The Columbian fountain., 1846-08-27
N EW s TIE M s..
What is it but Map of busy life,
Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns p COiope7

ENGLISH WOMEN AND MEN-English wo
men exceed all that had conceived of thei,
comeliness; they are The finest sized and mos
distingue race ever laid eyes upon. attended
one OF the fashionable concerts, few even
ings since, and was overwhelmed with the
array of beauty present. Such persons, such
faces, such eyes, and such complexons! There
was no faded beauty be the side of the CIR
just springlng into womanhood, but all seemed
ripe, malured, blooming. | have not had
such treat since many day; it was feas
from which could scarcely tear myself away
The music, was called fine, enhancing; bu
heard no music that evening, save the music
of some soft voice; anb saw no light but the
light of eyes that beamed with intellect and
love. The very air seemed pervaded by the
spirit of beauty and purity, and went away
from the place signing for the return Of another
evening, when might come and gaze fol
other long hours upon such faces and into
such eyes. #a
The men, TOO, are large, well formed and
comfy; but there is soft, watery appearance
about them that strikes the eye of an American
at once. Many ofthem are big paunched fe-
lows, who will hide beef steak and a pint
and half of half and halfv (porter and ale)
| under their vests and feel all this better for it,
| have no term that so correctly describes the
appearance Of a majority Of the young men yor
meet in London, as the word wartesy-a
thawy, slushy, squashy sort of appearance
You seldom see face that strikes you and
induces you to look at it second time
London Correspondence
A Goop JoKE.rThe tailor Gin PHILADELPHIA
who is going to Belgium to have his clothes
made, according to advertisement, said by the
10 ha IF III
fairly hit by Mr.. BENNET, Of Chestnut street,
who offers TO sell cloths, made of American
goods and by American hands, cheaper than
any body elce-at the same time taking ground
against foreign labor! We hear that since
this announcement, the Belgium Journey will
probably be postponed-at least we do not see
the Belgium dvertisenent any more
An English lady, who went to make pur
chases in Jamaica, accompanied by her black
maid, was repeatedly addressed by the negro
shopman as fmassa,' whereupon her sable
follower exclaimed, with look of infinite
contempt, why for you speak such bad
Englsh-no grammar, sabby- Why for you
call my missus, massa? Stupid fellah !-him's
a she.-Jamaica paper. "'
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT. The New York
papers contain an account of an accident
which occurred there on Thursdap 70 the
steamboat Mountaineer, while racing with
the Thomas Powell. #r.
| A defective sheet in the steam chimney
Immediately under the smoke pipe blew out
into the smoke pipe so that nearly all the
steam was thrown out Of the vessel. The
The chambermaid, one fireman and three
passengers were scalded on the hands, arms,
etc.
MORE OUTRAGEs IN New YoRK-The CITY
| of New York is becoming celebrated for outra-
ges upon helpless women. We learn from the
Herald that on Saturday night last an unfortu-
nate washerwoman having been detained ra-
ther later than usual in delivering her weekly
washing TO her customers, was returning
home, when she was seized by some twelve or
fifteen Williams, conveyed to a lonely and un-
frequented spot, and there most brutally treat
ed by them, and then left insensible. After Law
ing some two or three hours in that situation,
she partially recovered and managed to crawl
into the street, and again tainted, when she
was picked up by policeman and taken 10
the station house. The perpetrators of this
heinous crime have not yet been arrested
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IMPORTANT CoRREsPoNDENCE.-Th u. s.
Gazette of yesterday publishes the correspon-
dence between the Hon. Henry Clay and Oil
yer Brooks, clever and excellent halter Of
that city, on the presentation of an elegant hat,
TO show as it says. show deeply seated in the
affections of the Americans is Henry Clay"
The maker writes that he sends it "to guard
that head which has so long and noby advo-
Gated the protection of American manufac-
lures, and Mr.. Clay replies among other pret-
ty things, that cit fits my head as exactly as if
il had been used instead of the customary
block in making the hat!"
A young Frenchman who had not learned to
manage the English language, went to dine
with gentleman, to whom he brought let
ter Of introduction. The first spoonful OF soup
burned his mouth. "Ma fol'' exclaimed he,
|"in dis soup is too much summer" The next
day he wished to order a chicken for his din
ner, but could not recolect the name. In his
perplexity he turned towards the window, and
his eye caught sight of weather cock on an
adjacent church. Swat you call dat" said he,
pointing. "That is church tower, - answered
the master of the hotel. "Den wish you have
de goodness TO roast one church tower for my
dinner.v
Several persons were badly hurt and two
locomotives Were smashed by collision of
| trains on the little Miami ,a,IroorJ nh.o. IN