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NEW PROSPECTUS
tt or THE
8 Gle NT1FIC MERICAN.
To Mechanics, Inpenfors, aud Manufacturers !.

To Mechanics, Inventors, and Manufacturers:
THE Publishers Of the Scientific .4merieapr1
Y specially give notice that the SIXTH voss4E
OF this valuable journal, commenced on the 2lst
of September, offering valuable opportunity for
gress and developement Of the Mechanics Arts
ter Of the Scientific American is too~wel known
throughout the country 20 require detailed ac-
count Of the various subjects discussed through ts
columns
II enjoys more extensive and influential cir
culation than any other journal Of its class in
America.
It will be published weekly. az herstofors. in
Quato Form, on fine paper, affording, at the end
PEDL4, OF over FOUR HUNDRED P.aGES,
with an Index, and from Five TO Six Hundred
ORIGINAL E.NGR.8VIN'CS, described by letters
Of reference; besides vast amount Of practical
information concerning the progress OF SCTEN
TTFTC and NE C HANIcaL JMPROVE-
ME.NTS, CHEMISTRY, CIVIL ENGINEER
INC, MaNURAC TURING IN its various
branches, .9RCHITECTURE,J MASONRY, BOT.
.9NY,-in short, il embraces the entire rai.xe OF
the Arts and Sciences.
IL also possesses original feature not found in
any other weekly journal in the country, viz, an
Official List Of P.aTENT Claims, prepared ex.
pressly for It's columns at the Patent Ofice,-thus
constituting il the Z" AMERICAN REPERTORI
OF INVENTIONS"
TERms-S2 a-year, 81 for six months.
All letters must be post paid and directed TO
MUM & CO.,
Publishers Of the Scientific American,
12s Fulton street, New York.
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Il r. I : w e e TX Il Y.
WASHINGTON CITY, SATURDAY FEBRUARY T.
r Aw AND AGENCY OFFICE. The under

