this dissppeaHthfi, sho never left her apart ment, ml it as only, by awakening Iho charities of ior kindly nature that sho uould bo Induced to tail an interest in cv--cry-day lire-. She had grown old without having lost one atom of her early tenden cy lo sentiment. Combining activo benev olence with almost morbid sensibility, sho was often a subjeet of ridicule to those who thd not know her virtues, while sho was sincerely loved by those- who ctiuld forgiyc eccentricity in behalf or excellence Fred Oarlelon, in his boyish days, had conceiv ed a great dislike of her peculiarities and unable then to appreciate her ml goodness, was terribly bored( with what ho termed her "sentimentalities." Bui ho had Einec learned to know her bcttoi, and her very foibles now seemed to render her belter filled to afford him counsel. What was the result of her ad Mice. Let us pass over tho lapse of threo years in the courso of which Lizzy Oarlcton had married tho rich and aristocratic Charles Tibbs, who Wis tho very pink of fashion, excepting dislike nf perfumes, and antipa thy probably owing to early associations. Tiio sisters were established lo their hcatt's eonlnnt. A fine house, tfr&neh furniiurc.a splendid carriage, and plenty of servants had fallen to the lot of both. It is true, the habitual fallings ot Julia's husband, had made him a by word among honorable men. and Charles J ibbs was a mere nonentity the very "essence" of insipidi iv t but theso wore .tridiujr drawbacks upon the felicity of a Woman of fashion. lTCu warleron was rcstuinc in rans, me bappy husband of a charming woman and enioying all iho pleasures o! that gay citv. Had he so soon forgotten our Jcs- eie 1 One morning Lizzy entered her sister's room with an open letter in her hand, ex claiming, 'Oh, Julia, I have good news for yovi) Fred is coming home; and hts.i'arsian fife will just arrive in time to add brilliancy to our winter parties Julia shrugged her shoulders. ! hope it may bo so, Lizzy : but bred u such queer fellow that he is quite likely id haVo seme dowdv of a wife, whom wo shall be ashamed to introduce.' Oh, no,' exclaimed Lizzy, 'I have seen Mrs, Grantham who has just returned from Paris, and who saw Ficd's wife very often in" society, she savs Mis. Uarleton was quite iho fashion. They were wearing bonnets a la Carleton, rcdmsttoles a Curlelon, mantillas a la Carleton, in short thero was no limit to the admiration sho Was exciting. Tho Duke of Orleans had asked her name, as he met her in his daily rides, and expressed himself In very decided terms respecting her beauty the Duke of Nemours has danced with her a ball, given at the Tuilleries, and she lias even sum; a duet with tiie princess Clem cntinc, at one of the royal sources.' Can it be possible T Well if that Hie case, siio will be a gteat acquisition to our society she must bo a woman of game rank to be admitted into such circles ia Paris.' Wt3. Grantham thinks she ts Englisl bnt you know Fred has always returned! some quizzing reply to our inquiries res pecting hr,r, and we can only learn her or igin from herself; she is quite distinguish d for her vocal powers and thought litile skilled in instrumental music, creates quite -z sensation by her splendid style of tinging. rPforsll -I can hear I judge that Frod has led as eccentric a life abroad as he doss at home ; nobody knew when bo was married, but after living in retire ment for two years after his return to Tar is, he emerged frum his seclusion, bringing with him his lovely and gifted wife.' WelI, we shall know-all about her when they arrive ; sho will certainly be the fash ion, bul I should Jiko lo know who she is however she is a foreigner, and that will be sufficient to attract attention.' A few weeks later Fred Carleton arrived in his native rity, and hurried to sco his sisters, whom ill despite of their follies lie ready' loved. 