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THE BRITISH PERIODICALS AND THE
FARMERS GUIDE


r EONARD SCOTT & Co., No. 81 Gold street
i 4 Nsw York, continue to publish the four lead
ing British Quarterly Reviews and Backwood
Magazine; in addition to which they have recent
ly commenced the publication Of valuable Agri-
cultural work, called the
"FARMER' 3 GUIDE TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRAcricAL
70 s AGRICULTURE"
By HENRY STEPHENS, F. R. s., Of Edinburgh, au
thor of the "Book Of the Farm, &C., &C.; assisted
by JOHN p. NORrON, M a., New Have en-, Professor
Of Scientific Agriculture in Yale College, &C., 60
This highly valuable work will comprise two
large royal octave volumes, containing over 400
pages, with 10 or 90 splendid steel engravings,
and more than 600 engravings on wood, IN the
highest style Of the art illustrating almost every
implement of husbandry now in use by the best
farmers, the best methods Of ploughing, planting,
haying, harvesting, &C., &C., the various domes-
tic animals in their highest perfection; in short,
the pictorial feature of the book is unique, and
will render it of ncalculable value to the student
Of agriculture.
The work is being published in sem-monthly
numbers of "a pages each, exclusive Of the Steel
engravings, and is sold at IS each, or IS for
the entire work in numbers, Of which there will be
at least twenty-five.
The British Periodicals re-published are as fol
lows, viz:
The LONDON QUARTERLY Review CONSERVATIVE,
THE EDINBURGH REvEw (Whig),
The NORTH BRIrrsH REVIEW free church,,
Nl AND
BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE (Tory)
Although these works are distinguished by the
political shades above indicated, yet but small
portion ofther contents devoted to political sub
iects 1t is their literary character which gives
them their chief value, and in that they stand con.
fessedly far above all other journals oftheir class
Black,cood, still under the mastery guidance Of
Christopher North, maintains its ancient celebrity
and is, at this time, unusually attractive, from the
serial works Of Bulwer and other literary notabIes
written for that magazine, and first appearing in
its columns both in Great Britain and in the United
States. Such works as "The Caxtons" and "My
Medal" "The Green Hand, y and other serials,
ofwhich numerous rival editions issued by the
leading publishers in this country, have to be ref
printed by those publishers from the pages o.
Blackwood, otter Il has been isssed by Messrs Scot
& Co., 80 that subscribers to the reprint Of that
Magazine may always rely on having the earliest
reading of these fascinating tales.
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MEMORIAL.

To The Senate and House Of Representatives Qfthe
United States in Congress assembled: The memo
rial of the undersigned respectfully represents4ba
they are entitled to Bounty Land, under the act
Of 18th 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 they do not expect or desire to reside on the
land thus granted; that If patented to them, the
expense of agencies and taxes will be an annual
charge, reducing the value of The grant, which
they could avoid if permitted to sell the warrant
Your memorialists further represent that the law:
by preventing the sale of the warrants, assun e.
thai the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many Of them are among the most intel
lgent and respectable citizens of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
NAV be 30 modified to make the warrants for
bo,;nty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray, &c.
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A RESPECTABLE man, who has his fore
n moons unemployed, would like to occupy
himself in suitable way during that time. He
writes good hand, and would undertake copying,
translating from the French German, keeping a
set or two of books, where regular book keeper
is not employed, &c. Please inquire at the office
of this paper. 6-f
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

WE beg leave to call your attention to an ad
w vertisement, and to the memorial annexed,
and tender our services in the prosecution of any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
NAV send to us. We will allow you one half our
usual fee which Is fine dollars for obtaining war
rant for l60 acres, and three dollars for warrant
of eighty acres or less, for publishing adver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
to us.
II YOU accept this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
eve call the attention Of our readers to the ad
yertisemert of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben. +
Green, and Richard HI. Clarke, Attorneys ana
Agents at Washington, D. c., and would say
persons having claims for Bounty Lands or PEN
sions, that we have made arrangements for the
requisite forms, and that claimants calling at our
Office can have their papers properly prepared and
forwarded to these gentlemen at Washington,
who will properly attend to them in their proper
Offices"
Please get each claimant to sign the memorial,
and forward it to your member of Congress.
Please send us copy Of your paper containing
our card, which will notify that you accept our
nronos;tion. DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,
RlCH'D II. CLARKE
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r Aw AND AGENCY OFFICE. The unde