IT AW AND AGENCY OFFICE. The under
i / signed, Attorneys and Agents, practice Law
in the Supreme 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
ventions, &C., &c.
They tender their services to members Of the
profession at distance, and, when the case in
prepared by local agent will abate one-half theil
usual fee. All information relative to the forms.
and usages Of business in any Of the Departments
will be Furnished 70 our regular correspondents
without charge. They have made arrangements
for the payment OF taxes, and for the sale loca
ton of bounty land warrants on the best Western
lands.
|. ITOfice on p, :nsylvania avenue, Lane &
fuckers Building
BEN. E. GREEN,
KICHD. HI. CLARKE
Oct. I4-3taw3m.
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Sugar Plantations.
Manufacturers Of Railway, Bar, Round Ribbon
and Rod Iron.
Wheel, Axle, and Spring Makers.
Engine Drivers, and Persons connected with the
Locomotive generally.
Engineers, and Captains Of Steam Vessels.
Managers Of Stationary Engines.
Lumber Dealers and owners Of Saw Mills.
Veneer Cutters
Owners of Planning Machinery.
Corn Millers, and Persons connected with Boiling
and Rran-Separating Machinery.
Farmers and Persons using Grain-Shelling and
Thresning Machinery.
Bull Workers, Carvers Engrarers, and ornamen,
Makers in general.
Persons employed in the Manufacture of Gas.
Makers Of Copper and Lead Tubing.
Linen and Straw Paper Makers.
Ship Owners, Harbor Masters, and others inter
ested in Dredging Machinery.
Well Sinkers.
Astronomers, Philosophers, and others using Phil.
osopbical Apparatus and Instruments.
Miners Engineers, and other interested in Pump
Persons Interested in Canals aud Aqueducts.
Warehousellen, and o,ners, using Hydraulic
Presses, Dynanon,etric Cranes, Jack Screws
Common and Feed Cranes.
Workers in Metals and ALLOYS.
Tin Plate Workers.
Wheelwrights, Clock Makers Horologists, &C.
The publishers have expended large sum OF
money to get original drawings OF machinery IN
practical use in this country, and have procured
almost every work on the subject, whether pnD-
ished in England, France, or Germany, the mos'
essential parts Of which being comprised In this
Dictionary, render 1t as perfect and comprehen.
sive as possible. The publishers have endeavored
to use great economy in type, 50 that each page OF
the work contains at least four times the number
of words found in ordinary pages Of the same size
This has also secured to each plate working-draw-
ngs OF ample size and cearness, so that Mechanic
may construct accurately any machine described
The publishers are, in short determined, regard
less of cost to make the work as complete as pos
sible and it is hoped every one DESTROYS to Obtain
tie work will procure it as issued IN numbers, and
thus encourage the enterprise
The work will be issued in semi-monthiy num-
bers, commencing in January, 1850, and Will pro-
gress with great regularity.
The whole work will be published ~ Az NUM-
bers at 25 cents per number, and completed with,
in the current year, 1850. liberal discount will
be made to agents.
ANY one renting the publishers $l0 in advance
shall receive the work through the post Office free
ofexpense.
Notice to Proprietors Of Newspapers throughout the
United States and Canada.
IL the foregoing advertisement is inserted five
times dur.. the year, and the paper containing \
sent to us, copy Of tie work WILDE sent gratis
in payment
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MEDICAL. DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
W DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-.
lW DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
M0ND, VA.-The thirteenth Annual Course Of
Lectures will commence on Monday, the 18th Of
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST OF the
ensuing March. The commencement for comforting
degrees will be held about the middle Of March.
r. L. BoHANNAN, M. D., Prof Of Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children.
L. w. CHAMBERLAyNE, M. D., Prof. Of Mate
ria Medica and Therapeutics.
s. MAUpIs, M. D., Prof. of Chemistry and
CHAs. BELL Gnson, M. D., Prof Of Surgery
an Sun yical Anatomy.
CARTIER P. JOHNSON, M. D., Prof. u Anato-
my and Physiology. "a.
Dawn H. TucKEa, M. d GEheory and
Practice Of Medicine.
ARrHua E. PErlcoLAs, M. rtrator
of Anatomy.
The study Of practical Anatoa| 4 l. vi Ia prose
cuted with the most ample facilities, and 4 very
trifing expense.
Clinifa Lectures are regularly given at the Col
lege urinary and Richmond Almsh 1use: The
lnhrmary, under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty. IS
at all times well filed with medical and surgical
cases. and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
instruction Many surgical operations are per-
formed in presence Of the class; al the students
being freely admitted to the wards,enjoy, under
the guidance Of the Professors, unuaual opportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Expenses Naturalization fee, IS. Professors
fees, sos, Demonstrators fee, $40, Graduation
fee, S25.
The price Of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually 10 to vi per
week.
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informa-
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
to those applying for it, or specific inquiries will
| be answeree by letter Address,
8. MAUPIN, M. D.,
! Oct. Q Dean Of the Faculty.
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FOR CALIFORNIA via CHAG RES.
WITHOUT DETENTION At PANAMA

WITHOUT UE1E.NlION Nj P.qJVAJNd.
TIME United States Mail Steamship Company
u will despatch the splendid doube-engint
steamship GEORGIA, on Wednesday, Dec. IL
street, North river, New York, with the Govern
ment mails and passengers for San Francisco
and intermediate ports.
The connection at Panama will be CAREFUL,
kept up, and passengers for San Francisco arr
guaranteed that they will not be delayed at Pana
ma beyond the usual stay in port.
The books are now open, and passage can b
secured at the following rates
FROM NEW YORK TO CLLaGRES.
State-room berth 500
Standee berth, forward saloon 800 80
Storage berth, found bed & separate table so
FROM PANAMA TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Steerage berth, found bed e. separate table $50
FROM NEW FORK
State-room. Standee. Steerags
To Charleston or Savannah SOS $50 $40
To Havana 20 SIS 25
To New Orleans rs go IS
Freight to New Orleans 30 cents per cubic foot
Freight to Havana will be taken in limited
quantity at reasonable rates.
Passengers for Chagres will be transferred al
Havana to the new and splendid steamship PA
-CIFIC.
To secure freight or passage, apply at the Office
Of the company, n West street, corner Of War
rem steet, to M. 0. ROBERTS.
SPECIAL NorIcE is given TO shippers by THU
line, that the company have prepared form o
bill Of lading adapted to their business, which vii
he furnished to shippers on application at tn,
compeny's Office, and with which they are re
quested to provide themselves, as no other form
viii be signed by the agents of the company. AL
bills Of lading must be signed before the sailing o
vessel. Dec. 7, 1850.
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American StatistIcs.

