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LAW NOTICE.?SIDNEY 8. BAXTER,
late attorney general of Virgiuia, has re
moved to Washington to practice law.
Hewill practice in the Supreme Court of the
United States, the courts of the District of Colum
bia, and attend to any professions! business con
fided to him.
Offlon^n Morrison's new building on 4i street,
east of Pennsylvania avenue.
REFERENCES.
Hon. J. J. Allen. lion. Win. Daniel,
Hon. Richard Moncure, Hon. G. B. Samuels,
Hon. G. II. Lee, of the Court of Appeals oi
Virginia.
To the Judges of the Circuit Courts of Virginia.
To the senators and members of Congress from
Virginia.
Sep 21?lyeod. (ni)
Agency at yv a shin g to n ?To
Claimants.?FRANCIS A. DICKINS con
tinues to undertake the agency of claims before
Congress and other branches of the government,
including commissioners under treaties, and the
various public ollices. He will attend to pre
emption and other land claims, the procuring oi
f>ateuts for the public lands, add procuring scrip
or Virginia bounty land warrants, and the confir
mation by Congress of grants and claims to lands,
claims for property lost iu or taken for the service
of the United States; property destroyed by the
Indians, or while iu the possession of the United
States; invalid, revolutionary, navy, widows', and
half-pay pensions; claims lor ser
vices, whether for commutation, halt-pay, or
Knuntv land* ; also, claims for extra and back pay,
ire., of soldiers, sailors and marines; as well those
against the State of Virginia, as the United States;
all claims, growing out of contracts with the gov
ernment, for damages sustained in consequenceol
the aciton or conduct of the government; and, in
deed, any bnsinessbeforeCongressorthepublic of
fticeswhichmay requirethe aid of an ngentor attor
ney. His charges will be moderate, and depend
ing upon the amount of the claim and the extent
of the service.
Mr. F. A. Dickins is known to most of those who
have been in Congress within the last few years,
or who have occupied any public attention at
Washington.
His office is on Fifteenth street, opposite to the
Treasury Department, and next door to the Bank
of the Metropolis.
All letters must be postpaid.
Sep 28?lyd (m)
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE.
ANNUITY AND TRUSTJCOMPANY OF PH1LA.
Security, Stability, and Perpetuity.
Premium Payments made Easy and Convenient.
Fund, January 1,1851, *306.049 04.
Offlcs in Washington City, corner st and Ptnn. avenue.
System cash, dividends cash, no scrip and credits,
the value of which none can tell, because not con
vertible ftbut cash premiums, cash dividends, and
losses paid in cash is the system of this office. All
its operations are in cash, the amount insured con
sequently on settlement day is never reduced; on
the contrary, increased; thereby holders of policies
are never disappointed. More than this, policies in
force, of two years standing, for life, will at any
time be purchased upon surrender, and one-fourth
to two-tnirds of the whole amount of premiums
paid to the office returned in cash. See prospec
tuses. Charles G. Ixlay, secretary. S. R. Craw
ford, president. Pliny Smith, actuary.
J. E. NORRIS, Agent, Washington City.
JOHN RICHARDS, M. D., Med. Adviser,
Duval's building, Penn. avenue, near 4} st.
Oct 25?dim ??
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY OF NEW YORK,
Capital $100,000, paid In aud securely
invested.
A. A. ALVORD, President.
Among its directors are Ambrose C. Kingsland,
Silas C. Herring, George D. Phelps, John P.
Brown, Edwin D. Morgan. Myndert Van Schaick,
and other substantial men of New York.
Iusuranccs made upon the most favorable terms.
C. B. ADAMS, Agent,
Office 9th street, opposite the Patent Office.
Oct 16?eolm (m)
Engineer, Surveyor and Draughtsman.
THE SUBSCRIBER, recently draughtsman 01
public lands to the House of Representatives,
attached to the General Land Office, and formerly
engaged upon Northern railroads, offers his ser
vices as above.
Draughts of maps, and plans of every descrip
tion prepared of railroads, public lands, and models
of patents, and forwarded to any part of the Union,
with anv information pertaining to the above mat
ters. Address: J. H. ADAMS, Jr.
Washington, D. C.
Office 15th street, 4 doors north of F. (m) 3t
GEO. T. MAS8BY <fc CO.,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS, GENERAL CLAIM
And Insurance Agents.
Will attend to the negotiating of loans and the
agency business generally.
Opposite the Post Office, Washington city.
Oct. 4?lmo. (m)
GENERAL, AGENCY.?Taylor At CoUins
will prosecute claims of every description
against the government, before the departments
or Congress. Procure pensions, bounty lands
extra pay, and arrearages of pay. They will at
tend to the buying and selling of real estate, the
renting of houses, and a general collecting busi
ness.
They will also furnish parties at a distance with
?uch information as they may desire from the seat
of government.
Charges will be moderate.
references:
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.
Hon. Jaines C. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.
Nicholas Callan, President Board Common
Council.