'Where is your wife!' was the'first ques tion. At iho Aitor House.' Why ujii'i you bringiicr to oiir house 1' asked ftirs, i)e Hrey, Because I couldn't tell whethef'von will liko to receive hei ; you know no'tliiiig a about her, and I have not fogoltcn you? old prejudices.' Yen ; Lut you certainly cbuld nut doubt of her meeting a warm welcome: for at Ih jugh wo have nevnr seen hor. yet wo arc yi . ignorant of her htgh reputation lorhean t" and fashion. V.e are all nnpaiteneo to feet her, Fred; coiiio let us go directly lo -see tier. system brother, and really deairo (o see your wife n woman of fashion.' I have no reasons, Lizzy, When I have once seen her enjoying tho undisputed pos session of your admiration, wo shall retiro to our quiet homo and laugh at tho follies Wo now perpetrate' Do you suppose your wife will bo con stant to retire from the gay scenes which lie now adorns My wife is onlv obeying my wishes in leaving tho seclusion in which she loves ;1 have my reasons, I tell vou. By tho way hat has become of 'Ouk JessieI' Ah, Fred, you ought to thank us for manoeuvring you out of that fully ; it wo had not sunt Jessie out ol your way, you might now have been the husband of a little sewing girl, instead of glorying in a wife ,TlW 1,11111113 lIU IflMtOV III 1111, HO remaps I might, Lizzy ', but Where is iho pretty seamstress V 1 don t know ; she and her mother ro moved from their old residence soon after you saw her here ; and 1 could discover no trace ol them. 1 suppose sue is the wile ol some honest carpenter UV In) time. I J in tell us, Fred, when shall we sea Mrs. Car- iclonr Wo will meet you at Mrs. Grantham s soiree. 'Ah, 1 see : Voil think she needs the nc- be "TExcusCtne ; my dear girls'; first im presMon" are all Important, and I have tin Mas of you seeing: my pretty wife when bo is pale nnd travel worn ; I positively forbadu her receiving any visits for three thje, because 1 want her to appear in all Jisr charmw at Mr. Grautham'o musical fiui--o next Thursday.' Bul surely you will ellow her to see her relatives.' '"Kof yon' aW , precisely tho persons I J:v,V.crm1ivri,d she shall not sec until he l&lJj-jM MffrvWy wall ; I want you to do luirttiiV'ohoioe ;hn has been much iidtntrfjih Pari, nnd 1 wish her charms to b a'i'VfcH. ontablished hero.1 Ga y'oo Wo beeonje ft convert to our cossaries of dress, and tho advantages df lamp light. I really believe yuu aro half ashamed of your wife, Fred.' Perhaps 1 am only aslumed of my cts tcrs, was thu icaztiii' reply, as with a mer- rv laujih Fred Carleton liurriod awav When tho appointed Thursday arrived the sisters, full of curiosity, repaired to Mr. Grantham's mansion ; bul thev were too fashionable to be punctual, anil it was quite late, when they entered Iho crowded room. Their steps were arrested by the sound of a simple prelude upon tho harp as they paused just within tho door.a sweet bird like voi.-e, filled the apartment with melody. The song was the fine ballad of old llobln Gray,' which when well sung, never fails lo thrill every heart; and as tho singer now threw her whole soul into the mournful strains, all stood in breath less attention to catch the exquisite sounds. It must be Fred's wife,' whispered Liz zy, as they pressed forward to ratth a glimpse of tho vocalist. But her back was turned towards them, and they could only see a sylph-like figure, aiticcd with tho ut most magnilicieuce. 'How do you like your now sister,' said Mrs. Grantham, as she welcomed her guests is alio not all i pictured her?' 'Wo havo not seen her,' was the reply, and at that moment Fred approached. What was their astonishment) when in the lady who loaned upon his arm, they discov ored Our Jessie. As he led his wife to a seat beside them and listened to their gracious welcome, ho could not forbear whisncrinj'to Lizzy,' You sec how much I am indebted to your manco tivcting ; the partner of a royal duke, the belle of an hereditary princothe Songstress of the regal soirees, is after all, only the lit tle sewing girl. But when did vou marry her r Ask Aunt TibftlW Fred Calclon had devoted the two firal years of his wedded life to the cultivation of his wife's fine musical talents, and ho into society, determined to try whether beauty, talents, nnd grace were nnteumcieui claims upon tiie au.