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The New York herald., 1846-03-14

NAvAL.-We see it stated that the U s. ship of
line Columbus, and sloop Vincennes, whose arrival
at China has not yet been reported, have been re-
called, and ordered to the Gulf of Mexico This
rumor, though extensively credited, we believe, is
nevertheless without authenticity.
The u S. ship Yorktown, Commander Bell, was
at Kabinda, Africa, on the 9th December
The Jamestown, bearing the pennant of Commo-
dore Skinner at Port Praya on the 9th of Janu.
ary. All well.
Commodore Nicholson, of the IT, s. ~, was at
Mobile on the 9th inst
Il is rumored at the Navy Yard that the vacancy
occasoned by the death of Purser Rice, will be fill
ed by Mr. Thomas a Stoneall, Of this city, former
ly of the U. 5. brig Banbrdge.
The U. $. fTigate Potomac, Capt Aulck. destined
for the Gulf OF Mexico, was towed down TO Hamp-
ton Roads on Wednesday morning.
Lieut.. Arthur Sinclair has been assigned to the
command OF the u. S. schooner Flirt ordered 10 he
fitted out as despatch vessel 10 cruise in the Gulf
OF Mexico.
The frigate United States, at Boston, is ordered
to be fitted for sea destination, Coast of Africa.
under Com. Reed
The following is st of the officers Of the James
q w. Skinner, Commodore; r. B. Cunningham, Com.
mander g. H. Gray. LIST Lieut.; j. L. Henderson, I'd do /;
Pat,on swalDsek' s' 80 dos j. = Beaumont Master; R L.
PIE, fnrser - Talbot Chaplain; II. T. McKim, Asst
surgeon Flye. Professor Of Mathematics w Sharpe
r Andrews, do, r. p Eskfidge Captains Cispt. cayen
aey boatswain; Cahili, Carpenter; Stevens saimaker
NJ Tadd Purser's Steward.
OyrIcKRs The Sur YoRKrowx = r orornonso. n
n Bell; Lieut., II A. Steele. Surgeon w r Van unrn,
iurser, J. ~ Hamoie,oni Asst Surgeon L. j. Williams
Clerk, 81 Leon Porter; Boa,sw am j. Lewis Gnnnsr
4. CrocAeri Carpenter, II. Lindsey. All wen.
"
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The New York herald., 1846-03-14
srar,rs Court.

Before Judge smith.
MARcH IA Davsd s. .Jarpis Us. Psimer and Peers-
The jury IN this case reported at length in yesterday
Herald, being unable to agree, were discharged
The New York herald., 1846-03-14
Court CnIendar-rlr Nonda,

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The New York herald., 1846-03-14

M.rcu IA-Cose II Geo. Pafer.--The argument in
this case was ,udsd yesterday isprobehe that
Judgment will be given on Monday.
The New York herald., 1846-03-14

I.AuNcH.-Capt. Tinker's new ship Margaret
Evans, intended for London packet, was launch.
ed OF the appointed hour yesterday We intend to
rye.s full description ofyherdn s.dsv,ot two.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
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Il Curiosity.-The editors of the
Inquirer have been shown quite a
curiosity, namely deed for Boom
pies Bombay Hook, dated on the 4th
Of May, 1919. The parties at the
time were an Indian Sachem, whose
signature is hieroglyphic somewhat
resembling turtle, and Peter Bayard,
Of New York. This island or "Hook,n
is about Is miles long, and we find by
the deed, that the consideration paid
the Indian, consisted ofone gun, four
handfnls Of powder, one anchor of
liquor, and one kettle. The property
is now worth some thousands. The
deed is distinctly written, and is quite
clear and expressive. Ii now forms
part OF the title 10 the property, which
belongs to gentleman Of this CITY,
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
A Modem Newton.

A debating society out in Michigan, had
latel y submitted for discussion, the subject
"Does the world go round or does it not p
The chairman remarked that he did not
propose it because there was any doubt on
the subject, but to s'fetch out" The orators
After the first speaker had occupied about
ten minutes in the discussion, he sat down
and was succeeded by one of the ''lights"
of the town, who thus ''dellvered' him.
SELF
''lf the world was round, il wouldn't be
reg'lar and even as it is. After you'd
travelled little ways, you'd begin to slide
and slide, and bimeby you'd tumble off at
the edge if you didn't ketch hold or some
thing to hold on by. And then they talk
of sailing round the world! Why if the
world was round, and went round as thew
say it did, the capting'd have nothing to
do, but tie his ship to tree and it'd 90
round of itself! My opponent has asked,
"lf the world does not 90 round how does
The sun git round to the right place again?
lanswer, for very plain reason, it's so dark
you can't see it,"
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
Human Greatness.

