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Close Of the French Exhibition.

A Paris correspondent Of the Philadelphia U.
s. Gazette thus refers to the proposed close Of
this most magnificent exhibition. The letter is
dated the !st inst:
To-day, unless contrary decision has been
come to within the last twenty -four hours, will
witness the beginning Of the end of the great
universal exhibition of 1856 With the com
mencement Of the present month, was to COM
mence, also, as think have previously men.
toned, the disencumberance Of the navy of the
Palace Of Industry, and the preparations for the
closing scene. Great things are said of the in
tended splendors of that event, and every ef-
fort will be used to render it striking contrast
TO the coldness Of the Inauguration. The navy
will be redecOrated in an appropriate manner
with trophies Of each nation, composed of some
OF the objects to which medals and prizes have
been awarded, while in the centre, it is said,
will be erected gigantic trophy of the prize
productions of all countries. Music, also, OF
which -the- want was so much felt at the open.
ing, viii lend its charms to the closing ceremo.
ny. in the shape Of an orchestre monstIe, com.
posed of twelve hundred performers, conducted
by the well known M. Hector Berlioz. The
whole of these preparations will be left open 10
public view for few days after the conclusion
of the Exhibition, in order that all may have an
OF witnessing the effect of the deco.
ratiOns. and of examining and judging of the
merit of the productions of the successful ex-
hibitors.
Every day the Palace of Industry is now
crowded to excess, and on all sides one hears
the expression ofregret that SO vast and rich
a scene of human invention and ingenuity is so
soon to vanish from our sight Certainly,
when the amount Of labor and preps ration nee.
essary to complete such an undertaking. is ta-
keni into consideration, period of even six
months seem too short a time to be allotted for
the enjoyment oft. But in case of the French
Exhibition, this space of time has been greatl J
curLailed, and it can hardly he said that the Ex
hiblticn has been open in a completed state for
longer period than three months. By univer
sal consent, the contents of the Palace of the
Champs Elysees and its annexes, far, very far
exceeded IN richness and variety of production
what was exhibited in Hyde Park in 1851. A
year would certainly not be too long time
for the examination and full enjo oymeut of such
a mine of instruction as is there presented 10 all
classes of the people.
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A Case Stated.

The article we have transferred to our COL
umns to-day from the Ohio State Democrat,
is worthy OF pursual aud moments consid-
Grafton. Our old friend Flood, with shOme
we have broken manya lance, essays here to
account for the prostration of the "DemOcrtic
party" Applying the facts to the case he is
ahquestionaby right. and the confession will DO
no harm. nay it must do good in the Iightquar
ter,with the people. It will do good TO in this,
that it iustifies the course of action of the Re-
publican party, and makes clear the fact that
The principle which underlies the great move.
ment Of the people in resisting the ensroach.
ments of the Slave Power has its foundation in
the Internal principles of Justice and Republi.,
can Liberty. We rejoice in this testimony
from such source, and look forward to the
time with renewed hope when the justice of
our cause win be acknowledged, in spite of the
tricks and sophistry of demagogues, over the
broad expanse Of the American Union. With
ent this hope TO cheer us, we should feel that
there was little lest in the fntuTe under our
boasted character Of Liberty worth struggling
for. The Iameutatien at the success of the
Republican party in Ohio Is natural, and we
forgive il, inasmsch as the statement Of its con
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sequan Aaaging. IS does the result. on tbe
ack naH eoFreetness Of the principle upon
Rhieh 4 N thieycd, is q confession Of les JUS
- Il ht fepeal OF the Missouri compromise
vas ID 0aIgaRe upon the Democratic party,
tben i he success Of ihe Republicaa parry q
yindlualion Of lhe insult. So thousands Of
men hho have refused 10 20 with The Slave
DemocFaeo, feel, and will continue TO feel so
long - the Slave Power insist on making is
exiension test Of 'Democraey.' ls 81
One word to our old Wing friends. What
Is here said in lbe article OF the State Demo
crat Of the conduct Of The Democratic party,
will apply with equal force, when uttered By
Whigs-Eational WhigsAHke cur selves. 70
the Southern wing Of the Wing party. We
Too had acquieseed in The compromise Of 1850;
we too had rested on platform OF principles
adopted by the Wing National Convention Of
1852. in which it was declared
That the series Of acts Of the 3Ia Con
gress, known as the compromise, are received
sBd seqUieserd in by the Wbig party Of The
United States and We deprecate all farther
agitation OF The questions thus settled. as dam
gerous 10 our peace. and we will diseousten-
anee all efforts TO continue orreuew such sgi
tatiOn, whenever, or however, the attempt be
made; and we will maintain this system as es-
.ential TO the Nationality of The Wing party,
and the integrity Of the Union
The repeal oftbe Missouri COmpromise--the
very foundation Of the compromise of 1850
BY the votes Of Southern Wings, is the praeti-
cal commentary on this solemn pledge! There
stands the fact The consequences are before
us.-0. s, Journal.
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Paranhrasinp.

