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Yrarly Adverliopmrnla, (wilh thi f-rivilrp- i,
alirratioii) 11111: f-nhiinn f i.i 5 half roliimii, fIS,
three RiHinrrg, l 3 ; two miunrrs, f'J ; one npnrr-,
?". W ilhoiil the liil.ili-jje-of'Blt' tutioH a lils inl
ili-i-.iuiit will ho made.
Ailvrrtim-ments It'll wilhnnt dirrctions as to tlio
li'mlh nl lime thef are In he pnlilishrd, will lm
iiinthiucil until ordufcJ oiil, 'and charged accord
ingly. 'Six torn hues mukc square.
zed or nr,(. Arago, by applying the u
sual tests, found that'll is not polarised;
AND SIIAMOK1N .lOUlvNAL
Abooldtc acquir-wiice in tlio ilorirtor-n of Ihr niiijntiiy, the vital principlo of Republics, from which there i no app.al hut M few, the viul pun ij.to an. I immiMm'r i"'t "f 'I'1"!' -tiom. .iKFrmisoi
SimlHirs, NorfliuttilMTlaiul t'o. I'ii. Saturday, Vclmiai) 'Hi, isi'i.
1 ol. II o. Wll.
'From the OfJ Colony Memorial.
lilK A'lXKIlM:OK'S SIOII.
The dotschment of troops that nil gent In tnife.r
mlend the removal of the Winnehage Imliana,
having arrivrJ nt their principal village On the Wis
roiiftin liver, the enter wns' Riven them to prepnre
f..r their departure in a week. A youthful hunter,
the fiv.iril," nf hi tribe. An 'lirntiiifr'tha nnler rrn
claimed, ran to hi. lo,lBe. and thrown himlf on I
the floor in a pnr.uysm of depair, refund all ims- ,
trainee, and before the piepnialion for the journey
vere completed, he expired.
My own, my loni; fimilini hr.irt'h,
I cannot leave thee po
No ilearer, hnlii r spot of earth
Cm creel me where ! go.
Twas here my eye fimt naw the light,
Here did my father dwell,
And here I tiling my game at night,
I cannot say farewell !
K) spare the wigwam of my ret
The loir-worn hunter' home
Joy comes not to the exile' lueasl ;
Then hid me not 'to 'roam.
The wild hitd'a sung is lorn and pad,
'When she lireathea not her native air ;
And shall the huntcr'a mini be glad,
In sirjuger lands alar !
None hut the woo1!;indn of :;iy home,
Yield me a plt-.iKunt sdmlo,
Anil I would ret in iI.ivh to come.
Where my father's hones are hiid.
'hnll Htrancer footstep trend the ground,
Wheie himlier many a hrave,
And none protect each lowly mound
O sp.ire my l.uhufii gruvc'!
The oak, when years have thinned his crest,
Kails in lire own good lime,
Ami new horn oaks watch o'er his rest,
On the soil of his native clime.
Tims I had hoped, in coining ye irs,
To guard the sleeping brave,
-ih! when my toils were past, with theirs'
To Cud a peaceful grave.
The Plranger comes it may not lie
(real Spirit Call me home,
'That henceforth I may wander fico,
TiVhere Hpectre-visions roam.
'There hunting grounds ore -ever green,
Inviting us to dwell,
Where hikes aie calm and hI.'ic serene,
JNio more lo -ray farewt-IM 'C C
Tle GcrmiiH Koy's Song-.
"Vranxlutid from tiie Cerimin of F. 1 Count van
Strlh",-.
tly "K.itl," Author of "The Wood Spirit," Aic.
Lir.ll LINKS 1IKI THI MPS KiPIN.
Mien Arm wird ftark, mid fro.ss mini Mutli,
'('ieb, Valer, mir cin Schwerfll
'eraehte nicht roe in iunges lilut
Ich but tk'r Vater wt rth.
My arm grows strong, my t.pitrls soai !
