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SEDUCTION AND GU.cuDl.--Dn !

SEDUCTION AND CUcIDL.--Dn Fri.
duy last .,''nng SWISS gr! nann d
L6,,isa Rcichi. died at the sisters Hos
pital, frmu tho .f:cc. Of u dose Of aIs.
euic taken OH the pre- ioas Monday
She lad been in the family o. Mr. j.
II. Eucksa,h as servant. She as
signed ASA reason for committing self
obstruction ,ha; Ahc had Leon scduced
by Lcar,lcss ,illuin whom she bad
hvcd aud who lad accomplished his
infamous design under u promise Of
marriage 81 L0uix yuDer.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-17

Ole Boil will scrn commence setirs Of
concerts in Philadelphia.
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0ojn7 WAst 1!

OObU3 WOUk!
DAYrrl PAY UPi.-Ae nm d.s,rr,,s
J. If s'artiny vert Nv tho 10Th 81 tte
coming mouth ] would ,e,rec' fid v ,ciicit
ri those who sse indebted n me-. 70 6. nc
f'rward and make payment rri,v IN raid
day. loot I?.yl JOSHUA ZEAL.
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rranoo -The Aprro'ch'n, Em2ire.

Letters from Paris state that u direct
sep toward the cstabIi -hncnt Of the
Emrirc will b. taken b. Louis Napo.
leon nj Tours on the 18Th If October.
The return CT. Louis Napoleon ia
Paris is to b. celebrated With Imperial
ponp.
The attempt at Nlarsci'les to assas.
s.,n'e the President resulted in n
signal failure The Internal Machine
Was seized aud near'y all the conspira.
tors were ar,e-ted.
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Tie chicken auction Yesterday was
II Very spiricd .fuir. and the prices
,hW.g0"u' were s.eh as I" ss:o,ish
every Ndy Tut the iane;er- There
wcr. we think, mer fifty PAIR sc'd at
~ avcrn.r p'obah'y ii to" dollars or
upward. Some of the inest PAIRS
brought "vef twenty d,IIars. They
were Chinese uxls. with very few tx.
cept'ons. "A few eggs were sod ut
sixty cents cach.-Augusla ca,
Chronicle uVd Sentinel.
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Gen. Scott and Mexico.

BnD"h o" 12-Gen. Scott has
mqde = spcrcI, in Ohio pclatiye 10 bis
bling offered large snm Of money
WHO in M.xico TO assume the govern.
ment Of that ecuutry. lIs 1'n'es that
such u sum WI. offered him. The
project If anncxing Maxic, to the
Tnited States wns n fayori'c one with
twelfth. off members Of MI branches
Of the Mexican Government iucluiipg
,n"mlcrs Of th' Congress
The sum Of 81 5000 was ofFe red
him W. bonus viii, mn annual .alary
or $3.50 0)O. The Mcxieans expected
tia, If be- accepted this proposition
,nrcx,'ion with the United States
word f'l'oy ,,wo year
On Scott was opposed to the
scheme ard rejected ID, nher.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28
Posianr OF pASlrr. Wrns1rn-rh.

PoRianr OF DANIEL WEnstER.-The
y, Y. Express says;
We re gatifed to learn that very sl.
perior Qll length engraving of Mr.. Web.
ser he'becn sometime in progress and will
be comp leted in about twenty days. Il is
by Nagstail The head is from portrait
by Lawson, taken in ls45, and the remain.
der from dagnerrcotype Likeness. The
plate Is abaut 90 by 80 inches Mr.. Web.
sler is represented as in debate with his pa.
pers of Reference before him On hi,
right IS an exceedingly fine view of the
Capitol at Washington, aud on his left u
bust Of the Father of his Country. Ii is
said when Lawson presented himself to oh.
tain n sitting from Mr.. Webster the latter
he,iiated, but said he would sit on one con.
dillon, and that was when the picture was
finished. he shuld haYe the privilege Of
putting his feet through it, To this the an.
thor consented. and it is also said when the
picture was completed and exhibited to Mr.
Webster, after looking upon it for brief
period be eSclained-"thai the face which
| hafe shaved from manhood. The pic.
tune cannot be presented for sale in this city
baiure the middle of May, as lS00 slhscri.
bers m Boston, aud who were obtained in a
few days there, will first be supplied. The
engiafer If this print is the SINE artist
VIM engraved the celebrated picture Of the
trial at Charles the Third in which is en-.
bodied 81 many accurate and actual por.
traits ot the great men and actors oi That
day IN England. and of the superior like.
ness u Aapalean, which was engraved in
England under the immediate supervision
Of Louis Napoleon. and Of which it is said
the nov Prince President exclaimed. on it,
eomplrtian-" with this | will rcvolutioniza
franee How far this iuhniallc picture
has contributed to produce that result, those
who may haso been - fortunate as to have
witnessed its influence in that cxciiable coun.
try or with that excitablc people may best
judge.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28
Defeat and Deposition of Ro.as Confirmed.

