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Miss Martineau On Egypt

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10
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July
Year
1847
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-One inTpressioh has laken me by surprise. 1 used to wonder, and ahvays did t ï 11 now, st llio stupidity of the Israelitès which so üngered their leader,- thoir piriing after Egypt, after findir.g it impossible to live therc. ft was nconccivable hovv tbey could long to go br.ck io a place of such cruel oppression.for the sake of anylhing it could give. I now wonder no longer, having sren and feit the Resert, nnd knowing the channs of the vnlley of ihe Nile. One evening lately, just at suuset, thè scène strook upon my heart, oppressing it wilh !he sense of beauty. A village waí beside an extensivo grove of palm?, wlilch sprang from out of ihé thickesl and richest clover fo the hrighl of elgh'y fee'. Their tops wnved gentl y in the soi"t breeze which rufll.ed the surface of n blue pond lv ing nmong grassy shores. Therc rere golden lights and shnrp shadows nmong llie banks where o stream had Intely made its way. The yellow snnd-hills of the Desert just showed themselves botween the sterns of the more scattercd paltaüa Withiri view were some carefully-tilled fíelos, with strong wheat, lupins, and purple benn hlossoms ; and some me] on and cucumber patches were notfarofp. Catt'e ere tethed near the houses ; and on a bank nenr sat an oíd woinan and a boy and a girl, basking in the !asrays of the sim with evident enjoyinenl. though the mngicnl coloring given by an Egyptian atmosphere could nol be so striking as to EnglMi eyes. But whnt must it have boen in ihe memory of the Israelitcs, wandering in tTie Desert where there is no color except at sur.rise and sunset, but only glare - parclied rocks and choking dust or sand 1 I will not attempt now for no one has ever succec-ded in such an attempt, to convey any impression of the a [ial:n drearineís of the d pihs of the Descrt. I can only say the.t when it rose up bcfore me in contrast with that nook of a vulley at sunset, [ at last underitocd the surrender of heart and reason on the part of the Isrneütes : and could ! sympalhize in their forgetiulnr.ss of their past woes - in their pining for verdure and streams, for shade and good lood. and for a perpetual siglit of the' adored river, inslead of llie hateful sands -trhich hemmed them in wh'chever way they turncd. The Pittsburgh Gazette says that a gang of 16 slaves, owned in Missouri, escaped f'rom Uniontown, Mary'.and, not long ngo, wliile their overseer was making a short sta y tliere. They dropped ofTone hy one, unobierved, till all were gone. Fifty two slnves have ésöaped Trom ihe portion of Kentucky adjacent to Cincinnati, and made their way safely to Canada within :ho past month. They went off in gangs of 19, 23, and 10. This is go ing it by whoiesale. The Mo.tal Infli'f.nce of the Gallows. - An aged and veriernble mpmber of the Society of Fi'iends in Englund.who had been in ihe h.ibit of pnying religious Visits to persons sentenced to death for the crime of murder, declared that he liad found, upon inquiry. that 163 of the 180 crimináis he had visited had been present at public executions. Discuaceful. - The Van Buren (Arkansas) lnlelügencer f ates that n ft er Col. Yell feil in the battle of Buena Visto, he was robbed of large sums of money by a band of his own soldiers. FlFTV-THREE MILES OF New Bo.TS. A bout 1,000 new canal boa's are esiimated to have been added lo the New York canal the present feason, making, willi those previously registered, say 3,500. - These at 80 fect lenglh to each boaf,wou'd make a line of boats over 53 miles in lengih. How A Farmer preserves nis Eggs.A two gallon pot is filled with eggs, and one int of lime, of the consistency of common white vvasli, poured in, and the pot filled With A board