The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-28

Towards, and the HarPers, and the AsiIeys and Langdoas all speak of it ia the highest manaer, and their boys have been there several years.''
 Mr. Harrington could not withstand this The names his wife had mention. aud pur- posely mentioned, were those of some of the wealihiesl men ID the community. They were men after whose nahaes he took pride in placing hIs on subscription hst-or seeing them lovingly associa' d tn the pa- pers as bank directors, or's4 strustees for life, fire, trust, or any other nlonied instisa- tions, and so, on the same principle, he re- faxed at once, and saw with complacehcy his Arthur placed among the select few, the dimes fresh from the mint of ssgood society," ' Mrs. Harrington, satisfied of having gained her point, never stopped 10 question herself as to the means. She never paused to if- quirc as to whether she had Aone her part, as woman and wife, when she reused her hnsband's weakness to take advantage of the failing. She never asked whether it was womanly or wise--if she could only 'sput her finger on fortnne's pipe, and sound what stop she pleased," she did not look much higher
 And yet Mrs. Harrington was woman oi fine theories, exalted views, rather trans cendenialist--till it came to actiou, and then what she wanted she mug, haye--if sis could get it.
 With some imagination, considerable en- thusiasm, and something mixed of the two, that she called romance, she had yet married Mir Harrington, who was the opposite of every thing to her taste. And why' Be- cause, though she would have been glad 10 have united the ideal with the real in her choice, she had yet no idea of sacrificing luxury 10 feeling. And with all her poetry she had an intense appreciation of sreH being. She found she could not gratify romance, ambition, and ease, too, and 50 between the body and soul she preferred the body. But the love and ambition she had sacrificed in her marriage she now centered in her son The wife was nothing, the mother all in all
 
 Glorious Victory l. Ctty ofCork Taken.
 General Starr ation, aud fhe four of his Army
 completely routed.
 The U. s. ship of war Jamestown, Capt Forbes, which Jeff Boston on the 18th March, loaded with provisions, arrived at Cork on the l2lh April, after splendid passage of only fifteen days. As soon as the gallant ship was seen coming up the cove, the "Be!ls of Shannon," and of the cathedral were rung, and the greatest excitement prevailed among the citizens. Al 8 o'clock, Dr. Parks, Sur geon of the ship, landed with despaiches for the Lord Lieutenant, which were forwarded to that distinguished parsonage immediately. Rear Admiral, Sir II. Pigo,i, quickly dis patched messenger to the ship 10 ascertain when hostilities would commence. The messenger had scarcely entered the cabin when he was struck in tue mouth by huge buttered pancake, which came aig.i dIsloca- ting his jaws. As soon as he recovered himself, and had wiped the grease from his lips, he was informed that the ship would fire upon the town as soon as the ships tackles could be brought to bear upon the wharves and ware houses. When Sir Il Pr gott was informed of the intention of Capt. Forbes, he issued immediate orders to Gen. eral Starvation to brlng his troops together, and form in columns upon the quays fronting the enemy. The gallant Capt. Forbes, sec ing that no time was to be lost, quickly beat his men to arms, and soon had his ship safe ly moored at one of the principal wharves, when the signal was given and the fore and main matches were unclosed, and double tackle rigged in the twinkling of an eye. The cannoneding now commenced in good earnest, and dreadful indeed was the (s) s)laugA- ter. Barrel after barrel, some of them 200 pounders, was now discharged upon the Irish troops in quick succession, which SC, them to eaper,ng and prancing in such manner as was truly shocking to behold. At the first discharge seventy men were struck directly in the centre of their bread baskets, and forty-two others had their appe- tiies carried clean away. so accurate and in- iallibie was .he aim of Capt Forbes crew. As the battle progressed the air seemed thick with the smoke from the Jamesiown's guns, ''looking,o says an eye witness, 'sfor all the world as though there was shower of fine wheat four" A bonbshell of corn-meal lodged in an old house on the quay, in which were huddled large f,smber of men, women and children, and bursted into thou sand fragments, scattering dough.nuls, Johny cakes, and stomach pills m every direction, no. soul in the house escaping, but every one receiving complete belly-fuII Still the ba..le ragged, and snll the Irish troops received the steady fire from the batteries of the Jamestown, with heroism and devotion which none but such soldiers could stand under and live. Cork was never in such an uproar Her citizens were seen running about armed with pots, kettles and pans, and anon running into the thickest of the fight, from which they would emerge after pro { longed and heroic struggle, covered wilh glory and corn-neal. Father Mathew, who vas seen rallying the troops and cheering them on, was deserted by Capt. Forbes, who immediately dispatched plate of buck " heal cak ai he old gen,lseaAn. v hich struck