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twood and family, do. ; Chas. H. Wurts and fa- do ; Hon Judge Sprague “THE WATERING PLACES. Sara mily, b ro fuity, See Our ry dence. ton; A. B. Winthrope aud family, New York; en sas eye 7, 1860, | Jacob R Leroy and family, do ; Mr Vanderkemp ee eo eine Incideme— Fatal | 824 family, Philadelphia; Chas. E. Bill and fa- Henry @lay—Opinions— Affecting Incident— Fai by Sewert oad femil’. Jay's Viis to Provt-| MAb vet Whe Res ease mater, oat Child— Mr. Clay's Visit to Provi- lew York ; Right Rev. Bishop Henshaw and fa- ced roan §e woes, Cee etands Seomee & Cite ond Oe , N 3 Dr. J. mon Paui, Philad Henry Clay, now moving among the crowds of | ig A Tedin ont family, New York this city, notwithstanding his long and severe Misses Brevoort, New York ; Rev. Mr Bone ‘ore labors in the Senate, is the same brilliant and glo- | wich; H. D. Gregg and fay. Philadelphia ; Col. riows old man, charming all by the matchless ¥ Hi Powel) and family, do. ; Hamilton R. | aon care, family, St; Louis; J. M. Hollingshead suavity of his personal address, and lavishing smiles | ang family, Philadelphia; Wm. Van Hook and fa- and kisses upon the beautiful creatures that gather | mily, New Pier ue ghornre and lod , around him, eager to catch from his lips the honey- Marylsad tay op eg ed eloquence for which, in his private conversa- | j;rittin, Metcalf, Anderson, and Dodge, &c. tion, especially with the gentler sex, he is so | The other ape are equally ote Cy ees isti E ‘ t the Ocean Mouge are—Judge Huating- highly distinguished Ex-Senator Simmons, of gy ace Col. Bussell,, Pennsylvania; Gen. this State, was closeted with Mr. Clay last even- | Leslie Combs, Kentucky ; Hon. m. C. imlay, ing, in consultation upon a re-modification of the | Hartford; Hon. J. Slidell, Louisiana; Senor Atocha, tantl. His opinion, as reported by this gentleman, | Mexico; Hon. F. H. Up'oa, New York; Francis wasjthat the slavery qu on should first be settled, | Salters, New York; Capt Bissell, U.S. A.; Wm. be it sooner or later, unless an adjustment could | Key Bond, Cincinnati; Nathan Hall, Boston ; Dr. be effected on the basis of such re-moditication Johnson, Kentucky; Miss Chubb, Weshingion 3 An old revolutio: soldier came in from the | the Misses Hepburn, Woodbury, Huntington, Hart, country this mo see the great pacifi- Ward, Imlay, Jones, Wright, Baylor, Saltus ; Mes- cator. He was in d to Mr Clay in the | dames Rush, Jardell, Vanderpool, Albany, Wises presence of a large number of gentlemen, who | Oldrich, De Mott, together with the famili were very much aflected by the scene. The old Claxtons, Middletons, Livingstons, Deanes, man, with both bis trembling hands, seized one of | ~ At the Atlantic Hotel, there are the Brazilian Mr. Cluy’s, and raising 1: to his lips, bedewed it | Minister and his family ; Hon. L. H. Arnold with @ flood of tears. Having recovered sufficient- | Governor of Rhode Island, and family; T. D. ly to speak, he declared that, like old Simeon, he | Lewis, London, Europe ; H. T. Tuckerman, New was now ready (o die, as he had seen the man | York ;’ Mrs. Commodore Hull and Miss Hart; the whore career he had walked. and admired from | Colemans, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. rape, his first entrance upon public life. Baltimore ; Colonel Davenport and lady, Philadel- In the rush of people to the hotel, on Mr. Clay’s | ce gag fr ae WE. Marieon; ton. 1B arrival here, achild was killed by a careless ho | man, who ran over it, in attempting to work his way through the crowd. Mr. Clay was very much affected by the sad catastrophe, and immediately sent to inquire into the circumstances and wants of the afflicted family. Ll have been endeavoring to ascertain his future rancis and family ; Hon. J. M. Blaké, Attorney- General of Rhode Island, and lady ; Dr. Metcalf and family, New York ; Hon. Wilkins Updike and | family ; the HEmEnrert Philadelphia; the Hodg- sons, Savannah ; the Chases, Bostonj; and several others. movements, and | understand‘ from a reliable Saratooa, Friday Morning, Aug. 9, 1850. source, that he is to leave for Boston on the | The Races at Saratoga—Great Sport—Tom Carn- 14th, #4 and then go to Ballston, | ley, the famous New York Trotting Horse, beat by Jackson, the American Deer, on the Third Heat— Remarkably fast Trotting, and Speed unparalleled im Running. ‘We had rare sport on the Saratoga race course, yesterday afternoon, between the celebrated horse Tom Carley, alias Jack Rossiter, and Jackson, the runner, whose wonderful speed has procured for him the soubriquet of American Deer. He is a man of short stature and light weight—not over one hundred and thirty—but for one of his size, he makes a fine show of muscle and flesh, and is evidently a powerfal man. The contest was for a purse of $200. Jacksen was to run a mile in less time than the horse could trot two miles, the former giving the latter a start of 225 yards, or an eighth of amile. The contest was announced to come off at half-past four, but as is eustomary on the Saratoga course, there was a delay of about an hour after that. There were about sixty barouches and other vehicles on the ground, and in them probably one hundred ladies; while the mule spectators, embracing all ranks and condi- | tions, ages and colors,tnumbered abeut three hundred | more. I noticed half a-dozen well dressed Indian girls, from Canada, in thejenclosure. In short, the conay precisely such an one as is always sure to be congregated at a trotting mateh in Sara- toga. There was a considerable number of sport- ing characters, and a few of that useful and indus- trious class who have distinguished themselves as ise and pickpockets. vst Heat.—Gen. Dunham, owner of the cele- brated horse Moscow, acted as one of the judges, assisted by, four others. At five, at the tap of the drum, the eombatants were ready for a start—the horse leadin; aoe in a light sulky, until nd aday there. New York, to attend the anniversary of the Na- tional Lew School there, from whence he will go | to Saratoga for a few duys, and then return to | Washington, or to bis home, if Congress, in the | meantime, shall adjourn. B. Newroxt, R. I, Aug. 9, 1850. Vistters at Newport— Its Attractions and Enjoy- ments—The Senate and General Assembly—Mr Henry Clay's Visit to the Legislature—A Brief Reason for not being a Democrat. This is certainly the place, of all others, to enjoy @ retreat from the toils of life, and where are fur- nished new and healthy pleasures to those who have never known business care or strife. Here the lover of landscape may luxuriate on the mani- fold varieties of the picturesque and the beautiful. Its drives and aquatic excursions—its rural walks, amid green fields overshadowed by the foliage of ancieat trees. And what an assemblage of rank, beauty and loveliness, at present throngs