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BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS..

sscollscnoss by Tire.
awny. Boston T'cknor, Reed Fields.
Any glimpes of the closing days Of Byron and Shelley
are precious and Mr. Trelawny certainly tells us many
interesting matters in charming way We wish to give
the highest praise to his work, but cannot help wish
ing il contained Shelley and Byron, and less reaw
ny. He has committed a grave in parSiing his
sayings ddoings andadyenur, before the public
under the endorsement ef two illustrious But
we do not wish to be understood oondcnining the
book IL profitable volume to read, and, with few
verbal blemishcs, pleasant withaL The American pub
fishers have manifested their usual taste and good jug
ment in republshing il, for presume 1t will have
large sale The following is well written discrimina
ting, and valuable moral drawn from the matrimonial
experience of Byron: , 49,
'whcn the most worldly wise and unimpassioned mar
ry they take leap in the dark and more oresec
the consequences than poets blinded by the light
Of their vain imagination. The worldly wis., not having
riskcd or anticipated much, stand TO their bargain for
better on worse, and say notin nut IT. but the iras
chile tribe OF scngsters, when TN IND that marriage Is
not exactly what they imagined 10 be, proclaim their
grics from the house top, Byron did.
Every pretty books have been written ON the Loves
of the Angels and Loves of the Poets and Love uni
versa but when lovers are paired and Gagged together in
holy matnony, the curtain Is dropped and we hear no
Of them II may be- they moult their feathers and
lose their song Byrons marriage must not be classei
with those OF the Poets but OF the worldly WISE he was
not under the Illusion OF love- but nj money If he had
left his wife and cut society 1.-THE last he resolved on
doing) he would have been content that his wife and
society should have cast him oil modification his
pride could forgive forget As to the o-vexed
question Of tho Poets separation from his wife, he has
told the facts in prose aud but omitted to state
that he treated women ~ things devoid of soul sense
he would not cat pray, walk talk with them. II
he had told us this who would have marvclled that
lady tenerly reared and richly endowed, pous, learned
and prudent, dcIudcd into marrying such man should
IN or ,vpfs md sckfet Inv
flight Within certain degrees Of affinity marriage e. are
forbidden; so they should he where there is natural
affinity OF feelings habe tastes, sympsthies IL is
very kind in the saints 10 ally themselves TO sinners but
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r YPES



Hast thou boldly mingled in battle fray,
Where lance and ialchion flashed
Hast tbon marked the tail ship ceavc her way,
BY angry pillows dashed
Thou hast type OF this mortll lie,
With its woes, its struggles, Its cares, and strife
Hast thou stood alone by tho desolae hearth
Where crst the was sail rout
Shook the whole fabric with their mirth,
bud song aud iocund shout
Thou hast seen type OF the time 10 come,
When all that live shall for aye be dumb. ..t-
Hast thou wandered at eve, in thoughtful mood,
And marked the suns dccIincy
And deemed that he sank In the western food A
when TO thee he ceased To shine
Thou hast type Of thine own decay
A type OF thine own last earthly day. gJ.e 81
Hast thou watched upon FAR mountains height
For Soto revisit earth
Aud Myiiiesf AS his lirst faint CLEAN OF light
Announced the mornings birth 7
Rsjoice twas type Of the opening tomb,
And OF thy recall from its worms aud gloon. iA
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CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

alphabetical Last Of Senators and Representatives. ci
their residences Washington, prepared By the POST
master Of the House Of Representatives.
The ateris ) designatcs those whose wives accompany
them the section (S) those who have q single lady
with them two SECTIONS (SS) than one lady an
asterisk and section (aS) wife and single lady.
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From the Journal Of Commerce,
LAKE GEORGE.
ny IsAAC MCCLELLAN.