When the funeral services for Lou
is XIV. was performing, the church
was hung in black, magnificent
mausoleum was raised over the bier,
the edifce was filed with trophies,
and other memorials of the monarch's
past glories; daylight was excluded,
but innumerable tapers supplied its
place, and the ceremony was atten-
ded by the most illustrious personages
Of the realm. .--Masslon ascended the
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
/ Gentlsn3n.

"Gen'l'lty is Meter in birth, man.
ner, nor fashion-hul in the mind. A
nigh sense Of honor--a determination
never 10 take Il mean advantage of
another--an adherence to truth. deli.
cacy and poltene.s towards those with
whom you have deiings--arc the es-
sental and distinguishing characteris-
tics OF gentleman.' "Peope who
have risen in The world are TOO ant 10
suppose they render themselves Of
consequence in proportion to the pride
they display, and their want of atter-
ton towards those with whom they
come in contact. This terrible mis-
take, as every ili'bred act recoi!s with
triple violence agains, lis perpetrators
by leading the offending party to an
alySe them, and 10 question their RIGHT
OF assuming superiority TO which
they are but rarely entitled" A
gentleman must never forget himself.
Even when thrown (at races, meet
'ngs, public dinners, or other occa-
s'ons) into miscellaneous society. he
can maintain his own position without
either succomblng to the aristocracv
or descending to the vulgarity by
which he may be surrounded. II has
been said that "there is gentleman
" way OF being a blackguard:" :" we do
not advocate the morality of the max.
I'M, but VIC quote it in order 10 show
now weil-grounded is the idea that
genillty can be preserved under even
the most disadvantageous phrases Of
our actions. A true gentleman is one
whose mind is elevated and enliobt.
ened, whose education or acoujrc-
ments are liberal, whose manners are
easy ard polite, and whose conduct is
honorable. AS an honest man is the
noblest work Of God, so is a gentleman
the finest achievement of civilization.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

"When lgotup ! hadn't any appe-
tito for breakfast, and the tavern kee
per told n:e that i'll was goin' 10 car,
ry on, screamin' an groaning as had
the night afore, my room was better
than ny company.
81 hain't" said Mr.. Spkein conclu.
sion,"l hain't been 10 Portland since.
but if ] live to be as old as Mcthusa.
lem, shall never forget that ALFRED
Ice Cream ~ YORK Spirit ofhc
Times.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
PIida inlraSs.

lIIuJ Ill uCGS
A little boy and girl were once seated
on tlowery bank, and talking proudly
about their dress. "see," said the boy.
"what beautiful new hat have got ;
what fine blue jacket and trousers
and what nice paf' Of shoes--it is
not every enc who is dressed 50 finely
as amp
"lndeed, sir" said The little girl, 81 think
am dressed finer than YOU, for have OF
a silk hat and pellsse, and fine feather in
my hat; l knew that my dress cost a great
deal oF money"
"Nol so much as mine," said the boy,
know"
"llold your peace" said a caterpillar,
crawling near in the hedge; ''you have
neither of you any reason to be so proud
Of your clothes, for they are only second
handed, and all have been worn by some
creature or other, of which you think but
meanly, before they were put upon you-
Why, that silk hat first wrapped up such a
worm as | ann
"There, miss, what do you say to that"
said the boy.
"And the feather" exclaimed a bird
perched upon a tree, twas stolen, or cast
of by one of my race
"What do you say to that miss repeat
ed the hoy. Well, my clothes were neither
worn by birds nor worms
"Truc,' said a sheep, grazing close by,
"but they were worn on the back Of some
of my family before they were yours; and,
as for your hat, know that the beavers
have supplied the fur for that article; and
my friends, the calves and oxen, in that
field, we're killed not merely to get their
flesh TO eat, but also to gel their skins TO
make your shoes
See the fJlIy of being proud of our
clothes, since we are indebted TO the mean.
est creatures for them; and even then we
could not use them, If God did not give us
wisdom TO contrive the best way of making
them fit To wear, and the means of procur.
ing them for our comfort.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

pulpit, contemplated in silence for
some time the scene before him, then
raised his arms to heaven, looked down,
and slowly said, in a solemn and sub.
dued ,one,--''My brethren God only
is great" With one impulse, all the
auditory rose from their seats, and
reverently bowed to the. altar.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
Printers.

