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The THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
OF THE
LIEERA nv q xEa,rxrx

W. ~ Elm LITERARY GAZETTE,
Vas commenced on Saturday, the 9TH of Nav,
1851, under its original name-instead of Richards
Weekty Gazetts--as more significant of it's peculiar
character, 1t being the only weekly organ Of ters
ture in the entire South! tits
Greatly Enlarged and Improved,
CONTAINING weekly Thirty-two Columns Of
matter. It's, moreover, In an
Entirely .Ne,o Dress
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SMtes! IL continues under the same Edtoria.
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folds ever species Of intelligence that can tend to
Original Contributions.
from many Of the abest writers IN the South
chlehy occupy Its columns, but not to the exclu
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The tone Of the "Gazette" is independent -
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WILLIAM AND MIR COLLEGE.

7'HE next annual sess of this Institution will
commence on the I'd Wednesday in October.
FACULTY. (.
The Right Rev. JoHN JOINS, d. D., President
and Professor of Moral Philosophy.
Judge BEVERLY TUCKER, Professor Of Municipal
and Constitutional Law.
BENJAMIN S. EwELL, Professor of Mathematics
and Astronomy
MoRGAN J. SmEAp, Phi. D. Professor of HUI
mainly.
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III. A. WASHINGTON, A. NJ, Professor of His
tory and Political Economy.
Rev. SEAS ToTTEN, ID. d., Professor Of Intel
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Southern Female InstItute,
AitE OF JOHN RANDOLPH

ID. Appleton d Co., 200 Broad,cav Ne,o York
Have now ready the fourth edition.
| IFEOF JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE
Ia By Hugh A. Garland. Two volumes l2mo.
Portraits; So SO.
9 MIR. Garland has given us daguerrentype of
character more eccentric and variable than IRA
nus ITSELF and withai, two volumes of exceedingly
choice historical reading. "-I Republic.
The biography of Randolph has greater charm
than the most exciting fiction, - Charleston Afer
curry
"a good life of this remarkable man has n
been desired. Mr.. Garland has furnished an ex
tremely readable book; the two volumes not only
contain the history of his life and analysis of his
character, but an interesting account Of the poli-
tics and the public men of the day. ''-[ Crescent.
Since Kennedy's life of William Writ, we
have had no biography, certainly no American BIZ
ography, which will at all compare in interest with
this work. 1t must be read by muItitudes with in
tense interest. = .Ne,oark Daily Advertiser
MIR; Garland has made good use of his mate
rial, and has given striking and accurate por
trature Of the cratic and brilliant subject IF his
pen. "-[.Nc,o Orleans Della
lhis book Hills blank in the biographical no.
tees OF distinguished Americans. The two VOL
umes gives US faithful account of his whole ca
reer an analysis of his celebrated speeches, &c -
philadelphia Enquirer.
AS biography, it is marked by directness
and unity of purpose, and by comprehensvenes
and variety of manner. "--[ Boston, Post.
. 1t is one OF the most interesting American BIZ
ograPhies with which we are acquainted. ~ Foe
ming Post.
The work is written in an easy and beautiful
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author is intimately acquainted with American
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times, have played distinguished part in the
drama of the Republic. 1t forms valuable addi-
ton to our national history. "--Democratic RrDieno'
March I'D tw-w '1I'
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A new and elegant paper, published at Col
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comparison with any Northern paper
It Is a large sheet, magnifcenty printed upon
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M. THOMPSON.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR 1T Law
COMMISSIONER OF Deeds ofNorth and South
" Carolina Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton OF Claims against the various Departments of
the General Government and before Congress
Also, Agent for the British Commercial Life In
surance Company; Capital 5000, 900.
III Office one door West of Jackson Hall, Penn
sypania .1cenue, WAsHiNcroN, ID. C.
T. 5. Refer, if necessary, to the Heads of De-
fartments and to Memb-r congress- generally
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
I,<s,p 1871

SIR I. have the honor to- transmit to you herewith
copy of the correspondence which has passed be-
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion OF Science respecting the organization
of committee constitute the central authority re-
quired by the regulations OF the Royal Commas,u en-
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"INCONOGRAPHIC ENCYCLOPAEDIA"
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l. street, have for exhibition complete copy
OF this valuable and beautiful work, now publish
ing in numbers, 10 ne competed in' twenty-five
parts. Subscriptions taken, and the work supplied,
by
tlMarch ~ TAYLOR Il MAURY.
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HOUSE,