is thon placed on the top, and the wnter, which isnever changcd, as well as the eg'gs, ïè- mains pure and sweet. This practice is the one most common in Francej the inhabitants of which lo their love of frogs and soup, add also, it appears, n very commendable tasle for eggs. TllAVELINO BY TeLEGRAHI. A nulí named Ryningei-, wnlked ncreiss the Schuylkill river,at Philadelphiu, on Tuesday, upon a wire. Ile was six minutes in cros-ing - resting about two minutes at a pOSt - distance ncross the stream, four hundred feet - thickness of cord, halfan inch. The man was engaged by keepers of dram shops in the neighborhöod, and a crowd of tipplers cliecred him on his passage. An Infidel Convenüon is in session at New York. Tliere are delegates from citics of varying shades of unbelief. The profcised object of the Convention, the promotion of "Universal mental Liberty." The liberty to think appears to lc tolerably universal, judging from the various character. of the opinions that are put forth. Telegrath rxDER Water. - The electric telegraph, from I'ortsmouth, I'"nglaifd, to the Isle of Wiglit, has been found to succeed admirnWy, on a trial, with even one wire only laid down under water. F. M. Poster, W. P. of Michigan División No. 1., by ajthority of a special dpputation, organized Dexier División No. 21, atthe village of Dexter, on the l'Jih instant, and' instri'ied its odicers. - There were 15 membfirs iniiialed. The following are the offrêérs elecleJ : Garry B. Noble, t. P.; James LitchBeld, W. A. ; Alexander D. Crane, R. S.; Fiancis E. Nolile, A. R. S.; Amos Gray, F. S.; Lysamler More, T.; John Crosmnn,C, Henry Nuble, A. C; J. G Brown. I. S.; Daniel Htkkf, Ó. S. The " Order of the Sohs of Temperante," are steadily and silenlly progrcssing in public favor. A few monthsonly have dapsed since Michigan División, No. 1. was organized, and 21 División? havo been organized, nnd charters granted for severa: more. But litile more tlian two nnnths have elapsed since the lirst División was organized in ihis ciounty, now there are four Divisions órganizedand rapidly going ahearl, nnd a clmrtergranted for another in the flourishifig village of Marc!ieter. TliC Ditisio s organized are located in Ami Arbor, Ypsüanti, Saline and Dexter. - Árgut. PegOinc Ëouts. - A machine luis been invented for pegging boo:s by water fr !4cam power. It is the productinn of a ghrewed YuDkoe in WoLurn,Mass. wlicip one of tliem is in operaron. Corn Meal. - Iglehart & Co , of this city have seni four barrels of kiln dred corn meal to the Queen. It is pacled in n:ce loüsihed cedar barrels, covered with 1 bngginpr. We suppose'.hat the company expect a small rpmembrance in return. Hope they may get it. - Cin. licrald. Cheap Postaoe. - Mr. .1, W . Ilnlej the indefütigable and independent mail j carrier, h again upon the track, nnd aüverlises openly to carr.y letters betweep. Boston and New York for 3 cents. Makriage in High Lite. - The Boston Transcript says that Torn Tliumb, folio wing otlicr illustriousexami)les,hns "wooed j a litile maid," who bas agreed to "wed, wed, wed," and in a short time tliey are ! to be marriod. Siie is in her 16ih yenr, j and weighs 19A pounds and is thirty inches high. The unitcd weight ofllie cxiplo is tifiy pounds. A Poon Max's Patrimoxy. - Smitfi, in j his " Weahh of Nations," says "the patrhflony of a poor mnn lies in the strengt!) and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him frorfl employing this strengt!) and dexterity in what manner he thii.ks proper, without injurv lo his ueighbor, is a violalion of his sacred property-" T)ie Prairies. - Bryant lias ivritten a del'ghtfoi pocm - second oniy to this, " Thanatopsis" - on tliefe "gardensof the desert." A rmelical contributor to the Burlington (Vt.J Free Press, has aLo apostropliised them, but in a more practical and familiar style. He snys : Great western wnste of bottom land, Flat ns a pancake, rich as grease ! Wiiere