her in my life! Confound that clever mask! | locked the folding-doors and slipped out the how thoroughly it deceived me! keys. You know I asked you this morning if you hadn't better take a wife!" Why, I have found that it is not in the Bibie, iy in the last part, put in by nobody knows who, that usins shan't marry," said her mother; and niy in the old English Bibies: so when I saw how I was, and that Fanπ Loveď ron, and you would have married her on dared. I ave ny consent; and to please your incie, and some others we got up this litdie je eptɔn, and Mrs. Bracegirdle, being let Into the secret three tavs ago, let us in by the sue war to be parior. * e a the most satisfactory manner; the 200 to aurem had been passed through the whole ep die vaèle, and experiments had removed jeung that any obstacle would arise from the Early on the morning of vta, the water began very suddenly to grow 'n the use of sight miles its depth ina that Qd to 1750 fathoms; and soon after This occasioned an adCars Coma shauk apa de cable, causing it to run la pro mater than that of the vessel. buble he breaks was accordingly be too rapid paying out of the mo, a hot sand, beaver, continued to run out think "the vessel advanced. At this 1 serving wind and a heavy sea. At ༈ཕན་པའི་ ན medve eat on the morning of the 11th, Mr. Riga, aho Vigsheer of the Company, who Ak monddal, Matz Masturaded the working of the ma cha đầu hạ kẽ chất coi mi z go to another part of the a dess it change of another perW drets be beard the machine No educed he found that the cable we distance from the vessel. Of VP w muna dad been paid out, being fully no hp dad run. The vessels the Nuver, in his report to Akibutes no break solely to the aven villig afskal but upon the cable, and bade machine been properly managed Are Above happoued. There is, he ̧rca ad a dhavaragement; but, on the 3.4 sutied reasons for confidence in cavykisk oẻ cho quào.prise. He sug„ange eventedes the machinery used 4 was the construction of for mond very expectation; to be made be should not recIt was not decided, at who ho mocher strompt shall be , wà chết I sha'l be postponed 1 kadri Makagy sixed upon July ་ Õ* {I The result of this innocent conspiracy of my relatives, heartily seconded by Fanny, who knew I had loved her from boyhood, was that I got the best little and most beautiful wife in the world, choosing her, after all, by her pretty feet; and so establishing my favorite theory, that (confound that ugly-visaged mask, it well-nigh killed me on the spot!) a pair of pretty feet can belong only to a lovely face and person, on the principle that of "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL." of Current Events. and August as the months which presented the most favorable weather for the work; but several eminent shipmasters give the preference to October. The Company which has undertaken this great work has a capital of £350,000-say $1,750,000, divided into shares of £1000 each. The entire cost of the cable has been $1,388,000, in addition to a large sum for machinery, electrical apparatus, and other expenses, which has probably absorbed the remainder of the capital stock. During the month of August elections for State officers and members of Congress have been held in different States. In Kentucky 8 Democrats and 2 Americans have been chosen; in Tennessee 6 Democrats and 2 Americans, with two districts doubtful; in North Carolina 7 Democrats and 1 American; in Alabama the whole delegation, 7 members, are Democrats.-In Missouri Mr. Stewart, Democrat, has been elected by about 300 majority over Mr. Rollins. This election is noteworthy on account of the position of Mr. Rollins, who is himself a slaveholder, on the slavery question. He said, in the canvass, that he was in favor of sub| mitting the subject of future emancipation to the laws of climate, of emigration, of labor, and of production. He would offer every inducement to emigration from the North and the South; and if, he says, "this emigration, in the course of years, brings about such a disproportion between the white and the black races, that it is no longer the interest of the people of Missouri to continue it a Slave State, then let it go." His own opinion is, in view of the high northern latitude of the State, and of the constantly increasing disproportion between the white and black population, that, in the course of time, it will become the interest of the slaveholders themselves to abolish the institution.-The Democratic candidates for Governor have been elected in Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas. In Vermont a Repub lican Governor has been chosen.The new Constitution for Iowa has been adopted by the people, rejecting the clause allowing colored persons to vote, which was voted upon separately.