MCCLELLAN. y q"
1t sleeps in beauty like gem
Dropp'd in fairy grot
A lucid mirror Tram Il In green, ~ a. al n q III
In enchanted spot SO
IL sleeps in beauty, all nndmmd,
save when some cloud OF air
Sailing above Il, stoops 10 view
shadow iulls'd there ftl sl.r1 rkEf
Undinm'd, when the passing breeze asurH
uimples the csystal lake, a -
On wood duck or the bucwngd teal stts .
The azure surface break, w Hi9,hsf III
So still that scarce its nipples kiss u
Thc yellow sails that pave its strand, ~.
Scarce wilpn with their crcalnng edge
The grasses ~ The bordering l,nd,
Nature, crciantress, IN the air
Her magic wand waves 10 and fro,
In drowsy sunber sleeps tho woods,
The skies above anu waves below,
y Here, SINCE creation nat / dawn ssltg Y z
Pour'd lis einlgencc DER the land,
Thy lucid, unpolluted waves Ia tF
Have washd the golden strand. ifya-s.4s i. l45s
Efeia year year, springs rosy morns y En- lfs5
And her soft dewy ewes, eagas y 30 I.aaf u.s. lH.
Have Inur'd from their o'crbrmming urns 1901
Their flowers, their verntl leaves ~
Have aown Thy banks With floral blooms ,ts
Il. Thick ~ the stars oil hight; y r.s l.t.s
Have garllidcd thy budding groves
With blossoms red aud while
And hero for ages, Gro tho bark
Z Of the pale lices crossed the brine, e
Long the pilgrim trod the rocks '-4
OF Plymouth, with their woods Of pine,
Long the Iiudsons lonely waye f ayT a.yEg
Was darkcrl by the passing sail, 5l,t
Thy waters slunis,r II in the calm, ~ .J M, =.
or foamd beneath the gic. s#.
Aud by thy pcacjiu borIers then
Tho red mans wgwam stoaJ,
Sending IL, blue l,srcur!iNg smokes
Above thy talcst wood;
And there the forest warrior tod
The feuhcrd warrior, grim and grave,
Painted for war, and fierce with arms,
Heroic scra, and brave.
Aud here the dnsky maid he wooei,
Aud here his children payd,
Bcpeaii The spreading elm thai casts
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''rr' ''~1N11< w
Il mand u the people from all pss of the coun, \ AL
new edition ~ this beck bringing down tho statistic !" ns
prescnt time such i.a longer BIZ disfegsdoi IN
sumcscnty known Throughout the render p,,
descripion Of u here; suffice ta
INC cvdence of IT'S having received the voluntary and
rcnag" Of both houses II Cgrcss of iS having baen ad T
supreme Court stsutard edition Of e
Ssncs and of its having rccesved tho special appreciation nv
the vscsi statesmen II The and present II has r
n"upccd by them suitable companion every s
can citzen and tcx book for tho rising generation Of iha
Editors who venerse and support Tho co,stuutoe the
Of Washington and thc principles mbois lerctpeF
u their geoerous and valuable support os
booksellers aud others who desire 70 obtain TOR
q those who may desire to the edition WI "'
h. WILLIAM HICKEY. ~
Mar 3~-dp Washington cVi "
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Photographic Freak.

There really rational limit 10 the deYcl
opuent photography it ovcpasscs all barriers and APP
pears to be capable alike OF grping the greatest and Dc
sccnding to the minucst what has been accomplished
by it thus far may be but the orcrunnor of exhaust
less revelations Its microscopic phase Is amongst the
most recent and curious in its history. friend hands
You strip glass such ia used f microscopic spec
mcns you look at It, and see small spcck OF matter
which may be eyebrow of ant OF the foot of fly
Place it under microscope, and, presto You have
group of beautfuly-executcd figures, which seem too
hfelke to be photographs or you have letter with
every word distinct and luminous Remove it again, and
inch long by sixteenth wide. Quite animated dis
csson has lately sprung up the term to be used in
chasing photography Is it art or is it science !!
If not strictly creative Is certainly cinently repro
ductve in its functions and in some hands it seems ac
tully to compose and not merely TO copy and
10 the dignity of art Then there is certainly needed
an artists eye for the successful grouping nose Of
traits. But must break of my musings about photo
gra,hy TO introduce marvel which may bc termed
The Scissorotype. "a
Herr G. Schmidt of Dusseldorf is creating a perfect
Juror amongst the Tononcrs by his fcats with inst-
supposed to be adapted only for the
vice of millincrs and citors. With couple Of loose
blades Of pair of scissors he creates out OF black tinted
paper, by few dcxerous movements. grove of pine
trees, standing out dark and sharp against the evening
sky with couple Of beiated sporismen firing their last
birrols at the partiges and all this with life, libcr
ty, movement not ~ be seen in many pictures OF on
a thymy hcaticry, breezy clnencc, wild stag h leap
ing hurdle, and others Of the herd coming over
the cr,et loreshoroncd in the distance group OF
horsel, such as Rosa Bonheur would not disown
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1+si341 iHh guson Go, Richmond Va. s 3rodN sAla}
The Literary Messenger for May Is capital number
The Review of PartUns Life of Aaron Burr is carefully
written by master hand. There several well exc
ctitcd sketches and some good poetry, though
sorry to be obliged to object to the poetic illusions which
appear every month under The title of Areytos or Songs
of the South Some of The songs good but many of
them without rhyme The following for
instance is intended to be very sentimental but we
make nothing Of IL but apostrophc 10 some fiy
Alcbiaes suggests IL Is intended an address 10 tho
blae-taed fly. aaisl H ~ n t8e
Sweetest o. sweetest ny tair8,4
iiiher where sun loved hours
skim along meath soft blue sky
l1taH - So Over realm Of flowers f aiift fElHt
We await the next Issue of Arcytos for am explanation
of the above, and in tho WHILE In painful
state of confusion of sweetest os and sweetest ays
srspx,Ss MAGAZINE No Raleigh Andrew J. sedman cdi
tor and proprietor.
This new southern magazine published in Raleigh
at subscription price of three dollars per annum. It
commences with rich number twenty five original ar
css being ofersl the reader. Tho corps Of contrib
tons is an able one and tho magazine is printed upon
good paper, with type. We have long felt that lit
erary criticism is degencrating into system of putting
and that this must react disassousy upon literature
itself Convinced Of the truth of this are exceeding
ly Jealous Of everything that has the least tendency
reta the nationali,ipg OF the literature our country
and respectfully suggest 10 the publisher OF Stcmans
Magazine that the ornamental pillars on Che Of
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The Return OF Hon. w. H.. Preston rrUn
Europe,
fE-on Nae L.Ynchhurn Il

