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JUNÍPERO SERBA.
De la Iíegnlur obsurviuieía de N. S. P. S. Francisco
de la Prevínola ás Mayoroft ; Doctor, y ex-Catetlnitieo
do l'rima de Sagrada Teología en la Uiiiver-sidnd de
Lulliana de dicha Isla ; Comisario del Santo Oficio cn
toda ¡a nueva Espaün, e lalfts adyacentes ; Predicador
Ap-ístolico ¡leí Colciio (te Misioneros Apostólicos de
Propaganda l'ide de San Fernando de Mejico; Presidente y Fundador de las Misiones, y Establecimientos
de la Nueva y septentrional California y Monterey.
( Capitulo i.)
Nacimiento,   Patria,   y   Padres  del V. P.
nipero;    Toma  cl   santo  hábito, y
Junípero; Toma el
ejcrcicí-is que tuvo en la Pioeinaa
antes de pretender salir para
(a América.
VA infatigable operario de la, Viña del Señor
el V. F. Fr. Junípero Sorra, dio principio a su
laboriosa vida el dia 24 de Noviembre del año
de 1,713 naciendo a la una dc la mañana en ia
Villa de Petra en la Isla de May orea: fueron
sus padres Antonio Sorra, y Margarita Ferrer,
humildes labradores, honrrados, devotos y de
ejemplares costumbres. Como si tuvieran anticipada noticia de lo mucho que el hijo que
les acababa de nacer se habia de afanar a eu
tiempo para bautizar gentiles, se afanaron los
devotos padres para que se bautizase el mismo
día cn que nació. Pusiéronle por nombre Miguel Joseph, los que conservó en la confirmación, que recibió el 2G de ft .ayo de 1715 en la
misma parroquia dc dicha villa en que habia
sido bautisado.
Instruyéronlo los devotos padres desdo niño
en los rudimentos dc la fé, y en el Santo temor
de Dios, inclinándolo desde luego que empezó
a andar, a frecuentar la Iglesia y convento de
San Bernardino, que cn dieba v^lla tiene aquella Santa Provincia, de eoypa religiosos era el
padre muy querido; y en cuanto llevó al niño
Miguel al convento robó a todos el afecto. A
prendió en dicho convento la latinidad, de que
Hulió perfectamente instruido, y al mismo timpo
8S habilitó en canto llano, por la costumbre que
tenia el religioso muestro de gramática de llevar
a su? disipulos al Coro a cantar con la cotnuni-
d;d. De este santo ejercicio y devotas conver
naciones que oia a sus devotos padres, nacieron
en su corazón muy temprano unos fervorosos
deseos de tomar el santo hábito de N P. S.
Francisco, sintiendo la frita de edad para ello.
Conociendo sua devotos padres la vocación
del hijo, en cuanto tuvo edad lo llevaron a la
cítimid de Palma, capital de aquel líeino, a fin
deque se aplicase a los estudios mayores; y
para que no olvidase la doctrina y buenas costumbres que desde niño le habinn enseñado, lo
encomendaron a un devoto sacerdote beneficido
de la Catedral, quien viendo la aplic ciou del
muchacho en el estudio de filosofía, que empezó
a cursar en el convento de N. P. S. Francisco,
y la vocación de ser raligioso, lo enseñó a rezar
el Oficio Divino, haciéndole rezar en su compañía, dejándole lo demás del tiempo para el es
tudio.
A poco tiempo dc estar en la ciudad, que »e
ie aumentaron los deseos de ser religioso, ro
presentó a nuestro muy lir. P. Fr. Antonio
Perdió, Ministro Provincial que era segunda
vez de dicha provincia, pidiéndole el santo ha-
hito. Dilutósele algun tiempo considerándolo
muy muchacho; pero informado de que ya tenia la edad cumplida, no obstante de pequeña
estatura, y ernfermizo, lo admitió y tomó el
habito en el convento do Jesús extramuros de
la ciudad, el dia 14 de Setiembre de 1730, sien
do de edad dc 16 años, nueve meses y veinte
y un dias-—Kn el año del noviciado aprovechó
en el ejercicio de las virtudes, aplicándose a
imponerse en todo lo perteneciente a nuestra
¡Seráfica regla, y preceptos en ella contenidos,
para cuando llegase el tiempo de la profesión
tener perfecto conocimiento de lo mucho que
debía prometer a Dios en la profesión. Para
animarse para ella leia en los libros místicos
y las mayores cosas que Dios, y N. P. S. Francisco nos prometen si 'guardamos lo que en la
profesión prometemos.
Los libros que mas leía y que le llevavan la
.atención, eran las Crónicas de Ntra. Seráfica
Religion regocijándose en la vida de tantos
Santos y Venerables como en ellas bb cuentan,
leyendo sus vi las con tanta atención y ternu
ra, que parecía le habian quedado impresas en
su memoria, de modo que refería la vida y e-
jempíares hechos de cualquiera de ellos, como
si los acabase de leer, quedando admirados cuantos le oían hablar de este asunto, y de la
Sarafica Historia; y cuando le llegábala noti-
.cia de la Beatificación de algun Venerable se
llenaba su coiazon de gozo, y refería su vida
como si la acabase de leer en la Crónica.
De este devoto ejercicio de la leyenda dc las
vidas de Santos le nacieron desde novicio unos
vivos deseos de imitarlos en cuanto le fuese posible, causando dicha leyenda lo mismo que
causó en San Ignacio de Loyola : y lo que prin
cipalmente consiguió de dicha devota leyenda
fué un gran deseo de imitar a loa Santos y Venerables que se habían empleado en la conversion de las almas, principalmente de ios gentiles y barbaros, deseando imitarlos hasta en dar
la vida y derramar su sangre como ellos lo
•    habian praoticado : así lo oí de boca de dicho
rado padre, que hai lan iome de su llama,
miento para dejar su patria y venir a las Indi-
B. me dijo con ternura dc corazón y lágrimas
en los ojos : li No ha sido otro eí motivo, que
revivir eu mi corazón aquellos grandes deseos
que tuve desde mi novicio leyendo las vidas de
los Santos, los queso me habían amortiguado
con la distracción de loe estudios; pero demos
Hinchas gracias a Dios que empieza a cumplir
mis deseos, y pidámosle sea para mayor gloria
suya y conversion de las almas "
Cumplido el año de la Aprobación profesó
en dicho convento de Jesús el dia 15 de Setiem
bre de 1731, tomando ol nombre de Junípero
por la devoción que tenia a aquel Santo Compañero de N . S. P. S. Francisco, cuyas santas
sensillezes, y grancias de la gracia celebrada y
referia con devoción y ternura. Fué tanto el
jubilo y alegria que le causó la Profesión, que
en toda su vida no la olvidó : sino que renovaba los votes y profesión todos los años, no solo
el dia de la profesión de N. S. P. S. Francisco
sino también siempre que asistía a la profesión
de algun novicio, Y siempre que se acordaba
de ella, prorrumpía en estas palabras: Vene-
runt míbi omnia bona pariter cum illa.—Viniéronme por la profesión todos los bienes. " Yo,
deeia, en el nobiciado estuve casi siempre en-
fermiso, y tan pequeño de cuerpo que no alean
zaba al Facistol, ui podia ayudar a los connovicios cn los quehaceres preciosos del noviciado
por cuyo motivo solo me empleaba el Padre Mix
estro en ayudar las misas todas las mañanas
pero con la profesión logré salud y fuerzas, v
conseguí el crecer hasta la estatura mediana ;
todo lo atribuyo a la profesión, de la que doy
infinitas gracing a Dios.''
