The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-02

salary of the City Clerk be $3.50 in addition to his
fees.
The Convention then dissolved.
PARLEY's CABINET LIBRARY. w have had the
pleasure of examining a series of books under this
name prepared for the Of families, by Samuel G.
Goodrich, the celebrated and very popular Author Of
Peter Parleys Tales. 1t consists of twenty volumes,
the first six of which biographical the second six
historical, and the remainder miscellaneous They
furnish great of interesting and valuable read
ing, prepared with the usual ability of the author,
whose characteristic talent for condensiug great
amount within small compass and without diminish
ing the interest of the work, is well known The first
volume of the series contains the Lives of Washington
and Bonaparte in which all the material facts of the
corresponding works of Bancroft and Scott are con-
densed and arranged into single volume, and furnish
ed at less than tenth part Of the cost of those works
The value of such work as this in family can
hardly be appreciated. While they afford useful read
ing to adults they exceedingly attractive to the
youth, and to cultivate in them relish for read
ing of better class than great portion of the ltera
tare which is thrown upon the public in such prosion
Ivy more or less depraved press. The publishers,
Rand s. Mann, of Boston, are entitled to the thanks of
the community, for getting up valuable and interest
ing series of works, and afordng them in such good
style at the very low price of fifty cents volume.
FANNY HERvEY or the Mothers Choice New York:
IL. Long Brother, PIP I25.
This is one of Longs Library of Select Novels, and
is reprinted from the London Edition. The standard
Review in Great Brtain-the London Quarterly, North
fish &c naako f Of l. obo IA
ton The London Morning Post says, it is one Of the
most delightful books of the season. The mar
rative deeply interesting; the style pure and chaste
the imagery beautiful; aud the portraitme of persons
and passions vivid, glowing, and true to nature.
BLAcKwooD. Scott s. Co.'s reprint of the March
number of Blackwood's Magazine is received. Its
contents are, another Of those interesting articles the
Civil Revolution in Canada-A late Case Of Court Mar
tiai-A Farewell to Naples-Barbarian Rainbles-
Goldsmith, Part H. arich and racy arcle-To Burns
Highland Mary''-My Peninsular Medal, Part " :
The Green Hand-A ''Short'' Yarn, Part IX-Cana-
dian Loyalty, An Ode-Agriculture, Commerce, and
Manufactures; Opening of the Session. e. N. Tuck
er, Agent for Worcester County
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW, for February. is
an exceedingly able and interesting number. MiIler's
Footsteps of Creation 'sSouthey's Life and Cores
pondeDce, from the subject of prominent articles to-
geher with Others concerning the picturesque beauty
and socia'advantages of Edinburgh; Muer's Treatise
Sin; the curious traditions Of Pope JOAN Architec-
ture, &C. &C. E. N. Tucker is Agent for Scott & Co.'s
reprints of the foreign reviews and magazines.
DEATH OF THE Hon. JOHN C. CALHOUN. The
telegraph communicates the melancholy intelligence of
the death Of the Hon. John G. Calhoun. He died in
Washington Sunday morning, al half past seven oclock
Like John Quincy Adams, he has breathed his last far
from home, and near the theatre Of long career Of
public service.
The despatch says Mr.. Calhoun died as easily as an
infant. He perfectly conscious-ahopah he could
not speak-until he expired. Almost his hast words
were, 81 am resting very easily bust Of the
deceased statesman has been taken since DEATH
PROFESSOR WEBsrE RS CosyIcTIoS, This
event, so certainly looked fjr for two or three days
past, took place on Saturday evening We have given
all the space could to the details. We apprehend
that his execution about as certain Us his conviction
yet this why those who believe that t. XIII
is wrong, under the Christian dispensation should omit
any effort they make, to induce the constituted ai-
thorities to commute his punishment
NORMAL School. Our readers will find ii aaoth-
err part of the paper, advertisement Of the State
Normal School for girls, at West Newton, to which we
refer them for Condition of Entrance, Terms, &c.
The great advantages of this school any others,
for those especially who contemplate becoming teachers
we suppose generally understood and appreciated.
EB Purchasers of ready made Clothing, or those who
wish work done to order, in The rery best Style Of s-
Tranap requested notice the advertisement on
s. Moore, 2i3 Main Street, inthe United States Hotel
building, where customers accommodated, t, entire
Satisfaction.
BIBLE PANORAMA. Our readers will bear in nill
tat this Is the last week Of this grand Exhibition at
CITY Hall We hope will neglect the opportunity
now offered Of seeing Of the most interesting and
instructive Exhibition pressaied to New Eng Hard
public Exhibition this evening at IL O'Clock.