(iive me a sword to WJ 1
Fiither ! di spwe toy yennh no more ;
I'm worthy of rte field.
My a.ol no longer deigns to bow
To key hood ' silken band ;
I'd he, O Father, proud as ttvni,
'1'he death for fatherlitid !
Kjily in my childhood bright.
War was my sport by day,
Of perils I would dream by night,
(II wounds and wild affray !
I low nft my shout the visions broke
(If many a TnrfcUh war ;
Uut late, 1 with a bljw awuk
I dealt the great Uashaw !
And lately, as to fields afar,
Our troops inarched down lhetreel.
And I l.tlieU ihe brave hussar
Dash pasl the windows, fleet ;
Imager gaz-d, with wondering joy,
(If buys a galliering swurm ;
Uut 1, my h'aibir ! tell annoy,
And tried my strengib ot anYv.
My arm grows a(rong, niy spirits t.vir!
(ive me a sword lo WH'ld !
Faiher ! itespiw my yout.l no more ;
I'm woithy of the field.
From a lu!t Fiigish l'tipcr,
l O Hhlut."
Whv, Tourist, why
With psHPporf.t have lo do t
IVtthoc ty t huine and pj'ts
The I'ort and Sheny loo.
Whv. Tourist, why
ICiutiaik for Koiterdum !
I'r'ytheealay at lioino and lake
Thy Jlollands in a dram.
Why, Tourist, why
To foreign climes repair !
Vi'y'hee take thy (iernuu llule,
A lid Uealhc "(jeruiau air.
Whv, Tourist, why
The Keven Mountains view !
ny one at home can tint
A bill wilh Prussian Blue.
Why, Tourist, why
To old Oohuinia's walUI
Sure, to mv a UrriA Pome.
One needn't leave M. I'auU." Ho.ni.
Tlio Queen of Mnl3;asar is still
cruelly luTsecutiitg tlio t.'lirisiian con
verts. Within tne last xii a wnm
havo licon seaml lo death at'icr uiilios
itatiu "!v avuwinij llicir l'aiih in Christ.
VHis'hEsc I E. 1
An Incident of the KciHtlatitt.
DT R. HAMILTON.
fx was Ah autumnal evening the forest frad
begun' to dorr their mantles of gorgeous colors.
Tl'.c fields shdrn of tlieir harvest treasures, lay
like golden lakelets in rich Utid mellow nunset.
The noble highlands, like giant warriors,
clothed in tlieir panopy of rock and foliage,
threw tlieir sullen shadows fur out Uion the
bosom of the glorious Hudson, who 'rolling on
Ins path in beauty, gleamed like a fallen rain-
j bow in innumerable tints of accidental glory.
! For in the distance towered the Crc'iiest, be-
'rt wi,h n iVmi of P,lrPlc Blld KM
The
f,rsl xas twinkling on the brow of twilight ;
'I'P. dark clouds were encircling the zone of
creation, rook and mountain, tree and shrub,
j lull, dale, And rivulet all commingled in one
' hazy softness, rendering it a scene of indiseri-
liable loveliness, beautiful lis in those (lavs of
i ... ,
: primitive innocence, ere sin was known, or
dcsolrftion and decay had fullen tipon'the blos
soms of our earthly Eden.
Such -was the 'evening when a barge wns
seen to lonvc the promontory of West Point, in '
I the neighborhood of which we locate our nar-
rativo, in the year 17'J. In it were several!
