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. ROME AND PRIEND8L Oh; there in a power to make each hour ! A sweet -s eaven designed it; .. Noer( - need we r.am tonbring ithoone, ..C. ghlfewtse be to o find iti. We eek toe high foir th thinngs lose by, And laow what nature foundus:; For ife hathisre no lifeso dear As Homi d std Frieds around as. We ofin t qnthe oprtenity I :Wo hititeopt raise them. ... hrd poafare Asir eso ertt WO or a bleh lit tahdah ond us ; Fbe;£z anteit jspeed in tione ef need, 7:Oo ; rfnliomond Frienids around oLs SWeadidn;otearthe moce-t.o.dell. by. mornings Nohleerleu burdea n on our p laid ; hejiea~gi hwateheudideot bring no warningsmr ~.-. nows n lke dreams to us descended; vlefroatdid faiuywork on pe.and bough; . tSP a..4ad s, ower .and wonder, ave inot ended w . a.isit th-t.we arl theWintecrsnow?. Thmtlrhmniae- frell t asbtilgbtenheartleaud ubmber; The ·awoodsatill _ee.tr tholly for December; The wo4ld weliet'f orthenew year; And afr asrayin old remsesbered daces; The nwdsor n tbrojp singo; The son hd°ioon lookout w ath es 'hy h.ve our days fYgot si. .hodly .birng ? in it tltnovly the niorth laidinted asiuhken By p ererer th s bitter blast, W h farblefndfiieidsldp'to, ibave staken And made lfe leademinits lle valleys,: Waning the -lghtof promnse from our day, . T hll .mlstpsieet even in the inward palace-, A:limnesanotlike their topaoss away? `Itwmao nlet.thywhen dreams of love od laurels Gaeve sitishhin to td iWlintersof oear yoth, Before its hopes had fallenin ortanes quarrels, Or Tlhethadboid edthima i tb"theavy terth= Erae vthe twilghtoundgatrs e andve wlonely, With shadoi s a oinmgi e ornth e burns low, TB t elaf dlns etil an d iabesep n The padbl cmo change canind rIl nut gto. sLodearitlend W thers Winter is within us; Bleed lede ire-that grows about the heart; FeripetlveeceoandSvam regrets have won no Fro i 'uisesouni d aes reuJobmyea; worship rather; iBntiiattols toil~andtrumble evenas we, Hoping forbarvests they will never gather, 0 .soa , If there io ilar 's language," said the Louis ville Joueal'sonie ten years ago, a lovelier song than thisnwe'db notknoew'here to findit. Who will set ittomusic worthy of it? Who canl All around and all above thee In thei hooedbh ad clwiondair, A thigs woo thee, llthings loveithee, W:,: ftt .: W thee-tbeir tribute weet od'feoete thoe Spriny is wreathing S e fe lb thee the feountains fbome; thGree urer n bgher blossom, -6'ee bosom, Live lway.. S Whoereso'er th. brlghtness beams.; Fanuoweaves with d uning figers, Sweetest dreams. And the heart forgets thee never,. Thy yoe g beaoty'e one delight ; -'here ttdwelloforever.b.v * -dvgr bright. 'WWo WRONG n BeA.--A curroty polled Hibernlan, with a most-comical countenance, named Michael Ma gire,:was charged i the London police court under the followinig somewhat singular and whimsical cir eumstances. Oi'the previous iilght, about eleven o'clock, mrs. Boawling; residing i Newcastle Place, Edgwnre road, -was aroused from her slumbers by a loud knocking at her street door. Ad her hdoband had not come home, aJae,, naturally supposing that he was the person kanoodkig, go 'otut of be 'and let him in, after doing which she retired to her couch. There wasno-light in her room The personwhom she admitted (the prisoner) staggered aboutthe room, upsetting everything that la in his wray. It immediately struck herthat her (supposed) has baond wastipsy, upon which she begged lim tdo come to bed without rnliingsuch a noise. To all her. emonstnnes, however, shie received no answer'sngter ia numbher of meanderings about the room, Mr. gufre found his way to the bedside, on whi hesat down, iMrs; .awlfin:allct1oteiaty put up her hand to un . therof, shefelt a hirsute capillary cirteuature, bour nches, long' sarthad hine throat. Cnvinced this could't bea'hr "'Johnny" shea asked in heaven's -asine whb'elt wan? "'Why Judy; my darliat, don't you know your own .ekiebinp!mef anlfe. aseteMaggut bhre. 'Mn, IoRawins, aflnTbted, Jumped out of bed, and l.bainiastmnk lallhhthid Iovered, hto er aohazement, thatehe ho asnemtted n her lawful hiusband, but merae lghbor4, ikq m Magnure. Upon this she raised the window and shouteo for the police, and one hap _ oeln t come up, she gave theprisoneor into custody, ,l ar.l.ngire, rubbing hi eyes, looked around and exclaimed : LBy-my snul;Pm afraidl'pe got into the wrongpbox, ,Ant it was all a mistake." ' Prisonersaid that he lived within two oors of Mrs. RBawlifni;'and in the dark, mistook her door for his own; had't.v. no wonder, for they ywisro aS like as two peas. The magistrate asked if he had behaved with any rudeness or violene ,Mr. Mawlino. " By no means, your worship." S, mp latnant's hunband, the "Johnny" alluded to, b'eoe'teppedtforward, and assured the bench that hin neighbor was a very harwmess, inoffeisive man. tMrs.Mnguire, the prsonear'so wife, exclanimed : "I'd trust hblmwith a regimant of wuomen, your, wrship, ne'e oaharmless as a baby.'1 (Loud laughter.) " The magistrate sad he should discharge the pris oner, but recommended Mr. Rawlins to keep better boours, lest he:mnight find others, not so harmless, in 'I: its bed-reom before him, . --r---- --- . 'Max-Is..u.-On hundred and fifty natives of the Isle of Man. assembled.at the Weddell House, at C leveland a few days since, to celebrate a festival. Mona, or the Isle of Man, although small and insigni ficant among the countries of Europe, has its aneiqui ties. There is quite a colony of Mona's heen in Cayahoga comity- honest, hardworking-meu, who ave I their lovely, oie to try their fortunes in America. About 125 of them are farmers, residing in Newnburg and Warrensville, and in Geauga county ,there are about as many more. '.There was once a pried in the history of Mona when her arms were feared and her nae vyrespected. The King of Ireland is said to hale been threatened by Mlona's King. After the Scots conquered the Isle the inlabilans re 'olved to .eopel them or perish in the attempt. The bishop, diadin~g the losn of valuable lives, interposed, and it was agreed that thirty warriors on a side should flrthe fate of MIona. TrheLanx-men fell, aind Sbut five of the Scots survived. Since then the Isle hasbeenconquered and presented as a gift to the favoritesof Kings. (Cleveland Leader. Pa .SniN PorisnoiEcT.-A- correspondent of the London Times gives the following extraordinary ac count of an act of cruelty perpetrated by an ambnas - dor from the Court of l eryia now resident in Russia. It appears that during the stay of the ambassador at M:oscow, a fire of charcoal, lighted by his servant in a stove, in the room where his son and the servant slept, caused the death of the former b suffocation, whlte the latter narrowly escaped with his life. The *.ambassaddr, in order to avenge the'death of his son, commanded the servant, to vhose eareless nes the ac eident w.as attributed, tobe flayed alive. The Russian ishment could not be atllowed in their country. Ac cordingly hisu Excellency ordered a hox with air-holes to be made for the Purpose of tranhsporting his ufor isnate setrant to. Persia, there to uffer thle fearful death whigh Russian clvilieation prohihited. The New Orleans Crescent of Mtonday last, ap ear in an enter'.ew and elegant smt of tlype, fromd the establishment of Messrsu onnera 6on,, N8ew Ugtrk ,We are gratitfiedto learn that the tres 'ea4t, whi~ a s most ably conducted journal, is in a m a t gcondition, and that it is daily increas ag hlr [erty. (CharIest6in Courier. ie g Iidr tsa paper whose authority is nmques i an illustratiou of Slhkspeare reereent inio holdtino i his hand a bonnet that Las jus ame, whil thie dialogue takes place: Peudihto--" Why, 'tis a cockle, or a walnut shell, A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's capt Away wIth it, come let me hnave a higger," , athtrina--.I'l have na bigger this dotth fit the time.