Tho English papers received by the Can.
ada bring full and eonfrmatoFy accounts Of
Tho complete overthrow of Gen. Rosas, tho
Dictator Of Bncnos Ayres, which was re.
oeiyed by way of Bahia, a fortnight since.
The royal mail-steamship Toyiot arrived at
Southampton March 18th. with dates from
Buenos Ayrcs to February 18th. Montevi.
den to February 9Th, aud Rio Janeiro to
February llih. Tho following account of
the battle Is from an English paper:
On the morning Of the ID of February a
severe and decisive action was fought be.
tween Merlo and the passo del Rey BY the
forces Of Rosas and the allied Brazilian and
Oriental armies, under the command of
Gen. urgniza the haitle terminated in the
defeat of the Bnenos Ayran troops. IL il
said that four thousand men were killed and
wounded in this engagement, and that the
llolstein cavalry in the Brazilian service.
literally rode over the undetermined cavalry
Of The Dictator Of the Argentine republic,
who was present during the action. and re-
eeiyed wound in the hand Gen. Paohe-
60 commanded the Baenos Ayrean army.
and is pported to have been slain.
During the night Of tho 3d General Ur.
guiza alert at the country residence Of Gen.
Rosas, At Palermo, and toak up his healquar.
ters there, previous to marching upon Bue-
nos Ayrcs Rosis. with his daughter Man.
uelila and several or his suite. escaped ON
board her Najesty's ship Locusi. lie was
disguised as a marine, aud his daughter as
siloF 10y. They were afterwards trans.
ferred to her Mqiesiy's ship Centaur. at
Bnenos Ayres. The city was commanded
by General Maneilla, who offered to eapltu.
late. The diplomatic agenis of the various
foreign powers had gone to arrange matters
amieably, il possible,
lrluiza's army commenced the passage
u the river Parana on the a2d of becem.
Der, and completed it on the Slh of Janua-
ry The army comprised tweniy.eight
Thousand men, i've thousand horses and ior.
" pieces Of artillery, with the necessary
baggage, Mr., Payne master Of her Maies.
ty's ship Locust, who rode out to sec tho
fight was met by sumo Grauehos retrcating,
who demanded his horse, but on hi. refusing
To give il up they tpok il from him, and
wounded him 80 severely that he died in
consequence.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28
Nr. Clas's Letter.

NR CLAY's letter. Of March g, 1852, cx.
pp-.ing his preferences Of Mr. Fillmore
iur President, ha- subjected him to a good
deal oi abu,c aud animalyer,ion from Ger.
tain elias, Of Whigs The Rochester Dem0.
rfai, the Washington correspondent of the
TfiIiolc and olhcr,, seem to be particularly
annoyed by the appearance Of this letter.
II really seem. strange to us that any press or
any individual should object to an honest
expression oi opinion from anybody as to
his preferences for the Presidency. The
Boston .kirrHisrs calls il Mr.. Clay elcc.
tionccliug,' and the Washington CORES.
p1ndgut uf the C0gsicr regrets tha, Mr.
CLAY should have done such thing. What
thing! Answer SANDER which has been
circulated from the Gulf Of Mexico To Lake
Eric, and ia Wing presses, too. without de.
NAL which SANDER declared that he had
ayowcd a preference for General Cas-
But Mr. Clay went further and said he pre-.
ierrrd Mr.. Fillmore above any other candi.
date, and that he had expressed that prefer
enc, before be lch home in November
that hc entertained il now, aud he gives his
reasons for entertaining these views And
who is il who complains of Mr. Clay for
this frank ayowal of his opinions! Who
but presses aud persons that are the warm
and zcal,ls, aud we doubt not honest adyo-
Gates for the nomination Of Daniel Webster
or General Scott! Mr. Clay--an old soldier
Of forty or fifty years scryee-is to have
his mouth sealed and his rights questioned,
even in the matter Of saying who he prefers
for President, while all other. are privileged
to think, say, and do just what they please.
Mr.. Clay is aged, and inhrm in health
He Is physically unable to mingle in the
stern strife Of party warfare, or even to take
part in the more noble conflicts in the Sen.
ate where the public service would call him
/ il he we're able to leave his sick chamber.
lie desires rather the kindly influences OF
quiet peace, and good will among men,
than to minglc in the bitter waters Of per
sonal party warfare, But his mind is rs
unclouded and his heart as warm, and his
wishes for his country's welfare as ieryent
as ever lie neither forgets friends nor
country. Every thing that transpircs in
the great world without interests him, and
from his retreat he looks abroad with deep
interest upon the public men in Office, and
upon the questions which agtatc the coun.
try. II is now made almost a crime in him
that his sense both of public aud private
duty as Senator in COngress-tor he still
retains the commission Of his gallant State
should have prompted him to pronounce
Millard Fillmore the fittost man under all
the circumstances of the case, to be nomi-
mated for the Presidency The attacks are
ungcnerous and unworthy of any just-mind-
ed Wing in the country. If Mr.. Clay has
not the right to expresss his reason for such
preteronces-reasons, the force of which is
to be weighed by every man who reads, and
which must, therefore, rest upon their mer-
its alone, without ohcnce-who can!
". Y. Express.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

