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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
IL The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution Of
that body, /" to invite plans accompanied by estl-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low a premium Of five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses of Congress"
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered to the Secretary Of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day Of December next.
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension Of the Cepitol,
| either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building, or by the
erection of separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure to the east of the building.
J The committee do not desire to prescribe any
| condition, that may restrain the free exercise of
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed may
have such reference to and correspondence with
the present building to preserve the general
symmetry of the entire structure, when complete
Although but plan can be adopted, the COM
mttee to themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption of parts Of different plans
submitted, should such be found necessary; in
which event, the committee also reserve to them
selves the rig ht to divide or apportion, according
to their own judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may in part be adopted, according to the relative
Importance and merit Of each part adopted.
R. Nj. II. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN Fl. CLARKE,
Committee Of the Senate on Public Buildings
SENATE CHAMBER, Both September, 1850.
N. b. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks, and send their accounts to the Secre-
tary of the Senate. oct 4
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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
OF TIE
SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE

| N a
| Was commenced on Saturday, the 4th of MAY
1850, under its original name-instead of Richards
Ueekty GG=ette-as more significant of its peculiar
character it being the only weekly organ OF Litera-
ture in the entire South 1t is
Greatly Enlarged and Improved,
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns OF
matter. 1t is, moreover, IN an
| Entirely .Netu Dress
from head to foot" and upon beautiful wn,,r
paper, SO that, in mechanical excellence it is no,
surpassed by any paper whatever in the United
States! 1t continues under the same Editorial
direction as heretofore, and no pains or expenae
will be spared to make it
a Choice Family Newspaper,
Gas cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the
best!" Utterly discarding the notion that u
Southern Journal cannot compete with the North
ern weeklles, In cheapness and interest,
The Southern Literary Gazette
rivals the best OF them in all the characteristics OF
a truly valuable Preside Journal Its aim is the
diffusion ofcultivated ard refined taste througin:,.
the communicated it embraces in its ample
folds ever species OF intelligence that tend to
this result.
Original Contributions,
from many of the ablest writers in the South,
chiefly occupy its columns, but not to the exclu-
sion OF choice miscellany, selected from the best
American and European sources.
The tone of the "Gazette" is independent =,
criticism and in the discussion Of every legitimate
topic, but it is strictly
Neutral in Politics and Religion!
Its columns are occasionally embellished with
Southern Portraits and landscapes,
engraved expressly for the work, and accomps-
MED by biographical and Typographical sketches.
Its General INFORMATION
is copious, but carefully condensed from the
leading Journals Of all parts Of the world.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the size
and attractions OF the paper, it is still published at
7ioo Dollars Per .4nnum, in .4drance!
it will be furnished to persons becoming resppn
sible for the whole number Of copies, and having
them sent TO one address, on the following terms
Three copies, IS
Five copies,
Ten copies, Is
Fifteen copies, 90
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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND

PENSIUNS AND BOUNTY LAND
OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers Of the
" Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900.
Bounty land for the surviving, or the widows,
minor children Of deceased officers and prvates,
who served in the war Of 1912 with Great Br-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since 1890.
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Terms moderate, where the claim is established
| otherwise no charge.
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, d. c., will receive prompt attention
| M. THOMPSON,
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Carolina.
Refer to the heads Of Departments, and to
members Of Congress generally.
| Oct 4-twtf
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- AV1SnOn.
EDITED BY AN ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY MEN,
FINDER this title will be published, during the
u year 1850, twenty -four Portraits and Biographi
cal Sketches of American citizens who have become
lustrous in the service of the country. Every por
ton of the work will receive the most careful atten
ton, and nothing will be spared to render it worthy
mad enduring monument to the great men OF the Re.
public.
Mr. Brady has been many years engaged, at great
expense, collecting Portraits Tor National Cal
lery, and those which are being engraved for this
work are believed TO be superior to any that have
been taken In the accomplishments Of this great
object he has experienced the utmost courtesy and
encouragement from distinguished men. MIR. Brady's
reputation has been too long established to need any
recommendation. His daguerreotypes are in the
highest the works OF art, glowing with tie soul
Of the living countenance.
The drawings and engravings Of D'Avignon have
been pronounced by Europeans Of taste to be fully
equal and in some respects superior to those OF the
best artists OF London and Paris and every i'm
preston in this Gallery will be taken under his i'm
mediate supervision The Typography will be exc
cuted carefully and in superb style the
cravings themselves. The entire work will be on
the finest imperial folio paper, 16 by % inches, made
expressly for this purpose
This work has nothing sectional in its scope ; il
win therefore be comprehensive in its spirit. The
Of those only are admitted whose talents
and public services have won for them an honorable
fame throughout the nation. Each Of the great de-
partments of life will have its representatives. Art
and Literature universal in their spirit and the
Gallery is intended to be worthy and enduring
uinent to the great men Of the Republic, whose
achievements and fame constitute the chief glory OF
the nation. We hope that every lover of Art, and
friend of glorious Union, viii respond to our APP
peal for encouragement and aid in commendable an
undertaking, that its publication may make in
he progress of American Art, and by grouping the
ilsrious OF the Union together, consolidate it
still more firmly
As no work Of this kind has appeared in America,
and the prices they sustain in Europe would place il
beyond the reach Of most Of citizens the publish
ers have resolved to merit large circulation, by
established the following
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To Southern Gentlemen or Literary In
g. e... ,.s.. situations =

