• '-.;:.'.:;;;',',',. Lifr...t;;_,wJ4:...,..:!.. Toroll4cMillan'tk 42, .l 144 titir (Of Jr MAT stALF 'r trui.rTAir. The student, whether of milk or manners, ~;:,:- may aMlT,lvticind deal for his kuriwledge of both , i' , by and inspection'• of one of those dilapidated folio volumes; lettered "Vocal untie," or "Songs, &e a " which, though less nittnerous!, than they were a few years since, !'A still noW and then come Under the hand or the eye, more often on the boOk4itall than the music-desk. They are tou'ehina memorials of - : •lin4eiaage,,ilie,se . decayedtand7out-at-elbows rlisfp_% 04"pottokivery distant from our own in gild iirtiiiie;" Wit, in feeling, opinion, taste, . . and manners of life, how f4r removed! .. Catholieltybi bxcesi is net the failing,of the i ~„•,!-. :average musician ; and he will perhaps find littlet t, he can like in these old music-books. Ip il : 1,. ! Yet it ' riiithe useless, nor oughtg it to be ;!':;' /min& el ng; to traca,'by the analysis of typi 1--, , sal specimens of each epoch, the progress in 'i, l England, since the latter part of the last eon ,- " - Wry; of a very important-- - -eerlainly the most "-- .'4"pular—branch of musical composition, : the A , ocal Solo. r : ‘-t',. . - s:• - i ~• ' ' ~,,f t, T4to-isonsiesbook .of seventy - or eighty years 1 aineek-that expressive and faithful record- of ,•;'-!::,:._ e tastes and powers of our grandmothersl— ill generallythe found to contain sans by one , „,,Aptir other, grinetalry by several, of the following f - tr.'' , 4lnoposers : Storace, Kelly, Carter, Dibdin, t: , ieldakiriolthlreok, Davy, l'efey,lnaham,a.nd ''` r. f 474it,kspttof Exeter: Of Storacqfacile:princeps + ; ;,1 . -among these, certainly in science and know ,: tN,ijotiedge of effect, perhaps also in invention, there 0:,, ,, `e would be "Where the silvdre&Waters roam" •!! : ,:froin The Pirates), "The Sapling Oak" (from he Siege of Belgrade), or "With lowly Suit : :,/ta , '-' r • .• . • ta and plaintive Ditty" No bong—No Sup- v, i, e , // tip' •Vf Kelly we should find No Imy Love, eo, :",.alon ..:(froth Of Age To-Morrow) ; and of / eas„ - ,k ..oJarter, the inevitable "0 Nanny, wilt thou Is- t a gang with i tue ?"—like "Auld Robin Gray," a pseudo-Scottish-Song. The prolific genius of Dibdiri—the poet, the oemposeroind the singerweuld ,be repre senteilly ttl'om Bawling," "Them, Farewell, my trim-built Wherry," ! "Saturday Night at Sea," or "Poor Jack ;" and that of:, the more i i ambitious Shield, by "Ere around the huge • Oak,'! "The Death off Tom'Moody," l 'Whilst with Village Maids I `stray," or "The Wolf." Another - bass air, "Flow, thou regalypibirle Streani," would remind us of Ar nold; to whOM''editeriaf labori Church musi cians and the admirers of Handel owe 'so large a debt of gratitude. Hook will nave contributed "The Lass or Richmond Hill," " Tarry awhile with me, my Love," or " 'Twas within a Mile o' Edinboro' 'Town," another forgery on the Brittisti'. lame ; Davy, •" Just like Love," and "The Bay of Biscay"; Percy r i" Wapping Old Stairs"; anti Braham, like ,Dibdin, composer, singer, and even, on occasion,poet, "Slow broke ''the Light," "No more by Soqow chased," or -"The Bird in yonder Cage confined." JaCksorN plaurels were for the most part won in •other a „lieldif, lint a volume such as that we are con . 7. 7.•'". &lag would hardly have been held complete grwithbut " Encompassed in an Angel's Frame," lihr " When first this humble Roof I knew" In addition to these songs by contemporary composers, we should find - at least one " favor ite song 'by . Mr. Handel," probably "Angels ever bright and fair;" and more than one by ":. Dr. Arne, "Water parted from the Sea. "'or 's" When Daisies pied ;" certainly "The Soldier tired." Two or three anonymous productions, —" I am a brisk and sprightly Lad," and "Since then I'm doomed," "Pray Goody," " Over the Mountain and over the Moor," and " The Blue Bells of Scotland"•—woul com plete the volume. ! These songs, like those which make up any contemporary young lady's collection, are of Very unequal merit. The intervals from Storace to Kelly, from Shield to Hook, and from Jackson to Davy, are severally very wide ones; but. the best and the worst of the com positions which makeup our imaginary volume have some good-qualities in common. They are almost without exception melodious, well 'fitted to the words, and "becoming : to the voice ; 1 1 and in those of them which rise above the level of mere tune, though there is no seri ous attempt at developing or pursuing musical ideas to their utmost consequences (the distin guishing power of great masters, ancient or modern), the passages are spontaneous and coherent, and grow out of one another saturally,as though, once set growing, they eotild not hare grown otherwise. Moreover, the composers of these contem porary " favorite." songs were not only men of very unequal powen, but of various ages. In the last decade of the last century some of them were be.Mnriere, others were in the prime, , atter , „ - . in the decline of life. Itraham had just enzeied on a career which was only to end in or own time. Shield had reached "the mid dle of the jtairney of our life; " Jackson was L....!0- 7•. - i-0 , - , tug Its term; while Storace, like - Paitcell, LirAey, Mozart and Schubert, had al .tv-......0T furnished another illustration of the aE.ro., -41 lose whom the gods love die Yy{''allng• -1' :4 1 d. Strife a tb.e MOA successful productions, therefcre, of the contributors to our. " music :look." were subsequent to its collocation ; among them, for instance, " The Death of NeLson," a song which, whatever its short era-mins, has survived by more than half a cen tury the shock caused by the subject of it. It is still popular. These composers, whatever their merits, whatever their places.in public favor at the end of the last century, were destined soon t 4 *after an - eclipse, from which they 'aye still by no means free, from the advent and prolepgeff course era composer who perhaps in inven tion, certainly iu science, taste. and facility, surpassed them all. The year 1609 is' signal ized in the history of English : music by the production of The Cirui,FiAlian .Bride—an opera (so 'called, at least, in • those days), the ' music of ' which Was the composition of Ilein3t (more recently Sir lienry,) Bishop.. From this epoch to the year of lii.S•death (in 1860),' a period of fifty years, Bishop kept his hold on the public ear mole firmly than-any English predecessor or contemporary. Not that he was without ri vals,—and formidable rivals too ; not that he was either the greatest genius or the most learned and skillful: musician of his age and country ; but that he was for a great length of time, the only Englishman who exercised musi cal genius and learning• in that exact propor= tion, and in those particular direetions,without which public favor at duce great and permanent is unattainable - to - a musical composer. For, the - most distinguished Conteniporaries of Bishop, in his early alays:at jea.st, 'were -mine of, them Ha rivals.. Of our tour best glee com posers, Webbe r . Stevens, Callcott and Horsley, none attempted, the Musical' drama; nor can any vocal solos by these Masters, at all', , comparable in • excellence or in quantity to, their dtorHiansic, be named which could have competed with like works of l3isli op ,in popular estimation. The, Same may be "mid of Wesley, so many of ' whose 'noble com positions are, it is believed, still withheld from us ; of Ctetch, William RuSsell, .J. Stafford Strati] Benjamin Cooke, Spofforth, i)anby, and. others. Partial exceptions might he made in favor of two or three of these; for Webbe wrote one very sneeessfulSonr , ' , " The Mansion of Peace"; and Calleott's "Angel, of Life," '!Friend the .. Brave;" and " Sisters of Acheron"; and ,Horsley's " When shall' we Three meet Again," "My Harp," and ." Tho Tempetlt;!''continne to find willing peiformers, if net'AlwaYa Willie liSterters. But granting theSe• the utmost allowance of merit and public favor, what are they to the lona' succession of compositions at .once admirable, and popular by these same masters, which any experienced part4inger could - enumerate, with or without a moment's notice? - Who will venturc—witli any hope of 'misting ~'\',; ; ~ h i~w~~i `` ~r. F. longer anonyrnotta. Tho ythPardies of Mr. Chap-, ^ pAI have provtd it to Lothocoropoeition of 'ld re. Jordan, Sore:eh:butted ginger and uctr,39. fWa tan tbla happy plaat4 to tho late Idr. , TIIiDAILY' EVEN,II46 WEIWIADAY„DV,CEMBEIi SitEET. at the end of the list—to enumerate Sir lieury Bishop's Ohge, the prOdnet (and hardly the chief product) of an artistic life - of fifty years, no day of which could have heen passed " with. out a line"? lle was "concerned in" about seventy musical dramas in-all; few of them, it- is true, operas -in thd , proper • .sense of the word, but all of them supported, adorned and enriched by a wealth of musical thought which no ' frequency or extent of call seemed able to exhaust. With the concerted music of Bishop we are not now concerned; it is only with his songs we have to do. Their number, which we have no means—perhaps now there are no means—,•-of ascertaining, is -not to be esti mated even approximatelY by that the dramas to which he contributed music. Many, especially of his later airs, are essentially of the class of chamber .music; and if he sometimes borrowed:a phrase or a section froM a so-called " national" melody, he freqhently lent to that often 'very-inane pro duction its single peculiarity or its` single grace. • ' For Many• years, however, after 'his , first „ dramatic success, the'theatie . must have ,fur nished BishOp with occupation sufficient for the most productive and indefatigable of , mu steal composers. We have before us ii. list (certainly . not complete) of his drainatic productionsi,;whicb, between the ,yea 180 d, When he madehis MSt, essays, and the _year 1624, which closes leis first period, niiinber sixty-eight,—nearly four per annum for eighteen years! Ills part in many of these pieces was limited to instrumentation (in which no precedent Englishman had shown anything like the same skill) and arrangement, i. e. cor recting, curtailing, or expanding other people's music; but to others he made large eoutribu tionof original matter,f--OveitiOS; Melodra =tie music, - concerted'pieces, and songs. Among other undertakings he was actively concerned in a species of Shakespearian revival, happily not imitated Since, which consisted in tinning the dramas of our great poet into mel odramas with'inusic.'