En cuanto profesó nuestro Fr. /unípero lo
mudó la obediencia al Convento principal de la
ciudad a estudiar los cursos de Filosofía y Teología, de tal manera aprovechó, que antes da
ordenarse de sacerdote, ni tener tiempo para
ello, ya lo elijió la Provincia, Lector de Filosofía para el mismo convento, cn di.nde leyó los
tres irnos con grande aplauso, logrando tener
mas de sesenta dicipulos entre religiosos y seculares, queaunqueno todos siguieron el curso,
los mas prosiguieron loa tres años, y lo concluyeron muchos de los seculares borlados ya en
dicha facultad, obteniendo por la Universidad
de Lulliana cl grado do Doctores, Antes del
año de concluida filosofía, obtuvo el R. P Lector Junípero cl grado de Doctor de Sagrada
Teología poi la dicha Universidad, en la que
regenteó la Cátedra de Prima del Súbtil maestro, hasta la salida de la provincia, y en ella
se desempeñó con grande fama de docto y profundo a satisfacción, »si de la provincia como
do 2a Universidad, y en la dicha facultad sacó
a muelles de sus disipulos borlados de Doctores.
Las precisas ocupaciones de la Cátedra literaria, no le impedían para emplearse en la de]
Espíritu Santo.encomendando los sermones Pa
negirieos de los-principales asuntos, y grandet
festividades: y siempre fué el desempeño, con
aplauso de los hombros mas docto» que lo oian.
El último panegírico que predicó fué encomen
dado de universidad, en la solemnísima fiesta
que el 25 de Enero celebra a su prtrou y com>
patriota el Iluminado Dr. el Beato Üaymundo
Lulio, a que asiste la Universidad formada, y
los hombres mas doctos de la ciudad; y como
5. R. pensaba seria e. último (como lo fué en
en su patria,) parece que hecho el resto de su
habilidad en el crédito de la provincia, dejando
a todos admirados. Oi cn cuanto acabó el
sermon a un Jubilado ex-Catredutitfo de mucha
fama, dc cátedra y pulpito y nada aposionado
al   predicador,   esta   expresión: digno es  este
Ju-
sermon de que se imprima con letras de oto.
Pero estaba ya bien lejos (Je recibir tan honro
mas expresiones, pues solo pensaba como salir
a emplear sus talentos en la conversion de los
gentiles, para lo que estaba entonces esperando
por instantes la Patente como luego veremos.
No era menor el crédito en que estaba pan
sermones morales. Buscábanlo de las villas
mas principales para que les fuese a predicar
la cuaresma, cu lo que se ocupaba todos
años dejando sustituto para la Cátedra ; y ee
iba por las cuaresmas a emplear en la conversion de los pecadores, que con su favoroso zelo.
grande habilidad, inventivas y sonora voz con
que Dios le habia dotado, despertaba a los pe
cadores del pesado sueño del pecado, y se convertían a Dios a pesar del mortal oneruigo
quien claro le dio a entender en la villa de
Selva.
Predicaba la Cuaresma en dicha villa en
1747, y estando en lo mas fervoroso de uno de
los sermor=. se levantó una mujer del audito.
rio, que ...,„atja obsesa (eomo después lo supo
por ei Señor Rector ó Cura) y encarándose
muy furiosa con el fervoroso padre, llena de
cólera dijo en alta voa que oyó el audi torio
Grita, grita, que por esto no acabarás la cuaresma. Estuvo tan lejos de aflojar eu el fervor
de sus sermones, ni de dar crédito al dicho del
demonio, ó de ¡a mujer endemoniada, que antes bien creyó lo contrario pues ofreciéndosele
a S. Ií. el escribirme aquallos dias, me puso
esta clausula : " Gracias a Dios gozo de salud,
y espero así acabar la cuaresma, porqué el padre do la mentira ha publicado que no la acabaré ; y como no sabe decir verdad, espero concluirla sin novedad en la salud ;" así sucedió,
y regresado al convento, preguntándole sobre
dicha clausula me refirió lo que llevo espresado.
(capitulo ii.)
Llámalo Dios para Doctor de tas gentes, solicita
patente para las  Indias, consigúela.    Se em
barca para Cadiz, y ¡o que sucedió en cl cumi
En cl tiempo en que el R. P. Lector F:
nipero se hallaba en las mayores estimaciones
y aplausos, así en la relijion como afuera,íy que
podía esperar los correspondientes honores a
sus méritos, fue hecha so^re él la voz divina
llamándole para doctor dc las gentes, tocándole el corazón, para que dejando su patria, padres, y su santa provincia, saliese a emplear
sus talentos cn la conversion de los g entiles,
que por falta de quien les enseñe el camino de1
cielo se condenan. No se hizo sordo a esta voz
interior del Señor, que encendió su corazón el
fuego vivo do la caridad del prójimo, y le nació de ello unos vivos desees dc derramar sn
ngre, si necesario fuera, para lograr la salva
cion de los miserables gentiles, reviviendo cn
su corazón aquelks deseos que sentía cuando
novicio, amortiguados por la distracción de los
estudios. Pero en cuanto sintió de nuevo la
vocación, consultóla con Dios en la oración,
poniendo por intercesores a eu Purísima Madre
y a san Francisco Solano, Apóstol de las Indias, pidiéndoles, que si era de Dios dicha vocación, tocase el corazón a alguno que lo acompa
ñase en la empresa y tan dilatado viaje-
No obstante que S. R. guardaba cn lo mas
secreto do su corazón esta vocación, quiso Dios
que de una conversación que oyó ol R. P. Lee-
tor Fr. Rafel Verger, Catedrático que era entonces de Filosofía, y a la presente obispo del
Nuevo Reino de Leon, entendiese que un religi
oso de la provincia intentaba salir para las
Indias a la conversion do los gentiles. Luego^
me lo comunicó (por la estrechez que teníamos)
aunque siempre me dijo que no lo sabía cierto,
sino que lo infería de una proposición enigma-
tica que oyó y que no nombraban sujeto; pero
que desde que oyó dicha proposición se habian
entrado cn su corazón vivos deseos de praticar
lo propio, y que si no estuviese amarrado cou
la Cátedra haría lo mismo: varias ocasiones
hablábamos del asunto, por lo que se me pegaron los mismos deseos.