"A young man, graduate of ST. Mary's Col
IN lege, Baltimore, wishes to obtain as ituation
as Assistant in an Academy, or Private Tutor
he Us quaiihed to teach the highest branches of
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woRTH1NGToN G. sNETHEN.
Formerly Solicitor q lie General Land Office

Formerly Solicitor q lie General Land Office
ATTORNEY AND CoUNsELLoR AT Law,
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court or
the United States, in the Courts Of the District OF
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims of all kinds against the United States, Ell
Their before Congress or any of the Executive De-
partments, and to procure letters patent for inven
tons. Business con6ded to his care, will be
promptly attended to. ..''
N. d. Particular attention paid to the prosecu-
ton of claims before the Brazilian Commission
now sitting in Washington
WASHINGTON CRY, D. c.. July H. 1850
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, june I. 1850.

SIR have the honor to transmit to you herewith
a copy OF the correspondence which has passed be
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion Of Science, respecting the organization
OF committee to constitute the central authority
quired BY the regulations Of the Royal Commission
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j. Knox walker,

j. Knox walker,
Attorney at LaO and General .Ageni,
nFFE S his services in his profession and as
" Agent Tor the Prosecution and Collection Of
Claims before Congress and the Departments also for
obtaining Patents.
All business confded to him will be promptly at
tended 10. liz Il
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PROSPECTUS
sc THE SOUTHERN PRESS"

An association OF sixtythree Members Of Congress,
Senators and Representatives, have constituted the
undersigned Committee to superintend the esta-
blishnent OF Southern Press at Washington City,
to be devoted to the exposition and defence OF South
ern Rights and instftutons-the dissemination OF
correct information to Northern Policy, and the
course of Official affairs generally, without reference
to the old party lines Of Wing and Democrat. Ar
engagements are now in iess, promptly to ensure
the issue OF such paper under the title OF
a.-rry"THE SOUTHERN PRESS" "'
Tor the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the aid OF number
of eminent and and able contributors.
There will be daily, a tri-weekiy, and weekly
Issue-the latter to contain substantially, the same
matter as the former, and intended to reach those
points Of the country whose mail facilities are limited
The paper will not be Exclusively poitical-but
will embrace on its broad sheet the General News oil
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by mail and teie-
graph Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence,
Literary Criticisms Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items OF
general interest, the collected aggregate OF which
constitutes the interesting and valuable Newspa-
per- Great care will be taken to give full and cor
rect Reports of the Proceedings and Debates III both
Houses of Congress, as well as the action OF the
local Legislatures on the Southern question.
limited number only OF Advertisements will be
eceived-the main object being to furnish a large
| amount of reading matter.
The paper will be printed sheet equal in size
to those OF the other Washington papers, and the ma
terial will beprocnred especially for the purpose
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South will aid in procuring subscribers and forward
the names, with the amount subscribed, to some
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Postmasters are authorised by law to remit sub
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BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE
AND THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.
DnoanIulna To nHu SnhScl ihRES.
Premiums to New

HWING to the late revolutions and counter-revo-
~ lutions among the nations OF Europe, which have
followed each other in quick succession, and OF which
the end is not yet" the leading periodicals OF Great
Britain have become invested with degree of inter
est hitherto unknown. They occupy middle
ground between the has,y, disjoined and necessarily
imperfect records of the newspapers, and the elab-
rate and ponderous t-eases to be furnished by the his
torian at future day. The American Publishers,
therefore, deem it proper to call renewed attention to
these Periodicals, and the very low price at which
they are offered to subscribers. The following is
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THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
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AND
BLACKWOOD EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
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three great parties in England-Tory, Wing and RAJ
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arc Tory the &C Edinburgh Review" Wing and
the " Westminster Review " Liberal. The |" North
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ments Of human knowledge it was originally edited
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Quoted by his son-in-aw DIR. Hanna associated with
Sir David Brewster Its literary character is of the
very highest order. The " w estminsteI,'' though
reprinted under that title only, is published in Eng
land under the title of the Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster :" it being in fact a union of the two
Reviews formerly published and reprinted under sepa
rate titles 1t has therefore the advantage by this
combination of uniting in work the best features
of both as heretofore issued
The above Periodicals are reprinted in New York,
Immediately on their arrival 10y the British steamers
in beautiful clear type on fine white paper, and
faithful copies of the originals. Backwood's Maya
zine being an exact fac si,le Of the Edinburgh edi-
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HOUSE.

