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The REyoLUTIosARy AFrAR AT BARBAcoA.The alleged
attack fort Barbaco by ibusters is said by the
NewYork Herald to be untrue Its story that avesse
made signals at that place for pilot which being misa
kan by the inhabitants of the they got together in
crowd and began discussing the probabilities OF the
sci containing filbuster expidton. This reaching the
fort the officer in command arrested number of prey
ousy dsaeeted persons both Of the people and the gar
rison numbering in all wenty-seven five being officers
and seven soldiers
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KILLED A CoFFIN.-Pleasant NJ Huffman, cab-
net maker OF Hartville Tenn killed by his partner
in that place the 9th instant The two making
coffin, and to Misunderstanding about
pank--s scufle ensued, in which Huffman was shot by
the other and died the day from the effects Of the
wound Huffman removed from Kentucky fifteen mouths
since. He had a wife aud several children
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-24

PRoFEssoR DEBow The Washington Union, of the
18th, sayswe informed that Professor DeBow, the
Superintendent of the Census Bureau leaves the city
day visit to Columbia. South Garolins, where, by
invitation he is to deliver address before the Conven
ton of Southern Planters the rst Monday in Decem
ber Mr DeBow is a native of the Palmetto State lie
e xpeets to be absent about three weeks
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MoRE MORTALITY AT SEA.-The ship Delaware arrived
ms morning from Bremen. has had fifteen deaths during
the passage, out of two hundred and fifty
The ship Emma Fields arrived this morning from Liver
pool had ortytwo deaf h during the passage out Of 40
The packet ship Calhoun from Liverpool lost forty
ght Passengers, the second mate four seamen and a
10y on the passage The c. when She left Liverpool had
ight hundred and seventy-dve Passengers my Com
nercial Advertiser
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NoRK-There is perennial nohleness and even sacred
lrss in work Were be benighted forgetful Of
hts high calling there always hope man that actu
ally and earnestly works. n deness alone there perpe
al despair Doubt desire sorrow remorse udignation
despair itsofal these like hell-dogs lie beeaguerng
the soul Of the dayworker every mani but be
lends himself with free yalour against his task and all
hese are stied-all these shrink murmurins far of into
their caves Thomas Caryle
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MAGICAL DUET ON THE GuITAR.-Bonnet in
his Historic de Ia .MHsique, gives the following
extraordinary account of mathematician, me-
chanican, and musician named Alix, who lived
at AK, in Provence, about the middle of the
seventeenth century Alix, after many years
study and labor succeeded in constructing an
automaton figure, having the shape of human
skeleton, which by means of concealed me-
chanism played or had the appearance of play
ing, on the guitar. The artist, after having
tuned in perfect unison two guitars, placed one
of them in the hands of the skeleton in the posi-
tion proper for playing, and on calm summer
evening, having thrown open the window of his
apartment, he fixed the skeleton with the guitar
in its hands in position where it could be seen
from the street. He, then, taking the other in
strument, seated himself in an obscure corner
of the room, and commenced playing a piece of
music, the passages of which were faithfully
repeated or echoed by the guitar held by the
skeleton, at the same time that the movement of
its wooden fingers, as if really executing the
music, completed the illusion. This strange
musical feat drew crowds around the house of
Alix, and created the greatest astonishment
but, alas for the Inflated artist, this sentiment
was soon changed in the minds of the ignorant
multitude into the most superstitious dread A
rumor arose that Alix was sorcerer and in
league with the devil He was arrested by
order OF the parliament of Provence and sent
before their criminal court La Chambre de la
IourRelie, to be tried on the capital charge of
magic or witchcraft. In vain the ingenious but
unfortunate artist sought to convince his Judges
that the only means used tog give apparent vital
lty to the fingers of the skeleton were Wheels
springs, pulleys, and other equally unmagical
contriyances, and that the marvellous result
produced was nothing more criminal than the
solution of a problem in mechanics. His expla-
nations and demonstrations were either not
understood, or failed of convincing his stupid
and bigoted judges, and he was condemned as a
sorcerer and magician. This iniquitous
Judgment was confirmed by the parliament of
Provence, which sentenced him to be burned
alive in the principal square of the city, to-
gether with the equally innocent automaton
figure, the supposed accomplee in his magical
practices This infamous sentence was carried
into execution in the year 1864, to the great
satisfaction and edifcation of all the faithful
and devout inhabitants Of AK,
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ELECTION FRAuDs-Three Inspectors of the late cleo
ton Newiork arrested the 18th, on charge
Of committing frauds by changing and fasying the re-
turns from the First District of the Twentieth Ward In
that city.
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THE s ARsy.-Gen, Scott has issued General Order
assigning the command Of the Departments newly
ganzed Gen Wood takes the Eastern Department; Gen
Twiggs the Western Gen. p +. Smith, the Texas Gen
Garland the New Mexican aud Gen. L. A. Hitchcock,
th. Pacific Department
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Mas HAMBLlN,-We understand that Mrs Eliza
beth iambin late Mrs Shaw, aud widow OF the eel
ebrated Thomas Hambln will resume her professional Ia
bors ensuing winter She will commence At the Broad
way Theatre in December January lext she will
play limited number Of nights After that she will visit
hiladephia Boston and the other chief cities OF tie
Union, IN, Y, sunday Atlas.
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THt LARGEST CoLLEeE rHE uNtrED srArEs-The
whole number of students in the theological collegiate
aud preparatory departments of obern College 3o5
of whom 726 are male and $40 are female.
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SAILING or AFRIcA The steamship Africa sailed
from New York Liverpool the 10Th at IL O'Clock
with 10 passengers and 5000 00o
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TeIegraphic.

