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American Pcstry.
Tint following beautiful little song, written by
the late Dr. Costiil, forracily of this city, at the
time when the Cherokees were ordered to leave
Georgia, was first published in tho "United
'State Gazette"--January 12th, 1830. It is well
worthy of re-publication.
THE ISDJA5SSOXC.
Lo ! the poor Indian ! Popb.
Land where brightest waters flow ;
Land where loveliest forrcsts grow ;
"Where the warrior drew the bow ;
Native land farewell.
lie who made you stream and tree,
Made the white, the red man free
Gava the Indian's home to bo
?'Iid the forrcst wilds.
Hare the waters ceased to flow ?
Have the forrest's ceased to grow ?
Why does our brothers bid us go
From cur native hon&s ?
llore In infancy we play'd ;
Ilere our happy wigwams made ;
Here our father's graves are laid ;
Must wo leave them all ?
White men tell us God on high.
Is pure and just in yonder sky ;
Will not then his searching eye
See the Indian's wrong ?
Salts rtnb Sketches.
A THRILUSG SKETCH.
THE HAHIACj
Or, the Longest XJg?a Sa :i TLifv.
It was one of those old fashioned winters in
the days of the Georges, when the Enow lay on
the ground for weeks, when railways were un
known, and the electric telegraph had not been
dreamed of Bave by the speculative Countess of
London. The mails had been irregular for a
month past, and the letter-bags which did roach
the post-office had been brought thither with dif
ficulty. The newspapers were devoid of all for
eign intelligence, the metropolis knew nothing of
the doings of the provinces, and the provinces
knew little more of the affairs of the metropolis;
but the columns of both were crowded with acci
dents from the inclemency of the weather, with
heart-rending accounts of starvation and desti
tution, with wonderderful escapes of adventurous
travellers, and of still more adventurous mail
coachmen and guards. Business was almost at
a standstill, or was only carried on by fits and
starts ; families were made uneasy by the fre
quent long silence of their absent members, and
the poor were suffering great misery from cold
and famine.
The south road had been blocked up for nearly
a month, when a partial thaw almost caused a
public rejoicing ; coaches began to run, letters to
be dispatched and delivered, and weatherlwund
travellers to have some hope of reaching their
destination.
' Among the first ladies who undertook the
Journey from the west of Scotland to London at
this time, was a certain Miss Stirling, who had,
for weeks past, desired to reach the metropolis.
Iler friends assured her that it was a foolhardy
attempt, and told her of travellers who had been
twice, nay, three times, snowed up on their way
to town ; but their advice and warnings were of
no avail ; Miss Stirling's business was urgent, it
concerned others more than herself, and she was
not one to be deterred by personal discomfort or
by physical difficulties from doing what she
thought was right.
So, she kept to her purpose, and 1y in Feb
ruary took her seat in tho mail for London, being
the only passenger who was booked for the whole
journey.
The thaw had continued for some days ; tho
roads though heavy were open ; and with the aid
ef extra horses here and there the first half of
tho journey was performed pretty easily, though
tediously.
The second day was more trying than the first;
the wind blew keenly, and penetrated every cre
vice of the coach ; the partial thaw had but
slightly affected tho wild moorland they had to
cross ; thick heavy clouds were gathering round
the red rayless sun ; and when on reaching a lit
tle road-side inn the snow began to fall fast, Wh
the trnard and coachmen urged their solitary pas
senger to remain there for the night, instead of
teniDtinff the discomforts and perhaps tno perns
of th3 next stage. Miss Stirling hesitated for a
moment, but the little inn looked by no means a
pleasant place to bo snowed up in, so she resisted
their entreaties and, gathering her furs more
closely round her, sho nestled herself into a cor
ner of the coach. Thus, for a time, the lost all
ponscioasness of outward things in Bleep.
A sudden lurch awoke her ; and sho soon learn
ed that they had stuck fast in a snow-drift, and
that no efforts of the tired horses could extricate
th coach from it unpleasant predicament. The
guard, mounting one of the leaders, 6et off in
search of assistance, while the coachman com
forted Miss Stirling by telling her that as they
could calculate they were only a mile or two from
"the squire's," and that if the guard could find
his way to the squire's the squire was certain to
come to their rescue With his sledge. It was not
the first time that the squire had got the mail
bags out of a snow-wreath by that means.
