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ARRIVAL OF THE GLASGOW. ADDITIONAL KEWS FROM EUROPE. The Forger of American Bank Notes in Dublin. ‘Fhe Britich iron screw steamship Glasgow, Capt Opnig, arrived yesterday morning from Glasgow, ‘with 166 passengers. She left port on the 4th inet., at6P. Mand got upto her dock, in the North ver, at 11 A. M., yesterday, the 17th, thus com- pieting the passage in twelve days and seventecao Dours. ‘Thia is the quickest western passnge ever made by a serew steamer, and speaks well for the sea going qualities of the Glasgow. The best western trip previously made by » scvew steamer was that of the Gwent Britain, in thirteen days and three and & hatf hours, which is ten and a half hours longer *han the Glasgow trip. The shortest eastern trips te Burope, by the same kind of steamers, were made by these two vessels. The Great Britain accomplished it in eleven doys, six hours, and for- ty-five minutes, and the Glasgow in twelve days and tem hours (apparent time). ‘This shows the great advancement made in ocean steaming. It is but a very few years back that s twelve days passage was considered first rate for a side wheel steamer. Now. that time is beaten by a ferew steamer, and the others accomplish the same @istance in ten days. i ‘Phe Glasgew left Glasgow six hours after the Riagara left Liverpool. Quer Paris Correspondence. Paris, September 2, 1852. Dulimess of Political Affairs—Victor Hugo and Louis Napoleon—Prince DMurat— The Prevident’s Tow—Paris Exchaage—General Haynaw in Parts. Phe poli 1 state of French affairs isso dull at this present hour that it woud scarcely be pos- sible for a correspondent to gather a little news, if the eye were not vigilant and his acquaintances pumerous. Any person undertaking the task of a eorrerpendent here must be as kecn as poseible, as imdastrious as a spider, and as ripandu dans le snonde as was Count d’Orsay. In this time of politioa! dullness, the only galvan- | fe shock which bas beon felt in Paris was made by the articles of the Moniteur, in answer to the Eng- Beh newspaper, the Times. The violence of these Jest articles, the attacks of the writer against Louis Nepoleon, had been so bitter that such writings @ould not be any longer endured by the government of France, and [ am told that the correspondent of the Times in Paris, under the influeoce of whon the two articles had been published, has received @rders from M. de Maupas, the Minister of Police, aot to rend any more of his communications to the Times, or he would be immediately turned eat of the country. I am told that a warning has been sent tothe English newspaper, threatening | ite publisher to have the eatry of the Zimes probi- | Ibited in France, in case any other articles ofa mmilar | @baracter should appear in its columns. This seandal had been preceded by snother, which | was eaused by the pamphlet written by M. Victor Hage, and called ‘Napoleon la Petit.” The in walis cast upon the deeds of Louis Napoleon, are #o great that no excuse can be given for them; but his anger is caused by hisnon-success at the Nation- al Assembly, andthe vexation in which he has been thrown by his exile. All the ministers of Louis Napoleon, with the exception of M. de Persigny, have returned to Pa- ris and resumed their portefeuilles. It willbe reo- membered that they had left Paris and their minis- taies to go into the provinces to direct the meeting ef the Council-generals, and will only add, that at their suggestion these meetings voted in favor of the immediate institution of the empire. Prince Murat, who, according to some reports, hod left Paris to go to Florence, was recalied to Paris by the death of his son-in-law. ‘The guard of the city of Paris will soon be constituted into a full body of six hundred men, en horseback—thus fcrming our squadrons o! fine men and superb horses. General de @astellane, the present commander of the division of the Rhine, aud residing at Lyons, ie on the eve of replacing, at Rome, Genera! Ge- mecau, who himself would return to Paris The eemmand of General Castellane’s division would be given to General Carretes. 2 ¢ journey of Louis Napoleon in the Southern, Western and Central Departments of France will be- gm on the 15th of this month. Tho President will re- main a month out of Paris, and will be back on the 38th of October. Many preparations are made inthe Gepartmente to receive the Chief of the State in grand style. Everywhere, in al) the cities, as well as in smaller viliages, the Presidential journey has eaured the municipal councils to vote large sume ef money to make grand ce ee to receive him ia state. But, if we must believe the Mountain, the President desires to receive no honors of too — expense for the people. He desires to pay all expenses of his route. be the incidents which have caused so much during the last week is the removal of the re- wains of the Duke of Enghein, which, as known to every one, were removed from the chapel in whieh’ they were at the old Chateau of Vincennes, and transported to the darkest cellar of the fort. This was quite uncalled for, and Louis Mapoleon has been much blamed for giving orders 40 remove these ashes. The crime of Napoleon was #0 well known by historical reports that it was unne- ecomsary. Gen. St. Arnault and M. Dacor were much opposed to it; but the President wished to have the job done at once. Among the last restorations ordered by the President is that of M. Despaus de Cabieres, the and Peer of France, who, during the last ofthe reign of Louis Philippe, was degraded his title and citizenship, upon the ground of having received black mail for the co ion of the salt mi of Goahenans. This punishment was un- Just, and the old General has ly been restored ‘be all that he had lost. ‘The Exchange of Paris wag, and is still, in a very gx excitement, occasioned by the emotion among Cette stockholders, of false shares of that rail- way. No one could understand how the swindle had | been performed, aud the police isin search of the guilty man who has committed the deed. In the meantime, this job has given to the operator a eum of 300,000 francs. But if he is caught, he will be sent to the galleys for life. A monument is to be erected at Courbevoix, the remains of Napoleon, returning | were first deposited in French | efioger, the renowned sculptor, is | the artist chosen. General Haynau ie still in Paris, and is daily seen | inthe streots, closely fullowed by numerous policemen | in citivens dress. He was, on Monday last, at the Op- | era, and attracted much attention. His long white mastachics and bald forehead give evidence of a very intelligent man, but at the same time of a very crue) individual. Jt ie said that he came to Paris to place in one of the colleges one of his nephews | whom he has adopted for bis son. On the same evening I was told