The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-18
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"A liftie incident occurred IN one 81 the cir
cies Of Uppsr-tendom OF this city, few eve.
nings since, which served for the time to re-
lieve the platitudes of fashionable life, and
which is perhaps as worthy OF record as many
events OF higher apparent Importance. A
young gentleman. well known 10 the upper
walks, determined. by way Of return for the
MIany ~ invitations which he had received during
.ms winter, to give an entertainment. and is-
seed 81 ms invitations accordingly. By means
maps through his well.known Character AZ
son utoanf, T came to be understood that the
ssasnion iole hotel to which he had bidden his
euus was 10 be the scene of one Of the rnoat
sumptuous and luxurious offestivals. and. a.
1 mater OF course, the high livers with one ac-
Justice eem'hea 70 h;a nee 20 assemble and DO ample
Inc evening arrived, and with II came the 1
party; VINO were received with that cordial sua.
| WY ior wnicn the hero ofour story Ia 40 much
distinguished, and many thanks were nonred
upon tne visitors for their kindness n cominO
to enliven the tedium of his Bachelor Iodeines.
Wnen tney were all assembled, he informed
he had not succeeded in procuring ,be attend.
ance OF a band of music for the dance. but thas
he had been able to enlist the services Of 4 vic.
lin player; and knowing that it was rather for
the pleasure Of seeing him than of ENJOYING
luxuries OF any kind that they had assembled
he was sure that they would overlook the opn;s.
sion. This was taken in good part and the
dance went on, apparently to the satisfaction
of all.
At twelve o'clock the party were conducted
to the supper room, where was seen table
beautifully spread with most elegant dishes,
all OF which were covered. Lmm0veable be-
hind each chair, stood servant, watching the
eye OF the master Of the feast, and ready to act
| in concert at his signal. He arose, thanked
bis friends again for their attendance, which he
| was assured was in honor of himself and not
merely on account of his entertainment, hoped
| they had enjoyed themselves so far, ia spiie of
| the defects in his arrangements, expressed a
| wish that what remained would be equally to
| their taste. and ended by declaring his convic-
ton that their friendship for himself was so great
and SO sincere that they would not even notice
any little short comings that might occur in
wnat was to ensue. signal to the servants
Ioiiowed-the dishes were uncovered-and the
taDie was found to be bountifully spread with
crackers and cheese. The CONSERVATION of
those who had been saving their appetites for
the terrapins, scolloped oysters, and other
luxuries of an imaginary bill of fare which
they had constructed in their own minds, NAV
be better imagined than described. Our hero
was perfectly cool, and proceeded to do the
honors OF the table with his usual grace and
elegance, and a few of the company had the
good sense to relish the joke, to applaud the
spirit with which it was undertaken and car.
ried out, and to make hearty meal out of the
somewhat simple provender with which the
table was so amply supplied.-Cin. atlas.
3THE New York CRYSTAL PALACE ExHI.
CITIoN.-Col Hughes, of Maryl land, the repre-
sentative ofthe American Association for the
management ofthe Crystal Palace, at New
| YORK, who is now in London has had a long
| interview with Prince albert, who, in con-
junction with Her Majesty, the Queen, it is
| said, takes great interest in the American
Worlds Fair: Her Majesty and Prince Al
bert will send over variety of fcheice and val.
liable articles, including 6ust Of the Queen.
to be exhibited. The Emperor ofthe French.
i the Pope and the Sultan are among the con.
| tributors. England sends. $40 objects, France
326, the Zoliverein, 500, Holland I42, and TIA.
ly 100 statues. Col. Hughes will shortly leave
London for Paris, and proceed to the several
European countries upon his important mis-
sion.
The yearly sales of oysters in New York
| city, IL Is estimated, exceed FIVE millions of
dollars; the number Of persons employed in
ihs business, directly or indirectly, 10 said to
about fifty thousand. OF the whole amount of
oysters sold in that market, about two-thirds
| come from Virginia, which has more exten-
sive oyster trade than any other State ia the
| Union.
The BANK DEFALcATIoS IN PHrLADEL-
| PHIA.-Ihe amount ascertained TO be over
drawn from the Bank Of Pennsyl lvania, through
the negligence of one Of its oicers,is sal Ito be
be $4,000 which will be reduced by various
securities to about $4,000. The individual
alleged to have overdrawn, il is understood,
| possesses considerable means, so that nearly
the whole amount may possibly be recovered.
In the United States Circuit Court at PhiIa-
delphia on Monday, Judge Grier, by agreement
of the parties interested, made an order for the
distributation of 100000 of the proceeds Of
| the Aspden estate among thirty five claimants,
giving TO each $40 900. About $l50,O00 yet
remain TO be apportioned. On the same day
Mr. John Aspden, one of the unsuccessful
claimants, died suddenly.
HE RIvER AMAzoE.-Late intelligence from
Peru gives some slight account of American
| exploring expeditions on the river Amazon.
They had reschsd very high point in the
river and the prospect was that Yankee
steamer would receive the $4,000 reward
| Tor being the FIRST to enter Bolivia-having
navigated the Amazons. Theexplorers reached
magnificent and most productive country.
with resources beyond conception. Cotton
o"oeuhs etoou atoVc per ydroi couee ana Indf.
go at &c, and all other products at proportion.
ate prices, cutlery, especially, being very high.
SINGULAR CoINcIDENCE.-A man was found
drowned several days since, at Baton Rouge,
whose name, according to papers found in his
pockets, was A. ]. Rose. The next day gen
| tleman ofthe same name received warrant
from the Treasury OF the State, which led to
suspicious that were not allayed until the liy
ing Rose proved his indemnity.
R The Journal of Commerce mentions yo
another breech-loading rife. Ii is invented b,
a Mr.. Marston, and is commended by the Jous
nal. There are prejudices against breech load
ing, but to person standing at the breech an
notat the muzzle, itthinks this rife as safe a
any.
~ Col Benton's pamphlet respecting hi
route for the Pacific Railroad ia said 10 be on
His proposed route is one of those which tf
Engineer department 10 preparing TO survey :.