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j e L O N G - I S L A N D F A R M E R . F o r e i g n . EXTRACTS FROM ENGLISH PAPERS. We learn by the Neapolitan journals that, up to the let inst., Vesuvius continued to emit flames and liquid fire. There have bein two new openings formed in the old crater towards Camaldoles and Torre del Greco. One of the currents of lava has taken a direction towards the plain of Ge- netta, nnd the other towardsBosco-tre-Case.' The subterranean reports have, however, ceased, and a thick column of smoke is sues forth, forming itself at the top into the ehaf>e of a mushrdom; the clouds of which, carried away by the currents of air, present a very curious appearance. Olympic Theatre. — The Deep Sea , or, Perseus and Andromeda , is the classic title of the entirely new and original Olympic Christmas Game which Madame Vestris has provided for the gratification of the numer ous frequenters of this pretty, snug, and well appointed little temple of Momus. To Perseus , the son of Jupiter and Dane, the herald Mercury gave a fuulchion, and wings for his feet, and Minerva gave him an A3gs ; thus furnished he went against the Gorgons, and attacked Medusa when all her snakes were asleep, cut off her head, and set it on his ASgis, wherewith he turned several into Stones. He delivered Andromeda (tho daugh ter of Cepheus and Cassiopc, king and queen of Ethiopia) from a huge sea mons ter, by whom she was bound to a rock, and married her. Returning to his native coun try, it is recorded o f Perseus that he acci dentally killed his grandfather Acrisius with a quoit. Of theso materials have Messrs. Planche and Dance managed to arrange a truly humourous and laughable burlesque. The incidents are worked out in a very ludi crous manner. The monster, by whom Andromeda is held in captivity, is represent ed in the shape of the great American Sea Serpent, armed to the teeth with “ Uncle Ben’s pretty considerable d d particular long rifle,” with which he prepares to at tack Perseus , but is foiled by old daddy Nep tune, who wets the priming of the rifle and renders it useless. There is an excellent scene in which Phineas and three of his fol lowers are changed to stone, which was high ly relished. Madame Vestris sustained the character o f Peresus in the same clever style in whichshe does every thing she under takes, and was ably seconded by Bland as Neptune. Vining, as Great Serpent , was highly hunidurous, and contributed greatly to the success o f the piece, which was re ceived by the audience with enthusiasm. Russia's Policy .—It is curious to see how calmly Russia is working out her end. I had no idea before I came to Smyrna what an interest a clause she introduced in one of the treaties, by which the subjects of the Porte are permitted, by buying one acre of land in Russia* and spending but one week in tbat country, to become Russian subjects, is daily giving her in Turkey. There is not a Rajah in this quarter who can aflord the expense of a voyage to Odessa who has not availed himself o f it to escape the tyranny of the Porte, and even several Turks have ventured there, in the same extremity, in order to get rid of some immediate exaction. Bys these means Turkey is full o f mock Rus sian subjects, who pay no taxation to the Sultan, and enjoy all the immunities of Franks. The practice is carried on to a very great extent.— Correspondent o f the Morning Herald. Exlraordinarry Affair. —A young lady, daughter of Capt. B n, R. N. Chief Constable o f Police, lately stationed in the county Clare, and at present in the county Galway, has been on a visit at a friend’s house in this county, where Mr. II II, a tithe commissioner had also been staying.— On Saturday night last, after the young lady had retired to her room, it was announced to her tbat her presence was required by the lady of the house ; upon whichshe left her room, and Was in the act of proceeding down stairs, when the young gentleman (the tithe commissioner) seized her in his arms and put her outside the hall door, where two men, with their faces blackened, who were in waiting, forced her into a chaise which was prepared to convey her away. Infor mation of tho circumstance was at once given to Mr. Vokes, who despatched a mounted policeman towards Tipperary, that being the supposed route which the fugitives took; but no trace ol them could be found, nor have they since been heard of.