that Rosas, and his dangiter | Manuelita, were also at the Opera. } see them. GORBIP OF PARTS. Pants, Bept. 2, 1852. | The Opening of the Shooting Season—Some of its | Resulis— Curious Feats of Electricity and Natwra | Phenomena— The Americans in Paris—The Em- bellishments—E.rtraordinary Eruption of Mount Btma-- The Operas, Theatres, &c. ‘The opening day of the shooting season is res- pected in France as much as ie the Fourth of July in the United States. Every sportsman is preparing his gon, cleaning his knapsack, preparing his powder and shot, numbering his cartridges ; and on the morning of that day, before eun rise, the fusiliade beging ie eeattered in all directions. The opening MF the toason tock place in the depart- ment of the Seine, and other departments, on the Ist of pepe and it was considered, by its results, asone of the worst ever made Aj a Phe rain, which had fallen in tortor ae nee the past month, has caused the death of many birds and animals, and of course the game was scarce. Generally, © good sportsman, ina favorable con: dition, is able, on such o day, to bag about thirty or forty pisces. This year, those who have bagged the half of it, may fiatter themselves as being very lucky. I went out of Paris, about twenty miles, and returned last night with five hares, seven partridges, one pheasant, and twelve The President made his shooting overture at St. Germain, best forest for in France. A lar, Pye eg v 05 amon; pg Gannot tll what has been the result of thet My She wonttags ad slse been 5 ¢ pleasure expected the year had been epoiled by and heavy storms. At Havre, on the , the rain and hail raged sueh a manner that m in damege wee vccomoned outside and inside of the | frame work whieh | firet of thoee sections made the offence itself a trans pon see of electricity in the try is covered with have also teken man was struck down by siekle apon which fell we No doubt, to the same cau! E inst., noticed at the Observatory by M. Arago and is contemporaries. Se ee wthe disease in the grapevine is still progressing in many parts of Europe, and on the shores of the Rhine, a¢ well a¢ im P: ont. The old of the vine are all covered with the oidiwm tuckerié. A remark which has been made, and is worthy of being mentioned, is, that ali the young ‘vines are Bot subject to the disease. Aecording to thie ro- mark, the old vines must be replaced by young nes. bi A natural phenomenon, which may be called one of the seven plagues of Egypt, teok place on the middle of laet month, at Legano, in several 8 of Germany, and at Friebourg, and consisted of the appearance, in those places, of clouds made of flying sate, as big as wasps. T! inseots covered the ground, eat all the crops, and afterwards disap- ed, eo flocks of storks have also been met with in parts of France, where never before they bad been seen. These birde, with their white plamage and Jong necks, havs been shot by hundreds, and sent to our markets, Unforvunately their flesh is cot good, but is unpalatable. ? Before leaving this subject, I will speak of ano- ther remark which hes lately been made by natu- ralists, and deserves to be noted: the ulbinisure, i » then ene we eee, but “ig and, could, words to isoner’s leaving the shop, he (witness) consulted some of his friends, they advised him to take the order, and then or to give i He did net ‘see the pri- soner until the latter end of A; when he came thehot woun‘en a cey and afin asued him what eon: ce, w he would take for engraving the . After some ion, be 3; to do it for £10, and a2 200n asthe was he gave to Mr. Foy, who advised to undertake the plate, which he accordingly did; the prisoner subsequently ¢ feveral ti: and they had numerous con- versations as to how the pine. was getting on. Mr. Porter intimated that the information bad been taken by him at his private house on the Ist jane, Sergeant Mortimer Redmond, of the Detective Force, was then examined, and deposed that acting upon the information he received, he, in compan’ with Sergeant Ryan, arrested the prisoner on Wel- lington quay, on the previous afternoon, about two o'clock, by virtue of @ warrant Biased by Mr. Por- ter; on taking him into custody, he searched him, and conceale sient ohh found oo Bie a mestion, wra) a ¢ Of paper; in his pocke wo founda —- book containing a quantity of notes, fifty in number, all of which seemed to which is to soy, the unnatoral eolor of white for hares, quash, swallows, and black birds, iz now often mot with by sportsmen when they baga bird or an animal, and the Heeh of these beings is foul and good fer nothing, Long ago, when analdinos was jound, he was Sbaidered ae one of the greatest ca- riositiee of the age ted: atl the gaicty, life and sport have dfrom Pang to Saden, Wiesbaden, posts of Boulogae . Those who are x ave foreed to do it on account of capitol nets of their fonds a 3 The Americans new residing in Pari; small in uumber, and may be found out easily, They all go to italy, Germany, Spain, and Bgypt. This last eountry is the promi: Jand of ‘our travellers. They are filling the vanseraglt of the Atrican cities, and 1 am told @ gent who went there during the latter pari of April, that the Englich language is heard all over the country. At Baden Baden much folly is displayed in gambling, hersewbippiog, and blackguarding ened other, by a clique of American ‘‘ would-be” gea- tlemen, who, unfortunately, give to forciguers there a very poor idea of the refinement of manners ia tho United States. I have received a communicasion from that city, which ie uniortuuately too pergonal to be published. In the meantime, the embellishments of Paris are in progress, and within two years tho city will not be recognized by any visiter who may return here after that length of time. The palace of erystal will be ready by the Ist of September, 163, and it will be a superb building Among. the best things done to embellish and give comfort te the citizens of Paris is the project of a compeny to furnish every house in Paris with pipee, through which water can be con- veyed to the floor of every house. ‘This improve- ment would be the ne plus wtra of comfort ina city where water is so scarce that two cents is paid per pail. Thus, if notbing prevents this project, we shall have eur Croton pipes. Since the Inst {%, of the 15th ult., the grand been placed on the top of the Arch of Trinmph of L’Etoile, is still on its summit, and I am told that several experiments will soon be made to place there either a large eagle in bronze, or a quadrige in the Roman style. Mr. Horace Vernet, the celebrated painter, sailed from Marseilles for Algiers, It appears that he is sent to make sketches to illustrate the history of the sonquest of Algiers. In Kwitzerland, the stone which will be sent to the United States, to be placed with the others with which the monument of ed, is ready, and