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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL

ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
IT, The Committee on Public Buildings of the
seasLs. having been authorized by resolution Of
that body, " 10 invite plans accompanied by esti-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium OF five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings OF the TWO Houses OF Congress"
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered 10 the Secretary Of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day of December next.
II is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension Of the Cepitol,
sither by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building, or by the
erection of separate and distinct building within
the enclosure 10 the east OF the building.
The committee do not desire To prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercIse of
architectural taste and judgment. but they would
prefer, thn, whstever plan may be proposed may
have such reference 10 and correspondence with
the present building as TO preserve the general
symmetry Of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan be adopted the COM
mitee reserve TO themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption OF parts Of different plans
submitted, should sioh coprse be found necessary in
Ghich event, the committee also reserve TO them
selves tn. right TO divide or apportion, according
10 their own Judgment, the amount OF premium to
be awarded FOR the whole, to those whose plans
may ia part be adopted. according to the relative
importance and merit of each part adopted.
X. NJ. Il. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN IL. CLARKE,
! COMMITTEE Of the Senate on Public Buildings.
! SENATE CpAMBNR, 3Oth September, 1850
| n. b. The several daily papers published a
Washington will please insert the above daily fo
| two weeks, and send their accounts To the Secre
tary of the Senate. oct$
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Terms.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.

r,HE next annual session of this Institution will
commence on the I'd Wednesday in October.
FACULTY.
The Right Rev. JOHN JoHNs, d. d., President
and Professor Of Moral Philosophy.
Judge BEVERLY TucKER, Professor OF Municipal
and Constitutional Law.
BENJAMIN S. EwELL, Professor of Mathematics
and Astronomy.
MORGAN ]. 'SMEAp, Phi. D. Professor of HUI
manity.
WILLIAM f. HorKINs, A. NJ, Professor
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
H. A. WAsHIEGToE, A. NJ, Professor Of His
tory and Political Economy.
Rev SEAS ToTTEN, ID. d., Professor OF Intel
lectual Philosophy, Bellies Lettres, and Rhetoric.
There are two courses of study for undergrad
uates-the regular course for the degree of Bach
elor of Arts, and Science course, occupying two
years Candidates for admission to the Science
course will be expected to produce the written re-
quest of tner parer, Or guardians. Students not
desiring to Join regular class may, for special
reasons, be admitted to study with the regular
classes, in those branches which, on examination,
they may be found qualified to pursue.
The necessary College expenses range between
Sls6 and Sl96 per annum.
Circulars will be forwarded to all who may de-
sire fuller information, specific inquiries VIII be
ans swered if addressed to Professor MORGAN
SMgAp, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Students, not desiring to attend either the Re-g
ular or the Scisnce course, will be permitted to
,tudy with any class wheh they may be prepared
to Join,
July Isl aw.
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4 GREAT NATIONAL WORK,
THE GALLERY OF ILLUSTRIOUs
AMERICANS
Dagueueotypes by Brady--Engraved by
D'Avignon.