tE-om The ly pchbdrg sbsiaAI
The Noriois Aygps announces important news. rha
Hon. NIB Preston the Coumiss Europe 7eont
ei by he Bristol Convention TO induce the transetante
navigation companies 10 send thctr vessels 70 theChe
~ axe osy iso7 his return TO AEisoA after having
cessfgly hi!ed ma mission
France is well OF ths advantages tha, will result
from dIect Line Of trade with he micdle ard SJ~.hva
States.
negotiation q est interest wss entered upon ~ COO.
Guided with the Paris AID 0rleals Rarosd Companies for
tie establishment Of regular Line OF steamers tctveco
Nantes, st. Nare aud Norfolk. AZ docs Vrsciain tbs
r6ble position the Atlantic coast
ST. Eskare o; the mouth Of TIE loire Zone 81 the
rivers IN Surope) Ia situated the forty eight
hours By steamer than any other p~ Of
France connected with Paris by Railroad which u
tersessec al Tours and Orleans IN vith
all tho raToads Of the Europcas continent The Loire,
nsvgshle NJ all seasons passes through France and
ociyes from tie most distant pW Of H. territory the rcs
prodGcs which furnished for expectation; 10 similar
mapns these Two great srter.se transport the mate
rial coming from America 10 tber places OF uptor
without being subjected 10 TIE usual deientors Of drsy
age, etOrage and rfsbfpmeas S Strasb1rg, duhorse,
Lyo1a, ~ Be1Ds end ali to great centres 81 manufac
lures AMI trade cisburdened OF thep products
by t5eir railroads. which are il direct Communicates
with that of Paris and Nsnt~.
The hsppy dea Of uniting railroads and navigation ssd
the csntre e. The United states With Europe originated In
Nirg mia the Bristol Convention reduced a 10 form.
Horsr h' 20 the delegates vho have re understood
and performed their misaoo. France only waited ded
mite motto the part o tbe intel States 10 second
The 5our has Lass ~hep their political and
merca Independence Is 70 be established arm basis.
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The Chsp,ains Tn tho Navy.