-nira lion of the fashionable world. He succimd- ed even beyond his hnpsa, and a9 he beheld her receiving the homage ol tank and lof tunc, ho could irnt but smile at the remem brance of the indicnaljnu which hi sutcrs had once expressed respecting so degrading an Alliance. As eooii as he saw hia wife's charms fully appreciated and was assured that his sisters had become reconcilled lo the lli.)ii(jlit of Introducing her into society : Frr:d gladly withdrew from his frivolous gavitics, and during n long life of uninter- rupieii uomesnc uappinew, , nevei jounu reason to repent Ins marriage win Our Jessie." HaooKLix, L. I. ' ' r 1,1 " - Singular 'Death. A few days since, an elderly lady of New York, who was just recovering from a long illness, roso fiom her,bed took a scat ir. an arm chair,Ss com menced reading: the bible, In this position she was left by the eerv&nt. I,i half an hour after, her daughter entered tho room, and found the lady dead. She wa in the same gjitiitgr pootur-e, ihz bible still open be fore her, and no signs of any convulsions or struggle Ware disurrnnble on her person. JVarlfoe MovrintTtt ! Prom the St. Johns' Courier of the ISih nil. o lesrn that Her Majesty's ship Venial had SrrivpiH at. ilrfiirax, with Ireops and mnnUions of war daily expected, nnd the troops in gar rison at Halifax, ins le nd of proceeding lo the Hast Indies, were ordemd t! remain, : The erection ol barracks at Woodcock, for EAHTIiCiTTAKfi IN tlURMli. 'Did following account of an earthquake in Durmah, ia from the pen of the Rev. Hugcno Kincard, a Baptist; Missionary who has resided several years in that coun try. It is liom u letter addressed to Dr. Paine, of Albion, N. York. On tho 23d of March, last, between three and four in tho ihomilig, Ava was visited with one ot the most terrible earthquakes ever known in this part of the world. A loud rumhling noise, like the roar ol a dis tant thunder, was hcatd, and in an instant the earth began to reel from east to west with motions so rapid arid violent, thai peo ple were thrown ottt of their beih and o bliged to support themselves by Living hold of posts, Boxes and lurniiuro were thrown fiom side to side, with a violence sitintar to what takes place on boaid a ship in i se vere storm at sea. Tho waters of tho river rose, and rolled back for sumo time with great iinpeliiObily, strewing the shores with tho wrecks of boats and buildings. The plains between Umerapora and the river were rent into vast yawning cavcrnsi run ning from north to south, and from leu to twenty feet in width. Vast qtmiaiiea of water and black sand were thrown upon the surface, emitting at thu same time a strong sulphurous smell. As you will sup- Upose, the Hires cities ol Ava, umerapora, and bugaiug, are vast piles ol ruins, tiurjing in their Tall great numbers of unfortunate people who wero asleep al ihe awful mo ment. The destruction of life, however, is not so great as mluht have been expected from the entire overthrow of three largo and populous cities. The reason is the greal mass of ihe people live in wood and bam boo houses. Had the houses in tosc cities been built of bricks and stone, as cine j are built in America, the c.itiie popu lation must have perished. Every thing built of bricks houses, monasteries, tem ples, pairndas, and thu city walls arc all crumbled down. Of all ihe immense num bers of pagodas in Ava, Umerapora, and iS'ag'aing, and on the fJagaing hilla opposite lo Ava, not one is standing. 1 ho labor and wealth ol ages, the pride and glory ol Hood his'.n, has been laid low ia the dust, id one awful moment. To me this 13 a deeply afflicting thought, for in great numbers of those proud tem ples of idolatry, 1 have pieachcd the gospel and while hundreds wero bowing down be fore huge idols, I havo proclaimed the pow er, majesty , and glory of that Almighty Iicing who us enthroned i it the highest heavens: that the day was al hand when God would vindicate the honor of his name and that alt these proud monuments of heaih enisin would fall into hopeless ruin, and be forgotten by succeeding generations, borne were convinced, some had their confidence in iduis shaken, hut the great multitude were quite different. Some few would zeal ously defrnd iheir religion. Little didl then think that the hour of God's vengeance was at the door, and that souu thosa enormous idols, and lofty temples, thd labor of thirty generations were to become u icas of fright tul ruins. Letters from Ava up lo the 1 lib of April, inform ua that the rumbling noise, like that of a dutaut thunder had not yet ceased; and shocks, often considerably violent, were fell day and night, with seldom as much as otic hour's intermission- Tnu c.Ment of the great shock, or rather the