Ia A.
requested Mr. NcIane he 49, e'ss Irssden. mas
ybina NJ No. :, nv .ns %neNy appointet Minister to
% R,,ssi. ~, ~. w WY appointed Minister
p, ~. a"nsus snali nave c0ntrmed their nominations
p,.s4. n
,o.ass9ee r. 4 Nov 10 Ths Providence Pishkin
he citv AZ l Today sZI9Go OF per cent. bonds of
The Tsr y .Iovoencs' FOR Sl05 per share.
nate Convention to-day resolved to nomi-
o''ia'es for Govsrnor and State ofhcers
,ava sS's'pSa Nov 1s--Dstes from Rio TO ortaber q
h4yb hs,,- seestsei per ship Grey Eagle Coffee was
Rto-g ng quoted st 4l5dnsbA per srr6be -
= heai'hT- and bu-,uess t;r,t,.a l.. ....-.---.
fr Patt;,nora vlng Spoke the Eanator bsrk Aiar
Cior t ii e., sl 70 port Sea Foam for Baltirore snd
a,Di,b 70 raii tor New thu s"u
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Cafrisbrooke CastIe-Isle of Wight.

The correspondent of the Philadelphia Reg
lister, writing from Newport, Isle of Wight.
gives the following interesting particulars rela-
tive to this noted ruin:
Carrisbrooke Castle is an immense ruip. and
contains five acres within its inner walls This
land is farmed at present, and thus turned to
useful purposes. The gray walls Of the old
fortalice are noted for having been A bar at one
time to Charles the First's wish to roam, and
the keeper shows the room in which he was
prisoner, had walk through good soft mud
Tor mile, and then as relief, got under the
lofty branches OF grove of trees, and pursuing
my course over velyety sward, assembled a
nigh hill to the frowning castle gate, where
rang bell and was admitted The arch is
high, and the old portcullis still slides in the
stone grooves Of the decaying walls A good
natured young fellow escorted me over the ruin.
from the keep, which stands on a very high
piece OF ground, and is approached by flight
OF seventy-hye stone steps, | saw Cowes, Os-
borne House, and the southern shore of Eng
land, miles away. In clear weather the view
is more extended, and necessarily finer.
Probably Carrisbrooke Castle is better known
Tor its great Well than for any othor feacure.
Genius has made that famous by a slight touch
Of Rejected Addresses - Do YOU recollect
the verse relating to the well in the clever par
ody on Southey's Kehma 1t begins about
Titan, and after describing his freaks in setting
Drury Theatre on fire, as part of his punish
ment, says:
He fell. and he fell.
And he tumbled to Hell;
Nine centuries bounced he
From cavern to rock,
nj ha fitrnf,l aA
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The CAPITAL OF GEoRGi.-The editor Of the Savannah
lieorasn writing from MilledgexiIIs saxs:

