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DH.MUriUT.
s JVM' it, 1846.
l'KOM TllBBM'r OF WAR.
W find in Ihe New Or'.enas 7'icynt,
f the Bvh insl., a number ol UUars from
Ihe Sc.il of War, principally from the pen
of G. Y. KtndH. U . " of ,,ie e,,i,or,
of that paper, who bus Icon with the Camp
a a isiior iinro ilie battle, VV !leL-l ihe
following interesting itouii, under date oi
Juno 30:
Muiamorsd i certainly going ahead. I
re that the Washington IMI Koom i l
be opened this evening for the first lime
under that title, with a grand Mexicanem
dango admittance 50 cenle. And then
(rumbling rooms at every atreet, bar room
at every turn; and eating rooms state the
hongry in the face on all aidei. An inunda
lioc has been pnured in upon Matamoras
that she will not get rid of cisjty.
Oen. Toy lor i now wont tramped and
hampeied (or want ol transportation than
ever, and the Quarter Master General's
Ieparimcnl 'catches it' on all side and from
all quarters, y.iere are volunteers and
regulais enough to inarch at any lime, and
to any point there are more volunteers al
ready here than nro wanted, idlo and unea-
av at the inactivity vet Ihe commanoer
general cannot move for want of transports
With six small steamers, at the present
stage of water, lualthy and commanding
- points could easily be reached on the llio
Grande? but they re not here, and tho arms
of one of the largest armies ever brought
into the field by the United States are lied
for warn pf proptr management at home.
.. . fJn Tusl.ir'i eanm on this side ihcRio
Grande is yet above water in spots, al
though ihe chances of being driven or
'drowned out as a 1 1 look about even. 7 eat
upon tho bank of the river this morning
wiih my fret paddliug in the water, so you
may lenrrt how near we are to an inundation
I wish that some of those members ofCon
gress, who are pleased to designate the offi
ccrs of our army as 'epaulelied loafers.'and
(rasp waisted vampires hanging about high
places,' could get a g'iropso of them now
'in fact, could share ibeir privations and
discomforts with them. They would for-
ever after hold their tougues. The pooi
devils although they laugh at and make
light of the annoyances which beset them
-appear in plight most pitiful; many of
- themreally not having had a dry rag ontheii
' backs or a dry blanket to sleep in for near
a fortnight 'Hanging about high p'aces!'
Why tltey have been wading about placee
!ial way up their knees in mud and water
Gen; Taylor and Col. Twirgs among the
rest and nothing but an absolute fear of
beinf drowned out has drWen any from
their position. The two regiments ofLou
isiana volunteer Mark's and Walton's
on tho oppotito bank of the river oc
copy highei ground; but they aro bail
enough ofT in all conscience All are still
enjoying a better degree of health than one
could suppose they would but am fearful
If they remain here too long, thai some epi
demic may make its appearance among them'
Volunteers are still arrivingby regiments
and still Gen. Taylor is without transporta
tion or any means of moving them Where
are the steamers ordered to be purchased
long since for the useof ihe army? Here is a
stage of water high enough to reach Roy no
S3 and Camargo, with ea3e and safely yet
there is not a safe conveyance even across
the river. I cannot conceive a situation
more trying to the patience and more mor
tifying to tho feelings of the commander in
chit f than the one he is now placed in
With men enough to march to any quarter
he has not the means to move them an
inch"
From the interior the news is various and
contradictory. It is said that a portion of
the Mexican infantry has left- Lenarcs for
some point near Tampico, and very likely
buoIi is the case. For some lime the inhb
Hants of Matamoras believed that tie troops
would return and relak the place coulc
not for one moment suppose that the Amtr
icens would be allowed to hold quiet, .pos
sessions of Ihe city, I believe that they
have now given up all hopes. The number
of Mexkan soldiers 8l Monttrey is known.
to be small. Arista, whose course ha been-
sustained by the Government is at his ha
cianda near tint city with a few men onlv
The number of infantry at f.enatea is at
nesenl only bun with a email force of
.avalry in the neighborhood. Gen. Tare
des is said to be en route for-Monterey with
ftOOO men some say as large a number as
8000- Scoutiug parlies of Tcxsns will pro.
bably bo sci out as soon as the roads aie
:.u a travelling condition- and then it will be
.iitiicull to ascertain the full force and in,
'enuons of the enemy.
fr,l.o fnlwlt, r.r I .1.. .. Ml .
.vtviii, u, .jiy w ni toon oe upon u?