— Lime rick Chronicle. A young lady, of a wealthy family at Bo logna, was executed on the 6th instant for murder. Impelled by jealously, she ^suc ceeded in poisoning two very lovely young women, one ef whom was her own cousin. She was married, and suspected her husband of committing infidelities with her two vic tims. The proceedings against her iiad con tinued for two years, and her husband find ing that her fate wa| inevitable, as there was no hope, of pardon from the Pope, on ac count bt :thp enormity of her crime, died of despair a very short time before her execu tion. i A Dublin paper says the King and Queen will visit Ireland next summer, and that pre parations are making at Phoenix Park for their reception. Captain Rots and the Bear. — It was usual when Captain James Ross went upon a re* connoitering or exploring expedition into the interior o f the country, to leave his un cle, the senoir captain, at head quarters, with a email party of five or six men, gen erally the least capable to bear fatigue. Up on one of those occasiions, whilst the Cap tain was in bed, his hut, or cabin, well lined With tarpaulins and canvass, and his roof again covered with deep snow, having a small entrance with the view of excluding as much as possible the cold, and two or three loop-holes for the occassional admis sion o f air, tho captain discovered an unusual pressure and noise of footsdps im mediately above tho spot where he lay.— Thinking it might be one of the men who hadthus unwarrantably disturbed bis slumber, heealled but to know who was there; but receiving no answer and the annoyance rather increasing, lie got up, and, peeping tbrougii a loop bole to discover who it was, he beheld an enormous bear, snuffing about to find an entrance to the but, which be was then approaching, and no doubt in a few minutes more.. would have reached his prey. The captain, however, had presence of mind to seize a loaded musket which was at hand, and levelled it at tho monster as he was tearing open the door. Tlte ball took effect; and although it did not kill it, so severely wounded the animal that he imme diately made off. He, however, shortly re turned, deliberately walked across a plank into the vessel, seized a young tame bear which lay on the deck, devoured one-half of it, and* was again making off, licking his chops, when he was pursued and shot. Be ing one of the largest o f many they met with in those inhospitable regions, tho skin has been brought home as a curiosity. Dutiful Widow. —The clerk of a large parish not fivo miles from Bridgenorth, Sa lop, perceiving a female crossing a church yard in a widow’s garb, with a watering can and bundle, had the curiosity to follow her, and he discovered her to be Mrs. , whose husband had not long been interred. The following conversation took place ; “ Ah 1 Mrs. , what are you going to do with your watering can!” “ Why,~fttf. P ---- I havo begged a few hayseeds: which I have in my bundle, and am going to sow them upon my poor husband’s grave, and have brought a little water with me, to make them spring.” The clerk replied : “ You have no occasion to do that, as tiie grass will soon grow upon it.” “ A h ! Mr. P , that maybe; but do you know my poor husband, who now lies here made me prom ise him, on his death bed, I would never marry again till the grass had grown over his grave, and having a good offer made me, I dunna wish to break my word, or be kept as I am.” —Liverpool Cour. A Home Stroke. —Tho late Dr. Busby, when Chaplain to the forces quartered at Do ver, was one afternoon delivering a discourse from the eighth Commandment, in which he animadverted on the sad consequences of stealing. “ It is,” said he, “ such an ungen- tlcmanly, beggarly thing for a soldier to steal. Not, my beloved brethren , that I would tax any of you with tbe commission of so foul a sin. No, God forbid it 1 though I have lost a pair o f boots and several other things since this regiment was stationed on the Heights!” The season 1ms been equally mild in Eng land as in New York. On tho 25th Jan uary, a persian lilac, in full leaf, was pluc ked from a tree in a garden in VVavcr-tree. April or May is the period when the tree is usually in leaf. The outfit voted by the Court of Direc tors to Mr. Babrington Mecauly, is £12,- 000 —a sum four times as great as that al lowed to a foreign diplomatic minister ofthe first class. The number of convicts expatriated du ring the past year has been 6000. Murder o f Casper Hauser. —Wo learn with the utmost regret that this most interest ing and unfortunate person was assassinated at Anspach on the 17th December last. The history o f the unfortunate youth is by this act involved in deeper and more apalling mystery than ever. The following is a letter from Anspach, dated the 16th:—“ Casper Hauser was not able to speak much during the last hours of liis life, and only in broken sentences, yet lie gave utterance to the gratitude lie felt to wards liis benefactor Lord Stanhope, and his worthy tutor Mr. Meyer. A deputation from the Court o f Justico was present until the moment of his decease, and took notes of all he said. Four days have elapsed, yet no trace of the assassin has been obtained. Lord Stanhope is now in Vienna, or in Up per Austria ; it is supposed that, as soon as he hoars of his favourite lining wounded, lie wilt hasten to return hither. It will be a severe grief to him to find this “ adopted child of Europo” as Hauser was once nam ed, no more. Lord Stanhope has already written that he should shortly be in Frank fort, on his way to Anspach.” A British Amazon .