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Byzantium, realizing the ambitious dream of Catherine the Second; bridging over with her cannon the mouths of the Bosphorus; throwing back the Turks into Asiatic Turkey; casting off gradually the rough and livid bark of slavery; rent, in her turn, by intestine dissensions, caused by the shock of hereditary claimants to the Muscovite throne; and, in consequence of successive agitations, on the road to liberty.

I discover in the future Sweden, Norway, and Denmark abolishing, in the interest of European navigation, the duty which is paid now by every ship passing through the Strait; but saluting with a cannon-shot, as a sign of confraternity, the passage of each ship in that strait; substituting the republican principle to the monarchic; putting in the place of two Kings, two Congresses, two ministries, two armies, two budgets, only one President, one Congress, one ministry, one army, one budget; and adopting consequently a more rational at once and more economical form of government.

I discover in the distance Italy, continuing the work of Mazzini and of Garibaldi, shaking off the retrograde yoke of Papacy, which has for ever disappeared from the surface of the globe, because each republic reunites in her hands at once the temporal and the spiritual sceptre, free from the vassalage of Austria, and running over a career of glory, of happiness, and of prosperity under the powerful ægis of liberty.

Idiscover in the distance Spain and Portugal forming, like as in 1580, under the brilliant reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, not one sovereignty, but one confederative republic, throwing off in the Atlantic ocean and in the Mediterranean sea the frock of their Catholic clergy and the crown of their kings, free from the Machiavelism of Great Britain, pushed in the way of progress by the Anglo-Saxon element which penetrates into their shores,. and which overflows them; repossessed of the Rock of Gibraltar, the key of the Mediterranean Sea, and giving free wings to agriculture, industry, and manufactures.

I discover in the distance China-China herself, the empire of the midst-growing insensibly familiar with the European customs and usages, proclaiming the system of free trade, opening her harbors to all nations of the world, braced in all directions, on her seas and on her rivers, by thousands of Chinese and European steamers, offering to Science the treasures of her geology, of her botany, of her vegetable kingdom, and of her mineralogy, and becoming an immense market for manufactures of the other parts of the world.

Such is, I believe, the destiny which is reserved to the nations of the world. Let my sincere wishes and my mild and consolatory illusions be realized, even in a very remote time, for the prosperity of nations and for the happiness of all mankind.

Yeast a Problem. : Brothers.

CRITICAL NOTICES.

New-York: Harper and for a moment the ghastly stillness, like an awkward guest at a great dumb dinner party. A cold suck of wind just proved its existence, by toothaches on the north side of all faces. The spiders, having been weather-bewitched the night before, had unanimously agreed to cover every brake and brier with gossamer-cradles, and never a fly to be caught in them; like Manchester cotton-spinners madly glutting the market in the teeth of no demand. The steam crawled out of the dank turf, and reeked off the flanks and nostrils of the shiverAing horses, and clung with clammy paws to frosted hats and dripping boughs. A soulless, skyless, catarrhal day, as if that bustling dowager, old mother Earth-what with match-making in spring, and fêtes champêtres in summer, and dinner-giving

A strange and powerful book, rich in materials for deep thinking. It speaks out fearlessly and boldly. It will fascinate the young, but will be viewed timidly by the old. The descriptions are most potent, and as vividly written as any thing we ever read. What can be painted more truly than the following scene? We feel it:

"The weather that day, the first day Lancelot ever saw his beloved, was truly national. silent, dim, distanceless, steaming, rotting day in March. The last brown oak-leaf, which had stood out the winter's frost, spun and quivered plump down, and then lay, as if ashamed to have broken

in autumn-was fairly worn out, and put to bed | grows more law-suits than that of patents. Every with the influenza, under wet blankets and the one therefore interested should know what to avoid cold-water cure." and what to do.

Here is a defense of long beards:

"The fair Argemone has just been treating me to her three hundred and sixty-fifth philippic against my unoffending beard.

"Why, what fault can she find with such a graceful and natural ornament?

The Daughter of Night. By S. W. FULLOM. New-
York: Harper & Brothers.

Rennel with unflagging attention; and she fully exemplifies the truth of Jeremy Taylor's remark, that the more we love, the better we are; and the greater our friendships are, the dearer we are to God.

This is a very pleasant story, gracefully and "Just this, my dear fellow, that it is natural. eloquently written, pure in its moral, and interestAs it is, she considers me only 'intellectual looking in its plot. We read the history of Milliant ing. If the beard were away, my face, she says, would be so refined.' And, I suppose, if I was just a little more effeminate and pale, with a nice retreating under-jaw and a drooping lip, and a meek, peaking simper, like your starved Romish saints, I should be so spiritual.' And if again, to complete the climax, I did but shave my head like a Chinese, I should be a model for St. Francis

himself.

"But really, after all, why make yourself so singular by this said beard?

I wear it for a testimony and a sign that a man has no right to be ashamed of the mark of manhood. Oh, that one or two of your Protestant clergymen, who ought to be perfect ideal men, would have the courage to get up into the pulpit in a long beard, and testify that the very essential idea of Protestantism is the dignity and divinity of man as God made him! Our forefathers were not ashamed of their beards; but now even the soldier is only allowed to keep his mustache, while our quill-driving masses shave themselves as close as they can; and in proportion to a man's piety he wears less hair, from the young curate who shaves off his whiskers to the Popish priest who

shaves his crown."

The book is finely printed.

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Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of the Present Time.
By the Hon. CAROLINE NORTON. New-York:
Harper & Brothers. 1851.

novels of the day. We can commend it for its
This is certainly one of the most beautiful
fine moral tone and exquisite delineations of char

acter.

History of the Empress Josephine. By JACOB
ABBOTT. Harper & Brothers.

