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BROOKLYN EVENING STAR MARlffE IWTELUGEirCE. LATER FROM EUROPE. THE AMERICA AT HALIFAX. MV FIB5T PLACE. fJYi Dickens' Household Voids.

humanity, but the requirement of the Higher Law," he had quoted, commanded that this infernal business must cease. A collection was here taken np to defray expenses incurred by the Society after which sthe Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr commenced a power, fu) speech on the question at issue, abounding in the peculiar sarcasm for which this speaker is remarkable. It completely enchained the audience for more than an hour, extending far beyond our limited space. He depicted the present condition of the contest with the foe of a battle in which no quarter was to be given.

Man CONTINUED. ,1 wiab. I could have had all of my iiwtroctiont fr my waitress. As it was, I had three distinct mistresses: my real one knowine lean about what I did than cither of the other I was often very much tempted to peel) into I. t.

-i i i .1. since I missed it, but not chancing to want it till now, I forgot to make inquiry abont ft. I turned very red. I could not speak. My jnistres looked qaestioninglv into my face.

'Wo you know where it is, Fanny 'So, yes no, indeed.nm'am Fanny 1 know yon are not speakirig the truth there is something wrong. ou do know soiaething about And looked fixedly on my face. I became redder still, but did not answer. Where is ii I what has become of it Indeed, I have had nothing to do with the lose of the book 1 'To do with the Utt Then you allow that you do know that it is losti How flan you know this, without having something to do with it I 0, pray, ma'am, pray, nrnv ask the 'The nurse! What can she For the Star. Franklin Guard.

The Annual Invitation Soiree of this Company came off last evening at Montague Hall. At an early hour the Hall was filled to it utmost capacity with the beauty and chivalry of our 'city, "and all weut merry as a marriage The wasio as performed by Grangers Band, wa of high order musical excellence, and the (election of the air betokened the most perfect skill and taste! The effect the lights upon the gorgeous dresses of the ladhh and the glittering uniform of the military, rendered the scene the most brilliant and imposing In the extreme. The supper which was got up by Mr. Haiuee wag everything which the meet fastidious taste or the most dainty refinement could require, and gave ample evidence of the high attainments of Mr. IL as The festivities were kept up with great spirit until the grey streaks in the east omened the near approach of day, when nil retired well pleased with the entertainment, Txmpiranci Magazink.

The March number of this the National Organ of Temperance ii out and well worthy careful perusal. Under the supervision of its present proprietor, P. T. Sherlock its page present a greater and more plea ing variety than formerly and in character stand par excellence the exponent of Temperance. Among the number of contribution to the present number would especially recommend two exquisitely written Poem by John Wesley Whitfield.

-t 1 Great Mf etlns In favor ot the Maine Liquor Law, at Dr. Beecher'a Church. Notwithstanding the snow-storm, last evening the Plymouth Church Was filled with an assemblage whose ardor iu support of the glorious object of the meeting bid defiance to the inclemency of the weather. The meeting was called to order by Ex Mayor George Hall, who introduced the Rev Mr. Marsh, by whom the proceedings wero opened with prayer.

Ex-Mayor Hall then stated that the meeting was called by the Temperances Union, an Association got up some two months) since for the purpose of associating the friends of Temperance together and making' them under-, stand that something should be dono in the premise to check the terrible progress of Inleraper-' ance. This Society had its ward alliances, it. country alliances, and so on upwards until tli Influence of its operations might be said to exte nd over the whole State of New York. Its mode of working was somewhat different from that of the old Temperance Soeietie. The old Washing top Society sought to reclaim the drunkard only, 'but found that as fast as they succeeded in one direction, their labor wa marred in another by the rum shop, and its iufluence.

So long as the splendid gilded saloons in which the modern fiend of in tcmperance had established himself, costing sotna. times twenty or thirty thousand dollars, were allowed to decoy his victim openly and unblu. ih ingly to their ruin, they found their efforts w-ir uuavailing. In order to cope with the sup rior inducements of vice, they were compelled to adopt a new system of operations. The ns ean must be adapted to the end.

Therefore as moral suasion was utterly useless wilh the rumsoller, they resolved to try what effect legal tua tion would have on him in other words, to tht ballot Heretofore the machinery of tho rum shop was too powerful, because temperance did not go the right way to work, or avail themselves of the Weapons which the law afforded them. Now it would be found that they too have votes and could exercise them at the proper time. In this particular, their plan of action differed uib ut-auiuiu uuoiia wntcn were lying amui me diliwing room I had Hie. care As I dusted with my -Crush, onee or twice I could not 1 us Insist; nnd, one uiarning I opened tlifl prettiest, io whisk, there was eucb -beautiful engravings, tlintl turaed them all over till 1 eauic totlie end. One engraving seemed so veiy interesting that I -could not resist reading little ol the story which -told about it.

I was standing wkh tle book in one hand, the dusting brush in (lie other, forget- 'i ting everything olse, when I was startled by the nonnd of myowu name. I turned round and saw mistress. 'Fanuyl' repeated iny mistress, a Um is very wrong. I do not alUtw I could ot speak, but I felt mysilf turn very red, nd I put the book hastily ou the table. I did isL try to make any exaiwe for what I liad done.

1 wa touched by tlie gentlenes wMi which my mistress had me. Several weeks pussed. I was very miserable, lilt struggled hard to bear all well as I could. 1 was sure that both the nurse and the ok crave me a great many things to do that they ought to have done themselves; so that 1 4ad very little rest, and wiw very tired when Jiight came. I was eertaio tiiatl was a restraint -an what iheyjiadie say te each other: they were by uo nieait sure of me-, and, when 1 entered the kitchen unexpectedly, I by their altered i tone 4iad manners that they spoke of some-li thing different to what they had been speak- ing abmit before.

