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A London paper gives tpa following

summary of the news _of the week, asto- gartls relations with the United Statea:—~

Judging from the country new spars, most of which reach us at the "an of the week, we should say, that ‘the country is Ilﬁliﬂlliﬂd with the turn that the American

questionlsaa taken; and it is surprising how the public have been enlightened by the cheap press, almost every newspaper of that class having devoted itself to a rational espositiomdfour American difficulties.

The country is also pleased with the nomination of Mr. Buchanan; but it does not understand, that Mr. Bui:hanan,in order to attain this honour, has set his face- a ainst the great movement forthe emanc- cipation of the slave.

-To this our correspondent adds, that the excitement on American affairs has subsi- ded so much, as no longer to exercise any unsettling etfects on the markets.

The London Times, however, warns the government to have the Central American Ilhir settled up, before Mr. Buchanan shall come to the Presidency—tho recruiting affair having been Mr. Pit-rce's question, and Central America, Mr. Buchanan's.

Parliament had been occupied in discus- sing the propriety of altering the form of

test oaths.

A gentleman of Gainsborough, who uses only the initial ‘ ‘ D,” but has sent his card to the editor of the London Star, writes to that paper, stating that ho isn near relative of Mr. Crampton, and thus terminates his letter:—-"I have most strongly felt and most firmly believed that the public interests have been overlooked for private considerations. Sir Philip Cramp- ton, Bart., of whom the late American minister is the only son, and the Earl of Clarendon, during the Earl’s vice-royalty in Ireland, as well as in former times, when his Lordship, then Mr. Villiers, occupied a situation in the Customs in Dublin, were on terms ofthe most cordial and intimate friendship. Through his Lordship’s influ- ence, Mr Crampton was promoted to that exalted position which he has recently ﬁlled, Ind in which, through his Lordship’s influ- ence, he has retained, until the President ofthe United States has been compelled to dismiss him, though the voice of our coun- try, and the honourable l‘eeling ofthe mag- ority ofour countrymen, feclthat,Lord Clar- endon ought to have recalled him. re- peat, sir and I fully believe, that the pub- lic good has been sacriﬁced to Lord Clar- ondon's private friendship, and therefore, although I shall feel inclined to spare Mr. Crampton, on the ground of our relation-, ship, I put on in possession of these facts.”

Sir J. skiogton has written to the Lon. don Daily News, stating that the policy of erecting the Bay Islands into a British col- ony was adopted by the administration of Lord John Russell. The reparation ofa Commission for the Bay is directed by his (Sir J Pakington’s) predecessor, Earl Grey, in 1852, and all that remained to be done, when he (Pakington) took oilice, was to sign the warrant and a despatch to the Governor of Jamaica, both of which docuiaonts were already made out. Sir J. Pakington is, therefore, only ros oiisible to the extent of not having revoked arrange-

ments completed by his predecessors in alias.

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Bat-raisins oiuaiiiso.—Etigland pos- sesses at this moment, or rather did possess two or three weeks ago,the best army ,for its numbers, the best nary, the best arms, great andsm ,the best fleuof transports, the heat corpsof military labourers, the host souiaissariat, the best siaterial of all kinda, sad, above all, the best militia and the; be‘ (one'qalegion' in the world. To these it nut be added, that site possessed, eves alter a costly war, the bed exclisquer, the‘ lies credit and the most unbroken public spirit is the world. We might add a few

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legions, returned her llect-t to harbor apd hm ‘ms to store. Wltilt-on Act of Parlia- moot still empowers llte minister to zkeep under arms a quarter of ri million of man, and everything else in proportion, the army is suddenly reduced to l05,0M men, wiih a view to its ultimate raductloa to 95. 000 : the militia is disem led, and the forei It le ion dismissed with thanks, twang’, andg option of a colony. The vote for the army is reducd from £3-1,000,000 to 520,000,000 with little sdplanstioa, ‘and with members rising up in": ltslf serious tone to expostulate at so prodigious a re- trenchment. Fatigue has even.led to some- thing like a prostration of spirit. She is not, indeed, dying like the lion in the fable, but rather tired, and takes a kick from the jackass on the other side of the salt water with wonderful cquuniiiiity. There she rests, like grandpspa, who having dined and taken his lass, and thrown his hanker. chief over his end, composes himself for a nap, but ﬁnds himself suddenly assailed by alively younggrauil-daughter, who wants a ride on his gouty leg, an inspection of ltis watch, or trial of his spectacles, and when these resources are exhausted, a pull at his straggling locks and the derangement of his rullles. Such is the sleepy, dreamy, good-natured, self-contented l.issitude of ngland at this moment, while she is allowing herself to be quietly disarmed.—-