J '.'?!' 1 l.JH
COLUMBIA
flitd I loam that cxlsiiiivs preparation Its
boiug mad to celebrate it with honor.
Sand lia-Among the annoyances ex
perienced by volunteers doling their en-
'Jinpnrnt at thrHrazosSanliago previous li-
their march to Ituriiiu, ii ihe tight and
which ii agitated like dust by the sen
breeze and fills the eyes lent and food ol
the tolunter forces watei which is exe
crable frequently prndui cs painful diseases
of the howols such as dyscnlary &ic which
nrvato and discouri ge the men. Most of
them however bear up under it with great
fortitude and joke over their pains thu
ightnig (heir own burdens and cheering
iheii comtadca' One brawny noking fe-
iow pae srd haggard from suffering repoi
ted himsef to the captain the other day as
deridedy used up individus. 'Csp'n.'
said he touching his hat 'Im in a bad way
there ain't much fight rft in nie I'm a-
feared da you think the doctor has
anvthing ihat will cure a sand bar? 'Cure
a sand bar! no, 1 fear not my impression
is that sand bar can neither be prevented
or cuied on this coast,' 'Well,1 leplied the
poor fellow in a half desponding, half jocu
tar tone, 'then 1' rt done for I've been prac
tiding for two days as an hour glass, some
times standing ono end up and sometimes
the oilier, changing Ihe position of a tre
mendous sand br that has formed in my
stomach but in either place it fills the
channel and cuts off all chance of navigation
lor poik and beans. think 7 II have lo
cive in, Cap'n The surgeon, however
did not despair of relieving him, but confi
dently, directed him to lake four compound
pills and lo keep 'right side up, with care.'
lie is now quilejwell.
Mexican fl'onttn--Muoh his been said
anil mmg of Mjoati fomoloa, of thoir Ioto
tineas, their kindness, and all that sort of
thing. It is pleasant to imagine the con
trast that no doubt exists between Ihe mates
and females of Mexico. The first are fond
of revenge, and -many of tlicm are thievish
itid bloodthirsty in their propensities. Oi
the kind disposition of Mexican woaien, 1
have no doubt. They have tooolicn shown
it to our countiymen in captivity to allow
us to form any other opinion of them. Ol
their beauty, however. I must confess ihm
litile can be said, if we speak of them col
lectively. I have seen hundreds of ihem
here of all shades and conditions, and with
less than half a dozens exceptions have
foundjhem as.'ugly as a hedge fence.1 liven
the preiiiesl female I have seen here, would
hardly pass muster in Louisiana as 'a good
looking' girl. Very many of them, how
ever possess countenances of angelic sweet
ness, and all have excellent teeth. In truth
perfect teeth may be said lo be a oliaiactcr
istte of the Mexicans, as far as I have
known litem. The .employment of tht
women around Matamor.'s is varied, as in
all parts of tlie world and much more so
than in the United Stales. They milk the
cows, make bread, sew.sell at ihe market.
peddle among our troops an attend mass reg
ularly. There is one occupation in whicl
much of their time is spent, and al whicl
they are remarkably export, viz: searching
each other's heads for vermin. Ii seems if
bo a genoral understanding among them,
that all have to go through with this kind
of exercise daily, and it uialleis little ii
them who witnesses the interesting opera
tion.