The coachman's expectations were fulfilled.
Within an Lour, tho distant tinkling of the sledge
bells was heard, and lights were seen gleaming
afar; they rapidly advanced nearer and nearer:
and soon a hearty voice was heard hailing them.
A party of men with lanterns and shovels came
to their assistance ; a strong arm lifted Miss Stir
ling from the coach, and svippoi ted her trembling
steps to a sledge close at hand ; and almost before
she knew wncre she was, she found herself in a
large hall brilliantly lighted by a blazing wood
fire. Numbers of rosy glowing childish faces
were gathered round her, numbers of bright ea
ger eyes were gazing curiously upon her, kindly
hands were busied in removing her wrap3, and
pleasant voices welcomed her and congratulated
her on her escape
"Ay, ay, Mary," said her host, addressing his
wife. I told you that the sleigh would have
plenty of work this winter, and you 6ee I was
right."
"As you always are, uncle," a merry voice
exclaimed. "We all say at Ilawtree that Uncle
Atherton never can be wrong."
"Atherton ! Ilawtree !" repeated Miss Stirling
in some amazement, and uttered in that famil
iar voice ! "Ellen, Ellen Middltton, ia it possi
ble that you are here ?"
A joyful exclamation and a rush into her arms
were the young gil l's ready reply to this question
as she cried, "Uncle Atherton, Aunt Mary, don't
you know your old friend Miss Stirling?"
Mrs. Atherton fixed her soft blue eyes on the
stranger, in whom she could at first scarcely re
cognise the bright-haii ed girl whom she had not
&een for eighteen or twenty years ; but by and
by, sho satisfied herself that, though changed,
sho was Ellen Stirling still, with the same sun
ny smile and the same laughing eyes that had
made every one love her in their school days.
Heartfelt indeed were the greetings which fol
lowed, and cordial the welcome. Mrs. Atherton
gave her old friend as she congratulated herself
on having dear Ellen under her own roof ; more
especially as she owed this good fortune to Mr.
Atherton's exertions in rescuing her.
"It is the merest chance, too, that he is at
home at present," she sai l ; "he cr;pht to have
been i:i Scotland, but the state of the roads in
this bleak country has kept him prisoner here for
weeKS.
"And others as well," Ellen Middleton added;
but both children and grown people are only too
thankful to have so good an excuse for staying
longer at Belfield." And then, laughing, she ask
ed Aunt Mary how she meant to dispose of Miss
Stirling for tho house was as full already as it
could hold.
"Oh," said her a:mt, we shall manage very
well. Belfield is very elastic."
Sho smiled as she spoke ; but it struck Miss
Stirling that the- question was, nevertheless, a
puzzling one, so she took the first opportunity of
entreating her to take no trouble on her account;
a chair by the fire was really all the accommoda
tion she cared for, as she wished to be in readi
ness to pursue her journey as soon as the coach
could proceed.
" We shall bo able to do better for you than
that, Ellen," Mrs. Atherton answered cheerfully.
" I cannot, it is true, promise you a 'state-room,'
for every bed in tho house is full, and I know
vou will not allow any one to be moved for your
convenience; but 1 nave one cuamucr sua at
your service which, except in one respect, is com
fortable enough."
" Haunted, of course ?" said Miss Stirling gai-
7- . . . .
" Oh, no, no, it ia not that ! I had it fitted up
for my brother William when he nsed to be here
more frequently than of late, and it is often oc
cupied by gentlemen when the house is full ; bnt
as it is detached from the house, I have, of course,
never asked any lady to sleep there till now."
" Oh ! if that be all, I am quite willing to be-
come its first laay tenant, saia iiuss ouruug
heartily. So the matter was settled, and orders
were given to prepare the Pavilion for the unex
pected guest.
The tTcni-p Micc) t;lcasantlv ; music, dan
cing, and ghost stories made the hours fly fast.