T. AW AND AGENCY OFF CE.--The under
! 4 signed, Attorneys and Agents, practice Law
u the Suprsme 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
vsntions, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members Of the
profession at distance, and, when the case in
prepared by lo.al agent, will abate onehaf their
usual fee. All information relative to the forms-
and usages Of business in any of the Departments
win be Furnished TO regular correspondents
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF :axes and for the sale or loca
ton of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
IFOAice on p. :nsylvania avenue, Lane
fuckers Building
~ DUFF GREEN,
BEN. E. GREEN,
KICH'D. II. CLARKE
Oct. A--3tnw3m.
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BEEBE's NEW YORK HATs!!!

CTEVENS, No l, Bro,pn's Hotel, has just re-
- ceived further and full supply Of Bssbe .
Hats. Also, complete assortment of his own
make, Of every quality and sty,s. .0saslsmsn
wishing Hats of fancy shapes can have their or
ders filled at
STEVENS great Hat Cap, and
Gents Quitting Establishment, No Brown
Hotel.
Nov. 3O--6tif. Qntel. Repub Union.)
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Inducements for Cl,lbbing.

ANY person who will send US four subscribers
for six months, at regular rates, shall be en-
titled to copy for the same length of time or
we will furnish
lO'copies for mos, 80 Is copies for - mos. S22
10 do IL Is 20 do IL %
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions or Post Office Stamps taken at
their full value.
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FALL MILLINERY.

Mrs PARKER will open on Wednesday lotb
lv inst, a fey cases Of French Hats. Also'
beautiful assortment Of Ribbons, feather, Flow
ers &C., &c. Penn. av. under, N. Hotel,
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Average crop of the last seven years exceeds
that the prior 6l5,7l9 bales, and the crop of the
last lust double that Of the frstand the crop of
IS4S-e was more than 1857 by fifty per cent.
Average consumption in Great Britain Of Ameri-
can cotton the first years l,l53,2l9 bales
The I'd period of years l,449, 39S bales
Largest consumption, 184a, 1855 bales
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II e n M 8.

Per an.
For any one of the four Reviews $500
For any two do. 500
For any three do. 100
For allfour the Reviews, 500
For Blackwood's Magazine, 800
For Blackwood and three Reviews, 900
For Blackwood and the four Reviews, 1000
For Farmer 8 Guide Complete in % Nos.) 500
payments to be made in all cases in .adrance.)
CLUBBING.
A discount of Twenty-Five per cent. from the above
prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or
more copies of any one more of the above
works. Thus: A copies of Backwood or ofone
Review will be sent to address for 80 ; copies
of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $50 and
SO
~ Orders from Clubs must be sent direct to the
publishers, as no discount from these prices be
allowed to AGENTS.
Money, current in the States where issued, will
be received at par.
I5Remittances and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or franked, to the
Publishers.
LEONARD SCOTT & co,
70 Fulton STREET, New York,
Entrance 81 Gold st
nFSubscriptions received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor & Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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NEW FANCY GOODS

NEW FANCY CLOUDS
WILL BE RECEIVING every day during
w next week, beautiful assortment of Fancy
Goods suitable for PRESENTS, DC Also d
large assortment of fresh Perfumery, Pomatums
Soaps, Hair-washes, and every article pertaining
to the toilet. PARkERS ,Perfumery and
Fancy Store, Penn av., near National Hotel.
sep2l-3td
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PREMIUM.

