The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-14


water.
ll.nbuTgb, indeed, owes Its great prcsperit,
to commerce, and is to be considered. first O
sl, Us a commercial city. 1t is q free town
having an independent political existence, and
managing its own sfiairs. Ii has no king, AND
gets along quite as well without one az its
neighbor Hanover with It's royal race-to Judge
frotu the appearance of the two cities, should
sly, much better. Hamburger is q free city in
suo.hsr sense. Ii enjoys almost entire free
trade. The duties levied upon imports are
very Light, compared with those Of most States.
TGns, few restrictions are placed upon com.
nsTce, and it is left free to expand according
" the natural laws of trade. The city is ad.
mIraby situated for commerce with all parts oil
the world. Standing near the mouth of the
Elbe, 1t is easily accessible from the sea, while
its position makes it the natural place of import
and export for the North of Germany. Its
prosperity will be greatly advanced by the rail
roads which rsdiste from it into the interior
and steamships which connect it with foreign
countries.
ASEcDoTE OF WEBsTEK.-Some years since
had related to me, from good authority. an
snecdote of Daniel Webster, which do not re-
member of having seen in print:
In the somewhat famous case of Mrs. Rod
gems VIII, which was tried in the SUPREME
Court some years ago, Mr.. Webster appeared
as counsellor for the appellant. Mrs. Green
ough, wife of Rev. William Greenouph, late o.
west Newton, tail, straight, queenly looking
woman, with keen, black eye-a woman OF
great self-Possessions and decision of character
was called to the stand as witness on the Cd.
posite side from Mr.. Webster. Webster. at q
glance, had the ssgscity to foresee that her
testimony II It contained anything of impor.
lance, would have great weight with the court
and jury. BE therefore resolved. If poss;bIe
to break her up. And when she answered TO
the hrst question put to her, 81 believe Web
ster reared out, 1--WE don't want to hear what
you believe, We want to hear what Won know "
MRS. Greenough replied, "Thst is lust what /
was ABOUT TO say, sir. and went on with her
testimony. And Hotwithst anding his repeated
enorts 10 disconcert her, she pursued the even
TENOR OF her way, until Webster, becoming quite
fearful OF the result, arose apparently in great
agitation, and drawing out his large snuff box.
thrust his thumb and finger to the very bottom
and carrying the deep pinch" to both nostriIs'
Grew 1t up with gusto; and next extracting
nom bis pocket very large handkerchief,
winch howed to bis feet as be brought il to the
nont ne bowed his nose with a report that
hall. S'o"NeO
Webster" Mrs. Greenough, was Mrs. Bod.
gen neat woman ?'
mrs. dreenough.-"I cannot give you very
iun information as to that, sir she had one
very dirty trick" -
Webster" What's that. ma'am7u
Mrs. Greenough.-"Sh She took snuffPn
The roar OF the Court House was sucb. that
the future defender of the Constitution
subsidized, and neither rose nor spoke again until
atter mrs. Greenough had vacated her chair for
another wltness-baving ample time to reflect
upon the lnglorious history of the man wko had
a Stone thrown on his head by woman.-Goac.
ards Register.
The BRITIsH QUEEN AND BRITISH L1rER..
LuRE-baron Alexander Won Humboldt and
'ne Ine'sher bunsen were invited by the Queen
ana rIince Albert TO breakfast at the Palace
VI DsDeisDerg, IN Prussia, while they were So
Journing there. The Chevalier Bunsen was
pie.en'eo py indisposltion from accepting the
Invitation. One of the London Journals. in
commenting upon this attention paid nv the
queen to foreign literary gentlemen. remarks
the absence Of all similar attention 10 EngI;,b
writers, oil whatever degree of literary merit.
now Is 1t that we never hear of the Enolisb
Court paying any kind of attention to a British
writer, OF whatever degree of merit ? Tom
ihuno was there some years ago, and now and
tnen painter OF the royal terriers. &c. or a
man OF science of the back. stairs snec;ss bnt
that is all A British Humboldt. if We had ons
would never, in all probability, see a British
babeiberg, except from the outside. We at.
tribute this, Of course" says the Illustrated
. times, not TO any personal feeling of her
majesty, Out rather to kind of traditionary
association of the Hanover family since il has
peen IN England. This family has never taken
10 our national literature kindly. The old
PreJuuice mas survived change and improve
4 neI's o. many kinds, and has perhaps been re.
treshed by modern Court connections
Inns is meant to apply to Prince Albert,
who has never been a favorite with the R,;,;sS
literary public.-Erenins Post.
according to letter published in the Ration
Rouge Advocate, the person is now living who
saw the hrst sack of cotton seed broupbt into
the Mississippi valley. 1t was Introduces h.,
Daniel Clark, tie father of Mrs. Gen. Gaines
who was native OF Ireland, and acting ga Con
sui for the United States at the port of Nav
Orleans. 1t WAS imported expressly for M
bringer, wealthy planter, on the right bank
OF the nver, a few miles below Donaldsonylls
what change has since taken PLACED Cotton
now grown Ia immense quantities in thst re-
gion Oh country, and has become vast source
Oh revenue IN the old world as we'll az the new
me history OF this remarkable staple is full OF
wonder. 1t may be said to constitnte tbs
means of livelihood for millions of buman ho
ings, and every year adds to the demand
Inc ngure head OF the Advance, which was
brought home By DR.. Kane, after he had heer
compelled to abandon the vessel in the ire ~
the Arctic regions, has been presented bv h;s
relatives to the Masonic lodge in New Yo,L
named the Kane Lodge, and is now exhibited
at the rooms Of the Mercantile Library. Astor
Place. ~ -A''o'
blue book" has recently annea,ed
among the miscellaneous statistics of which II
Is mentioned that in 1856 the population Of
England, Scotland, and Wales, was %. OSO. 449.
VIZ; lO,e02, 279 males, and !, 278 | 20 females
England and Wales contained I9O45- 1917 ~
these, and Scotland 3,035,262. There were
1o9,ZOl births, 44S,9 deaths, and l79 s2a
marriages There were GA, SO2 legitimate and
4zeol iiiegitimate births in England and Wales.
and In the metropolis s3,7S7 legitimate and
1916 hiegitimate births. The proportion OF
nieginmaie TO legitimate was in Ia and l in
Is: Ibe Prop~tion of marriages to the popu.
laiIon was ! in ll9 in England and Wales. and
IN 100 In London; aud it is added:
In Great Britain, 5, i 70 schools were inspected
IN 1886, accommodating S77,762 children
o., 239 was the average number in attendance
5,4o5 OF these schools belonged to the church
and the rest to the various dissenters (includine
the homanists) and the kirk of Scotland: l65
primary schools were built, and 6,262 enlarged
or improved in England, in 1856. The re
ceipts Tor The purposes of primary education
amounted to tsl5,372, (f423,6 33 from Par
h nsnsy grants, and the expenditure te
f939,9l0. In Ireland, there were nat;onsi
schools at work at the end of 1856. and ths
average daily attendance varied from 269.4IG