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EFrEcTUAL OBtIrERATfoN OF PosrAL STAMPS
A correspondent suggests that were postal stamps
of p color that an acid or alka would change, they
could readily be obliierated deiaced in tic mail
ing Office, so as to prevent the temptation Of at
tempting TO make them answer n second time for
the payment of postages Boston Transcript
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HEALY's PIcTURE OF WEBsTER.-The Boston
Post of Monday makes the following announce
meut:
''Mr. Healy has arrived here from France, with
his magnificent painting of Mr.. Webster the
floor of the United States Senate in the act of re-
plying to Mr. Haync. Mr.. Healy has devoted years
Of labor to this great work, and will have it ready
for exhibition in the course of one two weeks. 1t
has received high encomums from the fret artists of
Europe, and will, are confident, prove alike
and profitable to the gentleman whose
genius is part of the fame of his country
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Io,pd Election.

DUBUaUE, August 9--Tho Wings have elected
their ticket in whole or in part, in Dubuque, Jack
son, Clinton, Scott, and Lyme counties. Delaware
county is uncertain. Clinton is probably Demo
cratic; so also are Desmoines and Cedar
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Lnier from, Cuba.

BosroN, Aug. ll.-By an arrival here to-day,
VIC have dates from Cienfuegos TO the 18th ultimo
All was then quiet, and there were no Indications
of alarm.
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LNoR SALE.-Four fine brick dwellings on 18th
IL street; five fine brick dwellings on 9th street;
one fine brick dwelling on 18th streat; two frame
dwellings Sth street; brick dwelling on 18th
street; one brick dwelling street
The above buildings will be sold cheap, and on
accommodating terms.
Building Lots for sale on Sd street, "a splendid
lot,) 5th, 9th, 10Th, and NJ streets.
WANTED-Building lots and dwelling houses,
for which offer ready market.
MONEY to loan on negotiable paper.
Office hours-7 to 10 n. m 3 to p.
GEO. b. ARMSTRONG,
June l9-eodtf II street between and Sth.
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SICKNESS AT FoRT Madison AND KEoKUK, The
officers of the steamer Kate Kearney, down yes
terday morning, report that the cholera continues
to linger at Fort Madison. The largest hotel in
the city, "the Eagle" has been quite deserted by
boarders as well as proprietors. Six deaths
Cured by cholera in this single house previous to
the Both ut. Among the victims was Mrs. Stripe,
the wife of the proprietor. She lady of many
estimable qualities, and has left numerous friends
20 mourn her untimely DEATH The cholera is
committing sad havoc also at Keokuk Eight
deaths occurred from this disease in that town on
Thursday last The report states that general
panic has spread among the citizens, many OF whom
have abandoned the town for the country.
81. Louis Repubtican 3D..
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NJ oTICE.-HOOE, BROTHER s CO. beg
1N leave to inform their customers that they have
Just received from the latest importations rich
and beautiful assortment Of
French Embroidered Muslin, Cambria, and Lace
Sleeves, Cuffs, and Collars
Cambria Flouncings, Insertings, and Edgings
Also, Jaconct Cambric5, India, Null, and Swiss
Muslins for dresses, to which they invite at
tention. July 17-if
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MILITARY CLAIMS, OF ALL KINDS,
SETTLED.

SETTLED.
Fourth Strrci, opposite Tie Post Office, Cine nnGti,
Ohio.
FENHlS Office is fully prepared to aid the Officers
a Soldiers, Widows and Heirs, of those that have
Pension, Bounty Land, Back Pay, Three Months
Extra Pay, or any other claima for military ser
vices in all of the past wars.
r. EASTON,
Agent for the Settlement OF Military Claims.
Land Warrants bought, sold and located.
July l4--tf%
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ENoR SALE OR RENT.A bargain can be
IL had of a large three story Brick Dwelling, cit.
uated on Eighth, between and II streets, near
the Patent Office. II is very desirable property,
and the situation pleasant and healthy. Any per
son wishing to rent or buy the above will cali ON
Mrs. A. r. YOUNG, Four and half street near
the City Hall. August l2-cod2w
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MARRIED..