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MATHEWES s. ROPER,
tNactors and Commission Merchants, for Cotton,
IL Rice, Begging small country Produce, Van
derhorst's Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
FERDINAND MOULTON
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE,

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1850
SIR: have the honor to make known to the De-
partment OF State the action which this Institute has
taken on the subject OF your communication of the
18th instant That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions unanimously adopted after full dis
cussion at the meeting held this evening.
"Resoiped, That the Institute will take action on
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
"Resolucd That the Institute do proceed to
constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners and to secure the reception OF
Americsn productions at the proposed Industrial Tx
hbition in London
"Resolred, That a committee of not less than nine
teen be appointed to constitute Central Committee
on the Industrial Exhibition, and to correspond with
societies and local committees throughout the United
States.
oResolred That the President of this Institute be
a member OF the Central Committee.
"Resolrcd, That the Corresponding Secretary COM
municatc to the Secretary of State copy of the fore
going resolutions, together with the names Of the
Central Committee"
The following the names Of the members OF
the Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions ..,
Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vice President OF the United
States, and CT offcio Chancellor Of the Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Col. Peter Force, President of the National Insti-
tute.
Hon. James A Pearce, u S. Senate, member of the
Hon. Levi Woodbury., M. l., Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Commodore Lewis Warrington, U. S. ~, Nj. N. l.,
Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and III photography.
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President of the N l., Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institute.
Prof Walter X. Johnson, Corresponding Secretary of
the National Institute.
Prot. Alexander d. Bache, M N. l., member OF the
Board of Regents Of the Smithsonian Institute, and
Superintendent ofthe Coast Survey.
Commander Charles Wilkes, U. S. N, M. N. l., late
Commander S. S. Exploring Expedition.
Hon. William w. Seaton, M N. L., Mayor OF Wash
ington.
Hon. jefferson Davis, U. S. Senate, member of the
Board of Regents Of the Smithsonian Institute.
Lieut. Matthew F. Maury, U. s. NJ, Vice President
OF the National Institute, and Superintendent Of the
National Observatory.
J. James Greenough, Esq, M. Y. l..
Charles F. Stansbury, Esq, Recording Secretary Of
the National Institute.
Col. J. Albert, NJ. " l., Chief OF the Typographical
Bureau.
Gen. Joseph c. Totem, Vice President ~ l., Chief
Engineer, u S. Army.
Thomas Ewbapk, Esq Commissioner of Patents
William Easily, ESQ.,, Treasurer National Institute
Leonard ID. Gale, M. d., NJ N. l., Examiner of
Patents.
Joseph G. G. Kennedy, Esq, Nj. IL, Superinten-
dent of Census.
T.. Seaman, Esq, M. Nj.
have the honor to be
Very respectfully, your ob't servt,
WALTER r. JOHNSON,
Cor Secretary Of the National Institute.
Hon. JOHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
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FOR THE SPRINGS
T AIDES retiring to the springs or country, will
/ find at PARKER s, just opening, fresh
supply OF Toilette Articles, such as very superior
BAYRUM COLOGNE, in bottles and on draught,
EAU LUSTRAL, OK MARROW, DEN'TI-
FRICE, &c, COMB, HAIR, TOOTH, and NAIL
BRUSHES, at
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aug. 8. Penn. Av. near National Hotel
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, June 8, 1850.
Sir: have duly received your letter of the 9th
ultimo communicating to this Department the pro-
ceedngs of the National Institute the subject OF my
note Of the 18th OF the same month Those proceed
ings appear to me to be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Min
lister in this city, with the communication copy Of
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, your ob't serv't,
.. JOHN M. CLAYTON.
WALTER N. JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary Of the National Institute.
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A GREAT NATIONAL WORK.

THE GALLERY OF TLLUSTRIOUS
AMERICANS.
Daguereotypes by Brady---Engraved by
DAvignon.
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ru, GoyERsssar OF RAE UsrrEp STATES OF
AMERICA, \. D., 1850
The Executive.
MnLARD FILLMORE, ofN. Y. President.
WILLIAM R. KING, Of Alabama Vice President.
The Cabinet.
DANIEL WEBSTER, of Mass Sec. OF state.
TYom.s CoRwN, of Ohio, Sec. ofthe Treas.
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, Of N. c. Sec. ofthe Navy.
Cu.RIEs M. CONRAD, Of La. Sec. of War.
A. II. II STUART, Of Pa. Sec. or Interior
NATHAN X. Hall, of NY. Up. M. General.
JoHN ]. CRIrrENDEN, Of Ky. ! At. General