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Sugar Plantations.

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 aud owners of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters.
Owners Of Planlng Machinery.
Corn Millcrs, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Bran Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelling and
Thrcshing Machinery
Buhl Workers, Caryers Engravers, and Ornamen,
Makers in general
Persons employed in the Manufacture Of Gas.
Mixers of Copper and Lead Tubing
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter
ested in Dredging Machinery.
Astronomers, Philosophers and others using Phil
osopbical Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, aud other interested in Pump
ing Engines
Persons Interested in Canals and Aqueducts.
Warehousemen, and o,ners, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometric Cranes, Jack Screws,
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and Alloys.
in Plate Workers.
Spring Manufacturers.
Wheelwrghis, Clock Makers TIorologists, &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 pno-
lished in England, France, or Germany, the most
essential parts Of which being comprised in this
Dictionary render il as perfect and comprehen-
siye as possible. The publishers have endeavored
to 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 Mechunic
may construct Accurately any machine described.
The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less of cost, to make the work complete as pos
sible and it is hoped every DESTROYS to obtain
the work will procure il as issued in numbers, and
thus encourage the enterprise.
The work will be issued ia semi-monthly num-
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and will pro
gress with great regularity.
The whole work will be published in 40 num-
bers at IS cents per number, and completed with
in the current year, 1850 A liberal discount VIII
be made to agents.
Any one RENTING the publishers $40 in advance
shall receive the work through the post office free
of expense.
Notice 10 Propretors Of Newspapers throughout the
United States aud Canada.
If the foregoing advertisement is inserted five
times DUR. the year, and the paper containing IT
sent TO us, copy of tie work will be sent gratis
IN payment.
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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
lX{ nKN CKnNRX COL EflH RICH-

M DEN, SYDNEY COLLLEGE, RICH
M0ND, VA.--The thirteenth Annual Course Of
Lectures will commence Monday, the l4th Of
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST Of the
ssuiug March. The commencement for comforting
degrees will be held about the middle Of March.
R. l.. BoHAEnAn, M. d., Prof. Of Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children.
l.. w. CnAMnEaLAyEx, Nd. D., Prof. of Mate
ria MsdicA and Therapeutics.
s. MAuPiA, Nd. D., Prof. of Chemistry and
cMAs. Bxlr G,ssos, M. d.. Prof of Surgery
and Surgical Anatomy.
CAarTEA p. JoHssos, Nj. d., Prof. of Anato-
my aad PLY slology.
Dawn III. TucEEx, M. d. Prof. Of Theory and
ractics Of Medicine.
ARTnuR &. PEricoLAs, M. D., Demonstrator
Of Anatomy XXX
The study of practical Anatomy may be prose
cuted With the most ample facilities, and at very
tri1iug expense.
Ciinisai Lectures are regularly given at the Col
lske inrm airy and Richmond Almshouse. The
lnArmasy, under the same roof with the College
md ustieet n the entire control Ut the Faculty, Is
At al times well filed with medical and surgical
cases, aud 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 opportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms
diagnosis, and treatment OF disease
Expenses Naturalization fee, IS. Professors
fees, elO5, Demonstrators fee, $40. Graduauon
fee, $25.
The price OF board, including fuel lights, and
servants attendance, is usually - TO W. per
week. -
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller lnforma,
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
TO those applying for it, or specific inquiries WIZ
? a''~e'se y 's S. MAUPIN. M. D.,
Oct Dean of the Faculty.
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Z AW AND AGENCY oFFIcE. --The under b

r AW AND AGENCY OFFICE. The under
i 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
Guiding the settlement OF all accounts of officers
and agents Of the Government, Bounty Lands,
Pensions, Return Of Duties, Patents for IN
ventions, &C., &c.
They tender iheir services to members of the
profession at distance, and, when the ease IN
prepared by Local 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 TO our regular correspondents
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF .axes, and for the sale Ioca
ton Of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands. 8s
I5-Office on Pa .nsylvania avenue, Lane &
fuckers Building
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. 4. GREEN,
KICH'D. III. CLARKE
| Oct H---3taw3m.
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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
Bows Commercial Review gives some tables re-
lutive 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.
g. Principal battles of the revolution, their sew
eraJ dates. comnnanders-in-ohief, and losses on
each side.
g. Amount of continental money issued 10 sup
port the war, and the estimated cost IN speci
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VITILLIAM TUCKER, MERCHANT TAILOR,
w (of the late firm of Lane q Iucker,) would
call the attention Of his friends and the poohc 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
eat variety and richest styles ever offered IN this
city Strangers are respectfully and earnestly so
fore purcLasing. as am confident II viii be TO
their advantage.
And would especially call the attention OF Of
6cers, both OF the army and the navy. 10 tee 'ac'
thai am prepared to execute all kinds OF uniforms,
according to the late regulations, al the sno,'es'
the cutting and making departments, equal 10 any
establishment in this country.
W. T. tenders his sincere thanks to his numer-
GUS friends for theirlong and continued patronage
and hopes, by the same diligence ana attention W
business, TO merit continuance OF the same
All orders promptly executed.
sep 20-3tw3w--d&trw
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NEW PROSPECTUS
oF THE
N FIG A M ERIC N.
10 Mechanics, Iaceafors and Manufacturers

