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FRIXTKD AND fCBMSItKD IT W ILLIAM A. C A M EltON. STANZAS. nY WILLIAM C. HRTAXT. Matron! the children of whose love, F.ach to his prave. in youth have past, And now thi mould is heaped above The dearest and the last ! Ilridclw ho dost wear the widow's veil lteforc the wedding flowers are pale! Ye deem the human heart endures No deeper, bitterer grief than jours. Vet there nro panjrs of keener wo, Of which the sutlerers never speak, Xor to the world's cold pity show The tears that cald the cheek, Wrung from their eyelids hr the shatna And guilt of those they shrink to name, Whom once they loved, with cheerful will. And love, though fallen and branded, ttill. Weep, ye who sorrow for the dead, Thus breaking hearts their pain relieve; And graceful are the tears ye shed, And honoured re who grieve. The praise of those who sleep in earth, The pleasant . memory of their worth, The hope to meet when life is pat, Shall heal the tortured mind at last. Hut ye, who for the living lost That agony in secret bear, Who shall with soothing words accost The strength of your despair! Cirief for your sake is scorn for them Whom ye lament and all condemn; And oer the world of spirits lies A gloom from which ye turn your eyes. DEATH. Vc may twine young flowers round the tunny brow Ye deck for the festal dayHut mine is the shadow that waves o'er them now, And their beauty has withered away. Ye may gather bright grms for glory's shrine, Afar from the ca em home Ye may gather the gems but their pride is mine, They will light the dark cold tomb. The wnrrior'n heart beat? high and proud, I laid my cold hand on him ; And the stately form hath before me bowed, And the flashing eye is dim. I have trod the banquet room alone And the crowded halls of mirth, And the low deep wail of the stricken one Went up from the festal hearth. I have stood by the pillared domes of old, And breathed on each classic shrine And desolation gray and cold Now marks their ruins mine. I have met young Genius, and breathed on the brow That bore it mystic trace And the cheek where passion was wont to glow Is wrapt in my dark embrace. They tell of a land where no blight can fall, Where my ruthless reign is o'er Where the ghastly shroud, and the shadowy pall Shall wither the soul no more. They say there's a home in yon bluo fphere, A region of life divine; Put I reck not since all that is lovely here, The beautvof earth is mine. M ISCKIi LANEOUS. From the New York Mirror. MATSOX'S "PAUL ULRIC." This novel is from the press of the Harpers, and is another contribution to the stores of American fictitious literature, from tho pen of a native American. The requisition for domestic literature is on the increase, as well as for every other article of home production, and wo are happy to find that our writers are bestirring themselves to meet the demand. The author of "Norman Leslie, is engaged in another work of a deep and thrilling interest, vastly superior in effect and capabilities to his last effort; the public is now occupied with Mr. Simms'a admirable tale of "The Partisans," in our opinion, the best of his works; and we have here before us a new candidate for literary distinction in the person of Mr. Matson, with "Paul Ulric in his hand, to lay upon the altar of public favor, and fair and candid criticism. This author is already favorably known as the translator of a German work, entitled "Hours of J)evolion," which met with a very large sale; and has become a standard book. "Paul Ulric' is his first attempt in this walk of literature, and wo arc dis- , .1 , lrxlr nnnn it in n xrnrv fn vnr.i hlf lifht. It necessarily partakes of those defects incident to a first appearance, which every eucceuing uay wm remove; and when the author shall have derived confidence from experience, and has ascertained from impartial criticism wherein his strength consists, we anticipate something decidedly excellent from him. In the present case he has evidently been apprehensive of giving a free rein to the discursive flights of his imagination, and has pruned all redundancies of description and sentiment with an unsparing hand. His reflections are dealt out with the sententious brevity of the seven maxims of the Grecian sages, and his narrative is continuous, uninterrupted by digression, adhering to the 6tory with the precision of a right-angle, and abstaining from that rich mosaic work of fancy, sentiment, description and philosophy so thickly incrusted upon tho elaborate workmanship of the writers of the modern school. In his future efforts, we would recommend 3Ir. Matson to fling the reins upon the neck of his Porrnuis. and let it carrv him wherever it listeth within reasonable bounds, as abundance is always preferable to dearth, and wc arc never disposed to quarrel with an excess of any thing, provided the quality is in proportion to the quantity. Paul Ulric is an enthusiast, who passes through sundry moving incidents by field and flood, and will reward the reader for a perusal. The following extracts will give our friends an opportunity of judging for themselves. The hero has taken it into his head to set up in life for himself, and has made up his mind to make his debut in the drama of life on the stage. In order to succeed, he reflects upon the best means of qualifying himself, and in the author's language. "The first thing was to procure a competent preceptor. I took up a newspaper, and saw the advertisement of a Mr. Wire, (what a name!) who fitted young gentlemen for the stage, pulpit, senate, or bar. A wonderful man was this Mr. Wire. I hastened to his residence, and rang the bell; the door was opened by the very gentleman himself. Mr. Wire - 1n slender man. as mirht bo expected from his name; on the contrary, he was stout and well built, somewhat resembling his own favorite Falstaff. H ia eye was blue, his forehead lofty, his hair thin and curling, and his nose decidedly Grecian. By his speech, I discovered that he was a native of Ireland. In deportment he was extremely polite. Mr. Wire conducted me to a parlor on the second floor, and gave me a chair at a window looking out upon one of the principal squares. " You are a teacher of elocution! said I.