—The eccentric Lady Hester Stanhope, so long a resident in the East, on being visited hy a recent traveller, and advised to return to her native country, having lost much o f her influence over the Turkish Pachas o f Syria, from the diminu tion of her means to bribe (hem, thus ex pressed her determination, and described her dangers:—“ As to leaving this country your advice is in vain; I never will return to Eng land. I am encompassed by perils; I am no stranger to them ; I have suffered ship wreck off the coast of Cyprus ; bave had the plague here; I have fallen from my horse, near Acre, and been trampled on by him ; I have encountered the robbers o f the desert, and when my servants quaked, I havo gal loped in amongst them, and forced them to be courteous; and when a horde of plunder ers were breaking in at my gate, I sallied out amongst them, sword in hand, and after convincing them, that bad they been inclin ed, they could not hurt me, I fed them at my gate, and they behaved like thankful beg gars. Here am I destined to remain; tbat whicb is written in the Great Book of life who may alter ? It is true, I am surround ed by perils; it is true, I am at war with the Princa o f the mountains and the Pasha of Acre ; it is very true my enemies arc cap able of assassination ; but if I do perish, my fall shall be a bloody one. I have plenty of arms—good Damascus blades; I use no guns ; and while I have an arm to wield a hanjar , these barren rocks shall havo a ban quet of slaughter, before my face looks black in the presence o f my enemies!” Eleven persons Drowned.— Eleven per sons were drowned in the river Ouse, on Christmas. The singers of the parish* church of Stillingfleet, had left their happy homes for the purpose of visiting the principal farmers within the parish, and were proceed ing, at half-past four o’clock, in a boat' to Kelfield, when the boat was swamped, and out of a party of fourteen, no less (Imp eleven human beings, five men and six young women, were drowned. j Expense o f Church Establishment.— It appears that in the churches of the establish ment at Edingburgh, the cure of souls is conducted at the expense of £6 6 s per an num for each individual! Among the dis senters, the average exponse o f religious in struction does not exceed 15s for each sit ter, and for this small sum the object is ac complished more perfectly and completely. It is s^ted that the Solicitor General will introduce his. bill for. the abolition o f Impris onment for Debt, early in tbo ensuing ses sion of parliament. It is understood to be the intention of Government to transmit silver coin forthwith to the West India colonies tothe amount of £500,000. The family of Lucien Buonaparte have taken Marden Park, near Godstone, the seat of Sir William Clayton, for their residence. A Resurrectionist Transported,— At the Justiciary Court at Glasgow a person, con victed for the second time of Church-yard violation’and the carrying away of dead bo dies, was sentenced to seven years transpor tation. LATEST FROM FRAN C E . Dates to January 31st bave -been received* Paris, 31st Jan.—The Marquis of Monte- mart, peer of France, died on the SOtli, at Paris. M. Pescatone, Secretary general of the prefecture of tho department pf the North, died on the 28th, at Lisle, of an apoplexy. Paris, 30th Jan.—A duel had taken place between General Bugeaud and Mr. Dulong, both members o f the Chamber of Deputies, in which the latter was killed. The duel a- rose from a political quarrel. SPAIN. From the Journal du Commerce of Jan. 31. Madrid, 18tliJan.—The whole capital is delighted with the nomination of Martinez dela Rosa, who enjoys unbounded confi dence. It is to be hoped that the monarchy will flourish under his wise and liberal ad ministration. The Cortez are to be con voked, it is said, by the first of May. The news of tbe retirement of M. Zea is receiv ed with enthusiasm throughout the provinces. M. Yasquez Figuerso, the newly appoint ed minister of Marine, has declined in con sequence of ill health. The Count of Toreno, lias congratulated the Queen in the name o f the provinces.