Tomqua Indian's Tail. A few Indi
ans, some twenty or thiily.have been hang
ing rotind pa ojp for some days, begging
holding" war dances for p8y, and gelling
Irunk. I he other evening, a rather good
looking, athletic fellow C3me to me, ami
palling mo on tho shoulder, called me bobbu
ululhj and asked me for a picayune. Hie
hair was long, and a braid reached alrnosi
to his feet.. This was ornamented with
several old suspender buckles. 'What will
you ask to tut off that braid and give it in
me! said I lo him, thinking of course thai
he pitzed i'l very highly. -I'our bils,' Ik
promptly replied, 'Cut ii ofl" aid l
handed him a knife He commenced un
tying it close to his head mil not winhinc
to.allow hirnrlo c-op himself too clusc, I
told him to cut ii longer. 'No me cut him
good,' a.nd the words were tiard v out ol
hia-mouth, before he handed me 'hi braid
wbiehl soon saw had been- ingeniously
tied on, and that it -was made of hoipr
hair! ' " ' ' - '. . . . '
Health of the Army of Occupation
The Iiiijhl Wing of the Army, on the 18th
June, is in the following 6idic, as regard
health.- One oflicei to every twenty two
on the suklisijnon commissioned ofiVer. I
lo every thirteen, musician, .one to every
twelve; privates, one lo every eiijhi
Col. Twiggs ami Mrairan AWirs
The mere, (ices and all other natural pro
ductions of this part of Mexico, aro crook
ed. A Mexican is seldom known to 'tell a
straight niory,' or lo obtain anything in an
I'P'Vi; iiisriiiei Mexican na,a;s a;e j
crooked is their naluie. Col. Twiggs had
occasion a fuw days since to purchase some
Mexican hours, t'arly in ihu morn some
fifty horse traders rame riding up to the
front of ii is lent, spurring ami curbing in
their horses to show them off t good ad-
antage. The fine looking old Colonel
was silling beforo his lent, in his shirt
sleeves, as the horse passed backward and
forward in review beforo him Sergeant
lllanco acted as interpreter, and the nego
nations roon beg-in. 'Mow muoh lor that
grey horse!' 'He says ho'll take il Vl'eke
the horse ofi', Corporal Sergeant, aik the
fellow his name.' 'II is mine is Jesus So
lisle pronounced lley-susse Solisie
What' 'The l'.nglish of it, sir is Jesus
for his first name.' ' The scoundrel!' and
the horse trader's name Was put down up
on a certificate.. Another horse was sold
and the owner' name asked. 'Jesu Toro,'
'W hat' that second name?' 'Toro, sir
that mean Dull in EogliHh.' 'Good Hea
vens.'' exclaimed the Colonel 'what crea
tures they are for name:!' The trading
continued and the Colonel continued to be
iistonished, until the scene closed. Sever
al of the crowd, and ugly cutthroat looking
ft: hows at ihat, bore the name- of the two
mentioned, coupled w ith some of the crook
f.dest and most outlandish eirnames (hat
cniild be imagined
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM
EUROPE:
The steamship Cambria arrived al
UostononF i idayeveninj;, about 7 o'clock,
bringing Bdvices from Liveipool lo the
4ih, and London to the 3d inst.
The Corn Liw Hill has passed.
The Irish Coeiclionliill was defeated
Tho Ministry being left in Ihe'minority,
Peel resigned, and a new MinUliy was
formed.
'1 he London Times regards the new
ministry favorably. Sir Robert Peel
views it without jealously and with a
friendly eye. The general in preesioD
is that ihe ntw Premier will hastily
wind up ihe businei-s of the sosion and
disnolve Parliinrnl in the citiifeof tbi
auliim n.
The settlement of ilie Oregon quto
ion has produced general joy in England;
it arrived on the eve of the disolution ol
ihe Ministry.
From India there is nn ntw of tn
king interest, nor from China.
The grain trade at Maik Lane Lou
don, has not changed since the sailing
of the Britannia.
Cardinal Perratii, aged 58 yearn. !-
been elected Pope. The fireigu dtle
ales did nol arrive in lime to vote.
Wilmer & Smith'e European -Times
it the close of ao aiticle upon the r-el
honotable testimony to tho lalt-nift am
popularity of the Americiin Amister in
England, Mr. A7i Lane a gentleman
whose intlt lligence, respectability, ami
patriotism, n fleet neilil on his country
oi.tl himself .lie in universally regret
peeled, arid his popularity is certainly
not infciior to that of any former Min
ister at the Court of S Jimes.'
Lord Francis Egerton having been
raised to Ihe peeioge, hi.s place in Ihe
House of Commons has been filled by
m American merchant, G. D. Iliowne,
Lsq.
The heat in Paris has been so intense
that the theatres have been deser.led.
Dr. Lardner is engaged in preparing
1 philosophical waik, lo be called 'Five
years in America.'
The opening of the great Northern
Railway connecting Pris and Brussels,
look place June VHh. Ii has cost .ISO,
000 OHO francs, and will have need
of 3260 carriages and 175 locomotives
A commercial union between France
ind Iklgitim is talked of.
The new Minister from the United
States tt Zerlin ha passed ihrooghParis.
ELECTION OF pop; PIUS ix.