- .. tt-idseld at the Ball. Editor of the Herald :-You have not heard from me for some time. I have been "round." however, whioh is a pleasant metaphorical way of expressing the facet that I have been aboot, and is not intended asn allusion to my tigure, though, I weigh two hun dred and forty-three net, and it might appear appro. priate to scoenem. Since my unfortunate expedition tiOregon. I have been attending closely to my egi timate business, and do not mind saying that I have been ttolerably successful. I did a little thling in but ter last weak, not after the manner of the celebrated sculptor Canova--who, I-am told, used to carve horses and other animals out of that oleaginous sub stance which looked well hut became unpleasant to the smell.in a short time-h-et in the way of specula tion, which intreised my satisfaction and my balance at Doolittle, Walker & Leggett's, my bankers, in no small degree. I was sitting in my counting room a few days sinte in an amiable franme of mind, thiolng of that butter which I had sold to. a manufaeturer to grease tihe wheels of his manufactory, and wondering whether its strength increased the power of the machinery, when Podgors, of Gawk . Podges, Battery street, dropped in. "Butterfield," said he, "don't you want to go to ball ?" A vision of Mrs. Batterfield res plendent in her new dres, which, though of late im portation, she calls "more antique," pas~ed before my mind. I thought of the balance.aDoolittle's, and in my usual prompt and decided manner replied, "Well, I don't know." "It's a. oomplimenury balt," said Podges, given for the benefit of the officers of the Army and Navy, and comes off at Madame Pike's on Friday. (The name IstPiqu, and is pronounced Pi qure, but Podgers don't understand Freeoh. Now i always liked the officers, poor -fellowa ; they look so prettily in their braes-mounted clothes, and walki around with such a melancholy air, as though they were wondering how they managed to sLpport exis tence on their pay and allowances-and how the deucathey do puzzlesme, So after a fewwordas more with Podgers, we started off to purchase the neces sary pasteboord. I suppose it ws. because the ball was a national affir. that we went to the United States Mint for that purpese. Here we were introduced to .a singularly handsome young fellow, who gaed rather-dulionusly on Podges and myself when we . preferred oar request. "The hball is to be very select," said he. " Aih, replied I, "mthats exactly the reason we wish to patronlze it." The yosun gentleman onutd not withstand the smile with which these words were accompanied. " What name?" said he. "Butterfleld," I replied. "Flour and perk," said he, with a kindly expresion. "Cor nor of Battery and Front," I answered, and thethving was done. Podgers got his ticket also, and we left the Mint aum in arm, wondering if the lovely design for a head on the new thre dollar piece was intended for a likeness of the U. S. Treasurer, of whose agree able countenance we caught a glance as we retired. lrs. Butterfield was delighted, so wasAustin,I fancy; he sent me a note a day or two after, very trettily conceived, with Honiton, Valenciennes, point, edging, and other hard words isn it, which must have given him great gratification to compose. I purchased of Keyes (not that tKeyes, but the other firm) a new blue dress coat with brass buttosh , military,you know; a pair of cinnamon colored leg scabbards, and a very tasty thing in the way of a vest, garnet-colored vet-. vet with green plush cross bars, in which I fancied I should createsoethingofa a sensation. I also dropped in at Tucker's, and seeing a pretty breastpin in the form of a figure 2, which he said was a tastoful con ceit for married men, showing that there were two in the family, I bought that also, and hereby acknowl edge that it has given me great satisfaction. Friday evening at last arrived. Pedgem was to come for us in a carriage at 8 o'clock, and we commenced dressing at three, immediately after dinner. My friends have sometimes flattered me by remarking somethingin my air and personal appearance resembling the late elo quent Daniel Webster (formerly Secretary of State under Tyler's administration.) After dressing, and going through tlse operation which lmrs. Butterfield unpleasantly terms prinking, l walked into the room of ournext neighbor, (we board at' the corner of Stockton and Powell) under the pretence of borrowing a candle. He was sitting by the fire smoking a cigar and reading Tennyson's poems, which I take this op portunity of declaring are the silliest trash I ever had the misfortune to get hold of "fMr.'B-umsell," said I complacently, "do you think I look at all like the great Daniel' Brommell gazed on me vwith evident admiration. "Yes," he replied, " but you are not near as heavy as he was. "Nu ?" said Ii "Why, Daniel Webster was not a ean large man." "Oh!" vreplied he, I thought you at laded to Daniel Lambeet.' This was a damper. We worked 'for three mortal hours getting ittle Amos to sleep. That, childis two years 'of age, pos sesses a wakefulness of disposition perfectly astonishr ing in one so young, ind hasa pleasing pecuniariy of howling terrificallyin the night at intervals of ahoutI twenty-five minutes. Paregoric and tally were too much for him this time, however ; he succumbed at last, and dropped peacefully to repose at half-past - seven, to a second. At eight, Podgers and the car riange arived. fir Podgers came up in Mrs. Butter field's room to show herself. She was tastefilly and magnificently attired. She wore a wlhite crape iusion with eighteen flounces, over a profusely embroidered tulle skirt, looped up on the side witllh a bouquet of Swiss meringues. Hier bodice was of sea-green tab binet, with an elegant pincushion of orangea-olored moire antiqufe over the bertha. Her head dess was composed of cnt velvet cabbage leaves, with turnip au eaturel, and a small boned-turkey secured by a golden wire, "a la maitre d'lhotel," crowned the stien ture. Podgers gazed upon her with complacent and pardonable pride. We descended to tie carisgea, bat finding it inlpossible for all of us to ride within, Mrs. Podgers stood up on the seat with the driver, Mrs. B. and I got inside, and Podgers wallked, [By the way, on this account, he subsequoently, in an un justifiable manner, objected to paying his proportion of the expenses of translportation, as had been agreed upon betweanus.) On arriving at airs. Pique's, I regret to say, an unpleasant altercation tools paice between myself and our driver on the subject of the fare. I was finally compelled to close the discussion by disbursing ten dollars, which that disagreeable in dividual unnecessarily remarked "was only about a dollar a hundred after all." On entering the hall, which was brilliantly llnmin- sted, we were struck with its size and elaborate orna. ments, and also with the unpleasant fact that nobody was there. The fact is, we had arrived a little too early. However, we amused ourselves walking about, and Podgers got into the sanpperroom, wheree broke a sugar chicken off the toti of a large cake, to carry I home to his little Anna Maria, and being detected therein, was summarily ejected, and had the chickens taken awnay from him, atn which sirs. B. and I secretly I rejoiced. At ten o'eclocrk, the camlpany began to ar- a rive, and in half an hour the large hall was crowded with the beauty, fashion and extrnavagance of the t city. It really brought tears of delight to my eyes to p see the numuber of lovely women that San ramucsico fo ran produce, and to thank what immense sums of tO money their beautiful dresses must cost their husbandso end fathers. Sets of quadrilles were frasei d, then i followed the fancy dlances, polkas, redowas, aod thatA fmanny dance where the gentleman grabs the ladyq about the waist with one hand, and pumps her arm lp and down with theother, wllile hopping violently t frem side to side, after the manner of that early andA estimable Christian-St. Vitus. I caunnot pretendto to enumerate the ladies whose charms particularly im pres.edme. Moreover, if I could, it would be of lit- s tle service to the public, for it is in the fishian to do I thli'sort of thing by initials, and who weaould recog eize "lovely Me.. A., with her ugly daughter, in t white eottonet, and nmgnificent lm. B., the cynosure of all eyes is a peignoir of three-ply-carpeting, witllh p a corsage de gnny bag and a point applique robe te f suit, orthe sweet Misses C. in elaborate Swiss ging- . haes, with gimp cord andl tssels and a fotlesil de cabs-iet. Suffice it toeny that the loveliest ladis of San Francisco were there, andthe