— This gentleman is much esteemed by the go vernment, and it may be expected that he will soon form part of the administration. Tiie national guard is to be reorganised, upon the same basis as previous to the dis missal of M. Zea, but the government will reserve to itself, the selection and appoint ment of its officers. The government will soon publish a poli tical manifesto. As the principles of M. Martinez dc la Rosa are well known, there is no doubt of its being well received by the public. /The King of Denmark has already ac credited an ambassador at the government of Elizabeth II, as have the governments of the Hanseatic towns of Germany. The departure of a Spanish ambassador for Libson is spoken of. The- Carlist bands are every whcro destroy ed, thanks to the courage and devotion of the people ; with the exception of tho inhabi tants of Navarre and Biscay, for the obsti nacy of tlio inhabitants o f the provinces can not yet be overcome. Several individuals attached to tbe ad ministration and suspected o f .Carlism, have been dismissed. The duo of Medina Cooli, grandee of Spain, and member'of the council of re' gency, has given up for the benefit of the treasury, a sum amounting to 30,000 francs per annum. The director general o f the treasury, Mr. Peres, has announced to the government that the national expenses for tho-firat quarter of the year 18,34, will be promplly met, the estimated revenue for tbat period having been already secured. The financial system of M. Gargolls is generally disapproved of. This is not as tonisliing for Mr. Marting de la Rosa, would not form part o f a cabinet, which would an nounce a refusal of the engagements of the years 1820, and 1821. Mr. Marting bas always supported the principle that the na tion should recognize any debt contracted in the name of Spain by its government. The Journal des Debats of the 30th Jan. says tbat a report had obtained prevalence that day, that Don Carlos had entered Spain at the head of 8000 men. They add that in all probability there is no foundation for the report as probably it grows out of a rumor that the Carlists would renew their efforts during Lent, when the whole of Spain is under the complete dominion of the clergy. They likewise express an opinion that these propliecied disturbances will meet with the same result as those in France, be entirely unattended to. We give the following further particulars from PORTUGAL. Paris, 30th Jan.—The news from Lisbon, by way of London, are favorable to the catise of Donna Maria; her forces have obtained more important advantages than have yet signalised lheir efforts. General Saldanha, at the bead of a divi sion o f 5000 inen, reinforced by a detach ment from the * garrison of PenicheL took possession on the 16th o f January of the city of Leyria, a very strong position between- Lisbon and Oporto, and about equidistant between tbe two. Coimbre it is said, can of fer no further resistance, and there is little doubt o f the junction o f tho troops under the command c f Sqldanha, and those under the command o f General Stubbs at Oporto. The Duke of Terceira, with 1,200 men; is pressing the blockade of'Santarem. The force o f the Miguelites is reduced to a mo 3 t deplorable situation. The capture of Legira . has spread great joy through Lisbon—it is considered as de cisive of the fide of the nation. Portugal bonds rose in London on the receipt of the ncws3 percent. PRUSSIA. Berlin, 21st Jan.—It is generally rumored that since the travels of the hereditary prince, he has become strongly inclined in favor of constitutional institutions. There is no doubt that the views of tbe heir o f the throne of Prussia will have a great influence, over the proceedings of the congress of Vienna. m iscellaneous Intelligence. From the Weekly Messenger. TEXAS. M r. Burnett ,—Since my return from Texas, where I have resided the past year, I have been requested by some o f your sub scribers, to avail myself of the extensive cir culation of your useful paper, to communi cate to those who may be desirous to change their place of abode, the inducements offer ed to families of gopd character to emigrate to Texas. Each family has their choice of any unappropriated league, containing 4428 acres, on conditions that they reside in tbe country 6 years, cultivate some portion of it, and place a family on it. The expenses are —to Stephen F. Austin, tbe cmpresar'io, for his trouble in attending to the business of the emigrant, $50. To the Commis sioner appointed by the Government, to execute the deed and administer the oath, $15; for stamp paper, $ 12 ; for surveying in tbe lower colony, $48 ; in the upper co lony, $30. To the Government, in three instalments, of 4, 5, and 6 years, $35. Single persons of full age