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The Counsellor Posed.

At trial in the Court of Kings Bench
June 1888, between certain publishing twee-
dledums and tweedledees as to an alleged
piracy of an arrangement of the "Old English
Gentlemen"-an old English air, by the by
Tom Cooke, the composer, was subpenad as
a witness by one of the parties. On his cross
examination by Sir James Scarlett, afterwards
Lord Abinger, for the opposite side, that
learned counsel rather fippantly questioned
him thus:
Now, sir. you say that the two melodies
are the same, but different. What do you
mean by that STRIP
To this Tom promptly answered-'I said
that the notes in the two copies were alike,
but with different accent, the one being in
common time, the other in sx-cight time and
consequently the position of the accented
notes was different"
Sir James What is a musical accent"
Cooke-"My terms are guinea lesson
sir.'-[A loud taught
Sir james, (rather ruffied) -"Never mind
your terms here ask you what is a musical
accent? Can you see it,"
Cooke-"No."
Sir James-"Can you feel it?"
Cooke-"A musician can" [Great laugh
teri
Sir James, (very augry)-"Now, pray, sir,
don't beat about the bush but explain to- his
that tried the case) and the jury who are sup
posed to know nothing about music, the mean
ing of what you call accent"
Cooke-"Accent in music is a certain stress
laid upon particular note IN the same man
ner as you would lay a stress upon any given
word for the purpose of being better under
stood. Thus, if were to say, You are an
ass it rests on ass; but if | were to say, You
are an ass it rests on you, Sir James,"
Reiterated shouts of laughter. by the whole
court. in which the bench itself joined, fol-
lowed this repartee. Silence having been at
length obtained, the judge. with much SEEM
ing gravity accosted the chop-fallen counsel
thus
Lord Denman-@Are you satisfied, Sir
James ~
Sir James (who deep red as he usually was,
to use poor Jack Reeves own words, had be-
come scarlet in more than nancy in great
huff, said-"The witness may go DOWNS
And go down he did, amidst renewed laugh
ter. in which all joined, particularly the learn
ed brothers, except one, who didn't see any
joy in the matter.
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The Banks of Tennessee.