belle of the eveninge was unquestionably fiiss -, though many preferred t he mature lcharms aof the radiant 3lsm. --. [You perceive that these'hlanls are left for tle convenience of those who whisto send this description lto the East ern States, who hereby lines ny expreei permiaion to icnsertanuy saoon they lnay think alppropriale.] One lady, I obsereed, wehose divsS, tIough no great ledge of dry goods, I should imagine to have coat in - rhe neighlibrhood of ifty bamrele of nie.s pork. Every hiug ient osit adtmirably. Waobbles, of Wobbles & Stiycuni, who was s preosenit with his daughter, a yoing ladyeof nine years, with a violent prooensity to lug " cirls, dressed ia crimsoni silk with orange colorled c pmntaletes. Wobbles, osho hans vesy pletty' way sof F ;asylng poeticag thlilgs, miUlvoieb soits gveatsorigiod.l ity, that "soft eyes spoke love to Isyes that csiobe 5gin, and aIl went benoy as c marriage mell,' and0,1 agreed witb him.sin The affiress sers all thee, moreover, rdisint in Osrab cosat sand blue lsttons--I menoc blue lsuttouns cod buas eocala--asnd looking divinely. Oue of them secidcall lcttr s od o iy rtoe, boi before 1 cold sitter else erclauosstien of snigoish that I oia s alout to rgive vest to, le said so sweetly "-oo't auolugice,' thIt the pain left nue in a somenet. To M uullir:ecs of the Viincennes, thoosgh sullicietllv' hiadsolaore na 'ot tall eni. 'is, Ptcdcels reomars-sed, oa- a displeosation of I)ivise Providcne, as thse isoinceane s is culy feour feet six betCeeu dreks, uid they woholi In co.tnntly i n emping their heads if thry eere tiller. At two o'rlockl se rat dasyva to spapuer. MIntoificent " inducd--rooseys, ehickeos, salids, rhlalaipage-- I everybody goobbling ands gozsling esrrythiiug, present lag Io my cslid a lie liir ol spectarle tba uthe raunltd Foils of Niagara. wislt I thiok hive beer couch Podgele, who is always doing sometohingg uuleaa ant, emptied a plate sf oyster soup ono usy hsead, ' nerely sayig,," Beg; posrtos, ttuatclieldt, in cese-o quesce of wteteeh I folsd a large sitcewd oyster isa ooy iey light whisker so retooning to thle ball raono, nd uea- mnade exceedingly uncoinforabloe doaring the reat 50 ,f the morinig. co The ball oeusdelightfol. I hesrt the Coanoil ofis N Cc 'ealaad ysa it was rsrinsadnt, and though with but a dim idea os Ilisscassing, I am slaro it was. We re turted Iome at3, A. fi. The street around our oesti dearswson lighted up sait for a relebretions; people steod arou-d the ~door-stesp, acid an old gesisileman with a wnitehmanio'e rattle in his band, both slighl y sprang, was leasing oit of an opper window of N1o. f Selow, A loud shout hailed sooas wantilronaehird. h bot high chore that shout, loud above th-e wehirr of therattle, ohrill above the roll of our arri-age, somited on alarm that we -aocgniset but tos we'll. It was the voice of our little Amos. The dear child hatd wooe up the whole street, and itwas a mauovel that lie hlad not awakened thie oleepers in John Joinas of lPter's cemetery, "just bryaond," For, the name of Batter. held, as you.woell kssow, is sylonsynuis with thaot ol0 Truth--buat it that boy hadut shattered eyery pane s h 1 glass in our front windows, and loosened all the top bricks of the chimney by the concussion of the air produced by his screamnig, I wish I moy never sell another lot of extra clear bacon. The pIaper wao loosened from the walls, the plaster falling from the ceiling, the wash basin and-, everything was bro ken, and there lay Amos black in the face, goargling in his throat, and his small blue legs kicking up toward heaven. We did not get asleep until rather late that morning, and what with damages, repairs, hack drivers, dresses and tickets, the little bjalanuc at Doolittle, Walker & Leggett's is nearly exhausted. Perhaps wehall go to another ball at Madame Pique's soon; ifso, I will send you an account of it. Very truly yours, AMOS BUTTERFIELD, Flour and Pork, Corner of Battery and Front streets. Country orders solicited and promptly filled, etc. (San Francisco Herald. , Miess Ollis and Her Uncle Benjamin; or, 'r How a Honeymoon Trip Terminated. er Miss Ellis was formerly a resident of New Hamp Y shire. She is a versy fine looking young woman, and Sfor a long while was considered one of the beat look ing ladies in New England. InoAugust last, Mr. Ack erman, of Utica, went down to Newport to spend the Ssummer and indulge in sea breezes. Among the y guests then stopping at that favorite watering.pplace, was "Miss Ellis, of New Hampshire," aid her Uncle dBeCjnsin. Her uncle is a shrewd man of the world, id and a see as far into the wls and pecsliarities of 00 other people as the next man. Mr. Ackerman, of Utica, saw Miss Ellis, and was so taken with her con jitour that he immediately made up his mind that, if her beauty rested on a "golden basis," he would "go b in and win." To ascertain how Miiss Ellis stood with regardto the precious metals, Mr. Ackerman came to y the conclusion that the best thing he could do was to o"punmp" her Unle Benjamin. To get Uncle Benja r smin under the "pumlp," lMr. Acli erman invited him in his parlor, and partook of iced champagne for sev eral days i suceession. During one of these soocible d it-dorwns, Ackeran broached the subject in the fol Slowing manner : That young lady who sat at the table near you, Sthis morning, is a magifient creature. Do you know m her name1?" IDo uoU mean the young lady with theblack ring lets " The same. Are you acquainted with hier ?" t "Certainly Her name is Ellis ; she resides in New it Hampshir. s "An old family, the Ellises, I believe.' s "Yes, sir; and they have the rooks, too." S"Possible ; and isliss Ellis worth anytlhing in her a own right?" I ra ther thisnk she is. She owns more land than I Scan see over from the top of a flag-staff. I addition to this, she holds some thirty thousand dollars worth of Government securities." y " Is it possible?" S"True, every word of it. I am her uncle,and oughi S. to know." "Uncle ! I beg ten thousand pardons for my lrde ness. Had I supposed that you were in any way re lated to the young lady, our conversation would have taken a far different diiretion. You will overlookthe : impropriety, I hope?" Uncle Benjamin promised to do so, although lie knrew that Mr. Ackerman was dealing in falsehood d and duplicity the whole time. Mr. Ackebl an arnd Uncle Benjamin shook hands and parted. The latter walked toward the beach to have a smoke. The for a mer went to the barber-shop and ordered ier. Poma tum to dress his hair a la Jtalien. Ir. Ackerman put y himself "on his shape" at the earliest possible mo ment. He then sought an introduction to Miss Ellis. o He got it through her " Uncle Benjamin." The in troduction ripened into a flirtation, the flirtation into ya courtlship, and the courtship intoa a marriage. The latter came off two weeks agolast Ionday. The next c day they started on their honeymoon. They visited d Boston and remained there till Thursday of last week. They then started far Albany. They arrived here on n Friday morning, having spent the previous night at i Springfield, where they laid over. OG their arrival in g this city, they drove to Stsanwix Hall, where they en gaged a suite of rooms at the rate of sixty dollars per week. On Monday of this week Mr. Ackerman in faomedhis wife that, owing to the non-arrival of funds, he would have to trouble her for a small loan. " How much, dearest ?" S"No great stun, my duck-a couple of hundred will do at present." "A couple of hundred ! Why, my dear, that is I more money than I have seen in the last five ycars." "What becomes of your interest money my love?" "Wslat interest money, mysoul ?" "Why that interest money you derive from thosea Government securities." "Government securities! I don't know what you mean." S "Dos't know what I mea Wiy, your Uncle Benjasin informed me that you owned th-rty thou sand dollars worath." "If he did, he should be writteato and made to ex plain. It is all a riddle tome." iMr. Ackerman coincided with Mrs. Ackerman, and admitted that Uncle Benjamin should be written to. He aropped him a letter that very hour. On Wednes day lheo received Uncle Benjamin's answer. We annex it : "Dear Nepihew : In answer to yours of Mlonday last I send you this., I