exhibited to the public of Geneva. It consists of a large block of red granite, of Hab kern, upon which ig written the following ingorip- tion, in the English language : To the New York. A recent report on the Ru: gives the following figures fo: silver during the last year: gold, end 4,992,232 in sily sum of money. Sicily, Mount “Bina, which was quiet for tho last five years, was again set on fire va the 20th ult., at eight o'clock in the evening. A compuay of nine persons, among whom were bWo Amor’ Messrs. Gardiner and Thompson—went up t of the voleano and run great danger. But, fortu- nately fur them, the guides were energetic mer and they Were saved. The whole side of the mo tain, ulong the city ef Catana, was burni by t java Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt passed through Paris 2 fow days age, on her way to lialy Madame Rachel, the admirable tragic actress, has returned to Paris. The reprise of Verdi's grand opera of “ Jeru- salem” (in Jialian “J Lombardi’), took place last night at the Grand Opera, and was received with much applause. The mugic of that excellent compozer was listened to in the utmost religi style, and the only interruption which took place was that of applause. Cnapnis, Depaliso aod Madame Laborde won the greatest part of the triumphal reception made to the artists and to the music. Atthbe Vaudeville, one in two acts, founded upom a novel of alter Scott's, entitled ““Dominie Sampson,” was played on Monday last, and caused fot disturbance. Ths author had written his play in order to explain that the return of Henry V. was ible. But the violent oppo- sition of a part ofthe spectators to the applause of the legitimists, caused much disorder to take place. The police bave prevented a second performance of the play, andthe manager has been threatened to have his privilege recalled. The experiment of M. Gillard, to give a direc- tion to the course of balloons, which was to have taken place on Tuesday last, failed, owing to an accident which occurred to the bailoon in the circie of the Hippodrome. Lam told tbat its inventor is assured of his success. It will be a decided dis- covery; for, till now, we have had many humbugs, but not yet a Fulton. BHR jan mines of Siberia, he crop of gold and 8 282,900 francs in This is a good The Forgertes on J HEAD POLICE OF FICB—-WAR. TO EMIGRATS Before Mr. Porter and Mr. Wyse [From the Dublin (Saunder’s) News, Aug. 28 Yesterday a man, apparently a native of fre but bearing a look reminding one of the natura cuteness of Yankeeland, was brought up at this dinary circumstances herei after detailed. The prisoner, who gave Jobn Murphy, and stated biraself to be a ns Athy, was bron, up upon @ warrant sig F.T. Porter, Esq, ged with causing procuring to be falsely made, torged, and coun! feited a copperplate, purporting to represent o fi Bank at Hartf nited States of A i ifally haying in bis n the said plate without lawful ex: .for having upon his person several impros ue taken fiom that plate, with in to detraud | resident, directors, and company of the said ‘urran appeared for the prosecution, soner Was undefended. rran said the charge wae brought undor the co. II. cap. 139, sections 1, 2, and 3. The The Mr. © 434 of G portable one; the second was levelled against the possession of the plate; and the third against the | offence generally. The prisoner had been detected with a forged plate for a bank note of five dollars on the Hartford Bank in his possession, and he (Mr. Curran) bad now in court Mr. Foy, the Americ: Vice Consul et thie port, and Mr. Huntingdon, a gentleman connected with the before named bank, who bad come over specially for the purposes of the | prosecution, There was no doubt that numerous trauds bad been committed by means of forged notes on individuale, both in this country and America, and the greatest praise was therefore due to the efforts of Mr. Fey, who has spared neither his money nor his time, during the last six months in endea- voring to detect the parties who were com- mitting those frauds. By a late act of par- liameut, it was not necessary for him to prove the fact that frauds had actually boen committed; it was sufficient for his purpose to show that frauds had been attempted. His instructions informod him that extensive frands had been committed b; the means now detected both upon parties in this country and America ; and he again repeated that a deep debt of gratitude wae owing to Mr. Foy for ashington is to be erect- | emory of | G. Washington, the Free Swiss Confederation.” | ‘This stone will soon be sent over the Atlantic to | ous | | to be at the bo: have been struck from the plate, and were conse- quently forgeries. Mr. Curran—It apzears, your worships, that the prisoner had been extensively circu ig those notes amovget the poor emigrants, upwards of £60 in genuine money being found "pop. his person. fhe witnoss snid that he bad also found upon the Prisoner a purse coutaining cighty-throe fi notes, two notes for tii:y dollars each, two twenty dollars, three for ten dollars, two for dollars, foar for oné dolar, and thirteen silver e ve-dollar for 70 all of which wore genuine. He « got & er pocket- book, containing twenty-eight silver coing, number of five-dollar notes; and a great number of gold coins, consisting of ewgles, half-eagies, and quarter eagles. The witness here produced and banded in the articles spoken of iv his evidence. In reply to Mr. Porter, Mr. Voy stated that a gold eagle was worth about £2 of Wnglish money. Those now produced were genuine. Sergeant Redmond then went on to say, that hay- ing found out where the prisoner lived by watehing bim for some days previously, he took him thither, and there found @ travelling bag, the key of which tho priconer pointed out from amongst ‘the bunch which had been taken from him, admitting, at the same time, that the bag was his; on opening it, he found two shoes, in the toe of one of which he gota puree containing eighteen gold coins, five £1 Bank of [reland notes, und an American note, which had been formerly cut in pieees, and was then pasted on apiece of paper. Mr. Foy—It was cut up for the purpose of en- r. grasing The witness further etated that in the same bag | be found a gold watch and eight five dollar notes timilar te those got on the prisoner’s person, and having epparentiy been struck off the same plate whilst it was in progress; there was also a double barrelled pistol (tified) therein, which was loaded with powder and ball. In reply to Mr. Porter, the witness stated that when he arrested the prisoner he told bim that he was an officer of police, and thathe laid hold of ove of the prisoner’s arms and that the other was caught by Sergeant Ryan; he had not time to tell the pri- | soner what he was arrested for, when the latter cried | out, “take me , I have it;” he then searched | him and found the plate under his coat as be had al- ready deseribed. Mr. Porter then intimated to the prisoner tha’ be wished to put any questions to the witness ho was at liberty to do so. The Jatter, however, who maintained a determined taciturnity throughout tho examination of the different witnesses, replied that he had no gnestion to put to him, Sergeant Ryan, of the G div amined. He stated that be Redmond, and gave corrob et the arrest of the prisoner. Jo farthe: he searched the pocket of the prisoner next to bim- self, and found therein what appeared to be a proof taken from a plate for an American note, and ano- ther note pasted upon paper, which appeared to be genuine. He found upon his person a quantity of powder, caps and ball. Me also found upon his eithteen consisting of r Qn cut iete abou D, Was next ex nied Sergeant Oy t the notes. er did not prt any tions to this 6 orter said ell was to Mr Curran—! 