Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-02

tenton, and invariably closing with an invitation
TO No. 54, Berners-street. Certain revelations to
be made respecting complicated system of fraud
pursued at the Bank of England, brought the Co.
vernon of :hat esta blishment; similar device was
employed 10 allure the Chairman Of the East India
| Company. while the Duke Of Gloucester started
OFT with flis equerry 10 receive communication
from dying woman, formerly confidential at.
tendant on his royal hghness's mother. His we're
the royal veres conspicuous OH the OCCASION the
Duke of York was not we have reason to believe,
included in the hoax
The consequences of this affair threatened 10
be serious, many of the beguiIed tradesmen and
others. who had suffered in person in purse took
active measures towards bringing the charge home
10 the principal offender who was pretty generally
suspected Such, however, was the precau,on
that had been observed, that the attempt proved
fruit less. and the inquiry fell to the ground and
Theodore Hook, after temporary visit to the
country, returned unmolested, and more famous
than ever. 10 his usual occupations"
Memoir of Theodore Hook.
PanamG.-A letter writer says
The survey for railroad under the contract of
Messrs. Asplnwa & Co. is going on with much
rapdity; the examinations of the engineers are
proving more flattering than they had anticipated
The building of this road will give q still further
Impulse TO business and make Pana ma "a side from
ali other considerations, an important point for
business, and increase the value Of property
The climate here is pleasant as could be desired
the nights cool and comfortable and the DAYS warm
and agreeable, the thermometer ranging at a plea.
SAINT temperature all the time, while the refreshing
breezes OF the Pacific keep up fine and continu-
Gus circulation of pure air. The health of Pana-
ma Is as good as any point on the Pacific or At.
lantIc ocean. Is 1t not fortunate that our coun-
trymen are thus blessed while in waiting for trans
portation TO our destination?
The advices from the South by the English
steamer, however, inform us that we will shortly
be supplied with extensive and commodous means,
large number of fine vessels having already
sailed for this point.
Let any one walk around Panama. and he can
not fail to notice the marks of the Anglo-Saxon.
American slgnboards, in the regular catchIine
style, Cheap Goods'--Broker's Office Ii
censed Aucuoneer,' &C., &c. meet the eve here
ana there. Going, going, gone - in a STYLE
that would do credit 10 Peter Funk in his pan;est
days, echoes from different places along the street,
tie horse jockey and the pedder are not bshind
the others; and yesterday we heard uttered with
an earnestness that would have honorcd Sam
Slick, - You don't want TO buy no dried apnles.
nor about half billed ham. already cooked, nor a
lltte less nor a half barrel of picked pork real
genuine Boston harbor, nothing, do You ~
Even Cave Johnson. the immortal Cave, would
here find some one with whom to divide his honors
and share his mlsfortunes. The bulletin board of
Messrs Leetch d Co. now bears the familiar
words OF e mail fuiled to-day" and then adds.
Nothing from beyond Gorgona.' TaiIors and
rum-seIers have become ship-owners and ship
brokers' and thus has the once dull and quiet town
of Panama, under the influence of American ener.
gy and Industry, become The scene OF activity and
business.
Plank Roads are everywhere becoming popular.
Ihey are no doubt the best common road. and the
cheapest where lumber is plenty. In Northern
ONO, the work upon the Cleveland and Charm
Falls road, t22 miles is beiEg consiructed-also
the road leading from Cleveland along the Lake
shore. via Rockport-and the Lake and 'rrumbuil
Plank road has a subscription of S54 900, 500
ouo OF which was made by Pansviile township
S',loO by individuals in the town. and S6 500
by citizens of Warren. The cost Of the road is
estimated a $4,000.
The people ofFayeteviIle. N. c., were required
to subscribe, according TO the estimate, $50, 900
for plank road of considerable length ermina iinc
IN their town. The sum of SO 600 was SUBJ
scrbed at once and the road is commenced. ~