• To these experiments we owe some of the best of Bishop's songs. "By the Simplicity of Venus' Doves," "Shoud he upbraid," and "Bid me discourse," are all thatare left to us of : theso• ,profauations of ;ShakeSpOare,4profanatiOns, lftkever, which it Might be 'said . theynft but-justify:' No English dramatic musician in any way worthy of comparison with Bishop appeared during the first years of his career. In Or abOut 1820 the compositions of John Barnett—who as a boy, bad attained considerable reputation as a dramatic singer-Lbegan to excite 'attention, and to he treated,- though sometimes with severity, always with consideration, by the musical critics of those days. The songs of Mr. Barnett, like those of Sir Henry Bishop, are by no means exclusively operatic, but the majority of the most popular owe their' xist ence to the stage. "The Light Guitar," "Rise, igentle Moon," and others which keep, and are 'likely to keep, Cheir hold'on public favor, are many of them the sole remaining memorials, of dramas of which . they were, no doubt, the most interesting features; 'and "Farewell to the Mciuntain,". and "Deep in a Forest Dell," are integral parts of the Mountain Sylph—of all the operas (pro perly so called) yet produced by an Englishman, that which seems to ns the most likely to . live. , The transition from Mr. Barnett to Ilir. Balfe is facilitated by the fact of their temporary rivalry, and by that of Mr. Balfe (like Mr. Bar nett, a dramatic singer) haying played a princi pal part in one of the latter's operas, Farinelli. The first mention of Mr. Balfe with which we are acqUainted is in The liormonicon (Vol. V., p. 32), wherein a composition of his is criticised somewhat severely. It is spoken of as " a song which evidently means to make some preten sions" (sic): After a complaint that the poetry and the music "do not go on smoothly together," the writer concludes by observing, not altogether grammaticany,that "there is,however, merit in parts of the composition which entitle it to notice, though the triteness of the end ing," &c., &c. Mr. Balfe, however cast down by this criticism on his youthful production, survived it, and becaine, as everybody knows, the composer of several operas, the majority of. which met with great success. To the first of them produced in England, The Siege of Rochelle, the public is indebted for "When I beheld the Anchor weighed ;" to another, The Maid qf Artois ' for the still - more popular "Light of other Days," while the more recent Bohemian Girl gave occasion for "I dreamt that I dwelt in Marble Halls," and "When other Lips." The first name of these songs was "created" by Mr. Henry Phillips, then in his zenith, and Abe second by the same excellent artist and—a cornet-. apiston. This "cheap and nasty" trumpet, which holds the same relation to that noble in strument, the trumpet propel., that stucco does to stone, was in those " other days" compara tively a novelty, even in its proper place,—the street band. In combination with a barytone or any other voice it had assuredly never been heard within the walls of an English theatre.. The town fairly "went mad about it." Mr. Balfe's graceful but somewhat commonplace melody was exalted to the skies, and the brows of Mr. Bunn, the author of the words, might have ached under the laurels that were heaped upon them. The poet is no longer with us; the voice of . the singer .is mute, the_ lyre of the. musician is unstrung ; but the cornet-a-piston, alas ! still "rules," not merely "the camp," but also "the court and grove"; it still adulterates the or chestra, makes "quiet streets" uninhabitable, and continues the pulmonary discipline of athletic nndergraduates during the brief inter vals of boating and cricket. Two other composers, Edward Leder and Woke; became candidates for - operatic ladle a little before and a little after the production of Mr. Barnett's Mmentain Sylph. Mr. Loder made a considerable impressiOn by his '.' Nour jahad," a work which, did the success of operas depend entirely on music, would have succeeded thoroughly. But the " book " (the old story) was found dull, and though the music was ' voted beautiful and musician-like, the opera, as a whole, ceased to be performed. Not - so - indi vidual pieces in it; a trio and at least one song There's a Light in her laughing Eye"—arei still occasionally heard in the, concert-room, and more often in the private circle. The presentation of Mr. Itooko's first and most successful opera, Amelle which had been waited for many years, was nearly adjourned sine die at last by a ludicrous incident. The opera, when accepted, partially rehearsed, and even advertised, was found to be not yet in strumented. The necessity for this operation had never occurred, till a hand rehearsal had been called, to manager, musical director, or composer. After a most inopportune delay of several weeks, Amelle made its' appearance, and kept poSsession , of the scene far many suc cessive nights. Some of the songS in it, "My Boyhood -Home " and " Under the Tree " (ad , .mirably -sung- by Mrc Manvers)iare , still in cii--- 'ettlation, and maintain considerable favor. Thiry dramatic • composers, contemporaries, for sonic years at least, though We knOW not their comparative :ages,---Thomas (Tom) Cooke, Alexander Lee and Herbert •Rodwell (a pupil bf 13ishop),--contribided each their sinota to the stock of popular songs. The sue- Cc's:a of Ijooke'S "Love's Ritornello," claiMS'ris: pedal notice from the fact of its haVing been made, not by a professional vocalist, but by an actor, Mr. Wallach, who rather saki than ,sung it, and created a great sensation at the time by his intelligent, original, and effective deli Very. Lee was the composer of many favorite songs, ;--of "Away to the :Mountain's Brow," " Come dwell with me" and the "soldier's Tear;" and Bodwell (who from time to time just indicated the possession of posters which he never thoroughly put forth) exhibited unmistakable inventiveness , melody in "'They moan Hie' dead in my Father's Halls," and " The Banks of the Blue Moselle." He also set the SolagB In an adaptation of Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's Jack Sheppard ; among • others, " Nip my dolly, Pals," and "Jolly Nose," the approha- tion of which among the class best. able• to go ' of them .said t 6 have' been naprinive cal. ;, , • Charles EdWard , Horn, a dramatic singer as well as corupoiter, made several successful hitk off as well as on tbe stage.. Among the latter, " Chdrry ripe,l which first fell fromthe lips of Madame Vest4s, in: days "when 'all •was young," has become a national melody ; among the former, "lfre been roaming," " The deep, deep Sea," arid " Through the Wood " (the last two favorite songs of the lamented Mali bran) have lost little of their former 'popu larity. A musician fof great accomplishment,—a German by birth, but - Whom (llke del and fo like reasons) •we • have got, to thinks of as one of • ourselves,— 'Jules Benedict, is the composer of several English operav i The name of a song in one of them, "Rage, thou angry Storm," has come under our eye in concert 'progratnnies • more .than once very,recently ; while another, "By the sad Sea Waves," a rare example of refined and indiVidual melody, must form part of every'cOntemporary contralto's repertory. Some of the Successful productions, dramatic and other, of Vincent Wallace and George Macfarren, though more recent, are still spill -ciently remote to claim a place in thiS Those of Mr. Wallace too, have, alaS! conieT to an end. His Went .was, perhaps, .more hap . 'p• By exercised in the concerted piece than the isplo,—especially the solo with its accompani ment reduced to drawing-room dimensions: Or his instrumentation wasvely Like Mr. Wallace, Mr. Macrarren is a great master 'Of combined effect, vocal and instrumental. 48 " the greater includes the less," he is the composer of many minor wors which have found favOr as well with the many as with the few. Theatrical performanee is for the, musical composer the most efficient of all the.; of advertisement ; and that which is first heard *Rhin theatrical walls starts, with advantages ‘unattainable through any other mode of pre sentation. NeVertheless, some of the most popular as well as some of : the best.• English songs of, this country have altogether *anted the support or dramatic situation; and have owed their success to their intrinsic merit or 'their felicitous ',rendering iu the concert-room. We have collected a large number of examples, _to which it would no doubt be possible to add as many More. The difficulty in dealing - with them is solely that of choice Here axe a few, in approximate chronological order, - - The first that will come under our notice, froin their number, popularity, and Um length of time over which their publication was spread; are those connected with the name of Thomas Moore. We leave out of considera tion all the collections entitled Irish Melodies, National Xelodiis, Evenings in Greece, &c., to which Mr. -Moore contributed words, and Sir John Stevenson very indifferent, and Sir Henry Bishop very ingenious, "symphonies and ac companiments." Nor shall we stop to esti mate the extent to which the majority of these National Melodies are in any sense "national," i. e. anonymous ' ancient or traditional in any nation ; or how far. Evenings in Greece were the results of "Evenings at, home,"—home being very much to the west' of the favored land "where grew the arts of war and peace." But Moore was the avowed composer as well as author :of many favorite songs, and the totavowed composer (it is believed) of many more. He - was an unlearned musician ; and an unlearned musician can only exhibit invention, if he 'be gifted with it, in melody ; harily, even in melody (melopo2ia), but rather in tune, the rhythmical limits at least of which are of necessity very narrow and unelastic. Learned or unlearned, howeVer, the composer of "Young Love once dwelt in an humble Shed," "My Heart and Lute," " The Wood pecker," Those Evening Bells," and " Oft in the stilly Night " found a road to the hearts of his hearers which many a pundit has alto gether mistaken, or been too clumsy to tray el. Two of Moore's countrymen; Augustine Wade and Samuel Lover (kite latter only re cently lost to the three arts he practiced so gracefully), have been very successful song writers; like Moore, too, setting their own verses. " Meet Me by Moonlight " and "Love was once a little Boy" are, after some forty years, still in circulation ; and " The Angel's - Whisper" (a more recent production, " running hard" some of the best of Moore's) will always find .a sympathetic 'audience when rendered by a sympathetic voice. A native of Wales, the late John Parry,— the father of our musical Gavarni,—is the com poser of a song, "Jenny Jones," whose popu larity was so great, arid had been so long en joyed, that about the year 18J5, Mr. Charles Mathews introduced it in a dramatic piece, and sang it "in character," under the impression that it was a "national melody." Mr. Parry of course put forward, and easily established his claim to the parentage of "Jenny," whose unlooked-for turn in the wheel of Fortune was, it is to be hoped, advantageous to her pro genitor, Mr. Parry was the composer too of a very pretty ballad, " Norab, the Pride of Kil dare," which his son, before his specialty had been revealed to him, used to sing very sweetly. Those amateurs whose recollections extend to forty years since will hardly have forffotten a novelty in musical publications of about that date, the 'employment Of lithography (then a new" art) in the decoration of music titles. This fashion enjoyed but a short life, though a busy one: For a time it seemed as impossible for a song to come out, wanting a pictorial frontispiece, as . for a gentleman to go out with out his hat and coat. Whatever the subject_ meeting or parting, absence or presence, morn= ing or evening, plant or flower, soldier orsaint, bird or beast—there met you on the wrapper, he, she, or it; the creature, animate or inani mate, whose joys or sorrows, pleasures or pains, phases or sensations, you proposed to sing or I car sung about. MEN WEDDED TO BOOKS. It has been said of fond students that they were " wedded to their books." We have even heard of ladies who have been jealous of an over-seductive 'duodecimo; as perhaps they might, if every literary diusband or lover were like the collegian ,in Chaucer, who would rather have "At his bed's head, A twenty books ' clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle and his philosophy, Than robes rich, or Addle, or psaltry." And yet we feel that we could very welt like .them too at the bed's head, without at, all di minishing our regard for What should be at the benylleart. We could sleep under them as under a bower of Imaginations. We are one of those who like to have a book 'behind one's pillow, even though we know we shall not touch it. It is like havingall our treasures at hand. . . But if people are to be wedded to their boc. , ks,- it is hard -that under -our • present moral dispensations, they are not to be allowed the usual exclusive privileges of marriage: A friend thinks no more of^ borrowing a book nowadays, tban a.; Roman did of borrowing a man's wife; and what Is worse, we are so far gone in eur inpnoral notions on this subject, that we even lend it as easily, as Cato did his spouse. Now. what a, :happy thing . ought: it not to be to have exclusive possession of ,a, book—one's