the scene. Each peigbhering State has sent forth its fairest daughters; and the Bellevue House presents an i ternal ‘‘view” of **bell 1 would not be in dious; and, therefore, ot particularize Miss A. B. or C., as the very concentration and monopoly of all human perfections; but New York, Albany, Philadelphia, Boston, Providence and Trey, hat furnished a fair quota of lovely rusticators at Ne —_ and there are some amongst them who, joubtlees, will return the of more hearts | than those they brought to the Island. In the evepings, an instrumental band attends in the ladies’ saloon of the Bellevue, and dancing is indulged im by the lovers of Terpsichore. The gid- | dy mazes of the waltz, and the captivating a, were executed, last miei by some of the Tadies and gentlemen of this house and visiters from the T hotels. he attained his starting 1¢ of 225 yards, when ‘re isa most delightful entertainment, every | the word “go” was given to Jackson, and oft he even at the Ocean Hall, by Mr. Whipple and | started, like a deer sure enough, the horse deing his con, who are exhibiting their dissolving views, | his best, but breaking two or three times during the and will, no doubt, remain there during the season. | heat. Jackson was evidently holding back, for They comprise a large collection of paintings by | what purpose will be directly . "The eminent European artists, representing scenery in | horse eame in on the mile in 4m. 448. leav- America, Pulestine and Europe, with a splendid | ing Jackson some twenty or thirty yards behind.— On the part of the horse the trotting was quick and beautiful; it was the best time that he ever made; while the running of Jackson was decidedly bad, and disappointed many of his friends, who had seen him do much better. At the close ef this heat, the owner of Tom Carnley ann from the judges’ stand that he was Prepared to trot his horse inst apy otheriathe United States, two mile heats, for . The object of this we shall see di- rectly. A rest of twenty minutes took . Bets were two and three te one in favor of the horse. Second Heat —Tom Carney had a fine start, as before, and at the gpa 4 Jackson went off like chain hghtning. He jently did his prettiest this heat; there was a marked difference in his motiens and his speed; and when the horse passed the stand on the first mile, it was evident that Jackson was bound to beat. He came in 4:42, in handsome style, amid the cheers of the multitude, leaving his competitor as far in the bac! und as che himeelt was on the first heat. It was new plain to every one at all acquainted with horse racing, that Jackson was to be the winner—that he was to take the purse if there was any purse in the busi- variety of astronomical diagrams, oxyhydrogen mi- croecope and pyramic fires, which are’ b-autifully rendered. There is also a view of Professor Web- eter’s laboratory, and all the apartments of the me- ical college, in Boston, together with the furnace, the boiler, und chemical apparatus, rendered inter. esting by the recent tragic death of the founder of that institution. All are admirably well executed, and described by these able artists. I visited the Senate aud the General Assembly esterday. The Governor is the President of the mer, Which is held in 4 room in the City Hall, inconveniently smatl the General Assembly, there are some shrewd, intelligent, clear-headed, though, perhape, not over polished speakers. ‘There was a discussion on a petition from a man undergoing imprisonment for horse stealing, bois img that, in consequence of his approaching death from consumption, he should be relieved from the remainder of bis time—about six weeks—in order that be might die beyond the walls of a celd, dam dui ‘he petition was oj ‘d on the groun that, where similar acts of clemency to that now prayed for were granted by the humanity of the pe Assembly, the convicts recovered, and returned to | ness, which I very much doubt. He has never their former depredations on society, and were | before, in all his running, made so good time, and im convicted. The prayer was negatived, by | he was not worried im the least, while the horse to 22. appeared to feel and show the effects of the heat, The question of voting a sum of money for the | and of his labor, considerably. The trotting this erection of a new Cit Hall and State House, was heat was bad, whether purposely so or not, f can- t Updike, a rare specimen of | not say. now decidedly in favor brought forward The pee Rye ; the old school of debaters, spoke upon it, and | of Jackson, with in some cases—say fifty | dollars to thirty, and in that proportion. came up to the stand ridiculed the idea of modern architecture in rear- ing a structure upoa fluted pillars, overhanging it Third Heat —Tom Carnley w dome, and placing at fe summit a | he evidently the worse for wear, while Jackson ap- h she was a widow. (Laughter.) hey | peared as fresh as when he first appeared upon the course. The horse had a fine start, as before, and led her the Godd f Liberty, but whether - alana ‘ on account of some neglect on the part of Gen. she was single or not, he didn’t know. (Laughter.) | He adm the necessity for the extension of the | Durham, he got two or three lengths more than present building, which, he said, could be made | his given distance, before the word ‘ go” was sufficiently accommo 000, instead of £ to Jackson. That, however, made no dif- laying out on a new si7o, the ference. The latter went eff in beautiful style, and amount of the estimate; and he would from — his mile in 4:44, coming in ahead of the experience, that an estimate was alwa’ one- orse fifty yards or more, and amidst the deafen- if of what would really be required. Mr. Up- | ing shouts of the spectators. I have seen a hun- dike was here called to order by the Speaker, as | dred races in my day, but! never saw one that the motion was not properly before the House. An | would begin to compare in interest with this. The amendment on the motion wasread by the Speaker, jockeying, however, was too palpable. I have no that it be referred to @ committee, and that the doubt that the horse can beat Jackson with all the expense should not exceed $180,000 ease in the world, notwithstanding the wonder- ir. Updike rose and said— Well, now, sir, I ful epeed of the latter. second that, and my speech is just as good as itl Time of the Heats.