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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-23

United Kingdom. .E32, 596,7N fA,0l9,TI fl,42s,6E
Thus showing increase Of E1 432 431 in the circua
ton of notes in England and increase of FL 4225
in the circulation of the United Kingdom when
pared with the corresponding period last year The
average stock of bullion held by the Bank Of England in
both departments during the month ending the Goth
March, f19517,274 being increase of Ell OIL
compared with the previous month and increase of
f6,095,447. when compared with the period last
year The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish
banks during the month ending the Goth of March, was
f22465o7, being increase of f25,s94, compared
with the previous return, and decrease Of $10o212
when compared with the corresponding period last year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-23
LIQUORS.

WE INVITE THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC
w to our extensive stock Of Champagne Wines Bran
dies and segars comprising greater variety Of brands and
qualities, than be found other house United
States Agents for Lambrys celebrated Grape Leaf Cham
N. b. PETERS Il co, 200 Broadway,
CHAMPAGNE AND CLARET WINES SCOTCH AND
East India Pale Ale, London and Dublin Porter and
Brown Stout Phiadelpha Porter &C. The above are All
fine ondtion and comprise every variety no dozen OF
Caret from 81 30 do 10000 choice old Hayana Seaars
$50 Broome street, corner Of Crosby.
IT HE G E LEBRA ED STORE, so FAvORABLY
\ Known as the depot for Brandes, Wines Liquors.
Nc Of the ohoice vntages and every grade stil main
a. twenty per cent less than any store WIN UN
Of Crosby. ~ -" .'"'A' '''0'' o"'"'S
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
Sleep. g
The Scientific American thus discour-
ses on the subject Of sleep

The Scientific American thus discour-
ses on the subject Of sleep:
"'No person Of active mind should try to
prevent sleep, which in such persons, only
tonnes when rest, is indispensable to The con-
tnuance Of health. In fact, sleep once in
tEenty-foEr hours is as essential to the ma
malta as the monentary respiration Of fresh
air. The most Enfavorable condition for
sleep, cannot prevent its approach. Coach
men slumber on their coaches, and couriers
on their horses, while soldiers fall asleep or
the field of battle, amidst al the noise of
artillery, and the tumSlt Of war. During the
retreat OF Sir John Moore, several OF the
British soldiers were reported to have fallen
asleep on the march, and yet they continued
to walk onwards. The most violent passions
and excitement of mind cannot preserve the
most powerful minds from sleep; thus Alex
ander the Great slept on the field Of Ar
bella, and Napoleon On that Austerlitz.-
Even stripes and torture cannot keep off
sleep, for criminals have been known to
sleep on the rack Noises which serve at
first TO drive away sleep, soon become indis-
pensable to it's existence; thus stage coach
Stopping to change horses wakes all the pas
sngers The proprietor of an iron forge,
who slept close to the din of hammers, for
ges and blast furnaces, would awake if there
was any interruption to them during the
night; and a sick miller, who had his mill
stopped on that account, passed sleepless
nights, until the mill resumed its usual
noise. Homer in his Had, represents sleep
as overcoming all men, and even the gods,
excepting Jupiter alone.
The length of time passed in sleep is not
the same for all men; it varies in different
ages; but it cannot be determined in the
time passed in sleep, relative to the strength
or energy of the functions Of the body or
mind. From six to nine hours is the aver
age proportion, yet the Roman emperor.
Caligula, slept only three hours; Frederick
of Prussia and DR.. John Hunter consumed
only or 5 hours in repose, while the great
Scipio slept during eight. A rich and lazy
citizen will slumber from ten to twelve
hours daily. 1t is during infancy that sleep
is longest and profound. Women also sleep
longer than men, and young men longer
than cid.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
A Him TO the Girls.

Here is paragraph of plain talk to the
girls which is worth library of Young
Lady's friends or whatever may be the tt
tie Of washy compends chat are sold for tke
benefit of that interesting portion of Ehe
population
Men who are worth having went 8eTsen
for their wives A bundle of gewgaws,
bound with a string of fats and quavers,
sprinkled with Cologne, and SCI in a carmine
sneer--this is no help fer man who ex-
poets to raise family of boys and girls on
veritable bread and meat.
The piano and the lace frame are good
in their places; and SO are ribbons, frills,
and tinsels; but you cannot make a dinner
of the former, nor bed blanket of the lat
ter. And awful as the idea may seem to
you, Goth dinner and bed blankets are ne
cessary to domestic happiness. Life has its
realities as well as fancies; bat you make 1t
all a matter of decoration, remembering
tassels and curtains, but forgetting the bed
stead. Suppose young man OF good sense
and Of course good prospects, to be looking
for wife-what chance have you to be
chosen? You may cap him, or catch him .
but how much better to make it an object
to catch you Render yourself worthy of
catching, and you will need no shrewd moth
ers or managing brothers to help you to
find market
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
FANNY FERN.