9 Alexander Fo: s for America in thiz ety. Having tion some time ago of the exten: have been going on, I have been ever of the par: upon the priso I know these not the genuine notes of ¢ sesion (notes produced ;) und upon the p soner purport to be from the sa jate. From my own acquaintance with the notes of the bank, waich | are very extensively circulated, I can state those found upon the prisoner to be forgeries. To the Bench—I wish to s' hat Mr. Wilson's | conduct all through the transaction has been most | priseworthy, he bas nover exceeded what I told him to do, and he has used his utmost exertiens to bring tho matter to a satisfactory conclusion. At first | he was very unwilling to have any thing to do | with it; but when I put the case in its proper light, and told him that if he refused the prisoner would doubtless go to some other engraver, and that,by en- tering into the plot he would be the means of saving from the effects of those frauds numbers of persons who would otherwise be severe sufferers, he joined in the matter heartily, and acted with the greatest | credit to himself ali through To Mr. Curran—Among3st the notes are several be- longing to other banks besides the Hartford Bank, of which the prisoner, doubtless, intended to pro- cure plates. Mr. Porter—In Mr. Wilson’s information it is only sworn what the cost of getting two of them done would be. Mr. Cnrran—Yes ; but the prisoner produced five or six different not ect those two frou Mr. J. H. Hanti h ted as follows | —I have come over t 3 the agent of [ 1) those notes » plato from which they lam enabled to state that uck from off it owing to examina’ made; that plate was not made by t) he bank; they never get a si have three plates ma y possession a triple no e bank previo tion was th, Bank in my p have been st which I have direction of made; they T have now in faw struck (the note in d into the n tho forged bu i ed to the notes rence, but an ord easily do e0; the well done; | ama ¥ writing et two g of the manage tary; I bel se wigna ‘The prisoner did not a Wiinesses any questions. Mr. Foy here stated in rep the bench that Mir. Wilson had not struck off a single note bat what he handed to him; he believed that the plate was only about two minutes in the possession of ¢ ii . Mr. Wilson was then gworn, and having re- acknowledged his former information, stated in re- py, to Mr. Curran, that when the prisoner came to im to ask him to engrave the plate, he produced a | bundle ofnoter; he could not tell the exact numbor which tho bundle contained, but they seemed to be | all of different banks, for when the prisoner was turning them over to select the two to be engrave he had an opportunity of looking over them and dit not feo any two alike. The prisoner also produced some gold coins, and asked him if he struck dies for them, but he replied in the negative. Ho also asked if he could change the number on the note from 5 to 7 dojlars, and on hie replying that it could be done, but that it would make the note smaller, he said not to mindit. He further stated that notes were to be done for all the differont banks, and that he (wituese) would get them to do if that one was done right. It wae only on the previous day that the ones got the plate from him. The plate was made iu furtherance of the orders given by the pris oner. The prisoner declined asking this witness any ques jon. Mr, Porter said it was not usnal for him to give utterance to any opinion on the conduct of a wit- having in a great manner neglected his own business and spent both bis time and money in endeavoring to come at the bottom of the matter, and to brin, the perpetrators of the fraud to justice. He wo Row proceed to examine hil in proof of the gare sgainet the t be) information of ison, engraver, Wellington which the warrant for the arrest of the was granted, was then road. It was to the effect that me time in Jan, last the prisoner came into hin if A redaengAnarca bank notes, asked him to en gtatZihne in that way. ‘Baopocting i h agent | did not know. Alter tae wore ies A Sore ieee a boceeas on the ion he could not nj that the conduct and character which Mr ‘Wilson had ed throughout the transaction, was such him to the confidence and good feeling, poten! of the inhabitants of this country, but like: o . Mr. Wi hoi aes his gratitude for the Br, Foy took tank sportanity of stating that all their evtions would @ been negatived and ren- fruitless, were it not for the assist- ae" good feeling, (Mr. Porter,) whose kindness, not only in jon that the highest praise was due to Mr. Foy, wi wcoieinanead astute- ness in bringing that attempt at commit an amount of freud to a eonciusion before the mis- chief was carried ont, could not be too highly isnded It oceurred to him, however, tha: the prisoner was in connection with other partics for whom he was only the agent ; he considerod, there- fore, that it would be highly desirable to have the matter sifted to the bottom, and for that purpose he eonsidored it would be highly desirable to remand | the prisover for some time previous to sending the commission case for trial at a. Mr, P in the view taken by Mr. Cnrran, same idea having occurred ¢o his mind. He would, therefore, remand the prisoner to that day woek. Es INTERESTING LETTERS. Fancy Ball at Salt Sulphar Springs, Va. fair BuLraur Srrmos, Va, } Rept. 8, Aj I herewith send you, for publication in your valu- able and widely sproad peper, an aceount of the faney ball at there springs on the 19:h of August. You will cenfer a favor on many of your readers, and gratify, the vanity and curiosity of many fash- Jonables of both sexes, by giving the following sketch a epeedy ingertien in your HenaLp. The most interesting event of the present season, at the Virginia Springs, in tho way of amusemont, was the fancy ball at the Salt Salphar, on the even- ing of the 19th of August. Within the last twelve months the proprietors had ereeted a large