A very refined Clergyman, who feared to
offend the delicate ears of his faithful flock. is
in the habit of soltening the scriptures to their
capacities. Not many Sabbaths ago, be preach
ed from the text, Let him that is without sin
among you cast the first stone,' out which be
very reconditely paraphrased as follows; III is
the rrerogative of innocence to project the init
iatory boulder.'-Det. Adv.
Two or three Sundays since, a pulpet in
this city wus supplied by stranger brother.
who was especially solicitous that the gospel
should be preached in 'all simplicity The
speaker in his sermon quoted those beautiful
verses
Or what man is there among you, whom If
his son ask bread, will he give him stone
s Or if he ask a fish. will he give him SER
pent?
70 ordinary minds it would appear difficult
matter to simplify these verses, but the preach
er repeated them, and explained them in this
wise.
Or what man is there of you. whom II his
son ask bread will he give him something else?
Or If he ask FISH, will he give him some
thing which will not benefit him?
AS general rule, the Scriptures will speak
for themselves, but wheE such an one as this
Oatside brother thinks they need comment, he
had better follow the example of another Divi-
9 We once heard Of. who, when he meta bib
lical snag, would hold up both hands, and ex-
claim-'Oh, my brethren, the mystery of god
mess, who can iathom it?'-Ex. VI
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much as The fact Is also mentioned IN the ma.
mOirs Of Madsns 0ssqui. with q great mauv
superadded a||Imoniah aud asteslssioo.. r
these memoirs + |aIed. shAs on he occasion
Ofa ceremonial recspsh j Eeaiu - n sbe
ehapel Of ST. cyr. 'cuakfthe m.. s..... -
saseis was produced b he b sl
goung maideus. who sang ID ka
king entered the tribuusea Kind d NOE. il
rather national song, he words q which wsso
written b. Madame 6e BrinOn asd de mrsio
by ths celebrated LuIIy. II aur one shoald :
dave any curiosity shout chs composition 4
can easily be obtained inassueh IS ! Geruaa
BY the name Of Handel on bis journey 10 Par
ssained possession Ofit. but passed Il into
the possession Of King George Of Hanover. N
consideration Of sum of money, the Eaelisa.
subsequently, adopted this as their national
song
The assertion that the English borrowed
their national hymn of the French vas receiv.
ed by the latter with great acceptance, and has
since always been considered as fixed fact
A writer IN the Ind. Belg. now sugQests the
the imProbabihIy Of such a suppositiOn, mas
much as the music Ol'GOd ssve the Rng'is 80
entirely un-Lully like. But by this means
HandeYs right to the authorship Of the music
is by no means established. The admirers Of
Handel peFsist Obstinately in ascribing this
composition to him; but it is certain that the
composer Of George the First never entertain.
ed the idea Of composing such hymn, and
that among his original manuscripts which
have been most reiigiOusly preserved, not the
fsintest trace can be discovered Of the same.--
But all doubts as to be authorship of the Eng
ish national hymn has been dispelled by Rich.
ard CLARK, who in brief pamphlet has pub
lished the most authentic and indispatabIe
proofs as to its origin. The composers name
(and this is no JOke) was
JOHN BULL,
John Bull was very notable musical com.
pOsor in England. Born in the year 1868 ia
the county Of fSOmerset, be was early remarka-
bic for his musical capacity and as a very
young man was made Doctor OF Music at Uni.
versity of Oxford By Queen Elizabeth he
was made court Organist and professor at
Gresham Cottage. The successor OF Elizabeth
made him his private Organist. In this period
falls the composition of God save the King
John Bull composed this piece in celebration of
the remarkable preservation Ofthe king. in the
powder plot.
II is remarkable that John Boil subsequent.
ly left England to seek his fortunes in another
land. Until lately. no one knew what had be-
come of him. The writer in the Ind. Belg.
now supplies this defect and states. that in the
archives of Antwerp it is recorded. that John
Bull came to Antwerp in 1917, became Of
ganist at the cathedral and died there in the
year 1628.-Musical world
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Ofshs British officers, which places M. Bueban-
an in no enViable light with bis swn GOv
ernment- II Mr.. Buchanan has been so un-
fortunate as to be made dupe Of. Il to be
regretted
To show how the affair Is taken at Wash.
lngton--in what regard Che belligerenl mani
fests;iOns Of the British Government is held,
by the Administration, we .oflow dP The article
from the Liverpool Times, with an ofic;al' ar
tiele from the Washington City Star. The re-.
marks ofthatpaper show, that there have been
unsettled diplomatic difficulties. between that
country and this, for some time-and, that de.
velOpments will most likely be made, on the
opening of Congress, which will take the
country BY surprise. tsaag tas -.-
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miscellaneous RraOine.
Hints on Health and Comfort.