EDITED BY An ASSOCIATION og LITERARY MEN.
FINDER this tile win he published, during the
u year 1850 twenty-iour Portraits and Bographi-
cal Sketches OF American citizens who have become
lustrious in the service Of the country. Every por-
ZION OF the work will receive the most careful ste
ton and nothing will be spared TO render il hy
mad enduring monument to the great men OF III" Re
public.
Mr.. Brady has been many years engaged, at great
expense, n collecting Portraits ior National Gal
lery, and those which being engraved for this
work believed To be superior 10 any that have
been taken. In the accomplishment: Of this great
object he has experienced the utmost courtesy and
reputation has been too long established TO need any
recomme ndsiion. His dsguerreotypes are in tie
highest the works OF art, glowing with the soul
OF the living countenance.
The drs wings and engrsvings OF DAvignon have
been pronounced by Europeans OF taste TO be fully
equal and il soyre respects superior to those of the
best artists OF London and lsf,S aud every inn
preston in this Gallery viii bo taken under hs i'm
mediate supervision The Typography will be exc
cutcd as carefully and in superb style the
cravings themselves. The entire work will b. On
the finest imperial folio papeT, 10 by 25 Eches, nade
expressly Tor this purpose
This work has nothing sectional in its scope Il
win therefore be comprehensive IN IT, spirit. The
nsaes Of those only admitted, whose talents
and public service. bsve Won Tor them an honorable
fame Throughout, the nation. Each oi the great de
psrtments Of life will have its representatives. Art
and I.terpiure universal in their spirit and the
Gallery is intended to be worthy and enduring mon
ument to the great men of the Republic, whose
achievements and fame constitute the chief glory OF
the nation. We hope that every lover Of Art, and
friend OF our glorious MON, will respond to APP
peal for eucourag men and aid in commendable
undertaking, that rs publication my make m
he progress of American Art, and By grouping the
llnsrious Of the Union together, consolidate it
still more firmly.
As no work OF this kind has appeared in America,
and the prices they sustain in Europe would place il
beyond the reach Of mos, Of citizens, the publish
- have resolved to merit large circulation, by
charging a yer, low price, They have, therefore,
established the following
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All the Numbers sold separately. For a single
number, 81; and larger quantity Of any single No
at the rates above.
All orders for single numbers, or more, will be
promptly filled on the receipt Of the money. The
whole be sent without danger Of injury, by the
expresses, to any part of the country.
ay- Any BOOKSELLER Postmaster, Librarian, or any
other person. may obtain subscribers, and his orders
wiz BE- filled when the money is received.
Advertisements which concern the Fine Arts, in
every department, win be admitted the cover in
the style Of the European Journals, the following
terms
For one square (of eight lines) once, .. 81
Fora square for year, 10
corresponding reduction for larger space.
Cards Of Artists and others, (of half square) fer
the year, 5
N s.-All orders and business communications
may be addressed (post paid TO Braay, Dhvgnon
L Co., 205 Broadway, New York.
Subscription lists opened at all the principal
Bookstores throughout the United States.
THE EDITORS.
Taylor and Maury and franck Taylor, Agents for
washington.
New YoRK, Jan. j, 1850
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" VT. y HNN Z Elm
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN III. CLARKE,
PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND

TbNpIVNp NINIT BODNI1 LHNU
OBTAINED for the offceu sns soldiers Of the
" Revolutionary war, or their legal rsprssenta-
tlves.
Pensions for life, for the widows Of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to loO0.
Bounty land for the surviving, or the widows,
or minor children Of deceased officers aud pryaies
who served in the war Ct 1912 with Greot Bri-
tain, the MEXICAN war, or in any Of the Indian
wnrs, since 1920.
Attention paid to suspended I'D rejected claims
Terms moderate, where the claim is established,
otherwise no charge
Communications addre-nci 20 tn. subscriber,
Washington, ID. G will receive prompt attention.
NJ. THOMPSON,
Commissioner OF Deeds for North and South
Carolina.
Refer to the heads Of Departments, and TO
members Of Congress generally.
Oct a--tvtf
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- A. PR1NGLE, No. 30, East Bay street
LIZ Charleston, South Carolina-Importer of
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Aeen.
and Dealer'in BR0G.aYS, BOO1s and SHOES.
advances made on consignment of Brogans OF
southern Manufacture. Parties wishing to cos-
sign, VIII send eampes Of their make, und on re-
ceipt of their consignment, liberal cash advance
will be made, Information promptly impaired,
as to the style, but adapted to the trade. 1
Charleston, S. c., July is, ls5O.-dIy hi
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woRTHINGToN @. sNBrHEN.
Formerly Solicitor Of The Genera Land Office

TWWeTy ooHoH0r u me Gtnera Land Qffce
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
Continues TO practice in the Supreme Court tr
the United States in the Courts of the Distr;c, ~
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, 10 proseco
claims of all kinds against the United States, e.
ther before Congress- or any of the Executive H.,
PPpmeasi aud TO procure letters patent for invei
tons. Business confded to his care, will be
promptly attended to. .ef
N. y, Particular attention paid to the prosecu-
ton of claims before the Brazilian Commission
now sitting in Washington
WARRINGTON CRY, d. c. Julv II 5O
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fCBIIsHED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
IT the lo,c price Of ONE DOLLAR per ann,,n,
5 the cheapest weekly newspaper south Of the
Potomac, and cheap any in the Union
This paper il made up chiefly from the Daily
Dispatch, consisting Of the entertaining and
news matter of that sheet, and carefully selected
light literature and poetry.
tIUGH X. PLEAsASIs, Principal Editor
IL is designed to make it equal to any Weekly
sheet i'll the Union for its general interest. In
tone and sentiment, it is Southern--its conductors
are Virginiana, and they hope to merit and re-
ceiye the encouragement Of their feow-citizens
They enter upon no mere speculation III their en-
erprize, nor are their views aud opinions shaped
merely to catch the popular breeze. From edu-
cation, from position, from ASSOCIATION, from IN
teree,, from choice, they are Southern men. Their
defence OF Southern rights Id a defence OF them
selves and all they hold dear3-that it has been
warm unremitting, and as far their capacity al
lowed, vigorous, no nan who has read their sheet
will deny. To doubt that il will continue to be
so is to presume that the principles and ideas
which have been instilled into them from theii
birth, can be eradicated, at u period of life wher
msn rarely change their views They, at least
know it TO be impossible.
Blythe low price at which the paper is pub
lished requires that the subscription be paid al
udys in Advance.
DTO CLUBS4n
We offer the tolioping inducements:
| For Five Dollars Six Copies
| For Ten Dollars Thirteen Copies
! For Fifteen Dollars Twenty Copies
| For Twenty Dollars Twenty y-seyen Copies
JAS. A. C0WARDIN
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BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE,