General John M. MeCalla, Attorney at Law.
James H. Caustin.
W. C. itlddoll, State Department.
Office 011 F street, immediately opposite Winder's
Building, Washington, D. C.
Sep 28?Gmod&w.
EN ERA L AGENCY, Washington City,
D. C.?The subscriber offers his services to
ths public in the prosecution ofclaims before Con
gress or any of the Departments of the Govern
ment. Some years' experience as disbursing Agent
at the Indian Department, with a general knowl
edge of the mode of transacting business in the
offices of the Government, enables him to promise
satisfaction to all who may intrust business of this
character to his care.
He will also five special attention to th* collection
of claims against parties residing in the District of
Columbia or vicinity ; to negotiating loans, as well
as th* purchase or sals of Stocks, Real Estate, Land
Warrants, fc., fc., or furnish informstion to cor
respondents residing at a distance, in regard to
any business which may interest them at the seat
of Government.
Office over the Banking-House ol Skldkn,
Withers 9c Co., to whom he refers.
JAMES J. MILLER.
N. B. References of ihe most sstisfactory cha
racter will be given to correspondents in whatever
State they msyresid*.
8ep. 24?lm
"VTEW YORK, May ?, 18?3?The under
JL1 signed has this dsy opened sn office, No. 43
William street, (Merchsnts' Exchange,) for the
transaction of a general brokerage buainess.
Bank, insurance, mining. railroad, government,
Siate, and city securities bought and sold.
Promissory notes, bills of exchsnge. snd loam
negotiated.
Sep 21-dtf EMANUEL 8 HART.
WASHINGTON SENTINEL
VOL 1 " 7 DAI L Y. ? ~; NO. 35.
CITY OP WASHINGTON, THURSDAY MORMNG, NOVEMBER 3, 1853.
$l0t(prtg, $ats, Caps,&c.
New GOODS now opening.?P. J. Steer,
Washington Place, 7th street, is now open
ing a superior block of Gentlemen's Goods, which
it will give him greut pleasure to show to all his
patrons and to the public. In addition to the usual
stock of a Merchant Tailor, special attention is in
vited to a large stock of Gentlemen's Dress Shirts
of very superior fit and quality.
Also, Collars, Stocks, Neck-Ties, Cravats,
Gloves, Suspenders, Hosiery, and Furnishing
Goods, generally.
Sep 21?3tawif2w (m)
PYV. BROWNING, Merchant Tailor,
a under the United States Hotel, having en
larged ami improved his store, would now respect
fully call the attention of citizens, and strangers
visiting Washington, to his well-selected stock of
French and English cloths, cassimeres, and vest
ings, of the newest and most elegant styles of
goods from the New York market. *
Having had twenty years' experience in the
purchase of goods from the best importing houses
in the United States, with such advantages as will
enable him to offer them to the public on such
terms as will give entire satisfaction to the pur
chasers, and, in view of increasing his business,
he has purchased nu unusual large stock of goods,
such as will defy competition for their beauty,
style, aud cheapness.
All he asks is a call before you purchase else
where, and he will convince you that you will
savt* your money by so lloillg. A SUlt OI clothes
can be made up iu the most elegant style at twelve
hours' notice.
Superior Ready-made Clothing.
I have on hand a superior assortment of ready
made clothing, of my own work, made up in the
most fashionable manner, such as overcoats in
various styles, frock and dress coats, and also
pants and vests, which will be sold at much less
price than work made to order.
N. B. Sole agent for Scott's report of Fashions
lor the District.
Oct. 15?6m. (m)
NOAH WALKER ?fc CO., Marble HaU
Clothing Emporium, Brown's Building, would
respectfully inform their old customers, friends,
and the public generally that they have now in
itore a very large and choice assortment of all
jualities and styles of fashionable cut and well
made Fall and Winte jelothing, direct from their
own manufactory. Also, a large and well selected
itock of those celebrated Patent shoulder scam
Shirts, Under Shirts, Drawers, Collars. Ties, Jcc.,
to which they invite the attention of all those wish
ing supplies for the coming season. Prices low
for cash.
Keep always on hand a supply of servant's
clothing. (m) Sep 21?3taw4w
$ot*ls, gestaanrnts, ?oartmtg Jousts.
BROWN'S MARBLE HOTEL,
PEXNSYr.VANU AVENUE,
WASHINGTON CITY.
T. P. Brown. M. Brown.
Sep 21?dtf
WA8HINGT0N HOUSE,
NO. SS3, CHESTNUT ST., ABOVE 7TH.,
Philadelphia*
A. F. GLASS, PROPRIETOR.
OUR HOUSE,
BY CHARLES G. THOMPSON,
Thirteenth Street,
Sep 24?tf RICHMOND, VA
Alexander baker's (late of va.)
Potomac House, Pennsylvania avenue, a
lew doors east of 4J street, Washington.
