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DLAYlH0 oARDe.-rLAY1No CARDS or SUPERIOR
soch and nnish made expressiy fog dealing val sea-
sonsd warranted 70 warp spsnsh oards xnels and
doaps cArdA OF Ill he VARIOUS frAAes for sale
The Union lard MAnniacory 7 and 79 Grand street near
broadway.
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RIO LET--AT I72 WEST TwENTY-THIRD STREET A
handsome Eu' Of ROOMS, the floor with
la h; will be si furnthed unfinished gen.
temeD, or 10 q small genee family, without children
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ITO LEvIsON AUCTIONEER-AUCTION SALE OF
valuable Oh paintings, by talented american artists con
awning and pa,ior by Wilson Howard Hewitt Roesen
and others Also copy o. Coles voyage o. iMe In four
Moore large parlor size exhibition free gallery
aud raesroof 3l broadway established for the promotion
q art and sale OF American paintings gale win commence
bo'c)ock r NJ Catalogues can pc had at tn gallery Con
tflulons solicited from artists Paintings allowed remain
exhibition three days and fnot sold price asked for
them be advertised sold auction Ao this evening"
o'clock choice collection oil books-standard mscelane
and gift books, ANNALS &c.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-26

n LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
ayesgate criminal procedure and police matters 10 the
nd county OF New York and county Kings invite
cations with and add Of parties writing,
aouses OF police cours sta lon houses, &c, &C. from ci
strangers which, deserving of attention, will be
esgated. Address Csrkson r. Crosby, Chairman, boz
1901 New York Post ONCE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-26

a PARTNEnTs HANDSOMELY FURNISHED CoNsIsT
~ Of three four with kitchen attachei as0
parlor and bedroom Tor single gentleman at Aly
corner OF Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-26

DC 000 WILL BE ADVANCED TO A HAUFACTU.
VO.OOO ring establishment, parties who give
satisfactory security and an agency Address boz O07
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GREAT SACPlFICE-MUsT BE SOLD THIS WEEK
NJ exIa hDe toned piano, made by
make, present owner Obliged by sickness aud
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ITO LET-TO ONE OR TWO PRIVATE SINGLE GEN
temeD or TO small private family without child
spar men furnished or uDfurnshed in strictly priva
FIe oh family large pa-lor, ID ioor aud all a. viii
kitchen, warm aod cold water gas bath aud In tn
house Location and neehborho0d desirable No
street. near Houston None need apply without the best
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LOST AND FOUND,

o~Tr ~ g ~, - =. - ~, -
ham street. near Pearl street. pocketbook containing
and papsrs which the proving
tents Call Charles Stevens NJ the carriers department.
Post office.
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1557 1O0 TO LoAK ON wATuaEe. DIAMoNDs
valuable properly, bought for cash, By JOS ISAAC
basement Office, II Chambers street. from Ill Business
prompt and confidential Old gold and silver bought ". r.
No business transacted ON SATURDAY.
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no LET-s1ORE 40 READE STREET, FIFTY FEET
east trf m BroadNay, opposite stewards suitable for
Inner or dressnaker; rent $3.50 Apply Gemnep
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DAwNBRoKER's sALE.-w. N. LEWIS 4 SON WILL
sell nt l6l kowery, up stairs on Tuesday the 9Th nst
large assortment OF uDredeemed pledges consisting OF
quilts blankets pillows carpets gowns shAws remnants
&c. BY order OF WILLIAM SIMPSON & Co., l8f Bowery.
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HENRY II. LEEDS { CO., ACKNOWLEDGEMENT r.
IL LEEDS co Will sell by auction, Monday, Nov, g.
l0 o'clock the No 10 Nassau street. large
sale q rich and valuable fancy fs comprising Hudson Bay
arten sable. bau tsren, mink SABLE mar.en French
sable. tch arten rock msrten lynx SOUR
way lada being fresh made and worthy attention Of ladies
the sae Also assortment OF sleigh robes gloves col
lars, carriage mu01, &c, - - -
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BAKERY OR DRY GOODS STORE TO LRr.--AN OLD
~ established stand, Ay sixth avenue; four stores;
u been painted papered and put ne order mas -
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4 GENTLEMAN AND HIS WIFE, OR TWO SINGLE
~ gentlemen, be accommodated with o.
furnished the second floor with boarc at l5 Spring
near Wooster.
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900 AND 6A BROADWAY, BETWEEN HOUSTON
OAA and Beerker streats--A par,or and bedroom and
two separAte bedrooms, to lei, with board.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.-AN ADJOURNED
~ meeting OF he Stockholders of the suffolk Bank xl bs
held on Monday November 26 at 2 O'Clock at the ol,e
H. W. Peck, 100 Front street. Stockholders requested L
attend as 4 proposed 70 adopt plan 70 secure them
against further loss, and 10 protect their interests.
IT. W. PECK.
10. wELLsTOOD,
s. NISSAN. Committee
WIN. p. LIBBY,
A. II. HEATH,
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FLUTE NsTRu CTIoN;-pRoFEssoR r. J EBEN CON
IL tbuss TO teach the Boehm, German dlaiouic
nue At his or pups References WIN. HegennA
Esq, l6o broadway; h. Post ESQ., 36 Wall street; n
ih ESQ., ~ ney street and the principal era
particulars inquire al IA King street. Mace ugal.
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OFFICE RECEIVER OF TAXES, NOVEMBER 49, 1855 -
" Taxes, sh5-Notee is hereby given that per
will be added the LIST day Of Decem all taxes
manning unpaid and that further addition Of one cent VII
be made the 18th day cf December Notice also hereby
given that the LIST day Of January interest viii added
all taxes hen remaining unpaid the Of IL
Annum, calculated from The Sd Septenber, 1866
HARVEY HART, receiver OF taxes.
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Upper PART OF A. gOCsE, 90 HAMMOND STREET
10 let second floor and third separate
ard convenient location inquire all this week.
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W0oDsFIEID, MONROE COUNTY, 0HI0 FEBRUARY 49, 1855