aft.red in the -military costume of the per.od, ,r'"" "ls nnsrraciion, an.i looKing up no percei
who,with the well measured stroked ,l(,ir ( v.'.l the person of the Indian standing in the
j oars made it to -dart over the golden water 'like I bllWl" ula '".Vide hush, close to his side,
j a ry of light. In the stern was seated a inun j 'I la! ugaiu here!' he exclaimed with astnri
j of akuit fifty 'years of nge, his head wus unci- ! ""'' ! but she motioned him tube silent, and
vered, and revealed to view n wide tnul capa- ; kneeling at his feet, presented hiui with a ho-
ciiius brow; his features were marked ami ! 'l"Vl "l'',"n','r'i- Wushingtoii n-ceived it, and
i masculine ; his mouth was peculiarly i hur-ic- 1 "wls nu'1 '" pla.-e it in his hvast. wh. nbhe
I terised bv n c!e?:iess ol'the liiis, that nave ' trrasprd him lirinly by the arm, mid pointed to
him a look of detoriiiiiiii'.i'in, yet which in no
way impaired 'the. mild and moreifnl 'expres
sion which reigned iu'er liis 'general asjiect.
Like tlto others in the leat, he wore a dark
blue coat with brjtid hull' fiicfngs, closely but
toned to the throat, heavy golden epaulettes,
buckskin small clothes, high military boots, with I
ift...Vi.;J :
waist in vhieli was lixed a straight sword,
i'ucli was the costume ol the .personage who
was destined to achieve the liberty of his
country, and to burst 4hc fetters of oppression.
Need we say who ix was! In 'your mind's
eye' does he not stand before you ! Is not his
name the watchword of out independence; and
his memory enshrined in the heart of every son
of freedom! - It was Ieorge Wasliuigtiai !
As the btiTgc gained the oosito bank, one
ol'lhe rowers leaped ashore, and made it fastto
lire root of the willow which hmii i".s liroad
illicit branches over the Tiver. The ret of the
party then lairded, and uncovt-ring, saluted
tlieir commander, who returned their courtesy.
'lly Veil o'clock yon may expect tne,'1 said
Washington, 'flo cautious; kxd well that you
arc is ta-irpTied. Tliese are no times for tri
fling.' 'Depend upon us,' replied one of the party.
'1 ck, he responded, and bidding them fare
we'il, departed along tlictkafik oflhc river.
That evening a party was to be given at the
house of one of his old and valued friends, to
which lie with several other American oflVcers,
had been invited. It was seldom he had par
ticipated in festivity, more especially lit that
period when every moment was fraught with
danger. Nevertheless, in respect lo an old
acquaintance backed by the solicitations of Kuby
Itugsdale, Ue daughter of the host, he had con-
j sented to relax from the toil of military duty,
and honor the party tor a few Jiours with his
presence.
Alter continuing his path for some distatK-e
along the river's side, he struck off into a nar-
! row road, bordered thickly with brushwood,
1 tinged with a thousand Myes ot departed sum-
tuer; here and there a grey crag peeped out
from the foliage, over which the green ivy and
the scarlet woodbine hung in wreathy dalliance;
atoUier places the arms ot the eliesnut and
mountain ash met in lofty fondness, and casta
gloom deep almost as night. Suddenly a crash-
mg among the trees was heard, and like a deer,
an Indian girl Hon tided into me paw, and btood
lull 111 his presence. 1 le started back with sur-
prise, laid his hand upon his sword but the
Indian only tell upon her knees, placed her
finger upon her lips, and by sign w ith her hand
forbade him to proceed.
WhH seek you, my wild (Vwver, mid the
General. She started to her feet, drew a small
tomahawk from her bell of wampum, and imi
tated the act of scalping the enemy ; then a
gain waving her hand, as forbidding him to ad
vance, she tlartcd Into the bushes, leaving him
lost in ama.emcnU
There is danger,' eaid he to himself, uller a
short pause, and recovering from his surprise.
That Indian's manner betokens me of no gmxl,
but my trust is in God ; he has never yet de
serted me,' and resuming the path, he shortly
reached the mansion of Kul'iis Rugsdale.