Another of the series of these admirable little

books. It will be read with absorbing interest by all ages and sexes. The remarkably clear and perspicuous style of this popular writer invests with new interest old subjects, and impresses with new force the lessons of life and history.

We have received from Messrs. Waters & Berry, 333 and 447 Broadway, several fine pieces of music. As this is out of the line of our usual critical notices, we can only return the compliment by calling the attention of our musical readers to this eminent house. It will be worth a visit there to hear their celebrated Æolian piano-fortes, which we can commend as the most exquisite of instruments, and worthy of the fingering of St. Cecilia herself.

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THE above Company having a large capital, and the command of the most desirable skill and ingenuity in the couny, with machinery of immense power, of the most approved description, have now on hand, and will continue to keep on hand. THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF

GOODYEAR'S PATENT METALLIC RUBBER GOODS

EVER OFFERED IN THIS COUNTRY,

amounting to over $100,000, and comprising over four hundred ifferent articles, all of superior workmanship, and manufactured exclusively by this Company, which are warranted to stand all climates,and will be sold at the Company's DEPOT, 19 NASSAU STREET, NEW-YORK,

AT LOW PRICES FOR CASH OR APPROVED PAPER.

The variety of goods now made under Goodyear's patent are so extensive and wonderful, as well as useful, that no stock, even for a country store, is considered complete without some of them. The attention of merchants engaged in export trade, as well as those in almost every other branch of business, is called to this growing trade, under the assurance, that they will find as above some article they need, or can deal in to great advantage.

LIST OF ARTICLES

WHICH MAY BE FOUND IN THE STOCK OF THIS COMPANY, WHICH CAN BE SUPPLIED TO A LARGE AMOUNT AT

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Together with Boots and Shoes, Machine Belting, and Packing, Engine and Ilydrant Hose, all sizes, Toys of all kinds, Elastic Paper holders, &c., &c.

Orders for goods will be executed with fidelity and dispatch, and those to be manufactured expressly should be accompanied with drawings and full descriptions.

A fund has been appropriated, and eminent lawyers employed, to prosecute all infringements upon the rights of this Company, as well as Goodyear's patents in general.

A list of articles, with prices attached, furnished when required.

Look out for Infringements and Impositions.-It should be understood that many of the Rubber Goods offered in the Market, and sold as Goodyear's Patent Metallic Rubber, are base imitations.

Caution to Dealers-Goodyear's Patent Metallic, or Vulcanized Rubber Goods, are not made stiff and rigid when exposed to a low degree of Temperature, nor softened or glutinous by exposure to a high degree of heat, and all by law STAMPED,

"GOODYEAR'S PATENT, 1844."

To Counterfeit which is Felony.

All Metallic or Vulcanized goods offered in the market, and not stamped as above. are an infringement upon. Mr. Goodyear's rights, and dealers can readily ascertain that they will be liable to a prosecution for selling the same.

Jan., '51 12t

AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

D. & J. DEVLIN,

33 & 35 JOHN, corner of NASSAU STREET,

NEW-YORK.

THE Subscribers beg to call the attention of Merchants and others, visiting New-York, to the fact that theirs is the only establishment in the city where Clothing of the most superior make, and latest styles, is to be found in the most extensive variety, at both WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Their object being to meet the demand of Clothing Dealers throughout the country for a superior style of clothing-as contradistinguished from the common slop work to be found at the majority of houses-as also to enable any gentleman who should require à FIT-OUT, in the best taste, to suit himself, from all the prevailing modes of the day. For this purpose one of the firm visits, each season, the various European markets, so as to select the newest things, and thereby save to our customers the importer's profit. Their aim is to supply the very best and most fashionable clothing at lower prices than any other house in the trade.

An examination of the stock, before purchasing elsewhere, is respectfully solicited.

July, 3t.

D. & J. DEVLIN,

33 & 35 JOHN STREET, CORNER OF NASSAU.

Prospectus

OF THE

AMERICAN

WHIG REVIEW.

In the original Prospectus of the AMERICAN REVIEW, issued at Washington by Mr. Colton, its former Proprietor and Editor, a number of the leading Whig Members of the Twenty-seventh Congress (1845-6) subscribed their names to the following resolution :

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Earnestly approving the plan of such a National organ, long needed and of manifest importance, the undersigned agree to contribute for its pages, from time to time, such communications as may be necessary to set forth and defend the doctrines held by the United Whig Party of the Union. Signed by Geo. P. Marsh, Daniel D. Barnard, J. McPherson Berrien, J. R. Ingersoll, E. Joy Morris, T. L. Clingman, Daniel Webster, R. C. Winthrop, Thomas Butler King, Hamilton Fish, J. P. Kennedy, J. Collamer, Wm. S. Archer, Rufus Choate, Alexander H. Stephens."

An engraved portrait of some distinguished person will be found in every number of the Review. These will usually be portraits of living American Statesmen, and whenever that is possible, will be accompanied with an authentic Memoir of the person represented.

The first objects of the Review are of course political; it is designed to set forth and defend the principles, the measures, and the men of the UNITED WHIG PARTY of the Union It has been a matter of just reproach to that Party, that though it embraces its due proportion of the intelligence and learning of the country, it has had no Quarterly or Monthly Organ devoted to the expression and defense of its opinions and measures. The conductors of the American Review have done what in them lies to remove this reproach, by securing contributions from sources of ability and truth. The literary department of the Review will agree in spirit with the political. TERMS.-$5 a year, in advance.

D. W. HOLLY, Publisher, 120 Nassau st.

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Business communications addressed to D. W. HOLLY, Publisher, Whig Review Office, 120 Nassau St.

John A. Gray, Printer, 54 Gold cor. Fulton, Street.

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