The election of !h new Jope' is a
iMicuiiisiance which has attracted' much
of the attention of the continental jour
nals. lin Holmes takes the title ol
Pius IX. His age i 58. .fy rega'rdj
year., he in 'one of the yourigpst
of St. Ptler'n'soccef,sors, and if 1 1 thai
is said of hiin. hn coi.recl i cannot fail
to make a shrewd temporal riler, in ad
dnion to the functions of Ins epiritual
office, The Pope' dominion have hi
therto labored under the "ligma of be
ing politically and municipially, far in
ai rear of jtliB age. By raising the phys
Hal condition and in mental cluiacler
J s.ij-c1;, sho r.e-,v sounga cf ill
Papal Slates will do much lo or.ciliale
the reipect and Ihe esteem uf tho world.
The previous habits and character of
tho Pontiff do credit lo the jodgmenl
and impartiality oflha conclave which
elected him.
The new Pontiff, who is a native ol
the papal stales,of a noble family ner?n-
coiia, who entered the priesthood when
very young, after a severe illness in
which he nad prayed to the Virgin for
relief, and, hieing cured, he resolved i.
grati'ude to devote himself to the
church, lie was made cardinal in
1839, chiefly in consequence of his dip
lomatic services, hut avowedly because
he had greatly distinguished himself by
his piety, and by his benevolence at
the head of an Institution lo which he
'tad appropriated a Jargo portion of his
own fortune.
According to the lugsbnrg flm-tte,
he foil u no of Pope Gregory XVI a
mounts lo 500, OOOf. in money; bul in
his will he lus ordered all hi fflVcl In
he sold, and the pr oceeds added to hi
fortune in money, are to he divided a
mong his relations after tho pay ment ol
some legacies.
FRANCE
All the Parisian newspapers hav
translated, at considerable length, lie
details of the proceedings of Gen. Tay
lor in Mexico, received by Ihe Britan
nia. The result of the conflicts was
expf eled, and did dot cause much sur
prise, bul the press, generally speaking,
:htnk Iha! the United Stales will have
to deal as much with England hs wilt
Mexico.
The intelligeiice'of the conclusion of h
treaty fixing the boundary of Oregon, le
ceived by lliellibcrnia, caused much sui
piiseand satisfaction to (he Pjiisj iur
nalists.
The Chamber of Dipuivru have
biuughl their business to a c!oe. and
'he Peers will ter minate theirs in Ihe
ci.uise of the rcsen! week- The ses
-iuii will then he closed, and IhtCham
ber of Deputies dissolved. Tne new
-lections wr rejexpecled lotike place a
bout ihe 1st if7ugusl.
In a discussion in IhtChamber ofD p-
u'.ieu on ihe Navy estimates, tho Bron
Tupimer complained with great bitter
ncss of the treaty of 1812, bat wen
France and the United Slates, which In
declared had ruined the merchant ma
line of France. J tho couise of his
lemaiks he said, 'since tho period we
consented lo pay Ihenr 25,000, uOO fran
cs, thfy have believed that it waj only
necessary to talk big to obiain all thai
ihcv desire. 1 desire, for my part, thai
the government shall make this people
understand that Ihry owe u, if nol grat.
nude, at least respect for Ihe past.' Hi
went on to say that it was the duly oi
the government lo insist on a mod. ilea
tion of the treaty notwithstanding li e
d.fiicnlly of obtaining concessions from
'a peoplo so ardent in defending il.-
-mallesl as well as its gieatest inUnsis.'
CAS OF SHELBY FOR THE
MUA'DEROF UOUINlv
Great A'xcltemcnl al Lexington
A'i,Jtcfge ungin Kffigy. Tin
Washington Union contains ihe follow
ing letter from .exington, dated 1 3 1 h
instant, giving an account of the excite -menl
produced there by the acquittal ol
Shelby, the Murderer of Ilorine.
'You will have seen, by the papers ol
his city , Ihat .ifayelte Shelby, who
murdered a Mr. Ilorine, in Lexington
last spring, is now at large upon bail,
i mis dial having been enteml in ihe
Circuit Court, Judge Buckner presiding
on account oi the failure ol tho jury lo
ender a viidict. Since the discharge
ofthp prisoner upon a rccogniz mce ol
StO.OOO, the excitement in the public
niud has been daily increasing. Hand
nils denouncing the judgi Mr Clay,
he volunteer counselor Ihe prisoner,
ind ihe tight juror s who wtre under
itood to have been for the acquits! cl
Shelby, were circulated over Ihe town
nd ihe most super filial observer could
ol fail to discern Ihe deep and irritated
condition of the public mind. To day
in open demonstration of the popular
fea ling was meife, and lor a lime thieat-
ened the most serious consequences- At
layhght, the efligits of udge Buckner
Mid thevight jurors were found suspen-
led by the neck, immediately front of
he Com t House door ; and an aliernpt ,
i
on the put of the jnlrr to remove them
was met with such a determined resis
tance by Ihe eilnrs up of tho elligies,
that no further iToi t to remove them
was made. At 10 o'clock a crowd ol
from 3 000 to 5,000 people trom I h
city and county had aairmbled in tht
Court House yard, and bo address wa
made to them by Colonel Robert J. Wil
son, aproving of this expression cl the
popular indignaiion, and denouncing
Ihe judge and jurors, i fter winch a series
of resolutions were passed unanimously,
the substance of which was to condemi
the judge, and asking his unconditional
resignation, and providing fur Ilie ta
king down and burning of the effigies.