I saw many signs pass be. tween them, which they did not think 1 Sometimes 1 luiew they were trying to see how far they might trust me, and I bad a strong with tliat tlkey would find out they never ould be I Able to trust me i'Om day I was cleaning the children's shoes In little out house near the kitchen, when my mis- tress came dorrn to give orders for dinner. V' 1 The -cook did not know I was there. Most of what was said I could hear very distinctly for the kitchen-door was open. 'Oh I indeed, Jno'ain, said the cook, theie young girls ent great deal you'd 1 aston-ishra te tee how makes away with the i.

Change of air lias given her an appetite, I said my mistress. Yes, iodeed, ma'am 7 but if it was an appetite in Moderation, I should my nothing about it but to see her eat in the way lie does why nia. yestei'day, besides the pudding left from the i nursery, I had made afKitlwr for our dinner, and though Mary ajid I took only the least inoiiu), ttiere was not a bit left Indeed I said my wwtress, and led the kitch- It was hard work lor me to keep quiet. Twice I went toward the kitchen door, i felt myself burn all over with anger; but I was struck dumb by the falsehoods I had heard. There had been no pudding for dinner tho duy before, and Imving 1 had a headache, 1 had eaten 110 meat nor could I have been leniitedven hv Hie savourv lookinu SUM BISI8.

son bets I noon (una March 5 6 23 5 55 I 0 00 HIGH wateh this day. Hook, 7 02 I Gar. Island, 7 62 I Hell Gate, 9 it THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. 1 TBI WIKD. I 1 1 A Card.

RT At a Regular Meeting of Mount csoiMij vomrAHY, wo. jo, neid at the House, March 2d, 1852, a Committee was annoiL to expreu the feelings of this Compsey, Vf0. wnourewai 01 i nomas Tno followin resolves were nnnnlmootdy adopted: Whetea, learn, with deep regret, of oar Ai sistant Foreman. Thomas Cnnr' ro. of taking his departure for California, and aware off R.MiiTjni,,,.

iae joss we lunula oy ins ausenes, therefor Rctolted. That we leader TnnMia behalf of the Company, our sincere thank end llS r. ik. ri.l. rt 1 1 1 with which he has performed his duties as a M.

anil Omir of this Cnmnanv. Kttoivea, 1 list by nu absenee, the will be drp.lred of an energetie Fireman, in inaji bl and earnest advocate, nd tincert friend l. 't wi apeeay rOIUra Ik lbs abundant gratification nfhis detire. Hesotted, That these Kesclutinos be published ii the Brooklyn Star, Dully Eagle and Adrartiser, Johk Acker, G. H.

P. Commute. A. H. VirsT, 3 H.

SCOTT William Udbbsll, Secretary mliS It O. U. A. Public Demonstration Msgna Charts Ch'ajl rr, No. 39, corner of Court and Sarkett streets, Souik Brooklyn.

On Monday ermine, March Stli, an ad' dreis will be delivered by brother T. DeWitt T.I. ra ndge. Subject" Our Country, its Superiority and Inferiority. Tickets of Invitation (tree) can he had of Robert J.

Luckejr, Merchant Tailor, No. 198 Pune, street, or at H. Cottier's Music Store, No, 162 Atlantis street. 1 3t Brooklyn Institute 80-The Lecture before the Member of tbs Brook lyn Inxiili.te, on Thursday Evening, March 4th, oomuienciiig at hall-past o'clock, Will be' deliver- ed by Hon. H.

J. RAYMOND M. OLCOTT, -J Un.pikr, G. SMITH, 8AM. LOEiXSBERRY, 2t Lrinrs Committee.

A Card. Tbe nnllding Association' Fire Ir- urauce Company. To all person who have sab-scribed, or are abut to subscribe te the Slock of ihii Company. The books to rece.ve the firit iaatillatat of 12 50 per share to the Capital Slock of ibis Company, will remain open a days longer, at Ui Mercantile Bank, corner of Broadway and Joh airiist. The second installment will be due and py able on the ltith, at the same place.

It is aniieiatcd from tl.e'reaoi.rcc which thta Company bavo already at command, that they will pay tbe largest dividend ever paid by any Insurance Company in the City of New York or United Stales. As the dock i being taken up very fiat, it will be well for those persona who wish to subscribe for shares to do so immediately, as they will never have such a cbanee again. J. BRUCE, President. P.

Jessi'sux, Secretary. mil 3 4i Notice. CiT, BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS'. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY -Capital $160,000, di.i-did into 10,000 shares, of Sl5 each, cash paid np, with the pri 1 liege of increasing the Capital Slock to $500,000. Subscriptions for the capital stock of this Company will be received by the following person, appointed 1 John Bruce No.

24 Piatt street; Wakemaa fe No. 59 Fulton street; Daniel Barnard, No. 16 Wall st. John Builon, No. 16 North William street Solomon Jossiirnn, No.

8 Clinton Osurt. Beekniaa street John I. Yellot, 143 Sands street, Brooklyn 1 also, by all the Directors. A Prospsjln explaining the great advantages to bo derived from the Company to mechanic and small property holders, as well is to thoio who wih to invest their money and get the largest amount of profits, can be had of any of the Directors, all the Secretaries of the different Building Associations, or at the office of Mr. Jessurun, No.