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" I profess, sir, to be master of that invalnable and too much neglected art,' pompously answered Mr. Wire. " 'Have you many pupils!' " At present, sir, not more than twenty. I have just taught three large classes. I had ten applicants this afternoon; and expect, in another week, to have more than I can attend to. By-the-by, did you attend my exhibition at the Masonic Hall! One of my pupils, a boy only ten years old, would have astonished you. What do you think! he was encored three times in tho recitation of Queen Mab a thing never before known. You know that is one of the most difficult passages in the English language.' It would afford me great pleasure, I observed, 'to hear you read a passsge from somo favorite author.' ' '1 never read gratuitously never,' said the dignified professor. I once paid the great , of I.ondon, a guinea a page for reading Alexander's Feast; it must not be supposed, therefore, that I have come to this country to make a plaything of my profession. All pupils, who would place themselves under my instruction, must satisfy themselves of my ability by the testimonials the most satisfactory testimonials which I am at all times ready to exhibit." I was thoroughly convinced, that without the assistance of Mr. Wire, I should never succeed in my new enterprise, and without farther ceremony I inquired his terms. " Oh, thev are very reasonable. If you read in a class, I shall charge only two dollars a lesson. "I made no objections to his terms, and proposed to take my first lesson immediately. "The professor led me into his class-room, where several pupils were waiting for his return. He gave me Cato's soliloquy, and desired me to read. I remarked that this was a difficult passage for a young beginner. He told me the sooner those difficulties were encountered the better. I entered upon my task, but not without frequent interruptions. I read, as a matter of course, cither too fast or too slow; I emphasized not at all, or I emphasized too much; I was cold and artificial at first, but IJincrcascd in case and simplicity as I proceeded; in short, before I finished the soliloquy, I was assured that I could read it almost as well as some of the distinguished actors. "A more practised tyro was requested to give us a specimen of his powers. The professor remarked that the lad was not deficient in spirit; but, unfortunately, his dialect was much against him. The young Iloscius, nothing daunted, commenced the reading of Hamlet's soliloquy on death; and abundantly illustrated what the professor had said in relation to his peculiarity of speech, or rather, his cockneyistns. We will quote a few lines by way of example: " 'To be, or not to be that is the question, Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The stings and narrotcs of houtrageous fortune, Or to take harms against a sea of trouble?, And, by hopposing, fund 'em? To die to plcep, No more; and, by a sleep, to say we firnd The artacfiC) and a thousand natural hiIs That flesh is heir to 'tis a consumm ation Devoutly to be wish'd !' " 'Bravo! cried the professor; 'you have spoken admirably! The only objection is, that you have converted arrows into harroics, and ills into hills. " Kvery Jack has his Gill. Ferdinand Count Fathom was not a personage of such unmitigated villany as not feel some tender visitations, and even Tom Pipes, rude and uncultivated, and partaking much of the nature of the bear, acknowledged that he now and then felt the influence of the soft passion. Mr. Paul Ulric is a professed enthusiast. He wanted a mistress, and the author a heroine. They are both suited in the following manner: "The young lady quitted her scat in the arbor, and sprang upon her feet a few paces before me. What a look and attitude for the painter! I would have given worlds for the privilege of transferring them at that moment to the unfading canvass. Her right hand and foot were drawn instinctively back, as it prepared to fly; her face, at first half-averted, was turned hurriedly in the direction whence the sound proccded, while her left hand played unconsciously among the curld which clutered about her neck and shoulder. These, together with the deep blushes which mantled in her checks on finding herself in the presence of a stranger, formed, altogether a picture which might have been chosen for a model by Raphael himself. Her