In yosr paper Of tha sh insat personal attack on
me by Washington correspondent The object OF tia,
article 10 place n unfsyo-ebla light before the
navel pablo, and rgudice those officers who do know
me 9sceve this stack to DO para Of the sys,em 10
irjurs me which was Initiated beard the Savannah
whea refused TO se the Episcopal ssursy.
- act o. justice ask the favo- Of feu words IN
reply 10 your correspondent Ne aies from records
in e Office Of Tia Secretary sfths ssvy" Your readers
osshi to know thai the ossrds he quotes from the
letters Of the commodore and captain in which they give
free uerance Of their hatred OF because would
scmpiy with their urgcn, Solicitations to the Episcopal
liturgy As evidence those letters worth the paper
they SOIL az history they valuable the Arabian
Nighs II the reliance such " recorded de'acaa
ton which Induced the Naval Retiring Bosrd TO drop from
the Navy certain officers Who have been since restored,
and one Of them even to the active list.
Had the clerk IN charge OF the recJtds other
end to than ths, Of simple justice he would have
nica,on dased Sept "a 1885, from which he would have
learned that the marias oer drst in9arfered with my
,ber I'D s.se So~uss,,on sgaios, ~, ara III, ' ~
not till then that being caterer 81 he took notice
Of his iasolent behavior He would also have been 10.
formed that the evidence which Mr.. Dobbin deci led
the three letters which written 10 the ,rend
pg lieutenant by cheers who not speaking terms
with me- and that uhen all the papers" were sent 10
Washington the commodore KEEP, back my letter Of expa
nation With th5 purely z pafs view Of the before
him, Mr. Dobbin made bis decision Your correspondent,
has given the sst half Of that decision; you will please
give your readers the balance which ia ~ foloss:
Prom examining al the papers do not thiak that
Lieutenant p intended to strike, but merely TO
insult m0r,ify by throwing water a, the cbapiain
need DOT express the sincere hope and expectatioa
that The reverend cergJ will merh aud fully receive
the nigh respect due 10 big station He entitled to all
courtesy whether his creed favorite one or not do
not consider the case worthy the dignity os court
usl You viii reprimand the Lieutenant, release him
munioauon"
lnregsrd to all those sle issuea that made 9Th me
because persisted In exercising my religious liberty,
wish 10 say that Commodore Sa,er and Ne nobbn unit
| IOrny decided on . p1rte examinations and evidence
TO ibis day advcrares hsve never dared 70 NEE, me
10 an open investigation though repeatedly sssed Tor
sucb an investigation and they mare use OF WASH
ipgton correspondent TO attack In the hope that you
natter out OF grave national question o. giou' liberty
will fail The discussion will 60 on, and the subect v
continue be illustrated by The reaimen received on
board The savannah JO5EpH srOCKHRfD9E,
Chaplain United e4alss hsvy
new Yosx, Feb. y, 1858.
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ammo Domni 1857 has been IA DISASTROUS in ts
efect upon the marriage marxet as H. has been ex
tcBaiye in obliterstmg individual credit in the
markets Of commerce. II promises 10 pay have not
been promptly meS, promies to rasEry have also
been at a discounts When men can't meet their,
notes at sixty or rinety days at maturity the pros
Tsscts Of meeting the demands os a family at ma.
.urity become painfully dubious. n with reliable
stocks at fifty. and the faucies. nowhere, econo,
my intcnsifes IA extrinsic attrsStiEeness cebsey.
Cor the same roason, rises to premium. when arst
class paper begafor market. resolutions to es.ab
lsh OF enlarge family circles 2re indefinitely post
poned, and tho spirits CT daughters and widows am
bilious for marital sympathy asd a support, sink at
once to zero. A financial costir1ness In the money
market super induces a corresponding strngency in
the marriage market. Men row contemplate their
advent into marriages ~ q bliesfu experience N
future, whib babies are mach further Cd that
they become telescope possibl Mites; and vbile In
the mean tine free Dve esalts itself in masculine
admiration a. an oxtemponized expedent aud the
clergy are mortified by the moral spectacle and the
reduction OF their fees.
The registration Of marriages during the month OF
October mas just been completed at the Office OF the
City Inspector, and compared with the figures for
OctobcsI 1856, i. shows sailing of in ths marriages
of thirty three per cent OF the AS only seven had
the plack to indulge In natrimony against f0urtees
in 1861. The BIS fell from thirty five to twenty
three, The Cs, however, were more oourageous-
az. year. The Ds even exceeded me 'est years
figaro, ten coming mp 70 the scratch IN soI
against nine In '56. But the IS fen ucm
seventeen 10 nothing, and the F9 from the same
Squire 90 seven. The G's, however rallied and near
Nv held their own-6fteen being joined In marriage
against sixteen last year. The HIS deprecated
in number from thrty6ye to twentysix single
I was married in SO and another In 81. The is
nearly trebed--the panic evidently fsvorng comm
bality among them. The numbers are four in 1855
