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af1'ect-and that the Provinces of Upper
Peru shall acknowledge no other centre or
authority now, nor until the installation Of
the next Peruvian Congress, than the Su
prcme Government Of the Peruvian Repub
tic.


VERSAILLES, ky. September %.


Heianchoiy Occurrence.--Miss Jane Hale,
Of this county, put all end to her existence
on "Wednesday night last, by jumping into
a deep we'll! She had few weeks before
become a member of the Baptist Church.
When the. family retired to bed they left
her reading the Testament. In the morn
ing they found Il note She had left on the
table stating they might lind her in the
we'll. She was ii young lady just grown up, |
and of respectable and wealthy parentage.
The cause that led to this unfortunate oc-
currence is not Commonwealth.


Among the bequests of the will and tcs-
lament Of the lage pauiine Bonapartc, we
find in the London Courier the following


!" To Jeronc's sou, born IN America, by
Miss Patterson, 10000 francs.


10 her brother Joseph she directs no
legacy, he not being in want thereof, as he is
bette, provided with tine goods Of fortune
than his orot,,ers are. She requests him,
however, upon the present occasion, to ac-
cept the sincerest assurances OF her affection
ate regard.


IT. her niece, Princess Louisa. $4,000
francs.


TO her ncpllcw Napoleon, son of her
brother the F.mperor,' the villa and pos
sessions of ~. Martina, on the Island OF FL
b5; the lar'u5u Of porcelain used at the
coronation .as it will remind him of one OF
the most Glorious epochs in the lite of his
late father also the box for perfumes and
the little biinnx Of gold devised to her by the
Empcrcr-'the whole A. tokens OF her ten
der affection for him."


The principal part Of her estate she leaves
to Louis, Jerome and Caroline Bonapartc.


NANTUCKET.
A most extraordinary mortality appears,
by the statement of the Inquirer, to prevail
among the children on the island Of Man
tucket, and sweeps Of numbers of them
every week. The principal diseases are
whooping cough, measles, and cha'cra,
which rage with adcsrec OF na!ignancy
hitherto unknown.


I A free negro man was lately sold in Vir-
gnia, under recent law Of the legislature,
as slave during life, for a violation of some
! law. He, however, escaped from his pur-
lhascr-5nt was apprehcnaed in George
town, in Columbia district, and brohght be-
fore the mayor-when the negro by coun-
sci, plead the unconstitutionality of the act,
and adduced proof that he was free born
The mayor thereupon refused to surrender
him up to the purchaser. Here the mat
ter rests-and will probably be a question
@I, 70 cptf1
4 A Young man by the name of Ep!iraim
4 Dart, of Royalton, in the STATE of New York,
had been paying his addresses to a young
lady in his neighborhood, and the o9th ult.
was fixed upon for their wedding. lie
paid visit to her the previous Sunday even
ing, apparently in the full enjoyment OF
health the prospect of long life, and
in the pleasing anticipation of the approach
ing period, which would enhance his earth
lv happiness by union with the object oi
: his affections AS he arose to depart, he
turnct! around as il to wish her good evening
and dropped down dead upon the floor! Thus
) has an anticipated occasion Joy and glad
ness. been made season OF mourning, and


she that was to have been attired rs the hap
pv bride, is now clothed in the sable vest
mcnt, which, bespeaks but family the an
! gulsh OF her heaft.


DR. William Gibson, Professor of Surge


nv in the University of Pennsylvania, has
; lust Published the second volume OF his
valuable work, .'l'he Institutes and Prac-
tice of Surgery" being the outlines OF his
Course of Lectures from the Chair which
he so ably and satisfactorily fills.-The work
is thus completed and is acknowledged to
be excellent of it's kind.--Pai is of the text
are illustrated by colored engravings, execut-
ed with fidelity and skill. The volumes are
beautifully printed. They are dedicated to
.'the faith n of American Surgery" DR.. Phys
lex. To each of his Chapters, the learned
professor has appended special references to
> the works which he had occasion to consult
or which it may be useful forthe student to ex
anime, respecting the subject ofthe chapter
We rejoice to see such productions issuing
from the Medical School, in the prosperity
of which Philadelphia has no inconsderable
interest. 1t is our intention to make hereaf-
ter some extracts from it OH topics OF pop
ular character.


The case of the commonwealth against
Lewis p. Franks, editor and publisher of the
Independent Balance, for libel on Georgs


N. Baker, Esq. was tried in the Mayor''


court last week. The jury returned YER