THE Publishers Of the Scientific .4n,e,ican re-
L spectfully give notice that the sixth yoIum.
Of this valuable journal, comm enced on the 2lst
of September, offering valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take an interest i'm the pro-
gress and Development 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 detailed nc
count of the various subjects discussed through it's
columns.
1t enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal of its class in
America. r WIS
1t will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quafo Form, on fine paper, sfording, at the end
Of the year, an ILLUSTRATED E.NCYCLO-
PEDL9, OF over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five TO. Six Hundred
Original ENGR.aYLNGS, described by letters
of reference; besides a vast amount of practical
Information concerning the progress OF SCTE.N,
71FIC and MECHANIC4L IMPROTE-
ME.NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENGINEER
ING, MA NUFa G TURING in its various
branches, ARCHITECTURE, MASONRY, BOT.
.8.NY,-in short, II embraces the entire rabSe OF
the Arts and Sciences.
IL also Possesses original feature not found i'm
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List Of P.aTENT Claims, prepared ex.
pressly for its columns at the Patent Office thus
constituting it the {" AMERICAN REPERTORY
OF INVENTIONS"
TrRMs-S2 a-year 81 for six months.
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM e. CO.,
Publishers OF the Scientific American,
l25 Fulton street, New York.
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION

Marvlara state Agricultural Society.
a PPEAI. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND
~ STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY w desire
that you should bear in mind, that on the @Su;
oath. and 18th days Of October, your Society VIII
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at The cs!y %
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one and all, TO
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your "oeN'
the products Of your orchards and Of your gardens
Don't presume that any animal, or Proauc', you
NAV own is inferior to others that VIII oe mere
and be thus deferred from bringing then' as II Is
only bv comparison that the relative merits OF any
thing can be determined. The safer presumption
for You to arrive at, will be that what you nave
ia as good. if not better than that OF others, ana
that it behooves you to CALAMITY enter the us. o
competition if defeated honorably, ana the hsSh
character Of the Judges is guarantee tna' you
IAN be defeated in no other way, you VIII ENJOY
he luxury of knowing that others were more en-
led to su ccess 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
,rires and daughters to bring whatever aPpertains
to their peculiar departments, as enoro'dsry mouse
hold uanujacfures the Proa,.eis o. me aa'ry ana
the poultry yard, preserve. domestic 'ees' eo'9ee
tiors and, above all things, to come themselves, as
,chout ,romo,, and the beautiful Celebrations o. her
asfe aud genius, display can be pe'Jec'.
To the Manufacturers Of agricultural implements
and Tools we would say, that interest and patri-
otism both combine to enjoin upon you 'he pro
priety Of making grand exhibition OF your ma
chinery of all kinds, from our present adsices,
we are led to believe that the assemblage OF iarm-
srs and planters. and of distinguished strangers
from most OF the States of the union' VIII De
greater than upon any former occasion here or
elsewhere We therefore say to the .1gr'caH"T"
Implement makers and Mechanics Of NE onued Si"es
make it a matter Of pride to display your mach'-
nerv at our exhibition, and vie with each other 10
law
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MEDICAL. COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