and im- posing etracture, containing ® spacious draving- room, and @ magnificent bali-room. Among all the improvements at the Virginia Springs, it is universally conceded that there are no public rooms equul to those = Is wae hastily deter- mined by the visiters to have a taney ball, and the evening of the Internal improvement Uonvention meeting at Union, was fixed on for the occasion. The followmg gentlemen were appointed MANAGERS. Kon. J Y¥. Mason, Va. Phos Boykin, Kaq ,8.C. Hoa. W. B Preston, Va. L. W. Spratt, eq, 8.0. Gen_R.T. Preeton, Va. Col. Z. B Glazier, Del. Go.P. A. Bteopbergen. Va. Thog. Parke, Hsq., Pa Gen. ©. F. Mereor, Ky. Gen. A. A. Chapman, Va, Mojor J. Selden, U.S.A. N. Harrison, Esq, Va Col. A.D. Goodwyn,8.C. N. C. Claiborne, kisq. Va. E. Hale, Esq., 8.0. " When we entered the ball-room, which was densely crowded, the dance hed already eommenes:!, led off by one in #}] respects worthy of the position, Miss M P., of Richmond, of which city she was the only but distinguished xepreseatative. She was dressed in the powdered cosiame of Louis Quatorze, and looked every inch a queen. It would extend this sketch too far, were we to describe the dresses ofall. We must, therefore, for the most part, con- tent ourselves with @ mere mention of the charac- ters:s—Mii of Pt. P., was a simple snd grace- ful Pomona; Mies McC. was an interesting gipsey girl, who, by the way, would tell the fortune of some lucky swain ; and her pretty cousin, Miss L., was a charming flower girl, and herself the swootest flower of ber collection. Mrs. B., of S. C., appeared as Norma, whilst her sister-in-law, Mis B., played the demure nun to greatadvantage ; but we conid but think, notwithstanding ber beads and ro- sary, that she had no serious inclination for the cloister, Mise G.C., of 8S. C., was a fascinating Swiss girl, and Misses G. and C. were habited as flower girls. It will have been seen that Carolina Was most numerously and admirably represented ; but there remain a few yet from the same Staie, to be méntioned, whoee beanty and attractions were especially conrpicuous. Mra.G, as Lucy Ashton, was distinguished for the graceful elegance of her manner and pereon, and the superb rotundity of her arm. We noticed Miss J., ag she entered in @ plain dregs of pure white, and all eyes were soon fixed on her majestic and elegant figure, andon a face, in contour and gion, unsurpassed by the loveliest in that threnged assemblage. We thought the Carohmiane were proud (2s well they might be) of their beautiful countr man, and we at least sympatbieed in their admiration. They had, how- ever, eti}l another of whom they had a right to boast. There was Miss S., who assumed the charac- ter of Zuleika, and was a worthy representative of the poet’s creation. We deparl trim our design in describing her drese. It waa sky blue eatin siiré 3 trowsers of white silk, confined ot the top of the white kid boots, to full falls of lace ; am Oriental saaque of while We’ d silky trimmed with ermine; bead dress of wh fu falle of lace, confined hite lace veil, falling and form of 1, and are Jeyeb € , the dcHeately » harmeny with a Wem to New ¥, ed represtntative, inthe person y, Who appeared im propria persona— to say, she wasdressed ina gorgeous pink robe eg train, in which her in-tike form and ly beautiful features were displeyed to the best advantage. The amiable Miss C , of Virginia was attired ase Scotch lessie, and looked, for all the world, like 1 mejestic impersonation of Diana Vernon. Last, least and loveliest, was a represen- tative of the salt itself, in the persen of Miss R., a gin) of fourteen, dressed in the habit of an Italian asant girl. Carolina! thou undoubtedly didst bear the palm of lovely wemanhood on this occa- sion! But thy seeptre will depart when Virginia's beautiful rose bud blooms into maturity! What eye in that throng did not look with admiration on that young face of surpassing delicacy and beauty ? What heart did not wish that lovely being, unalloyed and enduring happiness? Turn we now to the men. It is like going into a kitchen garden, after walking through the Jardin des Plants. O, woman! when physical ard moral beauty are combined in thee, thou art God's own masterpiece! Who can take interest in our rough sex, or any character the’ may assume ! Yet, doubtless, Zuleika looked wit! Peat on young Selim, represented by Mr. M. of S.C. Mr. H—n, of Carolina, personated a Mohawk chief with entiro success. Mr. P—e, of Penn., was an excellent Paul Pry, but made unsuccessful at- tempts on the gravity of the Indian. Messrs. G. of Del., axd C., of Va., appeared ag militia colonels. Mr. @ N., of S. C., as a cardinal. Mesers. H—e aad S—4d, of the same State, the former as « highlander, and the latter as Mons. Challemeau. Dr. B > of Carolina, as « jockey, and Mr. H., of Va., av an Al- banian. Others there were, both male and female, that are worthy of being mentioned, bu! the reader is perhaps already weary, and we are unwilling any farther to tax his patience. Qi the Corner. Our Massachusetts Correspondence, SKETCHES IN THE INTERIOR. Worcester, Sept. 10, 1852. The Berkshire Hills—Pittsfield to"Great Bary ing- ton—-Grand Combination of Scenery —Resi- dences of Distingwished Literary Persons— Dr. Holmes, the Cclebrated Poet—Herman Mel- vill—Mr, G. P. RB. James—Miss Sedgwick, the Renowned Writer of Pietion—Mrs. Butler, late Fanny Kemble—Hawthorne—Dudley Field, the Law Reformer—Tvagic Death of a Poor Indian Girl from Monument Mountain—Dome of Taco- nic—Indians— Geology of Stockbridge—Streams of Boulders—Unexplained Phenomena— Eddies of a Deluge—Venerable Hemlock—Knowing Bri« tisher—Reflections—Antecedents of Stockbridge Indians— Preparations for a Western Trip, &c. There is no country in the world that contains more exquisite scenery than the interior of the United States, and certainly no civilized country in the world less known and described by ardent lovers of nature’e magnificence. Let us commences our sketches amidst the grand and beautiful Berkshire hills. From Pittafield to Great Barrington, the railroad follows nearly tho course of the Housatonic river, through the de- lightful scenery of Berkshire county, Massachn- setts, with high mountains covered with pine and hemlock, and rich and beautiful farms on either side. The view changes at very step, and the mountains mt new and grand combinations with every turn of the valley. On either side of the road are a thousand interesting objects, and epotsa marked out, either by the beauties of nature, or the residences of distinguished persons. At about a mile or a mile and @ half on the right, the house of Dr. Holmes, the celebrated poot, is hk little farthor on is that of Herman Melville, the author of Typee, and Omoo. About six miles from Pittsfield, and about two miles on the right of the railroad, going south from that town, Hes Lenox, the residence of Miss Catherine Sed, , renowned over tho whole world as a writer of fiction, with a whole colony of relations of the same name. Here, also, is the residence of Mra. Butler, formerly Fanny Kemble; and, farther to the west, the late Teeltanoe of Nathaniel Hawthorne, on the borders ofa lake called “The Bowl,” unsu in beauty even by the smaller lakes of Switzerland. Bill bargin the course of the Housatonic, one passes, at a lit » North Lee, am active and ein its neigh! 