—Tom Carnley, first heat, made it he reading of the amendment.” | 4:44; the second and third not timed, as he was (Roars of laug! ) held up before reaching the judge's stand. The buriness is conducted with great regularity, Jackson's first mile was performed in 4:49; se- ‘and, we should say, with a dae regard to legisla- ¢ could forget that one member uth (not — during the day Mr Clay, accom- Lieut Governor d George Rivers, cond, 4:42; third, 4:44. N. Wormwoop. Usrrep States Hore, Saratooa Srrines, Aug. 10, 1850. A Balcony Scene—Lovely Women from all Quar- ters—The Philosophy of Dress—~The Superiority of New York Women. The most truly brilliant and enchanting seene that can be witnessed in the United States, is, doubtless, the balconie: id parlors of the United States Hotel, of a tine evening in the begnning of Avgust. I have never attended a ball at Almack’s, nor a gathering of the nobility of the ancien régime in Paris; but many amateurs of splendor and epi- cures in beauty, who have coursed the wide world cope whole sitting, an About twelve o'cloc nied by ex-Senator Whipple, Mr Sheriff De Esq., visited the Legisl State by invi- tation. They were sitting in grand committee, | which is composed of both the Senate and General Aveembly, his excellency Governor Anthony og mding 'r Clay's arrive! was announced by Mr. J. Brown Francis, ex-United States Senator, now Senator in this State, and immediately it was re- solved that » recess be taken for half an hour The veteran Senator of Kentucky then entered, and exchanged greetings with the Governor and the French Consul, who was present, and with euch as were known to him; he was then intro- duced to many others, gmon et ams ~—_ over to stimulate and gratify their Childe Haroldish conversation commenced, and continue for the half hour, with some litle pleasantry. An effort have aavared me that nothing libs the was made to draw Obi Harry out, but it would not resh female loveliness, grace, and expres- do; they were all anxious to hear him speak, but he come to Newport for pleasure and relax ation, and not to make speeches “My objection,” said he, to one of the mem- bers, “to coming into crowded assemb! is the fear of being asked to speak. When p at me, they see nothing in me, and then they wan to heat me (laughter) i when they do hear me, they find nothing in that either, and then they turn me over.” (Laughter) : On taking hie leave of the members, Mr. Fennor Brown, the leader of the democratic porty. Tang Mr. Clay by the bend, and comptimented him on his improving health and geod looks, and then eaid:—* | was always glad to see you, though I ad- mired you and your talents more when you were a democrat (laughter); but | hope now, in your old days, you will beowsse a democrat again.” (Con- tinued laughter ) Mr. Clay replied, very good hamoredly, “ [f you could define for me what democracy is, | would tell you whether I shall or not be a democrat; or sion, can be seen in any part of Europe,that nightly corruscates at Saratoga. There is a mingled ten- derness and audacity, a dignity softened by infan- ile playfulness, a decorum, yet an uncomcious freedom, in the etyle and manners of the beauties at Saratoga, which are far too exquisite to be de- scribed, and which make the beholder thrill through all his frame with an unnameable happi- ess The peculiar charm of life at Saratoga is, that it is not merely the top wave of any particular cirel>, or any particular city, but is a grand sparkling effervescence, composed of the most brilliant ele- ments in the best society of all the principal cities in the Union. Here you may see, saunter about the balconies, (our uneducated snobs wi call them pizzas, and badly pronounced at that,) the voluptuous end Duda-like creole beauty of the sunny South—the pale and delicate primrose, tran® planted from the green slopes of New England— the epiritwelle exotic from the gorgeous saloons of if we could have democracy as it was in those | New York—that exhilarating Compound of Greek days when I wae a democrat, | might turn to it giave and Parisien lionme—the chaste and moon- ry ” (Hear, hear) cold Bostonian—the ‘ plump and peach: Toe Reveral other gentlemen eseayed to speak, but Philadelphia—the high bred Caroheinee: "7 Mr. Clay said, “ Come, come, to business no the jaunty forester of the Northwest, and the your half hour so .c8 wih yout wor wild-flower of the praities—spiced and flavcted (Laughter ) this wholesome advice, | with the most accomplished specimens of real the t called the members to order, and Mr. Clay left the City Hall. a Bt ola og took a drive, to-da, ir Hall. "The hon. member told me that he feels right well, and has already derived great benefit from the air of Newport. This day wae racher | ean gcarhetemerarre tweed rain, about or y The Beteves oti crowded, cad when 0 room ie vacated, there are dozens of appieants anxiously for it. pi fol are the re- full-bleoded aristocracy from the Old World—all unrestrainedly, and, like a garden of h swaying in obedience o its own net. In truth, a dream-like and be- wildering dance of beaut his life in Saratoga, where every aa — ao ead a. tion is pampered to its hig! vel ment of the i heautifol. and all the coarse and commonplace facts of existence are completely hidden from view, as the bones and cartilages, the viscera and art lations of a beautiful woman are concealed be- neath those undulating outlines and ravishing con- ent _ pong: New York; Dr. tours, which make heart pant and the frame Brewnter snd indy | am A ens a 2g ts sense of be: fr. Dutith and family, Iphia ; ee i" STusston have thot scene with- out bestowing a well.merited eulogy upon the al- most universal taste, in costume, which char- acterizes the ladies of New York. Even were there | not an indescribable something in the fascination of ber style and manner, you could detect a thorough New York lady by the exquisite finish and propriety of her costume. “The ladies of Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Charleston, dress ex- ueively, sometimes magnificently; but the New orker alone has the genius to adapt her costume to herself and her own peeuliar order of beauty. Dressing, up to this point, is a mere barbarian lux- ury, only curious to the moral philosopher or the antiquarian, to mark the progress of the race to- ward civilization. But when the various fabries and products of art are used sparingly and dis- creetly to heighten and bring out the effects of a woman’s natural charms and gifts of person, dress rises to the dignity of an art, and becomes the wor- thy object of the employment and ambition of those only natural artists, the women. [tis but in Paris and New York that this great truth of temi- nine philosopay has been understood and success- fully practised upon; and a connoisseur can as read- ily detect a thorough-bred New York or Parisian woman, by the appropriateness and artistic fitness of her costame, asa lapidist can tell a diamond from its pasty representative. 