Shakespeare for instance; for the liner the wedded work, the more anxious of 'course, we Should' be that it should give nobody happiness : but :our selves. Think of the, pleasure not only of being with it in general, of having by far the (neater part of its company, but . of having it entirely to: one's self; of always saying iu " It is iny' property ;", of seeing well-dressed in black or red," purely•to please one's pwil eyes ; of -wondering how any Plow could be so imprudent as- to propose borroW ing it for an evening; of being at c once proud of his : admiration, and pretty certain that • it was in Nttill';' of the excitement nevertheless of beluga little uneasy whenever we saw him ap! prcach it . too" nearly;; . of wishing: tlut it could • give : lthri a cuff ' on' , the cheek with one of its beautiful boards,for; presuming , beauties its wel as' ourselves;: of liking other people's bookS; but not. at all thinking it proper that. they should like ours ; of getting perhaps indifferent to it; and then comforting ourselves with the reflec tion that others are not so, though to no pier-' poSe ; in short; of all,the Mixed transport and anxiety to width the exclusiveness of the wedded state would be liable ; not to 'mention the impossibility of other people's haying any literary offspring from, our.fair :,unique, , and consequently of the danger of loving any corn ' pilations - but our 'own; Really, if we couldi burn all other copies, of our originals, as the Ronian Emperor once thought of destroying Romer, this system would be worth thinking , . If we had : a good library ; we should, be in the situation of the Turks with their seraglios, which are a great improvement upon our petty exclusiveness. Nobody could then touch:our Shakespeare, our Spenser, our Chaucer, .bur: Greek and 'ltalian writers.'" People might Say,, "Those are the Walla of the library!!", and "sigh, and look, and sigh again ;" but they should never get in. No Retrospective rake should anticipate our privileges of , quotation. Our Mary 'WOolstoneerafts and our Madathe de itiitatil's,Hrui • onc shouln',know how ,flnely - they were lettered,-what soul - there Was in. their diSquisitions: We once had a glimpse: of the feelingS which people would have on these occasions. : It was' in de: library,. of Trinity College, ,Cambridge. The keeper of it was from home; and not being able to get a sight of the manuscript of Milton's "'Counts," we were obliged to content ourselves with looking through a wire work, a' kind of safe, towards the shelf on which it reposed.. Ilow we winked and yearned, and imagined We saw a corner of the all-preciouS sheets, to no pur pose ! The feelings were not very pleasant, it is true ; but then as long as they were confined to others, they would of course, only, add Woof. sat isfaction. ! --[Froni. "‘.4. . Day " by . the Fire and Other Papers Hitherto Uncollected," Leigh limit, inpress by Roberts Brothers. TUE wondrous Rosse telescope, at which Lord Oxmantown, afterwards the Earl of Fosse, wrought' for so many years in his work shop at Pamonstown, has had a new power given to it since his death, by,ineans of which the speculum remains fixed upon any celestial body, without losing ken of it by the earth's rotation. The inspection of heavenly bodies by means of this instrument, the speculum of which is six feet in diameter, has already led to astonishing revelations: Has the pombility. occurred to anybody of constructing a telescope with a speculum twelve feet in diameter, or twenty-four, or double that number? It is true that the meat difficulty experienced by Lord Rosse in perfecting his instrument was the casting of his specula, and- the subsequent polishing of them. One, when nearly completed after vast trouble and expense, was said to have been de stroyed by the contact with its delicate surface of 'a bead of perspiration from a workman's brow. The march of selence, though, is con tinually rendering facile that: which had here tofore been considered impossible, and it is dif ficult to put limits to the results that may here after follow the construction of a telescope twice or three tunes the size of the famous Rosse tube. NEW PUBLICATIONS. QIINDAY SCHOOLS DESIRING THE br6t, Publicationm,send to J. C. °ANEW um CO., at tim S. S. Emporium, N 0.608 Areti St. NOW READY. THE GEM-BOOK OF THE SEASON By HENRY WARD BEECHER. TIIE OVERTURE OF ANGELS. 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The two volumes above mentioned, containing Mr,,El linivoixt,araustetly aud.complete phonographic reports, are portions of a course, one of which is to be 'tinted every six mouths. For sale by all Booksellers, or vcail be mailed, post paid, on receipt of price, by J. B. FoltD & CO . Publishers, • 39 PARK ROW, NEW YORK,. dflotrn w f ZELL'S POPULAR ENCYCLCOPEDIA., A Dictionary'of Universal Knowledge. T. ELLWOOD ZELL, Publisher, 17 and 19 South Sixth Street. yos W in Uri§ OHOICE ENGLISH BOOKS FOR PRIt kJ SENTS. ~ O. J . PRICE, Importer of Eoglieh and Frond' Hooka, a n . 1,10. ,72.3 Hajomm:etreet, Invitee , tho attoutiou of ,boolc-buyers to his superb stock of ELEGANTLY BOUND AND HAUSTRATED _ . - - - .1300. K., . _ together with a great variety of JUVENILE BOOKS, ciutogos,,s3., suitable for Christmas Preheat,,. All at the moat rca sonata', rates. ENGLISH. FRENCH AND GERMAN IMOICS AND PERIODICALS IMPORTED TO OROER. 14110-14 DHILOSOPHY OF .MARRIAGE.-.A .1 new course of Lectures, as delivered at- the 'Now York Museum of Anatomy; embracing the subjects; How to Live and what to Live for; Youth, Maturity and Old Ago; Manhood generally reviewed; the Clause of In. digestion, Flatulence and Nervous . 018071b05 accounted ' for; Marriage Philosophically' Considered, &o.; dro. Pocket volumes containing these Lectures will be for. warded, post paid, on receipt of 25 cents, by addressing W. A. Leary, Jr., Southeast corner of Fifth and Walnut streets. Philadelphia. ; fe2(l . . . • • HOLIDAY GOODS . • • • 114 'l 4 lO l l ``.• hardware Skates [strapped coraPloo,froni. sc. to 816 per pair. Teel Ckeptp,,t from ;We. to $2.5 each. Table niece,' from $l to 812 per set. Plated Forks and tipoone, beet treble plate, from $2 to 4 50 per Pet. Pechet Anti Pen Kntvee from 20c, tq Si ouch. • • • And inOtty other-goods greet voriety , , ol•Hty lea Lind, prices. At the , , Chea,p-for-Ca,sh. Hardware Store No. 100 D Market Street. • 1 3 ;.SUANNON , ,. . . • ileS•tf ' Gold Medal awarded to its over all competitors at the late EFlAipitioo, of the Maryiond Inti tuthi.ot j lakswomits 01 tho latoot and met boautiful deeigns, and all other Slate work on hand or made to order. Factory and Salooroomo Sixteenth and CallowhiliStreetN. , • • • 'WILSON ac 311.LLEIL no2o a yr tjal ROOT' SKIRTS AND CORSETS. 105.,' ' ' lll6 GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE os. , .1100 P SKIRTS 'AND .CORSETS Commencing Saturday, December 4 , And will lie inntinued 1870, with prices marked down' to and below the wholesale gohl prices, affording an Opportunity for Unprecedented bargains in fltstmless 1100 P SKIRTS and CORSETS 'for the thno above•stotod ONLY. 15,00 Hoop Shirts for Ladles ! Misses and Children in 4CO 'varieties of styles, kizn, qualitraraprices, frothlnc. to , o rit , many of them marked down to loss than one third Oyer 10,000 Corsets, !minding RS kin& and prices, such as Thomson 's Glove fitting Corsets, in five griulen; Jas. Becitel's Superior French Woven, in all qualities; yooy four varieties; Mrs. goody's, Potent Selfmd m iting supporting Corsets; Madame ey's Corset and Skirt Supporters; Superior Hand-made Corsets, In all grades, litieses', Children's, &c. Together with our own make of Corsets, in groat variety. ' `All of which will be MARRED. DOWN TO .PANIC PRICES. Call early, while the stock remains unbroken, as there can be no duplicates at the prices. • At 1115 Chestnut Street. . . , WM. T. LIOPKINS. • di3Cm w f 3in rHE FINE ARTS ]Established 1795. A. S. ROBINSON FRENCH PLATE LOOKING GLASSES, Beautiful Chromos, ENGRAVr i IN:G t STINGS, Looking.fillts,Mii•gt & il . P P nA c d t la u ol r rt Frames. 910 CHESTNUT STREET, Fifth Door above the Continental, PHILADHLPHIA. LUIVIBE'It. MAULE BROTHER & CO., ,2500,South Street. 1869. PAPATTEYN M ARE R . 8. 1869 CHOICE SELECTION 01 MICIIOR PA MAN TTE CORRNSK P.INE F 1869. 3 1pu8a' HEMLOCK 180 - AND HEMLOCK. 1.1 LARGE STOCK. 1869. FLOR IDA FLOORIN G. 1869. CAROLINA FL OOR I NG. VIRGINIA FLOORING. • DELAWII FLOO ARE FLRINOOG.RING' A 8 • WALNUT FLOORING. 18e0 FLORIDA BrkFliliiAßDikl QgQ thl. FLORIDA STEP BOARDS, .WlJih, RAIL PLANK. RAIL PLANK. - 1.869* with 'uTiLBA7ife•DS A"1.869• WALNU T ALNUT BOARD BOA S ANDRDS. PLANK, , W • WALNUT PLANK. ASSORTED POE OABINET MAKERS, BUILDERS, &U. 1869. u'aitTßtlf - .ERf 1869. ErfiDNIITAK ERB' LUMDEB. RED CEDAR. WALNUT AND PINE. NED POPLAR. 1.869. EMHI BR I VIONERRY. 1869. WHITE OAK. PLANK. AND BOARDS. HICKORY. 1869.C"P 1. 11tA girLies . " . lB69 NORWAY . SCANTLING. CEDAR SHINGLES. 1869. , wmas s iu N atvg. l.B69. LARGE ASSORTMENT. FOR SALE LOW. 1869. PLASTERING LATH. 1869. LATH. HANLE BROTHER , & OM, FM SOUTH STREET. Lumber Under Cover, ALWAYS DRY. Walnut, Whits Pine, Yellow Pine, Spruce, Hemlock Shingles, dc., always on band at low rotes. WATSON* & GILLINGHAM. 924 Richmond Street, Eighteenth Ward. mb.29-131 LOW PINE LIIMBER.—ORDYnii BELLOW for cargoes of every description tiawed Lumber exe cuted at short notice—quality subject to Inspection AD .ly to ICDW. H. ROWLEY. 14 South Wharves. ‘DUSIIVESS CARDS. Established 1821. WMI G. FLANAGAN dv SON, HOUSE AND SHIP PLUMBERS, No. 129 Walnut Street. JAMES A. WRIGHT, THORNTON TOrat., CLEMENT A. oaii ' COM, THEODORE WRIGHT, PRANK L. NEALL. PETER NV RIGHT & SONS, Importers of earthenware and Shipping and Conunfeelon Merchants, No. 116 Walnut street , Philadelphia. E B. WIGHT,' ATTOHNET-AT-LAW, ti of Deeds for the State of Pennsylvania In Illinois. 96 Madison street, No. 11, Chicago, Illinois. aul9tll VOTTON BAIL DUCK OF EVERY V width, from 22 inches to ld inches wide all numbers Tent and Awning Duck, Paper-maker's Felting, Bail Twine, tite, JOHN W. EVERMAN, A2B No. 103 Church street, City Stores. DEWY WELLS.- OWNERS OF PROP arty—The only place to get privy wellecleansed and dislnfectod, at very low _prices. A. PNYBSON. Manu facturer of Potulretta. Goldsmith's Hall.ldbrary street GOVERNMENII SALE. B UREAU OF ORDNANCE. NAVY DEPARTMENT, ) • WASHINGTON CITY, .Dec. 3, 1869. SALE OF SERVICEABLE AND UN SERVICEABLE • ORDNANCE STORES. There will be sold, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at noon, on Wednesday, Janu ary 12, 1870, in the•otlice of the Inspector of Ordnance, Navy-Yard, Norfolk, a large lot of articles of ordnance, comprising gun-car riages and miscellaneous stores. TERMH : One-half cash, in Government funds, on the conclusion of the Hale, and the remainder within ten days afterwards, during which time the articles must be removed from the yard; otherwise they will revert to the Government. - ' It is to be diStinctly understood that no guarantee will be given to purchasers of arti cles offered - for sale, and noted in the eau= Logue, as regards their exact condition or quality, but it is believed, however, that every thing offered for 'sale is as represented. LUDLOW CASE, deli-in,w„tjal2§ ' Chief or Bureau. =MZIMM kllll MET) PARTN 111.11,511.1 . P. J The uuloicriliers hereby give notice tharthey have : : -aottereitinto a ihnimil part iiiiruhip. unilenthaproviuham I of the acts, of Asia:l4)4 of the Comm°liwualth of Pl3llll - in such carieu mole and provided; upon the Ml loving tering ; ' Fiat—The name of the firm under which wild partner Ishii Omit be conducted iu EDWIN L. 31INTZCIL, .1 a. S. road—The grilerd nature of the linsinceu intended to he tranuacted it that of 'Foreign and Doineatic Fruit and Produce buitineuuoitid busineiia to be carried on in the city of Philadelphia. Third—r he niime of the gelioralartner EDWIN L. MINTZER:JR., who residcu at .No. 201 South ,Third Minot, in the idly oil Philadelphia., end the name of the upenial Partner lil /LADD INC WILLIAMS, who residce tit N 0.16115 North' Tenth utreet,ln the uity of jeozoth,lbe Amount of capital contributed by the • Hai() upecial partner, HAIIDING WILLIAMS, to the nonillion 'ulna of said thOtlBllllll ( JOAO in goods. hid inerchand leo. duly. appr,alseil.by NVIDIiI Ala un, appraieer ,uppyinted by, , the Court - Of. Connate/ Pleas far the ninthly of l'hiltidelphia . fdr 'void 'On rphiieYwhiell radii appraisement i ro made, ShOlVingthe nature and value thereeri par been duly fileal In tin:No:ninecif thO Itecorder of, Deeds fpr the Cit)' county of Philadelphia, • IVIi/g-bilif partnership !WU, 'HfitIIIIIMICO on the Bth day of Decenulier, tail, and to to terminate on theitith day of December, 1/71. • 'mnPrzErt, JR:7' , nemoral Pariner, WILLI/N.l%lSi' de/04361§ . Special Partner. • X1.7 - EVrtiltEW.!