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WASHINGTON CITY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ., 1851

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 Planing Machinery
Corn h1illers and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Bran-Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shellng and
Threshing Machinery.
Buhl Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Ornamenl
| Makers in general
Persons employed in the Manufacture of Gas.
Makers 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 Aqueducts.
Warehousemen, and otnets, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometric Cranes, Jack Screws
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
Tin Plate Workers.
Spring Manufacturers.
Wheelwrights Clock Makers Horologsts, &c.
| The publishers have expended large sum OF
| money to get original drawings of machinery In
| practical use in this country, and have procured
almost every work on the subject, whether pnb
| iished in England France, or Germany, the mos
essential parts of which being comprised IN TINS
| Dictionary, render it as perfect and comprehen,
sve as possible. The publishers have endeayored
to use great economy in type so that each page Of
the work contains at least four times the number
of words found in ordinary pages Of the same size
This has also secured TO each plate working-draw-
ngs Of ample size and clearness so that Mechanic
may construct accusately any machine described
| The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less of cost, to make the work complete as pos
sbe and il is hoped every one desirous TO obtain
the work will procure it as issued in numbers, and
thus encourage the enterprise.
| The work will be issued in semi-monthly mum
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and VIII pro
gress with great regularity.
| The whole work will be published in 40 num-
bers at 25 cents per number, and completed with,
in the current year, 1850. A liberal discount will
be made to agents.
| Any one renting the publishers $40 in advance
shall receive the work through the post office free
! of expense.
Notice to Proprietors Of Newspapers throughout ht
United States and Canada.
| If the foregoing advertisement is inserted hve
times duri. the year, and the paper containing II
sent TO US, copy Of tie work Will be sent gratis
IN payment.
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. OF HAMp-

EDlCAL DEPARTMENT. OF HAMi-
Nl DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
MOND, VA.---The thirteenth Annual Course of
Lectures will commence on Monday, the l4th OF
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST OF the
ensuing March The commencement for confrrrIng
degrees will be held about the middle Of March.
r. l.. BoHANsAs, M. D., Prof Of Obstetrics
and Diseases of Women and Children.
l.. w. CuAMBERLAYsE, NJ. d.. Prof OF Mate
ria Medica and Therapeutics.
s. MAurIs, M. D., Prof. of Chemistry and
CHAs. BELL Gssos, M. D., Prof. Of Surgery
aud Surgical Anatomy. ...-l
.s GARTER p. JoHNsoS, nj. d., Prof. of Anato-
my and Physioogy.
DAvrp H. TUcxER, M. ID. Prof. of Theory and
ractice Of Medicine. is
ARTHUR 4. PEr,coLAs, M. d., Demonstrator
Of Anatomy. H t
The study Of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
trifing expense
Clini6ai Lectures are regularly given AT the Col
Iege lnrm ary and Richmond Almshouse The
In6rmary under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty, ~
al all times well filled with medical and surgical
cases. and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
instruction. Many surgical Operations are per-
formed in presence of the class; and the students
being freely admitted to the wards, ENJOY, under
the guidance of the Professors, unusual opporttt-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Expenses Naturalization fee, $5. Professors
fees, SlO5 Demonstrators fee, $40. Graduaion
fee, $25.
b The price Of board, including fuel, lights, ana
servants attendance, is usually s3 to w. pei
week. ins
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller lniorma,
ton concerning the institutions, will be forwardeu
to those applying for it, or SPECIFIC inquiries VIII
be answeree by letter Address,
EDe M S. MAUPIN, M. d., lH
Oct. 9 Dean Of the Faculty.
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yUvHE Subscriber returns his thanks To the
IL public and the old customers Of Sinms & SON
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them,
is contiued by Epwhpp Srsns he has added n
full and fresh supply Of the finest TEAS, BLACK
AND GREEN, FRESH GROCERIES, &c. and
has also on hand full assortment of the hnest
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rates,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets of the
choicest brands Of Champagne. Hook, and Clare,
Wines, Of the pursst hnds,
EDWARD SlMMSj
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+ Aw AND AGENCY Off cE .-lThe under

I AW AND AGENCY OFF CE 1.-The under
| 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
cluding the settlement or all accounts OF officers
and agents Of the Government, Bounty Lands,
Pensions, Return of Duties, Patents for new in
yentioDs, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members of the
profession at distance, and, when the in
prepared by local agent, will abate onehalf their
usual fee. All Information relative to the forms
and usages Of business in any of the Departments
will be Furnished 10 our regular corresponding
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF .axes, and for the sale loca
ton Of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
| I5-Oiice on p. .nsylyania avenue, Lane &
fuckers Building
DUFF GREEN,
| BEN. f.. GREEN,
ID. III. CLARKE
| Oct. I4-3taw3m
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NEW PROSPECTUS
G Il N TITO AMErI rICAN.
10 Mechanics, InUentors and Manufacturers