IN r.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TIME Annual COURSE OF LECTUREsln this
Institution will commence on the hrst .no"a"y
in November next on the following branches;
Anatomy, by j. Holhrook, M. ID. =,
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by , Hen
ry Dickson, M. ID.
Surgery, by T.. Geddings. M. ID.
Physiology, by James Moultrie, NJ. ~;
N,,erin Medca, by Henry X. Frost, M. ID.
Obstetrics, by Thos G.. PrIo,Sau, M. ID.
Chemistry, by c. U. Shepard, M. ID.
Demonstrators Of Ansi"ny, 81. Julian havenei,
NJ. ID.
DIR. n. j. Cain. Physician to the Marine b"7-
o;,al and Clinical instructor. Lectures twice a
week on the Diseases Of thu Institution.
n y n. Flagg. Physician 10 the Aims House.
7 sctures twice a week on Diseases.
Demonstrntive Instruction IN Medicine and Sur
pery at the College Hospital.
~ HENRY II FROST, M. d., Dean.
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DRESS COMBs.--We are just opening at
| other and pret,ier assortment Of those hand
come Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Ruffaio
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from 81 to $40 cacn
Also 900 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan;
Lsces from as cents 70 slD each.
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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND TIE
FARMERS GUIDE

FARMERS GUIDE.
r EONARD SCOTT e. Co, No. 81 Gold stree,
IL Ns,o York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Blackwood'
Magazine; in addition TO which they have recent
ly commenced the publication Of valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
(" FARMERS GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcTIcAL
AGRICULTURE"
BY HENnY STEPHENS, +. II. s., OF Edinburgh, au
thor Of the "Book Of the Farm, &C., &c; assisted
by JOHN p. NoRToH, M A, New Haven Professor
of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &C., &c
This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over |, 400
pages, with lS or 20 splendid steel engrayings,
and more than 600 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 poughing, planting,
haying, 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 incaculable value to the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published in semi-monthly
numbers of "a pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravings, and is sold 25 cents EACH or IS for
the entire work in numbers, (which there will be
at least TWENTY-FIVE
The British Periodicals re-published are as fol.
lows, viz
The LONDON QUARrERLY REVIEW CONSERVATIVE
lHE EDINBURGH REVIEW (Whig),
The NORTH BRlrIsH REVIEW Free church,,
The WEsrMSsTER REVIEW (Liberal.)
AND
BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory)
Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but small
portion of their contentsi is devoted to political sub
lects. IL is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con.
fessedly far above all other journals oftheir class
BiaekDood, still under the mastery guidance OF
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity
and is, at this time, unusually attractive, from tn.
serial works OF Bulwer and other literary notabes
written for that magazine, and first appearing il
it's columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States. Such works as "The Caxtons" and an,
New Novel" (both by Bulwer,) "My Peninsula
Medal, ""The Green Hand, ;" and other serials
of which numerous rival editions are issued by tn,
leading publishers in this country, have to be re
printed by those publishers from the pages O.
Blackwood, qffey has been ISSUED by yHesus. Scot
& Co., so that subscribers to the reprint of that
Magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading of these fascinating tales
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MEMBERS or CONGRESS- having books
that belong 10 the Library ofshe House Of Repre-
.entssvss, are requested to return them this week
With their namAsi upon them, 40 that their ac-
counts may be properly credited.
p. WILLIAMS, Lib, II H.
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WILL be opened at Mrs. s. Parker's, on Sat
w urdsy, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, in the
new store under the National Hotel. rich assort.
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting Of Hats,
Caps, Head-Dresses, Feathers, Florsnces, Rib
bons, &c. &c. PARKER'S
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II Il r. M ..

For Farmers Guide Complete in % Nos.) 500
Payments TO be made in all in 7dranoe.)
CLUBBING.
discount Of Twenty-Five per cent. from the above
prices will be allowed 10 Clubs ordering four or
more copies of any more Of the above
works. Thus: copies Of BIackwood or Of one
Review will be sent 10 one address for 81 copies
Of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $50 and
80 on.
- Orders from Clubs must be sent direct TO the
publishers, discount from these prices can be
Allowed.to Agents.
Money, current in the States where issued, viii
be received at par.
ns-Remittances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or franked, TO the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT e. co,
10 FuLros STREET, New York,
Entrance 81 Gold st
Frank Taylor, Taylor & Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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TINE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers Of all
i WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Sh,ns. "C,ulnare,r " Orion and Somerset, "
rro,, LIVERPOOL. their fall supply Of PLAINS,
1Kx KIN WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ETS' WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
Vt ANNEI, BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
KiImarnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, Ac., &C., *.
prssnly suited to Southern Planters s,ads. and
10 an inspection of which, they confidently IN
tits ali who visit the Charleston Market
c. 4 E. l.. kERklSoN q W.,
q0a Kim = northwest cor King T. Market sta.
Charissson. Sep~ 3
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PREMIUM