- - T 42 - 11P1.78. - 11."0Si N" 14 bldg. prime White 'Habits ui i liirnetitine now lond -I'4 V.A7 'big from stormier Pioneer, Irian Wilmington:N. (i., and for Gale by tiOCIIRAN NGB9I 1.1, & CO., 111 Chestnut lit root. sAFr, DEPOSITS. SECURITY AGAINST LOSS BERGLARY, FIRE 011 ACCIDENT. T APE DEPOSIT OOMPANY t r IN THEIR New fire and Burglar-Proof Building, NOS, •329 and 331 Chestnut Street. TOE FIDELITT INSURANCE, TRUST SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. Ca~llfal, • . DIRECTORS. I N. B. Browne, : . Edward W. Clark, Clarence U. Clark, Alexander Henry, John Welsh, ' . Stephen A. Caldwell, Charles Idacalester, George P. Tyler, Henry C. Gibson. . President—N. R. BROWNE, ' ViCe President.MAßENCE IL CLARK. . i , Secretary and Treasurer—BO BERT PATTERSON. Assistant Secretary—JAMES W. LIAZLEIIUEBT. The Company have provided; In their new Building end Venlig, 'abgolute gee'Oilly against loge ny FIRE• BURGLARY or ACCIms NT, and RECEIVE SECURITIES AND VALUABLES ON DE TOSIT,IINDEit, GUARANTEE. Upon the following rates for one year or lege period:: OPYorl)7llent and all other Coupon Se curities, or those transferable by de livery 81 CO per $l,OOO Cloverament and all other Securities registered and negotiable only by In. dorsement 50 per $l,OOO Gold Colu or Million • $1 25 per /5 , Leo° sill et Coln or Bullion 12 00 per $1 ,000 Silver or Gold Plato, under seal, on own er's estimate of value. and rate subject to athnettnent for bulk e 1 00 per 8100 Jewelry, Diamonds, dee 8250 per It I moo Deeds, Mortgages and Valuable Papers generally, whets of no fixed value, el a year each, or according to bulk. These latter, when deposited In 'lin boxed, are enarged according to bulk, upon a basis of 13it feet cubic capa city, $lO is year. Coupons and Interest will be collected when &elm], and remitted to the owners, for one per 'cent. • The Company offer for RENT, the legeee eacluaively bolding the hey, SAFER INSIDE THE BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTS, At rates varying from 131 t, to $ 75 each per annum, ac cording toetze. DeenaHa of money received, on wide!' intery•at Will be allowed p , r cent, on Call depoeiits,payabln by Check at right, and it per taut. on Tune de pointa, payable on ten (Nye' make. . Travelers'Letters of Credit furnithed, availablo in all parte of Europe. This Company la also authorized to- act at 14:orators, Administratora and Guardians, to receive and execute Truett' of every deacription from the Courts, corpora. flans or individttals. ROBERT PATTERSON, Secretary and Treaanrer nn7A w tit f 1' HL PHILADELPHIA TI UST,SAFE DEPOSIT AND ' INSURANCE COMPANY. Chartered by the Legislature of Pennsyl vania, April, 1869. Capital, Established for the Execution of Trusts, Exeentorships, Eie.; the dare Keeping; , of Valuables, and the Ideating of Small nafestn Ito flarttlar.Proof Vaults In the Granite Wire- Proof Building of the Philadelphia National Bank,Chestatut • Street. This Institution will be opened for the trans action of business on MONDAY, December 27, when the Company will be in readiness to receive Strew. DEPOSITS for the SAFE KEEPING of GOVERNMENT BONDS and other SECURITIES, SILVER and Com, PLATE, JEW ELRY, and other portable VALUABLES, under special guaranty, at rates similar to those charged by other SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANIES in the principal, cities of the United States, and to RENT SMALL SAFES inside .its BUR- GtAn-Pitoor Vaults at rates varying from 1 515 to 575 . per year, according to size and location. These Vaults are well lighted and ventilated, of enormous strength, and no effort or expense has been spared in their construction to ren der them ABSOLUTELY BURGLAR-PROOF. Watchmen of undoubted character, vigilance and intelligence will be on duty day and night (Sunda:vs and holidays included), htside and outside of the premises ; and every conceivable precaution has been adopted in tho internal arrangements to preclude the possibility of stealthy or sudden theft. Nothing has been omitted to provide for the convenience and most perfect attainable security of Depositors and Renters ; and afford absolute -SAFETY against FIRE, TIIEFT, lIITEGLAUY and ACCI. DENT ; the means for which as adopted by the Company are not, it hi believed, excelled in the country. ID" All fiduciary obligations such as Trusts,G uardian.ships, Ex ecuterships, it cetera, will be undertaken and faithfully discharged. ID- Money received on deposit at Interest, subject to withdrawal at the pleasure of de positors. ID' Coupons, Interest and other Income will be collected when desired, and remitted to the owner for a small commission. Suitablo accommodations arc provided for the convenience of ladies. Gy - Circulars, giving full details, forwarded on application. Oijice Ifouni 9 o'clock A. M. to 4 o'clock P. DIRECTORS: . THOMAS ROBINS, LEWIS It. ASHNURST, J. LIVINGSTON ERRINGER, It. P_McCULLAGH, EDWIN M. LEWIS, JAMES L. CLAGHOItN, BENJAMIN COM EG VS, AUGUSTUS HEATON F. RATCHFORD 'STARR, DANIEL HADDOCK ,11t. ' EDWARD Y. TOWNbEND, JOMN D. TAYLOR. HON. WM. A. PORTER. OFFICERS: President, LEWIS R. ASHHURST. Vice-President, J. LIVINGSTON ERRINGER. • Secretary and Treasurer, ROBERT P. MoCULLAGH. Solicitor,. • RICHARD L. ASHHURST. GROCERIES. LIQUORS, dm. KTEW .MESS SHAD . AND SPICED i.-. .1. 1 1 Salmon, Tongnet and 'Beniie l in prime oider,Just i• recolvod and'for sato at COUSTY'S East End Grocery n st No. 118 South Second ttreet. Wow Chestnut 'Arcot. r "pIUEE SPICES, GROUND AND WHOLE X IL —rare Englieli Mustard bY the pound .—Choice White Wino and Crab Apple Villager for pickling_in etoro, and for Hole at COG/ST I'S East End Grocery, No. 318,14mi1l Second ttreot, holow Chestnut area. it - TEW . , `E.N..GI.NGEIt.--400...frOUNPEi r .111 , of .hoice Green Ginger in store and foreolo at (.OUST '8 East Elul (iroeery, No, 118 South Second street, 1) lovq . Chestnut street, S 0 17,P 6.—T O. M. AT 0, 'PISA,, MOCI Turtle and Jultlen Soups of Boston ()tub Maultrao• it ter°, one of the fittest' articles for , pie -nick and sailing 0 pudica; For sale of 001,18 TVS East End Grocery. No . x 118,84)11th Second street. below Obeetuut street., t i oliki lliTE BRANDY .FOR PREBEIiVING. id ._. ,—A choice article Alst received And for 8100 at 4 UST East End Onicery. No.llB ,and Second a- , street. lielrm , Ohostrint street, , : • . r • -00-*L'ANDwatr :T COAL ! THE CHEAFEWtAND .BEST. An the oity.-4coop conotnntly on linnd tho ool'oritted TIONEY BnooK LictuGH; also, NAGLE' VEIN, L 00 1, 18T' MOUNTAIN 'and' BOSTON RUN COAL, J.• MA )DONALD, JA. 'Yards, 519 South Broad et. and 1140 Washington 111 , 011110. oct 3m EI..MAHON SINES. - ' JOHNSIIRAIIP. UNDERSIGNED INVITE 49:TTEN. tion to their stock of . • Spring blountain,lbehigh and Locust Monntain Coals Which, with the 'preparation given bk , use we think can not be excelled by any other Coal. • Office, Franklin institute Building, No.'BS S. Seventh street.,DlNES es SHRAFF, , Arch street wharf. Schuylkill. ICE.---110 CASKS RICE 'NOW LAND- U.,ing from stelinwr Proightlieus, from enarlestun, awl for salt, by COCHRAN, RUSSELL. Zs C(.., Chestnut street. $1,000,009 N. B. BROWNF" Prmi.lert 5500,000 (: ,{~ { ;:. '}.o . r TELEGRAPIIIO !SUMMARY. • TlF,r , unj,teAN demonstrations were made in rarados and Cadiz, f}pain, yesterday. ADAM TITUS is to be hanged at.Carlisle, to day, for the murder of Henry Stalin. ,FECIITE:II, the actor, sailed from England for this country yesterday. • ,7 Tim internal revenue receipts,', - , .yetitorcia.tv were $780,593. . • FonsiAriox of committees, was the only business transacted at the session of the (Ecu menical Council yesterday. THE report that France proposed a 'general disarmament to Prussia, Russia and Austria is denied. , II o ULT 1 / 4 0ti•JI:AN I) AlMatarsnal • of France, died in Paris yesterday, aged 73 years. TitEni: is Much excitement in Havana over a report that a duty of five cents would be im posed by our Government on all centrifugal grades of sugar: , • , . Tama: is a deficiency of $66,0‘67 32 in the accounts of the Howard National Bank. Bos ton, but how the money has been lost is a mystery. I'm affairs of the New Orleans custom house, are,, so muddled that a new collector mist be aPPeinted.' Casey's reports are three shonths behind. • ' ' Titi Superintendent of Indian Affairs for New Mexico reports nearly all the Indians iu that Territory " on a hunt," and says they will not go upon their reservation unless forced to do so. The people of Chnaron have askedfor troops to protect them against the Apaches. A CLOTHING and stocking factory at Ame rica Union, Dutchess county, N. Y., was burned yesterday. Loss, $14,000. A church in Gloucester, Mass., was destroyed yesterday. Insurance, $20,000. Btrx.Erti .who,. as President of the Board of thdNational Soldiers' and Sailors' Asylum, has been endeavoring to find out the whereabouts of moneys belonging by act of Congress to the Asylums under the charge of the Board, discovered, some (lays since, that Adjutant-General Townsend had deposited In the Treasury over $21,000 tialabee', of njoi:l4s received by him from Provost MarshalS.ditring: the war, on account of deserters' fines and for. feitures. The fund belongs to the Asylum,and a requisition made for it by. General Butter was yissPd by the proper accounting officer yesterday. Ile discovers that there was de posited in the Treasury by the officers of the 'War Department, some, $405;000 on account ;of fines. forfeitureN etc.,iltiting the war, and that of this sum the Surgeon-General of the army has drawn $154,000, leaving a balance of $250,000, which General Butler claims for the asylums for sick arid wounded soldiers and sailors. Forty-first Congress.