Several of the Banks of this State. so the
Comptroller informs us, have notified him of
the acceptance on their part of conditions
imposed upon them by the last Legislature.
Among them are the Bank of Tennessee, Shell
byville Bank, Lawrenceburg Bank, Agricul-
tural Bank. Bucks Bank, Bank of Middle
Tennessee. Exchange Bank and Bank of Chat
tanooga last. however, with a condition
annexed that the acceptance shall not be SO
construed as to involve the Bank in for
fixture of its charter in the event an officer or
teller of the Bank shall, contrary TO the in
structions of the Board of Directors, violate
any provision of the law the penalty for which
is a forfeiture.
The Comptroller has addressed a circular
letter to the different Attorneys General for
the respective Judicial Circuits of the State.
informing them what Banks have accepted,
and directing them to proceed against any
Banks within their districts that had suspend
ed specie payments. and have not filed thoi
acceptance of these acts of the Legislature,
as part of their charters.
If suits shall be instituted under these in
structions, the question will be made whether
it is competent for the Legislature, constitu-
tiOnally, to grant a charter in which penalty
for suspension is prescribed. as is the case in
all the charters we believe, and after the
franchises are accepted and the grant thereby
perfected. to enact other and different penal
ties.-Rno1 Citizen.
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Mrs Edmund Horribly has published in Eng
land an entertaining work on Oriental So
ciety, entitled In, and Arouad .Stambo,l"
She gives the following picture of Armenian
hospitality:
Simione placed little inlaid table before
his mother and myself, and 1 saw with alarm
that they intended to give me a feast Fist
Dhudu handed sweets-cherries delicately
preserved, and rare old China jar full of
preserved rose-leaves from Persia, then Oscu
presented two large glass cups of water with
her thin, pale hands; after which came deli
cious little cups of fragrant coffee, and dish
of figs from Smyrna, mixed with bitter al
monds. The old lady, who seemed to take as
much affectionate pride in examining me, as If
had been a darling school-boy, home for the
holidays-now tore some of the largest figs
open with her fingers, and stuffing them with
the almonds, presented them to me Que by
one / considered that one fit of
indigestion could not do much harm, and
yielded To the fun and amusement OF the tete.
How delighted the dear old lady was to please
me! How fast she peeled the oranges and
popped little pieces on TO the pounded sugar
on my plate and helped me to large pink
slices of preserved ounce, and talked TO me
of her daughters, and patted my hand affec-
tionatelyl At last l thought the feast was
happily ended; but alas! Dhudu opened a
fine, rich colored pomegranate, and scooping
out all its bright and shining seeds, placed
them, sprinkled with fine white sugar, before
me! oh for the enchanted cock of the Ara
bian Nights-to pick them all up for me! But
my philosophy could go no further. l was
Obliged politely bat firmly to refuse both that
last dainty and also "A cigarette made by the
hands of the fair Dhudu.
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"PUr HIM OUr."-A Cincinnati paper says
that a young lady not a thousand miles from
that city, refused to blow out her light and
retire uatil her maid servant had rem owed
the Richmond Examiner from the room" We
had always supposed that it was the Christian
Obseruer which timid ladies were mostly
afraid of; but why the fair one alluded 10 by
oar Cincinnati contemporary. should have
refused 10 blow out her light" until the
Eraminsr was removed, passeth our compre-
hension. We know our neighbours optics are
20 very keen that he sometimes sees objects
which cannot be seen. yet we doubt their
power Ia penetrate the darkness which would
have prevailed in mi-lady's chamber had she
extiaguished her light Notwithstanding the
large number offs al oh his valuable journal
conIains.-R iehasoad Wkig 81
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We regret TO learn, as we do from the fol-
lowing paragraph from the shelbyviile C6a-
s,ihsaoMilis, that the Editor Of that paper has
met with a serious accident:
On last Friday evening a sad accident &C
cured TO the editor OF this paper, Col. joan
ii. BAsKErrE. whilst going down the steps
leading from the pavement 10 our ONCE in the
second story, step being out precipItating
Col. BAsxErrE on the pavement below, n
distance Of fifteen or eigtften feet breaking
n we are informed one rib and fraeturing
one ar two others. This untoward accident
will coniinc him To his room some time, aud
during his confinement the editorial depart
ment OF this paper will be under the charge
of friend OF the editor. The friends of Col
BASKETS sincerely sympathise wilk him In
bis affection, aud II their good wishes could
prevail be would be at bis posi- very soon, for
Jons Is universally loved aud respected by
those Who know him. Af-lt
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IA grave grown man will start to hear
The strange words Of a child -

An expression of these quaint, infantile
ideas took place the other evening. A little
fellow of three summers whose mother wing
ed her way to the better land" when he was
not seven months old, was sitting upon the
steps in the dusk of evening watching the new
moon serene and silvery, then descending in
the western heavens, commenced. without
words being said in regard to his mother.
throwing kisses with his hand to the moon,
saying. Go. kiSsy Iflamma?'' What strange
Influence was that which led his infantile
musings afar off to his mother while gazing
at the beautiful orb of night, and to connect
them thus together? Was that mother. in
accordance with the philosophy of Sweden
borg. through mystic stellar and lunar chan
nels, then lowering near her little darling and
shedding down upon him the gentle and holy
influence which drew his yet uncontaminated
thoughts towards herself? VIII it thus ever
be nigh. his guardian angel, panOplying him
as with heavenly shield from the storms of
life? The thought is certainly beautiful, and
for aught mortal knows to the contrary, may
be true. We can see nothing irrational in it.
1t, as our great epic poet says,
"Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when wake and when Sleep
we can conceive of no combination of cir
cumstancesin which spiritual being' would
be more likely to commune with an earthly
one, than in that wherein mother has left
her prattling innocent to tread. without the
love and guardianship which a mother only
can bestow, comparatively alone the path
way of existence.
The great bard of nature, in burst of su-
bfmity. exclaims what a piece of work
manship is man! How noble in reason how
infinite in faculties in form and moving, how
express and admirable in action. how like
an angel! in apprehension, how like a God!'
And yet We doubt whether the mightiest
achievements of his matured intellect show
his original nature and divine origin so forci-
bly, or so clearly as do the spontaneous out
gushings of childhood, the mysterious COM
munings of nature with its author. There
seems to be kind OF inspiration witnessed at
the beginning of life, ere evil has obtained as
cendancy over its powers, and again near its
termination, when.
The sunset of life gives u mystical lore"
and nature, having been subjected to the fiery
ordeal of trial and triumphed, comes again
into communication with the spiritual, the
beautiful and the true.-N o. Bulletin.
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For The Patriot.
Lines on the Death OF Little Addie
stretch.
BY ELE AN ORA.

