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Sugar from Indian Corn and Oil Of vltrlol,

patent has been granted at Washington for
4 process OF making sugar out of corn which,
though familiar to all chemists, is doub less novel
to most of our readers. quantity of corn
meal Is placed in boiler to which is added
nearl J an equal qua tity, by measure, of water,
together with small proportion Of common oil
OF yltrloi, or sulphuric acid The mixture is
then boiled at very high temperature, when
common brown sugar is produced, held in soIv-
llon' OF course, with the acid. A quantity of
common chalk is now thrown in, which has the
effect to remove the vtrioI from the sugar, the
vltrlol uniting to the chalk, and falling with it as
sediment to the bottom of the boiler. The
lqnid sugar Ia then drained off into another YES.
sci, boiled down to moasses and finally crystal-
lzed and clarified in the usual manner. We
inaglne that an operating apparatus, placed in
the Worlds Fair, and turning out lumps of su.
gar made Of corn and vitrioI, would have made
the =" rest of mankind" conclude that the van
KEGS had compact with the witches, or some
other supernatural power, The patentee of this
process is Mr. George Riley, of this city.
Sugar may be produced in the same manner
from common starch, cornstalks and other fib
rous substances. The process affords fine ex
ample OF what chemists call catalysis. Though
sugar Is produce1, yet the nature and strength
OF tie vltriol is not whit altered, neither is the
\
would, therefore, suffice to convert an indefinite
amount of meal into sugar.
We hope the day is not far distant when more
attention will be paid to the subject of chemis-
try as branch of education, than it now receives
IN most Of our schools. Though the process
above described seems wonderful. it is no ore
strange than the phenomena presented by the
combustion of tallow candle How few know
that burning candle is, in effect gas light the
melted taow or carbon being raised by capilla.
ry attraction to the centre of the flame, which.
being hollow, forms retort wherein the tallow
is subjected to an immense heat, and thus con.
verted into Illuminating gas, in precisely the
same manner as the carbon in the huge retorts
at the gas mannfacorv, is turned into gas?
ROOD drink, air, fuel, clothing, and thousands
OF other substances of daily use, are results of
chemical combinations, with which every one
should be familiar Chemistry is science from
winch more real interesting and practical knowl-
edge can be derived, than from almost any other
yet no branch of education is so badly neglect.
ed-NeW York San,
The southern press., 1851-10-27

iHE PRECIOUS MErALs.-The Journal OF Com
merce Of New York has prepared elaborate tables
OF the production of California gold since its dis
covery, showing that it has been considerable
over one hundred million of dollars, equal to one
hai The total coinage of the country since its sep
aration from the British Empire
'To the $50, 100000 received a, the Mint. rou,,
be added large amounts received and consuo,.d b,,
dentists and jewellers; considerable amounts
ShPpee from San Francisco directly To Other
countries the whole amount of the gold ooinae.
and circulation Of California itself. ineludng n,
sou pieces, stamped by the United States Assav.,.
the shipments received since the 1st of October.
amounting at New York, to nearly or quite ar
ojo,OOO and all the gold dust now in the hands
OF miners and merchants on the Pacific side. II
WIZ not be too large estimate, probably 10 nm,
down the entire production, so far, at sIoo 600
900.
" The production ofgold has appreciated the vaIu.
fsIver IN comparison, and that. too. at y tiros
when the relative value Of the J,tter had h.o :;
creased by series Of financial movements in E,
rope so that we are fast losing our silver coin
Inc only remedy which appears feasible and
hKely TO be generally acceptable to the countr.
seems to be for Congress to authorse seionor,o.
TO be taken from all the new issues Of silver co;p
II cannot obtain free circulation at its nr,s.,.,
value, as Il is worth about three per cent prem;n
ano all large pieces are quickly taken for exnor,
There are many objections to ALLOWING IN. ,o;,
WIN o'ser metals which woull not apply to re-
iuc'ng The weight Let seven per cent. be taken
Oy The government from the present valu. of IN.
.'Ver CON- and gold made the sole legal ,end.,
or al amounts above three or FIVE dollars. and
"Y export OF coin would at once be stopped, while
70 one could be wronged. The present coin.
YOU'D be worth their full value to the holder, .,b.
ne new coin could be obtained at psr for n. con
'enience Of change and the government would l.,
Tor all the expenses Of the mint"
The southern press., 1851-10-27

