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 HE pEMocRATIc BALL, mentioned in our last to come of on Thursday evening, was most sue cessful and brilliant affair. The Democratic beauty and patriotism of our city and surrounding country, assembled in large numbers, to testify their joy on the worthy occasion. The ball room was hand somely decorated with flags, transparencies and ever greens and the whole house was most bril- lian'ly illuminated. \ few minutes before the ball opened. single cannon, in honor of our Lone Star sister broke upon the stiffness of the evening, and woke nP the echoes of sle surrounding hills and forests.

 We were much gratihed to meet several of our Whig friends, both ladies' God bless em} and gen. tiemen, innglins in our festivities. Our only re- grct was that more of them did not attend.

 IL is but justice to Mr. John Brown of the An thony Hoase, who furnished it. 10 say that the whole affair iE general, and in detail reflected the highest credit upon his good taste and industry B. 