succession of great uhock, on the morning of the 22 of March, ia nut yet fully ascertained. It vras so severely felt at Matilmaiu, that many sprang out of bed, supposing 3 gang of thieves had broken in the house ; yet it wa not violent enough to do any damage. As far as is now ascertained, l'rom to the South and Bnmee to the north of Ava, were en tirely overthrown by the uartltquaku ; so thai from 1' runic to the borders of China, more than six hundred miles north and south, embracing tho most populous part of the empire, not a single pgodi, temple, or brje!; building is left standing. Thu earth quake was nccrc in Arracau, and an old volcano on tie uhind ol Bromreo, was re-opened, and the long concealed fires, mingl ed with smoke nod ashes, rose to a fearful height. It remains to be ascertained yet, how Tnr this great earthquake extended into China, Hut as there aro several volcanoes a mong the mountains between liuruuh and China, it i moral than probable lo me that there aro subterranean communications be tween ihe volcanoes of the north and the volcanoes ot tnu south, as among lliimoiin tams bet cun Arracau urid Uunnah) intl in the island of Ikomree, and also on tho Andaman UUnd in the Maitibau gulf. Tne two extremes are more than one thousand miles apart, in a direct line liortti -and south. Uunne fact that the whole in termodule country was shaken at the si'inu muuittnt, and a prodigious subterranean ,nuisu was heard, resembling tliu rolling of thunder, is, 1 think, sattslacloiy evjdencu ilul there aio subterranean communications hclveen these widely separated volcanoes. How bIso can we account for so trrnblc an earthquake ever so vast an extent of coun try ? The coincidence of volcanic eruptions and carihnuakos, is not remarkable, bul ihu jtrcnnnnnilation of n large milimrv force. had been delcrniiucd upon, and ihe wmk is I dial several hundred miles of territory, with to proceed lortliwitit, l no Uourier ex presses tiie opinion llint theso precautions nre taken in anticipation of a war with iho U. States. The Baltimore Sun s'ales tl.iat It is in con templation to eelobrate the binding of tbo first settlers hi Maryland, by appropriate ceremonies, upon thq, spot,. in 8l? Mary'?, county, whrB they firgi establiahetl a colo ny, Qearce n trace of tho dnclent city of St. ivlarj'fl rt'fljsms, all it3 mountains and rivers should be thrust up, and thrown into undulating motions al the same moment of time, accompanied by sounds from the centur of the earth, like the rolling of thunder are phenomena which canuol bu accounted lor on any other oppu tition than that of "aat subterranean hues of communication between volcsnio niuuti' tains, ' , Tho Hudson is now navigablo all the way lo Albany, A STRANGE THING. A young physician of this city, nf good appearance, and moderato circumstances, married about four months siuco a young lady of very amiable disposition and pretty' face. He had been some liuiu before en gaged lo a very interesting yodng woman, residing in Kensington, who, however; died ol consumption shortly before they were to havo been united; and ho had subsequently been pfhanced to his wifu s sister, who al so, strangely enough, took sick nnd died of consumption, ero the arrival ol the wedding day. Two mouths after the death of the latter, determined, it would Kcem, to marry in the family, ho wedded her sister, and moved into a handsome house, in a hand some street, in Southwark. In a couple of weeks, his wife was discovered lo bo ill with consumption 1 Domestic difilculites arose, which in about threo mouths amoun ted to quite a seriourf affair, lti the mean lime tho lady was evidently dying. .On Monday laJlj while the gentleman whs ab sent from home, and before thu dinner hour, u carriage drove up to h'u door, mid ti furni ture car. Tho mother and sisters of the la dy jumped out, nnd soon returned, placing their dying relative in tho one, and all the furniture sho had taken to the house in the other, when both drove off. When the husband returned, ho found his wile gone, his borne desolate, nnd vhc whole neighbor hood rife with stories injurious to his flur aciur as a man and a Christian. These arc the plain facts wo make no comment. Spirit of the Times. DEATH IN MAN AND ANIMALS. BY SIR II. DAVY. Tho laws of nature are all directed