His appearance was the sitftial of joy among
the parly assembled, each of whom vied with
the other to do linn honor. Although grave in
council and bold in war, yd in the bounn of do-
niestic bliss, no one knew better liov to render
himself agreeable. The old "Were cheered by
!iis cotisolitory words. The young by litemirtli
ful manner ; nor even in gnllantry was lie wan
ting, w hen it added to the virtuous spirit of the
hour. The protestations of friendship and vel
come 'were Vvartnly'tendeiod to him by the host
Fast and thickly the guests were assembling,
the laugh, and the mingling music, rose joyful
ly around. The twilight was fast emerging
into night ; but a thousand sparkling lumps of
beauty gave n brilliancy of day to the scene;
nil Was happiness ; bright eyes and blooming
f ices were evefy where beaming ; but alas ! a
serpeilt was lurking among the llowers.
In the midst of the hilarity, the sound of a
cannon bun-t suddenly upon the ear, startling
, the guests, and suspending the dunec. Wash
ington and the ullicers looked at each other
with surprise, hut their fears were quickly dis
pelled by Kugsdule, assuring them it was only
a discharge of ordnance in honor ot Ins distin
guished viMlora. The joy of the moment was
again resumed, hut the gloom of suspicion had
fallen tipmi llie spirit of Washington, who sat in
moody silence apart from the happy throng.
A silent tap upon the shoulder aroused him
it, said in a whisper, 'SvvkK ! Ski; !' and the
next moment Mingled with the company, who
appeared to recognize her as one well known
and e'Slecined.
Washington regarded the Uajnet with wou
dcT ; her words and singular aiipeirrane, had,
I"'cVt, sunk divprj into his heart, to his sur-
I'rise ho saw a small peiee of paper in the
inidft ol'the lit iwits. Hastily he drew it forth.
and curiluiimh 1 and li.irror slricken, read, 'I!i
WAHK, voi' Aiti: in. ikav t:ii !' lie was now a
ware that he was within the den of the tiger;
but to quit abruptly, might only draw the Coiu
I municatioii of treachery the sKvdier tinn his
j head. He reMilveil, therefore, to diguise his
I .r ni. I Irxyjf In lli.il I . ,u ,r I . .1 1 l.ft lint'.
er forsaken him. The festivities were again
renewed, but almost momentarily interrupted
a second sound !' tire cannon. The guests
I now began to regard each other with distru.-t,
w hih? tunny and inixdly were the glances cast
upon Iiig.-lae, whirio countenance bi'jjan to
shtW syiutoins of uneasiness, while ever and
anon he 1. -Hiked from the window rit upon the
broad green lawn which extended to the river's
edge, ss if 'in expectation of fame one's arrival.
ll'hat can detain them !' he muttered to
himself. Can they have doce'ived me ! Why
answer tltey not the signal ! At thai moineiit
bright flame rose from the river, illuminating
for a moment the surrounding scenery, and
sit ing a small boat filled with persons making
rapidly for the sliore. All's well,'' he continu
ed; 'in three minutes I shall be possessor of
a coronet, and the cause of the Republic be no
more.' Then gaily turning to Washington,
he said, 'Come, General, pledge me to the suc
cess of our arms.' Thee"yeofRugdale at that
j 10iiient encountered the scrutinizing look of
I Washington, and sunk down to the ground ;
I ,,;8 )mnj trembling vicleutly, even to so great a
j j,.,,, as t0 nartlv spill the contents of the no-
blet. With difficulty he conveyed it to his
lqis then retiring to the window, he waved
his hand, which action was immediately re-
Lponded to by a sound of the cannon, at the
. me ,llonicu, tie English anthem of Hon svt.
, H: KtN,' trst in full Volume tion the ear,
amI b.,n( ()f lnen attjmi i British uniform,
wj,h ,hcir ,;lC08 ,,i(ij,.n l(y nwskiS vnlvrCl the
j HPiirtlllPI)t. The American officers drew their
swords, but U'ashington, ool and collected,
stood with his arms foldetl upon his breast, qui-
j f tly mrkod t them 'lie calm, gentlemen,
j lUl!i jlS luur we ulj ,Ult amiciimit-.' Then
, turllin,, to Ku2sdA, buid, 'speak, sir, What
,js nieul, 1'
., Iiu,all(i replied the traitor, placing his
hand upon the shoulder of Washington, "that
von are mv prisoner. In the name of King
George I arrest you.'