/ 90. - Az "A M r. A N.
| 10 Mechanics, In0entors, and Manufacturers
IiHE Publishers Of the Scientific .4me,icun re-
4 spectfuly give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
OF this valuable journal, comm enced on the oIst
of September, offering valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take an interest in the pro-
gress and developement Of the Mechanics Arts
and Manufactures of our country The charac-
ter of the Scientific .4merican is too well known
throughout the country TO require a detailed ac-
count oil the various subjects discussed through it's
columns
IL enjoys a more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal of its class in
America.
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore. in
Quarto Form, on fine paper, affording, at the end
Of the year, AN ILLUSTRATED E.WCYCLO-
PEDLf, OF over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL ENGR.4VLNGS, described by letters
of reference besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress of SCIE.N-
TIFIC and NE C HaNI CAL IMPROVE
.HE.NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENGINEER
ING, NJ 3NUFA TURI.NG in its various
branches, ,.fRCHITECTURE, yM4S ONRY. BOT
dNf,--in short, 1T embraces the entire rai.,e OF
the Arts and Sciences.
IL also possesses an original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz an
Official List Of PATENT CLAIMS prepared ex
pressly for it's columns at the Patent Office e-tbus
constituting il the 4" AMERICAN REPERTORY
OF INVENTIONS
TERms-s2 a-year T; 81 for six months.
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM 81 CO.,
Publishers Of the Scientific American,
lbs Fulton street, New York.
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American statistics.

A short time past we published some statistics
relative to the number of soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. De
ROWS Commercial Review gives some tables re-
ative to this and other subjects of equal interest
which we copy.
/. The number Of soldiers furnished by thu
American States during the revolution, and thu
population of each State in 1890 and IN lS4I.
2. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sev
era dates, commanders-in-chlei, ana losses on
each side.
3. Amount of continental money issued to sup
port the war, and the estimated cost in specI
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.


+ EONARD SCOTT g. Co. No. 81 Gold sire I
IL .Nsw York, continue 10 publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Black wood )
Magazine; IN addition to which they have recent
ly commenced the publication Of valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
g FARMER GUIDE SCIENTIFIC AND PaAcricAL
AcMcuLTuRE,"
by HENRY STEPHENS, +. r. s., Of Edinburgh au-
thor OF the 'sBook Of the Farm, &c, &c; assisted
by JOHN I. NoRroN, Nj "A, New Haven Professor
of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &c, &c
Ihls highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over | 400
pages, with 10 or 20 splendid steel engravings,
ana more than 6OO engravings 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 OF ploughing, planting,
hayIng, harvesting, &c, &c, the various domes-
TIC animals in their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book in unique, and
will render it of incalcuabe value to the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published in sem-monthly
numbers of "a pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravings, and is sold at 25 cents each, or SIS for
the entire work in numbers, OF which there will be
at least twenty-two
The British Periodicals re-pubshed are as fol-
lows, viz
The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW CONSERVATIVE,
The EDINBuRGH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRITIsH REVIEW Gree church,,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW (Libera)
AND
BLAcKwooD's EDMBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory).
Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but small
portion of their contents is devoted to political sub
Jects. IL is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand
fessedy far above all other journals oftheir class
Biackcood, 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 Caxtons" and ''M !
New Novel; (both by Buwer,) "My Peninsula
Medal, ""The Green Hand" and other serials
ofwhIch numerous rival editions are issued by tn,
| leading publishers in this country, have to be re
printed by those publishers from the pages o
Backwood, qfer has been issued by .Messrs Scot
& Co., that subscribers TO the reprint of thai
Magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading of these fascinating tales.
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WILL be opened at Mrs. s. Parker's, on Sat
w urday, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock A. M. in the
new store under the National Hotel. rich sssort
ment OF Winter Millinery, consisting of Hats,
Caps, Head-Dresses, Feathers, Florences, Rib
bons, &c. &c. PARKER'S
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DRESS COMBS.-We are just opening an
other and prettier assortment of those hand
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from 50 to 500 eacn
Also, 200 different patterns Spanish Dress Fam
Laces from IS cents to $40 each.
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION

MsryIand state Agricultural sociey.
A PPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MAINLAND
IA STATE AGRICULTURAL SocIErY-W uesme
that you should bear in mind, that on the S'u
Oath, and 25th days OF October. your society VIII
hold it's annual Exhibition and Fair at me city q
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one and all 70
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your Noch
the products of your orchards, end OF your gardens
Don't presume that any animal, or product, you
NAV own is inferior to others that VIII be mere
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as II y
only by comparison that the relative merits OF any
thing can be determined. The safer presumption
FOR YOU to arrive at, will be that what you have
Is as good If not better than that OF others, ana
that it behooves you to CALAMITY enter ,he ist "
competition if defeated honorably, and the high
character Of the judges is guarantee tna' you
IAN be defeated in no other way, you will ENJOY
he luxury of knowing that others were more en-
red 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, to induce your
,oipes and daughters to bring whatever aPPer'aihs
to their peculiar departments, as embroidery, mouse
hold manufactures, the proaaefs 81 me aa'y ana q
the poultry pard, preserpes. domestic Tt'es, corvec
tiors, and, above all things, to come hemseipes a.
sotthout ,oon.un, and the beautiful celebrations 9 he'
asfe and genius, no display can De perfect. l'fe
To the Manufacturers Of .9gricrtt'rai impiement'
and Tools, we would say, that interest ana Patri-
otism both combine to enJoin upon you ine pro-
prety of making grand exhibition OF your ma
chinery of all kinds, from our present aavices'
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, VIII De
greater than upon any former occnsioh mere o,
elsewhere. We therefore say to the .3grieuiflral
Implement makers and Mechanics Of The Oed States
make il a matter Of pride to display your machi-
nerv at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground. Such ambition is laudapie-is Is worthy o'
American genius. and should be cherished by the
American heart.
us- Editors with whom we exchange will con-
er favor by copying this notice.
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E r. NJ s.

FOR BlachWOou ana the fOur Ib,UU
For Farmers Guide Complete in % Nos.) 500
Payments TO be made in all ia .adpnice.)
CLUBBING.
discount Of fioenty ivs per eeni. from the above
prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or
more copies of any one or more of the above
works. Thus A copies Of Blacnwood or Of one
Review will be sent to address for SO copies
ofthe four Reviews and Blackwood for $50 and
so on.
20 Orders from Clubs must be sent direct 10 the
publishers, discount from these prices can be
allowed to AGENTS.
Money, current in the States where issued, viii
be received al par.
UTRemttances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid franked, to the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT e. co,
79 FULToN STREEr, New York,
Entrance 54 Gold st
HssSubscriptions received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor 81 Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGREs.

-'-'OA ~ A>'' AfON M F.1JNdM.f.
'vNHE United States Mail Steamship Company
WIN despatch the splendid doube-engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday. Dec. m :.
at clock, P. M, from the pier foot Of Warren
street, North river, New York, with the Govern
ment mails and passengers for San Francisco
and intermediate porls
Inc connexion at Panama will be careful y
heP' uP' ana passengers for San Francisco are
guaranteed that they will not be DELAYED N, Pana.
ma beyond the usual stay in port
The books are now open, and PASSAGE can h,
secured at the following rates
FROM .NEW YORK TO CHaGREs.
State-room berth e,oo
otandee berth, forward salooon : sO
oteerase BERTH found bed & separate table so
FROJu P.aN.ayGa TO san FRANCISCO.
State-rOom berth 49, eooo
Steerage berth, found bed e. separate table 1850
FROM .NEW YORK.
r Sfate-room. Standee. Steerage
Il 10 Charleston or Savannah SOS 500 $40
~ 10 havana 70 IS 25
TO New Orleans * c0 or
Freight to New Orleans 80 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity at reasonable rates.
:, passengers for Chagres will be transferred at
CIFIC. ''"''''"P ~
To secure freight or passage, applv at the Office
OF the company, II West street, corner Of War
'e, S'ee'' 10 M. 0. ROBERTS.
;. SPECIAL NOTICE is given to shippers by this
Mine' M .hat the company have prepared form OF
be furnished to shippers on application nt IN,
companys ONCE, and with which thew are re
quested 10 provide themselves, as no other form
VII WIN De signed by the agents OF the company. All
oilis or lading must be signed before the sailing
vessel Dec 7, 1850.
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MEMORIAL.

IN IN, Senate and House Of Representatives. ofths
Irnifsd States IN Congress assembled; The memo
rial of the undersigned, respectfully represents that
thev are entitled TO Bounty Land, under the act
Of 18Th Of September, 1850, that they are informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would be,
thai thew do not expect or desire to reside on the
land thus granted; that II 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 memorialists further represent that the law,
by preventing the sale OF the warrants, assun 81
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands are no, competent to act for themselves,
whereas many Of them are among the most intel
gent and respectable citizens of,he States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
may he so modified as to make the warrants for
bounty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray &c.
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

WE beg leave TO call your attention TO an ad
w vertsement, 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 fpe dollars for obtaining war
rant for l60 acres and three dollars for warrant
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our sdver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
TO us.
lf YOU accept this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
"We call the attention OF our readers 10 the ad
vertisemert of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben.
Green. and Richard III. Clarke, Attorneys ana
Agents at Washington, ID. G., and would sny
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 can 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 il TO your member Of Congress.
Please send us a copy OF your paper containing
our card, which viii notify us that you accept our
nronosition. DUFF GREEN,
BEN. T.. GREEN,
RfCH,D IL CLARKE
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N Office T..