by Uivtno Wisdom lor the ptirposu ol preserv tug lite and increasing happiness. I'.iin seems in all cases to precede the mutilation ol those organs which are essential to viul ity, and fur the end of picserving them: but the mere process of dying seems to be tho tailing into a deep slumber; and in annuals, who have no fear of death dependent upon imagination, it can hardly be accom pauicd by veiy intense suffering. In the human being, tnor.il and intellectual tub lived constantly operate in enchanting tho tear oi death, whichj without the motives in a reasoning being, would probably be come null, and the luvo of life bo loot Upon every slight occasion ordisgn.it; but imain ation is creative with respect to both these passionsj whichi H ihey exist in animals exist independent of reason, or as instincts I'aiu seems intended by an all-wiso l'ruvi deuce to prevent the dissolution of organs and cannot follow their destruction. know several instances in which the process ot Heath has been observed, even to its ter mination, by good philosophers; and the in stances ure worth repeating: Dr. Cullen when dying, is said to have faintly urticnl.i ted to one of his intimates. " 1 wish 1 had tho owerof writing or speaking, for then l would describe to you how pleasant tiling it is to die." Dr. Black, worn out by age and a disposition to pulmonary he mpirhagc, which obliged him so live low whilst eating his customary meal of bread and milk, fell aaucp, and died in so Iran quil a manner, that ho had not oven spl tne contents ol the spoon which he held in his hand. And the lute Sir Charles Blagd en, whilst at a social meat with his friends Monsieur and Madame Berthollst and. Gay Lussac died in his chair so quietly, that not a drop of the coffee in the cup .which he held in his Juud was split. z&sassissE&tzs TIIE ,WOmilNG-MEN. Upon this new hobby thu. federalists of 'to ivoUld ruil the defeated General of Fort Stephenson into olhce. bvcry paragrap has some allusion to the working-men, who aro appealed to, with much apparent sincer ity, to " come to the rescue" of thvir best interests, by supporting W. II. Harrison. In order to test the sincerity of those who make this appeal let us examine their po litical course for some lime past. Who was il thai interpoxed thu Hero of New Orluan 1 Who was il that interposed ev ery obstacle, that malice, ingenuity or hyp ocrisy could dictate, lo defeat his untiring exertions to throw around the poor labor ing class a protection from the capacity of the haughty aristocrat, whose every effort was enlisted for their subjugation! Who are they but bankers and nabobs, who, by refusing to perform their promises have diffused throughout the length and breadth of our laud the distress and eu(bi)rassment that how provads. Theso are the men who, through iheir underlings, rail opntr the laboring ckiss to support tne Mention ol Harrison. Out upon such bare-faced hy- pimrisy -such dastardly conduct! these men would shrink from tho hand of thu hard and firm fisted mechanic, farmer, mid duy laborer, as they would from the lo'uch of polution. J hey would roll by him in theifr gilded carriages, with tho most su prcmo cdntenipt and truo to their faith would, as their best advice to their ohildren caution ihetn ug-itustau a urjatural eonncx-1 ion of the "Well brei and the. well horn" Willi tho sons and daughters of tho poor nnd unaccomplished laborer. Yet theno men talk of prutm-tiii'' the ,iay laborer." Yes, but it is such protection as tne wolf gives 10 the lamb that Iriendstup with wiuuii thu accomplish)!! villain, under blund smile deludes his victim, in order to rob him nf bis all ! Thu people of Pennsylvania a;o not thus to be seduced from their faiili nit Jiul cjjoled inlo Ihe rtnks of ibbta v rv man who, In all times oast. Iim-m i,.i ptoYfry energy lo forgo chains of tyranrltr ami oppression over tho riccka of the veo; inatiry of this state ; who, nl this very 'mo mont, ahi plotting tho abjocl servitud,, 0f nivjiLniHi-n ui mis ropuunc,.y(jc Can 4 Giiz. COMMON SCHOOLS. In my opinion, tho ihaln ofTorlsaiid tho most uncasing vigibneo of i10 government should be directed to the cncouMirnmn, r the. primary schools. These aro the fonu tains wliuncu should flow the 1 nov.