fear you have put a construe. tion upon my language not warranted by the facts. I said that Miss Ellis' family was one of the oldest in the State, and that they had lots of 'rocks.' This is literally so. Miss Ellis' parents live on a fifty-acre farm, nine-tenths of which is covered witlh bowlders of all possible magnitude. If by 'rocks' you imagined money, you have, I am pained to say. deceived your self I said that Miss Ellis 'owned more land than I could see over from the top of a flag-staff:' I admit 1 ssed this language, and the statement is true. As I am very near-sighted the quantity of land I can see from the top of a flag-staff is limited to half an acre. I am sassy if you understaood mse to mean more than this. I also mentioned that my niece held some $30, 000 worth of Govenmaent securities. This is true, every word of it. The securities aforesaid were issued by the First Congress, and are known asthe fiar-famed Continental money. It sells in I1.ston, at the present time, at the rate often cents a peck. Should itbring more than this in Yorlk State, please drol me a line at your earliest convenience. With love to self and niece, I close with best wrishes for your prosperity. Yours, B. S. V. ELLIS." The first thing lMr. Ackerman didwhen he received Uncle Benjamin's letter was to tear it open. Theneut thing he slid was to tear his hair and stamp upon the - floor. He asked Mrs. Ackerman what it all meant. irs., Aekerman replied that she did not know, but supposed it all came from that love of fun wlaich Un cle Benjamin inherited fom his grandfather. Zerebla Ion Ellis, of l'ortlald. ilr. Ackerman d-d her Uncle Benjamin, and paid the same compliment to his grand father, Zerebulon Ellis, of Portlandl. Having done this, be praoounced thie wmhole marriage "a cursed swindle." lirs. Acke-nan retosled and charged MIr. AckrelTmanu with being "a mercenary adventurer." lir. Ackerman said lie would pernmit no woman to question his loner. Mrs. Ackerman retorted by say ing that he "could not hellp hlimself." Thisso irrita ted IMr. Ackcerman that he waliked up and slapped Mrs. Ackerman's face. Mls, Ackeanan, not liking this sort of a tLing, pronounced her huslband a l brute, soon after which she repaired to tie Police Offtice and sworo out a warrant against him for assault anl bat tery. It was issned by Justice Pavons. When the ollicer went to serve it, lhowever, it was discovered that MIr. Ackerman had flown. Itis srpposed thatie h has gone either to Utica or Boston. If to the latter place, "Uncle Benjamin" should expect an early visit from at Maretzekl moustnache and a dueling pistol. Albany Police Tribune. A SruIeee ET.--A tipsy customer, who was seated on the box with a stage driver, swayed backward un til he tumbled offt The mud was deep and he fell soft. "There, now !" he exclaimed, as he crawled out of the slough, "I knew you would upset if you did'ut take care.' On being told that they had not upset, he echoed in amazement, "Not upset If I had known that I wouldiut have got oil'!" WiiTED--By the subscriber, a serious soujg manu with lied pirinciples of integity and hobriety, to make beds, sweept roomls, black boutts and bring wuater For ai youthl of religious principlles, to whom a lare salary is not of so neth objldect as a knowledge of t e btusiues, an eligible situatiot is lhre olfered. The best of reference given anit required. J. Pau'itx. N. B.-No female in disguise need alpply. The man who lhung him-elf ill an axletree with a cord of wood, has been cut down with a shars-set appetite, by the fast rman who tirued dowlln a waon wheel. bGaltier, a late French traveler, complains bitterly in hisnl "Wanderings in Spain," of` the abente of romance in the most advanced countries in Europe. HIe went to Spail on lpurpuose to ble rolbed by ball ditti, to get entangled or killed in sone dreadful ibut he could not succeed even there, for tile men of Spain are tactually beginUning to wear black hlats, and the wsOlnssn to carry bonnets oi thei back of their heads, as gipsies do their childsiren, ant Ihe was quite disappointed. Ihe complains bitterly. hMrs. Parton (Fallnny Fern) brings as her dowry, two daughters and 25:(,00l, coined from her fertile brain. She is hull forty-thre, erect, nimbl, l e, robust, with i keen. ilashing eye, thin. criply lipt, pointed nose,: ali a form that an artist might (landl that may have)r admired. RIapid ia movement, genteel in carriage, accomplished, gay, ambitious, proud as Lucifer, iaris tocratic with a ring,celtish, cold, jealous, passionate there she is a marvel to others, and we doubt not to herself. Just emelged from the harness of a divorce. shte igualizes her freedom by a new matrimonial aser situde. FooLED.--A habitual drunkard having in a dream found a cup of excellent wine, set about warming it, to enjo} it with a gsto ; but just as he was about to Tall' thle delitcious droanht hre awoke' "tlat a fool I am," s.id he. " Why was I nlot content to drink it eold':" If vou'dlearn to bow. watch a mean m.un when ll he talks to a gentlemanauf wealth. A unarow-minded man cattnoo more stanld lupright in the presen'e of oa motley bag, than he can throw a back nw eloet over moon. OFFICIAL-BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. "17 e Following Statements from the "'reaourer, presented to the Board of Aossistant Aldermen, Februory 5, 1856, was ordered to be publisecd in the Oficrial Jtournal Merolhatts. etc., fintom 28th January, to 2d Febrnuary, 1850. DATE.1 NAAME. RESIDENCE. Amount REMARIKS Jan2 93 Cnole& lomus......... Old .evee t. ................ 10 1 Wholesale .ehrot. 2 die 941,Sohal, T G ............. 124 Jlia ..................... [ 2511Retail 1st o5 Morrell, H B &Co .......corner Camp nd Common....... 315 00 Brokers ofmonoy ltt Roheon,JoTo......... StBank Pltce..... ...... 787 Comonoinereht lt [ 971Wood,J It ...........o.. 1 St. Chnrles t ................ 10 50 Exhibiton, st 9 Wheeler & Black ........eor Old Levee and Customhouse 157 50 \Vhleoale merchl, 2d 99o Bruenn, A ................ 29 Dryades st........... ....... 26 25 l Rloil po oe.n, t "" 10 hn Tha. .............. orer Adln jand Comm~on... 200 Retailodrygtdooaoey, t 1 lo0l Carl A .................... 151 Nnyades st ............ 2 2 I . moercht, at t I. Demarest & Aling....... 17 Commo t st................... 26 5 lest t3Reyolds lt W & Co.... 7 CCanalt .............. . 26 25 t 04 Martin, On we & Cobb.... Nchez ................... 1 1 Co i st 105 Kleine, H .It ............ 9 Poydras et... 26 2 Retail t I M ti, Victor........... Toulose at .............. 105 0 estaurant let . 107 Bogert, Foley &Avery.... 44 Cnrondelet t ............. 36 2. Commis .. lot 8 O'Donnelllll, . ........... Cmp ........... 26 Retail let 19 Dacier F....i .......... 1'226 Customhouse ......:.:::... 105 00 Restaurant, 2d 110 I Giquel, O Jamison........ a estreet. . 520 Retail mercht, 2d L1~ Wood, J H............... S1tChoarles ot....... ... .. 105 I Exhibiton, let 113 do ................ 19 St Charles st...............t.. 10 let 113 Murray, Millert & Co...... o Magazine atest .............. 157 50 Wholesal merht, 1st .. 14Sampson & Keense........57 Bienlville t .................. 26 25 Retail Id 6Darb & Tromoulot....... 4 Bienville st ...... ... 157 5 ..d 117 Aitkns, J S .............. 274 Tehonpitoulns st.......... 26 25 Retail lst ll]Rice, P jr............ .. bttAndrewt Adelo... 20 4th .. 110 CoselD 1rse............ St Philip bt Prieuro & Johnson... 26 25 .... 2d l.0Koppentourof H . Vitory bt Port & Enghei..... 7 75 Commi 3d o1 Smih & Cooper .......... 109 Tchoupltoulns ....... ..... 78 75 .. . tot 12 Wallis, J ........... .100 agzine at....... "......... 7 75st ..1 Boer Hnriettao......... a at ............. :. ....... 26 5 Retai lot.. 124 Nautr, B & Co.......... 25 Conde st ................. 788 5 . 2d "15Flemming, Wm .......... crner St Andrew and Mlagazinell 105 . let 126 Leech Edw'd............ Camp st ..................... 78 75 Commis 1st 127 Packard, Hman...... 154 Canp ..................... 2.25 Retail lt t 120 Lazorre, V's. ....... corner Girod and Caroodelet.... 6 "25 dry gro.ery tst 129 Taylor, Lewis........... 14 Front Levee.................. 105 00 Wholesale m.els, lest "130 Lane, Sullivan & Co...... orner Richard and St Thomas.. 