2 I had intended to expatriate, a8 Mrs. Partiagton would say, a little upon the gentlemen ia this epistle; but the hourfor assembling in the ball-room has arrived, and the amorphous groups of the bal- conies are breaking up to crystalize above in the forms of polka, schottische, and German cotillons. We will, therefore, attend them there. AMATEUR. Sauispury, Litcurienp County, vere August 5, 1850. The Scenery m and arownd a Connecticut Village. The village of Salisbury is situated in the north- Western corner of this State, within two miles of Massachusetts, and five of New York State; while the village itself is one of the neatest and most beautiful in New England, the country surround- ing is unequalled. We have every variety of scenery, from the wild and grand, to the soft and beautiful. The village is embedded in mountains; one, very remarkable for its bold and precipitous character, immediately overlooks the town; it is called Barak Matif ; why, no one seems to know. From the summit of this mountain you have a beautiful view of the sarrotasling connies The finest view, however, is from Bald Peak, the high- est point of the range of mountains overlooking the vil ; from this point the eye takes in the country for miles around; it is sai you can over- look a distance of ferty miles. The Catskill moun- tains form the background of the picture; on a clear day the Catskill House is plainly to be dis- tingui 5 view extends over three States, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut. : One of the wildest and most interesting points in the neighborhood, is Bashbisch, a most romantic and beautiful water fall. This is a spot much visited by lovers of fine ecenery. 1n fact, it is use- — enumerate the many attractions in the vicinity. Also, in the immediate neighborhood of the vil- lage, are several beautiful lakes, softening and fin- ibing the re. These lakes are celebrated for the caught there, pickerel ially. I might go on describing many points of attraction, for instance, a lovely island in the of the lakes, containing about forty acres, and afford- ing a most beautiful pic nic ind; but I fear to trespass upon your space. e roads in the vicin- ity ars good, aad the mountain scenery furnishes some of the most beautiful rides in the world. This lovely spot has been so secluded that it has been but little known, and until this summer has d no desirable accommodations for travel- ers; but, I am happy to state, that that is no lon- r the case. e can be reached the ousatonic railroad, taking the cars to Falls Vil- lage, four miles from Salisbury. Fort Lex, August 1, 1850. One of the Safety Valves to New Yorkers—The Charms of Fort Lee, &c., §c. Ah, Mr. Bennett, you naughty man, why are you always filling your columns with letters from the fashionable watering places—painting in glow- ing colors all the charms of those places—unless it be that you hold them out to induce us, lovers of life, the dance-beaux, etc., to leave our rural re- treat, where we enjoy ourselves in the good old- fashioned country style, and hasten to the sleeping boxes and suffocating ball-rooms of Saratoga and Newport. At times, you do mention some of the désagréments of those places, but your pictures of their beauties drive away the recollections of their miseries. We feel that you have slighted us, for you pre- tend to eater tor all, and you know that we ladies like so much to see our initials in your paper, and yet not one line have you published about this charming spot. You will not dare plead ignorance of such a place as Fort Lee, for you editors make believe you know Weg beg but I am inclined to think “tis only a make believe, else, | ere thii would you have told your tens of thousands readers that Fort Lee is the most charming, most memo most romantic spot within an hundred leagues of New York. If you feel inclined to atone for your neglect, you now have an a tunity; and, as you are not here to tell ofall its charms, I'll e’en try my hand at the descriptive. Know, then, ye thousands of readers of the Herald, that there is a spot called Fort Lee—named after the distinguished, but ambitious, Gen. Lee, of Virginia—situated about ten miles above New York, on the Jersey side of the North river. To arrive at this the lover of the romantic will step on board the steamer Frank, at the foot of Spring street, commanded by the affable Captain Rogers, and in one hour—after having touched at Bull's Ferry, (what a romantic name ') and also at Tillietudlum, (what recollections of old mor- tality !}—you arrive just under the shadow of the ta oad of ba pos Just . the brow of the love! t, all carpeted with green— rises a Majestic” Hagstalf, cad from its summit floats the stars and stripes—that flag which the ex-Secretary of State, while sipping a mug of ale, declared should protect the tslortunate prisoners at Havana. Here is perched a cottage, so in- viting, where the isner man can be refreshed with soda water—[ know not what mix- tures besides are here dispensed to inquirers, for we e are not allowed to enter the precincts— but such are the potations which our beaux bri to us, while we dance around on the beutiful turf. In the background isa peblic house, yclept the Pavilion, situated on an eminence. ‘complete 1 bowered in forest trees. Here do come, almost every day, hundreds of young men and maidens from the city, to enjoy the cool breezes, dance, and flirt, and ike of the contents of the well-stered baskets they bring with them. Now, 1 am not about to write a description of the entire place, but I will just tell you who we are, and what we do at our house, and you can then contrast our hours of idleness with those of Saratoga We live at the house of Mrs. Lester, the wife of as fine a fellow as ever lived—John Lester, the able pilot of the queen of the river, the Isaac Newton. We have among us Professor E—, a highly educated itleman, whose method of imparting a speaking know! of the French | ingquage - tested hundreds of his pupils. irs. E—, and two charming daughters. Miss Clara, the younger, is a bright girl, simplicity and mo- desty itself, intelligent and accomplished. Miss E. E—, the ¢ sister, is very retiring, and has but lately arrived from ‘South’ Then, Mr. B—— and his wife, from Baltimore— an intelligent young lady, with bright eyes and fine re. There is Mre. D——~, wife of a New York merchant, who is here for her health’s sake, accompanied by her only daughter, a charm- ing girl, full of life and spirits, ever ready for a swing, a bath, or a dance on the 3 Mrs. P——, wife of the partner of Mr. D—., with her firstborn, a sweet bebe that never cries—'tie a duck of a babe; and Miss H—, a beautifal blonde, full of health and happiness. These compose out family for the present. Our routine for the day is— the bell areuses us before 6 o'clock, and then, if thi tide be high, we flock to the banks of the river, Jave in its just as the first rays of the the stream. Our breakfast, a genuine country breakfist, which, you know, means every thing good for man and woman too—this being completed in half an hour (we go to table to eat, k oe men then start for 5 by us girls ae far as the @ » we bid them adieu—and os far as we