Any person sending us three subscribers will be
entitled to u copy of the I" History Of Propellers
and Steam Navigation, repubshed in book form
NOW in press, to be ready about the first Of Oc-
tober. 1t will be one of the most complete works
upon the subject ever issued, and will contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct OFF
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EVENING DRESS FANS.
1AA newest patterns Evening Dress Fans
HUI (Spanish) mounted in Pearl, Ivory
Papier mache, just opened at PARkER'S
fancy and Perfumery Store, under the Ma
Hotel
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WANTED TO PURCHASE
"a A SMALL HOUSE on Capitol Hill, con
A.in tanning six or seven rooms, with cons'uer
able ground attached; Apply at this Office.
Oct. 1876.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
| SOUTH CAROLINA

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
TNtIE Annual COURSE OF LECTURES in this
Institution will commence on the first Monday
in November next, on the following branches:
Anatomy, by J. Holbrook, NJ. ID.
Institutes and Practice of Medicine, by s Hen
ry Dickson, NJ d.
Surgery, by E. Geddings, M. d.
Physiology, by James Moutrie, M. D.
Materia Medica, by Henry r. Frost, M. D.
Obstetrics, by Thos. G. Pro;oau, M. D..
Chemistry, by C. u. Shepard, M. ID.
Demonstration Of Ansfnmy, ST. Julian Ravenel,
M. d.
DR.. d. ]. Cain, Physician to the Marine Hos
pital and Clinical Instructor. Lectures twice b
week on the Diseases Of thut Institution.
DR.. K. B. Flagg, Physician to the Aims House
Lectures twice week on Diseases.
Demonstrative Instruction in Medicine and Sur
gerry at the College Hospital.
HENRY r FROST, M. d., Dean.
PLAINS, BLANKETS, KER5HYS AND
FLANNELS.
THE SUBSCRIBERS, Direct Importers of all
i WOODEN GOODS, have just received per
Ships, "Gulnare," "Oron," and Somerset, :"
from Liverpool, their fall supply Of PLAINS,
KERSEYS, WHITE and COLORED BLANK
ETS, WHITE, RED, BLUE and GREEN
FLANNEL BLANKETING, Guernsey Shirts,
Caps, Scotch Bonnets, &c, &C., ex-
pressy suited to our Southern Planters trade, and
% an inspection of which, they confidently in
site all who visit the Charleston Market
G.. e. E. l.. KERRISON g. CO.,
l09 King st., northwest cor. King q Market SITS.
Charleston, Sept 3
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THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FurURE.--Of
the cotton trade, from the London Economist,
August "a, 1850. sit is calculated that upwards
of 4OO0, 900 persons depend entirely upon this
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#5,752 British taken prisoners.

specie, amounted to sl35, 193,7O3.
COTTON STATISTICS.
We compile from the New York Shipping List
and Price Current, of the 18th September, the fol-
lowing statement, showing the crop of Cotton in
the several States for the year ending 3lst August
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: 231, 97l 1890, 1853 II, SAC, 900

The surrender of CORVALLIS at Yorktown, Oc-
tober 1871, closed the war; prisoners 1913.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-16

Mn. WEBsrER's DYING TESTIMONY on THE Lonos
ArrAR.-The public will be interested in hearing
Mr.. Webster's dying testimony relative to his &C
ton on the Lobos Islands affair, for whicht will
be remembered he was charged with corruption.
The N. Y Times says that prominent in urging this
char e against the distinguished Secretary of State
was the evening Post of that city, and the Times
adds:
We understand that Mr.. Benson, the well known
shipping merchant of that city. called upon the
principal editor of the Post, and made such expla-
nations OF the whol- affair as silcnced his argu-
ments to prove the. corruption if it had not forced
from him positive admission OF the injustice done
Nh. Webster. Still no retracton was made in the
columns of the Post. Mr.. Webster, few days
before his death, spoke of the circumstance. He
remarked that he did not understand how the edi-
tor could so heartlessy persist in such groundless
defamation. Nevertheless" said Mr. Webster
81 have the inward consciousness of right Ihavc
done my duty towards my country, and feel thrt
my conscience is clear before heaven. can only
hope that when Mr.. Bryant stands on the brink of
the grave, as now do, his conscience will be Jas
clear of having performed his duty of justice to-
wards my name.''
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-16
House Furnaces.