CHARLESTON, SoUTH CAROLINA.
THE SUBSCRIBERS establish
ment being one of the most extensive
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lin Charleston, the public may depend
on finding there superior assortment of all the
latest styles of Hats for this fall Fine French
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temens, youths, and children
TO SOUTHERN PLANTERS.
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
IL The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution of
that body, :" to invite plans accompanied by esti-
mates for the extension of the Capitol and to al
low premium Of five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings Of the two Houses of Congress. y
accordingly invite such plans and estimates. to be
delivered to the Secretary of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day of December next
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension of the Capitol,
either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south OF the present building, or by the
erection of separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure TO the east of the building.
The committee do not desire to prescribe anv
condition, that may restrain the free exercise of
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
Pre'er' that Whatever plan may be proposed may
have such reference to and correspondence with
the present building as to preserve the peneraI
| symmetry OF the entire structure, when complete
Although but one plan be adopted, the COM
mlttee reserve to themselves the right to form such
plan ny the adoption of parts of different plans
submitted, should such be found necessary. in
which event. the committee also reserve to them
selves the right to divide or apportion. according
to their own Judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may IN part be adopted, according to the relative
| Importance and merit of each part adopted
II. M. Il. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN II. CLARKE,
| Committee Of the Senate Public Buildings
| SENATE CHAMBER, 30th September, 1850
| IN. b. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
| two weeks, and send their accounts to the Secre-
| tary of the Senate. oct d
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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY Ian

PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers of the
" Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900
Bounty land for the surviving, or the widows,
or mnor children of deceased officers and privates
VINO served IN the war Of 1912 with Great Bril-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since 1890
attention paid to suspended Srd rejected claims
Terms moderate, where the Claim is established
| otherwise no charge.
communications addressed 20 the subscriber,
washington ID. Z will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
commissioner of Deeds for North and South
Carolina
Refer to the heads of Departments, and to
members of Congress generally
Oct 4--twf
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j. Knox walker,

j. Knox walker,
Attorney at Lao and General Agent
OFFERS his services in his profession and as
~ Agent tor the Prosecution and Collection of
Claims before Congress and the Departments also for
obtaining Patents. Ha.f
All business con6ded to him will be promptly At
tended To.
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THE SOUTHERN PRESS, /"

Tor the conduct OF which, suitable Editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the and OF a number
OF eminent and and able contributors.
There will be daily, tri-weekly, and weekly
issue-he latter to contain substantially, the
matter the former, and intended to reach those
points of the country whose mail facilities limited
The paper will not be exclusively political--but
will embrace its broad sheet the General News Of
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by mail and tele-
graph ]. Commercial and Agricultural intelligence,
Literary Criticisms Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items Of
general interest, the collected aggregate Of which
constitutes the interesting and valuable Newspa-
per. Great care will be taken to give full and
rect Reports OF the Proceedings and Debates in both
Houses Of Congress, as well as the action OF the
local Legislatures the Southern question.
limited number only of Advertisements will be
eccived-the main object being to furnish large
amount Of reading matter.
The paper will be printed on sheet equal in size
to those OF the other Washington papers and the
terial will be procured especially Tor the purpose.
1t is confidently hoped that every true friend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers and forward
the namalt, with the amount subscribed, to
Southern Hcprese NATIVE at Washington, forthwith.
Postmasters authorised by law to remit sub
scrlptions irea OF postage
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BLACK WOODS MAGAZINE
AND THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.
pPAmJumR fO New CubScrihppa

owing to the late revolutions and counter revo-
~ lutions among the nations OF Europe, which have
followed each other in quick succession, and Of which
the end is not yet" the leading periodicals of Great
Britain have become invested with degree Of inter
est hitherto unknown They occupy middle
ground between the hasty, dsointed and necessarily
imperfect records of the newspapers, and the elabo-
rate and ponderous eases to be furnished by the his
torian at future day. The American Publishers,
therefore, deem it proper to call renewed attention to
these Periodicals, and the very low price at which
they are offered to subscribers. The following is
their list, viz
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW,
AND
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
In these periodicals are contained he views mode
rately, though clearly and firmly expressed of the
three great parties in England-Tory, Wing and RAJ
dical-s' Blackwood D and the " London Quarterly y
are Tory the edinburgh Review'' Whig and
the " Westminster Review " Liberal III" North
British Review owes its establishment to the last
great ecclesiastical movement in Scotland and is not
ultra in its views on any one o. the grand depart
ments OF human knowledge it was originally edited
by DR.. Chalmers, and now, since his death, is con-
Quoted by his son-in-law DIR. Hanna associated with
Sir David Brewster Its literary character is of the
very highest order. The &c Westmnstef," though
reprinted under that title only is published in Eng
land under the title of the g Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster - it being in fact union of the two
Reviews formerly published and reprinted under sepa
rate titles II has therefore the advantage by this
combination of uniting in work the best features
Of both as heretofore issued
The above Periodicals arc reprinted in New York
Immediately on their arrival by the British steamers
in beautiful clear type fine white paper, and are
faithful copies of the originals. Blackwoods Maya.
zine being an exact fac sin.e of the Edinburgh edi-
t;o,
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national INSTITUTE,