-Seefmd fies§lon. In the United States Senate: yesterday after noon Mr. Warner introduced a bill for the mere equal distribUtion of. national banking capital, proVlding that the amount of Cireada tiug notes to be issued to banking associations shall not exceed three-hundred and forty mil lionS of dollars, and in Issuing said circulating notes preference shall be given to banking asp sociations in sections having the least national bank circulation. The Secretary of tbe vry is required to retire and cancel United States three per cent. certificates to the extent of the issue of the bank notes under this act, and shall cease to pay interest -on the three per cent. certificates of the • United States. Referred -to the 'Committee on Finance. An Executive session was then held. The House Census bill was reported favorably, but after an explanation by Mr. Conklin;, was recommitted, and a resolution suspending until Feb. Ist all existing census laws was adopted. The bill relating to tele graphic communication with foreign countries was considered and recomtnltted. A bill passed by the House at the last session - to reimburse owners of vessels in loyal States for vessels taken by the Government during the war was coneuned in. Adjourned. The House of Representatives continued the consideration of the Georgia bill. Mr. Bing ham, opposed the bill, saying that it conflicted . with the past reconstruction legislation of Con gress ; with the order of the President, when he was General of the army in 1808, and act ing under the Reconstruction law in relation to c 'Georgia ; and with the opinion of the At tomey-General in reference to. Virginia under the Reconstruction acts. He moved to post pone the bill until the third Wednesday in January. Mr.'Farnsworth (111.) also opposed the bill. Mr. Butler closed the debate in ad vocacy of the measure. The motion to post pone was rejected—yeas 54, nays 117. The Republicans voting for it • were Messrs. Bing ham, Farnsworth and Finkelnburg. The amendments offered by Mr. Beck were re jected, and the bill' was then passed—yeas 191, nays 51. Among the negatives were Messrs: Bingham and Farnsworth. The Senate bill suspending the operations of existing census laws until February Ist was concurred in. On motion of Mr. Niblack, a joint resolution was adopted extending the recess until January 30th. The Htmse at SP. M. adjourned, with the understanding that to-day's session should be for debate only. ANNEX ATIOIII IN !MITI NH COLUMBIA Petition of the People to the Queen. • The following is the petition which is once more to be laid before Her Britannic Majesty by the people of BritiO Columbia. .. The petition of the undersigned, your Ma jesty's most loyal subjects, resident in the Colony of British Columbia, . most humbly showetli: - , • . , - That we emigrated to this colony from vari ous portions of Your Mje.sty's Kingdom and its dependencies . for the purpose of creatinglor ourselves and faMilies permanent homes and bettering our condition. That, having severed the tie which bound us to our eountry,and abandoned the most sacred associations of our homes, and having borne hardships and sufferings innumerable, we find ourselves after years of labor and toil poorer than when we arrived, disheartened at the Gloomy prospects of our future, and apprehen sive for the welfare of our families. That the white population, which numbered 20,000 souls three years ago, scarcely now amounts to 8,000. The trade, lu consequence of the population, is ruined; That the colonists are required, for the mere . support of the Government, to contribute the enormous stun of £ll sterling per capita of the population, while public improvements are tuiprovided for and education neglected. That we are hardly able to pay more than a moiety of £14,000 sterling, being the require ments of the Government for this year. That the finances' of the colony are conse quently in a. deplorable condition, and that the Government - and -be people are -embarrassed and verging on insolvency. - That we are almost entirely dependent on the neighboring portions of the United States for the necessaries of life, which are subject to 3eavy duties on arrival in the colony ; while .on the other hand, our few exports any sub ject to such restrictive burdens by the :United States tariff as almost to amount to exclusion. . That unfavorable comparisons are almost •cOnthivallY made between the colony and the neighboring American Territories; and that we have lost ruany.of our best citizens, who lave found permanent homes in the United Mates. That should no immediate steps be taken to arrest the exodus, awl redress other •entunerated grievances, the 'colony soon become depopulated. That we look in vain for immigration front England, as we are too poor to compete with - the other colonies for population, and also in consequence of the great distance of the colony from the centre of trade. THE PA IV EVENIAG BULLETIN-PIIILADELPHIA,,:iV,ED ' NESDAXi 140E 1 044 221 186P.7TRIPLE S4,VM; - That as our only connection with the outer world consists of art American steamline with Sari. Francisco, our only chance of' immigra thin is from the United States, Unless a direct steam line with 'Panama were established, " . That although the Connell of the colony 'consisting of two-thirds of the (Akers, have 7•i'oted' for eonfetleration', with Canada, it is (441 OttttA bppe, fits to arise therefrom Avattti eit4ool.4ntyears • owing to the great tract, of unsettlednand between the extreme points, unless a steamship line with Panama were also established. • That we submit to 'your Majesty's gracious consideration, asthe policy to bring prosperity back to our homes, to wit; Either that . your - Mbjesty'Agdvcrrinient epleaeed to relieve es linmediatelY,Of the aipenie "et 9 our excessive staff of officials, assist the establishment of a British steamship line with Panama, so that emigrants from England can reach us, and also assume the debts of this colony; or that your Majesty will graciously permit the colony ,to, become a portion of the United States. That every feelideof loyalty and every cher ished sentiment of our hearts prompt us to cling to our mother country, and to count as our best inheritance our birthright as Britons. But , all our commercial and business relations are so intimate with the neighboring American population; that Vi•&see.enti other ipessible help out of out present Itifficultieti :iliati„;lty being united with them, unless yout Majesty's Gov ernment will help us as aforesaid. That we know that the object nearest your Majesty's heart is the welfare of our people, and that no traditional policy of your Govern ment Kill interpose with the advancement of this °bidet. That in this belief we place our unhappy condition before you, convinced that your Majesty will give us a aracions hearing, and adopt that course which will be most con ducive to the welfare of this colony. That ual ess . :We can' ober& .PoPidat on.' from England, a 'direct " British steam line with - Panama, and an overland mute from Canada, as the only feasible solution of the depression under which we suffer, and the means most acceptable to the large amount of British 'people of the colony, we pray that your Ma jeStyloll4liuse Suctusteps to be taken as your ..MaJes.tY in yftelt. !Wisdom will deem proper for the speedy IrAnsfer of the Colony of British Columbia to the United States. And should the prayers of your petitioners be granted, your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &e. AN =CITING CHASE. Viterilidtef the *flank Robbers.-- A Running Fight on Horseback. From the St. Joreph (Mo.) Union, Dec. 17. j It appears that after Sheets was killed, and after the citizens had begun to muster in force to attack the robber* they ran for their horses to escape. One mounted free and galloped off— the Other's spring for the saddle was too weak, and he fell, his horse ,dritiziez., hint some dis tance. At last he disengatted:bis foot from the stirrup, recovered himself, abandoned his - own horse and mounted behind his comrade, who bad held up at the accident to succor him. ThiS abandoned horSe furnished the clue to the robbers. It was identified as belonging to a young man named James, whose mother and step-father live abOut four miles from Centre ville; Clay county, near the Cameron Branch of the illmnibal and St. Joseph Railroad. The man with him was his brother, and both are very desperate and ;determined ; men, having had Much 6!perienee in horse and revolver work. As soon as it was definitely ascertained who the men were and where they lived, two•of the citizens of Gallatin, thoroughly armed and mounted, rode away to Liberty, Clay county, whew they called upon Mr. TomlipSon the Deputy Sheriff, and stated what they imew about the two brothers, and what they had done in Gallatin; Prompt and fearless, and •always ready, Tomlinson, accompanied by his son and the two pursuers from Gallatin,started at once for Dr. Samuel's house, the step father of the brothers James. This house is some twenty miles froth Liberty. Arriving at • the house it was found • that the James boys were in the stable. Tom linson endeavored to get between the house and the stable, in order to prevent. them from procuring their arms, but they were ready for him, and, as the Sheriff and party were riding through the yard, opened fire on them. The party returned ,the fire, and thirty or forty rotmds were exchanged, during which Tom linson's horse was shot dead. Be disengaged himself from the saddle and took reing.e in the house, after which the villains rode out of the stable and galloped rapidly hi the direction of Centerville. Tomlinson took a horse from the stable and followed to Centerville, and then on to Liberty to obtain reinforcements. About an hour after the light the James boys rode into Centerville, armed - to the teeth. They remained in town about an hour, and then rode to the store of Capt. John Groom, in the suburbs, where they halted and called the proprietor the door. As he appeared at' the door, one of them drew a revolver, cocked it, pointed it at him, and ordered film to come out, but he refused to go outside, and held a conversation, with them from the inside. They informed him that they had killed Captain Tomlinson and his son, and told him to collect a posse of -.citizens, proceed to the farm and bury them. They then rode,off in. an eastern direction; and when about a mile and a half out of town met Mr. Charles Woods with a team, and a Mr. Clark on horseback. They told Woods they had killed Tomlinson, and in tended to kill one or two others. ,They asked Clark if he was armed, , , and he assured their that he was .not. The younger one, Jesse. drew a revolver and told him if he had lied to them be would shoot the top of his head off. He -also showed him the mark of a ball across the back of his hand, which he said be had received in his fight with Tomlinson. There was no indication that either of them, however, had - been wounded in the escape from Gallatin. They crossed the Cameron Branch of bolt's station, late in the afternoon of Tuesday. Next, morning, fifteen or twenty nen left Centerville in pursuit, and as man: more started from. Liberty on the same day. There is bloody work ahe,ad., This pursuit promises to be memorable in the annals of crime. W. J. and Jesse James have long been known as desperate characters. Jesse was in the rebel army, and has — been absent from Clay county since 1802, although he has twice returned, ditguised in female apparel.- He was armed with .three navy- revolvers and a re volving rifle, and his brother with, five navy re volvers, buckled outside of his coat. They swear they will never be taken alive, and will kill every man who attempts „to arrest them. Jesse was engaged in the Richmond Bank rob bery nearly three years since. W. J. James has been in Ce nterville every day since the Gallatirt 'robbery, but since- 1862 - Jesse has never been recognized in the town save by one or-two. persons. At first, tlie only evidence implicating these men in the Gallatin affair was the horse which was deserted by them during their flight. . And here comes in another startling proba bility. Two or three days after the Gallatin affair, it was given out that a man living about two and a half miles from Centreville was sick with the small-pet, and persons were warned against going near tlu., premises. As neither of the James boys was woundeitand as one of the Gallatin robbers is known to have been shot, it is, shrewdly surmised this man and Jesse James were: the real culprits, and that the small-pox report'was a hoax to prevent the dis covery of the fact , that this man without a name was wounded. On Wednesday a large. party started from Centerville to visitthis.mau, examine him carefully, and ascertain Whether. their suspicions are correct. They had not re- , turned when Mr. Conway left. It seems that only. the , day before. the, rob bery, Jesse James and the man referred to above bad been , td Centerville and had their horses fresh shod. . . , tt VLOATING I•IBI.IWHAPIA... • " - Ocn Irelei‘rOPlt to be A litov Pion " ea $ clops at 014q0., Trletll-,-Novve• „f Dbe. 3. 