No men labor harder than printers.
no men are more scantly paid in
proportion TO the wear and tear of
mental and physical constitution-.no
men in this community, we are quite
certain. are called upon for SO large an
amount, in proportion 10 their means,
OF fgratuitous services; and sc believe,
that no men perform those unpaid
services with more cheerful alacritv.
The bold indifference with which
some people lay assessments upon
newspaper proPrietors, would justify
the inference. that they supposed
types and'pressed cost nothing-jour,
neymen and apprentices labor and
live without need Of food or clothing
and paper makers furnish a costly
material, without ever asking for pay
ment. We have no doubt, that ma
ny proprielors of papers give enough
annually. in the way of advertising,
for persons and societies who are able
and ought to pay, aud in newspapers
for which he gets neither credit nor
thanks, TO defray the expenses Of ed,
ucating his children, even thongh ne
might have son or two in college,
If some rich fellow, who inherited hi-
money without earning it, were to
give away half as much, he would be
lauded "sky high" as the prince Of
Philanthropists, and bis name would
ring along the Atlantic from Mexico,
and be echoed from the Rocky Noun.
tains, as a benefactor to his race. A
few hundred dollars given in a lump
is something to tell Of. Fourpence a
time dozen times day, is never
thought Of
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
BY COHEA & GOUVENEAUA.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Golden ORANGES.

A story has been going the rounds of the
newspapers respecting the "Fakir Of Ava
in the Market House''--poor fellow, he is
now dead, alas The following anecdote
of Signor Blitz is as good--Sat. Eoening
Post.
In the course of his travels Signor Bilz
was standing one day in front of Hotel,
watching the movements of clumsy Irish
man who was attaching some horses TO
coach. The idea occurred to him 10 have
a little sport The lrlshman had brought
a fresh horse, aud was about to put on his
harness, when, the supposed dumb beast,
declared he would not start on the journey
until he had had his cats
Pat started back, the most prominent
expression of his visage being astonishment,
and looking the horse full in the face, en-
quired, can do ye pretend to say ye havn't
had yer oats, noo?n
"Not single oat," coolly replied the
horse.
The Irishman held his hands in amaze
ment.
eyer bloody liar, an so ye are; for
Jenny Dooglc give yer peck, ye had
an ool.''
Still the horse fatty denied his having
the oats, and Pat greatly ncensed, rushed
into the stable, crying, "Jemmy, Jenny
Doogle! am has Billy Sweet had no oats
this morning?"
"Shure he's had his peck, Daddy
"Och! the lying divil. An he swears
he han't had the bloody one--at-all,
a-tall."
The peculiar twinkle Of his eye told how
much Bltz enjoyed the joke.
At another time Bitz bought an Or
ange OF son Of Erin, and cutting it
IN halves, a sovereign dropped on the
floor.
81 declare this is very nice orange said
Blltz," pocketing the gold "What will
you take for The lot?'
"Och! Shure rIl not part with the
like O. these!' said the youth, his eyes
diIatng
By this time Blitz had quartered the
orange, and 10! a sovereign followed each
stroke of the knife. "This is remarkably
fine, declare! | will give you threepence
apiece, and take all you have"
The youths eyes followed the sovereigns
as they disappeared in the pocket. "An'
do you take me for fool to sell the like
o. these for threepence?" he exclaimed.
The divil of mothers son of them veil
get, noo!"
"They may not all prove like this one,"
said Blitz, and at the same time STOPPING
for another orange. But the youth was
loo quick for him. Like the palernal
walchfulness of a hen, ever mindful of her
tender brood, he covered his treasure with
his body. As soon as he could do so with
safety, Pat disappeared, but in a few
minutes returned, denounced BIitz as
swindler and cheat. He had quartered
every orange. but without finding the sought
for sovereigns. 1t need not TO be added
that Signor Blitz was well satisfied 10
pay the poor Irish youth the price of his
oranges.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, APRIL II, 1916.