Never!' exclaimed the General. 'We may
be rut to piece's, bill sunender wew il! not.
Therefore, rivc way. aild he Waved his sword
to the guard who stood with their muskets lev
eled as if ready to fire, should they attempt to
Chcap In an instant W ere their weapons re-
Versed, and dropping their muskets, to the hor
ror of Hugsdalo and thti agreeable surprise of
Washington, his own brave party, whom he
hud left in charge of the barge, btood revealed
before liim.
'Seize that traitur !' c.V-laimed the coinman
In ten minutes from this moment let hiui
be a Fpectaclc betw een heaven tun! i-aith.' The
w il'e and daughter clung to hi knees in siippli
t at ion, but an iruvocale oalli had pa.ed his
Hps, that never should treas"n fcgnih receive
his forgiveness nflrJr fliitt 'of the miscreant Ar
nold. 'For my own life,' he said, while tears
rolled down his noble comitenHticn lit the ago
ny of the Wife flhddatightfcr.'for my owli life I
heed not; but the liberty of my native land
the frcliare of niill'ous demand this sacrifice
lor the sake of humanity, I iityhiin; hut my
oath, ami now in 'the presence of Heaven I
swear, I w ill not forgive him !'
Like a thunderbolt fell those words upon the
wife and daughter. Thdy sank lifeless into
arms of the domestic?, and when they recover
ed to coticiousness, Uugsdale had atoned fur liis
treason by the sacrifice of his li'e.
It appenred that the Indian girl, who was an
especial favorite, and domesticated In the fami
ly, had overheard the intention of Itugsdaleto
betray the American General, ami other valua
ble officers, that evening, into the hands of the
British, for which purpose they had been invi
ted to this 'l'Vvsr ok Ji'tiAM.' Hating in her
heart, the enemies of Aiuei ica, Who had driven
her trile from her n ilixe forests, she resolved
to frti.-trate the design, and consequently way
lay the steps of Washington, us we have de
scribed, but falling in her noble purpose, she
had recourse 'to the paity It-It in possession ol
the boat.
Scarcely had she imp irted her information,
and the shadows of li'gh'l closed, wheft a com
pany of llnti.-h soldiers w ere discovered, ma
king their way rapidly towards the hai.ks of
the Hudson, within a short distum c ot the spot
here the American party t as waiting to re
turn to tlieir (Y.fnm.'inih r. Hill in thecau.-e
of liliei'ty, and knowing that immediate uct'tf.h
should alone preserve him, they rushed upon
afid overKiwered'thein, stripping them of tlieir
uniforms tun! arms, Imuinl lliein hand and foot,
placed them wi'h their companions, and sent
them to the American camp at West l'oiut.
Having disguised themselves "in the habili
ments ol the enemv, they proceeded to the
house of K'igsilale, where", at the appointed
time, the sign made know n by tlx" Indian, they
oppertufiely arrived to the relief of Washing
ton, and the confusion of tin traitor.
Aiioi.ri ion. As we have been twenty times
cateehise-d w ith respect to the trrith of the
statements made by a correspondent who atten
ded the late State Convention of 1'olilical Abo
litionists at Peterborough, we publish the fol
lowing extract from the Address of that Con
vention to the Southern Slaves, vi.:
"And w hen, too, you are escaping from the
matchlessly horrible 1'nsiile, t m:, all along
your route, in the free as well as the slave
Stutes, so far as is absolutely essential to your
en-ape, in k iionsr, nit; boat, Yiie fooi, tiik
ci.oTiii(i, whrcli you require; and feel no more
compunction tor a justifiable appropriation than
does the drowning 111:111 for possessing himself
of the plank that floats in his way." N. V.
Tribune.