A short time past we published some statistics
relative to the number Of soldiers supplied from
the different States TO the revolutionary war. De
Bows Commercial Review gives some tables re-
lative to this and other subjects of equal interest,
which we copy. :.
/. The number of soldiers furnished by the
American States during the revolution, and the
population of each State in l790 and N l647.
3. Principal battles Of the revolution, their sew
eral dates, commanders-in-chief, and losses on
each side.
3. Amount of continental money issued TO sup
mort the war. and the estimated cost in spsci
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r IFE INSURANCE.-British Commercis
| Life Insurance Company, established in 1870
and empowered by act Of Parliament, for the In
surance OF Lives and Survivorships, and the en-.
dowment Of Children, &C., DC, CAPITAL
THREE MILLION DOLL8RS
nz-offce Sd story Colonization Buildings
near jackson Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
inton city, ID. :, r,,o,,ns
oe,ober o. fS50-dtf
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nRESS CoMBS.--We are just opening an
other and prettier assortment Of those hand
some Rope and Chain pattern Shell and Buffalo
Dress Tuck Combs; prices from 81 TO so each
Also, 900 different patterns Spanish Dress Fan;
I.aces from IS cents 70 40 each.
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NO TICE.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- having books
that belong TO the Library ofthe House Of Repre-
sentstives ARE requested TO return them this weei
with their naufes upon them, SO that their &C
counts may be properly credited.
r. WILLIAMS, Lib, III r.
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Induo,mrnf, for Clubbing.

Any person. who will send us four subscriber,
for six months, at our regular rates, shall be en-
titled TO one copy for the same length Of time OF
we will furnish
10 copies 70, 8 mos,ss Is copies for u mos Sc
Southern and Western money taken at par for
subscriptions; or Post Office Stamps taken al
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xIITLL be opened at Mrs. s. Psrker's, on Sat
w urday, 23d inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. in the
new store under the National Hotel, rich assert
ment OF Winter Millinery, consisting Of Hats,
Caps, Head Dresses, Feathers, Florences, Rib
bons, &c. &c. PARkER'S
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PREMIUM.

entitled TO copy OF the History Of Propellers
and Steam Navigation" republished in book form
NOV in press, to be ready about the first Of oc-
tober. II will be one Of the most complete work,
upon the. subject ever issued, and viii contain
about ninety engravings.
Oct OFF
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yTTILLIAM TUCKER, MsssH.sr T.nos

yTTILLIAM TUCKER, MERcHAsr TAnoa,
w (of the late firm Of Lane d Tucker,) would
call the attention of his friends and the pubic gem
.rapy TO his stock of Goods now opening, which
has been selected by himself from the largest inn
porting houses in New York, and by far the great
est variety and richest styles ever offered an this
city. Strangers are respectfully and earnestly So
licited TO give me call and examine my stock be-
FORE purchasing, as am confident II viii be to
heir advantage.
And would especially call the attention Of Of
kcers, both Of the army and the navy, TO the tact
thai am prepared TO execute all kinds Of uniforms,
according 70 the late regulations, at the shortest
notice. and Al moderate prices warranted, both in
the cutting and making departments, equal TO any
establishment in this country.
w. T. tenders his sincere thanks TO his numer-
ous friends for theirlong and continued patronage,
and hopes, by the same diligence and attention TO
business, to merit continuance Aibhe same.
All orders promptly executed. -
sep 2O-3tw3w--ddtrw
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THIRD ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE
tIsryIand state A