receive one fourth the quantity of married, and the re maining 3-4 when they marry. No person can obtain or hold land unless he resides in the country and becomes a citizen. The government is republican. They are subject to no taxes, and at present subject to no duties. The climate is mild. Here the settler does not work in the summer for the winter. Their cattle subsisting in their prai ries the whole year. Their hogs do not re quire any grain. This country offers great inducements to the Christian philanthropist to emigrate. To them it opens an extensive field of usefulness. To ministers of the gos pel, who will undertake the education of children, there is a wide field of usefulness. The inhabitants are eager to bear the gospel, and I have witnessed a inan of 80 years of age, in company with his wife, riding 20 miles to hear one sermon. The few local preachers that are there preach constantly, and cannot supply one half the calls. The harvest truly is great and the laborers are few. The expense of removing there and the length of a voyage is about equal to a voyage to New Orleans. Those who desire more minute informa tion can call on the writer of this article, at any hour after 5 P. M. at his residence, 414 Grand street, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays. D. A y r e s . From the Philadelphia Inquirer of Wednesday last. Dreadful Disaster— Loss o f Life.— The most serious disaster that has has ever occur red on the Delaware took place yesterday afternoon. The steam boat William Penn, Capt. Jeffries, on her way from New Castle to this city took fire just before she reached the Point House, wus run ashore immediate ly above the point, and burnt to the water’s edge. There were upwards o f 150 passon- gers on board at the time, and the awful scene that onsued can be better imagined than described. It is impossible to state at this time the number of*persons who per ished, as there are various contradictory ru mours in circulation. Three dead bodies, two male and one female, reached this city last evening. Erery exertion was made to restore life, but in vain. The names o f the sufferers are, Col. Porter of this city, the Rev. Mitchell Moore of Lewistown, Del. and an unknown female. It is stated that the latter sprang into the water from the stern of the boat, and Mr. Moore immediately after her—that when taken up both were alive, but they died from from fright, suffer ing, and cold. One individual, a passenger, stated to us, that he observed another fe male spring into the water, and sink before assistance could be rendered. The conduct of the officers ofthe boat from the moment the accident occurred, is represented to have been o f tbe most praise worthy character. The place where the boat grounded ia within about fifty yards of Ihe Delaware, on the Pennsylvania side, and the passengers, male and female,, were compel led to wade some distance in mud and wa* ter, tothe depth of several feet. Several lost their hats, others their shoes, &c. Most of the baggage was saved, also the Southern mail. As soon as tbe fire was discovered, a num ber of small boats hastened to the assistance of the sufferers; also, the South-street steamboat, one o f the Market-street boats, and tho Burlington, from ChesnutStreet wharf. The passengers, for the most part were brought up in these vessels. Thou sands of our citizens lined the wharves from the motbent-the fire was discovered, until long after nightfall. Great anxiety was felt by those who expected friends and relatives, — and hundreds of persons rushed to catch a glance at the dead bodies, fearful that some one dearto them had passed into the valley of death. The fire is said to bave ori ginated in the wheel house. When first dis covered, an effort was made to check it, but it was soon found impossible, and to escape from the devouring clement became the ob ject o f all. - The boat continued burning for several hours, and presented a bedutiful but a melan choly spectacle. About half past six o’ clock, she floated from the shore, and came up the river, still burning, aa far the island opposite the city, where she again went ashore, and remained when our paper went to press. One passenger had a leg broken ; a female was also severely injured; the mail from Baltimore is missing; and several other ac cidents happened on the Philadelphia wharves, in consequence -of the confusion and pressure of the crowd. The following interesting occurrence is related in the United Slate3 Gazette;— During tbo anxiety on Tuesday to escape from the steam boat, a lady presented her self at the bows with a very young child*, and a gentleman offered to assist her. He took the infant, wrapped it carefully in his clonk, and called to a person standing in tho mud to catch it. The person addressed probably did not attend to the call. The little child. Was thrown into the marsh. The gentleman,' however, supposing the infant safe, helped the mother to got on shore.