The ARCTIC ExpED1T1oN.-A letter of
the 9Th ult. from Stromness says: "The
Isabel, Capt. Inglefeld, r. n, has put in
here from the Arctic regions Captain
lngle6eld reports that he proceeded up Jo-
mas Sound as far as lat. 83 N; and saw
open water to the northward and the land
tending to the N W. He also entered
Smith Sound, and reached lat. 7S % 21 n,
and found the Great Polar Basin, extend
ing through seven points of the compass,
with vast sea numbered with loose ice, but
was blown out of the Sound with gale from
the northward, that lasted thirty-six hours.
Whale Sound was also examined, and found
tolerably open. In short, Captain Ingle-
field has reached within II IL degrees of
the North Pole, one hundred miles further
north than any other navigator in Baffin' s
Bay. No trace whatever was found of the
missing expedition Capt Inglefeld commu-
nicated with Sir E. Belcher expedition.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

PuRsER SMITH.-Thc following article
from the n. Y Universe, assigns an entire
ly new cause for the hostility Of the Cuban
authorities to Purser Smith:
''The true cause of the difficulty in the
affair of the Crescent City, seems to be that
in 1927, when only II years old he served
as midshipman on the Mexican brig Guer-
rero, commanded by kinsman, and part of
the feet with which the late Commodore
Porter swept the Spanish Navy from the
Gulf. After one of the most severe con-
tests in maritime war, the Guerrero was
captured between Cape San Antonio and
Vera Cruz, by Spanish seventy-four, after
having previously defeated two Spanish YES
sells of superior force. Except the brilliant
achievement Of the Essex in capturing the
Cyane and Levant, at Valparaiso. and old
Reid's defence of the Gen. Armstrong at
Fanchal, we have no feat to compare with
this
"On being taken to Havana, he with tae
officers of the Guerrero were placed in a
miserable Spanish guard ship, and paradsd
through the streets with guard formidable
enough for a platoon Of grenadiers, when
he was taken to sign his parole. Despo.ic
governments never forgot, and now after tbe
lapse of twenty five years, the man is made
to feel the consequences Of envy and IL
feeling, excited by gallantry in chid, impo-
tent tc call forth the admiration of Spanish
Satrap."
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
NO. So.
An Experiment..

The N. Y. Tribune says" Singular
results are obtained in this city from a SIM
pie application of the nervous fluid, animal
magnetism, or whatever be the agency, to
brute matter Let a party of six or eight
persons sit around common pine table for
twenty minutes TO half an hour with the
ss,las of their hands fat on the top of the
table; it is not necessary that their mind
should pay any attention to the process, or
conversation be suspended; but presently
the table becomes charged with the mystic
rious fluid that it begins to move, then rise
from it. push away your chairs, still holding
your hands near, though it is not necessary
to touch it, and it will turn round from end
to end, and even proceed rapidly about the
room without any visible agent, on which
excursions the persons must bear it COM
pany or the current is broken and the move
ment stops. This simple experiment may
be easily tried; It requires no faith and no
outlay of physical and moral strength; and
the results with table that is not too heavy
is pretty sure to follow.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
WASHING MADE EAsY-The crazy folks

WASHING MADE EAsY-The crazy folks
in the Asylum at Hartford co., mix gill
Of alcohol with gallon of soft soap, just as
they are going to rub it on the clothes which
they then soak two or three hours, and then
merely rinse out in clear water, and all the
dirt is out as effectually as good sense is out
Of fellow after drinking the same quantity
Of the poisonous stuff Just tell the wo-
men that this is the easiest way to make
washing easy. and urge them to try it, and
you will thereafter have 10 occasion to run
away on washing day. In washing stairs
and passages always use sponge instead
of a.cloth, when washing the space between
the carpet and the wall, and you will not soil
the edges. Sponge is cheap, and this in
formation is cheap but it is valuable to all
housekeepers. The Plough.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