OH would the heaven born gift were mine,
To sweep with magic touch,
The golden Tyre of Poesy-
The harp love so much,
I'd tune anew, its softest chords,
IT'LL angels might draw near
To feel the magic, wild'ring notes
Come floating on the
I'd sing OF one, little child,
Sweet cherub from on high
Whom seraphs claimed for their bright band,
And bore her sky.
Hers was a little fairy form,
Angelic, snft and fair,
Perfect was each tiny feature,
God stamped his image there.
Beauty danced in her sparkling eye,
shone in her sweet young face,
Gleamed mid her tresses floating free,
In unbound, native grace.
II nestled round her lisping mouth,
And played at hide and seek,
Md the dmples and roses bright,
That bloomed upon her cheek.
Music flowed from her little tongue,
In accents soft and clear;
So gentle and SO sweet the tones,
You held your breath % hear.
The clappng OF her dimplcd hands,
The pit pat OF her feet,
Her merry shout, her ringing laugh,
Made music clear and sweet.
All earthly charms the child possessed,
Beauty, mirth and grace,
But what endcared her 10 US most,
Was beaming from her face.
The pure and heavenly Unborn light,
OF goodness, truth aud love,
Which, perfect here, attached her there,
And drew ner home, above.
know the little sinloss one
i now at peace and rest;
she : free from every earth-born care,
safe an her savor's breast;
But mem'ry fond will or recall
Her artlcss winning m,rth;
Forgetfui of her bIissful state,
weep her loss To earth.
And now III sing Of Hope and Faith,
And that bright land on high,
Where and sickness eometh not,
And nohe We love shall die.
The tn mes too lony for my muse,
She wells her weeping eyes,
AND, marm ring 'sGod Is Love" she Goats
Beyona the starry skies.
Farewell, my gently harp, farewell,
i've swept thy chords in vain,
No answ ring sound hear tonight,
I'il touch them not again.
Ny spirit-wlng are earthwsrd borne,
I've sHiven in vain 90 lave,
In founts oC bss--i'm weeping now
Der Addie IN her grave.
NAsnviLIK, July md, 1855.
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w The Washington correspondence of

the Baltimore Sun writes:
The intelligence that Mr.. Forsyth has not
left his post has been received here with salts
r,ction. Since that it is our policy to recog-
ize governments de facto, there are '-suscep-
fible" persons who augur great things for
distracted Mexico. from the fact that all the
r.ilitary chieftains seen united against Zu-
aga, but our government sees too far, and
has experienced too much, to feel any great
interest in a people who are guided by neither
example nor principle" 1t seems to be now
generally admitted by all parties in our own
country. if, not by those abroad, that the best
possible remedy for the distresses of Mexico
would be gradual absorption by the United
States. Nor would that result be probably
retarded by the recognition of a reserved
right to the people of province or provinces,
proposed to be set off, that they should be
parties consenting. Our amending claims
against Mexico, aided by some ready money,
will ever be sufficient, with her transient
rulers, to procure for us satisfaction in
territory, the only things that they can give.
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Expenses OF the General Govern
nlenl.