8 Clinton Court, Beekman atreeet. JOHN BRUCE, President. S. JEsstranr, mug 2m Ilurlal of the Dead. PIT Th Undkbsiohed, General Purniihing Undertaker, keepe constantly on hand every thing accessary for the buiial of the Having been in boaine more than twenty-five ysars, in New York and Brooklyn, he feel eoape tent to discharge all the duties of -his protessiot-.

He invites the attention of those persons upon whom demands are mad for the burial of their dead, when expenditures for sickness hov consumed or near ly all, their' mean, and It not ia Iheir power to provide for the respectable inimmeni ofthoMnear and dear to them. He assures such that Ihey shall be furnished with all things necessary on Ui most favorable terms, and at a Urge discount usual charges, thereby relieving in a measure the burdm shey feel when it is necessary to provide for tbs iu-termentofa relative or friend. S. N. BURRILL, Montague Place, eorner Court ttreeC Brooklyn, Jh.

5, 1831. iaDS SELLING OFF, SELLING Embroideries Laces, Ildkfa, Vc. JOHN MADDEN, Respectfully Inform the Ladies that la accordance with their annual custom, thev are now i)imilna nf their large and el'gant stock from thin. ft. eent below toe ordinary prices.

Ladies will find this a rare chance for burgjins, and an early eall is solie-' ited, as tht time for selling off is necessarily limited being obliged to prepare lor the Spring JOHN MADDEN. CO. B57 Broadway, N. 1 jnn8 tf Between Spring and Prince wreetr. Siilplier Vapor Baths.

MRS. H. PIERCY, 31 WILLOUGHBY ST. BROOKLYN. For the cure of KheuviaCism, Salt Ilheum, Ery-tipelae, Kcuralgia, Piles, Feter and Ague, General Dtbilily, Cold; aud other Brooklyn, Nov.

10, 1851. nolO tf MAR HIED. Inlhis eity. on the 3J ia.i. by Rev.

Dr. Spencer, Kev. Andrew Hart, 0f Charlotte county, Va. to Clur-lotte J. Stanton, daughter of Thome Jenkins, Esq.

In New York, John M. Brown '0 Miaa Churl, lie A. Heath )- George Woodman to Miaa Lecy M. Da-rand i William O. Kinsev to Frances A.

Downii gl G. H. Tingley to Ann dd; Ralph L. Howell te Mis Oitrom Walter Underbill to Mus At'-line De f'orfft. 1 j.

DIED. In this city, on the4tb irt. Phabe M. wife of Jams 1 H. Pool, aged 27 years, 11 months and IS days.

Th relatives and friends at the family, are inited tit attend the funeral at 10 o'clock oa Saturday mora ing, Irom the eorner of Fulton and Washington its. 1 In this city, on the 4ih inst. Thomas, yoangwt son of James Lvaee, aged II years. At Gowanu. th 3d inst.

Eliea, wife Hurt St. At Wdliamaborgh, Isate Wataoi, aged 38. i-i Ii New Yurk, I raoca) Be rk, kited 5( Marga retM'Ardle, agedv5 Caroline, wife of John Mar-qiIVred 22 I Mra. Br'dgtt Warden, agaj 23 olargiret Gardiner, tged 10. The arrival of the America at Halifax last night brings three days later news from Europe.

ENGLAND. i The great political event of the week has been the defeat and resignation of tHe Russell Ministry on the local Militia Bill, lord Palmerston mov ed that the -word local should be stricken eut of the Bill, and that the projiosed force should be perambulutory, not confined to England, Scotland or Ireland but should be sent to any quar ter of the United Kingdom where It might be re quired. On this proposition of Lord Palmerston the Ministry joined issue, and were defeated on the division by a vote ot 136 against 125. Subsequently in this expression of the Com mons Lord i'ohn Russell intimated that, having lost the confidence of the House, ho could no loi ger hold office. The event was wholly uhexpei ted, both in and out of Parliament, especially a on the previous liiirht Ministers bad a decided majority on the motion of a want of confidence, arising out of the Clarendon and Dureh (the Irish ed'tor) affair the nmnber voting on that occasion being 137 for the motion aud 232 against it.

All-sorts of rumors were nfloat at Liverpool, prior to the sailing of the America, as to who who would succeed Lord Russell as Premier. A eoalition bctliveen Sir James, Graham and Lord Palmerston was confidently expected by many. In bther 'respect the proceedings in Parliament during the week had been quite unimportant. The Times Bays "Possibly the Minister stopped to avoid a fatal blow on the Cape question, and has made his fall with considerable judgment If saved on the Kaltiv war question, he would have been wrecked on the Return) Kill. Lord J'ultnerstou will, most likely, resign the task of forming a government to the Protectionist chief, who has long since proclaimed that his arrangements are made, and that he has only to walk iu nnd take possession and that he had, really, no choice but to do what he could whether for six weeks or six months.

Lord Derby will, most likely, lie our Minister next week he has something in his fuvoft The new Reform Bill will uot stand much in bis The Opposition Peers had met at the Earl of Derby and had agreed to otter Hie most determined resistance to the new Reform Bill on its socond reading in the House of Lords, The Reform Bill, judging from the expressions of popular sentiment, is not likelj to meet with very general or cordial support 1 he Dublin Evening Post mentions, on what it considers unquestionable authority, that some of the Roman Catholic Clergy, who had become unpopular on account of their opposition to secret societies, have been served with notices to desist FRANCE. The new British Ambassador, Lord Cowley, arrived in Paris on Wednesday, the lbth. The Government, it is said, manifest great that General Cnvoignao will be elected. Vurin'is rumors prevailed of a new ministerial crisis. ITALY.