What more can any reasonable person
ask?'
IL believe" said Minnie, ''that Porte
was in love with Cousin Julia himself"
's that the only moral you can extrac.
from my story, little hummins bird?"
"And that Frank married Cousin Julia,
Of course.''
"Frank did," replied Porte Crayon,
with contempiuous shrug of his should
ers. ''At that day, Frank was brilliant
young man; he had riding horse that
could out-rack Pegasus. was jolly sports.
man, chock full OF adventure, and was
the life of all dinner parties and dances.
Now he is the most commonplace OF
farmers, growing fat and rich. wearing a
bro -brmned hat and green baize leg
gings. He rides his old brood mare to
town, with colt trottipg after him; has
become a squire Of the county, and goes
to the Legislature. Poor Frsnk!" sighed
Porte Crayon. feelingly. .'that he should
have sunk to this! And yet he don't seem
aware OF his degradation; he brags like a
kentuckian.
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The mormon Templa.

The egreat Mormon temple which tiia
Mormons are building atiaheqcify 81 Salt
Lake, is described as being q wondarfaF
structure, covering an area Of 2l,850
square feet. The plot on which ii i To-
Gated is forty rods square, and contaiiis
ten acres of ground, around which lofty
wall has already been erected. to b SUR
mounted by an iron railing mAnufacfdred
by the mormons themselves al. their iron
works in Iron county, Utah. Territory.
The temple building will have length Of
one hundred and eighty three and haif
feet east and west. including towers, OF
which there are three n the east end. and
and three at the west, and the width. VIII
be ninety nine feet. The northern and
southern walls are eight feet thick. Tue
towers spoken Of above are cylindricsf.
surmounted by octagon turret.s and pinhi-
cles. and having inside spiral siairwsys
leading to the batllements. Besides these.
there are four other towers on the foafe
principal cornerstof the building, square
in form, and terminating in spires. s en-
the west end will be placed in alto reiisxn,
tho great DiPper or the Ursa kiajef No
regards the interior arrangements, there
will be in the basement bsptismal font,
fifty seven feet long by thirtysfive wide,
and on the first floor. large hall one huns
dred and twenty feet long by eighty vide.
while on the third floor will be another sof
the same size beside numerous oshsr
rooms for various purposes. Around ahs
outside ofthe building will be a promenada
from eleven to twenty-five feet wisis. arg
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Woman's Sphere.