"Time!" said the chairman, ard the
young man sat down, and it was several
minutes before he recovered from the sud.
den shock his Imagination had experienced; !;
like one of the orators in Congress, who,
at the expiration of the hour, are fre-
quenlly lost in the obfuscation of their own
ideas.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
Courage.

OOldSge.
A widowed mother, whose husband
had taken an active part in the ''tug
of war" which tried mems souls, had
son in whom she was wont to take
much pride. She fondly wished that
as he grew to manhood, he would ex-
hibit the same patriotic fire which
shec so luminous halo around the
pathway of his lamcnted sire. At
lenght the day came which was to
put our heroes courage to the test:
the time when Jonathan's age requir.
ed that he should attend a militia
training in proprla persona. The en-
thusiastic mother accoutred her prom>
ising son in the style Of a regular sol,
der. She saw him armed cap-a. pie
with the habiliments of revolutionary
veteran, with sensations Of evident
patriotic pleasure.
He soon began bis solitary march
to the drill. The profound Joy of a
fond mother can be better imagined
than described, as she beheld the sole
star, upon which she had so long gazed
with mothers proudest hopes in the
ascendant. 1t happened, on that day
that they were to try the experiment
Of firing "nine rou,ads." Now came
the pinch. for our hero had never seen
the flash Of gun, without autul
fright! To hold so fearful a weapon
was what he could never do, and this
want of courage was what had serious.
ly baffled the swelling hopes of his he.
roic mother. Jonathan made an ap~
pearance which quite eclipsed many
Of his comrades in rank. At the word
''load" Jonathan obeyed the COM
mand, but at the order to ''fren! his
palpitating bosom shrunk from obe-
dience. At every successive COM
mand to load our hero obeyed the or
der, and sent home the charge with
the full force of his ramrod.
The mother heating the volleys
which were fired on that day, consol-
ed herself with the thought that her
darling boy had trinmPhed over his
foolish fears Of a gun. Hence upon
his return, she FASTENED to meet HIM
with hearty congratulations. As he
approached she exclaimed.
'Well-it has not killed you to
shoot gun has it?'
'Why-why, no, mother,' was the
agitated reply, which was the exact
fact; for he had the whole nine catri-
ges in his gun at the time, and well
rammed down. The mother, upon
learning this painful truth, seized
the fuzee, and with look of keen
reprimand, placed it at her shoul-
der, while the cautious lad skulked
behind the door. There was an awful
pause. At length click went the ham
er. Almost instantly the gun was
shivercd into thousand atoms, and
the kind old mother seated very
unceremoniously in the fireplace;
from which she soon began to crawl, j.,
when the panic stricken son, alarmed
for her in any other situation, bawled
out, "Don'tgi up yit, mother--there
is eight more on EN- to come, sar-
in."-Sat. Eve. Post.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

a glutton ola fellow was dinino at
motel, and in the course of the battle
OF knives and forks, accidently cut his
mouth which was observed by a Yam.
Nee sitting opposite, who bawled out,
u say Mister, don't make that ere
mole IN your coun'enance any larger,
or we shall all s.arve TO deatbw
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

A certain Baron had son, who, at
the age Of eleven or twelve years, rose
to the rank of Major. One morning..
his mother hearing noise in the
nursery, rang the bell to know what
was the cause oft. sit is only" said
the servant, "the Major crying for his
porrijge."
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

Several dark spots are now visible
on the disc of the sun. The area of
one oflhem is greater than that of the
American continent. Two of them
may be seen distinctly through the
smallest telescope; but the eye should
be carefully protected while observing
them by means Of colored or smoked
glass.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

Musquetoes are said to be small in
sects; but we have seen one move a
person that weighed two hundred
pounds, and keep him moving whole
night.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
Than Spikes FiBt and Last Visit TO Portland

