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N- .,..l_,‘,~v,‘fl, L‘..-.. . » , H _.‘ ,.. MM_.._.â€"__ -,_._.._..-c. 0 than}. “ LOVED AT HOME,” Inever had a ten-pound note, I care not who may know, Nor golden brooch, nor silver chain, nor aught that’s worn for show ; I’ve earn'd each meal I’ve had for years by honest daily toil. Yet few have had a merrier heart or worn a gladder smile. Loud demagogues have brawl’d for years, ‘ you all shall soon be free 1’ But loud and frothy prophecies have gain’d no V010'f01‘ me. I've heard the factions rave and rave, and plan and cennterplan, ' Yet ne'er perceived, by all their schemes,l was a happier man. I’m proud to be an Englishmanâ€"there is no other individuals at court who Sigh- ed after her highnessâ€"the Baron I should so much have gloried inâ€"couldIhavo Nfullcr and the Count Reimbcrg.â€"â€" The be run was forty, tlte count was And noughtainbition tempts me with, my spi- but thirty years Old. land on earth pick’d my birth ; rit could have strung vcry husbands. AURORA \, \_~~ ,r\r _. LE X. SCOTT, Proprietor. VOII N00 little about these foreign Besides these, there were two H.- was good-- looking,'gallatit, well educated, and it. 2:: «unmov- v fist‘r.a‘€‘r-.~,. , . ,n'fs“ s: '1'74‘stwr ‘ ~v:: is u .2 :. v-- /\. raym/ WV"V. â€"\/ ~_Wf~_x\./\/ AND RICHMOND HILL_ ADVOCATE AND ADVERTISER. ' v’m r \rV" _/~-/\,‘ V'\ .~ \‘VV \,rva/\/VV\NW\.A/\/\N«. ’\.’\_r \st N *mc “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us. than. Popular Opinion.” point ofseeing, at least, the one I am to marry I nounce the foreign princes, and talks of the Baron Muller.’ "The baron, madame! an old manâ€"foolish, ridiculous, miserly, than your beauty, your grace, or your intellect! Rather vow an eter- To higher aim. than simple rhyme inShakS‘ perhaps stood some chance of sue-l nal celibacy than marry such a peat‘e’s mother tongue. But I have had a biessed home, beneath whose httmble roof A mother’s nightly prayers for me were breath- mm» ed without reproot‘; And where my sister’s clustering love grew ence W round my friendly stem, And look’d into mine eyes with hope, as 1 In regard to marriage. look’d joy to them. Yo who have given my lips delight, and ye whose friendly press, Has ever held my hand in yours to welcome and to bless ; 0h, ye have ever heard me say, ' Whatever else may come, There's no such joy on earth for mamas being ‘loved at home.’ If pride could see my scanty room. some twelve feet six by ten, And take down all the chattels there, ’twould scarcely soil a pen , But there are years of mother’s loveâ€"in letters week by week. A wealth that hearts can better weigh than tongues can aptly speak. fad judging hence from what I’ve felt, when- e’er’l see a face Smile-lighted on the path of life, I’m certain I 7 can trace The root whence that sweet influence can only truly come, The inwar:I joy that fills the soul when we are ‘ loved at home.’ W‘? Titanium ...__._._ __.____.‘ THE AMBASSADOR, CHAPTER I. GERMANY is possessed of an infinite number of little principalities, which are a mine of wealth to the ro- mance writers and vaudevilistes.-â€"â€" 'I‘he‘imaginaiiou is excited by the story of these little kings and little ministers, who are about ofas much consequence, and do about as mach mingled good and evil as big kings ,and big ministers. lntrigucs, rcvo- lutions, state policies, have there the universal charm; and they are the morcbagreeable to indulge in, as all the subjects are courtiers, and the war is 'waged. noble to noble, With- out the intcrmcddling of plcbeians. If you please, we will busv our- selves this time with a little prin- cess, whom we shall call I~lcleu,and who resembled in beauty, as well as name, the rather too sensitive lady who caused Troy to be destroyed some“ years ago. The, Princess Helen was eighteen years old. She was really a queen in the graces of her mind, the per- fection of her person, the dignity of fiber manners, and the splendour of her large black eyes. Never sat a crown on a worthier bi‘OW.