The democratic organs evince no little
trepidation at the prospect OF having to en-
counter a reform movement, arising from the
enormous expenditures of the general govern
ment, under the present administration. They
are essaying, by the aid of false tables to break
the force of the statements Of the opposition,
and are "tremblingly alive to the import
ance of impressing the public mind with them,
before the true tables, based upon actual APP
preparations and expenditures, can be pre-
pared. One of these false tables, fixed up for
the Washington Union, and repuhlshed by
the lesser organs, absolutely puts down the
expenses of the fiscal year 1850, at little
over SOS, 000, 000-thus
Regular appropriations So, i5s 233
deficiency items and Incidental expenses. 1875 lao
SOS ,oS4 ses
Now, this is an extravagant expenditure,
at least it would be considered so, If economy
was a characteristic of the age; but il is far
below the real figures. A correspondent Of
the New YoIk Times dissects the items Of the
expenditures which make this aggregate, and
sxposesit its fragrant perversions. For instance
the table of the Union puts down as he
mail steamer appropriation 5000 100; the real
appropriation is sl.459, 9o0-a difference of
s4s9, O0Ol Post Office steamer appropriation
is put down at s3,50oo0o; the real appropria-
ton is SIT SOC, 00D-a difference Of only four
teen nsiiliorls! Another item, OF revenue from
imports,is put down at 81, l5o, ooo-it should
be $500, 0Oo-a difference Of si,45O,oo0i
The errors in these three items alone amount
to SI6,94s,250! Upon this showing the Tines
correspondents comments as follows:
But this simple exhibit does not reveal the
half of the dup.icity in the statement upon
which am commenting. The sum Of $685.
600. 900 Is given as the total provision foe the
the next liscal year. IL is below the truth by
more than 1000, 900. ! attach no impor-
lance to the fact. upon which some stress Is
laid by writers and speakers but partially In
form d. that according TO his own account
Mr.. Cons will begin the next fiscal year with
balances Of appropriations made by former
Congresses OF Sl6,5S6,5sS. This aggregate
unexpected of balances occurs every year,
and does not affect the annual appropriations
For II fifteen or twenty millions arr ieit OF
/. last years appropriations mt the end OF this
year. similar proportion OF the aggregate
amount promised at each session VIII lap over
upop the year following. sssssa
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open hour before the starting of each Train, which
allows ample time for the purchase Of Tickets. IL is
open at no other time during the day. Passengers
for the Eastern cities leave the A NJ. Train,
which connects throughout with Trains on the other
roads. Time to Richmond 10 hours; Washington two
days. Philadelphia two and half and New York
three days. This is the cheapest and best route from
Nashville 20 the East
New Orleans passengers leave on the 230 p NJ.
Train, arriving at Memphis in time to connect for New
Orleans, the evening of the next day, and go
tn ough with boats without detention at Memphis.
Those for McMnnyie, Sparta and Beersheba Springs,
leave Nashville on the $50 P. NJ. Train. which con-
directly at Tullahoma with the Train for McMinn
vile. Persons leaving McMinnville in the morning
arrive at Nashville at $50 P. NJ
At Nashville, there boats which leave daily for
Smthland and connect with boats for different places
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers; also daily line of
stages for Louisville, leaving every morning on the
arrival Of the night express.
BY this change of Schedule, the Train from Mem
phis connects direct at Stevenson with our up and
down day Trains, causing no delay 10 Nashville and
Eastern passengers and one hour is gained over the
former Schedule in going To Memphis from Nashville.
C. l.. ANDERSON,
jy10-6 General Ticket Agent.
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Chancery Court at Nashville.

IeTehce MCdulTe rs bcckeT Z INusI 70 al
T the Office Of the Clerk and Master Of the Chan
N Gerry Court at Nashville, on the Sth day Of July =,
1858, on motion of complainant, by counsel in the
above cause and il appearing TO the satisfaction Of the
Clerk Master that the said defendants, Albert Becker
and Lucen Rust partners, &c., by the name OF Beck
er residents of the State of Tennessee,
and therefore the ordinary process of this Court
not be served them is therefore ordered by the
Clerk and Master that publication be made for four
weeks in succession in the Nashville Patriot, news
paper published in the city of Nashville, requiring the
said defendants TO appear at the next term of the Chan
Gerry Court be holden for the of Davidson at
the Court house thereof in the city OF Nashville on
the first Monday Nov next, and answer said bin,
the will be taken for confessed TO them and
set down for hearing parte-
JNO E GIEAVES,
julyl0-tw prs fee So Clerk Master.
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H~rhave,. Holland BIt,er..

We have been selling Boeghave's Holland Biiters for
some months; and, although, when IL hrsi intro
duced, we did urge les sale, being unacquanted
with the article sti found the public determined
tn have It, and 20 meet the demand have been
obliged To purchase more ii this article than
have Of any other pasen, medicine whatever Every
day brings testimonials Of lis efficacy in removing
the various complaints for which 1t Is recommended,
and offering ID 10 customers, do with
more confidence In its virtues than due 20 most
preparations Of the kind.
GALE BROTHERS, druggists,
IyT-iw Is4 Randolph ST Chicago, H.
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FINE FARM FOR SALE!!