In these periodicals contained he views, mode
rately, though clearly and firmly expressed, Of the
three great parties in England-Tory, Wing nd Ra-
dical--e Backwood" " and the London Quarterly +"
are Tory the &c Edinburgh Review" Wing and
the q Westminster Review " Liberal. The North
British Review " owes its establishment to the last
great ecclesiastical movement in scotland, and is not
ultra in its views any one o. the grand depart.
rncnts % human knowledge it was originally edited
by DR. Chalmers ami RGw, since his death, ~ CON
ducted by his son-in-law DR. Hanna associated with
Sir David Brewster Its literary character is OF the
very highest order. The Westminster" though
reprinted under that title only, is published in Eng
land under the tiio o! the " Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster - IL being in fact uaioh OF the two
Reviews formerly published and reprinted uader sepa-
rate titles II has therefore the advantage by this
combination pf uniting in work the best features
Of both as heretofore issupl,
The above Periodicals reprinted IN New York,
Immediately on their arrival 10y the Briush stcamers,
in beautiful clear type ~ fne white paper and are
fsithful copies of the originals. Blackwood's Maga-
zinc being exact fac sirne OF the Edinoufgh edi-
tOu
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DEpARTMENT or STATE,
"a Ifoeb,nofo,, T,spp rgyg

Sp have the honor to transmit to you herewith
a copy of the correspondence which has passed be
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion OF Science, respecting the organization
Of committee TO constitute the central Authority re-
quired by the regulation, OF the Royal Commission
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TO Southern Gentlemen or LITERARY In-
sfifufiuns

A young man, graduate of st. Msry's Co..
= lege, baltimore, Wishes to obtain ms tuation
es Assistant in an Academy, or Private Tutor
tie IS qualified to teach the highest branches oi
Greek, Latin, French, Natural Philosophy, Che
mlstry, Mathematics and English Literature
The highest testimonials AS TO character andq quau-
fcatlons can be produced. Address, post paid,
@ Y, Pos, Office, Rsltmors, Md
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Terms.

Premiums.
Consirunr Of back volumes OF the following valu-
able worss, viz
Benteyh Miscellany,
The Metropolitan Magazine,
Blackwond's Magazine,
lopdoh Quarterly Review,
Eainburgh Review,
Foreign Quarterly Reyiow,
Westminster ReveW.
Any one subscribing to Blackwood or to one OF the
Reviews, at So year, to any two OF the periodi-
Gals, at IS, will receive, gratis volume Of any Of
the ''-~vuiums above ma med.
subscriber 10 any three OF the Periodicals, at 81
year, or four of the Reviews, at 81 will receive
two premium volumes above
A subscriber TO Blackwood and three Reviews, at
50 year, TO four Of the Reviews and Blackwood,
at 10, will receive three premium volumes.
Consecutive premium volumes will be FURNISHED
when practicable but to prevent Disappointment,
subscribers are requested to order as many -1erent
works Cor premiums as they may require volumes
Clubbing.
Four copies Of any or all OF the above works will
be sent 20 address payment OF the regular sub
scrpton Tor three--the fourth copy being gratis
- No premiums will be given where the above al
oyyance Is made to clubs nor will premiums in nv
case be furnished unless the subscription money is
paid in full to the Publishers, without recourse TO
agent
gFLRemittances and communications should be al
ways addressed postpaid ranked, to the publish
LEONARD SCOTT n co.
70 Fulton Street, New York
SSl Entrance "a God-st. Jan.
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sTEELE's FAsHIONABLE HAT
HOIrGE

CHARLESTON, SoUrH CAROLINA.
THE SUBSCRIBERS establish.
ment being one of the most extensive
ZA and fashionable retail HAT HOUSES
lin Charleston, the public may depend
on finding there superior ass ortneni Of all the
latest styles Of Hats for tins fall Fine French
Moleskn and Beaver Hats, with an extensive
variety Of fine black, and blue cloth Caps for gen
clemens, youths, and children.
TO SOUTHERN PLANTERS.
Planters can be supplied with Hats and Caps
for plantation and house servants. Black, white,
pearl, and drab waterproof Wool Hats with good
hair and coarse cloth Caps.
|r. W. STEELE,
Fashionable Halter, 23l King, opposite Hazel
street Charleston. II
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FAOSP NCTU5
I" THE SOUTHERN PRESS. !"