1 (trots the Lomidri Clibbs o The , etitabliSlinent .of • a ~ s erieS Of ttelegraph stations has long been considered 4 11104.9 r national, importance, and lit, la opob i ject „to which Many scientific 'gentlemen; npave 'given attention. : : There have been a illiber Of 'inventions as hi — the peettlifir (struction of craft necessary for the' PurpOsis of maintaining communicerion- by Means poi ; , a submarine. telegraph , cable, between. ;mid-occan and the , land. The last, ', l scheMe-Aliat of the .; International , Oeeaiti Telegraph "COltipaiiyis 'rid* to - be tint' ;upon its, practical trial: We -learn that , the government yesterday decided to' grant :This icompany the loan of Der Majesty's, ship Brisk i , ;which is to form the first floating telegraph eta-. ;thin. This will be moored some sixty Mll* out at sea, cifr Penzance' harbor: The BHA,' although a. tolerably, good vessel; is likely tO 'have her seagoing qualities severely tested, as the spot whereon. she will be quartered,. name,l , in thecharts "Adintralty Patch," Is ekposed to - terrific'' Weather *during the ' winter months: ,She is now being overhauled and fitted as a regular. telegraph station. Her engines and itch:graph machinery are, to be supplemented. with the latest improvements, and the Board of Directors , having' ordered . . eVerythirig' to Make her 'complete': for the service. Formerly a general opinion :prevailed against ordinary , vessels riding out at anchor in a severe gale, owing, to the attendant clanger.' A number of inventors came forward. with different designS of ships, all more or less strongly adverse to the employment of an ordinary vessel, or technically speaking; those known to possess a "fine entrance, clearance and , a flat, broad floor," as ocean telegraph .statiOns; the forms of floating body favored by them consisting generally In a huge square iron cistern rounding off at the corners 'into a kind of buoy which was said to add'snaterially to its floating, powers, at the same time checking the action of the waves upon the whole .structure. These construe-, Cons it was proposed should be anchored from ,their centres. The Persian Gulf and Atlantic telegraph cables, however, demonstrated the practicability for an ordinary ship to "hold on "to telegraph cable during the height .of a southwest monsoon or an Atlantic gale. This has - been accomplished in the Indian Seas arid Atlantic' Ocean, proving .that a ship rides .comfortably at a Tidier with plenty df slack cable down. This being evidenced on many occasions dining the laying of the Persian Gulf and Atlantic cables, has so far removed the prejudices asloordinary ships for telegraph stations that the proprietor of the Mid-Ocean ' Telegraph Company, Captain 'Knapp Bairow, found little difficulty in securing the assietance . of Captain Sheraxd Osborn,,Sir Samuel .Can ning. with Messrs. It. Sabine and Latimer Clark as engineets for his scheme. These gen tlemen have certified to the practicability of the scheme of Captain Barrow. - - • ' The advantages which the public are to de rive from a system of floating telegraph sta tions are insignificant coMpared with the bene fits to be derived by the owners of over ' COO British vessels 'and the mercantile commu nity: The-Brisk is to be hi electrical commu nication with the Penzance Post-office, and a powerful steam tug will act, as her tender. She lies in the fair way of every homeward :bound vessel, and to 2 lnditun Australian and China clippers she can give their sailing 'orders, thus saving an immense expense' which they would necess entail by calling for the same at any port. A ship may report herself to the Brisk, and in twenty minutes afierwardsler arrival would be known at the office of her owner in the city of London, and within-an hour of her the' telegraph station her destination can be altered at the, pleasure of her owner. For such important orders as these the Bolton Code must prove almost invaluable. By the end of the next, month the Brisk is to take up her position and so soon afferwards as possible the telegraph cable to land will be laid. - SHIPPERS' -GUIDE. FOR BOSTON .-STEAM SHIP LINE DIRECT. BAILING FROM EACH PORT SVERI Wednesday and Saturday. FROM FINE STREET WHARF, PHILADELISIA, AND LONG WHARF, BOSTON. FROM PHILADELPHIA. YEAH BOSTON. Wednesday,4Dec.l SAXON, Wednesday,Dee. 1 ROMAN, Saturday, " 4 NORMAN, Saturday," 4 W SAXON, Wednesday, " 8 ARIES Wednesday, " 8 NORMA Saturday ," 11 ROMAN, Saturday, " 11 ARIES, Wednesday " 15 SAXON, Wednesday, " 15 1;031AN, Saturday, " 15 NORMAN Saturday," 18 SAXON, Wednesday " 22 ARlRS,Wednesday, " 22 NORMAN Saturday," ROMAN, Saturday, " 25 ARlES•Wednesday," 29iSAXON,Wedneeday, " 29 These Steamships sail punctually. Freight received every day. Freight forwarded to all points in New England. For • Freight or Passage (wrier accommodations) apply io WINSOR &CO., 103 South Delaware avenue. IDHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND AND .1 NORFOLK STEAMSHIP LINE. THROUGH FREIGHT AIR LINE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. EVERY SATURDAY' _at Noon, from FIRST WHARF above MARKET Street. THROUGH BATES to all Pointe in North and South Carolina via Seaboard Air-Line Railroad, connecting at Portaneuth, and to Lynchburg, Va., Tennessee and the West via Virginia and Tennessee Air-Line and Rich mond and Danville Railroad. Freight HANDLED OT HER ,d taken at Lovas RATES, THAN ANY LINE. The regularity, safety and cheapness of this route commend it to the public as the most desirable medium for carrying every description of freight. No charge for commission, drayage, or any expense for transfer. Steamships insure at lowest rates. Freight received DALLY. WILLIAM P. OLYDE th 00. No. 1.2 South Wharves and Pier No. I North Wharves. W. P. PORTER, Agent atßichmoral and City Point. T. P. CROWELL $ CO., Agents at Norfolk PfIILA DELPHIA. AN]) SOUTHERN man STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S REGULAR LINES FROM QUEEN STREET WHARF. The YAZOO will sail for NEW ORLEANS, via Havana, on Saturday. Jan: Ist, at 8 A. M. The JUNIATA will sail from NEW ORLEANS, via HAVANA. on Saturday, Jan. Ist. The WYOMING will eail for SAVANNAH on Saturday, Dec. 25. at 8 o'clock A.M. The TONAWANDA will sail from SAVANNAH on Saturday, Dec. 25. The PIONEER will sail for WILMINGTON, N.0.,0n Friday, Dec.l4, at 8 A. M. - • Through billevof lading signed, and passage tickets sold to all points South and '%Vest. BILLS of LADING SIGNED at QUEEN ST. WEARS. For freight or passage, apply to WILLIAM L. JAMES, General Agent, 120 South Third street. I\T EW EXP./MSS LINE TO ALEX.AN. dria, Georgetown and Washington, D. C., via Ches. apeake and Delaware Canal, with connections at Alex. andria from the meet direct route for Lynchburg, BrU tol, Knoxville, Nashville, Dalton and the Southwest. Steamers leave regularly from the But wharf above fdarket etreet, every Saturday at noon. Freight received daily. W.M. P. CLYDE .t CO., No. L 2 South Wharves and Pier !North Wharves. HYDE (St TYLER, Agents at Georgetown. I. ELDRIDGE & CO., Agents at Alexandria. Va. NOTICE -FOR NEW YORK, VIA DEL - aware and It:viten Canal—Swinger° Transports. tion Company—Despatch and Swifteure Lines. The business by these Lined will be resented en and after the Bth of march. For Freight, which will be taken on accommodating terms, spay to WM. H. BAIRD at 41X).,.132 South Wharves. TIELAW.A.RE .AND CHESAPEAKB Al Steam Tow-Boat Company.—Bargee towed between i Philadelpha, Baltimore, Havre de Grace, Delaware City and 'Danne...Hate points. WM. P. CLYDE & 00.,Aapente; Capt. JOHN LAUGH- LIN, Supt Mee, 12 BoutlaNniarves, Philadelphia. NOTICE.—FOR NEW YORK, VIA DEL. AWARE AND utderrClANA L. SWIETSI7RE TRANSP OR TATION COMPANY. DESPATCH AND S FTSURE LINES. The business of these lines will be resumed on and after the 19th of March; For freight which will be taken o accommodating terms,appiy to t )VM. BAIRD di CO., o. 1.12 South Wharves. NOTICE -A GENTLEMAN OF ability, and furnishing first-class Philadelphia re terenee or security, wshes a position on a Steamship Company, either on Board or in Office. For a remuner ative, position wilt give a Bonus of 41.14). Address, "C. E. W. "Germantown P.O. Phila. de2l-2r DRUGS. DRUGGISTS WILL FIND A LARGE stock of Allen's Medicinal Elxtracts and Oit Almonds, Bad. Ethel Opt., Citric Acid, Coxe's Sparkling Gelatin, genuine Wedgwood Mortars. &c, Just landed from bark Mcfinung, from London. ROBERT fiIIOEMAKBiI 4 CO. Wholesale Druggieta. N. corner Jrorirth and Rao:pdreata. TIBUOGISTS'i SUNDRIES. GRAD Cr ates, Mortar, Pill Tlleq. Combo, Brushers L ldtirirors, Tweezer_,B Puff. Boxes,Uarn Scoop'', Surgical Instru ments, Trusses. Hard and, soft llabbor Goode, ' Vial Oasta,, w Glaisa and Metal Syringes, se.,all at First Hands 'prices. algoDigai &BROTIIER, aos-tf ZtSoutbKiehthstreet. ' CASTILE,BOAII—G.F.NIIINE AND VERY superior-26J boxes just landed' frora bark Idea, and for sale by ROBERT IMORMAILER & CO., Importing Drug: cats. N. IC. corner Fourth and Race streets. • QH EA - THING -7 E 8 17 Erglieh Sheathing_ Felt, for sale by PETIM WB/GUT 4 801.(8. /lb Waltiut streot.- 11.1iNtritAXCE. SPECIA.I4 NOTICE., THE. INSURANCE COAIPANT OF NORTH AMERICA, Or puirt..sumuriinui., (MARINES. INCORPORATED 1.794. Capital, - 4500,000 00 Assets July 190859, $2,593,922 10 This Company Ls now Prepared to issue Certificates of Insuranee# payable in London, at the Counting-House of Idessra. Brown, Shipley Or Co. CHARLES PLATT, Vice-President. _oc29-t1 de3l 1829 --GILMER PERPETUAL. 10.13.A.N.TIOLAIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. Office--485 and 437 Chestnut Street. Assets on Jennery 1, 1869. $2,077,372 13. Capital ..10400,(100 00 Accrued .... 1,08308 70 RESETTLE E3 D CILAIMB: - . INooKB yog 023,7 12. 411260,000. Losses Paid Since 1829 Over 05950 0 9 -4 3/00. Perpetual and Temporary Policies on Liberal Terns, The Company also issues Policies upon the Rents of all kinds of buildings, Ground Bents and Mortgagee. D/RECTOE S. Alfred G. Baker, Alfred Fitter, Samuel-Grant, Thomas Sparks, Geo. W. Richards, • . Wm. Grant, Isaac Lea, Thomas S. Ellis, Geo. Pales, ALFRED G G B ust AKarEßtui S.'Benson, Presiden, t. GEO. YALE'S, Vice President. JAS. W. IIicALLISTER, Secretary. TIIEODORE REGER, Assistant Secretarptelltdedl TIFLAW.ARE MUTUAL SAFETY INSIT .I-1 BANG/. COMPANY, incorporated by the Legiels, Mane of Pennsylvania, 1535. OIIi e, S. E. corner of THIRD and WALNUT streets, Phliadel his'. MARINE INSURANCES On VeliEolg, Cargo and Freida to all parts of the world. INLAND INSURANCES • On goods by ricer, canal. lake and land carriage to all parts of the Union. • ' FIRE INtHAIANCES On Merchandise generally • on Stores, Dwellings; lioness, ASSETS OF TILE COMPANY November 1. P 569. @200,000 United States 1. tve Per. Cent. Loan. ten-forties $2111,000 00 RO,OOO United States Six Per Cent. Loan (lawful money) 107,760 00 60,000 'United States Six Per Cent. Loan, 200,000 State of Pennsylvania Six Per Cent. Loan ' 212,950 00 200,060 City of Philadelphia Six Per Cent Loan/exempt from tax)... ?/.)0,92500 100,000 State of New Jersey Six Per Cent. Loan 102,000 00 20,000 Pennsylvania Railroad First _ Mortgage Six Per Cent. Bonds... 19,400 00 25,010 Pennsylvania Railroad Second Mortgage Six Per Cent. Bonds... 23,62 A 00 25,000 Western PenusyZania Railroad Mortgage ,Sx'Per, Cent: Bonds' (Pennsylvania Railroad guar antee) 30,000 State of Tennessee Five Per • Cent. Loan 15,000 00 7,000 State of Tennessee Six Per Cent. Loan 12,100 Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, VAi shares stock, 14,000 00 5,000 North Pennsylvania Railroad Company. 100 shares stock 3,900 00 10,000 Philadelphia nud Southern Mail Steamship Company, SO shares stock 7,500 00 216,900 Loans on Bond and Mortgage. first liens on City Properties 246,900 00 e 1,231.400 Par. 'Market value, 81,255,270 act Cost, $1,21.54= 27. Real Estate 36,000 00 Bills Receivable for Insurance made ..=,700 75 Balances due at Agencies—Pre miums on Marine Policies, Ac crued Interest and other debts due the C0mpany...........-... .... 