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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
IADvERTIsEAESTI

q" Go to KSOEs if you are a gentleman and
wan, hat; black, white grey. His fashions OF the
latest and best bis prices Of the most reasonable and his
variety The most extensive. Go to Knoxsif you lady
he will Ct you 10 riding hat your children any pat
tern or sle you and hey may prefer Go to Knoxs you
are going California his chapesux admirably adap
ted for The diggns- brmmed, light and cool cheap
handsome and nstiy In Short go to Knox's, everybody
who hat Of ssy style shape fashion, pattern
or price, and all will be alike suited Knoxs number 10
Ful!on-st Sun Buildings
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

GooD SToRY.-A capital story is told as re-
Gently happening to the Duke Of w ellington. though
we do not vouch for its accuracy. Mrs Loudon.
the wellknown writer on Botany and Horticulture,
addressed him note asking permission to see
plantation of beeches on one of his estates and sign
ed her name c. ]. Loudon. The Duke opened the
note and glancins first through his spec.acles at
the signature, read it c. J. London. "Ah the
Bishop of London '-sach being the usual sigma.
tnre Of that prelate. Ascend glance at the con-
tents Of the note disclosed to the hesty eye Of the
Duke that the writer desired to see his Jreeckes-
What the Bishop could want with the Dukes
breeches was puzzler. but reflection suggested
that it was probably the breaches he wore at the
Battle Of Waterloo and that they were wanted to
be copied in some painting or for some other artistic
purpose. Accordingly the breeches were carefully
enyeloped and sent to the Bishop, with the Dukes
compliments. The Bishop received them with a..
tonishment, and after turning the matter in bis
mind. could not avoid the fear that the advanced
years of the Duke had produced weakness Of
mind. of which this was first manifestation Fun
of this fear, he at once hurried to Lord John Russell
to communicate it. and found the Prime hinis.erno
better able to explain the circumstance thsh him.
self Meanwhile the Duke, on second thoughts,
found the supposed request Of the Bishop queer
one. and putting the note in hds pocket, also went
to Lord Johns, where he arrived while the Bishop
was there. Finall;y the matter was explained ana
on iciener examination Of Mrs. Loodons note ne
cause OF the mistake discovered lis needless 70
say that Mrs. l.. at once got the percussion sne
sought and visited the beeches with great sSHs
faction
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

" Among the passengers who arrived in the
Pacific is c. X. Tuckerman, Esq of this City, bear.
er Of dispatches.
SEAIRAMIDE Notwithstanding the intense sui
tiiness Of last evening, there was good house at
Astor Place. TO witness the first representation Of
Rossini's Semirdnide. The opera is one Of the
finest which has been produced this season. IT,
DEsco az Semirsmide, was superior to any other o.
her characters Her general Incidence Of demean'
or, relieved now and then by burst Of impassoned
vocalizatioD, was no inappropriate personation of
the Assyran Queen. Signors CoRRADI SETH and
CoLETTI were admirable in their parts But next
Tedesco the greatest triumph was secured for the
contralto, who sang with an energy and spir
which quite aroused the swelteriDg enthusiasm OF
the house If the weather were not quite so sufo-
eating what crowds would flock to hear Semra.
mide
THE RUN EyIL.--We are glad TO learn that
some of our theaters are beginning to open their
eyes to the popularity if not to the righteousness Of
the Temperance cause. The domestic piece Of
The Drunkard at Banums has created such sea-
sahou, we hear, that one of the theaters has &C.
tually gotten it up and another announces it as
fortbcoming This is well. 1t has wholesome
look. But while the managers Of the theaters fod
it to their interest to copy Barnum in this respect
why do they not complete the copy by aboliIhing
their bars Or de they conceive it polite to max
drunkards at one end of the house in order to give
more effect to their attempts to cure them at the
other extremity This is an important question,
for if they be sincere ia this their desire to make
the theater what it should be-a school Of Morals
for the public-they may yet be either shamed by
rebuke or lured BY interest into another much
needed reform, viz the exclusion Of the usual &C.
cupants OF the third tier. There's nothing like
good example.
HEALTH OF THE CITY.-The following is the
Weekly Report Of DeS,hs in the City and County
Of New-Yolk, from the 22d OF June to the 29.h Of
June, 1850:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