Hacíamos ambos la diligencia de indagar si
era verdad lo que habia referido, y quien fuese
el religioso, y nada pudimos rastrear; no obstante que esto bastaba para desvanecer la especie, sentíamos ambos mas y mas deseos de venir
para las Indias.
Vo que me hallaba mas libre, para que no se
me dificultase por parte de la provincia estaba
para resolverme y poner pretension pava la
licencia. No quise deliberar sin primero con
ultarlocon mi amado padre maestro y Lector
Fr- Junípero Serra.
Logrando un dia la ocasión de haber venido
la celda dc mi habitación, y que estábamos
ilos, le conmniqué lo que sentía en mi corazón
suplicándole me diese su parecer. Al oír mi
propuesta se le saltaron las lagrimas, no de
pena como yojuzgé, sino de gozo, diciendome :
;i Yo soy el que intento esta larga jornada, mi
pena era el estar sin compañero para un
tan largo, no obstante que no por esta falta
desistiría : acabo de hacer dos Novenas a la Purísima Concepción de María Santísima, y
San Francisco Solano, pidiéndoles tocase en el
corazón a alguno para que fuese con migo, si
era la voluntad de Dios; y no menos que ahora
venia resuelto a hablarle, y convidarle para el
viaje ; porque desde que me resolví, he sentido
en mi coraaon tal inclinación a hablarle, que
esta me nko pensar que V. R. se animaría. Y
supuesto que lo que con tanto secreto he guardado en mi corazón, ha llegado a noticia di V.
R. por el conducto que me dice, sin saber quien
era, al mismo tiempo que yo pedia a Dios
tocase cl corazón a alguno, y sentía mi to
tal inclinación a V. R.; sin duda será la
voluntad de Dios. No obstante encomendémo-
selo al Señor, y haga lo mismo que yo he practicado de Itts dos Novenas y guardemos ambos
el secreto.7' Así lo praticamos, y concluid,
resolvimos seguir la vocación y correr las diligencias para el efecto.
Ingrato fuera si callara lodicho, pues confie-o
deber a las oraciones de mi venerado Padre
Lector Junípero el verme entre ¡oa Misioneros
de Propaganda Fide; felicidad tan grande que
en sentir de la Venerable Madre es envidiable
de los Bienaventurados como lo escribió dicha
sierva de Dios a los Aíisioneros de mi Seráfica
Religion empleados en la comvereion de los ge
tiles de la custodia del Nuevo Méjico, cuya
carta copiaré al último si tengo lugar, pues es
bastantemente eficaz para animar a todos a que
vengan al trabajo de la Viña del Señor, y confirma y aprueva el regimen que acostumbramos
en estas Misiones, y así mismo a su ejemplo,
deben todos los domas Religiosos que de dicha
provincia han venido para los Colegios, dicha
felicida, como también la provincia le debe por
el ejemplo de su esclarecido hijo, haber logrado
otro tan fervoroso, que después de haber convertido muchísimos gentiles a nuestra Santa
Fé, derramó su sangre y gustoso rindió ta vida
para que se lograse la conversion de los demás:
siendo este martirio de tanta gloría y honor
para su santa madre, como también el ver otro
hijo suyo gobernando la Mitra de Nuevoiieyno
de Leon, honrando no solo a su provincia, sitió
a toda la Religion Será fia ; y puede gloriarse
que si se privó de un Junípero por haberse
trasplantado a América, este por su fecundidad
ha reengen drado y dado a la iglesia una selva
de Juníperos, todos hijos de su apostólico
»elo =^ como veremos a su tiempo) que todo
redunda cn honor de la provi ncia, y del Apo¡
tólico colegio de San Fernando, jardin a donde
lo trasplantó su ejemplar vocación, tan envídi
ada do aquella, como de toda su patria admirad
para cuyo seguimiento practicó lo siguiente.
[Se  Continuará^.
Fuerza de la imaginación. En la "Union
medica,7' periódico do París,, se lee el curioso
caso que  trasladamos a continuación :
*' Eu el mes de enero último, vio el señor de
Orfiia en su despacho un nabab indio, que venia expresamente de tíulconda o do Lahore,
para que le luciesen uul. singular operación.
El nabab era mi pobre ipooondriaco, que se
había figurado que al lado dc la nariz natural
le habia nacido otra que le molestaba mucho.
Fací.mente se comprendera que para un hom*
que habia lucho un viaje tan largo con
objeto de cue ol seuor Oriila le elimínace sn
nariz suplementaria, hubiera sido muy cruel
que el ilustre profesor le respondiese : "jitnigo
, sois victima de una ilusión ; no tenéis mas
nariz que aquella con que nacisteis, y por cierto que es muy bien formada/5 A si lúe que
ei caritativo y filosófico doctor a¡areuto pieseu
tar.se a las falsas ideas uel indio, examino b ijo
todaa Milu fases aquella supuesta naris parásita,
y le dijo con el mayor «plomo ; *' Us quitare
eso estorbo ', volved mañana."
Al dia siguiente, habiéndose proporcionado
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males con su fierro, porque ya no pagará mas
réditos, y tendrán que devolverle su propiedad
porque la quitará de manos de quien la tuviere,
valiéndose de lo que mandan las leyes.
DIEGO SEPULBEDA
ATISO.
El infrascrito tiene el honor de anunciar a
sus amigos como al publico en general, que
oempró la parte de Srs. Winston y Hodges e:
el Hotel,situado en la calle principal de esta ci
udad, por el nombre de LA BELLA UNION y
solicita le   favorescan con su   amparo
OBED MACY
Andeles 5 de Marzo de 1853.
G.Tompk.n-Burrill,
BOGADO, oficina   en cl edificio de Do
. _, Juan N. Padilla, calle principal.
Los Angeles Julio 2 de 1853.
A
POSTAGE   ON   PRINTED MATTER.
Kates ol l'ostugc lo be oliar-íed upon Newspapers, Periodicals, Book?, unsealed Circular:!, ami every other descrip-
tionof printed matter, tni-iirtiont or otlicr.vi.se, from and af-
:er the 30tb September,  1852.
:;=.-■. .■;::' ■.,'!■■', ¡icrioiliiial::, unsealed eirer.lars, or other ar-
licles of printed matter, (except hooks,) when sent to any
¿art ofthe United States, weighing three ounces and under,
jne cent. Over Ihree ounces and not over lour, 2cts. Over
lour aud not over live, 3 cents.    And so on an extra cent for
¿Ncw.ipapwsaud periodicals when circulated in the State
.vliere published, half cent.
Small papers, published monthly or oftencr, and phamph-.
cts not containing more than sixteen octavo pages, when
:¡-u( in single packages to one ad;lre,-s and prepaid by pos-
.age sta-ups, when wishing at least 8 ounces, four cents,
indhali'a cent for every extra ounce.
(¡ooks. bound or unbound, not weighing over four pounds
for any distance under ;,,<-,.<! miles, prepaid, one ounce one'
o  cents;  &c.     ¿For  any  distance  over
ers, periodicals, lie. sent to any part of,-
=t prepaid, two cents per ounce.