Death m 1m. Vai'rhun. A letter recei
ved iV) Hichmond, says the Star, states that Dr.
Vaiighan, who shot young Pleasants at the. Co
lumbian Hotel some three years ago, was killed
in Texas, aughan went to cowhide a young
carpenter formerly of Richmond, for some ex
prcssions that were used at a public meeting,
and as Vaiighan collared him, the young man
seized a hatchet and cleft his skull to the brain,
killing him outright. Thus doth the lu'e of the
violent close in violence.
It is proposed in the Legislature of Indian i
to lay a tax on lawyers, doctors, bachelors ar.J
old maids.
The editor of the Imisvillo Journal mys
that some years ago he lest the use of his right
hand, and has since been compelled to write
with his left. Thai has now filled. He is
now under medical care and tropes tor restora
tion. "No Hi man Ciow:nsMi:M" The New Ha
ven Herald says a .Mrs. TiUtle, of Prospect,
was committed to jjiI on Saturday by the Su
perior Court at New Haven, "fur refusing 10
testily.on the ground of conscientious scruples,
she denying the jun.-Jiclion of the Court and
all human laws. She Mill le-uiuius in juil, ami
thinks the accommodations pretty good fur u
MAUI K."
Signer Xaiionis, in In 'Minis to Citizens,'
says, 'when you meet wiUia Sheritl" in the
street, with whom you are familiar, always sa
lute him lir.-l ; and if you chance to be going
the same way, take him by the arm, rather
than permit him to take yours. There is n
va.t dilk-re'.ice in the etfoct upon f-pectaturs.'
Julie bays he knows a family, who lire in tin:
habit of ha v ill' imlhiii'' lor breiiifi.it, and
warming it up for dinner, lie tlimks the
j boys would make gnod printers.
There aie two kinds of assassins; one car
ries his weapon in his hand, the ether in In .
moiilli ; the latter ij the mo.-I to be iltcadid.
TJie Mm
Dr. Laidnc'r lias bce'ti lo.f tiriner at
IS'iMo'H, i'cw York, on some; prrts of
iislionoiny and physical sHewe. A
inonjj; many things liijjiiy curious, wo
find the; following ohscr vations on thu
sun. Whether i;ii; i iiiti'.il fact is es
tahlishcd wiih all ih-j eertainty of a ma
thematical demonstration, will, perhaps,
hi! (jtiftstionod. Those who ihink with
HuIlt and S,ir J.ihn Ilerschcl, (hat light
is not a substance, hut a vibration, like
sound, may not readily admit the theo
ry dl polarization, or, if ndmitted, may
have some other explanation of tlio phe
iioinoiio'n. It-
"I was discoursing, at the conclusion
of tlio last lecture, on the circumstan
ces and physical state of the surface of
the sun. I hero are some very striking
facts connected with this subject, which
have been but recently unfolded, and of
which many are ihe discoveries id li
ving philosophers. It was the opinion
of Sir William Uershed, (and his sup
position had many advocates,) that the
sun is an opaque globe entirely cover
ed by a luminous fluid of some kind, but
whether it be an ocean of liquid fire like
mnllim iron, or an ocean ed' gaseous
llnid, as of (lame, or yet again, tin in
candescent solid like iron glowing with
white heat, remained wholly without
explanation until w ithin avciv recent
1 . 11 .. 1 1
period. lul me ii)csiion lias now oecn
reduced to a positive, absolute demon
stration, uni the process by which it
was ooiio ami the circumstances
tending it, afford a 'beauiilul example of
the mode in which the dillerent sciences
mrnistor to each other.
