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the sun, and the flowing of the river ! While the work
of art, however impregnable, shall in atoms fall. Life of
Kah-ge-ga-gah-bow, or G. Copway, o'ibway Chief.
THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.—
Zachary Taylor was born in Orange County, Virginia, on
the 24th November, 1786. While he was but a few
months old, his father, Colonel Richard Taylor, who had
distinguished himself in the war of the revolution, migrated
with his family to Kentucky. He was one of the early
pioneers. But ten years before, for the first time had the
habitation of the white man been seen anywhere in the
territory between the western boundary of Virginia and
the distant Mississippi. With his rifle, even at the time
of Colonel Taylor's arrival, the enterprising settler was
compelled to dispute with the Tndian and the beasts of
prey his title to the soil. Whilst young, the future pre-
sident aided his father in the labours of the field ; and
this early exposure to the severity and vicissitudes of the
weather, hardy habits, and homely fare, laid the founda-
tion of a constitution well adapted to the hardships he
afterwards encountered. He attended schools in the
winter months, whenever a school, however distant, was
accessible, and in summer worked on the farm. While
he was yet under age, some movements in the west seemed
to threaten the integrity of the union, and he eagerly en-
rolled himself in a troop raised to oppose the design. The
excitement upon this subject soon subsiding, he returned
to the labours of his farm, and to his studies, with a dis.
position, however, to serve his country in arms much
stimulated by what he had seen of mimic war. An elder
brother, a lieutenant in the army, dying soon after, he
was, through the influence of his relative, James Madison,
appointed to the vacancy by President Jefferson, the 3rd
of May, 1808. General Taylor no sooner entered the ser-
vice of his country than he exposed his life in her cause.
By his defence of Fort Harrison against 'great odds, he
saved a frontier from devastation. From that early ex-
ploit, as from a corner-stone, his fame gradually rose, as
he weet gallantly on through a service of some forty
years, ILO' his successful campaigns in Mexico—cam-
paigns that secured California to the United States—gavo
him a reputation .extending to all ports of the world.

el aim a writing
first were exceeding.,
until at length he wrote one, regr
stating that, in compliant' - •

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warm, but gradually became cooler,
his conduct, and

he hid determined to break off the engagement ; and in a
very short time the defendant married another lady. The
first letter was dated the 29th of October, 1848.—The jury
gave £4O damages to the plaintiff.

MR. O'CoNNOR.-At Guildhall (London) Police-court
on Saturday an application was made for a summons
against Mr. Feargus O'Connor to recover the sum of £5O
for an old lady aged ninety, whose deceased brother was
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n-tunate allottees in the National Land
scheme, of which Mr. O'Connor was the sole director.
The complainant applied to the secretary but got no re-
dress, and after waiting some considerable time for the

money, she at length wrote to Mr. O'Connor at 34, Not-
ting-hill-terrace, Bayswater, who at once forwarded her
the following worthless document, as it was written upon
an unstarnpen piece of paper :—" I shall pay Mrs. Watson
-f X5O .his being the

ne sum of in six months from tht,, .ate,
amount of a transfer at LowbandQ: in the Land Company
Dated this 19th of July, 1850.—FEARGUS O'CoNNoa."
Immediately on receiving this document Mrs. Watson
scraped together a little money and came to London,
where she was robbed while passing up Fleet-street of
every shilling she had in the world. She then. after some
trouble, ol tlined an interview O'Connor, bill
the result was unsatisfactory.
had no jurisdiction in the car
and the applicant left the court

ate said he

as the amount was £5O,

A MANUFACTURER IN DISTRESS.—We often find that
men who have accumulated large fortunes from small be
ginnings, when they have passed the middl

ge of life,

imagine themselves in poverty. A singular case ha
occurred, for the truth of which we can vouch

large manufacturer, residing in the wilds of Yorkshire,
one day called on the relieving officer of the district and
asked relief. Appreciating instantly the state of mind in
which the well-known applicant was, the officer replied,
"Certainly, Mr. -; call to-morrow, and you shall
have it." Satisfied, the applicant retired, and the officer
hastened to the gentleman's son, stated the case, and ex-
pressed his opinion that the relief demanded sh