ONE OF THE WITNEssEs.-A queer ex-
cuse was made a few days ago by an old
lady The good woman was subpeenaed to
appear as a witness on a rather delicate case,
See did not come. and a bench warrant was
issued for her appearance. on which she was
brought into court. The presiding judge
thought it was his duty to reprimand her.
Madam, why were you not here before?"
j couldn't come, sir.
"Were you net subpeaned, madam"
"Yes sir; but was sick
"What was the matter, madam!"
81 had an awful bile, sir
Aster pause: Upon your honor, mad.
am!"
"No sir; upon my arm"
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

GUNPowDER ExPLosIoN ON THE PORT
AGE RAlLRoAp.-Atton Pa) Dec. g
One of the section boats passing over the
Portage railroad took fire this afternoon. ac-
cidentaily, and, being loaded with twenty
FIVE kegs Of gunpowder, a tremendous ex-
plosion followed The accident occurred
about fourteen miles from this town. The
report was distinctly heard here, and the
conclusion shook the town. The boat and
truck were blown to fragments and about
three rods Of the track was destroyed. For
tunately no one was injured, as every person
connected with the train or in the vicinity
sought safety in fight as soon as the boat
took fire. The track will be Immediately
repaired, so as to prevent any delay to the
passenger train.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

QUEER GAME.-Several gentlemen in
Lancaster county, in this State, were on
partridge hunt, when the pointer stood at
game which he could not be induced to flush.
After several Intellectual efforts to push him
forward, one Of the huntsmen approached
sufficiently near to discover that it was not
such game as could be flushed. Upon in
vestigation it was found to be newborn in
FAINT in its swad9ling clothes placed in the
open fields to perish by some cruel monster
mother. 1t was, however alive and kicking,
"and, upon the casting of lots who of the
huntsmen should take it and educate it, it
fell upon our friend Mitchell, of Richmond
county, who will doubtless faithfully perform
his part. Fredericksburg( Va.) Necs.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

Row IN THE WIGwAM.-The Democrat
ic General Comittee met at Tammany last
night to select inspectors to superintend the
election of members of the committee for
the coming year While in session, a dis
turbance occurred outside and fgkt ensued,
during which the door of the committee
room was broken in, and the members of
the committee assaulted with chairs and
such other missiles as came to hand. 1t
was a regular Hunker and Barnburner fight.
An eye-witness-a Democrat-says there
were some fifty rowdies on each side, and
that eyes were brnged and skulls laid open
with a vengeance The "Softs'' seem to
have triumphed The committee were driv-
en- from the Wigwam, but afterwards assem-
bed at the Astor House, where they were in
session at midnight. ". Y. Mirror.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

A BEAUTIFUL ERAL.-A recent let
ter from Acapulco thus describes the funer-
al of two sisters-beautiful girls Of eighteen
and twenty years They were carried to
the grave In the evening, side by side, in an
open funeral car, in elegant dresses which
they had made with their own hands for the
Spanish ball which was TO have taken place
on the evening Of their burial The car in
which the corpses lay was splendidly decor
ated-rising above the heads Of each a beau
tifully gilded crown, and at their feet gilded
ornamental work representing two half
moons. In their hands. which were locked
together in the attitude Of prayer, they had
bouquets of flowers, and their brows were en-
circled with wreaths Of roses. The facesaof
the young girls were uncovered but, part
ly conceaIing their magnificent dresses, was
thrown over them richly worked laced veil,
covered almost completely with offerings of
flowers, while their tiny feet, encased in
plum-colored silk stockings and .satin-laced
shoes, were slightly exposed to view. The
car was borne on the shoulders Of twelve
negroes; following them six others, with
the top of the burial case and following
the latter still, six others, with table, upon
which the car was set down in the street at
intervals 4 band Of uuusic, playing live
ly tune, preceded the cortege, and almost
the whole city saw them placed in the tomb,
and chanted over then, the solemn burial
service of the Catholic church.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

By the last arrivals from England, we
learn that some samples of South American
cotton, from the river Platte were on exhibi-
ton at the Manchester Exchange. Five
bales of it were sent from Buenos Ayres,
with the explanation that it was sample of
cotton growing wild in great abundance, in
the district of Tucumana, on the West bank
of the Parana. The opening Of the naviga-
zion Of the Parana and Uruguay is said to
have led to the discovery Of this cotton, and
its shipment as speculation, but no inform
alton was received as to any steps having
been taken to secure further consignments
of it. Lou. Journal.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

