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Yearly advertisers will be charged $l2 per annum including subscription 'to the paper—with the privilege of keeping one advertisement not exceedinet squares winding during the year, and the insertion of a smaller one in each paper for three successive times All letters addressed to the editor must be post paid otherwise no attention will be paid to them. • All notices for meetings. &c. and other noticed which have heretofore. been inserted grails, will be charged 25 cents each:except Manages and Grath's. Irr Pamphlets. Cheat, Garde. !/ills of Ladang and Handbills of every doseriphon, neatly printed a! this Office al theionwst rush tutees. PROSPEC r L 6 THE MINERS' .10IIIN AL. TILLS Journal was materially enlarged and otherwise improved at the cotustwlrcetnent of the year, and will now rank with an , ,, paper . ln the state,Out al I'hulade lpino Its pages will be devoted to a General Chronicle of the Coal linviiiess: Improvements in au. ManufActory of Iron; l c he progress of thy _kits and Jrn•nres;' A Summary of European Intelligence The Current News of the Day, And in addition, ea 11 hilin!” , wdl be furnished, unless a pima of local nialier should exclude V. with ,ortititN A 'TA I. Thereby making it equal ill interest to inane 111)bl 1C311006 Whose SebS.erl;l;.oll pri . eeS th.oMe it in :untwist. Tu those ildereited th the Coal or •I roil business. as well as the general reader, its page's w II it is hoped, afford valuable inform ition and amusement, and no pains Shut be saare.l to render it worthy the patronage of all classes of the community. iKr ANOTIIER EN 11UVE:11-ENT. -CO In the first week in January, ISM, the Nl m e r s' Jour. nal will again be etilar i rl by the atlii,tlon of another column to each page, ithit h will make it the largest pa per published in the State, um or Pliiladcl i iiiiaiprov.d4cl each subscriber will, in the mein time, procure us on additional one. Those who du not, will be charg ed $2 50 ,per annum rifler the enlargement taken place. The Coal Reaitm will then ha 1/1211 , c;.pretietttativeabroad that will add credit to ;tile cliterprii,c and lilieraky or its citizens. B. BINNIN. PH ILA DELPH A. AN D PO7TSI ILLE OPPOSITION - - LINE OF DA ILY COACI I ES, ria Reading and ..Vorrislown ~_ RAIL RU ADS subscry)ers, having nr.culed to the e.arru<l 01-t!le truveliJo i r: counnittruty on tirts tuute, respuctiu',ly ann ,, uhe.eh., the public that the) have conititent:ed ruuniog a • - DAILY LINE OF COACHES • Belecefn Philaaelphia and l'ottartile, For the accommodation of the public. The C oa che s are entirely new, built at Troy, large and loomy, and superior to any now runtinicr in . Pennar lvanta. Expectenced and accomModating (111%, rs arc co• gaged, arid every artt utior raid to the Lonitort and con venicnce or tras,lkr oil the route, by th%-tztropric tort, and their Aeciit-it I No acing trtil he prlnltird on any considve a !ton tchaterei—rmr. -n ill the idles nl fare be. e hang , d ilotli Lines should think proper to reduce their rates, or even run for nothing- 7 -it being the uhole and sole awn of the Proprietors to. arrommodutr fhr public at a •reasotzabie rule of Fair' —they therefore confidently look.tothe public to 'sustain them to the undertaking. ' ' The Lute will leave their office, tic the old Post Office, at Pottsville every frl at -7 o'elo,k,, A, N 1 and Leave Sanderr:uns hunt at 41 o'clock, every morning, and at clink every the afternoon Line, pa,-clizers arrive at Reading the came day, and leave 16,di,:.! next morning at 10 o'. clock, and arrive to Pottsville at -3i ocluck, P. M., at the following RATES OF FARE: From Pottsville to Reading, From Reading to Piiilad'u, No. 1 Curs, Do. Do. No. t 3 Cars, Pottsville to Port Clinton Do. to Hamburg i 100 From Philadelphia to Pottoille, No, I.Cars, 500 Omnibuses are e ,, z.,zeri to curry 1/39SCrIgers to and from the depot in l'tokttleipli id and aer•,...;the Bridge at Nur:l:down, tree of additional charges, at the above rates cif fare. For seats, in Pottsville, apply at tireis Office, in the old Post Office. • In Phtladelidita, at -Sanderson's Merchant', Ho tel, North 4th St , Vern lit Ilwisc,'..2d St!, Congress Hall, 3d St., rotted States note); and nartthali it. In keadtng, at Ftilt, I lotril. 1.? All. Baggage at the rt.i, of the ,twgers. The Pro krictors 01110 wet-etc state for the infor• riation . of the public, that this- Line has nncontrec• lion whatever with cx,..ttin:r Lulea, nor will it ha e. trig connection—but will -land or wive mertut. Ft) r, StIOEN ER, EI:s.::VEY Proprietors. 12—if March 23 PENNSYLVANIA WILL, lit fhe Bormigh of Pori's% 11.1.1: r.t. J. ILTUGII l Ilf*OU T. A NNOI'ArES to the rFavelling. pubilc that he !layi reti ted'ho• elizatt attention to the Militia. and cone mono t is The ,00igudy of its .situation to the :Ltiera . Bank, and the ddlt,trent Coal Landings recommends it-to the [nail nl hu,lOhot. wh.le as extenstive oariors and well veht.lated vong apart ments.g!ve it poculiar advantages for the suponertravel lerOr the terabit Tne mrbaarr - b-partrie•nr a n es aerienersi bands. and heLrderand fl sr st•wked w •1 es ery e tied cacy of viand and limior..nutnerniis acciiininotla•dig ser vants wilhu ad times cuiituce to the fi:easu re and attend the want. , of hts 1 1 1..;r 'Phu saluhritv 01 the llorererh of, Pottsville, and the many sources nlarripo•nieni. bash 44 , 11/.li and artificial. which its v i cindt- ajortis. rend..r it a des.ra tale place ~f resort, arid trie provictur . j.leuges hacrinti U6ti esertions to make a sojourn therein.condus.ve both to sumfort and , gratification. Pa. March 30. 