against eleven in 1857. The Es too, increased Atty
per cent--there being eighteen marriages this ycu
u twelve last; while the rs have also increased
from ten 10 fourteen. The Ms, however were scri.
ousy affected by the panic, the marriages dimln sh
ing from thirtyfour TO twenty-one. The Ma snow
no change, the Misunderstanding the same
each year. The P's lest heart owing 10 the hnsn-
cs distress only eigh, daring 10 marry, while tbir
teen faced the music m 1866. The Q's are minus
quantity each year. The Rs have twelve this yea9
against the same number Last. The Ts have fa.kn
OF over sixty six per centfour only being married,
against thirteen hast year. In 1856 single U went
before the priest but in the same month 10 1857
shows blank. The va fell from seven 10 two the
VS. from twenty Ave 10 thirteen, the Us FROM tive
to nothing, snd the re from four 70 one,
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We have established another frs. clsss theatre In your
city; found it mere shell-we leave stocked With
much To- saw : he fu .ds Of suooess rest so,sass
Actors then need no longer fear to visit Melbourne fair
terms cannot be denied them nos fer the s,es. spirit Of
curse-monopoly-s destroyed. cloud cheers from Gil
This LED led to the following letter from Mr. v.
Brooke
THE MISSES GoucsrHsrM MELBOURNE AsAsKRs.
s,s-In speech delivered the stage Of hs Prl3oesss
reported % have said 1T ID hsri ,Sias isass and
q the city Of these 6d INA, they
s S
AZ q Tsesl. due 70 the
susiss he :assnss sssls som sseS
VIII be seen tina, % far from shuisg the Misses aougenhem
Ss
a. a. si
'''' my ''' n, SGsravTa " Ss ss5 KY
ss's ssss y n: sc.: ss y @ to
state s. they will be ,es'y IN three four .et.
of The house for nigss or more so''e0asy
THEATRE ROYAL MxlBouKsx FEB 20 1857.
NY DE- sIn.whes inform you .hs, t,e s1psu.ss tie
Il. = II s
equal s nights ' ' Rs
s Sns o f1 % ssa !. s
Mr. e. v Brooke comrrences farewell, sn.age
Aent the first second week in April. For two or Snr
weeks As you- pleasure, veal Civ sou fiCe pes wcpri
nrd two bali clear benefit, az WI. share With you
after deductng the Of G75 nightly, portion Of the
expenses, with two half clear spredts gut ff.srpre
tickets to be admitted hut eicf from the receipts Of the
hotae To comm o-beforr March he Oh, l8JI An
early answer will oblge have ocher
sisia be happy 70 make a'sncf vaudeville
oper the Olympic fcs one mcrt6 win you.-7ours, &a
g. COPPIy.
Miss c. however, determined TO- use the privilege Of
her Of having the last woYd AMI she accordingly
dressed the folowin y letter t,the Eeu,d:-
BY tho publication Of Mr.. Coppn's agent Mr.
Brooke has beyond the truth Of
mark made last Saturday stAough al that time
not assure thinking soyetier of selves but
wishing take lae of valuable ~
sibe, will merely ask why, ~ ofeved
by Mr. Coppin "liberfl! nay nsore handsome"
does MI. Brooke demand from managers half the ,"
receir3 aigh y. and IN instances nore' CIR
SIR to loon at this matte. busnees 3on, OF NJ
Brooke Q who Ind been. playing two years. be-
heve, in these colonies II Two OF aud
quite new 10 the Melbourne public Al engagement OF
ed with Mr. Brooke against utfy sufficient proof ht
could draw. Was II then ''JsraI-nAy, more. hand.
some to offer salary II f8 6s 3D. per night while Mr.
Brooke temandDs hs and often aan half Of the
three Months the business OF the Princess and have
With OF the Theatre Judge whe
Their professional merits less vsiRbien specua
tive sense Macmillan tese Of Gnsesvus v Brooke.
have the honor 70 be, sir, very respectfully yogrs
BIGNElI's Ho7xI, October g. 1856.
The management Of the theatre has fallen
into the nans q Miss Mary Provost American actress,
Who was 70 make her debut Wednesday tbs 18th of No
yOnber.
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70 be obtained will give you in my next i1sorma
tiou r, atng artists should adopt
coed in Europe and avoid possible the many pitfalls
they are liable 70 meet in their stormy, but
seemingly brilliant pathway.
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AFT AIRS IN EUROPE.
ARRIVAL or the STEAMSHIP NORTH STAR.
Our London, Paris, Berlin and st. Peters
burg Correspondence,

Ne'vAnderbst steamship North Star, Capt Csvendy,
Bremen AID Southampton 27ta uh arrived at this
oIyeeterday afternoon Her scvces have been sutci'
pated by The Indian and City Of Baltimore. The letters or
our correspondents, gvec below, however contain much
interesting intelligence not to be derived from other
sources,
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Spain Hopes for tho Return OF santa Anna
TO Msutc

Tran ed for THE NEW YORK HsniD from La rspana OF
Madrid, OF JS II
II appears by the news nom Mexico, brought by ibe
les, all that the intelligence has been condf med which
stated that President Oomonfort bad Obtained several ed
yantaees over the troops which hal revotsd against bis
government We may, hovever, confidently affirm,
Judging from the and spirit Of the same letters
v hch communicate this information, that al ", esden
Cmonfosts iumphs but monetary sntSdcstined 70
De- on very abort duration The f5ths oopclu
sop are mar fest President Comoufort separated snd