"In optics a beam of i-ht is proved
lo lie susccpli
iir-i 11 :i l.ci-iiii.'ir in-i(lilia-
lion caf'cil piat ialio'ii.
liioVi-d lo l e i:i cither a
.-MI light is
iieiari.ed or
unnolarizcd state, am
1 although it mav
not be easv to explain hat is meant bv
thciol.Yria'tion of light, still by the aid
of a fanciful illustration 1 can give you
a notion of it fCillieioiitly precise for our
prvcTit purpose. Suppose this wand,
which I hob! in my hand, to represent a tjie v,,img pilgrim being 'enveloped
ray of light: it has four sides-; suppose j ; a blanket brought ovc'r'by the Kev
the two opposite sides, whieh are paint- j,, (,ttf,lf tin; non-ronloi mist, iri
ed blue, to possess a certain property, : n;;;:, and in whii h he himsc!f, his .son
and the other two opposite, which are j Seaborn, born on ihe voyage, his drmgh
coloivd red, to possess a property dil- Irr ,tl0 .v;ie ,,i" 1'ivsident increase JMa
fe-ient from the: hi st. This wand, then.
exactlv repret'iits a pohtrixed rav of
light. II all the snies ha. I the same
pioporlies, then it would represent n:i
iinpolaried ray. Now-, ii'jht may un
dergo a certain charine w hich shall po
larize impaiting to two e4 its sides,
opposite to each other, a certain pro
perly which the other two do not pos
sess" The question aris-cs : What are
these propmiis? They are various;
one, how ever, is so simple and so ncor
Iv connected with the deVnoustration to
which call your attention, that 1 will
mention it. If a ray of light fail upon
a reflecting curace with cither of those
two sides w hich are represented by the
red sides of the wand, it will be reflec
ted at an angle equal to that by which
it approached the surface. lJct if it
st nke the surface upon the opposite sides
the blue it will not be reflected at
all, so that two of its faces a t'3 capable
of reflection, while the other two are
not. In it ray which is not polarized,
reflection takes place under all circum
stances, bin with pobtrized light, on'y
under certain conditions. Thus we
see that light may exist in two distinct
states; the one u'ipolai i.ed, or its ordi
nary state, and the pointed or us ex
traordinary slate.
"Let us turn to another branch of j
physics. The science of heat has re
ceived more attention lor a few years
past than any other branch of physics.
Foi'.rier, a French philosopher, has done
much in this dep.i I iiiient of knowledge.
( hie of I he coni'lueions he established is
lliis : T
e are
llll
co stat ! oi
w hich
material hodies'exist, bomi'ly, the solid,
tiipiid and gametics. lie proved that
w he'ii a solid hmlv becomes iiieandcs-e-ent,
the light it emit is p,-fai ied, and
th.lt the light of itiiMiidfM-ciit gases, as
flame is uUj-ol.ii i'ed. These facts are
line, whatever rhay ue the nature of
the material-. Here is n distinction
established between the liht emitted
bv incandesi enl solids and liojiiids, and
that emitted by gases, Now M. Ata
go h;t:, with n'.ost beautiful sagacity, a
vailcd himself of these twii facts, con
tiibuted by the sci hces of light and
beat, to determine the nature of the
foii's atmosphere. This may easily be
done, for since it is establish d mat thu
light from incandescent solids and li
quids is polarized, and all that need bo
done to i!c termini! this point i lo try by
Cvpt'tluiiTit wh'.tkci its liht W polaii-
the Conclusion, as inevitable as it is im
porta nt 'is, that the surface of the sun is
coveted, not by a solid or a liquid, but
by nn "atmosphere of flame. Here is
one of the most beautiful inferences
drawn from the wlioie range of physic?,
and it is established by the ?:d of sci
ence with all the cerlitude of a mathe
matical demonstration. It had Jonr;
been supposed that the sun was sur-
rounded by an atmosphere of ligfit, but
Arago proved that its atmosphere is ah
ocean of flame. Northern Advoc'ite
I'urr for IMsetlscs In Peach Trccsr-
Thc application to tha trees consists
of salt and saltpetre combined, in the
proportion of one part of saltpetre to
eight parts of salt, one half pound of the.
mixture to a tre seven years old and
upward., to be applied upon tho l'u: Trice
oi'tlio ground, around and in immediate
contact with tne trunk of the lice. 1 Ins
will destroy (he worm ; but 'to 'more
effectually preserve Ihe tree I abo sow
this mixture over my orchard, at th
rate of two bushels to the acre. The
size of ihe fruit is Increased, and the fla
vor very greatly improve", fifa wri'nk
destroyed, and the yellows prevented.