Dickens never wrote anything more
beautiful and true than the following:
'.The true woman, for whose ambition
g husbands love and her chlldren's adora-
tion are sufficient, who applies her mill
tary instincts to the discipline Of her
household. and whose legislation is con-
fined 10 making laws for her nurse.
whose inteliect has field enough for her in
communion with her husband, and whose
heart asks no other honors than his love
and admiration; woman who does not
think il weakness to attend to her toilet,
and who does not disdain 10 be beautiful,
who believes in the virtue Of glossy hair
and we'll fitting gowns. and who eschews
rents and raveled edges, slip-shod shoes
and audacious make ups; woman who
speaks low, and does not speak much:
who is patient and gentle, and intellectual
and industrious; who loves more than she
reasons, and yet does not love blindly;
who never scolds, and rarely argues, but
adjusts with a smile-such woman is
the wife we have al dreamed of once in
our lives, and who is tho mother we still
worship in the backward distance ofthe
past; such woman as this does more for
human nature. and more for woman 3
cause, than all the sea captains, barristers.
judges. and members OF Parliament put
together-God- given and God blessed as
she is!
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Cause Of Changes in Climate.

History informs US that many of the
countries of Europe, which now possess
very mild winters, at one time experienced
severe oold at this season OF the year.
The Tiber, at Rome, was frozen over, and
snow at one time lay forty days IN tha,
oity. The Euxine sea was frozen over
every winter during the time of Ovid. and
the rivers Rhine and Rhone used TO be
frozen so deep that the ice sustained load
ed wagons. The water Of the ,Iiber,
Rhine and Rhone, now flow freely every
winter ice is unknown in Rome, and
the waves OF the Exuine dash their wintry
foam uncrystalized upon the rocks.
Some have ascrlbed these climate chan.
ges to agriculture, the cutting down Of
dense forests, the exposure Of the upturn.
ed soil to the summer sun, and the drain
ing Of great marshes. We do not believe
that such great changes could have been
produced in the climate Of any country by
agriculture, and we are certain no such
theory can account for the contrary
change OF olimats-fron, warm to cold
winters-which history tells US has taken
place in other countries than those named
Greenland received it's name from the en-
erald herbage that clothed its valleys and
mountains, and its eastern coast, which
is now inaccessible on account Of the per-
petual ice heaped upon its shores, was in
the eleventh century, the seat of Scandi-
navian colonies, all trace of which is now
lost. Cold Labrador was named Vinland
by the Mortimer who visited ii in the year
600, aud who were SO charmed with its
then mild climate The cause of these
changes is an important inquiry.
A pamphlet by John Murray, civil en-
gineer, has recently been published in
London, in which he endeavors TO account
for these great changes of climate by the
changable position OF the magnetic poles.
The magnetic variation or deoln alton ei
the needle is well known. At the presen,
time it amounts, in London, TO about TWEEN
ty three degrees west OF north, while in
1859 the line OF variation passed through
England, and then moved gradually west
until 1916. In that year great removal
Of ice took place on the coast OF Green
land; hence it is inferred that the cold
meridian, which is now supposed to pass
through Canada and Siberia. may at on 9
time have passed through Italy and that
if the magnetic meridian returns, as it is
now doing, to its old lines in Europe,
Rome may once more see her Tiber fro
zen over, and the merry Rhinelander drive
his team on the ice Of the classic river.
Whether the changes Of climate men
toned have been caused by the change
Of the magnetic meridian or not, we have
too few facts before Us at present, to de-
eide conclusively; but the idea once spread
abroad, will no doubt remove every OBJ.
security and settle the question.
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NUMBER So.

encased in armor might be known by the
devices on their shields.
In the reign Of Henry the Third ~ ohsr-
ter was granted to the inhabitants OF New.
castle authorizing them to dig for ccal,
which had not before been much used for
fuel; but it was along tinle before il came
into general estimation; the only people
who purchased j, for fuel were brewers,
dyers and others, who required largs fires.
Subsequently the use Of coal was forbid.
den 'on account Of .its smoke
In tho reign of Edward the Fret. ,hefs
were only two clocksin England the one
was placed in an old tower Of the West.
minister Hall, the other in Canterbury Ca
thedral; but they were both Of foreign
workmanship, and itwss II OF Until the time
of Edward the Third that clocks were
made in this country.
When Queen Elizabeth disd, ihrse
thousand gowns were found 10 her wait 4.
robe! @ se faFs4t
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Precision in Speaking.