Sep21?tf,
Fresh Norfolk oyster's.?the
subscriber receives regularly every Tuesday,
and Friday, by the steamer Osceola, direct from
Norfolk, a supply of the celebrated LYNN HAVEN
BAY and NORFOLK OYSTERS, a most delicious
article.
His BAR is well supplied with the best liquors.
All kinds of GAME in season.
WM. RUPP,
Penn. avenue, north side, bet. 3d and 4 j streets.
IRVING HOTEL, Washington.?The sub
scriber respectfully announces to his friends
And the travelling public that he has taken charge
of this large and well-known establishment, which
has been completely and elegantly refitted and
refurnished in every department. Having had
charge for a long time of French's Hotel, Nor
folk, and the Hotel at Old Point, and being expe
rienced in all the details requisite to form u Hotel
of the first class, he assures the public that every
exertion will be made to render the Irving in
every respect deserving of their confidence and
support. D. D. FRENCH.
Sep 21
gUsnUantons.
JUST RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY
of FALL GOODS! at John E. Carter's.
The undersigned has now ready for the inspec
tion of purchasers, the largest, cheapest, and most
beautiful assortment of Fall and Winter goods,
(direct from New York nnd Philadelphia,) ever be
fore exhibited in this market. Among them may
be found: super English and French cloths, twilled
and plain; French doe skin and other cassimers,
all prices; ladies' dress goods! rich figured and
plain silks, new style; rainbow lustres, beautiful
high colors; Jenny Lind poplins, something new
fordresses; Lupin'sblackbombazinesandalpacas;
French cashmeres, very handsome and very cheap;
mousseline de laines, fine and low priced; rich
black Italian silks; a fine assortment of shawls ;
Scotch and English ginghams; chintzes and cali
coes, from four cents up; white and colored flan
nels, all prices; real Welch flannel; Irish linens aud
diapers; bleached and brown shirtings nnd sheet
ings; men and women's hosiery, of every descrip
tion and price. Blankets, fine, medium, and
??oarse; heavy cloths for servants wear; fine and
cheapcassinets; gloves, suspenders, and umbrellas,
silk and linen cambric hankkerchiefs; fancy cra
vats, stocks, and collars, See. Together with a
large and general assortment of Canton flannels,
linseys, plaids, tickings, checks, and every descrip
tion of goods for servants wear.
The undersigned calls the special attention ol
farmers, as well as town dealers, to his present
stock, which is now complete in all its departments,
and to keep up the assortment constant, semi
monthly additions will be made until the first of
January next.
If you want cheap, desirable, and fresh goods,
call and examine and be convinced. Mark the
sign. JOHN E. CARTER'S,
Cheap cash store, Georgetown, D. C.
Oct. 15- -2w2aw (k)
Prepare for a rainy day.?Look
up your old Umbrellas, and send them to the
subscriber in fair weather to be repaired, and thus
give him time to do the work faithfully; for in rainy
weather the press is so great that the work may
not be well done, as " nothing is well done that is
done in a hurry."
Umbrellas for sale from 37$ cents up to SC, com
prising a general assortment of green, blue, and
black silk and gingham umbrellas.
A large assortment of articles suitable for every
description of repairs.
Don't forget the place. D- PIERCE,
Penn. avenue, between 12th and 13th sts.
Sep 21?eotf
LITHOGRAPHY?The undersigned have,
in-connexion with their establishment, a lith
ographic printing office, and are prepared to exe
cute orders for checks, promissory notes, drafts,
bills of exchange, circulars, See.
Specimens can he seen on application at the
store. COLLINS, BOWNE, & CO.,
11th st., six doors north of Penn. avenue,
Branch of Stationers'Hall, 174 and 176,
Oct. 11?tf. (in) Pearl street, New York.
*]UstfUaiU0tts.
ELECTION.-At a Special Meeting of tbe
"Columbia Musical Association" for the
aunual election of officers, the following gentle
men were elected a committee to preside over
the affair* of that society for one year.
Andrew Schad, John Edgab, J. E. Sciiell.
Professor Chas. Lknschow was unanimously
re-elccted Conductor, and Professor Andrew
Schad elected Second Leader.
Note. ? Amateurs wishing to improve them
selves in playing on any instrument are invited to
join the society, where they will have an excellent
opportunity to perfect themselves. Application
can be made to cither of the gentlemen belonging
to the Committee. By order,
Oct 26?3t* A. SCHAD, Secretary.
CHARLES G. WEAVER, Attorney at
Law and General Agent for the prosecution
of claims against the government, Washington.
D. C. Oct 19?lyd&cp
I^NAMELLEI) PARLOR AND CHAM.
j berGrates; circular, square, and oval patterns,
of the latest styles and of the highest finish.
The al?ove are just received and for sale by
R. II ASK IMS,
Pa. avenue, south side, bet. 9th und 10th sts.