Every body in this hyperborean region has interest
feeling nterest-u the best and most economical
modes OF warming houses in winter Pretty good evil
this proposition is found In the legion
autumn brings light. or stoves where the object is
simply to warm house, there many which comb me
all te ias; and can hardly fail OF
ting himself wellIurnshca stove warcroom II is
however, quite the matter OF House Furnaces
and certain shall be doing many OF readers
essential and important service by saying few words
on the subject: The the will help to insure
possible motive beyond the good OF those wEo may listen
TO us, and speak from experience, we
shall expect gvDgs OUT to be received with the great
est Difference.
The qualities indispensable in good house yet
exceedingly difficult TO find in combination, are economy
of security against the escape and
security against the waste OF heat In all these partc
consider Chson's Furnace incomparabiy the
best which quaincd with Nothing can be more
simple convenient than arrangement fol eHptyn
crate OF ashes and cindeIsi and the trouble and
greater than necessary making it in the simplest
coal stove. Above ALL the annoyances SO common 10
other and inioeTlbc 10 be bOTnc are most
tuly guarded against in this With Chilsous Fur
need DC troubled with he is foul pipes
chmneys must be held responsible The superiority Of
of the city Boston, after thorough cxamna
ton the various kinds OF furnaces, selected this III pref
crcncc TO all others by unanimous vote.
We do not know what may be invented hereafter but as
between the present rival camants have no hesita
ton in awarding tho palm OF excellence to Chlsons Fur
and above OF which we have any knowledge
House keepers who want TO keep and comfortable
through the coming winter, will do well get and
if what have told them be not true 10 the etter
-f#.r,.Fr PHILO. COMFORT.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-16

HIoH PRroEs OLD WIxEs.-A sale of rare
old wines belonging to the estate of the late Jo-
siah Lee, ESQ.,, stock broker of Baltimore, COM
menced in that city on Thursday, and sold at ex-
traordnary prices. Fifty demijohns of various
brands of Madeira were struck of at prices rang
ing from fioentytour dollars to forty-nine dollars
per gallon; and one lot of twenty-five bottles
commanded the extreme price of fifteen dollars and
fifty cents per bottle; which, as the American OBJ
serves at five bottles to the gallon, is at the rate
Of S7T,5O per gallonI The following is the de-
scriptive list of what was sold on the firstday:
demohn of Pine Apple Butler Madeira wine,
S2l per gallon. -...La
l demijohn of old Charleston Madeira, $3.50
per gallon.
demijohn of old Madeira, Patterson" s24
per gallon.
10 demijohns from the stock of James Cox,
"Holmes'' Madeira, from S41 to S49 per gallon.
o. demijohns of the same, S3l per gallon.
80 demijohns of J. Cox, Madeira wines of va
rious kinds, at prices varying from Sl2 10 S24 per
gallon.
% bottles of celebrated J. Cox, ''shefield Ma
deira Wines al S15 so per bottle.
The sale was continued yesterday.
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Ownership of Private Letters.


In referring to the card recently issued by the
literary executors of Mr. Webster, the New York
Times says:
'It will be seen, by notice in another column,
that Mr.. Websters literary executors request that
all persons possession of letters papers from
this illusrious statesman will place them in their
hands, in order that they may prepare such of
them as may seem adapted to that purpose Tor
speedy publication. Although they have chosen
TO accompany their request with menacing init
nation that their legal rights and property in the
letters will be infringed If they are suffered to
reach the public through any other channel, we
trust that il will be complied with
1t has been repeatedly settled by the decisions of
eminent judges, both in England and in this couu-
Try, that private letters belong TO the writer his
representatives, if they choose to claim Them and
not to the recipient. The justice Of this decision
is obvious. The groSsest breaches of confidence
nigh be perpetrated but 70. this check. The
'menacing intimation'' of the literary executors,
if such it can be rigidly characterized, called
for bSthe appearance in print of letters which OBJ
viousy did not belong to the person who commu-
nicated thom to the public, and which must have
been procured without authority. Even if he had
been the original recipient of those letters he would
not, under the law, have been ustifed in publish
ing them. 1t is to meet like thisand enlghten
the public to the law in regard to private Letters,
that the timely and proper card OF the literary exc
cutors has been issued.-Boston Transcript.
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DESIRABLE RESIDENCE