oItiduu is Tue all 0dTnOeSt place
| ever seed. / was down there in '33
to see about my goin' to the Legisla
tour, and such rum time as | had,
you never heerd tell en-. Did | ever
tell you about the ice cream scrape !
had?"
We answered in the negative, and
he resumed
"Wall, I'd bin down thar two or
three days, pokin' about in every hole,
an thought Id seed every thing thar
was TO be seed. But tone day towards
snndown ! was going by shop in
Middle street that looked wonderfully
slick-there was all manner of candy
and peppermints an jessamints an
what nots at the windows. An then
thar war signs with gold letters on to
them, hangn' round the door, tellin'
how they sold Soda, Mead, an Ice
cream thar. ! says to myself, ! have
heern tell a good deal about this 'ere
ice cream, an now l'll be darned if
won't see what they'r made of. So !
puts my hands into my pockets an
walked in kinder careless an says to
chap standing behind the counter
"Doyou keep any ice creams tere?'
eyes, sir says he, chow much ii
have?"
81 considered "A mint ont, says L
a pint, sir."
"The young feller's face sweled
out, an he liked to have laughed right
out, but arter a while he asked
"Did you say pint, sir?"
"Sartin," says !, "but, p'raps you
don't retail, so | don't mind takin'
quart
"Wall, don't you think the feller
snorted right out. Tell yer what, it
made me feel sort O pison, an | gave
him look that sober'd him in about
mint, an when ! clinched my fist an
looked so at him, (here Mr.. S. favor
ed US with most diabolical express
sion) he hauled in his horns about the
quickest, an handed me a pint Of the
stuff as perlite as he could be. Wall,
| tasted IA mouthful Of it, an found it
as cold as The north side of Bethel hill
in January. Id half a mind to spit it
out, but jest then seed the conlec-
TONER chap grinning behind the door,
which riz my spunk. Gall smash it
all, thinks ], III not let that white liv-
cred monkey think I'm afcared-lll
eat the darned stuff if it freezes my
inards. tell yer what, I'D rather
skinned bear or whipped wild cat,
but | went it. ! eat the whole in a.
bout mint.
"Wall, in about quarter ofan hour
] began to feel a kinder gripy about
here" continued Ethan, pointing to
the lower part Of his stomach, "an'
kept on feeln no better fast, till at
last it seemed as though I'D got
steam ingin sawin' shingles in me. l
sot down on cheer aud bent myself
up like IA nut-cracker, thnkin' I'd
grin and bear it; but | couldn't set
still twisted and squirmed about
like an angle worm on hook, till at
last the chap as gin me the cream,
who had been lookin' on snickerin'
says to me-.
"Mister," says he, "what ails yer?"
calls mel" says ], "that are darned
stuff Of your'n is freezin' up my day
lights" says l.
"You eat too naucb." says lie.
81 tell yer didn't" screamed F,"l
know what's a'nuff an what's too
much without askin' you, an if you
don't leave off snickerin' I'll spile
your face"
"He cottened right down, an said
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11
P O .as q 3 z .
From the Louisville Journal
FOREST MELODIES.

I love the fine Old forest,
That for centuries hath stood,
And waved lis lofty branches
Grandly in the solitude;
Mid its glorcs and its graces,
y stately grandeur dwel|s;
And Natures hand there traces
All her bright and magic spells.
lis shades are full of voices,
Ever ringing Joyous out;
From its trembling whispering brea'hlnss
To the storm's wild boisterous shout
And its notes, so deeply thrilling,
From the dark recesses start,
And swell through ether, stlling
The quick beatings Of the heart.
When the gorgeous robe Of spring time
Hath arrayed them in lis green,
And the leaves are bright with w-drops,
Glancing in the mornings sheen;
Then ITS full enchanting chorus
With rapture we have heard,
For the songs are round and DER us
OF each gladstone forest bird.
Or when the sere of Autumn
Hath fastened on the leaf,
And clad the Summer glories
With the fading garb of grief;
One lealful strain of sorrow
will thy songsters sadly chime,
Ere they fit on the morrow
To some far and sunny cline
We have heard the gentle zephyrs
Stealing through the waving boughs,
With a melody enhancing
As the maiden's whispered vows,
And the storm wind, as it rushes
In its wild and mad career,
The bravest bosom bushes
Toa solemn awe and fear.
Fen the frosty reign of Winter
Hath a cheerful minstrelsy,
AS the ice of morning falleth
From the tall and stately tree.
And the heart can feel no power,
In the poets sweetest lay,
Like the music of the shower
In some Summers sultry day.
Oh! / loye the brave old forest,
That for centuries hath stood,
And waved its lofty branches
Grandly in the solitude!
My home is in its bosom,
Where no human foot hath trod;
My companion the wild blossom,
And my trust in Natures God.
The Southern journal., 1846-04-11

A sheep weighing 754 pounds is on ex-
hibition in Philadelphia.