THE MEAT BIscUIT.-Of all the "subs stances
used for food" exhibited at the Worlds Fair
that which attracted most attention for its novel.
ty and It's adaptation TO numerous important
prac ical uses, is the Meat Biscuit" of Mr.. Gail
Borden, jr, OF Texas. Its great value was so OBJ
vious, provided it was found to possess the quail.
ties claimed for it, that it, was submitted TO yery
careful and repeated trials by the Jury on "sub-
stances used for food" who had il cooked for
themselves, Not content v iih this, they had anal
ysis OF i made in the laboratory of DR.. l.. Paw
fair the distinguished commissioner in charge of
the department OF juries, for the purpose oft
ing It's neHrdfige gHi prsSerVqiipe qualities
These analysis were made of course, without
the Intervention In any way Of the proprietor.
Mr.. Borden have obtained for him n certified
copy OF the letter of DR. Playfair, communicating
the same to the jury. From this it appears that
the preservative qualities of the meat biscuit
are perfect; the fecula or TENACIOUS matter being
als0 subjected to careful microscopic exanina-
tion--its high nutrve properties are evinced, as
the analysis show 80 per cent of nitro penous
and fesh forming materials. The jury marked
their sense of it's value by awarding the highest
evidence OF theif appreciation to its inventor. A
small canister of il was sent to Sir John Herschel,
who unsolicited wrote to Mr. y. letter testify
ing to its excellence. Count de Kopolav has
deemed it Of such merit ms to present il 10 the
Agricultural Society Of France, who highly ap.
preciated it, and appointed one of It's scientific
committees 10 investigate its qualities more
than could be done in general science
Among the various preparations of food pr
scented in the Exhibition, no one was deemed
worthy of the same high appreciation as The
meat biscuit
The southern press., 1851-10-27
ton from the regiment ais loved 20 veil, .hs

tion from the regiment chs loved 90 veil, shs
fell fainting In her chair. Not single voice
protested against her noble devotion-sobs
alone replied to her. When she recovered her
eoneiousness, she found her nine lovers their
b iyonets on their shoulders ready to conduct her
TO the hospital Arrived there, she placed her
self by the bed side of the invalid soldier, and
renewed the vow she had made at the resLau-
rant Ten da, afterwards letter with the
I'm oeria seal was placed in the hands of the
ex x.vivandere of the 10th. He Of the eage-eye,
who knew how to find out and reward every
virture, endowed the young girl with an an
nuty of 800 francs, reversible to her children,
for, said the letter, ''you deserve to be
mother"
Five months later Constance left the hospital
the wife of the mutilated quarter master, and
during the eleven years they lived together, she
never had cause TO regret the choice she had
made Her ancient lovers often came to see her,
and though they had become officers and had
nearly all married rich wives and lived in luxury,
they spent many pleasant hour in the vivan-
diere's cottage The nine became each in his
turn, god father TO the nine children OF whom
Constance became the happy mother. AT last
her husband died, blessing her with his last
breath; then one after the other her children
passed away, also. Two died fighting fur their
country. Ihree, Two daughters ana son, were
killed by cre dful railroad accident, witch oc-
Cured some twelve years ago, ard within two
years afterwards, the unfortunate mother buried
her other four, and was thus left alone upon the
earth. But her noble courage did not forsake
her. She turned Ter thoughts to God, and gave
her occupations to the poor and sick 1t was
principally among the soldiers that she exercised
the most good, and within the last few years,
her little house in the fauhourg Mont martre had
become veritabe private military hospital
Here many poor soldier without parents,
friends, or money, came to Give the mo,herly
cares and counsel of widow Constance She
preserved all her faculties to the last, and died
as beautifully as she had lived leaving her little
annuity to her "chdren," the sick soldiers of
the French army.
The southern press., 1851-10-27
From The Richmond Whig.