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EXTRAVAOANCI or Fssiiiou.—lt is aeom- mon thing now for a lady in Paris, who has been accustomed to dress well, to find that she cannot spend at this time less than one thousand pounds is year on dress alone. A thousand a year for the dress of one per- son, not royal, not noble, not thinking of jewellery, in making this estimate ! “ How is ' ’ How can it be?” is the question everybody asks, on lienring of the fact If you ask, in the most concrete sense, how it can be, the answer is—-Look at the quality, and yet more at the quantity, ofthe dress. Without pretending to be judges ofinillinery matters we may say, that the silks of the present day must be very costly, with their curious patterns, and the variety of rich fabric that they shew ; but the quantity is the marvel. It is such as leaves no trace ofthe natural human form, any more than the balloons of black silk and the enorittoiis yellow slippers of the Egyptian lady which we are wont to consider so ugly. The French and English ladies put on their dis- guise in the shape of flouncings and furbcl- ows, which are actually larger and more inconvenient than the hoops of the last century. This vast circumference reaches so high that the covering for the shoulders must be planned with a view to it ; and the consequence is, that the mantle is made to spread to an extent singularly convenient to deformed persons. A considerable hump may pass unobserved under such a mantle. The balloon-clad Eastern lady coin- pletes the disguise by covering her face with the yashmak. There is some consis- tency in this. The traveller is told, that yonder moving globular mass is a woman, and he believes it, as he believes other strange things that lie is told ; but he takes the fiict altogether pu trust. Instead of covering their faces with Oriental consist- ency, however, the English and French ladies actually present to view, not only their faces, but their heads up to the crown. Amidst the east winds of the late inclement spring, and the burnin sunshine of June, the ladies have expose the head as well as the face to such an extent, as to have in- curred a heavy retribution of future suffer- ing. It «is said, that every fashion of dress has its mart re. The abominable powder and paint o a century ago killed more per- sons by the common eﬁoct of dirt than the" date of science at the time periaitted the

sufferers to suspect. The disease and death which have been ca ht by tight lacing no- body oow dipates. hen the ladies passed

suddenly from ti ht sleeves to very lar e ones, not a few ied or were disﬁgured y_ burns from the balloons on their arms catch- ing ﬁre. At present, the form of retribution

end, it. is that isienory, rather than the re- is rheumatism, tio-doloureux agl every sources of our country, fails us. The Pre- form of cold. Physicians have declared aiier had only to give the signal, and the ntheir recent observations amen their pati- people were ready—too ready—to rush into oats and givcnthcir warning on we cannot»

into war, without much considerationof the do better, than refer our readers to their the age, are

How’ 1'00!-2'1‘ A Wm; vnra A Floavepsll

young lady of this strange city man in order to get a husband and; a ir- pecuniary start in the world. ‘I»hINé

now a companion picture to offer you.

A young man of line family, though im-

povsrished by the revolution, aspired to

post under government, to occupy which

it was necessary to furnish a certain sum

tode it as security. Our hero could

not 0 tain the requsite amount from his friends, and, at last, hit upon an expedi- ent to put an easy end to the difficulty.

He caused an advertisement to appear in one of the journals, as follows :

-' A young man, occupying an honor- able sition wishes to marry a lady well rotightup, and possessed of two hundred and ti ty francs.”

Two hundred and ﬁfty francs are but iifty dollars, and as there are many women in the world who would be glad to purchase a young handsome and hon-- orabl connected husband, on such mode- rate terms it was quite natural that the advertiser, in the course of the three days during which his notice appeared in public should have received many let- ters and applications. The youn man addressed a note to each of t e ap- plicants, appointing ii place and hour when he would meet them all together; and politely inviting them all to look at him. On the evening indicated, they came and,it said,the company numbered full two ltundred women.

When all assembled the young man “organized the meeting, ” and made a speech in which be thanked these ladies

upouliim. “ But ” said the sclf-possessed young gentleinau, “ you must under- stand, lzidies, perfectly well, that I can- not marry you all, moreover you are all so charming, ” (many of them were horrible old witches, eyeless, toothless, snulfy, and all that,) “it would be utterly impossible for me to choose amongst such lovely creatures. This, then, is my pro-

sitiou : Consider me as an object put tip at lottery. You number two hiiitdred make two hundred tickets at two hun- dred and ﬁfty francs each, and the gross sum realized shall be the lortune of the lady who draws the lucky number, and whom Ipledge my self to marry im- mediately.”

’1‘hey hesitated it moment, but the youth was good-looking and the ladies were anxious to iuarry. One of Iheni wdetcrtnined to accept the proposition, and tltc rest followed after like a flock 0 sheep. young friend for his courage, his fortune stars directed that he should fall to the lot of a youthful and pretty girl, whose greatest fault is an itiihappy passion for practising on the piano. True to his word, the young, man married her and at last accounts the couple thus strange- ly brought together, were passing a. pleasant honey moon. Havel given any of my sharp countrymen a hint '!—- Paris Correspondent N. Y. Ex-parse.

