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VOL. EK. NO. 100.
duty; and had rather perish in an attempt to
accomplish phat I coaceive to be incum6ent upon
ae, at 6 time so traugM tcith danger to tie tran
quiiity and prosperity Of the nation, than endure
| the AunlitiAtiug upbraidingS OF seJf-aecnsatioa,
| ,cith all The external honors, phich q cautious,
prudent and grooeiing spirit could anticipate or
acquire"
Such was the crisis presented in 1888; such the
Ma. who met it and avertcd its pressing dangers.
Who then can justly accuse Mr.. Clay of uufathfal-
ness to the great cause ofProtection?
The AMERICAN IN EeYrr, with Rambles through Arabia
petI'ca and The Holy Land daring he years 1853 and
6i0) d. Appleton l. Co.
This work is admirably got up by the publisher,
richly illustrated and supcrbly printed We have
found it, also very full of information with regard
to the actual condition and modes of life of the
motley inhabitants of Egypt especially OF its op-
! pressed, degraded natives. Many books have been
published describing sufficiently the Nile the Cities,
the Pyramids, the Tolnbs, the Ruins, Of Egypt
this is sufficiently dfiuse these heads, and
moro satisfactory i'll its accounts of the Social state
and habits of the People 1t is written in strain
of liveliness and badinage which may render it
more entertaining to many, but hardly more valua-
bic or enduring. Indeed, we think The authors
vein Of humor considerably less happy than that Of
Mr. Stephens, and its indulgence in many instances S
decidedly unfortunate. Still, The American in
Egypt will be found very agreeable reading.
A Series of for Rura
Cottages and Cottage Villas, with their Gardens and
Grounds Adapted TO North America: ByAJ Dows
ING, Author of A Treatise on Landscape Gardening. !.
illustrated by numerous EnsraTlngs (8ve. Price S2t)
NewYork and London: Wiley Putnam.
This is one of the best in a series of excellent
practical works which Messrs. Wiley and Putnam
have issued, illustrative of Farming, Gardening,
Heating and Warmisg Buildings, Planting Trees
and Shr,lbbery, &c. &c. The proper location and
construction Of Dwellings are very imperfectly un-
derstood in this ceantry, one may see any where
in the course Of days ride. This defect Mr..
Downing's work is admirably calculated 10 remedy,
and we doubt not its abundant Illustrations and
comparatively moderate price will ensure rapid
sale of the edition.
-G7 The Kn1ckERRocXER for August presents
its usual pleasant medley of gay and grave, prose
and verse. "The Quod Correspondence" is con-
tinued, and will be concluded in the next number.
much to our regret for it equals in power, pathos,
and humor any thing that has ever issued from the
American press. - A Marriage Of Convenience"
is an admirable tale of real life, with an excellent
moral The Fair Inconnu" is well told, though
rather improbable Edward Afford" displays
excellent sense and feeling and the Editors Ta-
BILE is filed to overhowing with pleasant hints,
jokes, and quotations.
TOBACCO DUrtEs.-To show how the produc-
tions Of our soil are taxed by the nations whose
ports the opponents of Protection would SO gener-
ously have US admit free. give some etatiosias
Of the duties paid by the single article of tobacco.
Our authority is the document furnished by the
Secretary of the Treasury in compliance with a
call of the House of Representatives, in which is
Incorporated table compiled by Joshua Dodge,
Esq and abridged by the Baltimore American:
s.The importation of American tobacco into the
countries of Europe labors under severe restrc-
tions. In France and Spain it is prohibited and
the trade is monopoly in Portugal, Sardinia, and
the two Sicies. The daties in other countries are
excessively onerous In Great Britain the impost
on the unrEanufactured article is 70 cents per
pound; in Austria, Milan 81 20 per one hundred
pounds; in Russia So rs per thirty-six pounds !;
in Prussia 1914 percwt. in Netherlands it varies,
being 2S cents per two hundred and twenty pounds
of Virginia tobacco; 80 cents per two hundred and
twenty pounds of Maryland; and 50 40 per two
hundred and twenty pounds various. In Belgium
it is AZ cents per two hundred and twenty-five
pounds; in Denmark 81 Cd per one hundred and
ten pounds and in Sweden l3 cents per pound.
If the duties and menopolies existing In Europe
were removed, MIR. Dodge gives 1884 hogs
heads as very moderate estimate of the quantity of
our tobacco which would be consumed there. The
expectation of this article alone would then in
crease the pecunary means of our country more
than $40, 900 0O0 annually
CoTToN IN INDlA.-Very favorable accounts Of
the cotton experiment have again reached us from
Coimbatoor, the pick.ngs now amounting to from
500 to 900 pounds daily. The present crop, theugh
| a poor one, ha much more show than the native
drops in the vicinity although it is now pretty Ger
tain that the cotton crops in the south will this
wear prove in most cases failure. The compara-
tive success of the American seed Is, therefore,
very satisfactory for although sowna month or SIN
weeks too late, it is now equally forward with the
| native cotton. Should next season prove favor
able one Tor the Cotton crops, we arc iuioi ''s.
produce of 1000 bales of American cotton is by
no means improbable. London Spectator.
FREIGHT vs PosTAGE.-The freight Of barrel
of flour te Boston, Newburyport or Portland is 10
| -. cents; the postage of letter to the same
places is 18S cents.
p The Southern Literary Messenser.-
TIE August No. Of valuable and popular period-
cal has promptly made its appearance and may be had al
this Office This morning Persons about leaving the City and