‘ It ,chanced one day, that the princess, seated in a grove, in the palace-garden, surrounded by her court ladies, and feeling herself downcast and cnnuycd~such things happen to princesses quite-as readily as to' ordinary women.perhaps more soâ€"and desirous of bursting from the bonds of etiquette, profited by a moment when her ladies were warm in the discussion of some new fa- shion Which had just been imported from France, to escape from their officiousness. She turned into a path, almost inaccessible to the sun, and alone, free, breathing the air at her case, she strolled towards the most soli- tary and shady part of the grove.â€" On reaching a little Open spot, she seated herself, like any other mor- tal, upon a mossy bank, which dame Nature had by chance placed gigye, and began to reflect. " “' " Her. youth, her beauty, her high rank, and the importance of her principality, caused her at this time considerable anxiety. Her great aunt, the Duchess of Holstein, and all her subjects, were urging her to choosc'a husband, and this was to ,ber’a,..mattcr of no little embarass- ’ment. There weic, at her court, three ambassadors. The first was a young Frenchman, M. de Cerigny, theybn‘voy ofthe Prince of Kali.â€" The second was the envov of the Prince of Hamburg ; the third,that of thflc ‘ Duke of, Cronstadt. All three Were there to demand iii mar- ccss with the noble dame. But hi5! chance was extremely precarious. Whenever her thoughts turned upon the princess hesitated whethe' she would give way to tho prefer- hich he inspired. She en- tertained somewhat singular ideas She would have nothing else titan the certainty of her husband’s love and fidelity; she dreamedâ€"unheard of thing !â€" of a quiet life, in which she could enjoy a mutual love,likc any plebian personage. She was in the midst of her reverie, when a slight noise in the foliage made her raise her hcad,and she saw before her a handsome young man, about twenty-six years old, with a ficry.eye, an agreeable smile, and an elegant figure, which last bent lowly before her. It was M. dc Cerigny, the Prince of Kell’s envoy. ‘A thousand pardons, madame,’ said he, ‘ fur my boldness; I was so far from supposing that I should find your highncss alone here ’â€"-â€"-â€"- ‘V'Vhy, solitude is a charming ihing,’ replied the princess, smilâ€" ing, ‘to one who never enjoys it perfectly. But remain, MonSieur de Cerignyâ€"you are not of my courtâ€"you are a Frenchman, and conversation with you has freedom, a frankness, which pleases me from its novelty.’ ‘I am very happy to be able to amuse your highuess.’ ‘Ah! you do not know how eagerly I seek for anything which can distract my mind from painful thoughts. On every stde they are teasmg me, and wearing me out, to make me merry.’ - ‘It would be so easy to satisfy these wishes. The Pinna'e of Kell ’ ‘Ahl don’t remind me that you are an ambassador! There are three at courtâ€"it is terrible l’ ‘I can easily imagine, madame, how tiresome this persistence must be to you. Ambassadors! when the question is one of happiness for your 'lieart !-â€"-when it is to enchaiu your life, to take a husband, a toaster ’ ‘ Pray, what did you say, sir, en- voy of K0” 1‘ i ‘I say, madame, that if Heaven had placed me sufficiently high to aspire to your highness’s hand, I should never have chosen an ambas- sador, but should have come in per- son to prefer my suit.’ ‘ The prince, your master could. not have pleaded his own cause bet- ter titan you have for him.’ ‘Badly, madame ; for failed.’ ‘But,l might say that you still hope, for you have not left us.’ ‘I have thought it proper to write first to the prince, before ask- ing my farewell audience with your highness ; and I await his orders.’ ‘ ' hope that he will make you I have ' i wait, M. de Ccrigny,’ replied the princess, in a gractous tone; ‘you will be missed at court.’ ‘ And I, madame, if I have wished to see you united to my master, it has been that it would have en- abled me to serve you.’ ‘Your devotedness to the prince forbids my endeavouring to steal from him so faithful a subject ; but for that ’ ‘ But for that The princess blushed slightly, and thoght that perhaps it were quite as well that so charming a cavalier should not remain at court. fore she did not conclude her re- mark, but changed the conversation. ‘Now. M. de Cerigny, since I have refused the Prince of Kell, you remain disinterested in the matter. Prithee, counsel me! I wish to find happiness in the union which they are forcing me to make; but how shall I .’ 