81
l'a M.F.av. Raspail is popular French writer
the author of book on hygiene which con-
tains many novel and amusing as well as sen
sble observations, from which we string to-
gether few extracts; ..
Health is the normal or regular state Of life
fitting man for the performance of his natural
and social duties. Illness is the exceptional
state; it reduces him to the position of use
!. less encumbrance on society. The art of pre-.
serving the health s~called hygiene; the art
I'd of recovering or restoring the health, when
ai lost or enfeebed, is called medicine, Now, II
being selfevident that health is desirable,
ae and disease highly obnoxious, state of life,
il naturally follows that the study both of hy-
giene and medicine are of the utmost impOr-
tancs. and should be as widely disseminated
as possible: yet by one of the strange and ap.
parsntly inexplicable contradictions of our ma.
u iture, mankind seem to have agreed By spe-
cies Of tacit understanding, to neglect or ig'
"a more altogether those branches of knowledge
q that concern them most. Thus, While we see
4, th.ological lore of the mott abstruse and con.
. sa tFOversia kind eagerly sought after among oil
classes Of society; while no man. with any
.ta ureleuce 10 education, would like to be deem
'l ed ieaoran. Of the laws, at least Of bis own
Is country; while the physical sciences success
fully assert their claim to rank as regular bran
ches Of popular education, and terms Of scien-
ti6C erudition are growing familiar in mechan'
les Institutes and young mems societies; while
even that slow-going gentleman, the British
agriculturist. begins to smell ammonia, and to
.'f conceive some faint thread Of a notion that
chemistry may be, after all. good thing for a
farmer to know. the study of the laws oI
aShealth and disease is almost entirely neglected
You are to chose advelling exposed to the
q, sun. but sheltered from the noxious emana.
ro. lions Of swamps, bitches and rivers gas.wOrk'
and factories You are not to inhabit The
.oq kitchen iloOr if you can help it. Letyour dwell
ling room be high. and look to any point of the
b compass but the north. Don turn your bed
ii room into work room, library or Kitchen
Keep one window in it at least open all day,
Do not place anything in il that emit smells,
agreeable Or otherwise. Danish even flowers
they evolve sufoCating gases. The walls
should be pointed, or papered with a good,
sound paper, pasted down firmly with size,
b % scented over the fire with black pepper, ploes,
i'io OF garlic. Sleep on a hard mattress. Have nc
furniture in your bedroom but the bed, wash
sal stand, and two chairs. ~ 81 :
J q Wash your bedsteads frequently with cam
"a pAorated brandy, Keep chloride oflime con-
~ stsatly on hand. Have fire in your bed room
M from time to time, and burn some vinegar on
& red hOtir plate. Have your bed well aired
q, every day. Change your body linen night and
la morning. Take q bath as often as ever you
ID
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The Runored Difficulty with England