1839 EXCHANGE HOTEL, P Oi' S L It Wings G. Johnson EI A HAS taken ibis einninoilion4 establish a : ' '-', ntec,t recently occupied foy 1 , ....,,,•ph Weaver, E. as the " National Hotel," corner of Centre and Callowhill streets, and ham mate ally improved its arrangement for the accommodalinn of cu,toiners. The situation iv pleasant arid central, being contig uous to the Post Office and Town H4ll, arid in the tinniness part of the borough ; and thr4 'Daily Lines of Stages arrive and depart from the... Exchange to and from Reading, Northumberland, Danville and Cattawissa. PRI VA rE FA VI ILI S, who cesire spending the summer moults in the' al Regto't will he furnished with parlours and cham bers calculated to please the 61 4 and render comfortable the most fastidious guests; and TRAVELLERS will' always find those ace.ommodations which are most dered, and the strict attention of servants. — It Were superftuoua to ear that nig Tana and BAa will always be futnished With the chole.est rititicla and liquors ; and, with a.taish and exertions to gratify his guests he,intic.pateis the patronage of the public. Peltier tile, it rtl 13, .1539 an gO Exchange at New York onLondon 9 to 104 per cent. premium. !remarkable Yew Tire near Tewkesbury.—.fir. Lees, F. L. S., in the course of a lecture on botani. cal science, delivered at the ToWn Hall, Tewkesbu ry, before the Literary, Scientific, and Mechanic's Institution of that place, on the 12th inst. exhibited the polisliea section of the her:lien of a venerable yew tree lately standing in Forthampton churchyard. near Tewkesbury, but which was blown down in the fearful gale of January last. This section, thu' only nine inches in diameter, admirably portrayed the. extreme longevity andfslow growth of the old patrician tree—so endeared to Englishmen from Ole remembrance of their arirestorri, 'dreadful with the bonded yew;'having 2:27 layers of annual growth distinctly marked upon it. Now, as the venerable bide overthrown by the merciless winds, measured about seven feet in diameter, or, with the atnuosittes of ilo exterior, '26 feet in c:rcu t mferenee, Mr. Lees stated his opinion, that even allowing a considerable set off in ,the calculation of the more rapid increase of the tree in the first hundrea years of its existence, there could be no doubt that this - singular y ew (which °rib , in the preceeding year had cost the parish some pounds for props and iron stancheons to arrest its fate,) had borne !tie vicissitudes of more than 1700 summers and winters! Standing as it did on a natural mount, which probably had been a -high place" of pagan worship, it had been secured in its ancient seat by the consecration of the spot to the hallowed purpose off hrisi tan worship; and at last,alter witnessing, in its youth, the vain struggles of the brave Silarians, and their chief, Caraciacas, in stein the human power, fell supine before the wintry hurricane, when by the roll of events the de ecendanta of ihnse same :Silurians had, in aonnec ' lion with other tribes, amalgamated an empire ex tending into the remotest corners of the earth, and under a virgin Queen tracing her ancestry to the Welsh Princess. Mlloon Trarelling.—The Cheltenham Chronicle tells us that the r•eientiEc gentlemen who aceumPa mod "Mr. Green in the'Nusgatt balluon are now try in4 an experiment preliminary to the establnthinent of a line or halklon..3 between Cheltenham and Lon don, so as to supersede (If posAble) every other 'node of travelling. Burninff. of a Mosx.—Fuukhaw MORK, near 71111 m thorpe, to Kest rely ttd, was dibemered lu, be cm fug to an immense extent. The fire had a tmmt sub lime atmtar,time, re,embling a yam ocean of rolling tlatne. The Uoform Penny Pustage.—lt has boon as. certamed that the average postage at present upon all hilers rS 7 3 4d., and that the real cost of trans inistioros oilly 3.4 d per letter. So that sevt.mletters must pass through the post office for every one now tx.for the present rmcnue can be obtained under the" proposedsystem. There is a great diver sity of opinion as to whether such an augmentation world take place. The .111,1 oninaharn Rlots.—Sonsc further popular movernentiZ had occurred at Birmingham, %Inch-had however been quelled at Lime expense of-a few broken heads, and at 5 o'clock on the evening of the klih— thelsiest date—the town WWI perfectly quiet. The injured policemen were till doug well. Lady ?lota - Hastings.—A post mortem examine. Lion of the body of thin unfortunate lady an was made on.the sth ufJuly, and the result gloved tnyond a doubt that the assaults on her lair lame had bccnofalse and slanderous. Sergeant Tallhurd's copy right bill has been post paned till the nest session of Parliament. The consideration of Lord Brou4rham'a Eduratinn 11 ,1 1 to tl.e fluu.se of Lords stood postponed till the sth-inst. In the House pt Commons on the I fit h, T.3rd Palmerston obtained leave to bring in.a "WI fur the mire effectual supresslon of the slave trade under the Bag UPortugul." ct - 2 on 3 Oti ..)