New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-18

wrong and short sighted. Action is necessary
to solve the problem we have given ourselves,
and the result is of more value than a thousand
Epcs.
He mistakes us who supposes these remarks
are made from senstiveness TO foreign criticisms
on our literature We do it to correct an errone-
Gus impression among ourselves. We love the
literature of England, but the dearth of It here
in our present circumstances should not be a sub
ject of self reproach. To make the mind of
mankind free, that it may know how to use It's
best powers is our purpose; and to be too busy LII
carving it out to sit down and write elegantly Is
| not sin but virtue.
We designed to have said something more on
specific parts of the review but we have neither
/ time nor room.
MIcHIcAS.-Barry, Loco Foco, is elected Gov
ernor by about 900 majority, Robert McLelland
Lucius Lyon and James B. Hunt, Loco.F Foco
congressman, are also elected One Wing Rep
! resentative from Kalamazoo County is elected
| the other uncertain.
LARGE BEET.--We were shown yesterday "a
Beet raised by Samuel Lyon, OF Yonkers, West
chester County, an old revolutionary soldier, and
| the last one who is now living in that County,
! which weighed % pounds, and measured %
| inches round. We do MT know how large Beets
| may grow but this was certainly the largest one
| we ever saw.
! FIRE AT THE Navy YARD-DEsrRucrIoN OF
4 -
lyu Eagle that fire broke yesterday morning. between
and II O'clock board the receiving ship Hudson which
damaged her much that she is considered useless.
FIRE IN PATERSON, N. J.-Between eight and
O'Clock Sunday evening last the stable belonging
Mr. d. Laverack, the of his house Mainsreet
burned the ground valuable horse, worth 5000
was burned but was insured Newark Post.
o" A son OF the Collector Of canal Tolls at
West Troy, aged about 26 years, killed Saturday
last, Vienna, Ontario county, quantity Of pine falling
on him
o. Since the heroic days of missionary mar
tyrdom, we do not recollect to have seen any thing
more striking than the following, drawn from d
late French paper:
MARryRpoM IN CHIHA.-The Univers gives the follow
ing authentic Of the mayrdom Of NJ. Bore
the Missionary Tong Kong, China: When surprised
by the soldiers who hun, e and like the
Savior, asked them, Whom seek YEP They were for
struck dumb by his ma and extra
the coniessor took advantage Of the eageness shown
by the people visit him, deliver freely to them the
words Of eternal life. His execution horrfylng. The
executoner who half drunk scarcely knew what he
about. His first stroke of the sabre fell the OF
the martyr aud him to the Jaw the second upon
the TOP of the shoulders and the third better directed
but did the head from the trunk AT this sight the
criminal mandarin shIunk back with horror 1t required
strokes before the sanguinary work finished dur
--;sh tie i0iy priest oid not utter single cry"
n. Y. American.
A Nru, Rrrr Tho S4an,C,.J Cow AJro
says: On Monday last The bell raised
place in the of the Episcopal Church this vii
age It's weight is about 1900 pounds is excellent
toned BELL was cast at West Troy and took premium
The Fair IN the city of New-York'
Court for the Correction of fErrors-Nov.
PreSent~Senator Ely presdins Justice Bronson, Sena
tors Battlit Bockee Corning Denniston Dixon, Foster,
Franklin, Hard, Hopkins Lott, Mitchell, Pla Porter
Rhoade', Varian, Vaney, Works-l9
.3bsen-The Lieut.. Governor, the Chancellor, Senators
Chamberlain, Deyo, Dickinson Faulkner Huuter Law.
Putnam Root, Scott, Scov Sherwood. Strong,
Wright-l5.
towrt of error extended second Monday in January
VIM. Steele and others, VS. Sarah Finch, &c-H. V. D.
Van Epps substituted as Solicitor for Sarah Finch.
81 Watson and ais. V. Anderson and 65. Johnson
Anderson. Motion asd judgements default denied
with costs.
81 as 46I D Leavit, President SC. vs. G. w Stanton
President sc. and 25. Merchants Bank woodruff
Judgements upon default opened.
~. Butler vs.. City ofN. York changed to 27s.
II. Constantine Van WinEle-a reserved cause-caled
and down for Tuesday next.
II. Exchanged with No. > both reserved Causes
27. j. G. Aymar and al. VS.. North River Bank. Mr. j.
w. Gerard opened for the plfs in
The MYSTERIES OF Passive have received
No. OF this work from j. Winchester, No. 80
Ann street. 1t Is like all the rest powerfully
written and well translated.
Ned MYERS: \ LIFE BEFORE THE MAST. Ed.
tied by ]. Kenmore CooPER.-This PROCESSES to
be the autobiography of a sailor, to whom Mr.
Cooper acted merely as amanuensis II has some
good sketcheSin it. For sale by Burgess * sunsel
The GENrLEMAN's DAUGHTER OR, A GREAT
CyTY's TEMPrArIoNs.-For Paul Clifford and his
kin we have no particular favor, and public morals
are not generally corrected by this mode of IN
culcatng truth. For sale by Burgess Il Stringer,
222 Broadway.
JULIE CoRRYEUR, a ROMANCE OF THE ALPS, by
T. c. GRArrAN.-This is tale in pamphle,
form which has been published in numbers in
Grahams Magazine, and is well written and full
of interest.
Us RAMON THE ROVER AND OTHER TALES, by
the author of " Evenings IN BosroS. This is q
story OF adventures and hair r-breadth escapes by
sea and land, adorned with cuts, and rather badly
printed. For sale by Nahs s. Cornish, 27S Pearl
street.
Us We have received GRAHAM's MAGAZINE for
December, and it appears to be an uncommonly
nch Number. Willis, Alfred B. Street, Mrs.
slgourney, Mrs. Embury, and others of equal
merit, are contributors to its pages.
u The LADIES' NATIONAL MAGAZINE for De.