g Below will be found an article from the Lon
don Times. brought by the Pacific, which
arrived at New York, on Bednesday.the I4th
inst. The reader will learn from this article.
some Of the causes Of the rumored difficulties,
between this Government and England,
The article following that OF the London
Times. from the Liverpool Times, is Of mere
conciliatOry character--gives some intimations
Of concessions onthe0 part Of The American
Minister ,and breach of confidence on the part
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TFrom the Liverpool Times Of Saturday
The misunderstanding with the,United States
is attracting throughout the British Empire a
degree of interest equal to the war with Russia
That or relation with the Cabinet of War
ere implicated is, we fear truth which cannot
be denied, but the exact cause of this embroil-
ment is not by any means clear. Yesterday a
rumor prevailed here and in London, that the
American Minister a. the Court of st. James
had either been recalled or would leave for
the United States blythe packet which sails this
day. M 5d ,6asa f rs g
We happen to know through a private
source, that Buchanan had an Interview with
Lord Clarendon on Tuesday last. in the course
of which his Lordship assured the American
Minister, that the British Government were
informed ! on unquestionable authority, that
ships were being built and fitted outinthe Uni
ted States, for the express purpose Of making
a descent on Cuba OF the British West Indies,
and on Others of the British possessions. But
the interview between the English foreign
Minister AMI The American ambassador, was
SO friendly that the last named parsonage was wa,
to have iined with Lord Clarendon yesterday
FRIDAY as5ai leafa afosr
Since this friendly interview took place, an
article has appearedain the London Times
which Mr.. Buchanan may think is calculated
to compromise him in che eyes o, his own gov
eminent and the American public, and he may
have looked on the statements which it con-
tanned, as breach Of confidence.
Is The article to which We refer, must have
been inspected by some member oflhe govern
Iment-- possibly sOne member Of the Cabinet
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God Save the King"
WHO COMPOSED IT?

Several journals hare lately contained no
tice to the effect that the English national hymn
God Save the King, which has always passed
for composition by Handel, was really COM
posed by the Frenehman Lully. This asser-
tion is not SO new as one might think, mas.
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and therefore. without Il alf indoFsing the NJ
more 70 which ue hare referred. We can
readily cohesive MF. Bachanan's snpoyanse, Al
having bis named mixed up With transaction
90 delicate as the one point referred to IN the
Times Of Thursday.
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From the London Times.
When the war in the East broke out, there
was no power from which England received az.
surances Of support more hearty and more
spontaneous than from the United States Of
America. Even the Minister Of the Union in
this country testified to the cordial sympa,
thy of The Cabinet at Washington, and the ma.
tion oven which it presides. He expressed an
apprehension as to the duration of our alliance
with France, and our ability, alone and unaid.
ed, to resist the overwhelming might of Rus.
sia but be desired us to be under no appre.
hension on that account, for that the United
States were willing to make our qlarrellng
their own, and aid US with thousands of stout
hearts and brawny arms.
We cannot blame our Ministers, that in their
urgent need Of men they sought to avail
themselves Of the resources of the West, AT
the time the government gsye most stringent
orders that nothing should be done in the en-
deavor to obtain recruits, to violate the muni.
cipal laws Of the United States. However il
unhappily soon became too apparent that the
American Minister and British Government had
alike mistaken the position of our trans atlantic
brethren.
The sympathies of the land of freedom were
found, in great measure, enlisted on the side
Of Russia. Orders were Immediately dispatch.
ed to America to desist from all attempts to
recruit, and give no cause of annoyance to
the susceptibility of the nation.
The American Government determined,
however not to neglect the opportunity Of
turning the public feeling in the interest Of
the presidential election of 1856. Their Min
ister at London was desired to demand dis
continuation of all endeavors at recruiting in
the United States. The British Government
answered in the most ConCiiatory tone that
what was demanded had been already done,
and ordered an explanation which proved per-
fectly satisfactory to the American Minister,
who could not but remember his own sanguine
anticipations of contrary feeling and SO for
time the matter remained
The American Government was not so easily
satisfied, and returned to the attack with a
dispatch, of which we will only permit our
selves to say that it was i'll calculated to restore
good feeling between the two countries, and
by no means fitting acknowledgement of the
readiness Of our ministry to recall a mistake
into which they had been so innocently led. =
To thal dispatch the British Government, has
rendered temperate but dignifed reply. and
has seconded its diplomacy by strengthening
its West India fleet with the ships which have
arrived from the Baltic, In this position af-
fairs now stand.
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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-20
To Correspondents.