THE lLLusrRious FARMER.-Custis, in
his "Reeollections Of General Washington, +"
thus draws beautiful portrait of the illus
trious farmer:
Fancy to yourself fine noble looking old
cavalier, well mounted. and sitting erect
aud firm in his saddle, the personifcation
of power, mellowed, yet not impaired by
time, the equipments Of his stccd all proper
and in perfect order his clothes plain, and
those Of gentleman, broad.brimmcd
white hat, with small gold buckle in front,
a riding switch cut from the forest, entirely
unattended, and thus you have Washington
on his farm, in his last days at Mount Yer.
non.
His rides on his extensive estates would
be from eight to twelve or fourteen miles !;
he usually moved at a moderate pace, pas
sing through his fields and inspecting every
thing; but when behind time, the most
punctual of men, would display the horse
manship of his better days, and hard gal.
lop would bring him in time, so that the
sound of his horses hoofs and the first din.
ncr bell should be heard together at a quar-.
ter before three o'clock
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

thy anil indifference existing in relation to
this noble undertaking, that even that small
sum cannot be obtained for 80 patriotic and
glorious purpose.
In Norway. the three.fourths of the
amount necessary, To erect a monument in
honor Of Charles XII, was raised lately by
voluntary contribution in two days, while
in the Repnblic of the United Statos,
brought into existence by the yalor. porse.
scnnee, energy. and patriotism of Wash.
ington-in nation which now contains a
population Of nearly twenty-five million Of
souls, enjoying a freedom, independence,
and prosperity nowhere else Ia be found
one,illh only Of the amount required Ia
complete monument worthy Of the man
in whoso honor it is now being erected, has
after the most meeasing efforts for seven.
teen years, been contributed. To the peo-
pie, the army aud navy, Masonic, Odd Eel.
lews aud other associations. the colleges,
academies. aud schools OF the United States
banking institutions. city and town corpora.
tions, De, applications urgently requesting
pecuniary aid haze been made by circulars
addressed to all, aud sill the contributions
received Lave been insufficient to raise the
monument beyond its present eleyation.-
This is a painful and mortifyng fact. 1t
will now hcsama the duty Of the different
States ot the Union 10 show the interest
they feel in this noble undertaking. and To
eFinee the estimation and respect in which
they hold the character aud services Of
Washington, by contributing to the compile.
tim oi Ibis monument. that The States a,
well As the people may have the honor Of
raising structure lo his mamory which
viii bp al imfori,lable memorial Of their
yenemtiun aud gratitude
b. order If the Board
GEORGE WATTERSON.
See Washington National Monument 30,
ciety.
lK-Eliiors Throughout the l'nion are re.
,psetIullY requested to publish tie above
in their journals and thus advance tue
rau,e.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