1 village, a Pond,” and also, farther on, South brow! thriviog ; place. We then reach old Stockbri one of the d most beautiful and cingular villages Th’ the whole sach | ‘ork code. On sm eminence to the east of tho road, is the dwelling of Mr. G. P. R. James, tho English author, who hae lately bought a farm of about 300 acres in in the neighbor! @ large part of the celeb: Monument Mountain, This farm lies on the high-road from Stockbridge to Great Barrington, sbout a mile snd a balf from the former place, au is watered by several beautiful streams. Mr. James has lately hero erected » picturesque farm house. Monument Mountain is celebrated for the tragic death of a poor Indian girl, who threw herself off the orest of the mor » in of @ ated love. The spot where her are opposed to have been buried, is marked by a rude monumental) pile of stonor, which gives name to the mountain. Passing numerous tarm-houses, end through a woody pass over the shoulder of the hill, the high road desconds to hed oe of Great Bar- rh with pictures of great beauty on every side, and the Dome of Taconic crowning the esi to the south, The railroad, however, still following the more level ground marked out by the Housa- tonic river, sweeps round to the westward of Monu- ment mountain by Glendale, near which are some important furnaces, and a small villago, with the execrable name of Van Deusenville. i ‘The whole of this region was formerly inhabited by atribe of Indians, known as the Stockbridge Indians, who have since migrated to the West, and established themsetvee in Wisconsin, on the chores of Lake Winnebage. One of their most celebrated chiefs, rejoicing in the name of Kunkapot, has bequeathed that name to the small stream rising on Mr. James's Jand, and watoring a considerable portionof the rieh alluvial soi! at the foot of Monument Mountain, before it entera the Negro pond, and thence flows on to join the Housatonic, Stockbridge still preserves the old Indian burial ground, to which various membere of the tribe frequently make pilgrimages from the distant West. Numerous beautiful bonses have been czected at Stockbridge—strangers from ‘various parte of Ameriea, and even from Europe, having found out, at length, tho exquisite beauty of its scenery, and the salubrity of its air. The geo logy of the country is peculiarly icteresting—vaet waves of quartz, in a state or fasion, s broken up the strata of limestone nad suddenly cooled while the ecest still upon the fiery billow. Some curious streams of boulders, also, maik the ation of strange and unexplained phe- nomena, and gome remarkable moraines are foand near the foot of Monument mountain, deposited, ap parently, by the eddies of a deluge, impeded in ita course by the vast masses of upheaved rock. The rize@pnd consequent age, of some of the venerable hemlocks growing on G. P. R. Jamos’s farin, are al- most beyond behef. Curiosity impelled ifs to seate Monument hill side, as we wore informed that the apparently small shrubs which we viewed from a neighboring elevation were large trees Wo were smply repaid, and had the satisfaction of moa- enring seme twelve feet in diameter. By counting the niogs of annual growth, we folt satisfied that aun? of these vast trunks were five hundred years © The well known author above alluded to has mado a capital bargain with bis farm, and is making great improvements, and reclaiming and cultivating land that has hitherto beon deemed usclees. We have seen admirable crops on soil which one short year reviously had been covsidered irreclaimable bog. Fhe land owners of Massachusetts have much to Jearn im the management of the Berkshire hill farms, and wo venture to predict that vast benefit will follow from the enterprising example of Mr. James. As an instance of the advantages to be derived from geod management in this part of tho coontry, we will mention the fact that, a lot of 40 acres repaid the whole cost and expenses in one year by the revurn afforded by the sale of timber. This is perhaps the first time that the Berkshire farmers have had an opportunity of examining the advan- teges to be derived from an outlay of eapital upon land. In fact the older States of the Union are ap- proximating the condition of Europe; that is to say, ® certain expenditure on the land has beceme necessary to develope its resources, and keep pace with the vast quantity of rich land daily coming into competition in the “Far West.” For several days we wandered about the abrupt and magnificent scenery of these beautiful regions, sometimes musing on natures grandeur, and then reflecting on the former inhabitants—the poor Indi- ang. This train of thought led us to inquire into the history end present rctidence of the aboriginal tribes. After various researches $¢ discovered that the original Stockbridge Indians emigrated into Western New York in 1789. From thence, a. ¥¢P out by the wonderful increase of the Anglo Saxons, they had procecded to Ohio; still followed up by the indomitable energies of the antagonistic race, they had again moved to Indiana, and finally settled at Stockbridge, on Lake Winnebago, Wistonsin. Why shou!d we not go to the far West, were our thoughts ; why should not we fellow up the history of this interesting nation, and at the same time ex- amipe the famed Wisconsin—the promised Jand of the industrious emigrant As these thoughts flashed through our brain, we involuntarily com menced packing, and speedily found ourselves whirl- ing Westward; the blood coursing briskly through our Yi 2s the loud and exhilerating snort of the iron horse plainly evinced the speed with which we were running down degrees of Jongitude. Our Rio de Janeiro Correspondence. Rio DE Janerno, Aug. 3, 1852. Description of the Brazihan Country—Its Climat® and Soil—Interesting Account of the Inhabitants —Their Habits and Disposition—The Charge of Murder against a Mr. Reese=The Products of the Country, and the Advantages of a Trade with the United States. This truly beautiful but neglected country of Bra- vil is yet, I hope, destined to occupy a high position among the nations of the earth. Certainly her re- sources are perfectly ample, and her seil, perhaps, richer than any other country or empire in the world. Her population, however, are rather lethar- gic in their movements, and not caleulated to ad- vance rapidly the ‘natural strength of this natural