— That being accomplished, the child was not to be found ; but as it had been directed to somebody, there was no doubt but it would soon appear, and the mother was removed. Afterwards, a person discovering tiie cloak, thought to rescue it from the tide, when, to his utter astonishment, he perceived it con tained a living child. He conveyed it tc careful hands; and tbe next morning it was restored to its anxious mother. Brutality. —At the discharge of the watch yesterday morning, a man of Ihe name of John Votee was taken betbre Justice Hop*, son, on tiie complaint of liis aged father and mother, the former ninety-three years old, and the latter eighty-eight. On the evening before, he had been in the company of some dissolute persons, who had urged bim to drink too freely, aud he returned home in a state o f gross intoxication. He then began to abuse his parents, and attempted personal violence, but by the interference of several neighbors, he was committed to the watch-house. His old mother came into the police office tho next morning, tot tering under the weight of nearly ninety years, and tbe infirmities incident to her ad vanced age. Exhausted by fatigue and agi tation, she sank upon a bench and swooned. Her promisirig son was admonished, and discharged upon promise of amendment.— N . Y. Standard. Musical Anecdote. —In olden time, before such instruments as viols, fiddles, organs, &c. were much used in our churches, the choir of singers in one of the towns in this county procured a superb bass viol, and not withstanding* some opposition was manifest ed by those who regarded its introduction as a wicked innovation upon ancient customs, it was placed in the meeting house for use on the following day. While the congre gation were assembling for worship, the chorister, a grave, solemn looking personage, rose, in his place, and with trembling voice thus announced its fate; “ Parson , have you heard the news ? some sacrilege- ous wretch entered this house last night, laid violent hands, on the Lord’s fiddle, and broke it all to smash.”— Dedham Patriot. Something in a Name.— Mr. Salt, the American traveller; used to tell himself, that at his birth his father meant to name him Peter, but a friend of bis objected to the name alleging that when he went to school he would get no other appellation but Salt petre. g q w a i A B T . An elderly lady of Pompey, Onondaga county, N. Y. has been so strongly suspected of witchcraft, that a number o f the inhabi tants of that tovvnhave published a certificate, stating that “ the stories o f the bewitchment of the woman are gross imposition.” A man has recently been hanged in Eng land, for setting fire to various hay stacks, k c . He confessed that his inducement for so doing was to obtain tbe compensation of 6 s. 6 d. .for giving notice of the fire to the nearest engine. For that miserable gain, he had been the means of destroying up wards of £ 20,000 sterling of property. Mr. Abraham Hansel, o f Union county, committed suicide, a few days since, by hang ing himser with Ir- pocket handkerchief. The deer . ’*pectable man; and in favorabl* -umstauces. He has left a wife And one child. Benjamin Brown, Esq. of VassalboroughJ' Me. has made a donation of $ 10,000 for the establishment o f an insane asylum, and the Legislature of the Stat.e have reported a bill for $ 20000 , , to be applied to the same purpose, provided 20,000 more shall be con tributed by individuals. Mr. Benjamin Sawyer, sexton to the Rev. Dr. Channing’s church of Boston, commit ted suicide by hanging himself in the belfry .of the church. The looking glass manufactory belonging to Mr.. Richard, o f Middle Haddatn, Conn., was burnt on Monday night. Loss $ 1 ,000— no insurance. The Mayor and Aldermen of Boston have adopted measures to close the Theatres at that place on Saturday evenings by sun down. An enormus eel 24 inches round the body and weighing 48 pounds, was lately taken on the coast of Scotland. This beats any salt water monster that we can muster upon the American coast. It is almost a match for the Sea Serpent. The Parliament of Upper Canada have voted $ 1400,000 , for the improvement o f the river St. Lawrence. The adopted father of Casper Hauser, Lord Stanhope, has offered a reward of 5000 florins for the discovery of the murderer of that unfortunate man.' The sixth annual conference of the Me thodist Protestant Church, for' the Virginia District, convened in Lynchburg, on the 13th February. The number of