can eee them on their way, our handkerchiefs flash adiens, adieus to them. ‘hen for a ramble on the Palisades, all of us wearing our broad-brimmed straw hate, men's fashion—we sing, we run, we dance, we réad sloud, we drink milk fresh from the cow, and after a couple of hours’ fatigue, we return to our house, Now, this house was once the head-quarters of Washingten— his parlor is our parlor, apd his dining-room is our dining-room— and we drink from the very well which he had dog. Here we read, talk, get your Herald, and so we while away the time until one, when we eat a country dinner—bet don’t think we have not all the luxuriee—for we send to the city every day for our basket of ei —.. po Aa sew, and then go to » we play at ; Sut nied we don't ‘wear long duesuse, cad fret are clad in thiek-soled shoes or boots to the news of the day, while around the Conversation pases away the time un and, refreshed from the heat of the day, we retire to rest at ten. Now, Mr, Bennett, this is the life we lead, and Task you if it be not better than that ef Saratoga. We have room for about six more, but you mast send us people that would like such a life; we want no naar ee but such as can joia in a merry dance on the green, or sit in a swing, and be im- pelled bigh, bigh in the air. Let no Helea say— ‘Julia, [like not this your country ite." ULIA. Carsxitt Mountain Houss, Sarurnpay Moraine, Augast 10, 1850. The Scenery—Van Bergen’s Howse—Crowds this Season— Amusements, §c., Sc. In company with my friend B- » | drove my pony Jenny Lind up here yesterday morning. We came by that wildest of all roads, the Kaaterskill Clove. If any scenery will imspire one with awe and reverence, it is the wild and lofty range of rocky mountains to be seen in this part of the Cattskill. After leaving Palmsville, the road follows the Kaaterekill, which comes rushing and foaming down a deep glen or gap in the mountaia, which, in many places, was only of sufficient width to ad- mit the passage of aroad. As we occasionally stopped to allow Jenny to take breath, I would look with dizzy head down into the little river, roaring, rushing and foaming over its rocky bed, a hundred feet under the road, and then turned my eyes upwards, on the opposite side, where the wali of rock rose perpendicular, ledge above ledge, to the height of at least five huadred feet; then did 1 contemplate the difierence between the works of man and the works of nature. The Croton Reservoir and High Bridge are counted great werks of masonry, but they sink into not ness When compared with these works of the first great Artificer. After ascending as high as the Mountain House, we came over some two miles of poorly worked mountain road, p the little lakes which form the source of the rekill. Betore geuing a view of the house, and not uatil we had been booked, did we get a single glimpse of the land- scape. Then did it burst upon us with increased etlect from its very suddenness. As “ Leatherstocking” has it, there lay “all creation.” The river was in sight for seventy miles under my feet, looking like @ curled shaving, though it was eight i miles off. I saw the Hampshire Grants, the high lands of the river, and all that God had done, or man could do, as far as the eye could reach. It is useless to attempt a description of this beautiful epot. If there are any of your readers who have not been here, they can- not expect to realize iy oat of its real beauties without making a visit here. The house, in the charge of Mr. Van Bergen, is in a flourishing conditioa. , there was never before ane ee the nuniber of visiters that have been here this year. Since the fourth of July, the house has been constantly full, and for the past few weeks it has been impossible to ac- commodate all that came. For the four or five last nights they have turned the parlors iato sleep- ing apartments, there pany pend sixty to seventy- five more guests than can be accommodated with rooms. Yesterday afternoon, two stage loads of gentle- men and ladies returned immediately, on their being teld that they could not obtain rooms; they went to Cozzens’, where | fear they will not fare much better. it with all these guests, and if there were fifty more, Mr. Van Bergen woula ma- nage to ines all comfortable, or, at least, keep all natured. It is am to see the gentlemen get out of the stagee at foot of the mountain, and walk en here ahead, in order to secure rooms, but it is no use. Mr. V.B. will not give out any rooms until the stages arrive, and he knows what guests he has to provide for. Thanks to his kindness, we have large and comfoi the acciden table quarters. Since it of Mr. Foster, a few weeks ago, a view of the Falls has become of double interest; every visiter must see the very stone from which he slipped, and have related to him, or her, all the minute circumstances of the accident. The usual routine of recreation and amusement here, are, in the a ride or a walk to the Falls, a walk to the h_ or South Mountain, ten-pins or billiards. After dinmer, which is three o'clock, the guests nade the east piazza, read, play ten-pins or billiards, until tea, which is served ——— ovens en Fe gto flir- tations, dancing, &c. ing, however, from seme pa unknown, proved u failure last evening, so I did not have a favorabie tunity of forming an opinion upon the merits of the many fair young ladies that sojourn here, but hope to be able to say something under this head in my next. have d to accompany a party fer fainene’, horses y some six miles over the mountain. The ve been waiting some time at the door, and the company are getting impatient. So adieu. More anon. P. Suanon Pavinion, August 6, 1850. The Ballet Dancers—Visit of Governor Fish— Strangers on the Wing, §c. The aristocratic ballet dancers, of whom your correspondent at Saratoga writes so feelingly, are in full foree,here. Every day at twelve o’clock, an exceedingly exclusive circle turn out and go through their gyrations for the benefit of the of polloi, and truly their manceuvres are delightful te behold. If by chance a stray couple get into their set, presto! change. The dance stops, and snob- ocracy sitteth sulkily until the offenders withdraw. There can be nothing so ridiculous as to see these would-be exclusives set themselves up as a pattern o( mea and manners, when their sole accomplish- ment consists in the tie of the cravat, or the fit of a pair of inexpressiblee. A, of cultivation. One of our | peeps yy bel know not— having some of his “‘fixens” at the last hop, extensively placarded a reward of five dollars for the reeovery of a “dimond stud.” Surely his friends should have clubbed together and presented bim with a paagoay dictionary, with an earnest re- pooper on to peruse it daily, amend his orthography. The Pavilion is filled to overflowing; colonization is resorted to extensively, and happy is