It is said that some new duo to the murder of Rosi hud been found, whereby some new light would be thrown upon the horrid tragedy The celebration of the anniversary of thn ei tablishimms-of Republic in Rome, came oh on tho 9th notwithstanding the efforts of the Government to suppress it BELGIUM. The Paris correspondent of (lie London Jforn- tng Chronicle, saysi "It will tie remembered that French agents had been sent into Belgium, fur the purpose, it possible, ot seducing tne army Irom its allegiance, and sowing tho seeds of e-cord arid disaffection amongst the reople. If 1 am well informed, reports are dnily submitted to Louis Napoleou of the proceedings of these agents. It will be remembered that it was the Catholic nartv that in 1831 was the principal means ot seiniralinz Belgi tun from Ilollund. It is that same parry which is now the most active in getting up feeling in favor of the French alliance, and the clergy are almost all indefatigable agentB of the Elyce.

Belgium is adding 40nO men to her aim, ad Strengthening her defences. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL The health of the Queen of Spain was completely restored. The body of the regicide hud been burned, and the Gazette contains the royal orders for the destruction of his poignard, pistol, tc. also for the burning of his manuscripts, in the presence of his judge. There is nothing of political importance from Portugal.

The shipments of wiue from Oporto were improving. legislative. The following is all that appear in tt.j Legislature proceedings of Thursday, of any interest to our citizens. Mr. Yauderbilt introduced into the Senate a bill relative to the oflicois of tho Brooklyn Iusti tuto.

In the Assembly, Mr. Luke reported favorably on the bill to elect the Register of Deeds for Kings Comity. Tuk Seir.Ni'i or Psycholout. We itice that two of our Brooktynltes have entered the field of this now science and are now lecttirinjt in about this city. The one a pupil of I r.

1 roan the other of professor Williams. Dr. R. llulse, (formerly aid to chief ol police,) is astonishing the people of Hempstead, and professor J. B.

Brown, (formerly printer and elocutionist,) is holding forth nt the Military Garden. Elkctriual PsYtiuouHiT Tiis Skcrkt Revkalcd This Mystxky ExruiNKD. Mr. J. K.

Magiehas announced that he will give experiments and ex- t.A nt tliia BilorifiA at Montagu etvning mw, aa w-wwrrow Aocu.KNT.-On Wednesday evening a young rcsiJjng BwlIyn. fo'l Into the area of house No. 26 Lroy street, and received a compound fracture of the skull, He wit taken to the Ninth ward slut ion house, where Drs. Henry and Pngo dressed the wound, alter which he was couveyed to the City Us it- aL tff At a late tire iu Cambridge, Mow, whil the Humes were consuming the lower art of a dwelling and threatening the whole building wilh instant destruction, Mr. Thomas 0.

Pay, a mei-chant of Button, and boarded at the Brattle House observed iu the upper story a female and several children. Without stopping for a moment to consider dangers of an attempt rescue them, he rushed through the wreathing smoke, and for brief apace the greatest anxiety pre vailed in the eruwd for his safety. In a moment more he emerged from burning building, bearing the children iu hi aim, and followed by the mother. The entire tipper part of the building wa 'iu moment after enveloped' in flames. Such an act of bravery, displayed in the preservation of human life, is worthy of ilun a simple newrPr notl- Hf A bill ha pwted the Sei at 1 Georj to prohibit the sal of deadly we ipona, possibly have to do with the loss of the book Again I wassilent.

The bell was rung and the Utilise ordered to come A glance at her face told me that she knew what was going on. 'Nurse said my mistress, 'Funny asks me to go to you to account for the loss of a book which Ims been missinc; for soma days from this room. Do you know anything about it 'I, ma'am snid the nurse, pretending to be very much surprised: 'yet I cannot say that I knotr nothing about a book that was in this Then turn ing to me 'Did you not put it back again you know very well that I threatened to tell mistress about it mid I nm very sorry now I did not tell her." Tho only word I could say was, I am sure ma'am said tl)e nurse, '1 should have been very sorry to say anything against her and if you had not found her out, 1 should not have told about her. She is young, ma am, and may improve but, indeed, ma'am, never in my life diil 1 see a young girl tell a lie with such a face of I was bursting with shame nnd vexation, May I speak ma'uin Ch I pray hear me it was not 1 1 it was ike who lost the hook. Do let me speak, ma'am; pray let ma tell you' No, yo shall have no inducement to tell more falsehoods.

I fear I shall be obliged to send you home again I cannot have any one with my children who tells uulruths. And she pointed to the nurse to open the door for ine. As she was doing so, nurse said, she told me ma'am how you had her reading one morning, when" Here she shut me out and herself in. If I had had money enough to take me to Birmingham, I bcleavo I should not have stayed in the house an hour longer but, how often JinVe I been thankful that I had pot for, if I had gone away then, nothing could ever linve cleared me in the eyes of my mistress, and I should huVe been disgraced for ever. Concluded )o-morri)w.

J'lioruiKToa Ji. Spoonbb. Notice. 3T Ma. N.

H. BROWN, of the City of New V'urk, is an authorized Ag.nl fu the Colleciion Advertisements suit liercipls of i the same, fir iho Broaklj Evening Sior, ia ajid city. Flo. 23 h. 1852.