First class in astronomy, stand up
"Where does the sun rise?"
sPlease, sir, down in our meadow, | seed
it yesterday"
'Hold your tongue, you Ounce. Where
does the sun rise!"
Il known the east
Right And why does it rise in the
east"
Because the east makes every thing
rise"
"Out, yer BOBBY, and wipe your nose. "
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

MARCH OF MINp--A very popular
preacher in S. Carolina, and secessionist
withal, harrangued his hearers on the i'm
portance of perseverance and fortitude. He
said. Y ou, that is church members, must
not look back upon Babylon (Sodom) like
Pauls wife (Lot's) done. You must be a
heap better than the worlds people. Re-
ligion is battle, and Satan are strong
He hates good men, and wants to kill them
at aconst" In short my dearly beloved
hearers, you must do like Gen. Washington
done at the battle of Waterloo! In the
skirnsage his horse was killed by a British
cannon ball. Did Washington give up his
sword to the enemy? Not he! He sung at
the top of his voice:-'A horse. horse! my
Kingdom for horse ~ A horse was
brought him by Frank Marion, and he
drove the bloody British from the field, and
thus secured the liberty of South Carolina
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
mo sir; upon my arm"
The Milwaukee News is responsible for

The Milwaukee News is responsible for
the following:
A friend of ours who, possesses quiet
vein Of humor, was recently on a visit to
Maryland and relates an amusing account
of "colored chorus and witnessed by
the relator at one of the African churches.
The masculine darkies were arranged "like
four and twenty blackbirds all in row. on
one side, and the females on the other
The latter commenced the chorus with 'Oh.
for man-oh for a man-oh for man
sion in the Skies to which the former re-
sponded. "Send down sal--send down sal
send down salvation to my soul ~
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

THE NEW Iron DUKE."-The English
papers state that the Marquis of Douro, who
by the death of his father, has just succeed
ed to the title of the Duke of Wellington,
is an old roue and topper, lacking both geni-
us and talent He drives away ennui by
the highly interesting amusement Of fog
ging his wife, and does not possess half as
much morality as the law allows him.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

NOVEL SroRr.-A wheeling match for
hog that weighs six hundred pounds, will
take place at Middleburg, Pa, Oh the 18th
inst. The competitors are to take chances,
as in a shooting or rafting match they are
then to be blindfolded, each in his turn, and
the one who can push wheelbarrow dis
tance of one hundred yards and come near
est to stake set for that purpose at the out
come, is awarded the prize.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

A resident of Leeds apprises the editor
of the Galway Vindicator, that he can pre-
pare liquid, pint Of which in glass
grenade shell, thrown through barracl
window in the night, would silently destroy
the whole of its living inhabitants, or, bro
ken in the face Of an advancing force, horse
or foot, would arrest their progress, by death
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29
"I STILL LIVE. E."---Daniel Webster

Hark! from the heavens high vaulted dome
Those dying words are echoed yet
And through its arches they'll resound
Till suns shall rise no more. nor set.
Nor is that sound in heaven alone
But loud DER all the earth's domain
The nations mighty voice is heard,
Re-echoing the exalted strain.
Webster does live-his light unquenched
Shines on his country as of yore;
And will for ages yet to come,
Though we its source may see no more.
The thoughts that in his mind had birth,
And to his land new glory lent,
Will far outlast the marble pile
And be his proudest monument.
Webster still lives New nations rise
And vanish on Times farmost shore
But that great name will shine and live
Till Time itself shall be no more!
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

"FANNY FERN published para,
graph not long since. stating that it was SAID
that the brilliant and dashing writer in the
Boston Olive Branch, over this name, was
a sister of N. P. Willis A Boston paper
noticing this says: ;;
"That it is also said this "sister' Of N, T.
Willis is very much in favor of the ''B!oom-
er costume" wears breeches, smokes cigars
promenades the streets in Wellington boots
and standing shirt-collar, edits the best
paper, and is the best looking man IN Dos
ton; she bears the cognomen Of quaint "fan-
nv Fern abroad but is better known at
home as Tom Norris, the editor Of the Olive
Branch.
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

CAUGHT IN THE AcT.-It is stated that
there is one judge Of the courts of Vermont
who was indicted for selling liquor, ac-
knowledged the corn, and was fined at the
very session of the court where he was on
4ho honnh
Washington telegraph., 1852-12-29