Ministers attached to the conference id 17, and the number o f church members 1153. The Winnebago Indians are embroiled in war, with the Sacs and Foxes. A resurrectionist, atthh Glasgow Assizes,* was twice convicted o f digging up a corpse, but the jury recommended him to mercy in consequence o f the scarcity of subjects. Arrest. —Charles Haynes was arrested by fiifr. Merritt at Boston on Monday of last week on a requisite from the Governor of this state, charged with obtaining goods un- del (also pretences, to the amount Cf $40,- 000 , front, merchants of Now* York. ' He will be tried during the present term of the Court o f sessions. * W A N T E D , at this Office, a young man i> I 14 to 16 years of age, o f a tolerable English c iW J tion, as an apprentice to the Printing Business. L O I G - I S L A N D F A R M E R , W e d n e s d a y E v e n i n g , M arcjU 12, i s 3 , 1 Shocking Accident.—W e learn that a Mr« v . _*.» __ J __ i_e ___ I.A.. a *a» * I ill) I Sicfclen, an aged an infirnriady residing at-New Lot was on Friday last so severely burnt hy accident“i,11 falling into the fire, that she expired in a short tim She had been left alone at the time of the accidci and when found was Insensible. • * S C P I n a part o f our last Week’s papers it w , stated that the building occupied by the Brooklyn Fjf I Insurance Company was destroyed by fire. It W a s ® I buiilmg occupied by the Long Island Fire Insurant I Company that whs burnt. ■ Congressional. —In the House of Representaiiy. I on tho 4th inst. Mr. Polk, from the committee ol I ways and means, presented the Report of that com-1 mittee on the subject of the removal of tho deposiics* I ia favor of the measure. ’ I On the 7th the following bills were passed, vjz _ I The bill to authorize the committee on the Library to I contract for a marble bust of the late Chief Justice I Ellsworth; and the bill to revive and continue the ac. I to grant.pre-emptiou rights to settlers on the pul,];. I lands, passed the 29th May, 1830. 1 Fires. —Last Friday three fires occurred in tiie citv two of which proved very destructive, viz. one in Goerick street between Stanton and Rivington lit I which 6 of 8 buildings were destroyed; and one’ at I the corner of Front and Depeyster streets, being the I wholesale store of Maitland, Kennedy & Co. which I was entirely consumed. The other was at 41 Walker I street, and did but little damage. . 1 iC P T h e uncouth and ridiculous collection oil ns'nes on Long Island, is a fruitful source of amuse-1 ment to people who live f t places of more agreeable - sound. Hoping that the example ;of Musquito Cove will ho followed by the dwellers on all the “necks\ “ swamps*’ and “ hollows” on tbe Island, we invite their attention to the following communication, am) if they don’t feel disposed to clear out from Hard scrabble, Mount-misery and Hungrjr-hatbor, they must have a strong predilection for the tastes of their ancestors. For the Long-Island Farmer. Q u e e n s C o u n t y , March 1, 1834 . Mn. E d itor , ---In different parts of the Island public attention appears to be directed towards the re formation of a species of abuse, which we cau only wonder has been permitted solong—the frequent oc currence of locai names in this and the adjoining Counties, of aeharacter so inappropriate, as well at mean, and silly, that a longer toleration of them will be in many instances, utterly incompatible with a just feeling of self respect. This nuisance has been a- bated in one instance quite recently, and in a man ner that reflects credit upon the taste, arid judgment, of those concerned. One of the most pleasant and thriving little settlements in the County, that has long been disgraced, both at home and abroad, by the mis erable cognomen of Musquetoe Cove, bas been chang ed to the pretty and appropriate name of Glen Cove; and a reformation thus well begun, will we trust pro ceed, until it shall have in a great measure corrected this abuse. For in what other light than an abuse can it be regarded,' when we find fertile, well cultivated, and finely situated parts of the Island, designated by names, of which the associations create impressions, utterly at variance with the character of the places thus misnamed. Such for instance in this County, are the names of Cow Neck and Cedar Swamp. Cow Neck, is well known as one of the largest, and best cultivat ed, of the many necks or Promontories on the north side of the Island, and numbers from fifty tp one hun dred Proprietors, of a highly respectable character.— Now should one of the many fine farmsupon.it be adrcrtised ibr sale, what would be' the Impression pro duced upon the citizen of New Yprk,qr New Haven, or upon any parson tuiftcfttiainted .Wit!) tbft- place ?