(t Robert Omen.—The Tory papers continue to blow up Lord Melbourne for having prceenied Robert Owen at Court. The llofindetry Question,--The London Globe, (ii ministerial paper,) of Wednesday evening, JuJj JUth has the fdlowing paragraph y The very protracted and expensive nature of the fortner survey-of the territory which Maine dispute: , with New Brunswick having led to nu results, the Senate of the United States having rejected the de i:issiiin of the King of the Netherlands, to whom the dispute was referred, the new survey now propoded by the American Gofernment will probably be car ried Into effect ; and as-a prellminitry step,' her Ma jo .iy: a Government has selected tar Commissibriers to proceed linmediately by the British queen to North America, to examine into the posi•rbility of elm p:i fv inethis arduous undertaking, and bringing the q iestion to a prompt and hunorabl? kett/ene . nt• Lieutenant Colonel Mudge, nt the Royal hilk'l• neers. an of of litPi'repu'ation in geodetic oper ations, is one orthe cuthiniastunera. The other is Mr Frathermonliaugh. No. 2 Cars, 4 111 Inch Cropa.—Acenonts from all parts (rftne poen try reaell'u,, conveying the gratifying intelligence titnk the erupa, owing to the Lite MOS. ace to a tn,st prosperous conddynn, and present every app,arastee of an abundant harvest, Votatoc+ are a tittle baes wara in some prts,.ovy.ing to the late draught, but sldl;•proml-e well, and, thant,s he ioThe Giver of all good, the prospectiot the poor begin already in brighten, and the des.dooecney which has hitherto prevailed to now changed Into iny and thankfulness. -Therno - nd gridge- , -One archetol the bridge now building, cattle down on the 7th trial. Fortu nately no pereon- was inhred. The accident was canoed by the - centres having been recently removed, and the new filling of the earth, &re., being saturated with the heavy rains of last week, forced out 'file arch, the next spandril to It not hacii any filling. impartation of Crain from od.-"-Several car goes of nat.; and odtow I, and home qurininty 01 wheal, wi re purchased at Liverpool op Friday, fur h-tripment to Leland. The pr,lvineialbank htive rt ender core tdcrstion to eataht:-h additional branches in Ireland. BEI A Xoeel Company correspondent ate that :Jong the head of whici a company is tor lire the names of several disting shed nobleman and scien tific men, for the artificial rearing and breeding of defineafic towl,gaine, and oilier descriptions of birds. The operations arc proposed to be conducted on a very extensive scale, and ir. addition to rearing lords' for the markets, and game for the preserves and parks of the nobility and gentry,..vill attempt the acclimating and naturalizing foreign rare birds. It has been proved by very successful experiments that tln climate cifthia is no greater olistacle to ar. tificial breeding on an extensive scale than that of Egypt-- , ,here the art has been carried on jrunt tune immemorial. A splendid rowing match between the members of the Dublin and Pembroke Clubs came off on the Liffey. .The prize was a silver cup, value twenty guineas. It was wan by the Wasp, the property of &rnuel Nevelie, Esq. a member of the Dublin club, to whom it was immediately presented by Corneli us Sullivan, Esq., the donor. Trotting Match hr .00.--The match between "the Glasgow mare" and. the "West country hei'se." which has been so much talked of in this neigh bourhood of late, "came off" on the Glasgow and Ayr road. The start was made a little after seven o'clock, from the twelve mile stone opposite King's Wells, and the oniinals went forward with remark able velocity, and many and 'force of action, each 15-ly I will teach you to pierce the bowels of the Earth and bring out from the - Caverns oldie Mountains, Metals which will give strengthlo.ohr !lands and utikect all Nature to our use and pleasure.—Di-JOHASOk VOL. XV ENGLAND IRELAND. AND P Weekly by 'Benjamin Hannan, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. pacing it so well that it was aoubtlut for a time which was to be the winner. Ten miles was the distance agreed upon, the weight 14 stones. On nearing the two mile atone the mare was first by a considerable. distance, and gained the victory by 1 minute and 3 seconds, according to the time keep. cr's observation. The most important matter in this feat, as it was that on which the bets were hea nest, remains to be noticed. Many and very large sums were staked as to the time in which the ground would be gone over by either of ttte animals=-some said 40 minutes, others wagered that the time would count 35 minutes; it,was, however less than any of these numbers, namely 33 minutes and Id seconds 'This is reckoned the most expeditious trotting ever performed, under similar circumstan• ces to Scotland or Britain. Several cannon bails were recently found in exca. 'rating part-of the town wall at Watergate, Limer ick, where they. must have rested since the serge of Limerick SCOTLAND. Indian Missieni.