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NEW PROSPECTUS
OF THE
G r N TIFIC A NJ RIGA .
TO Mechanics, Inventors, and Manufacturers
OF THE

U r. N Il + q NJ L e. A N.
10 Mechanics, InUentors, and Manufacturers
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i spectfully give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
OF this valuable journal, mmenced on the 1lst
of September, offering u valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take an interest in the pro-
gross 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 ac-
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columns.
II enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal Of its class in
America.
II will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Qita,to Form, on fine paper affopding, at the end
of the year, an ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLO-
PEDLa, Of over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.N'GR.4VLJNGS, described by letters
Of reference; besides vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress Of SCIE.N
7TFIC and ME IMPROVE-
.ME-NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENnGLvEER-
ING, MANUFA TUR ING in its various
branches, ARCHITECTURE, MASONRY, BOT.
.1.TY,-in short, it embraces the entire rahke OF
the Arts and Sciences.
Ii also possesses original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List Of PATENT CLAIMS, prepared ex.
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constituting itehe +" .qyMERIC.q.N REPERTORY
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE

Meryland State Agricultural Society.
A PPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MARtLAsD
~ STATE AGRICULTURAL SociETY.-W e des -,
thai you should bear in mind, that on the $50
OATH. and 25th days of October, your Society VIII
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at the city %
Rcltisscre. and we appeal to you, one and ALL 70
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your sock
tie products qf your orchards, and o. your ga'de"s.
Don / presume that any animal, or Proauct' you
nav own i inferior to others that VIII De mere
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as 1t Is
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 a. good, II not better than that of Others ana
that it behoovss you to gallantly enter the us! o.
competition: if defeated honoraoiy, anu tne nisn
character of the Judges is a guarantee that you
can be defeated in no other way, you VIII ENJOY
he luxury Of knowing that others were more en-
tied to 81 ccess than yourself.
And while we address you to bring such articles
a. are properly in your department, we crave per
mission TO solicit your interest, TO induce your
scivss and da,ghters to bring whatever aPPerAina
10 <iv peculiar departments, as embroidery nonse
Ma s,o,5sctures. the proaaefs of the dairy and o
~ oosifyv ysyd. prsserpes. domestic ici'sss, covec
fios and, above all things, to come snemseeoes q
,o,tkcst ,cesnaw, snd the beautiful Celebrations 81 "s'
ssts smd gsnius, no display con be perfect.
To the Mans.thcturers qf .agricssrai In,plsn'e~t'
sad Tools, we would say, that interest and patrl-
otism both combine 10 enjoln upon you lhe pro
pristy Of making grand exhibition Of your ma
chinery of all kinds as from our present aavices'
we are led to believe that the assemblaSe OF farm
ers and planters, and Of distinguished strangers
fron, rnost of the States of the Union, Will DE
greater than upon any former occasion mere OF
sisewhsrs. We therefore say to the .agrieultur0l
Isuisnesa walkers and Mechanics Of the United States.
make il a matter of pride to display your maehi-
nery At our exhibition, and vie with each other ~
having the best and largest assortment on tne
ground. Such ambition is laudabie-is worthy o.
fmsr;c,n Genius. and should be cherished by the
American heart.
n+ Editors with whom we exchange will con-
Ger a favor by copying this notice.
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PIE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.

Tk{E Hp TsrJ0fJ DIED E(NVvTv Az q Hyy% svSxSvn
ExpNrn,S GS1rnE n1sD iAH
49,, ~ Ely uoiDI'
EONARD SCOTT & Co., No. 81 Geld street
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Blackwood'
Magazines IN addition to which they have recent
y commenced the publication of a valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
/" FARMER 8 GUIDE TO ScIrNrIyIc AND PRAcr,c.,
AGRicuLruRE."
By HENRY STEPHENS, F. r. S.. OF Edinburgh. AN.
thor of the "i3ook of The Firm Gc. &c assisted
by JOHN p. NoRroH, M. A. New Haven Professo,
Of Scientific Agriculture IN Yale Colleoe. A. &c
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implement of husbandry now in nae bv the bss,
farmers, the best methods of nlonrh;no ,Ian,;na
haying, harvesting. &c. &c The yar;ons don,ass'
tic animals in their highest nerr.ct;nn. IL shnr,
the pictorial feature Of the book is uninus and
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Of agriculture. ''e '''ue " TIC ''uu'"'
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N OTTO T..