— ' Might it not be supposed that it iraa a sort of Cow- walk only, and if inhabited at. sill, that the Inhabi tants were a description o f Cow-Boys 1 Compare this natural inference, with the actual fact, and who can deny that it is an abuse ? Let us apply this to the other case refered to. Directly south of Glen Cove, is. a bcautilul and productive Valley, nearly three miles in length by more than 'me in breadth, gently sloping from the elevated land around* it, and presenting to the eye a scene of cheerful industry .and iiappy inde pendence. This is* Cedar Swamp. Should one of the Proprietors be desirous of selling a portion of this smiling valley, what impress*' n would the name pro duce upon the imaginatiou ot stranger 1 Would he not think of Swamps, ahd morasses, with owls and bats for neighbours T Names of this description are unquestionably an actual disadvantage to property.*— They lessen its value, by producing impressions cor responding with the plain meaning of the terms, and repel inquiry respecting places thus mis-namcd.. It may be desirable to avoid breaking up the associations conne'cted with long established names if it can be well avoided, and with this, as with every species of proposed change, if tho abuse be not intolerable, re form may be better than revolution, There are very many of them however with which -no compromise can be admitted. Such names as Hardscrabble, and Rum Point, should be utterly destroyed. Is not tbe ' very fact of living at a place known as Rum Point, a suspicious circumstance? Would you not require stronger evidence of correct morals in suU. a case, than you would from a resident in some other place, having a less expressive name? Were you to have an invitationjo'partake ofthe hospitality of Hard scrabble, would you not think it wise te go provided with some bread and cheese in your pocket, in case of accidents ? Then again we have names, associat ed in our minds with all that was great and glorious in past ages, given to villages containing a hundred inhabitants. Some half dozen of Farm Houses with as many Barns and Hovels, and perhaps a Store, and a Tavern, dignified with the names of Babylon and Jerusalem! Truly, “ there is but one step, from tho sublime to the ridiculous.” Cow Neck, is celebrated for its numerous Groves of Locust: bow much more appropriate then would be the name of Grove Neck; and how much plea santer, and more characteristic, would-Cedar Vale be, as a substitute for Cedar Swamp? All. other things being equal, who' would not prefer a residence on Grove Neck, to one on Cow Neck? Or a home in Cedar Vale, to one in Cedar Swamp ? The waves of Cow Bay, and Cow Harbour, are prehaps gs blue and as buoyant in reality, as they would be with some more poetic name, but would they not receive a deep* er tinge firom the imagination? ' Are notour local at tachments lessened by these barbarous sounds ? What civilized being would think of pitching his tent on Ho2 Island, were its scenery equal in beauty to that of the “ Isles of Greece?”* Ahd how utterly Unattainable must be the moral coufage, that could invite a friend to visit you at Skunk’s Misery! t What woman could be.tempted eithcr for lote, or money) to unite her fate with that of an inhabitant of tbe same am- mal’s'manor, were he the Lord of the manor himself*1 What prudent Lawyer, would manage Ihe cause-of * Client who hailed from Hardscrabble, dr Mount Misery, without security for his fees ? What Divine would suppose it possible that his ministrations could be of uny service in Fire Place? Or what Physician,, that his prescriptions could be of any avail in- Hungry Hollow ? > . But the reformation should not atop here. Two «» out Island Counties>are designated by names that be long lo on ago of childish things, and of different systems. *We believe that we hate grown wiser: » so, letusput them away, ahd*-be no longer with rattles. “ Kings and Queetis in tho mass ha* e had tbeir day: letus substitute fQr them the names o' Patriots and Sages.1 The ancient name OP the Isiana —Nassau,—might with great propriety, bo given thb County o f Kinga; or if a more poetio name wer wished, Westmoreland, would be quite anpropnMf' We have a Suffolk, and its feiloir Of Norfolk, nag with great propriety be given to if County .forming part of the same District; or if cas df a owc*e character were required, what name is more w p iit itself, or associated with more ennobling reco tions, than that of the patriot Hampden. ■ * t . { C P The Lady’s Book for February vsA N®' 5 ®f the Novelist’s Magazine* havo both come IQ h*s * j latter containing the’ conclusion o f the W f f L . of of “ Rwbelku/’ andthe fortacrft* uiuaT tariety °- contents.* '