The removal of the seat Of Government is a question
now receiving much attention. 1t is by no means new
opinion with that it's central position accessibility
and superior hotel accommodations designate Macon a.
he most eligible point for the Capital fGeorga there
tre nope that the present Legislature will adjourn
Without providing for the erection Of suitable State
House in that city.
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The Liverpool and London Fire and Life
INSURANCE COMPANY.
CAPITAL-TEN MILLIONS DOLLARS
CHARLES BRIGGS Agent,
aeeaO ~ Office rs St. Charles street.


FACTORY-SAWING TURNING AND planning MILL
Mahogany Walnut Cedar Oak, Poplar White Pine
Lumber constantly hand order Newels Bauar
Awning Posts and Mouldngs every
Pensacola tre Brick, sand Lime, Cement
executed h dispatch at the Factory John
opposite Vie New Basin. loliIyI JULES A. BLANC.
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Fire, Marine, Hull and River Insurance
Life Insurance
On White Persons and Slaves.

life Insurance
On White Persons and Slaves.
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Pnsr FIREMAN, Aelasry. NORRIS FRANKLIN, President.
.tt5aN0O
And rapidly aecuinulaing Mutual u 5
and State Stocks Dividends snnsay per CENT 90
which CASH interest paid yearly credit Of 10 per pre-
miums given Lila Policies
-ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, OF HART.
FORD CONN.
JoHS W. sErNouz, Aetuary. T. X BRACE, President
CAPITAL-Firs a. d oas
On the Stock systs lowest table
tB TIE uhde gnsd Of the above old able Companies
pepar. ~ take ki the lives Of WHITE PERSONS SLAVES
on the most fayorGbls
c. c. LlTHRoP Agent, ss Camp street.
JoEEFu S. CorEs NJ. D. hsdeAi EAfihineH oqO am
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lie fell, and ne fell,
And he tumbled to He'll;
Nine centuries bounced he
From cavern to rock,
And his head. as he tumbled,
Went k1sickeity-knock
Like a peJ5ie in C1I7is5rooks JG,H. -

And his head, as he tumbed
Went k1licketiy- knock
Like peJbte in Cdr7is5looke JyeH
And if it did bounce like a pebble in Carris-
booke WE'LL mercy on him say |, after having
heard one clattering from side to side the whole
three hundred feet down-that being the depth
Of this source Of living water
The well is under cover to prevent accident.
A large shaft is raised over the mouth of the
cistern, at one end of which there is wheel
sixteen feet in diameter; rope and bucket,
for drawing water, are attached to the shaft.
The wheel Is SO constructed that a donkey can
get inside and turn The guide is called Jack.
de came, walked into the circle, and as the
bucket had been lowered previously, the donkey.
at word of command, began to move his feet
and thus turning the surface on which he had a
footing, he slowly raised the '' iron bound bucket
with truth overtowing,' to the surface and then
came and tried to thrust his nose into my coat
pockets for an apple, as the reward of his la
bors. He is an old stager, and has been at the
business for years. The fellow is a source of
profit to his master, and unlike donkeys of the
blped class, is respectable member of society.
lie is Of long lived race and one of his "illus-
trious predecessors died in III, after having
served in the well-house of Carrsbrooke Castle
torty.fre gears; another died in 1898, in the
thirty second year of his age, and the flrenty-
SirM Of his services Old donkeys, those.
threw some of the water back into the deep
cistern. Dash, dash, dash, it sounded from side
TO side until it reached the bottom where it fell
with heavy crash, which echoed up the hollow
and heightened shaft. The pebble made clat-
tering sound, and fell with leadlike heaviness
into the abyss. light was then lowered into
the depths. Slowly it went down revealing the
smooth walls as it descended until the lantern
in which it was rested on the water The cir
cumference at the bottom looked a mere span,
and yet it is about thirty feet The water is
clear and excellent, and as there is house
within the castle walls it is used for domestic
purposes.
The tourist soon tires of ruins, particularly if
he has seen so many as l have. Castles may do
to look at and moralize upon, but they are of
no great value, That of Carrisbfooke must
have cost years of toll, and yet it is nothing
more than monument of the rascality Of mobiles
and the debasement of the people.
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HOUSE-FURNTSHING,