-lrrl. that should eiili;:hicn. and the mm.. ,i?. fhdUld preserve, our free inslitu'ions. Let them over be kept free and pure. Tllb instruction of tho common min should be tho common concern. Im ,. whole people be educated and bronchi, nrf to the, standard of good citizens- mid Intel-. igfitu auu moral members of soc civ. r.nr' the government care for those who hiva ti ono else lo cara fur them. The Poor, thn weak, iho depressed nnd iho neglected, hrlve the gieatest Heed of protecting, nrru ( the Comuldnwc.'ililt. Let tliu Children J sucli bu deemed thv children of- the repub-' lie, ami fdrnished with suitable moans ;,f' instruction, that thu'tr powers, both wsntal and physical, may be developed, anil tkrw ue converted into ornaments and blowing to the ciiuiiutinity Let iKo town schools Ira open to all, and mndo so respHctuhlc end to useful, that all may desire to enter them. I he district i-ehsol, properly governed and and instructed, is a norsery of democwio eiltimenis. It strickinclv illustrates tho fundamental principle of our government. i-nrre, uuiuru uiu priue oi jamiiy or wcaitli or other adventitious distinctions has tiksn deep loot in the young heart, assemble co on n ported level, children of kII circtir, stances and situations of lifu, There tluiv learn that rewuidi aed honors do net tie- pend upon accidental adyfluiareu, but open I superior diligencn, good conduct and i- I provemcut. 1 here ufoy havo puttied.,. w t uteri upon their tender minus, too deep- ly tii be obliterated by the after oeciirrerjcds J ami changes of life, the great principles of equal rights, equal duties, and advantaci. His me illumination ol the universal! mind that is the sure foundation of democ racy. .It is the elevation of everv ratinnd .so id into moral and jutcllectual consnow- ness and dignity, that-is to carry ouwsrd improvements in our social am! civil ius.i.u- lions. To this cm! should be directed tkil highest aims and efforts of tho Gov. Morton legislature. A Lartro Fact, and yet a TTnrf.' Thil difference of the Earth's distance from 0 if Son, between tho apogee and perigee of tbij latter, that is, when it is furthest oil, or run est to, the Eatth, is three million two line- thousand miles. In this century, the Suit is in avoscc, or farthest off, 'about the !,:( of July, and in ptrigte.at nearest the L.ar'b,j on the last day ol December. If, then, on the 1st of July, a cannon bt! should be discharged from thd Bsttli, iir right line tb the Sun, and go at the rate c 500 miles per hour, vet tiie Earth, procerd inj' in her accustomed orbit, would be nur er than the cannon ball to the Sun, on !!. last day of December, by a million miles I .fl Ceitain Itemed for Sh k Ilca-l-ndt Our benevolenco and philnnlhrophv duoas us to make the following pnlilir We can onlv sav. that if the- advice, ilnr: Iv followed, should uol afford iinmrduji relief, ihe dose had better be rpeateu; a: if it (lien Inils wo shall be surrriffd. " will do no harm if it docs no coed.' Tni ,it. On its first annrarance. sit down and cIdik in s. letter to tho nrirrtbr, h five doll- bill, for three years id advance. The ter need not be loug.t. 77ie St. Louis Exchange dmrrh Letters and papers from New Orleans u, nish tho particulars of a dtsliuctiic nf which occurred in that City ofi tl.r clcen- That magnificent structure, the fcl. I"11 Exchange, built less than two years a cost of nearly a inilfin.i of doltats, is " n smouldoring heap of ruins, with now remain Hi? bul the naked and Iractnrcj which have bnon deeply scathed by thu'' suniing element. The firo occurred between" twn cud o'clock on tho inurninf of tlm cI'vl " Very little furniture was saved, and nn the innjates of the estabUjfhruc.it lo- ' personal etl'ecW. The Village Record roeniibn ihs'aVi ijlor of Chcsier county commencnu y lug the middle of last week. This w-s usually early. A number of Newport Charti.M r" pciitioritd to the Queen for rriercy ont trial. In reply she said llmi the law i. take lis couise. A fellow nameii GHorgo Wriqbt, w" cently arrct-md at iiuffjlo, forsto''li!i3, in specie, belonging to the bank ccj walk) Ohio. full M'CV ll.r. llllli lilt. II ml ii. sinire I'rneGR wfe hlnssnmlil? Ill i'lim- the same time. W ' .... ,,.1, i ue uunncoiici'i river is "" ., from ieo as far no as Stuir.(ield, ' above H-riford; amlgfcourw, st'H turigaito.T wm oc imraeuiaicij '-