65,097 95 Stock, Scrip, &c.. of sundry Cor porations, $4,706. • Estimated value 2,740 20 Cash in Bank Cash in Drawer. DIRECTORS. Thomas C. Hand, Samuel E. Stokes, John C. Davis, William G. Boulton, Edmund E. Solider, Edward Darlington, Theophilus Paulding, H. Jones Brooke, James Traquair, Edward Lafourcade, Henry Sloan, Jacob Riegel, Henry C. Hallett, Jr.,. Jacob P. Jones, James C. Hand, 'James B. M'Earland, William C. Ludwig, Joshua P. Eyre. Joseph H. Seal, - Spencer Id 'llvain, Hugh Craig, J. B. Semple, Pittsburg, John D. Taylor, A .B.Berger, George W. Bernadon, D. T. Morgan, " William C. Housto THOMAS C. HAND, President. JOHN C. DAVIS, Vice President HENRY LYLBURN, Secretary. HENRY BALL, Assistant Secretary TTNITED FIREMEN'S INSURANOIO COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. • , This ecznial takes vishsyst the lowest. rates consistent with safety, an confines ite business exclusively to FIRS IliStfliANCE IN TH E CITY OF PILILADZIr • lA. 01/110E—No.nt Arch street, Fourth National Bank Building. DIBEOTO_FR. Thomas J. Martin, Albert us Brenner, John Hirst Albertus King, Wm. Henry Braun James M ongan, James Wood, William Glenn, John Shallcross, James Jeuner, J. Deury Askin, Alexander T. Dickson, Fingh Albert 0. Bob erta Philip Fitzpatrick, James F. Dillon. CONRAD D. ANDRESS, President. Wm. A. BOLIN. Treall. WM. H. FAGIN. 800 V. -1111 E COUNTY FIRE IESUEA_NVE COM PAN-Y.-014e, No. LW South Fourth street, below Chestnut. "The Fire Insurance Company of the County of Phila delphia,” Incorporated by the Legislature or Pennsylva nia in 1839, for indemnity against 198111 or damage by are. exclusively. BARTER PERPETUAL, This old and reliable insthtution, with ample capital a il and coot eat fund carefully Invested, continues to in sure but a, furniture, merchandise, Sic., either per manently or r a limited time against loss or damage by bre, at the °west rates consistent with the absolute safety of its customers. Losses adjusted and naid with al ? passible despatch, DWOTO Mai. J. Butter, Andrew 11. Miller, Benry_Budd, James N. Stone, John Horn, Edwin L. Reakirt, Joseph Moore, Robert V. Massey; Jr. George Mecke, Mark Devine. GRA 8 J. BUTTER, President. HENRY BUDD., Vice President. BENJAMIN F. BeNCELEY, Secretary and Treasurer. TEPPER/30N FIRE INERTRA.NCE COM PANY of Philadelphia.—OMce,No. 24 North Fifth street, near Market street. Incorporated by the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Charter perpetual. Capital and Assets. $166,0eu. Idaho insuranceagainst Less or damage by Fire on Public or • Private Building., Furniture, Stooks, Goads and Mer- W ch m an . dis mc e r , L i % fav i orablo v ie ß rins u t o ns . Ndward P. Moyer • Israel Petersen, Frederick Ladner John F. Belsterlin , Adam J.Glasz, Henry Treatment,. lifintl.DeinnYi • Jacob Bchandetn, John nUtott, Frederick Doll, • Christian D. Brick, Bantuel . George N. Fort, William 11. Gardner. ;WILLIAM Mel/ANIS:L Preeldeut. ' •--- • - •IBBANUPETEBBON Flee Prodded.... PuTLYI 31. Cor.sonwt. Secretary "and , Tretumrer. FAME INSURANCE COMPANY, NO. smi CHEISTNIIT STREET. • INCORPORATE)) 185 a. ()BARTER PERMIT • t • EXCLUSIVELY. Immo *A Y In alit l Eo lt r il s RoPrlATENAtrahage by Fire either by Per- Pettlal or Tempowar Policies. rontacrose. Charles Richardem. Robert Pearce, Wro. R. Shawn , John Scaler, Jr., William M. deyfert, Edward B.' Orne, l u Henry Letelei' , Charlet Stokes, Nathan Mlles. John W.S.rermeut, Roma A. West, _ ' Msrd i eic p al Rozby, , ()RASP Y§ err A BONMe. : Olen% WM. R. BRAWN ice-Praddeat. ,wmians i. isiatioliAlm • apt a 14ERIO.A.N FIRE INSuilaarcE COM ' PANTAncorv i rated 1910.-4 11liarter perlietnal. w Alell siteet, above I o. ale tlrd rhiladelvhls. !mind a large pa I-irp Capital Btock and Surplus in vesteektn eoand and availahle_Bectirities, continue to Insure on direHinjge, stores, lurniture, raorsitaridlue, ) vessels in port. and teir cargoes, and other' .aersonai property.. All looses liberatir and promptly admated. . ' . DIESuTORS, t ar 'Xhennts.lt. Maria , Edmund o.l)titilb, John Welsh, Militias W. Fortitriedr Patrick prady,, . , Israel Novi*, ' joint T. Tivielii, John P Wollterill, ,William , Paul., TIIONIAS R. In6lllB, President.' Aural O. 4754WPORD, SooretaTr. - • 60,000 00 20,0)0 00 -.5169,313 33 972 26 169,291 14 614.52;100 04 lege. 23, at 10 o'clock, by catalogue, at the anotion store, 48 and 80 North Sixth street, below Arch, including very superior Pallor Suits. covered with tine plush, reps and hair cloth; 12 elegant Oiled Walnut Chamber Suits, superior Wardrobes:. Sideboards, Louie Bedsteads, Lounges. Extension Tables,Botiquet and Centre Tables, But flas•ks, Sae Saving Bair and other Matressee, &o. Thountire stock made for regular wareroom sales. May be examined the day previous to sale. , Orpliana' Court Sale. Estate of Patrick Murray, deceased. ' , ON THUBSDAE, DEC. 30, A t 12 o'clock aeon, at the Philadelphia Exchanae,3 Three-story Brick Dwellings, Twenty-fourth street, north of Biddle street, Fifteenth Ward, 17 feet front,Bo feet deep to Osprev street. Ground rent 381. IE FEIN OTPAL MONEY ESTABLISH- J.riarmt—a.'E. corner of SIXTH and RACE streets. Money advanced on Mora/wadies generally—Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds, Gold and Silver Plate, and on all articles of value, for any length of time agreed on. WATCHES AND JEWELDP AT raw/err. SALE. Vine GoldibintingCase,Donblellottom and Coketi Fool llinglisb,American end Swiss Patent Lever Watches; Fine Gold Hunting Case and OpenFaceLepineWatchea; Fine Gold Duplex and other Watches; Fine Silver Haul tug Case and Oren Face English, American and Swiss Patent Lever and lamina Watches; Double, ase - English quartier and other Watches Ladies' Fancy Watches; Diamond BreastpFinge r - i Rings; Ear Hinge; Stu &c.; Pine Gold C aine; Ch edallious; Dreoelets; Scarf pins; Breasrs; ritiger ngs; Penal Caul an 4 Jew.' sir i genera , Fon. SAL A' large Mid' valuable Fireproof Chest. suitable fora Jeweller; cost SOL 'Also, several Lots'in South Camden; Fifth and Chart= CD, M00.1 4 1m3 & co No. WI MAR 1300'1' AID Aunt ALEA K RII' VONVADAY.Rir 4Q.1.1"T I.IQSQRANCE. tj L. ' ?• . '"' '''a t ASSOO' 1 - 11:10,.:r 4 PHILADELPHIA . . , - ' inoorpora , , , , Ofgar"sQ,' 34' lifortik Fifth. Street, llitt . ll ' INGS 0 011811PEMY FOBNITUBB 114131111- ',Az ie D s .ll7llß olittithavicar MoXil i or PROM • AislietM January 1 0 6 g. liPic4Od iriO9g s 20t40. • , William W. rianiilto *ll n, IU ' EVIZ J OL .IB a s s: : NI L ' i ri k ' ' i t i lv e 'eri l John OSIXTrre : • ".: • , Bobeiffitomaery .ra4rit I. e n t 4.11 . Peter Arparraetere ... ' Lev . - " e iPp ck,' 1 , - 1 / 15' • • - ' M.,.8. Dickinson. 8 - iittneittptittlate w k. ra. A.,.45.. t , t i . s P e rer Williamson, pri roiiderat W ita t .E . l, ll ._ Fa A WIST2Wk , Vice P r id MIL T. BitTiam; peoreterf.' ~. - . .. • INSURANCE AND TRUST CO. ANDi/E GIRARD LIFE INSURANNUR,ANNUITT TRT.TST COMPANY OP ' PHILADRLPIII4.— OFFICE., 40H CRNSTNIIT STREET. ' • A t3BETS; 8.3,093,6415 56, JAIIIIAILT The oldeet Company of the kind but.one itt the State: Continue to insure lives on the most reasonable tennis and declare profit* to the insured for the whole of life. Premiums,paid yearly, half yearly, or quarterly. They receive Trusts of 'all' kinddi whether as Trtu3teet, As signees. Guardians, or Committee of Lunacy. Alpo, act as Exectiters and•Administratoree, to the ditties of which particular attention-is paid„ Deposits and Trust Fund' are not in any event liable for the Debts or Obligation* of 'the Company Charter perpetual. • THOMAS RIDGWAY, President. SETH 1. COAtLY, Vice President. JOHN F. JAMES. ACHI6I7. WILLIAbt H. Srosvair Anal Actuary_ N. 11.—Dr. CHAMBERLAIN, N r o. 1411 LOCUST street, attends every day at 1 o'llock precisely at. the office. ' °eV 5M - T - - - - - - lA. EE 'PENNSYLVAN FIRE INSIY , RANCE COMPANY. --Incorlorated 1826—Charter Pernettla No. 510 WALNUT street, opposite Independence Spare. This Company, favorably known to the community for over fortyyears, continues ,to insure ' against loss or damage by lire on Public or Private Buildings, either permanently or for a limited time. Also on /wafture, Stocks of Goode, and Merchandise generally, on liberal Their Cannel, together with a large Surplus fund, is invested in the most careful manner, which enables them to o ff er to the insured an undoubted security in the case of lose. DERBOTORS. Duda Smith , j r .. John Deverens Alexander Benson, . Thomas Smith, . Isaac ilazleburst, Henry Lewis Thomas Robin*, J. (dLlingham Bell, \ Daniel Haddock Jr. ' . DANIEL SMITH . , JR.., President, WM. G. CROWELL. Secretary. aplii-tf it y toorrl B Y BABBITT & CO. AUCTIONEERe. - CASH AUCTION nous.% No. =MARKET street. corner of Bank street. Cub advanced on consisitimenta without extra charge. ESTATE SALE -BY ORDER OF EXECUTORS, AT THE STORE, NO. 230 MARKET STREET, COR NER OF BANK STREET,, ON THIRST/AA MORNING, Dcc.M.commencing at 10 o'clock.tho entire persona! property of a gentlemen deceased, viz.: Old stock of Wines ' Brandfe. iVhiskies, Ghld. Champagnes, Ac., comprising tbotit 250 packages, in demijohns and casks. BRANDIES, viz: Otnrd,Dupuy A Co.. Pinot, CU tillon A Co.,'Janies Hennessy t Co., Vineyard Proprie tors• Co. • HOLLAND GIN, viz :—Boltinn, Harp, Fish, Palm. Tree, Ac. • ' SHERRY WINES, viz :—Amontillado, 0000 Harmony, Isabella. Anchor, Cabinet. An. PORT WINES, viz:—Pure Juice, London Dock, Os born's Madeira, BlnF,cat el, Ac. SCOTCH WHISKIES, viz :—J. Sherifre,6tewart's, Ac. IRISH WHISKIES, viz :—Bush Malan, Ike.; OLD JAMAICA RUM. CHAMPAGNES, Sauterne, Clarets, Rhine, Hock and Sparkling Moselle. DOMESTIC WHISKIES, viz.:—Old Rye, Bourbon,. Mononahela:and other brands. , HORSES, CARRIAGES. HARNESS, ttc. A span match bay Horses, 10 • hands high, kind, trot together' inside four minutes ; Germantown IS mmn, falling top Buggy ; double and single Harness, Carriage Robes, Also, one Gents' Gold hunting case Lever Watch; ono Lady's Gold hunting case Lever Watch, Inlaid with diamonds; one fine Gold Link Bracelet; one EtrnSenn Gold Linked Bracelet, Garnet .setting. Also, a 'variety of other personal property. ORM{ OF SALE. Sale of Liquors to commence et 10 o'clock • Horses, Carriages and other personal property at 12 o'clock. FURS • FURS. FURS. TWELFTH FALL TRADE SALE OF AMERICAN AND IMPORTED FURS, Sleigh and Carriage Robes, Afghans, Au., by eatalogne, M ON FRIDAY ORNING. Dec: 24, cernmencing at 10 o'clock, comprising 1000 lota Ladies'. .Misses' and Children'', Bussiti, Hudson Bay and Mink Sable ' Siberian Squirrel, Ermine, Fitch, Water blink. Sc. Alsoc ROBES. AFGHANS, RUGS, Sc., Viz., Wolf, Fos, Buffalo, Cat cud Bear Robes. THOMAS BIRCH & SON, AUCTION. BEES AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 170. 1410 CHRSTITUT street. Bear entrance No. 1107 Sansom etreet. Household Furniture of every description recalled GE Consignment. Sales of Furniture at dwellings attended to on the meet reasonable terms. Sale at No. 611 Arch street. SALE OF THE STOCK OF , ELEGANT MANTEL AND PIER I,IIRRORS, FINE OIL PAINTINGS, FRAMED CHROMOS AND ENGRAVINGS, SC., of Mes6/6. OWEN SHERIDAN: ON THURSDAY MORNING. • At 10 o'clock, at No. 614 Arch 13 treet; will be sold ? the Stock of Mci-sra. OWEN A: SHERIDAN, comprising— Largo and elegant French Plato Mantel and Pier Mir rors ; gilt Coneul Table ti, VALUABLE PAINTINGS, itc. Also, a number of fine Oil Paintings, including Works of Litschanr, E. D. Lewis, Carl Baum, Searby, Bonfield, Winner, Weisman, Bueb, Jungheim, Armfelt, Mites, Dietrich. Dill, Baumgarten and others, CHBOMOS AND ENGRAVINGS.—AIso, a number of elegant framed Engravings and Chromos. Cataloiues will be ready and the goods can be exam ined on luseday and Wednesday. Bale at No. 1110 Chestnut street. . . _ ELEGANT CABINET FURNITURE, SIX ROSE WOOD PIANO FORTES. FINE BRUSSELS AND OTHER CARPETS, FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS, PARLOR AND CHAMBER SUITS. MUSIOAL BOXES, VASES. CLOCKS, FANCY GOODS, ac. ON FRIDAY MORNING. At 9 o'clock, at the auction store, No. MO Chestnut street, will be sold, by cataloguo, a large assortment of elegant Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room and Library Furniture. PIANO FORTES. Rrsewood Plano Norte. by Baines & Bro.; Seim marker & Co.; , Rallet ac Davis; Reed & Co.; Retaken back and others. MUSICAL BOXES. . - - - Alm°, three elegant large hize Musical Boxes.. . FANCY GOODS. ,Also, French Mantel Clocks, Jardineres, Vaees,Orna nienti, ace. CIONCERT HALL AUCTION BOOMS, NJ 12.19 OXINSTNUT street, T. A. IieCLELLA.ND. Auctioneer Sale at CohcCrt.Hall Auction Rooms. ELEGANT RosEwoop PIANO, HANDSOME WALNUT PARLOR, 'CHAMBER AND DIN ING ROOM FUDNITURE, CENTRE AND BOUQUET ,TABLES, WARDROBES. SIDEBOARDS. HAT RACKS. UMBRELLA STANDS, FINE SABLE FURS, PLATED WARR, &c., ON THURSDAY MORNING, Dec. 23, at 103;, o'clock, by catalogue !area and splendid assortment of superior Furniture, viz., Handsome Wal nut Parlor Suits, covered In plush, rep,terry and hair cloth; Chamber Furniture. in suits or separate pieces,' finished in oil and varnish; Sideboards and Extension Tables, in Oak and Walnut; Bookcases, Hat and Um brella Stands, Towel Racks, Matresses, Lounges, Sofa Bedsteads, .hocking and Easy Chairs of various styles. Mirrors, Dining Room and Chamber Chairs, Plated Ware, dte., &c. Also, elegant Rosewood Seven-octave Piano. Also, three tine Sable Caiws and Collars. SALE AT THE WAREROOMS OF .JOSEPH WAL TON CO.. 443 WALNUT STREET. • ON FRIDAY MORNING. 