8 75 Cotton pickery, lst 11 Tudor, F..................74 Chartres t ..... ........ 26 5 Retailmerchant lest .13 do .... orner St Charl esand Poydras.. 20 25 st 133 Blanhin & Gaoudt .......'G 1Old Levee st .................. t 210 0 Wholesala 22 141StrevensER Co........ 155 Common st .................. 7 75 let .35 Vatt, Jto & C.o ... 1 Carondelet ................. 157 0 Commis lett . 136Violett, W A & Co........ 37 39,4and43New Levee...,. 21000 WVholesale .. 1st " I37 Rouhard, T're .......... 5 Elysit Fields ................ 2 2 5. Rtail .. 3d 1 Druhan, .ames.......... 159 Common t .................. 78 75 Comois llot 01239I0od8es, H'y....... ...49 Froot Levee........... 10500 Wholesale lot" 1 40IScheider, C .............:corer New Levee and Lafayette 78 75 Commnis st "t 4..2t'Stewarto Chas ............ l171 and 173 Canal st . . . 26 25 .. merchant, Ist 14:'Ellio Throshie ............ 4Poydrasst .................. 52 50 Wholesale mercht, let 144Damerooo, J D & Co....... 26 Chartre st ................. 522 50 .. 2d 15IBnche L ................. !23 Chartres st .................. 7 7.5 Wholesale 2d 1461 Miler & Forrester........ 98 Union ........................ 157 0 Coommisson . lst 147 Carl, A........... ....... or Anolitio. ........... 0 ttetil .. 1st 148[Leightont & Barbot..o......corer St Charles 0nd Canal..... 8 22 .. let t11149 Landis. Jh & Co........... 3 TI houptoulas st............ . 157 500 Commis .. st " 1501Grorch A ................ earner Fulton and Girod........ 26 25 Retail let iJ IsliShelby, Seymour& Co....'corner Common and New Levee 105 00 Com on t V.. . t 152!Boenoit, T E .............. 78 Chnarres.......... ....... 26 25 Retail .. l,53oNull and void ............ See colleelion book............. • Null and void S154IChapella, ig'l............. ýeorner Julia and Franklin....... G 265 Retal dry groery. lost S1551 Maillot & Son ......... ...1134 laazine s................. 105 0 Wholesale i merht, Ist 156 Barhot, J P.............~13_ Tchoupioula ............ 6 25 Roetuil apolbhecary, le 1571 Cnastelman, de D'que.....:corner St Louis and Royal.....05'' .. .. 2d 1155Young,AC Dr............ 132 'Thopltoula st............. 10 51Doelor, Ita 159 Wood, J H ...............18 St. Charles ................. 1P 50 5 IExhibition, 1st 160( do ..... . 1 St Ctarles t ................ 10 .. let '101iSpalding & Rogers....... I .. ......... . . 315 00 Theatre-ll'g pal. lo162Devereux, Jno ............ 26 Terhoupitoulas st ..... .... 2625; R tailmerchat, t SLd63Blyre, C.ne . Irs...........ooraer Hereales anld Thalia...... w6o 25, .. dry grocery, lost 1 64 Alkenson,Mrs ............ corner Circus and Girod and Julal 26 5 . Ist 1065 Debruille A.......... 158 Boya st ..................... 6 2 . m hanlt, . 1 661. t 1.....ll H H t B o...... 2 2 4 Iagazine s t...... .... 72I 75 Of boioa nle . I " 1'61O anl&lrk, S'auffer & Coo... 20corner Canal and Doraiere.......3i 25 .. 2d 168ODurant & orer......... 7' Camp st ......... ........1 2100 .tlo .tey-t.law, lt 169' Woodruf, J O & Ca...... 31 Natehez st.................... 157 50 Comn lS mneroa tlet 170Augustil J Thibaut....... 114 Cont s .............. 157 50 .. 2 ..l71 Sunmory C ................S98 Old Levee.......: ....! 705 Auctiolneer. 0d 17T' 07raylor Hant............' 0_ Maeazinest .................. 157 50 W sl rcht " 1st 17.olot H . 2Sos 107 moerht, lot .1701E Sabnatier................1140 Royal t....................I 11 50 Doctor; 2 174:Beechl A W agent........ St Charles IHotel ................ I 7 751 IVholesale mercht, . Hlo ..l75IFanko, H...............O Po........... 26 25 Rena 1 . 1st.. ..176Mlaybin, J A .............. Common s . . ...... 10 50i Attorney-at-law, sto 771Robso & Allen ....... 23 St. Charles st ........ . 236 25 Com merchlaat, 1t I1781Shaw & Zunls ...........1"9 and II. Front Levee........... 210 01 Wholesale .. 1. 1170 Pou. ot. P ............. Nayades, t Polymna & Feli 6 eta apothecary, 1t I19U, Aieilleur, A .............. '2:83 Royal st . . 21 ,etal mchat ', 1 " 119iVat Boole, P...........11 tBourbo st............. ...... tbe, .2 102 Cohen, .. ............. 22 Exchange ploae. . . 10 ". 1 5 Atto y. lw t 1lOSBourgnin, E............. '27Camp n..................... 2 26 5Reotil merchants, ist ..l4c1 do .... . 150 Bourbon st .................. ' I5 o aw broker, 2d " i .... S01s. .......... . 42 New Levee t.......... ...... 210 0 llleeale monrchts, lst .. ($7296 70 NEW ORLEANS, February 2, 1856. G. DUREL, Collector. Peddlers, fr.m ;:8th January to Rd Ftsebsr ay, 1650. DT ME RESIDENCE. Amout EMARKS. Jan2 5254 Goldsmitih, A.... 529 Cam~rp st....... .....:L11 £51 Peddler Fir~st 252I1essel, Lefrerritt.... JesJrosphire at.... .. 31 250! FourthS iinirk, Sleey...........'eSourth, t First rd Sortparu..... 31 511 .. Fourti 7jFerrr Cha......... 50i irCtod .....1'F Fauvean,Jh .............. Mrgazine bt Harmony & Pies'tr 31S5t . First SS eansgues Zp'r..... ester Ninth nlld Tehsspitoulas.l 31 5t' .. Fourth .. 60 Gautr, W........ t Philip, bet Royal and Chartres) 21; . Sea'd ..1;1aurlttree.B'ia .......... 105 Dauphine............... 1 .. See'd _______________________________________ 2222 (12 NEW OttLEANS, February 2, 1856. G. DSJ2EEL, Collector. Collectlort f~romt Coffee,-2ou.es 28t01 January to 2d1 February, 1858, Itttthttltt. DATE. NAlIE. ' It SIDElENCE. At,22ount t RIESIARKS. Jatt.. 2 7JOl.tJt;arrt .......... .... A lorner Annunciation and DIrd.1 $157 50! First Disltrct 71A D)yl.................. I Front; t y2 and Lafayette,! 157 501 1 Fi Dt 2I1Mptuel F2tncitn....G... ,21r evee and Gravier...... 157 211I First 2Joseph Santini............. Gravli op St Chlarles Hote!.....I 157 50,, First SPee azar........ ......corner Crondelet d Girod.....i 127 IIF F7rsl iJoeph Santin............ I CWtsman tbI Cusltnthtouse & CIll 157 50 Second JCurt.....t.. Common .................. 157511 First 21t Wm H arris..... 22..'. 52St Charles ..... . . 157 First .4 0 C W ner........ c... t corter Julia n.d Dr~ydes........ 2 157 First . 35':J WI olt ........... 1017 G2.ier att.............. 1 157 27 Firt 3W2A Gonza.les Vigil. ...... orne FrontILevee & Lafayette 157 511 Firs. IrA Golzalei Vigil......... !corner Fulton and Lafayete..,. 157 511 first 2717tiguel Capila...........totWnerJu21, and Franklin.. . 2 155 First ',Per Alt...................tornter Canal and Iberty.... . 157 Second 40 Jamet Dilltt.............13a Hospital t .......t... p 2. 7 . 1 50 Second 41;J G'ogder...............l orer Barrack ad OIdtLevee. 157 5 Second 42'Joh.t Lase.............t21 FrontL e . . SLcond 42CAlien t. ........ . . .(227 50 Second 44,G14 Imket. . .. .. .... 157 Second 42F De drie, ...............2ttcorner Det1rd t1 d Teie,.t iloul1.l 157 First .iJ.oln 12 V,,dilla..........C;orn Toulouse tnd Levee.... 157 50 Second 1;$3307 20,I NEw Ol:LuASNS, Fui Ux0o'A 2, 1056. S. IIt. I'L"BI Collector. Collections fromn Ftrrilly Groceries from 28thl January to 2d February, 1S5(t,lncloolmo. Da. NAME. I RESIDENCE. Amoun. KRhEMARKS Jel ..!20,,Catllar ll Maaalrraonl.. .:.oorne Hevia anld Freret ·.. $2Sl, Frs itit ~121 *John E, elbrecht..... . .corner BErgatile and Solideli,.. 52 5001 Third *22;Jumeu Bane.....u... ....corner Nl po ueuo d Bacchurs . i ' 511 Fit *22 ..Iohu Coyne... !corner R aman and P'almyra...... 2 50 First .1. IV,, O'llern ..........u.corner Crmp rnd 'Th eIr......... 52 50 First ~1222 11 urmics2er...... ....'corne, MrMlpormene and Liberty". 52 50i1i First ,.1260; 11 BIudden.............ru torn r ,ommo ard Caroueuler.. 5. First 27IPeter 3rdoRd............. learner Apollo a2d P'lrellrts..... !52 50 Fourth WidowRez. .... tco lu.n rm ' ndllusuzrur.. 52 50I Fourth ~,20 Richrd Burke...::.:::.:.icrrer Magazurue and1 Gairnir. 2' 50l First J0.Tlromar Hrrnle)...... 2 cornerEdward l.d A neurcialron 52 First ,1311Joseph Boyle ......... .. :lor err Calesre and RuIrgerus.... c5 5l First J22lH eio Thu. ... . . I 2' el ............. ...P.2 irst 1E Falveyy. ...... Ilaazie bt 12dward a1nd Basi, 52 50, First i34:Eduard La Ville..... erer Dryrderurd '1rin WV,,) 53 .i50I Fir I25 Kespu, Coppel............ cer Cultomhouee and Prieor.. 52 511' Secund ..1)0 James Hleggan......a. rcer Ciio el Balurc ........ 52 0 First .. 17 Jaucuh fRck ... .. Erato ud Liberty........ 520 Firs ,.,13151 IIeapleyy...............ucornee Bien illI, aud Derbighy... 