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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
Nl DEN. SYDNEY COLLLECE. RICli-

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
M DEN, SYDNEY COLLLEGE, RICH
MOND, VA.--The thirteenth Annual Course Of
Lectures will commence on Monday, the l4th OF
October, 1850, and continue until the lst or the
ensuing March. The commencement for conferring
degrees will be held about the middle of March.
K. l.. BoHAnnAN, M. d., Prot. of Obstetrics
and Diseases OF Women and Children
l.. w. CmAMHERLAysE, NJ. D., Prof of Mate
ria Medica and Therapeutics.
s. MAuPis, M. D., Prof. of Chemistry and
Pharmacy.
CuAs. Bell GrBsoN, M. d., Prof. of Surgery
and Surgical Anatomy.
CARrTgR p. JoHssoN, M. d., Prof Of Ana'o-
my and Physiology.
DAuo H. TucxER, M. ID. Prof. Of Theory and
ractice Of Medicine.
nRrHuR 4. PErcoLAs, M. d., Demonstration
Of Anatomy.
The study of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
trihing expense.
Clinical Lectures are regularly given at the Col
lege Inhrmary and Richm0nd Almshouse: The
iniirmary, under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty. is
At all times well filed 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 opportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Expenses-Matriculatio fee, IS. Professors
fees, SlO5, Demonstrators fee, $40. Graduation
fee, S25.
The price Of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually IS to S3z per
week. -
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller lnforma,
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
to those applying for it, or specific inquiries will
be answeree by letter Address,
S. MAUPlN, M. D.,
Oct. 9 Dean of the Faculty.
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGREs

WIIHOUT DETENTION 1T P.a.N:1JM.a
rHSIIE United States Mail Steamship Company
Il will despatch the splendid double-engine
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL,
at 3 o'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 bs
secured atdhe following rates
FROM .N,EW YORK TO CHqGRES.
State-room berth 500
Standee berth, forward salooon 80
Steerage berth, found bed & separate table so
FROM PANAMA TO S.d.N FRANCISCO.
State-room berth $500
Sieerage berth, found bed q separate table $50
FROM .NEW YORK.
Stafe-ro ooni. Siaiidee. Steerage
TO Charleston or Savannah S25 500 SO
To Havana 20 SIS 25
To New Orleans IS 60 25
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 AT
Havana to the new and splesdid steamship PA
CIFIC.
To secure freight or passage, apply at the Office
Of the company, II West street, corner OF War
rem steet, TO M o. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NoTIcE is given to shippers by this
line, that the company have prepared form o.
bill of lading adapted to their business, which vii
be Furnished to shippers application at th
| company's Office, and with which they are re
quesied to provide themselves, as no other form
will be signed by the agents OF the company. Al
bills Of lading must be signed before the sailing @
vessel. Dec. Il 1850.
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MEMORIAL.

To the Ser,ais and House Of Representatives. Of N
IJnited Staies il, Congress assembled; The memora
Of the undersigned, respectfully represents tha
thev are entitled to Bounty Land, under the nc
of 3sth of ofSeptember, 1880 that they are Informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would be,
tbat thew do not expect or desire to reside on the
land th1s granted; that If patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an annual
charge, reducing the value of the grant, which
thev could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorlalists further represent that the law,
bv preventing the sale Of the warrants, assun e
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
,,hereas many Of them are among the most intel
lgent and respectable citizens of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
NAV be SO modified to make the warrants Tor
bonn,y lands assignable, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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d A Y.