he who possesses a place to lay his head. A: the vi- siters I notice Governor Fish and Indy. The Governor is recruiting his strength preparatory to ente upon a new political cam; . The betles of the place are numerous, and each ene of them has her coterie of admirers, who swear by her eyes, and think there is none like her. The daugh- ter of the jadge of our city is here, and attracts many admirers, both from her beauty and the narveté of her cultivation; but she is remerseless with the hearts of the gentlemen, trifling with them at arate very destructive to their happiness. New York is well represented I shall advise you of all the movements going on here, from time to time, as | intend making a pro- tracted stay, to observe the manners and customs of our fashionabler, whom I shall endeavor to por- try in as just a light as possible. Care Istanp, Mansion Howse, Aug. 7, 1850. The Fancy Ball at the Mansion Mouse— The United States Hotel on Fire. In the face of defeat, the guests of the Mansion House issued a subscription list for a costume ball, to come off on Monday, Aug. 5. Every arrange- ment was made in the short space of three days— the costumers quartered, notices sent out, the sa- loon decorated, and every other requisite brought into full play for a successfulissue. And the issue was successful—triumphantly so. The noble kur- sail was thronged with the beauty and fashion of four cities, and presented an array of the grotesque and beautiful long to be remembered. It was the first and only legitimate fancy costame bail that eve at May, a . guests’ achievement. Two hundred persons ap- peared in well-selected costumes, and made up a picture of sin; richness, almost impossible to describe. loon itself was superbly decorated with eve ns and natural flo tastefully interwoven pillar to pillar, wi flood of light glittering upon the wi from four highly Wiveght chandeliers. Amid the gay and joyous throng | noticed many familiar faces. The eminent actrees, Miss Davenport, ared in a rich salmon satin costume of an old style counters; the rosy-teced children of A. Me. Esq,, of the Phi ia Mi Courter, bog as sewer grt 4 Kemie! phia asa Spam soa Dekeouen sit; Taine Wine! , aan the tmry Mrs. Imiey * elec Mies aga Greek girl; autifa’ iss Thornton, of New York, as Juliet; Miss Florence, in a tasty Ca- chuca costume, accompanied by a fairy, in the per- sen of Fa | sister; Miss Placide, in an em- blematien! dress of Night; Mi Queen of Seots; Miss Adams, as Diana; larkey, as lone; Mre. Elhott, of Baltimore, as a Rint o'domon, se Lx Metta beet irk, o| jon, ae La acl juet couttine; Mise Matthias, as the child of Gowers were Mire Hoyt, as ® peasant girl; Mre. Tompkins and farm egpeered tn vere mea costumes; Mr. » as Figaro; aye? and ¥. a of nobleman; Mr, Wells, as a Chinese mandarin; Mr, Davenport, ax Don Jove; Mr. Swift, as a Shaker; Mr. Norton, as herlequn; Mr. Tompkins, as a clown; Mr. G. Hacker, asa brigaod; Mr. Carrigan, as kerraro; Mr. Phillips, of New York, as a Bedouin Arab; the Mosters Florence, as pages; Master Ten- pig 48 @ Spanixh pieadore; Mr. Becker as an Aus trian count; Mr. Thornley, as Mous. Tonson; Mr. Taylor, of New York, as Willian Peon; Mons. Martin, as a French Count; Mr L. J. Matthias, of New York, as master of ceremony, wore a splendid Romeo costume ; Mr. Nagle, of New York, aa Charles Il. Many names have escaped my mem- ory; and as the costumers mistaid their list in the bustle of preparation, | have nothing but remem- brance to serve me, The mevings irit of the bal! was Mr. George J. Weaver, o: Philadelphia, to whose energy und perseverance is mainly to be at- tributed its success. The costumers left the island thie morning for Saratoga, to superintend the ball to be given at that place on the 21st Aug. They are experienced, indefatigable, and industri- ous, and deserving of patronage. On Tuesday, about five o’clock in the afternoon, the whole island was throw ment by the startling eryof Fire!” A flame was at the sume time seen burstiog from the unfiaished cupola of the new United States Hotel. Lovalided females were carried hastily from their rooms, and preparations made for a general evacuation, when a line of buckets was formed by the more thought- ful, and the flames subsequently extinguished. Cupe Island is miserably deticienf in all the aj ratus necessary tu be used for such a purpose. The fire was the work of an incendiary, a melted tallow candle being found directly under the charred tim- | ber. There are a thousand rumors afloat ia rela- tion to the matter, the most believed of which is to the effect that a discharged servaat or two had threatened to destroy the hotel, in revenge for some | fancied grievance received at the hands of the pro- | ‘ietor. An arrest was made during the evening, ut nothing satisfactory elicited. Cope Island is thinning off to some extent, and comfortable quarters may now be readily a INGLES. Lone Brancu, August 8, 1850. Accident while Bathing. William Wardell, of Long Branch, son of Jesse Wardell, was last night drowned, near this place, while bathing in company with his sister. He was 22 years of age, a native of Branch, and of a very re retable eee Lees place. He stepped beyond his depth, and could not swim. Hi body has this morning been found in the same spot where he was lost, without being the least marred, as was anticipated, by the sharks, which it was said caused his death. Our New Jersey Correspondence. ‘ Honespae, August 4, 1850. Geological and Topographical View of New Jersey, Continued. In my first communication, I made three geo- logical divisions of this State, of the first of which 1 gave you a pretty full description. I will confine this letter to the ‘‘ second division.” The portion of the State of New Jersey included in the second geological division, lies between a line drawn from Trenton, and extending north, past New Brunswick, to Hoboken, and one reach- ing from the Ramapo mountain, curving by the Highlands, to the Delaware, between Milford and Alexandria. This tract embraces about seventy miles in length, and a breadth of between twenty- five and thirty miles. The soil is exceedingly variable, the surface quite rough and broken, and the only remarkable characteristic of its features is its geological formation. It is composed of secondary or old red sand-stone, which rises into hills of considerable elevation, and which are crowned with greenstone or rock. A large — of Bergen county, nearly the whole of x, @ considerable part of Morris, two-thirds of Somerset, about one-half of Middlesex, and three- fourths of Hunterdon counties, are included in its area, while the base is found in various states of induration and aggregation. From the Palisades, on the Hudson river, ina rather west- erly direction, to Hunterdon county, it is exeeod- ingly. compact and hard, and, in many places, fords