features, generally, I shall not attempt to describe. They were not so exquisitely moulded as I have seen, but there was, nevertheless, a certain witchery a spirituality, I may say in their expression, which the most common observer would have noticed; and showed, if the face be any index to the soul, that she was richly endowed with all the graces and perfections of our moral nature. Her eyes were hazel, but very dark; and to those might be added a complexion pure as alabaster; lips that woutd riot have shamed the chisel of Canova; and a forehead upon which intellect had set her seal all of which rendered her, the personification of loveliness and beauty." To be captured by outlaws is rather an old incident in the construction" of novels and romances, but it is an approved one, and has many authorities in its favor. It is necessary to recount the circumstan ces of the ladys capture, and it will be far more agreeable to quote her evasion, which occurs after the following fashion. We must premise that Paul Ulric had ascertained that his Dulchinea had been, like a new Proserpine, abduced or abducted by a Pennsylvanian freebooter," and in order to plan and mature her rescue, he determines to join the robbers as a pretended accomplice. "A principle barrier was now removed, and it was for us to profit by the advantage we had gained. Dingcc assigned to me the task of preparing Emily for tlight, while he stationed himself as a lookout in the passage. He gave mc a key with which I was to unlock the captive's cell, with all the necessary instructions. I groped my way in the dark, along a craggy and narrow defile; at length I reached an angle at which I was to keep to the right. This, I knew was not far from my journey's end. A short distance before me a gleam of light broke through a crevice of the rocks, and shot across a gloomy chasm, which appeared to extend a considerable distance into the earth. I hurried on, guided by this solitary beacon, impatient of delay. A few paces more, and I stood before the grating of a narrow cell. Merciful heaven! there was Emily, pale, haggard and weeping but, oh, how beautiful! She was kneeling on the flintyrock, with her spiritual countenance upturned, and her delicate hands clasped, as if in4 prayer. Her lips moved not; but the fixedness of her gaze, and the earnestness of her whole attitude, betokened that she was in deep and heartfelt communion with her God. A loose undress hung carelessly about her; and her long black hair fell in wild disorder about her neck and shoulders. Oh! what a picture was here of innocence, and grace, and beauty! a picture on which the eye might for ever have rested without producing a single unholy or impure desire. I felt that it was almost sacrilege to disturb her devotions but her happiness, as woll as my safety was at stake and almost involuntarily, her name trembled upon my lips. She rose from lier kneeling posture, and turned quickly away. I

wreoched open the prison door, arid advanced into

jher presence. I grasped her nana, but she vioently withdrew it believing me, no doubt, to bo one of the outlaws, who had como to mock and in sult her. "Emily, do you not know meP I faltered, at length, forsuchwasmy agitation that I could scarcely speak. 'The captive recognized tho tones of my voice, and without uttering a word, sank an almost lifeless burden into my arms. "She awoke at length, to a state of consciousness, and looking into my face, wilh a faint smilo playing about her lips, said "I am afraid you have perilled your life for my sake.' "Speak not of this,1 I quickly returned. 4Ve must think only of escape! You must prepare for instant flight.1 "How is it possible?1 she exclaimed, in a quick voice. Wc shall bo murdered murdered we dare not move from this!' "I explained to the incredulous girl that tho robbers were chiefly absent that I had been long and impatiently waiting for this opportunity that there was not a moment to be lost. "She was in some measure reassured. "I left her for a moment, and hurried to O'Dotigberty for counsel; but scarcely had I quitted the j cell, when I saw mm making his way among the rocks, bearing a torch in one hind, and some articles of clothing in tho other. "You wero in such a terrible hurry,' said he, 'or my memory was so treacherous, that I forgot to give you a light. We must lose no time it is a fiivourablo moment, and every thing promises success. Tho