DIRECTIONS.
t, to be entitled to the benefit of tin*
iioned, must be  prepaid  at tlu mailing.
1, it is subject to double said rt tee.
s, etc, when sent in packet.' ot less than
-«•■ted  singly.
unpaid, are subject to a  postage oí fifty per..
the United States
1. Transient mi
Ites first above u
ffloe.    If not pre]
2. Small ii
!>"■!'
i their
4. The weight of n
Books,
 apers, periodicals, magazines, or
other printed matter, must be taken or determined when
they are in a dry stale; and when the v.,-;.:l.t. ofany book or
•,,er publication excieds one ¡,,,in,i,   the same  p/oumi»
■tes, abovelaid down, mustbe charged.
S. Newspapers,periodicals, ma-a/im'S, or any  otherprln-
_d |.«p..rc»r matter, uiuít be  sent  without  any covers or.
a ihall
Other
would a u-
tt postag»
¡G A US.—Regalia
uePar
s   ElMontoro
h.^Mia
La .Hora
Jul Mon toro
Impeiijjles
Soy Piel
Londres
lil Montoio
Kcpiliiis, Media
La Ysabelita
La Puntualidad
'«a jj'irnieza
¿Hmpr.jss ef Prussia
Perla Cabana
Conchas
Conchas
An ti^aniad
Antiguidad
Eulalia
Regalias
K esa lia a
Firmeza
t\'^~
Operas
Operas
Conchas
Martinez Ybor
Antijjijidad
Soy Fiel
Londres
Londres
í-i.intiagiiera
Soy Pie]
ALSO
Cigaritos TlgHI¡)
000 m American Regalias
Sum Havana ¿Hilars
For sale by ,,.,„„  t,,„
^Z____ *•««>' .«"SS,
General Adjejiisiiig mi..Commission Mmm
at f SjCitf ui1?!0'7 0iBce> Pars™'s Baud.!»,.
138-140  Clay-street, S„n Francisco
A<tvaat!aa]=K.=ila==a<l   == ai.aa; i, ¡..¡aa a „.ai.    ,  a        tW-
is collected, and Purchase made, for
id a general Agency ¿Business trans-
the Atlantic S	
Motes, lulls and Cb
parties at a distance,
acted.
liefer to the editors of this paper.
f£3*P*n,1ER'3 J>,1(.:ícTOj
is now publisheü and ready
nd history of the city,
,reet directory, &c. &e.
r of a
I'ric,.,  if..',,
J- M. PA¿RK¿ER.
) City  of San Francisco
ry.    It contains ;. map
Uirectory  of citi?. ne, a
Address as above.
CJJOICi; AMJSRICAN AND CHILE FLOUR
«""""■ ^jSsatikS'SK^s
Cty I'arUralar attention i=aJcl to orden from ttotoHrio,
,a.p 0 DUNNE & CO.,
____Sas°m, street,Tje.r.T.ok.on, Smlrsnolio.,
E. FITk.G-EE.ALD & CO,
Iuu=üitei-í! an=t dealer-, in
Hardware, Agricultural TooIs,&e,
No. 100, Battery street, SAH FRANCISCO, keep eonstantl'
ofl Jaan.J rJJ»J^«^«*=.laceas.,
J' ." ■'■   .I"..  ■ «■'== = = -,     -a,,,.,;,.,.,,.;.,.,
I   ., ,       ='"": Jj"-1^;..'11'"'1;1 ■ !==-aa='===.Coopere',Sailnl*Xer8.
llanera-, í..aUle,V, Sh.-.emaa, „,\ =„„= aiü „f edge tool».
NAIL*, fyc.
shIScímí,™ifí";.c;""!"",:;' m";' i"L,j s"''™> •»* *.>»■;
denlools, ol ey.ry- description.     ■ • -
Tabl 'Sí1? C,utIery and Kitchen Furniture.
Tra^s and t ,:■'"■    '".'' i/'V',^' ',  ™_    $_?,*_?_*_> .Te»
Pans Gridirons, and a full assortment of Uouse ¿TurnS¿
iS'ShM ^"¿S5"* B°Xea and Sptings¡ American Locks-
03-Agents for IIerrlng-BSslamander Safes and Marbleiaed
,      .          .    Mhl9
Pure Sperm Polar and other Oils.
BAILEY & G1LBE1ÍT,
TJ-ATING established house at the Sandwich Islands they
MAX  wcn.Kiih.Uj ..^jt.ri.;=:=g Pure Sperm, Polar.:-:-*  ¡.;-,¿S
¿fcish Gil, and e-.n sn;,,,!;, rhe ;r:jde on baiter  terms than anr
otner house; and ail Bales made by them ate guarantied.
50,000 gallons P-SW
5,000      do.    Pure Sperm:
3,000     do,   Blaek/ieb;
2,500      do.    Lard;
6,Q0.O     do.   Elephant:
PACIFIC OIL WOEILS, ¿Battery tt, betV'enCA-
Jas22tf ndfuA*
leSuPu
J». E.  tóAOIOKD,
SHIPPII73    A3ÍD    COMMISSION   MEECHAIÍTJ
No, 77 ¿Davis St., between Washimston and G_y', ■'-■-
SAN FKANOISCO.
ÍMI.I.K subscriber, formerly i¡fü¡.t¡ ¡ñ,ro, having established
± hiruseU'iii tlitiCoiijUjiritkin liufiKcfsin San VnmeiM.o re-^
speetfully tenders his services to miv ==..■«rtii-s «ho may vish
to employ an agent for tlie pun-hush jy and shining of goods
oaiiypartoftli.üíoutherucc.Liiitrj-. Aud he ib.tteas bim-i
Hclltnom his long .:s}>erience hi the business of the South-
and with strict personal attention, to be able to gWe satisfaction to those who may en I rust him with (heir orders.
Kkferkno.s—Col. ¿if.  C. ¿Keirell, and   Phinehas  Banning
Los Angeles; and Capt. S. Barney, Santa }iarbara.    l'123m   ,
PIONEER   BOOK-STOKE  REMOVED'
MARVIN &, HITCHCOCK,
BOOKSELLERS yfND SJATIONRRS,
at their  new Pire Proof Building, 1Ü8 jlluntgoinery-st,  r aofc
corner of Washington, SAN FIUNC1SCO.
WE have removed our lar fie and increasing steel; of Books
"   Mercantile ¡Stutiomrry, .lliisie ¡¡nd  Musical Instruments
to our large itii.3 chimin.dii.es .-tore.   His. Slontgomary st  —
where ve invite the ¡itteutioii oi" the pullle to our new Bto'ck
co.ij.|;,.n<iy j.rrivin- i.ej- every ciijijiev IVoiu  the states
¿fi 2m MARVIN & HITCHCOCK.
GUN, LOCK, AND WHITE SMITH.