Afiur some further proceedings the fig-
res were taken down, and carried in
procrrision through Ihe principalstreets,
Upon Judge IV effigy a hbd was lo
he seen of 'The Judge without justice,'
and his name in front. Upon those ol
he juror h, 'bribery, perjury,' &c, with
their name, was labelled. A bam)
played die air of the 'Rogue's March,'
and at length Ihe proceskion stopped
in front of the Com t Hdiibc; the effigies
were piled up, the judge on top, and
and wtre consumed by fire, the musci
.ns playiig Ihe 'Bead Match' the
while v'Jn hour ago tho immense
crowd dipersed in good order, after an
ar.noucement of a meeting for lo night.
a i .
! irMiion was made irns morning, in
'he Magistrate's Court, this beinf;
County Court day, lortmove the fig
ures, but Ihe justices very piudenlly de
lined taking any step in the matter
It was said that Mr. Clay's effigy wa
nung up si the market house, but I did
out see it, and J am inclined lo doub
. !. - C . . I I . i . .
nie iuci, liiougu ne was denounced in
general and bitter terms by the crowd
or his speech upon the trial. I w
write 3 ou again, should anything the-
occur in relation lo this must exciting
natter. Yours, &e,
JDUS iC-C!3 LS JLL CLj o
'TRUTH W1THOCT AIl '
S.iri'ltV.ir, JILY '25 ISIO
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
CAbJIL COMMISSIQKEI?,
WILLIAM B. FOSTER, jr.
EU'iiioruh
The Office of the 'Columbia Democrat
das been Removed into ihe new Buck
Uoilding, South side ol Main street, a few
doors below Ma.ket.
V. B. PALMER. Esq. i.- autlwnztd In act at
incut for the ' ('oi.cjiiiu Un.woriuT, and ie-
einl (ill monies fur Subscription and Advertis
ing hi His ifrnicics in
I'hilmlilplua Jvn. 5!) I'mc-rlmi.
New York " 1'iO tassaii-tirit.
Bust oil " 16 Hate-street.
Baltimore S. E. cor. Ball, and Cvhcil-sts
Mtrchants-Nrrfiunics unit Tradesmen mail find
it to their advantage to advcrtire m thin pojiir.us
it is the onlu one rublnlad tit the. tdiiiilj ft.il
and has a priatcr cireulatiim in the county than
nij other pajitr published inttiin stilinnts.
THE NEW TAKH F BILL.
There Ins nol, as yet. any vote been la
ken in the Senate upon the new Tanll Hill
by which any idea can be formed as to its
late- The general belief appears lo be that
it will be tlecidcd by the cnsiing vole of the
Vice President. If so wc shall be slow to
iielievo thai he will give his vote againsi
he best inlciesl of his native State.
Death of Cuptuin Page if Ihe. U.
S ilrmy. The St Louis papers an
noiince the death of C'apt. Julio Psge,
ol the 4 h infantry, lately wounded in
the baiilcs on the Rio Grande He
died on the 12 U instant, on board the
steamboat Missouri on his way lo St.
Louis. 1 1 1 s remains were taken lo
tha' city for interment. II is wife and
tsmily were with him at the hour of
his death. She returned from the Rio
Grande on the Alabama, having gone
thither to meet him. He reached Sew
Orleans the same day she left, and wait"
sd there for her return. On her arri
val at New Orlean, on the 8lh, they
mbaiked fr St. Louis, which he was
never destined to reach alive. His
services will be itmbrred with giaiiude
by his country.
The editor'of ihe Lynn P, oncer perpe-
traind the following loke. A man who has
no bills apaiiiet him Lclur.gs to a hih otdcr
of no-fctf-nv
MS. WILDER'S ADDRKSS.