WISH 10 sen Of the prettiest and desra-
i bic places that has been offered for sale II con-
tans about 400 OF ne and fertile land with elc
CANT improvements
Also, containing - Acres, well watered and tim
bered, with improvements.
mayl5-u WILL. l.. BOYD, JR.
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The Executive statement. however. know
ingly omits the 81 les, 224 of permanent and
indefinite appropriations which are author
lied BY standing laws, and are not necessarily
renewable by annual legislation. That sum
is no larger than it was eight years ago, from
which infer that some important omission
has occurred in this item also-and doubt
not that the true amount under this head ID
equal to $40 .000. p00.---
From this brief exposition it appears that
the following sums were provided by law, and
were continued and adopted as existing legis-
lation, viz:
BY sernofficial statements. SOS 900 900
Errors in the above statements loS4e,eoo
By permanent and indefinite items, (pur-
Posely omitted .----..--.--.---.--- f,ioo'o'V
Total original and adopted appropriations
OF the late session. wv
This summary is, no doubt far within the
truth, as have had neither the time nor the
materials for a close examination of the sub
ject. When all the acts of the session shall
have been published, believe that the aggre-
gate expenditure provided for will be found
to be nearly 500 100000. This is the amount
assumed by Mr.. CRITTENDEN in his late open
ing of the Presidential canvass at Gov
ington.
So, then, the expenditures of the present
fiscal year are likely to be near one hundred
millions! This is a very pleasant prospectf for
the people, in the midst of hard times. to con-
template. We trust it will enable them to
appreciate the value of democratic notions of
economy; and prompt them to proper efforts
to cleanse the Augean stable. If the govern
ment is permitted to remain in the possession
of sham democracy another decade, there is
no telling to what amount the aggregate of
expenditures will be increased. During the
past session of Congress, Mr.. ToOMBs asserted
that ours was the most corrupt government
on the face of the earth; and if profiigate
use of the public money is evidence, the
Senator did not speak without warrant. The
government is in the hands of his party,-it
is responsible for the corruption that has OBJ
tanned, and it should be dealt with as corrup-
ton and prOfigacy deserve.
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MAIkIsIED.

On Thursday morning last, by Rev. J. s Hays,
Mr.. T ID. Quick Miss Anna T. STEWART, daughter OF
VIM. Stewart, Esq. all OF this city
Clarksvie papers please copy.
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"BAGnEi.oR's SoIRKK-n-Gen- RAMSEY, a
bachelor siill ON the sunny side OF forty"
The Misses C., OF Nashville,
with the mos, elegant entertainments at Goa
C. RI Hal, Friday evening last, that has been
given la Knoxville Tor many years. The Hall
pany who fingered until late hour. delighted
AS they were with the gynial hospitality which
the General himself displayed. not Only Ia
the welcome Of his guests, bat ia all the APP
poiniments and appliances u the oceasion.-
Rno1rsAis taizea. ~ 6
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Seven Acres on Stewards Ferry
Turnpike Road.

Joseph p. Brown and others VS. Samuel B. Brown and
ID others
IN Pursuance of a decree nklde in the above named
Il cause, by the Chancery Cou Nashville its
Ma Term, 1858, will offer for sale 20 the highest
bidder on a credit OF 3, and months at the Court
House IN this city Saturday the 18th day Of August,
1855 the tract If Land in the pleadngs mentioned and
described, the same being tract ct cres lying
the Stewars Ferry Turnpike Road in this county.
and bought by the defendant, Samuel b. Brown. er
VIM. J. Brown Notes with two approved securities
required and lien retained until purchase money Is
paid. JNO. f. GIEANES,
jy6-u c. VI. Chancery Cur; at Nashville.
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SEQ. kIssy Mammals

How touching and original are the ideas
sometimes expressed by children Surely, if
'.howers are the alphabet of Angels by which
God writes his glory upon the hills and in the
valleys" those little human flowers are Gods
own alphabet. by which he writes to his crea-
lures of whom and of what lis the Kingdom
Of Heaven" Quaint and singular as beanti-
full are the trains of thought to which the ex-
pressions of these petit cherubs give rise; nay
at times
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HAvfng purchase Mr.. htllnAhan's Interest N Tie
Eu-sis. have tsken Ia rzsFtacrs IN business
psxon A. Allasaa and Jssha u IQhasssn. We shN coa
siass Al eur ola stand xhere vii be PLEASED "
meet olt fFieads and merchants generally.
bein< xnxta1s O. cat d0xn prezesi suck as kss
ps-sslbe. preparatory % AL purchase VIII
efeF ndoc<ussats n pFes % ihuse wishing - reirn
sh their ssark We shall hs glad Al al tIaes -
esve their orAefs. And wsll DO oar sess " al them
sAssfAn1arliy. ~ #4
iassis ALLISON. ANDERSON co.