SALÁfitÁKDER SAFBS opened; Locks made and repaired
AUwork warnuitird. Also, c-custantly on hand and for
sale, alarge assortment of J) o ubi.- aud Single Barrel Shot
Guns, iülles fistol s. Gun Trhiiniings. ike. ¿tu,, which will be
sold rhcjp.      Powder and,~ hot at whole^ie and retail.
-Ml orders for work promptly attended to, and executed at
Commercial St., a few iJoora below Montgomery Bt    San
Francisco, Calilornia, eerlfl   bf
VOL. 3.
LOS ÁNGELES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1853.
NO. 29.
Pierce & Seed's Line.
To the Merchants of Los Angeles and
vicinity shipping Goods to Santa Barbar
. and Ran Podro:
Notice is is hereby given that firstclass
..per vessels,
"    LAURA BEVAN, Capt. Morton, and!
E. COPELAND & CO., Capt. Briggs,
will run in connection from   San Franeisco  to  the
ports, leaving San >'ranciscoon or about the '1511111011.30111
of each inont.il.    >'or further infomiatiun apply to FIERCE
& HEED, No 21, Sacramento   Wharf,  where  goods  can he
stored and forwarded free of charge. tf s3
Nason's Coasting tine.
_£- The subscriber has now  completed all necessary
jffiPjvj^between this port and San Pedro. He has taken
A-*La store house on Sacrannmi.o street Wharf, where
be can bring his vessel alongside, thus saving expense of
cartage and wliartaue.
The BRIG I'liKHOMT and una'lie-,- vosnol of equal capacity will ply semi-in.nii.hly, touchim; at (hii intermediate ports.
All persons on the line of the coast, and others, who may
wish to ship produce to this mat ,,,jt, will thui this line a favorable opportunity te do boj and all thofu» who wiah their
shipments stored or sold on commission, will have their business attended to by the subscribe
Matthew Keller, Los Angeles
i ¿Franci
>,Juty, 1R52.
Tt'ight apply to
J. D. NAS0N.
tf
The
will i
ing'season between San ¿h'raiic
■ Diego, touching at Santa Cru
San Lois obispo, Santa Barbara and Sim l'edro
This steamer, having undergone a thorough
offers the sal'.'si, and most eonifurtabic accon
travellers np and dow i the const- of any boat r
berths are all in lar ¡ i Í tsiirooms, and the i
mirably arranged lor the convenience oi pHSser
fc'or freight ur p:iss;igu apply on board, or to
Manna, Los Angeles.
Peoria premium Steel Plow.
any particular  kind o
THE former celebrity ofthe Peoria, Premium Steel i
aud the unequalled   succacss   of thmr  introd'icth
■■this «taw, would *<;,-m. toprecleibr tin: nc ---¿ly of ans
ther effort on our part to draw attention then-lo; bi
'■view ofthe iransitury untur,! of busioes- u-m r.-by io <
fornia, and the probiihilily i.hat s u  may h;ive lo  k.-i
oar eatablishmcnt ol';m extj.'nsii'e and permanent man¡
■ture of Plows here, in the face of such enormous imp
tionsand exlntvagmit, (.viees of mu.t. = i'i;il, as au lmpos.-ol
—we believe it expedient to ¡¡dopt this method of brii
it within the especial notice of all cfjjici'rn:-d. that v,|
now man nfjict i!ri ill.': and will hare rnoiv tor I lis season
mand, three thnusund of the mort superior pluwsever i
or used in this State
We feel warranted in making this asscrti-n, from the
that, all who used our plows hist   season   te.-t.iiy  Unit
were superior: aud we hava studied so closely the iiimici
wants of our patrons fi
can Bowfurnish IJlows
known in the State-
Our material has all been selected in the East by one of
our firm, aud imparted by us direct from the manufacturers,
which places it in. our power to say confidently that nothing
¡slacking in quality, while wc are enabled to make the
plows at fi cost gnia 11 y bidow that, of last s.-ason, and are determined to sell at prices within the reach of every farmer
who may wish to usn the I'uorin I'remiuni Steel Plow.
It ¡.hould be reinciubcrcd tbat these l'lows will do double
the work with hj.lt'tbe team required iu using the ordinary
oast plow; aud that the work, when done, is well done.
For particulars »f unces, and descriptions of Plows we re-
-feryou to tiie subjoined card. The prices fhereon detailed,
are thee established at our factory, and tl c alt oration f;om
them that we authorise our agents to make, is tbe addition
of their r.osfc of tr^nKportion tothch- i.lacn of hnjiin-ss— lims
placing the plows at every accessible point ol the State for
the e^act price charged at the factory, with the necessary
cspensos only added.
Farmers ordering our plows through mercantile houses
here, would do well to write t.o us at tht same time, if tbey
would make sure of (letting the right plow, for some are
■ interested in representing that we are not making plows at
all, whil# Others «id not sell our plows when they can get
off a east plow. We therefore recommend tbat orders should
be Bent to ua directly, accoiupiioicd by an order upon your
merchant for the amount, which you can always know by
'reference to the card a-icoinprmyiiii; this eircvitiir.
On the 24th June,  the interest of T. Adams  in our business ceased,  by the sale of his entire interest the;
E. Morgan.     Aside from this there has --*■
be aoyalteratlone, as we have the sami
'roughly practical  hands in every depart:
ness. L. E. MORGAN & CO,, successors to
T. ADAMS ir. CO..
Corner of Eroailway and Battery streets, San Franci
!• ■jf-ich:
wiil ¡here
, aud tho-
our busi-
The following arc tin; established prices for the
PEORIA  ¡'.iíEÍ'líUM  STEEL  PLOW,
at our Factory, and the only addition our agents are auth-
oriied to make thereto, is the cost of transportation to their
placee of:business;
No 5, Plain. lOlnch furrow, $30. No 51-2, plain, 12 in.
furrow $35. No G. plain, 14 inch furrow, f=¿i40. No 7, plain
26 'inch furrow, §50. No 6. clipoer or pnJrie. II inch furrow,
gflO.ijjNo IH, clipper or prah-i:', lil i:ich furrow, ^70. lío. 18,
clipper or pr.'.iiic.'lBiüch fnrruw, $;i5. No 2d, clipper and
prairie, 20 inch furrow, $100. No. 22, clipper sud prairie, 22
inch furrow, $110. No 24, dc do, 24 inch furrow. $125.—
No 2G, ldo do 26inch furrow; $lf>0. :¿o l.O.dn do 3U inch furrow, $T5     No   40. do do 40 inch furrow. §'¿'¿b.
SUItSOIL PLOWS, $40 OUbTIVATORS, §25
For the addition of wha-.el and axle i.-.y.\ny of the above
clipper Plow», an additional charge
Published every Saturday, opposite Bell's Building
City of Los Angeles, by
THE  PROPRIETOR.