PIRsoNM PoruLAEuY.-A Washing.
ton correspondent OF the Tribune places Mr.
Eillmore's chances Of an election. in the
event Of his nomination, among the impos.
s,bilitie,, because las he allcgc,l he is moi
personally popular. Now this. it it po.
sessed the advantage that truth lend, TO a
statement, isa weak rcasOn for defeat. Per.
sonal popularity will have far less to do
with the next election Of President than
principles will 1t will not be 70 much the
man as bis crooa. Ii Mr. Fillmore is nom.
mated, he will receive thousands Of the
votes Of men who will care not a rush for
his pcrsoaai popularity; but who will sus.
tain him simply because he has proved him.
self faithful aud capable Chief Masis.
traie prompt aud efficient in the discharge
Of all his high and important duties; be.
cause he has been thoroughly tried and
found no, wanting aud because they will
feel that to his hands the momentous af.
fairs of the nation may be entrusted with
safety
While it is certain that he would receive
thousands of votes on these grounds, ont.
site Of hc Wig pary in every State in
the Union, it is no less certain that he is
possessed of all the necessary clements Of
personal popularity" The votes repeat.
cdly pollcl for him in this State prove the
fact. He always ran even with his ticket.
aud sometimes far beyond it, This is never
done at home by men who arc personally
unpopular Therefore, the Tribunc's cor.
rcspoudent-a busy and somewhat reckless
and unscmpulos puryeyor Of Washington
gossip and political sPeoulations for that
paper, who delights in the production Of
teapot tempcsts, and the merciless probing
Of halt-healed wounds-shoots wide Of the
mark, and purposely SO, very likely, when
he attempts to place Mr. Fillmores chan.
cas Of an election beyond the pale of proba.
bily upon the ground Of personal unpopu.
hrity-.Kboay Register.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

\ RIcH CAsg.-Somo years ago an
lrishman was knocked down and robbed.
lie accused a man of having committed the
robbery; in due time the ease came up for
trial. The lrislman being upon the stand.
was cross-cxamined after having sworn pos.
itiycly to the guilt Of the prisoner, by one
Of our keen lawyers, and something Ike the
following was the result.
You say that the prisoner Al the bar
was the man who assaulted aud robbed
you Z! "
Yes"
"Was it moonlight when the occurrence
took place :"
Devil bit Of IT.
"Was il starlight" "
Not a whit it was SO dark that YOU
could not have seen your hand before
you.
Was there any light shining FROM any
house near by ?"
Devil bit iv house was there any
where about
Well, then, II there was no moon, no
starlight, no light from any house, and St
dark tina. you couldn't see even your hand
before you how are you able to swear that
the prisoner is the man How did you see
him ;"
Well, yer honor, when the spalpecn
struck me, (may the devil fly away wild him)
the fire flew out iv my eyes so bright you
might have seen to pick up pin! you
could be jabers.'
The court, jury, council and spectators,
exploded with shouts at this quaint idea, and
the prisoner was, directly after, declared not
] guilty.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

\ LusUs NArURE.-Somc years ago
an optician Of this city made a glass eye Of
the proper size aud filling it with distilled
water put therein a small eel. A gentle
wit saw the bauble, was struck with an idea,
purchased the glass eye and Departed
Shortly afterward the public were running
in crowds somewhere down Park Row, 10
see "a horse with a living snake in his eye 4"
the greatest curiosity of the age &c,
De. The dimes came pentifully to the
showman's pocket, and the show went on
bravely until the optician was lead to SEQ
the sight, Immediately recognized the glass
eye made by himself and inadvertently
mentioned it, when the whole affair eollaps.
ed.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28
Thou wilt Never Meet mo More.

Thou art gone but am keeping
In my heart thy treasured name.
II I'm smiling-il IN weeping,
Thou att with me all the same.
Yes, the link at lasl Is Iiten,
All our pleasant dreams are DER,
And unless We meet IN Heaven,
Thou wilt never meet nc more.
Once the summer sun alightel
On The petals oi a fose.
And although her leaves he hiighied
Still he fingered illl liies close.
Thus the heart eau sometimes cherish
Thoughts that wear away the soul,
Giving pleasuTe while we perish
Meath iais strange yei sweet eanlful.
Thou art eonn. ysi love hath hound Ihce5
Thou mays struggle 10 iofert,
IN the heaflless rfusd aumd thee
All in vain thou # captive yet
Ah, forgive the pain I've given,
And thine own deep wnaues of y0.e,
For unless We meet ~ Heaven.
Ihan wilt never meet ne more.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

Capitd Paaisimeat-A report Of tho
select committee of the Pennsylvania Legis.
laturc, on the abolition of capital punish
ment, says that in iity.four years seventy
persons have been executed in that State for
murder. Of one hundred and eleven per-
sons who have been charged with murder
in Philadel phio county, only ten were capi-
italy convicted, three of these were par
doned, two died before sentence, and only
five were executed, being one in twenty-five
of the indicated. The committee, after a
careful consideration of the subject, have
come to the conclusion that death pun sh.
mont. as a penalty for crime, ought to be
abolished
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