—The students of the Uaiversi• ty of Glasgow have recently resolved to raise £3OO a-year, and ou,mort a missionary to India them selves. The students of the University o 'Edinburgh mean to do the same; and it is und• r consideration in more than one of theeongregations of Edinburgh, whether they may nut carry out their missionary obligations ltr a similar wet. half- Women —A simple minded old dame, resid rag near the Water of Leith village, was attentively hetentpg, the ,timer evening, to her grandson reading a statiatival account of the proportion of females to males in various countrya in the world. She easily comprehended how that in Britain the women ex• ceeded the males by six in a hundred, and in Spain by one In a 1000 ; but when it was stated that in Sweden 'the females exceeded the mules by seven and a half in every hundred, -he exclaimed, "GM' hae a care 0' me : hae they half women in Sweden'" A resort prevails in the circles of the Palace that her Majesty will make aacries of:visite in the north of England, and probably exiciid the Royal todr to ',coriarid• The latter end of August is named as the period when the Court will leave town. About 3U emigrants sailed from liirkeuhright. in the Couniess of Galkii..'ay steamboat, on the 2:21i current. 'They were farincis. with !amines,- front the neighbour'.lOod of Crectown arid Newton Slew. art, and arc ab. , ut to. locate thernotlves in the State of Illinots, North America. Prorinctal—Scots College at ►'arts.—On Thurs day, the long Wised of Records of the Scots Coliege at Pails were landed at ASerilecen. They filled seven carts; and though we4tave had no opportuni. ty of examining their contents, the interest which they have excited for the last fifty years among Scottish scholars, sufficiently warrants us in saying that they will thrulv new and unportent lights un the ecclestastical history of Scotland. We believe that the world was f:rsi made aware althea impar toi,ec about the year 17:1, by Thomas Inns, a priest of the College in Paris, whose "inquiry into the An merit Ilistory of Scotland," was Ihe first wore which treated that 'puma of o.r alma!s in a philmm?hical and discriminating spirit. Since that time little use has been •matie ut the rich stores of which Father lon.•s had availed himself; and it was generally feared that theY had perished along with the build ings of the monastery during the French fievolu. tion. It is therefore with much pleasure that we now state, that they are gaiety deposited in the lege at Blairs, where we have 110 doubt they will be accessible to the antiquary and the'scholar. Our friend Check. Pingree was chosen Presi dent of the—Bank, this morning. .One vote would have stopped htm." " How deticedly unlucky. I meant to have been present to vote for 'Check myself!" The Summer 5.,0m.-0,, %lay 21 iiie,e on " Never mind, 3ruce," said another. You are a as line arid heavy p lail,of ;mow .2, - 4.,po u id - h e well lucky man. Thetnews of the great tire to Speeder looked for in thedepth of winter; and so great was , Vin !i e ds just reached [lawn by express, and I congrat the obstruction'to tiavelling that some of the mails were retarded considerably. 'Fire etfect on the suit u ate you that you was tufty insured. was,curimo, from its having been parched' and "Insured! my policy expired - last -week. I meant much heated previously by a glcwing • sun ; from to have got it renewed this Morning." - the surface a smoke or- SICIIM arose and to the Joe posted home iii no happy humor. When an touch the earth felt a? 01001 it were an Immense easy roan is fairly up, he is the most uneasy and un hot bed. High winds have,4 , teyailed to the great tic trirnent of frau three blossoms. ' reasonable man in creation. Snowdonia.—"Rising gradually 111. d majestically "Mrs. Bruce, by staying at home to hear you scold from its rock•girt - base, Snowdon embraces within I have lost thousands. I meaßt to have got iiisured its limits-a distinct region of sulteet hills, valleys, this morning—l did nut; s4peederville is burnrd and lakes, stretching across thowal•ey in one vast down, and lam a beggar." . unbroken chain - from, sea to sea. It was formerly s Wy did you not do it yesterday. Mr. Bruce " rainiudered, fact, to eennprise . -within itself u hale 1 I was thinkin g of Hawk & Harpey." - kirigdom ; the Barges of Snowdon were the most , potent lords of theimil, a Making ! Wby did you not secure yourself n d the seillniory of its., broad and bold &Main was alwaa'the most. severe • ," I meant to, but ly contested and the last rasigned Edward I. eel- But—gyve the no buts." " Aire Led Iris final trunaph over the ill fated Llewelyn ; " You are in excellent spirits, Mrs. Bruce." In jousts and festivals upon its plains.; he often made „ Never in better.'" it his fatinrite summer residence tt was choseo as ' the congress of the native princes, and of the bardic vastly fine, madam. We are beggars." contests, —and palaces and s hunting seats animated Mrs. Bruce sat down and clapped her feet on eta-wooded and wel.l peopled . eminences; Now, a" the fender,. after her husband's manner in the comparatively barren wilderness of heights spreads - before the eye; naked massy ridges still rear,-their natural harrier against the skies; but post of the military potions, rastka, and. towers, which made them formidable, are sten i, more. Pwltheli.—On Monday evenin g , 17th June last,- •about 8 o'clock, ibis town and neighbourhood were visited by one of the ;Tina( treinend•us thunder storms .ver remenibes, d, and la frieh last, d without niter. mission for a bunt three, hours -The ram fell in tor rents, but providentially no serious damage was done, Aberefaron.