doctor is asleep Nell will not wake much before doomsday and the porter I have engaged over a bottle of wine. He is now the most to be feared; he is watchful and suspicious; but if the worst must come11 and here Dingee drew a pistol from his belt, which he held significantly before him, as if nothing firthcr was required to complete the sentence. lie resumed "Here is the doctor's hat and coat, which you must put on as a disguise; nnd, the hdy, too for her greater safety after wc have left the cavern must consent to appear in a new garb. I have brought a suit on purpose. Here is a cap of tho richest fur -a pair of boots neat enough for n princess a jacket of crimson velvet, and a coat and trousers, which would not mar tho fair proportions of tho captive herself. Over these you must throw a btanket -here, you see, is one for that purpose covering even her head so that she cannot be known without the closest inspection. Thus equipped, lead her into the main passage, and make your way toward the entrance of ihe cavern, the door of which you will find I hive left open. Be cautious that you do not look either to your right or left; and should the porter accost you, pass on without heeding him, or betraying tho slightest fear. 1 will go and drench him with another bottle of wine." "We pnssed on, and reached the main passage in safety. The night-breeze, as it swept through tho unclosed entrance, played deliciously about our temples, and seemed to add another link to the broken chain of our existence. "A few more steps, and our liberty would be achieved. "Cursed accident 1 Emily's foot tripped against a brass horn which was lying on the granite floor, and resounded fearfully through the cavern. "Hark! ejaculated tho porter, 'hark! hark P "Dingee, however, did not heed his companion, broke forth into a song, a lino or two of which he had only repeated, when tho porter a second time exclaimed "Hark! hark P "What do you hearT'critfd Dingee, in a loud and vehement tone. "There is somebody in the passage V was the whispered reply. "Ha ha liaP roared Dinger, as if desirous of making all possible noise. 'Why, man, it is the wine ringing in your ears. Keep your seat, my bcn-cull you're too lusliy to start on the look-out; I'll go and seo what's the matter, myself: Ha ha ha!' laughed the bandit again, putting out his bead so as to command a view of the p iss ige 'it's Nell, to bo sure, looking like a ghost ; and there she goes, wrapped in a blanket, with the doctor at her side ha ha ha! I suppose he's taking out his patient to give her an airing eh? ha In ha!1 "We stood beneath the calm, pure light of heaven. The fragile form of Emily clung to me for support. A myriad of stars wero flashing in the blue expanse and tho lustrous full moon was flaunting abroad in all her grandeur and glory." After having succeeded in liberating the lady, like Orpheus he is again separated from his Eurydice.' On this occurrence he very coolly, sentimentally, and sensibily descanteth. We refer tho reader to chapter eight, volume second,' for the author's system of philosophical resignation. Such is the p'tirce of Paul Ulric, and from these specimens our readers can form their own judgement. The writer certainly possesses the germ of what may, bjf'cultivation and judicious management, expand into a vigorous, beautiful, and prolifick production of the literary garden, and we cordially wish him success,' and have no doubt that he will obtain it. There are sundry unimportant anachronisms and misapprehensions' inevitable to a young American when describing English scenes and subjects, but they are not worth pointing out.' STATE BANK. Amongst the Legislative documents, whicli for the want of room, we are as yet unable to lay before our readers, is the interesting Report of Mr. Merrill, President of the State Bank of Indiana. By this document it appears, that "after paying all the expenses of organization, and incurred in managing the Bank and branches, and making a reservation of $20,170 35 cents for tho surplus fund, a dividend of three percent, on the capital paid in, was declared at the November session of the State Board. The sura of $15,000 accruing to the State has been paid over to the Sinking Fund, and $2,000, the tax on individual stock, set appart as a portion of the permanent fund for common schools." By a calculation made in the report from the best available data, notes and bills have been discounted, in the differrent branches, for 722 farmers, 339 merchants, druggists, and grocers, 272 mechanics, 134 produce and cattle dealers, 87 manufactures, millers, and distillers, 121 persons of the different professions, 27 mn-kcepers, and 2GG whoso employment was unknown to the officers of