RAIL RoAD.-The State Gazette says
that the preliminary survey for the road
from Galveston to Red River, has been
made as far as Warren on the Brazos, and
that it understands that 40 miles of the
route will Immediately be put under con-
tract. CZdrksvi.Ie (Te1.) Standard.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-17

Mn. CoofEK Sir IL observe in the
last two numbers Of your paper. conrnu-
nications soliciting me to announce my
self a candidate for the Office of Attorney
for the Commonwealth, in this county. 1
feel sensibly the obligations l am under
to the authors of those communications
for their kind expression of opinion, and
desire to see me elected to that office. L
have been frequently assured by my
friends throughout the county generally
that would, ifa candidate, receive their
warm and cordial support. And having
full confidence in the will and ability OF
the people to do that which is best calcu'
lated to promote the ends of public justice,
have determined to become a candidate,
and ask the favor of you to announce me
accordingly.
Ifeleeted. my highest aim shall be to
render an honest, impartial and satisfac-
tory discharge of the duties of the office
in question.
Very Respectfully, Your obi. Ser,
BENZ. WILSON.
March 18th, 1859.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-17
% The Central Standard takes exec

% The Central Standard takes e1cep.
tons to our article of the 3rd inst, in re-
lation to the Northwestern Virginia Rail
road, censures US for advising the land
holders on the Clarksburg survey, to give
the Company the right of way upon libe,
raj terms, for the purpose of exercising
some influence in inducing the Company
to adopt this route and advises the far
mers Of Taylor county to charge /" full
damages"
We have no objection to the farmers of
Taylor charging what they please. but
we do consider that here, where two
routes have been surveyed, one of which
is decidedly favorable to Clarksburg, and
the other as decidedly unfaVora6ze; that
downers upon the first route, whose
interests are identified, not only with the
country, but the town, charging exorbi-
ant prices for their land is to say the least,
of doubtful policy; and we still advise
them TO deal literally with the Compa-
ny.
We are pleased to observe a DISPOSE
ton of this kind manifested by some of
the landowners on this route, among
whom we might mention Col. j. d. Will
son, Jas. NJ. Jackson. Esq, and B. Des-
pard. Esq, who have agreed to let the
Company assess their damages. A SINH
lar spirit of liberality on the part of the
others, we have no doubt would be met
in the same generous manner by the
Company, and fair damages paid, while
the Road, would be secured through this
place.
We do not regret that we cannot
sympathise with the writer of the article
above alluded to, in his selfish, contracted
view of railroads, or that the Company
enjoys all the benefits arising from them.
We are not altogether a novice in this
matter, and have positive knowledge of
the beneficial effects of these roads to the
whole community, and especially the far
mcrs.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-17

THE UNITED STATES NAVAL EXPEDITION
TO JAPAN.--The following is said to be a
list of the vessels which will compose the
squadron which has recently been order
ed to the East Indies:
The steamer Mississippi flag ship, NJ
Chung captain, having on board Commo-
dorV Perry, commander of the squadron;
steam frigate Susquehanns, Captain
Buchanan; steamer Princeton, Com. Sid
ney Smith Lee; sloop of war St. Msry's,
Com, George A. Magrudcr; sloop of war
Saratoga, Com. VIM. l.. Walker: brig
Perry, Lieutenant Fairfax storeShip
Supply, Lieut.. Arthur St. Clair. Napo-
leon B, Harrison, naval storekeeper,
ahoat to the East India Squadron.
The SusQuehanna, Plymouth and Sa-
ratoga are already on the Pacific coast,
awaiting the arrival of the remainder of
the squadron, The St. Mary's is now on
the way to Japan, having on board the
Japan sailors, and on reaching Japan will
await the arrival of the squadron,
The residue of the squadron will proba-
bly, get under way in the course of April.
The objects of the expedition are we'll
known. 1t is designed to effect a landing
at Jedda, the capital city of Japan, at all
hazards, and orders have been given to
make various explorations on shore, and
to leave no efforts untried to open com
mercial intercourse with that long sealed
people, 1t is supposed the squadron will
be absent about eighteen months.
There are now Quartered at the marine
barracks ell men, all told. They are
generally young, with very few exceptions,
able bodied, and remarkably healthy
They have now two drills within the en-
closure, per day, under Major Reynolds
of New York. who is understood to be
one Of the best drill officers in our coun-
try. This officer will accompany the ma
rlnes to Japan. Should the weather con
tlnue pleasant, the marines will have dali
Iy parades,