great empire. This is to be, ina great measure, at- tributed to the enervating effects of the climate, which has @ direct tendency to paralyze the ener- gies completely. Sinco the large influx of foreigners Fee ipod Americans and English—they have vanced considerably, but they are opposed to in- novations, or experiments of avy kind, without they can directly perceive the advantages. They are slowin forming designs, and seem to possess no depth of thought whatever, although Pp are a few very respectable and worthy Brazilian firms in this city, whose operations being confined almost entirely to coffee, &c., give them but little chance of expansion of intellect. . Lhave had occasion to travel considerable in the interior during my sojourn of a few months in this country, and have had many facilities extended for | acquiring a knowledge of this country and her peo- ple. They are, perhaps, among the most hospitable in the world, for certainly an American never met with better treatment in any part of the world than has been extended to me. they have considerable pride in making known any military achievement in which their troeps have beon succossful, and dwell, toa stranger, with great rapture im record- ing the fents of the Brazitlians which led to the expulsion of Rosas, and bis final escape to Englaad. They secm to have universally, however, @ nico sense of honor, and consider any violation of the. etiquette of society unpardonable. Thoy are also very quick in ascertaining the qualities that com- pose a genticman, which, when known, are recipros cated with a corresponding treatment. They pou- sess very little stability, and resemble the French character in that respect wonderfully. The Brazilians are very fond of trsigners, more particularly Americans, and numerous high fami- lies have sent their sons to the United States to be educated. They have a seeming repugnance to their ancestors, and would rapidly resent any in- sinuation to them that they were of Portuguese origin. Tho ladies, whon they arrive at the age of twenty, &e., grow extremely corpulent and volup- tuous, yet T cannot say handsome. This climate s00n remover the rosy tint which we seo on our fair females at home. Beforo they arrive at the age of maturity they are exceedingly puny, and you would almost imogine them in a decline with some linger- ing consumption. Tho climate has a remarkable eflect in rapidly developing the female form; and you frequently meet with a young lad fe stly matured at the age of eleven yoars, resembling in & reut measure the precocious developement of the fow alee in the mild clime of Italy. You meet here, in travelling through the country, the most beautiful landecape scenery certainly it has ever been my lot to behold in any part of the world; the most enchanting spots are bed pd presented to the view, and you feel the genial ai of the tropics invigorate your frame. It bo- ing here now almost mid-winter, the climate is much more pleasant than in the summer, when you are ne to the rays of a vertical sun. The je here aro very fond of music, and they cultivate tt with care. You constantly meet with it in the most humble bg a) where you would be really to find what acute per- jiation they have of it. Soeretrs comm eral relations between own, 6 your thie coment and 6 sore lively inte “in auras’ dee tails connected therewith ; see need vseteilens hed bene tha world-wide pernor eatinble commeroial paper on the habitable be; and having, with others, had eon to coneult Cad valuable columns, yat over in any instance being betrayed, I fee) a happiness in contributing te your own and my countrymen’s enc- cess, by giving you some facts, only connected with Weare bed worthy and eman, 'e have ere able gentl the Hon. Robert C Bohenek, of Ohio, to his country at this court He has had, | assure you, con to do, and Las not, like hie cessor, succumbed to the fuvors of thi: is imperial coprt, and descended almost, in fact, to a - Mr. ck, from all that I have has de~ served well of his country, and I feel a pride incom- municating to my countrymen at home, ag ace) waicuhie journal, the able pon: they have at -court, in looking the affairs connected with his country. The oi regulations are here indeed hard to be berne, were it not for the affable and kind, yet decided and just, conduct, Lk Mr. Schenck with this government, d would tolerable. ir. F, as you must be aware, has been confined here now six months, on ae of” rence sh aod bas lately been and @ sentence of twelve years slog annints. ment. I would say that Mr. Schenck has nsed most a paternal interest for him, and, I heve no doubt, influenced on the jury a modified time for his incaroerati: ion. From what I can learn, Mr. Reese is a wild zou, which I should ju was the case irom the ent conversations I have had with him. ‘here is one thing I would say relating to his trial, which wes Ealetie and it is the fact of his bet acquitted on. the trial by the jury, and his being jeopardised by order of the magistrate who presided, resulted ag stated. The Judge who presides here at a trial, bas the power of ordering, even in ease of Ife and death, as many trials as he pleases, &3.. This is unjust morally, which, I am happy to think, is not the case in our own country. 3 Mr. Schenck has even inquired of many American residents here, to ascertain whether any Americans bave been abused and ill-treated by this govern- ment. Does not this show a proper interest! I be- lieve Mr. Schenck wag sent out here by the present whig adniinistration; but no matter by whom, he ig &@ man with principles entirely. The principal unjut affair relating to the com- merce of the United States and Brazit is, [ conceive to he, the fact of the United States furnishing — coustant market for her coffee, free of daty—two- thirds of her annual exports going to the United States. Is it not a painful fact that we should allow even the Brazilisns to get so far ahead of us in commercial mattors, as to constanUy admit her principal production free in our ows country, which, to pay for, whether in flour or other staple articles, we have to pay her a most exorbitant duty. Were you here you would see at once the injustice ofthis commercial relation. We should at home impose at once a small duty on coffee, which would bring the Brazilians to some reflection, and I am certain proposuls for a reciprocal duty free would be the issue on her part. Twill at the same time confess, that the Ameri- cans would feel wounded by having to pay a duty on the consumption of an article they esteem almost as the staff of lite. But # correepouding advance in price would be given to flour at home, were tho duty bere only free, by of course creating a much greater demand for it, and it then would be here used universally, as the poor now can ill afford it on account of the immense duty. I say thie