52 502 Second _ vI $007 22, NEW OhrLEASO, February. , 2152. S. 11. TURNER, Collecteer. Tihe Prairies on Fire. The following is an extract from an interesting letter of the editor of the St. Louis Advocate, written while on a "jonaeyof pleasure:" " Did you ever see a prairie on fire ? Perhaps you have, but many of our readers never did. It is a rrand, a sublime, and to us it was, on Satrday lastl a terrific sight. We were in the midst of a lalrge prairie coverecd with grao foll six feet high, as thiik upon the geound cc it could wellstand, and tmuch of it as dry as tinder. Ior several mliles we had noticed in our front and on our left, thick columns of dark smoke curling inl te distance, and on reaching the top of a hill we suddenly beheld the tire some miles ahead. rearing and crashing, shootitng I1) itis flanle at least twenty feet high, and darting,. eaping, and plungingt forward, like tent thousand toties bent ,i the destructiot of everything before them! Thie wind blew a perfect gale, and on t ie iti .,ane. The 0oar was more like that of i)lena into tempnst loghlr," than anything else I ever heard. One or two of our compan" It d ll itne.-ed uech scenes beore. To Ime it was new, and onleof the itoot sublime I hlve over beheld. On our right and left the llamee, e xteInded tfor milei ullon miles,, weeping over the wide prai rie "a' wio t the ebesom of desItrtctioni," nor Ileavinll a stick or strlaw ehind. Our condition would have Icul anything else than safe but for tie iile than one of tille thicacoay ws a o nloloker,lsnt. andiol ea ccioker, h lteappeetd ol htave a supply oi) f lattlches, wlhicch ino i r plate of lititing his pipel, were round vett ' convenient to light the gnlrs "t the prairie, and tihuo et tiroe vith tire. Sio while the liates were st0il' a mile r so ahleadt, w re rove to one aide of the road and tired tile grass on the other side. Away sprang the flames befre the wind like an tnto rged cale. and, thie wind flavoring lus. w'e et ly prevented thelem crosini the roa until a sl:ac:e walc burnet into which we drovre the hers-, rand earialge. and in safety stood to witness the telrible scene tle two tires produced. Tile smoke oiad heat were severe. but we escaped unburnt. Others tmay do as they choose, hitt I will certainly never venturoe far into octe of these large prairies whla thie grass is dry without having witht me the mecnts tofire in self-detience. It is tle only way iy whieh, cunder some eircumst.tnces, ltccr eall save hisa life. I have often heard and often read of fire on the Srairies, but certainly, haid no adequate idea of it. No tongue or pen cold describe it as I then sctaw it. While looking on I was forcibly reminded of an ex pression B lonnparte is said to havte nsed as a reference to the burning of Moscow : " It appeared a0t a vast sea on fire;" and thought if Longinus had on!y wit. nessed that scene he migiht still have improerd his excellent work on sublinity. We have yet to patos some lifty or sixty miles across prairie, most of which was unburnt when we went down. lHow it is now, I cannot .1y, but I will most certainly carry the matitcs" An Abdlcation. His Excellency, Gov. Kossoth, in avery solemn ad dress to the Atlas newspaper, has abdicated the high ofice to which he had appointed himself-that of ad, viser-General to the British Parliament, people, Min istry, etc. He had undertaken in the most conde celnding manner, and with all that singular modesty which marks the man, to disabuse Great Britain of all her own ideas of doing her own business, and in fuse into her some elementaty notions of lier interests. her polio}, and her con0titutio 0 none of which she had ever {ceen able ait all to comprehend, u.ltil he...ed with the radiant preience of his transcendent intelic ,gence. It may be remenmblerc, lnoit this hlerolal personage, had with clie.l dillidence assumed a like futiinction in this i,atry., and let us sundry lifts, in order to help 11 into ' proper conoeption of how we nihlit make a ligre in the world, how belomee a n:t tio n worthy of his apprlov,wd, reld ]ow arrive aIt some obslere acquaintance with the meaning and the citex ims of Gen. Gorge W4l hi-i gton's advice to ius, whi'l neithel ie nr tlhe said George knew mcnll about. It 1m3y e rcmeifib.erld, Ialo, that this universal sage, soldice end pairiot laid down hii self-coa.titlted cono tolrrlitp. in sore lldadgeon at the thickness of our kull andthet slowness of ocr obedience to his n:cdelt anld disinterested edicts, and qited us, Witlhout having cased ns o!f all the cauh that lie lad Ipropwse ti finger. for our lenelit, in getting up lun -aian strev ,dlt tor his own. It serem fssei the lamen ltale tnoir iii' Iic letter. that hie ltao been eaereely owe suc,:elii iln his piroposed ipatronage of IEnloishl politics than hie was it ours. For tihe deplores, in hi. epistle, the lenighted ecedition of British statesm:n ship and the general stolidity of the nation, in Imgyig not the 1me1st prlionmtd attention to his sovereign view.c f lwhat was goold triethemn. After prolerty enlarging, therefore, upon the benefit which they wiould have derived frin letting themselves be directed by him, tie fmenidcly layi d,)own, twithi the ic-st sublime scublim it\, his lignit- oif coitriblitor tC the ,Londoi n -Illic, ,oand dictator general of Bitdis.h politic. Hlenceforth, llcit:iiu will have to get ::long witholut his ."i"stance, cand with In hetler resurnces than her own sensele-e ne-s of her own affairs. Ile throws up the leadilng ott i agy, . and ilatly sasbr pi may go liher own woay, i :ismch as hle c,ild nlot helpI it. Ile wili n,. ],nger waste tie pearl of his advice upon either her or us. It i' at awfuil catalstrolphe ! There cani i.e no doubt that the Emnlperlor Alexander will take advantagc of it. and that it will go very hard with Britain andl Frange, eitlher in the peace wlichh they many ae or thie war which they sh.ll conticnue. 'lice d:te of his letter December 29. 155--will be marked in history as the downfall of Britain, of France, and 'rollahly of America. For lie will, no doubt, also abdicate his crrespoendenlie with the Noew lYorc T'iie, seeing that Ics letters there have produced tin revolution in our (Government. lie nmay possibly wiltdr.iw into the Londonsi Pnch; tile politios of which will be much adoineid by his lucubcetioans. [Cincinnati Columbian. OFFICIAL. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. The following report and documents from the Commissioners and Agents of the McDionogh Estate were ordered to be published in the ollicial journal: To the Honorable the Mayor and Common Council of the City of New Orleans, and the Miayor and City Council of Baltimoore: Genrtlemen: Thie undersigned commissioners and agents of the general estate of John McDonogh, ap pointed to administer it under the will of the deceased, beg leave to present the following report : We herewith present four documents, viz : Document No. 1, a memorandum of the estate as at present in our hands. Document No. 2, receipts and expenditures of tile general estate, from 27th March to 31st Decnember, 1855. Doeumoent No.3, rent roll of the general estate from lst Novelmber, 1855, to 31st Octoberc, 1851. Document No. 4, memorandum of rent notes, leases, etc., etc., on hand of property leased for a period longer lhan a year, and falling due in 1857, 1858,1859, 18tO0. The first of these papers shows the appraised and estimarted values of the entire estate, in land, slaves, money, etc.; amounting, in all, to tile sum of two millilrLs two hundred ard beventy-two thousand four hundred and six dollars and five cents. Since the commnencement of our administration, we have received returns from two parishes which were not included in the returns of the appraisemerntmade to us by the Executors, namely, of $3113,000 of real estate in the P'arish of St. James, and of $5,000 of real estate in the P'arish of Lafourche Interior-thus adding $308,000 to the gross value of the estate. Re turns hare not yet been received from property in the parish of St. Charles, whilh was also not included by the Executory. The Recorder of that parish has been several times called on to make his return, and we hope to present it in our next report. This will com plete the valuation of tile entire