1 'I‘herc-, man !’ ‘This is what I sometimes say. Then there remains the Count Reim- berg." ‘A frivolous, superficious fellow ! empty both in heart and in heal, A monstrosity in Germany, the land of dreamers, philosophers, and pas- sionate lovers.’ ‘ You are very severe, sir,’ said the princess, with a kind of regret. ‘ Because I see no one here wor- tliy of you. madame.’ replied Cerigny, with animation. ‘ Your husband should be a young man, ar- dent, passionate, who will be ready, at a look from you, to give up his life iii your serviceâ€"a man who re gards neither your princely crown nor your immense riches, but your angelic goodness, your cultivated mind, your noble soulâ€"a man who would refuse a loftier alliance, a heavier crown, and who would love you with his whole heart.’ ‘ But, monsieur, where shall I find this man 7.’ “By seeking, your highncss might perhaps find him.’ " Really !’ asked the princess, a little surprised; but you told me there was none such at my. court.’ " Your highncss tnust condescend to look a little lower.’ ‘ Lower! But, Sll‘, ycn forget the exigencies of my rank.’ ‘1 did, indeed, forget that, Pride is opposed to the happiness of princes.’ ‘ No, Sir, it is not pride; and very often we endure the first chains which are hung upon us.’ ‘ Ileavy chains. indeed! which the man of whom I speak would, perhaps, endeavour to break.’ ‘ What' you know such a one? ‘ Yes. madame, he has confided to me his projects.’ ‘ Ali! he has projects.’ ‘Only oneâ€"to make himself b9- lovcd of you.’ ‘ .Wcll, indeed, this grows rather original.’ ‘ Yes, is it not so, madame? He is neither prince, duke, nor count, but he loves ardcntly, and he be- lieves that to will is to do.’ ’ 7 , she consents to re- was this stranger, ’whorn I have ‘But, in heaven’s name! who caused to be sought for cverywhere‘l’i ‘ He, of whose sentiments I have just now spoken ; he is~â€"-my friend.’ ‘Come, let us finish this plcaâ€" had found. who thinks more of your wealth santi‘y.’ ‘It is no plcasantry. madame, any more than the wounds which the young man received in defending you ; Wounds of which he Still bears [just told him that no union between: the scars, and which confined him to a poor woodcuttcr’s but for a month, hovering between life and death.’ ‘But why do you concetl h name ’2' ' At this moment he is risking the happiness of his life. If he fails, you will never know it; if he succeeds ’ IS 'You are, then, speaking seri- ously,’ said the princess, with some emotion. ‘Very seriously. your liiglincss.’ "Tell your portcgc, then. for his own iiiteiest.’ replied the princess, impatiently, ‘thut he sets too high a price upon the service which he has rendered me. Let him come to us, and everything which he shall ask, were it the highest seat at our court, were it a portion of our trea- sure, he shall have it; but our person-â€"~â€"-’ ‘ And unfortunately,’ continued Ccrigny, whose smile had not left his lips, ' fortune and honours have no attraction for him; it is premsely ULY 5, .n. .. what you do not wish to grant him that he is desirous of obtaining.’ ‘ He will fail, sir.’ " i’erhaps.‘ An angry,impatient glance flushed from the fine eyes of the princess ; but at the Same moment, the ladies of the c0ut‘t,uneasy at the prolonged absence of their SOVei'eigti,appi'oacii- Q . . . - ed With considerable notse. Cerigny bowed to the princess gracefully, saying, ‘My friend will owe me much, madame; for, in spite of yourself, you will henceforth think of him.’ And he retired. The princess Helen rejoined her ladies, mnrmuring, ‘Can it be be? oh ! no, no, it is impossible ! Such audacity could only come from a madman, and to dare to say to my face that lshould love this man; that l sliouldâ€"cmne,comc,what was I dreaming of? Todcfeat the plans of M. de Cerigny and his friend, the wisest course is not to think of tlicm.’ Ccrigny -had followed one of the alleys of the garden,wlicre he found himself suddenly f:t't:e to face with The Dr'ncess regarded the Young the envoy ofthe Prince of Homburg, envoy a moment with strange sur- prise, then resumed, with a tone 0 fin. who exclaimed on seeing him, ‘ Ah! de (Jerigny, can you tell me “093mg gl'clVllEG ’VVCH, Si", tell'wherc lean find the princess? I hint that here his will is powerless; have been searching for her this that the Princess Helen will marry hour} only a man of her own rank.’ ‘PreciSely the time, sir. that I replied, ‘ Then I will take my leave ‘He is aware, madame, 0f the have just had the honourof spending difficulties of his enterprise, and it with her.’ does not disturb him. You are a ‘ What! you are hoping yet 1’ I princess, and all powerfulâ€"he isj ‘Perhaps.’ nothing ; and yet he does not thian that men can suspect him of am- receivcdinc so coldly lillS morning.’ bition.’ ‘ But stillâ€"J ‘No, madame, he has loved you deeply and long in respectful sil~ ence. loveâ€"you will be quits.’ ‘ And he hopes 1’ "He hopes.’ ‘ You must acknowledge that this exhibits some boldness.’ ‘ No, but a great deal of love.’ ‘ But if this is not all a jest. have I not the right to to be offended?’ ‘ Is it offending a woman to say upon one's knees, I love you !’ ‘Come.’ said the princess, gaily, ‘the wisest thing is to laugh at sueh follies; but let him take care, he has to deal with proud rivals. and may meddle in dangerous matters.’ ‘He who would give his life for you, without hope or reward, Will he fear to stake it in the game which is to win you 2’ What say you, sir'l’ asked the princess, raising her head quickly. ‘That about three months ago your carriage was attacked by rob- bers on a dark night, some miles Q ‘Madame, if you wish to be happy, if you dream of love in mar- riagc,‘ the union of souls. devotionâ€" do not marry either the Prince of IIomburg, or the Duke ofCronstadt. Can a political marriage ever afford happiness 7’ ‘ This isjust what I have thought; and when l confided my 'fears to from your residence .’ ‘ It is true! it is true !’ ‘Hc defended you; and, when, seriously wounded, he fell, with a shout of joy,on seeing that one ofthe valets had seized the reins which the murdered coachman had relinquish- ed,and during thc’confiict had driven you rapidly away. The courtiers the Duchess of Holstein, my vener- riage, for their masters, the hand of able aunt, she only half understood the princess, who troubled lierselfinic. If I insist on the important followed you, leaving the stranger among the wounded, while the rob- bcrs fled in afi'right, and took refuge iii the fOi‘cst.’ You have rank, be has love; a confidential tone; ‘I think it my you will bring upon him great glory, duty to say to you, that the printless he will, bring to you a life-giving is very angry with you.’ ‘I begin to see why the princess ‘You think so ?’ said the good German, quite disconcerted. ‘Harken,’ continued Cerigny, in ‘ You have lost your chance.’ ‘ With me !’ cr'ed the Homburg envoy, turning pale. ‘ Yes, somebody has whispered to her. of a singer whom the prince, your master, patronises.’ ‘ Good heavens! she knows--â€"-. ‘Everytliiug. And here is the letter which has proved to her that you were yourself aware of it.’ ‘ My letter to the grand chamber- lain !’ stummered the poor ambas- sador; ‘ how, in I-Ieaven’s name! did it get into your hands ?’ ‘Tlic princess just handed it to me ; and I tell you that it is against you that she is most enraged ’ ‘But this letter would inform her that the prince had ceased to pa- tronise this singer, and that I, my- self, approvedâ€"â€"â€"-’ . ‘ Yes, yes! that is very well; but women, my dear sir, are jealous even of the past. I don’t know what reception she will grant you now.’ ‘ Then," said the envoy, whose expression became more and more terrified, ‘ perhaps it would be bet- ter to leave Without seeing her.’ ‘- It would be prudent. A wo- man, a sovereign,might in a moment of anger ’ ‘ You are right. . ’ A thousand thanks, my dear sir, .or your mfor- layers in his four feet-~about 4,000; motion. In one hour [shall have quitted the palace.’ CHAPTER ii. The ambassador retired in haste. I l l l. \__.._._. 