There has been very warm dispute in Ala
bama in regard to the position of Senator
Clemens, who, it will be recollected, was one of
the. warmest and most ultra opponents of Gen
Tayior's administration in the Senate, IL has
been charged that be obtained his election by
giving pledge to sustain that administration.
He denied the charge, and denounced it as an
infamous f.Isehood Upon this four gentlemen
have published a statement, from which we make
the following extract:
"On the night before the final baIottng by
the legislature for a United States senator, a
caucus of the Wing members was held, at
which it was announced that Mr., Clemens had
verbally pledged himself, if elected to support
the administration Of Gen Taylor Objections
were made by members Of the caucus, to receiv-
ing verbal Piled ,e, and it was insisted that it
should be REDUCED to writing. Accordingly,
soon after, a small strip OF paper, containing a
written pledge, was brought into the caucus,
by Mr.. Rip Davis, of Limestone Ii was nearly
or exactly in these words;
"T elected 10 The United !StaLes Senate, I
promise 10 support the administration Of General
Taylor
Signed JERE CT EMENS."
1t was further stated by Major Buford, that
he had seen the written pledge, and that was
rep esented and believed to be in Mr. Clemens
handwriting. Ihi was the material fact dis.
closed by him, ana there was nothing else in his
statement calculated in the slightest degree to
qualify the pledge as above given, or impair ts
forge It presented plain, naked, unmiligAted
case of corruption,
If it should be doubted or denied that this
statement was made in writing by Major Buford,
as above detailed, and read by the undersigned,
let the injunction of secresy be formally re
moved, and the original communication pub,
lished. 1t will be found more minute, circum
stautial, and forcible than the brief of it pre-.
sented by us, but there will be 10 variance be-
tween the two In any material point.
L. c. BULLOCK,
c. X. WOODS,
p. J. HOOLE,
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den ard co. the nscssssig sull.ofiiy fof ihs psr.

poss. Sieesfs aadsdsn and Co. Will issue
their Circular, and will obtain the houses abroad,
all the necessary facilities. The issue is now
fairly made. "The fox is up;" you have here,
in Charleston house, you have abroad mar
ket, and the alliance of a city of enormous
wealth Let us see now If there is any thing
in all this ialk about commercial independence.
character of the foreign houses But when
you do, and the information is satisfactory, we
call upon you by every consideration, TO put
your shoulders TO the wheel.
The southern press., 1851-10-27
TEXAS CRoPs-The Cirilian gives the fol
owing account of the crops:

IE6As CROPS The CiUilidn gives the fol-
owing account of the crops
Our last accounts from the interior embrace
nc news of particular interest. Cotton picking
is going on with great animation and success.
The season has proved remarkably favorable for
picking, and the amounts reported TO be gathered
daily by different hands, are almost incredible.
Five, six, and in one case nearly nine hundred
pounds of seed cotton, are reported, on good au
thority, to have BEEN taken out in a day by sin
Gle hands. The crop is short, it is true, but
nearly all of II will saved In the very best con-
dition. The Jc!eid Of the State promises to ex-
ceed that of last year, from the increased uuan
tity OF land in cultivation, though the average
product per acre will probably be less One of
our intelligent citizens has just returned from
tour through the interior counties, extending
some fifteen hundred miles by the route trav.
eled and he informs US that he everyu here
saw the most substantial evidences of comfort
and prosperity among the people. The face of
the country is rapidly changing. AS an instance,
we are told that there is at one place. continu
Gus fence, and corn fields for eight miles in ex
tent, along the road where four years ago the
Indians held almost sole possession.
The southern press., 1851-10-27
From the Richmond ENQUIRER.

BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE.-A London letter
in the National htelligencer (high Wing autho-
rty) cites the immense trade between this coun-
try and Europe, under the present tariff IF 1916
1t will be seen that our exports to Great Britain
exceed our imports from that country more than
two to one. The interchange amounts to above
forty millions of dollars annualy-yet we hear
Wings Mr. Bolts at the head) crying out for
Prohibtory duties,to break up this immense trade.
The London writer says:
The declared values of the entire exports TO
the United States for three years Is4S, IS49,
1850 were G9,60l ,9O9 ELL ,97l ,o2S, and ETA,
8el ,96l, or nearly onehith of the declared value
of British exports to all parts of the world. The
official value of our imports from the United
States for iSSss and IS49 were G23,9l6,s44 and
G26,55i,94l, respectively. The return does
not stlte that for 1850. Great Britain and the
United States, therefore, interchange in a year
produce worth above E40,OOO,O00 sterling
Truly they are of some importance to each other,
and ought 10 continue, as we have no doubt they
will do on the best terms. Theirs ought to be,
and doubtless will be-
"------the plans Of fair delightful peace,
"Unwarped by party rage, to live like brothers /"
The southern press., 1851-10-27

MExco.-Dsmay broods over tie capital Of
this country, and confusion prevails in her coun-
ellis.
The meeting Of the governors, whose object
was TO start some plan by which the country
could be rescued from bankruptcy, and marshal
led into some safe and regulated form Of Law,
was failure. Since then, Congress has done
nothing and on t,e goth, the latest date, that
body had asked the member of finance for his
project. One or two papers boldly say, that the
revenues Of the church must be taken to sustain
the government 10 this crisis This wi be the
end of it. Either the church must lend, or the
authortits will seize its revenues. The Monitor
declares that the next Congress will so decree !;
whether II so DEGREES or not, the tendency is on
all sides, to appropriate these large revenues, and
they will be so appropriated"
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"----the plans Of fair delightful peace
"Unwarped by party rage, to live like brothers >
LARGE Bears On Saturday last we inserted
L. 4 4. l.

LARGE BEARs.-On Saturday last we inserted
following the paragraph:
"Ldrge Pedr.--The largest pear on record is
said TO be one of the Bartlett species, which is
shown IN a glass case at the Astor House, New
York IL weighs sixteen ounces, measuring
eleven and half inches in circumference, and
was taken from graft only three years old, at
Throgs Neck"
If the above be the largest pear on record,
which we doubt, we have the honor of beating
it all hollow. On Saturday we handled, weighed,
and measured three pears Of the variety known
as the winter bell" or apound pear" whi III
weighed and measured respectively as folowsj
One weighed twenty-four ounces, and measured
fourteen Inches In circumference the second,
weighed nineteen ounces, aud measured thirteen
inches in circumf,rerce, the third and smallest,
weighed seventeen and half ounces and meas
ured thirteen inches. These magnificent ~ eel
mems were from the garden Of x. H. Good Nyn,
esq, of this town. Can any paper in the coun
try place larger pears on record 3 Cgrolinian.
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ry The Anniversary Of The P9ps o. IN tas ~, N.Y. w
WAX INsTiTI TION gOR TIE lNsrRUCFlON w
F9T DEAF ANN DUMB. will be held Attne broso~U
Tsb,racls on I'll RsDAY next 9Th inst at o'clock r "a
Tickets Il admission, al t cents escn N ~ % -
d. door Cefgymen and Theological Students are respoc
f1ly i,si ed 10 attend ard vii be furnished WIN ucke"
eriuilou,y at the American ) 5 Uaion' li' ns''Au'"
tuth
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TALATRTF WORKS ON THEOLO-