real estate belonging to this succession, as far as we are able to ascertain from the inventory and title papers in our possession. The "slave account," which ftrms one of the items of document No. 1, has been set down on the books of the Commirnioners and agents at the som of ;30t,00(, which is an estimated valaation of the remoainrlng time I of the slaves, since the cotnonceementof our adminis tration. In the report sent last May to Baltimore by the agents of that city, this item was entered at $20,000, but on a reconsideration of the matter, it was thought best to insert the srum of $30,000 and, accordingly, it has been entered on the ledger of the estate at that amount. It will be remembered that according to the will of Mr. McDonogh, the slaves are directed to be liberated and sent to Africa after the expiration of fifteen years from the period of his death. The value of tile " Theatrical properties," stated at $16,762 in this memorandum, is, of course, subject to some annual diminution, as they are necessarily leased with the theater amnd are impaired by time and urse. Of the balance of "Bills Receival le and Book Debts" received Iy the undersigned from tihe executors, it is believed that not less tihan $216,73 72 are utterly worthless. Without abandoning the r-whole amount, (we have therefore considered that the sems of 9$6f, 951 83 was the proper one to enter on the bloks of the estate as collectable,) and inasmuch as $8,380 have been paid on that account since our administra tion began, we now return from our ledger $37,188 of sperate "Old Bills Receivable," and $21,403 83 of sperate "Old Book Debts.'" The cash in Bank, etc., has all been deposited in the branch of the Louisiana State Bank, bearing in terest at the rate of three and one-half per cent, per annuml. It is proper also to state that among the assets of this estate, but not yet entered on our books, are two judgments of Court against the City of New Orleans, amounting to $47,200, independent of interest. The first of these judgments, for the sum of $40,000 and in terest, was rendered for an exproprialion of property belonging to te estate, for a pureblic park ; and the second. $7,200, for erpropriatirrs ia openhlg Phtilip and other streets in tile city of Newr Orleans. 'file eproperty taken for these purposes was of course vaolu ed in the general return of the inventory, but we have not yet accurately ascertained tile quantity of unex projprialed Iortions of tilhe real estate fromvlwhich the land w''as taken. eo that we are unable to state the trne halance of that account. Document No. 2 exhibits the cash receipts and ex penditures of this Board from the 27th iMarch to the 31st of December, 1855, and, with Document No. 3, presents a complete view of our admninistration of the property since it passed from the executors into our I hands. All the expenditures have been either isedis pensible for tile benefit of the estate, or were made in pursuance of the Will, of existing laws, or of judg ments,and every etort has been made to reduce them to the lovest standard. It will be observed that the amount paid for insu rance and taxation is large. though no tax has yet been paidto the city of New Orleans, and none to the State, in any of the parishes excelpt Jefferson, East Baton Rouge and Orleans. Under the opinion of counsel, furnished to this Board, it apipears certain that the claim for at least one-half ,f the tax nasesoed for the city of New Orleans " is extinguished by con fusion." This arises from the fact that the city of N. Orleans is joint owrner with the city of Baltimore of all the property belonging to this succession. In tile commencement of our wortk it owas found necessary under the old system of renting as adopted by the Executors, to employ a collector; but since the granting of new leases by this Board, providing that the rent notes shall be paid, specifically, either in bank or at the office of the estate, this expense has been and will be entirely avoided. The item of $2,442 21-1001 in document No. 2, of " Expenses on the McDonogh place " represents the payments made by the undersingned fior the support I of the forty-six unemployed negroes, rwhom we foutond at Mce)onogh's late resideence, in .arch lastL Ietmedi ately after the commencement of our duties, the un dersigned endeavored to find service for these slaves, so as to save the estate from the heavy cost of their maintenance in comparative idleness. This we are glad to say ha, been at length accomplished, by ap portioning them in the new leases made in October last, among the parties who rented the Allard, St. Gere and bleitas Places, and bylhiring several to dif ferent parties in New Orleans. There are nose but three remaining at the cost of the Estate-one of whom is utterly helplless from infirmity and age, another nearly blind, and tihe third constantly and usefully employed as the porter of this office. Be tween June and December the sum of $582 25 was received for the hire of those who were employed in tile city. Our rmost efficient secretary was engaged and com pensated according to tire direct instructions of the will of Mr. ,McDonogh ; and the foresight of the de. ceased has been ftlly proved by the important servi ces this officer thas rendered tie estate. It wras found indispensable to employ a " Soperio tendent of wood cutting." This we should havo considered necessary even if no revenue had been obtaineid from that source ; for witllout tile watehful ners of such anl officer tile most shameful waste might be committed on the valuable wood lands of this es tate in the neighlborhood of New Orleans. Hlis duties consist in a constant inspection of the rural property in this vicinity, and in measuring and accounting for the wood that is cut under contracts. We have been fortunate in securing the time and services of a well known and most responsible person ; and we have reason to believe that the revenue from this item will be considerably increased and faithfully collected un der his management. In order to understand the condition of the city ilroplerty, and to possess a Ipermanent and ready re cord in our office tir reference si leasing, repairs, etc., it was found necessary to have a book of plans and sketlchs made by a competent drarghtBsman. This ieuvolvcd tie carefl enxamination of all the title paper ac, nd of several suec eyi , and resulted in oneo haldredd and feecty-two plots. We Rhave the setisfac- tion to relopt that this valuable service w.se completed to our ae tisEction frr tile moderate sam of $39o4 74. As evidence of our disbursemelnts, on all tihe items inoludsed itll tihe stltemenet of "lce ipte nd elt, cndi tlres" wecin all c:ues, took tripliceete receipts e ltuoro tile IlySeenet of accoerts, etc., bty order of tile Board. Tieh orignasl receipt and ilad bilr reve among tile ilpcIrs rd recoreds of thins offie, rand tire deuri ntcts eede triepln ielenecnerbreed ferm 1 to 2, arehe arewith tlr-oreetrd t, tlt e cit ies of New Ollderlorela d Bileti 1 0, -ree.l tieey e be tinled iy tli e ri etile ti re I" ' nilccs u et re of olice Cro e 'iouecrsald l cAgents. e!rreremneet eo,. 3 shows the rrent c-oll from tIe 31st ', "' re-. lOr, 185O, to the ot of Nevcenlber 1r5re . It wi, - -r, tiart tire leases are rereliierrd-e tr lice Fi-rt, rened i d Thtirtd )ieo st icts ir o iu rit ofe New fr rleans peill e parih of Jhelfeu aede tile ptrail Of Or leThe Lce-nnat, of "llccipots ane Excr leteitren r ill-c eerdcs tie errnre-rl clnse errs- ti s l tir ref Nvnul Ir,33i s n toie-e , theerent. Ibfoeel Novehcree nSt ls5e to litre lret .f Odeltoler, 15(iee, tlhere are onr ieL strl to I. ercliectcd r-icl acortedft tille refne tha y a l)o-reneerel Neo. art-l irio tire renlt norte tlest e et ., ot oet., rronIh ; ormern rf aEhirhre' E ea r rat e brr . o te le-, m)ne.l O rid hrl is eeerentr-,, al sorere nly t1iollle, i. Thlee lonerg-t of therse lirarilitie ill cii ie ei thte oeir al'l't ntrhindvl dn of)(II~)P) tile u,,,nllill lesres lroln pae;reee in telie irrtrSee onel err t'irhi, Dreirtricts ld,' Nerwrd it Is prrrhahle- thlnt ii tine ir,- llenss of .herc Orlceaens I' thp ,.: Ilullrci~ai l CIl hei rif trIc ritel, tire au alerreere rrntin-- iur OIl.