-The two Constitutional Conventions in Minnesota have agreed upon a State Constitution to be presented for the suffrages of the people of that Territory. It provides that slavery or involuntary servitude shall never exist in the State; that the liberty of the press shall remain forever inviolate; that trial by jury shall extend to all cases at law; and that no religious test shall be required as a qualification for voting or holding office. All male persons of the age of twenty-one years, of the following classes, who have resided in the United States one year, and in the State four months next preceding any election, are entitled to vote: White citizens of the United States; white persons of foreign birth who have legally declared their intention to become citizens; those of mixed white and Indian blood who have adopted the customs and habits of civilization; and those Indians who have adopted the language, habits, and customs of civilization, and shall have been pronounced by the Courts, after examination, to be capable of enjoying the rights of citizenship. The election to decide upon the adoption of this Constitution is to be held on the 13th of October.-In Kansas there now appears to be a growing disposition on the part of the Free State men to vote at the coming election. At a Convention held at Grasshopper Springs, August 26, resolutions to that effect were almost unanimously passed. Mr. Robinson has been brought to trial on the charge of having acted as Governor under the Topeka Constitution, and acquitted. This were elected without their intervention. A "National Emancipation Convention" met at Cleveland, Ohio, August 26, in order to devise a plan by which the slaves in the South should all be bought up by the General and State Governments for the purpose of liberating them. A so In reply to an inquiry from the Government of Bavaria, the United States Attorney-General says: "There is no statute of the United States which prevents either a native or naturalized citizen from severing his political connection with the Govern-ciety was formed to advocate this measure, among ment if he sees proper to do so, in time of peace, and for a purpose not directly injurious to the interests of the country." The Treasury Department has just paid between two and three hundred thousand dollars to Maryland, as interest on half a million of dollars, which amount the United States became indebted to Maryland during the war of 1812. The principal was discharged between the years 1818 and 1822. whose leading members are Gerrit Smith, Elihu Burrit, Professor Silliman, and President Hopkins, of Williams College. The American Association for the Advancement of Science held its eleventh annual meeting at Montreal, commencing August 12. Among the papers presented were the following: On the Zodiacal Light, by Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.; Observations on the Zodiacal Light at Quito, by Rev. George Jones, U.S.N.; On the Influence of the Gulf Stream upon the Climates of the Atlantic Coast, by Dr. Wynne, of New York; On the Alleged Influence of Solar Light on the Process of Combustion, by Professor Le Conte, of South Carolina; On the Formation of Continents, by Professor Peirce, of Cambridge, in which the idea was advanced that the form of the Continents was owing to the action of the sun; and on the Prevention of Counterfeiting, by Professor B. Silliman, Jun. The invention of photography had given rise to new and dangerous counterfeits of bank-bills, to guard against which it was proposed to print them in two colors, between which there was no photographic contrast. Professor Silliman, after examining various plans suggested for this purpose, brought forward a note printed in black carbon ink upon a green tint, made from the sesqui oxide of chromium; both colors being unchangeable by any means now known to chemists, so that the note was safe from alteration, while the want of photographic contrast between the colors rendered it impossible to produce a fac-simile by photography. A number of citizens of Connecticut, among whom were President Woolsey and Professor Silliman of Yale College, addressed to the President a letter, complaining that Governor Walker of Kansas was employing the troops of the United States to enforce the execution of laws in that Territory which had never been made by the people; and representing that the President was thereby held up to the world as violating in an essential particular the oath which he had taken to support the Constitution of the United States. The President returned an elaborate reply, affirming that the validity of the Territorial Government of Kansas had been recognized by Congress, and was as well established as that of any other Territory; that it was his duty to prevent its being overturned by force; and that he had ordered the troops to Kansas for the sole purpose of acting as a posse comitatus to aid the civil magistrate to carry the laws into execution. The necessity for sending troops to Kansas, he says, reflects no credit upon the character of the country; but the blame rests upon a portion of the people of the Territory who, unwilling to trust to the ballot-box for the redress of A division is likely to take place in the New School grievances, undertook to create an independent gov- Presbyterian Church. The Southern members feelernment for themselves. Such a principle, if car-ing aggrieved at the course in respect to slavery ried out, would destroy all lawful authority and taken by the late General Assembly, held a conproduce universal anarchy. Slavery, he says, ex-vention at