IsTi if Democratic Wlilg General Committee, ut the city of Brooklyn. t37" A special Sleeting of this Cwiinittce will be held at Iha CITY HOTEL oa FltlDAY EVENING, the 61 instant, at 7 Order; MAHTlNj Thomas R' Mebcs'ij, Secretary. March Democratic Whig General Committee of Kings County, A Meeting of this Cjiniiilllee will be held at the CITY HOTEL' FRIDAY EVEMNG, March 5tli, 185'J. at 7J o'clock. By order, II.

C. CADY, Chiirmsn. J. PfADs Secretary. nili3 3t Iho additional news from Eunpe.besidcs com prising tlint published by us ou Monday, lells of the downfull, of Lord John.

This triumph of Palmerston, nt time so seemingly pregnant with eVcnts.is oniitious, 'though its ultimate client cannot be calculated with any dsjrea of certainty. The cause of Lord rolinerstn's resignation as minister of Foreign (iffaiiB his bi e'l variously slated though we believe not well understood by any, ith the exception Lord John, who have proffered information on the subject His approval1 of the Conp de' Eiat of Louis Napoleon is probably the true cause; and if so, will make it extremely doubtful whether any cabinet can be formed, that would be supported. Should this be the case, Parliament will have to be dis solved and liew election tuko place. Who would succeed Lord John was not known but Sir James Gralmin and tho Earl of Derby are the most prominent for the office; and between them tho Knfl of Derby is the most probable man. Should neither succeed in establishing a major ity, Parliament bo disolve.l withuuj delay, ns from tho prospects of a crisis in' the alfuirs of Europe, Knglaild more than ever, requires a Cabinet that will be sustained by the Commons.

Buooklyn Fkkiuks. A petition and remon strance was presented to the Sew York Common Council on Wednesday nighrelativo to our Ferry interests. The1 petition vvns from Dinper and Devlin, So. 95' Wall street, fur right to establish a id run a Ferry across the East river fronii the foot of Montague street Brooklyn to some convenient point iu 3ew York, between 1 u'ton anil South Ferries, The remonstrance wis from certain owners of, and residents in, houses in the Cily of Brooklyn, against the removal of the Jackson Kerry, from the foot of lludwri' Avenue to the foot of Bridge street as bus been requested, on the! 1 .1 'l 11 1 ground inni 11 wouiu senousiy iiicomtnoeie those doing btisiti ish.ewi in ITew York, who have tuKen r.ue,.ce. lu Hudsem Avenue.

KnsjiTii Honks. "Out of one thousand dollars worth of Hungarian bonds, the treasurer of the Allwny committee states that he has ouly forty-live Uoliais worth. How do they quote in Brooklyn 1 Wou't the A' iglc be kind enough to furuish a lit Uo reliable i iforiualion on this matter I We are informed that the sales in this city amount to two dollars (in perspective) and that this amount was taken by tie Kityle man during his late green sicknesis, whieh was brought on by sitting too long over tundiy disquisitions, (wiilteu by himself,) oil the awful corruption" of mankind generally we are irry to add that ho is still In a precarious condition and that there is but small hope of hi recovery. Remkmbkh tii b7.i, o.Th graduates of the New Yoik Institution for the Blind give a Concert this evening at the Institute, iu our city. See advertisement Cokukkssioval The irain feature or the Con grcsaioiiu! proceeding yesterday, the apon-h of Mr.

Breckenridge, in the Hours of Represents-lives, in defeiiee of General William 0. liutter. ty The Taunton Copr Works have derid the oytcr taken at Somerset umiUble. to man they must meet their enemies, and he would come off best whose weapons were sharpest. The meeth.g oroke up at late hour, satisfied with proceedings as one of the most effective de monstrations in aid of the Temperance cause ever made in this city, DR.

UAIKU'S LEITUHE. wi The Docter delivered another of hi course of historical lecture last evening at the Female Academy. The subject wr Spain and Portugal, and the Lecture, which wa eomewhat lengthy was listened to with marked attention by a large aud- ace. He commenced by stating that but little was known of the history of Spain and Portug il, till the time of the Roman but before the Roman era, it wo in the possession of theUartlmgnnians a powerful people from Eastern Asia, Spain was a very important province to the Romw and hence they held it as long a they were tble. They gave up Britain and part of Gaul before they evacuated Spain, for it wo a rich provii.c, and a powerful portion of the empire.

After the Romans, the Vandals overrun the country, and established themselves for a short time but the Goths came down from the north, and drove them out, and for a hundred and fifty years lived by a systtni of plunder as was the practice of all the northern tribes. Spain was then divided into a great number of petty kingdoms perhaps into tome eiht or ten over which petty princes reigned. From these kingdoms came the names of Old and New Castile, Andalusia, and other provinces, over each of which once reigned Gothic monarch. Christianity was introduced amongst this people, and carried with it civiliza tion, which wa its second conquest in Western Europe. Early in the eighth century, the Moor penetrated into Spain by crossing over the Gn'f of Gibraltar.

They were first mvited by the King of Andalusia, who fell out with one of the neighboring monarchs on account of an insult which wa offered to his daughter, who wa re fused in marriage. This war soon divided the country, and a vast army of Mahomeduns come over from Damascus, under the generalship of a powerful chief named Abba Artnand. They were full of enthusiasm in favor of Mahomedan itu, and their desire to destroy Christianity was so great that iu two year they overrun the country and subdued it. The chief was not content wilh taking the whole of Spain and Portugal, which was not then known by that name, for it did not exist as a separate kingdom, but he penetrated into France, and tried to establish himself in tl south of that country, lie was met and defeated by Charles and the Moon were thus driven back beyond the mountains, and made to be content with the Pyrenees as their northern boundary. About this time commenced one of the most remarkable wars upon the page of history, for a number of Spaniards took up arms against Basque, in the interior mountains, and fuught for near 800 years without any permanent peace.