Oct 19, lm. (m)
STOVES*?We have Ju*t received a new
supply of the latest poierns of stoves, of vari
ous kinds, among which are to be found the Morn
ing and Evening Star cooking stoves, for wood and
coal; also, the Morning Star parlor stove, for coal,
open front. WOODWARD it GUY,
No. 4. north side Pa. av.,bet. 10th and 11th sts.
Oct 21?3t.
New fall styles op gentle
men's Furnishing Goods.?CHARLES H.
LANE has just returned froin New York, and is
now opening a large and elegant assortment ol
Cravats, Scarfs, Stocks, Ties, Gloves, Suspenders,
Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, &c., together with all
other articles usually found in a first-class estab
lishment.
The public are respectfully invited to call and
examine my stock, which will be chcerfully ex
hibited to all with polite attention. Reasonable
prioes and fair dealing may be relied upon.
LANE'S Hat, Cap. and Gentlemen's
Furnishing Establishment, Penn. av., near 4} St.
Oct. 5
Mantels, iron railings, and
Spring Mattresses. The Mantels are a new, I
cheap, and beautiful article, manufactured upon :
stone, in imitation of the richest Marbles, of the
most rare and desirable kinds. In style and finish
they stand unequalled, and are not injured by coal,
gas, smoke, or acids. At the north they are be
coming extensively used, and give perfect satis
faction.
Builders and others wishing to purchase are re
quested to call and examine for themselves.
Also, Pier Slabs to match the Mantels, of the
same materials.
Iron Cemetery and other Fencing and Railings.
Will be kept constantly on hand, a variety of
patterns, for which orders will be received and
promptly executed.
Premium Spring Mattresses, a new article, far
superior to anything of the kind now in use.
R. HASKINS. Agent,
Penn. avenue, south side, near 10th street.
Oct 19?lm (m1
AT PRIVATE SALE.
A Good Chance for an Investment.
THE subscriber, intending to go south, offers
a rare chance for an investment in his Steam
Saw Mill Property, which is located on the
east side of Crawford street, south of Market
square.
Thia? property fronts on Crawford street 56J
feet, and runs back to the river channel about 800
or 1,000 feet, and when Water street is opened,
it will have four fronts altogether. The engine is
twenty-five horse-power. There will be no public
' sale of this property, and if not sold privately
by the 15th of December, it will then be for
rent.
For terms, which will be accommodating, apply
to Colonel M. Cooke, Norfolk, to Wilson flc Grice,
William H. Wilson, Portsmouth, or to the sub
scriber. J. K. COOKE.
P. S.?Persons purchasing this valuable prop
erty, can be supplied with timber, either through
the canal, or down the railroad. J. K. C.
Raleigh (North Carolina) Standard and Balti
more Sun copy one month and send bills to this
office. Oct 23?2awlm
JOHN W. McMATH, Attorney and Coun
sellor at Law, Solicitor in Chancery, and Nota
ry Public, Mackinac, Michigan.
jjSD~ All business enlrusted with him will be
done with care and dispatch. Business of the Up
per Peninsula will receive prompt attention.
Oct. I I?tf.
C'1 KEEN'S INK ERASER and PAPER
J Cleaner tor Bookkeepers. Clerks, and Lit
erary Gentlemen.?A new kind of eraser or rub
ber, far superior to any article' for the same pur
pose ever yet introduced; aside from its superior
qualities as a pencil cleaner, it removes ink
and other stains with more facility than the ordi
nary scraper, and leaves the surface of the paper
unharmed.
Manufactured by the inventor and sold by
COLLINS, BOWNE & CO.,
Branch of Sationers' Hall, Nos. 174 and 176
Pearl street; 11th street, 6 doors north of Penn
sylvania avenue, who are also sole agents for
Green's Penail Rubber.
Oct 7?tf (m)
PROFESSIONAL CARD.
DRS. R. ?fc J. HUNTER, member* of the
Royal College of Surgeons, late of Islington,
London, have taken up their residence in Wash
ington, for the treatment of DISEASES OF THE
CHEST; comprising affections of the Throat,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Consumption, and diseases of
the Heart, to which branch of their profession
they have for many years given their exclusive
attention. The peculiarity of the treatment em
ployed by Drs. H., is that the remedies employed
are administered by Inhalation, in the form ot
vapor.
Residence and office, 12th street, between G
and II streets. (m) Sep 21?ly
ELECT CLASSICAL and Mathematical
School.?The subscriber has removed hit
school to College Hill, where a commodious build
ing is being fitted tip for its reception.
As the Preparatory Department of the Colum
bian College, it will continue to preserve the char
acter of a strictly select school, designed for lay
ing the foundation of a thorough English, Classi
cal, and Mathematical education. Tne next ses
sion will commence on the 12th of September, and
close on the last of June.
Terms: S12 50 per quarter, payable in advance.
At a small additional charge, the students will
be permitted to attend the Lectures delivered in
College on Chemistry, Geology, and Mineralogy,
and also to receive instruction in French and other
Modern Languages by the Professor in that de
partment.
