New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-12
VOL. Hi. NO. 81.

Just been published. 1t contains great amount
of valuable information on a variety of subjects,
and must be welcome periodical In every fami-
". We copy the following, which shows that not
all the wealth and luxury, any more than all the
greatness and virtue, of the world were reserved
for the nineteenth century:
The WEALTH or ANTIoUITY.-We find in an
tiquity some instances of splendid wealth. While
writing magnificent treatlscs upon contempt for
riches, Seneca had contrlved to accumulate lit
tie fortune OF $4,000, 600 francs. An astrologer,
named Lentulus, was content with 56,000.000
francs. When Tiberius died, 642 100000 francs
were found IN his Golfers, not franc less In
less than year good Caligula spent the whole of
1t; there remained not an as, not quadrdnS.
The debts Of Milo amounted to 100 100000 francs.
Caesar had not 49000,000 francs but $4,000, 900
creditors before he obtained an public Office; the
poor fellow was soon enabled to present Curio
with u 900 900 francs, and Lucius Paulus with
900, 900 in other to dctach them from the party
opposed to HIM: he one day begged Servilia, the
mother OF Brutus. TO accept trife in the shape
Of pearl worth $50 1000, 900 francs. Mark An
tony's house was sold to Mesalla for the sum Of
l0,000,000. A fire destroyed Scauruss villa
the loss was rcckoncd at 22,000,000 francs.
When Crassus supped with Luculus, the cost ola
sans ceremonie meal amounted to between 10000
and 1000 francs and after the death of that
REFINED Consul, the fishes that swan in the pond
of his country-housc were sold for the trfc of
100000 francs. Ohio spent &c, 100000 on the
finishing Of wing of palace commenced by
Nero. One OF Caligula's dinners cost 100000
francs. Heliogabalus was more parsimonious;
Of his breakfasts only required 500 900 francs.
lEsopus swallowed pearl worth 100000 francs
gastrononic example also set by Cleopatra.
The ..lIsopus We advert to- (his son by-thc-by,
melted precious stones 10 drink at his entertain
merits y was not, as you may well suppose, the
Jolly fabust and Greek hunchback whom every
body IS acquainted with; but Claudius lEsopus,
an actor on the Roman stage, very intimate with
Cicero; this opulent historian earned in one day
more than eight hsndred Sloic Pvthagoric, or
Pcrpatctician philosophers could pocket in year.
ltpcus, the most celebrated gourmet of the etcr-
nal city dcvourcd we use the proper world H.
OD0 900 francs; he then examined his financial
situation when the poor creature found that all
that remained was 100000 francs forcseeing
that he must die Of hunger, he committed suicide.
Crassus, when he went to fight the Parthans, and
be killed by them, was the posscssor of landed
estates worth 40,000,0 900 francs his slaves fur
niture, and trlnkets, were, fortunately, of little
more value"
LoRD BYRoN's WoREs.-Mcssrs. Carey & Hart
of Philadelphia have issued the first number of the
Works of Lord BYRON, which they propose to COM
plcte in twelve weekly parts. The edition is that
edited by MOORE, and will contain elegant en-
cravings from steel plates. This number is most
beautifully printed on smooth white paper, and
contains about two hundred pages.-Sold for %
cents. We commend this edition to general
favor. 1t may be had of Saxton &, Miles, and
of Booksellers generally.
o. The LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT, by
Rev. ]. WILLIAMS, has just been published in ii
neat lSmo of 35l pages by Harper q Brothers,
forming No. VII. of their Family Library. Its
Geography and Chronology have been very care
fully considered and it includes a large Map
Price 80 cents. For sale at this office.
u No. VIII. of the FARMERS ENCYCLOPEDIA
has Just been published.
Il Robinson, ll2 Nassau.st. has published an
amusing Political Caricatu!e autograph entitled
The Great American S,ceplc Chase for lS44."
The several asplrants 10 the Presidency are each
Harry Clay beng ahead, is natural. Those
who fancy caricaturcs Will extract considerable
fun from this.
u FIRTH & HALL, No. | Franklin Square,
have just published a Grand Chorus for the
Fourth of July, and the Life Of the Savior the
words by Charles Jeffrey, and the music by Mel
son.
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Correspondence OF The Tribune.
A PRAlsEwoRTHW INTERCHANGEABLE Dis
trct of Southwark has long been noted for its
vile dens of iniamy, the rcccptacles of the most
infamous and abandoned characters. Repeated
efforts have been made to destroy them but in al
most every instance signal failure occurred,
from the fact that the District has ever been the
ho,bcd Of Loco Focoism for the county of Phila-
dclphia, whose police officers connived ct and
associated with the keepers of the nuisanccs in
question! But an effort is now making by the
active, energetic, and highly useful Superintcnd-
ent of Police, Archibald j. Cozzcns, which, 20
far has been crowned with signal success. No