We have received communication CEN
sGsing very severely Rev. Professor OF
this city. /. is too personal for publication.
1t seems the regular minister of the NJ. f.
Church was absent one Sunday evening
and this Divine was called upon to officiate
10 his stead. He did SO and the next morn
ing presented a bill for services rendered
Surely the laborer is worthy his hire
The lines on "Inkcrmann' possess Sigh,
poetic merit; the following verse is alone
Passable
"Fs'e pity. in sorrow staujs weeping,
Aud mercy shrinbs back in alright,
While hsirsd his harvest vas reapiDy,
Mid carnage and Slaughter that night"
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-20
G9e aailg @a5etts.
ALFRED SANDERS, Eplros
Davsapsrs, saturday, 1aa. 60, 1855.
A Thought On Hard Times"

a Thought an Hard Times"
Luxury and extravaganza paved the WY
to the downfall Of Rome and lesser nations
have had their integrity shaken by aPersis.
tence in the same ruinous course. Prospect.
ty has rested upon our people until extrava.
gance has succeeded and were not a reaction
20 occur our fate might be read in that Of
the republic whose untimely end is record.
ed in history. Individuals. too prosperous
become naughty and overbearing and ma
tions are but individuals in the aggregate
governed by like impulses.
The press speaks to us Of the costlines,
OF the mansions erected by the weakly me,
OF eastern cities and the extravaganza o
apparel in which their wives indulge o
lveried servants, shawls costing theusone
dollars each, and houses with walls mirror
e. ffom door 10 ceiling. Side by side wit.
the description We read OF squaiid poverty
OF men and women unable by industry to
obtain food to support their furnishing bod
les; OF little ones dying from utter des,itu-
ton. We feel that God never intended
such disparity to exist between his creatures
and that some retributive or equa!izin. pro-
cess must occur, BY which the ole will be
elevated aud the other depressed in their
circumstances
A reaction IS occurring in money matters ,
the great and the rich are going to the wall.
but the poor and the oppressed are not being
relieved. The wealthy are heing circum-
scribed in their extensive businesses, fail
ing with enough to support them comfortably
during life, while the poor are being depriy-
ed of their only means OF daily sustenauc c.
Can this be equalization While millions
of money are flowing from the rich to those
in less sfluent circumstances, the poor con-
tinue to live on and at the end of the "hard
times" will find themselves no poorer than
now, and thus do We find equalization; " lille
a the same time checks placed upon that
disposition for over-trading and fast.liyine
for which mankind are so remaI kable--
That good will grow out of the evil now
dePlored in the wall of hard times" which
goes up from our highly favored land. we
earnestly believe, and that it will result in
greater equalization ofweaith, we sincere
y trust.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-20

Mr.. FrLTos.-We have read Mr.. Full
tons defence to his constituents for sup
porting the regular anti-N ebraska nominee,
published in the Gazette of the 9th with
great pleasure and warm admiration. After
Mr. Cook had fallen behind and according
TO the rule previously established had been
laid aside, petition was gotten up in Dav-
export, lnstructing him 10 vote for Mr..
Cook for U. S. Senator. But be had the
integrity to stand firm, and informs his con-
stitue nts that he did nol crane the position
he at present occupies, and if they wan,
him to do any thing that he does not con-
slider honorable, he will willingly resign the
station to more plant hands. We have
placed uhite marx torment tbs name OF
A. c. FULTos, Esq, Of Scott --Dubugue
TriJ.
SIR. Fulton if a man ofindependent fdul:
once convinced that he is right and popular
,ea,.mes. has little influence upon him.
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Water Works

a company has been organized in Dubu.
ape for the purpose Of supplying the deni,
Gems Of that city with water. 1t is time
that water works were established here. =
Mr.. LeClaire has reserved the mos, clevat.
ed site in all this region Of country for tina,
very purpose and no doubt would become a
heavy stakeholder were such a company to
be formed in this city. What has become
effellow citizen, Sylvester Marsh. Esq. who
whiloms took SO much interest in this mat
fer.