Richmond, Virginia, commencing Auists in the Territory under the Constitution; but when the people proceed to frame a State Constitution, it is their right to decide whether they will continue, modify, or abolish Slavery. The law passed by the Territorial Legislature for the election of delegates to frame a Constitution was fair and just in its provisions; but numbers of men refused to vote, and the members of the Convention gust 27. Resolutions were passed declaring that all censures against members on account of their being slaveholders are contrary to the examples and teachings of Christ and his Apostles, and a violation of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church; that the relation of master and slave, as such, is not a proper subject for discussion in Church judicatories; that there is no prospect that this discussion will cease in the General Assembly; | Nicaragua; and no settlement of the question of and that, therefore, the Presbyteries opposed to the the Transit route has been made. Honduras and agitation of slavery be requested to appoint dele- Guatemala are suffering from cholera, small-pox, gates to meet at Knoxville, Tennessee, on the third and famine. The survey for the Honduras Railway Thursday of May, 1858, to organize a new General is reported to be making favorable progress. In Synod. A proposition to unite with the Old School British Honduras a bitter feeling is springing up body met with little favor. against the Americans. A body of deserters from the army of Walker, numbering 260 men, arrived in New York August 19. They left San José July 14, under the auspices of the Costa Rican Government, marching overland to the River Serapiqui, which they descended on rafts to San Juan, whence they were conveyed to New York by a steamer. They were in great distress when they arrived, most of them belonging to the South and West. An expedition to explore the Rio Colorado has just been dispatched, under command of Lieutenant Ives. The country traversed by this river is reported to possess great agricultural and mineral wealth. Portions of it are rapidly filling up with emigrants. The camel experiment upon the plains is pronounced to be entirely successful. Besides their power of abstaining from water, they are more tractable than mules, bear heavier loads, are less easily jaded, and live upon food on which other animals would starve. In Chili a law granting an amnesty to political offenders has passed the Legislature by a twothirds vote, in spite of the strenuous opposition of the Government. The revolution in Peru is at a stand-still. The revolutionary forces are at Arequipa, closely watched by the army of the Gov crnment, but neither party seems to have sufficient strength seriously to annoy the other. GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament was prorogued August 28. The Indian mutiny absorbs the greater share of public at tention. In the course of a warm debate in Parliament, Sir De Lacy Evans contended that the preparations made by Government were wholly inadequate to the emergency. He urged that dépôts of coal should be formed along the sea-route, in or der that troops might be conveyed by steam from Canada and the Cape of Good Hope, and that the regular army should be recruited from the militia. Mr. Disraeli affirmed that the insurrection was not a mere military mutiny, and that Government was not acting with sufficient vigor and promptness. Lord Palmerston replied that Government was raising troops as fast as possible; that 30,000 men had already been sent out; and that in the event of affairs taking a decidedly unfavorable turn, Parliament would be asked to indicate more decided measures.-The Queen and Princes of Oude, now in England, presented a petition to Parlia ment, expressing their regret at the revolt, and at the suspicions of complicity under which their rel The Indians are becoming exceedingly troublesome all along our western and northwestern frontiers. Colonel Sumner reports an engagement with the Cheyennes, August 29. Three hundred warriors were drawn up to oppose the advance of our troops. Being charged by cavalry they fled, and were pursued seven miles. They lost a large number of men; our loss being two killed and several wounded. Their village, consisting of 170 lodges, was burned.—In New Mexico an action has taken place with the Coyatero Indians, who lost 41 killed and 45 prisoners; our loss was 7 wounded.-The Indians in Iowa have been fighting among them-ative, the ex-King, had fallen. They were assured selves. On the 1st of August, a party of Chippewas attacked a detached band of the Sioux, took 30 scalps, and retreated down the Red River. that he was entirely innocent, and prayed that the charges against him might be made known, so that he might establish his innocence. In answer to Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, United States Senator an inquiry made in Parliament whether the Govfrom Texas, committed suicide a few weeks since. ernment was about to comply with a demand from Since the death of his wife he had been very much the Government of France to expel certain French depressed in spirits. He was one of the ablest men refugees who had taken refuge in England, Lord of his party, and his name has been mentioned as Palmerston replied that no such demand had been a probable candidate for the Presidency. He was made, and that they had no power by law to grant 52 years old.