The Boston correspondent OF the Jour-
nal Of Commerce, gives an interesting ao-
count of his visit to one of the Prussian
schools. One Of the lessons which each
class receives daily, is in the use OF Ian.
guage.' which is thus described
1.-The lessons are adapted to boys oi
all ages and requirements, but the schol.
ars in the class which saw, were proba.
bly, some ten years old. Each had little
book in his hand, which was filed with
pictures OF a great variety Of familiar OBJ
jeets.. Calling the attention of the class
to one of these. the teacher asks great
variety of questions about it. The anne
OF the boy who was to answer, was not
called until the question had been put,
and the fingers had been raised as sign
of readiness to answer on the part Of the
scholars. These questions were formed
in such way as to employ all the differ.
ent parts Of speech. and if mistakes were
made in the use of words, the teacher
would either correct the boy himself, or
call upon another one to answer. For
an hour daily this practice is given, and
it is continued, in various forms for years
Not only the power but the habit of &C.
curate description is thus thoroughly ac.
quired in most Of the schools Of Germany
1t is no wonder that the nation, when ito
youth are so trained. should excel all 9th
ers in just those branches of science and
literature which require this careful OBJ.
servation, and this precision OF statement
have read the comments OF MANY ed.
ucational writer's upon this method of in.
siruction, but have never seen but one
sentiment in regard TO it. unqualified com.
mendation. II is therefore more strange
that similar exercises in tho use of the
English language are not given in all our
public schools. 1t has none of the tedi.
BUSINESS oftechnical grammar. The schol.
ars all like the practice and listen to the
fquestions OF wide awake teacher with
more earnestness and more apparent plea
sure, than they could possibly in reading
1.-THE best Spt story books.
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.Grumblers.

there arc great many people who arg
always grumbling at their lot, and dark.
ening, by their complaints. the really
pleasant places Of lie. Fer such persona
we have no sympathy whatever = we aean
only regard them with contempt Ehsy
are cancers on the body polite, ealing ar
way its substance and vitality; and. what.
ever i'll they may suffsr. they are alwayi
superinduced by their own misanihIopys
Norman who aspires 10 serve and ius-
prove his fellows can be q grumbler. He
will remember that dark as it may be i'm.
mediately around him. somewhere his
sunshine warns the world,', and with tiiis
inspiration Of charity upon him, hesMi.l
not, cannot by idle murmurings, gdsskeu
the CLEAN of sun that emanales from his
life. Would that all men would learn his
sweet philosophy, that ssno sIar goes down
but climbs in other Skies" for then would
hope brighten oontinually .ahe dud1h
waste places Of the park and lie weax.
as II should, continual radiapce--ss IS
"Lit by Its own true light within the heart.
Like live diamond burning in the nisht =
There is no good reason why m an siffc5ttd
60 thus grumblingly on his way y--ns re.
son why he should Sput;asiae the ioldssdf'
sweet sunshine that tall around him, ard
dwell continually in the realms of shadow,
Life has its dark places it is isue---it' ttSas
its troubles and cares ; but they ars intsfs
sPersed among spots Of green, and ssoass,
holy JOY treads in the footsteps Of esch
ltramPling woe. Rather, then, than repips,
man should press brayely on amid all dif-
6cul,ies. remembering that even ..lifs's BIT
terest waters run some sands Of gold, -
anduhat however foul may be sthscup.prs-
tsented 70 the lips. itmay conceal saspex1t
within its turbid depths.
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Italian Character.

The European correspondent Of the
Newark Daily Advertiser, in one of his
recent letters from Italy, thus sums up sew.
eral OF the peculiar characteristics Of the
people among whom he is wandering:
"The Italian will bear an insult in open
day, but never forget his revenge, which
is insinuating himself, sooner or later, in
to your favor to suck tho blood out ofyour
very heart. Not only in his revenge. but
in all things. e. things natural to him
the Italian is the most assiduous and per.
severing Of human creatures so is he the
creature Of habit above all others. From
year to year he goes through the same
daily routine; rising and going to bed;
eating and drinking at the same hours
visiting at the same places, on the same
days of the week. and indulging just SO
tar, and no farther, in the same amuse-
ments and dissipations. Indeed, he not
only says his prayers, but does everything
by rote. Hence the im2ulsive acts Of Iial-
ians are failures for when the impulse
which carries thea for moment beyond
themselves is spent, they fall back again
into themselves and subside into their quiz
esceEt course. showing that it had no sus.
tanning principle within, but was the su.
per6cial effect of some outer excitation =
Habit. OF course, makes them the most
constant of lovers though unfortunately
this consiancy is seldom between married
pairs. Habit, too, keeps them from ever
spending an evening at home-in fact
their own houses are never their homes, il
they have any. Habit sends them night
ly to the same places. Intercourse with
the Same persons, to whom they may be
first drawn by inolin alton or sympathy
becomes to them necessity. Apropos TO
this, is an anecdote related Of some Ital.
ian here the other day. Having been the
devoted caualiere serventc of the same
married lady for many years, he was ask.
ed on the death Of her husband if he did
not mean to marry her. He replied
Where then should spend my even.
ings 1t never occurred to him that q
husband could spend an evening with his
wiie-though that vile wore the same with
whom he had chosen to spend his even
ings for years !"
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Facts from History.