4 NROCKERY, CHINA and Glassware. fes>
~ ~ HOUSE FURNISHING ARTICLEs.-sAMUEL MI
AkE CO. have removed then stock goods 21 Nd
No. - csmp s-t and are da additions tother ID
sifra,y supply line
FRENCH CHINA DtySE an5srFA ,i.iz
white and -
FRENCH, ENGLISH and AMERICAN GLASSWARE OF rich cut
al1ulifd ani plain patterns. -
WHITE STONE CHINA DINNER aud TEA SETS rnae
land 7
TOILET SETS, white ornamened, various patterns
SOLAR LAMPS bronse,l and gilt.
FRENCH MODERATOR LAMPS, ,BROSZED and n ANfFS TPD
CHINA. ~
FLANSliED TIN WARE zach Ch&fng Dishes Coffee and Tea
inns OEe Dishes Coffee and Tea Pots Boilers Soup IUeanp
with hot water pans under, Cake and Jelly Moulds, er
ltoRI HANDLE KNIVES and FORKS, KNIVES alone.
SILVER PLATED TABLE aud TEA SPOONS and FORKS.
SILVER PLATED CAsTORS, JAPAN TEA TRAYS. BRiTh MIA
METAL WARES CANDLEsTlCEs, LAMPS, CAsToRS SPOONS
ttc
TABLE AND DOOR MATS, KNIFE BASKETS FIRE IRONS
Hu ar Att Of the hrst quality, and all guaranteed
ouad in tAis EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT.
large stock of WHITE, OPAQUE and COMMON CRoCKERY,
At wholesale.
S We send goods free Of charge city,
kee portion o stock for the Of aniug
parties ssiuus where than the supply
OlT I'M
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G.ALVESTON

vi leave SUNDAY. November a. at o'rloesAn
ENohGALVESTON,lN ,lNDrANOLA, Port <1fFfa,
= LANAch and MATAGoRDA BAY Regular ,2.aaAzlaxkkS.
Newotesns and TsrAs u s. Mail Line
The new and magnificent steamship LOUISIANA Jerenph
Smith, comm-nsi, VIII leave above .rpres.ly tr.
Zoe arc all tho vessels in this ne
donby IRON b,accd, she presents medium
Freight for ndiano! aud la,Aca will be
iecl ogage At Matagoris ayl without charge Foegh
HARRIS h MORGAN, foot Of Jnlis street,
opposite th, Steamship T. ding.
viii heteaer run In and out under Gap
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-24

Sa Loatiana Pat4 f orleans, CITY Of Na0r',aas re-
that on the so jay 1883, uudenned Ju
e Of hs Peace for City Aforesaid personally appeared
C1Aes MAnsoni Secretary OF Mutual Insurance CON-
PaAy q NeWoreans who being duly according law de-
say hat the above account just and
transcript from the Books 0; he said Company
c.. MANsoNT, Secretary,
swontO and Gsned before Both day Of Iuvls5s
CHARLES RicHARpsoS Third Justice Of the Peace
Parish sf Orieaut
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STEAMSIIIPS-SHIPS.
C8LfFORNIH.