86 l Cerigny looked after him for al while, and then burst into a hearty laugh. The princess had never seen the letter, which had been lost by a careless servant. and which Uerigny, At court, necessity. justifies everything. The letter con- tained nothing which could have rendered the ,ptincess hostile to the ‘I’rince of Homburgbecause she had. i them would ever take place ; but it gave him the means of getting rid of the ambassador, by frightening him. He had righth judged his1 courtier’s name ; obseqmous,crawl- ing, bending, and trembling beneath ! his master’s glance ; a weak niiud,f easy conscience, ready to play any! part, not from deVotedness, but from ambition and from the fear of‘ losing the favour of which he waSt already possessed. He was yet laughing at the ter- ror of the poor ambassador, while the latter was making his way, i post haste, out of the pt‘incipalit)’., That evening, the princess ap- peared in her drawing-remit with a thoughtful brow and compressed lips. At times she seemed to be. pursued by some thought which she vainly tried to dismiss; then she be-. came impatient and irritable. Never ‘ had she before appeared thus; her. little circle of conflicts were! astounded. At last, after having remained for a moment absorbed in thought, she suddenly raised her head and threw a searching glance around. On meeting Uerigny’s eyes fixed upon hers, she slightly blushed. and turn- ing aside, said, ‘ But Ido not see Monsieur the Ambassador of Hom- burg.’ ‘I‘Ic is gone, niadame.’ said Cerigny, who had approached the princess. ‘Gone !’ said she, in surprise, ‘without taking leave of “Si Really, this is very strange.’ Then, por- ceiving the envoy of Cronstadt, a movement of impatience escapch her, and she continued 2 ‘ You here, sir ! I thought you were already gone to carry the duke the expres- sion of our regret and refusal.’ ‘ Madame, I hoped that your highncss might reconsidera deter-5 minalion ’ ‘You were deceived, sir. The duktLlias undoubtedly many brilliant qualities, but he is said to be ambi- tious, warlike, and I prefer peace with all the world. Besides, I do not wish to marry yetâ€"you can say so to him.‘ The Door envoy bowed low, and ofyour higlincss.’ 'Go, sir, and say to the duke, that my refusal will in no way clash with our relations as good neigh- bours-at least, I hope so.’ The envoy retired, and the grand duchess of Holstein, who had with difficulty restrained her displeasure, said pettishly, ‘l’teally. madame,I do not comprehend you. To dis- miss the duke's gentleman so un- ceremoniously !'~ ‘ Don’t scold mc, aunt; the sight of these ambassadors, these wax figures, was ob intolerable torment They are gone at last.’ Cerigny was behind the prin- cess’s chair; he leaned forward,and said in a low tone, ‘He who has taken for device, ‘to will is to do,’ would not be so easily disheartened.’ (To be concluded in our next.) THE FOOT OF A HORSE. The human hand has often been taken to illustrate Divine Wisdomâ€"- and very well. But have you ever examined your horse’s hoof! lts parts are Somewhat more complica- ted, yet theit design is simple and obvious. The hoof is not, as it appears to the careless eye, a mere lutnp of inscnsible bone fastened to the leg by a joint. It is made up of a series of tnin layers or leaves of born, about five hundred in number, and nicely fitted to each other, and forming a lining to the foot itself. Then there are as many more layers belonging to what is called the ‘ cof- fin bone,’ and fitted into this. These are elastic. Take a quire of paper and insert the leaves one by one in- to those of another quire, and you Will get some idea of the arrange- ment of the several layers. Now, the weight of the horse rests on as mauv elastic springs as there are and all this is contrived. not only for the conveyance ofliis own body, but for whatever burdens may be laidon him. W/ WWW‘V\/ .tuinly getting it. lextend from tree l _ l TERMS: $1 Iri Advance. Whig; 1T0. 