Eastern times., 1856-03-06

This work abounds in exciting incidents, and
the reader will find it,-like few of the ro-
mances of the day,-rather hard matter to
lay il aside until he has finished it, Edith,
the heroine, is a New England girl, whose life
changes from poverty to wealth, and who
doesn't spine away and die because she is
disappointed in her first love, but, on the con-
trary, has "belter luck next time," and lives
happily at last with good husband. The
dignitaries of w receive some severe hits.
| Sawyer & Co. have it.
| WoLrsDEN.-An authentic of things there and
thereunto periaining--as they are and have
been, by"J b." Boston Phillips, Samp-
son g. Co.
This is another New England story. From
slight examination of the work, we should
Judge it to be one Of the best of modern fiction.
1t displays refined literary taste, and consid-
cradle reading, and abounds in expressions Of
practical wisdom, with reference to the higher
of the story is laid in Maine. For sale as
above.
MAJ JONES' CoURrsH1P detailed, with other
scenes, incidents and adventures, in series
of Letters, by himself.
! OF the practical or moral influence of this
work, we cannot say much, but for fun and
drollery, it is so full that half drop more would
make it run over. Itis handsomely illustrated
by barley.
t. B. Peterson, Philadelphia, publisher.
Price so cts.
! The Boston Courier makes the following re-
marks in speaking of the possibility Of war
between England and America -
England would have no chance of winning
any glory from contest with US, without her
people were thoroughly united and zealons for
I the war this they are not, nor are they likely
10 be. Should they, however, forget their
own pursuit of freedom, and join their op-
pressors in seeking war with the only coun-
try in the world that sympathizes with the
cause OF labor and liberty, the struggle would
be indeed one worthy of heroic age-a con-
test for the dominion of the ocean. The
weakness of England's insular position would
be apparent in one or two years, when the un-
equalled supplies of timber and naval stores
iron and coal, of America, would be exhibited
in The continued production of fleets SURPRISING
the capacity of all the world. To-day there
are ship carpenters and joiners enough in the
United States TO build two hundred war steam.
ers of the size of the Merruac each year
without dverting man from any other branch
of trade, and machnists enough to fit then
with engines, and sailors enough 10 man them
Since the days of Tromp and Ruyter, England
has never had really naval power TO content
with. She has destroyed fleets, but the ma
iions who owned them have not been able Il
replace them again. We do not speak Of ar
mics, for in such war they would be of sec
ondary Importance. The chivalric valur o
our people needs no encenium, and The superi
or military education of our officers over tn
British is too notorious TO require comment.
An IMMENSE FISH SToRY. The Nationa
Intelligencer publishes, under the head of Pa
tent Ofice-Natural History-Agriculture-
Fishes the following story
Connected with this subject-somewha
remotely it may he's the experience of MI
R. l.. Pell OF Pelham Farm, near SAUCER
{ Tics, I've" RNHtiCi1dH "cil
an extensive orchardist, and who has sold a
the product of his orchards in one year $50,
600 worth of apples and cider, some of th
: former being retailed in London at shillin
t each. Having prepared suitable harness
, Mr.. Pell obtained from the Hudson a livin
sturgeon, some seven feet long, which ne hal
messed and put in pond on his farm, attach
I ing a line and cork float TO the traces. When
E ever he desired to sail about the pond, whic
E was about fourth of mile in circumference
he would go out in boat, usually containn
two persons, and attach the cord to it, whe
f. the sturgeon would invariably dart off at ii
: utmost speed and make several circuits aroIn
the pond, keeping near the shore all the way
1t would then suddenly stop, rise TO the SUI
face of the water, and turn upon its back thu
indicating its exhausted condition. Havin
seen and conversed with an intelligent and eI
: tirely reliable gentleman who has accomp;
e MED MIR. Pell upon some of these excursion
n we can assure the reader that we have r
!, doubt of the practicablity and safety of tn
: mode of navigation, especially in shallow wa
e ers.''
BARoUE SUNK.-We learn from the ArgU