It was long past ten the usual hour cf retiring
at Belfield when Miss Stirling, under l.er host
ess' guidance, took possession of her out-door
chamber. It really was a pleasant, cheerful,
little apartment. The crimson hangings of the
bed and window looked warm and comfortable in
the Cashing fire-light ; and when the candles on
the mantlepiecc wero lighted, and the two easy
chairs drawn close to the hearth, th long-parted
friends found it impossible to resist the tempta
tion of sitting down to have what in old days they
used to call a " two handed chat." mere was
much to tell of what had befallen both, of che
quered scenes of joy and sorrow, dee ply interes
tinc to those two whoso youth had been passed
tnctWr there, were mutual recollections of
o
school-days to be talked over ; mutual friends
and future plans to be discussed ; and midnight
rung out from the stable-clock before Mrs. Ather
ton said good-night. She had already crossed
th-3 threshhold to go, when she turned back to
say, " I forgot to tell you, Ellen, that the inside
bar of this door is net very 6ecure, and that tho
key only turns outside. Are you inclined to trust
to the bar alone, or will you, as William used to
do, have the door locked outside, and let the ser
vant bring the key in the morning f nham
used to ay that he found it rather an advantage
to do so, the unlocking of the door was sure to
awake him."
Miss Stirling laughingly allowed, that though,
generally, she could not quite think it an advan
tage to be locked into her room, still she had no
objection to it on this particular occasion, as sht
wished to rise in reasonable time.
"Very well; then, you had better not fasten
the bar at all, and I will send my maid with tho
key, at eight precisely. Good night."
"Good night."
From the Lon lon Shipping Gazette.
TLe Effect cf thB War cpea the Price
cf BreadtcaH's.
The approaching war cannot fail to effect our
supply of grain ; but we would guard against
the attempt that will in all probability be made,
by intctcsted parties, to raise the price beyond
what the occasion warrants. England will pro
bably lose a great part of the supplies which she
has hitherto drawn from Russia direct, and from
tho corn countries of the Mediterranean and
Black Sea which are or which may come under
the influence of the Northern usurper; bnt we
are much mistaken if it i3 an event to "fright
the isle from its propriety," and it would be a
source of regret if it should be turned to such an
unrighteous purpose' Ame rica, as well the Brit
ish provinces as the United States, will still be
the provedore of England, as it has been for some
years past ; end the supplies which we shall
draw from thence, as auxilliary to our own pro
duce, and that wh:ch we shall receive from other
sources beyend the reach or influence of Russia,
must prevent anything like scarcity cr inordinate
prices.
A return which has been laid before Parlia
ment, within the last few days, is somewhat con
solatory on this head. The quantity cf grain,
meal, and flour which we received from the Uni
ted States in 1852, were equal to 1,400,558 quar
ters, converting meal and flour into the equiva
lent in quarters of gir.in ; from Egypt 775,745
qrs.; Denmark 770,190 qrs., and Prussia 554,742
qrs. From Russian northern ports, England re
ceived in the same year 343,51$ qrs., and 957,
877 qrs from the Black Sea ports. From Walla
chia and Moldavia, wc also received 718,877
quarters, a source of supply which we Euppose
will be no longer available at present. On the
whole, then, we may calculate on losing about
two and a quarter millions of quarters of grain
by the approaching hostilities. AVe Lave, how
ever, every reason to believe that cultivation has
greatly increased in the United States since 1852,
consequent on the number of in'iPigrants arri
ved there from the l-rili-h islands, frcm Jer-.-.e-ny
and other parts of Europe ; hi deed, the offi
cial account of the sale of land which has taken
place in the United States, and brought under
cultivation since 1852; would fully wan ant us in
believing that instead of one and a half millions
of quarters of grain, which was-the supplj- from
thence in 1852, it will, in the present year, reach
about double that quantity. But, besides the
United States, wc know, on authority which we
have no reason to doubt, that our own North
American Colonies are progressing in the raising
of corn of all kinds, more especially wheat, in a
most astonishing manner, and it is not going too
far to say that we may expect from this source,
a supply which will be double tho quantity ever
exported to England.