gnats are full asbig as toals, And 'skectersare as big as geese ! ()j lone?ome, windy, grassy place, Wher'e builaloes and snakes prevail ! The firstwilh dreadfjl-looking fnce, The last Vi(h dreadful-sounding tail ! VA rather live on Camel's ramp, And be a Ynnkee doodle beggar, Than where you never see a stuinp, And shake to death with fever'n' ager ! Tun Telegrath. - The Pittsburgh papers state that the Telegraph is to be comploted from that city to Clcvoland in sixty days ; also (o Columbus and Cincinnafi. Con'GRESsof Nations. - Dr. Bowring lias proposed in the British House of Commons thnt a Congrers of Nations be assemliled, to agree on a' scale of coins, vveighfs and rneasüres for all countries. Thö adoption of such n syslem would grontly iacilitale international communication", and we hope t may be adopted. t would cotne in as an important nuxilary to Burritt's plan of ocean penny posage in the fraternizafion of the world. - Fílese two mensures would go far towards :he abolition of war, to effect which a Congress of Nations has been proposed. Í3RLTALI2ÍED HuMANITV. From rPcent disclosures, it appears thal, inside and outside the dead-house in Bantry, [feltfnd, it has been the custom to pile coffins unburied, and leave them in that cofidition for several weeks; that as many as three or four bodies have been thrnst inlo these coffins ; while corpses utterly naked have been frequently tíirown, for days together, on1 the fioor of ihe deaddouse, üntü the rats had partially dovoured thcm. The number of suils enlércd in the Cüunly Courtof Wayne Co. up to the ICtli insí., was "72, and tliè co'url secms (o be gaining in pubïic favor there, as it rs every where else, where tlioy have Competent Judge?. - Journal. Resolutions in foivor af Mr. Wbitrrey's Oregon railroad projec!, have passcd bolti Houses of the Maine Legislatura - unanimously in the Senatc, anc' six only opposiiig in the House. The resolufions ask the grant of landfl by Cong-ress in aid ot the worft. The Mormon Temple soi.d. - The Warsaw (HIJ Signal of the 12ili inst. states thatthe Mormon Temple has heen sold to a Committee of the Ca'.holic Church for ilie sum of $75,000 ; and ihat the purchasers had also bought some considerable other property in the city. - The contract for the temple, however, wasso far incomplete, Fequiring the ratification of the Bishop. It is understood tliat the building is to be opproprialcd to educational purposes connected with the cliurclr in whose hands it has passed. WilmoT Proviso at th'k Sóüth. - The Augusta (tía.) Constitutionalist, in allusion to Gen. Taylor, i emarkf : 11 If lus views on questions infolving State rights and constituiional conslructions are democratie irrespective of a!l j present party distihetion, and ho Vill perinit hi's na'mé to he uscil, the entirc Soulh tsill rally Upon kim. The Wil mot proviso has given the Soulh a very tliorougli awakening, nnd bas inspiied a genera! conviction al tlie South, of the neccssiUj of hoving a Suulhern candidato: The Xonho-rn Wliigs ate fully and fiercely committed agiinst us on this subject. - We have no soit of confiderïCe in ihf-m. i The Northern Democrats are loss inimical to the Souili, and lo her constitutional rights, upon th's slave quostion. Many of tlicni are sound and true to us. But we are nol disposcd lo recoinmetid ;t blind confidrnce even in Ihem, nfter the a'ianning defection sonie of tliem have exhibit ed. Tlio most prudent poli$'y in us perlinps vou!d Qe to test the sincerity of theif respect for Soulhcrn nghls, by ]laciii; bcore them a Southern iiian. One thing is verv cert-iin. It is, that no Norllicrn candidate can get a Southern clcctorcJvote wko does nol distincthj repudíate the alrocious oulrnge upon Southern rights which is ciubodisd in the Wiltnol provi. o." PüNNSYLVAN'IA tí AL ti. - V C leiUl] b' prívale letlcrs from Philadelphia, that in accordance with t tic decisión of t lie Supreme Court of