An association OF -xty-tbree Members OF Congress,
Senators and Representatives, have constituted the
undersigned COMMITTEES tc supenntend Tue esta-
blshinent OF Southern Press at Washington City,
TO be devoted TO the exposition and defence OF South
em Rig hts and institutions--the dissemination OF
eorrec, information 70 Northern Foiicy, and the
course of Political affairs generally
10 the old party lines of Whig and Democrat. Ar
rangenents sre now in progress, promptly % ensure
the issue OF such paper under the tnis oi
THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
Tor the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been
engaged W no will also receive the aid OF number
OF emine al and and able contributors.
There will be adaily, tri-weclsly, aud weekly
issue-the ltterte contain substantially, the same
matter as the former, and intended 10 reach those
points of the country whose mail facilities limited
The paper will not be eIciusueiy poiitical-but
will embrace its broad sheet the General News oil
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by nail ana tcle
graph Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence,
Literary Criticisms Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, iii short, all those items OF
general interest, the collected aggregate OF which
constitutes the interesting and valuable Newspa-
per. Great will be taken TO give full and cor
Reports OF the Proceedings and Debates ia both
Houses Of Congress, as well as the action OF the
local Legislatures on the Southern question.
A limited number only Of Advertisements will be
eceiyed-ths main o5ject being to furnish large
amount OF reading matter.
The paper will be printed a sheet equal in size
to those OF the other Washington papers nd the ma
tcrial will be procured especially Tor the purpose
1t is confidently hoped that every true friend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers and forward
the names, with the amount subscribed, to some
Southern Representative at Washington, forthwith.
Postmasters are authorised by law TO remit sub
scriptions .res Of postage
Terms.
For Daily--the price will be per annum, SlO,O0
For Tr-weekly during the Session OF Con-
gress, and Semi-weelSly during the recess, w
The price of subscription must be paid invariably
in edvance, and the cash accompanying the name
sent,
All persons procuring ten names shall be entitled to
receive copy gratis TOR one year.
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j. Knox walker,

W
.fherr>y at Lar and General 9gcnt,
nffERS : his services in his profession and as
" Agent tor the Prosecution and Collection OF
Claim. bsore Congress and the DeParmen also Tor
cstsin,oK Patents.
Al N,ss"~-s con6d-d 'o hm -rll b. pre,-p,y ii
S"a~dt" III
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BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE
ASD THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS
premtums TO New Subscribers.

OWING TO the late revolutions and counter-revo-
~ lutons among the nations of Europe, which have
followed each otha in qiic succession, and OF which
the end is not yetn the leading periodicals Great
Britain have become invested with degree OF inter
est hitherto unl.nown. They occupy middle
ground between the hasty, dsjonted and necessarily
imperfect records Of the newspapers, and the elabo-
rate and ponderous tyeatises be by the his
torisn at a future day. The American Publishers,
therefore deem proper TO call renewed attention to
these Periodicals., and the very low price at which
they are offered TO suhscripeTs. fhs following is
their last, viz
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW,
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH,

Whole number of Representatives 23l. !.
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:. SPRING MILLINERY
WILL be opened st Mrs. S. PARKER'S on
w SMHrduy, i5th insiant, at 10 o clock.
PARKER'S new Fancy store,
March l2--3t under National hotel
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ClXTY-ONE E desirable lots, situated ip the most
y fourishing parts Of the city and suburbs, for
sale on the most accommodating terms. Apply
to NJ. THOMPSON,
Office one door west Of Jackson Hall, Pen
avenue March
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The ey.e.ssre,. Of she United states %
America. A. d., 1851.