Pupils may be boarded at the College, under the
special care and superintendence of tne Principal.
The necessary expenses of a full boarding student
will be about $190 per academic year, and of a
weekly boarder will not exceed $150.
GEORGE S. BACON, Principal
Refers to the Faculty of the Columbian College;
Col. J. L. Edwards, Col. Peter Force, Wm. Gun
ton, Esq.; L. D. Gale, M. D., of the Patent Office;
Joseph Wilson, Esq., of the Land Office ; and Pro
fessor C. C. Jewett, of the Smithsonian Institute.
Sep 21?tf
Mount pleasant hotel, capi
tol Hill, Washington, for rent?The above
Hotel U offered for reat, either with or without
the Furniture and other fixtures. It is one ofthe
most desirable situations in .the city, and an excel
lent location for business. Possession may be had
at any time between this and the middle of Octo
bcr next. To a gentleman of respectability desi
rous of keeping a hotel, a fine opportunity ia of
fered. Application to be made to the present pro
prietor.
S.n2i_2w JOHN FOY.
gfisnllatufins.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES; a chron
icle of the turf, agriculture, field sports, liter
ature, und the stage, embellished Willi splendid
steel engravings. Published every Saturday morn
ing, at No. 3 Park Place, New York. John Rich
ards, publisher. William T. Porter, editor.
Oct 12*
Try abottle of the ??Italian
Trieopherous.''?It is warranied to be an iu
fiuliblc remedy for strengthening aud restoring the
hair. Sold at 25 cents a bottle at Henry Seitz's
Cigar store, corner of Penn. avenue and li
street, south side. Oct 17
URNISHED ROOMS,"with Hoard, In a
genteel, quiet family, can be obtained on F
street, equi-distunt from the Treasury and Patent
Office, on application at this office.
Sep. 5?2awiflm
DRS. E.H.&J. A. CAR MICHAEL have
this day associated themselves in the practice
of medicine. Their office is ou Pennsylvania av
enue, north side, between 12th and 13th streets.
Sep 29?lmd
G
GA. WATSON, Marble and Brown Stone
s Yard. Massachusetts avenue, between 4th
aud 5th streets, Washington city. D- C. Marble
Mantles and Monumnnti, TiM.ibt.id H??d-stones.
kept constantly on hand. All building work fur
nished At the shortest notice and at moderate prices,
Oct 5?1 in (m)
O BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS.
Medium, deiny, and Hat-cap papers, for sale
by COLLINS, BOWNE fc CO.,
11th st., six doors north of Penn. avenue.
Branch of Stationers' Hall, 174 and 176.
Pearl street, New York.
N. B.?Orders received for book-binders' mate
rials. (m) Oct. 11?tf.
LANK BOOKS, LEDGERS, JOUR
nals, Day-Books. drc., for sale from the
shelves, or made to order by
COLLINS, bOWNE & CO.,
11th St., six doors north of Pena. avenue,
Branch of Stationers' Hall, 174 and 176,
Oct. 11?tf. (m) Pearl street. New York.
ETTER AND FOOLSCAP PAPERS,
ruled und plain, from SI 25 to $7 50 per ream,
for sale by COLLINS, BOWNE ic CO.,
11th st., six doors north of Penn- avenue,
Branch of Stationers' Hall, 174 and 176,
Oct. 11?tf. (m) Pearl street, New York.
New store AND NEW GOODS.?New
Hat, Cap, and Gentleman's Furnishing Store,
2d door east of the United States Hotel.-?I have just
opened a splendid lot of hats, caps, shirts, collars,
cravats, hosiery, &c., all of which are of the latest
styles and fashions, to which I invite the attention
of all who are in want of such articles. My hats
are manufactured expressly for me of the best ma
terial, and I will warrant that they give satisfaction
to the wearer. J- D- HENDLEY.
Oct. 9--6t .
AGN1FICENT LOUIS XIV PIANOS.?
The subscriber ia this day receiving, per
barque Maryland, from Boston, a supply of mag
nificent Louis XIV. and Central Pianos, from the
factory of Mr. Chickering, Boston, whose experi
ence of thirty years, and whose world-wide repu
tation are the best testimonials of the excellence
of his instruments.
Also, on hand, a full assortment of excellent
New York Pianos.
The subscriber's stock of Piau6s is now the
largest ever offered in this city, embracing every
variety of grade and pattern.
By the packet, which sails from Boston on Sa
turday next, he will receive an additional supply
of 7-octave Pianos.
Second-hand Pianos taken in part payment of
new ones.
New Music received semi-weeklv.
RICHARD DAVIS,
Oct 12?eo3t (m) Penn. avenue.
AS FIXTURES.?The subscriber has on
hand, and is daily receiving from the cele
brated factory of Cornelius, Parker iSc Co., Phila
delphia, a large and handsome collection of chan
deliers, brackets, pendants. &zc., embracing all their
new patterns, which he will dispose of at the man
ufacturer's retail prices. Those in want of gas
fixtures will find it to .their interest to call and ex
amine patterns and prices
Sep 24?eod2m. Iron Hall.