should be done, and I trust your acute perce: tion of commercial matters will enliet you ably and fearlessly setting forth these arguments for, Tam satisfied, having bad a late conversation with a Brazilian Senator, that wera only Congress to think seriously of adopting this step, the Brazilians, long before any act was passed, or took effeet, would make the Fecron! asI stated. Urge on the farmers, particularly, the importance of this movement, and show them how beneficial it would be for them, as creating twice the demand for their flour, were it on); mitted free. By this reciprocal action, the United States would be the gainer, for then the consumption of flour here would increase in a greater ratio than the con- sumption of coffee at home. By the present ar- rangements, or as it now exists, Brazil bas it all on her side, and through one of her re; ives, as sta‘ed before, expressed to me, locally, that the United State did nag look so far abead as this. 1 was curprisedto hearsuch @ remark from @ repre- sentative of a country at least two centuries behind the age. He said the Amcricans only care to get things cheap for themselves, and did not look so ahead, and find how deeply they bad to pay for it. Farmers reflect on this—improgs upon your repre- sentatives the unjustness of the present arrangement. You are depriving yoursolves of an immense mar- Be for your flour, by allowing tk’s affair to con- ‘inue. T am sure you would not hesitate to pay alittle additional price, even, if necessary, on your coffee, were you to obtain, in price, a tenfold ratio for our -*ur. I repeat, by making the effort, and the rozilians to “ear that Congress were about im» posing a duty en her coffee on aceount of the im inense duty she placed on o7* flour, that she would, at onee, say, “Stop, your flour My come.in free.’ Many more arguments cowd be advanced to gase tain’ the justness of these remarks, hot the reagon this state of things has eo long deen sofiered to continue, I presume, is the «mmeneg distance we ate from home, and the “etle knowledga oar paople bave of affnirs relating to Brazil. The wealthy 4merican house of N. Lands, & Co., of Riopbarg spent considerable money, from what I vuaetstand, to create some plan, and induoe the city authorities to take some active measures in effecting some arrangements for the cleantiness of this city. We have for several years past been visited fearfully by that terrific scourge, a fever. This is attributed in a great the immenee decomposition of vegetable matter in the vicinity of Rio, and in a great measure te the filthi- ness of this city. Many philosophical theories have been advanced to account for its annual return; for hitherto, until within a very few years, Rio was one of the healthiest places in the world. The Messrs. Lands deserve great credit for their active exertions in endeavoring to make Rio a city worthy of its great commerce. They are gentlemen, in sengo of the word, and the only prominent Americas house here. They stand A No. 1, and have facili- ties, from what little I have learned here and else- vhere, to conduct business in a way the at- tention of shi of consignments at home: I shall remain in Tho only a few weeks, and then. take a tour in another direction towards the southe west. Will return in a couple of months, &c. Should be happy on my arrival here to give you what I have gathered, if agreeable to you and your many readers. ANDERER. Conspiracy To Cugat InsuRANCE COMPANIES.— ota ve Boog and ws Ww. jeizes, are in cul in iy, ona charge of conspiracy to diene Roneasas Moa ag The firet eh: mada ainst them was for a conspiracy to cl the ‘nion Mutual Life Insurance Company of this city out of $5,000. The following are the circumstances ofthe case:—Belyea, who acted as an insure ance broker in this city, represented to the er that one Burry, residing at Hammond’s Point, New York, desired to obtain an insurance on his life for $5,000, Tho usual physical examination of a perso represented to the we to be B was made, and the policy granted. This was Tas, spring. A. month or two ago the Mere reesived notice that: Burry had been drowned at Hammond’s Point. It was also stated to the company that Burry was in- fluentially connected, and thut a prompt payment of the policy would favorably affect the standing of the company. The company wrote for the usual proofs of death, and received in reply the affidavit of a physician that he had examined the body after it was taken from tho water, and of a clergy- man that he attended the funeral. This appeared to be satisfactory, and the company wore about to py, the momey, when on accidental circumstance rought to light the fact that the alleged Burry was no other than (iardnor, that he was alive and well in Vermont, and that the physician and clergy- man, whose names were appended in the affidavits, were fictitious persons. A complaint was thereforo made in the Police court in this city, and Belyoa was arrested in his office, State street, by officer Edward: J. Jones, and Gardner, by officer John Harrington,. in Vormont. They wore taken before the polics court, where they waived an examination, and were committed to in il in default of bail in $6,000 each. It was buta short timo after this that an agent of the United States Insurance Company of Norits ern New York, made his oppoasance in this city,, to look after certain suspicious matters, and here he learned for the firat time, of the arrost of Belyew and Gardner, and also discovered that the Company had been cheated out of $1,500 by thom, in the following manner :—Belyea represented to tho Company that Gardner had a house in Sandwich, Mass, which he wished to &t insured, and the Company insured it for $1,500. Afterwards th received information from the Pod that it hed been burned down, and that as Mr. Gardnor influential personage in Sendwich, it would be good policy to pay the loss igs rf The Company wrote for proof of the loss, and received in repl: the affidavits of four justices of the of F i wich, that the house had been burned down. This was deomed sufficient, and th over. It now appears that there is ne". uch jee in Sandwich as that insured in the name of Gardner, and thet there are no ench justices of the peace case a Sandwich or in Massachusotis ag th the affidavits. Such are the facts daring fraud. District Attorney isin sion of lettere between the parties, stowing that wore engaged in a i fe acted Rerun cy, share of tho proceeds of their guilt. ed an exposure, but was aszortion, that he do it. erly merean’ ne hate ». The ‘was however Municipal Court this mde ikea lt aarance ho were arrainged on the two Indi | plead nolo contenderc ; Gardner, not guilty. wore ordered to give bail in $6,500, and in defen’ ton Traveller, Sept. z53 tl by the was were ve Wo jail —Bosi

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