—The storm above referred to appears to have had,s most extensive ranee, and we regret to state that in one instance as effects have been fa tal Thunder Storms.—On Monday and Tuesday af ternoons, 17th and 18th June, Chester and heigh bourhood were visited with seve6 but culinary thum der storms, which, though terrific at the moment, have not only passed without any disastrous casual. ties, but have. entirely Mime(' the face of nature, eltanging nearly genera: sterility into the appear ance, and we trust the reality of the profusion. Ir. the storm on Tuesday, the lighining was peculiarly Nivk t ii, and the peals of thunder were Instanlaneous on the flash; the rain showered in torrents inter mixed with large half stones: On each 'occasion the duration was not much more than an hour, Colliery.sterident.—An explosion of fire damp took place last week, at the Deep Pit or Main Col liery and the Neath Abbey Coal Company, port of Neath, whereby one man was killed, and fifteen or sixteen more were injured: one had a leg broken, a nother nearly scalped, the rest more or less burnt, but the explosion occurring before the men had' stripped fin their work, or even folly entered to their seperate occupations, but little comparative injury is likely to result beyond a short suspension of sheir labour. Llonelly y.—This line will be opened from Lanelly up to Llandibie, 16' miles, by July Ist, and and the mineral produce abounding in this district will be brought down to the harbour in great Two splendid locomotives, by tlacliworth, of 6 wheels each of 4 feet in diameter, and all six coupled, with 15.inen cylinders, and each engine weighing 11 tone will be launched by the opening. Grieff— gart/tquake.—About 2 o'clock on the mottning of Friday last, two ihocks of an earthquake were felt here, which lasted about two seconds, but the subterraneous noise which accompanied it con tinued much longer. The weather became soft the next day. A very appaling fire lately broke out in Brogue lane, Tmlee ; nine house. were destroyed. Mr. Al dridge, the African Reedits, has volunteered to per form for the benefit of the sufferers. SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10. 11339. ■~ T II • . . OV . 9 ,; AL ADVERTISER. EASY JOE BRUCE I= 4 , Blesa in !" exclaimed Mr. Joseph Bruce. or per haps we should rather sap• Joe Bruce. for as he was a noble, easy fellow, nobody thought of allowing hits more than half his name, or of any thing else which belonged to him. I see by the paper that Hawk Sr. Harpey have assigned. I meant to have secured my debt yesterday !" He left his coffee half drank, stumbled over the threshold and went almost at a run ,to the counting room of Hawk. & Harpey. One half his speed on the day before would have 'saved his debt :—as it was, he was just - In season to put on his name at the bottom 01 a dozen and a half pre pared ones, to receive ten per cent He went back to his unfinished breakfast with what appetite he might. .4 Why did you neglect this so long, Mr. Bruce" said his helpniate and comforter. I meant t have attended to it yesterday my dear 7 " You meant ! That is always your dway, Mr. Bruce. You carelessly neglect your business to Cie last rnome,nt, and then put yourself in a haste and a heat for nothing my dear! Rea(ly, Mrs. Bruce " And it was really Mrs. Bruce, for few of the femi nine, and none of the masculine gender, could have kept pace with her. Certainly, Easy Joe could not. The clatter of a cotton mill would hot have been a circumstance to the din she raised. Easy Joe pull ed a cigar case out of his pocket—clapped his feet on the feuder—und it almost seemed that the smoke rendered his ears impervious to the bleatinga of that gentle lamp, his spouse, so placid v% as his counte nance, as the vapor escaped in graceful volumes from his nituth. People overshot the mark sometimes; Mrs. Bruce did. Had she spared her oration,' the morannes . loss kould -have induced her husband to Nave been punctual to has business, for' one day at least. 'As it was, he took the same pride ill ne glecting it under her lecture, that the Grand Nation took so lung in refusing to pay the claims of uur 12132312 •• Breeze away, Mrs. Bruce!" •• Breeze away, btr ! Breeze away ! l %.i,ll I a•uld impart one title of my energy to yuu Mr. Bruce; I—l " ' Bruce sprang to his feet. and crash came an vie ' gant mantle clock down upon the hearth. 'There, Mr. Bruce ! th a t clock h as s t o od th ere three months without fastening; a single screw would have saved it ; but .Well, I meant to' . "You meant' Mr. Bruce-11m meant won't pay the damage, nor Hank & iluepey's note! rou meant, indeed! Bruce seized -his aneeloak. In a few nan .ZiSobody- could read in ionial breeze, and utes he was on 'Change. his face •any traces of the nobody would suspect from trisi Hawk & Harpey had failed in his deb Bruce! • Nell, Mr. Bruce, they're routed him Who I morning . We are beggars, ripdam, 3ruce repeated. Very good—l will take my guitar; and you shall shoulder the three children. We will play un der Mr. Hawk's window first, then under Mr. liar pey's —and then go beg our way to Speederville, to play to the ashes of what was once.your factory %:Leh you meant to hare insured. I should like begging of all