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are 10 be hun'sd out. and for this purpose
The Jews in Eagland intend 10 exert !
nearly co-opefeiio1 with those settled in
other lands. GA the 18th 81 NAV. ! lei
Ter arrived in~L1ndon from The synagogue
authorities Of SApheih. saving thai il con-
sequence Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hayino
reached them d ID The country. " here The
brethren Of the ten tribes are u be found.
resolution was Immediately passed 10 q.
lect from their congreg alton man ready
and capable for mission 10 that coaniry.
They appeal 70 tne Jerusalem Jews fol
CO operation, and also 10 select 10 Jerusa
lem. one from .he Sephardim (Porlueese|
Jews. and one from the Asakenaism (Ger
man aad Polish) Jews. and 10 send the
three messengers together who will have
10 travel for several months through enor
nous deserts.
It's said that these ten tribes constitute
an empire Of their own, have their own
King, and possess great quantities OF am.
munition. They are Of high stature, and
have altogether an athletic appearapc &c,
They are generality occupied with the
Kabala, are strictly religious. and very
wealthy. being ID possession o. many gold
mines They do not permit i foreigner
to settle among them; even the soiourp
OF few days can be obtained only BY the
payment Of an enormous tax, with The
exception Of Israeli'es, who are received
as friends, permitted to reside among
them, and are altogether recognized as
their own brethren. The synagogue au.
thorities Of Jerusalem have consented 10
the mission, tbough4ibey will have 10 in
cur a7heavy expense which so long .
journey reqaires.- Boston Transcript
Curious Legacy-Mr. Tus,in, late
chaplain to Congress. has had call tc
the Presbyterian church in Hagerstown,
Nd, Mr. Hugh Kennedy. who died
some years ago left small annuity Ett
that church, on condition that they
should sing nothing bu, The Psalms %
David / when they depart from this they
lose The legacy, Which. amounts 10 $500
per annun.
RELIGIOUS lNTELLrGENcE. Rev. Or
Baird, than whom no American has, b
late, had more free access TO the grea
ones Of Europe, saysin a recent letter:
THE times are omiaous Of great evi
in Germany. A storm is gathering
which will sweep over that country -
There is need. therefore. tha, all th al cal
be done sbouldsbe. to scatter the seeds o
Truth for it alone can save from the hor
rors Of a bloody revolution. Indeed,
think all Coatine ntal Europe is going L
be shaken to its very centre before many
years pass away tut cannot give yot
my reasons for believing SO.
~ have great reason To- believe tina
my tour has thus far been owned Of God
in various ways. have been received
with greatkindness BY the government
never more 50. 4 4
.anecdOte of c. r. Msrcsr-By the bye
talking about Mr. Mercer, we will tel
you an anecdoie Of him.. On one occa
sion. whilst Mason and Mercer were oil
the bench as rival candidates for Con
Igress. avery respectable man by the nam
Of Forgie, (Mr. Mercer remembers him
came 10 the polls, and delivered his yot
for Mason. Mercer Immediately aros
and disputed his vote. Forgie turne'
round to he crowd and said. Gentlemen
win tell you the circumstances unde
4 which came 10 vote here TO day. Yes
terday. Mr.. Mercer called at my hous
and picked up oae Of my little childrel
of the floor, whose face was a. dirty a
molssses candy could make il, and al,e
kissiog ikasked me how should vote, :
I told HIN there was some doubt abou
4 my rishtto vote al all and submitted I
him The papers upon which my title wa
founded; be examined them, and pro
nounced my vote IS good as that of an
man in America. He then left me unde
the impression thaSI was going TO cast M
vote foE him thing that | never dream
ed Of doing. Mr.. Mercer joined in ID
laugh-lhough the mans story may nc
have been true Seuthsrn Standard.
Ut
4 Old John Adams MIR. Webster wish
ed Mr.. Adams a short time rbefore hi
death, and found him reclining on sof;
evidently in feeble health. He remark
ed to MI Adams 4 am glad to see 70,
sir. and hope you are getting along pre,t
WELL Mr.. A. replied in the followin
!, feurafiye language 'Ah, sir, quite th
, contrary. ! find am poor tenant, OF
cupying house much shattered by TIM
II sWays and trembles with every wins
and has. in fact, almost gone 10 decay
and what is worse, sir, the landlord.
near asI can find out, don't intend
make any repairs.
i a CLOCK on .bep Ptan.-Galignar
, mentions that matchmaker oil Paris b.
constructed clock OF 2 curious and mo
u ingenious nature. Its made with elsve
dials. The principal dial shows the hou
alone; airausIpreni one. immediately p
! lox the former, shows the progression 81
. retrogression 81 lhe sun two others. al
-liranspareni and through which the m
! chanism OF this immense machine can
/ seen. mark, The one the days Of The mont
81 the other The seconds. Eight square e
amelIed disls are arranged round The II
8 sides Of the pendulhm. and show the 20
. 10 each Of the following cities: Londo
: Algiers, Alexandris. 81. Helena. Otahelt
! Canton. New York and 81. Petersburg
: Each ofIhese dials Is marked WITH i've
!. liy-ionr hours. instead Of teelve. 90 e.
Z show The hours Of The day and those
: The night. Lastly. lbe pendulum carries