A Mooasu Scm.rroa.—-Brown and Smith, two gentlemen well known to every one who walks the street. were outafew days since when they were met by an overdressed individual who appeared its if lie thought he was some- body, and wanted everybod to know it. Do you know that chltp, Smith said Brown. “Yes, I know him, that is,-l. know of him,” Well who in the name sense is he 'l’’ ‘‘ Why, he’: a sculptor ?” “Such it looking cliapeis that a sculptor —sul'ely you must mistaken.” “He may not be the kind of one you mean but I know that he chiselled a tailor- out of a suit of clothes last week.” i

Johnson says the greatest magicians of the aper ‘makers. They

consequences. All of a sudden, Ea stid ;medical attendants for further information transform the beggsr’s rags into sheets for he laid down her arms, dlslunde lier|uadsr this hsad.—Daily Nciu.

editors to lie on.

—Some months ago, I ll8d_‘t.)(‘Ct13l,0ll tog ;' recount to you the manner in whigga" . d 4

for the honor they proposed cotiti-ring‘

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Kindlr-d the llainsamf. snip. Llugltrd at sin, ‘ -' g ' Murder:-cl the soul, .' _ Nsrvcd ilie ssssssin’s aim, Oppressed the poor, Poisoned the body, Quent-bed holy desire. Raped with satanic viololtoa, Scolfed at true religion, Troubled the Church of Christ, Unarmed the philosopher, Vitiated the passions,

Wounded the feelings of friends, Yieldsd a harvest of woes, and Zesloualy affected men in all evil.

The Cayuga Chief ss_vs:-—lt is stated that the names of sevani y persons have been removed from the check list of legal voters. is Bocklaad, Maine, because they have applied ‘to the poor committee, for relief, and that sixty-nine of the number voted for the rum Governor attlis last electioa. This is in keeping. True to its nature, the rum trstlis gathers strength from poverty, wreteliedosss and criise. These-men were its victims—wrecltsd upon the great sea of imam.

raaca. Rom made them aupsrs.. Rande-

ssed and degraded them. hey clung to the spoiler, and voted for one whom they supposed would unleash the trellis, and again renderdrank- srd-making lawful. The proliibitory lavv inter. fared with the rights of three psupers. They could not congregate in the gro geries and drinlfwliisliey.-—Thay could not go ome drunk: to abuse their wives and children. The sanctity of the "domii-il" was invaded, and this right usurped. Ali. who shall tell the wrongs heaped upon the devoted heads of the pauper-constituents of the rum Governor of Maine l And now, an the day of free whisky, when all their woes are tobeasssugerl. the proper authorities must see that shay have bread to esi—aie kept heart-wltola until the rummilleimium of Maine. _ Then they will be above want.

Archy Armstrong, a jester at the Court of Charles the first, at a dinner,when the great traciariaa Bishop of those days was present, begged leave to say grace, which being allowed, he pronounced it with due gravity thus--“ Great praise be given to God, but little land to the devil."

'l‘ he New York Sunday Courier under- stands, that Barnum thinks seriously of ac- cepting an offer from tlis Sydenham Crys- tal Palace in England, of five thousand dollars a year to go over there and take charge of one of its departments.

Ervvsi.orss.—Msny tons of paper and barrels of mucilsge are used up in the Uni- ted States, every iveeli,iri the manufacture of the small article of letter envelopes. Several firms in New York are engaged in the business on a large scale, and tour mil- lions a week are said to be made in that city.

Soyou are going to keep house, are you '3” spidi an ellldgly maiden to a pretty "0(l.i:lllg ii) liiive n egsirl ‘lvasstipiiilfde ieiisyi

l then queried. 'l‘lic newly-made’ wife coloured and then quietly responded that—“§he really didn't know whether it would he a boy or a girl.,‘

A verv pretty young woman went to the post-ollice lately, with a letter and no di- rlection, and said hto the poatimaster, ‘Send t it my sweet eart l’ to oat-master toiik ii, looked at it, and said, ‘ hat is his native. and wtisre its live?‘ girl replied, ‘Ali, lllatkll the’; very thins don't want any one to now .

Lioirr I_)isr.—-A landlady in Philadel- phia, it is said, rnalieshsr pies so light, that her lodgers can see to go to bed without a candle, after eating a moderate-siud piece.

A riivsictsu advised Sydney Smith to walk upon an em ty stotnach. " Whose sto- mach ?” asked I e wit.

The dilliirenee between an honest and dishonest banker is, that one fails in ma- king money. the other makes money is fail- mg.