Turning to our agricultural prospects, as the
surest source of dependence, there is every rea
son to expect that the supply will be much in ex
cess of what it was la.st harvest. Last season
was one of the worst we have had in England fo.
many years ; the quantity of rain which fell in
the beginning of the year, prevented much of the
hind being ploughed and prepared for spring seed,
and what was sowed was materially injured by
the wetness of the season. Indeed, the general
calculation is, that the crop was about one-fourth
deficient in yield compared to the ordinary aver
age ; while we have reason to believe that both
in England and Ireland, the prospect of war will
induce much more land to be put under crop this
year than heretofore. In Ireland especially, we
know that last year tillage was much neglected,
as it was considered that rearing and feeding cat
tle for the English market would pay belter. It
will now be of the greatest importance to attend
to our own corn crops in these countries, and we
are confident that, if it be done, any deficiency
in the Russian supplies of grain will be amply
compensates! by our own produce, and the quan
tity we arc likely to receive from other foreign
countries. The present season has hitherto been
most propitious lor preparing lor spring crops ;
and from ail parts of the country wo learn thrt
the winter frosts, and the dry end favorable
weather during the early spring. Lave been at
tended with the greatest benefit to the hind. In
deed from all appearances at present, we may an
ticipate an abundant harvest, should tLe bum
mer and autumn prove favorable.
TLe war with which England is now threaten
ed will not have been entered upon gratuitously ;
it has been forced upon a reluctant country and
a reluctant people but a people who however ad
verse to war, are found ready to meet it, in de
fence of the national honor and the national wel
fare. Such arJ tho feelings of the people of Eng
land under tho present prospect ; and the con-
sciousness that the calamity of waiis not of their
own seeking, will prove a powerful stimulus to
induce them to bear with patience and resigna-
tiou the burdens it will necessarily impose on
them. Anticipating that the Government will
have occasion to add to the taxation of tho coun-
try, to support the expenses of the war, it is a
satisfaction to know that there is every prospe-ct
that the necessaries of life and, above all, tho
poorman's bread need not be at a higher stand-
ard than they arc at present, if indeed so high,
when the harvest of the present year is better
ascertained. Wc would disabuse the public mind
of the impression that a war with Russia will
necessarily produce a scarcity of bread corn in
England ; we think that we have shown that such
a result by no means follows, and that any at-tcmpt-to-rrise
prices, under this plea, will merely
be the act of speculators and jobbers. Fortu
nately England is perfectly independent in all its
resources ; and it is a proud and satiskctory po
sition f r a country to be placed in, that, while it
does everything in its power to eschew war, it is
always prepared to meet it without apprehension
for tho CH::-equcnce3.
, " Few EiTits to a rather.
"r 4.';- yOu have a son, a darling son. He has
fai'u' jv r Jod aud for evil, and they must act.
Each cap ilio of such intense action that both
cannot on a level, one must be, in some mca
snro .rtibservient. Your son is now young ; he
has no habits, no principles, no character. These
must be formed, and you have been appointed by
Providence to superintend and assist in this formation-
This you must do, whether you will or
not. The nature of the relation existing between
you and your son renders your non-participation
in the formation of hist character impossi
ble. Toward what course of life would you direct
his irnect-nt footsteps ? What would you have
him rexome ? A man in form only ; indepen
dent c"iHy of good, with feeble, M averir.g energy ;
his eelf ; respect a mere low, di-gustir.g pride ?
You esn easily train him for this, as a thousand
have ,:d are Icing trained, unless his mind is
very ft r above tha commonality. Treat him as
a mac'-iine, impress it upon him, that he is a mere
tool, and ho will soon become such. Make him
keenly feel his inferiority, cheek all his a;-pirings,
and Y.V.t a sapling bent to the ground, Lo will
soon ham to grow downward. But if you wish
him t become a strong-minded, truth-loving,
whole-souled man, treat him as a man is to be
as an equal. Draw out his better nature :
strengthen all aspirings for that which is high
and good. Teach him to curb Lis strong pas
sions, and to attain that self-ccntrol which ena
bles rran to influence his fellow-man. Let him
feel that he Las the germ of a man within him,
which needs only a right cultivation to make it
serviceable to him and mankind.