life branches. Tho loans from . ail ,tIfo branches,

on the 21st November, were 1,5)0,965 51; the paper in circulation $1,392,035 00; tbcf specie in the vaults $797,811 97 and the cash on hand, bank notes and specie 1,309,8 15 01; and that "tho circulation obtained by tho paper, and the specie on hand, aro such as have not often appeared in tho operations of banking The President enters into an interesting detail of the operations of tho Bank, and urges many useful and practical suggestions with regard to the interests and trade of the countff. It appears that the individual deposites in all the branches, for the last half year, have been, at the end of each month, as follows, viz: June 272,9S7 42i July $300,673 52; Au gust 322,378 30; September $312,073 90; Octo ber $323,407 94; and November $379,543 00. "These accounts," says the President, "do not in clude thedeposites made by the Government, and are larger in proportion to the capital than those of any country banks in tho United States, or than most of tho city banks. By the 109th section of the charter, the State reserves the power of investing its education and other funds in the bank so as to "make them more productive and by the 21st section the bank may receive deposhe on such terms and conditions as may be agreed, yet by the present charter the funds of the State uot subscribed as stock cannot be made productive nor can doposites, as they are now made, be profitable to the Depositor or an object of much consequence to the Bank. But if something like a Savings Fund institution could be engrafted on the branches, if they were encouraged to pay a small interest on deposites that were left for fixed periods, and if these could be used in the purchase of business paper orother safe transactions, many of tho wants and necessities which increasing business requires would be supplied by means that are without use or benefit. All experience is in favor of the happy influence of Savings Bmks. They promote industry and economy they encourage to action cnterprizy and as the tendency of money is to flow to places of business, may not an amendmentto the charter he devised in thisresspect that will add not less to the interest of the State than to the comfort and prosperity of individuals?1" Indiana Democrat. APPORTIONMENT. The following, shows the provision of the apportionment bill as passed by tho legislature at the present session. Indiana Democrnt. SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. Knox, Davies and Martin 1 Lawrence 1 Green and Owen 1 Vigo, Sullivan and Clay 1, Putnam 1 Park 1 Fountain 1 Vermillion and Warren 1- Tippecanoe 1 Clinton and Carroll 1 Montgomery 1 Harrison 1 Perry, Crowford nnd Spencer ,1 Warrick, Vandcrburg and Posey 1 Gibson, Pike and Dubois 1 Orange 1 Monroe 1 Jhnson 1 ; Morgan 1 ; Hendricks 1 ; Shelby 1; Marion 1; Hancock and Madison 1; Hamilton and Boon 1 ; Cass, Miami and I'ulton 1; Allen, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant nnd Wabash 1; Elkhart, Lagrange, Steuben, DeKalb and Noble 1 ; Deleware and Randolph 1; Fayette and Union 1 ; St. Joseph, Marshall, Kosciusko and Starke 1; La port, Porter, Newton, White, Jasper and Pulaski 1 ; Rush I; Franklin 1, Dearborn I. Decatur 1; Switzerland 1; Jackson and Scott 1; Wayne 2;: iipley 1 ; Bartholomew and Jennings 1; Clark 1; Floyd 1; Jefferson 1; Washington 1. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Rush 3; Dearborn 4; Wayne 4 Parke 2; Fountain 2; Tippecanoe 3; Henry 2; Union 2; Marion 2; Harrison 2; Lawrence 2; Franklin 2; Jefferson 2; Washington 2; Clark 2; Vermillion 2; Birthloomew 2; Owen, Green, Warren, Clinton, Carroll, Monroe, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks,' Hancock, Madison, Hamilton, Boon, Allen, Elkhart, Delaware, Randolph, St. Joseph, Laporte, Decatur, RipIeyySwitzerland, Orange, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, Cas?; Floyd, Jackson, Scott, Jennings and Clay, one each. 1830 Knox, Davis and Martin 1 each; 1837, Knox 2, Davis and Martin one each; 1838 Knox, Davis and Martin, one each; 1839 Knox 2, Davis and Martin