This war was not ended till the final overthrow of the Moors by Ferdinand and Isabella, who drove them down to the south, and forced them to evacuate Cadiz, which was the last fortress they held and niter this defeat, they agaih returned to Af rica. The Moors had many able monarchs besides Abba Armand, for he furnished them with seventeen caliphs, some of whom were excellent men. Their capital was at Cordova, which was a splendid city, and once had a niillionof inhabitants, a great number of college for learning, and 808 hotels. At one time, this city wa the centre of civilization in Wostern Europe, and in the tenth or eleventh centuries it had more intelligence in it than even Rome itself. The introduction of civilization into Spain was about the only good things the Moors ever did for although they had some seventeen caliphs, still they plundered their enemies, and committed many great depredations on their neighbors.

Alter the Moors left, Portugal wa formed into a separate kingdom. A French nobleman, who was a man of talent, penetrated into Spnin, and by his wealth and influence he obtained the daughter of one of the Spanish monarchs, who gave him the western portion of the country, with the understanding that he should drive out the Moors. This he did, and he toon after named the country Portugal, Irom the two Spanish words O'I'orta The people became a maritime nation, and having several able kings, they began to make were even more successful than the Saniards themselves. 1 hey penetrated along the coast of Africa; discovered the Cape of Good Hope and though tinam was me nrst to discover America, through the enterprise of Columbus, they very soon moved across the country, and took the coast of Brazil, which they claimed. Soon alter this time Charles the Fifth, who wa King of Holland, came to the throne of Spain, and wus afterwards elected Emperor of Germany, and in his reign it was the most powerful country in Europe.

When he was in Spain he held his court at Grar.ada; but after bis death he was succeeded by his son Phillip the Second, a narrow-minded man, and he removed the capital to Madrid. In his reign the country began to ueoline, tor the Spaniards committed four great errors the first of which was the driving out of the Moorish merchants; the expulsion of the Jews; the introduction of the Jesuits, and the establishment of the Inquisition. Portugal wa the fii-st country to expel the Jesuits, and this led to troubles which disturbed the kingdom. In the time of Philip, the Spanish Armada was sent to destroy Protes tantism and the power of England, and the destruction of this fleet was the ruin of Spanish nope, in conclusion, he spoke of the war of the ipanish succession, and of the many events which mve latterly interested the world in Spauish his tory and he pitied its present Queen on account Jt her being surrounded by so mauv bad advisers, amongst whom was her own mother. At the close of the lecture, the approbation of the audience was expressed by a burst of general applause.

Jlcrall Michael McCarthy, the proprietor of the Pavil-lion at the Elysian Fields, Uoboken, wa killed by the accidental discharge of a fowling piece, on Wednesday. Ho had been out shooting, and stopping to rest, and on getting up it is upposed he took hold of the gun near the muzzle, when it wa discharged, aud the content lodged in hi heart He lived but a moment after the accident occurred. Stkajito Ireland. The projector of the two steamship line between tin city and Ireland aie said to be doing all they can in order to procure cts of incorporation from the Legislature, The minority of the Senate committer jes'e day reported in favor of the Gal way lir.c;? after which Mr. Cooler introduced a general bill for into por- ating steamship companies.

Rev. Mr. Littlejohn, of New Haven, in his Lcture before the Ait Union, remarked tl at the first piece of cloth ever made in the United Stales wa manufactured in Hartford, by Jere miah Wadsworth, in 1790, and that Gen. Wash ington wore a suit of clothe made from this cloth. 2" On Wednesday, the workman commenced tearing down the large building on the corner of Broadway and Spring Y.

N. formerly occupied as a boarding house. A new building is to le erected for a hotel, which will be tinder the "man agement of Capt DeGroot, of the steamer Rein deer. A man named Rapp, liviiig' in Philadelphia, has invented glass coffins, They are made air tight, and of sufficient strength to prevent bulging. The durability of glass is well known, and the remains of the departed being entirely protected, decomposition goes on very Tun M.uxe Law ix New Jersey.

The Maine Liquor Law was rejected in the New Jersey Leg islative Assembly, on Wednesday yeas 13, nay 48. A Maw Stabbed. About 11 o'clock, on Wednesday, serious disturbance took place, on the corner of Thirty-eighth street and between number of laborers, and a general fight with clubs, stones brickbats and knives, ensued, which was not subdued for nearly an hour; finally a strong force of the Twentieth Ward Police arrived at the scene, and there found a man, by the name of James Farrell, lying in the gutter, covered with blood; which flowed from two wounds in his neck, that had been inflicted during the melee, with some sharp instrument The injured man was carried to the Station house, here hi wounds were examined by. Dr. Clow, who found the right ear severed, and a dangerous wound in his neck, near the juglar vein, which, it is feared, will terminate fatal.

Some of the belligerent were secured and locked up. Irib-une. Severe Gale at Springfield, Mass. About 6 o'clock Sunday morning, and before any of the family were up, a violent gust of wind upturned the project' roof on tiie north end of the beautiful Gothic residence of Homer Foot, carrying it with great force against a large chimney, situated over the kitchen part of the house, and precipitating the latter through the roof, attie and chamber floors, to tho first floor, and in its descent completely demolishing a bedstead occupied by two Irish girls, servants in the house.and strange to say, withont seriously injuring either. The escape of these two girls from instant death, seems remarkable, for had they left their bed as they contemplated when first aroused to their danger, for the putpose of lighting a lamp upon a bureau near by, they would have been buried beneath the descending chimney and its accompany ing ruins.