BRANCH OF STATIONERS' HALL,
Not. 174 and 176 Pearl street, New York.
COLLINS. BOWNE & CO., Importers ot
foreign and dealers in domestic stationery,
are now offering one of the largest and best se
leoted storks to the trade that can be found in this
market. Our stock comprises all the various
styles and qualities wanted in the United States
and Canadas, consisliag ot bath post, plain and
gilt edge; plain, gilt, and embossed note; cap, let
ter, commercial note, commercial packet, and lolio
post; flat cap, demy, medium royal, sup. royal;
American and English drawing papers; plain, em
bossed, and colored cards ; card, perforated, Bris
tol, bonnet, and strnw boards; blank, pass, and
memorandum books, ol every variety; laney, mar
ble, and colored papers, at very low prices. Gold
pens, with and without silver holders, and steel
pens, cutlery, tec., with an endless assortment ol
stationers' goods, and envelopes of every descrip
tion. COLLINS. BDW NE 6c CO.
11th st.. 6 doors north oi Penn. avenue.
Oct. 4?ly# ('?)
ARBLE MANTLES.?Marble works.?
it. The subscriber bees leave to inform his
friends and the public that kc has increased his
stock of Marble Mantles, comprising Sienna,
Brockedelia, Spanish, Egypt*11 vein, Italian, and
black marble, richly carved uid plain, ol the <-*t
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European Chit Chat.
Los don, (Mober 7.?There is to be a great city
of Loudon meeting, at which the Earl of Aber
deen is to be abused to any extent, and a me
morial to the queen got up, praying her to dis
miss him from office. His imbecility is indeed
very apparent and contemptible. Who can
succeed him, as prime minister ? Every one
points to Palmerston, by far the most incon
sistant, but also the most clever, politician of
the present day.
The present price of 6read in London is ex
actly double what it was this time last year?
that is, it was three halfpence per pound, and
is threepence, equal to your six cents. In
Paris, by order of the emperor, bread is sold
at the old price, but this involves a sacrifice
(for the bakers) of ?1,700 a day. When food
gets cheaper, the bakers will be allowed to
make up what they lose now, by laying on a
small advance in price.
James Matheson, the rich East India mer
chant, who was made a baronet by Lord John
Ilussell, is to be made a peer, it is said, as Lord
Stornoway. He owns Stornoway castle, in the
Scottish island of Lews. He is now M. P. for
Rosa and Cromarty. His father was a half pay
Scotch officer, and the future peer has raised a
colossal fortune by industry and enterprise.
The Earl of Elgin, it is said, will be made a
marquis, and sent back to Canada as head of a
new confederated government of all the British
North American provinces. His lordship's
earldom is just two hundred years old, having
been conferred in 1G53. He is forty-two years
old, and has been in Canada since 1846.
The Earl of Carlisle, (who visited the United
States when he was Lord Morpeth,) has gone
to Persia from Tnrkey, and will return to Eng
land before Christmas. If he were only to
write an account of his travels, how entertain
ing it would be, for he writes well, and has had
great opportunities, from his wealth and rank,
of seeing persons and things inaccessible to the
majority of tourists. He is author, among
other things, of a play (enacted) called " The
Last of the Greeks."
Australia is becoming so great a country,
from the discovery of mineral wealth and in
crease of population, that England meditates
the recall of the present governor, and the di
vision of New South Wales into four separate
governments, each with its head and official
staff. At this moment, Australia is the only
British colony not an expense to the mother
country. It nas its own separate and inde
pendent legislature, and, no doubt, will pro
claim its independence some fine day before
long. ?
Near Epernav, in Frauce, had lately sprung
up an immense manufactory of champagne,
from the rhubarb plant. The " Heidsick"
champagne, so run on in America, is totally
unknown (by that name, at leastl in Europe.
Though the Russian soldiers, (officers as well
as men,) are the worst paid in Europe, the
maintenance of the Russian army absorbs
more than half the actual revenue of the em
pire.
The Due d'Aumale has purchased Orleans
House, Twickenham, on the banks of the
Thames, where Louis Phillippe resided in his
first exile. The Due and his family are resid
ing there now.
Don Miguel's wife has presented him with a
son, who has been baptised, very ceremoniously,
as heir to the crown of Portugal?which there is
6mall chance of his ever wearing. N'importe!
what.a fine inheritance is hope!
The trousseau of the future empress of Aus
tria is being got up, "regardless of expense,"
by Madame Beauvais, of Paris. The dress in
which the princess will be married is of white
drap (Tarpeut, flounced with silver blonde, each ;
flounce headed with bows of narrow striped
silver, the ends left long?straight and plain
corsage?short sleeves?embroidered train?
I silver worked in with a deep train of orange
blossoms and lilly of the valley; this train to
| be a rAntigone, or classic?lace veil, pendent
from a diadem of jewels?orange blossom
wreath full over the temples.