Sugar Plantations
Manufacturers of Railway, Bar, Round Ribbon,
aud Rod Iron.
Wheel, Axle, and Spring Makers.
Engine Drivers and Persons connected with The
Locomotive generally.
Engineers, and Captains Of Steam Vessels.
Managers of Stationary Engines.
Lumber Dealers and owners Of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters.
Owners Of Planning Machinery.
Corn NIilers, and Persons connected with Boiling
aud Bran-Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelng and
Threshing Machinery.
Bull Workers, Carvers Engravers, and Ornamen1
Makers in general.
Persons employed in the Manufacture of Gas.
Mckers osCopper and Lead Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter
estcd 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 others, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanometrc Cranes, Jack Screws
Common and Feed Cranes.
| Workers in Metals and Alloys
Tin Plate Workers.
|
Wheelwrights, Clock Makers llorologlsts, &c.
| The publishers have expended a large sum 0
money to get original drawings OF machinery II
practical use in this country, and have procure'
| almost every work on the subject, whether pno
lished in England, France, or Germany, the mos
essential parts of which being comprised in thl
Dictionary, render it as perfect and comprehen
sive as possible The publishers have endeavore'
| TO use great economy in type, so that each page
| the work contains at least four times The numbe
of words found in ordinary pages Of the same size
| This has also secured 10 each plate workins-draw
| ngs of ample size and clearness, SO that Mechanic
may construct accurately any machine described
| The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less of cost, to make the work as complete as pos
sible and it is hoped every one desirous TO ob'ai
the work will procure it as issued in numbers, am
thus encourage the enterprise.
| The work will be issued 10 sem-moDthly mum
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and Will pro
gress with great regularity.
The whole work will be published in 40 nun.
bers at 25 cents per number, and completed with
in the current year, 1850. liberal discount vii
be made TO agents.
Any one renting the publishers $40 in advanc
shall receive the work through the post Office FIRE
Of expense.
Notice 10 Prop,-ieiors Of Newspapers throughout III
| United STATES and Canada.
| II the foregoing advertisement is inserted iiv
times duri the year, and the paper containing
sent to us, copy Of tie work will be sent graft
IN payment
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NEW PROSPECTUS
SCIEN FIC A M ERICA N.
To Mechanics, IirentorS and Manufacturers 4:


TO Mechanics, Hlrentors, and Manufacturers
V'fIE Publishers Of the Scientific .qmerican re-
| speclfully give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
Of this valuable Journal, commenced on the 2Ist
of September, offering valuable opportunity for
all 10 subscribe who take interest in the pro-
gress and development of the Mechanics A rts
and Manufactures of our country. The charac-
ter Of the Scientific american is too well known
throughout the country 10 require detailed ac-
count of the various subjects discussed through its
columns.
IL enjoys a more extensive and influential cir
culo;ion than any other journal of its class in
America
IL will be published weekly, as heretofore, in
Quario Form, on fine paper, affording, at the end
Of the year, ILLUSTRATED E.NCYCLO-
PEDL9, OF over FOUR HUNDRED PAGES,
with an Index, and from Five to Six Hundred
ORIGIN.8L E.VGR.4yL.NGS, described by letters
of reference; besides a vast amount of practical
information concerning the progress OF SCIE.N,
TTfTC and ECU.1.NTC.4 TMPROVE-
ME.NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIPIL E.NGLNEER-
ING, .M8NUFA TURING in it's various
branches, ,.fRCHTTECT CTURE, MIS- ONRY, BOT
.A.NY,--in short, 1t embraces the entire range OF
the Arts and Sciences.
II also possesses an original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz. an
Official List Of P.3TE.NT CL.8LMS, prepared ex.
pressly for its columns at the Patent Ofiice,-thus
constituting IL the " AMERICAN REPERTORI
or INVENTIONS"
TERMs-S2 a-year 81 for six months
All letters must be post paid and directed to
MUM & co,
Publishers OF the Scientific American,
l2S Fulton street, New York.
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vuNIE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
u public and the old customers of SiMns a. SoNs
and informs them that TUE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSINESS heretofore carried on by them
is contiued by EDWARD SlMMs he has added
full and fresh supply of the finest TEAS, BLACK
AND GREEN, FRESH GROCERIES, &c. and
has also on hand full assortment Of the finest
WINE, and will be sold at the lowest rates,
amongst which will be found 100 baskets Of the
choicest brands of Champagne, Hock and Claret
Wines, of the purest kinds.
EDWARD SlMMS,
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T Aw AND AGENCY oFFIC.-

IT AW AND AGENCY OFFIC.---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 chailns against the United States m
cludlng the settlement OF all accounts of officers
and agents OF the Government Bounty Lands
Pensions, Return Of Duties, Patents for new m
yentions, &c, &c.
They tender their services to members of the
profession at a distance, and, when the case in
prepared by local agent, will abao one-half then
usual fee. All Information relative TO the forms
ana nsages OF business in any of the Departments
will be furnished ,o our regular correspondents
without charge, They have made arrangements
for the payment OF .axes and for the sale or loca
tion OF bounty land warrants OH the best Western
lands
Office on Pt .nsylvana avenue, Lane &
fuckers Building
DUFF GREEN,
| BEN. T.. GREEN,
klCH'D. Ii. CLARKE
| Oct. lA-3taw3m
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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
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 tn,
population of each State in 1890 and IN lSl7.
. Principal battles of the revolution, Their sew
eral dates, commandments, ana losses on
each side.
z Amount of continental money issued TO sup
port the war, and the estimated cost in speci
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION


Msryland state Agricultural society.
A PPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND
~ STATE AGRICULTURAL SociETY.-W desire
thai YOU should bear in mind, that on the 23d,
Oath. and 25th days Of October, your Society VIII
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at the Guy g
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one ana all, TO
bring for exhibition thereat portions of your siock
The products Of your orchards, and Of your gqrdems
hon d presume that any animal, or product, you
NAV own is inferior to others that will be here,
and be thus deferred from bringing them, 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 rood. IL not better than that of others, and
that IL behooves you to calamity enter the list or
competition if defeated honoraby, and the high
character of the Judges is a guarantee that you
can be defeated in no other way, you VIII ENJOY
the luxury of knowing that others were more en-
tied to success than yourself.
And while we address you to bring such ar'lcles
a. are properly in your department. we crave per-
mission to solicit your interest, 70 l'auce yGua
,o;r,s and daughters to bring whatever appertains
TO their peculiar departments, as ena6rodefy' mousse
Hold na,,ufact,res The products Of the DAIRY and o.
the pouru pard preserves, domestic 'ches, eo'Jec
fions. and. above all things, to come themselves, as
,,,iho, ,pouan and the beautiful ela6ordonS oj hef
taste and genius, no display can oe pe'Jec1-
To the Manufacturers Of .fgric1ii'"af implements
and Tools, we would say, that interest," a"u Paui-
otism both combine to enjoln upon you the pro-
priety 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' wlii De
greater than upon any former occasion mere or sI
elsewhere We therefore say to the .1gr'cun"r"' m
ni.s,, makers and Mechanics ofthe United Sfates,
make il matter of pride to display your machl-
nerv at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on on 'ne ne
ground. Such ambition is laudable--I IS worthy OF
American genius, and should be cherished oy 'he
American heart.
HI Editors with whom we exchange VIII con-
fer favor by copying this notice.
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PLAINS, BLANKETS, KERSEYS AMI
FLANN ELS.

'yu,HE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers of all
L WOOLEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gulnare," "orIon,' and "Somersel, on
from Liverpool their fall supply of PLAINS,
KERSEYS. WHITE and COLORED BLANK
FITS. WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL. BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Kilmnrnock Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &c, &c, ex-
pressly suited to Southern Planters trade, and
to am inspection of which, they confidently m
vite all who visit the Charleston Market
G. g. e. L. KERRISON q CO,
ooa King at northwest cor King g. Market ats.
Charss,on Sept B
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NOTICE.

MEMBERS or CONGRESS having books
that belong to the Library ofthe House of Repre-
sentatives are requested to return them this week
with their names upon them, so that their ac-
counts may be properly credited.
p. WILLIAMS, Lib, III X.
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Oct. lf-3taw3m.
THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE.

I EONARD SCOTT d Co, No. 81 GoId s,re,t
IL ,Vew YORK, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Blaclwoo
Magazine; IN addition to which they have recen
ly commenced the publication of valuable Aor
cultural work, called the
fAhMEh UuiDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcTIcAI
AGMCuLTURE,"
ny HENRY STEPHENS, f. X. s., OF Edinburoh au-
thor OF the Book Of the Farm, &c, &c. assisted
ny JOHN I. NoRToN, M "A, New Haven. .professo,.
of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College. &c &C.
ms nightly valuable work will comprise two
large royai octavo volumes, containing over | 400
pages, with lS or 20 splendid steel enoravinps
and more than 600 engravings on wood. in fbe
highest style of the art, illustrating almost every
implement OF husbandry now in use by the bes,
farmers, the best methods Of ploughinc, planting.
haying, harvesting, &c, d Co. the various domes.
TIC animals IN their highest perfection; in short.
'ne picture" feature OF the book is unique, and
VIII render 1t OF Incalcuable value to the student
of agriculture
Inc work Is being published in semi-montbly,
numbers OF ia pages each, exclusive Of the Ste,
enSraylngs, and is sold 25 cents each. or ~ Gor
the entire work in numbers, Of which there will lie
at least twenty-five.
Ihe British Periodicals re-pubshed are as fol
lows, viz:
The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW (Conservotive>
IHE EDMBUReH REVIEW (Whig),
LIE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW Free Church).
IHE WEsTMINsrER REVIEW Liberal)
AND
BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE CTorv)
Although these works are distnouished bv ,be
political shades above Indicated yet but small
portion of their contents is devoted to political sub
Jec's IL IS their literary character which .,iyes
them their chef value, and in that they stand con
essedly far above all other journals other class
Btackacood, stIll under the mastery guda nee o
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity
ana Is, at this time, unusually attractive, rom IN
serial works of Bulwer and other literary ,otables
written FOR that magazine, and first app caring i
lis columns both IN Great Britain and in lac Unite
States. Such works as ''The Caxtons" and an
New Novel (both by BnlwerO "My Peninsula
Medal, ,'"The Green Hand - and 9th or serial
OF which numerous rival editions are issaed bv ,b
leading publishers in this country, have TO be r,
printed by those publishers from the pages {
! Blnckwood, after has been issued by bles1s SEQ
/ & Co., so that subscribers to the renrint or chs
Magazine may always rely on having the eu7ie
reading of these fascinating tales.
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r IFE INSURANCE.-Br 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 l.
THREE MILLION DOLLARS!
I5-Ofice Sd story Colonization Buildings,
neac Jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, d. G
M THOMPSON, Agent
October Oh 1S50--dtf
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.EEBE's NEW YORK nATs,.!