Mr. R A. Wilder delivered an AdJrcM
defore ilia Mechanic' and Laboring Men's
Beneficial ocicly atDanville on iheih im.
which does him credit; and has been pub
lished al the request of a committee in the
Danville papers, it indicates the posses
sion, by the author, of a patriotic, diBcrimi
niting and poetical mind, and, ('except
some involved sentences, and slight errors
uf style, ) is trtil) a beautiful production.
We extract ihe following imaginative pas
sage, representing a statesman in 1775 look
ing forward through the vista of years and
marking the wonderful progiess of his coun
try in the future. Tho picturo is forcible
ihe style flowing the thought pure.
I'lic allusions to ihe steam car, and the
telegraph, are in an special degrco. admira.
ble-
I'ho cleer bright sun, which shone into
the halls of the colonial Congress 70 years
ago this day, penetrated '.he veil which ev
er divides ihe prcaenl from the future, and
through its gorgeous light the prophetic eye
of the incorruptible statesman beheld tho
final success of the plans he was maturing.
lie saw (he mechanics and laborers at their
mil year after year, and generation after
generation, laboiing like himself, who had
Hprung from ihe same origin as themselves
disiegardless of the name; vhile the bound
less forests of the new woild gae place to
fields of golden grain, and the dull monoto
ny of the murmuring steam to ihe music of
ihe w hirling mill and the humming spindle,
and the sound of the power loom. He saw
cities and villages sj ringing up where the
panther and wolf had nought their prey, and
ihe grave-bird of night poured fourih her
ill-cintd notes On the brnad rivers and
lakes whose waters were then never dis
turbed save by the winds of heaven or ihe
light ripple of the bark canoe, he beheld
the white sail of stately shirs, and the fiery
breath of the steamboat, bearing the surplus
of labor lo the distant f he res of the old
world And through valley and plain over
mountain and hill he saw the iron steed
whose nostrils breathe forih fire and smoke
bounding along with tireless feel and the
strength of the leviathan, and drawing (he
heaviest burdens from city to city andthore
to shore, He saw men standing on tha
!t!en hills of ihe east conversing ihrou jh Ihe
lightnings of heaven, with men Blanding in
the svralih crowded marts on the shores of
ihe Pacific; and as he beheld all these won
derful changes taking place in the three score
years and ten of man's exis'f nee his care
worn but noble features wore lighted up with
the smile of ineffablo delight, and, raising
his hand toward heaven he invoked tho
blessings of peace and prospcniy upon the
loiing men of bis own lime, and ihe long
line of successive generations rifing up ono
alter the other lo fill their plarrs in the
shifting and varied scenes in the drama of
human life
WYOMING SEMINARY.
Wc were so pleased with ihe annual ex
ercises of Ihe Kingston Seminary last year,
dint upon iheir recurrence, in the com"
uencfmenl of ibis week, we did ourselves
he honor lo attend ihem as closely as our
engagements would permit, and we are
pleased to be able lo say, with increased
satisfaction. J he few wc recognised ss
having taken part in ihe examinations and
declamations of ihe year before, showed
better lliMi those who were 'fresh,' ihe
iicat amount of improvement thai tho nt
laiiirrirnts, care and industry of ihe excel
lent Principal and bis Assistants was capa
ble of affording to ll.oso who desire lo im
prove, and we came away satisfied that the
piide of the patrons in the establishment is
founded Upon a just and merited Insis. We
ad intended ro i.niiro nil ?nd everything
ihat occurred, but our limited space pre
venis, and we must content ourselves with
merely mentioning what struck us mcst.
I'he examination of the vaiious classes
commenced on Monday, and continued un
til Wednesday noon. A thorough brushing
he boys & girls received from some hands
used lo such things; and right well did they
sustain themselves through it. Every de
partment showed dre and attention upon
he pari of both sludenls and teachers. whose
aim seems to be to ground well the princi'
pies of what they teach, so ihat in afier I i fa
they may always be at hand for practical
application.
But pmid the severer studies of use, w e
noticed ihat those accomplishments which
embellish life were not unattended to, as e-
vinced by the numerous paintirgs and
drawings which hung around the decorated
wall of the Chapel. Most of the audience
supposed many of them lo be fine-line en
gravings, so well had Mrs. Nelson, fonder
...i. .., m Sis denartnicntJ improved
the fine talente of seme of her pupils. 'I
TIIIUJV v.'.- , a
jclusing of the exorcists by
dtiUmition
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