-Rufus Wilmot Griswold died in any such application. New York, August 27, aged 42. He had been a printer, editor, and clergyman; but was best known by his works connected with American literature. The principal of these are "The Poets and Poetry of America," "The Prose Writers of America," and "The Female Poets of America.”—Margaret Rine, the last slave in the State of New York, died recently on Long Island, at the age of 79 years. SOUTHERN AMERICA. FRANCE. The three Italians, Tibaldi, Bartolotti, and Gril li, charged with conspiring against the life of the Emperor, have been tried, convicted, and sentenced, the first to the galleys for life, the two latter to de|portation for fifteen years. The evidence against them consisted mainly in letters found in their possession detailing the plans of the conspiracy; in the lodgings of Tibaldi were also found a number of poniards, knives, and pistols. Bartolotti is said In Mexico Señor Comonfort is elected President to have made a complete confession to the effect by a very large majority.-A revolutionary out- that in London he had two interviews with Mazbreak is announced as having occurred in Yuca-zini and a Frenchman who he supposes to have The insurgents, who are reported to be ev-been Ledru Rollin, which resulted in his being sent ery where successful, are composed of the extreme to Paris. His mission, he said, was not to take the radical party, who had been defeated at the late life of the Emperor, but to remain on the watch to election, fraudulently, as they allege.-General ascertain at what hours he went out. Grilli at Santa Anna denies the authenticity of the mani- first denied every thing; but on being informed feste bearing his name, noted in our Record for that Bartolotti had confessed, said that he considAugust. ered himself absolved from his oath, and would tell From Central America there is little of import-all he knew. His orders were to kill the Emper ance. The Costa Ricans still hold possession of or, and in confirmation of his story he revealed tan. From China there is little of special importance. The English vessels have captured and destroyed a large number of war junks in Canton River. the spot where he had hidden two poniards given | glish papers are full of details of the most horrible him by Tibaldi. Four other persons, among whom outrages committed by the native troops upon Euare Mazzini and Ledru Rollin, being absent from ropeans-men, women, and children. These have French territory, were proceeded against by de- been terribly avenged; large numbers of the mufault, and will be pronounced guilty by the court tineers having been hung or blown from the canif they fail to make their appearance. Ledru Rollin non's mouth. Several engagements have taken has published a letter denying all complicity in the place, in which the insurgents have been uniformly plot, and declaring his horror of the crime of assas- defeated. sination for any cause and under any pretext.The restoration of the Louvre has been completed, and the edifice was solemnly inaugurated with imposing ceremonies, in the presence of the functionaries of state and a vast assemblage of the people. The Emperor made a speech congratulating the country on the stability and prosperity which had enabled the Government to complete this national work, to which so many successive governments had contributed. The character of a people was reflected in its institutions and customs, in the events which excite its enthusiasm, and in the monuments which become the objects of its chief interest. France, monarchical for so many centuries, which always beheld in the central power the representative of her grandeur and of her nationality, wished that the dwelling of her sovereign should be worthy of the country, and the best means of responding to that sentiment was to adorn that dwelling with the master-pieces of human intelligence. The completion of the Louvre was not the caprice of the moment, but the realization of a plan conceived for the glory and kept alive by the instinct of the country for more than three hundred years. THE EAST. The mutiny among the native troops in India has extended in every direction. The Bengal Army has virtually ceased to exist, the regiments which have not broken out into open mutiny being considered wholly unreliable. Delhi still held out up to the end of July, to which date advices come, although its ultimate capture seems to be a matter of certainty. The insurgents have made numerous sorties, but were uniformly driven back, not without serious losses on both sides. General Barnard, the English commander, has died of dysentery, and Sir Henry Lawrence, the able Resident at Lucknow, was so severely wounded in a sortie from that place that he died soon after. The En The affairs of the Danubian Principalities have occasioned a slight commotion. It appears that the late elections were not favorable to the union of Moldavia and Wallachia, and the representatives of France, Russia, Sardinia, and Prussia demanded that these elections should be annulled. The Sultan, supported by the embassadors of England and Austria, demurred to this; whereupon the embassadors of the other powers lowered their flags, removed their escutcheons, announced that their diplomatic relations with the Porte had ceased, and that they were about to leave Constantinople. The English Government yielded the point, and the Porte will be obliged to conform to the wishes of the four powers.