-Subscription, Ten ¿Dollars per r,
'>pay
TiMt'-irs
ble ii
Advertisciücnts inserted nt Two Dollars per square for
the Ills'c i user! ion, and One Dollar per square 1'cr eaeb
subsequent insertion. : terms cash •
A lady who lost
, by ti railway ac-
railway company,
10; damages were
mal in-
d cm on-
Complimentary. Professor Forsoii, in a
dispute, so exasperated his opponent by the
dryness of his sarcasm, that the latter at length
excliiimcd, 'Mr. Porson, I beg leave to tell you,
Bir, that my opinion of you is a perfectly contemptible one.' Person replied, 'I never knew
an opinion of yours, sir, which was not con-
temptiblo.'
A Valuable Husband
her husband, not long sii
cident in England, sued the raihva
and recovered about S70.000; da:
calculated on the basis of hia profe
come, and the average length of lif
strated by life insurance tables.
iJCÜ-Dobbs say?, the best 'female physician'
is a husband. Nine times out often marriage
will do a girl more good than any otlier medicine in tho world.
One of the Puffs! A western writer, in
speaking of a now play just written by a gentleman of Cincinnati, says: "The unities are
admirably observed—the dullness which commences with tho : rst act never flags for a moment till the curtain falls." That's a puff as
is a puff.      __________
iSÉSj^It is very rare t
produces nothing; if it
flowers, with fruit, trees a
briers and pines.
jB-^A/athebiatics are
the imagination.    Charl
of Sir Isaac Newton, t
colors has ¡entirely de*tr
beauty ofthe rainbow.''
ho read Paradise Lost, sa
'■but what does it proveí
looks at a bill or valley,
ties, in a thousand, forms
look at the same hiilor v
discover will be "a mess of d d dandelions.
or a mtignificent  location for "a straight line
railroad'' from .nnithville to Sfeubba' Centre.
o   find
g
ound which
is   n
ot
covered with
ndgr
tin
. it produces
es Lai
at
ib,
Jrawback to
in speaking
ays:    "U
oyed tho
Napier.
is   prismatic
wiio'e poetic
the first time
idit was
"     Bryá
sees a th
ill very well,
nt, when he
«sand boau-
,   Let
a o
vil engineer
alley,
uu
A
31 ni lie 3-
'a   Pli
A youth
cam
i a wooing
Et inniile
An gen
in and true us
a dove,
To his w
arda
of affeetit
n fihe'd
In trémulo
us accent
Of love
When the hour drew near for this gwain to dor
lie kiascd he;- ;uid ba.bf her gf)o:l night,
She kissed in roturo and thought it co harm,
But ma said she'd not acted right.
"Then why, dear ma," she exclaimed, "have you .sa
This doctrine is holy and trae:
To do unto all men, in etfiry respect,
As you'd wirti them to do unto you."
"Hut if of my favors too lavish I've been,''
She said in half petulent sorrow,
' I'm sure that my lore will with pleasure return
My kiss hack again on to-morrow."
"You know that myltible with profit I've read.
And its doctrines I firmly believe,
And there it is written in characters plain,
" 'Tia more blest to give than receive' "
Mamma could not answer, papa was struck dumb,
While TjUi:y looked roirui^hly bright,
She kissed tbum both tendeliy as they sat mute,
And ehecrfully bade 'hem good night.
Pap.i and mamma were both YfOrs;ii;==pers true,
From (¡oing to church ne'er abstain'd,
¿Hut certainly never bpfore bad they heard "'
The Scriptures eo sweetly explained.
ikaray, in his
owing tributo
Southern Accommodation ¿Line.
For San Diego anil intermediate Torts.
SOUTHE1ÍNER7*1'
.horoughly overhauled   and   refitted  lor   the
Every other Saturday, at 4 o'olo.
he SOUTHERNER is cow on the coast as;
Schedule of Time of the Southerner until Jan 1.;
San Ffi.
Ethiopian Minstrels. Th
lecture cn Charity, pays the ft
to minstrels and minstrelsy:
When humor joins with rythro and music,
and appears in t-ong, its influence is irresistible;
its charities tue B aatla»; it siirs tlie feeling
to love, peace, friend-hip. as --'caree any moral
ngent can The Boags of lierenger are hymns
of love and tenderness; I have men great whiskered Frgncbnicti warbling tbe :bonnie vielle,'
tiie 'Soldats au pas, au pus,' with tears rolling
down their moustaches. Ata Burns' Festival.
I have seen Scotchmen singing Burns while
the drops twinkled on their furrowiid cheeks,
while each rough hand was flung out to grasp
ita nriglihors : while early scenes and sacred
recollections, and dear and' delightful recollections of the past cime rushing back to the
sound of tlu familiar words and niusicand the
softened heart was full of love, aud friendship,
and home. Humor! if tears are the alms of
gentle .spirits, and may be counted, as surely
they m¡>y, among the sweetest of life's charities—of that kindly sensibility, and sweet and
sudden emotion, whieh e¿shibits itself at tbe
eyes, 1 know no such provocative as humor: it
patbizer,  it surprises ytu
is an irresistible t
into (
id,
ndsuddci
r for
kmgfai
edi
and dis
i toar.
ii'day, Oct
Nov.' 19,'
VVcdnesdHy, Oct'^ü.
K-xpected manner. I
.raged? queens, dying
g in appropriate blank
d to wipe them. They
eep respect be it said,
'men in pulpits, and
nd behold a vagabond,
o3 im
Sncecii
L. B.
VALUABLE RANCHO FOE SALE.
THE   Rancho   '• PIEDRA BLANCA,"   containing  SIX
SQUARE LEAGUES, situated at San íliiíicon.is offered
for sale in tracts to euit purchasers.   The land is well waterd
já-JJ:  f¡:Ui  ariiú.
Simeoc Bay, well linown to he one of the hest ports south of
San Francisco. The soil is of the richest description, and
capable of growics; any crop which the farmer might Ucrirf.
For cattle grazing it would be difficult to find a better loeated
rancho, either iu point oí security, or for conTenience to the
great northern markets. Apply to WM. J. GRAVES,
San Luis Obispo, June 1, 1853 tf
A
Q. TOMPSOK BUEKIIL,
TTOItNEY   AT   LAW,  City of Lus Angelef
. nia.   Office, Padilla'slJuildiugs, Mai» st.
Attorney nnd Counsellor at Law.
Let, Angeles, Nov. 13, 1852.
K,   BI.   DIMMICK,
Attorney and Counse.llor at Law,
Main street, opposite Commercial, Los Angelen, Oa
T HE imdersigned having dirpes.-d of their Drug Store t
A.  W. liopc & Co., i-'.iid being desirous of .settling u
their husiues?, v.ü^itictfuíly i'cinicí t í-,1.1 thouc v:ho ;¡re indebi
%d to them to come forward aud make imi lediat:  ■ • . .
■=jv c.a.= h ur obligation.
;■•■                                                McFATlLAND fc DOWNEY.
-Office in the frame building opposite the Drug Store.
August 6th, ¿1853 tf-
Dei
. 8.
" Dec.      Ü
'■' Dec.    '¿'J
and Sau Diego.
ÍT¿T-freight to
Frjiijcijirc, 013 VEIi TON.
