The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-02-10
Extracts from Punch

Never faint when YOU are alone. Always
select some good opportunity. The more per
sons there are about you the more successful
will be your fit. A friends house, when there
is a dinner or an evening party going on is tar
from bad opportunity. Never faint more
than once 10 the same evening as there may be
a falling off III the sympathy on the second ex.
pertinent. A woman should not only faint
well, but be above suspicion. Be very care
ial, therefore, never 10 risk faint unless you
have some object IN view, such as going out
OF town-or new gowE-Or box AT the
The oLera-or icing taken to some tete-or
any other caprice which your husband may
have obstinately refused you. la such cases
Mysteries are Iustlflable.
VERY EARLY ARIA >okse lef's list Of
Christmas presents, lately issued, adverIIses
'Eighleen portia ats, forming second series Of
the Bible Cutlery" under The title OF "Tne
Women of the Bible" TO wat artist did
these ladies sit for their portraits? He surely
rerY old master. The pr0)ec, Of pub
fishing portraits of per5Onuges Ut such very
grea snnrquity sa speculation that must have
been cot up by the Wandering Jew.
THoUGHr FOR THE TRAIN IA According to
the INV, the survivors of railway accidents
can recover. Their recovery may be safe
enough a mater of law; we wish It were
equally sure as ma'tei Uf tact.
WHAT WAS 1T CUT wITH!-A party Of
friends had assembled one evening, aud after
discussing the various topics of the day, one
at them remarked well, boys, | suppose
you've heard OF Dave Duncomb's marriage!'
Sumo oi Them had heard of it, aud some had
rot. WELL" continued the speaker, she is
married, and was al the wedding. A right
merry time we had of j, 100, assure you; but
there was one thing that surprised me very
much, and that was the nanner III which they
cut the wedding ceke; can't help thinking on
it. Now what do you suppose they cut it
~lth7'' "fhs wedding ring sud one. NO"
answered the first speaker, "you must guess
again" "A string" said one. "No." "A
stick ~hillled to all edge" suggested third.
enc" "A piece OF tin,' Ventured the fourth.
thinking that lie had hit it. No" "We!i,
whit vas il = exclaimed they i'm one breath,
after guessing every imaginable articl lie they
could think Of except the right one, that could
either possibly or impossibly lie put through
such cake. Why" sud the QUIZ, they cut
ii with knife to he sure"
A TOUGH SroRY.-The Concord IN. H.
DemocIa al states that some time since a COW be.
longing TO MIR. Moody Dillingham;, OF Newburv,
New Hampshire, III eating some garden vegeta.
bes, accidentally swallowed a very sharp
butcher knife, about Ii inches in length inclu
ding The handle, with blade more than an
inch snd gu r,er wide. On the 10Th of an.
uary sore appeared oh l.er side, Just back of
The shoulder blade. A quantity Of corn, hay
and other food was discharged from the open
ING. On the l7ih ult., Mr.. Gillingham per-
ce'vec the point OF the knife protruding from
the opening, and with the aid of d pair of pin-
GERS drew it cut of the handle through The
cows ribs, uninjured. The second morning
amer" ards, the handle was found in the crib,
hnlnJnFed, having been vomited up in the
course Of the night.
Gun Treaty WITH GREAT BRIrAiN.-We take
the following from the correspondence OF the
Journal of Commerce:
WASHINGTON, Saturday, P. NJ, Feb 5.
Mr.. Abbott Law nce is said to be engaged N
cons u tstoIs with the Secretary OF state on me
subject VI the Few Commercial Convenaon. IL 10
PROBABLE that the treaty, as returned en,t races
provisiC ms not anticipated In the orish o. a''
eenI TO Ent land AID hence the necessity Of
negotiati ms in regard to il which are upoototeay
going on. Mr. Everett Keeps his ccunseis very
close and nothing rumcred as 10 the hoso',a.I.
or the particular provisions oil the ueasy $50, - =
20 Cccar. Should the Senate rslhy .ne puAy, =
will practically settle all questions al ISSUE .housh
so, a. the nreyisions OF the treaty, sffecung the
reyen~e cant o. be carried Tito executien ~itnout
tie leg .ist.n, which possibly may mol De oo'sihed
1T lh.t sc sion.
Nrw SYSTEM OF BAsKIsG.-A very move
svs,em sf Banking IS in operation a, Aarseiles
France which is thus Described IN Paris
letter:
lis. Bank Of Exchange. which is directed
IA, Ronusrt, aud has for lis object to ia
y,;,.,s The operaiiGns OF all branches Ut indus
80. mar, ~ho is a booimaker. gives bon
Ear 100 francs Of his trade, and receives aaoih
ROE OF OIL francs, subscribed by a booImaker
rho furpi.hes him with boots; aud the same
= i,h q huicber. a baker, q grocer, a poultr,
dealer, sc, sc. No mon yis required by
those ~ho ale thus trading and aging the,
no,rs Nth tlrir work. The shares Of ths,
b1nk. which were at FIST If 25 francs, have
noe Obtained premium oil SO. This bank he.
gan with the SIM II capital Of 5000 francs. and
y nos worth l-5oo 600 francs. Its shsrehold.
ers have received premium Of 80 Der cent 10,
the lest yesr.
URiNED sALTFkTna,- 60 ssgs n.
~ haed ssitpetre, just " hand aad for ssIe NV
GA sTRECKER.