Any person sending three subscribers viii be
entitled to a copy Of the /" History Of Propellers
and Steam Navigation, republished in book form
nov in press, to be ready about the first OF Oc-
tober. IL will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and viii contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct. eff
T IFE INSURANCE.--British Commercial
i A Life Insurance Company, established in 1890,
aud empowered by act OF Parliament, for the In
dowmen, Of Children, &C., &c, CAPITAL
THREE MILLION DOLL8RSi
Us-OfFce 81 story Colonization Buildings.
neac Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, ID. G
MkTHoMPsoN,..ags
October 81, lS50--dN
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Tpy Pssr, rHr PpssrSr AND THE FuruRE.--Of
the cotton trade from the London Economist,
August "a. 1850 III Is calculated ,hat upwards
Of Z. 600 900 persons depend entirely upon this
tr.ds IN ali its bra inches F." American cotton crop
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

WE beg leave to call your attention to an ad
w vertlsement, and to the memorial annexed,
and tender our services in the prosecution of any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
may send to us. We will allow you one half our
usual fee, which Is FIRE dollars for obtaining war
rant for l6O Bcres, and three dollars for warrant
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
TO us.
If YOU accept this proposal please insert THE
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notices
awe call the attention OF our readers to the adj
vert;semert OF Messrs. Duff Green, Ben. 4
Green. and Richard III. Clarke, Attorneys ana
Agents at Washington, ID. C., and would say
nersons having claims for Bounty Lands or Pen
sons. that we have made arrangements for the
reouisite 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
o,,r card. which will notify that you accept our
',.,,,os;,'on DUFF GREEN,
BEN T.. GREEN,
RiCH'D III. CLARKE
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGREs.

WITHOUT DETENTION .aT P.aN:aMa
TIME United States Mail Steamship Company
u VIII despatch the splendid double-engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec III,
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 ports.
The connexion at Panama will be carefully
kept up, and passengers for San Francisco are
guaranteed that they will not be DELAYED at Pana-
ma beyond the usual stay in port.
The books are now open, and passage can be
secured at the following rates
FROM NEW YORK no CHaGRES.
State-room berth sIO0
Standee berth, forward saloon : 80
Steerge berth, found bed e. separate table SO
FROM PANAMA TO san FRANCISCO.
State-room berth 5000
Steerage berth, found bed e. separate table l50
FROM .NEW YORK
Sfafe-room. Standee Storage
TO Charleston OF Savannah SOS 500 SO
10 Havana 20 SIS 25
10 New Orleans rs GO 95
Freight to New Orleans 30 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity at reasonable rates.
Passengers for Chagres will be transferred al
Havana to the new and splendid steamship PA
CIFIC.
seizure re'snt or passage, apply at the ONCE
of the company, II West street, corner OF War
rem steet, to M o. ROBERTS,
SPECIAL NOTICE is given 10 shippers by thi
line, that the company have prepared form O
bill of lading adapted TO their business, which wi
be furnished to shippers on application at tn
company's Office, and with which they are r,
quested TO provide themselves, as no other forr
will be signed by the agents of the company. A
bills or lading must be signed before the sailing {
vessel. Dec z IS5G
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MEMORIAL.

To m, Senate and House Of Representatives effh
Jr,,,,d STATES IN Congress assembled The memo
rial Of the undersigned respectfully represents that
,hev are entitled 10 Bounty Land, under the act
az 5s,b Of September, 1850, that they are informed
and believe that the unlocnted warrants are worth
,h. ,bev do not expect or desire to reside on III,
Land thus granted; that If patented to them. the
sxnenss Of agencies and taxes will be an nnnusl
charge. reducing the value Of the grant, which
thew could avoid IL permitted to sell the warrant
Yonr memoriaisss further represent TINT the law
bv preventing the sale Of the warrants, sssun e.
thai the officers and volunteers entitled 10 bounty
,.nds are not competent TO act for themselves,
wh.reas many Of them are among the most intel
l;gent and respectable citizens OF the States They
therefore, respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
me- . be 80 modified az 70 make the warrants for
bounty lands sssignabIs, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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Average crop Of the last seven years exceeds
last lust double that of the hrs--and the crop Of
1852 was more than 1857 by 6hy per cent
Average consumption in Great Britain of Amsri-
can cotton the fret years l,i5S'xiy bsiss
The I'd period Of years 'sts'SS5 cA!ss.
Lsrge~t consumption, lS4', i'Sco'ooo Wales