4 PPEAL TO THE Members OF THE MARYLAND
IA. STATE AGRICULTURAL SoCiETT--We desire
that you should bear in mind, that ON the 23d,
oath, and 25th days Of October, your Society will
hold its annual Exhibition and Fair at The city Of
Baltimore and we appeal to you, one and all, to
bring for exhibition thereat portions Of your Stock
The products Of your orchards, and Of your gardens
Don't presume that any animal, or product, you
may own is inferior to others that will be here,
and be thus deferred from bringing them, as It Is
only by comparison that the relative merits of any
thing can be determined. The safer presumption
for you to arrive at, will be that what you have
ia as good If not better than that Of others, and
that it behooves you to calamity enter the list Of
competition if defeated honorably, and the high
character of the Judges 10 guarantee that you
can be defeated in no other way, you will enjoy
the luxury of knowing that others were more en-
lied to success than yourself.
And while we address you to bring such articles
as are properly in your department, we crave per-
mission 10 solicit your interest, TO induce your
,cipss and daughters to bring whatever appertains
10 their peculiar departments, an enbrosaery aouss-
hold manufactures, the proalets Of the dairy and Of
the poultry yard, preserves. dossfic iosnes, eonjee-
tions and above all things, TO come hemsetrss, rs
plihouf tcosnsn, and NE beautiful Celebrations Of hsr
aste and geriss. no dsplsy eaa be perfect
To IN. .Munwsdwsrs @ .agrie,d,ursi' bnpisnsnt,
and Tools, We would say that interest and ps1ks.
otism beth combine TO enjoin upon you the pro
! prety OF making grand exhibition of your ma
chinery OF all kinds, from our present advices,
we are led to believe that the assemblage Of farm-
srs and planters, and Of distinguished strangers
from most Of the States Of the Union, will be
greater than upon any former occasion here or
elsewhere. We therefore say TO the agricultural
Implement makers and Mechanics Of the United States,
make il a matter of pride TO display your machi-
nery at our exhibition and vie with each other IN
having the best and largest assortment on the
land all u0r " ~
American genius, and should be 4 Gished by the
American heart. go
Us- Editors with whom we exchange will con-
fer a favor by copying this notice.
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[comNusIcArED.l
Smithsonian Institute.

DIR. SuIIMAs, sen., delivered on "Wednesday
evening. his secofd, or rather continuation Of
his first lecture one Geology, which was devoted
10 4 description Of the volcanoes Of the globe,
which he ran rapidly over, and which he said,
operate as a sort Of safeiy-vsve, by which gases
and excova escape; the permanent closing OF
which would cause an explosion, that would
shatter the outer crust Of the globe 10 atoms,
ard destroy all before it, He reserved the vol.
canoes of the European continent, for Friday
evening. The lecture room was more crowded
Than we remember TO have seen II. Several
ladies' had to Stand within the ei snce for al
least half an hour and finding no inclination
prcvsiling 10 accommodate them, wisely deter
mined uton retiring. The Presidentwa there,
and appeared to take much interest in the e.
ture.
Some plan should be adopted by which child
rem and boys should be kept away. Thy oc-
emmy the room Of grown persons, and are
source of constant annoyance TO every one with
in their vicinity. Their parents, before leaving
home, should give them their suppers and put
th.m 70 bed,--,hey have no business out at that
time Of pivht when the Institute Is open. Some
measures should as be adopted TO extend the
plank pathway from is termination at the East
end of the building TO Eleventh street. Lest
week the intervening space was a mass Of tena-
ceous mud, through which twas impossible for
a female 10 wade There should also be some
better means OF reaching the street, when per
sons arrive nj the fence, than steps over which
they must Chamber, to the detention Of those in
the rear.
In fact, the means Of egress from the Smith
aonian Institute. should. occupy the attention OF
the grand jury; for never wasa building so we'll
coniriyed TO insure the loss Of life, wYe any
alarm given. by which panic were Created
among the audience in which case We doubt
whether fifty persons would be able to escape
the first rush would send the frantic creatures
down the steep and winding staircases outside
the hall !; and the only chance for the remainder
would be oyer their PROSTATE bodies, as long as
the aperture permitted, and the outer entrance
which terminates in double door that opens
-. 4tx
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Average crop Of the las, seven years exceeds
THAI the prior 6l5,7l9 bales, and the crop Of the
last Just double that Of the frstand the crop OF
1859 was more than 1861 by fly per cent.
Average consumption in Great Britain OF Ameri-
can cotton the first 2 years 1,l53,2l9 bales
The ID period Of years 1,449,395 bales
Largest consumption, l649, l,5C6,6O6 bales
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CAIToRNiAs--A LARGE emigration IS going
on this winter, 10 California, and u tskes away
a large number of the most enterprising and
capable young men Of New England Not
only large tumber Of those, temporarily out
of employment, owing to the dulness OF the
season, but a great many having good s,tna.
tons and high wages, arc among the recent EN-
igrants, and those who contemplate siarting The
present season. Nothing new has transplred
to create this fresh impulse TO emigration, and
II arises solely from the restless, enterptisine
and adventurous character of the young mer
Of the Northern States. = Ns,oburyport Herald
over the Connecticut river railroad, on Thurs.
day, 70 Springfield, en- route for New York, for
the steamer TO Chagres. They were mostly
from St Lawrence Co, nothern New York.
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TERMS $.