William the Conquerer originated the
Curfew Bell, which was rung at eight o.
clock in the evening to warn the people
to put out their fires and candles; law
made with the good intention Is prevent
the terrible CONGREGATIONS that often hap
pened in the towns when SO much wood
was used in building.
During the reign Of William tho Con-
which had beer In general use among the
Saxons. was discontinued, and the Nor
man fashion, Of settling legal difficulties
by single combat, was brought into Eng.
land. sc
In tho reign of William Rufus was in.
troduoed the fashion Of wearing shoes with
long points turned up before and fastened
to the knee with a chain. The Clergy en-
deayored to abolish this ridiculous custom;
but the people still persisted in wearing
long points to their shoes, in spite Of all op.
position.
Before the conquest surnames were not
used in England but the Nermans adopt
ed a second name by way of distinction,
and it usually expressed either some per-
sonsl quality, as Rufus the Red, or indi.
Gated some post at court, or was the n anne
OF the family estate, in which last case
ode" was pre6xed. sfs4@ssi
In the reign Of Henry the First, when
the rents were dae, the King made what
was called ssprogress" through his es.
ts,es, accompanied by train Of mobiles,
knights, squires and domesties Of ell sorts
as cooks, confectioners. tailors, BARRIERS.
and others. who travelled on horseback,
or in very olumsey vehicles. The "pro.
gress"swas made for this reason, that as
the tenants could pay but very little Of
their taxes in money, the rest of it had
to be taken in kind that 10, cattle, corn,
poultry, pigs. or any thing else they had /;
therefore as the King could not take away
all these things, he and his followers re-.
NAMED at one place, feasting until they
had consumed provisions equivalent TO
the taxes. s
| In the reign Of Henry the Second, car.
pets were not in use. and it was consider.
ed the height Of grandeur 10 have the floor
strewed with rushes or clean straw evsEy
morning. L f.s
Costs Of arms were brought into fash-
ion in the time Of Richard the First. and
were adopted tha. the knights who we're
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Archbishop PuYcell's Lecture on
Russia, ass;

This lecture was delivered in Melodeon
Hall, Cincinnati, q few evenings ago,
and we find it reported in the city papers.
After recapitulating the statistics Of the
Russian Empire, the Arch bishop says il
contains 335 900 square miles, OF which
85. 900 are in Europe, and the balance in
Asia and America. 1t hiss 10000 900 Of
inhabitant. The original language oil
nearly ell these was sclavoDic, and this
will give some idea Of the power Of this
parrenxe nation, which was unknown to
history in the time Of Charlemsgne. and
which 10 now striking the stoutes, hearts oI
all lovers OF freedom with dread and fear.
Nicholas was shown to have no regard
for liberty Of conscience. or the rights oi
Of man. and consequently should be out
side tho pale Of our sympathies. The
cowardice Of England. which has always
feared Russia, which had aided him 10 de-
stroy the Turkish feet at Navarino, which
had idly remained at anchor while the
Russians had again, at Sinope, destroyed
the Turkish feet, which had refused to as.
sist the Poles and Hungarians to achieve
their independence, and which had refused
to furnish the Crcassians with arms. was
denounced in eloquent and impassioned
Language. Cheers. The help which
100000 of'these brave mountaineers. un-
der their ntrepid leader. Schamyl, would
have been in reducing Sebastopol, was
strongly shown.
The lecture was such as would satisfy
the warmsst friends Of freedom and Euro.
pean liberty. and il reflscted much honor
on its able author, who was frequently and
loudly applauded during its delivery.