Teach j our son at all times to bring his actions
and motives to the standard of right and right
only. Be sure that he feels confidence in you as
a sympathizing friend in all cases. Never ele
vate yourself or depress Lim so that he can ouly
approach you with an effort. He has his world
of joys and sorrows, Lopes and fears, which al
ihoupi small to you, are all to him. Encourage
I'ic-CV-nxka ,)!:,; LcV-re Lim sr.ie de-sir-lb
objects which he may procure by self-denial and
extra excuion. Man needs something for which
to labor ; why not he ? Let him find by experi
ment that there is something for Lim to gain by
right, or lose by wrong, and an inducement to
virtuous actions will be given him. Teach him
to think correctly for himself, judge for himself,
while young and under your care, and he will
feel his own responsibility, and will not be 60
easily enticed and deceived when thrown upon
his resources. But above all, early teach him to
look upon God as his Father, and heaven as his
home, and the chief object of his life here to do
good. Early teach him by precept and example
to love tho Lord and keep Lis commandments,
and it shall be well with thee and thy house in
future generations.
Facts fcr Mechanics.
St. Paul was a mechanic ; a tent maker. Our
Saviour was a mechanic ; a carpenter. The great
Archil ect of tho universe, in the mechanism of
the heavens and the earth, with its productions,
animate or inanimate, displays a power and skill
which human hands and human wisdom may
attempt to imitate, but which they can never
equal to approach.
No t to farmers, mechanics are tho most nu
merous and the most important class of the com
munity. Whatever promotes their interests, of
course xromotes the interests of the public. They
like farmers, have great facilities and great in
ducements to become men of science and sound
knowledge. Every mechanic, in every opera
tion, brings into use some principle of science ;
which principlo it is, of course, his interest and
his convenience to understand.
Every apprentice boy, no matter how assiduous
or how rigorous his employment, if ho spends a
few moments daily in useful reading and other
modes of improvement, is certain to be a man of
futlireinf!ue' r-roa1i:.Uly. That appren
tice wT.o seeks most assiduously the interests of
j i,;8 employer, promotes most effectually Lis own
! intcnta : as character is the best capital a
you;; man can Lave for the commencement in
business.
Mi-chanis, like farmers, make Eafe and en
lightened statesmen. They are well educated in
schools of e xperience. Who can be better quali
fied to make laws for aiding these operations of
business than those engaged in thc-nc operations?
Inl8.2G, a few farmers in a small village in
Massachusetts, organized a society entitled the
Milbury Branch of the American Lyceum," its
object, the mutual improvement of its members
and the " diffusion of knowledge over the globe."
From that humble but dignified origin has arisin
; the general institution of lyceums, now in almost
j every section of the country, and many Islands of
the Atlantic and Pacific.
j It is evident that if farmers and mechanics
j throughout the country should enlist in earnest
in the great work of self education, they might
, reform and perpetuate our republican institutions
' arid hand down pure Christian republicanism to
posterity. Without that 6tcp, it is equally evi
j dent that though the American Republic may re-
j tain its name republicanism, especially in Amer-
j ica, will soon be known only' among the things
' that wore. '
Farticulars of the Burning; of tho Steam
er Caroline.
STATEMENT OF TUB CI EKE.
We left Memphis on Saturday evening at 8 o'
clock P. M., with about 125 passengers in all a
bout half in the cabin.
Nothing worthy of note occured until about 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon, when 21 milis from the
mouth of White River, the attention if the ste
ward was called to the unusual commotion
among the horses aud I followed him down to
see what was the matter.
When we reached the foot of the stairway, we
discovered that the boat was on fire, and the
boilers were enveloped in flames. The horses
tails were burning.
Below I give you a statement prepared on
board the St. Nicolas. Yours, &c,
Wm E. Elliot, Cldrs.
INCIDENTS OF TIIB PISASTEH FROM AS ETB WIT
NESS. On Board Steameu St. Nicholas, )
Wedneiday, March 8, j
Messrs Editors : After near three days ma
ture reflection and a revisit to the 6pot where the
ill-fated Caroline was burnt, I sit down to the
disagreeable task of giving you a faint outline o f
a scene that beggars all description and sickens
the heart to reflect upon. Oa Sunday evening
last, after a pleasant run of twenty-one Lours
from our city, about 4 o'clock P. M. the atten
tion of the passengers were attracted to the
stamping and kicking of the horses on deck oppo
site the boilers, when a rush was made by two
or three of us to see the cause, when lo ! the boat
was discovered to be on lire, the boilers being en
veloped in flames,
The crew immediately proceeded to work the
pumps, but were driven back instantly by the
flames, when all hopes were gone of saving her,
and then came the tragedy of the affair.
