full of people, impatiently drumming with their feet, to hint that it was high time for the sport to begin. Nine_ tenthsor more of them were of the laboring class, and their bright-colored costumes, particularly those of the women, gave the crowd a gay appearance. Many children of various ages were ateong them, and smhe of these showily dressed and atten'ded by nurses, were evidently e opulent. families. We took our places in the uppermost circle under it narro* Eert, of roof, which sheltered es here the sun; below us was range after range of seats open to the sky, descending to the central circle, the arena in which the combats were to take place. "An alguazil, in black, first rode round the arena, proclaiming the regulations of the day. He was followed by a procession of the performers, in their gay dresses; the pieadorcs—glittering with gold and silver lace—on horseback, with their broad-brim med hats and long lances; the chnlos on foot, with their red cloaks; the Landerilleros, with their barbed shafts, wrapped in strips of white paper; the mataffores, with their swords; and lastly, three mules, gaily ca parisoned, with strings of little bells on their necks, who were to drag out the slain bulls. Loud shouts rose from the crowd, and then a door was opened, and to enor mous bell, jet black, with massive chest and glaring eyes, bounded into the arena. He ran first at the rhnlos, tilt) shook their cloaks at bin), hat his rage appeared soon to cab-ide. A picador put his lance against the anim'al's forehead, but he shook it off and turned away. The ditties again came capering about him and trying to provoke him, but he pursued them only a few steps. Then test the cry of. 'Xs qua es manso! que es Manso3 rodarde! codarde." (Ah, how tame he it! bow tame he is! a coward! a coward!) "Finally, the people began to call out for the dogs. 'Los perros! los perros!' roso from a thousand throats. Three large dogs were brought, which barking loudly, flew at the bull with great fury. He took them one after another on his horns, and threw them up in the air; one of them he caught in his fall, and tossed him again. The dogs tore his ears into strings, but they were soon either disabled or cowed, and only attacked him warily, while he kept them off by pre senting to them first one horn and then the other. Then the dogs were withdrawn and' the dodos tried him again, but he wouldt not chase them far; the picadores poked at him with their lances, but he declined to gore their horses. The crowd shouted vig orously, 'Away with him! away with him!'' and at length the door by which the bull' had entered was set wide open that he might make his retreat. But the hull would not go; he was not minded either to fight or quit the field. 'Kill him! kill him!' ex claimed a thousand throats--:- - and the signal was given, in obedience to which one of the matadores-thd primera espada as the Span iards call him, just as the Italians say prima donna=made his appearance ; with a red cloak on his kft arm, and along, glittering, straight sword in his right hand. lie shook the cloak at the bull, who made a rush at it, while the matador at the same moment attempted to pierce the animal to the heart through the chine. Three times he sought to make the fatal pass; at the third he was successful, burying the blade up to the hilt. A torrent of blood flowed from the creature's mouth; he staggered and fell; a sound oe little bells was heard: the three mules, har nessed abreast, came in, and dragged out the lifeless carcass. "Another bull, of smaller size, but of more savage temper, was then let into the arena. lle ran fiercely at the chu/os, chas ing them into the places of shelter built for them beside the barrier, and the crowd shouted, 'isle ?Mfg bravo! mt. muy tram!' A picaddr to achtld With his lance the fore head of the animal ; who instantly rushed towards him, raised with his horns the horse lie rode, and laid him on the ground, rip ping open his bowels. I then perceived ; with a sort of horror, that the horse had been blindfolded, in order that he might not get out of the way of the bull. The dialog came up with their red Omni., and diverted the attention of the bull from his victim, while the pleader, who had fallen under his horse, was assisted to rise. Four other horses were brought forth blindfolded in this manner, and their lives put between the pleader and the fury of the bull, and each was killed in its turn, amidst the shouts and applause of the crowd. "One of the banderilleros now came for ward, provoked the bull to rush at him, by shaking his cloak before his eyes, and leap ing aside, planted one of his barbed shafts with its paper streamers, in each of the ani mals shoulders. Others followed his exam ple, till the bleeding shoulders of the bull were garnished With five of s six banderillos on each side. The creature ) flowerer, was evidently becoming tired, and the signal was given to finish him; a matador came forward and planted a sword in his heart, but he made a violent effort to keep his legs, and even while falling, seemed disposed to rush at the clelos. "I had now seen enough, and loft the place amidst the thunders of applause which the creature's NI drew from the crowd. I heard that afterwards three more bulls and foiX horses were killed, and that an addition had been made to the usual entertainments of the plaza, with which the people were not well pleased. A class of combatants ap• geared, called pcgadorel, who literally took the bull by the horns; allowing him to toss them in the air, and one of them was much hurt by his fall. 'lt is a Portuguese inno - - vation,' said my friend Don Pedro, rather innocently, as it seemed to me, and is a. horrible sight for us Spaniards. We do not like to see a man tossed like a dog.' " ASSETS OF A. NEBRASKA BANK.—The Ma comb Eagle is some on "wild cats." The editor of that paper has been at great labor and expense in procuring the assets of a Nebraska bank, and thus speaks of it: We have been to a vast amount of labor and expense in collecting an inventory of the assets of a Nebraska bank. We will not mention the sum we have paid fur the information given below, lest it should be. cooldtred apocryphal, It will be apparent that it tilt:tiled a great expense on us, and , had we hot been able to use Noronha in, payment, it would have swamped us as flat as that "currency' ) is. The assets we found: to be as follows: One wild cat. Two large wild cats. Seven young wild cats. Three fat wild cats. Two old wild cats. More wild cats. Thirteen small wild cats. Five hungry wild cats. Skin of wild cat stretched out to dry, A lot of wild cats. Nine wild cats tied together. One wild cat with his head shaved. Some more wild Cats. Wild cats laying, about loose. Nine very small wild cats tied up in e rag. One patriarchal wild cat showing his teeth. Paws or defunct wild cat preserved DI whisky. 'scrodres cf wild cat on brandy cask, Tails of Three wild cats. Lock of hair of wild cat. WILD CATS. 1:;$04f a negro be nulled Smith; does it follow that he should be put deVrn on the ceases as a blacksmith? 125.. A great many drop a fear at the door of poverty. wirers they should drop a afe pence.
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