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NEW PROSPECTUS
OF The
SC IE n TIFIC A Nj + RIG A N.

To Mechanics, Inrentors, and Manufacturers
THE Publishers Of the Scientific american re-
/ spectfully give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
Of this valuable journal, CONNIE nced on the Dist
of September, offering valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take interest in the pro-
gress and developement Of the Mechanics Arts
and Manufactures Of our country. The charac-
ter of the Scientific american is too well known
throughout the country to require "a detailed &C
count OF the various subjects discussed through its
columns.
1t enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culatton than any other journal of Its class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quario Form, on fine paper aiiordlng, a; the end
PEDL3, Of over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.NIiR.7TLNGS, described by letters
of reference; besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress Of SCIE.N.
TIFIC and ME H.1NIC.4L IMPR ROVE
.ME.ETS, CHEMISTRY. CIVIL E.tGLNEER-
ING, .1.NUF.i e TUR I.rG IN its various
branches .4RCHITECTURE,. MASONRY, BOT
.4.NY,-ln short, II embraces the entire range OF
the Arts and Sciences.
1t also possesses an original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List Of P.lTE.N'T Claims, prepared ex
pressly for it's columns at the Patent Offce,-thu
constituting it the " AMERICAN REPERTORY
or ATTENTIONS"
TERMs-s2 a-year; ST for six months.
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM e. CO.,
Publishers Of the Scientific American
l2s Fulton street, New York.
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-, Crystal, and Plate Glass Makers.

-, Crystal, and Plate Glass Makers.
Sugar Boilers and Re6ners, with Propnetors Of
Sugar Plantations.
Manufacturers of Railway. Bar, Round Ribbon,
and Rod Iron.
Wheel, Axle, and Spring Makers.
Engine Drivers, and Persons connected with the
Locomotive generally.
Engineers, and Captains Of Steam Vessels
Managers Of Stationary Engines.
Lumber Dealers and owners of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters.
Owners of Planning Machinery.
Corn Millers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Rran-Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Sheng and
Threshing Machinery.
Buhl Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Ornamen,
Makers in general.
Persons employed in the Manufacture Of Gas.
Nekers OF Copper and Lead Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter.
ested in Dredging Machinery
Well Sinkers.
Astronomers, Philosophers, and others using Phil.
osopbical Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, and other interested in Pump
ing Engines.
Persons interested in Canals and Aqoeducts.
Warehousemen, and others, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynan"metric Cranes, Jack Screws
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and Allows.
TIN Plate Workers.
Spring Maeufacturers.
Wheelwrights, Clock Makers Horologists, SC.
The publishers have expended a large sum Of
money TO get original drawings of machinery ir
practical use in this country, aud have procured
almost every work on tho subject, whether rnb
lished in England, France, or Germany, the mos
essential parts Of which being comprised in this
Dictionary, render il us perfect and comprehen
slye as possible. The publishers have endeavoret
10 use great economy in type, so that each page o.
the work contains at least four times the number
of words found in ordinary pages of the same size
This has also secured 10 each plate work ng-d aw
ngs Of ample size and clearness, so that Mechanic
may construct accurately any machine described
The publishers are in short determined, regard
| less of cost, to make the work as complete as pos
sible and it is hoped every DESTROYS TO obtair
the work will procure 1t a. issued in numbers, anc
thus encourage the enterprise.
The work will be issued in sem-monthly mum
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and will pro
gress 1T great regularity
The whole work will be published in 40 nun
bers al 25 cents per numbel and completed with
in the current year, 1850. A liberal discount will
be made 10 agents.
Any one renting the publishers $40 in advanc,
shall receive the work through the post Office fret
Of expense.
Notice TO Proprietors Of Newspapers throughout tn
United STATES and Canada.
If the foregoing advertisement is inserted fv
times during the year, and the paper containing i
sent 10 us, copy Of the work Will be sent graft
IN payment.
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF. HAMP-
M DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
MOND, VA.-The thirteenth Annual Course OF
Lectures will commence on Monday, the 18th or
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST OF the
ensuing March. The commencement for comforting
degrees will be held about the middle of March:
r. l.. BoHAssAS, NJ. d., Prof. OF Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children.
L. w. CHAMsERLAYNE, M. D., Prof. OF Mate
ria Medca and Therapeutics
s. MAuPM, NJ. D., Prof. OF Chemistry ana
Pharmacy 49, nr = s.-.,,
and Surgical Anatomy.
CARTIER P. JoHssoN, M. D., Prof. OF Anato'
DAVID Fl, TucxER, NJ. D. Prof. of Theory and
ractice Of Medicine. -
of Anatomy.
The study of practical Anatomy may be prose
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
triilng expense. .L~,
Clinical Lectures are regularly given at the Col
Iege Infirmary and Richmond Aimshouse: ne
Inirmarv, under the same roof win the ConeSe
and subject TO the entire control OF the Faculty, IL
ut all times well filled with medical ana surgical
cases. and furnishes peculiar facilities Tor clinical
instruction Many surgical operations are per
formed in presence of the class; ana the students
being freely admitted to the wards ENJOY, unuef
the guidance of the Professors, unusual oPportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms
diagnosis, and treatment OF disease.
Observation-Disclosures fee, SIS. Professors
fees, slO5, Demonstrators fee, $40. Graduation
The price Of board, including fuel. lights, and
servants attendance, is usually 50 TO s3t per
week. .u .r
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller lnforma,
ton concerning the institution, wall be forwarded "a
to those applying for it, or specific inquiries will
S. MAUPiN, M. D.,
o., 9 Dean of the Faculty.
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American Statistics.