FOX CALIFORNIA, via VERA 4,cF EFs,
CRUh-ersona de Of toc-adins
eaa now 90 90 VIA Vefaui Ci Mexico aud Agapuo
ana hARnhoeni stennshp TEXAS lam Henry
onandei wy Leave Ne~reans for VrhcE the ani
fey m9ih, at o9-k punetualy, carrying the US Mml
Acapulco mules q be had ~
THE MEXICAN OCEAN MAIL AND INLAND COMPANY will
shortly have Carrage the Road
transport passenger through San meanwhile ns H tho
P4ce seame toih Acapulco pasasngsrs will not be pK do
tanned. Forurther nsrtculHrs, arply 10 -
HARRIS MORGAN, fort Of Jnlnstr..t
myl6tf onuo.ita IN ssn,.b;r -
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THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER a. 1855,
DAILY CRESCENT

Tie NEW ORLEANS DAILY CRESCENT.
ofFhcs 40. os sT. cHfRLEg STREET
"H eslhry ssved % suubsrs .4riv lor
~ aAS taatfaY eEc-p-i for y4sr pathLe 10
"e "hee' o. 10 Fen'a a week, psyaae n he Carrrrs
THE CIRCULATION
Of the CkEscENr, DA ly and
1ne1ium 70 Alyenisn. As ~ - W '"e' "eN'''-s
FAMILY PAPER
cireuael largely, and at a The bo., ~ t,.n an,
NeS"i w. tainhss nsY p aiv.Ti,. n
families. sA''As''sJ A'Fts
OUR TERMS
are aeh - to nvte the attention aad patroaAzs Of The ube
Terms EIpyEETGStSa:
er sqaAre Of Ten Lines 10 Pear-Frs. in al Al n
adyfesmrhis the Sec nd Page charged each asy
will Be made s't thoe who By he
for shorter iidns. - - 'E-''T'
All Ady.'eueus will p4si.hed one month"; aud
charged accordingly. ' ~
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NUMBER pa.
Baltimore Letter.

MADAME sONTAG AND THE cHnDgES-JrLLTEs,
Music AND INSTRUMENTATION MATTERS
q. =. SENATOR.
Enrrkannnnsnrr al III, rr.z..n.
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Mutual Insurance.
Granite Insurance Company, of Utica,
NEW YORK.
NhfIi ssoO, O,SOO SioVO9 Ia,
W. II. DEpnIos, Secretary. GEO CURTlss, ,PIss.deni.
REFERENCES IN NEW YORK.
JOHN WARD d CO.. "a WAL srssti
J. s. r, SThNAHAN, President Atlantic Dock Boahya-.
ISAAC NEWTON. lis West sweet;
ENEkTs 4 CURTISS lIs West street,
DOWS GUITEAu, 1ie Bro,d street;
BEALE, ARLICK a De WITT Bridge street,
WAGsTAFF 4 VEDDER, II CourtAnd street.
~ The shove Company Of the esponi ons
the Union Scrip for prsfs ssnsd tie insured yearly and re-
deemed the 100000 All the premiums
Etths Agency RETAINED INVESTED .eurv
and 10 facilitate the Of the issssd The und.rsgred duy
Authorized Agent prepared policies tbs vorabs
ag.t damage by yIRE MARINE, HULL RIVER
RISKS. [o7o sm1 C. c. LATIIRoP, Agent 81 Camp At.
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u Toe ! AAt sailing American sh,p OCEAN STAR AAEl
Captu Lord, Z, , i've la-di.'4 dI,.a-1
ilI freight q 500 talta Cot5r, spfiy IT,
~ GtFFNEY E0VFIT, lI6 Common sre.t
orta T. G.. JENhIss, II! toutpon 1ty.5, ~
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L'OR LIVERPOOL-eTake,no GRAIN ,.F7Z
E'oR LIVERPOOL Takes no c,