MEMBERS or CONGRESS- having books
that belong 10 the Library ofthe House Of Repre-
sentasvss, are requested TO return them this week
with their names upon them, 90 that their ac-
counts may he properly credited:
p WILLIAMS, Lib, II X
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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 assert.
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting of Hats,
Caps, Head Dresses, Feathers, Florences, Rib
bons. &c. &c. PARKERS
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ron CALIFORNIA.
UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMpANY-THROUGH PASSAGE TO
CALIFORNIA.

T,HE public viii be gratifed to learn that the
United States Mail Steamship Company are en-
a6ed to announce that their arrangements are now
complsts for sending passengers through from
In the 6rst 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
ther ships then going round This was done
f+cm desire to accommodate those who could
procure passages in no other quarter, and by
which, whatever might be the detention, they
would reach San Francisco sooner than by any
other line. Unforeseen difficulties, and the preva-
lencs OF fever at Rio de Janeiro at the time. pre-
vented their ships from reaching Panama - soon
n anaelpkaed, and caused astenton A. .ns !.ln.
mus, which was increased BY the impsnence o.
pas,snesrs in going Forward, against the savics
Of the Company, at an earlier day than the ship
could possi6iy 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 10 San
Francisco and back. So that the Company are
now able to give the public the assurance that the
voyage through from New York to San Fran
cisco. will be performed with regularity and des'
Their Pacific Line, from Panama to San Fran.
cisco, consists Of the
REPUBLIC, Capt. HyDsoN.
ITHMUS, Capt. HIrcHcocK
COLUMBUS, Capt PECK.
ANTELOPE, Capt. AckLEr.
Their Atlantic and Gulf Line, from New York
to Chagres, Of the
GEORGIA, Capt. PoRrEa, U. IN
OHIO, Capt ScHENcK, u 5. N.
FALCON, Capt. HARrsTEIN, U. g. n
The connection between the two lines Will be
carefully and regularly kept up, 30 that no delay
beyond the usual stay Of the ship IN port al rama
ma, will arise.
The large size, well known speed, and superior
accommodations of their New York and Chagres
| Line, and the speed and accommodations OF the
ships Of their Pacific Line. offer the most CERTAIN
M. O. ROBERTS,
| Cor. Warren and West sts., New York.
| Aug. 15-lm
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BEEMR,a NEW YORK HAT0i!I
FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGRES.
WITHOUT DETENTION At P.a.N.aJu.A

WITHOUT DETENTION At PANAMA.
TIME United States Mail Steamship Company
Il will despatch the splendid double-engins
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL,
at 3 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 TO CHaGRES.
State-room berth 800
Standee berth, forward salooon 80
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table so
FROM PANAMA TO SAN FRANCISCO.
State-room berth $500
Steerage berth. found bed & separate table $50
FROM NEW YORK ~
State-room Standee. Storage
To Charleston or Savannah S25 400 40
To New Orleans IS 60 IS
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Average crop Of the last seven years sxceeds
that the prior 6I5,719 bales, and the crop Of the
last Just double that Of the hrst--and the crop OF
1853 was more than 1867 by ffty per cent
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Ameri-
csn cotton the first Z wears I,l53,2l9 bales.
The ID period of years Las, 896 bales.
Largest consumption, 1870, 1,5C6, 606 bales
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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 u.s. We will allow you one half oul
usual fee, which is fire dollars for obtaining war
rant for 100 acres, and three dollars for WARRANT
OF eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to US.
II YOU accept this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
awe call the attention Of our readers to the ad
vertisemert of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben.
Green. and Richard II. Clarke, Attorneys ana
Agents at Washington, ID. c., and would say
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or PEN
s;ons. 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 ut Washington,
who will properly attend to them in their proper
Offices =.
please get each claimant to sign the memorial,
and forward i, to your member Of Congress.
Please send us copy OF your paper containing
our card. which vii, notify us that you accept our
,,roroa,,on. DUFF GREEN,
BEN. K. GREEN,
RlCH'D ii. CLARKE
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FOR n EMF