For new female fashions small checks are in
favor. For evening dresses, the rich brocades
of Louis XV. are coming back?patterns large.
For winter cloaks, the Talmas will be nowhere,
and the Evangeline the rage?made of velvet
or rich silk, the top or collar of ribbon. A new
mantelette will be only us low as the waist be
hind, but reaching to the knees in front It is
to fit tightlv over the bosom, and have a small
hood, lined with silk of a bright color and
richly braided. Bonnets will remain small,
but fitting much closer to the side of the face?
lace and flowers to be the only trimmings, vice
ribbons cashiered. One broad ribbon, called
the " Marguerite," is to be of bright colors, de
scending through the bandeaux of lace and
flowers in a spiral twist, as low as the fall of
the shoulders or the fall of the bosom. The
effect is charming. Flowers will bo univer
sally worn?small weeda and wild flowers being j
preferred. They will even come in as hends of
flounces. Old jewelry will bo much worn.
Pocket handkerchiefs with embroidered frilling
(instead of lace, which is voted vulgar now) at J
the edges. Embroidery on female articles ot I
linen (handkerchiefs and chemisettes, for ex- ;
ample?not to go further) to be in colors, and
not large patterns.
The publishing season is about commencing, j
but the announcements of new books do not
hold out much promise of value or variety.
John Ruskin's third and concluding volume |
of " The Stones of Venice," will appear in a
few davs. It will show the fall of Venitian I
architecture. Mr. Ruskin is undoubtedly a j
clever man, despite the extravagance of his
! leading opinion that Turner was the greatest
painter the world ever saw. When Turner
I died without leaving him a fat legacy, Rus
kiu's opinion of his genius underwent a great
! change.
Bently announces a book of travels, in two
i volumes, by Alfred Bunn, to be called "Old
England atid Young England-," also two more
volumes of "Memorials and Correspondence of
Sir Charles James Fox," from the incapable
editorship of Lord John Russel; Guizot's
"Cromwell and the Commonwealth, from the
Execution of Charles I. to the Death of Crom
well"?1649 to 1658; "Life and Letters of Lord
; Metcalfeformerly governor general of India,
\ Jamaica, and Canada; a Life of the Rajah, Sir
James Brooke, in three volumes; a History of the
French Bourbons, from the Restoration in 1815
to the Revolution in 1830?(this will be a reli
able work, as Eyre Crowe, the author, is the
man best versed in modern history;) the Let
ters of the Poet Gray, edited by the Rev. John
Mitford, who conducts the Gentleman's Maga
zine ; a new novel by Miss Cooper, daughter
of James Fenuiinore Cooper ; "The Last Days
of the Emperor Charles V." by M. Mignet;
! "Memoirs of Illustrious Europeau Characters,
: by Lamartine, the poet; a new and enlarged
edition of Theodore Hook's Life and Remains,
aud a History of the Literature of England, in
three volumes. . . t
Taking advantage of the recent hubbub about
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the Hon. Mrs. Norton, (who is not "Lady Car
oline Norton,"' as I see some American paper*
miscalling her,) Bently lias issued a shilling
edition of her early poem, ''The Undying
One."
Bently further announces a great change in
the price of all new and original novels aud ro
mances to be published by hitn, from the first
day of October. Instead of charging half a
guinea a volume for a three volume work, he
will charge that sum for the whole, or 3s. Gd.
per volume. He calculates on a greatly in
creased sale compensating him for this reduc
tion. It is something to knock down, "in ox;e
fell swoop," two-thirds of the price of boobi.
Bently has been very successful with a new
work, by Mrs. Colin Mackenzie, called "Life in
the Mission, the Camp, and the Zenana." It is
a record, to a certain extent, of missionary la
bor and adventure, miugled with military life
and glimpses at the interior life of the Hin
doos?a nook, in short, which you can scarcely
lay down when once you are fairly in for its
perusal.
W. H. Bartlett, the artist, announces u Me
morials of the Pilgrim Fathers," with 30 illus
trations on steel and lots of wood cuts; and the
author of "Ye Maiden and Married Life of
Mary Powell," announces "Cherry and Violet,
a Tale of the Great Plague."
Lockhart has resigned the editorship of the
Quarterley Review. The snlory was ? 1,500 a
year, besides separate payment, as to any other
contributor, for any articles from hi} pen.
Ill-health is the cause of his retirement. He
has saved money, and is auditor of the Dutchy
of Cornwall, with ?1,200 a year. His succes
sor will be the Rev. Whitwell Elwin, of Booton,
who has been a Quarterly Reviewer for some
time.
Charles Dickens is going to read two of his
Christmas tales ("Itie Carol" and "The
Cricket on ihe Hearth,") for the benefit of the
Literary and Scientific Institute at Birming<
ham.