VALUABLE WORKS ON THEOLO-
CY-f,e complete vorEs q ifaat srrow' y y
viii COP CD - 20 on TexI I'd SAP ecu prepares y
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c. scTips-Fll exiI AID az eel, rerGsrnE - 20 '
perez. eci-on exianL .. v,
TIE Prsachsrs Msruz.. or Lectures o. Pfea,hh1 "
rRt.cg r--sEs sd exsr Pea f3r every LIZ q F--rS-
drsII. 81 ReT. S. 2 SI-rts7a-t , 1919,
~ e,.,1yl = = -'--'--'' - l2s Fult0n-Gi.
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u Dirty, Harsh, Coarse, Dry Hair Is made
Cean. Fiue sud Most when s blue OF JoNEs's Coral
Hair Restorative ~ applied. IL forces hsir 10 grow,
cesnses H. sops falling of. and cures the dsntruf, Buy
il only at 403 Broadway N Y, IT'S FulEon-s Brooklyn
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-, Notire.-The Anniversary Of the NEW,fOsh
cni ONIIATION SOCIETY viii 10 he'd al Tnpler han
=, THIiRsDAY EVENING, Gth inst. Drs SPRING. Cox,
T,vc. E0n X + SToCKTON, Hon l. 4 LATaoBE OF BAN
rr. Pro'efsor ALDEN o. William CO.ege Mass are *
r.ced 10 address the meetn my ~
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NEW PUBLICATIONS

DEADY THIS DAY.-Great London
h Novel, The HEIRS or DERWENTNAfER, BY
E. L. Blanchard Eco. Price 20 cents
ThiIba work which hAI received he hiRheI! enconi.
ans rom The English Pren they 0'ng almost unsalmou
IN comuendlrg e. e ore Of nc best hconI OF The day
TIE iory poIfees deep interest, the hero being The aAs
ofs lou1 lie Known " LIory aIthe Rsdess Of Oerweut
water whose ei.aes were seqlesrs.ed and themselves
sar,ed for he par. Earl lock IN the affair OF Charles
Stuart commonly sly ed the Prelender Tia writer hal
given Us graphic picture CT he men snd manners o.
The reign Of George ILL., and SHOWN What slight mora
difference thea ezIsd between The fashionable And siGo
cFac roue ard ,he moI dsIpefse Of hose VITO Minister
ed 10 hI urcur5.t exces Ths pgrss proud and naughty
noble Whole grey hairs buI 90 msny sccusers OF his
teGriets ayalce q presented deIpe bis lofty dies
crineing 10 Ire WHY ard unIcFu pu!ous lawyer who by
Yelling his vany wh egsl coax enables him 20 es'spe
thai preset cons sraon hs crimes % Justly merit II 10
swok wei calculated TO show hcw lle we ca Judge o.
actual character by the position he holds II society
especially fas 5s ole OF those Ehose sense Of recu1de
no powerful enough 70 restrain hin from Lie commission
oiseu OF fraud r1asee, 80 many Of which nave owed
their PerpeuAlcn 20 lie existence Of iAll cdious Aw-
krow. 70 ard aaist b s ssssI Of Easan1 as lie La"
o. Email
Tie New YorE s-zla7 asI. e-.ied ~ MAJOR Moab
no mean susor,y By .as wsy, LIS speaks o. ne BOOK
I-e hsrs q. Dsis s-tEa.4r pe.4f ac-o- las s-ao
stLssa c-ss7s " sTs-ts. al las s-s15 lfaI- 20 ..aii
A re- t-sss, y 40 force s-- y 10 i1sy are ior-'
- W. cl az sncf ~ s atisc1 90 Che fsaf@f he o
lie f 1st rally ccl-ss-l. AID carr - o-- ~ s.oo
r',ey - -srore- clearly. lie 2-z 5ss isis al
F .-asgazt ere ---.-- e tcf.-r - 1- 1i - .
r--i slf . ~ f - 1- &C. a-i i -sis
g 9 ul- Scarcely al - without Drag es =
fls --u Ter f.-s-, a IL ar srs asa Hers u
D7s-,Ta,s-. -s11--lst tT a. Fl7 D. rsil 2. = p
c-s q -s; -sfetg s-a s;t-t--Fs Frhi q A--'-
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DEWITT DAVENPORT. Pz5iIheTI,
ryT Tri5ure Buildings Nsissa-'A
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IRON SAFE.-Wilder's Pa.ent.-A
u seeord hand safe In good order IS BIZ - Ia The clear
for sac cheap. address SAFE O. his Office. MT u
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"a Latest TmprOvement.--W We 90 ylse All parsons
10 visit G RNEYS Daguerrean Gallery. 1853 Broadway,
and examine those Mammoth Pictures the largest ever
taken by the Daguerrean processDeing neaty AZ lsrge
- life ard perfect 10 design and insh Bs the smaller
size. GURNEYS Dsguereoiypes are universally i'd
mred and Acknowledged 10 be superior TO any here
Iofore tsben 10 this country Go and see them.
aS6lmMW8S
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HAASHING AND lRONING.-La-