an excellent quality of building stone ; but, in ated penne’ it not unfrequently assumes the sad, income lanteneon ie eae , in organic re: in considerable quantities. Padestying, theee hills end dingles is found a red rock, whieh assumes the form of shale or slate. This rock, taken from whatever of eu: Teh lnm gute readily, und afore arface moe valuable nthe f d by harder <— ia consequence of its clayey constituents. From appearances, this whole " cetion wo have been (and, in all probability, Was, some distant day) arich and vast plain, had it not been for the trap u upon it, and the only broken surface would have been characterized by the meandering courses of the streams, as they pursued their ortuous channels into the sea. A few ex ions from this general formation may here be o! ed. The first bey -hageetape pode erm mi mountain, wm Hs Fi ~ southeasterly direction, from Springfield to brook, is bordered by the alluvial formations. This is also the case, as it extends westward to the Ra- ritan, below Brunswick, where it forms the bed of that river. In the alluvial tract, wherever excava- tions have , strata of gravel, sand and clay have been discovered in large quantities. An excellent quality of white pipe clay,containii quantities of allumine, is found between i and in various of the dis- and amt tricts a number of marine shelis have also been found. There is another strip of alluvial soil,near- an y leninlenath, faae any meimny mang tween secondary v1 _ ridge, which has been formed by the de the Pas saic and Hackensack rivers. basis of this tract is about fifteen feet below the surface, and is composed of sand and shells, like the shore of the sea. From the amount of different kinds of lum- ber found here buried at considerable depths, it is reasonable to conclude that the whole strata was once covered with wood, as, when the New Jersey railroad was in course of construction, whole logs and trees, excavated from this soil, were used for its foundation There is an island, which’is some- times called Secaucus, situated about four miles northwest from Jersey City, and which, like the adjacent shores is chiefly composed of redand gray — cee At exther end cae hill is ane rape te it or promontory, which presents a view o! unequalled magnificence. The elevation on the south end, which is recognised by the name of Snake Hill, assumes a conical form, is com- —= of trep rock at its southern base, in cubical jorms. The lover of the romantic, as he stands Upon its verdure-clad summit, can survey, almost at its base, the sparkling waters of the ic and Hackensack rivers, ae they drag their slow leagths along through, as it were, a sea of verdure. He can also see, on the western side, beautiful ranges of mountains and populous towns ; on the east, the acer Soe and extensive city of New York, and hear its bells tremble on the surrounding air, as their sounds reverberate from hill:to hill min- i in the atmosphere above. On the south, the road bosom of the mighty ocean stretches away in all its magnificence far asthe eye can reach. Micaceous iron ore is found in large quantities,abun- dantly dispersed through the gray sandstone of this island, oat en its very highest point there have been found pectenites and marine shells of — riptions. various determined. place, how- e subsequently to the sandstone which underlies it, but, in what manner, or through what agency or combination of agencies it has th: been spread over such a vast area of country cai not well be ascertained. It extends over the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and is found also in Connecticut. The first range of mountains in this district begins on the Hudeon river, and gradually rises from Bergen Point, and is the boundary between this State and New York for about thirty miles, when it turns imto the latter te about the same dis- tance farther. eastern side, it is rough, broke: ingly Nearly four miles north of Jersey city, ehawk, this mountain assumes: elevation of nearly 800 feet above tide-water, prevents the appearance of a lar On the eastern side of this mountain, where wall. t 5 umber of vertical fissures en tt the name of Palisades. The tt pornt, i# almost entirely destitute of times, vegetation may be seen the crevices of these Dasaltic co- the edge of the water of the Hadson yo tg oye heights above enstone of this mountain, reting om sandstone, is of a lighter shade than the orublende, feldspar end epidote, with wich com, e » with wi com- ated prehnite is, at times, blended.— argillaceous shist, conglomerate, red, irple sandstone, alternate at 0 & state of excites * ————————————————————>——————E—————————————————— a metalue vein of ore Was discovered, and it wasy subsequently, worked ander the supposition that it contained gold, This vein is located at Fort Lee, Investigation, however, has proved it to be nothing more than 4 pyrite and green carbouate of copper, with the matrix quartz dipping under the green- stone. There are two other mountain ranges which intersec| this country, Which assume quite an im- portant feature to this part of our description. They tke their rise about two miles north of the town of Pompton, near the primitive Highlands, rua nipg in a semicircular course @ distance of come 70 or 80 miles. The first ridge mses about 25 miles east from the P dlisades, aad south of Pa- terson it is not more than 12 miles fromthe Hudsom river. The most elevated point of these mountains is northwest from Paterson some three or four miles, where it suddenly rises into 4 conical peak, resembling a sugar loaf, and is sometimes call by the inhabitants, “Sugar Loaf Peak.” Iw extreme elevation at this place is 1,200 feet above the sea. The trap rock, on this peak, is covered with a thin vegetable mould, on which groves of walnut grow 10 rich and luxuriant profusioa. From the summit of this elevated Knob, a litle west ef north, the tops of the Preakness ridges are seen. ‘These ridges extend for a number of miles in ex- tent; and on their summits are several ponds or in- lund lakes, of considerable depth and muguitude. Another semicircular ridge rises a little north of this hill, and terminates near the Hudson = It is detached from all the other ridges, and presents @ magnificent view of the great secondary valley, lying between the Preakness ridge, the Highlands, und the Hudson There is another section of thia trap rock, called the Totoway mouniaia, which rises near the Preakness ridge, not far Paterson, and at the Great Fails it connects the Newark chain. This ridge, in some places, is quite desti- tute of rock, but. on the east side there ure «a num ber of steep le ot. with denticulated mural faces, in the form of the basaltic columns of the Palisades. | A very interesting portion of this ridge is observed in the shape of » Semicircular wall, composed of greenstone, with