PROMPT the cOse Of sermon,
Sunday morning, in the NJ. E. Church in this City,
by its present pastor, Rev. j. NJ. Tattle the Trus.
tees announced that they needed six hundred do
lars to aid them in their finances the present year
An appeal was accordingly made to the congrega-
ton, and over Five Hundred Of the amount was
raised in the short space of fifteen minutes =
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

OCEAN sTEAAERs.-During the past week no
less than eight ocean steamers have arrived at this
port, from various parts Of Europe, the West In
dies and our own Coast. Within year from the
present time, the arrivals Of steam vessels on the
great mail and passenger lines which radiate from
our metropolis to all the commercial marts Of the
old and new worlds will average one day. The
mail from Europe is now nearly semi-weekly, and
in another lustrum it will be daily The following
are the names Of the vessels which have arrived
during the past week, with their ports of clearance
British steamer Cambria from Halifax and Liverpool
American Crescent City, Chsgres and Jamaica
Ohio Havans and New. Orleans.
Brt,h City OF Glasgow, Glasgow.
Hamburg Helena Sloman, Hamburg.
American Southerner Charleston.
Isabel, Havana and Charleston.
Pacific, Liverpool.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
THREE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Europa at Halifax.

Idepraphic orer the Nora Scotia, Neg-Brunspiek
and Name Lines 10 Portland, and thence 0oer
Bans Merchants Line 10 Ne0 York.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
Wreck Of the orieu-Fifty Lives Lost.

The following detailed particulars OF this dstfess
ing event reprint from late editions Of the North
Rr,t,,k Mal, (Glssgow paper,) which were pub
Isbed In succession up TO six O'Clock, Tuesday,
June Il.
The greatest CONSERVATION was excited In town
this afternoon, in consequence II news arriving Of
the total loss Of the Orion steamer, on her passage
fpm Liverpool TO Glasgow.
About 2 O'Clock, Mr. Fleming OF Stirling square,
ore Of the survivors. csme into the Exchange and
gave the first public tidipgs ofthis most melancholy
event
IL appears from his statement, and what we
could Otherwise learn, that between one and two
O'clock this morning, the Orion struck On asuaken
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
Men, s.; Women, 50 Boy' 6Ii drh 70

AsE.-Under year G. 10 years 46 to years. lSi
bic 10 years II; 1910 - years - 70 - years 20 ~ 70
yrs = a. 10 50 years, 2 50 10 81 yearS, II o. 10 ~
yesr, 81 70 10 50 years 81 90 10 81 years, 81 IN
known, l.
PLAcEs OF HArvtTT-United STATES Us; Ireland, 4si
England, 3; Scotland p Germany, l5i Frsoce Brush
Pcssessons In N America |; Afries. l; UrEnovn,i
fson-Hospiial, Bellevue, 7 PeotenuAry BlacsweIs
Island. :; LunErc Asylum Blackwefs Issnd, 81 Bloom
irRdke Asy IAN 0r Insane, Wards Islanc y RkndeIs
Island. l. CITY Hospital, g House Blsckveps la
and 2, Colorec Persons, 4
The small number Of DeAths for a week 80 insui-
serably bot is very remarkable. Lat year, same
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

A OR AN.-Our ALPHABET IS often criticised as
containing letters, which, like and K have no
sound of their owD the former being always pro-
nounced like or S, and the latter being composed
of and o. or, if at the beginning Of word like Il
while on the other hand there are consonant
sounds which are not represented in it, as che or
&C. THE consonants being spelled by the addition
of as be b, ce C, de d, &c) To obviste the diff
Guilty with regard to the last named consonant, ye,
their vowel sounds, and or e, to the consonant
named; thus union, youth, &c, are toritten as if
commencing with q vowel but pronounced as il
beginning with a consonant. The practical error
into which mary are led by this mode Of repre-.
sentng a consonant by a vowel is Of frequent oc-
curence. Thinking t.at "a becomes an before
vowel" the article an is used before words whose
initial letter is vowel perverted TO signify con-
sonant and we find AN untt An uaiUerSe, An
union, &C. used by those who would condemn as
erroneous AN year, AN yoke, AN young man, &c,
although the variation from euphony is the same
in all. If it is proper TO say year. y0utt 1t is
also proper to say unH, a unfreTse.
These remarks are inapplcabe 10 u and when
not preceded by the use of the consonant ye, IT,
may be allowed this expression to designate q
sound for which we have 10 appropriate letter.
NJ. L. c.
EPs The above is very well but instead OF "a
becomes an before vowel we think the true
followed by consonant. One is the root or mean
ing of the indefinite artcle-a man being literally
one mani horse, an APPLE one horse, one apple,
and SO on. 1t was found convenient to drop the u
when q consonant followed rEd
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