JV. Y. limes. Died or Cholera Morbus. In consequence of some suspicious circumstancesattending the death of Mrs.

Mary Cullen, the Coroner proceeded ye terday to investigate the cause, when the following affidavit was made by Mr. James McClaury. I attended Mary Cullen in her last illness at 69 Orange street. She died without doubt of cholera morbus. I think she was well treated by her husband, and do not believe he had aught to do concerning her death." Jlerald.

A Remarkable Depo'itor. We learn that a day or two ago a German girl or woman rather, though unmarried culled at the Pavings Bank in mis city, and presented ner book for a settlement, or to make a deposit, we did not learn which. It appeajs that in 1841 she made a deposit in the bank, and from that time till the day indicated, had never culled to see about her funds, though re'iding in the city during the whole time eleven years. Her cherished hoard had been doing well meantime, for on figuring up it was found that the interest had run up to over $600. There may be more such depositors, but wo presume the number of them is comparatively small.

Rochetter Advertiser. tl Second Love. What a miserable thing is second love! what sad and flat attempt; what a poor effort to minglo post feelings, nnd stilt ourselves to their height I to act over again, like a poor player," those impassioned moods and moments, which we experienced, but ean never recall. It is like having dreamed a deli cious uream, ana then waked from it, to lie down again with the hope redeeming it once more. But no thoBe visions come not nor bidding; they know not our call.

The false mupip. the durwrv nf krfa eeive her into the belief that it can command them. But such is all fiilse, the shadow of a lie. The tide of love tllnt floods but once, which, unless we take, 'tis gone orever. tUfon coming into the office the other div, we asked the "Devil" his rule for punctuation.

Said he, I let up as long as I can hold mjr breath, then put in a comma when I gape, I insert a semicolon when I sneeze, a colon aud when I want to take another chew of tobacco, I insert a period." We cannot withhold these rules to admirable for their simplicity, from the public. i. Democrat. "Surrender! wo the summons of Gen. Ro-eu to Ilitmed 15ey, "surrender! resistance it in Tain, the host which I brhie mint are numberlcs as the sands of the sea shore! Dut my hosts, Tf the reply, ar like he wave of the sea, which wash away the sindl" A gentlcnntu was scolding a lad of hi for eying.

Don't seold the child interposed hi Wire: he ha been deigning all day, aad he is half frjn, the poor child .1 Child exclaimed the husband. "Child! iVby, he big tnovgh to carry a night ley I from that of the old societies. The Speaker went on to contrast the opening of the proceedings wilh prayer, as was done at all temperance meetings with the usual style in which anti-temperam meeting were conducted. Wrhoever heard of i anti-temperance meeting being commenced wi prayer I He attended the meeting recently he'd at Metropolitan Hall, in the City of New York and there he was surprised to see on tho platfym. Ex-Mayor Morris, persuading by his example and precept, the young men of the community to rum.

and ruin. In conclusion, he compared the zeat and alncVity so generally displayed at the anti- temperance gatherings the apathy manifested by the friends of temperance- and urged the necessity of greater enthusiasm and exertion if they would hope to be successful. He was followed by Rev.Mr. Currie, who read a eerie of resolutions prepared by the Executive Committee of the Tcmporance Union, which defined the 'platform' on which the Society intend. to take their stand and, fight the batlla of Temperance.

They were put at the close of the meeting and were enthusiastically adopted, lhe yjieesof the fairer portion of.tlw udience bmg; particularly audible in their approval. After the lust speaker came the Rev. Mr. of Williamshurgh, who made an argument in behalf of the Maine Liquor Law, worthy of his re putation as one of the most effective speake in. the cause of temperance.

He commenced his remarks by referring to the-resolutions, some of which, he said, were particu larly deserving of consideration, as accurately-setting forth the present position of the society, before the public This association aimed at tin object somewhat different in its character from, that of former associations looking for the ac complishment of the samo great results by a different process. They did not merely look to the reformation of the inebriate they did not esteem, their work as done when they had reclaimed the drunkard from the haunts of vice, and placed himu even temporarily once more on the path of safety. It was a primary object to remove even the means, and appliances of intemperance beyond the reach of the thoughtless, the reckless, the unwary. They would not oontcnt themselves with merely-lopping off a brunch of the great Upas tree rf Intemperance, whose shade overspread the laid! witii the 'shadow of death they would dig; down under its root and there introduce the lever of the law, which, with the force of pubfo opinion applied to it, would soon uproot, root aii branch, the cursed influence which had so Ion 5 shadowed society with misery and despair This was the object proposed the total removal of intoxicating drinks: and the question whether we have the right to wago this exterminating warfure, and whether, if we have the right, we have the power was to be considered. In re jure to the rightfulness of the end, there-e in be but one opinion in this assemblage.

All who see the effects of the vice we combat, mi st agree that its extirpation is essential to the peace and happiness of the community. But an objection is urged egainst the course we pursue to rid ourselves of the evil, that it is an invasion of individual right that our legitimate weapon is moral suasion. And this objection most Ireqnently 'heard from men professing to be our friends, who, so long as our efforts were limited to such advocacy. Were carefully absent from all participation in our employment of the means they The tactics of these professing friends he regarded as the strongest argument that could be adduced iu favor of their present course. If the question were asked who were these men, it would be found they were linked in wilh the rum-selling interest, directly or indirectly.