A general rush by mfcn, women and children
was now made to the forecastle, by the cabin pas
sengers, to avoid the destruction that awaited
theia from the devouring clement which was
gaining ground with the rapidity of lightning
which at the same time drove tho deck passen
gers and crew aft.
Soon the yawl was lowered by the deck hands
and sooner was it filled by dozens of frightened
beings, scorched and devoid of reason by fright.
While this awful scene was goiug on aft, every
cabin passenger, save one or two, bad gained the
forecastle, ready to take the fearful leap, prtfer
iug a watery grave to being burned to death.
About this time poor Trice and Crcighton were
seen on the hurricane-roof. Trice woke up Cap
tain Taylor and ran back to his wheel asking
Capt. T. what to do. He told him to run her
ashore, which Le attempted, but found that tlie
tiller ropes were burned. About this time Capt.
Creightoa threw the ladder from the roof, and
deliberately went down astern on the stays, and
having gained the lower guards he deliberately
rid himself of Ids coat and boots, and after wait
ing awhile, swung himself into the water, still
hanging to the guards, and was seen by a mem
ber of the Order of Odd Fellows to give the sig
nal of distress, which the brother answered by
telling Lim to let go and. swim be having no
earthly means of saving Lim Laving only a min
ute before swam to the shore exhausted, and at
that time was assisting Capt. Taylor to the 6hore,
who was almost exhausted.
This was the last that was seen of poor Creigh
ton, he having sunk a moment afterwards. Poor
Trice was seen at the wheel a moment before the
pilot house was encompassed by flames, and al
though it is painful to think it, yet we can but
conclude that Lo 6ank down through the cabin,
having the hissing sheets of fire for Lis shroud.
Still it is consoling to think that, though he lost
his own life, he saved one hundred others by
steering the boat ashore, and also, that he died
at his post, still holding on to the wheel.
We shall never see his like again. At this
time could be seen dozens of human beings floun
dering in the water haviDg jumped from the low
cr deck to avoid being consumed by fire, all of
whom are now lying on the bottom of the limpid
White. Not so with those on the forecastle. So
soon as the bow struck the bank fifty persons
leaped on shore and left destruction behind them;
and after reaching dry land scampered in every
direction to escape the effects of anticipated ex
plosion of boilers, powder, &c.
Awful were tho cries from the wrecked lehind
a'.id alas we could render no assistance for we had
no means in reach. And thus ends a tragedy
which I hope never to 6ce the like again.
Mr. Elliot clerk of the Caroline, told us of ma
ny thrilling incidents which he witnessed during
the burning of tho boat. One a father, who at
tempted to save his two children by swimming
with them both in his arms. He succeeded in
reaching near the shore when Lis strength bo fail
ed him that he was compelled to release them in
order to save Limsclf by swimming to a willow
tree, where he rested ena irom wmcn ne saw
them sink the second time. He leaped in aud
brought them to the top of the water, and reach
ed the tree, but alas ! thty were dead. Placing
the corpse in the fork hs climbed above them,
and there sat wi'.h dripping clothes, wee-ping
over liis dead children, until the Naomi came
along and sent out her yawl to his relief.
There is a girl in Benton county, so kill'.og pret
ty that sho Las to wear around her waist a spike
: belt similar to those that furxni-rs put cn colt's heads
1- in V.riiV tipm frnm KucVint Tliis ia the onlv
j means ef kcopingtheyoungbucksfromhnggingLer
to death and even with this shield it is snid there
- is not a yocng geat in tbo ncijMerliood that does
: not boar ike prints on hie ctras.
First Marriage ofGeorue IV. The Prince
passion for Mrs. Fitzherbet, according to Lord
Holland's Memoirs, was very strong before thray
rwero united. We ar told that he frequently
came to converse with Mr. and Mrs. Fox on tha
subject : that he cried by the hour ; that ha tes
tified the sincerity and violence of Lis passion
and his despair by the most extravagant expres
sions and actions rolling on the floor, striking
his f. reehead, tearing his Lair, falling into hys
terics, and swearing thut Le would abandon tha
country, forego the crown, sell his jewels and
plate, and scrape together a competenco to fly
with the object of his affections to America.