TIE MINISTER'S WILL NOT RISlGN.
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ATTEMPT TO
hSSASSINATE LOUIS NAPOLEON !
COTTON FIRM-FLOUR DULL.
yAyoRABLE CONDITION OF THE CROPS

MONEY MARKET EASY
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

PRESBYTERIAN AND REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH
Es--We are happy 70 learn that the Presbyterian
and Reformed Dutch Churches Of this city, who
have so recently called and installed new pastors
for their respective denominations, Rev. Dr. Kiog
the former, and Rev. Daniel Lord the latter are IN
a iourishiDg state. The membership aud congre-
cation of each Church are highly pleased With the
choice they have made, and in the number Of hear
ers there is G material increase. lSenlnel, lst
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
JERSEY CITY ITEMS.

Nyw CHURCH AT HARsIMUs-The basement
mart of the new NJ Z. Church at Harsimus was
opened yesterday morning with divine service by
Rev. j. B. Wakely, late pastor Of the M. E. Church
in this city He preached from the significant
words-"It is good for to be here" Sentinel lst
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
THE NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD
Dates frsn Liverpssi 70 Jane 10, London rs,
and Paris ~.
BY THE PACIFIC

The Pacific got up to her dock at O'Clock veg.
terdsy morning making the passage from Liver.
pool in II days 10 hours Oar teesraphio dispatch
from Halifax was so complete as to leave little to
be added in the way of details from the journals
We take the following from our London psPens
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

HEALTH OF THE CITY-The following is the
Weekly Report Of Desths in the City and County
Of New.Yoik, from the 22d OF June to the 29.h Of
June, 1850;
hep.ss; Women. &C Boy,, a; Grlh 20 You'll 90
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

We already see the good effects OF the efficient
measures Of the City Inspectors Department, and
trust that there may be no dminution in their zeal
for the preservation of the public health.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
r. Sales Real Estate by Adrian H. Muller

houses a1d lots south aide l7th-st 2l feet
Of lstav each 2ix92 s. o 10000
lot LorLh SIDE ll6thst between Sd and 4lh l79
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

tg= Among the passengers who arrived in the
Pacific is c. X. Tuckerman, Esq. of this City, bear
er OF dispatches.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

ACCIDENTAL DROWNING AT El.iottville, Staten
Island, on Sunday young man aged about 20
years named Michael Fitzpatrick, native of Ire.
land while endeavoring to moor a small boat to
stake, fell overheard and before any assistance
could get to him he was drowned. His body was
recovered Yesterday morning.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02

DRowsED Mr.. James Dickson was dro~p ssi
s,isnds rsside 10 Thirtietb-st NeS-York
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26
Mr.. Ci.y's speech.

The receipt of the revised copy Of Mr..
CLAY's speech at Frankfort, Kentucky, enables
us to correct an error which occurred in our
Geographic report of it, and which we marked
al the time, but the proofsheet was mislaid by
our printers. The mistake was in the follow
Ing passage, which we now give in the correct
form:
Z" may be asked, as have been asked, when
would consent 10 dissolution of the Union. an
swer NORTHUMBERLAND because can conceive
OF no possible contingency that would make it for
the interests and happiness of the people to
break up this glorious Confederacy and to sepa-
rate 1t into bleeding and beligerent parts. Show
me-what believe to be impossible to show me
that there will be greater security for liberty,
lie, property, peace, and human happiness, in
the midst Of jarring, jealous, and warning inde-
pendent North American powers than under the
eagle of the Union and will consent to its disso-
luton. would yield to it, if Congress were to
usurp power, which ! am sure it never will to
abolish slavery within the limits Of the States; for
in the contingency of such usurpation. we should
be in better condition to slavery, bad rs it
would be, out Of the Union than in the Union"
We shall publish the whole speech in its
corrected form Tomorrow
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26