On Monday, July 2S, by the Rev. DIR. BUNTING,
Mr.. RENIIGlUS BURCH, of Washington, to Miss
ANN BERNARD, of Little Hackney, St. Mary's
county, Maryland, daughter of the late BEaNARD
BLAcKIsToN.
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Dtaih Of he Req. Ym. Rogers

BosToN, August 1.-THE Rev. William NJ. Ro-
gers, the much eatecmcd pastor of the Central
Church, Winter street. who has been lying i'll for
some time past, died in Dorchester this morning,
at 10 o'clock.
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LITrELL's LIVING AGE. No. 379-I25 cts.
CONTENTS.
|. Hartley Coleridge- Christian Reneinbrancer
2. Margberita Pusterla- Ctristian Remembrancer.
3. Great Britain and America Times.
Impending Disaster in Europe Morning
Chronicle.
5. Prussia and Russia Times.
6. Census of Great Britain and United States
Times.
T. Census of Great Brtan-Morning Chronicle
s. English Church and American Bishops
Morning Chronicle.
9. Brazil and the Slave Trade Daily Netus.
TO- German Plgrimages to London-Der Frey
scLuts.
IL. New Hospital for Diseases of the Chest
II MIR. Greely and the British Anti Slavery
Meeting.
l3 Proposed Meeting on Copyright Examiner.
With short articles.
WASHINGTON, December 81, lS45
OF all the Periodical Journals devoted to Litera-
ture and Science which abound in Europe and in
this country this has appeared to to be the most
useful II contains, indeed the exposition only of
the current literature of the English language but
this, by its immense extent and comprehension in
cludes portraiture Of the human mind in the ut
most expansion of the presentage.
J. Q ADAMS.
Published weekly at SO a year, by
E. LlITELL & Co, Boston,
And sold by JOS. SHILLINGTON,
Aug. IL --dtrw&wlw corner of Pa. av. and a. st.
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PoAt once opernt,ons.

Post Ohico Operations.
The Postmaster GENERAL has established the fol-
lowing new Post Offices for the week ending
August 9, 1857
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MORTGAGE BONDS OF the principal rail
1fl roads paying seven to nine per cent on the
inventnent for sale. We can recommend them
as safe and profitable Investments
CHUBB, SHENCK CO.,
July 3l-eodlm Bankers opposite Treasury
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If my bid be accepted, desire to be addressed
through the post office at --, and the contract
to be sent to the Navy Agent at -, for execution.
Respectfully, your ob't serv't, A b.
To Commo. CHAs. w. SKINNER,
Chief Of Bureau of Construction, &C.,
Washington, ID. G.
We, the undersigned, residents of ---, in the
State of -, hereby guarantee, in case the fore
going bid of - be accepted, that Che or they)
tract at the post office designated in said bid,
cute the same, with good and sufficient sureties,
TO furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it was
made. T.. ID.
L. f.
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief the above named guarnntors are good
and sufficient. c. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT
On the envelope transmitting the offer:
Proposals for Timber
Glass No. = OF the NdpB Yard name the pdrd
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NAVY YARD KITTERY, MAINE.

NAVY YARD KITTERY, MAINE.
Glass No. l.-White Oak.
40 900 cubic feet white oak plank Stocks to
average forty three feet in length, and none
TO be less than thirty five feet in length, one
half to square not less than fourteen inches,
and one-haif to square not less than twelve
inches at thctop end ofthe stick, per cubic foot
CLASS No. 2.-YeltO,c Pine.
% 600 cubic feet long leaf fine gran southern yel
low pine plank stocks, from thirty five to
sixty feet in length, and to average forty
five feet in length one-haf to square not
less than fourteen inches, and oue-half to
square not less than twelve inches at the top
end of the stick, per cubic foot.
CLASS No. 3.-White Pine.
30 900 feet, board measure three. inch white pine
plank for staging, from twenty five to thirty
feet in length, and from fourteen to sixteen
inches wide, Cor wider, } ofregular thickness,
square edged, and parallel widths-per
NJ feet board measure.
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A MEXICAN SILVER bought and sold by
n July ll-tf CHUBB, ScIlENCK & co.
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NAVY YARD. BRooKLYN, N. Y.