short time past we published some statistics
relative to the number Of soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. De
Bowls Commercial Review gives some tables re-
Iative to this, and other subjects of equal interest,
which we copy.
|. The number of soldiers furnished by the
American States during the revolution, and the
population Of each State in 1890 and in lS47.
3. Principal battles of the revolution, their sew,
eral dates, mmanders-in-chief, and losses on
each side.
g. Amount of continental money issued to sup
I a nd ho led In
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r IFE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Commercial
! 4 Life Insurance Company, established in 1920,
and empowered by act Of Parliament, for the In
surance OF Lives and Survivorships, and the en-
dowment Of Children, &C., &c, CAPITAL
THREE MILLION DOLLARS!
n5-Ofice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, D. 9
NJ THOMPSON. .astrti
October 81, l85o-dtf IS,
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

WE beg leave to call your attention to an ad-
w vertisement, and to the memorial annexed,
and tender our services in the prosecution of any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
NAV send to US. We will allow you one half our
usual fee, which is Gue dollars for obtaining war
rant for 100 acres, and three dollars for warrant
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tsement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to us.
II you nccep. this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
I'VE call the attention Of our readers to the ad
vertsement Of Messrs Duff Green, Ben. L.
Green, and Richard Fl. Clarke, Attorneys and
Agents at Washington, ID. c., and would say to
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or Pen
sions, that we have made arrangements for the
requisite forms, and that claimants calling at our
office have their papers properly prepared and
forwarded to these gentlemen at Washington,
who will properly attend to them IN their proper
Offices"
Please get each claimant to sign the memorial,
and forward it TO your member Of Congress
Please send us a copy Of your paper containing
our card which will notify us that you accept our
proposition. DUFF EREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,
RICH'D II. CLARKE
MEMORIAL.
To the Senate and House of Representatives Of the
United States IN Congress assembled: The memorial
Of the undersigned, respectfully represents that
they are entitled to Bounty Land, under the act
of 2sth of September, 1850, that they are informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would be,
that they do not expect or desire 10 reside on the
land thus granted; that il patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an annual
charge, reducing the value Of the grant, which
they could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorialsts further represent that the law,
bv preventing the sale Of the warrants, assumes
tb.t the Officers and volunteers entitled TO bounty
lands ARE not competent to act for themselves,
whers,s MANY Of them are among the most intel
lrent and resnec,abe citizens Of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
may be so modified as to make the NV warrants rm for
bounty lands asslgnabIe' and they viii ever
pray, &c.
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE

Msryland state Agricultural Society.
A PPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MAINLAND
~ STATE Agricultural SociETf.-Ws oes.le
thai YOU should bear in mind, that on the I'D,
9I,h and 25th DAYS of October, your Society VIII
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at me cny o.
Baltimore aud we appeal TO you, one ana Az "a
bring for exh biton thereat portions OF your stocE
the products If your orchards, and 81 your ga'ae"S
Don't presume that any animal, or prouIc'' you
NAV own is inferior TO others that Will DE mere
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as II Is
only by comparison that the relative merits OF any
tbiny can be determined. The safer presumption
for You to arrive at, will be that what you nave
is as good it not better than that or Others ana
that it behooves you 10 CALAMITY enter the '. VI
competition if defeated honorably, and the hgh
character Of the Judges IS Il guarantee that you
can I've defeated IN other way, you VIII ENJOY
the luxury of knowing that others were more ell
titled to success than yourself
And while we address you to bring such articles
as are properly in your department, we crave per-
mission to solicit your interest, 10 lhduce your
,rires and daughters to bring whatever apPerlains
to their peculiar departments, as embroidery, hoatse
hold manufactures, the products Of the DAIRY ana %
the poultry yard, preserves, domestic 'eines, coJec
fions, and above all things, to come themselves, as
,cutout con,a,, and the beautiful Celebrations Of her
taste and genius, display can be perfect.
To the Manufacturers Of agricultural implements
and Tools, we would say, that interest and patrl-
otism both combine to enjoin upon you the pro-
priety of making grand exhibition Of your ma
chnery of all kinds, as from our present advices'
we are led to believe that the assemblage OF farm
ers and planters, and of distinguished strangers
from most OF the States Of the Union, will be
greater than upon any former occasion here or
Elsewhere. We therefore say to the agricultural
Implement makers and Mechanics Of the United States
make it matter of pride to display your machl-
nery at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground. Such ambition is laudable-is worthy OF
American genius, and should be cherished by the
American heart
H. Editors with whom we exchange will con-
fer favor by copying this notice.
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERSEYS ANIL
FLANNELS.

THE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers of all
i WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gulnare," Orion" and Somerset
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERsEYs, WHITE and CoLoRED BLANK
ETS, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Kimarnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &C., &c, ex,
pressy suited to our Southern Planters trade, and
to an inspection Of which, they confidently IN
vite all who visit the Charleston Market.
C. g. E. L. KERRISON d. CO.,
ao9 King St., northwest cor. King g. Market sts
Charleston, Sept. b
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WILLIAM TUCKER, MERcHAsr TAILOR,
w (of the late firm Of Lane & lucker,) would
call the attention of his friends and the pubic gen
erallv to his stock of Goods now opening, which
ba. been selected by himself from the largest I'M
porting houses in New York, and by far the great.
est variety and richest styles ever offered in this
city Strangers are respectfully and earnestly So
icited to give me call and examine my stock be-
fore purchasing, as l am confident it will be to
their advantage.
And would especially call the attention of Of
fcers, both Of the army and The navy, to the fact
that am prepared to execute all kinds OF uniforms,
acc ording to the late regulations at the shortest
notice, and at moderate prices, warranted both IN
the cutting and making departments, equal 10 any
establishment in this country.
w. T. tenders his sincere than ks to his numer-
GUS friends for theirlong and continued patronage
and hopes, by the same diligence ana attention 10
business, to merit continuance OF the same
All orders promptly executed.
sen 90-3tW3W-d&trW
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SELECT variety Of Fine Gold Jewelry,
a Guard and Vest Chains, and the best quality
Of London, Liverpool, and Swiss Watches, for
sale at low prices for cash. Every article war-
ranted to prove what it s represented TO be at the
time Of sale; also, Watch, Repairing in all is
branches, by CHAUNCEY WARMER,
dec 10 No. 2, Todd's building, Pa. avenue,
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE


FARMERS GUIDE.
r EONARD SCOTT & Co, No. 54 Gold street,
| .Ne,p York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Black wood
Magazine; in addition-to which they have recent
Y commenced the publication of valuable ASri-
cultural work. called the
" farmer a GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL
AGRICULTURE"
BY Henry STEPHENS, +. K. S., Of Edinburgh, nu-
thor Of the Book Of the Farm &c, &c; assisted
Ivy JOHN p. NoRroN, MA, New Haven, Professor
Of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &c, DC.
This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over !, 4oo
pages, with lS or 20 splendid steel engrayings,
and more than 600 engravlngs on wood, in the
highest style Of the art, illustrating almost every
implement Of husbandry now in use by the best
farmers the best methods or ploughing, planting,
hayng, harvesting, &c, &C., the various domes-
tic animals in their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book is unique, and
will render it of incalcuable value Ia the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published IN semi-monthly
numbers of Ga pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engra wings, and is sold at % each, or IS for
the entire work i'll numbers, OF which there will be
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-published are as fol-
lows, viz:
The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW (Con1ervative),
TIE EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whlg),
rmE NORTH BRllIsH REVIEW Free Church),
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW (Lberal.)
BLAcxwoop'. ED,NBuRGH MAGAZINE CTory).
Although these works are distinguished by the
| political shades above Indicated, yet but small
portion Of their contents is devoted to political sub
Iects. 1t is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con-
fessedly far above all other journals other class
Blackpood, still under the mastery guidance of
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity
and is, at this time, unusually attractive, from the
serial works of Bulwer and other literary notables,
written for that magazine, and first appearing in
its columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States. Such works as "The Caxons" and" My
New Novel" (both by BuIwer,) "My Peninsuar
Medal, THE Green Hand" and other serials,
Of which numerous rival editions issued by the
leading publishers in this country, have to be ref
printed by those publishers from the pages o.
Backwood, after il has been issued by Messrs Scot
& Co.. SO that snhsrrihsra +" the rar"'-, Of ,h-'
Magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading oi'.hese fascinating tales.
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r Aw AND AGENCY oFFIcE.-The under

T AW AND AGENCY OFFICE.-The under
| 4 signed, Attorneys and Agents, practice Law
in the Supreme Court of the United States, and
the Courts of the District of Columbia. and attend
promptly TO Claims against the United States, in
GLIDING the settlement Of all accounts Of officers
and agents Of the Government, Bounty Lands,
Pensions, Return Of Duties. Patents for new in
! ventions, &C., &c.
They tender ,heir services to members Of the
profession ut II distance, AMI, when the is
prepared by 10 al agent, will abate one half their
usual fee. All Information relative To the forms
and usages Of business in any of the Departments,
will be furnished 10 regular correspondents
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF axes, and for the sale or loca-
ton Of bounty and warrants OH the best Western
lands
Ls~Olice on P, nsylvania avenue, Lane &
fuckers Building.
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. L. GREEN,
kiCH'D. Ii. CLARKE
Oct. li-3taw3m.
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Inducements for CLUBBING,

Any person who will send us four subscribers
for six months, at our regular rites, shall be en-
titled to one copy for the same length Of time; or
we will furnish
10 copies for mos, 50 Is copies for 70 mos S22
10 do II Is 20 do ~ -
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions Pos, Office Stamps taken at
their full value
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Vol. 2.
FOR CALIFORNIA.
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
CoMPANY-THROUGH PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA.