81 ~ d1e FOR RENT,
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SPRIGG, on Capitol Hill, Carroll fiac
Immediate possession given. los goo'
n.nt the terms will be reasonable .APPX.11N
Jan i7-1 6hN :"
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rre!ght 70 New Orleans 81 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity at reasonable rates. 1fi
Passengers for Chagres will be transferred at
Havana to the new and splendid steamship PA
CIFIC.
10 secure freight or passage, apply at the Office
or the company, II West street, corner Of War
rem steet, to M. o. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NorIcE is given to shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared a form Of
bill Of lading adapted to their business which will
be furnished to shippers on application at the
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The PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUruRE.--Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. :" 1t is calculated that upwards
trade in all its bra nches" American cotton crop
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MEMORIAL.

Ia N, Senate and House Of Representatives. qffhs
limited STATES in Congress assembled The memo
rial of the undersgned respectfully represents that
,h.v are entitled TO Bounty Land, under the acS
Of 18th of September, 1850. that they are informed
md believe that the Indicated warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would be,
,h., ,bev do not expect or desire to reside on the
land thus granted; that If patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an onnuaI
charge, reducing the value Of the grant, which
thew could avoid il permitted to sell the warrant
Yonr memorinlsts further represent that the law,
bv preventing the sale Of the warrants, assun ei
thai the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act FOR themselves
irent and respectable citizens Of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
NAV be 90 modified as to make the warrants for
bounty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray, DC.
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LOST.

SILVER CARD CASE, with Mrs. Ell
II wood Rishsr," engraved on il. A liberty
ward win be paid for it's delivery Ut th'aof''ce
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERsEYs AND
FLA0N ELS.

TINE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers Of all
j WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, sGulnare, I" :" Orion" and "Somerset,
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERSEYS, WHITE and COLORED BLANK
FITS. WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts.
Kilmarnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &C., &C., ex.
presslv suited TO our Southern Planters trade, and
TO an inspection of which, they confidently m
vite all who visit the Charleston Market
C. H. E. l.. KERRISON d CO,
200 King It,. northwest cor. King q Market s's'
CkasIsston. Sept ,
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national Medical College. Warrington,

Ndt1OnoA AAAo~AASS~ OS~~~o~'
District Of Colwnsbia.
THE annual course of lectures will commence
i ON the first Monday in November, the Attn
Instant
4t FACULTY. ftt .
Thos. Miller, M. D., Professor of Anatomy ana
Physiology. % ohu,
VIM. p. johnson, M. D., Professor OF oDste-
tries and the diseases Of women and children.
Joshua Riley, M. D., Professor OF Materia
Medica, Therapeutics, and Hygiene: 80
John Frederick May, M. D., Professor OIL Sur
gerry.
and Practice Of Medicine.
Robert King Stone, M. D., Adjunct Professor
Of Anatomy and Physiology
Edward Foreman, M. D., Professor OF Chem
istry and Pharmacy.
James E. Morgan, M. D., Prosecutor and Dem
onstrntor.
Clinical lectures three times week, on cases
selected from the Washington lnhrmary ope-
ration performed before the class. 400
For a full course Of lectures Wy
no.,-.,or,, a. 10
CI'n.:ar' 60. 25
Good board can be procured at from " TO -
per week.
JOSHUA RILEY, M. D.,
Sep 3-2awtNovlif Dean Of the Faculty.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TINE Annual COURSE OF LECTURESln this
Institution will commence on the first Monday
in November next, on the following branches;
Anatomy, by j. Holbrook, M. ID.
Institutes and Practice Of Medicine, by s Hen
nv Dickson, M. ID.
Surgery, by Z. Geddings, M. d.
Physiology, by James Moultrie, M. d.
Materia Medca, by Henry II. Frost, M. ID.
Obstetrics, by Thos. G. Prio.sau, M d.
Chemistry, by C. U. Shepard, M. ID.
Demonstrators Of Anatomy, ST. Julian Ravenel,
M. ID.
DR.. ID. ]. Cain, Physician to the Marine Hog
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice
week on the Diseases of thut Institution.
DR.. T.. b. Flagg, Physician to the Aims House.
Lectures twice week on Diseases.
Demonstrntive Instruction in Medicine and Sur
gerry at the College Hospital.
HENRY X FROST, M. D., Dean.
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BRITISH COMM ERCIAL LIFEiNSUR-
ANCE COMPANY
Established in 1920. and Empowered by act Of
Parliament,
For the Insurance of L. YES, and the Endowment
OF Children, g.
LONDON KFw-y Rr AND WASHINGTON CITY.
CAPITAL 5000, 900.
M. THOMPSON, AgsNt.
DS- Office on Pennsylvania avenue, one door
west Of Jackson Hall.