one; 1840 Davis and Martin one each, and Knox one; Sullivan and Vigo to elect & 'until 1810 and in that year Vigo elects 3 and, Sullivan 1 ; Putnam and Montgomery elect 2 each and one additional representative alternately, commencing with Pfrtnam; 1830 Crawford, Perry and Spencer, 1 each; Pike and Dubois 1 one jointly; 1837 Perry, Spencer and Pike 1 each; Dubois and Crawford one jointly; 1838 Perry, Spencer, Crawford, one each; Pike and Dubois one jointly; 1839 Perry and Spencer one jointly; Pike, Dnbois and Crawford 1 each; 1840 Crawford, Perry and Spencer one each; Pike and Dubois one jointly; Huntington, Wells and Adams one jointly; Grant and Wabash one jointly; Lagrange, Stuben, DcKalband Noble, one jointly; Marshall, Kosciusko, and Starke, one jointly; Porter and Newton, one jointly; White, Jasper and Pulaski one jointly; Miami and Fulton one jointly. Jefferson shall elect one additional representative in the year 183G, 1839 and 1840; Washington one additional representative in 1838; Clark one additional representative in 1837. Correspondence of (he Baltimore Patriot. r IIarrisburu, Pa. Dec. 17,' 1&35. I have delayed writing until this time, for the purposa of giving you the result of the deliberation's of the Anti-Masonic Convention, which assembled here on the 14th" inst. On the first ballot, W. II. Harrison was nominated for President, by a vote of 89 out of 121. Daniel Webster received 29 votes, and Mr. Granger 3. As a candidate for Vice President, Mr. Granger received,' on the first ballot, 102 votes. ... There seems to be a general expression of satisfaction with the nominations, and, in this State,' the nominees will receive the votes of thousands who did not support Mr. Ritner for Governor. Scfme of the delegates, in pursuance of instructions , voted for Mr. Webster, and who would hare j upon a second ballot, voted for Harrison, which would have made his vote nearly unanimous. The Harrison Convention has concurred in the nomination and we now calculate on a nVajority fd'r our candidates, in this State, of 50,000. The honest yeomanry of Pennsylvania, never can nor nerer trill lend their aid to' elect to the first offices in the gift of a free people the "non ..committal" magician of Kinderhook and the practical "amalgamatiouist," Richard M. Johnson. And I fondly hope, that the high minded citizens of the South, the fathers and brothers of highly accomplished and virtuous daughters, arid sisters, will affix the seal of condemnation to the attempt of corrupt and timeserving politicians thus to degrade them. The inaugural address of our new Governor, 1 hope you received. His inauguration was attended by thousands, and, with the delegates to the two Conventions," and those who attended to witness the inauguration, Harrisburj has been filled to overflowin for the last two iyi.

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Twenty Fourth Congress. IN SENATE. STANDING COMMITTEES. , The CHAIR announced the business first in order, being the election of the Standing Commttees. , , , The Senate proceeded to ballot for a Chairman of tho Committee on foreign Relations, when Mr. Clay was elected; the ballots" being Clay 23, King, of Alabama, 15 Scatteing' 4. The next ballot, for Chairman of the Committee on Finance, resulted in the election of Mr. Webs-Ter; the ballot being Webster 25, Wright 17y Scattering' 1, , The next ballot, for Chairman of tho Cemmittee on Commerce, resulted in the elcltion Mr, Davis;' the ballot, being1 Davis 22, Hill 17, Scat terin'g 4. , The next ballot, for Chairman of the Committee on ,Mahufactu res, resulted in the election of Mr. Kiugiit, the ballot being Knight 22, Wall 18, Scattering 3. , The next ballot lot Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, resulted in the election of Mr.' Brown, the ballot being Brown 25, Tiplpn 14, Scattering 4. The next ballot, for Chairman of the Commit tee on Military Affairs, resulted in the election of Mr. Bentox, the ballot being Benton 29 Black 0, Scattering 6. . The next ballot, for Chairman , of the Militia,' resulted in the election of Mr. Robinson, the ballot being Robinson 30, Scattering 5. The next ballot, for Chairman of the Committee on iavai Atlairs, resulted in the election of Mr. Southard, the ballot being Southard 25, Tallmadge 17, Scattering 1. . ;r J he next ballot, fur Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, resulted in the, election