columns projecting, strongly re- sembling a forufication im ruins addstoue of @ | very fine and superior quality, of the red and gra’ classes, interspersed with mica, alternates wil argillaceous strata dipping under the greenstone, with an inclination of twelve degrees west, istound | in this mountain; und, in sgme places, layers of bi- tuminous coal, two inches in thickness, have fre quently been discovered. No valuable beds of thie coal, however, have been found, but it is supposed that these seams indicate richer and more extea- sive deposits of thissubstance. The whole surface of this section is abundantly covered with gaeise, granite, pudding and sandstone, in masses indicat- ing that they have been rolled. In the greenstone ef this ridge, there are sometimes found chalce- dony, agate, prehnite, and 4 mineral somewhat re- sembling cachelong. Perpendi mural precipices, formed of green stone, with wide vertical fissures and amorphous masses at their base, are found at the Passaie Falls. Mueh argillaceous matter is contained in the lower strata of this rock, which, to a great ex- tent, ene the beeen occasiened by the Cistinn eres tent etedinctees tana @ porous roc! in almost a tal fine, and resembles the toadstone found at byshire. Embedded in it are frequently discovered decom; minerals, with now then small quantities of carbonate of lime; and, in several places, their dee ition ie @ cellular vol- canic appearance. These cellular how- ever, have more probably been washed out contipual and stendy fi sheet of waters on the rocks below. There is also u friable with an aceous base, enclosi carbonate of lime, of a sphereidal, oval, found these nod: shape, to be jules, rated from the base, present an exceedingly even dark green yy lg PRE ag am: 5 re are re con- game, united with red sai ge too porous a nature to be of any material serviee. It cbeorbe so much moisture that it breaks on be- coming frozen. The bed of the Passaic is formed Wishes ae freestone; and, in many places, greenstene occupies the summit, and is thin, presenting no basaltiform regularit; cime, stilbite, ee ae and copper, zeolite, prehnite datholite, are found in considerable quantities here. At the Little Falls of the Passaic, there is found a fine fissile » which rises up ia be | mural precipiees, in which vertical | j F i a& : 2 F sures, or seams, cross each other at various angles, “giving to detached pieces a regular prismatic torm, with three er four sides, oftem truncated om one or more of the iegge ee og Ia other parts of the Preakness ridge, simi have been found; and various marine organic re- mains of the tubipores, Senge terebratulas, encrinites, i serpulites ertl have likewise been discovered Those, terson, have been second Newark Mountains, tain. They extend, with great uniformity —— aeoutherly direction. — declivities on the eastern side are quite i western sides assume a more In the valley seen from the tops hills, fine red and grey freestone alternates with Bituminous coal is asseciated with argil- laceous shale, in thin layers, and also in freestone Srna in the vicinity of the Passaic. At ingfield, near the termination of the Newark lountain, smoke and flame frequently iseue out of menad bd eon ia ot pesbapin indi. pati ry in al § cate be ‘of scans of coal below. There’ have also been here, animal and fae remains in the freestone; and, at or near Be — le, —— 4 — marine animal, almoet wo inches in length, was some years ‘depth of fifteen feet below the surtuce. : D. W. B. Our Pennsylvania Correspondence. Wituamsrorr, Pa, July, 1850. Canal Travelling— The Watermen of —Wilmot at Home—Tioga Testimony—A slight Mistake. The trip from the Junction to this place was ene of mixed pleasure and some excitement. The canal boat, which was capable of accommodating some thirty or forty persons comfortably, contained about one hundred and fifty passengers. The bulk of them were what is called in this country “ water- men.” They had taken their rafts to tide-water on the last “ fresh’? in the Susquehanna and ite upper tributaries, and were returning to their pine- wood homes ia Clearfield, Clinton, and Tioga coam- ties, there to prepare for another descent in the fall. A harder or hardier set of men could not be scared up in any quarter of Uncle Sam’s dominions. ‘As rongh as bears—face, hands, and shirt inao- cent of any recent acquaintance witn soap aad water, while the grateful fumes of old rye and tobecco pervaded the whole mass; and yet many of these men I knew to be well off and well edu cated, while through the whole there ran that veia of common sense and dry wit which enters so largely into the composition of the American cha- racter. Recognising in one of these watermen an old friend from Tioga county, and, by the way, a prominent politician, | accepted of his rred cigar, and an iavitation to have a chat with him om the e boat. “How are yon geting on with your lumber 7 was the first question I asked, after we had posed of ook soagnn in = spony Tequire mue! to av canal bridges. “ No reason to complain these last two years; but it will take a few more good seasons to make up for past losses.”” “7 suppose your representative, Mr. Wilmot, attributes the present flourishing condition of the lumber trade entirely to his iso “ Wilmot be d—d, and proviso along with him. He has il my last vote, and the last vow of ne ev im the district. You = at ford, aod Surquehiana coun think we are all proviso men ; but the truth ia, we know but little about it, and care still less. The safety of the Union, and the success of the demo- cratic party are of more consequence to ne than all the woolly-headed, crooked-shinned Samboe in creation. The whige are using Wilmot to defeat ue, and the eombination may succeed in Bradford, bat old is right side When arrived, a fearful difficulty arose. The gentlemen's cabin about fifteen feet long by eeven in and this narrow apace weven seore of , accountable beings were to be packed for the night. Berths, of course, there were none; as , too, were out of the question; and it seemed that we should be peo apo? ToT like horses, standing. With some difficulty l sought out the captain, in the hope that he could find for me some nook or comer in which to stretch my weary limbs. I talked to him like @ democrat, whig, new ow ey gavage and Christian, and finally succeeded in ebtaining the Ly of « berth in the ladies’ cabun. “ Take off your beota, but a as tl o 5; Make little noise as ible, and first berth the rig. It belongs to the chuunbermaidy, Dut I wi ther to pase the night in the caboose i lowed directions > impltont . About two o'clock we passed Northumberland, once the mos considerable town ip northern Pennaylvania, but now im a paralytic Stent ty deo, The town is beantifally looated ‘ahem “y po) haga Branch rivers, aoe sotive, emtes eve ye e of Tegaia @ portion former