WASHINGTON, May 81, 1850.
SIR: have the honor to make known to the De-
parment of State the action which this Institute has
taken on the subject of your communication Of the
18th instant That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions unanimously adopted after full dis
cussioE at the meeting held this evening.
ssResolucd, That the Institute will take action on
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
ssResolped That the Institute do now proceed to
constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners, and to secure the reception of
Americsn productions at the proposed Industrial Elk
hibon in London. 81
ssRcsolued, That committee of not less than nine
teen be appointed to constitute Central Committee
on the Industrial Exhibition, and to espond with
societies and local committees throughout the United
States
tReSolyed, That the President of this Institute be
member of the Central Committee.
1sResolocd, That the Corresponding Secretary COM
mnncate to the Secretary of State copy of the fore
going resolutions, together with the OF the
Central Committee
The following the of the members OF
the Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions
Hon. Millard Fillmore, Vice President OF the United
States, and er o6icio Chancellor Of the Regents Of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Col Peter Force, President of the National Inst-
tutc.
Hon James A Pcarce, U. S. Senate, member of the
Board OF Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Hon Levi W oodbury, M. N. L., Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court OF the United States
Commodore Lewis Warrington U S. NJ, M. NJ l.,
Chief of the Bureau Of Ordnance and photography
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President Of the N. L.. Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institute.
Rrof Walter X. johnson, Corresponding Secretary OF
the National Institute.
Prof Alexander ID. Bachc, M N. L., member Of the
Board Of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute and
Superintendent OF the Coast Survey.
Commander Charles Wilkes, U. S. NJ, M. N L., late
Commander s. S. Exploring Expedition
Hon. William w. Seaton, M N L., Mayor of Wash
ington.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, U. S, Senate, member of the
Board OF Regents OF the Smithsonian Institute.
Lieut. Matthew +. Maury U. S. NJ, Vice President
OF the National Institute and Superintendent Of the
National Observatory.
J. James Grecnough, Esq, nj. n. /.
Charles +. Stansbury Esq, Recording Secretary Of
the National Institute.
Col. J. Albert M. MI, Chief Of the Typographical
Bureau.
Gen. Joseph &. Totem, Vice President ~ L., Chief
Engineer, u S. Army.
Thomas Ewbank, Esq Commissioner of Patents
William Easily, Esq, Treasurer National Institute
Leonard ID. Gale, Nj. d., M. N. L., Examiner OF
Patents.
Joseph &. G. Kennedy, Esq, M. N. L., Supcrnten-
dent OF Census.
G.. Seaman Esq, M. Nj.
/ have the honor to be
Very respectfully, your obt servt,
WALTER r. JOHNSON,
Hon, JonN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State
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For Dally-the price will be per annum, 5000
For Tri-weckly during the Session OF Con-
gress, and Semi weekly during the recess, 5 90
Weekly paper, z w
The price of subscription must be paid invariably
in cdvance, and the cash accompanying the name
sent.
All persons procuring ten shall be entitled to
receive a copy gratis for one year
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WORTHINGTON q. SNETHETS,
Formerly Solicitor Of the Genera Land Office


ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law.
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court CT
the United States, in the Courts Of the District or
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims of all kinds against the United States, e.
ther before Congress or any of the Executive Dt.
partments, and procure letters patent for nver-
tons. Business confded to his care, will bs
promptly attended to.
N. b. Particular attention paid to the prosecp
ton Of claims before the Brazilian Commission
now sitting in Washington
WASHINGTON CRY, ID. C.. Julv III. $50 y
- A. PRINGLE, No. 30, East Bay street
LIZ. Charleston, South Carolina--lmporter o
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Agent
and Dealer in BROG.4.N,S, BOOTS and SHOES;
Advances made on consignment of Brogans OF
Southern Manufacture. Parties wishing to con-
sign, will send samples Of their make, und on re-
ceipt of their consignment, liberal cash advan
will be made. Information promptly impaired.
as to the style, but adapted to the trade.
Charleston, S. c., July l6, l85O.-dly
To Southern Gentlemen or Literary In
situations. is Nt8 t
A young man, graduate Of st. Mary's Coll
IA lege, Baltimore, wishes to obtain as ituatiou
as Assistant in Academy, or Private Tutor
He is qualified to teach the highest branches Of
Greek, Latin, French, Natural Philosophy, Che
mstry, Mathematics and English Literature
The highest testimonials as to character and quar-
ications can be produced. Address, psst-pan,
T. X r.H oh6ee isIhmors Mo