From The Charlottesville (Va) AdUocate
IMPORTANT LETrEn FROM THE PRrsrpEST.--It
affords ne much qualification TO lay before read
crs the annexed letter from President Fillmore,
avowing his determination to execute the Fugitive
Slave Law TO the very letter. We have never
doubted that he would do so; and we arc glad that
he has thought proper at this uncture to set forth
his views of the duties which devolvo upon him in
90 full clear, and explicit manner. His admirable
letter must commend itself 10 every right thinking
man in the community: all but the blindest IA
natics must sec and appreciate the good sense and
manly hrmness, coupled with praiseworthy mode
ration, which run through every line Of is and we
trust its publication will have good effect upon
those who arc disposed to set at nought law
passed under the express sanction Of the Consttu-
ton.
In the execution of the law, it may unhappily
become necessary to call in the military force TO
aid the civil authorities; but trust matters will
never proceed to such a length. All other expe.
dients should be exhausted before the ultima ratio
Of powder and lead is resorted to. While il would
be suicidal in to allow the North to nullify the
law with impunity, the South should watch the
use Of military force with the same jealous eye
though it were turned against herself
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26

The opinion has always been entertained
that the Post Office Department should be a
self-sustaining institution; but it is now deemed
unjust that it should be required to do more
than sustain itself This it has always done,
encountered as it has been by excessive rates
of postage. 1t has rendered TO the Govern
ment, In past years, gratuitous services to the
value of nine millions of dollars; the Govern
ment is also indebted to it in the sum of one
million of dollars; and we are informed that
the sum of one million is believed to have
accumulated within the past year. Thus
eleven millions Of dollars may be said to have
accrued by right TO the Department out of
the excessive charges. of past times-at how
great a wrong and Inconvenience to the peo-
pie is understood by few. The primary OBJ
ject of the Department will no longer be lost
sight Of The eyes of the people are open to
their true interests; an enlightened Congress
now that in mercy the portentous storm has
passed by!-will not turn a deaf ear to their
appeals; and the President and the Postmaster
General, il is confidently believed, will use the
influence of their exalted stations to promote
an object SO imperatively demanded by the
voice and the interests of the nation.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26
Cheap Postage.

We have heretofore devoted considerable
space in our columns 10 the advocacy of this
measure. We regard its adoption as an i'm
portant means of promoting the welfare of our
country-Of facilitating commerce, Of aiding
the growth Of kindly feelings between the peo-
pie Of regions remote from each other, and of
encouraging the general spread of intelligence
But the proposed postal reform is demanded
also by the principles of justice, and the judi
cious conduct of the Post Office Department. II
is but just that our Government, since il has
assumed 10 perform the duty, should transmit
all descriptions Of mailable matter on as favor
able terms as il would be done by companies
and individuals in the absence of national
Post Office Department. Does any one believe
the present rates to be as low as private enter
prise and competition would render them7 We
are sure not; nor are they as profitable to the
Department as lower rates would prove The
data we have heretofore given will demonstrate
this
The carriage Of the mail from point to point
however. is at present hardly the most consid-
cradle part Of the expense Of the Post Office
PaiAhhthts ht plDCtNStN vi IndlllfH. ana
delivering. and keeping accounts, add much to
the expensiveness Of the establishment In
! proposing the reduction Of postage. we propose
also to so simplify these operations as to greatly
abrdge the expenses attendant upon them
The prepayment system will, to great extent,
obviate the necessity Of accounts throughout the
whole establishment. The use Of stamps will
prevent frauds on the Department Despatch
in the operation Of mailing will also proceed
from uniform rates, and the abolition Of debit.
and credits between the different offices, and
between the several offices and the Depart
nent
While retrenchment internally would thus
be superinduced by these reforms. the expense
Of carrying the mails would be by no means in
creased in proportion to the increase in the
quantity Of msilable matter. The generally
agreed upon new rates are
J.. A uniform charge of hco cents prepaid on
all letters weighing half an ounce
2. Newspapers one cent each 10 any part Of
the nion
3. Periodicals and pamphlets one cent an
ounce.
4. Publishers allowed fifty per cent discount
upon the prepayment Of postage, and publishers
! Of periodicals to enjoy the same privileges as
publishers Of newspapers
! D. radical reduction Of postage on Ocean.
Oregon, and California letters
Two cents per ounce may be assumed as the
mean charge, according to these propositions.
This would yield thirty-two dollars per hun
bred pounds, or sepen hundred and sirfeen dol
lars and eighty cents per ton. This looks like
an adequate price. and the augmentation Of the
mails, consequent upon diminished rates, would
50 materially increase the amount Of transport
| able matter as 10 occasion vast profits upon the
carriage on the larger routes-more than sufTi-
cient to compensate for any deficits occasioned
| by Losses upon the smaller.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26
From tie Boston Courier.
The Old WhtR PrincipIeS