-In Tunis a fanatical dervise denounced a Jew as a blasphemer, and the populace fell upon him, chasing him into a public building, into which they followed him, and destroyed every thing upon which they could lay their hands. In the riot which ensued several persons were killed, and the Christian residents were insulted and threatened. The French consul demanded of the Bey troops for the protection of the lives and property of Europeans.-A series of desperate riots have taken place at the gates of Jerusalem, in which more than twenty lives were lost. It is reported that the Russians have met with severe reverses in the Caucasus. Schamyl has issued a singular manifesto, in which he says that his reason for refraining from assisting the Turks during the late war was, that it is displeasing to God that Infidels should come to the assistance of Islam, which requires no foreign aid; but that the time has now arrived to do battle against the enemies of God and of His Prophet. It is said that a large number of deserters from the Russian army have joined Schamyl. Literary Notices. Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Af- connection with the coast. During his various rica, by HENRY BARTH. (Published by Harper journeys he had gained abundant experience of and Brothers.) The travels, of which these vol- the efficacy of British protection, and on that acumes present the record, were performed under the count, together with his admiration of British inauspices of the British Government, by a geograph-stitutions and character, he was the more readily ical amateur connected with the University of Ber-induced to join the expedition organized by Lord lin. Dr. Barth had previously gathered a curious store of African knowledge from personal observation and research. He had accomplished an extensive tour in the region bordering on the Mediterranean, traversed the states of Barbary, made long journeys through desert tracts, traveled all round the Great Syrtis, and thoroughly explored the desolate valleys between Aswan and Koser. While wandering over these vast regions, which are not beyond the means and appliances of European civilization, his imagination was strongly excited in regard to the unknown regions of the interior, which stand in frequent though irregular Palmerston, in 1849, for the exploration of Central Africa. Starting from Tripoli in the north, he proceeded from the settlements of the Arab and the Berber, which present the sombre remains of the vast empires of the Middle Ages, into a country dotted with splendid ruins from the period of the Roman dominion, through the wild roving hordes of the Tawarek, and the negro and half-negro tribes, to the very border of the South African nation. The interest of this work consists not only in the discoveries made by Dr. Barth, but in the illustrations which he presents of places little known and Here was a caravan just arrived with the desired kola-nut, chewed by all who have a pittance to spare from their necessary wants, or a caravan laden with natron or salt for the neighboring towns, or some Arabs leading their camels heavily laden with the luxuries of the north and east-and there a troop of gaudy, warlike-looking horsemen galloping toward the palace of the governor, to bring him the tidings of some new inroad of his ancient foe. Human life, in its varied forms-the most cheerful and the most gloomy-were every where most closely mixed together; every variety of national complexion and figure-the olive-colored Arab; the dark Kanuri, with his wide nostrils; the small-featured, light, and slender Ba-Fellanchi; the stout, large-boned, and masculine-looking Nupe female; and the well-proportioned and handsome Ba-Haushe woman. almost forgotten, which yet have no small degree | ble old goat that had strayed away from the flock. of historical importance. His account of the ancient city of Agades is an instance of this. This is an ancient capital founded by the Berbers, and dating back as far as the year 1460. It was conquered by Mohammed Askia in 1515, and at that time might have numbered at least 50,000 inhabitants. Toward the close of the last century, the greater part of its population emigrated to the neighboring towns, and left Agades in a state of deplorable desertion. Originally, it was the entrepôt for an extensive gold-trade. At present it contains from six hundred to seven hundred houses, and a population of about seven thousand. It still preserves its character as a trading metropolis, and hence a large proportion of the male inhabitants are always absent from home. Two or three hundred boys are gathered in five or six schools, where they receive the rudiments of