THE public will be gratifed to learn that the
United States Mail Steamship Company are en-
abed to announce that their arrangements are now
complete for sending passengers through from
New York to San Francisco and back.
In the first attempts of this Company to meet
the wants Of travel to California, by providing
ships on the Pacific, in connection with their
ships from New York to Chagres, they were pre-
vailed upon at the urgent solicitation Of the great
number then desirous TO 60 out, TO sell tickets for
through passages from Panama in advance, for
their ships then going round. This was done
from desire to accommodate those VINO couid
procure passages in no other quarter, ana py
which, whatever might be the detention, they
would reach San Francisco sooner than by any
other line Unforeseen difficulties, and the preya-
lence of fever at Rio de Janeiro at the time, pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama as soon
as ANTICIPATED, and caused detention at the 18TH.
mus, which was increased by the lmpauence OF
passengers in going forward, against the advice
Of the Company, at an earlier day than the snip
could possibly reach Panama.
These Interruptions are now all removed:
Three of the four ships Of the Company, intended
for the Pacific service, have arrived at Panama,
and several Of them have performed trips to San
francisco and back. So that the Company are
now able to give the public the assurance that the
yoyase through from New York to San Fran
cisco, will be performed with regularity ana deS'
Their Pacific Line, from Panama to San Fran
CISCO consists Of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HupsoH.
ITHMUS, Capt. HircHcocK.
COLUMBUS, Capt. PECK.
ANTELOPE, Capt. AeELEv.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
to Chagres, Of the
GEORGIA, Capt. Porter, U. s: n.
OHIO, Capt. ScHENcK, U. . N:
FALCON, Capt. HARrsTEIN, U. s. N.
The connection between the two lines will be
carefully and regularly kept up, so that no delay
beyond the usual stay Of the ship in port at Pana-
ma, will arise.
The large size, well known speed, and superior
accommodations Of their New York and Chastes
Line, and the speed and accommodations OF the
ships Of their Pacific Line, offer the most certain
rapid, and pleasant through passage TO Ga,!Iofn'a'
Cor. Warren and West SITS, New York.
Aug. l5-lm
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending three subscribers will be
entitled to copy of the " History of Propeers
and Steam Navigation, " republished IN book form
now in PRESS to be ready about the first Of Oc-
tober 1t will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravlngs.
Oct. EFF
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National Medical College, Washington,
District of Columbia
THE annual course of lectures will commence
i on the first Monday in November, the 4th
instant:
Thos. Miller, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and
Physiology.
VIM P. Johnson, M. D., Professor of Obste-
tries and the diseases OF women and children.
Joshua Riley, NJ. D., Professor OF Mater'a
Melica, Thera peutics, and Hygiene.
John Frederick May, NJ D., Professor OF Sur
gerry.
Grafton Tyler, M. D., Professor of Pathology
and Practice of Medicine.
Robert King Stone, M. D., Adjunct Professor
of Anatomy and Physi logy.
Edward Foreman, M. D., Professor Of Chem
istry and Pharmacy.
James E. Morgan, NJ. D., Prosecutor and DEM
onstrator.
Clinical lectures three times week, on cases
selected from the Washington lnfrmary. Ope-
ration performed before the class, .oo
For full course Of lectures wy
Demonstrated ticket AZ
Graduation fee p
Good board can be procured at from 5: to So
JOSHUA RILEY, M. D.,
Sep 3-2awtNovlif Dean of the Faculty.
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GEoRGETowN CoLLEcE, d. c.
rruE CLASSICAL EXERCISES Of this Col
lege will be resumed on the 10th instant
sept l4-3,d JAMES RYDER, Pres.
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FOR RENT,

FOR RENT,
49,, THE HOUSE now occupied by Mrs.
Giih SPRIGG, on Capitol Hill, Carroll Place,
and Immediate possession given. To good ten.
ant the terms will he reasonable. Apply to
Oct l7-3t BEN. Z. GREEN;
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THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FurURE.-Of|
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. eft is calculated that upwards
of 1000, 900 persons depend entirely upon this
trade in ali it's branches " American cotton croD
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$3.50 British taken prisoners.
3. CONTINENTAL MONEY
Amount issued IN ITS 4 1900, 900
" l777 10000, 900
I" in all TO July, 1893 3yS 900 900
The whole expenses Of the war, estimated IN
specie, amounted TO Sl35, 1873, 1903.
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, of the llth September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the several States for the year ending 3lst August