thir.gs. "id Vgai abominable wiunan! I shall go mad." "Do not, I beseech you, Mr. Bruce! They put mad beggars in Bedlam." Bruce sprang for the door. Hts wife interrupted him. Here Joseph, is a paper I means to have shown you this morning!" A policy, and dated yesterday ! " Yes, You meant to get it renewed to-day ! I meant it should be done yesterday—so I told your clerk for you, to do it. Am I not an' abominable woman ! " " When I said so, I was in a pet. I meant " oNo more of that, Joseph. Now tell me who Is the first on and Harpey's assignment " Yourrotber." " His claim covers you both " l'oU are an angel, Mrs. Bruce!" Easy Joe became an altered man, and his wife was released hona her watch over his out door busi ness. She died some years before him—but we are half inclined to suspect, that after her death, Joe par tially relapsed into his old habits—so true it is, that habit is a second nature. Both were buried in the grave yard. at Speederville, and our suspicions are founded on something like the following conversi •tion which took place between the grave digger and Ilia assistant : Where are we to dig Mr. Bruce's grave " Ido not know exactly. His will says, next his wife." 0 Where was she laid " That I dont knovA Easy Joe always said he meant to place an obelisk over her, but it never was done." Pcrikma . Adventure.--An t*.curmnce of almost perilotteand thrilling character took place at the Falls of Niagara last week, which is Mut, related in the Buffalo Journal of the 26th July : An occurrence of most thrilling interest took place at Niagara Falls yesterday afternoon, "attended with imminent peril to the lives of two individuals, hut re. suiting in a most happy and providential deliverence, The new bridge to Iris island is planted in afnght-• ful rapid where the current is from 20 or 30 miles an hour, midis only about 100 or 150 yards above the brow of the great precipice or perpendicular fall.— A "cartientel by the name of Chapin was engaged with others in covering the bridge, and while al work upon a staging about iino huniked feet from Iris isl and, accidently lost his footing and was precipitated into the rapids, and in the twinkling of an eve swept away toward the great cataract. Speedy and Inevit able destruction seemed to await him ; but fortunate ly he was uninjured by the fall, and even in this most hopeless condition retained perfect self possess ion. Turning his eye it-ward the only .point of hope above the-fearful precipice, lie succeeded by great dexterity in swimming, in effecting a landing upon a little island some twenty. feet in width ata 'and length, the outermost of the group of little re, dar Islands eitutated sonwhirty or forty yards above the falls, and about equal-distant from Goat and the American shore, There he stood for an hour, looking calmly and beseechingly back upon the numerous spectators alto lined the bridge and shores, -hut with lhoin he could bold no conversation on account of the distance, and the roar of the rapids. There is a man in the village of the Falls by the name of Robinson, of extraordinary muscular pow er, great intrepidy and withal an admirable boatman —and he was probably the only one that could have' keen found within 50 miles—who generously volun teered his serviscs, to attempt reaching the island in a boat and bring Chapin off. A light boat .ut two oars, similar in construction to tie White Hall rac ing boats, was soon procured, and he einharked. 'He proceeded with great deliberaton and eon:imit ate skill, darting his little boat across the rapid cline-. mils, and at the intervening eddies holding up to; survey his situation and recruit his strength for the next rapid channel still intervened, sweeping close to the island, and rendering the attempt to land ve ry difficult. lie paused for a moment, and then with all his strength darted across and sprang from his boat—his foot slipped, and he fell backward into , the rood current. Vi;h the spectators It us as a moment of thrilling interest and breathless dictum', his boat seemetLinevitably lost, and himself in fear ful jeopardy. Rtnaining however, his grasp on the boat be sprang in, and again seizing his oars brought up under the Ice of the little island.. All again felt a momentary relief, but still the great labor and haz ard of the enterprise remained to be overcome. A cool head. and a strong arm could only effect it— Rubinson proved equal to the task. 'Faking his companion on board, in 'the same careful andslvlib crate manner, though at infinitely greater haxard and labor, they effected a safe landing on Goat island: There the spectators assembled to give thorn a cordial greeting. A scene of great excitementen sued—the holt was drawn up the bank, and it was moved and carried by acclamation that a collertion be taken up on the spot for Chapin and his noble hearted deliverer Robinson. It was a generous one tint was thankfully received ; but the- reflecuon to . - ison that he has rescued a fellow being under ,instances will be to his generous heart a . After the collection, Robinson and .