AFruME Sur CRrAN.-Amonga the
fleet wind.boani in .amlasli last week, not
the least, but perhaps the greatest wonder
was, the good old brig Cletus, Of Saltooats,
which for more than twenty years, has been
commanded by an heroic and exceedingly
clever young lady, Miss Betsy Miller.
daughter Of the late William Miller, Esor.,
ship owner, aud wood merchant Of that
town. lie was concerned with several YES.
sels, both in the American aud coasting
trade. Mis- Betsy, before She went to sea
acted as ships husband" to her father
and, seeing how the captains in many eases
behaved, her romantic and adventurous
spirit impolled her to 20 to sea herself.
Her father gratided her caprice, and
gave her the command Of the Cleus, which
she holds to the present day. and she has
weaihered the storms of the deep when ma.
ny commanders Of the other sex have been
driven to places on the rocks Her position
and attitudes on the quarterback in gale
Of wind are often spoken Of and would do
credit to an admiral. We must not omit to
state that during the long period Of this
singular young lady's diversified yoyaginp,
no seaman of her crew, or officer under her
command could speak otherwise Of her
than with the greatest respect. The Cle-
tus is well known in the ports Of Belfast,
Dublin, Cork etc, etc. She has often been
driven into m loch. and is iamiiiarly
known among the rude highland boaimen as
" lnloig laish Captain borin, i. e., the ship
with the she-captain.-Sootch paper.
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

KossUrn IN CALIroRNn.-A resolution
in the California Legislature, sympathiaing
with Kossuth and Hungary, met with 50
much opposition that it was withdrawn
Washington telegraph., 1852-04-28

Gated, As the basis Of such action as shall
tend tothc yindiealien of the laws, so gross.
ly, 50 ftally outraged
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-07-30

"Ma,' said little girl the other day, who
has scarcely entered her teens, Ma, maint |
get marriedT' "Why, child l' said the anx-
ious mother, "what upon earth put that notion
into your head % cause all the other girls
are getting married as fast as they can, and l
want to- too. "Well, you must not think of
such thing-don't you never ask me such
foolish question again. Married indeed l
never heard the like !'' ''Well ma, if | can It
have husband, maiat hare piece Of bread
and butter ?''
lP Bayard Taylor says that ninety-six
vessels and eleven steamboats, have passed up
the Nile during the season, Of which the greater
part were American Mashallahl your coun-
trymen must be very rich, said the Governor.
Perhaps, | replied, but gave the Arabic word
the Bowery significance Of you'd better be-
heve it. The Arabs have barely succeeded in
learning that Mellikannee' las they term it)
is not an Ingleez;' but from the lowest Fell
lah uD to the Abbas Pasha they have not the
remotest idea of our character as a nation"
Neao Churches in NsW Kork.-The German
Reformed congregation, corner OF 29th street
and 5th avenue, N. Y, are building church
to cost 100000, and another on 9Th avenue,
to cost $4,000. There are also two other
magnificent Trinity Chapel and the
Rev. DR.. Armstrong 's-going up in that city.
Hrs. Lucinda Hall, wife of Robert Hall,
formerly of Concord, n H., but now Of Wor-
cester, Mass, who received the title Of M. d.
at the late anniversary Of the Worcester Med
ical Institute, is the first female who has re-
ceived medical degree in New England.
Big Lamp of Gold.-The New York Jour
nal Of Commerce states that the American
Exchange Bank received per steamer Illinois,
in addition to about $500 900 in gold dust and
bars, a single lump Of pure native gold, weigh
ing about sixty ounces, and valued at 81 900.
The expenses of the late German Festival in
New York, amounted to IS, ,750 The receipts
were as followe; Fromthe Triple Hall Con-
cert $3.50; from the second concert there, 1915,
sales Of tickets for the Elm Park Picnic, 81 460
total, 50 9l5. This leaves deficiency Of
IS S35 to be made up By the several German
societies Of the city
Joseph BalcA aH cid soldier Of the reyolu-
ton, living at Johnst0wn, N. r.. went all the
way TO Boston, On Friday, q sea, Mr.. WSbgter
Tor the first time He was introd dueed y ar.
W., By Mr.. Lord, and had en- interesting intsr-
visw.