Fas.SBgeatgr.MtlyK.WDUC.TiD ¿RATES.
The Ei'buth'erüor will connect regularly with th>
fromSan l.'cdi'c to Los Anudes    .
CASE, IIEISEK ín CO.,
60 SawsoTjiC i-'t  San Frar
WHEELER. JOHNSON & CO.. Agents. Los Aug
ThfSoutherncr wili soon he succeeded by anot
(ila,-¡sSt(>amor. forming a vVccklv Accommuuniioii
tween Sau ¡-'rauci^o und Sun Diego.
- NOTICE.
Los Angeles, Octuher 28, 1853.
Wheeler, Jolmscn & Co.,
oiecuting a General M=srohandiz
Lp$ Angeles, aud have^taken thi
fer the p
niñees, iu the
Stock in traui,
Messrs. ALEXANDER &
py to see alt their old frit
the late concern. Thepr
Johnson will be continue.
at many scores of cler?
without being dimmed;
with corked face and a btmjo. sings a little
song, strikes a wild note, which se's the whole
heart, thrilling with Happy pity. Humor! humor is the mistress of teitrs: she knows the way
to the lbs laehrymaruni, ftrikes in d-y and
rugged places with ber enchanting wand, ani
bids the fountain gush and spnrkle She lias
refreshed more in m her natural spring, than
ever tragedy has wateied from her pompous
old run.    ¡"Thackeray's Lecture on Charity.
Saturday Niqht. ffhat blessed things
Saturday nights are, and what would the
world do without thoin^ Those breathing moments in the tramping march of life; those
littie twilights in the broad and gariah glare
of noon; when pale yesterdays ¡cok beautiful
through the shadows, and faces 'changed'''
long ago, smile sweetly again in the bush:
when one remembers "the old folks at home,''
and the old fashioned lire, and the old armchair, and tho little brother that died, and the
little sister-that was "translated."
Saturday nights make people human; set
their hearts to beating softly, aa they used to
do, before the world tinned them into war-
drums, and jarred them to pieces with tattoos.
The ledger closes with a clash; the iron-
doored vaults come to with a bang; up go the
butters with a will; click goes the key in the
Probate Court of Sania Barbara County.
I'N the matter of the Estate of UAIU.OS A.  CARILLO, de-
k. It is Saturday night, and business
breathes free again. Homeward, bo! The door
that has been ajar ail the week gently closes
behind Mm, the world is shut out, Shutout?
Shut in, the rather. Here are bis treasures
after all, and not in the vault, and not in the
book—save the record
—and net in the Bank
Mt
ñ yon an
ior feffo
the old family Bible
lor, frosty and forty
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District Court:;;:Sccon.I Judicial District.
County of San Luis Obispo.
Jonathan ¿R. Scott. Lewis Gr
Scott & Granger,
ATTORNEYS at Law, Los Angolas, California,
poaite the Bi:]!ü Union. .Main Street.
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HENRY   CLAYTON,
Civil Engineer  and Surveyor,
Oiiice in PrudhoiDinu's Building, LOS ANGELES.
Mr Clayton has been qualified and given honda as DEPt
0ODNT3Í SURVEYOR, and offers his servie.es totlwon:;
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The Title to IWare  Island.
The Times and Transcript of tlie Hth publishes extracts from the opinion of Attorney
General Cashing, in relation to the title of tlie
United .States to Mare Island. Thin inland,
it will he remembered, was purchased by the
late administration from Victor Castro, or other
parties under him, fur a navy yard or dry dock,
and a large sum paid for the same. Investigation, however, has satisfied the Secretary of
the .Navy that the government is still without
title to tho portion of the island most required,
if not to the whole of it, and he now requests
the Governor "at the earliest practicable moment, to invite the attention of the Legislature
to this subject, in order that proper acts may
be passed ceding jurisdiction and relinquishing
title to Mare Island.''
Those communications are of great import.
anee, at this time, to the State of California.
Tho Attorney General affirms, as it will be
seen, the title of the State "to all the swamp
and other overflowed lands,;: as well as "to the
«hores of navigable waters, and the earth und;r
them;" and the Secretary of the Navy requests
the Governor to adopt measures to induce the
Legislature at ns early a day as practicable, to
"cede jurisdiction and relinquish title"' to this
upecies of property on Mare Island.
The Attorney General sustains the opinions
expressed by Governor Bigler in several official
communications, in relation to lands overflowed by tide-water.
The Attorney General says: Tho State of
California may lay claim to all that part of
Mare island which is not above high water
murk, and which is just as necessary as the
upland; nay, moro necessary, for tho purpo es
ofa navy yard, It will not avail anything
for the United States to acquire the uplands,
unless it may construct wharves and docks,
which of course must be situated on this very
overflowed or tidewater shore land. Nay,
how can the United States enjoy the use of
Mare island as a naval depot, while its entire
shore belongs to the State of California, whose
rights of property may shut up the island
against a!I access of ships as effectually as if ¡t
were surrounded by a wall of gr ¡-nite"?
The Spirit of thf. Age. The splendid
fepeech of Hon. Edward .Everett, at Faneuil
H»ll on tbe Fourth, is receiving the applause
of the nation j as it did of tiie company to which
it was delivered. The foi owing eloquent extract, on the ''Spirit of tbe Age," will be read
with interest:
'•The spirit of the age has gone forth to hold
his great review, and the kings ofthe earth
arc moved to meet him at his cuinin^. Tlie
band which holds the great powers of Europe
togetiter in one political league, is strained to
its utmost tension.       The catastrophe may for
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they are hurrying to the verge of one of those
conflicts which, iike those of Pharsalia and
Actium, affect the condition of States for twice
ten centuries. 2'he Turkish empire, encamped
hut for four centuries on tbe frontiers of Europe, and tbe Chinese monarchy, contemporary
with David and Solomon, are alike crumbling.
iVhile these events are passing in the Old
World, the tide of emigration, which lias no
parallel in history, is pouring westward across
tbe Atlantic and eastward across the Pacific,
to our shores The rea' political vitality of the
world seems moving to the new hemisphere,
whose condition and fortunes it devolves upon
us and our children to mold and regulate,
"Sir, it is a grand, let me saya solemn
thought, well calculated to still tbe paseions
of the day, and to elevate us above the paltry
strife of parties. It teaches us that we are
culled to the highest, und 1 do verily believe
tbe most momentous trust that ever devolved
upon one generation of men. Let ua meet it
with a corresponding temper and purpose,—
with the wisdom of a well-instructed experience; with the foresight and preparation ofa
generous future: not on the narrow platforms
of party policy and temporary expediency, but
in the broad and comprehensive spirit of seventy-six,"
Gen. Washington's Mhi.Es. Upon Washington's first retirement in 1783, the National-
Intelligencer says, he become convinced ofthe
defective nature of the working animals used
in the agriculture ofthe Southern States, and
set about remedying the evil by the introduction of moles instead of horses—the mole being
found to live longer, be less liable to disease,
require less food, and in every respetó to be
more valuable and economical than the horse,
in the agricultural labor ofthe South.