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS having books
that belong TO the Library ofthe House Of Repre-
sentstives, are requested to return them this week
with their nsmes upon them, so that their ac-
counts may be properly credited -.
Z. WILLIAMS, Lib, II r.
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XITILLIAM TUCKER, MERcHAsr TAILOR
w (of the late firm of Lane & Fucker,) woult
call the attention of his friends and the puohc gen
orally to his stock of Goods now opening, which
has 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 tins
city Strangers are respectfully and earnestly SO
licited to give me call and examine my stoch @ oe
fore purchasing, as am confident it will be 10
their advantage.
And would especially call the attention OF OF.
fcers, both Of the army and the navy, to me iac'
thai am prepared to execute all kinds OF uniforms,
according ~ the late regulations, at me shor'es'
notice. and at moderate prices, warranted, poth IN
the cutting and making departments, equal TO any
establishment in this country.
w T. tenders his sincere thanks to his numer-
Gus friends for therlong and continued patronage
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention 10
business, to merit q continuance OF the same
All orders promptly executed
sep 20-3tw3w-d&trw
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TTAS several vacant rooms for families, slngls
III ladies, and gentlemen me nouss , - '~ rs,
pleasnnl. and airy, and situated ~ me pes. PS.s
of Wssh,npton. between ~ and 6th streets, on
Pennsylvania avnue A first rate 'ao'e Is Ssp''
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Average
1,695,596

Average I,bJJ'0JU "'0''e0
Average crop Of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 6l5,7l9 bales, and the crop OF the
las, just double that Of The hrs'-ano the croP-o'
1880 was more than 1861 by hny per cent
Average consumption in Great Britain of Ameri-
coo eo,,an liz 6rst7 years 1,l53,3l9 bales.
The ID period Of years i'eaass'ss999 pa,es p,es
Largest consumptloni lo4', i,'coiovo Va''s
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BEEBE's NEW YORK HATs.Ir

CTEVENS, No. |, Broton's Hotel, has Just re-
~ ceived further and full supply Of Beebe =
Hats Also, Il complete assortment of his own
make, of every quality and style. Gentlemen
wishing Hats Of fancy shapes can have their or
ders filled at
STEVEN 'S great Hat, Cap. and
Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Brown s
Hotel.
Nov. 3O-6tlf UnteI. Repub. Union)
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MEDICAL, COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE Annual COURSE OF LECTURES, IN thus
institution will commence on the hrsi .uondag
IN November next, on the following branches;
Anatomy, by j. Holbrook, M ID.
ry Dickson, M. ID.
Surgery, by 4. Geddngs, M. ID.
Physiology, by James Moultrie, M. ID.
Matera Medica, by Henry r. Frost, M u.
Obstetrics, by Thos. @. Prio,sau, M. -.
Chemistry, by c. U. Shepard, M ID.
Demonstrator of Annfcmy, ST. Julian Ravenel,
NJ. ID.
DIR. ID. j. Cain, Physician to the Marine H'F-
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twiTe
week on the Diseases OF thut institution.
DR.. 4. b. F1agg, Physician TO the Aims house'
Lectures twice a week on Diseases.
Demonstrntive Instruction in Medicine and Sur
eery at the College Hospital.
HENRY r. FROST, M. d., Dean.
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Tur PAsr, THE PREsENT AND THE fyruRE.--of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. "lt is calculated that upwards
Of 10000 persons depend enure'y upon this
,r.ds IN Iii ;ts branches" American cotton crop :;
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PREMIUM.

PREMIUM.
Any person sending three subscribers will be
entitled to copy OF The 4" History of Propellers
and Steam Navigation, !" republished ia book form
NOV in press, to be ready about the first OF Oc-
tober. 1t will be one Of the most complete works
upon the subject issued, and viii contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct. Oft
r IFR INSURANCE.--Brits Commercial
/ 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 DOLL-9RSi
n5-Ofice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
near Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, ID. G
M ITHoMPSoN, Agent
October 81, I85O-dtf
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LOST.

A SILVER CARD CASE, with " Mrs. Ell
N wood Fisher" engraved on II. ~ liberty
\ ard will be paid for ats delivery al thlsoihce'