The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-02-24
Naw Yo,k Correspondence.
New yopk Feb. l3. l65l


cap to us this morning, and really it looks
like barbenger of Spring. We have had
in New York city very singular weather for
winter; bland but unhealthy. Measels,
Small Pox, Group and sore throats, have been
unusually common. However The sick
ness has abated.
Steamer Georgia sailed Tuesday | lib inst,
for Havana and Chagres. Notwithstanding it
is the rainy season, on the lstbmus, the
number Of passengers bound TO the Land OF
Gold was very large. lam in way 10 see
and converse with many who have re turned
from California, and i wish this was the case
with all who have can itching palm" TO go
hither, Perhaps some of them would take
"a sober second thought" and remain at
home. Not one in hundred Of all that 60
but repents of it.
Dr.Spring's 18th lecture on First Things,
as Sunday, had for his subject the First
Quarrel, and was founded upon the mosaic
narrative of Abers death by the hand of
Cain. This quarrel be held was religious
one, and the seed of all the anti-chrislian
dissension and persecution which have fol-
lowed il.
The American frigate A gun ship st.
Lawrence, with any quantity of Yankee no.
tions aboard of her, designed for The Worlds
Fair in London in May next, is all ready for
sailing, and would have cleared ere this but
for the non arrival of the packet schooner
Emma, with 300 tons of knick knacks from
Boston. The latter were to have been
brought hither in the US. revenue cutter
Forward, but she returned on Tuesday last
without them. her capacity being INSULT
cient. The st. Lawrence will probably ar
rive at Southampton, England, in about four
weeks from this date. The articles TO be
exhibited must be on the spot in London
prior 10 the lst of April. Truly, this will
paymuch better than to send to the British
shores either "Trojon Horse" or ship full
Of hot shells and chain shot!
A great deal of interest is felt here in the
Worlds Fair, and hundreds Of New Workers
that otherwise might never have ventured
10 cross the "ragn' billers" will pluck up
their courage TO the sticking place and make
the voyage. The list ofarticles 10 go in the
St. Lawrence is large one but not tithe
$50 long as il would have been had we time
for preparation. The proprietor Of the
"Patent Passenger Drop Car" by which pas
sengers may be safely landed from a railway
train while it is at full speed, was too late
for shipment. Many of the articles are ex-
ceedingy costly. A single set of harness
was valued at $4,000.
That very extraordinary American pro,
duction, a child two years and half old
who plays many very difficult tunes on the
drum, TO the astonishment of our best artists
will be sent over as specimen Of the kline
of babies the Yankees can raise when the,
set out 10.
"The Little Drummer" (for such is the
6obriquct of young Marsb) will however "ay
over" until the celebration of Washington's
birthday, when, (hink Of an infants lead.
ing an orchestra Of 40 musicians y he is 60
ing TO give Grand Instrumental aud vocal
concertin that palace of place, Triplel
F., Hall. Wont Victoria's little boys stake to
him" when they hear him in the Chrystal
Palace in May next! He'll make them
dance even to the tune of Yankee Doodle,
Iwish Mills would send over his big
steamship Gust now completing) the
brother Jonathan" She'll beateverything
y they can start in that line. Her paddles are
e immense, and Give take previous model:
as crilerion) out Of proportion, but Mr.
Mills is confident that the water wheels O
large steamers have usually been much small
e Ter than they might have used. The En-
f gines of the Brother jonathan are said 10 be
much more powerful than usual.
This afternoon the justice Mountfort vii
resume the investigatio in The case pending
s against F. D. Robinson, on charge of EN-
bezzling money from Col. Russell Jarvis, ir
a stock jobbing and "Tompkinian" opera
tion. Your readers would be astonished if
t should expose TO them the immortality at
! tending many OF those stock speculations in
: Wall street. The steamer Empire City lef
1 to-day for Chagres.
A Secret.
"How do you do, Mrs Towe Have you