New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-30
Fats qualifications.


Aats publications.
From j G. Morgan, adjoining the Post-ofice.
TfIE sInrE AND ADVENTURES OF MnRyYS ol,TnEEoE, ny
w. Harrison Ainsworth II. Long y Bro, Newiork.
This is announced as g A Companion to David Copper
eldv Coming from the pen of one Of the most brilliant
and popar noyess Of the day IL ought to be well worth
the reading.
Through Morgan, have from the publishers Walker
Richards s. Co.. of Charleston q, the lst ID ID and
4th Nos Of their series Of Popular southern Books
The LIST No. is
q r., "a, nvS C,,RIsr,iAs: Chronicle of St. Johns
Berkeley, By w. Gilmore Sims"
This spirited tale descriptive Of ofashioned South
Carolina habits and appears to good in its way
Irving's Bracebridge Hall
No 2 is e REcoLLEcTIoNs A SOUTHERN MArRoN. BY
Caroline Giiman.h
The author of this novel is of the most graceful
and gifted writer's of country Her productions are
always refined in sentiment and attractive in matter
Nos. 8 and "THE WlewAM AND THE CABIN or
+ Tales of the South. By W. Gilmore sims.n
Every body who has read The Yemassee knows with
what singular character of style and plot W. Gilmore
Sims invests his legends of the South how admirable
his vivid descriptions of Southern scenery how vivid and
picturesque his grouping of characters aud how skuly
artistic his elaboration of plot He and Cooper the
only noyeiss who give in their ictions real In
dians-other writer's give us only soulless pictures
We must not omit the handsome and creditable style
in which Messrs Walker, Richards & Co. produce their
publications and commend their enterprise in under
taking to place before the public cheap series the
best Southern books In style of pulcation and in the
matter presented their series equal any the cheap
series now in process of publication.
LEXICON OF FREnMAsoNRy. BY Albert G. Mackey NJ D.
Walker & James. Charleston, s.
This large and handsomely published volume appears
to be dictionary and encyclopaedia of every thing under
the sun in any way connected with Masonry.
Br1IpING LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. Walker s. James,
Charleston, S. G.
We specially commend this little volume to men of
moderate 1t is very interesting and practical
essay upon very important subject We shall notice it
at length shortly
Morgan also sends us copy of the London Punch for
July 24-as lively and witty also copy of
the Illustrated London News Of the date the illus
trations of superior merit. Morgan always has
hand the latest publications of the day. and
easily step into his establishment the hall of the
post-oflice.
From DEMAnAnA,-We take from the NewYor Tribune
the following information from Demarara which reaches
! to July %:
| In consequence of communication from the Society
for the Protection of Capital and Industry throughout
British Domnons requisition was put forth signed
by few of the leading colonists for meeting the
habitant in the Hall of the Agricultural Society Mon
day 10th inst At hafp past one O'Clock on the day
appointed the chair taken by Hon John Croa and
about sixty gentlemen. principally connected with the
agriculturast interest having assembled the resolutions
prepared by the committee put to the vote and
ried unanimously; and the gentlemen who had
framed the resolutions instructed to draw up petit
tions to both Houses of Parliament. based on the prn-
PIES affirmed by the meeting The objects proposed may
be summed in the removal of all restrictions free
immigration and the lowering of the duties on colonial
sugars in the ratio those foreign till the aboi
ton OF slavery is effected and fair competition insured
For some time past there has been contest between
the Government and the Municipal body in Georgetown
trial of strength between the Executive and the only
really representative institution possessed by the Colony
The subject matter OF the dispute is the question whether
the Municipality should the functions of local
Board of Health for the city exercising certain powers as
servants of the Central Board of Health without any
control the patronage resulting from the functions
thus sought to be imposed them or over the finances
that will arise from the collection of rates for sanitary
purposes The Municipal body very properly decline to
act these terms but state that being by their very
tituton sanitary commission for the precincts of their
urisactiop they have objection to discuss any sugges
tons made to them by the Central Board irrespective of
the ney powers, which they repudate
desire to seek in Australia the advancement which is
denied by the sinking fortunes of the West India Colonies
is awakened among considerable portion of the middle
classes: both natives and Europeans Upward of two
hundred mostly young men employed in the commercial
and agricultural line have already organized themselves
into society for this purpose and are only waiting in
formation to the readiet and cheapest means of effect
ing their design to mature their plans for immediate
parture Among these several married men with
families enjoying good salaries, aud who would at all
Tunes secure employment. This is feature in the
history OF this Colony and shows how gloomy the
preston respecting the future of Guiana.
The health of the Colony continues to improve No
symptoms of yellow fever reported but the sudden
prevalence of colds from which many are suffering
The is most propitous for agricultural class
and there is every anticipation of abundant crop
in excess OF the previous year.
Several vessels Denarara have experenced great
distress from the breaking of the yellow fever among
the crews after leaving port.