CLASS No. l-WhHe Oak Timber, &C.
40 900 cubic feet white oak plank stocks to aver
age 43 feet in length, and none 10 be iess
than 80 feet in length-one-hah to square
not lees than IA inches, and one-balf TO
square not less than IL inches at the top end
OF the sticks, per cubic foot.
Glass No. z.
500 white oak knees the nett siding OF one half to
be inches and the nett siding Of the other
half to be 8 inches; the arms TO be in length
feet, the bodies to be in length from to
feet--to average feet; the bodies are TO be
sided TO the diameter Of the arm, the siding
size taken at the middle of the length OF the
arm, (cear of bark;) three -fourths OF the
siding or diameter ID to be considered the nett
siding of the knee. The moulding size of the
body in the middle of its length 20 be full one
and one-h half of the nett siding of the knee;
one half of the above knees to be square, one
fourth to form angle from eighty to ninety
dcgrees-the remainder to form an angle from
ninety to one hundred; the length of the arm
to be measured from the back of the body as
moulded by the angles given, estimated at
5000 inches, per inch.
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NEW AND COMPLETE EDITION OF
In WORDSW0RTHS POETICAL WORKS,
volume, containing the Prelude" and all
poems up TO his death. Edited by Henry Reed.
For sale by TAYLOR & MAURY
Aupust l3 Booksellers. near 9th strept.
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The WEATHEa.-The temperature was eighty
five degrees in the shade yesterday afternoon at
five O'clock near the Centre Market
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Glass No. =.
cubic feet of white oak plank stocks,
at - CTS. per cubic foot ot...........$ s
- sided inches of white oak boat knees,
at = cts. per sided inch. .........
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The Milan Gazette, Of the 10Th of July, contains
proclamati IN by Marshal Radetzky, alleging that
iresh attempts are making at insurrection, and
that he is prepared to adopt very rigorous mea-
sures He adds that, in the present state Of things,
he Is compelled to revoke his promised mcliora-
tons OF the state of siege and TO keep it up with
all the severity required for the "maintenance of
order against its enemies -
Vienna correspondence, under date Of the 25th
ofJuly, states that five per cent loan of eighty
millions Of florins was concluded on the oath be-
tween the house Of Rothschild and company Of
bankers. The exact conditions were not known.
The Cologne Gazette states, on what IL represents
TO be good authority, that the protests of France
and England against The entrance of Austria with
all her States into the Germanic Diet was not re-
jected unanimously, the ministers of Holstein and
Luxemburg having been of opinion that it ought to
be accepted
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COAST SURVEY CHARTS.
TIME FoLLowING CHARTS have beer

TIME FOLLOWING CHARTS have been pub
i ished under act of Congress-, at the Coast Sur
peg Office, and for sale by agents IN the prnci-
pal ports OF the United States:
New York Bay and HartDr, aud its Environs, in
six sheets, completes scale about two inches and
ones tenth to mile. Price rs cents per sheet.
Delaware Bay and River, IN three sheets. Price
30 cents per sheet.
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs,
one sheet. Price 10 cents.
The Western Coast Of the United States from
Monterey 70 the mouth Of the Columbia River, three
sheets, at 30 cents per sheet.
Cat and Ship Island Harbors. Price rs cents per
sheet
The charts OF the following small Tiarbors and
Harbors of Refuge, are sold at l5 cents per copy,
Wig:
Harbor of New Bedford, Fishcr's Island Sound,
Harbor OF Annapolis and the Severn River, Harbor
of New Haven, Little Egg Harbor, Harbors of
Holiness Hole and Tarpauhn Cove, Hsrbor of Oys-
ter Bay or Syopet, Harbor of New London, Harbors
Of Black Rock aud bridgeport, Harpor OF Edgar
town, Harbor of Sheffield and Cawkin'a Islands,
Nantucket Harbor, Harbors of Captains Ialands,
East and West, Huntington Bay, Mouth OF Chester
River, Hyannis Harbor, Pasquotank River.
The following sketches may be had gratuitous,
on application to agents and at the Coast Sur
vey Office, viz Survey of the New South Shoal,
Nantucket, with the new shoals lately discovered; I;
Hatteras Cove Hatteras Inlet. Bulbs Bay, Seacoast
of Delaware and Maryland, &C.; Cape Carnaveral
Shoals, st. Andrews Shoals, Beaufort Harbor. &c.
The above Charts contain sailing directions,
views of the land, and OF lighthouses, and ranges.
By direction of the Treasury Department, the
dsbursing officer of the Coast Survey is authorized
to sell The charts at The tcholesas price to persons Gp-
plying for a number Of not less Than ten Of SET, the
payment 10 be made TO him IN ca,h.'
According to the above authority, the under
signed ia ready to sell the charts indicated at
discount of twenty per cent from the prices above
stated, on application TO him. in person, or by1et-
ter, (under cover to tho Secretary Of the Trea-
sury,) at the Coast Survey office.
SAMUEL HEN,
Mar 2l--ti Disbursing Agent, Coast Survey.
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TN pursuance of the act of Congress entitled can
i act 10 authorize the President of the United
States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ore," approved 1lth July, 1916, ], MILLARD
FILLMORE, President of the United States of
America do hereby declare and make known that
public sales will be held at the aforementioned
Land Offices in the States of Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, at the periods hereinafter designated, to wit
At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
CONSIN, commencing on Monday, the third day
of November next for the disposal of the following
tracts containing lead mines, which were withheld
from the public sale of tho Oath of May, lS47,
dered by the President's proclamation of the goth
November, 1876, viz:
North Of the base iine and east Of The fourth principal
The cast half of the southwest quarter OF section
nine; the northwest quarter of nineteen; I; and the
east half OF the northeast quarter of twenty one in
township one, of range one.
The east half, the east half Of the northwest quar-
ter and the east half of the southwest quarter OF
section two the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter OF the south
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter OF thrty-two in township one; the south
cast quarter OF the southeast quarter of twenty FIVE
and the east half Of the northeast quarter OF thirty
six, in township two and the half of the south
west quarter OF twenty four in township FIVE, OF
range two. .1t
The east half and northwest quarter of the north
west quarter OF section twenty-one. the southeast
quarter OF the southeast quarter of twenty hve the
south half OF tho southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter, and
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TURNER d NUDGE,
Commission Paper Warehouse, No. south