(lre.r ]r,, wroeruld el'e pc -cnet.d a more Itetteriore eelpectl; bleh tier dr lr-'ecsiorne ef last o;rr-(rr tlrlaer.rcrtionalryi e~ fldctcld trie real eltale of lhe ritr, rr- til.- rie r.miene brlierr t-re y hae cl liee to ,:~,lllrltrt lah, their eortr nerts br-lr 'efaeirlr tlhnllc a elni rlei- ll o[' (ralr r r e ueer l t . itr llr g b er l fo n t tl mt ti e c eeele I-or-r, aq it eer l*arsrr freoui l tho e creecltoir tI the conl Beer.u'd is glrrlte rihore thiat et ilsre not only -ecived s:,lii tielt aueegrnrrentatioir to overernlrne their loss, birat t- se-ise tire rerrtacl to 5b1,010 31. It will be easily rendersltod by dnm3 rre who takev thle trroulele to s,:rutieize the nearea-cr of the vast re landeed prIperty bclongings to nhiss secc oron, thatth le lerve ucnrprsdlnuclire esithae, nmst ccriolesly afbect tne ec:enreeo of lte prodeectrir. Ile order to exettplify 1t this, the Board e illstate thcat, at may te cencid- - - r-rrd ars nprrodrrctire Preerertl. shouhl bc estrmle ed at a fulily $909,:159 is. Tire .per-mnditUnee ir the oarishre s of .ielceson, Orlecars and Erst BIatoen Rouge. alene, am,!urrt to $3,739 53, whinile the revneers feroere I'lanqee snines. Orleans errd JeelHrson, -re only C1l601 4-. Thee are the ortly prareihs in bhich the cstOte owar propery yielding an income, so that they leave a bprthen on tile productive property of $2,138 04. This, it should be olserved, is altogether independent of the State and parish taxes inll the other parishes in which there is property, bills for which have not been rendered to the undersigned during the period of their administration. The Board deeooms it a duty to alppriso your honora ble bodies that, although the Supreme Courts of Loui Aiana and of the United States have settled the ques tion of the rightful ownership of this large estate, it is not yet entirely freed from litigation. The most important of the actions pending at pro sent are: 1st, The heirs of Oliver H. Spencer vs. the Succes sion of tMcDonogh et al.: in which the plaintilfs claim live thousand one hundred and thirty-four dollars, nine ty-four cents, ilth eopomndl inltereetat the rate of six percent perannu frmn 17thl April, 1815. This suit is pending in the 5th District Court of New Orleans, and, as'ou will see, involves antimmense amount of money. 2d, Sarah Greenwood ot al.; alleginug thenmselves to be heirs of Shepherd Brown vs. the Succession of Mic Donogh et al.- in which the plaintiffs claim eleven ninet second parts of the whole property of Shep herd Brown, amoetting, according to their calcula tion, to upwards of one hundred thousand dollars; but the precise amount is not stated in their petition. The suit is pending in the 2d Diistrict Court. 3d, The Important action of the City of New Or leans vs* the City of Baltimore, in which the former claims that this Estate be divided between the Cities. 4th, The Society for the relief of destitute Orphan Boys against the Cities of New Orleans and Baltimore, in which the petitioner claims the specillc performance of the will and general relief. The most important of all these actions is, probably, the one between New Orleans and Baltimore, involv ing the question of division. It concerns matters of considerable niceity, and requires the greatest dis cretion in its management. Independently of the difference of opinion between the two cities as to the legal right or the propriety of dividing this estate, it may well te doubted whether any mere voluntary partition between New Orleans and Baltimore would serve the purposes of either. Under all the circumstances, it is perhaps best that the question should he settled by the courts, so that there may be no discrepancy betwecn the behests of the will and the acts of the cities. We have the pleasure to say that we have found no cause either to repeal or modify, as yet, any of the rules and regolateons adoptedl hy this Board in April last, (a copy of which was hleretofore sent to yeouar honorable bodies), and that they have been entirely successful for the management of the estate entrusted to us. The cash, on the 31st December, 1855, 18, as has been already stated, $75,e697 63. This balance is composed partly of cash received from the executors, partly of thle amnout of rents and interest acceeing and collected during the period of the account, and partly, also, of suons received ie payment of "old bills receivable" and "book debts" transferred to us bey the executors. The prjeortion of the cash in bank, which, after deduction of disbursements ihe made, might be considered as nett revenue or true in come, would be comparatively small, and the Boaird has concluded not to make, at lresent, any attempt to distribute it, as contemplated by the will of Mr. lcD)onogh. The principal consideration which has led the un dersigned to this conclusion, is that tie amount claim ed from the estate in the various snits we have enu merated, is much more than sofficient to swallow up, if allowed, the whole amount in our hands. In view of these contingent liabilities, tie Board has not thought it discreet, and perhaps eot lawafil, to divest themselves of the means of satisfyeing there c:atas shoueld they hereafter awsume the slmpe of judgments. To do so, would be to subject what might be termed the capihe of this succession (its real estate) to dimi nution for tha purpose of paying debts. This, itis be lieved, would not accord with the intentions of the testator, who designed that all the liabilities should beextinguished before any appropriations were mede of tie revenues for the general poureees of his will. The Board has also been infuenced )ey the consid ation that the particular legacies of certain proleor tions of thie net annual income, are charges upem the universal legatees-that serious doubts have been en tertained of the validity of thee legacies, or, at le.st, some of them ; and that while the question is still unsettled, it would be unadvisable to take any action which might tend to compromise the rights of any of the parties i interest. We have the honor to he, gentlemen, Your obedient servants, A. et. etee'ssseoy JOIIC. CULHRTSON" Commiiouecr f,r,, tile City of New O'rieae. rit. S. PETFKIN, Agenr for til, e y n: Bi h. NEw OrL-ox.S. 24th January, 105r;. Document N1o. 1. ME.MORtY FD UY OF TIJJ 0.00 f0001 RST.O T£E. Real-tIale, Firrt lini lt ...... ......$;0,01 0.) .. Soco ·· ........ ..... :P'I.0 151() This).d . ..... 20,0)100) " inthe pnrxh of Orlemn-.. . 31,!1560 0 5 Je'Yerrnnl ..... ..... 3;9,00 l' "" Pi )oseminc . 60,201,0120) "" IM~ri~illr. ... . .. 31.'N)3 Ii n tm ...... l, WB~ St. 6000lv ...... ( J Wit Tlammnnv ,))) 1ný) ", I.-30000) e Interir. 5)01) 0) .. S. Jmnn....rs 33,20 N T lown of oolDonooh .............. ... 82,253 1)10~?9J35 511.)111.03) Ul llrienns lles 37, 104 p) 1.762 :" U, I1 ,ilk .* ei lil.. .............. ....U11i n ct . 21,40:3 E, C-1i, on Ilnnil and d in flanlk nx jll.r LalanucU 10,.t . . 75,007 G3--0351.290 10 02.2;2.410; 03 W31. P. SI13OTT, Secretary. Siot' OnLceesi. ec. 31, 1250. `Docllueeui No. 2., ICEEEIPTI: .5D,.qf,,r 1n55. Tb ontou~nt rervirrr front thie -1"'w. memory E5555, ....... 559,115 53 1 S reys nl.it) 55hy5m Snou SJ o their 's5 2 missions upoo l iirfillnlrsblC;tU. 1,17q.10 To nmmmst recefeed for renlt of renl 2 "stnte, il: e'ty of N. Orlennl 341,2 67 I'nrlilr f )rlen lls ...... 22 33 5)45,),,,).II'-................ S9s1 15 Ilnrieh of I'laquemiucii......... IIW) o0U 36.574 15 To nmolnt reveived for nlnv: hire.. * To 'P nonsls sssw for ,Iss od,, ,l sis 2,6'w 25 3[,,5no5~gh p 5a.......... ... 137 65 To norniuet ",MAiel for inut-rt on , , , Y , in fir. In,.. 5 te Rnak... 837 f) T,. 5 k 5 6.. .......... 1,:321 55 To o 5ld h 5ills it,;blo c55 d.... 2,8) ,,) 99,159 6. 57o5old5))ok NDt.................. 5551 W61 Q.9~i W F XI'L"'DI'fUI:E ,B5y 555l slnry of N. 0. Csn,,,>... $3,812 50 )55nlli5)555)5,56)).... 5,156 73 I~into tis on ro orl)· iJuNO. taw 555555P y tI5-PPN. 0.,, 3,52 33 $)9,1523 555 ris tns. ppn'5 4 Jp.) .5..,. 2.279 15 3 s pssk A:. RntoapRo,5 1, 27D 0t555. Pn.'h, n t ape.inl tr.. . 7 l u' Orlenun. -I...... .. 52 94~ .Firc inenrnncr .......... . 6. S-l.nrsfo co ................. 1,5005W 7.- crelnr ...........'... 5 2,1056 ?--6omnllsslo ol for calleectlg rentx... 53,7 8-Rsnt, o5of,. 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