• seats in the boat and were carried kulders of their neighbors to the ntenance that EIISN Joe Rdloi% N., such ci much riche .1 Chapin touk th in triumph on_the s The intense interest o c whole scene we heightened by the prpscnce o 'hapin's wife and children, who stood on shore watch' with unavail ing horror and agony what • seemed hi inevitable and fearful fate. With what devout and 'BW - eft gratitude must they have thanked God, when he husband any( parent once more stood by their aid( safe and sound. ;From Colburn'n New Monthly Magazine. fur June.; Ai - Domestic Scene. Nine o'clock had just struck at the impena.l 'Pal ace at Fontainebleau.. :Napoleon, seated by the fire side with Marie Louise, vas enjoying that freedom of conveneition and familiarity he' was so fond of. Never.had his noble and antique features assumed so joyous and so natural an expression. He laugh ed,, he chatted, he joked ; and a strange entering b.v chance, would have had much difficulty in recognis ing the Emperor in that little stout man, lullin g with so much nonrhalance in an armchair. He poked the fire with the tip of his La m , rubsed his hands with glee, and with playful and . tender sal lies, provoked Marie Louise to venture upon some French phrases as yet strange to her,- which she du-- figured w ith 'a German frankness so irresistibly droll, that :Nap!eon burst into fits of laughter, The Empress, half angry, half smiling, came and sat upon the knee of her husband. At the same moment, the door opening, the soldier-like faro of Huroc presented itself. 'Sire,' said he, • the Italian artist is arrived.' 'Conduct him here immediately,' repliei the Em peror, at the same time pushing back his arm-chair, he left a space for the new comer between the Em press and himself. The visiter, on entering, made a . profound bow to the two illustrious personages into whose presence he wan e,tdmitted ; and at the desire of Napoleon, took a seat near the fire. Welcome to France, my dear Canova,' said the Emperor, in one of his kindest accents.-- 13ut how pale and thin you have become since I last saw you. You must certainly leave Rome and come to reside in Paris• The in of the capital will restore you to health and vigor. bee how well we are,' continued he, taking in his hind the fresh and rosy chin of Ma rie Louise. must attribute my ill health to the fa tigue ofmy occupations, not to the air of my coun try. To leave Koine altogether, would be impossi ble for me; tndeed, it would be fatal to me.' Paris is the capital of the arts. You must stay here, I desire it,' said the husband of the pretty Ger man, in a commanding tone,- on a sudden assuming the Etriperor. Your majesty may dispose of my life, bur if you wish it to be devoted to your service, sire, grant me permission to return to Italy as soon as I have finish ed the best or her majesty, the Empress; which I am about to undertake.' Devil's in the man,' exclaimed the ,Emperor, , refuses to star with me ! You see, Louise,-he has no other ambition that to . be the greatest sculp tor in , the world. Ile longs to leave us to return to Rome to resume his labors, and present:to the world another such a stork as his Terpsichore,' Paris,' Lea Danseuses,' Venus,' or the' Magdalen.' ' The conversation then . ' became more 'general : they talked of the continued by the Bingham fatally of. Italian artists, of the Colonne Vendome,' ;mid a 'thousand other topics. Nothing ass new. tn•Nllnt.citl. mith a rerfrro knowledge of every subject, and a wonderful 'Alai. nese of keeeption. Caziovai . eblzkl, 'Rot contain Ilia suiprim • and edrhi ratiob. How is it possible for your majesty to divide your extentiou4r Often so many diffennit magma ?" exclaionxtlie*. I have sixty million subjects,' mike./ Napoleon ' with s smile , • eight or iiine hundred thousand-sol diers, a hundred thousand horses,' The Roman themselves had not so many : I have commanded at forty battles.—AM.Wagram I fired a hundred thOu sand cannon balls, - and this hid!, Who was then Arch-duchess of Austria, desired my -dem& At this he pulled the eery Marie Louise, Who siiswertl . with a droll imitation of her German accent. .11 etre Bien frai.' . I think,' said the Roman artist, things now wear a different aspect.' • Oh ! Cela esthien vmi,' said Mane Ldusiu; this time in the best French possible, kissing the Empsi or's band•tenderly, who, taxing the young creature by the waist, made her sit upon his lap ; but as she blushingly resisted, • Rah !' Ish !' said Napoleon; Canova is a friend, and we don't make ceremonies with friends ; besides he to himself of a 'tender ardl susceptible nature, and will be delighted to witness the happiness of an idTectiorate couple.' • . Listen to me, Louise, and I will relate to you a romantic story, thethero of which you may easily guess ; you will then-judge if those who love each other ought to feel restraint before Cenova.' NO. 32. lie kissed Marie Lousie, and keeping her still up on his knee, began. ..Lii the province of Movie& there is a little village, called Passagno. In tots place was born and reared the son-of an architect, whose father died at the; curly age of twenty-seven. and whose mother married a second time, • Sartori di Crepa no.' At lour years old the Ichtld, by the name Antonio; . was entrusted to the cane of its grand-father, who treated a with much severity. By him if was sent. to pass an autumn at Pr4dazzi, two or three leagues from Passaguo, at the hohse of an Italian senator, a. friend of his, whose bailie was Faliere. The latter observing the intelligence of