'Dec.24, commencing at o'clock, will be sold, by ca, talague, the large stock of Furniture manufactured by the well known honse of Joseph Walton A Co., and which was slightly damaged by the late fire at their store, but has now been put in complete condition, and will be sold at their warerooms on the day above named, without reserve. N. 11.—For particulars tad catalogues call at the store of the Auctioneer, T. A. McClelland, 1219 Chestnut stzeet. TAAVLS 85 HARVEY, AUCTION - MO* jij !Late with M. Thornily & Bons.) Store Nos. 48 and 60 North BIRTH street VALUABLE 'MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, ON WEDNESDAY EVENING At 7;5 o'clock. by catalogue, Valuable Miscellaneous Books fromprivate libraries. Also, nue illustrated works for the holidays. Peremptory Sale. ELEGANT FURNITURIPI,STOGE OF A CABINET MAKER. ON THURSDAY MORNING. AUCT t'l l l/1 THOMAS'*, IAMB' AIICTIONII...„ kln . _ liosjilattorUl lidotelYßTE I, 4 13a4ANEV. 01 fiEll AND ENTAIDIEC /kr Public sales at the Paladelp Exchaute slur ~.. ITVESDATAt 12 o'clock. t Sir Furniture Mlles sit the Atitt/olt.Stete EVERT • ~ lrgings. VAX.._ • . . - , •,. 1 ~ !AS Al At nAtinefittstiicotts abeam! atlantic* EGANTLT, ALI , VISTRATIII) Ili/LUISA 80011,, ‘ EL ' --- STANDARD WORKS, JUVENILES, Sic., 1 ln Rine Bindle es, suitable for Protects. ON WEDNESDAY APTERN'OO/4. ' , 'Dec, 22, at'i o'clock. . . . Sale at ths-AnctiOn Rooms, Noe. 130 and 141 Bondi Fourth street. • ;SUPERIOR , HOTTSEIIOLD FURNITURE, PUNE , MIRRORS, ' FIEEPROOF SAFE., VELVET, BRUNEI/8 AND "OTHER •OAEPR i t ' • 'Orke TituntiDAY MORNING:' , Dec. 2317220, o'clock, at the Auction -Rooms, hy,cettm:, llogue, a laortmet,or Superior Household Fund- - ttuni com e - Wal nut Parlor Furntitire, cortege :• • with plus and har cloth; Library and Dialog , Boom • Fintittirall Walnut . Chamber Suite, Oettager . , Chamber, „Septa, superior rosewood 7 octave !sits; Ftirtes.'fitib French , Plate Mirrors; 2 superior With* Secretarleis and zßoekessee. Walnut .Wardrobee. boards,' ExtensdoWirtict Centro Tablet Etageres,2 krebr . hogan Roolteatips,Hat alt&litubtelie bterttlet lielFden-• ; Arm hairs. superior °Med Drake add' Tabinii tits' Spring' nd_ Hair Mittreases, Feather Beds, Bolster'. mit ' Pillows, C h ina and Glassware, • Salaman der Safe Mods, la • Wane.; &;Watson; Platform 1130'108 'sec' Weights, Cabinetmakers' Bench, Sewing Machines, Counter*, Gareconsuntlng • sad 'Cooking fitsareiti handsomoVelyiar Brussebi and other Carpete. &e. DIAMONKJEWEtRY W ATCHES, SILVER , .ttyyAß etic. _ ON TRUES AY, DEC. 23. At 12° 7 1:dock.. at the auction . rooms, an assortmeat4 Diamond Jewelry, comprising in part -Elinteett D mond Necklace , Cluster Diamond is ms and Pins, So ' ,taire Diamond Ear Ringo add Pin,Diamond and Zane Cross and Ring, ;&e.; severed .flne,Gold .Watcheit,'Vla. huperior geld casel4 and independent secortd. vrst made by Hanthett; 13k gold 11, O. Chronotaateli Watch, Independent seconds, by .7 Jurgerso.n. &o. -5' elegant Silver Forks', Spoons, Ladlis, Cake lEntre , • VALUABLE LA W LIBRARY of Wff:iertrit, — • ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. „, Dec. 23. at 4 o'clock, including the PenitsylitittliCant other Reports. Sale at No. 315 South Fifteen thStreet, HANDSOME FURNITURE. PIANO, FORTE, Kitillti7" TEL MIRROR. . &c. • ON FRIDAY MORNING. Dec. 24, at 10 ,o ' clock, at No 317 South Fifteenth ' by catalogue, the entire Household Furniture, comp ing—"Snit Walnut Parlor Furnitnre, covered Wilk - met plush ;.Rosewood Etagere, If ranch Plate Mirror a broeadilla marble top, Rosewood add Wendt 0 Centre Tables, brocadills, marble tope; . Oiled W Dining Room Furnitttre,Extension Dining Table,.u ".• Sideboard. French Plate Mirror, Walnut chambr Adds „ mature. Walnut and Umbrella Stand. elegant Rose,* 'wood Piano Forte,/,4 °Mare, made by Steinway &801110; fine. French Plato Mantel Mirror, gilt Frame; pronne Figure, line Engravings end Oil Paintings, &c, ' Kay be examined early on the morning ors:Oar r ;. . , Sale 111 North Tbirtrninth street, West. Philalelphist. NEAT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, - MIRROR, r BRUSSELS. CARPETS, FEATHER BEDS; &0. , ' ON TUESDAY MORNING. , 'Dec. 2d, at 10 o'clock. at No. 111. North Thirtrninth St 'above Powelton it, en uo, be sold, the Walnut' Parioc , Furniture, covered With hair cloth; WalnUt Botetuet ,Tablo, email Mirror, gilt frame; Walnut Dining 'Room.. Furniture, Extension_ Dining Table; Lounge, 'Glassware, Brnsaele., 'lngrain. and Venetian eargenal,,; Cottage Chamber Furniture, Feather Bed. Bolete_r and . Pillows; Blanketsrand Bedding, Stove, Rittllett Ute; silo; ASSIGNEES' SALE—BY ORDER OF THE U. S. Bit*. TRICT W.)11 wr OF NEW .IEnsEY. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneers, __ VALUABLE REAL ESTATE, 3/ACHINERY; TOOLS, PERSONAL PROPF,RTY OF THE 471[08. AL IRON 'AP.3IOIt AND SHIPBUILDING 00K- • ]'ANY, Raightee Point, New Terser.. . f , On TUESDAY MORNING, January 11, PIO, at 10 o'clock, will be sold at public sale, on the preteens, he , the South Ward of Camden, N.. 1 by order ofthe U.S. ' 'District Court for the d istrict' of hew Jersey : • • All the real estate, wharves, marine railway, heild Mg., improvements, motive power, maehined, rooloihi • fixtures, pereonal property . and assets of the . National . Iron Armor and Shipbuilding Company, 'banrupt, In.; ;.` eluding the following : Three lots of laud./ situate Ras. the South \Yard of Camden., fronting on Delaware dracai, nun, aboht 450 feet; hailing a, avatar front on the river Delftware of about 800 feet, containing about 13.4 g ac and haying thereon wharves, buildings and Iraqi.** w la Apn of the property may be seen at 10l Maik r Street, Camden, N. where further information mar es be obtained. Tonna made known attinte of sale. S. 11. GRI - 1 1,1 ; t A BB 'i gne ee,, • 't S.B.wurn G., BUNTING, DUP - ~BOROW- 8 ; CO., • • AUCTIONEERS. Noe.= and 234 MARKET ertreet.c_orner of Bank nkreeet.4" Successors to JOHN 13, MY ERS da- LARGE SALE OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTICDRr. GOODS ON TIIIIR S DAY It 1O , Dec. 23, at 10 o'clock, ou tour months' credit." , • DOMESTICS. • • • • , Bales bleached and brown Shirtit gs and - Sheetingd. • do brown. bleached and colored Drills.:. do white and fancy all wool Blankets. • Cases Mancbester and Scotch Ginglinms and Plaids; do fancy Madder Prinfs,Canton find Domet Iflawneht. do miners' and ShirtinglNannels.'Printed Delafnes. do Leary blue Denims, Ticks, Stripes and Ohec,tus. • do Kentucky and Corset Jeans, Cottiniades: • ..' do Printed Cloaklugs, Satinets hipseys: Tweeds.; do black and cold Cambrics, Sitcoms, Jaconeta. MERCHANT TAILORS' GOODS. ~. Pieces French and Saxony all wool and Union Clothe. do ell wool Chinchillrus, Coatings,Faney Cessimereit. do Castor, Moscow and Esqulmaux Bearers. do London Pilots, Doeskins, blenons,Whitnoyi, &c. do black and colored Italians, Velvets, Velveteens, DRESS GOODS, SILKS, &c. PleCes high lustre pure kfoliairs, Alpacas, Coburgs. do Merinos; Poplins, Dele.thes,Silk Plaids. &c. do black, colored and Fancy Dress Silks. Shavvisoke.,.. LINENS, WHITE GOODS, .tc. Full lines bleached and %V B. Table Damask, Napkins. Full lines Barnsley Shoetings,Diaper, Table Clothe. Full lines bleached and brown Drills, Ducks, Rucks. • Full lines Jaconets, Cambrics, Nainsooks , dm. " , Also, An invoice of colored Empress Cloth, all wool, far the city retail sales. 20 pieces forty-six inch French black drap (Fete. .100 Fancy Carriage or Lap Babas. P ARIb CHINA AND GLASS FANCY ARTICLES., Just received by Steamer. China and Crystal Cups, mounted. China and Crystal Flower Stands. 'China Vases and Card Receivers,•crYstal Tuiißis and Baskets. Views of Paris, Flower Stands, Bonbon Gage*, Gar.' riages. Velocipedes, with Bottles, Corbolles and Watch- Stands. Thermometers, mounted;Jewel Stands, &c. Also, Balmoral and Hoop Shirley Traveling and Under Shirts and Drawers. Sewing*. Marseille! and Honey comb Quilts, French Piques, Umbrellas, Silk Ties, Shirt , Fronts, Linen Cambric Hdlthi., ace. CLOSING SALE OP CAItEETINGS, OT (MOTHS. ao. ON. FRIDAY MORNING. Dec. 24 at 11 o'clock, on four months' credit ; about pieceslngrain, Venetian. List, Hemp, Cottage and Has‘ Carpetings, Oil Cloths, Rugs, 8c. A Igo, 14 pieces large size PRINTED DRUGGETS. • • - CLOSING SALE OF 2000 CASES BOOTS, SHOES, BROGANS...kn. ON TUESDAY MORNING. 'Dec. 28. at 10 o'clock, on four months' credit. ARTIN BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS, (Lately Salesmen for M. T homas & Sons') " o. 029 CHESTNUT street. rear entrance from moor. /II L. - ABHBRIDGE & CO., 'AUCTION. SERB. No. 605 MARKET street. above Tlfth,‘ JAM ES A lI I : I 4 t iViYn A uti QTION'EER, REMOVAL. REMOVAL. JOSIIIILTA COWTPTLAND do SONS RAVE REMOVED THEIR LOORING-GLASS AND PICTURE-FR/11HE S.TORE To No. IS NORTH SIXTH STREET, Where tbay offer, at Re.duceS Prices. a general Resort- meat of LOOKING-GLASSES, PICTURE•FRAMES, LARGE FRENCH PLATE lIIIRRORS, CORNICES, ROOM MOULDINGS, &c. • no2I w f m Ideal§ T. B 1 AT.E, M. D., & SONi DENTIBII3I S have removed to lIId Girard street. 0r..22 dati" CAUTION OTICE.—ALI4 PERtiONS ARE HERE BY..OI cautioned against trusting any of the crew of the British bark B. Bogen. Crosby, master, from Bris tol, England, as no debts of their contracting will be paid by either Captain or Consignees. PETBIC WEIGHT BONS, 11.5 Walnut street. N _ Q C E.—ALL PER SONS ABE Aft hereby cautioned againat treating any of the crew of the Norwegian Ain Refondo, Biegi3n master, from Brietol,Y;ngland,as no delta of their contracting -will be. raid .by either Captain or Consignees. PETIR WRIG.111" t SONS, 115 Walnut street. del4tf CA UT I 0 N.-ALL' PERSONS ARE hereby cautioned against harboring or trusting any of thq crew of the British brig" Estelle," Belau master, from 'Rotterdam, as no debts of their contract ing will be Raid by Cantain or Consignees. NIVAKALAN CO., EOWngnees. dett tf - VOTICE.—ALL PERSONS ARE .1.. N hereb cautioned against trutitiog any of the . crow of theta. G. Bark Anton, Fricke, from New York, as no debts of their contracting will be paid ; by either Captain or Consignees. PETER WRIGHT t SONS. 115 Walnut atroot: • • deli tf 11EATE71S AND STOVES: aTHOMSON' S LONDON KITCra•-,:: , ener, or If oronean Banos, for flanilles, or public institution • in twenty di ff erent Oise Also, Phlladelplaht Itsuses, Hot Air Portable Heaters, Low down Grates i _Flreboil Bath Boilers, Stew-hole Plates , Broilers. Stores, etc., wholesale and retail by the man nfactnrestn i x — SHATtPX*THOIifBOI‘,. • nothrt or\ f, eiu N 0.909 North Second streeL., '744 I THOMAS S DIXON & 80N8, Lute OHNbTNVT t te4gliso iinefeetitArcr z lr ow ill!')4l Do 4 3l .". PARLOR 24.1 OF lON, And other GUATF,II. for Anthracite, Bourainero an d w o ad Ti ro ' -ALSO, , •-' WABII-Ant For WerminicPubilie am vete Agann'NEfftß l M TORS • 000smANcismii.a ntiost FALB. and 410TTON,48.E . B.A.ZES OOTTOz oir-. mi.) bugling* from atoomor Wyomitipt,, from IM.rsiimmb l , G0,.,.Mul or osTO by COOFIRAII, 1 1 , U4SErtle Vv., Ottotalmt etroot, k7T..;;;g4'.' ,•5.-..•;:-.,-0;,...k,,f,',,::, ON HALM
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