OTEVENS, No. /, Brown's Hotel, has just re-
~ ceived a further and full supply Of Beebe's
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
STEVENS great Hat, Cap, and
Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Browns
Hotel
Nov. 3O-6tif. (lnteI. Repub. Union.)
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Inducements for Climbing

Any person who will send us four subscribers
for six months, at our regular rates, shall be en-
titled to one copy for the same length of time OF
we will furnish
10 copies for mos, sS Is copies for 10 mos s2s
10 do 10 Is 20 do IL " %
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions or Post Office Stamps taken at
their full value.
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nRESS 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 $50 each.
Also, 300 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan;
Laces from IS cents to $40 each.
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vYTILLIAM TUCKER, MERoHAsr TAILOR
w (of the late firm of Lane a. Iucker,) wou'u
cali the attention of his friends and the public gen
era;,y to his stock Of Goods now opening, whlcf
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 this
city. Strangers respectfully and earnestly ho
licted to give me call and examine my s;U'h m ~. a
fore purchasing, as am confident 1t VIII be 'o
their advantage.
And would especially call the attention OF OF
fcers, both of the army and the navy TO tne lac'
thai am prepared to execute all kinds of uniforms
according TO the late regulations, at me s''o,les
notice. and at moderate prices, warrah'eo' poth III
the cutting and making departments, equal TO any
establishment in this country.
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks TO ms nu''ier'
ons friends for their long and continued patronage
and hopes, by the same diligence ana attention 10
business to merit a continuance OF the same
All orders promptly executed
sen CD-3tW3w--d&trW
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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 assort
ment Of Winter Millinery, consisting Of Hats,
Caps, Head Dresses, Feathers, Florences, Rib
bons &c &c. PARKER'S
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MEDICAL, COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
rI,HE Annual COURSE OF LECTURES, IN tins
institution will commence on the hrst yoon"dy
in November next, on the following branches;
Anatomy, by J. Holbrook, NJ ID. n
ry Dickson, M. ID.
Surgery, by e. Geddings, M. D..
Physiology, by James Moultrie, M ID.
Ma,era Medica, by Henry r. Frost M u
Obstetrics, by Thos. G.. Prio,sau, M. D.
Chemistry, by c. U. Shepard, M u.
Demonstrator of Anatomy, St. Julian Ravene,
NJ. ID. -
DR.. D. j. Cain, Physician to the Marine H"q-
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice d
week on the Diseases OF thut institution.
Dr. L. b. Flagg, Physician to the Aims House
Lectures twice week on Diseases.
Demonstrative instruction in Medicine and Sur
gery at the College Hospital
HENRY r FROST, M. d., Dean.
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pr EMIIJM

Any person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to a copy Of the " History of Propelers
and Steam Navigation, republished in book form
now in press, 10 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 engravngs.
Oct. OFF
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TIE X MI s.


payments 10 be made in all cases in .qdp.nce
CLUBBING.
discount of ipeniysfue per cent from the above
prices will be allowed TO Clubs ordering four or
more copies of any one or more Of the above
works. Thus copies Of Blackwood or orone
Review VIII be sent 10 address for 80 a comics
of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $50 ana
so on.
~ Orders from Clubs must be sent direct 10 N,
publishers, as no discount from these prices can be
allowed to agents.
Money, current IN the States where issued, viii
be received al par.
I$Remittances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or franked to the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT e. co,
10 FuLroN STREET, New York,
Entrance 81 Gold Ut
IS@Subscriptions received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor q Maurey, aud w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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Average I,635,59G

Average crop of the last seven years exceeds
last ius, double that OF the 6rs--and the crop of
1889 was more than 1867 by fifty per cent
Average consumption in Great britain OF hmerl-
can cotton the first years l'io5,sl3 oaies'
The Cd period of years i'9as'S9S bales
I.aroest consumptiop, ISlo, l,5S6, COS bales.