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~ moons unemployed, would like to occupy
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mike, Of every quality and style. 0sntlsuM
wishing Hats Of fancy shapes can have their or
ders filed at
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Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Brown 3
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PREMIUM.

PREMIUM.
Any person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to copy Of the History of Propellers
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 engravings.
Oct. 0-tf
T IFE INSURANCE.-British Commercial
| Life Insurance Company, established in 1920,
and empo wered by act Of Parliament, for the In
surance Of Lives and Survivorships, and the en-
dowment of Children, &C., &C., CAPITAL
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specie, amounted to Sl35, l93,703
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, Of the 18th September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the several States for the year ending 3ls August
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: Oct. l4--3tawSm.
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231,971 2,920,959 ii, $4,000
'5,752 British taken prisoners.

The surrender of CORVALLIS at Yorktown, o.
tober 1881, closed the war; prisoners 1913.
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NEW PROSPECTUS
II N II FIC AMI ERICA
To Mechanics, Mcenfors. and uauniqc,,,r.rs
or THE

. G Il N TIFIC AM ERICAN.
10 Mechdi'cs, Heenfors, and Manufacturers.
TNHE Publishers OF the Scientific american re.
i spectfully give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
OF this valuable journal, commenced on the 2Ist
OF September, offering valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take interest in the pro-
gress and deveopement of the Mechanics Arts
and Manufactures of our country. The charac.
ter of the Scientific .4nprican is too well known
throughout the country to require detailed ac-
count OF the various subjects discussed through its
columns.
1t enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal of its class in
America
II will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Qadrfo Form, ON fine paper, affording, at the end
of the year, an ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLO-
PEDL8, OF over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES.
with am Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.NGRAVLN1GS, described by letters
of reference besides vast amount of practical
Information concerning the progress OF SCTEN,
7IFIC and NE CHA Nj en- IMPROVE-
NE.NTS, CIfE.MIS TRY, CIpTL ENGLvEER-
ING, Ma NUFa TURING in its various
branches, s,.9RCHITECTURE,.N MASONRY, BOT
.a.NY,--in short, it embraces the entire ra,se 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 PATENT Claims, prepared ex
pressly for it's columns at the Patent Oifice.-th
it the 4" .9.MERIC.a.N REPERTORY
OF INVENTIONS. 4"
TERMs--s2 a-year 81 for six months.
All letters must be post paid and directed to
- MUM g. CO,
Publishers Of the Scientific American.
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MEMORIAL.

To the Senate and House Of Representatives offhs
United States in Congress assembled The memo
rial of the undersigned, respectfully represents
thew are entitled to Bounty Land, under the act
of 18th of September, 1850, that they 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 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, assum s'
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many Of them among the most intel
ligent and respectable citizens of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
may be NO n,oJIsied as TO make the warrants for
bounty lands assgnsbIe, and they viii ever
pray, &c.
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+ AW AND AGENCY Off CE The under
j 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, m
cluding 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 their services to members Of the
profession at distance, and, when the case 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 correspon enls
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF :axes, and for the sale loea
tion Of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
L3-Office on Pennsylvania avenue, Lane a.
Tucker Building
DUFF GREEN,
BEN. K. GREEN,
RICH'D. III. CLARKE
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