the little peasant, and pleased with the ability he evinced in carving stone, and shaping clay, placed hint as a pupil- with st def er sculptor called Toretitt.' N'hut your majesty knows all., these minute de , tads of my pripte life exclaimer' Canova m sur prise. • I know s many more,' replied Napoleon malicious ly, and he continued. • Ton tto - Was a man of strict morals, but, howev er narrowly he may have watched his favorite pupil, Antonio found means to escape from the Atelier now. and then to go and dunce at the village- fetes. He v, as then only sixteen, Amongst the gay throng of peasants asserubleed together during the vintage to dern'e the tarantella, tiler was one whose charms cepthated his heart, Bettina Biasi; she was just fourteen. Her large blact eyes sparkled with ani mation ; her waist was soi tariering two hands could span it, het hair, the s lovekiest :that ever adorned a maiden.' .1 A sigh escaped flora the bosom of Canoya.. The Emperor pressed the hand of Marie Louise', that she might remark thtit sigh, and. without Inter— rupting his recital, comintied.— , Antonio warrerithusitraltie, and in love*. As for the grandfather, he was mpaelt less moved by the &a ctuations, than by'the marriage portion of Bettina, which was considerable, particularly for the.poor-ap prentice to a sculptor., .The parents of both gamed projects. of uniting them ; arrangements for theii marriage were draw-_ ing to a dose, when Toreito and the senator chanced to hear of IL .They reflected that this union would destroy the prospects of their protege, and deteirnined td prevent it. •One evening, they entered the dttamber of Anto nio, commanded . him to follow them ; end notwith standing his tears, hiti resistance, and dpspair,caqiid him to-Venice, where they confined blin . during a whole tear. 'All endeavors to escape proved fruitless.—The enamored youth finding his return to Pradszzl,hn possible, was compelled to seek consolation i n the study of his favorite pursuit—sculpture. ' , The- talent and reputation of the young malt soon spread abroad ; his celebrity was established— he became rich—his society was courted by all, and the Memory of Bettina Biasi was gradually erased from his mind. 'At the seine time, the arts and ldandishinente of ancther little coquette, Dominica took the place in his affioctions. She was the daughter of the oculp or, Vol pato Ar4osals of marriage were made; bass Dorn 1- yet young, a postponement was agreed upori `owing year. alas ! befoic that timb, tked her hand .on Raphael More:len. z.ted lowr was in despair at this a R - - II the minim besi , The poor de, new piece of tread At this part of the iesital, Catibtm fell into a deep fit of musing and melantlioly, nnconstious of what was passing around him. 'His health gave way. Hie physicians and frienthi recommended him to return and bibathe the air of his native village. •(Were Corvisart here, hetvonld say 's was a remedy the faculty do not beAve but 'netykthe: less it always succeeded.) , Antonio set diem his journey. . •On his approach to his native place, the thoughts of Bettina Biasi, that charming that loVely girl, so disinterested in her love for him, 'rushed upon his imagination more fresh, and more engaging than e'er. • 'Dismissing from his mind all remembrance of Do minica, he dreamed only. of Bettina Biagi. ,fie pic tured to himself the delight he should experience in again clasping her to his bosom., 'His heart heat with hope and joy, and whilst he was resolving within himself, to proceed next day without fail to Pradazzi he perceivechthe village spire of Possageo before him. • 'Too much agitated to remain .in the slow vette- - duo, he alighted; and continued his journey on fedi by a short road, until he arrived at the gate of the little town. , At this moment a crowd of young vrien .. .who are awaiting his arival, and perceive him approach, Sli the - air with shouts of welcome, surround and em- brace him 4-le stands without tile power of. speech, his heart .throbs within him, his eyes are. filled with tears.' 'The road i s strewed with laurel:branches and ev ergreens, all the inhabitants of Possagno, women; children. and old men, in heliday costume, line the road, and salute the celebrated. youth. 'The venerable Toretto, the old master of Canova, Tolda him in his arms, weeping over him: At a dis tance approach the mother!of , Canova, hisstepfathL er, and behind them, a female bathed in tears. , !Bettina . nsiri Bettina! Canova. .She stretched out her hand to him, he is about td speak, when the belle of the village sound a Merry silvos of musketr3( re4d the air, and the curate at the head of his clerty, Singing the. .Te Doom,' pdranLaa in his kneels- down, and re turns thanks to- Provi4encd for having gisaite4,l6 rosaagno a childsto rprirowned as Canova; Tbe arta itsthen passes his arms th rough that of Canova. bis mother leans on the other, and ; the procession conducts the hero in trio ph to his .11Tattfirether. Whose infirmities confine b in to his house.' ! sire, sire; . int me _entreat yoll.nett.pa Onus a recital which aWaltene such cruel and pitch sweet recollections,' iintatrupted Canova, scib.. tang. , But Mapolesn was to mbeir pleasw‘o4,, the tit: if , re.. has ms<l. , .. u`Pii#,Wil;ol4: I!!
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