" Give it

given. said the son, " and we'll return you
the money." Accordingly, this wealthy manufacturer
next day received relief, and for many weeks regularly
applied for his five shillings relief; until, at last, the hal-
lucination vanished and his mind was completely restored.
It is possible that this little anecdote contains a valuable
hint as to the proper treatment of monomaniacs.—Albion.
Speaking of the chancel carpet of St. Stephen's, West-
minster, founded by Miss Coutts, the Ladies' Companion
says, it will to many seem like the return of the times
when queens wrought banners and embroidered holy vest-
ments, when they learn that this carpet has been wrought
in squares of Berlin wool by forty ladies of rank and dis-
tinction ; the border by the Lands of the little girls in the
school, which has also been founded by Miss Burdett
Coutts, in Westminster. Among others who have con-
tributed, we may name the Duchess of Northumberland,
the Marchioness of Ely, and Miss Burdett Coutts herself.
The design consists of shields and heraldic devices (framed
as it were in tile-work), alternating with panels, in which
alternately thefleur-de-lis and the Tudor rose are worked
on a blue ground. The effect of this mass of gorgeous
colours, intermixed with the least possible shading or at-
tempt at relief, is rich and excellent. The ground of the
border is green. The arms on the several shields are in
their proper heraldic colours. . . . It is impossible
not to dwell on the artistic superiority of such occupations
as this over the pastimes of shapeless shoemaking, casting
bread-seals, fabricating ill-proportioned alum-baskets, and
other silly diversions, in which, by turns, the ladies of
England have cheated themselves ipto the idea of doing
something useful.

LORD BROUGHAM AND THE SCOTCH BARRISTER.—
In an appeal case in the House of Lords on Friday, Mr.
Robertson, an advocate of the Scotch Courts, was arguing
an appeal case, and in the course of the remarks said,
that it would be necessary that he should go step by step
through the whole of the arguments which had been ad-

sauced Dy his learned friends, as well as into the various
parts of the case itself, and, therefore, he must press for
his lordship's particular attention.—Lord Brougham.
What—what's that, Mr. Robertson ?—what do you say ?
I always give my best attentioi ; I aways give my atten-
tion to the cases which come before me ; I have given my
attention to this case, as I do to all other cases. I give
my best attention to any case which may come before me,
just as much as any other judge, and I pay, in common
with all the other judges, every attention to the argu-
ments of counsel. But, Mr. Robertson, when I find that
a learned counsel thinks proper to stop to go over and
over his arguments again and again, even up to as many
as ten times sometimes, why then, when he comes to
about the seventh time, even though he may vary his
argument in words, I turn my attention to some other
part of the case.—Mr. Robertson must humbly trusted
that his lordship would have the kindness to meditate and
to deliberate before he made up his mind in such an im-
portant case.—Lord Brougham. Mr. Robertson
but- onP - -

member of ..ne bar, but ..e w _ was a member of the
bar in Scotland, would have thought of saying such a
thing. In all my experience I have never met with any-
thing like it; and if the Scotch judges think it proper
and right—and it is a most astonishing fact that they
should do so—if the judges in Scotland think it proper to
allow themselves to be so addressed, all I can say is, that
I shall not permit it here. The arguments were then
proceeded with to their close.

PRESIDENT TAYLOR'S LAST MOMENTS.—President
Taylor was attacked with the first symptoms of the dis-
ease, which terminated in his death, on the evening of
the 4th of July. On the morning of that day be was
apparently in his usual health. In company with his
family, and several Heads of Department, he attended
the public celebra'ion at the National Monument. After
great exposure to the sun, and considerable fatigue, be
returned to the Presidential Mansion in a state of partial
exhaustion. Calling for refreshment, and saying that he
was very hungry, he partook freely of cherries and wild
berries, accompanied with copious draughts of iced
milk and water. His appetite at dinner was good, and he
indulged in it without any unusual precaution. Within
an hour he was seized by cramps in the stomach, which
soon took the form of cholera morbus. He was unwilling
to avail himself of medical aid. believine that the pttnpy

arras temporary and would yield to his sstrongconstitution.
Towards midnight he grew worse, and it was evident that
his condition was highly dangerous. He remained in
this state, without any important change, until Saturday
evening. On Monday morning the disease, which had
made rapid encroachments on his frame, assumed the
form of typhoid fever, and from this time there was but
a faint hope of his recovery. During Monday night the
greatest anxiety prevailed. Before eleven o'clock, all
hope of saving his life was dispelled. The morning of
the 9th dawned, but brought no relief. At a few minutes
before ten it became evident that his time was short.
Prayers were offered by the clergyman in attendance.
After tasting a glass of water, he was informed that he could
not live many hours. Ile then asked for his family, who
were in adjacent room. They were sent for, and soon
entered. The interview was overwhelming, Mrs. Tailor
prostrating herself at the bedside, and her children cling-
ing around her, with sobs and groans expressive of their
agony. He was now free from pain, and, on being asked
whether he feit comfortable, replied, " Very; but the
storm in passing has swept away the trunk." Soon after,
adverting to the state of the country, he said, " lam
about to die : I expect the summons soon. I have en-
deavoured to do my duty faithfully, and I regret nothing
but to leave my friends." These were his last audible words.
Ile attempted- again to speak to his wife,
but his voice
failed him. The physician administered a cordial, but
all was over, lis breathe& his last without a struggle.