Pennsylvanm, the County Commissioners have paid to the Truslees of the Pennsyívania Hall Association, the sum of $37,942,77. This amotint, we nndersland, will pay the liabilities o' the Association, and will leive, it is sniJ, a small surplus to be divided among tlie l ítocliholders. It is nine years this month since the Hall was bu rut, but this partial jnstice, thoygh tardy, is beller late tlian never. The editor of the Illinois Ilerald reatíeats thc publisher of Yankee Dood'e to write 'religious papor' on the outside of the wrapjier to keep the P. M.'s from slealing t. The Maryland Wliig Gubcrnaíorial Convention last Wednesday, passrd, amona; others, ihe following resolmion : Resolved, That the high intellectual capacity, the noble and generous qjalities of the heart, tlie cooKbravery, extraordinary prudence, and strong practical good sense which have uniformly distinguished Mj. Gen. Zaciiary 'í'aylor, as a cítizen and a soldier, "give the world assurance of a rmn" in whom the highest trust ándér our Canstitittion may be reposed with entire confidence. OtTRAGEöus. - James Crawford, who was cnptured by the pólice of New York on the charge ofslealing two jackets,was sentenced to cnlist. ín the army. This was clearly a violation óf tlic 8th article of the amendment-, to tho U. S. Constitution, which declares that "cruel and unusual punishments ïhall not be inflicted." None will deny thnt the infliction of such a punishment as that contemplated by the abírvé rentence is unu sual, and it is as unqueslionably cruel. - ■ Itis hardly, if any better than cold-Ulooded murder, wlien e romember the risks to which tliis volunteer! wül be exposed from the Mexicans and from the vomito, and consider the work whicli it ia designed he shall do. Elegant Carpf.ting éor ntnepenxk [Í.%1 cents per yard). - We cnlled OQ a friend ths other tínd our attention was attracled to' what was npp,iren;lya can vasa carpet, of very finé texture of fresh colors, and with a handsome border. On ïnfjuiry ve were surprised to learn it was what might be called spun, and that H cost birt ninepence per square yard. As no Mters patent have been taken out fur the invention we g!ve the directions ns we received thcm. Sew logether slrips of the chenpest cotlon cloth of the size of the rooin. and Utck the edges to the floor, then paper the cloth as you would llie s:des of a room, vviih any sort of room paper. Thé paste vPill be' sfronger if gumarabic be mixed with t. After being wcll dried, give it two coats of varnish, and your carpet is finished. It can be wasbed like canvass carpefs, without rnfnü'ry. - Suc'h carpets of coursft will not bear the rougli usage of a kitcher., but in cliambers and sleeping rooms, o:ir informnnt tells us he has seen them after being used for two years and frequen'Jy washej. reiaining á most beautiful poüsh smootlier than canvass. - Port Jodnial. S'afetv. - Among 800,000 passengers that havo been carried over the Troy and Greenbush Rail-road not tlie slightost accident has eVcr bappened, I Strawheriues and Milk. - l1ic fo] lowing extract of n letter from'ihe superintndent of the N. Y. and Ei'ie Railroad gives some interesting statistics : milk train of Thursdby night, 22d, took to New York 80,000 baskets of sirawbemes. These baskets nre intínded to contain one pint each. but say tha' tliree baskels contaiti oné quart, wliich is quito wilhin bounds. Tlien we hnd 26,000 quarts ov 832 bushcls. Tbrse strawbeïneï wiVi no doubt weigli 65 pounds fo flie busliel - but say 00 - fbetí vo bad 25 lons of strawberries alone. - The to.xes ar.d baskels weigh as much inore, so thal the froiglit was at least 50 tons. By the same train we had 28,000 qua ris of milk, which weigh (a pint a poundj 25 tons, and cans 35 tons, making a freight of 85 tons of strawberries and milk. The milk by bofh our trains cqualsöO tons (50,000 quarts) daily and including cans, 03 tons." At Last. - The Girard College isabout to