Not one defeat nor twenty, will, we trust, in
timidate the Wings of Massachusetts,, induce
them to abandon their old principles. Not one de-
feat nor twenty will diminish their loyalty to the
Union and the Constitution. Not defeat nor
twenty will drive them from national ground to
sectional ground, nor cause them to "truck and
dicker' with the enemies of all that is good, and
-nle, and decent in political institutions-to
play fast and loose with their good old doctrines
TO say and unsay-to jump up and down over their
own creed and their own principles for the purpose
of catching the votes of men in whom they can
never trust-Frce- soilers, Aboitionsts, Disunion-
i,ts, and destructives, Of whatever name. Not one
defeat twenty will make them renounce their
fidelity to the cause, the interests, the reputation.
and the welfare of "our country, our whole coun-
try, and nothing bat our country
Such lie our hope, such is our trust, such is our
confident belief, strengthened by the daily and
hourly observation Of the tendency of mems mind,
and the manifestations OF public opinion in this
quarter. The AtLas processes to tako different
view of the matter, and would have us believe
that the Wings of Massachuse will pluck up their
standard and march of to position, where
they may find safety in a new shape, with the mo-
of Free coil on one flank, and the doubling.
castle of Abolitonism the other the ditch Of Dis
union being conveniently in the rear to fall back
upon at the next movement Such tactics we are
never were learnt from the military or politi-
cal history Of George Washington the real founder
Of the Wing party.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26
The December Magazines.

GRAHAM's MAGAzrSE.--An exquisite original
steel engraving Of Catskill Mountain House, an
other, equally beautiful, entitled "Tho Mariners
Beacon" and two superb French fashion plates,
the chief embellishments Of this number of
&C raham." The list Of contributors il unusually
rich; and, when say that there are original
poems by Lowell, Buchanan, Read, r.. NJ stod.
dard, H. r. Tuckermnn, and w. IT, C. Hosmer
give our readers sufficient assurance that they
get much more than their moneys worth The
prose articles characterized by equal viror and
taste. Subscribers TO the new volume of "Gra-
ham" get from this forotaste of what 1851 will be-
sARTAIS's UNrov MAeAzrSK -Three fine steel
engraving, colored photographic drawing, and a
variety of beautiful designs on wood. make up The
ornaments of this fine number. Tuckerman con.
tributes two of HE delightful essays, and there
articles, prose and poetics, from Mrs Kirkland,
Edith May, Phoebe Carey, Miss Martineau, r. III.
Sioddard, and number Of other popular writers.
The papers on art, scattered through this maya
zine, attractive feature and evince great in
tclligencc and taste in the editors as well as the
contributors.
GopEv's LApy's BooK.-This is n number cal
culated to delight all families into which the Lady's
Book finds It's way. The beautiful ongravings Of
eve praise thee, o God land the Greed, are alone
enough to make the reputation Of a magazine, and
they are peculiarly appropriate for The month of
Christmas. portrait of Mrs. Hile, fine fashion
plate, and = variety OF other embellishments aro
given. Among the contributors are Mrs. Neal,
Mrs Hale, Park Benjamin, and other popular wri-
ters of both sexes
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-26
.The Southern PATRIOT

Our readers will find in our advertising col
umns the prospectus of newspaper, to be
published in Grecnville, South Carolina, bear
ing the above title, and to be devoted to the in
terests of the South, the Federal Constitution,
and the integrity of the Union. We have al
ready alluded to the circumstances which have
originated this enterprise. At the present time
there is not Union paper in South Carolina.
The gentlemen, therefore, who propose to pub
lish ''The Southern Patriot" deserve the
highest credit for their bold and manly effort,
in the midst of the prejudices by which they
are surrounded, to arrest the destructive ten
denotes of Disunion doctrines, and to preserve
their State and country from the terrible woes
which are the natural consequences of such
doctrines.