Yf.oktaiii.r Ivohv. Our renders have
probably seen some notio of ihis inter
esting novelty from the South Seas-,
w ith w hich the French Discovery slripi
have made us acquainted. It is a spc
cies ei" nut strongly Vescmbling the co"
coa nut, but rntich smaller. lTpoti the
removal of the bark it is a L.ill'of i vory,
of equal hardness and applicable to ma
;iv of th-j various uses in liie arts of ihi
animal produr.;ion, and in shott, a tnj -
feet la'". Minilc when polished. FroiA
its siiaoe, it will not answer lor p'!ipo:
i :
ses requiring much length.
A l'uuTW Hki.ii . On Sunday las
was baptised in ihis citv, bv 15cv. Win.
Adams, an infant named John Cotton
ther, bis grflndson Cotton INIather, ana
n host of tlieir desceiidants. have. !t
t tl0;r Jurercnt generations been enrrieo
to the baptistnal font. -V Y.t'om. Ail
Ciir.isTMAS Sitrnvo. On Tuesda
afternoon, thirteen ireese, which ha
been landed from the Aberdeen steam'ev,
and were intended as presents to vavfa
ous individuals in London, Were inspec
ted by an exciseman, who found tlicrA
tube unusually henvy, and on openinp
one of. them ho found it to contain i
bottb of over-proof whiskey, which had
never before passed under the eyes of
the Custom or Excise. The discover v
itiduced him to cut open the others, and
incy were all in the same condition -there
was a bottle of real Fcrintosh r
each. He accordingly seized the geesi
and their contents on behalf of our sc
vereign lady the Queen, and remo'v'eri
his prize to the Excise office. A nurn:
her of fine young suckling pigs havft
been lately seized with their insides t)
led with Scoth whiskey, and on Satur
day no less than thirty Dutch turkcyi
were captured in front of the C'lst'orii
House, which were stuffed with HoU
hind gin. The peese and turkeys frorr
Scotland and Holland have carried art
iinnoi.il nnnntitv of whiskev and pone
i" . . . . i
va, and the young tgs fiave contained
the same stuff for the purpose of carry
ingon the Christmas festivities. Lon
don Courier.
The Bisi.-hop of London, a ehoit tiinc-bini.fi
made a f-peech to the Chapter of St. Paulrf
Cathedral, against the vvoenl en block pavtiheiir
wlii'cli tlie Chapter thought ol putting dovi
round St. Paul's Church yard. When h'
lilidiop had finished, the Kev. Sydney JSiiiiliA
replied to him thus : '.ler the t-peech W'itH
j which your Lirdship has favoulcJ I will
only say, tuat 1 think there will be no difficulty
in putting down thin wooden blKk pavementj
if we can only hi'j td'.our funds together.
Ahk4ham l.iTl'HATlRl:. in the State of
Ibu'kensack it seems that 'poetry lias ria.' Thi?
pmprietorsof the Washington Tt-leyraph mfurh
their patrons that they w ill tnro 'd'rn, pork, po'
tatoes, Ac,' payment if (subscriptions, if de-liV
red immediHti'ly ; ihey asJ-iyu the foll'uwi;
pot-leal reason :
'Tin v. liib r mid n-i in ', iln iirresci
Hun mil- ! 'Idh'ri '"'
An. I l !it itn" l.nv with iiimPil t'oiifiT?
Mevi run h no wid lne Ihrcowat-,
IWw; li-l-lnt lie hi lij-i, ..
An.i i-!c mv lil he.v llur hlk no b '