be opened for tho reception of orphan children. The Board of Directora has been appöinled nnd organized, and a selection of Professors anJ Teachers wür soon be made. In thé courso of next f:il 1 the school is intended to be opené.i Tho will of tho (estator directa thsft due nolice of the netndcd opening shall be given, to givfi an opportitnity to inakc suitöbls selections of ftïsfruetors. Tliree of the greatest projects in contcinplation at present, are a canal ncross the Isihmus of Darien, anuiher through lire Isthrrrus of Suez, connécting the waters of the Alediterranean wiih those of the Red Sea ; and the third, a railroad from Lake Michignn lo the Pa 'ifio Ocean. The corr.pletion of eilher of these would constilute nn important era in ilio liistory of trade and cotnmerce. - Bangor Courier. The Archdukb Charlbs. - Th-ia i tingui.shed General, the ablest rival of Napoleon, wnh the exception of Wellington, and pronounced by Napoleon hiinself as one of the ablest lacücians of the day, died at Vienna on the 39ih of April last A Xeiv Move in Ëmigèation, - The Liverpool Times says lhere are 100,000 fenvile servants in London alone, and over a million in England and Wales! - The number of male servants is as great. The pressure ofthe times in England has operaled very oppressively on servants. The London paper estimntes the mimber of servants out ofemploy, at tliis time, at 300,000 and adds : ' a l.irge portion of thein are preparing to leave for Canada and the United Sta'ef-, where ït is Bup= posed they can get good places and high wages.' - Dt. Frce Press. IVMAXCIPATION OF BoHEMIAN SlAVEP. Hore is n record worth recording, a princely net worthy ofbeing w ritten in letters of gold. The General Asscmbly oT Wallachia, adopted on' the2'2d of March, a salulary and important lnw, in virtue ofwhiah fourteën thousand families, and si.xty Umusanel slsvcs, beljnging to the state, the clergy, and to all the public estnblishments, have been einnncipated. This great act of pliilanthropy origináted with the truly magnanimous prince Bibesco, the hospodar of W dl lach ia, and muc!" honor is aláo due to the General Provincial Assembly, by wtíich the favorile measure of the Prinoe was adoptcJ. ACter a lengthy doba'e, in which the most noble seritirnents were expréssed in favor of the emancipation uf the lower classes, the head of the church, notwithstanding the opposition which the law encoLintcred on the part of the clergy, addressed an eloquent discourse to the assembled grandecs, to induce them to folluw his píx ampie'. Tlie only remains ol slavery in Wallachia are nbout 46,000 individuáis, who are private properly. Prince Ribes:o, the day following these procecdings,, gave his formal sanction to the projóct of law, and addrc.ssed a rescript to the General Assernbly, expressing his satisfactiun at the result: - [Ie a!so thanked the head of the church and the members of the apsembly, for haring passëd a law, which, as hcsaid,the spirit of the nge and the progress of civilizatioñ had so long demande.1. "This dav." concluded the Prince. " will tn'.c an epoch in the annals of' Wallachia." A propo'snl lias been made in Englantl to liglit all the rnilivays by means of gas lampa placed nt intervals not exceeding forly-iive yards. The United Staies steamer Princcton is to be fitted for service forthwitb, and desiaiclicd to the Mediterranean, in teArch of'Spanish pmateers under Mexican colors. Farmers have suceceded ir cuüing iheir grain in sorne parts of Virginia and Marvlnnd, and froffl all accounts the hearvest will prove more than au aVerage, and tho quality to be verysitperiur. The farmers ín Arkanos coinmenced reaping their wheat the lattcr part of May, and the erop is represented to be a very fine one. The editor of llïe Little Rock (azetie says the headsof the wheat grown in that región are as larga ind tieavy as lic has ever witnessed.

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