For Farmers Guide Complete in % Nos.) 500
Payments to be made in all cases in .4dpanee.)
CLUBBING.
discount OF ttcentysfps per cent. from the above
prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or
more copies Of any one or more Of the above
works. Thus: 4 copies Of Blackwood or ofo
Review will be sent 10 one address for 50; copies
Of the four Reviews and Backwood for $50 and
so on.
- Orders from Clubs must be sent direct 10 the
publishers, discount from these prices can be
allowed to Agents.
Money, current in the States where issued, vii
be received at par.
I5-RemittaDces and communications should be
always addressed, postpaid or franked, TO the
LEONARD SCOTT & co,
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Entrance 81 Gold st
Neutrality-suspicious. received in Washington by
Frank Taylor, Taylor & Maurey, and w. Adam,
Booksellers.
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TO EDITORS OF NEWSPAPERS.

VIE beg leave 10 call your attention TO an ad
wv vertisement and to the memorial annexed,
and tender our services in the prosecution OF any
claims for Bounty Lands or Pensions, which you
may send 10 us. We will allow you one half our
usual Fee which n fire dollars for obtaining
rant for l60 acres and three dollars for warrant
Of eighty acres or less, for publishing our adver-
tisement, and preparing and forwarding the papers
TO us.
If you accept this proposal, please insert this
circular and our advertisement in your paper,
with the following editorial notice:
ave call the attention Of our readers to the ad
yertisemeEt of Messrs. Duff Green, Ben. II
Green, and Richard III. Clarke, Attorneys and
Agents at Washington, ID. 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 viii properly attend TO them in their proper
Offices"
Please get each claimant to sign the memorial
and forward il to your member Of Congress.
Please send US a copy OF your paper containing
our card, which viii notify us that you accept our
proposition. DUFF GREEN,
BEN. z. GREEN,
RiCH'D III. CLARKE
MEMORIAL.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives. 9th,
United States IN Congress assembled The memo
rial Of the undersigned respectfully represents that
they are entitled 10 Bounty Land, under the acl
Of 18th Of September, 1850, thatthey 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 tho
land thus granted; that &c patented TO them. the
expense Of agencies and taxes will be an snaual
charge, reducing the value Of the grant, which
they could avoid If permitted to SCI the warrant
Your memorialists further represent that the law.
by preventing the sale Of the warrants. assume
that the officers and volunteers entitled to bounty
lands, are not competent to act for themselves,
whereas many Of them are among the most intel
Iige.t aud respectable citizens Of the States. They
therefore respectfully ask that the act aforesaid
NAV be so modified as TO make the warrants for
bounty lands assignable, and they will ever
pray. DC.
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BEEBE's NEW YORK HATs!N

CTEVENS, No. /, Bro.on's Hotel, has just re.
O. ceived further and full supply of Beebe'a
E1axs. Also, complete assortment of his own
make, of every quality and style. Gentlemen
wishing Hats Of fancy shapes can have their or
ders filled at @
STEVENS great Hat, Cap, and
Gents Quitting Establishment, No. Brown
Hotel.
Nov. 30-6tif. (Intel. Repub. Union.)
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EVENING DRESS FANS.

EVENING DRESS FANS.
1AA newest patterns Evening Dress Fans
lVU (Spanish) mounted in Pearl, Ivory
Papier rhache, just opened at PARKERS
fancy and Peffum cry Store, under the Ma
Hotel