.-|--.--- z y fS "a u q
ssss business would offer sale the property upon
GaS which he now resides. in North Wheeling nelns
one of the most esdences the city The house
large commodious well ventilated, and placed In
sucla situation that no can build near T. The lower
story has cellar wash kitchen and dining room
same foor and cold water and good sink IN the
Kitchen and cold and sink in the wash room sec
ond story large hall, two parors. two family rooms
and bath adjoining the family rooms having 6oth ,ao
aud shower baths with hot and co waters porch OH Inc
back oftlle house, and portieo in 'front.' "
The attic has large and SMALL anu an
tory on the roof. ,.. go,
house and bake convenient to the kitchen
The lot is planted with choice selection OF rt anu fancy
trees currats gooscbcrrcs raspbcrries, &c ad Is en-
trcy open on sides, the East West, and North; 'front.'
ing East Market st. West on Kenny ST. ana MOTT" ."
TO any person desiring residence in that part OF the
city, the opportunity for securing pleasant
nowto 1,yJ THOS G CULBERTSON.
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From The Buffalo Advertiser, November o.
ri, a 61r,,,,1,Iaa

The Democratic President elect is likely to find
the distribution ofthe spols, which the late cleo
ton has secured to his party one OF the hardest
tasks it has ever yet been his fate TO undertake.
From every quarter we hear of the prompt attempts
making by members Of the party to SECURE to them
selves some good share ofthe pickiDgs, and already
are Hunkers and Bnrburnersi in this State eyelng
each other with jealous glances and epdeaYonng 10
steal march in advance in the |acG for Office.
The trouble will not be confined a'cge to the
choice of cabinet; it will extend down TO the ap-
pointment OF postmaster at Cracker Hollow. Every
place Will have its host of greedy applicants, and
the most Insignificant offices will be fought Tor with
all the energy of hungry Democrates. we under
stand that less than eight applications have al
ready been made for the post Office IN this city
while at least double that number Of applicants
are engaged in preparing their ella inns for presenta
ton to headquarters. rhe Office Of marshal of the
after with uncommon avidity, the applications OF
MT. G. J. Bryan and host of other sterling Demo-
crates for the appointment having been already for
warded to the proper quarters.
In other cities the fight for the spoils has also
commenced in earnest. The Hartford Courdnf
says that the contest is raging fpriously in that
neghborhood, and promises to be very violent
one. 1t adds: t"rhe funniest thing of the whole,
is that the Hartford leaders of the party imagine
they are the country, and that their wants must be
first satisfied. As for the Connecticut Offices I'M
der the General Government they must, it is held
up, of cou:se all be given to Hartford men. How
the party in the rest OF the State will relish this,
mains to be seen. One thing is settled, however,
all the asplrants at Hartford are to have something
Our city is to be honored with member of the
cabinet, foreign minister, secretaries, clerkships
Scholarships, &C., in the estimation of the Demo-
cratic leaders.'' When it is remembered that ey-
cry little village containing twenty-five hundred
Inhabitants, in this respect Hartford that prom
ises have been scattered broadcast the entire
breadth of the Union, and that every Democrat
wants some snug appointment on his own hook, 1t
will be readily conceived that in the general scram
BILE much fun will be afoat, and not little disap-
pointment will be experienced by those who are
compelled to go unrewarded. In view of the "a
pacity evinced by the hungry incomers, prudent
men may well exclam, calais, for the Treasury %