Mr. Fox, in December, 1785, wrots to tha
Prince to dissuade Lim from Lis union, pointine
out tho consequences which must ensue from
such a step. The Prince replied in a letter, be
ginning "My dear Charles," and assured Mr.
Fox that he might make himself easy on that
matter, and that "that the world will now soon
bo convinced that there not only is, but never
was, any grounds for these reports, which cf lata
have been so malevolently circulated."
With respect to the peifonuence of tho cere
mony, we are told that it was tho Prince's own
earnest and repeated solicitations, not at Mrs.
FitzLcrbert's request, that any ceremony was re
sorted to. She knew it to be invalid in law, sh
thought it nonsense, and tcld the Prince so. It
was performed by an English clergyman. A cer
tificate was signed by Lim, and attested Ly two
witnesses, both Rjiuun Catholic gentlemen, uii
one a near relation of Mrs. FitzLei bert, Mr. Kr
ringtoa. Anecdote cf Finn.
Finn was ouce a witness for the prosecution In
a case before the Common Pitas in Boston, and
his testimor.3 was so direct and conclusive that
the counsel for the defeuce thought it necessary
todiscredit Liu. Tho following dialogue ensued.
"Mr. Finn, you live ia street, do you
net ?"
"1'cs, I do."
"You have lived there a great while I"
"Several years."
"Docs not a female lire there under yciar pro
tection." "There does!"
"Does she be-ar your namo ?"
"She is certainly known in tb ceigkborLe4
by the name of Mrs. Finn."
"Is she your wife."
"No ; wc were never legally married."
"That will do, sir ; I have no more, to ask.
"But I have something more to answer, air,"
replied Mr. Finn, wi'.h pirit. "The Mrs. Finn
of whom yen have been pleased to Fpcak with to
much levity, is my vothee ; and I Lave known
but one man base enough to say ought or breatha
against her. You, sir, can guess who he is.
True, she is under my protection. She protecte4
me through infancy and childhood, aud it is but
a small part of the debt that I owe to do as much,
for her in old age."
The baffled counsellor had no more to say.
Franklin's Toast,
Long after Washington's victory over the
French and English Lad made Lis name familiar
to all Europe, Dr. Franklin Lad chanced to dias
with the English and French Ambassadors, whan
the following toasts were drank :
By tho English Ambassador
"England TLe Sun whose bright beams en
lighten and fructify tho remotest corners of tka
earth."
The French Ambassador, glowing with nation
al pride, but too polito to dispute the previous
toast, drank
"Fhakce The Moon whose mild, steady and
cheering rays are the delight of all nations, con
soling them in their darkness, and making their
dreariness beautiful."
Dr. Franklin then arose, and with his usual
simplicity said
"Geokge Washington The Joshua who com
manded the Sun and Moon to stand still and they
obeyed him."
Aauon Blur's Wife. The Paris Palrit of
late date has the following :
" At the last Tuilleries ball, the brilliant toi
lette of a stranger, with an incredible number
diamonds, attracted the attention of all present.
In a moment the attention was changed to tLa
most intense curiosity , when Louis Najolcon was
observed to accost the lady and remain some mo
ments in converfation. The enigma was soon
solved. The lady was the widow of Mr. Aaron
Burr, formerly Vice President of ti e United
States, with whom Louis Napoleon was cn term
of intimacy while in that country, and at the d
of fifteen years he had recognised the widow of
his old American friend." This probably alludes
to Madame Jumel, the wealthy second wife cf
Col. Burr, w ho obtained a divorce from aim a few
years previous to his decease. She owns a large
landed estate on the island of Malta. Cku-
nati Inqmrsr .
A Warning to JuALors Hl suands. A ywmg
man in Providence, Rhode Island, who bad a very
handsome wife, recently became dissatisfied with
the attention of others towards her, without
cause, of course, and started otf and travelled
some two or three hundred miles, and visited
several hospitals, for the purjose cf catching th
small pox, so that Le might give it to Lis wife,
thinking if she should become pretty well pitte-d
upon her face it would Lave a tendency to keep
away her admirers. But the fun of the joke wu
that he took the disease himself, went home, and
diod, and the young widow, who did not take it
at all, has since married a haiwlsoir.e man who
j is not so jealous.