Commission Paper Warehouse, No. south
Charles street, Baltimore,
IIAVE forsale AMES'S fine and supcrfne Let
Ii ter Paper, blue and white, ruled and plain; |;
and plain; Folio Post, Packet Post, fiat Cap double
Cap, Envelope Paper, &c.
BUTLER'S fine, superine, and first class Letter
Papers; blue wove, white wove, and blue laid
ruled and plain Packet Post; Commercial Poet;
Folio Post Foolscap, blue wove, and white wove
and>blue- laid; Hat Cap5Dcmy, Medium, and Royal
Ledger Papers, Bank Paper, &c.
HUBBARD'S fine and superfne Letter Paper
blue, white, and assorted colors fine and superkne
fiat Cap, blue and white Denny, Medium, Royal,
and Super royal Ledger Papers Medium, Super
royal, and double Cap Cover papers: glazed Me-
dunn, Folio Post, Envelope Paper, Blotting Paper,
Packet Post, &c.
and white, ruled and plain; fine and superine Let.
ter Papers, bluo-wove, white-wove, and blue-lald
Packet Post, (hand -made,) Note Paper, sc.
KINGS superfne Letter Papers, blue and white
ruled and plain; Nos. 2 and Foolscap blue and
white, ruled and plain; fat Cap Nos. and 4, De-
my and Medium Ledger Papers, blue and white,
Folio Post, &c.
OWEN & HURLBUT'S fine and superfinc Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; fine
and superfine Foolscap, blue and white ruled and
plain, Nat Cap Envelope Paper, &C.
PLATNER & SMITHS fine and superfne Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; Com
mercial Post, Packet Post, Folio Post, sc.
CRANE Co.'s, Dickey s. Lysle's, Catier's,
Jones Bros, Kendall 'sSouthworth manufactur-
ing Co., Green Flenming's, and other Writing
Papers; Binders, Trunk ard Rsnnet Boards; Hard
ware Paper; Patent Envelope, Cloth, Tea, Tissue,
and Pri-sing Paper; Printing, Writing, and In
dc.fple INK; Bleaching Powders; Enamelled,
Ivory surface and colored CARDS; Lettcrand Note
Envelopes, &c
Aug. 23-tf
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Nv tne President OF tho United states.