Up to 1783, scarcely any mules were to be
found in tbe American Confederation ;' a few
h.id been imported from the West Indies, but
they were of diminutive size ¡md of little value.
So soon as the views ofthe il'"itrious fanner
of Mount Vern.nwcre known on this subject,
he received k present from the King of Spain
ofa jack and two jennies, selected from the
royal'studat Madrid. The jack, called fhe
Royal Gift, was sixteen hands high, of a gray
color, heavilj made, and of sluggish disposition. At the same time the A/arquití dula
Fayette sent out a jack and jennies from the
Island of Malta ; this jack, called the Knight
of il/alta, wae a superb animal,black color.with
tiie form ofa stag and the ferovity of a tiger.
Washington availed himself of the best qualities ofthe two jacks by crossing the hreed.s,and
hence obtained a favorite jack called Compound
which animal united tbe size and strength of
tbe Gift with tbe high courage and activity of
the Knight. The jacks arrived at Mt.Vernon
in 1788 The General bred some very superior
mules from his each marcs, sending them
from Philadelphia for the purpose. In a few
years the estate of Mt, Vernon became stocked
With mules of a superior order, rising to the
height of sixteen hands, and of great power
aod usefulness—one wagon toam of four mules
selling at the sale of tin. General's effects for
ij>800. In no portion of Washington's various
labors and improvements in agriculture tvas he
so particularly entitled to be hailed as a public
benefactor as in the introduction of mules in
farming labor.
TI»« Benin-Island*.
Below wo give a translation of an article in
the Echo du Pacifique, on the Bonin islands,
and the purchase of ten acres of hind upon the
principal island, fcr fifty dollars, by Commodore Perry, to be used as a depot of the United
States. Those islands are about 3.300 miles
west of the Hawaiian, group, 1.100 east of
Fou-Chou, and 700 miles south of Vedo . The
observations are in general, correct, tliougli we
think that the British government will not
object to the sale.
The Bonin islands occupy tbe same position
in regard to the Japanese empire which the
Bermudas occupy in regard to the United
States. Insignificant in nnmber; size, and productions, thea-e Uliwdfl 'ire ifflfportfttii, because
they command to a coiLain extent, ti;? sea of
Japan. Although only a mass o£ voIcrbw
rocks, they possess some port* Sanable of harboring the largest vessels.
There is no native population and no government upon the islands. I hey were completely uninhabited until about the year 1830.
At that time several whalers touched there,
and some eailors profited by the occasion to
desert, preferring life ala Robinson Crusoe.
to the despotism of the harsh sea captains. In
1S40, the entire population of the Bonin islands
was about thirty English and Americans, and
about half as many Kanakas, of whom eight
or ten were women Subsequently, a French
ship master, who had spent his property in
debauchery and mortgaged his vessel, settled
on one ofthe islands, with a Batavian woman
for his wife.
Soon after some difficulties sprang- up among
this little population, which could not manage
to govern itself nor to go ungoverned; so they
sent an envoy to the Sandwich islands to ask
of the English consul to give them a flag, and
to recognise their archipelago as a dependance
of tho British empire. The British consul
hastened to grant their request, and since that
time, the English flag has waved over the Loo
Choo islands.
It is true, as announced, that Com. Perry
has bought from a self-styled chief upon the
Bonin ¡.--lands, a harbor, to serve as a depct
for the United States, it is very probable
that the British government will reject the
bargain and assert ¡ts exclusive right to the
archipelago,
fiiS^The books of subscription to the stock
of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail Road company
were opened for the second time nt Metropolitan hotel. The attendance of would be subscribers was large, and for nearly two hours
subscriptions were entered as rapidly ns they
coulJ be written down. In that time a little
over thirteen millions of dollars wero subscribed, the list being bended by P. T. Barnum,
Esq.. at $600,000-. Tho whole amount was
divided   among   103   persons,   residing  in all
fii-ii..-..^ oC tlia aaiuL-itt-f,   b«¡Ag o.n n..ci-age or  u.
little rver $120,000 to each subscription. The
books were then closed for one hour to allow
the commissioners time for dinner.
BfO^,The first trial cf the new Dry Dock at
Mare island hits been made with perfect success in the case of the steamer Pacific, which
vessel was placed upon the sections on A/on day
evening last and came off wliol.y re-coppered
yesterday morning. Thr; incident is a notable
one in the annals of this side of our dominions,
it being the initiation o* a dry dock provision
to meet the requirements of our government
and commercial marine. The Pacific measures
lib ut sixteen hundred tons, and was raised
without the least accident of detention, on six
sections, capable of hearing three hundred and
fifty pounds ca^h The dock when completed
wiil consist often sections, and will prove one
of the best planned and executed public works
in tbe country. [Times and Transcript.
DtvoacB in EsGhAsn. The London Court
Journal mentions a striking instance of the defects of the English laws upon divorce. A
gentleman named Lolly, having married in
England, afterwards procured a divorce in
Scotland, and married again, in the confident,
belief, founded upon the authority of Scottish
lawyers, tbat the divorce was a good one.
The law decided otherwise, and lie was transported. On returning to England at the expiration of his term of punishment, he fouñí*
that liis second wife bad married Bgnín, nnfl
in liis distress destroyed himself. '1 tie second
wife claimed hie property, and the KecJesiasti-
cal Court gave it to her, thus mvardrig a degree of wealth to one partner of an act. though
the other bad been condemned to assochiie i'....r
years
with felons.
"/)t:N.'; The tme_«EÍgÍB el this word is paid
tobe due to one John ¡bin. i' (kimona hai (if of
tbe town of Lincoln, BO extremely active in bis
business, that it becamea proverb when e man
refu.ved to pav hH debts, to ,^-v "-rhv áon-'t
you i>un hHB?1 That is, t;Why don't ¡?«u send
Dun to arrest hÍBJí>"
The Crown of Thoxns.    There still   exists
a plant in Palestine, kn-wn among botanists
by tbe name ofthe -Thorn of Christ.' supposed
to be the shrub winch ¡iforded the crown worn
by tbe Savior at hie crucifixion. It has many
small sharp prickles, well adapted to give pain,
and as tbe leaves greatly resemble those ofivy,
it is not improbable that the enemies of Christ
chose it from its rimilarity to the plant with
which emperors and generals were accustomed
to be crowned; and thence that there might be
calumny- insult and derbion meditated in the
very act of punishment.    [Russell's Palestine.
Advertising. The money spent in systematic advertising is seed sown in good ground,
to the business man and the merchant, from
which he will, in due sension, reap a rich and
abundant harvest. Even if for years he spends
all his profits beyond what is necessary for
Subsistence, in this way, be will find he has
dono wisely in the end. Few persons have
pursued such a course for any length of time,
but they have had cause to be thankful for the
nertenacity in which tbey adhered to a resolution which at first, they were half inclined
to believe, was money thrown away.