136. ACCLIMATING A PLOW. The other day we were riding pasta large farm, and were much gratified at a device of the owner for the preservation of his tools. A good plow, apparently new in the spring, had been left in one corner of . the field, standing in the furrow,just where, four months before, the boy had finished his stent. Probably the timber needed seasoningâ€"it was cer- Perhaps it was left out for acclimation. May be the far- mer left'it there to save time, in the hurry of the spring work, in drag- ging it from the shed. Perhaps he covered the shore to keep it from the elements, and save it from rust- ing. Or, again, perhaps he is trou- bled with iicigl'ihors that borrow, and left it where it would be conve- nient for item. He might. at least, have built :1 little shed over it. Can any one tell what a farmer leaves a plow out for a whole scasrm for i It is barely possible that he was an Irishman, and had planted for a ‘ spring crop’ of plows! After we got to sleep that night we dreamed a dream. We went into the man’s barn; boards were kicked off, partitions \VCTC half broâ€" ken down, racks broken, floor a foot deep with manure, hay trampled un- der foot and wasted, and grain squan- dered. The wagon had not been hauled under the shed, though it was raining. The harncSS was scattered aboutâ€"homes in one place, the bree- cliing in anotlicr-_tbc lines were used for halters. We went to the house. A shed stood haid by, in which a family wagon was kept for wife and daughters to go to town in. The hens had aj'Jprmiiriated it as a roost, and however plain it was once, it was ornamented now, inside and out. We peeped into the smoke-house, but of all the ‘ fixings’ that we ever saw! A Chinese museum is nothing to it. Onions, soap-grease, hog bristles, soap, old iron kettles, a bro- ken :pinning wheel, a churn, a grind- ing stone, bacon, hams, washing-tubs a barrel of salt, bones with the meat half cut off, scraps of leather, dirty hugs, a chest of Indian meal, old boots, smoked sausages, the ashes and branls that remained since the last ‘ smokc,’ stumps of brooms, half a barrel of rotten apples, togc~ thcr with rats, bacon bugs, carwigs, sawbugs, and other vermin which collect in damp dirt. We started for the house. The window near the door hail twelve lights~two of wood, two of hats, four of paper, one of a bunch of rags, one of a pillow, and the rest of glass! Under it stood several cooking pots, and chetal that were not for cooking. As we were medi- tating whether to enter, such a squall arose from a quarreling man and woman that we awokeâ€"and lo! it was a dream. So that the man who left his plow out all season may live in the neatest house in the country, for all that we know ; only, was it not strange that we should have dreamed all this from seeing a plow left out in the furrow. APPLE TREE {DOTS Farmers ought to know more of the spread of apple tree roots.â€"'vVe sometimes hear people say that these roots spr *ad out as far as the limbs. Therefore when they set a tree they dig around it, and cultivate the soil as far from the trunk as the roots are supposed to extend. We have heard old farmers assert that, in their opinion, the roots of the apple tree extend out as far from the trunk as do the limbs of the tree. This is admitting a great deal; for many farmers go on the supposition that the roots are not half so long as the branches; therefore they dig a small hole, in a grass field, as large as a wash tub, and expect a tree to thrive and make limbs when the roots have no chance to extend and obtain nou- rishment from the soil. We. find in our orchard, set out but seven years ago, that the roots of the trees now to tree, twenty- five feet apart. The ground has been tilled ever since the trees were set. Therefore the roots have not been obliged to contend with green sward. It is folly to set trees of any kind in swardland. Digging around the trees a few feet will not answer the purpose. When you set a tree let the roots have a chance to spread or you will lose your labor.â€"-â€"P[oug/e- man. When does a farmer act with great. rudeness toward his corn! When he pulls its cars. ’\â€"-’\â€"/'\ x‘\ /\, r\."\-/\A /‘ sf‘e/ ‘J -,../4 AcuiiiOUsiTEii or tits- Tony. Old Hickory, according to Rev.“ William Henry Milburn, \vas‘~.not quite so much of a Fire Eate: after all, in his French War Message. We find the following anecdote rein-- ted in ‘ Ten Years of Preacher Life.~ The threat «of Gen. Jackson to de- clare war against France, in the event of a refusal on'the part of that power’to pay up thejindemnity due to merchants. ' In their terror they had sought the services 'of a Judge of the Supreme Court, who was known to be an intimate friend .of the old hero, tolay the matter before the President and entreat his forbear- ' auce. Reaching Vi’ashingtcn just before the com neuccmert of the session, when 1h: war n(Sl ige was to be sent to Congress, the Judge called to pay his respects to the President, and before long the topic of «the day was introduced. ‘ Well, .Iudgc,’ said the old chief! ‘ what do they think of my war [o‘icy in the great cities?’ The Judge, who had really been very much impressed by what he had heard, statedflin concise but strong terms, t'ie remonstrance with with which he had been charged‘ The I’tesidci.t_. laughing long and heartily, said, ‘ what fools they are !’; .. Opening his desk he produced a map of France and a couple of letters. The map showed at a glance the dcpnrtn'en‘s which produced wine and Silk. and on its margin was a ta- bular :tate nont. showing the num- ber of the deputies in the chamber, sent from these, as compared with the other departments of the king- dom, by With h it appeared they had a' strong majoiity in the legislative branch of the Government. One gof the letters from Mr. Li. viugsion, the President’s minister in Paris, announcing that he had the honor to forward with the accompa nying map on annexed information prepared by himself and the French minister of foreign affairs, an auto- graph left 'l' from Louis l’hilippc. In this the king of the French stated explicitely that he felt the justice of the American President’s claim for indemnity, and was desirous to sa~ tisfy it; but that he was prevented from doing so by the impracticable temper of his chamber of deputies , that, as the President would see fton the map, its majority was composed of members from those departments whose industry would be ruined by a war with do UJltjtl Stiles. yet that these Were the Very men who refused to vote the supplies to pay the debt. Ilis Majesvy therefore tirged'the President to itireaten im- mediate war unless the debt were paid, with the assurance that this measure would have the desired effâ€" ect of alarming the intractable depu- tics into mo '0 equitable dispositions. The Judge, therefore, joined the. President’s hearty laugh, and felt how groundless were the fears and how unlcservcd the bitterdent nc'c- tion poured out upon the head of the noble Tennessean. 1" (If , (JAMEO‘S, AND HOW THEY ARE OUT. Rome is now the chief seat of the art of camcoucuiting, two kinds of which are producedâ€"4hose cut iti hard stone, and those cut in shell. The stones tnore valuable for this purpose are the oriental onyx and the sardonyx, provided they have at least two diflcrent colors in parallel layers. The value of the stone is greatly increased for this purpose if it has four or five different colored parillcl layers, if the layers are so thin as to assist in making the device of cameo. For example, a specimen of stone which has fourpaiallcl lar- OI‘S may be used for a cameo of Mi- nerva, where the ground would be dark-grey, the face light, the bust and helmet black, and the crest over the helmet brown or grey. All such cameos are wrought by a lapidary’s lathe, with pointed instruments of steel and by means of diamond dust. Shell cameos are cut from large shells found on the African and Bras zilian coasts, and generally show two layersâ€"one white, and the other eiil'ierpale coffee color or deep red- dish orange. The subject is cut with small steel chisels out of the white portion of the shell. SiiARP.â€"â€"-A good anecdote is told upon Lord Lyons, the English minstcr residing at Vl’asliington. Promcnading with a. beautiful American lady a few evenings ago, at the reception of one of the cabinet ministers, he remarked upon the splendour of her dress, which was a chaste blue sill: brilliantly spangle l. “ But I observe,” he said, “ that you display thirty-five stars instead of tliirty-fourwone too many.” “ Oh, no, my lord,” said the fair pati'iot‘, “the additional star is Canada!" A lady consulted St. Francis, of Sales, on the lawfulness of using rouge. “ W'h ',” says be, “some pious tncn object to if; others see no harm in it; I will hold a middle course, and allow you to use it on one cheekfi’ Tun BnNiGii'rizi) (jinnâ€"The city of Mcssina, in Sicily, with a population of 100,000, does not contain a newspaper. The people have for so many generations been accustomed to tyranny that they now do not seem COnClml‘S of the value of their newly acquired freedom.