TN pursuance of law, WILLARD FILLMORE,
i President of the United States OF America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public salcs
will be held at the aforementioned Land Ofices in
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit;
Atthc Land Office at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of August next, for the dis
posal Of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit:
North Of the base line and cesf Of The fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
ofisands in the Mississippi river, lying west of tbs
east bank of slough, being parts of fractional sec
ton three in township eleven, and Of frac.onai sec
tions three. ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir
ty-four, and thirty five, in township twelve, O
range FIVE.
Sections eight, ninei tho west bali, the west hal
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WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.
Wy~s.a n~dnesH n 90 GIr nnIler-a,

VyHE entire work, unabridged in volume,
Il Crown Quarto, of ,452 pages--1~s Containing e
three times the matter found in any other English
Dictionary compiled in this country, or any
abridgment of this work, and yet 'its definitions
are models of condensation and purity .''--Hon.
w. O. Calhoun. Revised by Professor c. A.
GoopRIcH, of Yale College.
"We believe we shall be certain of doing a service
to the people Of the State, if we say word two
upon the unabridged Quarto Dictionary of the
English Language, by Noah Webster The word
unabridged has been purposely employed, because
if such work is wanted for any but the very
lowest uses-those of mere photography or
thoepy-it cannot be too copious and comprehen-
sive. When one is ignorant of the proper and
turned over to an abridgment that gives him a
synonym, instead of definition; but he demands
to know as much as anybody knows of its history
or eymology, and all its different shades of mean
ing. Then only can he employ it with confidence
and effect, mighty weapon for the expression
of intellect or passion
s'In the vital department of lexicon, its dehni-
tions for which, more than any and all other rea-
sons put together, we consult such work, DIR.
Webster's work stands unrivalled- Their copous-
ness satisfies the wants OF the inquirer, and their
nice analysis and acumen crafty his taste and re-
ward research The vocabulary Is intersperaed
with terms in science, which il s very convenient
often to have explained with proInptness, without
the trouble of reference to the shelves of the Ii
brary. -Ne,oark Daily Adcertissr, March 25, 1851
ga Dictionary is the last book which a scholar
to cut off THE VERY MATTER WHICH He
MOST VALUES. 49, Chronofype.
For sale in Washington for the publishers by
FRANCK TAYLOR.
Also, all the various abrdgments of the same.
June 10
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thereof, for the purpose of affecting tho aggregate
OF the bids under the estimate contained in the ad-
yertisement, and of rejecting all the bids II the
prices named in all are deemed extravngant
Proposals should be marked on the outside OF the
envelope, Proposals for Printing Blanks and di
rected to the 'Second Assistant Postmaster Gene
ral" N. X. HALL,
June 23-law4w Postmaster General.
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ALEXANDRIA, ACADEMY.

y : ALEANNUKIN, FfR6INIAs :
rTHE course of study embraces the Ancient and
Il the Modern Languages, Mathematics, and
Natural Science. Courses of Lectures ON Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and Astronomy, are de
fvered during the year. The school room, recta-
tion, and lecture-rooms are all handsomely fur
nished The Institution is supplied with compete
Philosophical and Chemical apparatus, and every
other requisite for thorough and extensive study.
Terms, for board, washing, fuel and lights, with
tuition in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, $50
per annum. For further information address
Oct l-u Ri. BRoCKETT, Principal,
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NOTICE TO REDEMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of prc-emp-
tion to any of the lands within the townships and
parts Of townships above enumerated, is required
to establish the to the satisfaction Of the regis
ter and receiver Of the proper Land Office, and
make payment therefor soon practicable after
seeing is notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tracts claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner ofthe General Land Office
Nav 2-1awl3w
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TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
The tracts embraced in the above proclamation
of the President comprise all the residue of the
lead mines yet to be brought into market south
of the Wisconsin river. They cover those mines
(particularly the portion situated in Ilnois) work.
cd under former leases from the Government which
had not expired at the date of the sale of the ada
cent mines, and therefore possess the advantage of
being prepared for immediate operations, without
incurring the increased expenses incidental to
to be very productive. They all more or less
conveniently situated in reference to the navigable
rivers and other cheap means of transportation of
their products to st. Louis, and in the midst of
a country yielding abundnntly all the agricultural
products Of the latitude in which they are located.
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
MAY 2--Iawl3w .F
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L'LECTR0 BIOLOGY; OR THE DOCTRINE
L. Of Impressions, considered upon the true prin.
cipies Of Reason, Nature and Philosophy; by John
A. Wroe, M. d.. and John Reid M. ID.
For sale by TAYLOR X MAURY,
May24 Booksellers, near 9th street.