It was very evident that if they had been gathering men together, as they had done for the last tweiity-tive years, and asking them to abstain from intoxicating drinks, there would be no great meeting iu Metropolitan. Hall; but now that they had taken hold of the work in the true way, the rum selling influence had waked up to a seusii of its danger, aud its atjvocates are crying out, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians." As to th mean to be employed, they proposed a legisla-lutive action, which should enact not only an en-lire prohibition, but a confiscation of article used for the purpose of intoxication With what show of argument do men, engaged iu this traffic, seek to be exempt from the traffic from the penalties ot the law! has said to man, "Thou shaft not kill." But these men were dealer in a traf fie that daily, hourly sacrificed not only the repu tstion and means, hut the very lives of its victims. They were continual violator of this ccpt ol the Lord. And not only the dictate, of veal cutlets that the cook hud prepared for my self and Mary. Fur some time after my mietress had left the kitchen I remained quite still I was scarcely able to move then I made a rush towards the kitchen door, intending to upbraid the cook with her wickedness; but again I check-' mywll'.

I waited till I could lve the outhouse and pu? up the back stairs without being seen; then 1 went into the room where I slept, threw myself uon my little bed, and cried lit- terly 1 was roused by the narsc, who had been seek-" ing tlM children's shoes to tako the childreu out to walk. I Washed iny eyes, and went out cith. them. The baby was a nice chubby little thirisj, boutseven months old, but he was whalthe nurse culled 'lumpish, anil hud no so that he, was very heavy to carry. When we went out to walk.the oarse always carried the baby till we got out of sigbl of the house; then the gave him to me and when we returned she always took him ogaiu at the same pluce.

After taking one ti.rn 0.1 the heath we went nvn by Iho sandpits, and walking on till we cu me to a retired place, the nurse seated herselt near a heather built, aud tiHk a book. My arms ached so veiy much that I should have been glad to sit dowu (00; but she told me to go on, the oilier children following ir.e. After I had walked some dis- tauc-e, baby awoke, and began to cry. I could not com full him. The more 1 tried the louder he screamed, the two children, frightened at his soi earns began to cry too.

1 turned to go back, but we had gone further than I thought and the road being irregulur, we had picked our way through niany lull bushes of heather, all looking as much alike that I did not kuow which wiiy to lake. In great trouble wli.it to do, and scarcely being to bold the baby any longer, I rhouted nurse J' as loud as 1 could shout; but so great was the noise made by the sciieaiuing ol the children, tliat my Voice could not be heard. l'resently however to my giwt relief, the nurse suddenly nppeared from behind, near which we wero silling. AVhut a laca of rage she had I 1 she said, how dale you goso fur i'' Tlien snatching the cliild froiumy wins, she would not hour a Word but as soon as she had'inude him aud ihs rett of the children quiet, si went ou abusing very iirlich indeed. We weie slillsomo way from home when tin I church clock jjlumcd a quarter to tw.

Suddenly the nuit-e storied, pot her lis 11 into her puck and looked very much frightened. 'I've hit the the said, 'left it on the bsuk; run-run directly muke haste don't lose a moment, or it may be I stood still for I felt angry at having been scohlt-d bo undeservedly. Go! 1 this install'. J' I was to lute; the Cook 1 gone 1 scarcely dared to go back. 4 Hoi find 111' said tb nurse, when I came up to her; it must be there; you'v don this on When we had reached home, she flung the I ahy hurriedly into my arms.

I'll myself sho said. The hook 2 had seen her hike out of her pocket looked very juuch like 0110 placed on side table in the room of which I hud charge, and great was my curiosity to know if it really were the same, that 1 could not reoist going down to n-e so putting the baby (who bad begun to cry again) upon tliebed, and telling tlm htlle one to sit still lor a uiimile, down 1 went The. book was not on the table. I was sure that 1 had dinted and placed it there that very luorning, and now 1 tail certain that nt( book was the lost cue. Tiienorse returned, but without the book, r-lio seemed very much hurried and was very cross.

tslie could not have been more so if the book luid been lout by any fault of mine. Ske asked me if I luiew the uuiue of it. I told her Uiul I did not, taking caro uot to mention my sutpicioii nay, my -aartaitily that it was the very -book 1 had dusted aud placed on the table that luoruiug. The next day a great change seemed to have come over both tlie nurse aud the cook; their maimer was much kinder than ever it bad been before. Iteitlier of them said a cross wold yet I was almost eerluin that the nurse had beeu lelluii the cook that I had ovei ln-ard hat she had said to luy mistress.

The cause of this cluuii pumlcd niealiirst, but I soou auspectejl that they each' wanted to coax we the one to say nothing about the large and the other about the lust book. ftuee the lossof tl book, every time the bell had rung, my heart leajied as though it would break tlirougii my body, a I looKeii anxiously ui "Mary Wild wlmu shewauie into the but uolliuig came of oil tins. One day Mary, having a bad tit of toothache, I had to wait at la- That vary afterwooo mistress sut to speak me; slit wasailting in the iiiaerdrawingnioiii. fetrangt to nay that much as I had thought alioiit the bik, nt that very moment I had torgotteii all about it, and almost slot ted whe 1 ndstreM mul Fsai.y, 1 wait to kuow if lmv m'uplaced book that was tiiut tubU it is nearly wit.