W dies and gentlemen Wishieg their washing done,
can send Or call IS West TWensy soyenlas soc.
oDd foOr where they have Il done With salsfseioa
Geoemens shirs done equal 20 store ssts On very nod
eraie terms NJ B-ReieFencs given, n required. IS
~enty seventhst between Sixth aud Seventh avs LIS
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ID, Mercaptlle Llbrary A..OclatIou.-Al a

rP- MercaptIle Library AssOciatlOu.-A a
special meeng ~ The members OF lks 10 u0uon heid al
CAnion Hall on Tuesday Evening May 8, EN.Pces,denI
Mlc BNlsY wss called 10 The nslr, and EN-Pre'l'
cert Taos. }. 6ANtNp. wss appointed Secretary.
stOpled
HAeTss bss pleased The Almighty Ruler OF events Ia
80 VIE providence 10 remove from this lie lPdlLlP
HONE, he tuv devoted aud no, hanging freed Of he
Meresoue Library Auocis1n or The Civ " New NofH
- eeseselOT and gusrdisu, he pro ec'oof 10 nooe bal
&c psfon Of lie vAusse library, no counsellor lis nu'
AetVpa members
Resss Thai The members ofshe AIsoc sion have heard
q snl. melsnS6oly eVeog Wi'h 'le deepest sorrow
hs'sa FeN hey mourn The loss 81 one whose ne An1
49, " - nan aud ~ merchant - al example a.
sers why 10 be he'd IN remembrance IN al Iins 70
s-'s4 TAGs he members satsflsusd for the person
ue Seeesssd ssuvmsuts OF reIpeci and affection hGc
~" t sn "a willie diving uni.ed with the fues graft
t6S s.esa rendered Snd Interest msniiessed tof
"T.lo,F " ~ regard ard v~persuon
49,, "a nc eoAd OF Directors are hereby request.
49,. 10y 70 eo pronounced al 81 early oAy
&C., ~ oe5s saa iieudS Of tnis Association GA Tie
"SS'oa o. uastl.cNog sispeu,.iion
es,s - to.1 oe SoS5d u D.Eecgors cSgse iae rooms
G,E mare. 20 % hung Wi1h mourning ;or The period
$50 YES. ise members o, The Association bs re-
- - ctSge on he ,et arm for ih.r.y GAYS
a. 49, a. zoe board q Directors cause The Library
nAlas Room 10 Be eoIed o. tie day OF ne flusrRL
ma - s aess ,e members o; Ge Association viii a.
80 is,.rA o. tae tecssiea u bSty
IhSt cosy % isesa proceedings be trAasm,.-
s.teSss s-y q ne deceased with A. eXPresElon OF
6fsry A,.c.stee O. ne members Of The Mercantile L.
win meme, o. he NercGaas Library Association
Are ir, -neeTs tohacrbers ard frerchaots generally
~ M, ne 70 meet A. CLIFTON Hsn. on WEDNESDAY.
Fs,, - - IN 10 AMEND TIE 1ne-a. o: me .s,e HJc-
gro. PEcXHAM. D
NiCAMP
THEO STOifr C,-.niuee
L LOCKWOOD. = OF
MlLLlKEN. Arrangements.
p WOOOWAer
POsrLEY
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YOUNG MAN.-Wanted a \ Dung Man
Of good peIons appearance aud sddfei TO earn the
DsaueTeotype business One Who can make himself gen
orally useful snd hsviugs decided tase fS the art, can
apply al KNAPPS, Us BOweTy. Wages per week he
hrstSlx months UoQuesuOnsbe reference required. II