The ayre.a crc,s Of the United states o.
Amencs, A. d., 1881.
The Exeeusire.
MAJ AsD FuLsloKE, OF n r., President.
WuL,,M Il. Kise, of Ala, Prest ofthe Senate.
The CaJipsf.
DAsrsL WsBsrER, OF Mass. Sec of State.
TsoAAs CoAwtN, cf Ohio. Sec. of the Treas.
CHAsLks M. CosRAp, of La. Sec. of War
WmLiAs a. NSAHAm, of N. @ Sec. of the Navy.
"A. II. II. stuart, Of Va. Sec. of Interior.
NATHAN IA HALL, of N Y. +, M. General.
Jos.s >. CHIrrEsDES, of Ky. Att. General.
The Judiciary.
SUPREME COURT or THE UNITED STATES.
koGEH =. TAEGr, Of Maryland Chief Justice
JoHs MoLEAS, Of Ohio Associate.
JAmEs M. WArSk, OF Georgia
JoHs CArsoS, ofTennessee
JoHS McKKLEY, of Kentucky
PETER " DANIEL, OF Virginia
SAMUEL NELSON. OF New York
LEu WooDHURY, Of N. Hamp.
RoSsGT c. GMER. of Penn.
Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-29
lqOlS'T(sAs.E,E'S SALE,
AT AUCTION.

WHEREAS, Ann loves city llannlnl and state
w Missouri hy decd dated lOh dag ct Srvtrmhrf 1T aud
corded in the office OF the Recorder ut Marion aud state
Missouri III Book q, pn"'s I aud 30! did bargain and
sell To ~ H. Campbell trn "i the Nnld county oi Marion and
Missouri following described furniture aud slaves
wit sd'hnath presses, stove, tables, - DOZEN
chairs; table knives and forks, aud all articles used dit
the aud kitchen furniture, TIE aud fur
in the bar sofia center table 6milugiuy chairs
paror carpet ii beds mattresses and bedding carpets aud
dozen chairs, small bureaus, IL wlss1uds, basins aud
pitchers four stoves; washing machine, rcIi.caio and all
the other furniture there IN use IN the tavern stand known
Brady House the city Hannibal aforesaid;
named naga then aged nj years girl
Henrietta then aged - pil named Rus"c tu aged
aud boy named George, then aged 10 year,
the quarterly pay that said CaHpbc ct the
said Brady House for which the said Ann Loves hen
pronlssory and said deed The said Ann Luwc
said Hm Il CamphcIl upon her tamG pay said
notes ~ any of them power to enter INTO sad brady House or
other place wherever the above described property might be-
aud sell SAID property after advertising for safe
the papers said anuiNaiur period less Than
weeks the highest and best bidder io cash hand
of said notes, whereas several of said
due aud unpaid Vow therefore, in puuanc" of sad
Decd Um. H. t,mphr Mortgage. win rnw
aforesaid viii ON SATURDAY the list OF June e,i
sell the alu SAID property the highest and best bidder for
cash in TIA" oi Hannibal and state of Missouri IN ut 1t
ir Brady II use between the hou's OF IN the forenoon and
u the afternoon UM. Il. NMpEELI, MottsaGcr.
mV22.lV
Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-29

take place; and wise is he who prepares
FOR the gathering storm. Alread, this ma.
MIA for speculation in lands and lots, has
seriously effected the general business of
the city. The country merchants cannot
lay the city merchants, for the very good
reason, that they have taken the money,
realized from the sales of their merchandise
and invested in wild, uncul,vatcd and un-
productive lands; and those who were con
sidercd prompt men in paying, arc getting
to W looked upon as long winded They
consider themselves good, undoub,cd for
my amount they may contract for, as they
have the wild land, whose value is daily
advancing; but such men are not the safest
men to credit, as a Revision would depre-
ciate their land much below the first cost
We learn that several of DIR most pruden,
and sagacious merchants are already pre-.
pairing for the coming disaster, which will
most assuredly occur, if things progress
with such race horse speed in the course
they have, in the last year.
Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-29
A WONDERFUL PRoJEcT.-We have it on

A WONDERFUL PRoJEcT.-We have it on
the authority OF Mr.. Mclaughlin, recently
returned from abroad, that there is a pro.
ject on foot at Naples, to extingush the
fires of Vesuvit,s! Ii is understood that
the bottom of the main or grand crater is
several thousand feet below the level of the
sea. The plan, therefore, is 10 dig a large
trench or canal from the sea to the crater,
the expense of which will not exceed two
millions Of dollars, and thus eX,ingush the
fires that have been burning for thousands
of years! 1t is said that the fine lands thus
to be reclaimed, will more than ten times
pay the expense Of executing the grand de-
Sigh Lafayette Courier.
Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-29

President Fillmore and suite arrived here
last night from Buffalo. They were re.
ceived with the greatest enthusiasm. \
large procession accompanied them to
Washington Square, where addresses were
made. The procession then proceeded to
the Eagle Hotel, where a splendid dinner
was spread. The streets were lined with
visitors from all sections of the country 49,
flags were waving from all the principal
buildings.
Mr.. Webster remained in Buffalo, where
he will speak tomorrow.