a. ", ~ f,,i sailing Anlariean 'hp WILLIAM r16
eHs dfai,h For freight Of hid, Tobacco mi 80 la
sll-t2 2. WHITNEY a co. 81 Camp u,
~ Forpausase having splendid Apply 10 an
tan hoard. ~ 'f''' ~ '' "'p-
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EOR LIvEKPoOL-Thc A fast ssil. :.
NOR LIvERPOOL-lTnkes NO Grnin1 -

nov loHo and hNylng h Af lef ssgo enrs ~
hAF mmEai afaieh For syh 500 tas Cotton .ppiv ~
Ms III AsHbIapGE a 90, % ST. Ch4r ss ,sect
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NHURPHY's HOTEL and RBsTAU-

I'VE RANT No. l0u St Charles srs4t--This eslst. xhA
lisfpeai polulary knoSn, having thoroughly Vs
repaired tatsd aud n= furnished iu oserT psrticu V
SNOW fan - ~ accommodates nj the
oG te Hn'Hars III FSIsi o4 the proprietor s
as sa d-liraey wA dispH
e'rlh'ro''-. tdeo" " RICHARD MURPHY Proprietor
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-18

and its skill in arts is the result Of all the impressions
made ON IL from the earliest dawn OF civilization to
own Day IN the case OF an individual every impression
10 which mind subjected either from external nature
or MS Own mental operations those Of his feowmen
produces an ndellbe effect modifying all the previous
impressions and cooperating with them 10 form the Pc
cularites OF his mental and moral character An
logons effect is produced on the whole human family
during the ages of its existence
The result Oh the abors of the anciens in the develop
ment Of the beautiful have not been lost and win ever
remain Impressed upon the human mind The marble of
the PartheD0a may be reduced to atoms and these scat
tered TO the winds of Heaven but its form Is impers
able The moderns do not attempt the examples
OF the hne arts oequeahed to them by the ancents be-
cause IL would Dc idle to attempt add TO that which is
perfect to gild refined gold or paint the lily But they
have invented tools and by which copies of
precious relics may be multiplied indefinitely with uner
ring precision by tAe application, not of manual Skill
but Of physical labor
The union of the industrial with the fine arts vastly
larges the influence Of she latter enables them
appreciated and genius TO be admired by millions whom
their single predictions would reach There
this time more minds enthusiastically alive to the beauty
Of ancient art than there in the days of Phidas
Nothing Shen, OF Importance has been here lost but
the contrary, much has been gained
we nave received from the past rich treasure Of
knowledge gathered under difficulties and danger, and
elaborated with the thought and the experience of
Our great object should be purify thisknowedge from
error to reduce it to its essential and simple elements
ana 10 transmit with the greatest Of truth
to our successors We should recoect that accumulated
knowledge, like accumulated capital increases at com
pound interest and knowledge thus accelerates its
advance Each generation is therefore bound to add
much more largely to the stock than that which
Immediately preceded it.
by these remarks we do not wish to draw upon our
selves the mpuation of advocating the perfectiby
the human race That there will be- however, continued
progress we cannot doubt but this viii be the result
OF blind law OF necessity but of providentia design
through individual agency. 1t is therefore, the high
privilege well the sacred duty of every of
to make the improvement of ourselves and our fellow
the great object of life and endeavor the
most Of ability, to leave the world at least little
wiser and better than found it, But in order sue
in this effort must cultivate other provinces
thought than merely those which belong exclusively to
the development Of knowledge of the external world
There other regions higher and hoier nature with
out the cultivation Of which true progress be
made
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

At the close of the late Exhibition of the Me-
chanics Institute in this city, as our readers Will
recolect, an extended and able Discourse was pro-
nounced by the Hon. JOSEPH X. CHANDLER, which
was followed BY an Address from Professor JOSEPH
HENRY, President of the Institute. Although the
Grafton of Mr. CHANDLER has been widely dissent
mated in pamphlet form, we should gladly place it
in our columns if could spare the requisite space;
but that not being the case, we think il due to the
Association, as well to our readers to make room
for the briefer but able and instructive Address Of
the President of the Institute.