education, and are an intelligent and well-mannered set of young Africans. No money whatever is current in the market. All traffic is carried on through the medium of millet. The people are a contented, cheerful race of dark-colored mortals, with none of the wretchedness which is often met with in towns that have declined from their ancient glory. The situation of the town is on an elevated plateau eminently favorable to health. With the researches of Andersson, Overweg, Livingstone, Knoblecher, and the present intelligent traveler, great accessions have been made to our authentic knowledge of the interior of Africa. They all agree in representing the native tribes as in a singularly depressed degree of civilization, with hardly a vestige of the nobler traits of humanity, and, both by organization and by habit, apparently in a hopeless state of degradation. Dr. Barth writes like a shrewd observer and a man of excellent sense and information. His book is a valusble addition to the library of foreign travel. Brazil and the Brazilians, by Rev. D. P. KIDDER, D.D., and Rev. J. C. FLETCHER. (Published by Childs and Peterson.) The authors of this work are well qualified by experience and personal observation to furnish an authentic account of the interesting country to which it is devoted. They have resided in Brazil for several years, in the discharge of important public functions. Devoted to the distribution of the Bible and other religious labors among the portion of the population to which they had access, they have enjoyed rare opportunities for obtaining a knowledge of the various phases of Brazilian society. In the history, geo Of Kano, another African city, which excites the enthusiasm of every traveler in the interior, we have a picturesque description. It is the central point of a large commerce, and forms a convenient resting-place for travelers intent on the exploration of more distant regions. The whole scenery of the town, as it appeared to Dr. Barth, presented a strange and exciting picture. A collection of clay houses, huts, and sheds, formed the prominent feature in the scene. Oxen, horses, camels, donkeys, and goats, in motley confusion, found a tempting pasture in the green open places about the city. Deep hollows contained ponds overgrown with showy water-plants. Brilliant specimens of the vegetable kingdom spread their dazzling colors to the sun. The people in all varieties of costume, from the naked slave to the mag-graphy, and statistics of the country they have made nificently appareled Arab, gave animation to the use of various sources of information, consulting landscape. On one side a row of shops, filled with every important work in French, German, English, articles of native and foreign produce, attracted and Portuguese that could throw light on the subbuyers and sellers in every style of dress, com- ject, in addition to the memoirs and discourses read plexion, and figure, and agreeing only in the de- before the Geographical and Historical Society of sire to cheat one another. Near by was a large Rio Janeiro. Their work bears internal marks of shed, like a hurdle, full of half-naked, half-starved accuracy in its consistency and uniformity, and slaves, torn from their native homes, and arranged possesses the attraction of an animated, and often in rows like cattle, anxiously staring upon the buy- of a picturesque style. One of its most valuable ers, to see into whose hands it should be their des- chapters is devoted to the literature of Brazil-a tiny to fall. In another part were to be seen all topic on which the public had previously possessed the necessaries of life-rich epicures buying dain- but scanty and defective information. The pres ties for the table, the poor looking wistfully on a ent Emperor is a person of decided literary and handful of grain-here a wealthy governor dressed, scientific tastes; and, under his auspices, a fresh in crimson silk, mounted on a gaudily-caparisoned impulse has been given to the progress of knowlhorse, and followed by a host of idle and insolent edge. So slow, indeed, has been the advancement slaves-here a neat, cozy cottage, with its clay of mental cultivation heretofore that, prior to 1808, walls nicely polished, a shutter of reeds against there was not a single printing-press in the whole the low door, and a cool shed for the daily house of what was then the colony of Brazil. The policy hold-work, shaded during the hottest hours of the of Portugal toward her possessions in South Amer day by a fine alleluba tree-the matron in a clean ica was in the highest degree restrictive, and under black cotton gown wound round her waist, her hair such influences any thing like general enlightenneatly dressed with some native ornament, busy ment was impossible. Even now the prevailing preparing the meal for her absent husband, or spin- ' taste for reading is mostly confined to newspapers ning cotton, and urging the female slaves to pound and to translations of the lighter class of French the corn- while a merry group of naked children novels. The Empire is but scantily supplied with were playing in the sand, or chasing an inexora- authors in any branch of learning. Some provin |