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The English Ecclesiastical Reports.

Furnish series Of Decisions In the Eccleaiascnl Courts
of England and Scotland from 1890 1888. and contain
seventeen English volumes condemned In seven.
Wc respectfully commend this series the notice
the Profession 1t contains the only reports Of the many
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ut would be difficult TO point TO any English Reports
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British Croaon Cases Repersed.
Three Holumes-se.

From 1895 to 1S40--To be continued
The Decisions upon the Crown Cases reversed for the
consideration Of the Twelve Judges England the
first Importance to the due administration of the criminal
justice OF the country; and in committing the press
those which have occurred during recent period Of more
than forty years. the publishers believe that they are max
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The three volumes already published contain all the
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6vo 81 50 with copous and elaborate American Notes,
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Thu American Edton-with Notes and References 10
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III. b. 'Fallace, Esqrs.
3. nerican Leading Cases, 2 vols.
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Enqlish Common Law Reports,

So Volumes, aoit complete Eader 10 The first Al Volumes
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A General Inder to the first AZ Vols. Of the Eng
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NEW PROSPECTUS
s G NTIFIC A M Eric AN
To Mechanics, Lnrento,.s and Manufacturers !.


T'HE Publishers Of the Scientific American re-
i spectfully give notice that the SIXTH VOLUME
Of this valuable journal, comm enced on the 2Ist
of September, offering valuable opportunity for
all to subscribe who take an interest in the pro-
gress and Development of the Mechanics Arts
and Manufactures of our country. The charac-
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throughout the country to require a detailed ac-
count OF the various subjects discussed through its
columns.
Ii enjoys a more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal of its class in
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OF INTENTIONS"
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IA KDiCAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
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MOND, VA.-The thirteenth Annual Course Of
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ensuing March. The commencement for comforting
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RI. BoHANsAs, M. D.. Prof. Of Obstetrics
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Oct. Dean Of the Faculty.
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+ AW AND AGENCY OFFICE. 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
Guiding 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 in
prepared by local agent, will abato one-haf their
usual fee. All information relative to the forms
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will be Furnished 70 our regular correspondents
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF axes, and for the sale or oca
ton of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
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Oct l4--3taw3m
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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,
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MEMORIAL.

To The Seuute and House Of Representatives. Of the
United States in Congress assembled The memo
rial of the undersigned, respectfully represents that
thew are entitled To Bounty Land, under the act
of u h Of September, 1850 that they are informed
and believe that the INDICATED warrants are worth
more to them than the patented lands would be
that thew do not expect or desire to reside on tho
land thus granted; that If patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an snruaI
charge. reducing the value of the grant, which
they could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorlalists further represent that the law
by preventing the sale of the warrants, assun ef
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many of them among the most intel
llgent and respectable citizens of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
may be 80 modified as to make the warrants for
bounty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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vUVHE Subscriber returns his thanks to the
III public and the old customers of Sims Il SoN,
and informs them that THE GROCERY AND
WINE BUSlN NESS heretofore carried on by them,
is continued by EpwARp SIMas he has added a
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amongst which will be found 100 baskets OF ths
choicest brands Of Champagne, Hook. and Cisre
Wines, Of the purest kinds.
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
or THE

Msryland state Agricultural Society.
peal TO THE MEMBERS OF THE MAINLAND
~ SrArE AGRICULTURAL SociErY--We desire
that you should bear IN mind, that on the SSa,
Gath, and 25th days Of October, your Society will
hold it's annual Exhibition and Fair at the city Of
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one and all, to
bring for exhibition thereat portions OF your stock,
the products Of your orchards, and Of your gardens
Don t presume that any animal, or product, you
may own is inferior to others that VIII De mere
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as 1t 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 have
e as rood If not better than that Of others, and
that il behooves you to CALAMITY enter the iist or
competition: If defeated honorably, and the high
character of the Judges is a guarantee that you
can be defeated in no other way, you Will ENJOY
the luxury Of knowing that others were more en-
tied 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
cips, and daughters to bring whatever appertans
to their peculiar departments, as e'lbro'dery' house
hold manufactures, The pr0oltts Of the dairy and o.
the poiyu uard preserves, domestic cinss, cofvec-
tions and above all things, to come themselves, as
.o,fho.f ,ponay and the beautiful Celebrations Of her
taste and genius, no display can be perfect.
To the yManufacturers Of .4gricuitxrai Implements
and Tools, we would say, that interest and patri-
otism both combine to enjoin upon you the pro-
priety Of making grand exhibition of your ma
chinery of all kinds, from our present advices'
we are led to believe that the assembage OF farm
ers and planters, and Of distinguished strangers
from most of the States of the Union, VIII be
greater than upon any former, occasion here or
elsewhere. We therefore say to the agricultural
Implement makers aud Mechanics Of the United States,
make it a matter of pride to display your machl-
nery at our exhibition, and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
ground. Such ambition is laudao,e-ls worthy o.
American genius, and should be cherished by the
American heart.
NJ Editors with whom we exchange will con-
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American statistics.

A short time past we published sorne statistics
relative to the number Of soldiers supplied from
the different States to the revolutionary war. DE
Bows Commercial Review gives some tables re-
luive 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.
3. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew.
era dates, commanders-in-chief, and 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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PREMIUM.

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entitled to a copy Of the History Of Propellers
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now in press, to be ready about the first Of Oc-
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upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct Oft
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FOR CALIFORNIA, via CHAGREs.

HON Oh HAE " VIA AAU UEo.
WITHOUT DETENTION at PANAMA.
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II will despatch the splendid double-engine
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FROM NEW YORK TO CHAGRES.
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Steerage berth, found bed & separate table SO
FROM PANAMA TO saw FRANCISCO.
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FROM NEW YORK.
State-room. Standee. Storage
To Charleston or Savannah sos 500 $40
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Freight to New Orleans 80 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
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vessel Dec. 7, 1859