The opening numbers of Thackeray's serial
("The Newcomes") has appeared, and every
one is reading it. The illustrations, by Doyle,
are vastly superior to Thackeray's owu rude
mannerisms. The story is prefaced bv a dull par
aphrase of one of La Fontaine's fables, put for
ward as a sort of apology for Thackeray's perpet
ually showing the dark side of human nature.
Then comes in Colonel Newcome and his young
son. who first figure in the Coal Hole, or some
such classic ground, and are there encountered
and disgusted by Captain Costigan, late of
"Pendennis." This chapter is very clever. It
is followed by a running back through the an
tecedents of the Newcomes, much iu the old
style, and concluded a little clumsily I think,
by several epistles, which tell, in a roundabout
way, what the narrative should have done ia
half a dozen sentences. On the whole, the
Newcomes promise pleasant company.
Thkatbical and Musical.
Meyerbeer's new opera, to be produced at
the Opera Comique, in Paris, before Christmas,
is to be called the "Star of the North,"
(" L'Etoile du Nord,") and has already been
cast.
Some talk of a German operatic company
visiting Paris. The experiment, when tried
before, has always failed.
A report is out, for the hundredth time, that
Jenny Lind will come out again, next season,
at Covent Garden, in opera. There is little
chance of that By all accounts she is happy
and contented in her private life.
Madame Sontag, it would appear, bv London
green-room report, will not return to "England
until the beginning of 1855, when she will for
mally take leave of the profession, and her last
public singing in Paris is to be during the
world'a fair which Louis Napoleon is now get
ting up. Sontag appeared on the Parisian
boards in 1826, when sb? twenty-three
years old. In 1828, when she was sucu a ia
vorite with the Londoners, she was Countess
Rossi, though performing under her maiden
name. Sontag, born in 1802, is now turned
fifty?a human evergreen !
Grisi and Mario, as I predicted months ago.
will not now visit America. Grisi was afraid
of the long voyage, so severely is she a martyr
to sea sickness, but this might have been borne,
if she were sure of her money. The idea wjas,
(as we understand it here,) not to give her
?5,000 in advance, but to pay her out of the
proceeds to be realized in America by thejoint
vocalisin of Mario and herself.
Grisi and Mario (who are in the hands of
Cramer k Beale, the contractors for Jullien in
America) make their last appearance in Scot
laud, October 15, at Edinburgh. Hitherto this
farewell tour has been extremely lucrative.
They perform on October 6 at Birmingham, at
i Machin's concert.
Rachel is said to have obtained a year's leave
I of absencp from the Theatre Francais in Paris,
and leaves in December for St. Petersburg.
There the Czar will appropriate ?4,000 towards
paying a French company with whom sho can
play, and is to give ?16,000 to herself, lu pre
seuts, also, she may connt on ?4.000 more. A
uiee fortune for twelve months' triumphs.
Louisa Pvne and William Harrison?the pret
tiestaud the heaviest singers on the English
stage?(the lady having the beauty,) commence
a theatrical tour this month. Siui3 Reeves has
no particular engagement?'cause why?he in
sists, as first tenor, on his wife, who sings mode
rately well, being the prima douna.
G. V. Brooke, whose success at Drury Lane
has really been very great, was entertained, last
Monday, at a complimentary dtjtuner given by
some fifty dramatic people and amateurs, at tbo
Coal-Hole, in the Strand. A strange place,
vou will say; but then, T. E. Smith, the Drury
Lane lessee, was proprietor of this tavern before
he became manager, and has an interest in it
yet, now that "Chief Baron Nicholson" rules
the roast therein. Mr. Smith stated, what is a
fact, that the receipts at Drury Laue theatre
have been greater than at any period during
the last twenty-five years. He' then presentea
Brooke with a diamond ring, and a handsome
dirk, to be used in playing Ilamlet.
Charles Kean re-opens the Princess's on the
10th, with "Sardanapalus." He has two uew
plays by Lovell, (author of "The Wife's Secret,")
for "which, three years ago, he paid ?800. Wby
not produce them ?
Shakspeare at the Surrey, Miss Romer's
opera company having gone. Creswick as
Prospero, in "The Tempest," George Bennett
as Caliban, Fanny Wallack, as a charming
Miranda, and Madame Castaglioni, as a pirou
etting Ariel.
Marylebone theatre open, under J. W. Wa!?
1 lack, and doing well. H. Vandenhoff, O. Cooke,
and Mrs. H. Gordon the best cards in his bands
?very small trumps indeed. _ Th* Strand
doing well. Shakspcare at the ^ ictoria; J. E.
I Mills as Prospero, Hicks as Caliban, aud Mrs.
H. Vining as Miranda.
Colonel Rajani, (husband to the celebrated
Mademoiselle Grassi, and uncle by marriage to
Judith Grisi.) is spoken of as likely to become
director of the Italian opera at Paris.
A new opera by Liszt, and an attempt at
one by our Prince Albert's elder brother, are
to be produced, it is said, at the theatre Lyn^u^
at Paris.