of Mr. Kwinc, the ballot being Living 24, Morris 15Scattering 3. ,. The next ballot, for Chairman of the Committee. on Private Land Claims, resulted in the election of Black, the ballot being Black 25, Linn 17, Scattering 1. ....... The next ballot for Chairman of the Ccmmittoe on Indian AfTairs, resulted in the election of Mr. White, the bollot being White 40, Scattering 2. The next brllot, for Chairman of the Committee on Claims, resulted in the election of Mr. Naudaix ; the ballot being Naudain 21, Shepley 15, Scattering 5. The next ballot, for Chairntan of the Committee on the Judiciary, resulted in tho election of Mr. Clayton, the ballot being Clayton 22, Buchanan 10, Scattering 3. The next ballot," for Chairman of the Committee on the Post oflice and Post Roads, resulted in the election of Mr. Gbundy, the ballot being Grundy 25, Scattering 11. The next ballot, for Chairman of tho Commltee on Roads and Canals, resulted in the election' of Mr. Hendkicks, the ballot bing Hendricks 39, Robinson 1. The next ballot for Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, resulted in the election of Mr. Tom LiNsox, the ballot being Tomlinson 23, Brown 17, Scattering l; , The next ballot.fbr Chairman pf the Committee' on the Disirtct of Columbia, resuftea in. the election of Mr. Tyler, the ballot being Tyler 23; King fo Georgia, 15, Scattering (. The next ballot, for Chairman of tho Committee on the Contingent Expenses of tho Senate; resulted in the election of Mr. McKean, tho ballot being Mclean 22, ftuggles 4. The next oailot; for Chairman of the Commit-, tee on Engrossed Bills, resulted in the election of Siieplky, the balrotShepley 22, McKean 13; Scattering 0. , , , . . .. Tho Senate proceeded to ballot for the remain! ing members of the several Corhitteea," when the following were elected. Foreign Relations. Messrs. King of Georgia,' Tallmadge, Mangum, Porter. .. .. Finance. Missrs. Culhbert, Wright,' Mangum; and Tyler. Comnerce.-Messrs. Goldaborougli,' Tomlinsob; McKean, and Linn.. . , Manufactures.-Messrs. Rnggles, Morfra; Prentis and Hendricks. Flat Hats: The Poughkeepsie Eagle thus takes off the new fashion of men's hats with bell1 crowns about four inches high Flats" or things that lookjlat. Wo once herd a burlesque lecture on phrenology, in which , the? lecturer argued, and very strenuonsly too," that the most prominent of all Lvmps for displaying the human character,1 was no bump at all, but simply a Jlat lie. alleged in illustration of his argument that when a man does a foolish thing he feels flat when he feels ashamed of himself fie looks flat and if he has not common sense he is flat, so til flatness was a bump, most conspicuous, 6f. , all.r-Some misanthropic hatter must have got hold of the same ideas, and to avenge himself upon, mankind, by making all men, if possible, lookjlat, he at once determined to introduce flat hats ', as fashionable'. He has shown himself any thing but aainthat undertaking,' for flatter looking things could scarcely have been devised by human ingenuity, or that, could give nierf , a Jlalter appearance Much has been said about ladies' fashions; but they have not beenflat enough to adopt any thing that will compare with this. . He who wore the first flat must have been a jlat willing to bejlat or he could only see Jlat. This is a flat subject and we must leave it, for dealing with fiats is flat business. "DONT FORGET TliE PIG-TAIL' pear Falher,ye arriv 10 days ago-'arid I haint had no time to go and- see you and ,dear mother-I want a pound of pigtail please send it by bcarer-I am' sorry I cant see you but dqnt yoii forget the pig tail I hope mother is weH and these fewlines will find you in the same state of health; the best pig tail is at 7d fafe n the starboard hand next the corner Lord Dundas is our brave commander and the Thunderer is a smashing ship if you cant get a pound of pig tail send half a pound-and the rest next time-ri-givo my love to all inquiring frfends and send the pig tail without fail We had a stormy cruz no fighting to talk about, no prize money and no pig tail it giv out a month ago i hope poor mother got safe over the cramps dont let that chap at 7 dials sham off poor pig tail upon you if he does tell him a quarter gunner of the Thunderer will hop aboard of him someday dont forget to let all inquiring friends knew that I am safe and by no means forget the pig tail-. JOHN GRUMMET.